Coagulation disorders in sepsis and COVID-19—two sides of the same coin? A review of inflammation–coagulation crosstalk in bacterial sepsis and COVID-19

G Tuculeanu, EC Barbu, M Lazar… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Sepsis-associated coagulation
disorders are involved in the pathogenesis of multiorgan failure and lead to a subsequently …

Mortality predictors in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

M Lazar, EC Barbu, CE Chitu, AMJ Anghel, CM Niculae… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: The severe forms of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia are associated
with acute hypoxic respiratory failure and high mortality rates, raising significant challenges …

Pericardial involvement in severe COVID-19 patients

M Lazar, EC Barbu, CE Chitu, AMJ Anghel, CM Niculae… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: SARS-CoV-2 has an extensive tissue tropism due to its ability
to attach to the surfaces of cells through different receptors, leading to systemic …

Pulmonary involvement in SARS-CoV-2 infection estimates myocardial injury risk

E Dumea, M Lazar, EC Barbu, CE Chitu, DA Ion - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) infection represents a pathology with primary pulmonary involvement and multisystemic …

Body composition in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy

CE Chițu-Tișu, EC Barbu, M Lazăr, M Bojincă… - Acta Clinica …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The development of combination antiretroviral therapies (cART) represents a
significant advance in the treatment of (human immunodeficiency virus) HIV infection …

Predictors of liver injury in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

N Mihai, M Lazar, C Tiliscan, EC Barbu, CE Chitu… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: SARS-CoV-2 infection is frequently associated with pneumonia
but has a broad tissue tropism also leading to systemic complications (hematologic, gastro …

[PDF][PDF] Reduced bone mineral density in young, non-cirrhotic patients with chronic viral hepatitis

G Țuculeanu, EC Barbu, M Lazăr, CE Chițu-Tișu… - …, 2022 - farmaciajournal.com
Bone anomalies are well-known complications of advanced hepatic diseases, but a
relationship with non-cirrhotic hepatopathies remains to be confirmed. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Body composition changes In men with HIV/HCV coinfection, HIV monoinfection, and HCV monoinfection

EC Barbu, VR Moroti-Constantinescu… - Acta Endocrinologica …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective We aimed to evaluate the body composition changes in patients with either HIV
and HCV monoinfections or HIV/HCV coinfection. Methods 123 young men divided into …

AIDS and nutrition in patients

L Kourkouta, A Monios, C Iliadis… - Progress in Health …, 2017 - cejsh.icm.edu.pl
Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study is to highlight the contribution of nutrition to
the wellness of people with HIV in all stages of the disease. Review Methods: The …

[PDF][PDF] Biomarkers of monitoring and functional reserve of physiological systems over time in HIV: expert opinions for effective secondary prevention

M Andreoni, C Mussi, R Bellagamba… - New …, 2017 - newmicrobiologica.org
Fitch et al., 2013). While factors such as smoking and antiretroviral drug toxicity (Lanf et al.,
2010) explain some of the increased risk for these events, elevated immune activation and …