Fahimeh Varzideh

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Fahimeh Varzideh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Fahimeh Varzideh has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Fahimeh Varzideh's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (9 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (7 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (6 papers). Fahimeh Varzideh is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (9 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (7 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (6 papers). Fahimeh Varzideh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Iran. Fahimeh Varzideh's co-authors include Gaetano Santulli, Pasquale Mone, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Urna Kansakar, Angela Lombardi, Jessica Gambardella, Scott Wilson, Antonella Pansini, Roberta Avvisato and Salvatore Frullone and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fahimeh Varzideh

56 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

SGLT2 Inhibition via Empagliflozin Improves Endothelial Function and Reduces Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress: Insights From Frail Hypertensive and Diabetic Patients

2022 140 citations Pasquale Mone, Fahimeh Varzideh et al. Hypertension profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fahimeh Varzideh United States	22	560	361	341	339	233	62	1.5k
Simon Kennedy United Kingdom	24	707 1.3×	391 1.1×	260 0.8×	489 1.4×	282 1.2×	75	1.8k
Ivonne Hernandez Schulman United States	30	645 1.2×	732 2.0×	521 1.5×	521 1.5×	471 2.0×	75	2.3k
Bernd Stratmann Germany	23	451 0.8×	292 0.8×	664 1.9×	272 0.8×	325 1.4×	66	2.0k
Diethelm Tschoepe Germany	25	502 0.9×	601 1.7×	906 2.7×	378 1.1×	331 1.4×	72	2.4k
Jaana Rysä Finland	30	946 1.7×	857 2.4×	341 1.0×	768 2.3×	189 0.8×	113	2.8k
Naoko Nakanishi Japan	23	505 0.9×	248 0.7×	224 0.7×	253 0.7×	480 2.1×	95	1.8k
Guido Lazzerini Italy	23	417 0.7×	397 1.1×	390 1.1×	359 1.1×	327 1.4×	50	2.3k
Domenica Rea Italy	24	745 1.3×	444 1.2×	207 0.6×	155 0.5×	87 0.4×	52	1.8k
Kuan‐Hung Chen Taiwan	25	979 1.7×	188 0.5×	154 0.5×	465 1.4×	168 0.7×	91	2.3k

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Santulli, Gaetano, Urna Kansakar, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, & Fahimeh Varzideh. (2025). Comparative LDL-C Lowering Efficacy of Nonstatin Therapies: Inclisiran Is Better Than Ezetimibe, PCSK9 Inhibitors, and Bempedoic Acid. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 86(3). 239–241. 3 indexed citations

Mone, Pasquale, Fahimeh Varzideh, Fabio Minicucci, et al.. (2025). Hyperglycemia, diabetes, and coronary microvascular dysfunction in INOCA. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 16. 1719777–1719777.

Bhutani, V K, Fahimeh Varzideh, Scott Wilson, et al.. (2025). Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity: A Comprehensive Update. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 12(6). 207–207. 6 indexed citations

Varzideh, Fahimeh, et al.. (2025). CARMN orchestrates angiogenesis from behind the opera scenes: signing love letters to the endothelium. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(20).

Varzideh, Fahimeh, et al.. (2025). Unmasking the genetic double agents of hyperglycemia: Mendelian randomization in endotheli-hell espionage. Atherosclerosis. 410. 120506–120506. 1 indexed citations

Varzideh, Fahimeh, Urna Kansakar, Scott Wilson, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, & Gaetano Santulli. (2024). The SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin attenuates mitochondrial oxidative stress and alterations of calcium handling induced by high glucose in human cardiac fibroblasts. Cell Cycle. 23(21-24). 923–930. 2 indexed citations

Mone, Pasquale, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Maria Virginia Manzi, et al.. (2024). Endothelial Extracellular Vesicles Enriched in microRNA-34a Predict New-Onset Diabetes in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients: Novel Insights for Long COVID Metabolic Sequelae. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 389(1). 34–39. 10 indexed citations

Fiordelisi, Antonella, Roberta Avvisato, Antonino Bianco, et al.. (2024). L-Arginine supplementation as mitochondrial therapy in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 23(1). 450–450. 10 indexed citations

Jankauskas, Stanislovas S., Pasquale Mone, Roberta Avvisato, et al.. (2023). miR-181c targets Parkin and SMAD7 in human cardiac fibroblasts: Validation of differential microRNA expression in patients with diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 212. 111818–111818. 39 indexed citations

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Santulli, Gaetano, Fahimeh Varzideh, Imma Forzano, et al.. (2023). Functional and Clinical Importance of SGLT2-inhibitors in Frailty: From the Kidney to the Heart. Hypertension. 80(9). 1800–1809. 38 indexed citations

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Mone, Pasquale, Urna Kansakar, Angela Lucariello, et al.. (2023). Choline supplementation improves cognitive performance in frail hypertensive patients: novel insights on endothelial function from the INTERVENTIONIST study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 32(6). 504–507. 3 indexed citations

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Santulli, Gaetano, et al.. (2023). Functional Role of Taurine in Aging and Cardiovascular Health: An Updated Overview. Nutrients. 15(19). 4236–4236. 47 indexed citations

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Wilson, Scott, Pasquale Mone, Urna Kansakar, et al.. (2022). Diabetes and restenosis. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 21(1). 23–23. 56 indexed citations

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Mone, Pasquale, Angela Lombardi, Urna Kansakar, et al.. (2022). Empagliflozin Improves the MicroRNA Signature of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Diabetes. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 384(1). 116–122. 74 indexed citations

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Forzano, Imma, Pasquale Mone, Gaetano Mottola, et al.. (2022). Efficacy of the New Inotropic Agent Istaroxime in Acute Heart Failure. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(24). 7503–7503. 5 indexed citations

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Mone, Pasquale, Angela Lombardi, Grigore Popusoi, et al.. (2022). Stress Hyperglycemia Drives the Risk of Hospitalization for Chest Pain in Patients With Ischemia and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA). Diabetes Care. 46(2). 450–454. 49 indexed citations

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Mone, Pasquale, Urna Kansakar, Fahimeh Varzideh, et al.. (2022). Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnea: What is the contribution of hypertension and arterial stiffness?. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 24(4). 395–397. 14 indexed citations

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Gambardella, Jessica, Antonella Fiordelisi, Daniela Sorriento, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial microRNAs Are Dysregulated in Patients with Fabry Disease. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 384(1). 72–78. 15 indexed citations

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Kansakar, Urna, Jessica Gambardella, Fahimeh Varzideh, et al.. (2022). miR-142 Targets TIM-1 in Human Endothelial Cells: Potential Implications for Stroke, COVID-19, Zika, Ebola, Dengue, and Other Viral Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(18). 10242–10242. 18 indexed citations

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Varzideh, Fahimeh, Scott Wilson, Jessica Gambardella, et al.. (2021). l-Arginine and COVID-19: An Update. Nutrients. 13(11). 3951–3951. 59 indexed citations

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