Project Coordinator: Prof. Gianfranco Parati, University of Milano-Bicocca & IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy
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G.Mancia, A.Ferrari, L.Gregorini, G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, G.Bertinieri, G.Grassi, M.Di Rienzo, A.Pedotti, A.Zanchetti.
Blood pressure and heart rate variabilities in normotensive and hypertensive human beings.
Circ. Res. 1983; 53: 96-104.

G.Mancia, G.Bertinieri, G.Grassi, G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, A.Ferrari, L.Gregorini, A.Zanchetti.
Effects of blood pressure measurement by the doctor on patient's blood pressure and heart rate.
Lancet 1983; Saturday 24 September: 695-698.

G.Mancia, G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, R.Casadei, M.Di Rienzo, A.Zanchetti.
Arterial baroreflexes and blood pressure and heart rate variabilities in humans.
Hypertension 1986; 8:147-153.

G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, F.Albini, D.Malaspina, G.Mancia.
Relationship of 24-hour blood pressure mean and variability to severity of target-organ damage in hypertension.
J. Hypertension 1987; 5: 93-98.

G.Mancia, G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, G.Grassi, R.Casadei, A.Zanchetti.
Alerting reaction and rise in blood pressure during measurement by physician and nurse.
Hypertension 1987; 9: 209-215.

G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, R.Casadei, .Groppelli, S.Trazzi, M.Di Rienzo, G.Mancia.
Role of heart rate variability in the production of blood pressure variability in man.
J. Hypertension 1987; 5: 557-560.

G.Parati, G.Pomidossi, R.Casadei, A.Ravogli, A.Groppelli, B.Cesana, G.Mancia.
Comparison of the cardiovascular effects of different laboratory stressors and their relationship with blood pressure variability.
J.Hypertension 1988; 6: 481-488.

G.Parati, M. Di Rienzo, G.Bertinieri, G.Pomidossi, R.Casadei, A.Groppelli, A.Pedotti, A.Zanchetti, G.Mancia.
Evaluation of the baroreceptor-heart rate reflex by 24-hour intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring in humans.
Hypertension 1988; 12: 214-222.

R.Casadei, G. Parati, G.Pomidossi, A.Groppelli, S.Trazzi, M.Di Rienzo, G.Mancia.
24-Hour blood pressure monitoring: evaluation of Spacelabs 5300 monitor by comparison with intra-arterial blood pressure recording in ambulant subjects.
Journal of Hypertension 1988; 6: 797-803.

G.Mancia, G.Parati.
Experience with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hypertension.
Am. Heart J. 1988; 116: 1134-1140.

G.Parati, R.Casadei, A.Groppelli, M. Di Rienzo, G.Mancia.
Comparison of finger and intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring at rest and during laboratory testing.
Hypertension 1989; 13: 647-655.

G.Parati, G.Mancia.
Continuous non-invasive finger blood pressure recording by the FINAPRES device: a new approach to beat-to-beat blood pressure monitoring.
J. Nephrol. 1989; 1: 73-75.

G.Parati, A.Ravogli, S.Trazzi, S.Omboni, A.Frattola, S.Lattuada, A.Libretti, G.Mancia.
Balanced 24-hour blood pressure control by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors administered once daily.
J. Human Hypertension 1989; 3: 3-9.

M. Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, G.Mancia, G.Parati, A.Pedotti.
24 h sequential spectral analysis of arterial blood pressure and pulse interval in free-moving subjects.
IEEE Transactions, 1989; 36:1066-1075.

G.Mancia, R.Casadei, E.Mutti, S.Trazzi, G.Parati.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the evaluation of antihypertensive treatment.
Am. J. Med. 1989; 87 (Suppl.6B): 64S- 69S.

A.Groppelli, S.Omboni, G.Parati, G.Mancia.
Blood pressure and heart rate response to repeated smoking before and after beta blockade and selective alfa-1 inhibition.
J.Hypertension 1990; 8 (suppl.5): s35-s40.

