6th Paediatric & 3rd Adult LATAM PH Symposium
Building bridges between paediatric and adult pulmonary hypertension care across Latin America
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Jr. Independencia 141 Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Dates: 25-26 September 2026
The PVRI Latin America Task Force is delighted to announce the 6th Paediatric and 3rd Adult Latin American Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension. Building on the success of the 2024 symposium in São Paulo, this meeting continues to unite paediatric and adult specialists, researchers, and healthcare professionals from Latin America and around the world. Across two days, the programme will offer scientific updates, critical discussion, and shared clinical experience.
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Agenda
| Date | Time | Adult programme | Paediatric programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25 September | 08:30 – 10:50 | Session 1: Clinical and Physiological Foundations of Pulmonary Hypertension: Global Perspectives and High-Altitude Insight | |
| 10:50 – 13:30 | Session 2: Diagnostic Challenges in Pulmonary Hypertension | Session 2: Definition and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Lunch | ||
| 15:00 – 19:30 | Session 3: Treatment Strategies in Specific Patient Populations: Unresolved Controversies | Session 3: Pulmonary Hypertension in the Neonatal Period | |
| Session 4: Pulmonary Hypertension and Congenital Heart Disease | |||
| Saturday 26 September | 08:30 – 11:30 | Session 4: Critical Care in Pulmonary Hypertension: Learning from Experience | Session 5: Imaging and Biomarkers |
| 11:30 – 14:00 | Session 5: When the Lung Drives the Pressure: Navigating the Intersection of Lung and Vascular Disease | Session 6: Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch | ||
| 15:00 – 16:50 | Session 6: Current Landscape and Challenges in Latin America | Session 7: Surgery in Pulmonary Hypertension | |
| 16:50 – 19:00 | Session 7: New Pathways: Shifting from Current Management to the Future of Pulmonary Hypertension | Session 8: Pulmonary Hypertension and High Altitude | |
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The symposium will also provide an important opportunity to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, build new professional connections, and support joint initiatives to advance pulmonary hypertension care in Peru and across the region.
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Paediatric organising committee
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