European Journal of Internal Medicine

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The yield of F18 FDG PET-CT for the investigation of fever of unknown origin, compared with diagnostic CT	397
Unexpected myocardium: Benign finding or pathological debut?	141
Trial sequential analysis methodology for interpreting meta-analytical findings	130
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.	97
Does biological sex matter in solid organ transplantation?	95
Prevalence, awareness, and treatment of isolated diastolic hypertension in the United States	94
Some comments on Tecovirimat and mpox	82
Risk for hospital-treated infections in dermatitis herpetiformis and coeliac disease	60
Comparative analysis of obesity indices in discrimination and reclassification of cardiovascular disease risk: The ATTICA study (2002–2022)	60
Use of betablockers in post-myocardial infarction patients in a real-world setting	56
Critical considerations for sodium bicarbonate therapy in metabolic acidosis: Addressing confounding factors and methodological limitations	55
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in acute heart failure: What are you waiting for?	52
Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption	50
Effects of valsartan vs amlodipine and achieved lower blood pressure on the incidence of end-stage kidney disease: The VALUE Trial	50
The impact of hypoalbuminemia on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute heart failure: The modifying role of carbohydrate antigen 125	49
Length of hospital stay, delayed pneumonia diagnosis and post-discharge mortality. The Pneumonia in Italian Acute Care for Elderly units (PIACE)-SIGOT study	47
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An underestimated cardiovascular risk factor	46
Utilizing D-dimer levels for predicting survival probability in unplanned hospital admissions: Insights from a 5-year nationwide population-based register study	46
Chronicity of disease mandates quality-of-life prioritization – a role for digital health and patient-reported outcome measures	46
Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication	43
Anticoagulation strategies and long-term recurrence in patients with venous thromboembolism in the era of direct oral anticoagulants	42
Insight into increased risk of portal vein thrombosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	42
Non-invasive testing and risk-stratification in patients with MASLD	41
FIB-4 score association with operative outcomes, truth or fibs?	40
Building on the UTILY Study: Exploring uncharted aspects of multidrug-resistant pathogens in urinary tract infections	40

Characteristics of familial Mediterranean fever after 65 years of age	39
Different impact of chronic kidney disease in older patients with heart failure according to frailty	38
Co-management hospitalist services for neurosurgery. Where are we?	38
Role of emergency department physician in the management of osteoporotic fragility fractures in the elderly trauma patient	36
Urgent and emergency care in europe: Time for a rational network?	36
Safety of apixaban and rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation on hemodialysis	34
Risk prediction of major cardiac adverse events and all-cause death following covid-19 hospitalization at one year follow-up: The HOPE-2 score	33
Role of sex and gender-related variables in development of metabolic syndrome: A prospective cohort study	32
Atrial fibrillation-related mortality trends among adults with comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the United States from 1999 to 2020	32
Prognostic impact of different triggers in patients with Takotsubo syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Author's reply	31
Active fluid de-resuscitation in critically ill patients with septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Excess mortality of critically ill patients aged ≥90 years in intensive care units: A retrospective cohort study	30
Refining metabolic health assessment in inflammatory bowel disease risk prediction	29
Autoantibodies against an immunodominant epitope from apolipoprotein B and risk of cardiovascular events in subjects with type 2 diabetes	29
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review	29
Clinical factors associated with limited therapeutic implementation in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction hospitalized in internal medicine wards	29
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines	29
Direct oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists in adult patients with congenital heart disease?	28
Comparison of different frailty instruments for prediction of functional decline in older hypertensive outpatients (HYPER-FRAIL pilot study 2)	28
The clinical relevance of the reversal of coronary atherosclerotic plaque	27
Evolution and outcomes of aortic dilations in giant cell arteritis	27
Ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis: Examining the pros and cons	26
A call to action: The need to apply guidelines recommendations with ABC or SOS to improve stroke prevention and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	26
Cannabis is associated with blood pressure reduction in older adults – A 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study	26
Prognostic interplay of kidney function with sarcopenia, anemia, disability and cognitive impairment. The GLISTEN study	26
Catheter-based renal artery denervation: facts and expectations	26
Might midodrine be useful in patients with decompensated and worsening chronic heart failure?	26
Frailty, disability and patient-reported outcomes in apixaban users	26
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 evolution: How mutations affect XBB.1.5 variant	25
Reduced COVID-19 mortality linked with early antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, irrespective of age	25
Medicine before and after David Cox	25
Myocardial infarction during giant cell arteritis: A cohort study	24
Sex-based differences in the comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly hospitalized patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation	24
Primary adrenal insufficiency associated with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)	24
The importance of recognizing cerebral venous thrombosis following anti-COVID-19 vaccination	24
