Department of Medical Sciences

Selected research products

1: Astarita A, Covella M, Vallelonga F, Cesareo M, Totaro S, Ventre L, Aprà F,
Veglio F, Milan A. Hypertensive emergencies and urgencies in emergency
departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hypertens. 2020
Jul;38(7):1203-1210. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002372. PMID: 32510905.

2: Elia F, Vallelonga F. Sympathy for the Devil. Am J Med. 2021
Nov;134(11):1432-1433. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.05.016. Epub 2021 Jul 4. PMID:
34233166.

3: Elia F, Vallelonga F. Waiting for the Lift. Acad Emerg Med. 2021
Apr;28(4):487-488. doi: 10.1111/acem.14100. Epub 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32745293.

4: Elia F, Vallelonga F. Out of Time. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Oct;29(10):1281-1282.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14535. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMID: 35707896.

5: Vallelonga F, Diella FA, Smith SW. High-risk Electrocardiogram Patterns. JAMA
Intern Med. 2022 Oct 17. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4704. Epub ahead of
print. PMID: 36251314.

6: Vallelonga F, Elia F. Doctor-patient relationship at the time of COVID-19:
travel notes. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Sep;46(9):1802. doi:
10.1007/s00134-020-06152-w. Epub 2020 Jun 16. PMID: 32548769; PMCID: PMC7295932.

7: Elia F, Vallelonga F. "Pandemic fatigue" or something worse? Recenti Prog
Med. 2020 Dec;111(12):788-789. doi: 10.1701/3509.34972. PMID: 33362178.

8: Naldi A, Vallelonga F, Di Liberto A, Cavallo R, Agnesone M, Gonella M, Sauta
MD, Lochner P, Tondo G, Bragazzi NL, Botto R, Leombruni P. COVID-19 pandemic-
related anxiety, distress and burnout: prevalence and associated factors in
healthcare workers of North-West Italy. BJPsych Open. 2021 Jan 7;7(1):e27. doi:
10.1192/bjo.2020.161. PMID: 33407989; PMCID: PMC7844147.

9: Vallelonga F, Sobrero G, Giudici M, Valente M, Milazzo V, Di Stefano C, Maule
S. Screening indexes for cardiovascular autonomic failure in Parkinson's
disease. J Neurol Sci. 2021 Sep 15;428:117571. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117571.
Epub 2021 Jul 7. PMID: 34265574.

10: Tosello F, Guala A, D'ascenzo F, Bollati M, Leone D, Sabia L, Bruno G,
Mingrone G, Astarita A, Vallelonga F, Avenatti E, Moretti C, Veglio F, Ridolfi
L, Milan A. Central pulse pressure is inversely associated with proximal aortic
remodelling. J Hypertens. 2021 May 1;39(5):919-925. doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000002730. PMID: 33710165.

11: Vallelonga F, Maule S. Diagnostic and therapeutical management of supine
hypertension in autonomic failure: a review of the literature. J Hypertens. 2019
Jun;37(6):1102-1111. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002008. PMID: 30672835.

12: Bracco C, Vallelonga F, Elia F, Aprà F, Fenoglio L. Regain humane beyond
clinical support: priorities in a time of pandemic. Emerg Med J. 2021
Sep;38(9):739-740. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2021-211690. Epub 2021 Jun 17. PMID:
34140318.

13: Vallelonga F, Di Stefano C, Merola A, Romagnolo A, Sobrero G, Milazzo V,
Burrello A, Burrello J, Zibetti M, Veglio F, Maule S. Blood pressure circadian
rhythm alterations in alpha-synucleinopathies. J Neurol. 2019
May;266(5):1141-1152. doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09244-w. Epub 2019 Feb 19. PMID:
30783749.

14: Cesareo M, Sabia L, Leone D, Avenatti E, Astarita A, Mingrone G, Airale L,
Veglio F, Vallelonga F, Milan A. Local transversal aortic strain is impaired in
ascending aorta dilatation. J Hypertens. 2021 Jul 1;39(7):1402-1411. doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000002757. PMID: 33399306.

