Kambis Mashayekhi
Latest contributions
CTO PCI in images and case examples: what is new in 2026?
07 Jul 2026
Register for free to this webinar on Monday 31 August at 6:00pm with K. Mashayekhi, M. Ayoub and C. Ungureanu and learn to review the recent evidence on expected outcomes after CTO PCI, and much more!
Simplify the complex with Shockwave C2 Aero - Next-generation coronary intravascular lithotripsy that delivers
21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This EuroPCR 2026 session highlights the role of the next-generation Shockwave C2 Aero coronary intravascular lithotripsy system in the treatment of complex calcified coronary artery disease. Supported by real-world clinical experience and recent evidence, the discussion focuses on procedural safety, lesion preparation, and treatment consistency in...
CTO ADVANCED Level I: LIVE Educational Cases from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, France & University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This advanced level I CTO session features live educational cases from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud and University Hospital Basel, focusing on structured procedure analysis, imaging-based planning, and integrated CTO techniques. Detailed case presentations and live procedural demonstrations underscore strategies for success in complex CTO interventions.
CTO ADVANCED Level III: LIVE Educational Cases from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, France & University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This advanced educational session features live complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI cases from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud and University Hospital Basel. It emphasizes optimizing strategy selection, procedural efficiency across diverse CTO anatomies, and integrating advanced techniques into routine complex practice.
DCB in contemporary PCI: evidence, technique and physiology-guided decision-making
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This EuroPCR 2026 session explores the evolving role of drug-coated balloons (DCB) in contemporary PCI, highlighting how growing clinical evidence, refined procedural strategies and physiology-guided tools are reshaping everyday practice.
The discussion reviews the latest data supporting DCB use, including long-term outcomes from major registries and trials...
CTO track: EuroPCR 2026 highlights
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Thomas Hovasse speaks with Kambis Mashayekhi about the first dedicated CTO track introduced at EuroPCR 2026.
With chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions increasingly performed, the need for structured education is growing. This trend reflects an ageing patient population, more surgical turndowns, and a rising number of post-CABG cases, leading...
How do I confidently expand my drug-coated balloon practice?
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This EuroPCR 2025 session challenges the conventional approach to bifurcation PCI and dissection management. Learn why drug-coated balloons (DCB) may offer better long-term outcomes in cases where stents fall short, how DCBs can simplify bifurcation strategies, and why it’s time to rethink which dissections really need...
Integrative step-by-step approach to perform successful CTO interventions: from angiographic evaluation to strategy selection
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Master the integrative step-by-step approach to successful chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions. This session emphasizes systematic angiographic evaluation and strategy selection ranging from simple to complex techniques, supplemented by blinded case discussions for practical learning.
Supplementary super-high pressure balloon-based plaque modification after intravascular lithotripsy
02 Jul 2024
Additional balloon-based plaque modification after ineffective intravascular lithotripsy of a heavily calcified ostial CX
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Antegrade CTO - LIVE case
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session features a LIVE educational case from Netcare Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on the management of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) using an antegrade approach. Participants will learn how to identify CTO anatomy through dual injection, as well as how to perform IVUS-guided...
The complexity in treatment of patients in shock
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session is essential for those looking to analyze and discuss the findings of the DanGer shock randomized trial, explore the latest evidence in the ACS field such as Horizon, and implement evidence-based practices in peri-procedural planning, execution, drug administration, and weaning strategies to optimize outcomes...
How do I confidently expand my DCB practice?
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session offers insights on identifying appropriate lesions for DCB treatment, understanding the essential concepts for achieving optimal immediate results with DCB PCI, and exploring the long-term angiographic and clinical outcomes. The session emphasizes the importance of lesion preparation, notes that there are no contraindications for...
How to select plaque preparation technique in severely calcified lesions
19 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Interested in revisiting the session on plaque preparation techniques? Review these slides that recap the essential points, including a notable case involving a 43-year-old male that underscores the significance of intravascular imaging (IVI) guidance.
Insights into coronary physiology: pressure microcatheter for clinical decision-making and PCI optimisation
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this session, analyze the case of a 71-year-old current smoker man with HTN and stable angina CCS II to understand how coronary physiology helps predict what is going to happen after PCI.
