13th Annual Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics: Advanced Endovascular and Coronary Intervention Global Summit (C3) Conference
The cardiology team at National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) performed a complex rotational atherectomy1 and stenting2 procedure 'live' to an international audience at the conference. Prof. Tan Huay Cheem, Director, NUHCS shares more about the experience.
Following our maiden transmission of percutaneous coronary intervention at the world's largest interventional cardiology meeting - EuroPCR 2017 - in Paris, France, NUHCS once again successfully transmitted a 'live' case demonstration at the C3 meeting held in Orlando, USA on 28 June 2017.
Led by Prof. Tan Huay Cheem, Director, NUHCS and Asst. Prof. Edgar Tay, Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, our team performed a complex rotational atherectomy and stenting procedure which was well-received by approximately 1,200 audience members. Although the transmission was carried out in the late evening due to the difference in time zones, our team had an enriching experience working together to create another milestone in the interventional cardiology history of NUHCS.
1 Procedure to remove plaque in a blocked or narrowed artery due to a large amount of calcium build-up.
2 Small mesh tube used to treat narrow or weak arteries.
