Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
·
2020 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Medicare coverage gap status, adherence to oral anticoagulation, and stroke rates in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Journal Article Am Heart J · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Prior to 2025, Medicare Part D included a coverage gap during which beneficiaries were responsible for substantially higher portions of medication costs. The impact of this on oral anticoagulant (OAC) prescription fills and subsequent stroke in ... Full text Link to item CiteAficamten Treatment for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: 48-Week Results From FOREST-HCM.
Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Long-term safety and efficacy data for aficamten in symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are needed. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate 48-week experience from the ongoing FOREST-HCM (A Follow-Up, Open-Label, Research Evalua ... Full text Link to item CiteConcomitant Aficamten and Disopyramide in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · April 2, 2025 BACKGROUND: Disopyramide, used in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) for its negative inotropic properties mediated by its reduction in cytosolic calcium, has been recommended for decades as an option to relieve resistant obstruction. Aficamten ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
PTN2- TO# BPCA Pharmacology Studies
ResearchPanel Member · Awarded by National Institute for Child Health & Human Develo · 2018 - 2023PTN_TO#50 POPS LAB
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2022Heart Failure Network: Year 12 Non-Compete Renewal
Clinical TrialMedical Monitor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Bologna (Italy) ·
1999
M.D.