Ignacio García Bolao

Biography

 Graduated (1989) in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra Faculty of Medicine. He is a Cardiology Specialist and carried out his training at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (1994).  He was awarded his doctorate (1994) in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra, with a distinction "Cum Laude" qualification. In 1996, he subspecialised in Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Arrhythmias Unit at the Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. He was qualified in Cardiac Stimulation and Cardiac Electrophysiology by the Spanish Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology. He has been the head of the Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra since June 2009. He has developed the Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias Unit at the Clínica. Research Areas   Member of Editorial Board for “Heart & Circulation” magazine Member of Editorial Board for Clinical Cardiology magazine, Spanish Cardiology Magazine Member of Reviews Board for: American Journal of Cardiology, Spanish Cardiology Magazine, Europace, Mexican Cardiology Archives Communications Reviewer: European Congress of Cardiology (ESC), National Congress of Cardiology (SEC) Member of Reviews Board for European Society Cardiology Abstracts Accreditation in Cardiac Pacing & Intracardiac defibrillators, European Society of Cardiology. 2005. Accredited in Invasive Cardiac Electrophysiology from the Spanish Society of Cardiology 2006 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. Member of Technical Commission for the Evaluation of I+D+i Projects (cardiovascular diseases unit) at the Carlos III Health Institute, 2010-present. Member of the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for Respond-CRT Clinical Trial of the SonRtip Lead and Automatic AV-VV Optimization Algorithm in the PARADYM RF SonR CRT-D (RESPOND CRT) NCT01534234 Proctor Watchman Left Atrial Occlusion Device Proctor Therapy for cardiac resynchronization, Boston Scientific National Registry Coordinator for Ablation with Catheters (2006-2010) National Coordinator for EORP-AF Long Term registry (European Society of Cardiology)

Research Interest

  Cardiac Electrophysiology: diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias Diagnostic cardiac electrophysiological studies Ablation using conventional radiofrequency substrates Ablation with complex arrhythmic substrates Atrial Fibrillation Ablation (>400 procedures as lead surgeon, including experience with point-to-point radiofrequency, PVAC, Cryoablation and nMarq) Fluoroscopic guidance (including NavX Velocity, Carto 3 and Noga systems) Implantation and follow-up care for cardiac pacemakers Implantation and follow-up care for implantable automatic defibrillators Implantation and follow-up care for cardiac resynchronization therapy devices (>500 first implant procedures as lead surgeon) Percutaneous extraction of electrodes (radiofrequency, femoral approach, Evolution system) and percutaneous auricle closure (Proctor Watchman system)