Carmine Zoccali

Dr Zoccali is an Italian nephrologist and a clinical investigator. He has contributed to research in several fields, most notably hypertension and cardiovascular complications in chronic kidney disease (CKD), CKD progression and the clinical epidemiology of kidney diseases at large. He is known for his studies on cardiovascular risk in CKD and dialysis patients. He was among the earliest investigators that focused on the relevance of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation for the high risk of cardiovascular disease in these populations. In this research area, he was the first to link endogenous inhibitors of the nitric oxide system with death and cardiovascular disease. and the first to document a relationship between sympathetic over-activity and these outcomes Dr Zoccali is a practicing specialist in Nephrology, with a national qualification for the full professorship in Nephrology. He is also a specialist in hypertension, certified by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH).

Affiliation

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Top Publications

• Obesity and Kidney Disease: Hidden Consequences of the Epidemic (2017) - 2,220 citations
• Plasma concentration of asymmetrical dimethylarginine and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease: a prospective study (2001) - 1,101 citations
• An introduction to inverse probability of treatment weighting in observational research (2021) - 971 citations
• A single number for advocacy and communication—worldwide more than 850 million individuals have kidney diseases (2019) - 961 citations
• Renoprotective properties of ACE-inhibition in non-diabetic nephropathies with non-nephrotic proteinuria (1999) - 915 citations