Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome (Italy)
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Michele Russo, MD, received his MD in July 2014 from the University “Gabriele D’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara (Italy). He completed his residency in Cardiology in 2019 at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli” - Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences - directed by Prof. Filippo Crea in Rome (Italy). Dr. Russo has been a Research Fellow at the Mass General Cardiac OCT Research Laboratory (directed by Prof. Ik-Kyung Jang) - Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School - Boston (United States of America) from October 2018 to August 2019. Since November 2018, he has been continuing his training as a PhD student in Cardiovascular Research at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Rome (Italy). Dr Russo's research focuses on the mechanisms of atherosclerosis progression and on the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes.
Perilipin-2 is associated with a higher risk of microvascular obstruction in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention