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Bernardo Cortese, MD

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Co-Director of the Coronary Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute; Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine · University Hospitals (Cleveland)

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Region🇺🇸 Cleveland, OH · Midwest · United StatesSpecialtyInterventional CardiologyFocusCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2024–2025NIH fundingNone on fileWhy? →

Bernardo Cortese is Co-Director of the Coronary Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute; Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine at University Hospitals (Cleveland). OpenAlex indexes 617 publications with 9,175 citations (h-index 42); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Interventional Cardiology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 17 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 30 Oct 2026

Bernardo Cortese, MD, is Co-Director of the Coronary Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. The public record shows 617 publications with 9,175 citations (h-index 42), centered on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
  • Top research focus: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 8 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Coronary Artery Disease / ACS8 trialsCoronary Artery Disease7 trialsArteriosclerosis1 trialConstriction, Pathologic1 trialAcute Coronary Syndrome1 trialMyocardial Ischemia1 trialIschemia1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchPeripheral Artery Disease Management

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Boston Scientific CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments28Abbott LaboratoriesClinical trials—Industry payments20AngioDynamics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments12Shockwave Medical, IncClinical trials—Industry payments8AbiomedClinical trials—Industry payments7Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare ETSClinical trials2Industry payments—Gentuity, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments2A.O.U. Città della Salute e della ScienzaClinical trials1Industry payments—Amaranth Medical Inc.Clinical trials1Industry payments—Becton, Dickinson and CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments1Concept Medicals BVClinical trials1Industry payments—Fatebenefratelli and Ophthalmic HospitalClinical trials1Industry payments—Italian Society of Invasive CardiologyClinical trials1Industry payments—Medtronic VascularClinical trials1Industry payments—Ospedale della MisericordiaClinical trials1Industry payments—Ospedale Santa Croce-Carle CuneoClinical trials1Industry payments—

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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617publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 62 in PubMed.

9,175citations

Total citations across indexed works.

42h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 166.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
10clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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8companies · 2024–2025

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

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Practice address

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Clinical trials

Updated 30 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 30 Oct 2026

8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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Publications

Updated 30 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Radial versus femoral access in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing invasive management: a randomised multicentre trial
    Article1,303 citations2015
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  2. 02
    Understanding and managing in-stent restenosis: a review of clinical data, from pathogenesis to treatment
    Article398 citations2016
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  3. 03
    Bivalirudin or Unfractionated Heparin in Acute Coronary Syndromes
    Article397 citations2015
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Paclitaxel-coated balloon versus drug-eluting stent during PCI of small coronary vessels, a prospective randomised clinical trial. The PICCOLETO Study
    Article338 citations2010
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  5. 05
    Radial versus femoral access and bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in invasively managed patients with acute coronary syndrome (MATRIX): final 1-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
    Article310 citations2018
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Network

Updated 30 Oct 2026

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Online presence

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/bernardo-cortese-md

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  • Other

    bernardocortese.com

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    uhhospitals.org/doctors/Cortese-Bernardo-1457180382

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Background & recognition

Updated 30 Oct 2026

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Education

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Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • President

    DCB Academy

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  • President

    Scientific Committee, Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare Milano

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  • Editorial Board Member

    JACC Cardiovascular Interventions

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  • Editorial Board Member

    Circulation

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  • Editorial Board Member

    New England Journal of Medicine

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  • Editorial Board Member

    The Lancet

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Awards & honors

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  • Fellow

    European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

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  • Fellow

    Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI)

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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Director of Cardiology

    San Carlo Multispecialty Clinic, Milano, Italy (previous)

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  • Consultant interventional cardiologist

    Columbus Clinic, Milano

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  • Consultant

    Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milano

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Media & interviews

press, podcasts and appearances
  • Speaker

    2026 SCAI Scientific Sessions

    2026
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  • Speaker

    2025 SCAI Scientific Sessions

    2025
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