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Appropriateness of point-of-care testing (POCT) in an emergency departmentFrancesca Di Serio
Patologia Clinica I, University Hospital of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare n 11, Bari, Italy
Clin Chim Acta 333:185-9. 2003..Acute coronary syndrome is a major cause of death, morbidity and access in emergency departments (ED)...- Integration between point-of-care cardiac markers in an emergency/cardiology department and the central laboratory: methodological and preliminary clinical evaluationFrancesca Di Serio
Unità Operativa di Patologia Clinica I, Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 43:202-9. 2005.... 
Laboratory testing during critical care transport: point-of-care testing in air ambulancesFrancesca Di Serio
Department of Clinical Pathology I, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 48:955-61. 2010..With technological and computer advances, POCT during critical care transport will certainly increase in the future: this will be a challenge from a laboratory and clinical context...- Mesothelin family proteins and diagnosis of mesothelioma: analytical evaluation of an automated immunoassay and preliminary clinical resultsFrancesca Di Serio
Department of Clinical Pathology I, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 45:634-8. 2007..Studies have suggested that soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) can be used as a serum marker of malignant mesothelioma... - Integration between the tele-cardiology unit and the central laboratory: methodological and clinical evaluation of point-of-care testing cardiac marker in the ambulanceFrancesca Di Serio
Department of Clinical Pathology I, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 44:768-73. 2006..These approaches may allow improvements in patient outcomes and continuous monitoring of the POCT network in the central laboratory, thus meeting quality requirements... - Analytical evaluation of the Dade Behring Dimension RxL automated N-Terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) method and comparison with the Roche Elecsys 2010Francesca Di Serio
Unità Operativa di Patologia Clinica I, Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 43:1263-73. 2005..Age and sex were significantly and independently related to NT-proBNP concentrations. The Dimension RxL NT-proBNP method, like the Elecsys 2010, is suitable for routine use in the diagnosis of heart failure... - Proteomic approach to the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome: preliminary resultsFrancesca Di Serio
Patologia Clinica I, University Hospital of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare n 11, Bari, Italy
Clin Chim Acta 357:226-35. 2005..A new approach, based on protein biochip array technology, performs simultaneously: cTnI, CK-MB, myoglobin, CAIII, GFBB and FABP using a single chip... - Analytical evaluation of an automated immunoassay for cardiac troponin I: the Vidas Troponin I assayFrancesca Di Serio
Unità Operativa di Patologia Clinica I, Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 41:1363-8. 2003..The study of the agreement between the Vidas and Dimension RxL cTnI assays showed a total concordance of 96% with a bias value of -0.042. The Vidas Troponin I test is a fast, precise and sensitive method for the determination of cTnI... - Evaluation of analytical performance of the Pathfast cardiac troponin IFrancesca Di Serio
Department of Clinical Pathology I, University Hospital, Bari, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 47:829-33. 2009..Following Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines, we assessed the analytical performances of the Pathfast (Mitsubishi, Japan) cTnI method... - PATHFAST NT-proBNP (N-terminal-pro B type natriuretic peptide): a multicenter evaluation of a new point-of-care assayMartina Zaninotto
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 48:1029-34. 2010..These biomarkers have proven to be of particular value in the management of chronic and acute heart failure patients, and in the outpatient and the emergency setting... - Clinical impact of the troponin 99th percentile cut-off and clinical utility of myoglobin measurement in the early management of chest pain patients admitted to the Emergency Cardiology DepartmentGianfranco Amodio
Emergency Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Coron Artery Dis 18:181-6. 2007..To verify the clinical impact of different low cut-offs for troponin I/cardiac troponin I (99th percentile to 10% CV) and for myoglobin, in early risk stratification of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome... - Evaluation of a new ELISA assay for detection of BP230 autoantibodies in bullous pemphigoidMarilina Tampoia
Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Polyclinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1173:15-20. 2009..No patient in remission was positive for anti-BP230. In conclusion, anti-BP180 and anti-BP230 assays are useful in the diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid and provide information on disease activity... - Cardiac biomarkers in acute coronary syndromes: a reviewGianfranco Amodio
Emergency Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Bari, Piazza Garibaldi 52, 70122 Bari, Italy
Curr Vasc Pharmacol 8:388-93. 2010..Finally, we briefly discuss the most promising new cardiac markers actually used only in preclinical studies... - High-sensitivity C-reactive protein predicts cardiovascular events and myocardial damage after vascular surgeryDomenico Scrutinio
Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, S Maugeri Foundation, Institute of Cassano Murge, Bari, Italy
J Vasc Surg 54:474-9. 2011..To assess the association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) to adverse cardiovascular events and perioperative myocardial damage in patients after elective vascular surgery... - Use of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide to detect acute cardiac dysfunction during weaning failure in difficult-to-wean patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSalvatore Grasso
Department of Emergency Medicine and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Ospedale Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari, Italy
Crit Care Med 35:96-105. 2007.... - Laboratory request appropriateness in emergency: impact on hospital organizationMaria Pia Trisorio Liuzzi
Medical Management, Bari Polyclinic Hospital Corporation, and Emergency and Organ Transplant Department, Cardiac Surgery Section, Bari University, Italy
Clin Chem Lab Med 44:760-4. 2006..The results gathered are extremely interesting, as they show deficiencies at both the organizational and clinical level. The final objective of the investigation is to draft a common corporate procedure... - Prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide in the management of patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapyMaria Vittoria Pitzalis
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, 27834 Greenville, NC, USA
Eur J Heart Fail 8:509-14. 2006..To evaluate the role of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in predicting the progression of heart failure (HF) after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)... - Monitoring of cardiac function on the basis of serum troponin I levels in patients with acute leukemia treated with anthracyclinesGiorgina Specchia
Department of Hematology, University of Foggia, Italy
J Lab Clin Med 145:212-20. 2005..15 ng/mL) on day 14 in group 1 and on day 7 in group 2. These results may aid the clinician in the treatment of patients by identifying high-risk patients who may benefit from closer observation or supportive cardiac therapy...