G.Mancia, A.Groppelli, R.Casadei, S.Omboni, E.Mutti, G.Parati.
Cardiovascular effects of smoking.
Clin. and Exper.Hyper. -Theory and practice 1990; A12 (5): 917- 929.

G.Parati, P.Castiglioni, M.Di Rienzo, S.Omboni, A.Pedotti, G.Mancia.
Sequential spectral analysis of 24-hour blood pressure and pulse interval in humans.
Hypertension 1990; 16: 414-421.

M.Di Rienzo, G.Parati, P.Castiglioni, S.Omboni, A.U.Ferrari, A.J.Ramirez, A.Pedotti, G.Mancia.
Role of sino-aortic afferents in modulating blood pressure and pulse interval spectral characteristics in unanesthetized cats.
Am.J.Physiology 1991; 261: H1811-H1818.

A.Groppelli, S.Omboni, A.Ravogli, A.Villani, G.Parati, G.Mancia.
Validation of Spacelabs 90202 and 90207 devices for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring with intra-arterial resting and ambulatory measurements.
J.Hypertension 1991; 9 (suppl. 6): S334-S335.

A.Groppelli, S.Omboni, G.Parati, G.Mancia.
Evaluation of noninvasive blood pressure monitoring devices Spacelabs 90202 and 90207 versus resting and ambulatory 24 -hour intra-arterial blood pressure.
Hypertension 1992; 20: 227-232.

B.P.M.Imholz, G. Parati, G.Mancia, K.H.Wesseling.
Effects of graded vasoconstriction upon the measurement of finger arterial pressure.
J.Hypertension 1992;10: 979-984.

Villani, G.Parati, A. Groppelli, S. Omboni, M. Di Rienzo, G. Mancia.
Noninvasive automatic blood pressure monitoring does not attenuate nighttime hypotension.
Am. Hypertens. 1992; 5: 744-747.

B.P.M.Imholz, G.J. Langewouters, G.A. Van Montfrans, G. Parati, J.Van Goudoever, K.H.Wesseling, W.Wieling, G. Mancia.
Feasibility of ambulatory, continuous 24-hour, finger arterial pressure recording.
Hypertension 1993; 21: 65-73.

G.Mancia, M. Di Rienzo, G.Parati.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring use in hypertension research and clinical practice.
Hypertension 1993; 21: 510-524.

Frattola, G.Parati, C. Cuspidi, F. Albini, G. Mancia.
Prognostic value of 24-hour blood pressure variability.
J. Hypertension 1993; 11: 1133-1137.

G.Parati, M. Di Rienzo, S. Omboni, P. Castiglioni, A. Frattola, G. Mancia.
Spectral analysis of 24 h blood pressure recordings.
Am. J. Hypertens. 1993; 6: 188S-193S.

S. Omboni, G.Parati, A. Frattola, E. Mutti, M. Di Rienzo, P. Castiglioni, G. Mancia.
Spectral and sequence analysis of finger blood pressure variability.
Hypertension 1993; 22: 26-33.

G. Mancia, S. Omboni, G.Parati, A.Ravogli, R.Sega, L. Ulian.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluation of antihypertensive drug efficacy.
Blood Pressure 1994; 3 (Suppl 2): 20-22.

G.Parati, E. Mutti, A. Frattola, P. Castiglioni, M. Di Rienzo, G. Mancia.
ß-adrenergic blocking treatment and 24-hour baroreflex sensitivity in essential hypertensive patients.
Hypertension, 1994; 23 (part 2): 992-996.

Villani, G.Parati, A. Groppelli, S. Omboni, A.Ravogli, G. Mancia.
Automatic cuff inflation during ambulatory blood pressure monitoring does not attenuate night-time hypotension and bradycardia.
Cardiovascular Reviews & Reports, 1994; 15: 35-44

G.Mancia, S.Omboni, A.Ravogli, G.Parati, A.Zanchetti.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the evaluation of antihypertensive treatment: additional information from a large data-base.
Blood Pressure, 1995; 4: 148-156.

