1: Annunziata A, Gaeta AM, Simioli F, Valente T, Coppola A, Cardone M, Manzo R,
Cutino M, Marotta A, Fiorentino G. Swallowing impairment and aspiration risk in
clinically stabilized patients hospitalized for acute respiratory events: a
cohort-wide machine-learning analysis with COPD-specific insights. Front Med
(Lausanne). 2026 May 5;13:1804250. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1804250. PMID:
42164142; PMCID: PMC13183647.
2: Pierucci P, Crimi C, de Candia ML, Romano GE, Pilon A, Bartolomeo N, Lorusso
L, Annunziata A, Banfi P, Coppola A, Fiorentino G, Renda T, Scala R, Elisiana
Carpagnano G, Carlucci A. Italian Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of
S3-NIV Questionnaire for Patients on Long-Term Home Noninvasive Mechanical
Ventilation. Respiration. 2026;105(4):445-453. doi: 10.1159/000549156. Epub 2025
Oct 27. PMID: 41144609.
3: Annunziata A, Imitazione P, Polistina GE, Lanza M, Coppola A, Fiorentino G.
Pulmonary Embolism in Covid-19: Coagulation Parameters, Close Monitoring to
Prevent? Turk Thorac J. 2020 Jul;21(4):287-288. doi:
10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2020.20067. Epub 2020 Jun 10. PMID: 32530411; PMCID:
PMC7371394.
4: Fiorentino G, Coppola A, Izzo R, Annunziata A, Bernardo M, Lombardi A,
Trimarco V, Santulli G, Trimarco B. Corrigendum to “Effects of adding L-arginine
orally to standard therapy in patients with COVID-19: A randomized, double-
blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. Results of the first interim
analysis.”. EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Sep 13;51:101636. doi:
10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101636. Erratum for: EClinicalMedicine. 2021
Oct;40:101125. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101125. PMID: 36120704; PMCID:
PMC9467817.
5: Manzo R, Annunziata A, Tozza S, Simioli F, Coppola A, Di Spirito V, Romano T,
Calafiore G, Tsantis S, Fiorentino G. Combining traditional context and sailing
in the psychological approach to patients with muscular dystrophies. A pilot
study. Acta Myol. 2025 Dec;44(4):130-134. doi: 10.36185/2532-1900-1750. PMID:
41773439; PMCID: PMC12958413.
6: Simioli F, Annunziata A, Lanza M, Cardone M, Coppola A, Marotta A, Calabrese
C, Fiorentino G. Lung Function and Symptoms in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Treated with High-Flow Nasal Therapy for 1 Year. Respiration.
2025;104(8):549-555. doi: 10.1159/000545165. Epub 2025 Mar 28. PMID: 40159397.
7: Ponti G, Roli L, Oliva G, Manfredini M, Trenti T, Kaleci S, Iannella R,
Balzano B, Coppola A, Fiorentino G, Ozben T, Paoli VD, Debbia D, De Santis E,
Pecoraro V, Melegari A, Sansone MR, Lugara M, Tomasi A. Homocysteine (Hcy)
assessment to predict outcomes of hospitalized Covid-19 patients: a multicenter
study on 313 Covid-19 patients. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2021 Mar 26;59(9):e354-e357.
doi: 10.1515/cclm-2021-0168. PMID: 33768762.
8: Coppola A, Annunziata A, Sciarrillo E, Musella S, Fiorentino G. Temporary
positive expiratory pressure (TPEP) as an alternative approach in the treatment
of persistent atelectasis in a patient with Steinert disease: a case report.
Acta Myol. 2022 Mar 31;41(1):48-51. doi: 10.36185/2532-1900-069. PMID: 35465340;
PMCID: PMC9004332.
9: Annunziata A, Coppola A, Carannante N, Simioli F, Lanza M, Di Micco P,
Fiorentino G. Home Management of Patients with Moderate or Severe Respiratory
Failure Secondary to COVID-19, Using Remote Monitoring and Oxygen with or
without HFNC. Pathogens. 2021 Apr 1;10(4):413. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10040413.
PMID: 33915796; PMCID: PMC8065650.
