Published in J Gastrointest Surg on March 01, 2006
Recurrent thrombosis in patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia: incidence, risk factors, and effect of treatments. Haematologica (2008) 2.46
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in 1,791 consecutive obese patients: 12-year results. Obes Surg (2007) 1.75
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in morbid obesity: effects of intragastric balloon. Chest (2005) 1.72
Prevalence rate and correlates of depressive symptoms in older individuals: the Veneto Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2002) 1.56
Association of single measurement of estimated glomerular filtration rate and non-quantitative dipstick proteinuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly. Results from the Progetto Veneto Anziani (Pro.V.A.) Study. Atherosclerosis (2011) 1.48
The effects of weight changes after middle age on the rate of disability in an elderly population sample. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 1.44
Esophagitis in frail elderly people. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 1.41
Implementation of a guideline versus use of individual prognostic factors to prioritize waiting lists for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 1.38
Anthropometric measurements in the elderly: age and gender differences. Br J Nutr (2002) 1.24
Multiple symmetric lipomatosis may be the consequence of defective noradrenergic modulation of proliferation and differentiation of brown fat cells. J Pathol (2002) 1.22
Postsurgery outcomes in patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia: a retrospective survey. Blood (2007) 1.13
Outcome predictors in morbidly obese recipients of an adjustable gastric band. Obes Surg (2002) 1.10
Fat-free mass and fat mass reference values by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in a 20-80 year-old Italian population. Clin Nutr (2008) 1.07
Body composition and resting energy expenditure in elderly male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Med (2006) 1.04
Liver volume and visceral obesity in women with hepatic steatosis undergoing gastric banding. Obes Res (2002) 1.04
Renal impairment and moderate alcohol consumption in the elderly. Results from the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ILSA). Public Health Nutr (2011) 1.02
Vitamin D and physical performance in elderly subjects: the Pro.V.A study. PLoS One (2012) 1.01
An adequate threshold for body mass index to detect underweight condition in elderly persons: the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ILSA). J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2005) 1.00
Weight loss and Alzheimer's disease: temporal and aetiologic connections. Proc Nutr Soc (2012) 1.00
Preoperative weight loss by intragastric balloon in super-obese patients treated with laparoscopic gastric banding: a case-control study. Obes Surg (2004) 1.00
Prevalence of sarcopenia based on different diagnostic criteria using DEXA and appendicular skeletal muscle mass reference values in an Italian population aged 20 to 80. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2013) 0.98
Effects of high-intensity circuit training, low-intensity circuit training and endurance training on blood pressure and lipoproteins in middle-aged overweight men. Lipids Health Dis (2013) 0.96
Comparative long-term mortality after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding versus nonsurgical controls. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 0.96
A comparative study of fine needle aspiration and fine needle non-aspiration biopsy on suspected thyroid nodules. Endocr Pathol (2009) 0.94
Role of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the management of osteoporotic hip fracture in the elderly: an overview. Disabil Rehabil (2012) 0.92
A long-term study of young patients with essential thrombocythemia treated with anagrelide. Haematologica (2004) 0.91
Treatment effects of partially hydrolyzed guar gum on symptoms and quality of life of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. A multicenter randomized open trial. Dig Dis Sci (2005) 0.91
Maximizing the general success of cecal intubation during propofol sedation in a multi-endoscopist academic centre. BMC Gastroenterol (2010) 0.90
Treatment of morbid obesity with the Transcend Implantable Gastric Stimulator (IGS): a prospective survey. Obes Surg (2004) 0.89
HIV/AIDS in older adults: a case report and literature review. Geriatrics (2005) 0.89
Anorexia and eating patterns in the elderly. PLoS One (2013) 0.89
The potential of classic and specific bioelectrical impedance vector analysis for the assessment of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. Clin Interv Aging (2012) 0.88
Morpho-functional gastric pre-and post-operative changes in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone related disease. BMC Surg (2012) 0.88
Lower extremity motor performance and body mass index in elderly people: the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 0.87
Weight loss and postoperative complications in morbidly obese patients with binge eating disorder treated by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg (2005) 0.87
Predictors of low bone mineral density in elderly males with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the role of body mass index. Aging Male (2010) 0.87
Dopamine versus dobutamine in very low birthweight infants: endocrine effects. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed (2007) 0.86
Increased risk of recurrent thrombosis in patients with essential thrombocythemia carrying the homozygous JAK2 V617F mutation. Ann Hematol (2009) 0.86
