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Managing complex calcified PCI: pitfalls and complications
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses the complexities and challenges of performing PCI in heavily calcified coronary lesions. Emphasizing the critical role of imaging in procedural planning, it updates on contemporary tools and techniques to mitigate complications. The session also shares practical experience in managing common complications such as...
Rescue techniques for coronary interventions
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session presents an array of advanced rescue techniques employed in coronary interventions when unexpected complications arise. It features real-world cases including management of complex coronary artery aneurysms, malignant pericardial tamponade, challenging primary PCI scenarios, and innovative bailout strategies such as self-made covered stents and guidewire...
Back to the future - Lessons from the past that can guide contemporary practice
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Reflecting on historical perspectives in the management of atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease, this session imparts valuable lessons to guide contemporary PCI practice. It emphasizes best practices in vessel preparation, evaluates the significance of drug-eluting stents, and provides a pathologist’s insight into mechanisms of PCI failure to...
CTO BASIC Level I: LIVE Educational Cases from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, France & University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This educational session provides a foundational understanding of chronic total occlusions (CTO) through live case presentations from leading centers in Paris and Basel. It covers CTO pathophysiology, angiographic analysis, and essential technical skills including guide catheter support, wire escalation, and microcatheter use. The session aims to...
Innovative strategy in ACS
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Focusing on innovative strategies in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), this session reviews recent advances including drug-coated balloons in STEMI, early discharge safety guided by microcirculatory resistance indices, intravascular lithotripsy for coronary calcification in ACS, and novel stenting protocols demonstrated in randomized trials, providing a comprehensive update...
Rethinking coronary artery disease: from ischaemia to atheroma - Implications of the Lancet Commission for Interventional Cardiology
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session invites a re-evaluation of coronary artery disease by shifting focus from ischemia to atheroma, integrating insights from the Lancet Commission for Interventional Cardiology. It explores the significance of plaque burden, biology, and inflammation in guiding PCI decisions and outlines the future role of PCI...
Imaging the calcified lesions: what you need to see
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session emphasizes critical imaging aspects necessary for assessing calcified coronary lesions. It addresses lesion-specific Agatston scoring, OCT-guided PCI optimization, coronary CT planning, histopathological insights, and predictors of stent underexpansion after calcium modification.
The dark side of calcium: complications, crashes and comebacks
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Focused on the formidable challenges posed by coronary calcium, this session presents three compelling cases illustrating complications, procedural crashes, and successful recoveries. Participants learn detailed approaches to treating PCI complications related to calcified lesions and develop a skillset aimed at prevention and effective management of these...
When calcium fights back: multinational insights into complex PCI and complication rescue
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This multinational session highlights advanced approaches to complex PCI involving heavily calcified coronary arteries. It aims to enhance mastery of contemporary calcium modification tools, reinforce decision-making skills in high-risk, complication-prone interventions, and optimize imaging-guided assessment of coronary calcium through illustrative cases from Bulgaria, Romania, and Tunisia.
DK crush technique in a calcified LAD-diagonal bifurcation - LIVE case
Recommended by PCR
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
A 53‑year‑old man with hypertension and dyslipidemia presented with an inferior MI treated with primary PCI of the RCA two months earlier. He was referred for staged treatment of a significant calcified LAD–diagonal bifurcation lesion.Lesion preparation included non‑compliant balloon dilatation, rotational atherectomy in the LAD (1.5...
