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The Italian Journal of Medicine (ITJM) is the official journal of FADOI, the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors on Internal Medicine and focus to describe the complex and variable situations confronted by Internists in daily practice. ITJM aims to promote excellence in the practice of internal medicine in hospitals and to disseminate the results of clinical research in internal medicine departments. The journal also contributes to the updating of hospital internists on general topics concerning public health, including ethical, legal, economical and health policy issues. ITJM is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal aiming to publish highest-quality material covering original basic and clinical research on all aspects of internal medicine. The Journal includes original clinical research papers, reviews, case reports and specific sections dedicated to clinical pharmacology, chronic diseases, health management. ITJM is currently indexed in Web of Science/ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ since September 2009.

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  • Maternal, fetal, and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19-infected pregnancies in Saudi Arabia: a meta-analysis and systematic review

    Ahmad Alwazzan
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1877
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  • Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor

    Khalid Faraj, Abdellatif Bour
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1861
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  • Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

    Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1808
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  • C-reactive protein as a diagnostic marker for ovarian carcinoma

    Angga Dewi Umar Wahyu, Syahrul Rauf, Susiawaty Susiawaty, Maisuri T. Chalid, Nugraha Utama Pelupessy, Irma Savitri
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1819
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  • Role of platelet indices and vitamin D in forecasting deterioration of glycemic control and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes

    Maryam Ahmed Obaid Al Ali, Khalid Abdelsamea Mohamedahmed, Asaad Ma Babker
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1875
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  • Skin lesions and the role of the internist: a series of clinical cases

    Carolina Bologna, Domenico Birra, Marina Lugarà, Antonietta De Sena, Gabriella Oliva, Paolo Tirelli, Pasquale Madonna, Vincenzo Nuzzo
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1796
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  • Stochastic Petri net model with random time of Vietnamese ischemic stroke patient treatment process

    Nguyen Tien Dung, Nguyen-Thi Phuong Quynh, Ho Cam Tu, Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Pham-Thi Thuy, Vu-Thi Hoai Thu, Lo Minh Trong, Ho Khanh Lam, Nguyen Phuong Sinh
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1806
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  • Obesity: a potential cause of varicocele leading to male infertility

    Zain ul Hasan, Syed Amir Gilani, Asif Hanif, Raham Bacha, Zareen Fatima
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1827
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  • Profile of dietary supplement consumers in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

    Oumaima Touijri, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Yassmine Nahab, Ali Quyou, Moulay Laarbi Ouahidi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1857
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  • Screening of the key genes and signaling pathways for schizophrenia using bioinformatics and next generation sequencing data analysis

    Iranna Kotturshetti, Basavaraj Vastrad, Veena Kori, Chanabasayya Vastrad, Shivakumar Kotrashetti
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1830
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  • Assessment of the knowledge of pregnant women with gestational diabetes regarding diet and physical activity in Morocco

    Hanane Azargui, Btihaj AL Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1849
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  • Retrieving the information stored in the donated organ may cause the patient’s personality to change after the transplant operation

    Jamal Al-Karaki, Muhammad Al-Zafar Khan, Phoka Rathebe, Raul Valverde, Alireza Sepehri, Massimo Fioranelli
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1790
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  • Is a terminally ill non-cancer patient really forced to stay at the hospital?

    Francesco Serafini, Maria Gabriella Procacci, Elia Vettore, Giulia Cardinali, Fabio Presotto
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1850
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  • La medicina perioperatoria e il co-management medico-chirurgico: position paper FADOI-ACOI In collaborazione con SISET, SIMIT, SIN, SINPE

    Davide Carrara, Francesco Dentali
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.7
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  • The importance of the cardiology observation unit in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases: a pilot project

    Manuel Monti, Simone Cappannelli, Marco Cardile, Deborah Cosmi, Tania Di Pasquale, Mariana Cappannelli, Jacopo Fagotti, Pietro Quadalti, Michele Marvardi, Roberto Marchetti, Euro Capponi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1840
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  • Safety and efficacy of renal denervation utilizing standard bidirectional EP catheter: preliminary Vietnamese findings

    Tran Ba Hieu, Nguyen Ngoc Quang, Pham Manh Hung
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1816
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  • Vitamin D and intrauterine growth restriction: a cross-sectional study

