Ph.D. students
Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare Health Science
Luca Sacchetta
Bio
Education
- 2013-2019: Master's degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Catanzaro
- 2020: Medical licence to practice, University of Catanzaro
- 2021-2026: Residency School in Internal Medicine, University of Pisa (cum laude)
- 2025-present: Research Scholar, Department of Endocrinology, Columbia University in the City of New York
- 2025-present: PhD programme in Translational Medicine, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
Work experience
- 2021-2026: medical resident in Internal Medicine, Pisa University Hospital and Fondazione Monasterio
- 2024-2025: assistant physician in Internal Medicine, Ospedale della Versilia, Camaiore
Research
- Novel approaches in prediction of type 2 diabetes related microvascular and macrovascular complications
- Pathophysiological models of ß-cell insulin hypersecretion and primary hyperinsulinemia
Publications
- Chiriacò M., Sacchetta L., Forotti G., Leonetti S., Nesti L., Taddei S., Natali A., Solini A., Tricò D. Prognostic value of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure patterns in diabetes: A 21-year longitudinal study. (2022) Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. DOI: 10.1111/dom.14798
- Sacchetta L., Chiriacò M., Nesti L., Leonetti S., Forotti G., Natali A., Solini A., Tricò D. Synergistic effect of chronic kidney disease, neuropathy, and retinopathy on all-cause mortality in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a 21-year longitudinal study. (2022) Cardiovascular Diabetology. DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01675-6
- Cloro C., Zaffina I., Sacchetta L., Arturi F., Clausi C., Lucà S., Pelle M.C., Giofrè F., Armentaro G., Forte V., De Rosa F.M., Sciacqua A., Arturi F. Effects of sacubitril/valsartan on both metabolic parameters and insulin resistance in prediabetic non-obese patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. (2022) Frontiers in Endocrinology. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.940654
- Moriconi D., Sacchetta L., Chiriacò M., Nesti L., Forotti G., Natali A., Solini A., Tricò D. Glomerular hyperfiltration predicts kidney function decline and mortality in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A 21-year longitudinal study. (2023) Diabetes Care. DOI: 10.2337/dc22-2003
- Nesti L., Pugliese N.R., Santoni L., Armenia S., Chiriacò M., Sacchetta L., De Biase N., Del Punta L., Masi S., Tricò D., Natali A. Distinct effects of type 2 diabetes and obesity on cardiopulmonary performance. (2024) Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. DOI: 10.1111/dom.15324
- Tricò D., Masoni M.C., Baldi S., Cimbalo N., Sacchetta L., Scozzaro M.T., Nesti G., Mengozzi A., Nesti L., Chiriacò M., Natali A. Early time-restricted carbohydrate consumption vs conventional dieting in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. (2024) Diabetologia. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-023-06045-9
- Sacchetta L., Tricò D., Solini A. Role of glycemic legacy and glycemic variability in the development and progression of complications of diabetes. (2024) Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus: Current Outlook and Novel Pathophysiological Insights. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-88426-6.00011-7
- Tricò D., Sacchetta L., Rebelos E., Cimbalo N., Chiriacò M., Moriconi D., Nesti L., Nesti G., Frascerra S., Scozzaro M.T., Daniele G., Baldi S., Mari A., Nannipieri M., Natali A. Postprandial hypoglycaemia after gastric bypass in type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications. (2025) Diabetologia. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-024-06312-3
- Tricò D., Rebelos E., Astiarraga B., Baldi S., Scozzaro T., Sacchetta L., Chiriacò M., Mari A., Ferrannini E., Muscelli E., Natali A.. Effects of Hypertriglyceridemia With or Without NEFA Elevation on β-cell Function and Insulin Clearance and Sensitivity. (2025) Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgae276
- Nesti L., Chiriacò M., Sacchetta L., Moriconi D., Santoni L., Pugliese N.R., Gallo S., Cimbalo N., Forotti G., Chiriacò G., Leonetti S., Natali A., Solini A., Tricò D. Circadian heart rate fluctuations predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in type 2 and type 1 diabetes: a 21-year retrospective longitudinal study. (2026) European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwae305