September 2016

Editorial Board
Published in issue: September 2016
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Contents
Published in issue: September 2016
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Editorial

Ensuring the highest eradication rates in H. pylori: the case of non-bismuth quadruple concomitant therapy
• Adrian G. McNicholl,
• A. Salvador Pena,
• Javier P. Gisbert
Published online: June 11, 2016
p1-2

Narrative Reviews

Atrial fibrillation in chronic kidney disease
• Luminita Voroneanu,
• Alberto Ortiz,
• Ionut Nistor,
• Adrian Covic
Published online: May 04, 2016
p3-13

ADVICE for a healthier life: Adult Vaccination Campaign in Europe
• Lale Ozisik,
• Mine Durusu Tanriover,
• Shirley Rigby,
• Serhat Unal
• for the European Federation of Internal Medicine ADVICE Working Group
Published online: May 12, 2016
p14-20

How should hyperferritinaemia be investigated and managed?
• Sim Y. Ong,
• Amanda J. Nicoll,
• Martin B. Delatycki
Published online: June 23, 2016
p21-27

Reflections in Internal Medicine

Biological agents and biosimilars: Essential information for the internist
• Luca Pasina,
• Gianluigi Casadei,
• Alessandro Nobili
Published online: June 21, 2016
p28-35

Original Articles

Cardiovascular Medicine


Short-term amiodarone treatment for atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation induces a transient thyroid dysfunction: Results from the placebo-controlled, randomized AMIO-CAT trial
• Søren Zöga Diederichsen,
• Stine Darkner,
• Xu Chen,
• ...
• Jim Hansen,
• Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen,
• Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
Published online: April 26, 2016
p36-41

Vitamin K and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation in real-life
• Michela Giustozzi,
• Maria Cristina Vedovati,
• Paolo Verdecchia,
• ...
• Esmeralda Filippucci,
• Giancarlo Agnelli,
• Cecilia Becattini
Published online: July 06, 2016
p42-46

Clinical management and outcome of major bleeding in patients on treatment with vitamin K antagonists
• C. Becattini,
• L. Franco,
• L. Masotti,
• ...
• R. Sbrojavacca,
• F. Pomero,
• G. Agnelli
Published online: June 09, 2016
p47-54

Bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with dabigatran, rivaroxaban or warfarin: A retrospective population-based cohort study
• Martin H. Ellis,
• Tsipora Neuman,
• Haim Bitterman,
• ...
• John W. Eikelboom,
• Jeffrey S. Ginsberg,
• Jack Hirsh
Published online: June 10, 2016
p55-59

Diabetes


Colon neoplasia in patients with type 2 diabetes on metformin: A meta-analysis
• T. Rokkas,
• P. Portincasa
Published online: June 15, 2016
p60-66

Nephrology


Electrocardiographic abnormalities and relative bradycardia in patients with hantavirus-induced nephropathia epidemica
• Daniel Kitterer,
• Simon Greulich,
• Stefan Grün,
• ...
• M. Dominik Alscher,
• Niko Braun,
• Joerg Latus
Published online: June 10, 2016
p67-73

Determinants of thromboxane biosynthesis in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease
• Natale Vazzana,
• Francesca Santilli,
• Stefano Lattanzio,
• ...
• Andrea Boccatonda,
• Patrizia Ferroni,
• Giovanni Davì
Published online: July 04, 2016
p74-80

Endostatin in chronic kidney disease: Associations with inflammation, vascular abnormalities, cardiovascular events and survival
• Mehmet Kanbay,
• Baris Afsar,
• Dimitrie Siriopol,
• ...
• Kayhan Tarim,
• Adrian Covic,
• Mahmut Ilker Yilmaz
Published online: July 07, 2016
p81-87

Diagnostic performances of M-protein tests according to the clinical presentations of kidney disease
• Eun Hee Koo,
• Jung-ho Shin,
• Hye Ryoun Jang,
• ...
• Yoon-Goo Kim,
• Ha Young Oh,
• Jung Eun Lee
Published online: July 12, 2016
p88-92

Severity of coronary artery disease is an independent risk factor for decline in kidney function
• Osman Turak,
• Baris Afsar,
• Dimitrie Siriopol,
• ...
• Alexandru Burlacu,
• Adrian Covic,
• Mehmet Kanbay
Published online: July 09, 2016
p93-97
Biomarkers of kidney function and prediction of death from cardiovascular and other causes in the elderly: A 9-year follow-up study
• Marika Salminen,
• Kaisa Laine,
• Päivi Korhonen,
• ...
• Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä,
• Minna Löppönen,
• Kerttu Irjala
Published online: June 28, 2016
p98-101

