August 2018

Editorial Board
Published in issue: August 2018
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Contents
Published in issue: August 2018
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Narrative Reviews

Rethinking the concept of sepsis and septic shock
• Joana A. Cabrita,
• Isabel Pinheiro,
• L. Menezes Falcão
Published online: June 16, 2018
p1-5

Autoimmunity and B-cell dyscrasia in acute and chronic Q fever: A review of the literature
• Anne F.M. Jansen,
• Ruud P.H. Raijmakers,
• Stephan P. Keijmel,
• ...
• Jos W.M. van der Meer,
• Marcel van Deuren,
• Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers
Published online: June 13, 2018
p6-12

Special Article

A case-mix classification system for explaining healthcare costs using administrative data in Italy
• Maria Chiara Corti,
• Francesco Avossa,
• Elena Schievano,
• ...
• Silvia Tiozzo Netti,
• Ugo Fedeli,
• Domenico Mantoan
Published online: March 04, 2018
p13-16

Original Articles

General Internal Medicine

Hospital ambulatory medicine: A leading strategy for Internal Medicine in Europe
• Xavier Corbella,
• Vasco Barreto,
• Stefano Bassetti,
• ...
• Matthias Raspe,
• Luis Campos
• The Working Group on Professional Issues and Quality of Care, European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)
Published online: April 14, 2018
p17-20

Clinical outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection according to strain type. A prospective study in medical wards
• S. Serafino,
• D. Consonni,
• M. Migone De Amicis,
• ...
• F. Barbanti,
• S. Castaldi,
• G. Fabio
Published online: April 09, 2018
p21-26

Cardiovascular Medicine


Impact of syncope and pre-syncope on short-term mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
• Loris Roncon,
• Marco Zuin,
• Franco Casazza,
• Cecilia Becattini,
• Claudio Bilato,
• Pietro Zonzin
Published online: April 11, 2018
p27-33

Temporal trends of time in therapeutic range and incidence of cardiovascular events in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
• Daniele Pastori,
• Alessio Farcomeni,
• Mirella Saliola,
• ...
• Francesco Violi,
• Gregory Y.H. Lip
• on behalf of the ATHERO-AF Study Group
Published online: April 11, 2018
p34-39

Metabolic syndrome positively correlates with the risks of atherosclerosis and diabetes in a Chinese population
• Sung-Sheng Tsai,
• Yu-Sheng Lin,
• Szu-Tah Chen,
• Pao-Hsien Chu
Published online: April 12, 2018
p40-45

Pneumology


Hyponatraemia is independently associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with pneumonia
• Martin Müller,
• Joerg C. Schefold,
• Viviane Guignard,
• Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos,
• Carmen A. Pfortmueller
Published online: April 13, 2018
p46-52

Disability, and not diabetes, is a strong predictor of mortality in oldest old patients hospitalized with pneumonia
• S. Corrao,
• C. Argano,
• G. Natoli,
• ...
• P.M. Mannucci,
• F. Perticone
• on behalf of the REPOSI Investigators
Published online: May 01, 2018
p53-59

Nephrology


Prognostic relevance of glomerular filtration rate estimation obtained through different equations in hospitalized elderly patients
• Paolo Gallo,
• Antonio De Vincentis,
• Claudio Pedone,
• ...
• Pier Mannuccio Mannucci,
• Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
• REPOSI Investigators
Published online: April 09, 2018
p60-64
Association between influenza vaccination and the reduced risk of acute kidney injury among older people: A nested case-control study
• Chia-Hsiang Shih,
• Yi-Jung Lee,
• Pei-Wen Chao,
• ...
• Shuo-Ming Ou,
• Hung-Meng Huang,
• Yung-Tai Chen
Published online: May 01, 2018
p65-69

The association between eGFR in the normal or mildly impaired range and incident cadiovascular disease: Age and sex analysis
• Alon Eisen,
• Avital Porter,
• Moshe Hoshen,
• ...
• Morton Leibowitz,
• Zaza Iakobishvili,
• David Hasdai
Published online: May 15, 2018
p70-75

