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Italian Federation of Cardiology

Working Groups:

ANMCO has 9 Areas: Arrhythmias, Cardiac surgery, Emergency-urgency, Informatics in Cardiology, Pulmonary Circulation, Management & Quality, Nursing, Cardiovascular Prevention, Heart Failure.

SIC has 30 Working Groups: Cardiovascular Anatomy and Pathophysiology, MR Application, Arrhythmias and Cardiostimulation, Assistance and Nursing in Cardiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Heart, Cardiovascular Surgery, Geriatrics Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac TAC, Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, Grown-up congenital heart diseases, Peripheral Circulation, Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function, Echocardiography, Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis, Management and Quality, Computers in Cardiology, Thrombosis, Valvular Heart Diseases, Gender Cardiovascular Diseases, Artery Hypertension and the Heart, Acute Cardiac Care, Myocardial Function, Flebology, Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation, Exercise physiology Sports Cardiology and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Clinical Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Clinical Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Cardiocirculatory Emergency, Electrophysiology of the Myocardiac Cell.

In order to have a unique reference with ESC, for each of the ESC WGs and Associations one contact person has been identified, belonging to the corresponding Association or, if not existing, to the corresponding ANMCO Area or SIC WG.

13 Affiliated Cardiological Societies (AIAC, ANCE, ARCA, ATBV, GICN, GICR, GIEC, GSIPC, SICI-GISE, SICOA, SICP, SIEC, SIC SPORT).

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
CONTACT PERSON: MICHELE GULIZIA President of the Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing (AIAC)
European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR)
Rehabilitation Matters
CONTACT PERSON: CARMINE RICCIO Italian Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation (GICR)
Sports Cardiology Matters
CONTACT PERSON: ALESSANDRO BIFFI President Italian Society of Sports Cardiology (SIC SPORT)
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
CONTACT PERSON: CORRADO TAMBURINO President Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology (SICI-GISE)
The European Association of Echocardiography (EAE)
CONTACT PERSON: GIANCARLO BELLIENI President Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echography (SIEC)
The Heart Failure Association (HFA)
CONTACT PERSON: MARCO METRA
Acute Cardiac Care
CONTACT PERSON: GIANNI CASELLA
Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology
CONTACT PERSON: ALESSANDRO MUGELLI
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 
CONTACT PERSON: PETER KNOLL
Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
CONTACT PERSON: ETTORE AMBROSIONI
Cardiovascular Surgery
CONTACT PERSON: DANTE MEDICI
Cellular Biology of the Heart
CONTACT PERSON: CRISTINA BASSO
Computers in Cardiology
CONTACT PERSON: MAURIZIO VOLTERRANI
Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation
CONTACT PERSON: MARIO MARZILLI
Developmental Anatomy and Pathology
CONTACT PERSON: GAETANO THIENE President Italian Association of Cardiovascular Pathology
Grown-up Congenital Heart Diseases
CONTACT PERSON: ORNELLA MILANESI President Italian Society of Paediatrics
Hypertension at the Heart
CONTACT PERSON: PAOLO VERDECCHIA
Myocardial Function
CONTACT PERSON: RENATO RAZZOLINI
Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
CONTACT PERSON: ALIDA CAFORIO
Nucelar Cardiology and Cardiac CT
CONTACT PERSON: MARCO MAZZANTI President Italian Study Group on Nuclear Cardiology (GICN)
Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
CONTACT PERSON: ALBERICO CATAPANO
Peripheral Circulation
CONTACT PERSON: ALBERTO BALBARINI
Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function
CONTACT PERSON: NAZZARENO GALIE 
Thrombosis
CONTACT PERSON: MADDALENA LETTINO  President Italian Study Group on Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATBV)
Valvular Heart Disease
CONTACT PERSON: GIAN PAOLO TREVI

Research Programme of the Italian Federation of Cardiology

Trials (in the last three years or ongoing) organised by National Society

  • The GISSI Prevention Trial
  • BetablockeRs IN patients with congestive heart failure: Guided Use in clinical Practice (BRING-UP)
  • Evaluation of the prognostic value of left ventricular mass determined at echocardiography in subjects with essential hypertension (MAVI)
  • Lipid Assessment Trial Italian Network (LATIN)
  • Early prognostic value of biochemical markers of Myocardial damage Activation of hemostatic mechanism and Inflammation in acute ischemic syndromes (EMAI)
  • Myocardial Infarction with Severe prognosis observation of Treatment with Angioplasty or intravenous Lysis (MISTRAL)
  • Aggressive versus Conservative Treatment Of infarct Related artery after acute MI (ACTOR)
  • Blood pressure and heart rate in patient with AMI (IMPRESSIVE)
  • GlObal Secondary Prevention strategiEs to Limit event recurrence after myocardial infarction (GOSPEL)
  • Study on Eptifibatide Treatment in roUtine Practice (SET-UP)
  • Out - of - Hospital Management strategies of patients with Congestive Heart Failure (OHM-CHF)

Surveys (in the last three years or ongoing)

  • Secondary Prevention Study (SPS)
  • Italian Network on outpatients with Congestive Heart Failure (IN-CHF)
  • Hypertrophy at ECG And its Regression during Treatment (HEART Survey)
  • CARDIOSCREEN
  • atrial FIbrillation and atrial flutter REgistry (FIRE) 
  • hearT failurE epideMIological STudy FADOI - ANMCO in itaLian pEople (TEMISTOCLE)
  • Survey program G8 Cardio-ANMCO (information technology)


Meetings:

Please consult the National Cardiac Society Meetings page.
More information about all International Meetings.