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VC Vladimir Carli
DW Danuta Wasserman
GH Gergö Hadlaczky
NP Nuhamin Gebrewold Petros
SC Sara Carletto
LC Luca Citi
SD Sergio Dinis
CG Claudio Gentili
SG Sergio Gonzalez-Martinez
AL Aldo De Leonibus
BM Björn Meyer
LO Luca Ostacoli
MO Manuel Ottaviano
SO Silvia Ouakinin
RP Rita Paradiso
RP Riccardo Poli
IR Isabel Rocha
CS Carmen Settanta
MW Maria Teresa Arredondo Waldmeyer
GV Gaetano Valenza
ES Enzo Pasquale Scilingo
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Eligible participants are adults aged 18 or older with a diagnosis of one of five following somatic conditions: MI; breast cancer; prostate cancer; kidney failure; and leg amputees. The participants must also be proficient in the language of the country where recruited.

Patients with myocardial infarction are included if there is a diagnosis of (MI) type I including chest pain for more than 20 min (or equivalent symptoms), acute ECG alterations, and a diagnostic increase of myocardial necrosis biomarkers.

Breast cancer patients are recruited either at stage II, III or IV.

Prostate cancer patients are recruited either at stage II, III or IV.

Kidney failure patients are recruited if they are in a stable clinical condition with chronic kidney failure of stages III, IV, and V as defined by the KDOQI guidelines. This corresponds to an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 of body-surface area.

Amputee patients are recruited if they have had a lower limb amputation at any level and are within the 6 months post-surgical intervention.

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