10: Fiorentino G, Coppola A, Izzo R, Annunziata A, Bernardo M, Lombardi A,
Trimarco V, Santulli G, Trimarco B. Effects of adding L-arginine orally to
standard therapy in patients with COVID-19: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-
controlled, parallel-group trial. Results of the first interim analysis.
EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Oct;40:101125. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101125. Epub
2021 Sep 9. Erratum in: EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Sep 13;51:101636. doi:
10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101636. PMID: 34522871; PMCID: PMC8428476.
11: Annunziata A, Coppola A, Di Spirito V, Cauteruccio R, Marotta A, Micco PD,
Fiorentino G. The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Deletion/Deletion Genotype Is a
Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19: Implication and Utility for Patients Admitted
to Emergency Department. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Aug 20;57(8):844. doi:
10.3390/medicina57080844. PMID: 34441050; PMCID: PMC8400776.
12: Fiorentino G, Annunziata A, Cauteruccio R, Marotta A, Imitazione P, Coppola
A, Langella G, Guarino S, Simioli F. Clinical and Radiological Evolution of
Bronchiectasis Treated with Long-Term High Flow Nasal Therapy: The Impact of HFT
on the Progression of Bronchiectasis. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Oct 9;61(10):1807.
doi: 10.3390/medicina61101807. PMID: 41155794; PMCID: PMC12565804.
13: Carannante N, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Simioli F, Marotta A, Bernardo M,
Piscitelli E, Imitazione P, Fiorentino G. Diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia,
a common cause of respiratory failure in patients with neuromuscular disorders.
Acta Myol. 2021 Sep 30;40(3):124-131. doi: 10.36185/2532-1900-053. PMID:
34632294; PMCID: PMC8489170.
14: Maria Luisa de Candia, Antonietta Coppola, Gualtiero Ermando Romano,
Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Paola Pierucci. Concise review of end of
life and palliative care in neuromuscular pathologies: still a long pathway ahead
15: Annunziata A, Ferrarotti I, Coppola A, Lanza M, Imitazione P, Spinelli S,
Micco PD, Fiorentino G. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Screening in a Selected Cohort of
Patients Affected by Chronic Pulmonary Diseases in Naples, Italy. J Clin Med.
2021 Apr 7;10(8):1546. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081546. PMID: 33916947; PMCID:
PMC8067626.
16: Annunziata A, Coppola A, Marotta A, Fiorentino G. MPV promote adherence to
nocturnal NIV in a Duchenne patient. Acta Myol. 2020 Jun 1;39(2):101-104. doi:
10.36185/2532-1900-014. PMID: 32904909; PMCID: PMC7460732.
17: Annunziata A, Lanza M, Coppola A, Fiorentino G. Alpha-1 antitrypsin
deficiency in the elderly: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2021 May 10;15(1):231.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-02847-w. PMID: 33966640; PMCID: PMC8108364.
18: Calabrese C, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Pafundi PC, Guarino S, Di Spirito V,
Maddaloni V, Pepe N, Fiorentino G. ACE Gene I/D Polymorphism and Acute Pulmonary
Embolism in COVID19 Pneumonia: A Potential Predisposing Role. Front Med
(Lausanne). 2021 Jan 21;7:631148. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.631148. PMID: 33585520;
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19: Simioli F, Annunziata A, Polistina GE, Coppola A, Di Spirito V, Fiorentino
G. The Role of High Flow Nasal Cannula in COVID-19 Associated Pneumomediastinum
and Pneumothorax. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 May 22;9(6):620. doi:
10.3390/healthcare9060620. PMID: 34067404; PMCID: PMC8224766.
20: Annunziata A, Calabrese C, Simioli F, Coppola A, Pierucci P, Mariniello DF,
Fiorentino G. Psychological Factors Influencing Adherence to NIV in
Neuromuscular Patients Dependent on Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation:
Preliminary Results. J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 9;12(18):5866. doi:
10.3390/jcm12185866. PMID: 37762807; PMCID: PMC10531532.
21: Coppola A, Annunziata A, Gioia MR, Fiorentino G. Bleeding events in
COVID-19: the other side of the coin? Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Apr 1;91(3).
doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1739. PMID: 33794592.
