Proctoring team in the electrophysiology laboratory at Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal

Proctoring mission in Portugal: live cases in Porto and Lisbon

From May 12 to 15, 2026, Prof. Dr. José Carlos Pachón led a proctoring mission in Portugal with presentations and cardioneuroablation demonstration cases in Porto and Lisbon.

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From May 12 to 15, 2026, Prof. Dr. José Carlos Pachón Mateos participated in a proctoring mission in Portugal focused on practical teaching of cardioneuroablation.

Porto · Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia (May 12–13)

As part of the proctoring team, Pachón presented the fundamentals of cardioneuroablation and the Vagal AF Induction Test (VAFIT), followed by four live demonstration procedures.

Physician in blue scrubs points to a screen with ECG and intracardiac tracings labeled “VAFIT: Vagal AF Induction Test” and “VAFIT Positive” during proctoring in Porto, Portugal
Prof. Dr. José Carlos Pachón Mateos presents ECG and intracardiac tracings from the Vagal AF Induction Test (VAFIT) during the teaching session in Porto, May 2026.
Group photograph of physicians in scrubs and white coats, seated and standing in a hospital meeting room during a proctoring course at Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Physicians participating in the proctoring course at Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, May 2026.

Lisbon · Hospital de Santa Marta (May 14–15)

The team then presented a series of cases using the VOLT and DUO platforms.

Proctoring missions like this form part of the group’s international teaching activity, which supports the training of new teams in the cardioneuroablation technique.

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