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Dr. Lucia La Mura, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University “Federico II” of Naples, Italy. She is a cardiologist specializing in advanced multimodality cardiovascular imaging, including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, and cardiac computed tomography. Dr. La Mura holds ESC/EACVI full certifications in TTE and TOE, as well as Level III certifications in CMR and CCT.
She has served as Head of the Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory at Centro Medico Ascione (2020–2025) and completed a fellowship in advanced cardiac imaging at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona. She is actively involved in teaching, scientific research, and international collaborations, with over 50 publications in leading peer-reviewed journals. Her expertise extends to cardiac imaging software platforms and she is a member of ESC, SCMR, EACVI, and the Italian Society of Cardiology.
Guest Editor, Diagnostics (Special Issue on Multimodal Cardiac Imaging, 2026)
Reviewer for:
European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Principal Investigator/Sub-Investigator in:
INCAPS 4 (IAEA Noninvasive Cardiology Protocols Study)
Italian CMR Registry on Congenital Coronary Anomalies
Invited lecturer at national and international cardiology congresses
Faculty for the Italian Society of Cardiology Fellow Courses (CT & CMR)
Aortic Regurgitation in Bicuspid Aortic Valve: The Role of Multimodality Imaging
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024.
Current Insights and Novel Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance–Based Techniques in the Prognosis of Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024.
The Role of Multimodality Imaging in Acute Aortic Syndromes: Diagnosis, Complications, and Clinical Management
Diagnostics, 2023.
Prognostic Value of Myocardial CT-ECV in Severe Aortic Stenosis Requiring Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
2025 (Ahead of Print).
Coronary CT Screening: A Primary Role in Coronary Events Prevention
2022.
Are Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta Echocardiographic Diameters by Adult vs Paediatric Guidelines Interchangeable?
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021.
Novel Approaches in Cardiac Imaging for Non-Invasive Assessment of Left Heart Myocardial Fibrosis
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021.
Prognostic Value of Myocardial Computed Tomography–ECV in Severe Aortic Stenosis
European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging (Advance Online).
Hypertension-Mediated Organ Damage Involving Multiple Sites: Prevalence and Correlation with Organ Damage Indices
European Heart Journal Open, 2023.
