Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana

Effectiveness of Multidomain Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction by Patient Frailty: Prespecified Subgroup Analysis of the PIpELINe Trial

BACKGROUND: Frailty is common among older patients surviving myocardial infarction, is associated with adverse outcomes, and is often perceived as a barrier to cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The aim of this study is to determine whether frailty influences prognosis after myocardial...

Multidisciplinary Delphi consensus-based recommendations on the use of image-guided radiotherapy for upper gastrointestinal tumours: an AIRO–AITRO–AIFM study

Abstract Objectives Upper gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies represent one of the most challenging scenarios for image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT). Despite technological advances, clinical practice remains heterogeneous among centres. This national, multidisciplinary Delphi consen...

Association between candidate genes and FRAX scores in postmenopausal women

Abstract Purpose Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been associated with BMD and bone fracture risk. The aim of this study was to assess the possible association between FRAX scores and specific SNPs in Italian osteopenic and osteoporotic postmenopausal women. Methods We...