Do you need an update on Structural Cardiomyopathy? If so, clear your schedule from July 27 thru 29. We are hosting the 7th Latin American Symposium on Structural Cardiomyopathy, to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Cali, Colombia, organized by Angiografía de Occidente S.A. Featuring lectures of national and international relevance and the presence<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2016/05/27/vii-latin-american-symposium-on-structural-cardiomyopathy/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Aspiration thrombectomy in primary PCI could increase risk of stroke
Original Title: Meta-analysis of the long-term effect of routine aspiration thrombectomy in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Reference: Mancini JG et al. Am J Cardiol. 2016; Epub ahead of print. A large meta-analyzis confirms routine aspiration thrombectomy in the context of primary PCI has no clinical benefit and could increase the risk of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2016/05/05/aspiration-thrombectomy-in-primary-pci-could-increase-risk-of-stroke/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Occupational Hazzard in the Cath Lab
Original Title: Occupational Health Risks in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Workers. Reference: Maria Grazia Andreassi et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Apr;9(4). Orthopedic lesions and radiation exposure are among the health risks Cath Lab staff take. However, the potential occupational hazard in quantitative terms is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2016/04/26/occupational-hazzard-in-the-cath-lab/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Different Options for Aspirin Hypersensitivity in PCI
Original Title: Efficacy and Safety of Available Protocols for Aspirin Hypersensitivity for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. A Survey and Systematic Review. Reference: Bianco M et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jan;9(1):e002896. The follow up strategy for aspirin hypersensitive patients undergoing PCI remains unclear. A systematic search included 283 patients from 11 studies. Primary end point<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2016/01/28/different-options-for-aspirin-hypersensitivity-in-pci/" title="Read more" >...</a>
SCAI Releases Expert Consensus for Cardio-Oncology Patients Treated in Cardiac Catherization Labs
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement providing cardiologists, oncologists and internal medicine physicians guidance for treating patients facing concomitant cardiovascular disease and cancer. The document, “SCAI Expert Consensus Statement: Evaluation, Management, and Special Considerations of Cardio-Oncology Patients in the Cardiac Catherization Laboratory,” was released in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions (CCI),<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2016/01/19/scai-releases-expert-consensus-for-cardio-oncology-patients-treated-in-cardiac-catherization-labs/" title="Read more" >...</a>
SOLACI-Journal of Interventional Cardiology (JOIC) Cooperation Agreement
The Latin American Interventional Cardiology Society is pleased to announce its recent cooperation agreement with the Journal of Interventional Cardiology (JOIC). The JOIC is considered one of the must-reads on the latest updates in heart disease diagnosis and treatment for interventional cardiologists eager to learn. Each of its bimonthly issues contains the most dependable and<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/11/23/solaci-journal-of-interventional-cardiology-joic-cooperation-agreement/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The SOLidary Program continues through our Regional Sessions
The Latin American Society or Interventional Cardiology continues its SOLidary Program performing interventional procedures at each of SOLACI Regional Sessions SOLACI recognizes the urge to develop a Social Responsibility program, to channel efforts, human and economic resources, to offer the best cardiovascular intervention to assist those most in need. SOLACI SOLidary Program enablesthe accord between<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/11/13/the-solidary-program-continues-through-our-regional-sessions/" title="Read more" >...</a>
History, Vision, Mission
MISSION To integrate, educate, promote research and normalize cardiovascular interventionism in Latin America. VISION SOLACI will represent cardiovascular interventionism in Latin America: an active, transparent and dynamic organization of high impact on its members’ everyday life and high value for interventional cardiologists, the National societies and the industry. HISTORY In June 1993, a<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/11/02/history-vision-mission/" title="Read more" >...</a>
What is SOLACI?
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY The Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI) was created to advance and promote cardiovascular intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 1993, SOLACI has strived for excellence through several strategies that include education and training, research promotion, guidelines development, regular meetings, regional sessions, and constant exchange between<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/11/02/what-is-solaci/" title="Read more" >...</a>
About the SOLACI Sessions
The Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI) promotes the study of medicine and the implementation of best practices in cardiovascular care in the field of cardiac catheterization, and organizes major scientific events on interventional cardiology in Latin America and the Caribbean. We organize Regional Sessions to promote interventional cardiology in each country with the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/10/28/about-the-solaci-sessions/" title="Read more" >...</a>