Nicola Riccardo Pugliese is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at Pisa University. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Medical Sciences from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, and afterward, he became a Cardiology specialist at Pisa University Hospital. He undertook specific training in cardiovascular imaging, achieving multiple international certifications. He completed his PhD in Clinical and Translational Science at Pisa University, where he applied several imaging techniques in the field of heart failure. His main interest and contribution to the literature lie in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, combining research with intensive clinical activity. In particular, he is focusing on novel measures of cardiovascular damage to refine the stratification of patients with different cardiovascular risk factors. He also published a significant number of papers in the field of cardiovascular physiology, combining research with intensive clinical activity.