Aldo L. Ferrara
University of Naples Federico II
7 Papers
94 Citations
Aldo L. Ferrara is an academic researcher from University of Naples Federico II. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Never-Treated Hypertensives According to Nondipper Status
Aldo L. Ferrara,Fabrizio Pasanisi,M. Crivaro,L. Guida,Vittorio Palmieri,I. Gaeta,R. Iannuzzi,Aldo Celentano +7 more
TL;DR: Hpertensives with the observed abnormalities may benefit from active antihypertensive treatment, which appears to be justified even in an early phase of mild hypertension, in terms of potential reduction of end-organ complications as well as cost-effectiveness.
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Relative fat-free mass deficiency and left ventricular adaptation to obesity: the Strong Heart Study
Giovanni de Simone,Fabrizio Pasanisi,Aldo L. Ferrara,Mary J. Roman,Elisa T. Lee,Franco Contaldo,Barbara V. Howard,Richard B. Devereux +7 more
TL;DR: In obese SHS participants, RFFMD is associated with higher levels of LV mass, an effect related to adiposity more than central fat distribution and typical of female gender, biological mechanisms of this association have to be better explored.
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Lifestyle educational program strongly increases compliance to nonpharmacologic intervention in hypertensive patients: a 2-year follow-up study.
Aldo L. Ferrara,Delia Pacioni,Valentina Di Fronzo,Barbara F. Russo,L. Staiano,E. Speranza,R. Gente,Francesco Gargiulo,Fabio Ferrara +8 more
TL;DR: This poster presents a probabilistic procedure to assess the importance of baseline IgE levels in the decision-making process and shows clear patterns in response to known immune-inflammatory events.
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A combination of verapamil, captopril, and diuretic in the treatment of severe hypertension.
TL;DR: The cardiovascular effects of the administration of the two drugs, verapamil and captopril, with the addition of a diuretic in eight severely hypertensive patients referred to the blood pressure clinic by their general practitioners because of uncontrolled blood pressure during previous treatments are evaluated.
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Preclinical Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease
Teresa Morgillo,Marcello Chinali,Andrea Pota,D Girfoglio,Teresa Migliore,Alfonso Sforza,Costantino Mancusi,Aldo L. Ferrara,Bruno Cianciaruso,Giovanni de Simone +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated whether stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with abnormalities of the cardiovascular system and found that myocardial mechanics were reduced in CKD patients.
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