European Journal of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
The pivotal link between ACE2 deficiency and SARS-CoV-2 infection	919
Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in severe COVID-19 patients: a single-centre retrospective cohort study	315
Prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	294
Active smoking is not associated with severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	279
Impact of low dose tocilizumab on mortality rate in patients with COVID-19 related pneumonia	203
Hyperuricaemia and gout in cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney disease	151
Off-label use of tocilizumab for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Milan, Italy	144
Factors associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19. A quantitative evidence synthesis of clinical and laboratory data	127
Electrocardiographic features of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia	103
Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis.	99
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: Lights and shadows	89
Mobile health technology-supported atrial fibrillation screening and integrated care: A report from the mAFA-II trial Long-term Extension Cohort	89
Hepatic consequences of COVID-19 infection. Lapping or biting?	80
Use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced mortality: Findings from the observational multicentre Italian CORIST study	64
Understanding the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations on patient health and quality of life	63
Anakinra for patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis of non-randomized cohort studies.	60
Protective role of chronic treatment with direct oral anticoagulants in elderly patients affected by interstitial pneumonia in COVID-19 era	59
Inhalation therapy devices for the treatment of obstructive lung diseases: the history of inhalers towards the ideal inhaler	56
The 2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines - key messages and clinical considerations	51
Factors associated with persistence of symptoms 1 year after COVID-19: A longitudinal, prospective phone-based interview follow-up cohort study	51
Prospective blinded Evaluation of the smartphone-based AliveCor Kardia ECG monitor for Atrial Fibrillation detection: The PEAK-AF study	49
Uric acid in metabolic syndrome: Does uric acid have a definitive role?	49
SARS-CoV-2 antibody kinetics eight months from COVID-19 onset: Persistence of spike antibodies but loss of neutralizing antibodies in 24% of convalescent plasma donors	48
Long-term efficacy of maintenance therapy with Rituximab for IgG4-related disease	47
Mechanisms of weight regain.	47

SARS-CoV-2 detection in the pericardial fluid of a patient with cardiac tamponade	44
Low serum albumin: A neglected predictor in patients with cardiovascular disease	44
Point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine: A position paper by the ultrasound working group of the European federation of internal medicine	43
Bleeding in COVID-19 severe pneumonia: The other side of abnormal coagulation pattern?	43
The Brain-Gut-Microbiotal Axis: A framework for understanding functional GI illness and their therapeutic interventions	42
Optimizing antibiotic therapies to reduce the risk of bacterial resistance	42
Prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries	40
The pivotal link between ACE2 deficiency and SARS-CoV-2 infection: One year later	40
Beyond the 2020 guidelines on atrial fibrillation of the European society of cardiology	39
Blood pressure increase after Pfizer/BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine	38
Tocilizumab for the treatment of immune-related adverse events: a systematic literature review and a multicentre case series	38
“Is medical cannabis safe for my patients?” A practical review of cannabis safety considerations	36
Consumer-led screening for atrial fibrillation using consumer-facing wearables, devices and apps: A survey of health care professionals by AF-SCREEN international collaboration	35
Safety and Tolerability of Neurohormonal Antagonism in Cardiac Amyloidosis	34
ANCA associated vasculitis	33
Drug-induced liver injury: Pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features, and practical management	33
Management of hyperuricemia in asymptomatic patients: A critical appraisal	33
How does SARS-CoV-2 targets the elderly patients? A review on potential mechanisms increasing disease severity	32
COVID-19, vaccines and deficiency of ACE2 and other angiotensinases. Closing the loop on the "Spike effect"	32
Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum in non-intubated COVID-19 patients: Differences between first and second Italian pandemic wave	31
Device-detected atrial high rate episodes and the risk of stroke/thrombo-embolism and atrial fibrillation incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: An uncharted territory awaiting discovery	30
Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review.	29
Therapeutic strategies for virus-negative myocarditis: a comprehensive review	29
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the health of geriatric patients: The European GeroCovid Observational Study	28
Gastroprotection in patients on antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy: a position paper of National Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO) and the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroente	28
Comparison of bias and accuracy using cystatin C and creatinine in CKD-EPI equations for GFR estimation	26
