December 2019

Editorial Board
Published in issue: December 2019
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Contents
Published in issue: December 2019
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Ideas and Opinions

Fifty years of research on antithrombotic therapy: Achievements and disappointments
• Jack Hirsh,
• John W Eikelboom,
• Noel C Chan
Published online: October 31, 2019
p1-7

Beyond the Guidelines

Never enough recommended. Beyond the AHA/ACC guideline on lifestyle and behavior for cardiovascular prevention
• Claudio Cimminiello
Published online: October 31, 2019
p8-9

Editorials and Commentaries

Prognostication by concomitant organ failure in mechanically ventilated patients in ICU: Important issue to face with
• Bianca Beghè,
• E. Clini
Published online: November 05, 2019
p10-12
Short length of hospitalization in patients with acute heart failure entails a high risk of readmission: True or false? Insights from the LOHRCA study
• Pedro Moliner,
• Josep Comin-Colet
Published online: October 31, 2019
p13-15
Frailty and delirium: Unveiling the hidden vulnerability of older hospitalized patients
• M. Fedecostante,
• A. Cherubini
Published online: October 24, 2019
p16-17

Original Articles

Easy prognostic assessment of concomitant organ failure in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation
• Bernhard Wernly,
• Fernando Frutos-Vivar,
• Oscar Peñuelas,
• ...
• Antonio Anzueto,
• Andrés Esteban,
• Christian Jung
Published online: October 09, 2019
p18-23

Influence of the length of hospitalisation in post-discharge outcomes in patients with acute heart failure: Results of the LOHRCA study
• Òscar Miró,
• Joan Padrosa,
• Koji Takagi,
• ...
• José Luis Carballo,
• Esther Rodríguez-Adrada,
• Belén Rodríguez
Published online: August 23, 2019
p24-32

The relationship among frailty, delirium and attentional tests to detect delirium: a cohort study
• Prof Giuseppe Bellelli,
• Martina Biotto,
• Alessandro Morandi,
• ...
• Paolo Mazzola,
• Giorgio Annoni,
• Antonella Zambon
Published online: November 21, 2019
p33-38

Benefits of statins in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with pulmonary hypertension: A meta-analysis
• Guizuo Wang,
• Wenli Shang,
• Yajuan Ren,
• ...
• Xiaoping Ren,
• Shenghong Wei,
• Dong Han
Published online: October 31, 2019
p39-42

The Renal Resistive Index in systemic sclerosis: Determinants, prognostic implication and proposal for specific age-adjusted cut-offs
• Cosimo Bruni,
• Edoardo Rosato,
• Vanessa Maestripieri,
• ...
• Daniel E. Furst,
• Maria Boddi,
• Marco Matucci-Cerinic
Published online: September 17, 2019
p43-49

Prevalence of medication transfer errors in nephrology patients and potential risk factors
• M.M. Ebbens,
• H. Errami,
• D.J.A.R. Moes,
• P.M.L.A. van den Bemt,
• P.J.M. van der Boog,
• K.B. Gombert-Handoko
Published online: October 09, 2019
p50-53

Health-related quality of life in patients with compensated and decompensated liver cirrhosis
• Christian Labenz,
• Gerrit Toenges,
• Jörn M. Schattenberg,
• ...
• Jens U. Marquardt,
• Peter R. Galle,
• Marcus-Alexander Wörns
Published online: September 14, 2019
p54-59

Impact of stable angina on health status and quality of life perception of currently treated patients. The BRIDGE 2 survey
• Athanasios J. Manolis,
• Giuseppe Ambrosio,
• Peter Collins,
• ...
• Jose Lopez-Sendon,
• Valeria Pegoraro,
• A. John Camm
Published online: November 05, 2019
p60-67
Open Access

Internal Medicine Flashcards

Strange cutaneous abnormalities and polyposis in an Asiatic man
• F Maurier,
• T Moulinet,
• J Galland
Published online: November 05, 2019
e1-e2


A rare cause of dysphagia
• Michiel Bronswijk,
• Jan Tack
Published online: November 02, 2019
e3-e4


Ear pain, vesicles and facial palsy
• Edouard Flamarion,
• Justine Zini,
• Amélie Passeron
Published online: October 29, 2019
e5-e6

Letters to the Editor

The effects of a single dose of paracetamol in a critical phase of sepsis: a sub-analysis of the PHANTASi trial
• R.S. Nannan Panday,
• M. Schinkel,
• T. Nutbeam,
• N. Alam,
• P.W.B. Nanayakkara
Published online: September 11, 2019
e7-e9

Real-life use of isavuconazole outside the hematological wards
• Silvia Scabini,
• Tommaso Lupia,
• Roberto Angilletta,
• Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa,
• Silvia Corcione
Published online: September 13, 2019
e10-e12

Frailty and subsequent mortality in the elderly: A risk assessment
• Tomoyuki Kawada
Published online: October 09, 2019
e13

Prevalence and risk factors associated with fatal adverse drug reactions among patients admitted at a Spanish teaching hospital
• Alfredo Jose Pardo-Cabello,
• Juan de Dios Luna,
• Francisco Javier Gómez Jiménez,
• Esperanza Del Pozo,
• Emilio Puche Cañas
Published online: October 17, 2019
e14-e16

Apixaban-induced fatal liver injury with a cholestatic pattern
A case report and brief review of the Literature
• Federico Pasin,
• Maria del Pilar Esteban,
• Sophie Testa
Published online: November 02, 2019
e17-e18


Protective activity of Ticagrelor against bacterial infection in acute myocardial infarction patients
• Gianluca Rigatelli,
• Marco Zuin,
• Alberto Rigatelli,
• Luca Conte,
• Loris Roncon
Published online: November 04, 2019
e19-e21


Magnesium disorders: Myth or facts?
• A. Catalano,
• F. Bellone,
• D. Chilà,
• S. Loddo,
• F. Corica
Published online: November 04, 2019
e22-e24


Do we have enough evidence to support the use of SGLT2 inhibitors for MACE reduction in patients with advance kidney disease?
• Rajkumar Doshi,
• Zahara Meghji,
• Ashish Kumar,
• Mariam Shariff,
• Devina Adalja
Published online: November 01, 2019
e25-e26

Worldwide epidemiology of alcohol and drugs abuse
• Camilla Mattiuzzi,
• Giuseppe Lippi
Published online: October 31, 2019
e27-e28