The autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the immune system are deeply interrelated. The
ANS regulates both innate and adaptive immunity through the sympathetic and …

Depression is a well-established stress-related risk factor for several diseases, mainly for
those with cardiovascular outcomes. The mechanisms that link depression disorders with …

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

Background Biomarkers are used for diagnosis, risk stratification and medical decisions.
Copeptin and mid‐regional proadrenomedullin (MR‐proADM) are markers of stress and …

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 …

Background Pollution is a major threat to global health, and there is growing interest on
strategies to reduce emissions caused by health care systems. Unwarranted clinical …

Background Few data exist on high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) use in patients with acute
respiratory failure (ARF) admitted to general wards. Rationale and objectives To …

Evidence from clinical practice suggests that PD patients with the Glucocerebrosidase gene
mutations (GBA-PD) are characterized by more severe dysautonomic symptoms than …

Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a well-known feature of cardiovascular
diseases (CVDs). Studies on heart rate variability (HRV), a non-invasive method useful in …

Specific immune suppression types have been associated with a greater risk of severe
COVID-19 disease and death. We analyzed data from patients> 17 years that were …