He had a good medical training by great Cardiologists in the Institution where he is until now practicing, and later was able to transfer all his competence to more than a handful of very clever Cardiologists, that he had the honor to nurture since their early medical experience. Meanwhile, he participated into several clinical trials and explored original research projects, as witnessed by > 300 published papers. Has a wonderful wife and two lovely daughters. Supports actively the first Association for Patients treated with CIED (APDIC, www.apdic.it). He is strongly interested in general cardiology and heart failure, though most of his energy is devoted to rhythm disorders in all cardiac disease settings, and to heart failure. He is now Director of Electrophysiology at the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases at Bologna University Hospital. Loves literature, sports, and music