Chronic gout in the elderly. Aging Clin Exp Res (2013) 0.86
Pregnancy outcome in morbidly obese women before and after laparoscopic gastric banding. Obes Surg (2010) 0.85
Does the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), based on a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), predict mortality in cancer patients? Results of a prospective observational trial. J Geriatr Oncol (2013) 0.85
Statins and the elderly: recent evidence and current indications. Aging Clin Exp Res (2012) 0.85
Ischemic colitis in the elderly: predictors of the disease and prognostic factors to negative outcome. Scand J Gastroenterol (2010) 0.85
Emerging issues on comprehensive hemophilia care: preventing, identifying, and monitoring age-related comorbidities. Semin Thromb Hemost (2013) 0.84
Octogenarians with contralateral carotid artery occlusion: a cohort at higher risk for carotid endarterectomy? J Vasc Surg (2004) 0.84
Changes in fluid compartments and body composition in obese women after weight loss induced by gastric banding. Ann Nutr Metab (2003) 0.84
High ghrelin concentration is not a predictor of less weight loss in morbidly obese women treated with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg (2006) 0.84
Weight loss and changes in use of antidiabetic medication in obese type 2 diabetics after laparoscopic gastric banding. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2009) 0.83
Taste loss in the elderly: epidemiology, causes and consequences. Aging Clin Exp Res (2012) 0.83
Chronic pain in the elderly with advanced dementia. Are we doing our best for their suffering? Aging Clin Exp Res (2011) 0.83
Infrapopliteal arterial reconstructions for limb salvage in patients aged > or =80 years according to preoperative ambulatory function and residential status. Surgery (2010) 0.83
Bariatric surgery improves atherogenic LDL profile by triglyceride reduction. Obes Surg (2008) 0.83
Postoperative management of laparoscopic gastric banding. Obes Surg (2003) 0.83
Water- versus land-based exercise in elderly subjects: effects on physical performance and body composition. Clin Interv Aging (2013) 0.83
Extranodal extension in N1-adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and papilla of Vater: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its prognostic significance. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2016) 0.83
Upper airway size is related to obesity and body fat distribution in women. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2008) 0.82
Changes in healthy elderly women's physical performance: a 3-year follow-up. Exp Gerontol (2011) 0.82
Leukocytosis is a risk factor for recurrent arterial thrombosis in young patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia. Am J Hematol (2010) 0.82
Body mass index as a predictor of all-cause mortality in nursing home residents during a 5-year follow-up. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2012) 0.82
Traumatic musculoskeletal changes in forearm and hand after emergency vascular anastomosis or ligation. J Reconstr Microsurg (2010) 0.82
Association between Short Physical Performance Battery and falls in older people: the Progetto Veneto Anziani Study. Rejuvenation Res (2014) 0.82
The effects of the surgical removal of subcutaneous adipose tissue on energy expenditure and adipocytokine concentrations in obese women. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis (2007) 0.81
Limb fat-free mass and fat mass reference values by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in a 20-80 year-old Italian population. Clin Nutr (2012) 0.81
The management of patients with new onset of upper gastro-intestinal symptoms in primary care. Dig Liver Dis (2010) 0.81
Resting VO2, maximal VO2 and metabolic equivalents in free-living healthy elderly women. Clin Nutr (2009) 0.81
Reliability of body temperature measurements in hospitalised older patients. J Clin Nurs (2008) 0.81
Body fluid distribution in elderly subjects with congestive heart failure. Ann Clin Lab Sci (2004) 0.81
IDO1 suppresses inhibitor development in hemophilia A treated with factor VIII. J Clin Invest (2015) 0.81
Benefits of prophylaxis versus on-demand treatment in adolescents and adults with severe haemophilia A: the POTTER study. Thromb Haemost (2015) 0.80
Short-term effects of weight loss on the cardiovascular risk factors in morbidly obese patients. Obes Res (2004) 0.80
Pathophysiology of giant incisional hernias with loss of abdominal wall substance. Acta Biomed (2003) 0.80
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and incidence of diabetes in elderly people: the PRO.V.A. study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2014) 0.80
Thrombosis and survival in essential thrombocythemia: a regional study of 1,144 patients. Am J Hematol (2014) 0.80
Body composition in underweight elderly subjects: reliability of bioelectrical impedance analysis. Clin Nutr (2004) 0.80
An open-ended question: Alzheimer's disease and involuntary weight loss: which comes first? Aging Clin Exp Res (2009) 0.80
Local recurrence of gastric cancer after total gastrectomy: an unusual presentation. BMC Surg (2012) 0.80
Diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischemia in older patients: a structured review. Aging Clin Exp Res (2012) 0.79
Helicobacter pylori infection diagnosis in hospitalised elderly patients: the stool antigen test (HpSA) in comparison with other methods. Aging Clin Exp Res (2004) 0.79
Constipation in the acutely hospitalized older patients. Arch Gerontol Geriatr (2009) 0.79
Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori with a stool antigen assay in frail, elderly patients. Scand J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.79