    Fadhilah Arnan, Maisuri T. Chalid, Monika Fitria Farid, Efendi Lukas, Ellen Wewengkang
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1833
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  • Pharmacological interactions in novel oral anticoagulants, statins, and hypertension drugs in patients treated with direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C: a Delphi Consensus project

    Ivan Gentile, Giancarlo Agnelli, Angelo Avogaro, Claudio Borghi, Alessia Ciancio, Ernesto Claar, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Pasquale Perrone Filardi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1846
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 204
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  • Molecular and hematological spectrum of α-thalassemia in Saudi patients

    Raed Alserihi, Sarah Alswat, Heba Alkhatabi , Haitham M.H. Qutob, Elrashed B. Yasin, Talal Qadah
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1837
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  • Association of immunoglobulins and complement levels with pemphigus in patients at the Khartoum Dermatology and Venereal Disease Hospital, Sudan

    Omer Osman Elhag, Mohammed S. Abduhameed, Ismaeel O. Khalid, AbdulAzeem Hijawi, Mohamed O. Andarawi, Saadalnour A. Mustafa, Adil A. Yousif, Shawgi A Elsiddig, Asaad Babker
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1831
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  • An uncommon case of postpartum venous thrombosis in a patient with hereditary angioedema. Patient from the ITACA Cohort (Italian Network for Hereditary and Acquired Angioedema)

    Francesco Giardino, Andrea Caruso, Simone Giosuè Longhitano, Lorena Domenica Campanello
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1836
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  • Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition in patients with liver cirrhosis and diabetes: a possible role in ascites control?

    Aurelio Seidita, Francesca Mandreucci, Mirco Pistone, Silvia Calderone, Alessandra Giuliano, Marta Chiavetta, Lydia Giannitrapani, Roberto Citarrella, Maurizio Soresi, Anna Licata, Antonio Carroccio, Stella Compagnoni
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1829
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  • Assessing the effect of implementing a central line care bundle on central line-associated bloodstream infections in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

    Ohoud Alhumaidan, Zeina Alkudmani, Khaled Alnafee, Sabah Alshuhri, Bandar Alrashid, Jalwa Alkahtany, Afnan Almazrua, Salem Alghamdi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1783
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  • Clinical utility of echocardiography in internal medicine: a narrative review

    Nicola Mumoli, Stefania Marengo
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1802
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  • A misleading miscellanea: a COVID-19 patient with fever and cytopenia

    Pietro Bocchi, Lara Zerbini, Elisa Gnappi, Maurizio Ziliotti, Marco Pesci, Luisa Craviotto, Michele Meschi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1805
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  • Ochrobactrum anthropi: a rare case of endocarditis

    Francesca Salvotti, Gilda Rossoni, Maria Chiara Pilia, Pietro Carleo, Veronika Kofler, Cristina Carmignani, Maria Grazia Marin, Fabrizio Paolo Bonfante, Irene Zagni
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1821
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  • Incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer patients from a single center study

    Alaa Banjar
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1820
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  • The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life: a retrospective cohort study in northern Vietnam

    Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Van Tuan, Tran Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Thanh Long, Nguyen Hoang Yen, Vu Son Tung, Tran Thien Thang, Tran Thi Ha An, Le Cong Thien, Le Thi Thu Ha, Le Thi Hoan
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1809
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  • Patent foramen ovale and stroke: a possible association with deep vein thrombosis

    Raffaele Natale, Luca Maria Capece, Sofia Donnarumma, Pasquale Madonna, Carolina Bologna, Domenico Birra, Antonietta De Sena, Marina Lugarà, Claudio De Luca, Mariavittoria Guerra, Gabriella Oliva, Fabio Granato Corigliano, Paolo Tirelli, Vincenzo Nuzzo
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1801
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  • Diagnostic values of adenosine deaminase cytokines in fluid contributed to the detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

    Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Nguyen Minh Hien, Nguyen Tien Dung, Le-Thi Minh Hien, Luu Cong Thanh, Luu Vu Dung, Tran Khanh Chi, Nguyen-Van Khiem, Hoang Hai Yen
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1810
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  • Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of blood donation among undergraduate students at Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

    Asaad M.A. Babker, Kiran S Gopinath, Srija Manimaran, Ibrahim Ali Alsalkhadi, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Ahmed Luay Osman
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1788
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  • Comparative analysis of advanced polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Parvovirus B19 in first-trimester pregnant women at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

