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Best cardiac surgeons in Bologna: TOP 1 doctor

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Fausto Castriota

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  • 34 years of experience
  • Italy, Bologna, Maria Cecilia Hospital
  • Principal investigator of the Protected TAVR study – Dr. Castriota specializes in brain protection during aortic valve replacement at Maria Cecilia Hospital.

    • 30+ years of experience in cardiology and radiology
    • Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and EAPCI
    • Author of 150+ publications and 20 book chapters
    • Trained at Arizona Heart Institute under Prof. Diethrich
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34 years of experienceProtected TAVR proceduresLeads research on brain protection during TAVI – a rare focus. Fellow of multiple prestigious cardiology societies and published author.
Italy
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