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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. 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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• Lipoid pneumonia: a narrative review of recent developments

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Loredana Di Nuzzo, Michela Carfora, Luigi Coppola, Maria Cerrone, Teresa Argenziano, Alessia Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2499

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• Efficacy of compression stockings on preventing post-thrombotic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  Mosaad Almegren

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2463

  64

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• Correlation between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors: a primary care strategy for early identification

  Manuel Monti, Maria Rosaria Manfredelli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2480

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• Quantifying treatment effect: relative and absolute measures in clinical research

  Alberto Maino, Lorenza Bertù, Alessandro Squizzato, Paola Piccolo, Fulvio Pomero

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2386

  58

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• Salivary creatinine is a promising noninvasive biomarker for chronic kidney disease: a case-control study

  Rabie Elagib Abdallah, Asma Anwar Mohammed, Afraa Ahmed Mohammed, Hala Mohammed Osman, Reel Nile Awad Elkareem, Hiba Mahgoub Ali Osman, Imadeldin Elfaki, Majdolin Mohammed Eltayeb Elsiddig, GadAllah Modawe

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2419

  110

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• Orthostatic hypotension in hospitalized hypertensive patients admitted to internal medicine wards: rationale and design of the HYP-OP Study

  Claudio Ferri, Dario Manfellotto, Alberto Mazza, Francesco Dentali, Maria D’Avino, Antonella Valerio, Grzegorz Bilo, Gianfranco Parati, Andrea Fontanella, FADOI HYP-OP Study Group

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2494

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• FADOI official position on artificial intelligence in internal medicine

  Daniela Tirotta, Fabio Di Bello, Francesco Dentali, Dario Manfellotto, Paola Gnerre, Andrea Montagnani

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2482

  91

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• Influence of L-citrulline supplementation along with conventional treatment and its effect on inflammatory markers in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

  Zergham Mazhar, Sana Farooq, Misbah Arshad, Sidra Khalid, Humaira Waseem, Shaista Jabeen, Siti Sarah Maidin, Adnan Essam Abukhashabah, Dahlia Mirdad, Mohammed Matoog Karami, Ali A Mousa

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2113

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• Integrating WHO-HAEM5 classification, 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging, and molecular profiling in lymphoma management: implications for prognosis, follow-up, and personalized therapy (2020-2025 systematic review)

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Teresa Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2406

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• Fatal transfusion-related acute lung injury type II following red blood cell transfusion in a cancer patient with suspected endocarditis: a case report

  Paolo Tirelli, Gianluigi Cuomo, Domenico Birra, Claudio De Luca, Antonietta De Sena, Fabio Granato Corigliano, Mariavittoria Guerra, Carmine Fierarossa, Benedetta Tartaglia, Vittoria Gammaldi, Carolina Bologna, Gabriella Oliva, Pasquale Madonna, Vincenzo Nuzzo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2407

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• The health of migrants: the doctor-patient relationship

  Giuseppa Triolo, Valeria Pignatelli, Anna Vigilante, Cecilia Politi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2411

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• Standardized emergency department protocol for non-traumatic chest pain: experience from the USL Umbria 1 Health Authority

  Manuel Monti, Giovanni Dorilli, Laura Gasperini, Michele Marvardi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2377

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• The research question: a first, essential step in study design

  Aldo Bonaventura, Roberta Buso, Francesco Dentali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2130

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• Acute epiploic appendagitis: a case report and literature review

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Teresa Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2384

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• Unveiling silent threats: incidental diagnosis and conservative management of spontaneous isolated celiac artery dissection

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Teresa Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2385

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• The evolving role of selective internal radiation therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Teresa Argenziano, Alessia Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2414

  437

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• Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System: current status and future perspectives in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Teresa Argenziano, Alessia Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2026.2413

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• Le implicazioni medico-legali della pratica clinica dell’internista

  Elisabetta Romboli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2025.5

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• Relationship of adiponectin levels with the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Rismawaty Samonding, Muh Ilyas, Bulkis Natsir, Irawaty Djaharuddin, Sitti Nurisyah, Erwin Arief

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2015

  221

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• Women’s leadership in the healthcare landscape. Original evidence from an innovative narrative review of the literature: the female-led study

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Giorgia Mochi, Lidia Ricci, Maria Sofia Simonelli, Lucilla Boschero, Biagio D'Alessandro, Francesca Bruno, Luisa Pieragostini, Emilia Migliano, Giovanna Russo, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Marco Materazzo, Giuseppa Granvillano, Antonio Vinci, Alessandro Signorini, Francesco Rosiello

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2398

  457

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• The hidden toll of war: long-term health risks at Europe’s doorstep

  Carmine Siniscalchi, Egidio Imbalzano, Pierpaolo Di Micco

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2403

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• How should we manage political instability in our standard of care? A global emerging issue around the world

