Editorial Board

Yujie Zhou, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC, FHRS, FSCAI

Prof. Yujie Zhou is a distinguished cardiologist and researcher. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, and Chief Physician, Executive Vice-president at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University. Prof. Zhou serves as a member of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), the member of the American Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS), the member of the American Society of Angiography (SCAI), Vice president of the Chinese College of Cardiovascular Physicians, a standing committee member of the Chinese Society of Cardiology.

Interests: ischemic cardiomyopathy; coronary artery disease; percutaneous coronary intervention; coronary calcification; intracoronary imaging; structural heart disease; transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC

Karol E. Watson is a Professor of Medicine/Cardiology and a board-certified, full-time cardiologist at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She holds the John C. Mazziotta Endowed Chair in Medicine and was honored to be named Cardiologist of the Year by the California chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 2017. Dr. Watson received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, her Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School, magna cum laude, and her PhD in Physiology from UCLA. She serves on several committees and panels of the National Institutes of Health. She is a former member of the advisory board for the California Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program.

Interests: heart disease prevention; vascular calcification; hypertension; hypercholesterolemia; cardiovascular disease in black Americans

Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Interests: Cardiovascular research; Arrhythmias; Cardiovascular damage; Cardiac fibrosis/remodeling; Molecular mechanisms

Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, MD, PhD

Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

Interests: diabetes; diabetes chronic complications; chronic kidney disease; cardiovascular disease; metformin

Guowei Tu, MD

Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Centre, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Interests: intensive care; hemodynamic monitoring; acute kidney injury; ECMO

Fei Gao, MD, PhD

Department of cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Interests: coronary artery disease; percutaneous coronary intervention; coronary calcification; gene editing; hypertension; renal denervation

Juhani Airaksinen, MD, PhD

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Interests: atrial fibrillation; anticoagulation; cardioversion; troponins

Ezra Abraham Amsterdam, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California (Davis) Medical Center, Davis, CA, USA

Interests: Coronary artery disease, clinical pharmacology, noninvasive cardiac testing, exercise physiology,testing and training, women and heart disease, and evaluation of low risk patients presenting to ED with chest pain

Rubén Casado Arroyo, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Division, Heart Rhythm Management Center, Free University of Brussels (UZ Brussels) VUB, Brussels, Belgium

Interests: Heart failure; Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Cardiac function; Hypertension; Clinical cardiology; Atherosclerosis; ICU; Myocardial infarction; Sepsis

Carmela Rita Balistreri, MD, PhD

Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Interests: Thoracic aortic aneurysom; Bicuspid aortic valve; Longevity, Atherosclerosis; Aorta; Aneurysm; Biomarkers; Inflammation; Genes

Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, FRCPC

Division of Cardiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

Interests: electrocardiology; electrophysiology; cardiac devices; PPM, ICDs., CRTs, ILR; syncope; Alcohol & CV Health

Matteo Bertini, MD, PhD

Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Interests: arrhythmias; cardiac devices and ablation procedures

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD, PhD

Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy

Interests: Coronary artery disease; Meta-analysis; Umbrella review

Davide Bolignano, MD, PhD, FERA

Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Interests: the epidemiology and pathophysiology of chronic and acute kidney diseases; cardiovascular risk in renal patients; biomarkers and prognostic models of cardiovascular and renal risk

Giuseppe Boriani, MD, PhD, FESC, FEHRA

Cardiology Division, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy

Interests: scientific activity focused on clinical cardiology; clinical cardiac electrophysiology; pace-makers; implantable defibrillators; cardiac resynchronization therapy; atrial fibrillation; antiarrhythmic drugs; biomarkers; heart failure; ischemic heart disease; telemedicine; digital health; health economics

Carlo Briguori, PhD

Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy

Interests: Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Angina

Jingjing Cai, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Interests: cardiovascular metabolism and immunology

Alessandro Cataliotti, MD, PhD

Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Interests: cardiac endocrinology; cardiac physiology in human; experimental models of cardiovascular and renal diseases