    Alaa M. Abdalhadi, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Israa M. Abdalhadi, Mona A. Alblooshi, Fawzia A. AlObeidli, Israa O. Yousif, Hassan Higazi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1800
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  • Morphometric and clinical analysis and nutritional and dietary management of malnourished adult patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

    Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1804
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  • Prevalence and distribution of dry eye disease among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kosovo

    Drilon Zekaj, Naim Jerliu, Floriana Kukaj-Zekaj, Ali Tonuzi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1799
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  • A case of ankylosing spondylitis in female siblings

    Aigerim Abuova, Baglan Abdakhina, Aleksandr Glushan, Zhasken Smagulov, Bibigul Adilbekova, Svetlana Trofimova, Assel Meiramova
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1797
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  • Segmental arterial mediolysis: a challenging diagnosis in internal medicine

    Giulia Bombardieri, Alessandra Rustici, Michele Caselli, Chiara Chirico, Veronica Bocchi, Andrea Montagnani
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1795
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  • Impressive weight loss induced by a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in a morbidly complex obese patient with a recent episode of acute kidney injury and advanced chronic kidney disease: a case report

    Vincenzo Trapanese, Maria Chiara Pelle, Maria Capria, Nazareno Carullo, Clara Vatalaro, Francesca Cosentino, Melania Melina, Maria Resilde Natale, Federica Giofrè, Franco Arturi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1787
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  • Correlation between diet, body mass index, and lipid profile in Kosovar women treated for primary infertility

    Fatjona Gashi, Muhamet Kadrija, Zafer Gashi, Mila Arapcheska, Shkelzen Elezaj, Fitore Gashi, Fitim Gashi, Gentian Elezaj, Liridon Elezaj
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1784
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  • Concern for medical students due to their cell phones’ comparatively high contamination with Pantoea agglomerans bacteria with reduced sensitivity to some antimicrobials

    Ahmed E. Taha
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1767
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  • The value of computed tomography perfusion for assessing the response of hepatocellular carcinoma to transarterial chemoembolization

    Bui Quang Huynh, Nguyen Duy Hung, Le Thanh Dung, Nguyen-Thi Thu, Nguyen-Thi Hai Anh, Ngo Quang Duy, Nguyen Minh Duc
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1768
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  • International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and goal attainment scale approach as academic tools at student-run free clinic for diabetic patients with international collaboration

    Faton T. Hoxha, Arb F. Hoxha, Toini Harra, Anu Myllyharju-Puikkonen, Nart F. Hoxha, Antigona Ukëhaxhaj
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1774
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  • Screening for undernutrition in gastric bypass: a case study of four patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

    Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1778
    279
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  • High prevalence of malnutrition in an internal medicine department: results from the AMIDO study

    Paola Gnerre, Stefania Lingua, Marianna Farotto, Riccardo Mazzucco, Stefania Crivellari, Carlotta Bertolina, Fabio Giacchero, Paola Cerutti, Elena Seksich, Marinella Bertolotti, Antonio Maconi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1775
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  • Multifactorial intestinal ischemia: a rare and undervalued diagnosis of abdominal pain

    Annadora Morena, Domenico Cirillo, Raffaele Natale, Clelia Nasti, Tullia Torella, Rossella Di Domenico, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Lidia Santarpia
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1777
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  • Retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in the treatment of renal cancer: a 5-year single-center experience in resource-scare setting

    Nguyen Minh An, Ngo Trung Kien, Nguyen Van Duc, Vo Hoang Long
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1764
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  • Retrospective analysis on clinical characteristics and venous thromboembolism outcomes using bridging prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for thrombophilic women performing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproductive procedures: 15 years of experience

    Pierpaolo Di Micco, Corrado Lodigiani, Lidia Luciana Rota, Giuseppe Camporese, Ida Strina, Carlo Alviggi
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1749
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  • Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker for urinary tract infection in female patients at Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, UAE

    Bissan Elattar, Rahaf Ka’ki, Samar Alansawi, Marwan Ismail, Hassan Higazi, Salah Hussein, Sara Mohammed Ali Mohammed, Salma Elnour, Nour Farajallah, Khalid Sukar
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1751
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  • Complete revascularization in coronary artery bypass grafting with coronary artery endarterectomy: updated findings from Vietnam

    Huu Cong Nguyen, Hung Quoc Doan, Linh Hai T. Ngo, Uoc Huu Nguyen, Long Hoang Vo, Thanh Ngoc Le
    https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1734
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