  Pierpaolo Di Micco, Carmine Siniscalchi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2371

  166

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• Correlation of serum cardiolipin levels with physical activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

  Ayesha Aslam, Shazia Bokhari, Riffat Mehboob, Uzma Rafi, Zeeshan Mehboob, Deema Sabtan, Mohammed M. Karami, Hani Sadaka Shalabi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2363

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• Globalization, climate change, and the re-emergence of West Nile, Dengue, and Zika viruses

  Carmine Siniscalchi, Maria Gabriella Coppola, Giuseppe Cardillo, Egidio Imbalzano, Manuela Basaglia, Rodolfo Nasti, Vincenzo Russo, Pierpaolo Di Micco

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2404

  338

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• Legionella infection with renal and muscular complications: a clinical case with a focus on clinical aspects and imaging diagnostics

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Vincenza Galeone, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2088

  253

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• Costipazione indotta da oppioidi e raccomandazioni semplificate per la diagnosi e la gestione

  Filomena Panzone, Mauro Carbone, Gianlorenzo Imperiale

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2025.3

  235

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• Right ventricle migration of a peripherally inserted central catheter: case report and literature review

  Guido Faggian, Roberto Faggian, Michela Salzano, Ciro Stavolo, Teresa Argenziano, Andrea Diglio, Angela Faggian

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2123

  387

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• A rare disease causing carpal tunnel syndrome

  Paolo Agostinis, Michele Battellino

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2137

  334

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• The clinical value of fibrinogen and thromboelastography in the predictive assessment of the progression of persistent postpartum hemorrhage

  Huicong Yin, Huili Fan, Wenjuan Ma

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2109

  362

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• What does a fall to the ground hide? An atypical onset of follicular B-cell lymphoma

  Maurizio Renda, Silvia Scriffignano, Sabrina Mancuso, Silvana Leanza, Maurizio Musso, Valerio Alaimo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1869

  261

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• Continuity of care in acute coronary syndrome: why dedicated clinics for post-acute coronary syndrome management make the difference

  Maria Maiello, Francesco Proce, Cosima Caputo, Pasquale Palmiero

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2054

  252

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• Yamaguchi syndrome: a rare type of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

  Donart Zymberi, Muhamet Kadrija

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2133

  529

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• The role of adiponectin in diabetic retinopathy and insulin resistance

  Shahad Kh. Hameed, Rawaa F. Jawad, Haidar Ahmad Shamran

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2049

  293

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• The impact of diabetes on the outcomes of lower extremity arterial disease in patients with vascular surgical interventions in Kosovo

  Dion Haliti, Dea Haliti, Laura Leci Tahiri, Nora Shabani-Behrami, Elena Hajdari, Naim Haliti, Ragip Shabani, Fehim Haliti, Qenan Maxhuni, Rrahman Ferizi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2095

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• Cognitive impairment and associated metabolic and hormonal factors in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a Montreal Cognitive Assessment-based case-control study

  Muhanad Mahdi Dhumad, Farqad Bader Hamdan, Qasim Sharhan Al-Mayah

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2085

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• The relationship between vitamin D levels and clinical symptoms and lesion size in chest radiographs of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with comorbid diabetes mellitus

  Andi Nurrahma Ramli, Erwin Arief, Sitti Nurisyah, Jamaluddin Maddolangan, Harry Akza Putrawan, Nur Ahmad Tabri

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2053

  351

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• Epidemiological trends and determinants of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a 10-year retrospective study

  Desard Hashorva, Eva Muja, Eduart Hashorva

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2131

  416

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• The role of bronchial washing of transforming growth factor β1 as a prognostic biomarker of advanced stages of non-small cell lung cancer

  Nur Afifah Thamrin, Arif Santoso, Sitti Nurisyah, Irawaty Djaharuddin, Harun Iskandar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2065

  713

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• Exploring some pro-inflammatory cytokines and adipokines as novel biomarkers in polycystic ovary syndrome

  Dlvin Akif Mustafa, Parween Abdulsamad Ismail

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2023

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• Determinants of hepatitis B vaccination coverage in children aged 12-23 months: evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

  Husham O. Elzein, Elryah I. Ali, Mohammed Suleiman Zaroog, Eltigani O.M. Omer, Kamal Elbssir Mohammed Ali, Eltayeb I.O. Elmahi, Sara H.M. Hamad, Zakariya M.S. Mohammed

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1976

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• A case of acute psychotic episode at the onset of primary aldosteronism

  Davide Cunzi, Maria Giulia Canè, Giorgia Prampolini, Silvia Umbertina Fedeli, Aurelio Negro

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2052

  295

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• Maximizing the success of percutaneous nephrolithotomy under spinal anesthesia by postoperative bleeding and fever prediction using demographic and intraoperative risk factors

