Ivo Roca-Luque
Cardiology Department Cardiologist and electrophysiologistResearch group
- Biopathology and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias Group leader (R4)
About me
Ivo Roca Luque, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Hospital Clínic Barcelona and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, where he leads the Arrhythmia Unit. His clinical and research work focuses on complex arrhythmia ablation, advanced imaging integration, and translational projects including digital twin technology for therapy personalization. An international proctor and invited speaker at ESC, HRS, and EHRA, he has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, directs EHRA accreditation courses, and is a member of the European Society of Cardiology
Featured publications
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PAM-VT 2 Study: Long-Term Scar Evolution and Ablation Lesion Assessment by Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiac Magnetic Resonance After Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Authors:Reference: CIRCULATION 2026. -
Noninvasive assessment of the ventricular arrhythmogenic substrate using electrocardiographic imaging during sinus rhythm: The NIAVAS study
Authors:Reference: HEART RHYTHM 2026. -
Personalized voltage maps guided by cardiac magnetic resonance in the era of high-density mapping
Authors:Reference: HEART RHYTHM 2024. -
Substrate Mapping for Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Through High-Density Whole-Chamber Double Extra Stimuli The S3 Protocol
Authors:Reference: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 2024. -
Non-invasive detection of slow conduction with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for ventricular tachycardia ablation
Authors:Reference: EUROPACE 2024. -
PostAblation cardiac Magnetic resonance to asses Ventricular Tachycardia recurrence (PAM-VT study)
Authors:Reference: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING 2024. -
Evolution of Deceleration Zones During Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation and Relation With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Authors:Reference: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 2023. -
Scar conducting channel characterization to predict arrhythmogenicity during ventricular tachycardia ablation
Authors:Reference: EUROPACE 2023. -
Late Potential Abolition in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Authors:Reference: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 2022. -
Ventricular scar channel entrances identified by new wideband cardiac magnetic resonance sequence to guide ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with cardiac defibrillators
Authors:Reference: EUROPACE 2020.
Featured Projects
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Pulsed Field Lesion Assessment Project (PFLAP)
Principal investigator: Ivo Roca Luque, Andreu Porta SánchezFunder: Abbott LaboratoriesDuration: 01/02/2026 - 01/08/2029 -
Nuevas estrategias evaluación de sustrato arrítmico: Modelo animal multiestimulación, señales de campo cercano, mapas de arritmogenicidad mediante técnicas de imagen y sistemas de mapeo no invasivo
Principal investigator: Ivo Roca LuqueFunder: Instituto de Salud Carlos IIICode: PI25/00446Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 -
Prevención y tratamiento de la muerte súbita cardíaca basados en mapeo cardíaco de alta precisión: resultados personalizados a través de una localización optimizada (APOLO)
Principal investigator: Ivo Roca LuqueFunder: Agencia Estatal de InvestigaciónCode: CPP2023-010504Duration: 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 -
Uso de tecnología de monitorización remota y señal eléctrica cardíaca en la estratificación del riesgo paciente específico de deterioro de insuficiencia cardíaca y arrítmias ventriculares potencialmente letales
Principal investigator: Ivo Roca LuqueFunder: Fundación AstrazenecaDuration: 01/01/2023 - 12/12/2025 -
Papel de la RM y nuevas herramientas de mapeo en taquicardias ventriculares (TV). Estratificación de riesgo de TV, mapeo de alta densidad y señales omnipolares y mapas de duración de electrogramas
Principal investigator: Ivo Roca LuqueFunder: Instituto de Salud Carlos IIICode: PI20/00693Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
