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Rocco Francesco Rinaldo

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Deconditioning as main mechanism of impaired exercise response in COVID-19 survivors

RF Rinaldo, M Mondoni, EM Parazzini… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and the related coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) hit Europe in February 2020 [1], raising issues on acute phase …

[HTML][HTML] Severity does not impact on exercise capacity in COVID-19 survivors

RF Rinaldo, M Mondoni, EM Parazzini, A Baccelli… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: current data on the impact of acute illness severity on exercise capacity and
ventilatory efficiency of COVID-19 survivors, evaluated at cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET)…

[HTML][HTML] Interventional pulmonology techniques in lung transplantation

M Mondoni, RF Rinaldo, P Solidoro, F Di Marco… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lung transplantation is a key therapeutic option for several end-stage lung diseases. Interventional
pulmonology techniques, mostly bronchoscopy, play a key role throughout the whole …

Epicardial fat inflammation response to COVID‐19 therapies

…, AE Malavazos, S Basilico, S Tresoldi, RF Rinaldo… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Adipose tissue plays a role in the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19).
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), a unique visceral fat, presents with a high degree of …

SARS-CoV-2 infection sequelae on exercise response: persistent or reversible? A 2-year perspective

RF Rinaldo, M Mondoni, A Baccelli… - ERJ Open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Extract SARS-CoV-2 and the related disease COVID-19 have had a dramatic impact on the
global healthcare system since their appearance in December 2019 [1]. The evidence of long…

[HTML][HTML] Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and second-line pulmonary function tests to detect obstructive pattern in symptomatic smokers with borderline spirometry

F Di Marco, S Terraneo, S Job, RF Rinaldo… - Respiratory …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The need for additional research on symptomatic smokers with normal
spirometry has been recently emphasized. Albeit not meeting criteria for Chronic obstructive …

[HTML][HTML] Natural history of incidental sporadic and tuberous sclerosis complex associated lymphangioleiomyomatosis

…, OM Dias, G Imeri, S Centanni, RF Rinaldo… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lymphangioleiomyiomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease affecting women in childbearing age.
A sporadic form (S-LAM) affecting previously healthy women, and a form associated with …

Does the severity of asthma affect exercise capacity and daily physical activity?

RF Rinaldo, G Imeri, M Mondoni, EM Parazzini… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Exercise capacity, daily physical activity, and psychological profile are crucial
aspects in the management of asthmatic patients. Whether these features are expressed in a …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct Mechanical properties of the respiratory system evaluated by forced oscillation technique in acute exacerbation of COPD and acute decompensated …

S Terraneo, RF Rinaldo, GF Sferrazza Papa, F Ribolla… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Discriminating between cardiac and pulmonary dyspnea is essential for patients’ management.
We investigated the feasibility and ability of forced oscillation techniques (FOT) in …

[HTML][HTML] Bronchoscopy in the post-acute phase of COVID-19: an observational study

M Mondoni, RF Rinaldo, J Cefalo, L Saderi… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2023 - Springer
Background Bronchoscopy is a useful technique adopted in the management of patients
with COVID-19. 10–40% of COVID-19 survivors experience persistent symptoms. A …