Phd in ANGIO-CARDIO-THORACIC PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND IMAGING

email: dario.vizza@uniroma1.it
phone: 0649979051
building: 8 padiglione 3 piano
room: 4

Current position:
Associate Professor in Cardiology, Director Pulmonary Hypertension Center at the Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari Respiratorie Nefrologiche Anestesiologiche e Geriatriche – Sapienza University of Rome, Rome Italy
• Born in Rome, Italy on June 16th 1959
• MD Degree, University “La Sapienza”, Rome , 1983
• Board certification in Cardiology, 1987
• Assistant Professor in Cardiology at the University “La Sapienza” 1988-2013
• Associate Professor in Cardiology at the University of Rome Sapienza since 2013
• Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic since 1997
• Board certification in Pulmonology in 1999
Fellowships
• Department of Pulmonology, Lung Trasplantation Program, Washington University, St.Louis, USA. January 1995, February 1996, May and November 1997, February 1999
• Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Erasmus Hospital, Free University Brussels, April 2000
Partecipation to international protocols as Principal Investigator
ALPHABET; PHAST; EARLY; Ventavis observational study; AIFA Study Sildenafil/Bosentan FARM59 BN99;
COMPASS-1; PHIRST-1; H6D-MC-LVGX; PATENT-1; CHEST-1; IMPRES; FREEDOM-C2
Partecipation to international protocols as Principal Investigator and National coordinator
Pfizer A1481243; Pfizer A1481244; TDE-PH-301; TDE-PH-304; SERAPHIN; COMPERA Registry; Ambition
Coordinator of ISS
Spheric-1; CTEPH solution
Research Grant
1997-1998 Two grants from the Italian Council of Research as visiting physician at Lung Transplant Program - Washington University of St Louis. 121.17589 Prot. 45935
2010-2012 Research grant “Ricerca finalizzata RF-2009-1546787” Ministry of Health: Right ventricular adaptiation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the interplay between shape and myocardial injury. Coordinator and PI: Prof. Carmine Dario Vizza
Publication
More than 130 papers on international journals, Citations: 3131 h-Index 26 Orcid 0000-0002-3540-4983,
Best paper in the last 5 years
1. Badagliacca R, Poscia R, Pezzuto B, Papa S, Pesce F, Manzi G, Giannetta E, Raineri C, Schina M, Sciomer S, Parola D, Francone M, Carbone I, Fedele F, Vizza CD. Right ventricular concentric hypertrophy and clinical worsening in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016;35:1321-1329.
2. Badagliacca R, Papa S, Valli G, Pezzuto B, Poscia R, Manzi G, Giannetta E, Sciomer S, Palange P, Naeije R, Fedele F, Vizza CD. Echocardiography Combined With Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing for the Prediction of Outcome in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Chest. 2016;150:1313-1322.
3. Badagliacca R, Poscia R, Pezzuto B, Papa S, Reali M, Pesce F, Manzi G, Gianfrilli D, Ciciarello F, Sciomer S, Biondi-Zoccai G, Torre R, Fedele F, Vizza CD. Prognostic relevance of right heart reverse remodeling in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Oct 2. pii: S1053-2498(17)32041-7.
4. Badagliacca R, Papa S, Valli G, Pezzuto B, Poscia R, Reali M, Manzi G, Giannetta E, Berardi D, Sciomer S, Palange P, Fedele F, Naeije R, Vizza CD. Right ventricular dyssynchrony and exercise capacity in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2017 Jun 1;49(6).
5. Badagliacca R, Raina A, Ghio S, D'Alto M, Confalonieri M, Correale M, Corda M, Paciocco G, Lombardi C, Mulè M, Poscia R, Scelsi L, Argiento P, Sciomer S, Benza RL, Vizza CD. Influence of various therapeutic strategies on right ventricular morphology, function and hemodynamics in pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Mar;37(3):365-375.