Gaia Spadarella

TL;DR: A critical review of VKAs and DOACs with focus on their potential for interactions with drugs, foods, herbs and over-the-counter medications is presented.

TL;DR: Results of the large meta-analysis suggest that HCV-infected subjects experience an increased risk of CCD, which should be considered to plan specific cardiovascular prevention strategies in this clinical setting.

TL;DR: To increase patient's awareness of the risks and benefits of direct oral anticoagulants and, in turn, increase medication adherence, at each follow-up visit physicians should screen for priorities and motivational problems and assess any health system or personal barriers to medication adherence.

TL;DR: A meta‐analysis of literature studies on the association between cirrhosis and osteoporosis and the results show that there is no clear relationship between these conditions and each other.

TL;DR: A systematic review and meta‐analysis on efficacy and safety of BA compared with standard treatment in patients with hypercholesterolemia found that BA is associated with a significant reduction in low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, non–high‐density cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and hs‐CRP compared withstandard treatment.