Viviana Maestrini

Viviana Maestrini is an Associate Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. She obtained her Medical degree and qualifications as a cardiologist at Sapienza University in Rome. Then, she undertook a PhD jointly between Sapienza and University College London (UCL) focused on CMR. She also collaborates with the Institute of Sport Medicine in Rome - National Italian Olympic Committee, which has a long tradition in promoting sport cardiology. Current her research interests include cardiac imaging and valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and heart failure. She is also developing a program on the role of CMR to define the complex phenotype of athlete’s heart and to prevent sudden cardiac death. She is also nucleus member of the EAPC Sports Cardiology and Exercise Section.