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Francesco Locatelli

Francesco Locatelli

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Medicine
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
67590
World Ranking
2574
National Ranking
60

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Francesco Locatelli is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and primarily conducts research in the field of Medicine, with a focused expertise in Nephrology. Their body of work includes over 160 publications, spanning numerous subfields such as Nephrology, Hematology, Rheumatology, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist addresses a range of topics mainly related to kidney disease and treatment, including:

  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Blood transfusion and management
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments

Francesco Locatelli's recent papers include important contributions to understanding anemia and kidney disease, with notable publications:

  • "Controversies in optimal anemia management: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference," 2021, Kidney International
  • "A meta-analysis of GFR slope as a surrogate endpoint for kidney failure," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Novel anemia therapies in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference," 2023, Kidney International
  • "Development and testing of an artificial intelligence tool for predicting end-stage kidney disease in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy," 2020, Kidney International
  • "Association of Treatment Effects on Early Change in Urine Protein and Treatment Effects on GFR Slope in IgA Nephropathy: An Individual Participant Meta-analysis," 2021, American Journal of Kidney Diseases

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Francesco Locatelli include:

  • Lucia Del Vecchio
  • Jürgen Floege
  • Roberto Minutolo
  • Giacomo Emmi
  • Francesco Paolo Schena

The scientist publishes regularly in several key venues in the field of nephrology and related disciplines. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Kidney International
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Journal of Nephrology
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Best Publications

  • Normalization of Hemoglobin Level in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia

    Tilman B. Drüeke;Francesco Locatelli;Naomi Clyne;Kai-Uwe Eckardt

  • K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for bone metabolism and disease in chronic kidney disease

    Shaul G. Massry;Jack W. Coburn;Glenn M. Chertow;Keith Hruska

  • Effect of the Angiotensin-Converting–Enzyme Inhibitor Benazepril on the Progression of Chronic Renal Insufficiency

    Giuseppe Maschio;Daniele Alberti;Gérard Janin;Francesco Locatelli

  • Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factors for the Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

    Francesco Locatelli;Steven Fishbane;Geoffrey A. Block;Iain C. Macdougall

  • Cinacalcet for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

    Geoffrey A Block;Kevin J Martin;Angel L M de Francisco;Stewart A Turner

  • Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).

    Donna L. Mapes;Antonio Alberto Lopes;Sudtida Satayathum;Keith P. Mccullough

  • End-stage renal failure in type 2 diabetes: A medical catastrophe of worldwide dimensions

    Eberhard Ritz;Ivan Rychlík;Francesco Locatelli;Serge Halimi

  • K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Agents in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Andrew S. Levey;Michael V. Rocco;Sharon Anderson;Sharon P. Andreoli

  • Revised European best practice guidelines for the management of anaemia in patients with chronic renal failure.

    Francesco Locatelli;Pedro Aljama;Peter Bárány;Bernard Canaud

  • Oxidative stress in end‐stage renal disease: an emerging threat to patient outcome

    Francesco Locatelli;Bernard Canaud;Kai-Uwe Eckardt;Peter Stenvinkel

  • The burden of kidney disease: Improving global outcomes

    Garabed Eknoyan;Norbert Lameire;Rashad Barsoum;Kai-Uwe Eckardt

  • Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: Pathogenesis, Disease Progression, and Therapeutic Options

    John Cunningham;Francesco Locatelli;Mariano Rodriguez

  • Corticosteroids in IgA nephropathy: a randomised controlled trial

    Claudio Pozzi;PierGiorgio Bolasco;GianBattista Fogazzi;Simeone Andrulli

  • Anaemia in haemodialysis patients of five European countries: association with morbidity and mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

    Francesco Locatelli;Ronald L. Pisoni;Christian Combe;Juergen Bommer

  • Corticosteroid Effectiveness in IgA Nephropathy: Long-Term Results of a Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Claudio Pozzi;Simeone Andrulli;Lucia Del Vecchio;Patrizia Melis

  • Effect of Membrane Permeability on Survival of Hemodialysis Patients

    Francesco Locatelli;Alejandro Martin-Malo;Thierry Hannedouche;Alfredo Loureiro

  • Pure red-cell aplasia and epoetin therapy

    Charles L. Bennett;Stefano Luminari;Allen R. Nissenson;Martin S. Tallman

  • A 10-year follow-up of a randomized study with methylprednisolone and chlorambucil in membranous nephropathy

    Claudio Ponticelli;Pietro Zucchelli;Patrizia Passerini;Bruno Cesana

  • Anemia management and outcomes from 12 countries in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).

    Ronald L Pisoni;Jennifer L Bragg-Gresham;Eric W Young;Tadao Akizawa

  • Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Irbesartan Diabetic Nephropathy Trial of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Overt Nephropathy

    Tomas Berl;Lawrence G. Hunsicker;Julia B. Lewis;Marc A. Pfeffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Zecca
Marco Zecca University of Pavia
Andrea Pession
Andrea Pession University of Bologna
Rita Maccario
Rita Maccario University of Pavia
Patrizia Comoli
Patrizia Comoli University of Pavia
Claudio Ponticelli
Claudio Ponticelli University of Milan
Henrik Hasle
Henrik Hasle Aarhus University Hospital
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Friedrich K. Port
Friedrich K. Port University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Raymond Vanholder
Raymond Vanholder Ghent University

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