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Calcium and complications management in bifurcation
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Address calcium-related challenges and complication management in coronary bifurcation PCI. This session reviews the impact of intraprocedural complications during two-stent techniques, procedural success and one-year outcomes of intravascular lithotripsy in calcific bifurcations and unprotected left main PCI, and bench-test analyses of perforation management. Additionally, it compares...
Best companions's case on complications in calcified lesions: episode 2
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Join this session examining complex complications in calcified lesion interventions. Learn from cases featuring controversial approaches that successfully resolved issues, coronary perforation management, retrograde iatrogenic dissection after lithotripsy, and algorithmic bailout strategies essential for navigating challenging calcified lesion complications.
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.
LV support for very high risk PCI of calficied lesions
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Discover the role of left ventricular (LV) support in performing very high-risk PCI on heavily calcified lesions. This session highlights techniques for navigating complex calcified coronary anatomies using Impella support, strategies for metal casing reshaping, and management of acute MI and cardiac arrest scenarios. Explore alternative...
PCI for complex calcific coronary artery disease - LIVE Case
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
An 87-year-old female patient, at high bleeding risk and with preserved LV function, presented 2 months ago with an inferior STEMI and multivessel disease. She initially underwent RCA PCI followed by staged LCx PCI. She was now referred for PCI of a long, heavily calcified lesion...
Integrating CT coronary angiography into your PCI practice
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Integrate CT coronary angiography into your PCI practice to enhance procedural planning and outcomes. This session covers practical CT-based approaches for guiding catheter selection, lesion analysis, and stenting strategy. Learn how to leverage CT imaging to anticipate plaque preparation needs in calcified lesions and optimize catheterization...
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...
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.
