Research Unit

Cardiac arrhytmias - Research unit

GROUP LEADER

Dr. Roberto RORDORF

CURRICULUM VITAE GROUP LEADER

CV Dr. Roberto Rordorf

SPECIFIC ROLE

Coordination of the Unit's research activities.

GROUP MEMBERS
Enrico Baldi, Barbara Petracci, Antonio Sanzo, Simone Savastano, Alessandro Vicentini.

RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Device-based therapy of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure
- Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac devices
- Percutaneous transcatheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias both in the pediatric and adult population (special focus on atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias)
- Neuromodulation of ventricular arrhythmias both in patients with and without structural heart disease (thoracoscopic cardiac denervation and percutaneous stellate ganglion block)
- Arrhythmias of genetic origin.
- Radioablation of re-entry ventricular arrhythmias
5 BEST PAPERS
- Rordorf R., Viani S., Biffi M., Pieragnoli P., Migliore F., D'Onofrio A., Nigro G., Francia P., Ferrari P., Dello Russo A., Bisignani A., Ottaviano L., Palmisano P., Caravati F., Pisanò E., Pani A., Botto G.L., Lovecchio M., Valsecchi S., Vicentini A. Reduction in inappropriate therapies through device programming in subcutaneous implantable defibrillator patients: data from clinical practice. Europace, 2023;
- Casula M., Pignalosa L., Quilico F., Scajola L.V., Rordorf R. A comprehensive meta-analysis comparing radiofrequency ablation versus pharmacological therapy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 2023;
- Savastano S., Rordorf R. Editorial: Modern treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023;
- Dusi V., Pugliese L., De Ferrari G.M., Odero A., Crotti L., Dagradi F., Castelletti S., Vicentini A., Rordorf R., Li C., Shkolnikova M., Spazzolini C., Schwartz P.J. Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Long QT Syndrome: 50 Years' Experience Provides Guidance for Management. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 2022;
- Rordorf R., Scazzuso F., Chun K.R.J., Khelae S.K., Kueffer F.J., Braegelmann K.M., Okumura K., Al-Kandari F., On Y.K., Földesi C., Cryo A.F. Cryoballoon Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Concomitant Heart Failure and Either Reduced or Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Results From the Cryo AF Global Registry. Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021.
AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY

Home monitoring of all common implantable cardiac devices, cryo-ablation, elettroporation , non-fluoroscopic mapping systems (CARTO and NAVEX).
RUNNING FUNDS
- STOPSTORM HORIZON 2020 project on radiotherapy of ventricular arrhythmias
- Ricerca corrente cod. 08067421on ventricular arrhythmias
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS
- CNAO (Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica)
- AIAC (Associazione Italiana di Aritmologia e Cardiostimolazione)
- Cryo Global AF Registry, Rhythm Detect Registry, 1-STOP Clinical Research Project