22: Fiorentino G, Benincasa G, Coppola A, Franzese M, Annunziata A, Affinito O,
Viglietti M, Napoli C. Targeted genetic analysis unveils novel associations
between ACE I/D and APO T158C polymorphisms with D-dimer levels in severe
COVID-19 patients with pulmonary embolism. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2023
Jan;55(1):51-59. doi: 10.1007/s11239-022-02728-z. Epub 2022 Nov 13. PMID:
36371754; PMCID: PMC9660132.
23: Annunziata A, Fiorentino G, Coppola A, Cauteruccio R, Ferrentino L,
Fiorentino L, Calabrese C. Alpha-1 antitripsyn deficiency and augmentation
therapy in pregnancy: two case reports. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Dec
16;11:1479877. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1479877. PMID: 39736979; PMCID:
PMC11682898.
24: Coppola A, Annunziata A, Carannante N, Di Spirito V, Fiorentino G. Late
Reactivation of SARS-CoV-2: A Case Report. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Aug
20;7:531. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00531. PMID: 32974374; PMCID: PMC7468504.
25: Calabrese C, Annunziata A, Mariniello DF, Coppola A, Mirizzi AI, Simioli F,
Pelaia C, Atripaldi L, Pugliese G, Guarino S, Fiorentino G. Evolution of the
Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Unvaccinated Patients Affected by Critical
COVID-19 Pneumonia from the Pre-Vaccination to the Post-Vaccination Waves in
Italy. Pathogens. 2022 Jul 14;11(7):793. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11070793. PMID:
35890037; PMCID: PMC9323253.
26: Giuseppe Fiorentino, Anna Annunziata, Rosa Cauteruccio, Antonella Marotta, Pasquale Imitazione,
Antonietta Coppola, Gerardo Langella, Salvatore Guarino and Francesca Simioli. Clinical and Radiological Evolution of Bronchiectasis Treated with Long-Term High Flow Nasal Therapy: The Impact of HFT on the Progression of Bronchiectasis
27: Simioli F, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Borriello EM, Spinelli S, Fiorentino G.
Versatility of Intermittent Abdominal Pressure Ventilation in a Case of
Complicated Restrictive Respiratory Failure and COVID-19. Healthcare (Basel).
2022 May 31;10(6):1012. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10061012. PMID: 35742063; PMCID:
PMC9222416.
28: Annunziata A, Di Perna A, Ferrarotti I, Coppola A, Burricco M, Fiorentino G.
Transplant with MZ genotype liver: what is the clinical pulmonary picture after
30 years? a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Nov
2;17(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-04183-7. PMID: 37915102; PMCID:
PMC10621125.
29: Trimarco V, Izzo R, Lombardi A, Coppola A, Fiorentino G, Santulli G.
Beneficial effects of L-Arginine in patients hospitalized for COVID-19: New
insights from a randomized clinical trial. Pharmacol Res. 2023 May;191:106702.
doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106702. Epub 2023 Feb 15. PMID: 36804278; PMCID:
PMC9928676.
30: Mone P, Jankauskas SS, Manzi MV, Gambardella J, Coppola A, Kansakar U, Izzo
R, Fiorentino G, Lombardi A, Varzideh F, Sorriento D, Trimarco B, Santulli G.
Endothelial Extracellular Vesicles Enriched in microRNA-34a Predict New-Onset
Diabetes in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients: Novel Insights for
Long COVID Metabolic Sequelae. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2024 Mar 15;389(1):34-39.
doi: 10.1124/jpet.122.001253. PMID: 38336381; PMCID: PMC10949163.
31: Simioli F, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Iervolino A, Boccia M, Fiorentino G.
Artificial intelligence for training and reporting infection prevention measures
in critical wards. Front Public Health. 2024 Oct 16;12:1442188. doi:
10.3389/fpubh.2024.1442188. PMID: 39478744; PMCID: PMC11521837.
32: Fiorentino G, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Marotta A, Simioli F, Imitazione P,
Lanza M, Cauteruccio R, Esquinas AM. Intermittent Abdominal Pressure
Ventilation: An Alternative for Respiratory Support. Can Respir J. 2021 Aug
23;2021:5554765. doi: 10.1155/2021/5554765. PMID: 34471441; PMCID: PMC8405303.
