Angela Pirillo

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
116 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Angela Pirillo is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Angela Pirillo has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Surgery, 34 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 25 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Angela Pirillo's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (59 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (30 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (20 papers). Angela Pirillo is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (59 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (30 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (20 papers). Angela Pirillo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Germany. Angela Pirillo's co-authors include Alberico L. Catapano, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Manuela Casula, Elena Olmastroni, Enrico Ammirati, Sotirios Tsimikas, Fabrizia Bonacina, Nicola Ferri, Alberto Corsini and Patrizia Marchesi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Angela Pirillo

108 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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High-Density Lipoprotein Subfractions - What the Clinicians Need to Know

2013 611 citations Angela Pirillo, Giuseppe Danilo Norata et al. profile →
LOX-1, OxLDL, and Atherosclerosis

2013 607 citations Angela Pirillo, Giuseppe Danilo Norata et al. profile →
Global epidemiology of dyslipidaemias

2021 497 citations Angela Pirillo, Manuela Casula et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology profile →
Dietary linoleic acid and human health: Focus on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic effects

2019 291 citations Alberico L. Catapano, Angela Pirillo et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Challenges in achieving LDL-C goals: Insights from the Italian SANTORINI study cohort 2025 ·Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases ·Marcello Arca, (unknown), Anna Solini, Angela Pirillo, (unknown), Kausik K. Ray, Alberico L. Catapano	0
2	In memoriam: Akira Endo 2024 ·European Heart Journal ·Alberico L. Catapano, Angela Pirillo, Lâle Tokgözoğlu	0
3	Lipid-lowering treatment and LDL-C goal attainment in high and very high cardiovascular risk patients: Evidence from the SANTORINI study-The Italian experience 2023 ·CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) ·Marcello Arca, Paolo Calabrò, Anna Solini, Angela Pirillo, (unknown), Kausik K. Ray, Alberico L. Catapano, (unknown)	5
4	PCSK9 in extrahepatic tissues: What can we expect from its inhibition? 2023 ·Angela Pirillo, Lâle Tokgözoğlu, Alberico L. Catapano	0
5	Glycerol and β-hydroxybutyrate: friends or foes? 2023 ·European Heart Journal ·Lâle Tokgözoğlu, Angela Pirillo, Alberico L. Catapano	2
6	Global epidemiology of dyslipidaemias breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Reviews Cardiology ·Angela Pirillo, Manuela Casula, Elena Olmastroni, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Alberico L. Catapano	497
7	Implementation of clinical practices and pathways optimizing ACS patients lipid management: Focus on eight European initiatives 2020 ·Atherosclerosis Supplements ·Marco Alings, Olivier Descamps, B. Guillon, Margrét Leósdóttir, Aldo P. Maggioni, Lluís Recasens, Walter S. Speidl, (unknown), Ulf Landmesser, Alberico L. Catapano, Angela Pirillo	15
8	LDL-Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy 2020 ·Handbook of experimental pharmacology ·Angela Pirillo, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Alberico L. Catapano	11
9	Lipid-lowering therapy and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal achievement in patients with acute coronary syndromes: The ACS patient pathway project 2020 ·Atherosclerosis Supplements ·Ulf Landmesser, Angela Pirillo, Michel Farnier, J. Wouter Jukema, Ulrich Laufs, François Mach, L. Masana, Terje R. Pedersen, François Schiele, Philippe Gabríel Steg, Marco Tubaro, Azfar Zaman, Pepe Zamorano, Alberico L. Catapano	28
10	The role of red yeast rice (RYR) supplementation in plasma cholesterol control: A review and expert opinion 2019 ·Atherosclerosis Supplements ·Maciej Banach, Éric Bruckert, Olivier Descamps, Lars Ellegård, М. В. Ежов, Bernhard Föger, Zlatko Fras, Petri T. Kovanen, Gustavs Latkovskis, Winfried März, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, György Paragh, Daniel Pella, Angela Pirillo, Andrea Poli, Željko Reiner, Günther Silbernagel, Margus Viigimaa, Michal Vráblík, Alberico L. Catapano	39
11	Cholesterol metabolism, pancreatic β-cell function and diabetes 2019 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease ·Carla Perego, Lorenzo Da Dalt, Angela Pirillo, A. Galli, Alberico L. Catapano, Giuseppe Danilo Norata	98
12	Vascular inflammation and low‐density lipoproteins: is cholesterol the link? A lesson from the clinical trials 2017 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Alberico L. Catapano, Angela Pirillo, Giuseppe Danilo Norata	101
13	Biology of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9: beyond low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering 2016 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Hagai Tavori, Angela Pirillo, Sergio Fazio, Alberico L. Catapano	104
14	Mutazioni del gene APOC3, metabolismo dei trigliceridi e riduzione di eventi ischemici cardiovascolari 2015 ·Giornale italiano di cardiologia ·Angela Pirillo, Alberico L. Catapano	2
15	Update on the management of severe hypertriglyceridemia – focus on free fatty acid forms of omega-3 2015 ·Drug Design Development and Therapy ·Alberico L. Catapano, Angela Pirillo	18
16	HDL in Infectious Diseases and Sepsis 2014 ·Handbook of experimental pharmacology ·Angela Pirillo, Alberico L. Catapano, Giuseppe Danilo Norata	164
17	Statins prevent tissue factor induction by protease‐activated receptors 1 and 2 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro 2011 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Cristina Banfi, Maura Brioschi, (unknown), Angela Pirillo, S. Galli, (unknown), Elena Tremoli, L. Mussoni	18
18	The 15-Lipoxygenase-Modified High Density Lipoproteins 3 Fail to Inhibit the TNF-α-Induced Inflammatory Response in Human Endothelial Cells 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Angela Pirillo, Patrizia Uboldi, Chiara Bolego, Hartmut Kühn, Alberico L. Catapano	23
19	Modification of HDL3 by mild oxidative stress increases ATP-binding cassette transporter 1-mediated cholesterol efflux 2007 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Angela Pirillo, (unknown), Giuseppe Pappalardo, (unknown), Alberico L. Catapano	16
20	Enhanced Macrophage Uptake of Elastase-Modified High-Density Lipoproteins 2000 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Angela Pirillo, (unknown)	14

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