G M De Ferrari
Group Members
Gaetano M De Ferrari
(Head of Laboratory)
Sergio Leonardi ,
(Clinical Scientist)
Diego Rizzotti
(Postgraduate Fellow)
Marta Arpellini
(Postgraduate Fellow)
Florinda Maiorana
(Postgraduate Fellow)
Arianna Bagnulo
(Research Nurse)
Antonio Sanzo
(Consultant)
Roberto Rordorf
(Consultant)
Gabriele Crimi
(Consultant)
Marcello Marino
(Postdoctoral Fellow)
Veronica Dusi
(Clinical Fellow)
Claudia Pavesi
(Clinical Fellow)
Alessandra Greco
(Clinical Fellow)
Andrea Baldo
(Clinical Fellow)
Riccardo Maj
(Clinical Fellow)
Andrea Demarchi
(Clinical Fellow)
Stefano Cornara
(Clinical Fellow)
Raniero Covi
(Clinical Fellow)
Alberto Somaschini
(Clinical Fellow)
Alessandro Mandurino Mirizzi
(Clinical Fellow)
Cardiovascular Clinical Research
The focus of our group is on clinical research. The Head of Laboratory has founded and directs the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center that coordinates at local and national level several pharmacological clinical trials in the area of ischemic heart disease, heart failure and arrhythmias. This activity includes collaboration with major research centers in Europe and the United States.
Selected Papers
Ranolazine in the treatment of atrial fibrillation: Results of the dose-ranging RAFFAELLO (Ranolazine in Atrial Fibrillation Following An ELectricaL CardiOversion) study. De Ferrari GM, Maier LS, Mont L, et al. Heart Rhythm. 12 (5):872-8 ((2015). doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.01.021.
Chronic vagus nerve stimulation: a new and promising therapeutic approach for chronic heart failure. CardioFit Multicenter Trial Investigators. De Ferrari GM, Crijns HJ, Borggrefe M, et al. Eur Heart J. 32 (7):847-55 (2011). doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq391.
