RICARDO H. PIGNATELLI

Dr. Pignatelli’s clinical interests include all aspects of non invasive imaging (echocardiography), including research in the field of Congenital Heart Disease, specifically in Doppler tissue analysis, including latest cardio mechanics assessment using strain and strain rate of ventricular function and its impact on myocardial functional. This include areas such as Cardiomyopathies, post heart transplant surveillance pediatric heart failure.
Dr. Pignatelli was the assigned principal investigator for Texas Children’s Hospital, in a Pediatric Heart Network (PHN) project.
Another area of interest it is to collaborate and participate with South American institutions for the advance and improvement of non invasive imaging. Collaborative projects are undergoing with Mexico DF and Argentina. His main interest is to improve initial clinical diagnosis and teach colleagues new advances in echocardiography to improve survival and decrease invasive test performed in developing countries.
Past elected president of SISIAC (2020-2022) for the period 2020-2022 and his main goal is promote education and improve quality of research related to imaging and outcomes thru the LATAM continent