Jinmiao Chen, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Interests: aortic dissection; aortic aneurysm; tricuspid valve insufficiency; right heart failure; transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Ting Chen, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Interests: cardiometabolic diseases; lipid regulation; hypertension; atrial fibrillation; coronary heart disease; heart failure; other common cardiovascular conditions; pulmonary hypertension; other vascular disorders

Giuseppe Coppolino, PhD

Department of Health Sciences, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

Interests: dialysis; hemodialysis; chronic renal failure; diabetes; hypertension; acute kidney injury; clinical nephrology; kidney transplantation; transplantation; carbon dioxide

Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiology, AO "Città Della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Interests: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD); Percutaneous coronary intervention- aortic stenosis, - TAVI; Inflammation and CAD; Meta analysis

Michael Dandel, MD, PhD

Medical Faculty Charité, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany; German Center for Heart and Circulation Research, Berlin, Germany

Interests: heart transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; echocardiography

Anindita Das, PhD, FAHA

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Interests: Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury; Myocardial pre- and post-conditioning; mTOR signaling; Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor; Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity; Protein kinase G; STAT3 signaling; microRNA; Inflammation; Breast cancer

Buddhadeb Dawn, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FIACS

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Interests: Echocardiography; Atrial fibrillation

Leonardo De Luca, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiosciences, A.O. San Camillo-Forlanini, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, Roma, Italy

Interests: acute coronary syndromes; pharmacology and pharmacotherapy; interventional cardiology; acute heart failure

Salvatore De Rosa, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy

Interests: cardiovascular disease; biomarkers; invasive coronary imaging; IVUS; OCT; coronary angiography

Naranjan S. Dhalla, PhD, MD, FRSC

Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Interests: diabetic cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease and heart failure; molecular and cellular mechanisms; regulation of Ca2+- transport systems; vasoactive hormones and signal transduction mechanisms; oxidative stress and Intracellular Ca2+- overload

John Elefteriades, MD

Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven, Yale Medicine Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT, USA

Interests: Coronary artery bypass; Genetics; Heart aneurysm; Aortic aneurysm; Thoracic

Pompilio Faggiano, MD

Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Department, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

Interests: Non-invasive cardiology; Doppler-Echocardiography and exercise testing (cardiopulmonary, six-minute walk); Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation; Valvular heart disease; Aortic stenosis; Heart failure

Chengming Fan, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Interests: cardiac surgery; cardiovascular surgery; pediatric cardiac surgery; cardiovascular abnormalities; heart failure; human induced pluripotent stem sells

Vincent Figueredo, MD, FACC

Department of Cardiology, St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA, USA

Interests: alcohol and the heart; hypertension; hyperlipidemia; cardiovascular risk factors; history of the heart

Jerome L. Fleg, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAPS, FHFSA

Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, MD, USA

Interests: geriatric cardiology; coronary artery disease; heart failure; exercise physiology; cardiac rehabilitation; preventive cardiology

Gabriele Fragasso, MD

Heart Failure Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy

Interests: heart failure; left ventricular function; exercise; coronary artery disease; metabolism

Sarah Jane George, MD

Department of Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol Heart Institute, Queens' Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK

Interests: Atherosclerosis, Cell Signaling, Coronary artery bypass, smooth muscle cells

Francesco Giallauria, MD, PhD

Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Interests: Cardiac rehabilitation and cardiology; Geriatric cardiology and internal medicine

Guido Grassi, MD

Department of Health Sciences, Clinica Medica, University Miano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

Interests: blood pressure; heart failure; hypertension

Donald J. Hagler, MD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Interests: Congenital echocardiography; Congenital cardiac interventional consortium

Pengzhou Hang, PhD

Department of Pharmacy, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Interests: cardiovascular pharmacology; heart failure; cardiotoxicity; cardiac fibrosis/remodeling; mitochondria; molecular mechanisms