15: Leone D, Airale L, Bernardi S, Mingrone G, Astarita A, Cesareo M, Sabia L,
Avenatti E, Tosello F, Bruno G, Catarinella C, Venturelli V, Giordana C, Veglio
F, Vallelonga F, Milan A. Prognostic role of the ascending aorta dilatation in
patients with arterial hypertension. J Hypertens. 2021 Jun 1;39(6):1163-1169.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002752. PMID: 33710167.

16: Vallelonga F, Airale L, Tonti G, Argulian E, Milan A, Narula J, Pedrizzetti
G. Introduction to Hemodynamic Forces Analysis: Moving Into the New Frontier of
Cardiac Deformation Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Dec 21;10(24):e023417. doi:
10.1161/JAHA.121.023417. Epub 2021 Dec 10. PMID: 34889114; PMCID: PMC9075239.

17: Mingrone G, Astarita A, Airale L, Maffei I, Cesareo M, Crea T, Bruno G,
Leone D, Avenatti E, Catarinella C, Salvini M, Cetani G, Gay F, Bringhen S,
Veglio F, Vallelonga F, Milan A. Effects of Carfilzomib Therapy on Left
Ventricular Function in Multiple Myeloma Patients. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021
Apr 21;8:645678. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.645678. PMID: 33969010; PMCID:
PMC8096903.

18: Ledda C, Montanaro E, Imbalzano G, Merola A, Bruno I, Artusi CA, Zibetti M,
Rizzone MG, Bozzali M, Sobrero G, Vallelonga F, Maule S, Lopiano L, Romagnolo A.
Burden of caregiving for cardiovascular dysautonomia in Parkinson's disease.
Clin Auton Res. 2022 Aug 28. doi: 10.1007/s10286-022-00888-9. Epub ahead of
print. PMID: 36030471.

19: Vallelonga F, Cesareo M, Menon L, Airale L, Leone D, Astarita A, Mingrone G,
Tizzani M, Lupia E, Veglio F, Milan A. Cardiovascular Hypertension-Mediated
Organ Damage in Hypertensive Urgencies and Hypertensive Outpatients. Front
Cardiovasc Med. 2022 May 16;9:889554. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.889554. PMID:
35651902; PMCID: PMC9149075.

20: Airale L, Vallelonga F, Forni T, Leone D, Magnino C, Avenatti E, Iannaccone
A, Astarita A, Mingrone G, Cesareo M, Giordana C, Omedè P, Moretti C, Veglio F,
Pedrizzetti G, Milan A. A Novel Approach to Left Ventricular Filling Pressure
Assessment: The Role of Hemodynamic Forces Analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021
Sep 8;8:704909. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.704909. PMID: 34568448; PMCID:
PMC8455914.

21: Di Stefano C, Sobrero G, Milazzo V, Vallelonga F, Romagnolo A, Zibetti M,
Milan A, Veglio F, Maule S. Cardiac organ damage in patients with Parkinson's
disease and reverse dipping. J Hypertens. 2020 Feb;38(2):289-294. doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000002249. PMID: 31568061.

22: Astarita A, Mingrone G, Airale L, Vallelonga F, Covella M, Catarinella C,
Cesareo M, Bruno G, Leone D, Giordana C, Cetani G, Salvini M, Gay F, Bringhen S,
Rabbia F, Veglio F, Milan A. Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergoing Carfilzomib:
Development and Validation of a Risk Score for Cardiovascular Adverse Events
Prediction. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 1;13(7):1631. doi:
10.3390/cancers13071631. PMID: 33915804; PMCID: PMC8036868.

23: Vallelonga F, Carbone F, Benedetto F, Airale L, Totaro S, Leone D, Astarita
A, Avenatti E, Maule S, Veglio F, Lupia E, Milan A. Accuracy of a Symptom-Based
Approach to Identify Hypertensive Emergencies in the Emergency Department. J
Clin Med. 2020 Jul 12;9(7):2201. doi: 10.3390/jcm9072201. PMID: 32664670; PMCID:
PMC7408741.

24: Vallelonga F, Romagnolo A, Merola A, Sobrero G, Di Stefano C, Milazzo V,
Burrello J, Burrello A, Zibetti M, Milan A, Veglio F, Maule S. Detection of
orthostatic hypotension with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in parkinson's
disease. Hypertens Res. 2019 Oct;42(10):1552-1560. doi:
10.1038/s41440-019-0267-x. Epub 2019 May 22. PMID: 31118487.

