Lukasz Pyka

Lukasz Pyka

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Silesian Center for Heart Diseases - Zabrze, Poland

Latest contributions

Imaging skills for successful TAVI procedure

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Enhance your imaging skills essential for successful TAVI procedures. This session covers complex scenarios such as left circumflex coronary artery anomalies, valve infolding risks with new platforms, bioprosthesis dysfunctions, procedural adaptations when faced with challenges, and zero-contrast TAVI techniques.

Imaging skills for successful TAVI procedure

Challenging clinical scenarios in coronary artery disease

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Confront challenging clinical scenarios in coronary artery disease with case-based discussions. Topics include managing multiple stent layers, late mediastinal hematoma, PCI optimization through physiology and imaging, refractory angina treatment, and acute tamponade management.

Challenging clinical scenarios in coronary artery disease

Best companion's cases on imaging for calcified lesions

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Join this session to explore cutting-edge imaging-guided strategies for treating calcified coronary lesions. Featuring OCT guidance, CT density analysis, and innovative zero-contrast PCI approaches including lithotripsy, this session highlights novel and ultra-low contrast interventions tailored for complex calcified cases and kidney failure patients.

Best companion's cases on imaging for calcified lesions

Complex PCI for severely calcified, uncrossable RCA lesion

07 Apr 2025

A 72-year-old male patient with stable coronary artery disease was admitted for recurrence of angina (CCS II/III). Coronary angiography revealed significant stenosis in the mid-portion of RCA. Ad hoc PCI of RCA was unsuccessful due to an uncrossable lesion...

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TAVI: procedural complications - Part 2

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session focuses on the management of procedural complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). It presents a series of challenging cases, including valve-in-valve TAVI with complications, acute cardiogenic shock during valve-in-valve TAVI, and various other complications such as left ventricular perforation, fistula formation, and lost...

TAVI: procedural complications -  Part 2

Make your life easier with imaging during primary PCI for acute coronary syndrome

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session features selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions highlighting the use of imaging modalities, such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), during primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome. Experts will present and discuss challenging cases, demonstrating how the integration...

Make your life easier with imaging during primary PCI for acute coronary syndrome