  Muhammad Yasin Chaudhry, Muhammad Rizwan Farooqi, Asad Munir, Umaima Jalil, Razia Parveen Chaudhry, Andleeb Tariq, Rabia Noor, Umair Ahmed, Arbaz Munir

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2035

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• Assessing tumor necrosis factor-α (-238 G/A and -308 G/A) genetic polymorphisms in sepsis susceptibility among cystic fibrosis patients

  Qahtan A. Mahdi, Jabbar S. Hassan, Abdulrhman M. Hassan Hadi, Ali Nayyef Umayra

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2021

  406

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• The impact of tocilizumab on hepatic enzyme levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a narrative review

  Rrezarta Alihajdaraj, Ergeta Ktona, Blerta Budani, Jehona Ismaili Kadriaj

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2000

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• The health of migrants

  Giuseppa Triolo, Cecilia Politi, Valeria Pignatelli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1994

  271

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• Internal-surgical co-management in emergency surgery: proposal of an organizational model

  Ombretta Para, Matteo Tomaiuolo, Asim Raza, Christian Carleo, Lucia Lipari, Alessio Giordano, Giovanni Alemanno, Paolo Prosperi, Carlo Nozzoli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1886

  477

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• Analysis of the risk factors of hepatitis on the rate of recovery in pulmonary tuberculosis patients

  Muh Ridho Akbar, Irawaty Djaharuddin, Edward Pandu Wiriansya, Jamaluddin Madolangan, Harun Iskandar, Harry Akza Putrawan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2064

  555

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• Primary aldosteronism unmasked during pregnancy: a case report

  Antonio Concistrè, Claudia Caramazza, Marco D’Abbondanza, Giuseppe Imperoli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1949

  578

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• Challenges and evolution of the Italian National Health Service: between crisis and reform

  Pierpaolo Di Micco, Egidio Imbalzano, Carmine Siniscalchi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2100

  461

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• The effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on clinical symptoms, sputum molecular test results, and lesions in thoracic photos of pulmonary tuberculosis patients

  Fikriatul Fadhilah, Erwin Arief, Nur Ahmad Tabri, Irawaty Djaharuddin, Arif Santoso, Jamaluddin Madolangan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2048

  750

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• Role of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure

  Eva Muja, Letizia Giuseppina Floccari, Artan Simaku, Klodeta Grosha, Besim Lama, Ilirian Laçi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1997

  653

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• Risk factors for colorectal cancer in Albania: a case-control study

  Marsela Sina, Skerdi Prifti, Adea Kocollari, Ilir Akshija, Dorina Osmanaj, Gentiana Qirjako

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2007

  555

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• The parental challenge: knowledge, attitudes, and practices on iron deficiency anemia in Tabuk

  Sawsan Mohammed Alblewi, Amerah M Alatawi, Faisal Mayudh Althobaiti, Adel Ali Alharfi, Faisal Mohammed Alamrani, Yazeed Mahmoud Ajwah, Omar Muslih Albalawi, Mohammed Majed Alquayr, Ariam Ebraheem Alshammari

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1946

  985

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• Utility of the aspirin and P2Y12 response assays to determine the effects of antiplatelet agents in patients with subdural hematoma undergoing neurosurgery

  Ombretta Para, Christian Carleo, Francesco Bucci, Lucia Lipari, Asim Raza, Edoardo Cesaroni, Chiara La Rovere, Simone Orlandini, Gastone Pansini, Alberto Parenti, Giovanni Muscas, Alessandro Della Puppa

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1926

  780

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• Perceived stress in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: psychometric properties of the stress measurement scale in the Moroccan dialect

  Sara Alouane, Zakaria Abidli, Ahmed O.T. Ahami, Soukaina El Idrissi, Jamila Riyahi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1991

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• Age diversity management in healthcare: leveraging generational differences with an inclusive approach

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Giulia Brunelli, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Luca Moriconi, Alessandro Signorini, Andrea Moriconi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2074

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• Differential diagnosis of prion diseases in the vast chapter of degenerative encephalopathies, a challenge for the internist: two case reports compared

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Angela Ciamei, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Luca Moriconi, Margherita Lordi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2075

  518

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• The future of diagnostics: cutting-edge advances in healthcare technology

  Ashok Kumar Sah, Darla Srinivasa Rao, Anass M Abbas, M Chandrasekar, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Adam, Ajab Singh Choudhary, Ranjay Kumar Choudhary, Rabab H. Elshaikh, Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Syrsulu Myrzagulova, Rohit Rathore, Asaad M. Babker, Devendra Prasad, Shagun Agarwal

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1932

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• Association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D insufficiency and serum uric acid levels compared to the gender and age categories

