Piergiorgio Cao

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Piergiorgio Cao is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Piergiorgio Cao has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 60 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 38 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Piergiorgio Cao's work include Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (61 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (38 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (38 papers). Piergiorgio Cao is often cited by papers focused on Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (61 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (38 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (38 papers). Piergiorgio Cao collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Piergiorgio Cao's co-authors include Paola De Rango, Fabio Verzini, Gianbattista Parlani, Simona Zannetti, Giuseppe Giordano, Enrico Cieri, Lydia Romano, Gianbattista Parlani, Rossella Fattori and Christoph Nienaber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Stroke and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Piergiorgio Cao

117 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Interdisciplinary Expert Consensus Document on Management of Type B Aortic Dissection

2013 317 citations Piergiorgio Cao, Paola De Rango et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Piergiorgio Cao Italy	40	4.0k	2.4k	1.4k	709	691	122	4.7k
Thomas F.X. O’Donnell United States	31	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	836 0.6×	259 0.4×	435 0.6×	113	3.2k
Carlo Setacci Italy	31	2.1k 0.5×	969 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	647 0.9×	799 1.2×	108	2.8k
Thom W. Rooke United States	32	1.4k 0.4×	953 0.4×	3.1k 2.2×	157 0.2×	229 0.3×	107	4.3k
Gary Friday United States	23	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	275 0.2×	753 1.1×	1.3k 1.8×	39	2.5k
Oliver Schlager Austria	27	1.9k 0.5×	821 0.3×	2.2k 1.6×	107 0.2×	303 0.4×	96	3.2k
J. Gregory Modrall United States	31	1.7k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	211 0.3×	300 0.4×	121	2.8k
Philip J. Walker Australia	32	2.7k 0.7×	997 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	77 0.1×	217 0.3×	85	3.7k
Konstantinos Filis Greece	22	957 0.2×	671 0.3×	760 0.5×	133 0.2×	235 0.3×	139	1.8k
Jade S. Hiramoto United States	31	1.7k 0.4×	679 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	97 0.1×	214 0.3×	114	2.6k
Jens R. Allenberg Germany	17	1.2k 0.3×	595 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	81 0.1×	257 0.4×	27	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Feng, Peng, Piergiorgio Cao, Sili Ren, et al.. (2024). The mechanical and hydrochemical properties of cemented calcareous soil under long-term soaking. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 24532–24532. 3 indexed citations

Ferrer, Ciro, et al.. (2024). Long-term results of fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair for complex abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in young and fit patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 80(6). 1639–1649. 5 indexed citations

Li, Chaowei, Bin Zhu, Yurong Chen, et al.. (2024). In Situ Forming Injectable Gelatin‐Based Antibacterial Bioadhesives for Preventing Postoperative Leakage and Abdominal Adhesions. Macromolecular Bioscience. 25(3). e2400372–e2400372. 2 indexed citations

Lomazzi, Chiara, Chiara Mascoli, Hector W.L. de Beaufort, et al.. (2020). Gender Related Access Complications After TEVAR: Analysis from the Retrospective Multicentre Cohort GORE® GREAT Registry Study. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 60(2). 203–209. 23 indexed citations

Ferrer, Ciro, Raffaele Grande, L. Venturini, et al.. (2019). Spot Stenting of Aortic Branch Vessels in Aortic Dissection. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 58(6). e73–e74.

Ferrer, Ciro, Carlo Coscarella, & Piergiorgio Cao. (2018). Endovascular repair of aortic arch disease with double inner branched thoracic stent graft: the Bolton perspective. The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 59(4). 547–553. 14 indexed citations

Simonte, Gioele, Gianbattista Parlani, Luca Farchioni, et al.. (2017). Lesson Learned with the Use of Iliac Branch Devices: Single Centre 10 Year Experience in 157 Consecutive Procedures. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 54(1). 95–103. 41 indexed citations

Rango, Paola De, Fabio Verzini, Enrico Cieri, et al.. (2014). Safety of Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy After Endovascular Abdominal Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 47(3). 296–303. 26 indexed citations

Rango, Paola De, Massimo Lenti, Enrico Cieri, et al.. (2013). Association between sex and perioperative mortality following endovascular repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 57(6). 1684–1692. 15 indexed citations

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Stabile, Eugenio, Pallav Garg, Alberto Cremonesi, et al.. (2013). TCT-509 Impact On Outcome Of Different Types Of Carotid Stents: Results From The European Registry Of Carotid Artery Stenting.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(18). B155–B155. 1 indexed citations

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Rango, Paola De, Piergiorgio Cao, Enrico Cieri, et al.. (2012). Effects of diabetes on small aortic aneurysms under surveillance according to a subgroup analysis from a randomized trial. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 56(6). 1555–1563. 31 indexed citations

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Verzini, Fabio, et al.. (2012). Long-term Results of Iliac Aneurysm Repair with Iliac Branched Endograft: A 5-Year Experience on 100 Consecutive Cases. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 43(3). 287–292. 110 indexed citations

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Rango, Paola De, Gianbattista Parlani, Fabio Verzini, et al.. (2011). Long-Term Prevention of Stroke. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 57(6). 664–671. 19 indexed citations

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Schulte, Karl-Ludwig, Stefan Müller‐Hülsbeck, Piergiorgio Cao, et al.. (2010). MISAGO 1: first-in-man clinical trial with Misago™ nitinol stent. EuroIntervention. 5(6). 687–691. 13 indexed citations

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Cao, Piergiorgio & Paola De Rango. (2009). Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): So Old Yet So Far from Evidence!. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 37(5). 501–503. 5 indexed citations

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Cieri, Enrico, et al.. (2008). Is Haemodynamic Depression during Carotid Stenting a Predictor of Peri-procedural Complications?. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 35(4). 399–404. 33 indexed citations

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Marroni, Massimo, et al.. (2005). Thoracic aortic graft infection after disseminated tuberculosis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 5(4). 251–251. 4 indexed citations

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Parlani, Gianbattista, Simona Zannetti, Fabio Verzini, et al.. (2002). Does the Presence of an Iliac Aneurysm Affect Outcome of Endoluminal AAA Repair? An Analysis of 336 Cases. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 24(2). 134–138. 32 indexed citations

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Biasi, Giorgio M., D. Meregaglia, Stefano Ferrari, et al.. (1998). European multicentre experience with modular device (Medtronic Aneurx) for the endoluminal repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.. PubMed. 23(5). 374–80. 7 indexed citations

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Cao, Piergiorgio, Giuseppe Giordano, Paola De Rango, et al.. (1997). Eversion versus conventional carotid endarterectomy: A prospective study. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 14(2). 96–104. 28 indexed citations

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