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Antifibrotic drugs in connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD): from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications

Authors: Gian Luca Erre MD, PhD, Marco Sebastiani PhD, Andreina Manfredi MD, Elisabetta Gerratana MD, Fabiola Atzeni MD, Giuseppe Passiu MD, Arduino A Mangoni MD

This review discusses the experimental evidence and clinical trials investigating the efficacy and safety of antifibrotic drugs in patients with CTD-ILDs and the potential mechanisms of action involved.

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Dabigatran, the oral anticoagulant of choice at discharge in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and COVID-19 infection: the ANIBAL* protocol

Authors: Teodoro Iturbe-Hernandez MD, Luis García de Guadiana Romualdo MD, Ignacio Gil Ortega MD, Antonio Martínez Francés MD, Olga Meca Birlanga MD, Juan José Cerezo-Manchado MD

In this review, the available information on the antithrombotic management of atrial fibrillation patients at discharge after COVID-19 infection is updated. In addition, a practical algorithm, considering renal and liver function, which facilitates the anticoagulation choice at discharge is presented.

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Mepolizumab: an alternative therapy for idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with glucocorticoid intolerance

Authors: Adam Kisling MD, Jason Jones MD, Caleb Hixson DO FCAP, David Hostler MD MPH FACP, Jordanna Hostler MD FACP

This article presents a case of ICEP in which mepolizumab was used as a steroid-sparing agent, resulting in improvement in markers of disease activity
and corticosteroid requirement.

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Can vitamins and/or supplements provide hope against coronavirus?

Authors: Sarah M Michienzi PharmD, Melissa E Badowski PharmD

The goal of this narrative review is to evaluate current and ongoing clinical trials of vitamins and supplements, alone or in combination with each other or other therapies, for the treatment of COVID-19.

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Pharmacological treatment of COVID-19: lights and shadows

Authors: Francesco Menzella MD, Mirella Biava Msc, Chiara Barbieri MD, Francesco Livrieri MD, Nicola Facciolongo MD

The aim of this review is to explore COVID-19 treatment options and describe the potential benefits or disadvantages of their use in severe cases.

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