Michael Henein, MD, PhD, MSc

Umea Heart Centre, Umea University, Sweden

Interests: Coronary calcification; Heart failure; Valvular heart disease

Rongchong Huang, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC

Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, China

Interests: interventional diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease and valvular disease; dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis; obesity hypertension; shared decision-making

Massimo Iacoviello, MD, PhD, FESC, FANMCO

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

Interests: heart failure; autonomic nervous system activity; dilated cardiomyopathies; echocardiography

Teruo Inoue, MD, PhD

Nasu Red Cross Hospital, Tochigi, Japan; Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

Interests: Molecular mechanism in vascular injury and repair; Inflammation in restenosis/atherosclerosis; Vascular endothelial function ; Vascular failure; Regenerative Medicine

John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA, FESC

School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA

Interests: Advanced heart failure; cardiomyopathy; mechanical circulatory support and transplant; Heritable causes of vascular disease; novel drug therapies for advanced heart failure; novel gene discovery in cardiomyopathy; characterization and management of left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC); early diagnosis and management of chemotherapy

Bingyang Ji, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China

Interests: blood management and organ protection in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery; clinical and basic research related to extracorporeal life support; development and validation of extracorporeal life support devices

Hani Jneid, MD

Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Interventional Cardiology, Department of Medicine -Division of Cardiology, The Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, TX, USA

Interests: Revascularization strategies; SIHDl; ACS; TAVR; Outcomes and quality of care research

Boyoung Joung, MD, PhD

Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Interests: Atrial Fibrillation; Anticoagulant Agent; Hemorrhage; Pulmonary Veins; Catheter Ablation; Atrial Fibrillation; Idarucizumab; Dabigatran Etexilate; Anticoagulant Agent

Dinesh Kalra, MD

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

Interests: Infiltrative cardiomyopathies; Lipidology; Pulmonary hypertension; Cardiac imaging

Theodoros Karamitsos, MD, PhD

1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Interests: Cardiac MRI; Cardiology; Cardiac function; Imaging; Coronary artery disease; Echocardiography; Heart failure

Takatoshi Kasai, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Interests: sleep apnea; sleep disorders; heart failure; hemodynamics; positive airway pressure; telemedicine

Rajesh Katare, MBBS, PhD

Department of Physiology-HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Interests: microRNA; gene therapy; stem cells; chronic heart failure; diabetes mellitus; cardiomyopathy; tissue engineering

Lloyd W. Klein, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Cardiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Interests: congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart rhythm disorders, heart failure

Peter Kokkinos, PhD

Department of Kinesiology and Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; Department of Cardiology, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

Interests: exercise science; exercise physiology; physical activity; exercise intervention; exercise performance; sports science; physical fitness; epidemiology; exercise testing; hypertension

Genovefa Kolovou, MD, PhD

Metropolitan Hospital, Cardiometabolic Center, Lipoprotein Apheresis Unit and Lipid Disorders Clinic, Athens, Greece

Interests: Lipid metabolism; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Sitosterolemia; Tangier disease; Pharmacogenetics; Longevity and aging

Grigorios Korosoglou, MD

GRN Hospital Weinheim, Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Weinheim, Germany

Interests: atherosclerosis; imaging; cardiology; inflammation; interventional cardiology; heart failure; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; myocardial infarction; echocardiography

Ruan Kruger, PhD, ISHF

Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; SAMRC Extramural Research Unit for Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Interests: primary prevention of CVD; paediatric hypertension

Patrizio Lancellotti, MD

Cardiology Department, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Interests: Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Interventional cardiology; Infective endocarditis; Basic science

Carl J. Lavie, MD, FACC, FACP

John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School–The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

Interests: cardiac rehabilitation and prevention, lipids, hypertension, obesity, and exercise, echocardiography, exercise testing, and nuclear cardiology

Antonio Maria Leone, MD, PhD, FESC

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Roma, Rome, Italy

Interests: interventional cardiology; invasive physiological assessment

Konstantinos P. Letsas, MD, PhD

Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Interests: Cardiac arrhythmias; Electrophysiology; Ablation; Channelopathies

