16/12/2025
🫀 On November 28 and 29, Hospital da Luz hosted the 3rd edition of the Mitral Valve and Tricuspid Valve Course – From Anatomy to Intervention, a training programme that combines science, technology and clinical practice to empower professionals in the assessment and intervention of mitral and tricuspid valve disease. The course once again established itself as an international reference in advanced echocardiography.
Developed by the Valvular Heart Disease Center of Hospital da Luz Lisboa, this course stands out for its use of state-of-the-art simulators, including beating heart scenarios that allow hands-on training in 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography during percutaneous interventions, bringing education closer to real-life clinical practice.
✔️ Around 50 trainees, national and international
✔️ Average evaluation score: 4.8/5
✔️ Certification by EACVI and the PCR Tricuspid Focus Group
The hands-on approach — from anatomy to intervention — strengthens the standardization of echocardiographic assessment and promotes best collaborative practices among clinicians, imagers, interventionalists and surgeons.
As stated by Regina Ribeiras, Coordinator of the Valvular Heart Disease Center and Course Director: “Standardization of echocardiographic assessment is essential to ensure earlier diagnoses and more effective valvular interventions.” She adds: “The use of advanced simulation allows us to offer a unique training experience, very close to real clinical practice.”
With participants from several European countries and Canada, the course further reinforces its international scope and its growing role in education in structural echocardiography.
We would like to thank all trainees, faculty members and sponsors who contributed to the success of this edition.
📅 The next edition is already scheduled, and registration is now open:
November 27 and 28, 2026.
👩⚕️ Course Directors
➡️ Regina Ribeiras — Valvular Heart Disease Center, Hospital da Luz
➡️ Marisa Trabulo — Cardiology, Hospital da Luz
➡️ Pedro Freitas — Cardiology, Hospital da Luz
🌍 International Faculty
➡️ Victoria Delgado — Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona
➡️ Nina Ajmone Marsan — Heart-Lung Center Leiden, The Netherlands
➡️ Manuel Barreiro Pérez — Hospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo
National Faculty:
➡️ Ana Botelho — Hospital Universitário de Coimbra
➡️ Rui Plácido — Hospital de Santa Maria e Pulido Valente
➡️ João Abecasis — Hospital de Santa Cruz
➡️ Sara Guerreiro — Hospital de Santa Cruz
➡️ Tiago Nolasco — Hospital de Santa Cruz
➡️ Course Directors listed above
🧪 Sponsors: Edwards Lifesciences | GE HealthCare | Abbott | Philips • Palex Portugal | MSD | Johnson & Johnson
To learn more about the next edition, click here 🔗
https://learninghealth.up.events/e/mitral-valve-and-tricuspid-valve-course-from-anatomy-to-intervention-4th-edition