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Milan Cardio Center
📍 Milan · Via Manzoni 8, 20121 Milano
Founded 2008 · Milan Cardio Center S.r.l.
About
Milan Cardio Center has served patients across Lombardy and 41 countries since 2008. Today we are an 18-doctor outpatient cardiology centre, JCI-accredited since 2014, with a single cath lab, a 256-slice CT, and a dedicated chest-pain pathway run by Prof. Dr. Giulia Conti. We accept SSN referrals for cardiac rehab and operate a fully bilingual international patient office.
"Heart care that is precise, prompt, and personal — for every patient, in their language."
Values
- Evidence over hierarchy
- Time spent listening
- Transparent pricing
- Zero retained kickbacks
Identity
- Legal name
- Milan Cardio Center S.r.l.
- Type
- S.r.l.
- VAT
- IT-09438217103
- CEO
- Dr. Alessandro Romano
- Medical director
- Prof. Dr. Giulia Conti
- Founders
- Prof. Dr. Alessandro Romano · Prof. Dr. Giulia Conti (joined 2019)
Facility
- 1850 m² Floor area
- 14 Consult rooms
- 2 Procedure rooms
- 1 Cath labs
- 6 Recovery beds
- 60 Waiting capacity
Amenities
- 🧪 On-site lab
- 📡 Imaging on-site
- 🤱 Breastfeeding room
- 🧸 Children play area
- 🕊 Prayer room
- ☕ Cafeteria
- 📶 Free Wi-Fi
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible
Technology & equipment
- EHR
- TrakCare (InterSystems)
- Patient portal
- TrakCare Patient Hub + custom mobile app
- Telemed
- Doxy.me (HIPAA + GDPR)
Imaging inventory
- Cardiac MRI 1.5T — Siemens MAGNETOM Sola · acquired 2022
- Coronary CT (256-slice) — Canon Aquilion ONE PRISM · acquired 2023
- Echocardiography (4D) — GE Vivid E95 · acquired 2024
- Cath lab (biplane) — Philips Azurion 7 B20/15 · acquired 2024
Lab analysers
- Abbott Alinity ci
- Roche cobas 8000
Quality & accreditation
- 🏅 JCI — Joint Commission International — Ambulatory care Issued 2014-03 · expires 2027-03
- 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 — Whole organization Issued 2016-09 · expires 2026-09
- 🏅 ISO 15189 (Lab) — Cardiac biomarker lab Issued 2018-04 · expires 2027-04
- 🏅 European Reference Network (ERN GUARD-Heart) — Rare cardiac diseases Issued 2021-01
Quality metrics (publicly reported)
| Metric | Value | Benchmark | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCI 30-day mortality (risk-adjusted) | 1.4% | IT national 2.1% | 2025 |
| TAVI 30-day mortality | 2.1% | EU 2.8% | 2025 |
| CAUTI rate (per 1000 catheter days) | 0 | EU avg 1.7 | 2025 |
| Door-to-balloon time (STEMI) | 47 min | AHA target ≤90 | 2025 |
| Patient satisfaction (NPS) | +78 | Sector avg +42 | 2025 |
| Hand-hygiene compliance | 96% | WHO target ≥80% | 2025 |
Services & pricing
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Initial cardio consult | 120.00 EUR |
| Stress ECG | 180.00 EUR |
| Echocardiogram | 150.00 EUR |
| 24h Holter monitor | 110.00 EUR |
Doctors
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Team
- 18 Doctors
- 24 Nurses
- 9 Technicians
- 7 Admin
Languages spoken
- Italian (all)
- English (16/18)
- French (4)
- German (2)
- Spanish (3)
- Arabic (1)
- Russian (1)
Insurance & payment
| Insurer | Status | Direct billing |
|---|---|---|
| Allianz Care | in_network | ✓ yes |
| AXA Global Healthcare | in_network | ✓ yes |
| BUPA Global | in_network | ✓ yes |
| Generali Italia | in_network | ✓ yes |
| Reale Mutua | in_network | — |
| Cigna Global | in_network | ✓ yes |
| SSN (Italian NHS) | partial (cardiac rehab only) | ✓ yes |
Currencies: EUR · USD · GBP · CHF
Financing: Klarna (up to 24 months) · Younited Credit (medical financing)
Press & partnerships
In the press
- Corriere della Sera · 2024 — Milan Cardio Center expands chest-pain pathway to 24/7 coverage
- Forbes Italia · 2024 — The Italian cardiology start-ups attracting global patients
- Sole 24 Ore · 2023 — How Milan Cardio Center cut TAVI mortality 30% in 18 months
Partnerships
- university Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Teaching site for cardiology residents - hospital IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
Inpatient surgical partner - sports_club AC Milan (Primavera academy)
Player cardiac screening programme - employer_wellness Intesa Sanpaolo executive health
Annual cardiac exec checkup
Awards & recognition
- 🏆 Top 25 Cardiology Centres in Italy · Newsweek Italy · 2024
- 🏆 Centre of Excellence — Structural Heart · European Heart Society · 2023
- 🏆 Top-rated Cardiology Clinic — Lombardy · Patient Choice (EuroClinics) · 2025
Patient reviews
★ 4.9
318 verified reviews
- cleanliness
- 4.95
- staff friendliness
- 4.92
- doctor quality
- 4.96
- wait time
- 4.5
- value for money
- 4.78
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★ 5
"Front desk knows you by name on the second visit. That alone makes it worth it."
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★ 5
"The German-speaking coordinator handled everything from airport pickup to follow-up call. Felt like concierge medicine."
For international patients
- Coordinator
- Sofia Marini — sofia@milancardio.example · +39 02 7600 0150
- Airport transfer
- Mercedes V-Class · Linate (12 min) · Malpensa (45 min)
- Languages
- EN · DE · FR · AR · RU · ZH
- Partner hotels
- Hotel Principe di Savoia (4 min walk) · Sina The Gray (8 min walk) · Park Hyatt Milano (6 min walk)