188 research outputs found
Bistolfi Leonardo, Calandra Davide, Grandi Giuseppe, Monteverde Giulio, Tabacchi Odoardo, Ximenes Ettore, Vela Vincenzo
No full textVoci "Bistolfi Leonardo", "Calandra Davide", "Grandi Giuseppe", "Monteverde Giulio", "Tabacchi Odoardo", "Ximenes Ettore", "Vela Vincenzo" nel McMillan Dictionary of Ar
Emberiza calandra
No full textRecopilación de observaciones de ecología general, anidamiento y cría del triguero (Miliaria calandra, nombrada por el autor como Emberiza calandra) realizadas durante varias salidas a diferentes enclaves de la provincia de Valladolid, Magaz de Pisuerga (Palencia), Toro (Zamora) y Burgos, entre el 7 de julio de 1947 y el 2 de julio de 1948.Compilation of nesting, breeding and general ecology observations of the Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra, refered as Emberiza calandra by the author) carried out during some trips to different areas of the province of Valladolid, Magaz de Pisuerga (Palencia), Toro (Zamora) and Burgos, between the 7th of July of 1947 and the 2nd of July of 1948
Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: A case Report
No full textXanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis (XPN) that was firstly described by Schlagenhaufer in 1916, is a rare chronic pyelonephritis. We describe an interesting case of XPN in which patient was treated only with antibiotics.
An 80-year-old woman was hospitalized for fever and asthenia. No significant symptoms or signs were present at the admission. First instance ultrasound scan suggested the diagnosis of XPN, promptly confirmed by CT. Antibiotic therapy was successfully administered after urine analysis and culture
STIFFNESS AORTICA STIMATA MEDIANTE METODICA OSCILLOMETRICA E PROGRESSIONE DEL DANNO RENALE IN PAZIENTI IPERTESI NEFROPATICI
No full textScopo del lavoro: Scopo principale del nostro studio è stato quello di analizzare la possibile relazione tra aumento della rigidità aortica e progressione della malattia renale cronica in un gruppo di pazienti ipertesi nefropatici, endpoint secondari riguardavano l’eventuale ruolo prognostico della pulse wave velocity (PWV) sugli eventi cardiovascolari (CV) e sulla mortalità totale. Materiali e metodi: sono stati arruolati 395 pazienti che sono stati sottoposti a esami bioumorali, monitoraggio ambulatoriale della pressione arteriosa e stima della stiffness aortica mediante dispositivo oscillometrico Arteriograph. Sono stati inoltre registrati i dati relativi all’insorgenza di eventi cardiovascolari, mortalità e progressione della malattia renale. Risultati: L’intera popolazione è stata suddivisa in due gruppi sulla base del valore soglia di PWV >10 m/s. I pazienti con PWV>10 m/s presentavano livelli significativamente più elevati di pressione di polso, uricemia ed età e un eGFR significativamente inferiore rispetto al gruppo con PWV<10 m/s. Alla regressione di Cox, la PWV predice un rapido declino della funzione renale, indipendentemente dall’eGFR, dall’età, dal tabagismo, dal sesso e dai valori pressori (HR 1,784, p=0,0082). Il cut-off che meglio discrimina i progressors dai non progressors, ottenuto mediante indice di Youden, si attesta a 9,99 m/s. Per quanto attiene alla mortalità, l’analisi di regressione ha mostrato un significativo aumento della probabilità di decesso precoce nei soggetti con PWV>10 m/s (best cut-off 12,3 m/s), tale associazione significativa permane dopo correzione per fattori confondenti. Riguardo l’insorgenza di eventi cardiovascolari, l’incidenza di questi ultimi è significativamente associata a un aumento della PWV, il cui best cut-off si attesta a 10,22 m/s. Conclusioni: Il nostro studio, il primo condotto utilizzando un dispositivo oscillometrico per la stima della PWV, conferma l’importanza dell’impiego della PWV nella stratificazione del rischio CV e renale dei pazienti ipetesi e nefropatic
BRUGADA PATTERN IN HEROIN ADDICTION: SYNDROME OR PHENOCOPY?
No full textBrugada phenocopies (BrPs) are clinical entities that show an electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern similar to what is observed in Brugada syndrome (BrS). They are caused by different clinical conditions. We describe a case of BrP in a man that developed acute kidney failure secondary to rhabdomyolysis, after heroin addiction. His initial ECG showed Brugada type 1 pattern resolved after hemodialytic treatment. A provocative test with ajmaline, which resulted negative, was performed to confirm the diagnosis. BrPs can mimic a true BrS and a fast recognition of these clinical and electrocardiographic findings may avoid diagnostic mistakes thus preventing unnecessary or inaccurate treatme
Trattamento non farmacologico dell'ipertensione arteriosa
No full textUn adeguato trattamento dell’ipertensione arteriosa include sia la terapia farmacologica sia quella non farmacologica, mirando ad ottenere un effetto additivo e complementare. Le modificazioni dello stile di vita costituiscono il trattamento non farmacologico di prima scelta della malattia ipertensiva, come indicato da tutte le Linee guida internazionali.