Seventeen-year trend (2001–2017) in pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilization based on hospital discharge database data: An analysis by age groups	26
Acidosis predicts mortality independently from hyperlactatemia in patients with sepsis	26
Comparing atrial fibrillation guidelines: Focus on stroke prevention, bleeding risk assessment and oral anticoagulant recommendations	26
Left atrial diameter thresholds and new incident atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source	26
The efficacies of entecavir and tenofovir in terms of enhancing prognosis after curative treatment of hepatitis B virus–related hepatocellular carcinoma	26
Incident atrial fibrillation and its risk prediction in patients developing COVID-19: A machine learning based algorithm approach	25
Epidemiology of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
kinetics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies over time. Results of 10 month follow up in over 300 seropositive Health Care Workers	25
NAFLD and autoimmune hepatitis: Do not judge a book by its cover	25
Physical decline and cognitive impairment in frail hypertensive elders during COVID-19	25
Assessing the association between fluoroquinolones and emerging adverse drug reactions raised by regulatory agencies: An umbrella review	24
Effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on cardiovascular outcomes in heart failure patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	24
Smoking habit and hospitalization for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related pneumonia: The unsolved paradox behind the evidence.	24
Interleukin-6 receptor blockade with subcutaneous tocilizumab improves coagulation activity in patients with COVID-19	24
Obesity as an adipose tissue dysfunction disease and a risk factor for infections – Covid-19 as a case study	24
Speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A meta-analysis	23
Physical activity in management of persons with obesity	23
Monkeypox infection: An update for the practicing physician	23
The power of choice: Experimental evidence that freedom to choose a vaccine against COVID-19 improves willingness to be vaccinated	22
Management of chronic refractory cough in adults	22
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 effectiveness during an unprecedented surge in SARS COV-2 infections	22
COVID-19 vaccination and a severe pain in the neck	22
Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute porphyrias: A potentially dangerous metabolic crossroad?	22

Is low sodium intake a risk factor for severe and fatal COVID-19 infection?	21
Screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using transient elastography - a prospective, cross sectional study	21
The discriminatory power of bleeding assessment tools in adult patients with a mild to moderate bleeding tendency	21
Serum IgG4 level predicts COVID-19 related mortality	21
Primary adrenal insufficiency associated with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)	21
Impact of admission serum acid uric levels on in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome	21
Active smoking and COVID-19: a double-edged sword	21
No double-edged sword and no doubt about the relation between smoking and COVID-19 severity	21
A snapshot of cancer-associated thromboembolic disease in 2018–2019: First data from the TESEO prospective registry	21
Uric acid associated with acute heart failure presentation in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients	20
Depression is independently associated with increased length of stay and readmissions in multimorbid inpatients	20
The age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index: A significant predictor of clinical outcome in patients with heart failure	20
Patient motivation to lose weight: Importance of healthcare professional support, goals and self-efficacy	19
Efficacy and safety of molnupiravir for COVID-19 patients	19
The Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway and cardiac complications in atrial fibrillation: a potential sex-based difference. The ATHERO-AF study	19
Obesity and sleep disturbances: The “chicken or the egg” question	19
Acute kidney injury associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs	19
Both lean and fat body mass associate with blood pressure	19
Joint effect of heart failure and coronary artery disease on the risk of death during hospitalization for COVID-19	18
Inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonists in asthma – A narrative review	18
Serial investigation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in sarcoidosis patients treated with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor	18
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome associated with viral vector COVID-19 vaccines	18
Sarcopenia measurement in research and clinical practice	18
Knowing the new Omicron BA.2.75 variant (‘Centaurus’): A simulation study	18
Long term clinical outcomes in survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	18
Admission glucose level was associated with increased short-term mortality and length-of-stay irrespective of diagnosis, treating medical specialty or concomitant laboratory values	18
Age-Related Changes in Clinical Presentation of Covid-19: the EPICOVID19 Web-Based Survey	18
The impact of nutrition and lifestyle modification on health	18
Spirometry: A practical lifespan predictor of global health and chronic respiratory and non-respiratory diseases	18
