Francesco Prati

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Francesco Prati is a scholar working on Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Prati has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francesco Prati's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (47 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (26 papers) and Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (11 papers). Francesco Prati is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (47 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (26 papers) and Optical Coherence Tomography Applications (11 papers). Francesco Prati collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Francesco Prati's co-authors include Mario Albertucci, Yukio Ozaki, Patrick W. Serruys, Eloisa Arbustini, Gary S. Mintz, Ik–Kyung Jang, Vito Ramazzotti, Carlo Di Mario, Evelyn Regar and M Costa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, European Heart Journal and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Prati

49 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis

2009 619 citations Francesco Prati, Evelyn Regar et al. European Heart Journal profile →
Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Plaque Phenotype and Burden in Statin-Treated Patients Following Myocardial Infarction

2022 243 citations Francesco Prati et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prognostic Role and Therapeutic Implications of Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Detected Coronary Plaque Microstructures in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Michele Russo, (unknown), Francesco Radico, (unknown), Filippo Luca Gurgoglione, Alessandro Russo, Carlo Vigna, Mattía Galli, Stefano Benenati, Rocco Vergallo, Rocco Antonio Montone, Umberto Benedetto, Giampaolo Niccoli, Francesco Prati, Marco Zimarino	0
2	The role of functional assessment in the management of ischaemic heart disease 2025 ·European Heart Journal Supplements ·Francesco Prati, Mario Albertucci, (unknown), Laura Gatto	1
3	Predictive value of coronary lesion functional assessment using an OCT computational algorithm in the CLIMA study 2025 ·International Journal of Cardiology ·Flavio Giuseppe Biccirè, (unknown), Shengxian Tu, (unknown), Yukio Ozaki, (unknown), Carmine Musto, Giuseppe Calligaris, Ugo Limbruno, (unknown), Valeria Marco, Giulia Paoletti, Franco Fabbiocchi, Francesco Burzotta, Fernándo Alfonso, Lorenz Räber, Eloisa Arbustini, (unknown), Francesco Prati	0
4	Clinical Impact of Intracoronary Imaging in the Management of Stent Thrombosis 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Grigoris V. Karamasis, (unknown), (unknown), Gerald Clesham, Paul A. Kelly, Rohan Jagathesan, Francesco Prati, Christos V. Bourantas, John R. Davies, Thomas Keeble	2
5	Intracoronary imaging guidance of percutaneous coronary interventions: how and when to apply validated metrics to improve the outcome 2024 ·The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging ·Francesco Prati, Flavio Giuseppe Biccirè, (unknown), (unknown), Mario Albertucci	1
6	CATE (Coronary Artery Tortuosity Evaluator): A Semi-Automatic Tool for Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Artery Tortuosity from CT Angiography 2024 ·(unknown), Mario Urtis, Lorenzo Giuliani, (unknown), Chandra Bortolotto, Francesco Prati, Lorenzo Preda, Eloisa Arbustini, Giovanni Magenes	1
7	The Role of the Association Between Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels and Coronary Plaque Macrophage Accumulation in Predicting Clinical Events — Results from the CLIMA Registry 2022 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research ·(unknown), Flavio Giuseppe Biccirè, Giulia Paoletti, Valeria Marco, Alberto Boi, Enrico Romagnoli, Franco Fabbiocchi, Massimo Fineschi, (unknown), Francesco Versaci, Giuseppe Calligaris, Laura Gatto, Mario Albertucci, Vito Ramazzotti, Francesco Burzotta, Yukio Ozaki, Eloisa Arbustini, Fernándo Alfonso, Francesco Prati	9
8	TCT-53 Role of Single OCT Morphological Variable in the CLIMA Trial (Relationship between Coronary pLaque morphology of the left anterIor descending artery and long terM clinicAl outcome) 2018 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Enrico Romagnoli, Laura Gatto, Alessio La Manna, Francesco Burzotta, Valeria Marco, Alberto Boi, Massimo Fineschi, Franco Fabbiocchi, Nevio Taglieri, Giampaolo Niccoli, (unknown), Francesco Versaci, Mario Albertucci, Filippo Crea, Fernándo Alfonso, Eloisa Arbustini, Francesco Prati	1
9	Primary prevention of coronary artery disease 2018 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine ·Laura Gatto, Francesco Prati	2
10	Recurrent acute coronary syndrome and mechanisms of plaque instability 2017 ·International Journal of Cardiology ·Luca Di Vito, Giampaolo Niccoli, Italo Porto, Rocco Vergallo, Laura Gatto, Francesco Prati, Filippo Crea	3
11	Serial optical coherence tomography imaging of ACS-causing culprit plaques 2015 ·EuroIntervention ·Géraud Souteyrand, Eloisa Arbustini, Pascal Motreff, Laura Gatto, Luca Di Vito, Valeria Marco, Nicolas Amabile, (unknown), Takahide Kodama, Enrico Romagnoli, Luigi Tavazzi, Filippo Crea, Jagat Narula, Francesco Prati	16
12	Comprehensive overview of definitions for optical coherence tomography-based plaque and stent analyses 2013 ·Coronary Artery Disease ·Luca Di Vito, Joo Heung Yoon, Koji Kato, Taishi Yonetsu, Rocco Vergallo, Marco Costa, Hiram G. Bezerra, Eloisa Arbustini, Jagat Narula, Filippo Crea, Francesco Prati, Ik–Kyung Jang	91
13	Intravascular Ultrasound Versus Optical Coherence Tomography Guidance 2013 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Ron Waksman, Hironori Kitabata, Francesco Prati, Mario Albertucci, Gary S. Mintz	38
14	Intracoronary optical coherence tomography, basic theory and image acquisition techniques 2011 ·International journal of cardiac imaging ·Francesco Prati, Michael W. Jenkins, Alessandro Di Giorgio, Andrew M. Rollins	27
15	Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis breakdown → 2009 ·European Heart Journal ·Francesco Prati, Evelyn Regar, Gary S. Mintz, Eloisa Arbustini, Carlo Di Mario, Ik–Kyung Jang, Takashi Akasaka, M Costa, Giulio Guagliumi, E. Grube, Yukio Ozaki, Fausto J. Pinto, Patrick W. Serruys, (unknown)	619
16	Safety and feasibility of a new non-occlusive technique for facilitated intracoronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) acquisition in various clinical and anatomical scenarios 2007 ·EuroIntervention ·Francesco Prati, Maria Cera, Vito Ramazzotti, Fabrizio Imola, Rocco Giudice, Mario Albertucci	104
17	Radial artery grafting 2006 ·Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Mario Gaudino, Francesco Prati, Gianfederico Possati	1
18	Comparison of outcomes (early and six- month) of direct stenting with conventional stenting (a meta-analysis of ten randomized trials) 2003 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani, Francesco Prati, Martial Hamon, Mario Attilio Mazzari, Rocco Mongiardo, Rémi Sabatier, Alessandro Boccanelli, Giovanni Schiavoni, Filippo Crea	37
19	Intravascular ultrasound insights into plaque composition 2000 ·Zeitschrift für Kardiologie ·Francesco Prati, Eloisa Arbustini, (unknown), Barbara Dal Bello, Maria Teresa Mallus, Luigi Sommariva, Andrew Pagano, Alessandro Boccanelli	12
20	Intracoronary ultrasound measurements in women with myocardial infarction without significant coronary lesions 2000 ·Coronary Artery Disease ·Faris Al-Khalili, Bertil Svane, Carlo Di Mario, Francesco Prati, (unknown), Lars Rydén, Karin Schenck‐Gustafsson	9

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