Gianfranco Parati

Gianfranco Parati, MD FESC, specialist in Cardiology and Internal Medicine

President Elect, World Hypertension League

Chairman, Council on Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology

Past President, Italian Society of Hypertension

Honorary Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dept of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca

Head, Cardiology Unit, S. Luca Hospital and Scientific Director, lstituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS (Institute for Research and Health Care appointed by the Italian Ministry of Health), Milan, Italy

Editorial activity: Executive Editor of the Journal of Hypertension, Associate Editor of Hypertension Research, Associate Editor of the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Hypertension Session; Member of the Editorial Board of several International Cardiovascular Journals.

Research interests: Diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of arterial hypertension, blood pressure measurement, blood pressure variability, sleep and sleep related breathing disorders, cardiovascular effects of altitude exposure (high care projects on Alps, Himalaya/Mount Everest and Andes), arterial wall properties and arterial stiffness, space research on microgravity (NASA, ESA), telemedicine, digital and mobile health technologies, validated application for smartphones, cardiac imaging.

Publications and metrics: 1307 publications, 121 H-lndex and 73 461 Scopus citations (April 2024). Orcid httQ:LLorcid.orgL0000-0001-9402-7439