G.Parati, A.Frattola, M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, A.Pedotti, G.Mancia.
Effects of aging on 24 hour dynamic baroreceptor control of heart rate in ambulant subjects.
Am. J. Physiol. 1995; 268 (Heart Circ. Physiol.37): H1606-H1612.

G.Parati, J.P.Saul, M.Di Rienzo, G. Mancia.
Spectral analysis of blood pressure and heart rate variability in evaluating cardiovascular regulation. A critical appraisal.
Hypertension 1995; 25: 1276-1286.

G.Parati, M.Di Rienzo, S.Omboni, L.Ulian, G. Mancia.
Blood pressure variability over 24 hours: its different components and its relationship to the arterial baroreflex.
J. Sleep Research 1995; 4 (Suppl.1): 21-29.

G.Parati, S.Omboni, G. Mancia.
Experience with continuous non-invasive finger blood pressure monitoring: a new research tool.
Homeostasis in Health and Disease, 1995; 36: 139-152.

S.Omboni, G.Parati, A. Zanchetti, G. Mancia.
Calculation of through: peak ratio of antihypertensive treatment from ambulatory blood pressure: methodological aspects.
J.Hypertension 1995; 13: 1105-1112.

M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, G.Parati, G.Mancia, A.Pedotti.
Effects of sino-aortic denervation on spectral characteristics of blood pressure and pulse interval variability: a wide-band approach.
Med. & Biol. Eng. & Comput. 1996, 34: 133-141.

M. Di Rienzo, G.Parati, P. Castiglioni, G. Mancia, A. Pedotti.
Baroreflex modulation of the cardiovascular system: new insights from the joint analysis of blood pressure and heart rate signals.
Technology and Health Care 1996; 4: 121-128.

P.Gizdulich, B.P.M.Imholz, A.H.van den Meiracker, G.Parati, K.H.Wesseling.
Finapres tracking of systolic blood pressure and baroreflex sensitivity improved by waveform filtering.
J.Hypertension 1996; 14: 243-250.

G.Parati, S.Omboni, G.Mancia.
Difference between office and ambulatory blood pressure and response to antihypertensive treatment.
J.Hypertension 1996; 14: 791-797.

G.Parati, M. Di Rienzo, G. Mancia.
Neural cardiovascular regulation and 24-hour blood pressure and heart rate variability. In: Time-dependent structure and control of arterial blood pressure.
Annals New York Academy of Sciences 1996; 783: 47-63.

S.Omboni, G.Parati, M.Di Rienzo, W.Wieling, G.Mancia.
Blood pressure and heart rate variability in autonomic disorders: a critical review.
Clinical Autonomic Research 1996; 6: 171-182.

G.Parati, M.Di Rienzo, L.Ulian, C.Santucciu, E. Tortorici, G. Mancia.
Blood pressure variability : methodological aspects, mechanisms and clinical relevance.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 1996; 1(suppl.2): S87-S96

G. Mancia, G.Grassi, G.Parati, A. Zanchetti.
The sympathetic nervous system in human hypertension.
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica 1997; 161, (suppl. 640): 117-121.

G.Mancia, A.Groppelli, M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, G.Parati.
Smoking impairs baroreflex sensitivity in humans.
Am. J. Physiol. 1997; 273 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 42): H1555-H1560.

A.Frattola, G.Parati, P. Gamba, F. Paleari, G.Mauri, M. Di Rienzo, P. Castiglioni, G. Mancia.
Time and frequency domain estimates of spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity provide early detection of autonomic dysfunction in diabetes mellitus.
Diabetologia 1997; 40:1470-1475.

G.Parati, A. Frattola, M. Di Rienzo, P. Castiglioni, G. Mancia.
Broadband spectral analysis of blood pressure and heart rate variability in very elderly subjects.
Hypertension 1997; 30: 803-808.