Patchy reversible renal vasoconstriction	24
Non-infectious gastrointestinal manifestations of Good syndrome	24
Sepsis scoring systems: Mindful use in clinical practice	24
Predictors of relapse in Takayasu arteritis	24
Unexpected high mortality associated with very low lipoprotein(a) after acute myocardial infarction: Identifying the unknown	23
Serum-ascites albumin gradient – A false dichotomy in the approach to ascites	23
Sodium-glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis in nondiabetic patients	23
Is coronary microvascular dysfunction a cause or a marker of worse outcomes in MINOCA patients?	23
Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms one-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with interstitial lung disease	23
Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for COVID-19 patients	23
Incidence of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis at diagnosis and after treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Itchy papular and nodular skin lesions in chronic kidney disease patient	22
Pulsatile neck veins and hepatomegaly, and icterus in an elderly female	22
Consumer-led screening for atrial fibrillation: What is the next step?	22
Comment to: Non-specific clinical presentations are not prognostic and do not anticipate hospital length of stay or resource utilization	22

Minimal portosystemic encephalopathy: A new nosological entity in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia	22
Sustainable and personalized nutrition: From earth health to public health	21
A model based on routine liver tests can reliably exclude intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy	21
When is it reasonable to extrapolate during a pandemic?: The case of broad UK labeling for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine	21
Non–Specific Clinical Presentations are Not Prognostic and do not Anticipate Hospital Length of Stay or Resource Utilization	21
Extra respiratory comorbidities in adult patients with cystic fibrosis	21
Diagnosis of hepatitis C-related liver disease in patients with mild hemophilia	21
Diagnostic accuracy of D-Dimer testing for recurrent venous thromboembolism: A systematic review with meta-analysis.	20
Phenotyping pleural effusion in patients hospitalized in Internal Medicine wards with decompensated heart failure	20
No evidence of a “July Effect” on mortality	20
An unusual cause of ischemic stroke	20
Oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and end-stage renal disease: Walking the tightrope between thromboembolic and bleeding risk	20
Beyond atrial fibrillation detection: how digital tools impact the care of patients with atrial fibrillation	19
18F-FDG PET-CT versus contrast enhanced CT for the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin	19
Effectiveness of telemedicine in patients with heart failure according to frailty phenotypes: Insights from the iCOR randomised controlled trial	19
New insights in endocarditis caused by Gram negative bacilli not included in the HACEK group	19
Toxic nephropathy: Adverse renal effects caused by drugs	19
Is serum hyperosmolality related with myocardial dysfunction in septic shock patients?	18
Optimal duration of anticoagulation therapy for venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases	18
A systematic review and meta-analysis of all sham and placebo controlled trials for resistant hypertension	18
Representativity of women and racial/ethnic minorities in randomized clinical trials on bempedoic acid: Positive efforts and lacking data	18
A man with bright-golden orange phlegm	18
Procedural myocardial infarction and major myocardial injury after percutaneous coronary interventions in chronic coronary syndrome: Is the fog really waning?	18
Hyperpigmentation on the dorsal tongue	18
Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis	18
Informed consent process in the ISPY COVID trial is ethically acceptable	17
Heart failure: An autopsy case	17
High prevalence of incidental endoscopic findings at routine endoscopy after atrial fibrillation ablation: Do we need a screening endoscopy for the upper gastrointestinal tract in the general populati	17
Long-term lung ultrasound follow-up in patients after COVID-19 pneumonia hospitalization: A prospective comparative study with chest computed tomography	17
Hypertension and myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination. Two sides of the coin?	17
Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19-associated pulmonary embolism	17
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy	17
‘Pragmatic’ or ‘streamlined’: Which term best fits the REMAP-CAP trial	17
Abdominal aortic aneurysm and gas in the kidney in a diabetes patient	16
Chest pain in a Ukrainian woman living in Italy immediately after news of homeland Russian invasion.	16
Acute abdominal pain following esophagogastroduodenoscopy	16
A diagonal earlobe crease	16
Internists or specialists-that is the question!	16
Pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism: Progress but questions remain	16
Gender distribution in boards of internal medicine societies and paper authorship: Networking is the key to success	16
Concerns regarding result analysis and the corresponding risk of pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality	16
Embolic stroke of undetermined source and atrial cardiopathy: Towards a personalized antithrombotic strategy for secondary stroke prevention	16
Chilblain-like acral lesions	16
Clinical significance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria	15
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-19	15
Malar rash with pancytopenia	15
Telangiectasias in a row	15
Adult anaphylaxis: To the heart of the matter	15
The COVID-19 pandemic – How many times were we warned before?	15
Learning in times of stress: Lessons from COVID-19 that will last throughout this century	15
Ultrasound evaluation of bowel vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis but…	15
Pitfalls for blood culture diagnostic stewardship	15
Renal denervation trials in hypertension – what we wait for in 2023/2024	14
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis	14
Persistent fever, bloody diarrhea, and skin necrosis in a young female	14
Safety and efficacy of ultrafiltration versus diuretics in patients with decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Young woman with red eyes and shock	14