Indications for left ventricular support during elective PCI
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Thanks to this case-based session, look at the complications associated with elective PCI and learn how LV support can prevent haemodynamic instability and help complete revascularization.
Antegrade CTO - The techniques
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
This EuroPCR 2022 session, live from the simulation lab, focuses on antegrade CTO techniques, with particular attention to wire escalation techniques and the differences between microcatheters. Follow carefully the demonstrations and diagrams of our experts!
Cracking calcium: best practices to integrate intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) into your calcium management algorithms
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to learn about the best practices and tips to optimise application of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in coronary vasculature, and to discover some new calcium management algorithms to improve PCI outcomes as well as the latest technological advancements of peripheral IVL for pre-TAVI access.
Redefining indications for drug-eluting balloons in complex PCI - The role of sustained limus release
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Thanks to this EuroPCR 2022 session, discuss how sustained limus release technology can broaden DEB indications, learn about the decision-making process on the use of DEB adjacent to DES in complex PCI, and review DEB specific implantation techniques to achieve optimal outcomes for the patient.
Incorporating coronary orbital atherectomy to my practice
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
This EuroPCR 2022 session aims to examine the improvement of technology in the treatment of highly calcified coronary lesions: get a practical perspective on how to integrate and perform orbital atherectomy in your clinical practice, become aware of its differential aspects compared to other plaque preparation...
What's new in CTO PCI - a closer look on indications, anatomy and procedural planning
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
How to deal with calcified CTO
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
In this dedicated session from EuroPCR 2022, listen to Gabriele Luigi Gasparini talk about procedural challenges and device selection for calcified CTO, while James Spratt looks at how to deal with long, calcified CTO, and Kambis Mashayekhi discusses problems and solutions in calcified CTO.
How to? Learning useful techniques of PCI in daily practice
08 Oct 2021 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2021
Watch this session to learn some useful PCI techniques that may increase your procedural success rate, and discover these techniques in a step-by-step manner, made easy to understand.
How should I treat a fractured microcatheter?
16 Sep 2021
A 80-year old man presented to hospital with an anterior non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary edema... This case describes a fractured microcatheters in calcific coronary arteries/chronic total occlusions.
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Bi-directional approach in a complex CTO - Session with LIVE demonstration
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to discuss how to plan and guide a CTO PCI, to learn how to select the most appropriate wires and microcatheters and to appraise how to apply antegrade and retrograde techniques in a structured manner.
This session was originally presented during...
Treatment strategies and complications during CTO interventions
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to develop treatment strategies in a patient with multiple CTOs, to learn how to approach technical difficulties in complex CTO PCI, and to learn about treatment options for typical complications of CTO PCI.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
Advanced techniques for complex CTO interventions (Part 1) - Session with LIVE demonstration
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to develop treatment strategies in a patient with multiple CTOs, to learn how to approach technical difficulties in complex CTO PCI, and to learn about treatment options for typical complications of CTO PCI.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
Sustained Limus release, redefining indications for drug-eluting balloons
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session presented by Bernardo Cortese, Kambis Mashayekhi, Jonas Häner and Tuomas Rissanen in order to understand how sustained Limus release technology can broaden DEB indications, to learn how SELUTION SLR sustained Limus DEB performs in daily clinical practice, and to know more about the importance of sustained Limus release technology...
Advanced techniques for complex CTO interventions (Part 2) - Session with LIVE demonstration
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to develop treatment strategies in a patient with multiple CTOs, to learn how to approach technical difficulties in complex CTO PCI, and to learn about treatment options for typical complications of CTO PCI.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
New perspectives in CTO PCI, a case-based approach
19 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session presented by Masahisa Yamane, Paul Knaapen and Kambis Mashayekhi in order to learn more about new devices for CTO PCI treatment, to master selection and appropriate usage of CTO guidewires, and to learn what to consider for selecting the appropriate microcatheters.
PCI of calcified coronaries - we will rock you! (Part 1) - Session with LIVE demonstration
18 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to revisit strategies and devices for treatment of calcified plaque, to discuss the role of available options and to review in-depth procedural techniques for Rotapro.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
