Alberto Margonato

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Specialty:

Cardiology Cardiovascular Diseases

Profession:

Cardiologist

Location:

Department of Clinical Cardiology @ Ospedale San Raffaele

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Biography

Prof. Alberto Margonato is the Head of the Operative Unit of Clinical Cardiology at the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan and Professor of Cardiology at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele.

His training takes place at the University of Milan, where he graduates in Medicine and Surgery and specializes in Cardiology (1978), Diabetology (1981), and Internal Medicine (1986). In 1983-1985, he attends the Cardiovascular Unit of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School of Hammersmith Hospital in London, and in 1985, in the same city, he becomes Honorary Registrar of the Cardiology Unit of Harefield Hospital.

For the years of his career, Prof. Alberto Margonato has performed, as the first operator, more than 3,000 cardiac catheterizations, coronarography, temporary and permanent pacemaker implantations, more than 2,000 coronary angioplasties and 1,000 procedures with coronary stent implantation.

At IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, he is in charge of the management of the Clinical Cardiology Department, the cardiology outpatient service, cardiology research projects and the organization of national congresses. He acquires technical skills in hemodynamics by performing coronarography and angioplasty. He is a certified BLS (Basic Life Support) instructor and conducts numerous clinical trials (GCP).

He is a member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and his contributions appear in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of American College Cardiology, International Journal of Cardiology, Heart, Journal of Cardiology Fail, Journal of American Society Echocardiography, European Heart Journal, Lancet, Circulation.

Education

University of Milan
Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1976

University of Milan
Specialization in Cardiology - 1978

University of Milan
Specialization in Diabetology - 1981

University of Milan
Specialization in internal - 1986

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Publications

His contributions appear in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of American College Cardiology, International Journal of Cardiology, Heart, Journal of Cardiology Fail, Journal of American Society Echocardiography, European Heart Journal, Lancet, Circulation.

Latest publications

Limitations of dipyridamole – echocardiography in effort angina pectoris.

Am J Cardiol. 1987 Feb 1; 59 (4): 225-230.

Margonato A, Chierchia S.L, Cianflone D, Smith G, Crea F, Davies G.J. , Maseri A, Foale R.A.

Frequence and significance of aortic valve thickening in older asymptomatic patients and its relation to aortic regurgitation.

Am J Cardiol. 1989 Nov 1; 64 (16): 1061 – 62.

Margonato A, Cianflone D, Carlino M, Conversano A, Nitti C, Chierchia S.L

Intravenous nitroglycerin suppresses execise-induced arrhythmias in patients with ischaemic heart disease:implications for long-term treatment.

Eur Heart J 1991 Dec;12(12):1278-82.

Margonato A, Bonetti F, Mailhac A,Vicedomini G, Cianflone D, Chierchia S.L

Assessment of residua tissue viability by exercise testing in recent myocardial infarction comparison of the elettrocardiogram and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.

J Am Coll Cardiol 1992 Apr; 19 (5):948 -52.

Margonato A, Ballarotto C, Bonetti F, Cappelletti A, Scammarella M, Cianflone D, Chierchia S.L

Specificity and sensitivity of exercise- induced ST segment elevation for detection of residual viability:comparison with fluorodeoxyglucose and positron emission tomography.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995 Apr;25 (5):1032-8.

Margonato A, Chierchia S.L, Xuereb R.G, Xuereb M, Fragasso G, Cappelletti A, Landoni C, Lucignani G, Fazio F.

Exercise-induced ischemic arrhythmias in patients with previous myocardial infarction: role of perfusion and tissute viability.

J Am Coll Cardiol 1996 Mar 1;27(3):593-598.

Margonato A, Mailhac A, Bonetti F, Vicedomini G, Fragasso G, Landoni C, Lucignani G, Rossetti C, Fazio F, Chierchia S.L.

Effect of oral L-arginine on blood-pressure and symptoms and endothelial function in patients with systemic hypertension, positive exercise test, and normal coronary arteries.

Am J Cardiol 2004 Apr 1; 93(7):933-5

Palloshi A, Fragasso G, Piatti P.M, Monti L.D, Setola E, Valsecchi G, Gallucio E, Chierchia S.L, Margonato A

Effects of metabolic modulation by trimedazidine on left ventricolar function and phosphocreatine/adenosine triphosphate ratio in patrients with heart failure.

Eur Heart J 2006 apr;27(8):942-8.

Fragasso G, Perseghin G, De Cobelli F, Esposito A, Palloshi A, Lattuada G, Scifo P, Calori G, Del Maschio A, Margonato A

Assessment of stress-induced pulmonary interstitial edema by chest ultrasound during exercise echocardiography and its correlation with left ventricular function.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2006 apr; 19(4):457-63.

Agricola E, Picano E, Oppizzi M, Pisani M, Meris A, Fragasso G, Margonato A

A randomized clinical trial of trimitazidine, a partial free fatty acid oxidation inhibitor, in patients with heart failure.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Sep 5; 48 (5): 992-8.

Fragasso G, Palloshi A, Puccetti P, Silipigni C, Rossodivita A, Pala M, Calori G, Alfieri O, Margonato A.

Heart rate reduction is probably not the main beneficial by which beta blockade improves outcome in patients with systolic chronic heart failure.

Am J Cardiol 2008 Aug 15; 102 (4):506-7.

Fragasso G, Salerno A, Margonato A.

Effect of partial inhibition of fatty acid oxidation by trimedazidine on wholw body energy metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure.

Heart 2011 Sep 97(18):1495- 1500

Fragasso G, Salerno A, Lattuada G, Cuko A, Calori G, Scollo A, Ragogna F, Arioli F, Bassanelli G, Spoladore R, Luzi L, Margonato A.

Live Myxoma embolism.

J Am coll Cardiol.2012 Nov 20;60(21):e37.

Fisicaro A, Slavich M, Durante A, Oppizzi M, Agricola E, Margonato A.

Long – Term preservation of lefts ventricolar systolic function pathients with refractory angina pectoris and inducibile myocardial ischemia on optimal medical therapy.

Am J Cardiol. 2016 May 15;117 (10): 1558-61.

Slavich M, Maranta F, Fumero A, Godino C, Giannini F, Oppizzi M, Colombo A, Fragasso G, Margonato A.

Risk Of cardiac and Sudden death with and without revascularisation of coronary chronic total occlusion.

Heart.2019 Feb21

Godino C, Giannatasio A, Scotti A, Baldetti L, Pivato C.A, Munnafo’, Cappelleti a, Benduce a, Melillo F, Chiarito M, Biondi Zoccai G, Frati G, Fragasso G, Azzalini L, Carlino M, Montorfano M, Margonato A, Colombo A.

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