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View article: Laterocervical Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Predictive Factors for Recurrence and Oncological Outcome
Laterocervical Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Predictive Factors for Recurrence and Oncological Outcome Open
Background/Objectives: Papillary cancer is the most common thyroid cancer. The development of lateral cervical lymph node metastases (I–V levels) is considered a major cause of recurrence. The aim of this study is to investigate the potent…
View article: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Cor Triatriatum Dexter: An Unreported Association
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Cor Triatriatum Dexter: An Unreported Association Open
We present a 74‐year‐old patient with a previous diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy manifesting as heart failure where a concomitant cor triatriatum dexter has accidentally been diagnosed by echocardiography. The …
View article: <i>Euclid</i> preparation
<i>Euclid</i> preparation Open
The Euclid mission will measure cosmological parameters with unprecedented precision. To distinguish between cosmological models, it is essential to generate realistic mock observables from cosmological simulations that were run in both th…
View article: Bone-conduction Hearing Aids: A Scoping Review
Bone-conduction Hearing Aids: A Scoping Review Open
Bone conduction devices represent an excellent rehabilitative solution allowing adequate functional gain. Nowadays, the variability of devices consents an appropriate customization of the surgical indication based on the functional and gen…
View article: Circulating tumor <scp>HPV DNA</scp> in the management of <scp>HPV</scp>+ oropharyngeal cancer and its correlation with <scp>MRI</scp>
Circulating tumor <span>HPV DNA</span> in the management of <span>HPV</span>+ oropharyngeal cancer and its correlation with <span>MRI</span> Open
Background First aim was to compare ddPCR assays of ctHPVDNA with p16 IHC and qualitative HPV PCR. Second aim was to carry out longitudinal blood sampling to test for association of ctHPVDNA with histological confirmed recurrence. Third ai…
View article: A multicenter protocol to assess the prognostic significance of the tumor microenvironment in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
A multicenter protocol to assess the prognostic significance of the tumor microenvironment in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx Open
Background The purpose of this multicenter study was to retrospectively investigate the prognostic significance of the tumor microenvironment, in relation to survival in a large cohort of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LS…
View article: Myocardial Bridging: Review on the Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
Myocardial Bridging: Review on the Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Open
Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary anomaly in which a segment of a coronary artery, most frequently the left anterior descending artery, deviates from its epicardial route by passing through the myocardium. The advent of car…
View article: P391 THE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE BETWEEN CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND PULMONARY ARTERY SARCOMA: A CASE REPORT
P391 THE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE BETWEEN CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND PULMONARY ARTERY SARCOMA: A CASE REPORT Open
We report the case of a 63–year–old obese and hypertensive woman, admitted in hospital with worsening dyspnea for 2 weeks and syncope. A suspected chronic thromboembolism was diagnosed nine months before for a similar clinical picture; hem…
View article: P221 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND A SEVERE DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: A CASE REPORT
P221 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND A SEVERE DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: A CASE REPORT Open
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused by mutations in PKD1 and PKD2 genes, encoding polycystin 1 and 2. We report the case of a 51–year–old woman with arterial hypertension and stage V chronic kidney disease from p…
View article: P283 PULMONARY, CARDIAC AND NEUROLOGIC FOLLOW–UP AFTER SEVERE COVID–19 PNEUMONIA
P283 PULMONARY, CARDIAC AND NEUROLOGIC FOLLOW–UP AFTER SEVERE COVID–19 PNEUMONIA Open
Background Since December 2019 COVID–19 has been burdening all health systems worldwide. However, pulmonary and extrapulmonary sequelae of COVID–19 after recovery from the acute disease are still under study. Purpose: The aim of this study…
View article: P379 A BIG MASS AROUND THE HEART: SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
P379 A BIG MASS AROUND THE HEART: SHOULD I BE WORRIED? Open
Lipomas account for about 10% of all cardiac tumors and symptoms are often secondary to the compression of cardiac chambers and the consequent hemodynamic impact. We report the case of a 76–year–old woman with no cardiological history, und…
View article: Functional imaging through scattering medium via fluorescence speckle demixing and localization
Functional imaging through scattering medium via fluorescence speckle demixing and localization Open
