Description
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, presenting ongoing challenges for clinicians despite major therapeutic advances. In this era of rapidly evolving technologies and device innovation, staying current demands not only scientific exchange but also the continuous refinement of procedural skills and judgment.
The Puerto Rican Society of Interventional Cardiology (SPCI) welcomes you to its 2025 Annual Scientific Congress, dedicated to Mastery, Complications, and Innovation in Interventional Cardiology. This year’s meeting unites international experts and local faculty for two days of live cases, interactive lectures, and multidisciplinary discussions designed to translate technical excellence and real-world experience into better patient outcomes.
SPCI 2025 emphasizes the practical and human aspects of intervention—how to anticipate, prevent, and manage complications, and how innovation and imaging continue to reshape the field. Live transmissions from Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Switzerland will highlight complex coronary, structural, and peripheral interventions performed by leading operators from around the world.
7:30 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast and Registration
Miramar Foyer
8:00 am – 8:10 am
Welcoming Remarks from SPCI President
Ricardo Santiago
8:10 am – 10:15 am
LIVE Case 1 – TransCarotid Artery revascularization (TCAR)
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 1
Jorge Weber
Rafael Santini
LIVE Case 2 – Radial to femoral (R2P) Intravascular Lithotripsy (Shockwave) for Severely Calcified Iliac disease
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 2
Carlos Vazquez
Edwin Perez
From Manual Pressure to Coda: Vascular Injury During Large Bore Percutaneous Interventions
Jorge Martinez Trabal
(12 mins)
Navigating Radial to Peripheral Complexities: From RAO to Femoral Conversion
Jonathan Cordero
(12 mins)
2025 Update in Carotid Artery Stenting Platforms
Damian Grovas
(12 mins)
Carotid Bifurcation Stenting: Where have we Been and Where are we Going?
Luis Leon
(12 mins)
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Coffee Break – Exhibitor visit
8:10 am – 10:15 am
LIVE Case 1 – TransCarotid Artery revascularization (TCAR)
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 1
Jorge Weber
Rafael Santini
LIVE Case 2 – Radial to femoral (R2P) Intravascular Lithotripsy (Shockwave) for Severely Calcified Iliac disease
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 2
Carlos Vazquez
Edwin Perez
From Manual Pressure to Coda: Vascular Injury During Large Bore Percutaneous Interventions
Jorge Martinez Trabal
(12 mins)
Navigating Radial to Peripheral Complexities: From RAO to Femoral Conversion
Jonathan Cordero
(12 mins)
2025 Update in Carotid Artery Stenting Platforms
Damian Grovas
(12 mins)
Carotid Bifurcation Stenting: Where have we Been and Where are we Going?
Luis Leon
(12 mins)
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Coffee Break – Exhibitor visit
10:30 am - 12:10 pm
LIVE Case 3 – “Shock & Deliver”- Iliac Lithotripsy (Shockwave) prior to Evolute FX TAVR in a Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 1
Julio Valentin
Nelson Espinell
Jorge Weber
Abrupt Coronary Closure During TAVR: Prevention and Management
Gennaro Giustino
(12 mins)
Stroke Prevention in TAVR: Is Embolic Protection Still Needed in 2025?
Hector Martinez
(12 mins)
TAVR Nightmares: TAVR Embolization and Unique Bailout Strategies
Gennaro Giustino
(12 mins)
TAVR Nightmares: The PVL Dilemma: Tools, Timing, and Concerns for Salvage
Diego Gonzalez
(12 mins)
End of CME portion of this session
Pre-Lunch Lecture #1
Boston Scientific
(10 mins)
Pre-Lunch Lecture #2
Boston Scientific
(10 mins)
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
Lunch
10:30 am - 12:10 pm
LIVE Case 3 – “Shock & Deliver”- Iliac Lithotripsy (Shockwave) prior to Evolute FX TAVR in a Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 1
Julio Valentin
Nelson Espinell
Jorge Weber
Abrupt Coronary Closure During TAVR: Prevention and Management
Gennaro Giustino
(12 mins)
Stroke Prevention in TAVR: Is Embolic Protection Still Needed in 2025?