Serum uric acid and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure through the whole spectrum of ejection fraction phenotypes: Analysis of the ESC-EORP Heart Failure Long-Term (HF LT) Registry	18
Clinical phenotypes and prediction of chronicity in sarcoidosis using cluster analysis in a prospective cohort of 694 patients	18
Standardizing PaO2 for PaCO2 in P/F ratio predicts in-hospital mortality in acute respiratory failure due to Covid-19: A pilot prospective study	18
Long-term outcomes of postoperative atrial fibrillation following non cardiac surgery: A systematic review and metanalysis	18
Covid-19 cases in a no-Covid-19 geriatric acute care setting. A sporadic occurrence?	17
Rifabutin-Based Triple Therapy Or Bismuth-Based Quadruple Regimen As Rescue Therapies For Helicobacter pylori Infection	17
A new simplified model for predicting 30-day mortality in older medical emergency department patients: The rise up score	17
Cannabis is associated with blood pressure reduction in older adults – A 24-hours ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study	17
Recent advances in pericarditis	17
Prevalence and impact on outcome of sodium and potassium disorders in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A retrospective analysis	17
Serum uric acid and mortality thresholds among men and women in the Irish health system: A cohort study	17
Mortality in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage associated with antiplatelet agents, oral anticoagulants or no antithrombotic therapy	17
Varicella-Zoster virus reactivation following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination or infection: New insights	17
Efficacy and safety of rituximab biosimilar (CT-P10) in IgG4-related disease: an observational prospective open-label cohort study	17
Chronic cough in adults	16
Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus: Where are we?	16
Associations of Post-Acute COVID syndrome with physiological and clinical measures 10 months after hospitalization in patients of the first wave	16
Erectile dysfunction and adherence to antihypertensive therapy: Focus on β-blockers	16
COVID-19: Timing is Important	16
Acute hemolysis by hydroxycloroquine was observed in G6PD-deficient patient with severe COVD-19 related lung injury	16
Multimorbidity in COPD, does sleep matter?	16
Neurological diseases of unknown etiology: Brain-biopsy diagnostic yields and safety	16
Management and outcomes of post-acute COVID-19 patients in Northern Italy	16
Sweet taste and obesity	16
Predictors of mortality of influenza virus infections in a Swiss Hospital during four influenza seasons: Role of quick sequential organ failure assessment	16
Direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in antiphospholipid syndrome: A meta-analysis.	16
“Let me choose my COVID-19 vaccine”	16
The importance of recognizing cerebral venous thrombosis following anti-COVID-19 vaccination	15
THE role of metabolic syndrome in blood pressure control and pulse wave velocity progression over a 3.5 years in treated hypertensive PATIENTS.	15
The use of β-blockers in patients with heart failure and comorbidities: Doubts, certainties and unsolved issues	15
Identification of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension on CTPAs performed for diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism depending on level of expertise	15
The yield of F18 FDG PET-CT for the investigation of fever of unknown origin, compared with diagnostic CT	15
Future directions in obesity pharmacotherapy	15
Surveillance and management of colorectal dysplasia and cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: Current practice and future perspectives	15
Lung ultrasonography: A prognostic tool in non-ICU hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia	15
Coffee Consumption is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Incident Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies	15
The association between education level and chronic liver disease of any etiology	15
Adherence to the “Atrial fibrillation Better Care” (ABC) pathway in patients with atrial fibrillation and cancer: A report from the ESC-EHRA EURObservational Research Programme in atrial fibrillation	15
Hypernatremia and moderate-to-severe hyponatremia are independent predictors of mortality in septic patients at emergency department presentation: A sub-group analysis of the need-speed trial	15
Hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with acute porphyrias: a possible effect of ALAS1 modulation by siRNAm therapy and its control by vitamin supplementation	15
Sympathetic activation and outcomes in chronic heart failure: Does the neurohormonal hypothesis apply to mid-range and preserved ejection fraction patients?	14
Detection of subclinical atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke using implantable cardiac monitors	14
Early osteopontin levels predict mortality in patients with septic shock	14
Prevalence and risk factors for pulmonary embolism in patients with suspected acute exacerbation of COPD: a multi-center study.	14
Tocilizumab for severe COVID-19: A promising intervention affecting inflammation and coagulation	14
Venous lactate improves the prediction of in-hospital adverse outcomes in normotensive pulmonary embolism	14
Humoral SARS-COV-2 IgG decay within 6 months in COVID-19 healthy vaccinees: The need for a booster vaccine dose?	14
Alcohol consumption and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: A population-based cohort study	14
Covid-19 in Italy: Lesson from the Veneto Region	14
Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication	14
High-sensitivity troponins for outcome prediction in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14

Metabolically healthy obesity: Misleading phrase or healthy phenotype?	14
C-reactive protein and 10-year cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis	14
Lessons from pathophysiology: Use of individualized combination treatments with immune interventional agents to tackle severe respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19	14
The challenge of implementing Less is More medicine: A European perspective	14
The coupling between sarcopenia and COVID-19 is the real problem	14
Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and postpartum period	13
Cardiac involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome): Prospective evaluation at a tertiary referral centre	13
High prevalence of malnutrition in Internal Medicine wards – a multicentre ANUMEDI study	13
Blood pressure increase during hospitalization for COVID-19	13
Pre-transplant diabetes predicts atherosclerotic vascular events and cardiovascular mortality in liver transplant recipients: a long-term follow-up study	13
Longitudinal changes of left and right cardiac structure and function in patients with end-stage renal disease on replacement therapy	13
COVID-19 randomized controlled trials in medRxiv and PubMed	13
Effects of non-invasive respiratory supports on inspiratory effort in moderate-severe COVID-19 patients. A randomized physiological study	13
Timeline analysis of clinical severity of COVID-19 in the general population	13
Impact of point of care ultrasound on the number of diagnostic examinations in elderly patients admitted to an internal medicine ward	13
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: identical etiologic factors in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes	13
SARS-CoV-2 infection among asymptomatic homebound subjects in Milan, Italy	13
Waste in COVID-19 clinical trials conducted in western Europe	12
Negligible HCC risk during stringently defined untreated immune-tolerant phase of chronic hepatitis B	12
The link between nutritional status and outcomes in COVID-19 patients in ICU: Is obesity or sarcopenia the real problem?	12
Outcome of SARS CoV-2 inpatients treated with convalescent plasma: One-year of data from the Veneto region (Italy) Registry	12
Efficacy and safety of steroid-sparing treatments in giant cell arteritis according to the glucocorticoids tapering regimen: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Non-HACEK gram negative bacilli endocarditis: Analysis of a national prospective cohort.	12
Thrombocytopenia in primary antiphospholipid syndrome, a marker of high-risk patients?	12
Active smoking and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): The use of significance testing leads to an erroneous conclusion	12
Pre-operative physical performance as a predictor of in-hospital outcomes in older patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery	12
Atrial cardiomyopathy markers and new-onset atrial fibrillation risk in patients with acute myocardial infarction	12
The COVID-19 burden for health care professionals: Results of a global survey	12
Embolic risk stratification and prognostic impact of early surgery in left-sided infective endocarditis	12
Quality of care after AKI development in the hospital: Consensus from the 22nd Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) conference	12
Refining age stratum of the C2HEST score for predicting incident atrial fibrillation in a hospital-based Chinese population	12
Validation of the AF-ESUS score to identify patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and low risk of device-detected atrial fibrillation	12
Response to mepolizumab according to disease manifestations in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis	12
Estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk in a large Italian cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients: Data from the Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISease (CORDIS) Study Group	12
Epidemiology of subclinical atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A systematic review and meta-regression	12
Adiponectin involved in portal flow hepatic extraction of 13C-methacetin in obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver	11
Phenotyping congestion in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction: The Decongestion duRing therapY for acute decOmpensated heart failure in HFpEF	11
Why optional inferior vena cava filters are not always retrieved? A real world 19 years experience in a Swiss tertiary care university hospital.	11
Sex-specific outcomes and management in critically ill septic patients	11
Light anti-thrombotic regimen for prevention of device thrombosis and/or thrombotic complications after interatrial shunts device-based closure	11
Prevalence of markers of atrial cardiomyopathy in embolic stroke of undetermined source: A systematic review	11
Autologous fecal microbiota transplantation can retain the metabolic achievements of dietary interventions	11
Mild to moderate hyponatremia at discharge is associated with increased risk of recurrence in patients with community-acquired pneumonia	11
Prevalence, risk factors and proteomic bioprofiles associated with heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis: The RA-HF study	11
Prognostic impact of Vitamin D deficiency in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	11
