Dott. Michele Tomaselli

2009 - 2015
Laurea Magistrale in Medicina e Chirurgia (110/110 e lode) presso l'Università degli Studi di Messina.

2016 - 2020
Specializzazione in malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare (70/70 e lode) presso l'Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca.

2021 - oggi
Dottorando di Ricerca in “Igiene e Sanità Pubblica” presso l’Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca.

• Ecocardiografia di base ed avanzata (ecocardiografia speckle-tracking e tridimensionale, ecografia transesofagea, eco stress farmacologico con dobutamina e dipiridamolo, ecocardiografia da sforzo, ecocardiografia con mezzo di contrasto);
• imaging cardiovascolare multimodale;
• valvulopatie;
• patologie del cuore destro;
• applicazione dell’intelligenza artificiale nelle valvulopatie.

• Ecocardiografia tridimensionale;
• ecocardiografia speckle-tracking;
• quantificazione della funzione del ventricolo sinistro e destro;
• imaging ecocardiografico avanzato nelle valvulopatie (insufficienza mitralica e tricuspidalica, stenosi aortica).

24 lavori scientifici in esteso pubblicati su riviste scientifiche internazionali con revisione tra pari:

• Malfatto G, Ravaro S, Caravita S, Baratto C, Sorropago A, Giglio A, Tomaselli M, Parati G, Villani A. Improvement of functional capacity in sacubitril-valsartan treated patients assessed by cardiopulmonary exercise test. Acta Cardiol. 2020 Dec;75(8):732-736.
• Badano LP, Muraru D, Ciambellotti F, Caravita S, Guida V, Tomaselli M, Parati G. Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function by three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. Echocardiography. 2020 Nov;37(11):1951-1956.
• Guta AC, Badano LP, Tomaselli M, Mihalcea D, Bartos D, Parati G, Muraru D. The Pathophysiological Link between Right Atrial Remodeling and Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Jun;34(6):585-594.e1. 
• Caravita S, Figliozzi S, Florescu DR, Volpato V, Oliverio G, Tomaselli M, Torlasco C, Muscogiuri G, Cernigliaro F, Parati G, Badano L, Muraru D. Recent advances in multimodality imaging of the tricuspid valve. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2021 Nov;18(11):1069-1081.
• Florescu DR, Badano LP, Tomaselli M, Torlasco C, Târtea GC, Bălșeanu TA, Volpato V, Parati G, Muraru D. Automated left atrial volume measurement by two-dimensional speckle- tracking echocardiography: feasibility, accuracy, and reproducibility. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc
• Imaging. 2021 Dec 18;23(1):85-94. 
• Florescu DR, Muraru D, Volpato V, Gavazzoni M, Caravita S, Tomaselli M, Ciampi P, Florescu C, Bălșeanu TA, Parati G, Badano LP. Atrial Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation as a Distinct Pathophysiological and Clinical Entity: No Idiopathic Tricuspid Regurgitation Anymore. J Clin Med. 2022 Jan 13;11(2):382.
• Badano LP, Tomaselli M, Muraru D. Shedding light on the pathophysiology of non-valvular atrial fibrillation as a primary cause of the regurgitation of atrio-ventricular valves. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jun 21;23(7):956-957.
• Muraru D, Gavazzoni M, Heilbron F, Mihalcea DJ, Guta AC, Radu N, Muscogiuri G, Tomaselli M, Sironi S, Parati G, Badano LP. Reference ranges of tricuspid annulus geometry in healthy adults using a dedicated three-dimensional echocardiography software package. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Sep 13;9:1011931.
• Volpato V, Ciampi P, Johnson R, Hipke K, Tomaselli M, Oliverio G, Muraru D, Badano LP, Lang RM. Feasibility and Time Analysis of Three Dimensional and Myocardial Deformation versus Conventional Two-Dimensional Echocardiography to Assess Cardiac Chambers. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Oct;35(10):1102-1105. 
• Tomaselli M, Badano LP, Menè R, Gavazzoni M, Heilbron F, Radu N, Caravita S, Baratto C, Oliverio G, Florescu DR, Parati G, Muraru D. Impact of correcting the 2D PISA method on the quantification of functional tricuspid regurgitation severity. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Oct 20;23(11):1459-1470.
• Gavazzoni M, Heilbron F, Badano LP, Radu N, Cascella A, Tomaselli M, Perelli F, Caravita S, Baratto C, Parati G, Muraru D. The atrial secondary tricuspid regurgitation is associated to more favorable outcome than the ventricular phenotype. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Nov 29;9:1022755. 
• Muraru D, Baldea SM, Genovese D, Tomaselli M, Heilbron F, Gavazzoni M, Radu N, Sergio C, Baratto C, Perelli F, Curti E, Parati G, Badano LP. Association of outcome with left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction measured with two- and three-dimensional echocardiography in patients referred for routine, clinically indicated studies. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Dec 22;9:1065131. 
