MIL Training More MIL: Training Session at ICBA!

The scholarship program MIL Training More MIL continues at specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Yesterday, (Tuesday 26/09), selected female interventionists attended the Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires (ICBA), where an intense session on structural heart disease took place. 

There were 2 live cases on bicuspid valve and complex access, transfemoral and trans-iliac respectively, both with Metronic’s Evolut. There were talks on TAVR planning and CT analysis, cases on atrial appendage closure and pulmonary valve and also discussions on patient selection for Evolut implantation. 

▶ We congratulate the female physicians taking part in this program

👉 Dra. María Antonieta Albanéz (Brasil)
👉 Dra. Andrea Robaina (Venezuela)
👉 Dra. Victoria Andrea Liberti (Argentina)
👉 Dra. Iriz Rodrígues (Guatemala)
👉 Dra. Vanessa Flores Santacruz (Paraguay)
👉 Dra. Cecilia Cuevas de la Cruz (Perú)
👉 Dra. Beatriz Azpurúa Itriago (Venezuela)
👉 Dra. Blanca Esthela Méndez Bizarrón (México)

▶ The aim of MIL Training More MIL is to offer education opportunities in structural heart disease to female doctors across Latin America. 

▶ We thank ICBA and all its staff for being part of this important initiative.

▶ We also want to extend our deep gratitude to Medtronic for their support to this program.

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