Lida Papavasileiou CARDIOLOGIST CLINICAL

6937 087 002
210 686 7310
210 686 7316
lpapavasileiou@hygeia.gr
lidapieretta@hotmail.com

Education & Academic Qualifications

University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (M.D.)
University Hospital of Rome “Tor Vergata Cardiology Residency (2004-2008)
University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (Ph.D. 2008-2012)
ALS Provider from the European Resuscitation Council (Dicember 2008) No 10502
PBLS-D esecutore από Italian Resuscitation Council (2009)
BLS-D instructor European Resuscitation council (2014)

Doctoral thesis

Thesis in Medicine: “Pharmacologic treatment of congestive heart failure in patients with congenital heart disease”
Thesis in Cardiology: “Preventing sudden cardiac death with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Analysis of the therapeutic appropriateness in our division”
Ph.D. Thesis: “Impact of remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators on work burden of clinicians.”

Fellowship in Societies, Membership in Journal Editorial Committees

Athens medical Council
Ordine dei medici di Roma
Societa Italiana di Cardiologia
Italian Federation of Cardiology
European Society of Cardiology (258472)
European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
Hellenic society of Cardiology

Work Experience

Staff Cardiologist at the Electrophysiology, Pacemaker and ICD Unit of Hygeia Hospital of Athens-Greece (2012-to date)
Cardiologist at the Poliambulatorio San Raffale, Rome (2010-2011)
Staff cardiologist at the Cardiologic Department of the University Hospital of Rome “Policlinico Tor Vergata” (2008-2011)
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu, “Research Fellowship Program 2009-2011” (2009-2010)
Cardiology Residency, University Hospital of Rome Tor Vergata (2004-2008)

Education Experience:

Since 2004 participation at national, Italian and International Cardiological congresses
More than 150 oral presentations in national, Italian and international congresses.
Invited speaker in National, Italian and International congresses.
21 peer review publications

Clinical & Research Interest

Clinical arrhythmology
Atrial fibrillation
Congestive heart failure
Cardiomyopathies
Congenital heart disease
Sudden cardiac death
Remote monitoring of implantable devices
Pacemakers
ICD
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Echocardiography and echocardiography in heart failure
MRI in patients with implantable devices
3D navigation systems
Rhythm disturbances in patients undergoing transcatheter valve intervention

Research Interest:

Investigator in international clinical trials.

Protocollo SPA-5-891/052. Studio cotrollato in doppio cieco verso placebo per valutare l’efficacia degli esteri etilici di EPA e DHA in aggiunta all’usuale terapia antiaritmica nel mantenimento del ritmo sinusale in pazienti candidate alla cardioversione elettrica per FA persistente.
Minerva Trial: “MINimizE Right Ventricular Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure” Medtronic Inc
More-Care Trial: ”Trial to Assess Remote Monitoring Impact on Heart Failure Patients and Healthcare Utilization”Medtronic Inc
Analyst Registry. St. Jude Medical.
Attain Performa quadripolar lead clinical study
PANORAMA 2 Observational Study. Medtronic Bakken Research Cent

Books

Translation of Chapters 52 “Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention” and 85 “ Neurological disorders and Cardiovascular disease” of the 7th Italian edition of “Braunwald’s Heart Disease”

Recent Publications

Sudden Death After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Are Bradyarrhythmias Always The Cause? Lida P.Papavasileiou, Antonios Halapas, Michael Chrisocheris, Kyriakos Bellos, Nikolaos Bouboulis, Stratis Pattakos, Georgios Zervopoulos, Luca Santini, Konstantinos Spargias, Francesco Romeo, Giovanni Forleo, Theodoros Apostolopoulos. JAFib Oct-Nov 2015| Volume 8| Issue 3
Work burden with remote monitoring of ICD. Is it time for reimbursement policies? Lida P. Papavasileiou, Giovanni B. Forleo, Germana Panattoni, Valentina Schirippa, Valentina Minni, Giulia Magliano Kyriakos Bellos, Luca Santini, Francesco Romeo. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2013 Feb;14(2):114-9
Partners in crime in the setting of recurring cardiac arrest. Lida P. Papavasileiou, MD, Luca Santini, MD, PhD, Giovanni B. Forleo, MD, PhD, Eugenio Martuscelli, MD, Francesco Romeo, MD. Cardiol Res Pract. 2011 Mar 3;2011:198653.
Early Detection of Chronic Myocardial Ischemia in a Patient Implanted with an ICD Capable of Intracardiac Electrogram Monitoring. L.P.Papavasileiou G.B.Forleo, F.Romeo. J Invasive Cardiol. 2011 Dec;23(12):532-3.
Unexplained syncope in a patient with Brugada-like electrocardiogram. Lighting the dark side of underlying bradyarrhythmias. Papavasileiou LP, Forleo GB, Santini L, Tesauro M, Schirippa V, Apostolopoulos T, Bellos K, Romeo F. Int J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 17.
Remote monitoring of atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Santini L,Papavasileiou L.P., Santini M. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2013 Apr;14(4):253-61. doi: 10.1714/1257.13880. Italian
Safety and efficacy of a new magnetic resonance imaging-compatible pacing system: Early results of a prospective comparison with conventional dual-chamber implant outcomes Forleo GB, Santini L, Della rocca DG, Romano V, Papavasileiou L., Magliano G, Sgueglia M, Romeo F (2010). Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jun;7(6):750-4. Epub 2010 Feb 16.
Rescue treatment by percutaneous closure of interatrial septal defect or PFO in infants with Berlin Heart. Maria Giulia Gagliardi, MD, Lida Papavasileiou, MD and Giacomo Pongiglione. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Mar 1;77(4):577-9
Impact of continuous intracardiac ST-segment monitoring on mid-term outcomes of ICD-implanted patients with coronary artery disease. Early results of a prospective comparison with conventional ICD outcomes. Forleo GB, Tesauro M, Panattoni G, Della Rocca DG, Papavasileiou LP, Sergi D, Di Molfetta A, Santini L, Romeo F. Heart. 2012 Mar;98(5):402-7. .
Improved implant and postoperative lead performance in CRT-D patients implanted with a quadripolar left ventricular lead. A 6-month follow-up analysis from a multicenter prospective comparative study. Forleo GB, Di Biase L, Panattoni G, Mantica M, Parisi Q, Martino A, Pappalardo A, Sergi D, Tesauro M, Papavasileiou LP, Santini L, Calo L, Tondo C, Natale A, Romeo F. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2015 Jan;42(1):59-66.