Jian-Jun Li, MD, PhD

Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China

Interests: lipid, inflammation, and ASCVD; interventional cardiology; hypertension

Yueping Li, MD

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Interests: coronary artery disease; renal denervation; heart failure drug and device therapy; physiological pacing

Vincenzo Lionetti, MD, PhD

Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

Interests: Perioperative Cardiac protection and repair; Physiology and pathophysiology of heart failure; Animal models of heart failure; Development of functional foods for cardioprotection

Tong Liu, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China

Interests: atrial fibrillation; diabetes and atrial remodeling; cardio-oncology; syncope

Yuanhui Liu, MD, PhD, FACC

Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

Interests: acute coronary syndrome; acute aortic syndrome; coronary/aortic intervention; complex coronary intervention; myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury; heart failure; ischemic cardiomyopathy

Chen Liu, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Interests: heart failure; cardiomyopathy; coronary heart disease; hypertension; arrhythmia

Hong Ma, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Interests: diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmia and coronary heart disease, cardiac implantable electronic device therapy (e.g., pacemakers); mechanisms and translational applications of cardiac metabolism and regeneration in cardiovascular diseases

Antonio Mangieri, MD

Interventional Cardiology Unit, Humanitas research Hospital, Milan, Italy

Interests: percutaneous tricuspid interventions; conduction disturbances after TAVI; antithrombotic therapy in TAVI patients; percutaneous treatment of bicuspid valve

Manuel Martínez Sellés, PhD

University Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain

Interests: myocardial infarction

Sophie Mavrogeni, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Interests: cardiovascular imaging modalities; autoimmune rheumatic diseases; arrhythmia; heart failure; coronary artery disease; valvular disease

Donato Mele, MD

Department of Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Interests: strain imaging; echocardiography; heart failure; cardiac resynchronization therapy; ventricular function

Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FSCAI, FACC

College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA,College of Medicine, Tucson, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, USA

Interests: cardiovascular disease; coronary intervention; non-invasive cardiology; heart failure; and cardiovascular epidemiology

Giacomo Mugnai, MD, PhD

Electrophysiologist at Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit, Cardiology Division, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy

Interests: cardiovascular medicine; arrhythmias; electrophysiology; electronic device implantations

Attila Nemes, MD, PhD, ScD

Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Interests: echocardiography; cardiology; hypertension; three-dimensional echocardiography; transesophageal; cardiomyopathies; sport physiology; coronary artery disease

Stefano Omboni, MD, FESC, ISHF

Clinical Research Unit, Italian Institute of Telemedicine, Varese, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian

Interests: hypertension; telemedicine; clinical cardiology; blood pressure monitoring

Petr Ostadal, MD, PhD, FESC, FIACS

Department of Cardiology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

Interests: cardiogenic shock; cardiac arrest; mechanical circulatory support; acute myocardial infarction; lipid-lowering therapy

Alberto Palazzuoli, MD, PhD

Department of Internal Medicine S. Maria alle Scotte Hospital, University of Siena, Italy

Interests: Acute Heart Failure, Pulmonary Circulation-Pulmonary Embolism-Right Heart Failure, Echocardiography

Zoltán Papp, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Division of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary

Interests: Animal physiology; Signaling pathways; Cardiac function; Physiology; Patch-clamp electrophysiology; Electrophysiology; Cell signaling; Signal transduction; Signaling; Phosphorylation

Francesco Pelliccia, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Interests: cardiac hemodynamics; interventional cardiology; microcirculation; coronary artery disease; cardiomyopathy

Yong Peng, PhD, MD, FESC

Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Interests: risk assessment and guideline practice for coronary artery disease; research and development of interventional treatment technology and devices for coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, and hypertension

