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Overview

Walter Ageno is affiliated with the University of Insubria in Italy. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a particular focus on several specialized subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of important topics within these fields. Key areas of work include:

  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

Walter Ageno has contributed to numerous recent publications, particularly in the context of thrombotic diseases and their clinical management. Representative recent papers include:

  • COVID-19 and Thrombotic or Thromboembolic Disease: Implications for Prevention, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Follow-Up, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • American Society of Hematology 2020 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, 2020, Blood Advances
  • Scientific and Standardization Committee communication: Clinical guidance on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • 2022 international clinical practice guidelines for the treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer, including patients with COVID-19, 2022, The Lancet Oncology
  • Cancer-associated venous thromboembolism, 2022, Nature Reviews Disease Primers

The venues where Walter Ageno frequently publishes reflect their focus on thrombosis and cardiovascular medicine. These include:

  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Thrombosis Research
  • Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Internal and Emergency Medicine

Collaboration forms a significant part of Walter Ageno's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marcello Di Nisio
  • Jeffrey I. Weitz
  • Gualtiero Palareti
  • Sebastian Schellong
  • Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Best Publications

  • 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism

    Stavros V. Konstantinides;Adam Torbicki;David Fitzmaurice;J. Simon

  • COVID-19 and Thrombotic or Thromboembolic Disease: Implications for Prevention, Antithrombotic Therapy, and Follow-up

    Behnood Bikdeli;Mahesh V. Madhavan;David Jimenez;Taylor Chuich

  • Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Walter Ageno;Alexander S Gallus;Ann K Wittkowsky;Mark Crowther

  • Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty.

    Michael R. Lassen;Walter Ageno;Lars C. Borris;Jay R. Lieberman

  • Cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism: a meta-analysis.

    Walter Ageno;Cecilia Becattini;Timothy Brighton;Rita Selby

  • American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

    Thomas L. Ortel;Ignacio Neumann;Walter Ageno;Rebecca Beyth;Rebecca Beyth

  • Aspirin for Preventing the Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism

    Cecilia Becattini;Giancarlo Agnelli;Alessandro Schenone;Sabine Eichinger

  • Scientific and Standardization Committee communication: Clinical guidance on the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

    Alex C. Spyropoulos;Jerrold H. Levy;Walter Ageno;Jean Marie Connors

  • Early Hemorrhagic Transformation of Brain Infarction: Rate, Predictive Factors, and Influence on Clinical Outcome Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study

    Maurizio Paciaroni;Giancarlo Agnelli;Francesco Corea;Walter Ageno

  • Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after a First Episode of Pulmonary Embolism

    Giancarlo Agnelli;Paolo Prandoni;Cecilia Becattini;Mauro Silingardi

  • Incidence of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension After a First Episode of Pulmonary Embolism

    Cecilia Becattini;Giancarlo Agnelli;Raffaele Pesavento;Mauro Silingardi

  • Efficacy and Safety of the Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

    Francesco Dentali;Nicoletta Riva;Mark Crowther;Alexander G.G. Turpie

  • Categorization of patients as having provoked or unprovoked venous thromboembolism: guidance from the SSC of ISTH.

    C. Kearon;W. Ageno;S. C. Cannegieter;B. Cosmi

  • 2019 international clinical practice guidelines for the treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer.

    Dominique Farge;Dominique Farge;Corinne Frere;Jean M Connors;Cihan Ay

  • Diagnosis and management of acute deep vein thrombosis: a joint consensus document from the European Society of Cardiology working groups of aorta and peripheral vascular diseases and pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function

    Lucia Mazzolai;Victor Aboyans;Walter Ageno;Giancarlo Agnelli

  • COVID-19 and haemostasis: a position paper from Italian Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (SISET).

    Marco Marietta;Walter Ageno;Andrea Artoni;Erica De Candia

  • Safety of prothrombin complex concentrates for rapid anticoagulation reversal of vitamin K antagonists

    Francesco Dentali;Chiara Marchesi;Matteo Giorgi Pierfranceschi;Mark Crowther

  • Oral anticoagulant therapy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis

    W Ageno;Alexander Gallus;A Wittowsky;Mark Crowther

  • Extended oral anticoagulant therapy after a first episode of pulmonary embolism

    G. Agnelli;P. Prandoni;C. Becattini

  • Aspirin for Preventing the Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism

    C. Becattini;G. Agnelli;A. Schenone

Frequent Co-Authors

Giancarlo Agnelli
Giancarlo Agnelli University of Perugia
Mark Crowther
Mark Crowther McMaster University
Paolo Prandoni
Paolo Prandoni University of Padua
Sam Schulman
Sam Schulman McMaster University
Alexander G.G. Turpie
Alexander G.G. Turpie McMaster University
Jeffrey I. Weitz
Jeffrey I. Weitz McMaster University
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Samuel Z. Goldhaber Brigham and Women's Hospital
Turgut Tatlisumak
Turgut Tatlisumak University of Gothenburg
Harry R. Büller
Harry R. Büller University of Amsterdam

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