“Drug Coated Balloons And The Future Of PCI Globally” (Hybrid Event)

Rafael Cavalcante, MD PhD

Vice President, Global Clinical CT and IHF

Boston Scientific

Dr. Rafael Cavalcante serves as Boston Scientific’s Vice President, Clinical Science, Interventional Cardiology Therapies.
Prior to coming to BSC, he served as an interventional cardiologist at the University of Sao Paulo. Dr. Cavalcante received his Medical Degree from the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. He also holds a PhD in coronary imaging from the University of Sao Paulo and a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
At BSC Dr. Cavalcante is Chairman of BSC Global Investigator Sponsored Research Committee and a Member of BSC Clinical Evidence Strategy Committee. He has authored and co-authored over 80 publications on coronary disease and structural heart topics in all the major global cardiology journals.

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Objectives

• Evaluate the landscape of DCBs in modern PCI
• Assess the clinical and pre-clinical evidence on DCBs
• Evaluate ongoing clinical trials that will inform clinical practice in DCB for PCI

Faculty Disclosures

Dr. Cavalcante has indicated that he has the following relevant financial relationship with commercial interests:

• Boston Scientific – Employee

Planning Committee Disclosure

Dr. Deshpande has indicated the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:

• Advisor – GI Health Foundation

Dr. Weiss has indicated the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests:

• Advisor – Prizm LLC
  
• Advisor – Fortress Pharmaceuticals

Laura Pinzon has indicated she has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Target Audience

Primary care physicians.

Accreditation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.   Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.”