Cardiac failure (CF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) stand out as two of the main causes of death in patients with aortic stenosis. Although transcatheter aortic valve intervention has shown higher survival, these two continue to be the main conditions leading to patient death at followup. In its early days, TAVR also showed benefits, but...
The reception of works for the contest of young cardiologists of the Peru Conference 2023 ended on 10/17/2023 Call for Case Submission XLVII SOLACI Regional Sessions – 16° Andean Region. November 16 & 17, 2023 | Lima – Perú.. It is with great pleasure that we hereby invite all young Latin American cardiologists to submit...
Lesions in the left main coronary artery (LMCA) continue to pose a significant challenge. The use of coronary imaging before percutaneous coronary implantation (PCI) has proven useful in analyzing the lesion, identifying the presence and location of calcification, and determining lesion length in the LMCA, the left anterior descending artery, and the circumflex artery. Various...
According to several studies, in patients with high-risk atherosclerotic disease, such as those affected by coronary artery disease, achieving target LDL levels through high-intensity statin therapy has been shown to lead to a significant reduction in long-term cardiovascular events. Therefore, the management of dyslipidemia has become a fundamental pillar of secondary prevention. However, reaching such...
The program MIL Training More MIL continues in specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Las Friday the chosen site was Anchorena Clinic. On this last day of training participants saw a TAVR case with Evolut PRO and reviewed several TAVR cases with small annuli, as well as several canned cases of aortic valve implantation with ACURATE...
The program MIL Training More MIL continues in specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Yesterday it took place at the prestigious Favaloro Foundation. During the session, Dr. Fava, interventional cardiologist from the foundation, delivered talks together with the grant holding physicians on MItraclip, Evidence in Cusp Overlap, Pacemaker Risks in Self-Expandable TAVR, Coronary Artery Disease and...
Our program MIL Training More MIL continues in specialized centers in Buenos Aires. Yesterday, it was held at Buenos Aires Italian Hospital. There, the grant holders attended a training session on structural heart disease that consisted of live cases with successful MyVal and Acurate Neo 2 implantation. Also, there were challenging live case discussions and...
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...
The second group of Women Interventionists sponsored by SOLACI has started the training on structural disease as part of our scholarship program at the Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario (ICR). The program will take place over the course of this week in different centers across Argentina. During the session, the grant holders were able to attend...
CAD related acute phenomena often present as a consequence of poor risk factor monitoring over time. Early detection of these patients, especially high risk patients, has significantly contributed to reducing morbimortality over time. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is considered a measure of atherosclerosis burden in and might be present in asymptomatic individuals. Most centers do...