Raffaele Lodi

EXPRESS: Cerebral Microbleed Burden After Aortic and Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Extracorporeal Circulation Exposure: Evidence From Young Patients With Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders

Background and Purpose: Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) occur after surgery involving extracorporeal circulation (ECC), though confounding risk factors may obscure this association. Patients with heritable connective tissue diseases (HCTDs) requiring early surgery provide an ideal mo...

Organizing healthcare delivery in the era of disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease: an Italian RAND/UCLA consensus

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a growing clinical and organizational challenge, requiring coordinated, multidisciplinary care models. In Italy, significant regional variability in resources and access to diagnostic services persists, while the implementation of commun...

DARE to wear: digital health promotion and disease prevention using wearable devices

Global healthcare systems are under increasing strain to ensure long-term sustainability, necessitating a transition towards proactive, preventive healthcare strategies. Wearable sensor technologies are uniquely positioned to facilitate this paradigm shift by allowing continuous...