Quick Facts

Diagnosis and Treatment

The most up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutical methods of diagnosing and treating diseases of the cardiovascular system are provided to patients through the departmental organisation of Centro Cardiologico Monzino, which has:

• 219 accredited Beds, 22 of which in Intensive Care Units (Post-Operative and Coronary)
• A Specialised Emergency Unit for heart surgery and vascular surgery, with 4 monitored outpatient units, 1 Emergency Room, 4 technical beds in the admittance ward and a Chest Pain Unit
• An operating area with 4 Operating Rooms (1 multifunctional)
• An Interventional Department with 5 Cath-Labs (Angiographic and Electrophysiologycal
• An Imaging Department with 2-3D Ecocardiography and high-speed multilayer cardiac CT scanner and MR
• A Gym for cardiovascular rehabilitation
• A General Outpatients Department with 23 examination rooms
• A Tele-cardiology and Home Hospitalisation Unit
• A Med-Lab service

Research and Practice

The research performed at Centro Cardiologico Monzino involves all the Institute’s Units and is aimed at developing innovations in the diagnostic-therapeutic field and transferring the results of scientific work into clinical practice.

The main areas of research in which Centro Cardiologico Monzino is now active, and will continue to be active for the next few years, are clinical and molecular-genetic research in the cardiac and vascular fields, pharmacotherapeutic control of atherothrombosis and gene and cell therapy.

Research Activities

In 2014, the research activity produced 170 scientific research papers (total of 914.78 Impact Factor points). 160 research projects and 60 Clinical Trials are on going.

Clinical Activities

In 2014, Centro Cardiologico Monzino performed:

• 10,790 Emergency Access
• 4,098 Hemodynamics procedures
• 2,484 Electrophysiology procedures
• 1,429 Surgical Interventions
• 10,790 Emergency access
• 63,002 Specialized medical examinations
• 54,923 Cardiology exams
• 24,977 Radiology exams