Cardiac ischemic disease is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries. The treatment of coronary narrowing/occlusions with catheters has become a first-line treatment in several situations. Our center has pioneered and led this field during the last 30 years offering last generation treatments for both acute and chronic ischemic disease. 

The treatment of cardiac structures other than coronary arteries has experienced a major development within the last 10 years. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), Mitral repair (Mitraclip), closure of residual para-valvular leaks after cardiac surgery and other interventions can be currently performed through catheters. Once again, our institution has led this field in Europe and offers all available techniques with a highly experience medical team. 

Left atrial appendage occlusion is probably one of the interventional techniques with a higher expansion worldwide. This technique is mostly oriented to patients with atrial fibrillation in whom oral anticoagulation might produce or has already produced a health problem (mostly bleedings). This technique is performed in 60 minutes through the femoral vein and patients can stop oral anticoagulation after it. 

Our hospital has created a strategic alliance with the reference kids hospital Sant Joan de Déu. All congenital patients over 18 years are followed and treated in our institution. Medical cooperation between adult and pediatric interventionalists is a pivotal factor to achieve the excellence in this kind of procedures. 

· Course organization, International fellowship, Invited lectures.

· The Hospital Clinic of Barcelona has always shown by a major interest in research projects. Our medical staff has contributed and published in several national and international medical journals in all aforementioned fields.

· >100 research manuscripts published in national/international journals per year.