Beatriz Vaquerizo

Beatriz Vaquerizo

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Hospital del Mar - Barcelona, Spain

Latest contributions

New DCB indications for everyday practice

26 Aug 2025

Register for free to this webinar on 14 October at 5:00pm (UTC+2) with F. Ribichini, M. Götberg, B. Khialani and B. Vaquerizo and learn to review the newest indications for the use of DCB: focus on STEMI, CTO, bifurcations and calcified lesions...

Calcified un-dilatable lesions in ACS: what should I do?

22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Address the challenges of severely calcified undilatable lesions during acute coronary syndrome PCI. This session reviews the impact of coronary calcification on PCI strategy, highlights pitfalls in lesion preparation, and presents detailed case studies demonstrating effective treatment approaches.

Calcified un-dilatable lesions in ACS: what should I do?

Transforming PCI: mastering the implementation of drug-eluting balloons

22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

This EuroPCR 2025 session provides a comprehensive overview of drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) and their growing role in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Gain a clear understanding of the clinical evidence and rationale supporting DEBs, including how these devices minimize metal implantation and effectively treat both standard and...

Transforming PCI: mastering the implementation of drug-eluting balloons

Complex PCI in calcific coronary artery disease - LIVE Case

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

A 76-year-old male patient presented with a significant history of coronary artery disease: CABG with LIMA/LAD and RIMA/OM (1996), RCA PCI with BVS (2016), OM PCI (2017), RIMA occlusion and OM retenosis treated with DCB (2022) with preserved LV. He was admitted for pre-operative evaluation prior...

Complex PCI in calcific coronary artery disease - LIVE Case

From imaging to intervention: cutting-edge solutions for calcified coronary stenoses management

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Watch this EuroPCR 2025 session on managing calcified coronary stenoses, featuring a recorded live case, two focused lectures, and expert faculty insights. Learn why intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is essential for assessing lesion severity and morphology, discover how selecting the right calcium modification tools drives procedural success...

From imaging to intervention: cutting-edge solutions for calcified coronary stenoses management

Euro4C Team

19 Jun 2024

Discover the individuals driving the Euro4C Group, including the main board, national coordinators, research and education groups, and the dedicated editorial team!

Euro4C: who we are

19 Jun 2024

True to its core mission of serving the needs of each individual patient by helping the cardiovascular community share knowledge experience and practice, PCR has been welcoming and supporting communities’ initiatives all throughout its history + mot du president ...

Coronary issues before, during and after TAVI

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session presents a series of challenging clinical cases highlighting the complex interplay between coronary artery disease and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Attendees will witness real-world scenarios, including high-risk PCI with concomitant severe aortic stenosis, the management of degenerated aortic bioprostheses with the risk of...

Coronary issues before, during and after TAVI

Essentials in the management of calcified coronary stenosis

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session focuses on the essentials of managing calcified coronary stenosis, including diagnostic pitfalls, selection strategies for appropriate plaque modification devices, and the safe and effective adoption of specific tools and techniques. Through interactive case discussions, attendees will learn how to effectively evaluate and treat calcified...

Essentials in the management of calcified coronary stenosis

Management of PCI complications - Part 1

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session comprises a series of selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions, focusing on the management of various PCI complications. Participants will explore cases involving coronary physiology challenges, iatrogenic compressive coronary intramural hematoma, misbehaving stents, catheter-induced dissections, and device malfunctions, along with the corresponding bailout techniques...

Mastering the Art of Complication Management in PCI

Porcelain aorta, calcified aortic valve, and calcified left main: what comes first, the valve or the artery?

08 Nov 2022

How would you treat this 76-year-old male patient with severe AS symptomatic for angina, sinus rhythm with RBBB, previous bilateral CEA, and total occlusion of both the left CCA and the subclavian?

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Flavio Luciano Ribichini
Petros Dardas

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Petros Dardas
Beatriz Vaquerizo

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Beatriz Vaquerizo

Porcelain aorta, calcified aortic valve, and calcified left main. What comes first? Which valve?

05 Oct 2022

Watch the replay of this webinar to understand interpreting porcelain aorta, calcified aortic valve, and calcified left main...

How should I select and treat a patient with DK crush technique?

12 Jan 2021

PCR Webinar with G. Stankovic, M. Lesiak, Shao-Liang Chen and B.Vaquerizo

Dealing with resistant vessels: new devices and techniques

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Discover new tools and methods to handle resistant vessels: bailout RotaTripsy technique, a novel case of orbital atherectomy and Intravascular lithotripsy for CTO bifurcation lesion.

Dealing with resistant vessels: new devices and techniques

Atherectomy devices: when and how to use them?

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this EuroPCR 2022 session to study various cases with severe calcification through which you can understand indications for rotablator or orbital atherectomy (OAS), find out more about the different device components, and learn tips and tricks.

Atherectomy devices: when and how to use them?

PCI for severe calcified lesions

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

This session presents, LIVE from Toulouse, France, the management of a calcified LCx lesion in a 74-year-old patient with hypertension and NIDDM, scheduled for hip replacement surgery, and highlights the role of IVUS in optimising final angiographic results.

PCI for severe calcified lesions

What's new for calcified lesions - a closer look on plaque modification

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Treatment dilemma - pearls and pitfalls of treating calcified lesions

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Low contrast complex PCI in a severely calcified lesion: the right tools and techniques

18 May 2022 – From EUROPCR 2022

In this session, you will learn how to perform an IVUS-guided low contrast PCI in patients with chronic kidney disease. Discover how to safely and effectively overcome wiring challenges in calcified tortuous coronaries and learn about the proper atherectomy device selection in challenging anatomies.

How to deal with calcified lesions

17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

View the recorded case of a 76-year-old former smoker male patient with hypertension and dyslipidemia and a history of distal RCA and mid-LAD PCI in 2003, CABG and AVR in 2007, and pacemaker implantation for total AV Block, referred to the cathlab for CCS III, and...

How to deal with calcified lesions

How to manage uncrossable lesions in ACS

15 Nov 2021

Find out more about how the authors managed a 79-year-old male presenting with ACS and lateral ischemia with a calcified and tortuous left circumflex that could not be crossed with balloons... and a 61-year-old male with inferior STEMI presenting with an “undilatable” lesion of the right coronary artery...

Reviewers:

Michele Pighi, Pierre Deharo and Flavio Luciano Ribichini

A case-based approach: finding balance between bleeding and ischemic risk

19 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by David Kandzari, Mirvat Alasnag, Emmanouil Brilakis, Chorcheung Frankie Tam and Beatriz Vaquerizo in order to debate case complexity of patient characteristics and complex lesions in HBR patients, to review patient centered clinical judgment and individualised treatment plans, and to analyse current Onyx ONE...

A case-based approach: finding balance between bleeding and ischemic risk

Prevention and management of complications during PCI for calcified lesions

24 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Consult this session to discover how to successfully prevent and manage complications during PCI for calcified lesions, thanks to a better preparation and organization of the team, but also tools such as shockwave catheter to prepare the stenting zone.

Prevention and management of complications during PCI for calcified lesions