PCR Seminars 2025: education brought to your doorstep!

Over two days, participants explored strategies to enhance transcatheter aortic valve implantation practice through interactive sessions and case-based learning. The seminar focused on:

• Imaging analysis and predictive planning
• Complication prevention and management
• Complex scenarios: bicuspid anatomy, TAV-in-SAV, CAD/AS
• Long-term therapy strategies, including durability insights and redo-TAVI planning

Led by world-renowned PCR faculty Kentaro Hayashida, Yohei Ohno and Didier Tchetche and local experts See Hooi Ewe and Wei Hsian Yin, the seminar strengthened clinical expertise and heart-team collaboration across the region. The programme combined clear explanations with practical insights, offering an exceptional opportunity to refine decision-making and improve patient outcomes in TAVI therapy.

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Participants engaged in a comprehensive programme designed to strengthen their understanding of step-by-step techniques for bifurcation stenting and imaging-guided left main PCI. The sessions also addressed strategies to anticipate and manage complications, with a strong emphasis on practical learning through case-based discussions.

The seminar combined keynote lectures, interactive case presentations, and real-world scenarios. This dynamic approach was highly valued by participants, who appreciated the clarity of explanations, the balance between theory and practice, and the relevance to their daily work. The interactive format fostered active engagement and meaningful exchanges with faculty, enabling attendees to strengthen their skills and apply best practices with confidence in their clinical practice.

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Participants engaged in a comprehensive programme designed to strengthen their understanding of patient selection, CT scan interpretation, and procedural standardisation for transfemoral TAVI. The sessions also addressed strategies to anticipate and manage complications, with a strong emphasis on practical learning through live cases and simulation.

The training combined keynote lectures, interactive case-based discussions, and work on a simulation station. This dynamic approach fostered active participation and collaborative learning, enabling attendees to refine their clinical strategies and enhance their daily interventional practice.

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Participants were able to gain a deeper understanding of optimal strategies for Left Main PCI and Multivessel Disease, exploring step-by-step reasoning and evidence-based approaches tailored to complex coronary interventions. The programme included recorded LIVE cases from the PCR Library and EuroPCR 2025, complemented by interactive case discussions that fostered dynamic exchanges of viewpoints. This educational format combined clear explanations with practical insights, offering an exceptional opportunity to refine clinical decision-making and strengthen daily interventional practice.

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Participants were immersed in a substantive and highly educational programme designed to enhance their management of left main disease. Key areas of focus included the role of imaging, the selection of appropriate devices and strategies for treating calcified lesions, and best practices in the context of acute coronary syndrome. The main topics centred on left main and calcified lesions, with acute MI as a key sub-topic. A step-by-step reasoning approach and interactive case discussions encouraged active participation and a fruitful exchange of clinical perspectives.

The training format, combining clear explanations with interactive learning methods, was widely praised by participants. The dynamic interaction with expert facilitators fostered a highly engaging environment, allowing attendees to deepen their understanding and refine their clinical strategies—an exceptional opportunity to strengthen their daily interventional practice!

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The dense and educational programme covered the essentials of left main, culotte technique, DK-crush and left main in ACS, as well as sharing memorable bifurcation cases from local practitioners. Throughout, a step-by-step reasoning approach and interactive case discussions were used to foster debate and encourage the fruitful exchange of views among participants and facilitators - with the added advantage of simultaneous translation.

Those who took part fully appreciated this exceptional opportunity to gain a better understanding of the particularity of a bifurcation including the LM, how to define the best management including imaging, and how to apply optimal treatment considering each individual’s clinical situation.

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