  Salah Eldin Omar Hussein, Awadh S. Alsubhi, Abdulrahman Algarni, Elryah I. Ali, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Ammar Abdelmola, Elyasa Elfaki, Wael Alzahrani, Ayman Hussien Alfeel

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2029

  1190

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• A case report of bladder cancer-related acquired hemophilia A

  Gaia Dragoni, Nicolò Ferraroni, Raffaella Benedetti, Aderville Cabassi, Davide Imberti

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2019

  540

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• Correlation of circulating diabetes markers with elevated serum antithyroglobulin antibodies in type 2 diabetes patients

  Batool Ibrahim Aljasmmi, Awadh S Alsubhi, Abdulrahman Algarni, Elryah I Ali, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Abukanna, Marwan Ismail, Asaad Babker, Salah Eldin Omar Hussein

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1961

  775

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• Minimally invasive versus median sternotomy for mechanical mitral valve replacement: a single-center comparative study of treatment outcomes and quality of life

  The Binh Nguyen, Tran-Thuy Nguyen, Long Hoang Luong, Duc Hoang Nguyen, Cong Huu Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Le, Bao Giang Kim

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1963

  2153

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• The role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in assessing hypothyroidism Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

  Ruqeya Murad, Ayman H. Alfeel, Zulekha Shemote, Praveen Kumar, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Abdelgdair A. Altoum

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1953

  1402

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• Intermediate care units in internal medicine: the case of Apulia

  Francesco Ventrella, Anna Belfiore, Antonio Greco, Franco Mastroianni, Salvatore Lenti, Domenico Ruggiero, Michele Cannone, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri, Massimo Errico

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1960

  1056

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• Peritoneal involvement in acute pericarditis with polyserositis may mimic acute cholecystitis: a case report

  Emanuele Bizzi, Francesco Moda, Massimo Pancrazi, Alice Pedroli, Ruggiero Mascolo, Antonio Luca Brucato

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1931

  670

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• Gender differences and post-pandemic mental health impacts: a mediation study on Vietnamese adolescents

  Thanh Long Nguyen, Victor Storm, Lam Toi Phung, Cong Thien Le, Thi Thu Ha Le, Thi Hoa Nguyen, Son Tung Vu, Thien Thang Tran, Minh Hanh Vu, Van Tuan Nguyen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1888

  1239

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• A “cold” case of myxedema coma

  Elisa Eletto, Carmine Siniscalchi, Nicoletta Cerundolo, Beatrice Prati, Lorenzo Finardi, Riccardo Simoni, Alberto Parise, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1999

  1017

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• Impact of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin 6 polymorphisms on type 2 diabetes mellitus Sudanese patients

  Elmutuz H. Elssaig, Abdalla Eltoum Ali, Mohammed A. Alsubai, Tarig M.S. Alnour, Eltayib H. Ahmed-Abakur, Aadil Yousif, Bashayr Mudhhi Alshehri, Fatmah Ali Awaji, Arwa Murdi Alanazi, Fai Fahad Alanazi, Abdullah Ali Alghamdi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1967

  792

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• Pulmonary nodules in rheumatoid arthritis: the case of leflunomide

  Giovanni Simone Mancini, Silvia Rampini, Stefania Freguia, Clara Valsecchi, Domenico Cozzo, Anna Lou Christe, Adam Ogna

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1964

  1083

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• First-level clinical point-of-care ultrasound: an essential tool for today’s internist

  Mauro Silingardi, Nicola Mumoli, Emanuela Laurita, Elisa Romagnoli, Giovanna Casoli, Stefania Marengo, Federica Agrusta, Marinella Tricarico, Luisa Arnaldi, Giovanni Gardini, Francesco Dentali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1939

  719

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• Employing the European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System 2017 classification in a malignancy risk stratification system for thyroid nodules at Can Tho Oncology Hospital from 2021 to 2023

  Vo Van Kha, Tran Thi Huong Ly, Pham Thi Thanh Hoa, Vo Huynh Nhu

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1852

  1676

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• Metformin’s therapeutic potential in adenomyosis: insights from interleukin 8 level

  Damas Hendriansyah, Nusratuddin Abdullah, Rudy B. Leonardy, Mardiah Tahir, Samrichard Rambulangi, Firdaus Hamid

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1940

  1946

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• An innovative model of university cooperation in developing countries: results of five years of experience in internal medicine, health promotion and education

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Vera Kopsaj, Francesco Rosiello, Aurora Tomassoni, Luca Moriconi, Donatella Padua

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1941

  967

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• When should antihypertensive drug treatment be started? Discrepancies between the 2023 European Society of Hypertension and the 2024 European Society of Cardiology guidelines

  Giuseppe Mancia, Guido Grassi, Sverre E. Kjeldsen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1981

  1352

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