G.Parati, M.Di Rienzo, M.R.Bonsignore, G. Insalaco, O. Marrone, P.Castiglioni, G.Bonsignore, G. Mancia
Autonomic cardiac regulation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: evidence from spontaneous baroreflex analysis during sleep.
Journal of Hypertension 1997; 15: 1621-1626.

S.Omboni, G.Parati, P.Castiglioni, M.Di Rienzo, B.P.M.Imholz, G.J. Langewouters, K.H.Wesseling, G.Mancia.
Estimation of blood pressure variability from 24-hour ambulatory finger blood pressure.
Hypertension 1998; 32: 52-58.

G.Parati, S.Omboni, D.Rizzoni, E. Agabiti-Rosei, G. Mancia
The smoothness index: a new reproducible and clinically relevant measure of the homogeneity of the blood pressure reduction by treatment for hypertension.
Journal of Hypertension 1998; 16: 1685-1691.

S.Omboni, G.Parati, G.Mancia.
The trough-peak ratio and the smoothness index in the evaluation of control of 24 hour blood pressure by treatment in hypertension.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 1998; 3: 201-204.

P.Castiglioni, G.Parati, S.Omboni, A.Pedotti, B.P.M. Imholz, K.H. Wesseling, G.Mancia, M.Di Rienzo.
Broad-band spectral analysis of 22 h continuous finger blood pressure: comparison with ambulatory intra-arterial recordings.
Clinical Science 1999; 97: 129-139.

G.Mancia, G.Parati, P.Castiglioni, M.Di Rienzo.
Effect of sino-aortic denervation on frequency-domain estimates of baroreflex sensitivity in conscious cats.
Am. J.Physiol 1999; 276 (Heart Circ. Physiol. : H1987-H1993.

G.Parati, M.Di Rienzo, P. Castiglioni, L.Ulian, G. Mancia.
Cardiovascular regulation and analysis of blood pressure-heart rate variability interactions.
Fundam. Clin. Pharmacol. 1999; 13: 11-15.

G.Parati, G.Mancia.
Assessing effective and balanced twenty-four-hour blood pressure reduction by treatment: methodological aspects.
Journal of Hypertension 1999; 17: 455-456.

J.A.Staessen, L.Thijs, R.Fagard, E.O’Brien, D. Clement, P.W.de Leeuw, G.Mancia, C.Nachev, P.Palatini, G.Parati, J.Tuomiletho, J.Webster for the Systolic Hypertension in Europe Trial Investigators.
Predicting cardiovascular risk using conventional vs ambulatory blood pressure in older patients with systolic hypertension.
JAMA 1999; 282 (n. 6): 539-546.

F. Lombardi, G. Parati.
An update on: cardiovascular and respiratory changes during sleep in normal and hypertensive subjects.
Cardiovascular Research 2000; 45: 200-211.

G. Parati.
Continuous finger monitoring of blood pressure: advantages, problems and perspectives.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2000; 5: 47-49.

G. Parati, M. Di Rienzo, G. Mancia.
How to measure baroreflex sensitivity: from the cardiovascular laboratory to daily life.
Journal of Hypertension 2000; 18: 7-19.

G. Parati.
Blood pressure reduction at night: sleep and beyond.
Journal of hypertension 2000; 18: 1725-1729.

G. Mancia, G. Parati.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and organ damage.
Hypertension 2000; 36: 894-900.

M.Di Rienzo, G. Parati, P. Castiglioni, R. Tordi, G. Mancia, A. Pedotti.
Baroreflex effectiveness index: an additional measure of baroreflex control of heart rate in daily life.
Am. J. Physiol. Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 2001; 280: R744-R751.

M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, G. Mancia, A.Pedotti, G. Parati.
Advancements in estimating baroreflex function. Exploring differents aspects of autonomic control of the heart through the sequence technique.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 2001; vol.20, no.2: 25-32.

R.Barbieri, G. Parati, J.P.Saul.
Closed-versus open-loop assessment of heart rate baroreflex.
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 2001; vol.20, no.2: 33-42.