Maurizio Pieroni, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy

Interests: Cardiomyopathies, Metabolic Diseases, Heart Failure, Cardiac Function, Echocardiography, Clinical Cardiology, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac, Echocardiography, Hypertrophy, Cardiovascular Imaging

Vladimir M. Pokrovskii, MD, PhD, ScD, PRPhS, RSC

The Department of Normal Physiology, Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar, Russian Federation

Interests: cardiac rhythm disorders; atrial fibrillation; chronic heart failure

Allison B. Reiss, MD

Departments of Medicine and Foundations of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA

Interests: molecular cardiology; acute coronary syndromes; coronary artery disease; lipid profile

Gianluca Rigatelli, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Viale Tre Martiri, Rovigo, Italy

Interests: transcatheter congenital interventions, coronary anomalies pathophysiology, left main coronary artery bifurcation physiology and stenting

Gaston Rodriguez-Granillo, MD, PhD, FACC

Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Instituto Medico ENERI, Clinica La Sagrada Familia, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Interests: atherosclerosis; vulnerable plaque; cardiac computed tomography; spectral imaging

Speranza Rubattu, MD

Applied Medical Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Interests: hypertension, cardiovascular acute events, cardiovascular risk, mitochondrial dysfunction, Molecular genetics of cardiomyopathies

Vincenzo Russo, MD, PhD, FAIAC, FISC

Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Syncope Unit, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli'-Monaldi Hospital, Piazzale E. Ruggeri, Naples, Italy

Interests: sudden cardiac death; syncope; neuromuscular disorders; cardiomyopathy; atrial fibrillation; ventricular arrhytmias; cardiovascular pharmacology

Despina Sanoudou, PhD

Head of Clinical Genomics and Pharmacogenomics Unit, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Faculty, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

Interests: Cardiovascular biology; Molecular cardiology; Genomics; Genetics; Genetic testing; Pharmacogenomics; Precision medicine

Giuseppe Santarpino, PhD, MD

Prof. Giuseppe Santarpino is an Italian cardiac surgeon and academic, currently an Associate Professor at Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro and Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, and Chief Surgeon for GVM Care&Research, Cittá di Lecce Hospital, Italy. Trained in Naples and Nuremberg, he holds a PhD and dual master's degrees. And repeated "Researcher of the Year" & "Platinum Medal" recipient of PMU Nuremberg.

Interests: cardiopulmonary bypass; cardiovascular; cardiac surgery; cardiothoracic surgery; aortic valve; coronary artery bypass; heart failure; heart valve diseases; echocardiography; pacemakers

Celestino Sardu, MD, PhD, MSc

Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy

Interests: Diabetes; Adipocyte-derived stem cells; Heart failure; Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Clinical cardiology; Chronic heart failure; Cardiac function; Myocardial infarction; Hypertension

Stefano Savonitto, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Department, Manzoni Hospital in Lecco, Lecco, Italy

Interests: chronic and acute coronary disease; ACS in the elderly; PCI

Victor L. Serebruany, MD, PhD, FESC

Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Interests: risk factors and prevention; interventional cardiology; pharmacotherapy

Patrick W.J.C. Serruys, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC

Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland

Interests: interventional Cardiology; PCI; coronary physiology; bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS); cardiovascular imaging; cardiac CT; transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); structural Heart disease

Stefano De Servi, MD

Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia Medical School, Pavia, Italy

Interests: pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes; interventional procedures in patients with ischemic heart disease; inflammatory mediators

Michael D. Shapiro, DO, MCR, FACC, FAHA

Department of Cardiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Interests: lipids; lipoprotein metabolism; atherosclerosis; prevention of cardiovascular disease

Jan Slezak, MD, PhD

Centre of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Interests: Heart failure; Atrial fibrillation; Pacemakers; Cardiac electrophysiology; Catheter ablation; Radiation injury

Ying Su, MD

Cardiac Intensive Care Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Interests: acute kidney injury; renal replacement therapy; cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; perioperative management

Zhonghua Sun, PhD

Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Curtin University, Australia

