Editor in Chief

Prof. (Dr.) Scipione Carerj
Director of Non Invasive Cardiology,
Department of Clinic and Experimental Medicine,
Professor of Cardiology, University of Messina, Italy.

Deputy Editor

Dr. Paolo Colonna
Director of Eco-Lab,
Cardiology, Policlinic Hospital, Bari, Italy.

Editor Emeritus

Dr. Antonio Pezzano
Past-President of Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echography,
Milano, Italy.

Editorial Board

International

Prof. (Dr.) Jeroen J. Bax
Director of Non-invasive Imaging,
Professor of Cardiology,
Department of Cardiology,
Leiden University, The Netherlands

Prof. (Dr.) Robert O. Bonow
Director of Center for Cardiovascular Innovation,
Professor of Cardiology, Northwestern University,
Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL, USA

Prof. (Dr.) Cetin Erol
Director and Professor, Cardiology Department,
University Faculty of Medicine Ibni Sina Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey

Prof. (Dr.) Artur Evangelista Masip
Director of Non-invasive Imaging,
Hospital El Pilar Barcelona, Spain

Prof. (Dr.) Francesco Faletra
Director of Cardiological Imaging,
Cardiac Center Ticino, Lugano, Swizerland.

Prof. (Dr.) Miguel Angel Garcia Fernandez
Professor of Cardiology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

Prof. (Dr.) Frank A. Flachskampf
Professor, Department of Medical Sciences,
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Prof. (Dr.) Gilbert Habib
Director of the Echocardiographic Laboratory
Director of the Department of Cardiology la Timone Marseille France,
Professor of Cardiology Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjiv Kaul
Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Professor of Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR, United States

Prof. (Dr.) Bijoy K. Khandheria
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging,
Aurora Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Prof. (Dr.) Allan Klein
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging Research,
Cardiovascular Medicine Department Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH, USA

Prof. (Dr.) Patrizio Lancellotti
Director of the Intensive Care Cardiology Unit,
Professor of Cinical Medicine, University of Liège,
Liège, Belgium

Prof. (Dr.) Jonathan R. Lindner
Associate Chief for Education,
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.

Prof. (Dr.) Roberto M. Lang
Professor of Medicine,
Director, Non Invasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory,
Northwestern University, Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL , USA

Prof. (Dr.) Jagat Narula
Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine,
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Program
Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, USA

Prof. (Dr.) Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Professor of Cardiology,
National Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greek),
Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK

Prof. (Dr.) Fausto J. Pinto
Director of Lisbon Cardiovascular Institute (ICVL),
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor of Cardiology,
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

Prof. (Dr.) Vera H. Rigolin
Professor in Medicine-Cardiology,
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Prof. (Dr.) Alessandro Salustri
Consultant Cardiology,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, Emirates.

Prof. (Dr.) Partho P. Sengupta
Director of Cardiac Ultrasound Research and Core Lab,
Associate Professor in Medicine-Cardiology,
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA.

Prof. (Dr.) George Sutherland
Professor in Cardiac Imaging,
Department of Cardiological Sciences,
St. George’s Hospital Medical School Cranmer Terrace, London, UK

Prof. (Dr.) Roxy Senior
Professor of Clinical Cardiology,
National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK,
Consultant Cardiologist and Director of Echocardiography,
Royal Brompton Hospital, London and Northwick Park Hospital,
Harrow, London, UK.

Prof. (Dr.) Masaaki Takeuchi
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging,
University of Kitakyushu, Japan

Prof. (Dr.) Mani A. Vannan
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging,
Piedmont Heart, Atlanta, GA, USA

Prof. (Dr.) José L. Zamorano
Professor of Medicine,
University Alcala de Henares, Chief of Cardiology,
University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

National

Prof. (Dr.) Ottavio Alfieri
Director and Professor of Cardiac Surgery,
University S. Raffaele, Milano, Italy.

Dr. Francesco Antonini-Canterin
Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation,
Hospital Pordenone, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Francesco Arrigo
Emeritus of Cardiology,
University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Dr. Luigi Badano
Director of Echo-Lab,
University of Padua, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Alberto Balbarini
Emeritus of Cardiology,
University of Pisa, Italy

Dr. Frank Benedetto
Director of Cardiology,
Riuniti Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Dr. Giancarlo Bellieni
Past President of Italian Society of Echocardiography,
LameziaTerme, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Raffaele Calabrò
Director of Cardiology,
of Cardiology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

Dr. PioCaso
Director of Cardiology,
Monaldi Hospital, Napoli, Italy

Dr. Italo De Luca
Past president of Italian Society of Echocardiography,
Bari, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Livio Dei Cas
Emeritus of Cardiology,
University of Brescia, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Vito Antonio Di Bello
Director of Angiology,
Professor of Cardiology, University of Pisa, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Francesco Fedele
Director of Cardiology, Hospital Umberto I,
Professor of Cardiology, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy

Dr. Maria Frigerio
Director of Cardiovascular Department,
Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy

Dr. Giancarlo Gambelli
Emeritus of Cardiology, Ostia Hospital, Rome, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Francesco Grigioni
Researcher,
University of Bologna, Italy

Dr. Giuseppe Gullace
Consultant Cardiologist,
IRCCS, Multimedica Milan, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Sabino Iliceto
Director and Professor of Cardiology,
University of Padua, Italy

Dr. Giovanni La Canna
Director Echo-Lab,
Cardiac Surgery, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

Dr. Lorenzo Menicanti
Director of Cardiac Surgery,
Hospital S. Donato, Milano, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Maria Grazia Modena
Past President of Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echography
Modena, Italy

Dr. Gian Luigi Nicolosi
Past President of Italian Society of cardiovascular Echography,
Pordenone, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Maria Penco
Professor of Cardiology,
University of L’Aquila, Italy

Dr. Mauro Pepi
Director of Non Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging,
Monzino Hospital, Milano, Italy

Prof. (Dr.) Francesco Perticone
Professor of Medicine,
University Magna Grecia, Catanzaro, Italy,
Director of Geriatric Cardiovascular Disease,
Mater Domini Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy

Dr. Paolo Pino
Director of Echo-Lab,
S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

Dr. Giuseppina Quattrocchi
Cardiology, Hospital Niguarda,
Milano, Italy

Dr. Fausto Rigo
Director of Cardiology,
Hospital of Mestre, Italy

Dr. Alfredo Zuppiroli
Past-president of Italian Society of Cardiovascular Echography,
Firenze, Italy

Advisory Committee

Antonia Alberti, Milano, Italy
Salvatore Biasi, Milano, Italy
Rodolfo Citro, Salerno, Italy
Giovanni Corrado, Como, Italy
Gianluca dI Bella, Messina, Italy
Frank Lloyd Dini, Pisa, Italy
Alfonso Galati, Roma, Italy
Salvatore Lacarrubba, Palermo, Italy
Sara Mandorla, Perugia, Italy
Antonio Mantero, Milano, Italy
Anna Marotta, Catanzaro, Italy
Donato Mele, Ferrara, Italy
Ines Monte, Catania, Italy
Egidio Mariotti, Pesaro, Italy
Roberta Montisci, Cagliari, Italy
Daniela Pavan, Pordenone, Italy
Carlo Pisacane, Napoli, Italy
Ketty Savino, Perugia, Italy
Sergio Severino, Napoli, Italy
Giuseppe Tartarini, Pisa, Italy
Paolo Trambaiolo, Roma, Italy
Maurizio Turiel, Milano, Italy
Gabriele Maria Vignati, Milano, Italy
Concetta Zito, Messina, Italy