Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4)

ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):299-304

Supporting imaging modalities for improving diagnosis of prosthesis endocarditis: preliminary results of a single-center experience with 18F-FDG-PET/CT

Anna KOKALOVA *, Angelo M. DELL’AQUILA, Nemanja AVRAMOVIC, Sven MARTENS, Christian WENNING, Jürgen R. SINDERMANN

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):305-16

Evaluation of stenosis severity of coronary calcified lesions using transluminal attenuation gradient: clinical application of 320-row volume CT

Fengfeng YANG, Jie DONG, Wei WANG, Xiuting WANG, Xiaojiao FU, Nanda C. KUMAR, Tong ZHANG *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):317-23

High expression of long non-coding RNA CCAT2 indicates poor prognosis of gastric cancer and promotes cell proliferation and invasion

Sheng-Wen WU, Yan-Ping HAO, Jing-Hui QIU, Dong-Bo ZHANG, Cheng-Gong YU, Wen-Hui LI *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):324-33

Comparison of hepatectomy with or without hepatic inflow occlusion in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center experience

Jing-Hang JIANG, Kai-Xiu WANG, Ji-Ye ZHU, Pei-Pei YANG, Zhe GUO, Song-Lin MA, Yang LÜ, Bang-De XIANG *, Jian-Hong ZHONG, Le-Qun LI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):334-40

Serum Dickkopf-1 acts as a new biomarker in human breast cancer

Jin-Tao LIU *, Wen-Bin GUO, Jia-Yi SUN

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REVIEW  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):341-9

Change gout: the need for a new approach

Leonardo PUNZI *

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REVIEW  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):350-6

Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease: a multidisciplinary point of view

Paolo SOLIDORO, Filippo PATRUCCO *, Sharmila FAGOONEE, Rinaldo PELLICANO

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REVIEW  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):357-69

The current management of renal cell carcinoma

Teele KUUSK, Nikolaos GRIVAS, Roderick de BRUIJN, Axel BEX *

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REVIEW  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):370-80

The effects of remote ischemic conditioning in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis

Jing GAO, Qingjie CHEN, Fen LIU, Qian ZHAO, Bangdang CHEN, Yun ZHOU, Qiang ZHAO, Yitong MA, Yining YANG *

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):381-2

Middle-earth between smokers and non-smokers: an opportunity to improve the success of smoking cessation interventions?

Luca BARLASCINI *, Elena VEGNI, Massimo VERGA, Giulia PELLEGRINO, Fabiano DI MARCO, Stefano CENTANNI

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):383-4

Respiratory syndrome: a new nosological entity with a high social impact

Lino DI RIENZO BUSINCO, Alessia DI MARIO *, Pasquale LONGO, Mario TOMBOLINI

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):384-6

Dapagliflozin administration on visceral adiposity, blood pressure and aortic central pressure in overweight patients without type 2 diabetes

Manuel GONZÁLEZ-ORTIZ *, Fernando GROVER-PÁEZ, Cristal DÍAZ-CRUZ, Anayeli de J. PATIÑO-LAGUNA, Luis D. LÓPEZ-MURILLO, Esperanza MARTÍNEZ-ABUNDIS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Minerva Medica 2017 August;108(4):386-7

Prognostic value of long non-coding RNA UCA1 in digestive system malignancies

Ning SONG, Hui ZHAI, Xiao-Mei LI, Qing-Jie CHEN, Guang-Nan HUANG, Fen LIU, Yi-Ning YANG *

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