Body Mass Index (BMI): Still be used?	14
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years	14
Exploring sarcoidosis systemic treatment: Patient factors and therapeutic strategies	14
Influenza vaccine among patients with coronary artery disease	14
Gadolinium deposition disease (GDD): Does the missing link exist? -A suggested pathologic model	14
Health differences between adults with and without intellectual disabilities at the internal medicine department: A first step to improve awareness of intellectual disabilities among healthcare profes	14
Inotropes administration in patients with acute infective endocarditis and indication for urgent cardiac surgery	14
COVID-19 research waste: An analysis on terminated clinical trials on medicines on ClinicalTrials.gov	14
Deep vein thrombosis symptoms and 30-day mortality in acute pulmonary embolism	14
Publication and citation inequalities faced by African researchers	14
Beyond the 2020 guidelines on atrial fibrillation of the European society of cardiology	13
Association between direct oral anticoagulants and risk of gastrointestinal bleeding	13
Relation between high-sensitivity troponin I serum levels and myocardial ischemia in patients with suspected chronic coronary syndrome: The RESET-MI study	13
Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute porphyrias: a possible effect of ALAS1 modulation by siRNAm therapy and its control by vitamin supplementation	13
Self-publishing in the history of medicine: The paradoxical case of Edward Jenner's science-changing monograph (1798)	13
Personal protective equipment portraits in the era of COVID-19	13
Pruritic papules and reticular pigmentation	13
Uncomplicated outpatient deep venous thrombosis management with a novel care pathway: Is it ready for prime time?	13
Reconsidering the Edelman equation: impact of plasma sodium concentration, edema and body weight	13
The association between long-acting muscarinic antagonist-based therapy and the risk of urinary tract infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	13
When to prescribe oral anticoagulation for patients with device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation? Insights from the NOAH-AFNET 6 and ARTESiA trials	13
Stressful experiences and venous thromboembolism	13
Autoantibody positivity predicts severity of rheumatic immune-related adverse events to immune-checkpoint inhibitors	13

Diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes with ultrasound and d-dimer: the PROFUNDUS study	13
“Is medical cannabis safe for my patients?” A practical review of cannabis safety considerations	12
Diastolic blood pressure variability predicts adverse outcomes in stabilized acute heart failure patients	12
Refining the understanding of cardiovascular risk following COPD exacerbations: Opportunities for stratified and multidisciplinary approaches	12
Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on pulmonary arterial wedge pressure	12
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	12
Predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with primary systemic vasculitis: A 5 years prospective observational study	12
Tularemia for clinicians: An up-to-date review on epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment	12
Unmasking eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)	12
Apixaban and the improved psychologic profile in frailty and disability. Myth or reality?	12
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients	12
A young man with amnesia after drug overdose	12
Association between diagnostic outcomes and symptom pattern in fever and inflammation of unknown origin	12
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research	12
Early palliative care program in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients favors at-home and hospice deaths, reduces unplanned medical visits, and prolongs survival: A pilot study	12
Physical decline and cognitive impairment in frail hypertensive elders during COVID-19	12
Recurrent pericarditis with normal C-reactive protein: Clinical and laboratory features, biomarkers and outcome in a non-inflammatory phenotype	12
A simple method to validate medical bed number calculations	12
Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors protect the cardiorenal axis: Update on recent mechanistic insights related to kidney physiology	12
The efficacies of entecavir and tenofovir in terms of enhancing prognosis after curative treatment of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma	12
Uric acid associated with acute heart failure presentation in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients	11
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: Evaluation of connective tissue disease incidence during follow-up	11
Novel technique of measuring diaphragm thickness using computed tomography and its potential for predicting prognosis of pneumonia	11
Effect of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis	11
Frailty in nursing home residents	11
Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Phenotyping of non-high-risk acute pulmonary embolism patients: different initial manifestations of clinical deterioration	11
The importance of consensus statements on the prevention and treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis	11
Outcome of SARS CoV-2 inpatients treated with convalescent plasma: One-year of data from the Veneto region (Italy) Registry	11
Derivation and validation of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease cirrhosis score (NCS) to distinguish bridging fibrosis from cirrhosis	11
The environmental cost of unwarranted variation in the use of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans	11
Minimally invasive puncture and drainage guided by 3D printed guide plate for the treatment of primary brain stem hemorrhage	11
Efficacy of canakinumab for mosaic tumor necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome	11
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease	11
Low bleeding and thromboembolic risk with continued dabigatran during cardiovascular interventions: the GLORIA-AF study	11
Incidence and risk factors for preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the colon and rectum in patients under 50 referred for colonoscopy	11
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients	11
