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View article: Management of Patients with Arterial Hypertension in Italy: A Consensus Document of the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA) and the Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC) About the Recommended Care Pathway and Areas for Improvement
Management of Patients with Arterial Hypertension in Italy: A Consensus Document of the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA) and the Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC) About the Recommended Care Pathway and Areas for Improvement Open
Chronic diseases represent one of the most significant challenges for Public Health in Italy, involving approximately 24 million people and generating an annual cost of more than 66.7 billion euros. Among these, arterial hypertension affec…
View article: Exercise Participation and Rehabilitation in Cardiomyopathies: An Updated Review
Exercise Participation and Rehabilitation in Cardiomyopathies: An Updated Review Open
Cardiomyopathies, including hypertrophic (HCM), dilated (DCM), and arrhythmogenic (ACM) forms, represent a challenge in cardiovascular medicine, in particular regarding exercise participation and cardiac rehabilitation. Traditionally, phys…
View article: Efficacy of Mediterranean Diet for the primary prevention of autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis featured in the Italian National Guidelines “La Dieta Mediterranea”
Efficacy of Mediterranean Diet for the primary prevention of autoimmune diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis featured in the Italian National Guidelines “La Dieta Mediterranea” Open
The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has been associated with reduced inflammation and improved immune regulation, suggesting a potential protective role against autoimmune diseases. This review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020 and MOOS…
View article: Color vision and luminance discrimination throughout the life span
Color vision and luminance discrimination throughout the life span Open
Throughout the lifespan, humans exhibit varying abilities in perceiving color and luminance with sensitivity peaking at different stages. The interaction between luminance and color perception is likely influenced by the distinct developme…
View article: The emerging role of Nrf2 in heart failure: From cardioprotection to therapeutic approaches
The emerging role of Nrf2 in heart failure: From cardioprotection to therapeutic approaches Open
Heart failure (HF) is a multifactorial and pathophysiological complex syndrome, involving not only neurohormonal activation but also oxidative stress, chronic low‐grade inflammation, and metabolic derangements. Central to the cellular defe…
View article: Blood pressure management in secondary prevention after myocardial infarction
Blood pressure management in secondary prevention after myocardial infarction Open
The management of blood pressure (BP) in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a matter of debate. Since no dedicated trials have specifically addressed BP control in patients recovering from an acute coronar…
View article: Monitoring the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in Heart Failure Patients: The Role of Biomarkers
Monitoring the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in Heart Failure Patients: The Role of Biomarkers Open
Heart failure (HF) is characterized by poor exercise tolerance and reduced ability to perform routine daily activities. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), which includes exercise training, has shown a role in improving cardiac remodeling, functi…
View article: Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diseases and Awareness of Related Burden in Women: Results of a Survey in Italian Pharmacies
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diseases and Awareness of Related Burden in Women: Results of a Survey in Italian Pharmacies Open
The burden of cardiovascular risk factors is high, and the perception of related health threat is low among the examined sample of Italian women, supporting the urgent need to raise awareness of CVD in women as a major health issue and to …
View article: The Balance Between the Natriuretic Peptides and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Preservation of Ideal Cardiovascular Health
The Balance Between the Natriuretic Peptides and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Preservation of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Open
A healthy lifestyle plays a key role for maintaining the cardiovascular health (CVH) status and prevent cardiovascular disease occurrence. In fact, a healthy lifestyle was included in the AHA Cardiovascular Health score (Life’s Simple 7 [L…
View article: Predictive Value of Insulin Resistance and GFR-Adjusted Uric Acid Levels on Cardiovascular Mortality: The Urrah Study
Predictive Value of Insulin Resistance and GFR-Adjusted Uric Acid Levels on Cardiovascular Mortality: The Urrah Study Open
Background Insulin resistance (IR) and serum uric acid (SUA) are closely interconnected: SUA contributes to adversely affects the insulin signaling pathway and contributing to IR, while IR is a known predictor for the development of hyperu…
View article: The Balance Between the Natriuretic Peptides and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Preservation of Ideal Cardiovascular Health
The Balance Between the Natriuretic Peptides and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Preservation of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Open
A healthy lifestyle plays a key role for maintaining the cardiovascular health (CVH) status and prevent cardiovascular disease occurrence. In fact, a healthy lifestyle was included in the AHA Cardiovascular Health score (Life’s Simpl…
View article: Finiteness and finite domination in stratified homotopy theory
Finiteness and finite domination in stratified homotopy theory Open
In this paper, we study compactness and finiteness of an $\infty$-category $\mathcal{C}$ equipped with a conservative functor to a finite poset $P$. We provide sufficient conditions for $\mathcal{C}$ to be compact in terms of strata and ho…
View article: Double Duty: SGLT2 Inhibitors as Cardioprotective and Anticancer Allies
Double Duty: SGLT2 Inhibitors as Cardioprotective and Anticancer Allies Open
Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), originally developed for type II diabetes mellitus, have recently been approved for the treatment of heart failure in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients due to their significant card…
View article: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) modulates stress-induced autophagy in endothelial cells
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) modulates stress-induced autophagy in endothelial cells Open
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a cardiac hormone involved in the regulation of water/sodium balance and blood pressure, is also secreted by endothelial cells, where it exerts protective effects in response to stress. Autophagy is an int…
View article: Weekly Journal Scan: A reassuring answer to questions about statin therapy and diabetes
Weekly Journal Scan: A reassuring answer to questions about statin therapy and diabetes Open
Key Points• In this meta-analysis of individual participant data from 23 double-blind, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) participating in the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration, the authors sought to investigate the eff…