The Comprehensive Cardiology Unit (UICAR) was represented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Cardiovascular Interventionism APIC 25 , held in Porto, Portugal, with the participation of Dr. Jorge Palazuelos , head of the Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology Unit.
During the session dedicated to updates in the treatment of calcified coronary lesions , Dr. Palazuelos gave a lecture entitled, Are all atherectomy techniques the same? How to choose them and prepare for their use.
In her presentation, she offered a clinically valuable update on the various atherectomy techniques used in current interventional practice, analyzing their differences, indications, and selection criteria. She also highlighted key aspects of patient and team preparation before performing each of these therapeutic strategies.
Dr. Palazuelos, who is also Head of Structural and Interventional Cardiology Unit at UICAR and a member of the team at La Luz University Hospital and Francisco de Vitoria University (Madrid), stressed the importance of optimizing the choice of technique according to the type of coronary calcification, with the aim of improving clinical results and reducing complications in complex procedures.
Dr. Palazuelos' participation in APIC 25 highlights the active role of the Comprehensive Cardiology Unit in the most relevant international forums, contributing to the exchange of knowledge and the continuous improvement of coronary intervention techniques.