Havana_ The 7th Iberoamerican Congress of Nuclear Cardiology and Imaging Cardiac began today in the Cuban capital, with the participation of about 200 specialists from 16 countries, Cubasi publishes.

The event, sponsored by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC by its English initials), among other institutions, will be held until next Saturday with experts from the United States, Spain, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guadalupe, and Nicaragua attending, according to the organizers.

“The region will be represented by important personalities like Erick Alexanderson and Aloha Meave, both from Mexico, Fernando Mut, from Uruguay and Chilean Teresa Massardo”, Amalia Peix, president of the organizing committee expressed.

Peix also highlights the presence of 70 Americans in this 7th edition, among them, Richard Chazal and Brian Abbott, presidents of the American College of Cardiology and the ASNC respectively.

Asked to comment on the points of interest in the congress, she mentioned the contribution of nuclear cardiology to ischemia-guided therapy, as well as the application of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in this field.

She also added that nuclear cardiology and cardiac failure, radiation dose-reduction strategies, echocardiography, CT scan and MRI are among the topics to be discussed in the event.

Peix, also President of the Section of Nuclear Cardiology in Cuba told the press that the discussions and presentations will be complemented with the exhibition of products from renowned companies such as Medisol and Syntermed, both from the US, and the Cuban Isotopes Center.

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