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Gaetano Thiene

Gaetano Thiene

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Medicine
Italy
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
140
Citations
98837
World Ranking
1660
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Gaetano Thiene is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Over the course of their career, they have contributed notably to several subfields including orthopedics and sports medicine, epidemiology, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics, demonstrating a strong presence in cardiovascular-related research areas. Main topics include cardiovascular effects of exercise, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, sports injuries and prevention, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, viral infections and immunology research, cardiac valve diseases and treatments, and cardiac arrest and resuscitation.

Gaetano Thiene has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • International Journal of Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Pathology
  • European Heart Journal Supplements
  • Circulation

The scientist's recent papers reflect their focus on cardiology and cardiac arrhythmias. These include:

  • Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis, 2020, Circulation
  • Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: The Padua criteria, 2020, International Journal of Cardiology
  • Ventricular Arrhythmias in Myocarditis, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Characterization of Left Ventricular Phenotype and Differential Diagnosis With Dilated Cardiomyopathy, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Evolving Diagnostic Criteria for Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, 2021, Journal of the American Heart Association

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Cristina Basso, Stefania Rizzo, Kalliopi Pilichou, Domenico Corrado, and Monica De Gaspari.

Best Publications

  • Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies An American Heart Association Scientific Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee; Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Groups; and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

    Barry J. Maron;Jeffrey A. Towbin;Gaetano Thiene;Charles Antzelevitch

  • Report of the 1995 World Health Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force on the Definition and Classification of cardiomyopathies.

    P Richardson;W McKenna;M Bristow;B Maisch

  • Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases.

    Alida L. P. Caforio;Sabine Pankuweit;Eloisa Arbustini;Cristina Basso

  • Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia Proposed Modification of the Task Force Criteria

    Frank I. Marcus;William J. McKenna;Duane Sherrill;Cristina Basso

  • Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. Task Force of the Working Group Myocardial and Pericardial Disease of the European Society of Cardiology and of the Scientific Council on Cardiomyopathies of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology.

    Wj Mckenna;Gaetano Thiene;Andrea Nava;F Fontaliran

  • Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death in Young People

    Gaetano Thiene;Andrea Nava;Domenico Corrado;Lino Rossi

  • Trends in sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes after implementation of a preparticipation screening program.

    Domenico Corrado;Cristina Basso;Andrea Pavei;Pierantonio Michieli

  • Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases executive summary; The Task force on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases of the European society of cardiology.

    Bernhard Maisch;Petar M. Seferovi;Arsen D. Risti;Witold Z. Tomkowski

  • Does sports activity enhance the risk of sudden death in adolescents and young adults

    Domenico Corrado;Cristina Basso;Giulio Rizzoli;Maurizio Schiavon

  • Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia

    Frank I. Marcus;William J. McKenna;Duane Sherrill;Cristina Basso

  • Cardiovascular pre-participation screening of young competitive athletes for prevention of sudden death: proposal for a common European protocol Consensus Statement of the Study Group of Sport Cardiology of the Working Group of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology and the Working Group of Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology

    Domenico Corrado;Antonio Pelliccia;Hans Halvor Bjørnstad;Luc Vanhees

  • Clinical profile of congenital coronary artery anomalies with origin from the wrong aortic sinus leading to sudden death in young competitive athletes.

    Cristina Basso;Barry J Maron;Domenico Corrado;Gaetano Thiene

  • Screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in young athletes.

    Domenico Corrado;Cristina Basso;Maurizio Schiavon;Gaetano Thiene

  • Recommendations for competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease : a consensus document from the study group of sports cardiology of the working group of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise physiology and the working group of myocardial and pericardial diseases of the european society of cardiology

    Antonio Pelliccia;Robert Fagard;Hans Halvor Bjørnstad;Aris Anastassakis

  • Spectrum of Clinicopathologic Manifestations of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia: A Multicenter Study

    Domenico Corrado;Cristina Basso;Gaetano Thiene;William J McKenna

  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Dysplasia, Dystrophy, or Myocarditis?

    Cristina Basso;Gaetano Thiene;Domenico Corrado;Annalisa Angelini

  • Recommendations for interpretation of 12-lead electrocardiogram in the athlete

    Domenico Corrado;Antonio Pelliccia;Hein Heidbuchel;Sanjay Sharma

  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

    Cristina Basso;Domenico Corrado;Frank I Marcus;Andrea Nava

  • Identification of mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene in families affected with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 2 (ARVD2)

    Natascia Tiso;Dietrich A. Stephan;Andrea Nava;Alessia Bagattin

  • Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis executive summary; the task force on infective endocarditis of the European society of cardiology.

    Dieter Horstkotte;Ferenc Follath;Erno Gutschik;Maria Lengyel

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristina Basso
Cristina Basso University of Padua
Domenico Corrado
Domenico Corrado University of Padua
Sabino Iliceto
Sabino Iliceto University of Padua
William J. McKenna
William J. McKenna University College London
Antonio Pelliccia
Antonio Pelliccia Italian National Olympic Committee
Hugh Calkins
Hugh Calkins Johns Hopkins University
Barry J. Maron
Barry J. Maron University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Frank I. Marcus
Frank I. Marcus University of Arizona
Jeffrey E. Saffitz
Jeffrey E. Saffitz Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mary N. Sheppard
Mary N. Sheppard St George's, University of London

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