Sepsis-driven atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke. Is there enough evidence to recommend anticoagulation?	11
Inappropriate use of carbapenems in an internal medicine ward: Impact of a carbapenem-focused antimicrobial stewardship program	11
Alcoholic liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis: Sometimes a closer look under the surface is needed	11
The prognostic effect of left ventricular thrombus formation after acute myocardial infarction in the contemporary era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta-analysis	11
Effectiveness of telemedicine in patients with heart failure according to frailty phenotypes: Insights from the iCOR randomised controlled trial	11
Growth differentiation factor-15 predicts major adverse cardiac events and all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation	10
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: Evaluation of connective tissue disease incidence during follow-up	10
The ISTH DIC score predicts outcome in non-septic patients admitted to a cardiovascular intensive care unit	10
Exploring the recovery curve for long-term post-COVID dyspnea and fatigue	10
De-escalation of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease: Time to change our strategy?	10
Pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality: An international comparative study between COVID-19 and non-COVID patients	10
Long-term recurrence risk after a first venous thromboembolism in men and women under 50 years old: A French prospective cohort	10
Why should we use convalescent plasma for COVID-19?	10
Sex-specific differences in the presentation, clinical course, and quality of life of patients with acute venous thromboembolism according to baseline risk factors. Insights from the PREFER in VTE	10
POCUS in dyspnea, nontraumatic hypotension, and shock; a systematic review of existing evidence	10
Diagnostic accuracy of D-Dimer testing for recurrent venous thromboembolism: A systematic review with meta-analysis.	10
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced cerebral venous thrombosis	10
Gender gap in authorship: a study of 44,000 articles published in 100 high-impact general medical journals	10
Interleukin-6 inhibitors reduce mortality in coronavirus disease-2019: An individual patient data meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials	10
A systematic review of the discrimination and absolute mortality predicted by the National Early Warning Scores according to different cut-off values and prediction windows	10
Cardiopulmonary exercise test with stress echocardiography in COVID-19 survivors at 6 months follow-up	10
Point of care ultrasound for rapid assessment and treatment of palliative care patients in acute medical settings	10
Thrombotic events following Covid-19 vaccines compared to Influenza vaccines	10
Risk of stroke in CYP2C19 LoF polymorphism carrier coronary artery disease patients undergoing clopidogrel therapy: An ethnicity-based updated meta-analysis	10
Statins and inflammatory bowel disease: Where do we stand?	10
Multidisciplinary prevention and management strategies for colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease	10
Predictors of infection after “de novo” cardiac electronic device implantation	10
Hyperglycemia drives the transition from pre-frailty to frailty: The Monteforte study	10
Infective endocarditis in patients with solid organ transplantation. A nationwide descriptive study	10
Low Creatinine Potentially Overestimates Glomerular Filtration Rate in Older Fracture Patients: A Plea for an Extensive Use of Cystatin C?	10
Definition of tachycardia for risk stratification of pulmonary embolism	10
COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine: Is the wonder drug failing?	10
Colchicine – new horizons for an ancient drug. Review based on the highest hierarchy of evidence	10
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibition in patients affected by heart failure: efficacy, mechanistic effects and practical use of sacubitril/valsartan. Position Paper of the Italian Society of	9
Effects of Anti-vitamin k oral anticoagulants on bone and cardiovascular health	9
Potential mechanisms of vaccine-induced thrombosis	9
Atrial fibrillation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Neuraminidase inhibitors are effective and safe in reducing influenza complications: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	9
Gender distribution in boards of internal medicine societies	9
Long term consequences of COVID-19	9
Sustainable and personalized nutrition: From earth health to public health	9
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 evolution: How mutations affect XBB.1.5 variant	9
Influence of BMI and geographical region on prescription of oral anticoagulants in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: The GLORIA-AF Registry Program	9
Impact of pre-hospital renal function on the detection of acute kidney injury in acute decompensated heart failure	9
Electrocardiographic features of patients with COVID-19: One year of unexpected manifestations	9
How many urinalysis and urine cultures are necessary?	9
Is the 2020 Sampson equation the best formula for LDL-C estimation?	9
Temporal changes in co-morbidities and mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Italy	9
Exploring the possible link between myocarditis and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines	9
Fibroblast growth factor 23 predicts carotid atherosclerosis in individuals without kidney disease. The CORDIOPREV study	9