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List of works by Simona Vittorini

A novel LMNA mutation (R189W) in familial dilated cardiomyopathy: evidence for a 'hot spot' region at exon 3: a case report

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Ageing-related changes in the in vivo function of rat liver macroautophagy and proteolysis

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Analysis of the variation in the hsp70-1 and hsp90alpha mRNA expression in human myocardial tissue that has undergone surgical stress

scientific article published on January 2003

Analytical performance and clinical results of a fully automated MEIA system for brain natriuretic peptide assay: comparison with a point of care testing method.

scientific article published in January 2004

Association between 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T and A1298C Polymorphisms and Conotruncal Heart Defects

scientific article published on March 1, 2003

Cardiovascular biomarkers: increasing impact of laboratory medicine in cardiology practice

scientific article published on January 2008

Circulating forms of the b-type natriuretic peptide prohormone: pathophysiologic and clinical considerations

scientific article published on January 2012

Clinical relevance of measurement of brain natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in pediatric cardiology

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Clinical utility of genetic tests for inherited hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies.

scientific article published on 19 December 2008

Comparison between analytical performances of polyclonal and monoclonal electrochemiluminescence immunoassays for NT-proBNP.

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Diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance of brain natriuretic peptide assay in pediatric patients with congenital heart diseases.

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Evaluation of the analytical performance of the advanced method for cardiac troponin I for the AxSYM platform: comparison with the old method and the Access system

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Heat shock protein 70-1 gene expression in pediatric heart surgery using blood cardioplegia

scientific article published on January 2007

In vivo effect of an antilipolytic drug (3,5'-dimethylpyrazole) on autophagic proteolysis and autophagy-related gene expression in rat liver

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Matrix metalloprotease-2 and -9 concentration and activity in serum and culture medium samples: a methodological reappraisal

scientific article published in January 2007

Measurement of the pro-hormone of brain type natriuretic peptide (proBNP): methodological considerations and pathophysiological relevance.

scientific article published on 26 August 2011

Molecular characterization of 22q11 deletion in a three-generation family with maternal transmission

scientific article published in April 2002

Neoangiogenesis, T-lymphocyte infiltration, and heat shock protein-60 are biological hallmarks of an immunomediated inflammatory process in end-stage calcified aortic valve stenosis

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New and emerging biomarkers of heart failure

scientific article published on January 2009

Nitric oxide treatment reduces neo-intimal formation and modulates osteopontin expression in an ex-vivo human model of intimal hyperplasia

scientific article published on 12 March 2009

Old and new biomarkers of heart failure.

scientific article published on April 2009

Polymorphisms in the eNOS gene and the risk of coronary artery disease: Making the case for genome-wide association studies

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

SERCA2a, phospholamban, sarcolipin, and ryanodine receptors gene expression in children with congenital heart defects

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The neuroendocrinal system of the heart after construction of a Glenn anastomosis or the Fontan circulation

scientific article published in December 2005

The paradox of low BNP levels in obesity

scientific article published on January 2012

The potential and limitations of plasma BNP measurement in the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of children with heart failure due to congenital cardiac disease: an update.

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The search for a pathophysiological link between gender, cardiac endocrine function, body mass regulation and cardiac mortality: proposal for a working hypothesis

scientific article published on 31 March 2009

Thirty years of the heart as an endocrine organ: physiological role and clinical utility of cardiac natriuretic hormones.

scientific article published on 06 May 2011

[A novel lamin A/C mutation in a family with dilated cardiomyopathy and a strong history of sudden cardiac death]

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

[Genetic screening of Gata4 and Nkx2.5 mutations in hereditary congenital heart defects: 5 familial cases]

scientific article published on 01 March 2011