Press Meet on Drug Coated Balloons and Dr. Colombo’s CME

Prof. Antonio Colombo, Italy & Dr.Sameer Dani’s Press Meet on Drug Coated Balloons and Dr. Colombo’s CME:

Professor Antonio Colombo from Milan Italy, who is a living legend in the field of Interventional Cardiology was at Apollo CVHF Heart Institute, Ahmedabad on 12th Aug 2022 . Prof. Colombo and Dr.Sameer Dani- Director cardiology Services & Chief Interventional Cardiologist organized a workshop on the usage of Drug Coated Balloons ( DCBs).

During a Press Meet in the afternoon with Print & TV media they briefed about the usage of Drug Coated Balloons in certain conditions instead of Stents. Using stents leads to permanent caging into the lumen of the Coronary Arteries and due to In Stent Restenosis (ISR) it sometimes become the cause of recurrent Angioplasty requirement. Drug Coated Balloons can be the perfect option to Stents in certain conditions.

Prof. Antonio Colombo presented a lecture in the evening as CME to invited Cardiological Society of India (CSI) Ahmedabad chapter members.”