Safety of treatment with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine: A ten-year systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Mid-term Prognostic Implication of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with Prior Heart Failure diagnosis	11
Truly unexplained falls after evaluation for syncope: A new diagnostic entity with severe prognosis	11
Serum cystatin C, cystatin C level change and risk of atrial fibrillation	11
Event rates and risk factors for venous thromboembolism and major bleeding in a population of hospitalized adult patients with acute medical illness receiving enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis	11
Hepatitis C Elimination in the Netherlands (CELINE): How nationwide retrieval of lost to follow-up hepatitis C patients contributes to micro-elimination	11
How the theory of centralized aerobic-anaerobic energy balance compensation explains sudden cardiac death in young athletes	11
Use of hydroxychloroquine to control immune response and hypercoagulability in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome	11
Current approaches for the diagnosis and management of immune thrombocytopenia	10
Prognostic impact of hypertension grading	10
Prospective study of risk factors for community-acquired acute kidney injury	10
Clinical significance of the anti-Nucleolar Organizer Region 90 antibodies (NOR90) in systemic sclerosis: Analysis of the European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) cohort and a systematic lite	10
Systolic blood pressure, a predictor of mortality and life expectancy following heart failure hospitalization, 2010–2023	10
Combining loop with thiazide diuretics in patients discharged home after a heart failure decompensation: Association with 30-day outcomes	10
Growth differentiation factor-15 predicts major adverse cardiac events and all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation	10
Venous thromboembolism treatment duration in autoimmune diseases. Research trends	10
Pyrin-associated autoinflammatory disease with p.Thr577Ala MEFV somatic mutation	10
Exploring the Landscape of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Unraveling Genetic Complexity and Clinical Implications	10
Measuring the risk of clinical adverse events (RISK ACE) by quantifying liver function: A patient-centric model	10
Artificial intelligence in scientific medical writing: Legitimate and deceptive uses and ethical concerns	10
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department	10
Asymptomatic coronary artery disease assessed by coronary computed tomography in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Evaluating cognitive impairment in emergency department: Challenges with screening tools. Authors’ reply	10
Monkeypox: A risk factor for inflammatory diseases?	10
“Let me choose my COVID-19 vaccine”	10
Delaying clinical events among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation treated with oral anticoagulants: Insights from the ARISTOPHANES study	10
The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on hypertension phenotypes (ESH ABPM COVID-19 study)	10
The higher the serum albumin, the better? Findings from the PRACTICE study	10
The prediction of alterations in plasma sodium levels in acutely ill patients should be more comprehensive	10
The new ESC 2024 guidelines on the management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases: Lights and shadows	10
Translational medicine in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia	10
Impact of adherence to EULAR quality indicators on the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	10
Potential mechanisms of vaccine-induced thrombosis	10
Adherence to an integrated care pathway for stroke is associated with lower risk of major cardiovascular events: A report from the Athens Stroke Registry	9
Clinical trial landscape for immune thrombocytopenia: Progress and the long road ahead	9
Corrigendum to: Associations of proton pump inhibitors and hospitalization due to hyponatremia: A population–based case–control study. Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Jan;59:65-69	9
Functional limitation predicts mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	9
Serum uric acid and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure through the whole spectrum of ejection fraction phenotypes: Analysis of the ESC-EORP Heart Failure Long-Term (HF LT) Registry	9
Redefining thiamine requirements in alcohol use disorder: Aligning treatment with neurocognitive needs	9
Coronary microvascular dysfunction and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: Where do we stand?	9
Prediction of mortality in heart failure by machine learning. Comparison with statistical modeling	9
Two recent European guidelines on hypertension	9
Exploring the nexus: The place of kidney diseases within the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome spectrum	9
Comparative analysis of level of evidence and class of recommendation for 50 clinical practice guidelines released by the European Society of Cardiology from 2011 to 2022	9
Risk trajectory of cardiovascular events after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Hyperhomocysteinemia is linked to MASLD	9
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients. Author's reply	9
Towards precision medicine in COPD: Targeting type 2 cytokines and alarmins	9
The coupling between sarcopenia and COVID-19 is the real problem	9
Carotid plaque offsets sex-related differences in cardiovascular risk of young hypertensive patients	9
Behaviour therapy for obesity in older adults	9
Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Analysis of treatment patterns in adult and paediatric patients across four European countries	9
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department	9
Association between air temperature, air pollution and hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis in Italy	9
Reevaluating hypoxia and cancer as determinants of prognosis in COPD and Takotsubo syndrome. Author's reply	9
Clinical presentation of secondary infectious complications in COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit treated with tocilizumab or standard of care	9
Future directions in obesity pharmacotherapy	9
Diagnostic challenge of hemoptysis in a hemodialysis patient	8