Helder Pereira
EDUCATION
He graduated from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medicine in 1983 and received his specialist cardiology training at Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon in 1992. He then trained in interventional cardiology at the Hospital Clinic, Barcelona in 1993-4.
He received a Master in Management of Health Services at the ISCTE, Business School, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and his PhD degree from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medicine.
EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITIES AND MEETING ORGANISATION
Dr. Pereira was a directing member of the Haemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology working group of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (2002-03) and its Chairman between 2003 and 2005. He was also Secretary of the Portuguese Association of Cardiovascular Interventions (2010-11) and President between 2011 and 2015.
Having held the position of Portugal Country Champion for the Stent-Save a Life! Global Initiative between 2011 and 2017, Dr. Pereira was recently appointed Regional Champion to promote primary PCI for STEMI in Europe.
ACTIVE AREAS OF RESEARCH
His special interests include interventional cardiology (reperfusion therapy strategies, pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes and coronary imaging) and health care management.
Dr. Hélder Pereira is currently Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Director of the Cardiology Department and the Interventional Cardiology Unit of Garcia de Orta Hospital, Almada, Portugal.
Latest contributions
Managing complex STEMI patients in diverse healthcare systems - Adapting best practices to local realities
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Addressing the complexities of STEMI management across diverse healthcare systems, this session highlights challenges and adaptive strategies tailored to geographic and resource-specific realities. Learn from regional experts on thrombus burden, late presentations, cardiogenic shock, and multivessel disease management.
Equity in STEMI management: bridging gaps in STEMI care for women
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This joint session with the Stent - Save a Life! initiative focuses on the unique challenges in STEMI diagnosis and management for women. It explores different pathological processes resulting in STEMI and STEMI mimics in women, and discusses optimal management techniques. The session features perspectives from...
PCI: complex procedures
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores a series of complex PCI cases, including the management of left main stent restenosis after the chimney technique, aortic root dissection during right coronary artery PCI, treatment of very old saphenous graft disease, complex in-stent restenosis, and the management of persistent coronary fistula....
When STEMI needs assists device
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Learn more about the role of assist devices in STEMI cases in this session: explore the complexities of left and right double culprit STEMI and arrest scenarios, witness the battle between bioresorbable scaffolds and drug-eluting stents in the quest for vascular restoration, uncover the unique challenges...
PCI complications - Part 1
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Explore this compilation of cases dealing with complications where you can observe inventive approaches used by your colleagues to overcome challenges. Pick up useful tips on how to navigate complex PCI scenarios.
Management of left main bifurcation restenosis
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn all about how to manage and treat left main bifurcation restenosis efficiently, whether it be the main branch, the circumflex, or the diffuse bifurcation restenosis.
Complex PCI in calcified arteries and more...
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on complex PCI in calcified arteries to discover various compelling clinical cases, such as a stent avulsion in a calcified artery in AMI, a recurrent NSTEMI caused by spontaneous multivessel coronary intramural haematoma, and more!
Stent - Save A Life! 10th Anniversary Forum - Regional synopsis – Where are we and what are the next steps?
20 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to read about the regional synopsis of Stent - Save a Life, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019, and discover the future perspectives offered by this forum in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
