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Biography

Dr Paolo Della Bella is Head of the Cardiac Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan.

He completed his education at the University of Milan, where he graduated in Medicine and Surgery and specialised in Cardiology (1982) and Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (1990). His international experience includes a research period at Maastricht University between 1986 and 1987, experience in the Cardiac Surgery Unit at the University of Western Ontario, and subsequently at the Electrophysiology Laboratory directed by Professor Jackman in Oklahoma City, USA.

He was Head Physician at Centro Cardiologico Monzino from 1991 to 2009 and subsequently held the position of Head of the Arrhythmology Department and Electrophysiology Laboratories at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan. His contribution to the field of electrophysiology is recognised worldwide, particularly for his work in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.

A distinctive activity and centre of excellence at San Raffaele is the Advanced Ventricular Arrhythmia Treatment Unit, which receives patients from across Italy and Europe. It is characterised by a very high level of technical expertise and extensive cooperation between the Electrophysiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care Units in the treatment of advanced heart failure.

His scientific interests focus particularly on electrical mapping and imaging techniques for ventricular arrhythmias and the study of new physical forms of energy for use in the long-term treatment of arrhythmias.

Dr Della Bella serves on the Editorial Boards of journals such as Europace, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Circulation and Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. He is the author of articles published in Circulation Arrhythmia Electrophysiology, European Heart Journal, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, International Journal of Cardiology, Europace, JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, Journal of Arrhythmia and Journal of American Heart Association. Since 2017, he has also directed courses organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). He is Director of the DASCAM course at Maastricht University, organised by the Society of Cardiology to provide scientific and technical training for professionals who will take on leadership roles within major European institutions specialising in Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology.

Education

University of Milan
Specialisation in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - 1990

University of Milan
Specialisation in Cardiology - 1982

University of Milan
Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1979

Publications

Latest publications

Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Guided by a Novel High-Resolution Contact Mapping System: A Multicenter Study.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Nov 6;7(21):e010549. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010549.

Shi R., Chen Z., Kontogeorgis A., Sacher F., Della Bella P., Bisceglia C., Martin R., Meyer C., Willems S., Markides V., Maury P., Wong T.

Characteristics of Scar-Related Ventricular Tachycardia Circuits Using Ultra-High-Density Mapping.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct;11(10):e006569

Martin R., Maury P., Bisceglia C., Wong T., Estner H., Meyer C., Dallet C., Martin CA, Shi R., Takigawa M., Rollin A., Frontera A., Thompson N., Kitamura T., Vlachos K., Wolf M., Cheniti G., Duchâteau J., Massoulié G., Pambrun T., Denis A., Derval N., Hocini M., Della Bella P., Haïssaguerre M., Jaïs P, Dubois R, Sacher F.

Characteristics of Scar-Related Ventricular Tachycardia Circuits Using Ultra-High-Density Mapping.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct;11(10):e006569

Martin R., Maury P., Bisceglia C., Wong T., Estner H., Meyer C., Dallet C., Martin CA, Shi R., Takigawa M., Rollin A., Frontera A., Thompson N., Kitamura T., Vlachos K., Wolf M., Cheniti G., Duchâteau J., Massoulié G., Pambrun T., Denis A., Derval N., Hocini M., Della Bella P., Haïssaguerre M., Jaïs P., Dubois R., Sacher F.

Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion and Ventricular Tachycardia: Not Just an Electrophysiology Business?

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Sep;4(9):1224-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.07.005

Della Bella P., Frontera A.

Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Based on Etiology in Nonischemic Heart Disease: An International Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Center Collaborative Study.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Sep;4(9):1141-1150. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.05.007.

Vaseghi M., Hu TY, Tung R., Vergara P., Frankel DS, Di Biase L., Tedrow UB, Gornbein JA, Yu R., Mathuria N., Nakahara S., Tzou WS, Sauer WH, Burkhardt JD, Tholakanahalli VN, Dickfeld TM, Weiss JP, Bunch TJ, Reddy M., Callans DJ, Lakkireddy DR, Natale A., Marchlinski FE, Stevenson WG, Della Bella P., Shivkumar K.

Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy.

J Arrhythm. 2018 Aug 28;34(4):347-355. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12099. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Okubo K, Gigli L, Della Bella P.

Hemodynamic Support in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: An International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group Study.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec 26;3(13):1534-1543.

Turagam MK, Vuddanda V, Atkins D., Santangeli P., Frankel DS, Tung R., Vaseghi M., Sauer WH, Tzou W., Mathuria N., Nakahara S., Dickfeld TM, Bunch TJ, Weiss P., Di Biase L., Tholakanahalli V., Vakil K., Tedrow UB, Stevenson WG, Della Bella P., Shivkumar K., Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ, Natale A., Reddy M., Lakkireddy D.

Defining the Outcome of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: Timing and Value of Programmed Ventricular Stimulation.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Mar;11(3):e005602.

Oloriz T., Baratto F., Trevisi N., Barbaro M, Bisceglia C., D'Angelo G., Yamase M., Paglino G., Radinovic A., Della Bella P.

Late potentials abolition reduces ventricular tachycardia recurrence after ablation especially in higher-risk patients with a chronic total occlusion in an infarct-related artery.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Aug;29(8):1119-1124.

Di Marco A, Oloriz Sanjuan T, Paglino G, Baratto F, Vergara P, Bisceglia C, Trevisi N, Sala S, Marzi A, Gulletta S, Cireddu M, Anguera I, Della Bella P.

Hemodynamic Support in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: An International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group Study.

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec 26;3(13):1534-1543.

Turagam MK, Vuddanda V, Atkins D., Santangeli P., Frankel DS, Tung R., Vaseghi M., Sauer WH, Tzou W., Mathuria N., Nakahara S., Dickfeld TM, Bunch TJ, Weiss P., Di Biase L., Tholakanahalli V., Vakil K., Tedrow UB, Stevenson WG, Della Bella P., Shivkumar K., Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ, Natale A., Reddy M., Lakkireddy D.