Hematology


β-Thalassemia heterozygote state detrimentally affects health expectation
• Luciano Graffeo,
• Angela Vitrano,
• Salvatore Scondotto,
• ...
• Massimo Attanasio,
• Christian Gluud,
• Aurelio Maggio
Published online: June 19, 2018
p76-80

Endocrinology


Implementation of thyroid function tests algorithms by clinical laboratories: A four-year experience of good clinical and diagnostic practice in a tertiary hospital in Greece
• George Notas,
• Marilena Kampa,
• Niki Malliaraki,
• Maria Petrodaskalaki,
• Stathis Papavasileiou,
• Elias Castanas
Published online: March 28, 2018
p81-86

Internal Medicine Flashcards

Mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation
• Francisco Galeano-Valle,
• Lucía Higuera-Cabañes
Published online: January 08, 2018
e1-e2


Two classical neurological syndromes following a stab wound
• Matthew R. McCann,
• Mauricio F. Villamar
Published online: January 03, 2018
e3-e4


Podoconiosis: Nonfilarial endemic elephantiasis
• Titilope Olanipekun,
• Haixia Qin,
• Mesfin Fransua
Published online: January 19, 2018
e5-e6


A young female with cyanosis and clubbing
• Praveen K. Gupta,
• Raja J. Selvaraj
Published online: February 27, 2018
e7

Letters to the Editor

Comprehensive geriatric assessment: Benefits and limitations
• Katie Palmer,
• Graziano Onder
Published online: February 19, 2018
e8-e9


The remains of Adolf Hitler: A biomedical analysis and definitive identification
• P. Charlier,
• R. Weil,
• P. Rainsard,
• J. Poupon,
• J.C. Brisard
Published online: May 18, 2018
e10-e12

Relevance of the GOLD 2017 recommendations in habitual clinical practice
• Juan Marco Figueira Gonçalves,
• Ignacio García Talavera
Published online: April 12, 2018
e13-e14

BIOACTIVE GLASS S53P4: a new opportunity for the treatment in the diabetic foot osteomyelitis
• R. De Giglio,
• I. Stefani,
• T. Mondello,
• G. De Filippis,
• A. Mazzone
Published online: April 27, 2018
e15-e16

Efficacy and effectiveness: The wrong use of different terms
• Rafael Dal-Ré,
• Frits Rosendaal
Published online: May 02, 2018
e17-e18

Mathematics and thrombolysis: Role of the mathematical modelling in understanding and developing blood clot fragmentation
• Marco Zuin,
• Gianluca Rigatelli,
• Giuseppe Faggian,
• Loris Roncon
Published online: June 09, 2018
e19-e20

Heart rate variability in nephrotic syndrome: Role of sympathetic and parasympathetic system
• Antonietta Gigante,
• Edoardo Rosato,
• Marco Proietti,
• ...
• Gianluca Di Lazzaro-Giraldi,
• Luigi Tubani
• on behalf of the HRV Study Group
Published online: May 17, 2018
e21-e22

Pulmonary embolism in young adults (18–45 years)
• Matthew Hewitt,
• Christopher Devine,
• Laura Gonzalez
Published online: June 06, 2018
e23-e24

The relationship of baseline fasting plasma glucose and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
• Kathryn Evans Kreider,
• Mark Feinglos
Published online: May 14, 2018
e25-e26


Therapeutic monitoring response of pulmonary arterial hypertension using a combined computed tomography- computational fluid analysis strategy
• Gianluca Rigatelli,
• Marco Zuin
Published online: June 11, 2018
e27-e28

Association between presenting complaints of acutely admitted medical patients and mortality: A cohort study
• Marie Krogh Nielsen,
• Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen,
• Karin Brøchner Østergaard,
• Jan Dahlin,
• Mikkel Brabrand
Published online: June 22, 2018
e29-e32


Admissions for certain conditions show explosive growth in England following a sudden and unexpected increase in deaths
• Rodney P. Jones
Published online: March 15, 2018
e33-e35

Unplanned readmissions among patients presenting with nonspecific complaints
• J.J.H. Wachelder,
• L.S. van Galen,
• J. Kellett,
• C.H. Nickel,
• H.R. Haak
• on behalf of the [email protected] consortium
Published online: June 06, 2018
e36-e37