Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Medicine
c/o Ospedale di Circolo, Division of Internal Medicine
Viale Borri, 57 - 21100 Varese - Italy
Tel: +39 (0)332 278594
Fax: +39 (0)332 278595
E-mail: andrea.maresca@uninsubria.it

Place and date of birth:
Milan, January 6th 1972

Present position:
Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine,School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria,
Assistant, Division of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi

Education:
- Baccalaureate (“Maturità Scientifica”) Liceo Scientifico Statale B. Russell (Garbagnate Milanese, 1990)
- MD Degree (Magna cum laude), University of Milan, 1996
- Speciality Degree, University of Padua, Post Doctoral School of Internal Medicine, 2001

Membership and editorial activities:

• Member of Italian Society of Arterial Hypertension
• Reviewer for the American Journal of Hypertension

Meetings and publications:
Participant various international and national meetings and author of more than 50 publications, including 20 full papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals

ResearcherAssistant Professor in Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria from December 2002

Professor of Respiratory Diseases from 2005 at the School of Medicine at the University of Insubria, Varese

Professor of Internal Medicine at the post doctoral School of Internal Medicine (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-6)

Professor of Internal Medicine at the following University Degrees

• Nursing (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006)
• Dental technician (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
• Physiotherapy (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-6)
• Biomedical laboratory technician (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
• Radiology technician (2003-2004, 2004-2005)
• Cardiovascular pathophisiology and perfusion technician (2004-2005, 2005-2006)
• Dentistry (2004-2005, 2005-6)

1. Semplicini A, Maresca A, Monari A., Volpin A. Hypertension and diabetes.Hypertension letter, 1998;1-2:1-6 (IT)

2. Semplicini A, Maresca A. Acute stroke treatment. Hypertension and cardiovascular prevention.1998;5:106-114 (IT)

3. Calò' L., Ceolotto G, Milani M, Pagnin E, Baritono E, Maresca A, Bonfante L, Marcon R, Cantaro S, Semplicini A. Bartter e Gitelman’ syndromes vascular hyporeactivity. Italian Journal of Nephrology.2000;17:250-254 (IT)

4. A. Semplicini , A. Maresca, C. Simonella, C. Carollo, F. Chierichetti, N. Santipolo, P. Pauletto, G. Ferlin, A. C. Pessina. Cerebral perfusion in hypertensive patients: effects of lacidipine and hydrochlorotiazide. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 2000; 35 (suppl 1): S13-8

5. A. Semplicini , A. Maresca, C. Simonella, F. Chierichetti, P. Pauletto, G. Meneghetti, G. Ferlin, A. C. Pessina. Cerebral perfusion in hypertensives with carotid artery stenosis: a comparative study of lacidipine and hydrochlorotiazide. Blood pressure 2000; 9 (1): 34-9

6. A. Semplicini, A. Maresca, M. Sartori, L. Calò. Hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases: a specific role of vascular protection in the prevention of dementia. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 2001;38 (suppl. 2): S79-S82

7. A. Semplicini, A. Maresca, M. Sartori, R.Rocchi, E. Lanari, R. Valente, G. Boscolo, L. Calò. Cerebral blood flow and hypertension. Hypertension and cardiovascular 2001; 8(2): 55-59 (IT)

8. A. Semplicini, M. Sartori, A. Maresca, L. Calò. Ionic exchanges in hypertension: role in the new millenium. Hypertension and cardiovascular prevention 2001; 8(1):25-28 (IT)

9. A. Semplicini, G. Ceolotto, M. Sartori, A. Maresca, E. Baritono, R. de Toni, I. Paparella, L. Calò. Regulation of glomerular filtration in essential hypertension: role of abnormal Na+ transport and atrial natriuretic peptide. J Nephrol 2002; 15(5): 489-96

10. GP Rossi, C. Ganzaroli, M. Cesari, A. Maresca, M. Plebani, GG Nussdorfer, AC Pessina. Endothelin receptor blockade lowers plasma aldosterone levels via different mechanisms in primary aldosteronism and high-to–normal renin hypertension. Cardiovasc Res 2003; 57 (1): 277-83.

11. Semplicini A, Maresca A., Boscolo G, Sartori M, Rocchi R, Giantin V, Forte PL, Pessina AC. Hypertension in acute stroke: a compensatory mechanism or an additional damaging factor?. Archives of Internal Medicine . 2003 vol. 163, pp. 211-216

12. AM Grandi, F. Solbiati, E. Laurita, E. Cassinerio, C. Marchesi, F. Piperno, AM Maresca, L. Guasti, A. Venco. Isolated Office hypertension: a 3 year follow-up study. Blood pressure. 2005; 14: 298-305

13. AM Grandi, AM Maresca, A. Sessa, R. Stella, D. Ponti, E. Barlocco,F. Banfi, A. Venco Longitudinal Study on Hypertension Control in Primary care: the Insubria Study American Journal of Hypertension, 2005, in press

14. AM Grandi, AM Maresca et al. The metabolic syndrome influences left ventricular mass and function in nondiabetic subjects. American Journal of Hypertension. 2005, in press

15. AM Grandi, AM Maresca. Blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system: effects on hypertensive target organ damage. Current Medicinal Chemistry- Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents 2005 in press

16. AM Grandi, E. Piantanida, I. Franzetti, M. Bernasconi, P. Marnini, AM Maresca, L. Guasti, A. Venco.Glycemic control influences left ventricular diastolic function in type 1 diabetes mellitus: a 12 month follow-up study. American Journal of Cardiology, 2005 in press

• Hypertension
• Secondary hypertension
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Acute stroke
• Primary and secondary prevention of stroke
• Dementia