Uno stile di vita sano può prevenire o ritardare l’insorgenza dello stato ipertensivo e può ridurre il rischio cardiovascolare del paziente iperteso, oltre ad offrire la possibilità di aumentare l’efficacia antipertensiva della terapia farmacologica
Artificial Reality: Immersive but Factually Dishonest AR Experience
No full textAs commonly known, technology is a double-edged sword, and augmented reality (AR) is no exception. This article raises concerns and promotes awareness of the use of AR in mass media, in particular in those industries, such as news reporting, that aspire to report facts. Our main message is that the standard workflow for creating AR content, albeit having no mala fide intent, might lead to artificial reality. This titular term was introduced by the first author during a talk organized by a technical committee of IEEE Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc), where we decided that we should urge more ethics and standard discussions on the issue through this article
Salida de campo a Villarmentero de Esgueva (Valladolid) el 18 de junio de 1956
No full textSalida de campo a Villarmentero de Esgueva (Valladolid) el 18 de junio de 1956, de la que se anotaron observaciones sobre el anfibio Epidalea calamita (Sapo corredor, llamado Bufo calamita por el autor), y las siguientes aves: Calandrella sp. (Terrera), Carduelis cannabina (Pardillo común, llamada Colorín y Acanthis cannabina por el autor), Coturnix coturnix (Codorniz común), Falco tinnunculus (Cernícalo vulgar), Galerida malabarica (Cogujada malabar), Melanocorypha calandra (Calandria), Miliaria calandra (Triguero, llamada Emberiza calandra por el autor), Motacilla flava (Lavandera boyera), Oenanthe oenanthe (Collalba gris), Perdiz (Alectoris sp. o Perdix sp.), Picus viridis (Pito real), Pterocles alchata (Ganga ibérica) y Tetrax tetrax (Sisón común, llamado Otis tetrax por el autor).Field trip to Villarmentero de Esgueva (Valladolid) the 18th of June of 1956, of which there were noted observations about the amphibian Epidalea calamita (Natterjack Toad, refered as Bufo calamita by the author), and the following birds: Calandrella sp. (Lark), Carduelis cannabina (Eurasian Linnet, refered as Acanthis cannabina by the author), Coturnix coturnix (Common Quail), Falco tinnunculus (Common Kestrel), Galerida malabarica (Malabar Lark), Melanocorypha calandra (Calandria Lark), Miliaria calandra (Corn Bunting, refered as Emberiza calandra by the author), Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail), Oenanthe oenanthe (Northern Wheatear), Partridge (Alectoris sp. or Perdix sp.), Picus viridis (Eurasian Green Woodpecker), Pterocles alchata (Pin-tailed Sandgrouse) and Tetrax tetrax (Little Bustard, refered as Otis tetrax by the author)
R E L A Z I O N I T R A I N D I C E D I R E S I S T E N Z A I N T R A PA R E N C H I M A L E R E N A L E E D E N S I TA’ VA S C O L A R E R E T I N I C A VA L U TATA M E D I A N T E A N G I O - O C T
No full textRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLASMA ALDOSTERONE LEVELS AND LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS AND GEOMETRY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: DOES SEX MATTER?
No full textIntroduction: Experimental evidence suggested that
aldosterone can cause myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis.
However, previous studies on the association between
plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and left ventricular
(LV) mass (LVM) and geometry, in subjects without
primary aldosteronism yielded conflicting results.
Aim: To evaluate the relationships of PAC with LV mass
and geometry in patients with essential hypertension (EH),
and to assess the influence of gender on these
relationships.
Methods: We enrolled 478 subjects (men: 63%; mean age
44 ± 12 years) with untreated EH. The measurements
included 24-h blood pressures, plasma renin activity (PRA)
and PAC, obtained by radioimmunoassay and an echocardiogram.
For its skewed distribution PAC was log transformed
and expressed as median value and interquartile
range.
Results: PAC was significantly lower in subjects with
normal LVM indexed for body surface area (BSA), as
compared to those with concentric remodeling to the
patients with eccentric LV hypertrophy (LVH), and to the
subjects with concentric LVH (Figure 4). Significant correlations
of Log (PAC) with LVM, either indexed for BSA
(r = 0.20; p.0001), or for height^2.7 (r = 0.21;
p.0001) and with relative wall thickness (RWT) (r =
0.18; p.0001) were found. These correlations were
similar in men and in women and remained statistically
significant in multiple regression analyses, even after
adjustment for
potential confounding factors (all p.01).
Conclusions: Our results seem to suggest that in essential
hypertensive patients circulating aldosterone levels are
independently associated with concentric LV geometry,
without gender related differences
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