Irene Betti

Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata

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Alfredo Zuppiroli

Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze

Piercarlo Ballo

Azienda Usl Toscana Centro

Alessandro Barchielli

University of Florence

Gabriele Castelli

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

Domenico Prisco

University of Florence

Gian Franco Gensini

Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Mihai Gheorghiade

Northwestern University

Gianni Messeri

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Leonardo De Luca

Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione

Giuseppe Mangialavori

Ospedale SS. Annunziata

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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

University of Florence

Florence (Netherlands)

Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata

Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation

Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze

Azienda Usl Toscana Centro

Ospedale SS. Annunziata

University of Siena

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Association between HELLP syndrome and peripartum cardiomyopathy presenting as myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology (2010)

Piercarlo Ballo Irene Betti Giuseppe Mangialavori C Campatelli Gherardo Rapisardi

HELLP syndrome

Troponin T

Creatine kinase

Coronary arteries

10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.03.018

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Body mass index, gender, and clinical outcome among hypertensive and diabetic patients with stage A/B heart failure

Obesity (2013)

Piercarlo Ballo Irene Betti Alessandro Barchielli Gabriele Castelli Leonardo De Luca

The existence of an "obesity paradox" in asymptomatic patients with preclinical heart failure (HF) has not been investigated. The prognostic value of BMI in a cohort of hypertensive and diabetic patients with stage A/B HF enrolled in the PROBE-HF study was explored.BMI was measured in 1003 asymptomatic subjects (age 66.4 ± 7.8 years, 48% males) with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes and no clinical evidence of HF. Predefined endpoints were all-cause mortality and a composite of death and hospitalization for cardiac causes.During a follow-up of 38.5 ± 4.1 months, 33 deaths were observed. Mortality in the normal BMI group (1.6 deaths per 100 patient-years) did not differ to that in the overweight group (1.1 per 100 patient-years, p = 0.31), but was higher than that in the obese group (0.4 per 100 patient-years, p = 0.0089). In multivariable analysis, obesity (hazard ratio [HR] 0.27 [0.09-0.85], p = 0.025) but not overweight (HR 0.68 [0.32-1.45], p = 0.32) was associated with lower risk of death. Obesity was also independently associated with reduced risk of the composite endpoint (HR 0.54 [0.28-0.99], p = 0.047).In asymptomatic hypertensive and diabetic patients with preclinical HF, obesity is associated with better survival and reduced risk of events.

Obesity paradox

10.1002/oby.20420

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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Presenting with Predominant Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: Efficacy of Bromocriptine

Case Reports in Medicine (2012)

Piercarlo Ballo Irene Betti Giuseppe Mangialavori Leandro Chiodi Gherardo Rapisardi

Management of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is still a major clinical problem, as only half of them or slightly more show complete recovery of left ventricular (LV) function despite conventional evidence-based treatment for heart failure. Recent observations suggested that bromocriptine might favor recovery of LV systolic function in patients with PPCM. However, no evidence exists regarding its effect on LV diastolic dysfunction, which is commonly observed in these patients. Tissue Doppler (TD) is an echocardiographic technique that provides unique information on LV diastolic performance. We report the case of a 37-year-old white woman with heart failure (NYHA class II), moderate LV systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction 35%), and severe LV diastolic dysfunction secondary to PPCM, who showed no improvement after 2 weeks of treatment with ramipril, bisoprolol, and furosemide. At 6-week followup after addition of bromocriptine, despite persistence of LV systolic dysfunction, normalization of LV diastolic function was shown by TD, together with improvement in functional status (NYHA I). At 18-month followup, the improvement in LV diastolic function was maintained, and normalization of systolic function was observed. This paper might support the clinical utility of bromocriptine in patients with PPCM by suggesting a potential benefit on LV diastolic dysfunction.

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

10.1155/2012/476903

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The Role of N-terminal PRO-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Echocardiography for Screening Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction in a Population at High Risk for Heart Failure. The PROBE-HF Study

Journal of Cardiac Failure (2009)

Irene Betti Gabriele Castelli Alessandro Barchielli Cinzia Beligni Vittorio Boscherini

Brain natriuretic peptide

Diastolic heart failure

Copeptin

10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.12.002

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Clotting activation after oral anticoagulant therapy discontinuation

Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis (2004)

Daniela Poli Emilia Antonucci Emanuele Cecchi Irene Betti Ilaria Lapini

A hypercoagulable state has been reported in some patients treated for venous thromboembolism (VTE) after oral anticoagulant treatment (OAT) discontinuation. It is unclear whether this is a risk factor for thrombosis recurrence. We investigated 139 patients with VTE and followed them up for a median of 20.5 months (6-90 months) to evaluate whether fragment 1 + 2 (F1 + 2) plasma levels are prognostic for VTE recurrence and to confirm clotting activation after OAT withdrawal. Fourteen patients had recurrences during the follow-up. F1 + 2 was measured the day before OAT withdrawal (T0) and 4 weeks later (T1) and its levels were similar in patients with spontaneous VTE versus those with transient risk factors for VTE. F1 + 2 levels increased from T0 to T1 (P < 0.0005). At T1, F1 + 2 values were significantly higher in patients with recurrence than in those without (P < 0.005). The negative predictive value of normal levels of F1 + 2 at T1 was 95%. In carriers of thrombophilic conditions no correlation was found between F1 + 2 levels and VTE recurrence. The results of this study confirm clotting activation after OAT discontinuation and suggest that higher F1 + 2 plasma levels are an independent risk factor for VTE recurrence.

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Anticoagulant Therapy

Lower risk

10.1097/00001721-200404000-00004

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Isolated Papillary Muscle Rupture Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2011)

Piercarlo Ballo Giuseppe Mangialavori Irene Betti Gabriele Giunti Francesco Meucci

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.067

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336 The prevalence of asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction in subjects at risk of heart failure. Results of the PROBE-HF study

European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements (2007)

Gabriele Castelli Irene Betti A Barchielli Cinzia Beligni Vittorio Boscherini

10.1016/s1567-4215(07)60211-2

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O prazer em aulas de educação fisica escolar : a perspectiva discente

Irene Betti Wagner Wey Moreira

O presente estudo investigou como o aluno experimenta o sentimento denominado prazer, em aulas de Educacao Fisica Escolar, e quais as interferencias para seu alcance. Para tanto, foram analisadas e interpretadas entrevistas abertas, semi-estruturadas, de 58 alunos, na faixa etaria de 10 a 15 anos, de ambos os sexos, das redes estadual e particular de ensino do municipio de Rio Claro, de 5a a 8a series do 1o grau e 1a serie do 2o grau aplicados logo apos uma aula de Educacao Fisica. Os resultados foram classificados em duas categorias, e mostraram que: o aluno sente prazer esquecendo-se do que acontece ao seu redor, concentrando-se extremamente no que esta fazendo entrando em estado de fluxo. As interferencias sao muitas, algumas delas funcionado ora como positivas, ora com negativas, como no caso dos colegas e professores Abstract

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The Aortic Valve

Springer eBooks (2012)

Irene Betti

Vena contracta

Ventricular pressure

10.1007/978-88-470-2583-7_16

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PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF CA125 IN A POPULATION AT HIGH RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: RESULTS FROM THE PROBE-HF STUDY

Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2010)

Irene Betti Piercarlo Ballo Alessandro Barchielli Alfredo Zuppiroli

10.1016/s0735-1097(10)60596-7

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