Valencia hosted the most important meeting in Spain on hemodynamics & interventional cardiology.

-a length of Thursday and Friday Valencia hosted the 22ND annual meeting of the section of hemodynamics & interventional cardiology, Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC)

-the meeting was attended by more than 500 experts on hemodynamics and coronary intervention and was attended by important representatives in the field at the international level, as Professor Patrick w. Serruys

-the meeting was also attended by the President of the society Spanish of Cardiology (SEC), Dr. Carlos Macaya; of the President-elect of the SEC, Dr. Vicente Bertomeu, and the President of the section of hemodynamics & interventional cardiology of the SEC, Dr. Javier Goicolea

-implantation in Spain of the initiative Stent for Life, the analysis of the main cases of coronary intervention made during the last year or the current state of the cell therapy for cardiac regeneration are some of the main topics addressed

Valencia, 2011-June throughout Thursday and Friday, the section of hemodynamics & interventional cardiology, Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC) held their annual meeting, the more important that takes place in Spain on this subject.

The meeting, which took place in Santiago Grisolía Auditorium, located in the city of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, brought together more than 500 experts on hemodynamics and coronary intervention. Among the attendees they are important representatives at the international level, as it is the case of Professor Patrick w. Serruys, who gave the keynote: From Metallic Cage to Bioabsorbable Scaffold: A Change In Paradigm In The past Decade? ”.

In addition, other attendees include the Chairman of the SEC, Dr. Carlos Macaya; the President-elect of the SEC, Dr. Vicente Bertomeu, and the President of the section of hemodynamics & interventional cardiology of the SEC, Dr. Javier Goicolea.

Some of the main issues addressed are the evolution of the implementation of the initiative Stent for Life in Spain, which supports the primary angioplasty as best option for treatment after suffering a heart attack; the latest news on cell therapy for cardiac regeneration or the review of the most significant cases in coronary intervention.

On the occasion of the celebration of this annual meeting, it has also organized the meeting of the group work of nursing in hemodynamics and the meeting of the Working Group of senior technicians in medical image diagnostic.

Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC)

The Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC) is a scientific and professional organization non-profit dedicated to increasing the State of knowledge about the heart and the circulatory system, to make progress in the prevention and treatment of their diseases and to improve survival and quality of life for heart patients.

The SEC has among its principal objectives contribute to research international, especially Europe and Latin America, creating national and international links for the development of actions and represent all interested professionals in the field of cardiology.