Short sleep duration has a substantial influence on the overall health of an individual. Short
sleep time can be a consequence of lifestyle habits, environmental factors, or the presence …

Background Sleep loss is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
It is known that chronic sleep restriction affects autonomic cardiovascular control and …

Obesity and sleep disturbances are common conditions in modern societies and
accumulating evidence support a close bidirectional causal relationship between these two …

Background Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common event and antiplatelet therapy
might represent a risk factor for bleeding. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Aims Air particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Altered autonomic functions play a key role in PM-induced cardiovascular disease …

Background The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) has been proposed for syncope
risk stratification in the emergency department (ED). The aim of this study is to perform an …

Ischaemic stroke is accompanied by important alterations of cardiac autonomic control,
which have an impact on stroke outcome. In sleep, cardiac autonomic control oscillates with …

Background Syncope is a common clinical problem that accounts for 1–3% of all emergency
department (ED) visits. Its prognosis is extremely variable with a 1-year mortality that may …

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) can be associated with lymphoproliferative diseases (LPD)
or solid tumors. A systematic review of published literature was conducted to evaluate …

Several guidelines on the evaluation of patients with suspected cervical spine trauma in the
Emergency Department (ED) exist. High heterogeneity between different guidelines has …