Marco Valgimigli
Interventional / Structural Cardiology
University of Bern
About
Marco Valgimigli works in Interventional / Structural Cardiology affiliated with University of Bern.
Marco Valgimigli is Head of Cardiology (Primario) at Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino in Lugano, Switzerland, and Full Professor of Cardiology at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana. He previously served as Director of Clinical Research and Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Cardiology at Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, from 2015 to 2020. He is an interventional cardiologist and has served on multiple European Society of Cardiology guideline task forces, including those on STEMI, NSTE-ACS, and dual antiplatelet therapy.
Research focus
Percutaneous coronary interventionDual antiplatelet therapyAcute coronary syndromesAntithrombotic therapy after PCICoronary and structural interventions
Impact
1,325 pubs · 143,526 cites · h-index 128
Training
MD
University of Bologna
1997
Specialization in Cardiology
University of Ferrara
2003
PhD in Interventional Cardiology
Erasmus Medical Center
2006
Affiliations
Work Experience
Head of Cardiology (Primario)
Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale · 2026 - Present
Full Professor of Cardiology
Università della Svizzera italiana · 2020 - Present
Deputy Chief of Cardiology and Head of Clinical Research
Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino · 2020 - 2025
Director of Clinical Research and Extraordinary Professor
Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern · 2015 - 2020
Associate Professor and Senior Interventional Cardiologist
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam · 2013 - 2015