Ospedale Maggiore - Dept. Cardiology

General Information

• Address:

  Largo Nigrisoli, 2

• City: Bologna
• Postal Code: 40133
• Country: Italy
• Phone: 00390516478976
• Type of centre:
• Number of Cath labs in your centre: 2
• Number of Cath operators working in your centre: 4
• Number of interventionists in your centre: 4
• Additional comments: Primary PCI referring center, CTO, pulmonary embolism mechanical treatment

PCI Procedures

• Number of cath procedures performed each year in the centre: 1950
• Number of PCIs performed each year in the centre: 1070
• 24/7 Primary PCI service in the centre?: Yes
• Number of Primary PCIs performed per year in the centre: 340

Techniques and Quality

• Techniques available in the centre:
• Subtechniques available in the centre: Cardiac computed tomography, Volume of radial activity, Single-photon emission computed tomograph, IVUS, Coronary angiography, Primary PCI, Stress echocardiography, CTO PCI, Rotational atherectomy, FFR/iFR, Left atrial appendage closure
• Centre affiliated to a quality insurance programme: Yes
• Centre participate in scientific studies: Yes
• Centre participate in national/international registries: Yes, both national and international
• Centre participate in randomised clinical trials:

Publications

• Centre has Peer reviewed scientific publications?: Yes
• Number of articles related to interventional cardiology published by the centre in the last 5 years: 15
• Scientific fields of interests: Management of Percutaneous Intervention Complications, Pharmacology, Indication for Treatment and Patient Selection

Fellowship programme

• Number of local fellows in interventional cardiology who attend the centre: 1
• Number of international fellows accepted by the centre (per year): 1
• Type of fellowship offered by the centre: Both
• Possibility to develop a thesis during the stay: Yes
• Does the centre have a specific fellowship program with defined objectives?: No
• Language(s) used to perform clinical activity: English, Italian

Person in charge of the Fellowship programme:

• First name: Gianni
• Last name: CASELLA
• Email address: gianni.casella@ausl.bo.it
• Phone number: 00390516478976