Prof. Cinzia Forleo earned the Degree in Medicine and Surgery, with honors (110/110 cum laude) at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in November 1991. And he received Specialization in Cardiology, with honors (50/50 cum laude) at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in November 1995. In December 2001, he earned the PhD in “Pathophysiology and Clinic of Cardiovascular Apparatus” at the University of Pisa. From December 2002 to date, he has been a Confirmed Researcher (Scientific-Disciplinary Sector MED/11), and from 2006 to date, an Aggregate Professor of Cardiology at the Cardiology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy. He has 91 publications with 2309 citations and an h-index of 26 (Scopus, 2 November 2023).