April 2019

Editorial Board
Published in issue: April 2019
i

Contents
Published in issue: April 2019
iii-iv

Review Article

Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe: a brief update on epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
• Niccolò Riccardi,
• Roberta Maria Antonello,
• Roberto Luzzati,
• Joanna Zajkowska,
• Stefano Di Bella,
• Daniele Roberto Giacobbe
Published online: January 21, 2019
p1-6

Commentary

The management of anticoagulant treatment in non-valvular atrial fibrillation real-world patients
• Emanuele Valeriani,
• Walter Ageno
Published online: March 25, 2019
p7-8

Original Articles

Direct oral anticoagulants vs non-vitamin K antagonist in atrial fibrillation: A prospective, propensity score adjusted cohort study
• Marco Marietta,
• Federico Banchelli,
• Piercamillo Pavesi,
• ...
• Claudio Voci,
• Roberto D'Amico,
• Nicola Magrini
Published online: January 09, 2019
p9-16

Risk of bleeding in hospitalized patients on anticoagulant therapy: Prevalence and potential risk factors
• Albert R. Dreijer,
• Jeroen Diepstraten,
• Rolf Brouwer,
• ...
• Frank W.G. Leebeek,
• Marieke J.H.A. Kruip,
• Patricia M.L.A. van den Bemt
Published online: January 24, 2019
p17-23

Performance of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score in predicting new onset atrial fibrillation during hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia
• Filippo Pieralli,
• Beatrice Biondo,
• Vieri Vannucchi,
• ...
• Lucia Maddaluni,
• Carlo Nozzoli,
• Iacopo Olivotto
Published online: January 25, 2019
p24-28

Syncope in the German Nationwide inpatient sample – Syncope in atrial fibrillation/flutter is related to pulmonary embolism and is accompanied by higher in-hospital mortality
• Karsten Keller,
• Lukas Hobohm,
• Thomas Münzel,
• Mir Abolfazl Ostad
Published online: February 13, 2019
p29-36

Secular trends in the association between obesity and hypertension among adults in the United States, 1999–2014
• Seungho Ryu,
• Emily Frith,
• Zeljko Pedisic,
• Minsoo Kang,
• Paul D. Loprinzi
Published online: March 01, 2019
p37-42

Differences in left ventricular geometry in hypertensive African-Europeans and Caucasian patients
• Laurence Ejiofor,
• Concetta Di Nora,
• Eugenio Cervesato,
• ...
• Andreea Ravasel,
• Bogdan A. Popescu,
• Francesco Antonini-Canterin
Published online: January 25, 2019
p43-47

Comorbidity assessment for mortality risk stratification in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome
• Juan Sanchis,
• Meritxell Soler,
• Julio Núñez,
• ...
• Emad Abu-Assi,
• Héctor Bueno,
• Albert Ariza-Solé
Published online: January 31, 2019
p48-53

The effect of compression stocking on leg edema and discomfort during a 3-hour flight: A randomized controlled trial
• Joachim H.H. Olsen,
• Stina Öberg,
• Jacob Rosenberg
Published online: February 06, 2019
p54-57

Association of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors with long-term outcomes in patients with systolic heart failure and moderate-to-severe kidney function impairment
• Satoshi Higuchi,
• Shun Kohsaka,
• Yasuyuki Shiraishi,
• ...
• Ayumi Goda,
• Tsutomu Yoshikawa
• West Tokyo Heart Failure (WET-HF) Registry Investigators
Published online: February 05, 2019
p58-66

Persistent FDG/PET CT uptake in idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis helps identifying patients at a higher risk for relapse
• Gabriel Morin,
• Arthur Mageau,
• Khadija Benali,
• ...
• Damien van Gysel,
• Thomas Papo,
• Karim Sacre
Published online: January 31, 2019
p67-71

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have higher prevalence and burden of asymptomatic coronary artery disease assessed by coronary computed tomography: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
• Peter Riis Hansen,
• Martin Feineis,
• Jawdat Abdulla
Published online: March 01, 2019
p72-79

Internal Medicine Flashcards

Heart of ice
• Fabrizio Elia,
• Michela Chiarlo,
• Andrea Verhovez
Published online: July 10, 2018
e1-e2


Worsening alopecia in an elderly woman
• Simonetta Piana,
• Caterina Longo,
• Riccardo Valli
Published online: October 04, 2018
e3-e4


Papulopustules and paronychia in a lung carcinoma
• Vishal Thakur,
• Manju Daroach,
• Muthu Sendhil Kumaran
Published online: October 05, 2018
e5-e6


Bilateral hand edema: simply nothing or nothing simple?
• J. Poblet Florentín,
• J. Modesto Dos Santos,
• F. Javier Anniccherico
Published online: October 04, 2018
e7

Letters to the Editor

Baloxavir for influenza: Enrichment obscured lack of effect in North-American adults
• Esther C. de Haas,
• Hendrika J. Luijendijk
Published online: March 08, 2019
e8-e9

Risk of hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus
• Jan Brož,
• Aneta Nyčová
Published online: December 29, 2018
e10


Horizontal vs. vertical dose reduction of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: definition and implications for practice
• Andrea Rubboli
Published online: January 19, 2019
e11-e12

Cardiovascular events and de novo AF following Legionnaires disease
• João Ferreira-Coimbra,
• Marta Soares Carreira,
• Ana Luísa Cunha,
• Sandra Rebelo,
• José Manuel Pereira
Published online: January 24, 2019
e13-e14

Physiological reaction following contrast medium administration: What kind of reaction is this?
• Paolo Lombardo,
• Ingrid Boehm
Published online: February 01, 2019
e15

Raynaud's phenomenon and inflammatory bowel disease: The possible role of microcirculation
• Vera R. Bernardino,
• Ana Catarina Rodrigues,
• António Panarra
Published online: February 06, 2019
e16

Management of celiac disease in daily clinical practice: do not forget depression!
• Antonio Mirijello,
• Cristina d'Angelo,
• Salvatore De Cosmo,
• Antonio Gasbarrini,
• Giovanni Addolorato
Published online: December 28, 2018
e17


Comment to “Impact of Daylight Saving Time on circadian timing system: An expert statement”
• José María Martín-Olalla
Published online: February 19, 2019
e18-e19

Comment to “Impact of Daylight Saving Time on circadian timing system: An expert statement”. Authors' reply
• Roberto Manfredini,
• Miguel Meira e Cruz
Published online: February 26, 2019
e20-e21

On cancer and atrial fibrillation: Nuances and limitations
• Marc Sorigue
Published in issue: April 2019
e22-e23

Cancer and atrial fibrillation. Author's reply
• Vincenzo Livio Malavasi,
• Marco Marietta,
• Gregory Y.H. Lip,
• Giuseppe Boriani
Published online: January 18, 2019
e24-e25