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Quality of life improving after propranolol treatment in patients with Infantile Hemangiomas

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Infantile hemangiomas may affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients and their family members, as anxiety and worry may commonly occur in parents, also linked to the social adversion they experience.
Marco Pensabene, Maria Rita Di Pace, Fabio Baldanza, Francesco Grasso, Maria Patti, Maria Sergio, Simona La Placa, Mario Giuffre’, Gregorio Serra, Alessandra Casuccio, Marcello Cimador   +10 more
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Preference of medical specialties among medical students in a Chilean university

Medwave, 2023
This study describes medical specialty preferences expressed by medical students at a regional university in northern Chile. This descriptive study is based on primary information with a sample of 266 valid responses and a response rate of 58.7%.
Joaquin Zuñiga-Soria, Karla Soria-Barreto, Martin Zuñiga-Soria, Francisco Riveros-Montero   +3 more
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TNFα expressed on the surface of microparticles modulates endothelial cell fate in rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2018
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a high prevalence of atherosclerosis. Recently increased levels of microparticles (MPs) have been reported in patients with RA.
Cristiana Barbati, Marta Vomero, Tania Colasanti, Marco Diociaiuti, Fulvia Ceccarelli, Sara Ferrigno, Annacarla Finucci, Francesca Miranda, Lucia Novelli, Carlo Perricone, Francesca Romana Spinelli, Simona Truglia, Fabrizio Conti, Guido Valesini, Cristiano Alessandri   +14 more
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Is thyroid nodule location associated with malignancy risk? [PDF]

Ultrasonography, 2019
Purpose Nodules located in the upper pole of the thyroid may carry a greater risk for malignancy than those in the lower pole. We conducted a study to analyze the risk of malignancy of nodules depending on location.
Valeria Ramundo, Livia Lamartina, Rosa Falcone, Laura Ciotti, Cristiano Lomonaco, Marco Biffoni, Laura Giacomelli, Marianna Maranghi, Cosimo Durante, Giorgio Grani   +9 more
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Association between antibodies to carbamylated proteins and subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients carry a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The excess of cardiovascular disease cannot be entirely explained by traditional risk factors and the immune system contributes to the development ...
Francesca Romana Spinelli, Arbi Pecani, Francesco Ciciarello, Tania Colasanti, Manuela Di Franco, Francesca Miranda, Fabrizio Conti, Guido Valesini, Cristiano Alessandri   +8 more
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Gut‐Derived Serum Lipopolysaccharide is Associated With Enhanced Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Atrial Fibrillation: Effect of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundGut microbiota is emerging as a novel risk factor for atherothrombosis, but the predictive role of gut‐derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is unknown.
Daniele Pastori, Roberto Carnevale, Cristina Nocella, Marta Novo, Maria Santulli, Vittoria Cammisotto, Danilo Menichelli, Pasquale Pignatelli, Francesco Violi   +8 more
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“Ego massaging that helps”: a framework analysis study of internal medicine trainees’ interprofessional collaboration approaches

Medical Education Online, 2023
Introduction Patient care depends on collaborative practice. Debate remains as to the best approach to providing education for collaboration, with educational interventions often far removed from the realities of the clinical workplace. Understanding the
Joanne Kerins, Samantha Eve Smith, Victoria Ruth Tallentire   +2 more
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Factors Affecting the Choice of Sub-specialty among Medical Residents: A Cross-sectional Study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, 2022
Objective: To determine the factors that affect choosing medical specialties and sub-specialties. Background: Choosing a medical specialty is a complex and partially understood process.
Rohama Samar, Syed Ahsan Ali, Victoria Samar, Sara Samar, Sajjad Ali Khan, Summaira Mansoor   +5 more
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Efficacy of a coordinated strategy for containment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriage in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the context of an active surveillance program

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background Antimicrobial resistance in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients is a threat, due to the frequent use of antimicrobial treatment and invasive devices in fragile babies.
Laura Saporito, Giorgio Graziano, Federica Mescolo, Emanuele Amodio, Vincenzo Insinga, Grazia Rinaudo, Aurora Aleo, Celestino Bonura, Marcello Vitaliti, Giovanni Corsello, Francesco Vitale, Carmelo Massimo Maida, Mario Giuffrè   +12 more
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The cytoskeletal control of B cell receptor and integrin signaling in normal B cells and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In lymphoid organs, antigen recognition and B cell receptor signaling rely on integrins and the cytoskeleton. Integrins act as mechanoreceptors, couple B cell receptor activation to cytoskeletal remodeling, and support immune synapse formation as well as antigen extraction.
Abhishek Pethe, Tanja Nicole Hartmann
wiley   +1 more source