Personal Data
Date of birth: March 29, 1976
Office address: Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna,
via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna-Italy.
Tel:+39-051-349858
Fax:+ 39-051-344859
E-mail: igor.diemberger@unibo.it
Present position
Fixed-term Researcher: Department of Experimental,
Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine. University of Bologna, Italy
(since June 1st, 2013).
Degrees
Degree in Medicine and Surgery cum Laude (M.D.),
University of Bologna January 22nd, 2002.
Specialization in Cardiology (subspecialty:
Electrophysiology) cum Laude, University of Bologna May 30th,
2006.
National (Italy) License to practice Medicine and
Surgery: 1st section 2002.
Philosophy Doctor (PhD) in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology: University of Bologna May 20th, 2009.
Professional Experience
2000-2002 Internal student at the Institute of
Cardiovascular Disease, University of Bologna, Italy.
2003-2006 Medical doctor under training at the Institute
of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Bologna, Italy.
2007-2009 Research Fellow enrolled in a
Ph.D. program in Heart Failure Pathophysiology (subspecialty:
Electrophysiology) at the Institute of Cardiovascular Disease,
University of Bologna, Italy;
2007-2008 Research Fellow at the Heart Hospital
(UCLH) of London (United Kingdom) on advanced techniques of contact
and non-contact electrophysiology mapping of the heart. First
approach to implantable device infections. Supervisor Dr. M Lowe
and Dr. A Chow.
2009-2012 Research Assistant at the Institute
of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Bologna, Italy. Supervisor
prof. G. Boriani.
2013- Fixed-term Researcher at the Department
of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine. University of
Bologna, Italy.
Honorary and Awards
2007 Winner of the XII edition of the Marco Polo
program to attend a research project at the Heart Hospital
(London, UK) regarding the evaluation of arrhythmic substrates in
heart failure patients;
2009 Winner of a junior post-doctoral research
grant on “non-invasive evaluation of heart failure
patients candidates to cardiac resynchronization therapy”.
2011 Winner of a senior post-doctoral research
grant on “Functional non-invasive evaluation of candidates
to pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy active on
myocyte electrophysiology”. Within this project participated
to the Aritmo project funded with the 7th European Framework
Programme (FP7) organizing a prospective cohort study on oncology
patients candidates to receive prophylactic drugs associated with
QTc prolongation.
2013 Winner of the prize for the best abstract
at the 10th international meeting on atrial fibrillation. Bologna,
Italy (Feb 22nd, 2013)
2011 Member of the Young Council of the AIAC
(Italian association on cardiac arrhythmias and pacing).
Since 2008 Member of the European Heart failure
Association (HFA)
Since 2008 Member of the European Society of
Cardiology (ESC).
Since 2011 Member of the Italian association on cardiac
arrhythmias and pacing (AIAC).
Since 2011 Member of the European Heart Rhythm
Association (EHRA)
Since 2014 Member of the Italian Society of
Cardiology (SIC)
Collaboration in International Clinical
Studies
Investigator in the following trials and international
registries
TRADE HF: TReatment of Atrial Fibrillation With Dual
dEfibrillator in Heart Failure Patients ( Guidant
corporation).
MINERVA: MINimizE Right Ventricular pacing to prevent Atrial
fibrillation and heart failure ( Medtronic Bakken Research
Center).
B-Left HF : Biventricular versus Left
Univentricular pacing with implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)
back-Up in Heart Failure patients ( St. Jude Medical).
ROCKET AF: Rivaroxaban Once Daily Oral
Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared with Vitamin K Antagonism for
Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation (
Bayer Pharmaceutical).
RECORDAF: Registry on Cardiac rhythm
disorder (an international, observational, prospective survey
assessing the control of Atrial Fibrillation) (
Sanofi-Aventis).
Engage AF TIMI48: Global Study to Assess the
Safety and Effectiveness of DU-176b vs Standard Practice of Dosing
With Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (Daiichi
Sankyo).
EORP-AF: Atrial Fibrillation General Pilot
Registry for the systematic collection of contemporary data
regarding the management and treatment of AF in the member ESC
countries (European Society of Cardiology).
MORE-CRT: More Options available with a
quadripolar LV lead pRovidE in clinic solutions to CRT challenges
(St. Jude Medical).
MORE CARE: to Assess Remote Monitoring
Impact on Heart Failure Patients and Healthcare Utilization
(Medtronic inc.)
ARITMO project: a Research and Development
project funded by the Health Area of the European Commission under
the VII Framework Programme involving a consortium of 17 leading
research institutions for the analysis of the arrhythmic potential
of non-antiarrhythmic drugs (antipsychotics, anti-infectives and
antihistamines).
Center coordinator ( Osp. S. Orsola -Malpighi
):
ELECTRA registry: assessing the state of the
art in the practice of extraction of pacing and defibrillation
leads from the heart. Promoted by the European Society of
Cardiology and involving more than 100 centers in 25 European
countries.
Academic appointments
Since 2009 tutorial activity: assistance of doctors under
training at the Institute of Cardiovascular Disease,
University of Bologna, Italy.
2011 Teacher at the 2nd Postgraduate course on “Clinical
education, communication and management in Cardiology”
University of Padova, Italy.
Since 2011 Teacher at the annual Postgraduate vocational
training program on “Electrophysiology and implantable devices:
clinical, technical, scientific and organizational
perspectives” University of Bologna (cod. 8553), Italy.
Since 2013 Thesis supervisor at the Institute of
Cardiovascular Disease, University of Bologna, Italy.
Scientific publications:
The research activity since the beginning of the training in
cardiology has produced:
71 papers published in international peer reviewed journals
(indexed in Pubmed)
3 chapters in books
30 papers published in congress proceedings or symposia
110 abstracts presented in national and international
congresses
Impact Factor ISI-Thompson (April 2014):
281
H-index Scopus (April 2014):
14
Journals Peer Review Activity
Clinical Cardiology
Europace
Interventional Cardiology
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Toxicological sciences
