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Biography

Dr. Paolo Della Bella is the Head of the Department of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Ospedale San Raffaele Clinical Research Institute in Milan.

He was educated at the University of Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and specialized in cardiology (1982) and anesthesia and resuscitation (1990). Among the diverse experience abroad, one can single out the period of studies from 1986 to 1987, conducted at the University of Maastricht, as well as the experience gained in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Western Ontario in the USA, and later in the Laboratory of Electrophysiology headed by Professor Jackman (Oklahoma City - USA).

From 1991 to 2009, he was the head physician of the Cardiological Center named after Monzino, and then took the position of the Head of the Department of Arrhythmology and the Laboratory of Electrophysiology at the Clinical Institute Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan. His contributions to the discipline of Electrophysiology are recognized worldwide for his work in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.

A unique activity and a special pride of the San Raffaele Clinical Institute is the Department of Advanced Ventricular Arrhythmia Treatment, which is visited by patients from all over the country and Europe. This department is characterized by the highest level of technical equipment and a high level of cooperation between the departments of electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, intensive care for the treatment of progressive heart failure.

Techniques for mapping and visualizing ventricular arrhythmias using electrical methods, as well as the study of new physical forms of energy for use in long-term treatment of arrhythmias are of particular scientific interest to him.

Dr. Della Bella is a member of the editorial board of such journals as the Europace, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Circulation and Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. He is the author of articles published in the Circulation Arrhythmia Electrophysiology, European Heart Journal, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, International Journal of Cardiology, Europace, JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, Journal of Arrhythmia, and Journal of American Heart Association. Since 2017, he has also been leading a training course organized by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). He is the Director of the DASCAM course at the University of Maastricht, organized by the Cardiological Society for the scientific and technical training of persons who will take up leadership positions in the main European structures dealing with arrhythmology and electrophysiology.

Education

University of Milan
Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1979

Publications

Dr. Della Bella is a member of the editorial board of such journals as the Europace, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Circulation and Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. He is the author of articles published in the Circulation Arrhythmia Electrophysiology, European Heart Journal, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, International Journal of Cardiology, Europace, JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, Journal of Arrhythmia, and Journal of American Heart Association.

Latest publications

Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Guided by a Novel High-Resolution Contact Mapping System: A Multicenter Study.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Nov 6;7(21):e010549. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010549.

Shi R., Chen Z., Kontogeorgis A., Sacher F., Della Bella P., Bisceglia C., Martin R., Meyer C., Willems S., Markides V., Maury P., Wong T.

Characteristics of Scar-Related Ventricular Tachycardia Circuits Using Ultra-High-Density Mapping.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct;11(10):e006569

Martin R., Maury P., Bisceglia C., Wong T., Estner H., Meyer C., Dallet C., Martin CA, Shi R., Takigawa M., Rollin A., Frontera A., Thompson N., Kitamura T., Vlachos K., Wolf M., Cheniti G., Duchâteau J., Massoulié G., Pambrun T., Denis A., Derval N., Hocini M., Della Bella P., Haïssaguerre M., Jaïs P, Dubois R, Sacher F.

Characteristics of Scar-Related Ventricular Tachycardia Circuits Using Ultra-High-Density Mapping.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct;11(10):e006569

Martin R., Maury P., Bisceglia C., Wong T., Estner H., Meyer C., Dallet C., Martin CA, Shi R., Takigawa M., Rollin A., Frontera A., Thompson N., Kitamura T., Vlachos K., Wolf M., Cheniti G., Duchâteau J., Massoulié G., Pambrun T., Denis A., Derval N., Hocini M., Della Bella P., Haïssaguerre M., Jaïs P., Dubois R., Sacher F.

Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion and Ventricular Tachycardia: Not Just an Electrophysiology Business?

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Sep;4(9):1224-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.07.005

Della Bella P., Frontera A.

Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Based on Etiology in Nonischemic Heart Disease: An International Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Center Collaborative Study.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Sep;4(9):1141-1150. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.05.007.

Vaseghi M., Hu TY, Tung R., Vergara P., Frankel DS, Di Biase L., Tedrow UB, Gornbein JA, Yu R., Mathuria N., Nakahara S., Tzou WS, Sauer WH, Burkhardt JD, Tholakanahalli VN, Dickfeld TM, Weiss JP, Bunch TJ, Reddy M., Callans DJ, Lakkireddy DR, Natale A., Marchlinski FE, Stevenson WG, Della Bella P., Shivkumar K.

Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy.

J Arrhythm. 2018 Aug 28;34(4):347-355. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12099. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Okubo K, Gigli L, Della Bella P.

Hemodynamic Support in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: An International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group Study.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec 26;3(13):1534-1543.

Turagam MK, Vuddanda V, Atkins D., Santangeli P., Frankel DS, Tung R., Vaseghi M., Sauer WH, Tzou W., Mathuria N., Nakahara S., Dickfeld TM, Bunch TJ, Weiss P., Di Biase L., Tholakanahalli V., Vakil K., Tedrow UB, Stevenson WG, Della Bella P., Shivkumar K., Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ, Natale A., Reddy M., Lakkireddy D.

Defining the Outcome of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: Timing and Value of Programmed Ventricular Stimulation.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Mar;11(3):e005602.

Oloriz T., Baratto F., Trevisi N., Barbaro M, Bisceglia C., D'Angelo G., Yamase M., Paglino G., Radinovic A., Della Bella P.

Late potentials abolition reduces ventricular tachycardia recurrence after ablation especially in higher-risk patients with a chronic total occlusion in an infarct-related artery.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Aug;29(8):1119-1124.

Di Marco A, Oloriz Sanjuan T, Paglino G, Baratto F, Vergara P, Bisceglia C, Trevisi N, Sala S, Marzi A, Gulletta S, Cireddu M, Anguera I, Della Bella P.

Hemodynamic Support in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: An International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group Study.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec 26;3(13):1534-1543.

Turagam MK, Vuddanda V, Atkins D., Santangeli P., Frankel DS, Tung R., Vaseghi M., Sauer WH, Tzou W., Mathuria N., Nakahara S., Dickfeld TM, Bunch TJ, Weiss P., Di Biase L., Tholakanahalli V., Vakil K., Tedrow UB, Stevenson WG, Della Bella P., Shivkumar K., Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ, Natale A., Reddy M., Lakkireddy D.