18F-FDG PET-CT versus contrast enhanced CT for the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin.
Published in European journal of internal medicine
Association of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients taking high-dose fish oil.
Published in European journal of internal medicine
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Published in European journal of internal medicine
Clinical significance of anti-Ro52 (TRIM21) antibodies in adult patients with connective tissue diseases.
...Published in European journal of internal medicine
Clinical significance of anti-Ro52 antibodies in connective tissue diseases (CTD) is controversial. Anti-Ro52 antibodies might be associated with a more severe CTD phenotype, especially interstitial lung disease (ILD). The aims of this study were to evaluate ILD prevalence and severity, the prevalence of micro- or macroangiopathy and CTD-associated...
Patient motivation to lose weight: Importance of healthcare professional support, goals and self-efficacy.
...Published in European journal of internal medicine
People with obesity (PwO) often struggle to achieve and maintain weight loss. This can perpetuate and/or be influenced by feelings of low motivation. This analysis from ACTION-IO data identified factors associated with PwO motivation to lose weight. PwO completed an online survey in 11 countries. Exploratory multinomial logistic regression analyses...
Obesity as an adipose tissue dysfunction disease and a risk factor for infections - Covid-19 as a case study.
Published in European journal of internal medicine
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV2) disease (COVID-19) is a novel threat that hampers life expectancy especially in obese individuals. Though this association is clinically relevant, the underlying mechanisms are not fully elucidated. SARS CoV2 enters host cells via the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 receptor, that is also ...
The 3Ds - Discussion, diagnosis and direction: Elements for effective obesity care by healthcare professionals.
...Published in European journal of internal medicine
The care of people with obesity is often suboptimal due to both physician and patient perceptions about obesity itself and clinical barriers. Using data from the ACTION-IO study, we aimed to identify factors that might improve the quality of obesity care through adoption of the 3D approach (Discussion, Diagnosis and Direction [follow-up]) by health...
Incident atrial fibrillation and its risk prediction in patients developing COVID-19: A machine learning based algorithm...
Published in European journal of internal medicine
The elderly multi-morbid patient is at high risk of adverse outcomes with COVID-19 complications, and in the general population, the development of incident AF is associated with worse outcomes in such patients. There is therefore the need to identify those patients with COVID-19 who are at highest risk of developing incident AF. We therefore inves...
Both lean and fat body mass associate with blood pressure.
Published in European journal of internal medicine
High body mass index (BMI) is known to be associated with elevated blood pressure (BP). The present study aims to determine the relative importance of the two components of BMI, fat mass and lean body mass index, on BP levels. We assessed body composition with bioimpedance and performed 24 hour ambulatory BP measurements in 534 individuals (mean ag...
Very low lipoprotein(a) and increased mortality risk after myocardial infarction.
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Inconclusive data exist on risk associated with Lp(a) in patients after myocardial infarction (MI). Aims of the present study were to evaluate the association of Lp(a) level with total mortality and recurrent cardiovascular events. Single center prospective registry of consecutive patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction between June 2...
