The XI Algarve Cardiology & Hypertension Conference

It will be a joint organisation between ABC Meetings and the Friends of Cardiology Service League (LASC).

This event aims to bring together specialists in Cardiology, General and Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and other areas involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of cardiovascular diseases, creating a space for scientific sharing, clinical updates, and multidisciplinary discussion.

The conference includes training sessions dedicated to nurses and cardiopulmonary technicians.

We will have sessions focusing on prevention and lifestyle, which will address the importance of cardiovascular risk stratification in clinical practice and new treatment strategies for dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.

The importance of vaccines for preventing respiratory infections as a strategy for cardiovascular prevention will be discussed.

Given that heart failure is becoming increasingly common, its early diagnosis will allow for referral to the Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Unit of the ULS Algarve (UMIC). Therefore, the integration of care between health centers and hospitals will promote the care delivery, In this field, there will be room for discussion on valvular heart disease, myocardial diseases, particularly the early recognition of cardiac amyloidosis and new therapeutic strategies to improve the prognosis in these patients.

Cardiac arrhythmias will be discussed, especially their diagnosis using smartwatches and other devices that allow for early diagnosis and the implementation of therapies to reduce the risk of stroke.

New types of pacemakers will be presented, such as wireless pacemakers, which can reduce the risk of heart failure and device infections.

In the field of interventional cardiology, which will address the stratification of patients with aortic stenosis and care after myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery. Also in this area, there will be a conference on the future of coronary revascularization.

There will be discussion sessions with cardiopulmonary technicians, in which practical aspects of multiple cardiology techniques will be addressed, which are fundamental for achieving a better diagnostic and therapeutic approach in this field.

In all these contexts, emphasis will be placed on the importance of nursing care in cardiovascular prevention, hospital admission, follow-up, innovation and continuity of care in Cardiology, promoting adherence to therapy, autonomy and quality of life.

This Conference seeks to reinforce the importance of the continuum of cardiovascular care—from prevention and early detection in primary health care, to integrated monitoring in Internal Medicine, to the differentiated approach in Cardiology. The aim is to promote closer collaboration between specialties, focusing on the patient, risk stratification, therapeutic optimisation, and improved health outcomes in the Algarve region.

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