Cleveland Clinic Florida specialist presents advances in percutaneous cardiac treatment
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- Cardiologist Roberto Cubeddu of Cleveland Clinic Florida presented advances in percutaneous cardiac treatment, a safe and effective technique, in Santo Domingo.
Roberto Cubeddu, head of the Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease service at Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Heart and Vascular Institute, gave the lecture Advances in Percutaneous Cardiac Treatment.
The cardiologist, who trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, explained that percutaneous cardiac treatment has been used for 30 years but has been refined over the last ten. He explained that the procedure involves inserting a catheter into the affected area in order to deliver treatment through it without the need for surgery.
At the meeting, which became an exchange of experiences and good practices with prestigious Dominican cardiologists, Cubeddu described this treatment as “safe and effective”, with results comparable to those of surgery. The procedure is also simple, which is why only four doctors are needed to carry it out, Cubeddu said.
Although the chances are low, some complications such as bleeding and perforations can occur, but the doctor made clear that these are unusual in patients.
Cubeddu, who also leads Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Regional Structural Heart Disease Programme, stressed that one of the key features of the procedure is faster recovery.
“The patient goes home the next day and feels little pain, which is why this method has become so important,” Dr Cubeddu noted.
At Cleveland Clinic Florida, percutaneous cardiac treatment is used in a range of cases: valve disease, blocked arteries, and congenital and electrical heart conditions.
The centre’s Heart and Vascular Institute is one of the largest in the United States, and its doctors are leaders in cardiology and heart disease research.
Cleveland Clinic is also known for its heart transplant work and has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the country for cardiology and heart surgery for 24 consecutive years by US News & World Report, Cubeddu pointed out during the lecture for cardiologists, held at the Epic Center in Blue Mall.
The meeting brought together leading Dominican cardiologists from the Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud, Hospital Salvador Gautier, Centros de Diagnóstico, Medicina Avanzada y Telemedicina (Cedimat), Centro Cardiovascular de Santo Domingo, Clínica Corazones Unidos, Medicina Cardiovascular Asociada and the Asociación Instituto Dominicano de Cardiología, among others.
