Our scientific publications

Real-world use of Omega-3 fatty acids: a population-based study in an Italian local health unit from Northern Italy

D’Amuri A., Cristini I., Tebaldi S., Speziali A., Scopa A., Pagani M., Pellegrini G., Santacà K., Forti A., Visigalli C., Villa M., Ingrasciotta Y.

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Aug 22:104967. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104967. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42711209.

Global Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Carollo M., Ingrasciotta Y., Crisafulli S., Maccarrone F., Pellegrino D., Francescon A., Mannucci E., Fontana A., Trifirò G.

Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2026 Sep;42(6):e70223. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.70223. PMID: 42671083.

Global epidemiology of pheochromocytoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Vitturi G., Crisafulli S., Alessi Y., Frontalini S., Stano MG., Fontana A., Giuffrida G., Ferraù F., Trifirò G., Cannavò S.

J Endocrinol Invest. 2025 Dec;48(12):2813-2825. doi: 10.1007/s40618-025-02639-9.

Real-World Polypharmacy and Drug-Drug Interactions in a Large Cohort of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Users With Atrial Fibrillation

De Angelis V.*, Ingrasciotta Y.*, Carelli M., Spadotto A., Amadori M., Pagliaro C., Giorgio AD., Isgrò V., Foti SS., Tari M., Diemberger I.

Clin Ther. 2025 Nov;47(11):1010-1015. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2025.08.007. Epub 2025 Sep 2. PMID: 40903333.

Epidemiological analysis to identify predictors of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) diagnosis in an Italian pediatric population: the EPIX project

Crisafulli S.*, Ingrasciotta Y.*, Vitturi G., Fontana A,. L’Abbate L., Alessi Y., Ferraù F., Cantarutti L., Lazzerini D., Cannavò S., Trifirò G.

Endocrine. 2024 Aug;85(2):894-905. doi: 10.1007/s12020-024-03793-5.

Pharmacological and Benefit-Risk Profile of Once-Weekly Basal Insulin Administration (Icodec): Addressing Patients’ Unmet Needs and Exploring Future Applications

Ingrasciotta Y., Vitturi G., Trifirò G.

J Clin Med. 2024 Apr 5;13(7):2113. doi: 10.3390/jcm13072113.

Machine learning-based algorithms applied to drug prescriptions and other healthcare services in the Sicilian claims database to identify acromegaly as a model for the earlier diagnosis of rare diseases

Crisafulli S., Fontana A., L’Abbate L., Vitturi G., Cozzolino A., Gianfrilli D., De Martino MC., Amico B., Combi C., Trifirò G.

Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 14;14(1):6186. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56240-w.

Effectiveness of homologous/heterologous booster COVID-19 vaccination schedules against severe illness in general population and clinical subgroups in three European countries

Riefolo F., Castillo-Cano B., Martín-Pérez M., Messina D., Elbers R., Brink-Kwakkel D., Villalobos F., Ingrasciotta Y., Garcia-Poza P., Swart-Polinder K., Souverein P., Saiz LC., Bissacco CA., Leache L., Tari M., Crisafulli S., Grimaldi L., Vaz T., Gini R., Klungel O., Martín-Merino E.

Vaccine. 2023 Nov 13;41(47):7007-7018. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.011. Epub 2023 Oct 17. PMID: 37858451.

Impact of the 2018 revised Pregnancy Prevention Programme by the European Medicines Agency on the use of oral retinoids in females of childbearing age in Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain: an interrupted time series analysis

Durán CE., Riera-Arnau J., Abtahi S., Pajouheshnia R., Hoxhaj V., Gamba M., Alsina E., Martin-Perez M., Garcia-Poza P., Llorente-Garcia A., Gonzalez-Bermejo D., Ibánez L., Sabaté M., Vidal X., Ballarín E., Sanfélix-Gimeno G., Rodríguez-Bernal C., Peiró S., García-Sempere A., Sanchez-Saez F., Ientile V., Ingrasciotta Y., Guarneri C., Tanaglia M., Tari M., Herings R., Houben E., Swart-Polinder K., Holthuis E., Huerta C., Gini R., Roberto G., Bartolini C., Paoletti O., Limoncella G., Girardi A., Hyeraci G., Andersen M., Kristiansen SB., Hallgreen CE., Klungel O., Sturkenboom M.

Front Pharmacol. 2023 Aug 17;14:1207976. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1207976. PMID: 37663263; PMCID: PMC10469888

Development and testing of diagnostic algorithms to identify patients with acromegaly in Southern Italian claims databases

Crisafulli S., Fontana A., L’Abbate L., Ientile V., Gianfrilli D., Cozzolino A., De Martino MC., Ragonese M., Sultana J., Barone-Adesi F., Trifirò G.

Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 23;12(1):15843. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20295-4.

Global Cushing’s disease epidemiology: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Giuffrida G., Crisafulli S., Ferraù F., Fontana A., Alessi Y., Calapai F., Ragonese M., Luxi N., Cannavò S., Trifirò G.

J Endocrinol Invest. 2022 Jun;45(6):1235-1246. doi: 10.1007/s40618-022-01754-1.

Global epidemiology of acromegaly: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Crisafulli S., Luxi N., Sultana J., Fontana A., Spagnolo F., Giuffrida G., Ferraù F., Gianfrilli D., Cozzolino A., Cristina De Martino M., Gatto F., Barone-Adesi F., Cannavò S., Trifirò G.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2021 Jul 1;185(2):251-263. doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0216.

Global epidemiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Crisafulli S., Sultana J., Fontana A., Salvo F., Messina S., Trifirò G.

Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2020 Jun 5;15(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01430-8.