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Allieva Perfezionanda

Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare Health Science

Silvia Armenia

Bio

Education 

  • 2007: Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, with Honors, University of Catania
  • 2012: Specialization School in Clinical Pathology, with Honors, University of Catania
  • 2022-present: PhD in Translational Medicine, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies 

Work experience 

  • 2009-2016: Molecular Biologist, Specialist in Pharmacogenomics and Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Pathology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (MI)
  • 2019-present: Research Fellow, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine –  University of Pisa

Research

Biomarkers and molecular diagnostics in cardiovascular diseases

Publications

  • Moriconi D, Rovera C, Raggi F, Armenia S, Bruno RM, Solini A. Severe obesity associates with maladaptive glomerular haemodynamics clustered with insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. Clin Kidney J. 2025 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41282359/
     
  • Bruno RM, Badhwar S, Abid L, Agharazii M, Anastasio F, Bellien J, Burghuber O, Faconti L, Filipovsky J, Ghiadoni L, Giannattasio C, Hametner B, Hughes AD, Jeroncic A, Ikonomidis I, Lonnebakken MT, Maloberti A, Mayer CC, Muiesan ML, Paini A, Panayiotou A, Park C, Rajkumar C, Becerra CR, Spronck B, Terentes-Printzios D, Tuncok Y, Weber T, Boutouyrie P; CARTESIAN Investigators. Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study. Eur Heart J. 2025 Oct https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40819656/
     
  • Biagini D, Bertazzo G, Ghimenti S, Lenzi A, Oger C, Galano JM, Balas L, Durand T, Pugliese NR, Armenia S, Masi S, Di Francesco F, Lomonaco T. Dried blood spot analysis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and oxylipins for monitoring heart failure. Free Radic Biol Med. 2025 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40090601/
     
  • Moriconi D, Nannipieri M, Armenia S, Solini A, Bruno RM. Cystatin C-estimated GFR correlates with endothelial function improvements following bariatric surgery. Eur J Clin Invest. 2025 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40066876/
     
  • Mengozzi A, Armenia S, De Biase N, Punta LD, Cappelli F, Duranti E, Nannipieri V, Remollino R, Tricò D, Virdis A, Taddei S, Pugliese NR, Masi S. Circulating mitochondrial DNA signature in cardiometabolic patients. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40045401/
     
  • Di Fiore V, Del Punta L, De Biase N, Pellicori P, Gargani L, Dini FL, Armenia S, Li Vigni M, Maremmani D, Masi S, Taddei S, Pugliese NR.  Integrative assessment of congestion in heart failure using ultrasound imaging. Intern Emerg Med. 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38792427/
     
  • De Biase N, Del Punta L, L'Hoyes W, Pellicori P, Cleland JGF, Masini G, Gargani L, Moura-Ferreira S, Hoedemakers S, Di Fiore V, Herbots L, Stassen J, Mengozzi A, Armenia S, Taddei S, Masi S, Verwerft J, Pugliese NR.  Association of iron deficiency with cardiac function, congestion, exercise capacity and prognosis in heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail. 2024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39607281/
     
  • De Cristofaro M, Lenzi A, Ghimenti S, Biagini D, Bertazzo G, Vivaldi FM, Armenia S, Pugliese NR, Masi S, Di Francesco F, Lomonaco T. Decoding the Challenges: navigating Intact Peptide Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis for Biological Applications. Crit Rev Anal Chem.  2024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39556023/
     
  • Moriconi D, Bruno RM, Rebelos E, Armenia S, Baldi S, Bonvicini L, Taddei S, Nannipieri M. Role of endogenous GLP-1 on arterial stiffness and renal haemodynamics following bariatric surgery. Eur J Clin Invest. 2024  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38774979/
     
  • Lenzi A, De Cristofaro M, Biagini D, Ghimenti S, Armenia S, Pugliese NR, Masi S, Di Francesco F, Lomonaco T. Development of a high-throughput liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry platform for the determination of intact natriuretic peptides in human plasma. Talanta. 2024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38636440/
     
  • Di Fiore V, Cappelli F, Del Punta L, De Biase N, Armenia S, Maremmani D, Lomonaco T, Biagini D, Lenzi A, Mazzola M, Tricò D, Masi S, Mengozzi A, Pugliese NR. Novel Techniques, Biomarkers and Molecular Targets to Address Cardiometabolic Diseases. J Clin Med. 2024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38792427/
     
  • Nesti L, Pugliese NR, 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. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37828824/
     
  • Moriconi D, Nannipieri M, Armenia S, Taddei S, Solini A, Bruno RM. Non-albumin proteinuria marks tubular involvement and is associated with arterial stiffness in subjects affected by severe obesity. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37872043/
     
  • Del Punta L, De Biase N, Mazzola M, Filidei F, Balletti A, Armenia S, Di Fiore V, Buralli S, Galeotti GG, De Carlo M, Giannini C, Masi S, Pugliese NR. Bio-Humoral and Non-Invasive Haemodynamic Correlates of Renal Venous Flow Patterns across the Heart Failure Spectrum. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37893422/
     
  • Del Punta L, De Biase N, Armenia S, Di Fiore V, Maremmani D, Gargani L, Mazzola M, De Carlo M, Mengozzi A, Lomonaco T, Galeotti GG, Dini FL, Masi S, Pugliese NR. Combining cardiopulmonary exercise testing with echocardiography: a multiparametric approach to the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary systems. Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract. 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39044798/
     
  • Biagini D, Pugliese NR, Vivaldi FM, Ghimenti S, Lenzi A, De Angelis F, Ripszam M, Bruderer T, Armenia S, Cappeli F, Taddei S, Masi S, Francesco FD, Lomonaco T. Breath analysis combined with cardiopulmonary exercise testing and echocardiography for monitoring heart failure patients: the AEOLUS protocol. J Breath Res. 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37524075/
     
  • Pugliese NR, De Biase N, Del Punta L, Balletti A, Armenia S, Buralli S, Mengozzi A, Taddei S, Metra M, Pagnesi M, Borlaug BA, Williams B, Masi S. Deep phenotype characterization of hypertensive response to exercise: implications on functional capacity and prognosis across the heart failure spectrum. Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36992634/
     
  • Balletti A, De Biase N, Del Punta L, Filidei F, Armenia S, Masi F, Di Fiore V, Mazzola M, Bacca A, Dini FL, Taddei S, Masi S, Pugliese NR. Cardiometabolic Phenotyping in Heart Failure: Differences between Patients with Reduced vs. Preserved Ejection Fraction. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36832278/
     
  • Moriconi D, Nannipieri M, Armenia S, Boutouryie P, Taddei S, Bruno RM. Morbid obesity is associated with hypertrophic outward remodeling and increased stiffness of small conduit arteries: An ultra-high frequency ultrasound study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36604263/
     
  • Pugliese NR, Balletti A, Armenia S, De Biase N, Faita F, Mengozzi A, Paneni F, Ruschitzka F, Virdis A, Ghiadoni L, Taddei S, Williams B, Antonini-Canterin F, Masi S. Ventricular-Arterial Coupling Derived From Proximal Aortic Stiffness and Aerobic Capacity Across the Heart Failure Spectrum. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36075614/
     
  • Pugliese NR, DE Biase N, Balletti A, Filidei F, Pieroni A, D'Angelo G, Armenia S, Mazzola M, Gargani L, Del Punta L, Asomov M, Cerri E, Franzoni F, Nesti L, Mengozzi A, Paneni F, Masi S. Characterization of hemodynamic and metabolic abnormalities in the heart failure spectrum: the role of combined cardiopulmonary and exercise echocardiography stress test. Minerva Cardiol Angiol. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34137244/
     
  • Del Punta L, De Biase N, Balletti A, Filidei F, Pieroni A, Armenia S, Mengozzi A, Mazzola M, Di Fiore V, Dini FL, Rosada J, Virdis A, Taddei S, Pugliese NR, Masi S. Arterial Hypertension and Cardiopulmonary Function: The Value of a Combined Cardiopulmonary and Echocardiography Stress Test. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35107808/