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Assistant Professor Antonio Maria Leone

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome (Italy)

Member of:

European Society of Cardiology
European Society of Cardiology

Degree in Medicine and Surgery cum laude in 2000 at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. Specialization in Cardiology with honors with Prof. Crea in 2004, under whose mentorship he also obtained his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Cardiology in 2008. Presently, He is Director of the of the Diagnostic, Interventional and Acute Cardiac Care Unit of Ospedale Isola Tiberina Gemelli Isola and Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Experienced interventional cardiologist, focused on invasive functional assessment. He was the first to propose the use of a contrast medium as a vasodilator agent, performed the renowned FORZA trial with Prof. Burzotta and invented the #FullPhysiology approach with Prof. Campo and Porto. He has participated in >20 international studies as a local Principal Investigator, and is the author of over 250 publications with a H index of 42 (Scopus) and 48 (Scholar).

Index of microvascular resistance (IMR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) relationship in patients with angina and non-obstructive coronary artery (ANOCA) disease

Event: ESC Congress 2024

Topic: Intracoronary Flow and Pressure Measurements

Session: Physiology matters: navigating the landscape of coronary functional assessment

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Functinal assessment in Angina and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (ANOCA) patients: from Microvascular Resistance Reserve (MRR) to different subtypes of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD)

Event: ESC Congress 2024

Topic: Intracoronary Flow and Pressure Measurements

Session: Physiology matters: navigating the landscape of coronary functional assessment

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A novel hemodynamic index characterizing mitral regurgitation undergoing transcatheter edge to edge repair: the mitral pulse pressure fraction

Event: ESC Congress 2023

Topic: Mitral Valve Intervention

Session: Transcatheter mitral valve interventions: how to select the proper patients

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