E.O’Brien, B.Waeber, G. Parati, J.Staessen, M.G.Myers.
Blood pressure measuring devices: recommendations of the European Society of Hypertension.
BMJ, 2001; vol. 322: 531-535.

G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo, G.Mancia.
Dynamic modulation of baroreflex sensitivity in health and disease.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2001; vol.940: 469-487.

G. Parati.
Blood pressure fall at night: more than a single mechanism.
Journal of Hypertension 2001; 19: 1-2.

P.B.Persson, M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, C.Cerutti, M.Pagani, N.Honzikova, S. Hakselrod, G. Parati.
Time versus frequency domain techniques for assessing baroreflex sensitivity.
Journal of Hypertension 2001; 19: 1699-1705.

G. Parati, R.Antonicelli, F.Guazzarotti, E.Paciaroni, G.Mancia.
Cardiovascular effects of an earthquake. Direct evidence by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Hypertension 2001; 38: 1093-1095.

G. Parati, G.Mancia.
Blood pressure variability as a risk factor.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2001; 6: 341-347.

P.Castiglioni, M.R.Bonsignore, G.Insalaco, G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo.
Signal processing procedures for the evaluation of the cardiovascular effects in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Computers in Cardiology 2001; 28: 221-224.

G.Mancia, G. Parati.
Importance of smooth and sustained blood pressure control in preventing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Blood Pressure 2001; 10 (suppl.3): 26-32.

G. Parati, G.Ongaro, M.R.Bonsignore, F.Glavina, M.Di Rienzo, G.Mancia.
Sleep apnoea and hypertension.
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension 2002; 11: 201-214.

G. Parati, P.Lantelme.
Blood pressure variability, target organ damage and cardiovascular events.
Journal of Hypertension 2002; 20: 1725-1729.

G. Parati, P.de Leeuw, M.Illyes, S.Julius, I.Kuwajima, J.-M.Mallion, K.Ohtsuka, Y.Imai, and the participants in the 2001 Consensus Conference on the Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.
Blood pressure measurement in research.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2002; 7: 83-87.

M.R.Bonsignore, G. Parati, G.Insalaco, O.Marrone, P.Castiglioni, S.Romano, M.Di Rienzo, G.Mancia, G.Bonsignore.
Continuous positive airway pressure treatment improves baroreflex control of heart rate during sleep in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 166: 279-286.

G. Parati, G.Ongaro, G.Bilo, F.Glavina, P.Castiglioni, M.Di Rienzo, G.Mancia.
Non-invasive beat-to-beat blood pressure monitoring: new developments.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2003; 8: 31-36.

G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo.
Determinants of heart rate and heart rate variability.
Journal of Hypertension 2003; 21: 477-480.

E.O’Brien, R.Asmar, L.Beilin, Y.Imai, J.-M.Mallion, G.Mancia, T.Mengden, M.Myers, P.Padfield, P.Palatini, G. Parati, T.Pickering, J.Redon, J.Staessen, G.Stergiou, P. Verdecchia, on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring.
European Society of Hypertension recommendations for conventional, ambulatory and home blood pressure measurement.
Journal of Hypertension 2003; 21: 821-848.

M.Pitzalis, G. Parati, F.Massari, P.Guida, M.Di Rienzo, B.Rizzon, P.Castiglioni, M.Iacoviello, F.Mastropasqua, P.Rizzon.
Enhanced reflex response to baroreceptor deactivation in subjects with tilt-induced syncope.
JACC 2003; 41: 1167-1173.

G. Mancia, G. Parati, P.Castiglioni, R.Tordi, E.Tortorici, F.Glavina, M.Di Rienzo.
Daily life blood pressure changes are steeper in hypertensive than in normotensive subjects.
Hypertension 2003; 42: 277-282.

