A case of ulceroglandular tularemia presenting with lymphadenopathy and an ulcer on a linear morphoea lesion surrounded by erysipelas by Balestra A, Bytyci H, Guillod C, Braghetti A, Elzi L

“…Alessandra Balestra,1 Hekuran Bytyci,1 Caroline Guillod,2 Antonio Braghetti,3 Luigia Elzi4 1Department of Internal Medicine, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, 6500 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland; 2Department of Dermatology, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, 6500 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland; 3Department of Radiology, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, 6500 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland; 4Department of Infectious Diseases, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona e Valli, 6500 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland Abstract: Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the infection of Francisella tularensis (a gram-negative aerobic bacterium). …”
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What’s the effectiveness of stocking actions in small creeks? The role of water discharge behind hatchery trout downstream movement by Stefano Brignone, Vanessa De Santis, Tiziano Putelli, Christophe Molina, Armando Piccinini, Richard A. Carmichael, Pietro Volta

“…The movement of subadult/adult hatchery-released brown trout Salmo trutta L. was studied by passive telemetry in a small tributary of Lake Lugano (i.e., Laveggio Creek, Canton Ticino, Switzerland). Hatchery fish, together with some resident wild individuals sampled during electrofishing surveys, were tagged with Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT) tags. …”
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Impact of sex and role of coronary artery disease in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest presenting with refractory ventricular arrhythmias by Maria Luce Caputo, Enrico Baldi, Joel Daniel Krüll, Damiano Pongan, Ruggero Cresta, Claudio Benvenuti, Roberto Cianella, Roberto Primi, Alessia Currao, Sara Bendotti, Sara Compagnoni, Sara Compagnoni, Francesca Romana Gentile, Francesca Romana Gentile, Luciano Anselmi, Simone Savastano, Catherine Klersy, Angelo Auricchio

“…IntroductionThere are limited data on sex-related differences in out-of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) with refractory ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and, in particular, about their relationship with cardiovascular risk profile and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD).PurposeAim of this study was to characterize sex-related differences in clinical presentation, cardiovascular risk profile, CAD prevalence, and outcome in OHCA victims presenting with refractory VA.MethodsAll OHCAs with shockable rhythm that occurred between 2015 and 2019 in the province of Pavia (Italy) and in the Canton Ticino (Switzerland) were included.ResultsOut of 680 OHCAs with first shockable rhythm, 216 (33%) had a refractory VA. …”
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Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes and Hemodynamic Performances of Trifecta and Perimount Bioprostheses following Aortic Valve Replacement by Francesca Toto, Laura Leo, Catherine Klersy, Tiziano Torre, Thomas Theologou, Alberto Pozzoli, Elena Caporali, Stefanos Demertzis, Enrico Ferrari

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Zur Talgeschichte zwischen Domodossola und Locarno : Valle d'Ossola, Val Vigezzo (Prov. di Novara) - Centovalli (Kt. Tessin) : 1. Teil by R. Hantke

“…It could only reach the Ticino glacier as a small ice flow with reduced erosion power.…”
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Digital interprofessional communication with families in a cardiac surgery unit: insights from the pandemic by Alberto Pozzoli, Chantal Zurfluh, Peter Schulz, Peter Schulz, Monica Bianchi, Silvia Giuffrida, Diego Crivelli, Tiziano Torre, Enrico Ferrari, Enrico Ferrari, Enrico Ferrari, Stefanos Demertzis, Stefanos Demertzis, Stefanos Demertzis

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The Atrial Phenotype of the Inherited Primary Arrhythmia Syndromes by Giulio Conte, Ulrich Schotten, Angelo Auricchio

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Termination of pregnancy in a border region between Switzerland and Italy (2008–2015) by Danuta Reinholz, Simona Casati, Ottavio Beratta, Giorgio Marlani

“…For various reasons, many Italian women use the Swiss healthcare system, in particular in Canton Ticino, a border region adjacent to Italy in the southern part of Switzerland, when they want to have a VTP. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome, Antiplatelet Therapy, and Bleeding: A Clinical Perspective by Gregorio Tersalvi, Luigi Biasco, Giacomo Maria Cioffi, Giovanni Pedrazzini

