.The webinar focuses on cardiac MRI guideline indications  in patients with cardiovascular disease. It uses clinical cases to illustrate the role of cardiac MRI in identifying a final diagnosis, guide management and inform diagnosis.

The spectrum of pathologies discussed spans from ischemic heart disease, chest pain, myocarditis, heart failure and various non-ischemic cardiomyopathic process, as well as hypertension.

Professor Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci Background

Professor Bucciarelli-Ducci received her undergraduate degree and postgraduate fellowship in cardiology from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy.

She then undertook courses and fellowships at various prestigious international univerisites. Professor Ducci also worked at the Royal Brompton Hospital as a senior CMR clinical and research fellow. In 2012 she was awarded a PhD in CMR from the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College.

The Bristol Heart Institute and University of Bristol appointed Professor Ducci as a consultant cardiologist. In 2021 she then returned to Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals to lead the CMR clinical academic programme at Harefield.