Luigi Maria Oltrona Visconti

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Profession:
Cardiologist
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Biography

Dr. Luigi Maria Oltrona Visconti is a Consultant Cardiologist at Casa di Cura La Madonnina.

After earning his degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1980 from the University of Milan, he specialized in Cardiology at the same institution in 1982.

Throughout his career, Dr. Oltrona Visconti has held several key positions, including Director of the Department of Medical Sciences and Infectious Diseases at the IRCCS Policlinico of Pavia (2017-2022), Director of the Complex Unit of Cardiology at the IRCCS Policlinico of Pavia (2008-2022), and Director of the Complex Unit of Cardiology at the San Martino Hospital in Genoa (2005-2008).

Dr. Oltrona Visconti focuses on clinical cardiology, with particular interest in acute coronary syndromes, myocardial infarction, and cardiomyopathies.

He has conducted research on coronary thrombosis, hemostatic and inflammatory mechanisms in patients with coronary artery disease, platelet activity in vivo and in various clinical conditions, the treatment and management of the acute phase of coronary syndromes, experimental research (in vitro thrombosis models, effectiveness of antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs in animal models), arterial hypertension, and cardiovascular epidemiology.

He is the author and co-author of more than 150 publications in specialized scientific journals and book chapters.

His H-index (as of 05/24/22) is 28 (source: Scopus).

Education

University of Milan

Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1980

 

University of Milan

Specialization in Cardiology - 1982

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Publications

Latest publications

Haemodynamic effects of an acute vasodilator challenge in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction and different forms of post-capillary pulmonary hypertension
Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Apr;20(4):725-734.
Ghio S, Crimi G, Temporelli PL, Traversi E, La Rovere MT, Cannito A, Vizza D, Scelsi L, Raineri C, Guazzi M, Oltrona Visconti L.
Perceived or Calculated Bleeding Risk and Their Relation With Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Jun;12(6):e007949
Ferlini M, Rossini R, Musumeci G, Grieco N, Demarchi A, Trabattoni D, Zavalloni Parenti D, Pierini S, Castiglioni B, Somaschini A, Cornara S, Lettieri C, Oltrona Visconti L.
Early Complete Revascularization in Hemodynamically Stable Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease
Can J Cardiol. 2019 Aug;35(8):1047-1057
Fortuni F, Crimi G, Angelini F, Leonardi S, D'Ascenzo F, Ferlini M, Rolando M, Raisaro A, Oltrona Visconti L, Ferrario M, Gnecchi M, De Ferrari GM.
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Italy
N.Engl.J.Med. 2020 Jul 30;383(5):496-498
Baldi E, Sechi G. M, Mare C, Canevari F, Brancaglione A, Primi R, Klersy C, Palo A, Contri E, Ronchi V, Beretta G, Reali F, Parogni P, Facchin F, Bua D, Rizzi U, Bussi D, Ruggeri S, Oltrona Visconti L, Savastano S, Lombardia CARe Researchers
COVID-19 kills at home: the close relationship between the epidemic and the increase of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
Eur.Heart J.2020 Jun 1;41(32):3045-3054
Baldi E, Sechi G. M, Mare C, Canevari F, Brancaglione A, Primi R, Klersy C, Palo A, Contri E, Ronchi V, Beretta G, Reali F, Parogni P, Facchin F, Rizzi U, Bussi D, Ruggeri S, Oltrona Visconti L, Savastano S, Lombardia CARe researchers
The prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: An updated meta-analysis
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Nov;27(17):1902-1905
Fortuni F, Angelini F, Abete R, Raineri C, Sclesi L, Turco A, Crimi G, Leonardi S, Ghio S, Oltrona Visconti L, De Ferrari GM.
Magnetic resonance imaging of pulmonary arterial compliance after pulmonary endarterectomy
Eur.Respir.J. 2020 May 7;55(5):1902171
Ghio S, Crimi G, Guida S, Valentini A, Celentano A, Pin M, Raineri C, Turco A, Scelsi L, Oltrona Visconti L, Naeije R, D'Armini A. M.
Myocarditis in a 16-year-old boy positive for SARS-CoV-2
Lancet 2020 Jun 27;395(10242):e116
Gnecchi M, Moretti F, Bassi E. M, Leonardi S, Totaro R, Perotti L, Zuccaro V, Perlini S, Preda L, Baldanti F, Bruno R, Oltrona Visconti L
Neutrophil to platelet ratio: A novel prognostic biomarker in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Eur.J.Prev.Cardiol. 2020 Dec;27(19):2338-2340
Somaschini A, Cornara S, Demarchi A, Mandurino-Mirizzi A, Fortuni F, Crimi G, Ferlini M, Camporotondo R, Gnecchi M, Visconti L. O, De Ferrari G. M.
Long-Term Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Utstein-Based Analysis
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Dec 15;8:764043. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.764043. eCollection 2021.
Baldi E, Compagnoni S, Buratti S, Primi R, Bendotti S, Currao A, Gentile FR, Sechi GM, Mare C, Bertona R, Raimondi Cominesi I, Taravelli E, Fava C, Danzi GB, Oltrona Visconti L, Savastano S, all the Lombardia CARe Researchers.
Incidence of Ventricular Arrhythmias and 1-Year Predictors of Mortality in Patients Treated With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Undergoing Generator Replacement
J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Feb 16;10(4):e018090
Demarchi A, Cornara S, Sanzo A, Savastano S, Petracci B, Vicentini A, Pontillo L, Baldi E, Frigerio L, Astuti M, Leonardi S, Ghio S, Visconti LO, Rordorf R
First-in-man case of non-invasive proton radiotherapy for the treatment of refractory ventricular tachycardia in advanced heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Jan;23(1):195-196
Dusi V, Vitolo V, Frigerio L, Totaro R, Valentini A, Barcellini A, Mirandola A, Perego G. B, Coccia M, Greco A, Ghio S, Valvo F, De Ferrari G. M, Gnecchi M, Oltrona Visconti L, Rordorf R
High prevalence of acute stress disorder and persisting symptoms in ICU survivors after COVID-19
Intensive Care Med. 2021 May;47(5):616-618
Mongodi S, Salve G, Tavazzi G, Politi P, Mojoli F, Stella A, Stella A, Colombo A, Dammassa V, Pregnolato S, Bonaiti S, Carlo M, Carlo M, Monica C, Giuseppina G, Marco M, Muzzi A, Bruno R, Marseglia G, Stefano P, Alessandra P, Baldanti F, Oltrona Visconti L, Corsico AG, Di Antonio S, Francesco M, Giorgio I, Benazzo M, Nicora C, Triarico A, Petronella V, Piloni D, Lenti MV, Cutti S
DAPT Score to Stratify Ischemic and Bleeding Risk after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Updated Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of 100,211 Patients
Thromb.Haemost. 2021 May;121(5):687-689
Montalto C, Ferlini M, Casula M, Mandurino-Mirizzi A, Costa F, Leonardi S, Oltrona Visconti L.

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