An era, a remembrance, a greeting…

I do not wish to commemorate Professor Dagianti based solely on his scientific achievements. It would trivialize his memory. I wish you to remember him as a friend and mentor to all university cardiologists. I am old enough to remember him when he was full of strength and fighting spirit, when he used to discuss with his colleagues about the role of the newborn academic discipline of Cardiology, about its need to become autonomous from Internal Medicine and to proceed towards the independent and shining future it now holds. Prof Dagianti was not only a pioneer but also the coordinator of all the initiatives that marked the series of successes and disappointments that university cardiologists have experienced since the Nineties.