Hector Martinez
(12 mins)
TAVR Nightmares: TAVR Embolization and Unique Bailout Strategies
Gennaro Giustino
(12 mins)
TAVR Nightmares: The PVL Dilemma: Tools, Timing, and Concerns for Salvage
Diego Gonzalez
(12 mins)
End of CME portion of this session
Pre-Lunch Lecture #1
Boston Scientific
(10 mins)
Pre-Lunch Lecture #2
Boston Scientific
(10 mins)
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
Lunch
Moderator: Diego Gonzalez
Panel: Edwin Perez, Frankie Rodriguez, Jonathan Benitez, Luis Savastano
1:10 pm - 2:50 pm
LIVE Case 4 – Renal Denervation
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 2
Bayoan Ramos
Transitioning Spotlight
Vascular Medicine and Innovations: Pulmonary Thrombectomy
Jonathan Benitez
(12 mins)
Transitioning Spotlight
Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
Diego Gonzalez
(12 mins)
Mitral Valve
Edwin Perez
(12 mins)
Beyond IVUS and OCT VerAvanti Scanning Fiber Endoscope Redefining Intravascular Visualization
Luis Savastano
(12 mins)
2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
Coffee Break – Exhibitor Visit
Moderator: Diego Gonzalez
Panel: Edwin Perez, Frankie Rodriguez, Jonathan Benitez, Luis Savastano
1:10 pm - 2:50 pm
LIVE Case 4 – Renal Denervation
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 2
Bayoan Ramos
Transitioning Spotlight
Vascular Medicine and Innovations: Pulmonary Thrombectomy
Jonathan Benitez
(12 mins)
Transitioning Spotlight
Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
Diego Gonzalez
(12 mins)
Mitral Valve
Edwin Perez
(12 mins)
Beyond IVUS and OCT VerAvanti Scanning Fiber Endoscope Redefining Intravascular Visualization
Luis Savastano
(12 mins)
2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
Coffee Break – Exhibitor Visit
Moderator: Ricardo Santiago
Panel: Christian Camacho, Maria del Mar Burgos, Xavier Delgado, Carlos Ayala
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm
Interesting Case Presentation
Carlos Ayala - CCVPR
(10 mins)
Did Surgery Failed? Percutaneous Closure of a Large Previously Treated Circumflex to Pulmonary Artery AV Fistula
Christian Camacho - HESLP
(10 mins)
Percutaneous Management of Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Surgical Prosthetic Aortic Valve
Maria del Mar Burgos - VACHCS
(10 mins)
Bentall Meets TAVR: A Valve-in-Valve Triumph
Xavier Delgado - MMC
(10 mins)
Raffle Day 1 – Be there or be Square
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Day Conclusion – Adjourn
Ricardo Santiago
President SPCI
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SPCI 2025 Kickoff Happy Hour
Miramar Corridor
Dress code: Casual
Moderator: Ricardo Santiago
Panel: Christian Camacho, Maria del Mar Burgos, Xavier Delgado, Carlos Ayala
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm
Interesting Case Presentation
Carlos Ayala - CCVPR
(10 mins)
Did Surgery Failed? Percutaneous Closure of a Large Previously Treated Circumflex to Pulmonary Artery AV Fistula
Christian Camacho - HESLP
(10 mins)
Percutaneous Management of Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Surgical Prosthetic Aortic Valve
Maria del Mar Burgos - VACHCS
(10 mins)
Bentall Meets TAVR: A Valve-in-Valve Triumph
Xavier Delgado - MMC
(10 mins)
Raffle Day 1 – Be there or be Square
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
Day Conclusion – Adjourn
Ricardo Santiago
President SPCI
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
SPCI 2025 Kickoff Happy Hour
Miramar Corridor
Dress code: Casual
7:30 am - 8:10 am
Breakfast and Registration
8:10 am - 8:15 am
Remote Welcoming Remarks from SPCI President
Ricardo Santiago
8:15 am - 10:25 am
LIVE Case 5 – Severely Calcified RCA vs LCX Subtotal Occlusion
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute Room 1
Rhian Davies
Ricardo Santiago
LIVE Case 6 – Complex PCI or CTO
Live Streaming from University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Gregor Leibundgut
Making the Case Side Hole Guide Catheters in Contemporary PCI
Jarrod Frizzell
(12 mins)
Wire Across Device Won't follow - The Algorithm that Every Operator Must Know
Neisser Morales
(12 mins)
Bill’s Whiteboard - Dealer’s Choice
Bill Lombardi
(12 mins)
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break – Exhibitor Visit
Poster Presentations – Poster Hall
Faculty Judges
8:15 am - 10:25 am
LIVE Case 5 – Severely Calcified RCA vs LCX Subtotal Occlusion
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute Room 1
Rhian Davies
Ricardo Santiago
LIVE Case 6 – Complex PCI or CTO
Live Streaming from University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Gregor Leibundgut
Making the Case Side Hole Guide Catheters in Contemporary PCI
Jarrod Frizzell
(12 mins)
Wire Across Device Won't follow - The Algorithm that Every Operator Must Know
Neisser Morales
(12 mins)
Bill’s Whiteboard - Dealer’s Choice
Bill Lombardi
(12 mins)
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break – Exhibitor Visit
Poster Presentations – Poster Hall
Faculty Judges
Moderator: Bill Lombardi
Panel: Jarrod Frizzell, Carlos Campos, Héctor Martinez, Ricardo Santiago
10:40 am - 12:15 pm
LIVE Case 7 – CTO PCI
Live Streaming from Hospital Santa Casa de Maceio, Brazil
Evandro Martins
Coronary Knuckle-ology: Why Every Operator Should Learn the Technique