E.Pringle, C.Phillips, L.Thijs, C.Davidson, J.A.Staessen, P.W.de Leeuw, M.Jaaskiwi, C.Nachev, G. Parati, E.T.O’Brien, J.Tuolmilehto, J.Webster, C.J.Bullpitt and R. Fagard, on behalf of the Syst-Eur investigators.
Systolic blood pressure variability as a risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly hypertensive population.
Journal of Hypertension 2003; 21: 2251-2257.

D.Laude, J.L.Elghozi, A.Girard, E.Bellard, M.Bouhaddi, P.Castiglioni, C.Cerutti, A.Cividjian, M.Di Rienzo, J.O.Fortrat, B.Janssen, J.M.Karemaker, G.Lefthériotis, G. Parati, P.B.Persson, A.Porta, L.Quintin, J.Regnard, H.Rüdiger, H.M.Stauss.
Comparison of various techniques used to estimate spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity (the EuroBaVar study).
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2004; 286: R226-R231.

G. Parati, G.Bilo, G.Mancia.
Blood pressure measurement in research and clinical practice: recent evidence.
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension 2004; 13: 343-357.

G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo, M.Bouhaddi, C.Cerutti, A.Cividjian, J.-L.Elghozi, J.-O.Fortrat, A.Girard, B.J.A.Janssen, C.Julien, J.M.Karemaker, F.Iellamo, D.Laude, E.Lukoshkova, M.Pagani, P.B.Persson, L.Quintin, J.Regnard, J.H.Ruediger, J.Saul, M.Vettorello, K.H.Wesseling, G.Mancia on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability.
Assessing the sensitivity of spontaneous baroreflex control of the heart: deeper insight into complex physiology.
Hypertension 2004; 43 (5): e32-e34.

G. Parati.
Assessing circadian blood pressure and heart rate changes: advantages and limitations of different methods of mathematical modelling.
Journal of Hypertension 2004; 22: 2061-2064.

E.Gomez-Angelats, A.de La Sierra, C.Sierra, G. Parati, G.Mancia, A.Coca.
Blood pressure variability and silent cerebral damage in essential hypertension.
American Journal of Hypertension 2004; 17: 696-700.

E.O’ Brien, R.Asmar, L.Beilin, Y.Imai, G.Mancia, T.Mengden, M.Myers, P.Padfield, P.Palatini, G. Parati, T.Pickering, J.Redon, J.Staessen, G.Stergiou and P.Verdecchia on behalf of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring.
Practice guidelines of the European Society of Hypertension for clinic, ambulatory and self blood pressure measurement.
Journal of Hypertension 2005; 23: 697-701.

G. Parati, S.Mendis, D.Abegunde, R.Asmar, S.Mieke, A.Murray, B.Shengelia, G.Steenvoorden, G.Van Montfrans, E.O’ Brien.
Recommendations for blood pressure measuring devices for office/clinic use in low resource setting.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2005; 10: 3-10.

D.Lucini, G.Di Fede, G. Parati, M.Pagani.
Impact of chronic psychosocial stress on autonomic cardiovascular regulation in otherwise healthy subjects.
Hypertension 2005; 46: 1201-1206.

P.Coruzzi, G.Parati, L.Brambilla, V.Brambilla, M.Gualerzi, A.Novarini, P.Castiglioni, M.Di Rienzo.
Effects of salt sensitivity on neural cardiovascular regulation in essential hypertension.
Hypertension 2005; 46: 1321-1326.

G.Bilo, A.Giglio, K.Styczkiewicz, G.Caldara, K.Kawecka-Jaszcz, G.Mancia, G. Parati.
How to improve the assessment of 24-h blood pressure variability.
Blood Pressure Monitoring 2005; 10: 321-323.

G. Parati, M.Valentini.
Prognostic relevance of blood pressure variabiblity.
Hypertension 2006; 47: 137-138.

P.A.Modesti, M.Morabito, I.Bertolozzi, L.Massetti, G.Panci, C.Lumachi, A.Giglio, G.Bilo, G.Caldara, L.Lonati, S.Orlandino, G.Maracchi, G.Mancia, G.F.Gensini, G. Parati.
Weather-related changes in 24-hour blood pressure profile. Effects of age and implications for hypertension management.
Hypertension 2006; 47: 155-161.

