Alberto Farinetti

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia | UNIMO · Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults

The present letter to editor comments on the manuscript "Bulczak EM, Chmurzyńska AU. Caffeine Consumption in Polish Adults: Development and Validation of a Polish Questionnaire for Assessing Caffeine Intake. J Am Nutr Assoc. 2023 Feb 1:1-7. doi:10.1080/27697061.2023.2172749. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36725370." regarding adequate monitoring of the...

Background: The recent pandemic has led to major lifestyle changes, especially in women, changes that will impact cardiovascular risk. The aim of the present observational study was to evaluate changes occurred during pandemic in coffee and caffeine intake in a group of adult women and compare changes in smoking versus non-smoking women. Methods:...

Vascular sequelae following (SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease) (COVID)-19 infection are considered as “Long Covid (LC)” disease, when occurring 12 weeks after the original infection. The paucity of specific data can be obviated by translating pathophysiological elements from the original Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) inf...

Background and aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected young people. The present study aims to explore the effects of COVID-19 on lifestyle in 500 undergraduate students both during the acute phase of the pandemic (so-called "first wave") and during the second spread of infections (so-called "second wave"). Gender differences were also...

Energy drinks (EDs) are non-alcoholic beverages containing high amounts of caffeine and other psychoactive substances. EDs also contain herbal extract whose concentration is usually unknown. EDs can have several adverse effects on different organs and systems, but their effects on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract have been poorly investigated. To de...

New techniques of CT digital subtraction angiographic imaging allow to study the aortic blood flow in case of abdominal aortic aneurysm and find unfavorable elements for a greater risk of rupture. On the other hand, the intraluminal thrombus, whose growth is facilitated by a turbulent blood flow, damages the aneurysm walls through immune-inflammato...

In recent years, scientific research has shown that the incidence of various diseases, including some cancers, is relatively low in the Mediterranean Countries compared to that of other European countries or North America. This support the hypothesis that the Mediterranean diet, rich in bioactive food components, including methyl group donors, poly...

A particular thrombocytopenia can follow endovascular procedures of aortic endografting, typically when performed for thoraco-abdominal aneurysm. This complication has a rapid onset within the 5th postoperative day, or a delayed one in the next postoperative period, always with the risk of severe hemorrhages. Different factors can be considered, su...

In recent years, the consumption of energy drinks (EDs) has increased constantly among young people because of their capacity to enhance alertness and improve mental and physical performance, reducing fatigue. EDs are beverages containing a high and variable amount of caffeine, which exerts effects on many tissues of the cardiovascular system. In a...

The cardiovascular risk assessment must be carried out during all the different phases of life because the cardiovascular risk and the related prevention actions are dynamic and constantly evolving. As patients age, they change their exposure to various risk factors and accumulate comorbidities by changing their subjective cardiovascular risk, so i...

A splenic arteriovenous fistula causes a ‘pre-hepatic’ hypertension in the portal venous system with the double mechanism of an increased blood amount and mainly its high pressure inflow. It aggravates for a secondary fibrosis of the portal vein branches and ‘capillarization’ of the hepatic sinusoids, adding a further ‘intra-hepatic’ component. The...

The present letter to editor comments the manuscript “Caffeine and high energy drink use and knowledge by nurses in three countries” presenting some data on energy drinks obtained from a questionnaire administered to undergraduate medical students.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among men and women, although women are usually underdiagnosed and experience a delay in diagnosis. This also occurs in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus, despite the fact that diabetes is recognized as a major cardiovascular risk factor. Several factors influence the gap between diagnosi...

The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly affected young population all over the world. The present study explores the effects of COVID-19 on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and diet in a population of 435 menopausal women during the first phase of the pandemic (so-called the “first wave”) and during the second spread of infections, after the summ...

Introduction: The relationship between caffeine and arrhythmias is controversial. Several studies have been performed to evaluate the potential pro-arrhythmic effects of caffeine leading to opposite conclusion. The aim of the present commentary was to evaluate the relationship between arrhythmias and caffeine. Materials and methods: The present rev...

To contain the spread of CoV-19 / SARS-CoV-2 infection, several governments have imposed collective quarantine on the population. All of these restrictions have influenced women's health and induced an unhealthy lifestyle that, in some cases, could persist after the lockdown. The present commentary briefly analyzes the effects of quarantine on wome...

In March 2020, when COVID-19 epidemics involved several countries, the WHO defined the infection as a pandemic. Government adopted measures to prevent the diffusion of infection; i.e. quarantine and isolation. One of the consequences of quarantine-induced stress is a change in lifestyle and eating habits leading to obesity. The present commentary b...

The present letter to editor is related to "Cui WQ, Wang ST, Pan D, Chang B, Sang LX. Caffeine and its main targets of colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2020; 12(2): 149-172 [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i2.149]".

COVID-19 is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected people. To contain the diffusion of COVID-19 virus, Governments have enforced restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. One important consequence of quarantine is a change in lifestyle: reduced physical activity and unhealthy di...

Aim: Surgical site (SSI) infection is a common complication that occurs in the post-operative period because it still has a decisive impact on the morbidity and mortality of patients and the costs associated with therapy and prolongation of hospitalization. In recent years, therefore, several authors have published their experience in the use of n...

Introduction Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a very rare malignant histiocytic derivation cancer. The extranodal multisystemic HS has an aggressive clinical course and poor Disease-Free Survival (DFS) and Overall Survival (OS). There are no shared and effective therapeutic protocols; our approach aims to improve the prognosis for advanced diseases. Pr...

Letter related to “Rahimi MR, Khabiri P, Faraji H. Effects of caffeine ingestion on resistance exercise-induced apoptosis in athletes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. PN 2Jul.2018 [cited 20Dec.2018];20(4):563-9.”

: Physical activity is considered very useful in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The present study aims to evaluate the role of physical activity in women with high adherence to a Mediterranean diet and its correlation with asymptomatic atherosclerosis. A group of 425 premenopausal women (mean age 48 ± 9 years) was evaluated. They complet...

We have read with great interest the paper “Characterization of hospitalized cardiovascular patients with suspected heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia“ by Stoll and co‐workers [1] and we found it very important with a view to clinical prevention.

Ackground: Experimental surgery needs a pharmacological approach that can interfere with cardiac function. Case report: In a animal model of regenerative medicine of myocardium we use an anaesthesiological protocol that included Propofol, a benzodiazepine (Midazolam) and an alpha-2 adrenergic agent. Results: In a group of 15 rabbits undergoing...