• Ciampi P, Badano LP, Florescu DR, Villella F, Tomaselli M, Torlasco C, Gavazzoni M, Parati G, Muraru D. Comparison of RA Volumes Obtained Using the Standard Apical 4-Chamber and the RV-Focused Views. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Feb;16(2):248-250.
• Baccanelli G, Tomaselli M, Ferri U, Giglio A, Munforti C, Parati G, Facchini M, Crotti L, Malfatto G. Effects of cardiac rehabilitation on cardiopulmonary test parameters in heart failure: A real world experience. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2023 Feb 21;17:200178.Baratto C, Caravita S, Corbetta G, Soranna D, Zambon A, Dewachter C, Gavazzoni M, Heilbron F, Tomaselli M, Radu N, Perelli FP, Perego GB, Vachiéry JL, Parati G, Badano LP, Muraru D. Impact of severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation on rest and exercise hemodynamics of patients with heart failure and a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Mar 1;10:1061118. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1061118.
• Lanzarone E, Baratto C, Vicenzi M, Villella F, Rota I, Dewachter C, Muraru D, Tomaselli M, Gavazzoni M, Badano LP, Senni M, Vachiéry JL, Parati G, Caravita S. Haemodynamic validation of the three-step HFA-PEFF algorithm to diagnose heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Aug;10(4):2588-2595. 
• Tomaselli M, Badano LP, Cannone V, Radu N, Curti E, Perelli F, Heilbron F, Gavazzoni M, Rella V, Oliverio G, Caravita S, Baratto C, Perego GB, Parati G, Brasca F, Muraru D. Incremental Value of Right Atrial Strain Analysis to Predict Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Electrical Cardioversion. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Sep;36(9):945-955.
• Gavazzoni M, Badano LP, Cascella A, Heilbron F, Tomaselli M, Caravita S, Baratto C, Perelli F, Radu N, Perger E, Parati G, Muraru D. Clinical Value of a Novel Three-Dimensional Echocardiography-Derived Index of Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Tricuspid Regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Nov;36(11):1154-1166.e3. 
• Tomaselli M, Verolino G, Sganzerla P, Gavazzoni M. Complex percutaneous transcatheter closure of incomplete surgical ligation of the left atrial appendage: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 Feb 1;8(2):ytae042.
• Tomaselli M, Badano LP, Muraru D. Right atrial function, a mostly ignored but very valuable parameter in patients with secondary tricuspid regurgitation. Heart. 2024 Feb 23;110(6):389-390.
• Springhetti P, Tomaselli M, Benfari G, Milazzo S, Ciceri L, Penso M, Pilan M, Clement A, Rota A, Del Sole PA, Nistri S, Muraru D, Ribichini F, Badano L. Peak Atrial Longitudinal Strain and Risk Stratification in Moderate and Severe Aortic Stenosis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Feb 6:jeae040.
• Tomaselli M, Badano LP, Oliverio G, Curti E, Pece C, Springhetti P, Milazzo S, Clement A, Penso M, Gavazzoni M, Hădăreanu DR, Mihaila SB, Pugliesi GM, Delcea C, Muraru D. Clinical Impact of the Volumetric Quantification of Ventricular Secondary Mitral Regurgitation by Three Dimensional Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 Apr;37(4):408-419.
• Fisicaro S, Clement A, Tomaselli M, Penso M, Rota A, Menna A, Badano LP, Muraru D. Timing and Patient Position During Cuff Blood Pressure Measurement Affect Myocardial Work Parameters Measured by Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 Apr 7:S0894-7317(24)00166-4.
• Tomaselli M, Radu DN, Badano LP, Perelli FP, Heilbron F, Cascella A, Gavazzoni M,Hădăreanu DR, Mihaila S, Oliverio G, Penso M, Caravita S, Baratto C, Fisicaro S, Parati G, Muraru D. Right Atrial Remodeling and Outcome in Patients with Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 May;37(5):495-505.
• Tolvaj M, Kovács A, Radu N, Cascella A, Muraru D, Lakatos B, Fábián A, Tokodi M, Tomaselli M, Gavazzoni M, Perelli F, Merkely B, Badano LP, Surkova E. Significant disagreement between conventional parameters and 3D echocardiography-derived ejection fraction in the detection of right ventricular systolic dysfunction and its association with outcomes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 Apr 17:S0894-7317(24)00173-1. 

• 15 abstracts presentati a congressi nazionali ed internazionali;
• H-index: 10;
• Citazioni: 224.

• Membro della Società Italiana di Cardiologia
• Membro della Società Europea di Imaging Cardiovascolare (EACVI)

• Vincitore del premio “I migliori Abstract” all’81°Congresso Nazionale SIC, con l’abstract: Il ruolo fisiopatologico dell'atrio destro nei pazienti con fibrillazione atriale e insufficienza tricuspidale;
• Vincitore del premio “I migliori Abstract” all’83°Congresso Nazionale SIC, con l’abstract: The prognostic value of right atrial strain in patients with secondary tricuspid regurgitation;
• Vincitore del premio “I migliori Abstract” all’83°Congresso Nazionale SIC, con l’abstract: Quantification of ventricular functional mitral regurgitation using the volumetric method by 3D-echocardiography.