Oncology


Prognostic role of survivin in renal cell carcinoma: A system review and meta-analysis
• Chaohui Xiong,
• Haipeng Liu,
• Zexin Chen,
• Yunxian Yu,
• Chaozhao Liang
Published online: June 25, 2016
p102-107

Gastroenterology

Double balloon enteroscopy: A 7-year experience at a tertiary care Centre
• Selçuk Dişibeyaz,
• Nuretdin Suna,
• Ufuk Barış Kuzu,
• ...
• Zeki Mesut Yalın Kılıç,
• Meral Akdoğan,
• Ertuğrul Kayaçetin
Published online: June 20, 2016
p108-111

Early eradication has a lower risk of peptic ulcer bleeding in Helicobacter pylori-infected chronic kidney disease patients
• Ching-Hui Hsu,
• Hsiao-Yun Hu,
• Nicole Huang,
• Shen-Shong Chang
Published online: July 19, 2016
p112-117

Internal Medicine Flashcards

Hypoalbuminemic edema, retroauricular swelling and severe eosinophilia: What is the missing link?
• Silvia Giorgetti,
• Mario Comassi
Published online: February 21, 2016
e1-e2


Macroglossia and periorbital ecchymosis
• Nely Mercy Díaz Mejía,
• Eduardo Josué Flores Umanzor,
• Gala Caixal
Published online: February 21, 2016
e3-e4


Iron deficiency anemia with mucocutaneous lesions
• Abhishek Maiti,
• Avash Das,
• Debjit Saha
Published online: February 22, 2016
e5-e6

Letters to the Editor

The influence of the stroke suffered by Leonardo on his last paintings. A pioneer of psychoanalysis?
• Antonio V. Sterpetti
Published online: April 14, 2016
e7-e8

Gender differences in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• En-Ting Chang,
• Hsiu-Mei Wang,
• Hui-Ling Lai
Published online: April 14, 2016
e9-e10

Heat stroke: Clinical experience from an Italian ICU during summer 2015
• Giorgio Berlot,
• Giulia Marcer,
• Francesca Zornada,
• Margarita Nieto Yabar,
• Ariella Tomasini,
• Fulvio Iscra
Published online: April 30, 2016
e11-e12


A strong need for improving the education of physicians on glucocorticoid replacement treatment in adrenal insufficiency: An interdisciplinary and multicentre evaluation
• Daniela Kampmeyer,
• Hendrik Lehnert,
• Heiner Moenig,
• Christian S. Haas,
• Birgit Harbeck
Published online: April 20, 2016
e13-e15


Temporal trend of hospital discharge for non alcoholic cirrhosis in Lazio Region, Italy 2000–2014
• Tommaso Stroffolini,
• Francesco Chini,
• Paola Scognamiglio,
• ...
• Massimo Arcà,
• Giuseppe Ippolito,
• Enrico Girardi
Published online: May 19, 2016
e16-e17

Non-clinical factors influencing pain intensity in cancer patients: Socio-cultural–economic status, awareness of disease and the relation with the oncologist
• Oscar Corli,
• Andrea A. Martoni,
• Luca Porcu,
• ...
• Irene Guglieri,
• Vittorina Zagonel
• On behalf of the EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY OF PAIN IN ONCOLOGY (ESOPO) GROUP
Published online: May 04, 2016
e18-e19

Zika virus in saliva—New challenges for prevention of human to human transmission
• Giuseppina Liuzzi,
• Emanuele Nicastri,
• Vincenzo Puro,
• Alimuddin Zumla,
• Giuseppe Ippolito
Published online: May 11, 2016
e20-e21

Comparison of blood coagulation factors between patients with gastrointestinal or intracranial bleeding under vitamin K antagonists
• F. Moustafa,
• J. Saint-Denis,
• S. Laporte,
• P. Mismetti,
• J. Schmidt
Published online: May 18, 2016
e22-e24

Sharing data of clinical trials
• Domenico Prisco,
• Gabriele Ciuti,
• Elisa Grifoni,
• Elena Silvestri,
• Giacomo Emmi
Published online: May 25, 2016
e25-e26

Sharing (all) clinical data
• Corrado Barbui
Published online: May 28, 2016
e27

Data sharing: When better may be the enemy of good
• Sergio Harari
Published online: June 27, 2016
e28-e29

Ethical limits to biomedical publications?
• P. Charlier,
• S. Deo,
• M.F. Mamzer-Bruneel,
• C. Hervé
Published online: July 11, 2016
e30-e31

Obituary

Tribute to Prof. Ugo Carcassi (1921–2016)
Hon. President EFIM On behalf of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)
• Jan Willem F. Elte,
• Christopher Davidson
Published online: August 14, 2016
p118-119