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Massimo Volpe is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a significant focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

Massimo Volpe's primary research topics cover various aspects of cardiovascular health and related conditions. Key areas of work include:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

The scientist has published notably in several reputable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • European Heart Journal
  • High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • European Heart Journal Supplements
  • International Journal of Cardiology

Massimo Volpe's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes" (2023), European Heart Journal
  • "Reduction of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction in Italy in the COVID-19 era" (2020), European Heart Journal
  • "Age and Multimorbidity Predict Death Among COVID-19 Patients" (2020), Hypertension
  • "Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertension: Current Concepts and Clinical Implications" (2022), Frontiers in Medicine
  • "Dual endothelin antagonist aprocitentan for resistant hypertension (PRECISION): a multicentre, blinded, randomised, parallel-group, phase 3 trial" (2022), The Lancet

Collaboration is a significant component of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Giuliano Tocci
  • Giovanna Gallo
  • María Lorenza Muiesan
  • Claudio Ferri
  • Guıdo Grassı

Best Publications

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases: executive summary. The Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

    Lars Rydén;Eberhard Standl;Małgorzata Bartnik;Greet Van den Berghe

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • High Glucose Causes Upregulation of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Alters Prostanoid Profile in Human Endothelial Cells Role of Protein Kinase C and Reactive Oxygen Species

    Francesco Cosentino;Masato Eto;Paola De Paolis;Bernd V. Van der Loo

  • Expert consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology on catheter-based renal denervation

    Felix Mahfoud;Thomas Felix Lüscher;Bert Andersson;Iris Baumgartner

  • Acute Anti-Ischemic Effect of Testosterone in Men With Coronary Artery Disease

    Giuseppe M. C. Rosano;Filippo Leonardo;Paolo Pagnotta;Francesco Pelliccia

  • Effects of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Antibodies in Adults With Hypercholesterolemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Eliano Pio Navarese;Michalina Kołodziejczak;Volker Schulze;Paul A. Gurbel

  • Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling in Cardiac Physiology and Disease

    Sebastiano Sciarretta;Massimo Volpe;Junichi Sadoshima

  • Age and Multimorbidity Predict Death Among COVID-19 Patients: Results of the SARS-RAS Study of the Italian Society of Hypertension.

    Guido Iaccarino;Guido Grassi;Claudio Borghi;Claudio Ferri

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 as a Vascular Protective Factor

    Elena Conti;Cinzia Carrozza;Ettore Capoluongo;Massimo Volpe

  • Rheb is a Critical Regulator of Autophagy during Myocardial Ischemia: Pathophysiological Implications in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

    Sebastiano Sciarretta;Peiyong Zhai;Dan Shao;Yasuhiro Maejima

  • Chromosomal mapping of quantitative trait loci contributing to stroke in a rat model of complex human disease.

    Speranza Rubattu;Massimo Volpe;Massimo Volpe;Reinhold Kreutz;Ursula Ganten

  • Current Situation of Medication Adherence in Hypertension

    Bernard Vrijens;Sotiris Antoniou;Michel Burnier;Alejandro de la Sierra

  • The natriuretic peptides system in the pathophysiology of heart failure: From molecular basis to treatment

    Massimo Volpe;Marino Carnovali;Vittoria Mastromarino

  • Abnormal sympathetic overactivity evoked by insulin in the skeletal muscle of patients with essential hypertension.

    G Lembo;R Napoli;B Capaldo;V Rendina

  • Deletion of p66shc gene protects against age-related endothelial dysfunction.

    Pietro Francia;Chiara delli Gatti;Markus Bachschmid;Ines Martin-Padura

  • Genetic deletion of p66Shc adaptor protein prevents hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress

    Giovanni G. Camici;Marzia Schiavoni;Pietro Francia;Markus Bachschmid

  • Hypertension and kidneys: Unraveling complex molecular mechanisms underlying hypertensive renal damage

    S Mennuni;S Rubattu;G Pierelli;G Tocci

  • Gene Silencing of the Mitochondrial Adaptor p66Shc Suppresses Vascular Hyperglycemic Memory in Diabetes

    Francesco Paneni;Pavani Mocharla;Alexander Akhmedov;Sarah Costantino

  • Differential Roles of GSK-3β During Myocardial Ischemia and Ischemia/Reperfusion

    Peiyong Zhai;Sebastiano Sciarretta;Jonathan Galeotti;Massimo Volpe

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Trimarco
Bruno Trimarco University of Naples Federico II
Francesco Cosentino
Francesco Cosentino Karolinska University Hospital
Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
Claudio Ferri
Claudio Ferri University of L'Aquila
Giuseppe Mancia
Giuseppe Mancia University of Milano-Bicocca
Guido Grassi
Guido Grassi University of Milano-Bicocca
Luis M. Ruilope
Luis M. Ruilope European University of Madrid
Massimo Chiariello
Massimo Chiariello University of Naples Federico II
Gianfranco Parati
Gianfranco Parati University of Milano-Bicocca
Junichi Sadoshima
Junichi Sadoshima Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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