Chocolate intake in pre-menopausal women

With reference to the findings reported in the paper, we would like to make the following contribution to the discussion. In a recent analysis performed on 650 healthy women in pre-menopausal age (age range 45\u201354 years), we found that chocolate intake was higher in women in the low quartile of adherence to Mediterranean Diet (low Med Score)

Dhea as marker of good surgical homeostasis

The serum DHEA concentration can represent a valuable indicator of an "equilibrated" metabolic condition

Education in anesthesia: three years of online logbook implementation in an Italian school

BACKGROUND: The progress of physicians through residency training in anesthesiology can be monitored using an online logbook. The aim of this investigation was to establish how residents record clinical activities in their computerized web-based logbooks during their first years of anesthesiology training. METHODS: For this retrospective observational trial, the ESSE 3(©) digital registry of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy was used to record all anesthesia-related activities performed by three consecutive year-groups of residents (Groups A, B and C) between 2009 and 2012. The ratio of activities to sessions was chosen as a surrogate measure of compliance. RESULTS: A total of 41,348 actions were analyzed. The ratio of activities to sessions showed a statistically significant decline for all activities concerning the perioperative management of anesthesia, with a steady reduction from the first to the last year-group (Group A 23.7, Group B 14.1 and Group C 2.2; p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: An online activities logbook is a useful tool for recording and assessing the clinical activities undertaken by each resident during residency training in anesthesiology

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Cardiac Surgery Patients

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Coffee in hypertensive women with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease: a potential nutraceutical effect

Several studies suggest that coffee is associated with a lower risk of atherosclerosis.1,2 Coffee contains polyphenol antioxidants, which have been hypothesized to act against free oxygen radicals and lipid peroxidation and to improve endothelial function.1–3 Coffee is part of the Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest diets. The characteristics....

Sex differences in adherence to guidelines in aspirin prescription in a population of low-risk cardiovascular patients

Aspirin is widely used in low risk patients with cardiovascular disease to prevent thrombosis, despite the increasing risk of bleeding. We evaluated the adherence to guidelines in aspirin prescription in 2095 patients (960 men (45.8%) and 1135 women (54.2%), mean age 58 ± 12 years) affected by minor rectal hemorrhage

Alcohol mixed with energy drinks and arrhythmias

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