Emanuele Barbato
PCRonline Editorial Board Advisor
- Prof. Barbato is a clinician scientist with expertise in interventional cardiology and coronary physiology.
- His recent interest is focusing on the clinical and translational research on platelet biology.
- He published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in numerous cardiovascular journals and serves as principal investigator or steering committee member in several international trials.
- He has been member of several Scientific and Learned Societies, and member of Editorial Boards of scientific journals (European Heart Journal, Journal Cardiovascular Translational Research, Journal Cardiovascular Medicine).
- Prof. Barbato has served as member of the Programme Committee of the EuroPCR and of the EAPCI.
- As of 2014, he has chaired the National Cardiac Societies and International Affairs Committee of the EAPCI.
- He has been recipient of National and International research awards (Scholar in Cardiology and William Harvey prize of the Italian Society of Cardiology, and Parmley prize of the American College of Cardiology).
ACTIVE AREAS OF RESEARCH
- He has a special interest in medical education for postgraduate training.
- Prof. Barbato has actively participated in the development of the course "How to treat patients with undilatable / calcified coronary artery lesions" for PCR edu online.
Diplomas
| Year | Diploma |
|---|---|
| Professor of Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine of the Federico II University of Naples, Italy |
Clinical career
| Year | Function + center |
|---|---|
| Currently | Associate Director - Cardiovascular Centre of OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium |
| Currently | Director of the Clinical Research Unit - CVC, Aalst, Belgium |
Declaration of interest
| Function | Company |
|---|---|
| None |
Latest contributions
Improving Heart Function (iHF): Driving trans-disciplinary innovation in heart failure care
25 Aug 2025
Improving Heart Function (iHF) is a scientific and educational initiative which aims to address the complexity of heart failure care with a trans-disciplinary vision and high-level clinical resources.
PCI for complex left main disease - LIVE Case
23 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
An 82-year-old male patient with a history of STEMI and diagonal PCI (2004) presented with stable angina (CCS 2). CT imaging revealed 2 severe LAD stenoses (at the ostium and mid part), and a severe bifurcation stenosis at the Cx/OM1 confirmed by angiography. A staged PCI...
PCI for complex calcific coronary artery disease - LIVE Case
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
An 87-year-old female patient, at high bleeding risk and with preserved LV function, presented 2 months ago with an inferior STEMI and multivessel disease. She initially underwent RCA PCI followed by staged LCx PCI. She was now referred for PCI of a long, heavily calcified lesion...
Calcified nodules: a different beast?
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session offers a comprehensive exploration of calcified nodules, a challenging entity in PCI. Learn to identify these nodules with IVUS and OCT, understand their unique treatment challenges, and select optimal plaque modification tools through detailed case discussions.
Treat calcium right the first time: new considerations for PCI planning and device selection to optimise outcomes
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Watch this EuroPCR 2025 session to learn how intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is transforming the management of coronary artery calcification (CAC). Discover the new CALC roadmap, a comprehensive framework guiding device selection and treatment strategies based on calcium burden, anatomy, and patient gender. Follow a real-world clinical...
Refractory heart failure: combining oral therapy and device is key
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Address refractory heart failure management through combined oral therapy and device interventions. This session helps identify patients needing treatment escalation, reviews contemporary cardiovascular intervention indications, and emphasizes achieving optimal synergy between pharmacologic and device-based therapies through clinical case discussions.
Complex PCI in calcific coronary artery disease - LIVE Case
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
A 76-year-old male patient presented with a significant history of coronary artery disease: CABG with LIMA/LAD and RIMA/OM (1996), RCA PCI with BVS (2016), OM PCI (2017), RIMA occlusion and OM retenosis treated with DCB (2022) with preserved LV. He was admitted for pre-operative evaluation prior...
From imaging to intervention: cutting-edge solutions for calcified coronary stenoses management
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Watch this EuroPCR 2025 session on managing calcified coronary stenoses, featuring a recorded live case, two focused lectures, and expert faculty insights. Learn why intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is essential for assessing lesion severity and morphology, discover how selecting the right calcium modification tools drives procedural success...
TAVI innovations: late-breaking trials from PCR London Valves 2024
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
What does the future hold for TAVI procedures? Don’t miss the latest innovations—watch this video now! It explores the Late-Breaking Trials from PCR London Valves 2024, featuring groundbreaking studies that could transform the way we approach TAVI in clinical practice.
You’ll dive into the CANNULATE TAVR EXTENDED...
Euro4C Team
19 Jun 2024
Discover the individuals driving the Euro4C Group, including the main board, national coordinators, research and education groups, and the dedicated editorial team!
PCR Webinars: Bringing the hot topics in interventional cardiology to your home
10 Jun 2024
According to Medical Director of PCR Webinars, Dejan Milasinovic, two novel additions to the platform will increase the interactive experience and take webinar based learning to a new level.
Update on coronary physiology in 2024
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session provides an update on the available options for invasive coronary physiology in 2024. It reviews the latest evidence supporting the clinical adoption of invasive physiology indexes and shares practical tips and tricks for their application. Topics covered include CT-based physiology, pressure wire-based physiology, angiography-based...
Role of PCI in the contemporary management of patients with angina and coronary disease
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session aims to generate awareness about the distinct phenotypes of coronary artery disease (focal, diffuse, serial) that can be identified through contemporary physiological tools, and the implications of these phenotypes on achieving successful functional PCI results. Participants will also discuss the considerations around using PCI...
