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FAUSTO CASTRIOTA M.D.
Personal details:
- Nationality: Italian
- Date of birth: October 26, 1962
- Place of birth: Cremona (Italy)
Professional status:
- Since 1997 Fausto Castriota has been Co-Director of the Diagnostic andInterventional Cath. Lab. of “Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital” (Cotignola Ravenna, Italy). Villa Maria Cecilia is a cardio-vascular center located in northeaster part of Italy. The center has two Cath. Labs. where approximately 4,000 procedures per years are performed.
- Since 2002 Fausto Castriota is part as teaching doctor at Carotid Renal and Peripheral Teaching Courses of Crossroads Institute Europe (Brussels).
- Since 2002 Coordinator of “Master in Endovascular Techniques” (MET) Post-graduate Medical Education (Università Milano-Bicocca) in Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital
- Since 2005 Coordinator training courses of Endoschool International in Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital
Education:
- July 7, 1988: graduated from Medical School, University of Milan, Italy.
- July 20, 1992: Specialist in Cardiology, University of Bologna, Italy.
- October 30, 1996: Specialist in Radiology, University of Bologna, Italy.
- 1995\ 1996: training in new endovascular interventions (aortic, carotid and peripheral stenting) at the Arizona Heart Institute and Foundation Phoenix Arizona (USA) (Director Edward B. Diethrich, M.D)
- From 1998 until 2004 Fausto Castriota has been Associated Professor of cardiac surgery post-graduate school of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy (Director Prof. R.Lodi).
Full Memberships:
- International Society of Endovascular Specialist (ISES ) since 1995
- Italian Society of Radiology (SIRM) since 1996
- Fellow of Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GISE ) since 2003
Active areas of research:
Invasive cardiovascular procedures:
- Coronary angiography and contrast media
- Interventional coronary angioplasty in particular endovascular stents, arterial sealing devices and bleeding prevention strategies
- Interventional peripheral angioplasty in particular carotid angioplasty and stenting
- New devices of percutaneous embolization
Pathophisiology:
- Atherosclerosis and atherogenesis
- Mechanisms of restenosis
- Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on coronary blood flow
Cardiac MR:
- Hypertrophic and restrective cardiomyopathy;
- Aortic disease;
- Cardiac and paracardiac masses;
- Right ventricular displasia;
- Myocardial tissue characterization.
Speaker and\or chairmen and\or Live Cases Operator in National and International
Conferences.
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