Recently, fluorescence-based optical techniques have emerged as a powerful tool to probe information in the mammalian brain. However, tissue heterogeneities prevent clear imaging of deep neuron bodies due to light scattering. While several…
View article: Left Ventricular Noncompaction and Coronary Artery Disease: An Unexpected Combination
Left Ventricular Noncompaction and Coronary Artery Disease: An Unexpected Combination Open
A 51-year-old man without cardiac risk factors was referred to the hospital after a complete left bundle block was discovered on an electrocardiogram; he had a 6-month history of fatigue and mild exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardi…
View article: The Effects of Barbed Repositioning Pharyngoplasty in Positional and Non-Positional OSA Patients: A Retrospective Analysis
The Effects of Barbed Repositioning Pharyngoplasty in Positional and Non-Positional OSA Patients: A Retrospective Analysis Open
PURPOSE: The aim of our retrospective study is evaluating the effectiveness of barbed repositioning pharyngoplasty (BRP) in a consecutive cohort of patients and assessing its impact on positional indexes in order to potentially identify sp…
View article: Impact of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion on Long-term Clinical Outcome in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Impact of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion on Long-term Clinical Outcome in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Open
Objectives: Reported data regarding the prevalence, prognostic impact, and safety and efficacy of revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) in patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease who undergo percutaneou…
View article: 438 Appearances are deceiving
438 Appearances are deceiving Open
Aims Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is frequently found in the population (3% prevalence). MVP prognosis is generally benign; however, malignant arrhythmias and increased risk of arrhythmic sudden cardiac death (0.2% to 0.4% per year) was des…
View article: 148 ECG abnormalities in COVID-19 pneumonia: acute pericarditis, silent cad, or both? A case report
148 ECG abnormalities in COVID-19 pneumonia: acute pericarditis, silent cad, or both? A case report Open
Aims We report the case of a hypertensive 70 year-old man, who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with fever, dry cough, malaise, dyspnoea. A nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 test was done, being positive. Methods and results Che…
View article: A Novel Approach to Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Assessment: The Role of Hemodynamic Forces Analysis
A Novel Approach to Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Assessment: The Role of Hemodynamic Forces Analysis Open
Graphical Abstract Risk variation of presenting increased left ventricular filling pressure (upper graph) and PCWP variation (lower graph), according to the proposed scoring system. EF, ejection fraction; DLF, diastolic longitudinal force;…
View article: Side Branch is the Main Determinant Factor of Bifurcation Lesion Complexity: Critical Review with a Proposal Based on Single-centre Experience
Side Branch is the Main Determinant Factor of Bifurcation Lesion Complexity: Critical Review with a Proposal Based on Single-centre Experience Open
View article: Evaluation of optimal medical therapy in acute myocardial infarction patients with prior stroke
Evaluation of optimal medical therapy in acute myocardial infarction patients with prior stroke Open
Background: Treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients with prior stroke is a common clinical dilemma. Currently, the application of optimal medical therapy (OMT) and its impact on clinical outcomes are not clear in this patie…
View article: Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Postcapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: A RIGHT1 Substudy
Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Postcapillary Pulmonary Hypertension: A RIGHT1 Substudy Open
Background: Pulmonary hypertension is observed in 70% of patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Right heart catheterization is the gold standard for a complete evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH); however, echocardiography …
View article: Female Sex Impact On Culprit Plaque at Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis in the Setting of Acute Coronary Syndrome in OCT-FORMIDABLE Registry
Female Sex Impact On Culprit Plaque at Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis in the Setting of Acute Coronary Syndrome in OCT-FORMIDABLE Registry Open
Aim: To evaluate sex difference in culprit plaque features at optical coherence tomography (OCT) and major adverse cardiovascular events at follow-up. Patients and methods: We analyse data from the OCT-FORMIDABLE (OCT-Features Of moRpholog…
View article: Impact of structural features of very thin stents implanted in unprotected left main or coronary bifurcations on clinical outcomes
Impact of structural features of very thin stents implanted in unprotected left main or coronary bifurcations on clinical outcomes Open
Objectives To evaluate the independent clinical impact of stent structural features in a large cohort of patients undergoing unprotected left main (ULM) or coronary bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a range of very …