Carlos Zaragoza Sánchez is a scientist specializing in cardiovascular physiology. He is a professor of Physiology and heads the Cardiovascular Research Unit at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. He is also affiliated with the Ramón y Cajal Institute for Health Research ((RYCIS), where he leads the Cardiovascular Diseases Group and serves on the Research Commission. His work includes coordinating the Valvular Disease Program within the Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV). With over 100 scientific publications and three patents, he has led 12 national and international research projects focused on applied research in cardiovascular diseases.

Alberto Marra is currently Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at “Federico II” University of Naples and Attending Physician at Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Complexity of the “Federico II” University Hospital. He is Vice-president/President Elect (2026-28) Regional Section (Campania), Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) and former Chairman of the Young Internists of Europe of the European Federation of Internal Medicine. His main focus of interests are Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular function, Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation. He is author of more of 180 papers with a cumulative IF of more than 600 points.

Associate professor of Internal Medicine at Università degli Studi di Milano and Head of Internal Medicine Department at Luigi Sacco Hospital in Milano. Main research fields : heart failure, ultrasound imaging (POCUS, Echocardiography, Lung ultrasound). Member of the Ultrasound Working Group of the European Federation of Internal Medicine. Deputy Editor (Case Records) of Internal and Emergency Medicine.