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Meta-Analysis of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Patients With Depression and Coronary Heart Disease by Pizzi, Carmine, MD, Rutjes, Anne Wilhelmina Saskia, PhD, Costa, Grazia Maria, MD, Fontana, Fiorella, MD, Mezzetti, Andrea, MD, Manzoli, Lamberto, MD, MPH

“…The occurrence of depression in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) substantially increases the likelihood of a poorer cardiovascular prognosis…”
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β-Endorphin in pressor response to hyperventilation in elderly patients with essential and secondary hypertension by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Pizzi, Carmine, Di Toro, Rosanna, Spampinato, Santi

“…It has been observed that a distinct blood pressure (BP) response to prolonged and forced hyperventilation in adult patients with essential hypertension is…”
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Endothelial function predicts future development of coronary artery disease : A study of women with chest pain and normal coronary angiograms by BUGIARDINI, Raffaele, MANFRINI, Olivia, PIZZI, Carmine, FONTANA, Fiorella, MORGAGNI, Gianluigi

“…The prognosis for women with chest pain and angiographically normal coronary arteries is believed to be totally benign. Previous studies, however, did not…”
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Autonomic nervous system, inflammation and preclinical carotid atherosclerosis in depressed subjects with coronary risk factors by Pizzi, Carmine, Manzoli, Lamberto, Mancini, Stefano, Bedetti, Gigliola, Fontana, Fiorella, Costa, Grazia Maria

“…Abstract Objectives We investigated the relationship between intima-media thickening (IMT) as an expression of preclinical atherosclerosis and coronary risk…”
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase in cardiac Syndrome X: Role of superoxide dismutase activity by PIZZI, Carmine, MANFRINI, Olivia, FONTANA, Fiorella, BUGIARDINI, Raffaele

“…Morbidity of patients with Syndrome X (SX; chest pain and normal coronary angiograms) is high and is associated with continuing episodes of chest pain and…”
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Effect of pravastatin on myocardial perfusion after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty by Manfrini, Olivia, Pizzi, Carmine, Morgagni, GianLuigi, Fontana, Fiorella, Bugiardini, Raffaele

“…We studied the effect of pravastatin on coronary perfusion after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. An exercise test performed within 2 weeks…”
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Changes in autonomic nervous system activity: spontaneous versus balloon-induced myocardial ischaemia by Manfrini, Olivia, Morgagni, Gianluigi, Pizzi, Carmine, Fontana, Fiorella, Bugiardini, Raffaele

“…Aims Cardio-cardiac reflexes may be evoked by both myocardial ischaemia and coronary occlusion itself. The aim of the study was to assess the intrapatient…”
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Parasympathetic failure and risk of subsequent coronary events in unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Manfrini, Olivia, Pizzi, Carmine, Trerè, Davide, Fontana, Fiorella, Bugiardini, Raffaele

“…Aim Previous animal studies suggested that vagal tone contributes to tonic dilatation of coronary arteries. We hypothesized that low parasympathetic activity…”
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Plasma nociceptin/orphanin FQ levels in response to the hyperventilation test in healthy subjects by Fontana, Fiorella, Pizzi, Carmine, Bernardi, Pasquale, Pich, Emilio Merlo, Bedini, Andrea, Spampinato, Santi

“…In vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that nociceptin/orphanin FQ inhibits norepinephrine release, while the effects of norepinephrine on…”
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Plasma nociceptin/orphanin FQ levels rise after spontaneous episodes of angina, but not during induced myocardial ischemia by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Pizzi, Carmine, Spampinato, Santi, Bedini, Andrea, Pich, Emilio Merlo

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of repeated episodes of angina and induced myocardial ischemia on plasma nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ)…”
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Plasma brain natriuretic peptide at rest and after adenosine-induced myocardial ischemia in normotensive and essential hypertensive patients with suspected coronary artery disease by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Pizzi, Carmine, Di Toro, Rosanna, Spampinato, Santi, Merlo Pich, Emilio

“…This study investigated plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in normotensive and hypertensive patients with suspected coronary artery disease during…”
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Effect of pravastatin on myocardial perfusion after percutanous transluminal coronary angioplasty by Manfrini, Olivia, Pizzi, Carmine, Morgagni, GianLuigi, Fontana, Fiorella, Bugiardini, Raffaele

“…We studied the effect of pravastatin on coronary perfusion after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. An exercise test performed within 2 weeks…”
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Pressor responses to hyperventilation in elderly subjects differentiate essential from secondary hypertension by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Pizzi, Carmine, Pich, Emilio Merlo

“…We evaluated pressor responses to the hyperventilation test in elderly normotensive (n=43, mean age 82 ± 5 years) and elderly hypertensive subjects (n=45 with…”
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Endothelin-1 response to mental stress in early ischemic lesions of the extremities due to systemic sclerosis by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Lanfranchi, Giuseppina, Conti, Eleonora, Spampinato, Santi, Di Toro, Rosanna, Bonafè, Francesca, Coccheri, Sergio

“…We studied circulating levels of endothelin-1, catecholamines and nitric oxide after a mental arithmetic test in 14 patients with early ischemic lesions of the…”
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[beta]-Endorphin in pressor response to hyperventilation in elderly patients with essential and secondary hypertension by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Pizzi, Carmine, Di Toro, Rosanna, Spampinato, Santi

“…It has been observed that a distinct blood pressure (BP) response to prolonged and forced hyperventilation in adult patients with essential hypertension is…”
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Opioid peptide response to spinal cord stimulation in chronic critical limb ischemia by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Lanfranchi, Giuseppina, Spampinato, Santi, Di Toro, Rosanna, Conti, Eleonora, Bonafè, Francesca, Coccheri, Sergio

“…Twelve patients with chronic critical limb ischemia in whom a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system had been implanted for at least one year had increased…”
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Blood Pressure Response to Hyperventilation Test Reflects Daytime Pressor Profile by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Lanfranchi, Giuseppina, Pisati, Maria Sole, Pich, Emilio Merlo

“…ABSTRACT—Recent studies show that healthy subjects and patients with moderate hypertension have different pressor responses to hyperventilation, depending on…”
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β-Endorphin modulation of pressor response to hyperventilation in hypertensive patients by Fontana, Fiorella, Bernardi, Pasquale, Spampinato, Santi, Toro, Rosanna Di, Bugiardini, Raffaele

“…After hyperventilation, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) significantly decreased in 14 hypertensive patients (group 1), did not change in 9 (group 2)…”
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Mechanisms of hypertension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute respiratory failure by Fontana, F, Bernardi, P, Tartuferi, L, Boschi, S, De Iasio, R, Merlo Pich, E

“…To investigate the effects of hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and cardiovascular hormones (norepinephrine, endothelin-1, and atrial natriuretic factor) on blood…”
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Opioid peptide modulation of circulatory and endocrine response to mental stress in humans by Fontana, F, Bernardi, P, Pich, E M, Boschi, S, De Iasio, R, Spampinato, S, Grossi, G

“…Healthy subjects were classified according to their percent increase in systolic blood pressure (SBP) after mental arithmetic test (MAT) as low (delta SBP…”
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