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"Trabecular Bone Score" (TBS): an indirect measure of bone micro-architecture in postmenopausal patients with primary hyperparathyroidismElisabetta Romagnoli
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Bone 53:154-9. 2013..Trabecular Bone Score" (TBS) has been recently proposed as an indirect measure of bone micro-architecture. Our study was aimed to investigate TBS in patients with PHPT...- Secondary osteoporosis in men and women: clinical challenge of an unresolved issueElisabetta Romagnoli
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
J Rheumatol 38:1671-9. 2011..To evaluate the clinical and etiological factors of osteoporosis. We also tested the FRAX algorithm to compare the assessment of fracture risk in patients with primary or secondary osteoporosis... - Short and long-term variations in serum calciotropic hormones after a single very large dose of ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) or cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) in the elderlyElisabetta Romagnoli
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Rome Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:3015-20. 2008..In humans, few studies have compared the potencies of ergocalciferol and cholecalciferol in improving and maintaining vitamin D status... - The effects of alendronate treatment in osteoporotic patients affected by monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significanceJessica Pepe
Department of Clinical Sciences, University La Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Calcif Tissue Int 82:418-26. 2008..001), and -0.47 for bone sialoprotein (P = nonsignificant). Treatment with alendronate could lead to a significant reduction in fracture risk in MGUS patients with skeletal fragility... - The effect of recombinant PTH(1-34) and PTH(1-84) on serum ionized calcium, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and urinary calcium excretion: a pilot studySara Piemonte
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Rome Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Calcif Tissue Int 85:287-92. 2009..1 + or - 64.7, 130%). Our results indicate no difference in postinjection serum Ca(2+), 1,25(OH)(2)D, or urinary Ca excretion after a single dose of either PTH(1-84) or PTH(1-34) in patients previously treated with bisphosphonates... - Phalangeal quantitative ultrasound and bone mineral density in evaluating cortical bone loss: a study in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism and subclinical iatrogenic hyperthyroidismCristiana Cipriani
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J Clin Densitom 12:456-60. 2009..In postmenopausal women with PHPT and sHTH, bone loss is mainly detectable at cortical level. However, qualitative and/or structural changes of bone could account for the lack of correlations between these 2 techniques at cortical sites... 
Lumbar bone mineral density as the major factor determining increased prevalence of vertebral fractures in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significanceJessica Pepe
Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, , Rome, Italy
Br J Haematol 134:485-90. 2006..Patients with prevalent fractures should undergo pharmacological treatment to prevent further fractures...- Metabolic changes following 500 μg monthly administration of calcidiol: a study in normal femalesStefania Russo
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
Calcif Tissue Int 89:252-7. 2011..Monthly administration of 500 μg of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) may be considered an alternative for vitamin D repletion, without any detrimental effect... - Effect of a single oral dose of 600,000 IU of cholecalciferol on serum calciotropic hormones in young subjects with vitamin D deficiency: a prospective intervention studyCristiana Cipriani
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:4771-7. 2010..Effects of vitamin D repletion in young people with low vitamin D status have not been investigated so far... - Vitamin D status as the major factor determining the circulating levels of parathyroid hormone: a study in normal subjectsJessica Pepe
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Via del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Osteoporos Int 16:805-12. 2005..001) than those in subjects of similar age with normal vitamin status (n = 209) with all the assays employed. This study demonstrates the central role of 25(OH)D in regulating PTH secretion in physiological conditions... - Quality of life in ambulatory postmenopausal women: the impact of reduced bone mineral density and subclinical vertebral fracturesElisabetta Romagnoli
Department of Clinical Sciences, University La Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Osteoporos Int 15:975-80. 2004..However, some aspects of QOL appear to be impaired in patients with subclinical vertebral fractures or reduced BMD... - Diagnostic performance of vertebral fracture assessment by the lunar iDXA scanner compared to conventional radiographyDaniele Diacinti
Department of Radiology, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, RM, Italy
Calcif Tissue Int 91:335-42. 2012..Therefore, VFA may be appropriate as an alternative to conventional radiography in patients at high risk of VF who are undergoing DXA bone densitometry and in the follow-up of osteoporotic patients on treatment... - Vitamin D status in female patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: does it play a role in skeletal damage?Vincenzo Carnevale
Divisioni di Medicina Interna, Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo FG, Rome, Italy
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 60:81-6. 2004..Vitamin D deficiency, even subclinical, has been considered to worsen the skeletal damage in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Our study aimed to investigate the impact of vitamin D status on skeletal involvement in PHPT... - Muscle strength and bone in healthy women: effect of age and gonadal statusCristiana Cipriani
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, University of Rome Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Hormones (Athens) 11:325-32. 2012..The aim of this work was to examine the effects of age and menopause on muscle strength and on the muscle-bone interaction... - The risk of fractures in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidismSimona De Geronimo
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Eur J Endocrinol 155:415-20. 2006..This finding suggests that other factors, such as bone quality, seem to be relevant in determining fracture risk, especially when gonadal function is lacking... - Impact of fractures on health care in a major university hospital in RomeElisabetta Romagnoli
Department of Clinical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Roma, Italy
Aging Clin Exp Res 15:505-11. 2003..Per-patient costs were remarkably higher for CHD, followed by fractures. CONCLUSIONS: Fractures represent a growing but often underestimated burden for hospital care in Italy; further studies are needed on this issue... - Arrhythmias in primary hyperparathyroidism evaluated by exercise testJessica Pepe
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Eur J Clin Invest 43:208-14. 2013..Hypercalcemia induces arrhythmias and shortening of QT. The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for occurrence of arrhythmias in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) during bicycle ergometer exercise test (ET)... - The combination of FRAX and Ageing Male Symptoms scale better identifies treated HIV males at risk for major fractureJessica Pepe
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 77:672-8. 2012..FRAX provides 10-year probability of major fractures. We investigated the role of AMS scale combined with FRAX without bone mineral density (BMD), in identifying HIV men with bone fragility... 
Acute and chronic effects of hypercalcaemia on cortical excitability as studied by 5 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationElisa Iacovelli
Department of Neurological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell Universita 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
J Physiol 589:1619-26. 2011....- Several approaches for vitamin D determination by surface plasmon resonance and electrochemical affinity biosensorsLuciano Carlucci
Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome, Italy
Biosens Bioelectron 40:350-5. 2013..The proposed devices provide an improvement with respect to traditional methods that are time and reagents consuming and require radioactive compounds, pretreatment procedures and expensive instrumentation... - Vertebral morphometry by X-ray absorptiometry: which reference data for vertebral heights?Daniele Diacinti
Department of Radiology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Bone 49:526-36. 2011..In this multicenter study, we have derived reference data for vertebral heights and their ratios in Italian women using morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA)...