Optimising treatment for patients with severe calcified lesions: the role of orbital atherectomy
In this session featuring a LIVE case demonstration from Madrid, Spain, gain insights into identifying calcified lesions requiring plaque modification, effectively guiding lesion treatment with OCT support, and correctly applying orbital atherectomy, while sharing experiential knowledge step by step.
Refining PCI: the role of physiology and intracoronary imaging
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
In this session, delve into a recorded case and two specialized lectures—one on the future of coronary physiology and the other on the future of IVUS. This session elucidates the significance of physiology and intracoronary imaging in PCI decision-making, delve into the use of pressure microcatheters...
A new horizon in IVUS-guided PCI of calcified stenoses with artificial intelligence
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
In this session, observe the enhanced user-friendliness of IVUS-guided complex PCI with improved AI algorithms, recognize the importance of combining experience with advanced knowledge of tools and techniques for optimal PCI outcomes in heavily calcified stenoses, and understand how tailoring drug-eluting devices for calcified lesions can...
Undilatable calcified lesion with balloon - LIVE case
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 66-year-old male with a history of PAD, COPD, diabetes, and an LV function of 44% presented with unstable angina. Coronary angiography revealed a severe and heavily calcified RCA lesion undilatable with a balloon. The patient was referred to a centre specializing in calcified lesion treatment.
Using...
Has the 2023 ESC-EACTS guideline review on left main changed my practice?
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Watch this session if you wish to learn why the 2019 guidelines were revised, how to apply the updated recommendations in clinical settings through case examples, and the criteria for selecting patients with left main stenosis for PCI versus CABG.
The session includes detailed presentations on...
Hotline: advances in coronary physiology
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This hotline session explores the latest advancements in coronary physiology and their implications for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Topics covered include the influence of pathophysiological patterns of coronary artery disease on the safety and efficacy of PCI, the prognostic value of myocardial ischemic burden in STEMI...
Renal denervation step by step: how to perform a safe and effective procedure
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session provides a comprehensive overview of renal denervation, covering the essential aspects of patient selection, preprocedural assessment and imaging, the technical steps for performing safe and effective radiofrequency and ultrasound-based renal denervation, and the importance of post-procedural follow-up. The discussions aim to equip the audience...
After ORBITA 2, what is the role of PCI in the contemporary management of patients with angina and coronary disease?
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Emanuele Barbato interviews Rasha Al-Lamee, the principal investigator of the ORBITA 2 trial, about the current role of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Unlike ORBITA 1, ORBITA 2 focused on the effects of angioplasty as a monotherapy, without prior anti-angina treatment. The results showed that angioplasty improved symptoms...
Bioresorbable scaffolds - back to the future? Pros and Cons
14 Mar 2024
Watch the replay of this webinar with E. Barbato, A. Baumbach and M. Sabate. Understand the evolution process of bioresorbable scaffold technology and much more.
PCR London Valves 2023 EAPCI Awards Ceremony
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Discover the winners of the EAPCI Awards in this ceremony jointly presented by Emanuele Barbato, EAPCI President, and Tanja Rudolph, Co-Chair of the EAPCI Fellowship Grants Committee. While 14 nominees were shortlisted, seven had already been honored at EuroPCR 2023: Find out who the lucky winners...
Challenges in TAVIs, are there guideline recommendations?
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
The EAPCI consensus session emphasized the critical role of evaluating and managing coronary artery disease in TAVI candidates, especially in younger and lower-risk patients. Transcatheter heart valve choice influences future coronary access, emphasizing the need for optimized implantation techniques. In cardiogenic shock due to valvular heart...
Mitral edge-to-edge repair using advanced imaging techniques
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Multivessel disease PCI guided by physiology and intracoronary imaging - LIVE case
19 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
A 68-year-old non-diabetic male patient presented with recent exertional chest pain and good LV function. Baseline angiography revealed severe stenosis of the proximal RCA, mid-stenosis of the proximal and mid-CX, and mid-stenosis of the proximal and mid-LAD.
Physiology revealed significant stenosis of proximal CX and proximal LAD.
IVUS...
Diagnosis and procedural strategies for severely calcified lesions
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Dealing with severely calcified lesions? Explore the insights from two cases showcased in this session, and leverage Flavio Ribichini's algorithm for angiographic calcified lesions, as well as Yoshinobu Onuma's algorithm for calcified lesions with adjunctive imaging modalities, to enhance your management strategies!
Breaking the calcium ceiling in bifurcation stenoses with contemporary PCI
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Watch the case of a 73-year-old man, active smoker, with HTN, dyslipidaemia and a history of severe polyvascular disease, who presented with CCS III angina in the last two months, and find out in this session how he was treated LIVE.
Insights into coronary physiology: pressure microcatheter for clinical decision-making and PCI optimisation
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this session, analyze the case of a 71-year-old current smoker man with HTN and stable angina CCS II to understand how coronary physiology helps predict what is going to happen after PCI.
Contemporary management of patients with INOCA: a practical guide
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Enrich your understanding of ischemia with non-obstructive corona arteries (INOCA) by watching this very practical session, where you'll discover precious knowledge on the prevalence and causative factors of this condition. Dive into the diagnosis algorithm used for INOCA and explore the latest advancements in its management.
