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Contact data

Full Professor
Department of Clinical Medicine
c/o Ospedale di Circolo, Division of Internal Medicine
Viale Borri, 57 - 21100 Varese - Italy
Tel: +39 (0)332 278229
Fax: +39 (0)332 278229
E-mail: achille.venco@uninsubria.it

 

Biography

Place and date of birth:
Pavia, 1941

Present position:
Director, Department of Clinical Medicine; Full Professor of Internal Medicine; Director, Post Doctoral School of Medicine, University of Insubria;

Director, Department of Medicine of the University Hospital, Head, Division of Internal Medicine I, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria ; Ospedale di Circolo, Varese.

Education:
Baccalaureate (“Maturità Classica”), Liceo Classico Foscolo, Pavia,
MD Degree (Magna cum laude), University of Pavia, 1966
Speciality Degree, University of Pavia, Post Doctoral School of Cardiology

Research training:
Research Assistant and Honorary Registrar, Cardiac Department of Brompton Hospital, London 1975-76

Memberships and editorial activities:
Founding Member of the Italian Society Cardiovascular Echography and member of various national and international Societies of Internal Medicine and Hypertension.
Referee for major International Medicine Journals

Meetings and publications:
Participant at various international meetings and author of more than 400 publications, including 142 full papers in peer-reviewed international journals.
 

Qualifications and awards

Awarded European Specialist in Hypertension by the European Society of Hypertension.
 

Research interests

Pathophysiology and clinical aspects of Hypertension
Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis
Thrombosis and haemostasis
Echography
 

Teaching experience and appointments

Associate Professor in Internal Medicine since 1982 and full Professor since 1990.
At present: Professor of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Professor of Internal Medicine at various post doctoral Schools, University of Insubria
Member of Senato Accademico, University of Insubria.
 

Representative  publications

1. GALLI M, AGENO W, SQUIZZATO A, DENTALI F, MANFREDI E, STEIDL L, VENCO A. (2005). Residual venous obstruction in patients with a single episode of deep vein thrombosis and in patient with recurrent deep vein thrombosis. THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. vol. 94 (1), pp. 93-95

2. VENCO A, GARNDI AM.(2005) Aldosterone Blockade in assentila hypertension. ITAL HEART J suppl 1, pp 34S-42S.

3. GRANDI AM, LAURITA E, SELVA E, PIANTANIDA E, IMPERIALE D, GIOVANELLA L, GUASTI L, VENCO A. (2004). Natriuretic peptides as markers of preclinical cardiac disease in obesity. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. vol. 34, pp. 342 - 348

4. AGENO W, PIANTANIDA E, DENTALI F, STEIDL L, MERA V, SQUIZZATO A, MARCHESI C, VENCO A. (2003). Body mass index is associated with the development of the post-thrombotic syndrome: results of a prospective cohort study. THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. vol. 89, pp. 305-309

5. AGENO W, FINAZZI S, STEIDL L, BIOTTI MG, MERA V, DERIL GM, VENCO A. (2002). Plasma measurement of D-dimer levels for the early diagnosis of ischemic stroke subtypes. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. vol. 162, pp. 2589 - 2593 ISSN: 0003-9926,

6. GRANDI AM, IMPERIALE D, SANTILLO R, BARLOCCO E, BERTOLINI A, GUASTI L, VENCO A. (2002). Aldosterone antagonist improves diastolic function in essential hypertension. HYPERTENSION. vol. 40, pp. 647 – 652

7. CROWTHER MA, DOUKETIS JD, SCHNURR T, STEIDL L, MERA V, ULTORI C, VENCO A., AGENO W. (2002). Oral vitamin K lowers the International Normalized Ratio more rapidly than subcutaneous vitamin K in the treatment of warfarin-associated coagulopathy. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. vol. 137, pp. 251-254

8. AGENO W, CROWTHER MA, STEIDL L, ULTORI C, MERA V, DENTALI F, SQUIZZATO A, MARCHESI C, VENCO A. (2002). Low dose oral vitamin K to reverse acenocoumarol-induced coagulopathy: a randomised controlled trial. THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. vol. 88, pp. 48-51

9. GRANDI AM, BROGGI R, JESSULA A, LAURITA E, CASSINERIO E, PIPERNO F, BERTOLINI A, GUASTI L, VENCO A. (2002). Relation of extent of nocturnal blood pressure decrease to cardiovascular remodeling in never-treated patients with essential hypertension. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. vol. 89, pp. 1193-1196

10. L GUASTI, D ZANOTTA, A DIOLISI, D GARGANICO, C SIMONI, G GAUDIO, AM GRANDI, VENCO A. (2002). Changes in pain perception during treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitors and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. vol. 20, pp. 485-491

11. GRANDI AM, BROGGI R, COLOMBO S, SANTILLO R, IMPERIALE D, BERTOLINI A, GUASTI L, VENCO A. (2001). Left ventricular changes in isolated office hypertension - A blood pressure-matched comparison with normotension and sustained hypertension. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. vol. 161, pp. 2677 – 2681

