October 2019

Editorial Board
Published in issue: October 2019
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Contents
Published in issue: October 2019
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Reviews

Blood eosinophils as biomarkers of therapeutic response to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Still work in progress
• Salvatore Fuschillo,
• Antonio Molino,
• Cristiana Stellato,
• Andrea Motta,
• Mauro Maniscalco
Published online: July 12, 2019
p1-5

The pituitary in nuclear medicine imaging
• Pedro Iglesias,
• Jorge Cardona,
• Juan José Díez
Published online: September 11, 2019
p6-12

Original Articles

Occurrence of atrial fibrillation in pacemaker patients and its association with sleep apnea and heart rate variability
• Andrea Mazza,
• Maria Grazia Bendini,
• Sergio Valsecchi,
• ...
• Massimo Leggio,
• Raffaele De Cristofaro,
• Giuseppe Boriani
Published online: July 26, 2019
p13-17

Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in diabetes mellitus - prevalence and characteristics
• Eirik Søfteland,
• Jakob Lykke Poulsen,
• Jakob Starup-Linde,
• ...
• Peter Vestergaard,
• Asbjørn Mohr Drewes,
• Georg Dimcevski
Published online: August 08, 2019
p18-22

No major reduction in bone mineral density after long-term treatment of patients with Celiac Disease
• Petter Hære,
• Ole Høie,
• Knut E.A. Lundin,
• Glenn Haugeberg
Published online: August 08, 2019
p23-29

Statin and all-cause mortality in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism. Data from the RIETE registry
• Carmine Siniscalchi,
• Roberto Quintavalla,
• Anna Rocci,
• ...
• Farès Moustafa,
• Manuel Monreal
• the RIETE Investigators
Published online: August 16, 2019
p30-35

Metamizole-associated neutropenia: Comparison of patients with neutropenia and metamizole-tolerant patients
• Deborah Rudin,
• Julia Spoendlin,
• Anca L. Cismaru,
• ...
• Christoph R. Meier,
• Stephan Krähenbühl,
• Manuel Haschke
Published online: August 02, 2019
p36-43

Transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring as a predictive tool for all-cause 6-month mortality after acute pulmonary embolism
• Ourania S. Kotsiou,
• Vasileios Karadontas,
• Zoe Daniil,
• Epameinondas Zakynthinos,
• Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
Published online: August 12, 2019
p44-50

The international St-aging system as a prognostic marker in general senior population: Findings from the EPIDOS cohort study
• Marie Pouzoullic,
• Anne-Marie Schott,
• Dolores Sánchez-Rodríguez,
• Regis Bataille,
• Cedric Annweiler
• On behalf of the SOCOS group
Published online: August 03, 2019
p51-54
Functional benefit of smoking cessation in severe COPD patients undergoing bronchial valve implantation
• Aldo Pezzuto,
• Michela D'Ascanio,
• Alessio Grieco,
• Alberto Ricci
Published online: August 03, 2019
p55-59

Serum 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a marker of oxidative DNA damage, is associated with mortality independent of inflammation in chronic kidney disease
• Lu Dai,
• Makoto Watanabe,
• Abdul Rashid Qureshi,
• ...
• Peter Barany,
• Bengt Lindholm,
• Peter Stenvinkel
Published online: August 09, 2019
p60-65

Determination of salivary cortisol to assess time-related changes of the adrenal response to stress in critically ill patients
• Soraya Puglisi,
• Andrea Pizzuto,
• Barbara Laface,
• ...
• Giuseppe Reimondo,
• Adriana Boccuzzi,
• Massimo Terzolo
Published online: August 06, 2019
p66-70

Pulmonary hypertension in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms: A large cohort of 183 patients
• Geoffroy Venton,
• Mihai Turcanu,
• Julien Colle,
• ...
• Jennifer Cautela,
• Robin Arcani,
• Regis Costello
Published online: August 14, 2019
p71-75

Internal Medicine Flashcards

A young man with orange hands
• Stefan Matei Constantinescu,
• Johann Morelle
Published online: July 30, 2019
p76

Unusual bleeding
• Paul Vincent Quentric,
• Gaétan Sauvêtre
Published online: July 26, 2019
e1-e2


Elderly patient of Crohn's disease with dementia and edematous red plaques on dorsum of hands
• Amit Dalla,
• Sheetanshu Kumar,
• Dipankar De
Published online: July 24, 2019
e3-e4


An atypical cause of dyspnea
• Charlotte Kaeuffer,
• Marie-Pierre Ledoux,
• Raoul Herbrecht
Published online: June 05, 2019
e5-e6

Letters to the Editor

Prevalence of use and appropriateness of antidepressants prescription in acutely hospitalized elderly patients
• Franchi Carlotta,
• Rossio Raffaella,
• Ardoino Ilaria,
• Nobili Alessandro,
• Mannucci Pier Mannuccio
• REPOSI Collaborators
Published online: August 09, 2019
e7-e11

The potential role of SLE-key test in identifying patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results from a prospective, real-world experience
• Massimo Radin,
• Savino Sciascia,
• Irene Cecchi,
• Giulio Mengozzi,
• Dario Roccatello
Published online: August 02, 2019
e12-e14

Listeria infection in patients using anti-TNFα treatment: Should there be preventive strategies?
• Bouwe P. Krijthe,
• Maud A.W. Hermans,
• Carolina A.M. Schurink,
• Paul L.A. van Daele
Published online: August 05, 2019
e15-e16

What is the value of repeated upper gastro intestinal endoscopy in cases of a previous endoscopy without macroscopic abnormalities?
• R.J.L.F. Loffeld,
• B. Liberov,
• P.E.P. Dekkers
Published online: August 06, 2019
e17-e18


Ultrasound and hepatic abscess: A successful alliance for the internist
• A. Boccatonda,
• D. D'Ardes,
• G. Cocco,
• F. Cipollone,
• C. Schiavone
Published online: August 06, 2019
e19-e21

Predictors of mortality of bloodstream infections among internal medicine patients: Mind the complexity of the septic population!
• Alberto Tosoni,
• Giovanni Addolorato,
• Antonio Gasbarrini,
• Salvatore De Cosmo,
• Antonio Mirijello
• on behalf of the Internal Medicine Sepsis Study Group
Published online: July 17, 2019
e22-e23

Predictors of mortality of bloodstream infections among internal medicine patients: Mind the complexity of the septic population! Authors' reply
• Matthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgeris,
• Hervé Duplain
Published online: August 22, 2019
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