33: Calabrese C, Annunziata A, Flora M, Mariniello DF, Allocca V, Palma MI,
Coppola A, Meoli I, Pafundi PC, Fiorentino G. Three Month Follow-Up of Patients
With COVID-19 Pneumonia Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism. Front Mol Biosci.
2022 Feb 3;8:809186. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.809186. PMID: 35187074; PMCID:
PMC8850371.
34: Gambardella J, Coppola A, Izzo R, Fiorentino G, Trimarco B, Santulli G. Role
of endothelial miR-24 in COVID-19 cerebrovascular events. Crit Care. 2021 Aug
25;25(1):306. doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03731-1. PMID: 34433473; PMCID:
PMC8385482.
35: Annunziata A, Coppola A, Andreozzi P, Lanza M, Simioli F, Carannante N, Di
Somma C, Di Micco P, Fiorentino G. Acute Pancreatitis and COVID-19: A Single-
Center Experience. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021 Oct 9;14:2857-2861. doi:
10.2147/JMDH.S334835. PMID: 34675533; PMCID: PMC8519352.
36: Annunziata A, Pierucci P, Banfi PI, Carlucci A, Coppola A, Rao F, Schisano
M, Simioli F, Crimi C, Esquinas AM, Karakurt Z, Mattei A, Marotta A, Bach JR,
Fiorentino G. Intermittent abdominal pressure ventilation management in
neuromuscular diseases: a Delphi panel Consensus. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2023
Jan-Jun;17(6):517-525. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2023.2226391. Epub 2023 Jun 21.
PMID: 37323014.
37: Simioli F, Fiorentino G, Cauteruccio R, Coppola A, Imitazione P, Marotta A,
Di Spirito V, Annunziata A. Long-Term High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in Primary
and Secondary Bronchiectasis. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Apr 27;11(9):1250. doi:
10.3390/healthcare11091250. PMID: 37174791; PMCID: PMC10178516.
38: Annunziata A, Coppola A, Polistina GE, Imitazione P, Simioli F, Lanza M,
Cauteruccio R, Fiorentino G. Daytime alternatives for non-invasive mechanical
ventilation in neuromuscular disorders. Acta Myol. 2021 Mar 31;40(1):51-60. doi:
10.36185/2532-1900-042. PMID: 33870096; PMCID: PMC8033425.
39: Annunziata A, Calabrese C, Simioli F, Coppola A, Flora M, Marotta A, Di
Spirito V, Didonna F, Cicalese M, Fiorentino G. Negative-Pressure Ventilation in
Neuromuscular Diseases in the Acute Setting. J Clin Med. 2022 May 6;11(9):2589.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11092589. PMID: 35566729; PMCID: PMC9101364.
40: Di Somma C, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Polistina GE, Marotta A, Fiorentino G.
Pulmonary ossification: a case report. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Oct
1;12:1615806. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1615806. PMID: 41103697; PMCID:
PMC12521176.
41: Annunziata A, Coppola A, Simioli F, Atripaldi L, Marotta A, Esquinas A,
Fiorentino G. Indications and techniques of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in
neuromuscular diseases. Acta Myol. 2024 Jun;43(2):48-56. doi:
10.36185/2532-1900-553. PMID: 39082321; PMCID: PMC11305354.
42: Simioli F, Annunziata A, Coppola A, Imitazione P, Mirizzi AI, Marotta A,
D’Angelo R, Fiorentino G. The role of dexmedetomidine in ARDS: an approach to
non-intensive care sedation. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Aug 31;10:1224242. doi:
10.3389/fmed.2023.1224242. PMID: 37720511; PMCID: PMC10502206.
43: Annunziata A, Lanza M, Coppola A, Andreozzi P, Spinelli S, Fiorentino G.
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Home Therapy. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Apr
15;12:575402. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.575402. PMID: 33935692; PMCID: PMC8082418.
44: Anna Annunziata, Antonietta Coppola, Francesca Simioli, Lidia Atripaldi,
Antonella Marotta, Antonio Esquinas, Giuseppe Fiorentino.
Indications and techniques of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in neuromuscular diseases
45: Antonietta Coppola, Anna Annunziata, Francesca Simioli, Giuseppe Fiorentino.
The rationale of acute respiratory failure in high-risk infections
46: Antonietta Coppola, Anna Annunziata, Giuseppe Fiorentino.
Heated humidification devices