12. AGENO W, TURPIE AGG, STEIDL L, AMBROSINI F, CATTANEO R, CODARI RL, NARDO B, VENCO A. (2001). Comparison of a daily fixed 2.5-mg warfarin dose with a 5-mg, international normalized ratio adjusted, warfarin dose initially following heart valve replacement. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. vol. 88, pp. 40 – 44

13. GUASTI L, ZANOTTA D, PETROZZINO MR, GRIMOLDI P, DIOLISI A, GARGANICO D, GAUDIO G, GRANDI AM, BERTOLINI A, VENCO A. (1999). Relationship between dental pain perception and 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure: a study on 181 subjects. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. vol. 17, pp. 1799 – 1804

14. L GUASTI, P GRIMOLDI, A DIOLISI, MR PETROZZINO, G GAUDIO, AM GRANDI, MG ROSSI, VENCO A. (1998). Treatment with enalapril modifies the pain perception pattern in hypertensive patients. HYPERTENSION. vol. 31, pp. 1146-1150

15. GRANDI AM, PINOTTI G, MORANDI E, ZANZI P, BULGHERONI P, GUASTI L, BERTOLINI A, VENCO A. (1997). Noninvasive evaluation of cardiotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil and low dose folinic acid: a one year follow-up study. Vol 8 (7), pp 705-708

16. GUASTI L, CATTANEO R, DANERI A, BIANCHI L, GAUDIO G, REGAZZI MB, GRANDI AM, BERTOLINI A, RESTELLI E, VENCO A. (1996). Endogenous beta-endorphins in hypertension: correlation with 24-hour ambulatori blood pressare. J AM COLL CARDIOL vol 28 (5) pp 1243-8

17. GRANDI AM, GAUDIO G, FACHINETTI A, BIANCHI L, NARDO B, ZANZI P, CERIANI L, GUASTI L, VENCO A. (1996) Huperinsulinemia, family history of hypertension, and essential hypertension. AM J HYPERTENS Vol 9(8) pp 732-8

18. GUASTI L, CATTANEO R, RINALDI O, ROSSI MG, BIANCHI L, GAUDIO G, GRANDI AM, GORINI G, VENCO A. (1995) Twenty – four – hour noninvasive blood pressare monitorino and pain perception. HYPERTENSION vol 25(6) pp 1301-5

19. ROGGERO E, ZUCCA E, PINOTTI G, PASCARELLA A, CAPELLA C, SAVIO A, PEDRINIS E, PATERLINI A, VENCO A, CAVALLI F. (1995) Eradication of Helicobacter pilori infection in primari low-grade gastrilymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. ANN INTERN MED vol 122(10) pp 767-9

20. PINOTTI G, NOVARIO R, BERRINO F, BIANCHI P, COMI MA, GAMBA MC, VENCO A. (1992) Primary gastric non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a population-based registry HAEMATOLOGICA vol 77(5) pp 405-12

21. GRANDI AM , VENCO A, BERTOLINI A, PANTALEO P, CORBELLINI D, PERANI G, FOLINO P, GOBBI G, FINARDI G. (1992) Left ventricular function after reversal of myocardial hypertrophy in systemic hypertension, and response to acute increase of afterload by cold pressor test. AM J CARDIOL vol 69 (17) pp 1439-41

22. VENCO A, GRANDI AM, BARZIZZA F, FINARDI G (1987) Echocardiographic features of hypertensive-diabetic heart muscle disease. CARDIOLOGY vol74(1) pp 28-34

23. VENCO A, GROOTHOLD G, GRANDI A, BARZIZZA F, CORRADI L, NEGRI F, FINARDI G.(1985) Computerized echocardiographic study of left function and cardiodynamic investigation with a new antihypertensive agent (indenolol). CLIN THER vol 7(3) pp347-356

24. VENCO A, RAMPULLA C, MANDELLI V, SAVIOTTI M, REGALIA F, FINARDI G. (1982) Relation of kinetocardiogram to systolic time intervals in patients with myocardial infarction CARDIOLOGY vol 69 (1) pp 11-21

25. VENCO A, RECUSANI F, SGALAMBRO A. (1980) Diatolic movement of mitral valve in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A echocardiographic study. BR HEART J vol 43(2) pp 159-63

26. VENCO A, SAVIOTTI M, BESANA D, FINARDI G, LANZI G. (1978) Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular function in myotonic muscular dystrophy. BR HEART J vol 40(11) pp 1262-6

27. SHNEERSON JM, VENCO A, PRIME FJ. (1977) A study of pulmonary artery pressure, electrocardiography, and mechanocardiography in thoracic scoliosis. THORAX vol 32(6) pp 700-5

28. VENCO A, GIBSON DG, BROWN DJ. (1997) Relation between apex cardiogram and changes in left ventricular pressure and dimension BR HEART J vol 39(2) pp 117-25

29. VENCO A, ST JOHN SUTTON MG, GIBSON DG, BROWN DJ. (1976) Non-invasive assessment of left ventricular function after correction o severe aortic regurgitation. BR HEART J vol 38(12) pp 1324-31

30. VENCO A, FINARDI G, SAVIOTTI M, FOGARI R. (1975) Echocardiography in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion G ITAL CARDIOL vol 5(4) pp 592-8

 

 
   
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