European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jul 2020
Clinical utility of fecal calprotectin in monitoring disease activity and predicting relapse in pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are commonly diagnosed in reproductive-aged women and can substantially affect pregnancy outcomes. Non-invasive monitoring of IBD during the prenatal course is particularly challenging as traditional laboratory biomarkers are often affected by pregnancy-related physiologic changes. We aimed to evaluate the role of fecal calprotectin (FC) in monitoring disease activity and predicting relapse among IBD women throughout gestation. ⋯ FC appears to be a reliable marker of ongoing disease activity throughout the prenatal course as well as a predictor of imminent disease flare among IBD pregnant patients.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jul 2020
LetterProtective role of chronic treatment with direct oral anticoagulants in elderly patients affected by interstitial pneumonia in COVID-19 era.
• Elderly COVID-19 patients with chronic heart disease have a worse prognosis. • Cardio-active treatment has a protective role in COVID-19 pneumonia. • Anticoagulant chronic assumption in elderly with heart disease reduce mortality.