Massimo Volpe is a Professor of Cardiology and Chairman of Cardiology at the Specialty School of Cardiology, University of Rome “Sapienza”. He is the Chief of the Cardiology Division, Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Science and Hypertension Unit at Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. He is also a President of the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, at the University of Rome Sapienza. His primary research interests are neurohormonal control of circulation and cardiovascular abnormalities in hypertension and heart failure. He is a member of the Italian and International Societies, a Fellow of AHA (High Blood Pressure Council) and ESC, and a Hypertension Specialist at ESH. He has served as President of the Italian Society of Hypertension, the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Prevention, and the Italian College of Cardiology. He is on the Editorial Board of leading journals, including EHJ.