Interests: Cardiovascular imaging; Cardiac CT in quantitative assessment of coronary plaques; 3D printing in medicine, specially use of 3D printing in congenital heart disease; Coronary and aortic disease; Artificial intelligence in coronary artery disease; Optimization of CT scanning protocols

Lihua Sun, PhD

Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Interests: arrhythmia; myocardial ischemia; heart failure; cardiovascular pharmacology

Hirofumi Tanaka, MSc, PhD, FAHA, FNAK, FACSM, FSGC, FGSA

Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Interests: Hypertension; Atherosclerosis, Blood pressure; Exercise science; Exercise physiology; Exercise performance; Exercise testing; Sports science; Resistance training; Exercise intervention

Felix C. Tanner, MD, FESC

Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Interests: echocardiography; arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; aortic stenosis; tricuspid regurgitation

Udaya S. Tantry, PhD

Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

Interests: Cardiology; Platelets; Thrombosis; Platelet Aggregation; antithrombotic agents

Brian Tomlinson, MD

Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau, China

Interests: the pathogenesis and treatment of hyperlipidaemia; hypertension; the metabolic syndrome and diabetes the clinical pharmacology; toxicology and pharmacogenetics of drugs; particularly in the cardiovascular field

Yan Topilsky, MD

Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Interests: Valve diseases; Myocardial and pericardial diseases; Echocardiography; Heart failure

Dimitris Tousoulis, MD

1st Cardiology Department, "Hippokration" General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

Interests: inflammation; atherosclerosis; acute coronary syndromes

Filippos Triposkiadis, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FHFA

School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

Interests: Chronic heart failure; Diseases of the aorta; Coronary artery disease chronic; Myocardial disease

Antonino Tuttolomondo, MD, PhD, MSc

Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Interests: Fabry Disease; Alpha-Galactosidase; Enzyme Replacement Therapy; Mediterranean Diet; Adherence; Cardiovascular Disease; Killer Cell Immunoglobulin Like Receptor; Southern Chinese Han Individual; Receptor

Barry Frederick Uretsky, MD

Division of Cardiology, Central Arkansas Veterans Administration Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA

Interests: Cardiology; Interventional cardiology; Coronary; Endovascular; Internal medicinem; Cardiovascular; Angiography; Healthcare

Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, MD, MSc, FACP, FACC, FHFSA, FNLA

Institute of Congestive Heart Failure, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Interests: congenital heart defects; coronary artery disease; heart rhythm disorders and heart failure

Massimo Volpe, MD

Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Interests: Hypertension; Chronic Heart Failure; Hypertension

Zhi Jian Wang, MD, MSc

Department of Cardiology, Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Interests: coronary artery disease; heart failure; atherosclerosis; valvular disease

Dong Yin, MD

Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital and National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China

Interests: complex coronary intervention; intracoronary imaging and physiology; coronary artery ectasia

Yi Zhang, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC

Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Interests: basic and clinical research on arteriosclerosis and related diseases

Wenbin Zhang, MD, PhD, FSCAI

Department of Cardiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

Interests: interventional diagnosis and treatment of complex coronary artery disease; management of refractory hypertension and heart failure; mechanistic research on hypertension-induced myocardial hypertrophy and atherosclerosis

Bo Zheng, MD, FACC, FESC

Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China

Interests: coronary artery disease; percutaneous coronary intervention; intravascular imaging and coronary physiology

Wengen Zhu, MD, PhD

Sun Yat-sen University First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Interests: atrial fibrillation; heart failure; myocardial hypertrophy; myocardial fibrosis; stroke prevention; adverse outcomes

Marco Zimarino, MD, PhD

Institute of Cardiology, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Interests: Coronary artery disease; Intravascular imaging; TAVI; Mitraclip; PFO closure

Alessandro Zorzi, MD, PhD, FESC

Department of Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padua, Italy

Interests: sports cardiology; sudden death; ventricular arrhythmias; athletes; arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; cardiac arrest