Francesco Natale

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Francesco Natale is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Natale has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francesco Natale's work include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (9 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (7 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers). Francesco Natale is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (9 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (7 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers). Francesco Natale collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Francesco Natale's co-authors include Raffaele Calabrò, Paolo Calabrò, Maria Giovanna Russo, Giuseppe Limongelli, Fabio Fimiani, Ivana Pariggiano, M Tedesco, Giovanni Di Salvo, Mario Crisci and Enrica Golia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Natale

62 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Target

2014 429 citations Enrica Golia, Giuseppe Limongelli et al. profile →

Peers

Francesco Natale

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Annapaola Zito Italy

Xiaoli Zhang China

Christopher O’Connor United States

Chin‐Chou Huang Taiwan

Εugenia Gkaliagkousi Greece

Tiemin Wei China

Enrica Golia Italy

Domenico Russo Italy

Geir Øystein Andersen Norway

Е. V. Shlyakhto Russia

Annapaola Zito Italy

Francesco Natale

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304 ×0.9

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190 ×0.8

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219 ×0.9

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142 ×0.7

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Cimmino, Giovanni, et al.. (2025). Cardio-Pulmonary Features of Long COVID: From Molecular and Histopathological Characteristics to Clinical Implications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(16). 7668–7668. 1 indexed citations

Natale, Francesco, et al.. (2024). The Increasing Problem of Resistant Hypertension: We’ll Manage till Help Comes!. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(4). 53–53. 2 indexed citations

Rinaldi, Michele, Flavia Chiosi, Francesco Natale, et al.. (2024). Resistive index of central retinal artery, aortic arterial stiffness and OCTA correlated parameters in the early stage of fabry disease. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 24047–24047. 3 indexed citations

Natale, Francesco, Enrica Pezzullo, Giuseppe Limongelli, et al.. (2024). The Desmoplakin Phenotype Spectrum: Is the Inflammation the “Fil Rouge” Linking Myocarditis, Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, and Uncommon Autoinflammatory Systemic Disease?. Genes. 15(9). 1234–1234. 3 indexed citations

Monda, Emanuele, Michele Lioncino, Federica Verrillo, et al.. (2023). The Role of Genetic Testing in Patients with Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases. Diagnostics. 13(4). 772–772. 11 indexed citations

Santonicola, Antonella, et al.. (2023). Role of a novel nutraceutical composition for irritable bowel syndrome management: symptoms relief and unexpected triglycerides-lowering effect. Functional Foods in Health and Disease. 13(2). 82–82. 4 indexed citations

Natale, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Bempedoic Acid and Statins in Lipid-Lowering Strategy: Which Came First, the Egg or the Chicken?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 392–406. 2 indexed citations

Natale, Francesco, et al.. (2021). Peripheral Artery Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Forgotten Diseases in COVID-19 Pandemic. Results from an Observational Study on Real-World Management. Medicina. 57(7). 672–672. 5 indexed citations

D’Assante, Roberta, Mariarosaria De Luca, S Ferraro, et al.. (2021). Beneficial Metabolic Effect of a Nutraceuticals Combination (Monacolin K, Yeasted Red Rice, Polyphenolic Extract of Annurca Apple and Berberine) on Acquired Hypercholesterolemia: A Prospective Analysis. Metabolites. 11(4). 223–223. 2 indexed citations

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Fusco, Adelaide, Michele Lioncino, Giuseppe Palmiero, et al.. (2021). The Heart Muscle and Valve Involvement in Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndromes, and Collagenopathies. Heart Failure Clinics. 18(1). 165–175. 9 indexed citations

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Gragnano, Felice, Simona Sperlongano, Enrica Golia, et al.. (2017). The Role of von Willebrand Factor in Vascular Inflammation: From Pathogenesis to Targeted Therapy. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–13. 168 indexed citations

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Gragnano, Felice, Mario Crisci, Maurizio Cappelli Bigazzi, et al.. (2017). Von Willebrand Factor as a Novel Player in Valvular Heart Disease: From Bench to Valve Replacement. Angiology. 69(2). 103–112. 8 indexed citations

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D’Andrea, Antonello, Marianna Conte, Raffaella Scarafile, et al.. (2016). Transcranial Doppler ultrasound: Physical principles and principal applications in Neurocritical care unit. Journal of Cardiovascular Echography. 26(2). 28–28. 63 indexed citations

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D’Andrea, Antonello, Marianna Conte, Lucia Riegler, et al.. (2016). Transcranial doppler ultrasound: Incremental diagnostic role in cryptogenic stroke part II. Journal of Cardiovascular Echography. 26(3). 71–71. 8 indexed citations

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Natale, Francesco, Chiara Di Lorenzo, Claudia Concilio, et al.. (2013). Rapid ultrasound score as an indicator of atherosclerosis’ clinical manifestations in a population of hypertensives. Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi/The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 14(1). 9–15. 2 indexed citations

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Natale, Francesco, Luigi Aronne, Giovanni Maria Di Marco, et al.. (2011). Which is the correct management of patients with asymptomatic severe calcific aortic stenosis after symptomatic spontaneous calcium cerebral embolism?. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12(6). 428–429. 4 indexed citations

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Salvo, Giovanni Di, Giuseppe Pacileo, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, et al.. (2007). Atrial Myocardial Deformation Properties in Obese Nonhypertensive Children. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 21(2). 151–156. 40 indexed citations

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Salvo, Giovanni Di, Giuseppe Pacileo, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, et al.. (2006). Abnormal myocardial deformation properties in obese, non-hypertensive children: an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, standard echocardiographic, and strain rate imaging study. European Heart Journal. 27(22). 2689–2695. 124 indexed citations

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Tedesco, Michele Adolfo, Giovanni Di Salvo, Francesco Natale, et al.. (2004). Early cardiac morphologic and functional changes in neurofibromatosis type 1 hypertensives: an echocardiographic and tissue Doppler study. International Journal of Cardiology. 101(2). 243–247. 5 indexed citations

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Tedesco, Michele Adolfo, Giovanni Di Salvo, Francesco Natale, et al.. (2001). Cardiac abnormalities detected by doppler imaging in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1. The American Journal of Cardiology. 88(10). 1198–1200. 5 indexed citations

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