This week is the 54th Chilean Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. This event will take place from November 30th to December 3rd, 2017, in Santiago de Chile. The 2nd Latin American Symposium of Cardiovascular Disease in Women, the 2017 Course for Non-Specialist Physicians, and the Module on Ecocardiography for Anesthesiologists are among the highlights…
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The TCT 2017 Congress will take place from October 29th to November 2nd in Denver, Colorado. Check all the event-related news, the guest list, the scientific activities, etc., by clicking We are interested in your opinion. Please, leave your comments, thoughts, questions, etc., below. They will be most welcome.
The work of a doctor in the catastrophe: anonymous testimony after the earthquakes in Mexico
The following is the anonymous testimony of a professional living in Mexico City who was directly affected by the earthquake on September 19. How to work in the middle of tragedy, professional responsibility and what feelings a doctor is going through in situations like this. “While we still had not recovered from the earthquake…
Letter from SOLACI President to Our Mexican Colleagues and Brothers
On behalf on the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI), today I extend my fraternal condolences to our Mexican brothers for their suffering caused by the deadly earthquakes of September 7 and 19 that mostly affected Oaxaca, Chiapas, Puebla, Morelos and México City. We feel the loss of your beloved and the commotion for…
SOLACI expresses support for Mexicans
[September 20, 2017] On behalf of all SOLACI, we offer our sympathy and support to all Mexicans, who were affected yesterday by a powerful earthquake that has left more than 200 fatalities and extensive material damage. From here we offer our deepest condolences to all family and Friends of the victims. We hope the rescue…
SOLACI Expresses Its Deepest Sympathy After the Devastation Left by Hurricane Irma and the Earthquake in Mexico
[September 8th, 2017] SOLACI wishes to extend its support and sympathy to the victims of the natural catastrophes that have affected the Caribbean and Central America in the past few days. We also extend out heartfelt condolences to families who have lost loved ones during Hurricane Irma and in the massive earthquake that hit Mexican…
All you need to know about Bolivia Sessions 2017
Are you planning on participating of the next Bolivia Sessions 2017? Here is all you need to know. When are the Sessions taking place? April 20th and 21st, 2017. Where are they taking place? In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Where can I sign up? Send an email to jornadas@solaci.org. …
SOLACI endorses SCAI’s document on Best Practices in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
SOLACI endorses SCAI’s document on Best Practices in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. This clinical expert consensus statement pertains specially to diagnostic and therapeutic coronary artery procedures. It contains: Institutional and Operator qualifications and components of an optimal CCL procedural team, pre procedure best clinical practices with an updated pre-procedure checklist for cardiac…
SCAI-SOLACI Symposium at Chile Sessions on Complex Caradiomyopathy
The symposium will take place on December 1, 2016, from 10:15 to 11:30, at “Osorno A” Room of Patagónico Hotel in Puerto Varas, in the context of SOLACI Sessions Chile 2016. This event on complex cardiomyopathy is organized by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) together with SOLACI. Moderators are Drs.…
Martínez Ríos: “SOLACI Went from a Dream to a World-Renowned Society”
Dr. Marco Antonio Martínez Ríos comes from a family of physicians. “Studying Medicine was the most natural thing in the world for me,” admits Martínez Ríos, who in 1993 became president of the Latin American Group of Interventional Cardiology (Grupo Latinoamericano de Cardiología Intervencionista, GLACI), the seed that would grow to become SOLACI in 1994. …