Maria Lucia Vicario

Dr. Maria Lucia Vicario is cardiologist of the Clinical Cardiology Unit of IRCCS Policlinico San Donato.

In 1996, she graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University Federico II of Naples; in 2006, at the same institution, she completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Pathophysiology and Cardiovascular Sciences. In 2003, she was a clinical research fellow at the University of Charlottesville.

Throughout her career, Dr. Vicario has held various positions:

• Technical Director of Cardiology at Villa dei Fiori in Naples, from 2002 to 2010
• Medical Officer at Fate Bene Fratelli Hospital in Naples, from 2005 to 2008 and in 2010
• Medical Officer at Beato Matteo Hospital in Vigevano, from 2010 to 2011
• Medical Officer at Niguarda Hospital, from 2011 to 2017
• Cardiologist at Ricerca Diagnostica Milano in Cusano Milanino, from 2017 to present
• Consultant at IRCCS Policlinico San Donato since 2019
• Consultant at Centro Polispecialistico di Lambrate since 2018

In her clinical practice, Dr. Vicario focuses on:

• Clinical echocardiography
• Transesophageal echo
• Stress echo, both physical and pharmacological
• Transcranial Doppler echo
• Echocardiography in SCC with strain study, strain-rate, and RV assessment in patients on ECMO and VAD

Her main areas of research interest include:

• Study of patients eligible for heart transplantation
• Echo navigator studies on MitraClip procedures
• Research on the use of devices like IMPELLA in acute heart failure
• Stroke incidence in ECMO patients
• Study of strain-rate before and after TAVI
• Research on the use of Entresto in patients with SCC HF, in collaboration with San Raffaele Hospital
• Study on the incidence of embolic complications post-TAVI, in collaboration with the University of New York
• Research on TAVI in oncology patients receiving biological therapy.