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How to address the problem of calcified left main lesions
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Gain expert perspectives on addressing calcified left main coronary lesions in high-risk and complex clinical scenarios. This session features challenging cases including ACS patients with reduced LVEF, severe calcified stenosis of left main bifurcation, complex PCI in post-CABG octogenarians with rotablation under Impella support, and other...
Best companions's case on complications in calcified lesions
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Delve into challenging cases involving complications in calcified coronary lesions managed with rotational atherectomy. Topics include unique uses of Rotablation, managing burr entrapment, complex calcium and tortuosity combinations, and addressing perforations resulting from stent optimization and burr retrieval in highly calcified vessels.
Challenges and risks of percutaneous treatment of calcified lesions
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Learn how to effectively manage calcified coronary lesions and their associated risks in this focused session. Understand the critical role of plaque modification and intravascular imaging, and gain insights into addressing stent thrombosis following interventions on calcified lesions through detailed case analyses.
Challenging session in calcified lesions
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Engage with a challenging session focused on complex calcified lesion interventions. Topics include innovative triple burr techniques, OCT insights into resistant lesions, volume reduction strategies, eccentric calcium management, and IVUS-guided left main calcified lesion treatment, highlighting practical approaches to difficult cases.
The calcium challenge: stent avoidance and in-stent restenosis treatment
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Confront the challenges posed by coronary calcium through innovative stent avoidance and in-stent restenosis treatment strategies. This session features analyses on the feasibility of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) alone, its use prior to drug-coated balloon angioplasty, and in treating in-stent restenosis. Outcomes following IVL-assisted PCI are reviewed...
Bifurcation CAD: presentation and PCI strategies
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Navigate the complexities of coronary bifurcation disease with a comprehensive session covering decision-making, imaging applications, and PCI strategies. Review clinical scenarios involving left main disease, calcifications, and acute presentations. Understand the pivotal role of intracoronary imaging and explore provisional and two-stent techniques through detailed case discussions...
Calcified coronaries: novel devices and techniques
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Gain expert insights into managing calcified coronary lesions with novel devices and techniques. Topics include the safety and efficacy of rotational atherectomy, the distal rail-tracking technique, impact of burr speed and duration, innovative scoring balloon designs, and the RODIN-CUT sequential cutting balloon angioplasty method for moderate-to-severe...
Best companion's cases on orbital atherectomy
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Dive into advanced cases demonstrating orbital atherectomy techniques for managing challenging calcified coronary lesions. This session includes innovative approaches such as 'sand and knock' calcium modification, orbital atherectomy in complex anatomies, and the use of optical coherence tomography to guide percutaneous treatment of calcified nodules.
Calcium modification: contemporary comparaisons of atherectomy and IVL
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Compare contemporary calcium modification techniques including atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in complex coronary lesions. Review clinical outcomes, procedural case studies, and registry data highlighting safety and efficacy in acute coronary syndrome and high-risk patients.
Novel Hertz Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy: could we achieve more in calcium modification?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Discover how the novel Hertz Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) is pushing the boundaries of calcium modification in challenging coronary lesions.
This EuroPCR 2025 session shares real-world insights confirming the promising results of the PINNACLE I trial, with LithiX IVL proving safe and effective across eccentric, concentric, and...