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Never say never: successful extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) following a prolonged out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection by Laura Canziani, Francesca Orlando, Michele Villa, Tiziano Cassina

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Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Mitral Valve Prolapse: When Multimodality Imaging Is the Key to Success by Anna Giulia Pavon, Luca Bergamaschi, Marco Guglielmo

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Patients on vitamin K treatment: is switching to direct-acting oral anticoagulation cost-effective? A target trial on a prospective cohort by Stefanie Aeschbacher, David Conen, Stefan Osswald, Andreas Mueller, Tobias Reichlin, Christian Sticherling, Michael Kuhne, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Eva Blozik, Nicolas Rodondi, Giorgio Moschovitis, Carola A Huber, Michael Coslovsky, Marcello Di Valentino, Thomas D Szucs, Maria Luisa De Perna, Giulio Conte, Juerg H Beer, Miquel Serra-Burriel, Leo Bonati, Manuel Blum, Helena Aebersold, Stefan Felder, Rebecca E Paladini, Annina Stauber, Fabienne Foster-Witassek

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Additional value of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking parameters for the evaluation of the arrhythmic risk in patients with mitral valve prolapse by Marco Guglielmo, Dimitri Arangalage, Marco Augusto Bonino, Gianmarco Angelini, Michela Bonanni, Gianluca Pontone, Patrizio Pascale, Laura Anna Leo, Francesco Faletra, Jurg Schwitter, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Pierre Monney, Anna Giulia Pavon

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Induction of the CD24 Surface Antigen in Primary Undifferentiated Human Adipose Progenitor Cells by the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway by Francesco Muoio, Stefano Panella, Yves Harder, Tiziano Tallone

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Positron Emission Tomography in Heart Failure: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Application by Gregorio Tersalvi, Vittorio Beltrani, Martin R. Grübler, Alessandra Molteni, Yvonne Cristoforetti, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Giorgio Treglia, Luigi Biasco

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Associations of multilingualism and language proficiency with cognitive functioning: epidemiological evidence from the SwissDEM study in community dwelling older adults and long-te... by Deborah Pacifico, Serena Sabatini, Maddalena Fiordelli, Anna Maria Annoni, Anja Frei, Milo Puhan, Gwendolyn Graf, Emiliano Albanese

“…Methods Among study participants, 664 lived in the community in the Canton of Zurich (Mean age = 72.97 years; SD = 6.08), 386 lived in the community in Ticino (Mean age = 76.24 years; SD = 6.66), and 176 resided in LTC in Ticino (Mean age = 87.61 years; SD = 6.45). …”
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Quality indicators of colorectal cancer care in southern Switzerland: results from a population-based study by Alessandra Spitale, Laura Ortelli, Luca Mazzucchelli, Andrea Bordoni

“…METHODS All colorectal cancers diagnosed between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2012 were identified from the files of the population-based Ticino Cancer Registry, southern Switzerland. We computed 12 core QIs, approved by use of the validated Delphi methodology and for which all the necessary medical documentation was available or only minor data collection was still needed to complete the analysis: three for diagnosis, two for pathology and seven for treatment (surgery, oncology and radiotherapy). …”
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Techno-Economic Mapping for the Improvement of Shallow Geothermal Management in Southern Switzerland by Rodolfo Perego, Sebastian Pera, Antonio Galgaro

“…In this study, techno-economic maps for shallow geothermal potential of Cantone Ticino are produced, considering closed-loop systems. …”
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Between Nature and Artifice: Villoresi Canal as Urban Infrastructure by Caterina Gallizioli

“…In the strongly anthropized area between Ticino and Adda flows the Villoresi Canal, an hydraulic infrastructure able to link different parts of the land, spanning from agricultural landscape to residential areas. …”
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Development of a Biodegradable Microcarrier for the Cultivation of Human Adipose Stem Cells (hASCs) with a Defined Xeno- and Serum-Free Medium by Francesco Muoio, Stefano Panella, Matias Lindner, Valentin Jossen, Yves Harder, Tiziano Moccetti, Regine Eibl, Michele Müller, Tiziano Tallone

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