BADANO LUIGI
Biography
Prof. Luigi Badano, MD, Ph. D. currently serves as a Full Professor of cardiovascular medicine and Coordinator of the Ph. D. program in Public Health at the University of Milano Bicocca (Milan, Italy) and director of the multimodality cardiovascular imaging laboratory at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Prof. Badano’s clinical interests include native and prosthetic valvular heart disease and right ventricular and atrial function, with research interests in three-dimensional and deformation imaging echocardiography and cardiac mechanics.
Prof. Badano is a member of the Italian Society of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, American College of Cardiology, and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), and a fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology. Prof. Badano is a regular invited speaker at annual ESC, ACC, ASE, and EuroEcho scientific meetings.
He has 347 peer-reviewed publications and authored 9 books about echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging (Cumulative Impact Factor = 1832; 55794 citations; Scopus H-index 77). Prof. Badano served as President of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging from 2010 to 2012. He is an honorary member of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology, the Romanian Society of Cardiology, and the Korean Society of Cardiology. He is also an honorary Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, and the British Society of Echocardiography. In 2013, he was awarded the European Society of Cardiology silver medal for his clinical and research activity and his commitment as President of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
Prof Badano has been named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) for significant influence in Clinical Medicine by publishing multiple papers highly cited by peers over the last decade.
Research
Research interests:
- Three-dimensional echocardiography
- Myocardial deformation imaging
- Clinical applications of artificial intelligence algorithms
- Functional tricuspid regurgitation
- Right ventricular geometry and function
- Right atrial geometry and function
- Application of artificial intelligence to cardiovascular imaging
RESEARCH PROJECTS
- The ASTRA project. In-depth characterization of Atriogenic Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation due to Atrial fibrillation. Prevalence, mechanisms, advanced quantification of regurgitation severity, and relative impact of sinus rhythm restoration on the 3D remodeling of right heart chambers and tricuspid valve apparatus (RF-2021-12374122)
Anno: 2023
Bando: Bando della Ricerca Finalizzata 2021
Enti finanziatori: MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE
Ruolo: Principal Investigator
- The RESPECT project Use of intepREtable artificial intelligence techniqueS for a PErsonalized risk prediCTion of sudden cardiac death in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic left ventricular dysfunction (PNRR-MAD-2022-12375700)
Anno: 2022
Bando: Bando PNRR 2022
Enti finanziatori: MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE
Ruolo: Principal Investigator
- Integrazione di imaging cardiovascolare 3D ed applicazioni di realtà estesa (realtà aumentata e realtà virtuale) per la creazione di heart team virtuali tra professionisti di istituzioni diverse, a supporto della selezione dei pazienti e della pianificazione degli interventi di cardiochirurgia o di interventistica strutturale (CC-2019-2366577_001 - Cat. II (EX C)-Aggr)
Anno: 2020
Bando: Ricerca conto capitale
Enti finanziatori: MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE
Ruolo: Principal Investigator
Publications
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Russo, G., Badano, L., Adamo, M., Alessandrini, H., Andreas, M., Braun, D., et al. (2023). Characteristics and outcomes of patients with atrial versus ventricular secondary tricuspid regurgitation undergoing tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair - Results from the TriValve registry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, 25(12), 2243-2251 [10.1002/ejhf.3075]. Detail
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Tomaselli, M., Badano, L., Oliverio, G., Curti, E., Pece, C., Springhetti, P., et al. (2024). Clinical Impact of the Volumetric Quantification of Ventricular Secondary Mitral Regurgitation by Three-dimensional Echocardiography. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 37(4 (April 2024)), 408-419 [10.1016/j.echo.2024.01.004]. Detail
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Gavazzoni, M., Badano, L., Cascella, A., Heilbron, F., Tomaselli, M., Caravita, S., et al. (2023). Clinical Value of a Novel Three-Dimensional Echocardiography–Derived Index of Right Ventricle–Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Tricuspid Regurgitation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 36(11 (November 2023)), 1154-1166 [10.1016/j.echo.2023.06.014]. Detail
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Tomaselli, M., Badano, L., Cannone, V., Radu, N., Curti, E., Perelli, F., et al. (2023). Incremental Value of Right Atrial Strain Analysis to Predict Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Electrical Cardioversion. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 36(9 (September 2023)), 945-955 [10.1016/j.echo.2023.05.011]. Detail
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Gavazzoni, M., Heilbron, F., Badano, L., Radu, N., Cascella, A., Tomaselli, M., et al. (2022). The atrial secondary tricuspid regurgitation is associated to more favorable outcome than the ventricular phenotype. FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, 9 [10.3389/fcvm.2022.1022755]. Detail
Awards
Awards
- EACVI Excellence in Education Distinguished Master Educator Award, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (a branch of the European Society of Cardiology), 2023
- HIghly Cited Scientist Award, Web of Science, 2020
- 2019 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, Clarivate Analytics, 2019
- HIghly Cited Scientist Award, Web of Science, 2018
- Elite Reviewer for JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, Journal of the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Imaging, 2016
- Honorary member of the Romanian Society of Cardiology, Romanian Society of Cardiology, 2016
- Elite Reviewer, European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 2016
- Menzione d'onore per tesi di dottorato, Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), 2016
- Honorific lifetime membership, British Society of Echocardiography, 2015
- Elite Reviewer, European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 2015
- Honorary member Korean Society of Cardiology, Korean Society of Cardiology, 2015
- Top reviewer 2014, European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 2014
- ESC silver medal, European Society of Cardiology, 2013
- Honorary member of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology, Hungarian Society of Cardiology, 2012
- elite reviewer European heartJournal, 2011
Scientific fellowships
- Fellow - British Society of Echocardiography, 2021
- Fellow - European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019
- Fellow - American Society of Echocardiography, 2019
- Fellow - American College of cardiology, 2012
- Presidente - European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2010
- Vice-Presidente - European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2008
- Componente del Consiglio/Comitato Direttivo - European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2006
- Fellow - Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri, 1997
- Fellow - European Society of Cardiology, 1997
Editorial boards
- Associate Editor di rivista o collana editoriale - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 2023
Research and teaching assignments
- Professore a contratto - Collaborazione gratuita per l'affidamento di attività di insegnamento A.A. 2010/2011 - Università degli Studi di PADOVA, 2010 - 2019
Congresses/Conferences
- Program chair - 3D Echo 360°(Italia), 2019
- Program chair - 3D Echo 360°(Italia), 2017
- Program chair - 3D Echo 360°(Corea del Sud), 2017
- Program chair - The right heart. The new frontier(Italia), 2017
- Program chair - 3D Echo 360°(Italia), 2015
- Program chair - 3D Echo 360°(Stati Uniti), 2014
- Program chair - EACVI Teaching course "Clinical decision making in coronary artery disease. The role of advanced cardiac imaging"(Italia), 2013
- Program chair - EAE teaching course "Aorta and aortic valve"(Polonia), 2012
- Program chair - EAE teaching course "Update in valvular heart disease.: from clinical imaging to therapeutic innovations"(Italia), 2012
- Program chair - Update in valvular heart diseases: from clinical imaging to therapeutic innovations, 2012
- Program chair - Three-Dimensional Echocardiography, Myocardial Velocity and Deformation Imaging, 2012
- Program chair - EuroEcho(Ungheria), 2011
- Program chair - Present clinical practice and future developments of three-dimensional echocardiography, 2011
- Program chair - EuroEcho(Danimarca), 2010
- Program chair - EuroEcho, 2009