Jarrod Frizzell
(12 mins)
How to Use Coils, Perfusion Balloons, Covered Stents, and Ultrasound Contrast
Lorenzo Azzalini
(12 mins)
Just a Routine PCI: The Importance of Lifetime Learning and the Heart Team
Ricardo Santiago
(12 mins)
Landmark Wins, Failures, and the Learning Curve
Bill Lombardi
(12 mins)
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
Pre-Lunch Lecture - Espirit BTK System: The Benefits of Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffolds for Patients with CLTI
Damián Grovas
(15 mins)
Poster Presentations - Poster Hall
Faculty Judges
(15 mins)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch – Sponsored Talk - Medtronic
Experience with Renal Denervation in Puerto Rico: From Patient Selection to Clinical Outcomes
Bayoán Ramos
Moderator: Bill Lombardi
Panel: Jarrod Frizzell, Carlos Campos, Héctor Martinez, Ricardo Santiago
10:40 am - 12:15 pm
LIVE Case 7 – CTO PCI
Live Streaming from Hospital Santa Casa de Maceio, Brazil
Evandro Martins
Coronary Knuckle-ology: Why Every Operator Should Learn the Technique
Jarrod Frizzell
(12 mins)
How to Use Coils, Perfusion Balloons, Covered Stents, and Ultrasound Contrast
Lorenzo Azzalini
(12 mins)
Just a Routine PCI: The Importance of Lifetime Learning and the Heart Team
Ricardo Santiago
(12 mins)
Landmark Wins, Failures, and the Learning Curve
Bill Lombardi
(12 mins)
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
Pre-Lunch Lecture - Espirit BTK System: The Benefits of Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffolds for Patients with CLTI
Damián Grovas
(15 mins)
Poster Presentations - Poster Hall
Faculty Judges
(15 mins)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch – Sponsored Talk - Medtronic
Experience with Renal Denervation in Puerto Rico: From Patient Selection to Clinical Outcomes
Bayoán Ramos
Moderator: Rhian Davies
Panel: Jarrod Frizzell, Diego Renteria, Jeremy Rier, Marcelo Harada
1:30 pm – 3:40 pm
LIVE Case 8 – CTO PCI
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 1
Bill Lombardi
Ricardo Santiago
LIVE Case 9 – CTO PCI
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 2
Joao Tinoco
Lorenzo Azzalini
How to Manage Left Main and Proximal Coronary Artery Perforations
Marcelo Harada
(12 mins)
My STEMI Patient has a Prior TAVR: What You need to Know and Best Practices for Efficiency
Jeremy Rier
(12 mins)
Stuck Burrs, Broken Shafts, Perforations & Fractured Wires: The Way of ROTA
Diego Renteria
(12 mins)
3:40 pm – 3:55 pm
Coffee Break – Exhibitor Visit
Moderator: Rhian Davies
Panel: Jarrod Frizzell, Diego Renteria, Jeremy Rier, Carlos Campos
1:30 pm – 3:40 pm
LIVE Case 8 – CTO PCI
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 1
Bill Lombardi
Ricardo Santiago
LIVE Case 9 – CTO PCI
Live Streaming from Bayamon Heart and Lung Institute - Room 2
Joao Tinoco
Lorenzo Azzalini
How to Manage Left Main and Proximal Coronary Artery Perforations
Marcelo Harada
(12 mins)
My STEMI Patient has a Prior TAVR: What You need to Know and Best Practices for Efficiency
Jeremy Rier
(12 mins)
Stuck Burrs, Broken Shafts, Perforations & Fractured Wires: The Way of ROTA
Diego Renteria
(12 mins)
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Coffee Break – Exhibitor Visit
Moderator: Orlando Rodriguez Vila
Panel: Rhian Davies, Carla Rosario, Carlos Campos, Neisser Morales
3:55 pm – 4:55 pm
Transitioning Spotlight: Interesting Case
Carla Rosario
(12 mins)
Left Main Interventions Without Intravascular Imaging? Really?
Rhian Davies
(12 mins)
Drug-Coated Balloons in Left Main Interventions: When, How, and Why
Carlos Campos
(12 mins)
Poster and Fellow Case Presentation Award Presentation
SPCI Staff / MD
(12 mins)
Raffle Day 2 – Be there or be Square
4:55 pm – 5:00 pm
Day Conclusion – Adjourn
Ricardo Santiago
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cocktail / Dinner Party
Dress code: Casual
Moderator: Orlando Rodriguez Vila
Panel: Rhian Davies, Carla Rosario, Carlos Campos, Neisser Morales
3:55 pm - 4:55 pm
Transitioning Spotlight: Interesting Case
Carla Rosario
(12 mins)
Left Main Interventions Without Intravascular Imaging? Really?
Rhian Davies
(12 mins)
Drug-Coated Balloons in Left Main Interventions: When, How, and Why
Carlos Campos
(12 mins)
Poster and Fellow Case Presentation Award Presentation
SPCI Staff / MD
(12 mins)
Raffle Day 2 – Be there or be Square
4:55 pm – 5:00 pm
Day Conclusion – Adjourn
Ricardo Santiago
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cocktail / Dinner Party
Dress code: Casual
Recommended Audience
This scientific agenda has been designed for interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, advanced heart failure/transplant cardiologists, clinical cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular disease fellows, and other healthcare professionals.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Healthcare Alliance for Medical Education (HAME) and the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Cardiología Intervencional (SPCI). Healthcare Alliance for Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
Healthcare Alliance for Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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