G.Merati, M.Di Rienzo, G. Parati, A.Veicsteinas, P.Castiglioni.
Assessment of the autonomic control of heart rate variability in healthy and spinal-cord injured subjects: contribution of different complexity-based estimators.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2006; 53 (1): 43-52.

G. Parati, S.Omboni, E.Malacco on behalf of the Study Group.
Antihypertensive efficacy of zofenopril and hydrochlorothiazide combination on ambulatory blood pressure.
Blood Pressure 2006; 15 (suppl. 1): 7-17.

F.Iellamo, M.Di Rienzo, D.Lucini, J.M.Legramante, P.Pizzinelli, P.Castiglioni, F.Pigozzi, M.Pagani, G. Parati.
Muscle metaboreflex contribution to cardiovascular regulation during dynamic exercise in microgravity: insights from mission STS-107 of the space shuttle Columbia.
Journal of Physiology 2006; 572: 829-838.

P.Palatini, A.Benetos, G.Grassi, S.Julius, S.E.Kjeldsen, G.Mancia, K.Narkiewicz, G. Parati, A.C.Pessina, L.M.Ruilope, A.Zanchetti.
Identification and management of the hypertensive patient with elevated heart rate: statement of a European Society of Hypertension Consensus Meeting.
Journal of Hypertension 2006; 24: 603-610.

M.R.Bonsignore, G. Parati, G.Insalaco, P.Castiglioni, O.Marrone, S.Romano, A.Salvaggio, G.Mancia, G.Bonsignore, M.Di Rienzo.
Baroreflex control of heart rate during sleep in severe obstructive sleep apnoea: effects of acute CPAP.
European Respiratory Journal 2006; 27: 128-135.

G. Parati, A.Faini, M.Valentini.
Blood pressure variability: its measurement and significance in hypertension.
Current Hypertension Reports 2006; 8: 199-204.

G. Parati, G.Mancia, M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, J.A.Taylor, P. Studinger.
Point: Counterpoint Cardiovascular variability is/is not an index of autonomic control of circulation.
Journal of Applied Physiology 2006; 101: 676-682.

G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo, P.Castiglioni, G.Mancia, J.A.Taylor, P.Studinger.
Last word: Point: Counterpoint authors respond to commentaries on “Cardiovascular variability is/is not an index of autonomic control of circulation.
Journal of Applied Physiology 2006; 101: 690-691.

G. Parati, L.Bernardi.
How to assess arterial compliance in humans.
Journal of Hypertension 2006; 24: 1009-1012.

P.A.Modesti, S.Vanni, M.Morabito, A.Modesti, M.Marchetta, T.Gamberi, F.Sofi, G.Savia, G.Mancia, G.F.Gensini, G. Parati.
Role of endothelin-1 in exposure to high altitude. Acute mountain sickness and endothelin-1 (ACME-1) study.
Circulation 2006; 114: 1410-1416.

G.Mancia, G. Parati.
Guiding antihypertensive treatment decisions using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
Current Hypertension Reports 2006; 8: 330-337.

P.Coruzzi, M.Gualerzi, E.Bernkopf, L.Brambilla, V.Brambilla, V.Broia, C.Lombardi, G. Parati.
Autonomic cardiac modulation in obstructive sleep apnea.
Chest 2006; 130: 1362-1368.

G. Parati, R.Carretta.
Device-guided slow breathing as a non-pharmacological approach to antihypertensive treatment: efficacy, problems and perspectives.
Journal of Hypertension 2007; 25: 57-61.

W.T.Mc Nicholas, M.R.Bonsignore and the Management Committee of EU COST ACTION B26.
Sleep apnoea as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease: current evidence, basic mechanisms and research priorities.
European Respiratory Journal 2007; 29: 156-178.