25: Romagnolo A, Zibetti M, Merola A, Canova D, Sarchioto M, Montanaro E, Artusi
CA, Vallelonga F, Maule S, Lopiano L. Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and
falls in Parkinson disease: a prospective cohort study. J Neurol. 2019
Jan;266(1):85-91. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-9104-4. Epub 2018 Oct 31. PMID:
30382389.

26: Leone D, Buraioli I, Mingrone G, Lena D, Sanginario A, Vallelonga F, Tosello
F, Avenatti E, Cesareo M, Astarita A, Airale L, Sabia L, Veglio F, Demarchi D,
Milan A. Accuracy of a new instrument for noninvasive evaluation of pulse wave
velocity: the Arterial sTiffness faitHful tOol aSsessment project. J Hypertens.
2021 Nov 1;39(11):2164-2172. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002925. PMID: 34261956.

27: Elia F, Vallelonga F, Crupi V. Understanding and improving decisions in
clinical medicine (V): Jekyll and Hyde, the two faces of clinical reasoning.
Intern Emerg Med. 2020 Oct;15(7):1317-1318. doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02360-w.
Epub 2020 May 9. PMID: 32388836.

28: Milazzo V, Di Stefano C, Vallelonga F, Sobrero G, Zibetti M, Romagnolo A,
Merola A, Milan A, Espay AJ, Lopiano L, Veglio F, Maule S. Reverse blood
pressure dipping as marker of dysautonomia in Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism
Relat Disord. 2018 Nov;56:82-87. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.06.032. Epub
2018 Jun 28. PMID: 30057156.

29: Leone D, Cina A, Tosello F, Sabia L, Vallelonga F, Avenatti E, Astarita A,
Mingrone G, Veglio F, Ridolfi L, Milan A. Proximal aortic diameter evolution in
hypertensive patients with mild-to-moderate aortic dilatation: a 5-year follow-
up experience. J Hypertens. 2020 Apr;38(4):716-722. doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000002315. PMID: 31764583.

30: Longardner K, Merola A, Litvan I, De Stefano AM, Maule S, Vallelonga F,
Lopiano L, Romagnolo A. Differential impact of individual autonomic domains on
clinical outcomes in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol. 2022 Oct;269(10):5510-5520.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11221-9. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMID: 35708788; PMCID:
PMC9201260.

31: Vallelonga F, Sobrero G, Merola A, Valente M, Giudici M, Di Stefano C,
Milazzo V, Burrello J, Burrello A, Veglio F, Romagnolo A, Maule S. Machine
learning applied to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: a new tool to diagnose
autonomic failure? J Neurol. 2022 Jul;269(7):3833-3840. doi:
10.1007/s00415-022-11020-2. Epub 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35192033; PMCID: PMC9217832.

32: Bruno G, Bringhen S, Maffei I, Iannaccone A, Crea T, Ravera A, Astarita A,
Vallelonga F, Salvini M, Gay F, Veglio F, Milan A. Cardiovascular Organ Damage
and Blood Pressure Levels Predict Adverse Events in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Undergoing Carfilzomib Therapy. Cancers (Basel). 2019 May 3;11(5):622. doi:
10.3390/cancers11050622. PMID: 31058856; PMCID: PMC6562621.

Research topics

Ricerca Clinica - "Ambito Cardiovascolare e Neurovegetativo”

Università degli Studi di Torino
AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza - Medicina Interna 4
Centro Ipertensione Arteriosa III livello
Centro Disautonomie e Ipotensione Ortostatica:                                      

• Danno d’organo ipertensione-mediato

• Ecocardiografia

• Emergenze ipertensive

• Patologia aortica

• Cardio-oncologia

• Neuropatia autonomica cardiovascolare

• Ipotensione ortostatica

 

Ricerca Clinica - “Medical Humanities”

Dipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione – Area Critica (MECAU2)
Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco di Torino                              

• Ragionamento clinico

• Errore medico

• Rapporto Medico-Paziente

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