Autor: Massimo Romanò

Massimo Romanò has been a Cardiologist in the Italian National Health System for 40 years. A past Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, Italy and past Head of the Cardiology Division at Vigevano Hospital, Italy, he has also been a Consultant at the Interdepartmental Center of Research on Palliative Care, University of Milan and a Member of the Organizing Committee for the 2nd Level Master in Palliative Care at the University of Milan. Since the early 2000s he has developed a particular interest in advanced heart failure and in end-of-life issues. He was involved in a drafting an Italian position paper on shared care planning for end stage chronic organ failures. He has also published papers on palliative care issues in cardiac intensive care units, and on the deactivation of implanted cardiac devices at the end of life.