G.Schillaci, G. Parati, M.Pirro, G.Pucci, M.R.Mannarino, L.Sperandini, E.Mannarino.
Ambulatory arterial stiffness index is not a specific marker of reduced arterial compliance.
Hypertension 2007; 49: 986-991.

P.Castiglioni, M.Di Rienzo, A.Veicsteinas, G. Parati, G.Merati.
Mechanisms of blood pressure and heart variability: an insight from low-level paraplegia.
American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and ComParative Physiology 2007; 292: R1502-R1509.

W.J.Bos, E.Verrij, H.H.Vincent, B.E.Westerhof, G. Parati, G.A.van Montfrans.
How to assess mean blood pressure properly at the brachial artery level.
Journal of Hypertension 2007; 25: 751-755.

A.Tatascione, G.Renda, M.Zimarino, M.Soccio, G.Bilo, G. Parati, G.Schillaci, R.De Caterina.
Awake systolic blood pressure variability correlates with target-organ damage in hypertensive subjects.
Hypertension 2007; 50:325-332.

G. Parati, C.Lombardi, K.Narkiewicz.
Sleep apnea: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and relation to cardiovascular risk.
American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and ComParative Physiology 2007; 293: R1671-R1683.

G.Bilo, A.Giglio, K.Styczkiewicz, G.Caldara, A.Maronati, K.Kawecka-Jaszcz, G.Mancia, G. Parati.
A new method for assessing 24-h blood pressure variabiblity after excluding the contribution of nocturnal blood pressure fall.
Journal of Hypertension 2007; 25: 2058-2066.

G. Parati, J.Staessen.
Day-night blood pressure variations: mechanisms, reproducibility and clinical relevance.
Journal of Hypertension 2007; 25: 2377-2380.

F.Pecori Giraldi, P.M.Toja, M.De Martin, A.Maronati, M.Scacchi, S.Omboni, F.Cavagnini, G. Parati.
Circadian blood pressure profile in patients with active Cushing’s disease and after long-term cure.
Hormone and Metabolic Research 2007; 39: 908-914.

P.Castiglioni, A.Faini, G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo.
Wearable seismocardiography.
Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Lyon, France, Aug. 23-26 2007;1: 3954-3957.

P.Castiglioni, L.Quintin, A.Civijian, G. Parati, M.Di Rienzo.
Local-scale analysis of cardiovascular signals by detrended fluctuations analysis: effects of posture and exercise.
Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Lyon, France, Aug. 23-26 2007; 1: 5035-5038.

M.Di Rienzo, G. Parati, F.Izzo, P.Meriggi, G.Merati, A.Faini, P.Castiglioni.
Heart rate monitoring and control in altered gravity conditions.
Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Lyon, France, Aug. 23-26 2007; 1: 6681-6684.

A.Cortelezzi, G.Gritti, N.Del Papa, M.C.Pasquini, R.Calori, U.Gianelli, M.Cortiana, G. Parati, F.Onida, et al.
Letter to the Editor: Pulmonary arterial hypertension in primary myelofibrosis is common and associated with an altered angiogenic status.
Leukemia 2007 (13 sett.): 1-4.

A.Alonderis, F.Barbé, M.Bonsignore, P.Calverley, W.De Backer, K.Diefenbach, V.Donic, F.Fanfulla, I.Fietze, K.Franklin, L.Grote, J.Hedner, P.Jennum, J.Krieger, P.Levy, W.McNicholas, J.Monserrat, G. Parati, et al., COST Action B-26.
Medico-legal implications of sleep apnoea syndrome: driving license regulations in Europe.
Sleep Medicine 2007; ARTICLE IN PRESS

L.Gilardini, G. Parati, A.Sartorio, G.Mazzilli, B.Pontiggia, C.Invitti.
Sympathoadrenergic and metabolic factors are involved in ambulatory blood pressure rise in childhood obesity.
Journal of Human Hypertension 2007; ARTICLE IN PRESS