Prof. Thiene''s research interests extend to all fields of cardiovascular medicine and pathology, in particular to the clinico-pathological studies and the clinical translation of basic research. He first reported Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (AC) as a leading cause of sudden death in young people and athletes (NEJM 1988) and helped to elucidate its genetic basis (Human Genetics 2004). He is the principal architect of the Italian programme in which all young individuals participating in sporting activities are screened for potential cardiovascular problems. Prof. Thiene is the leader of the Padua group that has worked at the interface between pathology and genetics in cardiomyopathies and has identified several disease-causing mutations, correlating them with the clinical and pathological features of the disease. He has published 1150 reports of original investigations and reviews in indexed leading journals of pathology and cardiovascular medicine (7 in the New England Journal of Medicine and 52 in Circulation), and is also co-author and/or co-editor of 25 monographs. His articles have garnered an H-index: 139; citation Times: 111,216 (Google Scholar Citations).
Dr. Chiara Fraccaro specialised in cardiology (2008) at the University of Padua. She obtained a European Doctorate in Cardiovascular Sciences (2009-2011) with a thesis on transcatheter aortic valve replacement and a Master''s Degree in Interventional Cardiology (GISE/EAPCI/SCAI certified). Currentely she is first operator in both structural and coronary procedures in the catheterization laboratory of the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences in Padua. She is Vice-Director of the postgraduate university course of Interventional Treatment of Structural Heart Disease with Multimodal Imaging at the same university, and a member of the main Italian cardiac scientific societies (GISE, SIC and ANMCO). She is also a member of the European EAPCI Digital Communication Committee (2018-2020), the EAPCI Women Committee (2018-2020) and the EAPCI Scientific Document & Initiative Committee SDIC (2020-2022). She is currently a member of the Lancet Commission on Atherosclerotic Heart Disease. Deputy Editor (2018-2021) of the Italian Journal of Interventional Cardiology (GICI ISSN 1824-7008).
Review Editor for Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, she is author or co-author of more than 130 articles published in scientific journals indexed by PubMed and of book chapters. Giuseppe Tarantini graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Parma in 1997 and specialized in Cardiovascular Diseases in 2001, earning a Ph.D. in 2005 from the University of Padua. He completed international fellowships, including in India, focusing on congenital and rheumatic structural heart diseases. In 2005, he became a University Researcher in Padua, and in 2008, he was appointed Scientific Director of Interventional Cardiology Research. Since 2013, he has been an Associate Professor, with over 600 scientific publications and a key role in international multicenter studies. Since 2016, he has directed the Departmental Unit of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology at the Padua Hospital, performing advanced procedures such as TAVI and interventions on mitral, pulmonary, and tricuspid valves.
He is recognized for utilizing innovative technologies in percutaneous interventional cardiology, including stents and circulatory support systems. He has held significant roles in scientific societies, such as the presidency of GISE in 2017 and membership in ESC and EAPCI working groups. As an organizer of congresses and a reviewer for prestigious medical journals, he has received accolades such as the "100 Italian Excellence" award and honorary citizenship of Trepuzzi. His contributions have significantly impacted Italian and international interventional cardiology. Cristina Basso, MD, PhD, is Cardiologist and Pathologist. She is Director of the Cardiovascular Pathology Unit of the Hospital-University of Padua and of the Registry of Cardio-Cerebro-Vascular Pathology of the Veneto Region, Venice, Italy. She is also Director of the 2nd level Advanced Master Course in Cardiovascular Pathology of the University of Padua since 2013. Her research fields are sudden death, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, coronary heart disease, pathology of arrhythmias and conduction tissue, cardiac tumors and valvulopathies.
As such, she is part of Research Networks and manages the connection with all the Units of Pathological Anatomy, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Forensic Medicine of the Veneto Region for Cardiovascular Pathology. For her international role and organizational skill at the level of Scientific Societies, she had been President of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology (USA) and is President of the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology (AECVP). She is Principal Investigator of numerous competitive grants, including most recently Ministerial calls, the CARIPARO Foundation and Finalized Health Research. She actively participated in the drafting of National and International Guidelines / Consensus Documents in the field of cardiovascular pathology and cardiology.