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Raffaele De Caterina

Raffaele De Caterina

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Overview

Raffaele De Caterina is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy and has a robust publication record primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work encompasses a range of topics including atrial fibrillation management, antiplatelet therapy, cardiac arrhythmias, venous thromboembolism, cardiac imaging, coronary interventions, and acute myocardial infarction research.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Reduction of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction in Italy in the COVID-19 era, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Long-term cardiovascular safety of febuxostat compared with allopurinol in patients with gout (FAST): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • Coronary Artery Anomalies, 2021, Circulation
  • Monotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor or aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with established atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, The Lancet
  • The JAK-STAT pathway: an emerging target for cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis and myeloproliferative neoplasms, 2021, European Heart Journal

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with De Caterina include:

  • Rosalinda Madonna
  • Paulus Kirchhof
  • Giuseppe Patti
  • Riccardo Morganti
  • Ladislav Pecen

De Caterina's publications appear predominantly in several key scientific journals, notably:

  • European Heart Journal
  • European Heart Journal Supplements
  • Vascular Pharmacology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • International Journal of Cardiology

Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a substantial focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, followed by Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Internal Medicine.

Main areas of research interest and expertise include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

Best Publications

  • 2007 Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

    Giuseppe Mancia;Guy De Backer;Anna Dominiczak;Renata Cifkova

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Irene Savelieva

  • ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

    Kenneth Dickstein;Alain Cohen-Solal;Gerasimos Filippatos;John J V McMurray

  • Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Adam Torbicki;Arnaud Perrier;Stavros Konstantinides;Giancarlo Agnelli

  • 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • Universal definition of myocardial infarction.

    Kristian Thygesen;Joseph S. Alpert;Harvey D. White;Allan S. Jaffe

  • Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with persistent ST-segment elevation: the Task Force on the Management of ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Frans Van de Werf;Jeroen Bax;Amadeo Betriu;Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist

  • Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Gregory Y H Lip;Ulrich Schotten

  • Apixaban with Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome

    John H. Jh Alexander;RD D Renato D. Rd Renato D Lopes;Stefan James;Rakhi Kilaru

  • Advanced glycation end products and vascular inflammation: implications for accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetes.

    Giuseppina Basta;Ann Marie Schmidt;Raffaele De Caterina

  • 2012 Focused Update of the ESC Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

    A. John Camm;Gregory Y.H. Lip;Raffaele De Caterina;Irene Savelieva

  • GUIDELINES FOR PRE-OPERATIVE CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT AND PERIOPERATIVE CARDIAC MANAGEMENT IN NON-CARDIAC SURGERY

    Don Poldermans;Jeroen J. Bax;Eric Boersma;Stefan De Hert

  • Corrigendum to: ‘Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation’ [European Heart Journal (2010) 31, 2369–2429 and EP-Europace (2010) 12, 1360–1420]

    A. John Camm;Paulus Kirchhof;Gregory Y H Lip;Ulrich Schotten

  • ESC Working Group Position Paper on Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries

    Stefan Agewall;John F. Beltrame;Harmony R. Reynolds;Alexander Niessner

  • Reduction of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction in Italy in the COVID-19 era.

    Salvatore De Rosa;Carmen Spaccarotella;Cristina Basso;Maria Pia Calabrò

  • Olive oil and red wine antioxidant polyphenols inhibit endothelial activation: antiatherogenic properties of Mediterranean diet phytochemicals

    Maria Annunziata Carluccio;Luisa Siculella;Maria Assunta Ancora;Marika Massaro

  • Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy

    Panos E Vardas;Angelo Auricchio;Jean-Jacques Blanc;Jean-Claude Daubert

  • n–3 Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease

    Raffaele De Caterina

  • Advanced glycation end products activate endothelium through signal-transduction receptor RAGE: a mechanism for amplification of inflammatory responses.

    Giuseppina Basta;Guido Lazzerini;Marika Massaro;Tommaso Simoncini

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Paulus Kirchhof
Paulus Kirchhof University of Birmingham
Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Steen Dalby Kristensen
Steen Dalby Kristensen Aarhus University Hospital
Freek W.A. Verheugt
Freek W.A. Verheugt University Medical Centre Mannheim
Renato D. Lopes
Renato D. Lopes Duke University
Kurt Huber
Kurt Huber Sigmund Freud University Vienna
John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University
Dan Atar
Dan Atar University of Oslo
Gerasimos Filippatos
Gerasimos Filippatos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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