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AI in imaging & the cathlab - opportunities in procedural planning & guidance
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session explores the role of artificial intelligence in imaging and the cathlab, emphasizing computer vision applications distinct from language models. It discusses AI's integration into procedural planning and guidance, balancing algorithmic support with physician judgement to enhance interventional cardiology workflows.
Coronary innovations and artificial intelligence: new devices, smarter tools, better outcomes
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session provides a practical update on emerging coronary innovations and AI technologies, including next-generation calcium modification devices, bioresorbable scaffolds, sirolimus drug-coated balloons, and AI-driven coronary physiology and imaging tools. It offers a roadmap for integrating these advancements into clinical practice, addressing technology selection, reimbursement, training,...
To rescue the unexpected complications during TAVI
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session focuses on the recognition and management of unexpected complications during TAVI procedures. Through cases from Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, it examines mechanisms underlying common and rare complications such as aortic sinus injury, acute valve dislocation, and left main collapse. Attendees gain practical insights...
Tricuspid interventions: find the best candidate
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session reviews the phenotypes of tricuspid regurgitation and their diagnostic pathways, emphasizing standardized and pragmatic diagnostic steps. It also addresses criteria for identifying optimal timing and candidates for tricuspid valve interventions.
TAVI: new approach
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session introduces new frontiers in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), including artificial intelligence-enabled systems and minimalist, radiation-free approaches guided by echocardiography. It covers complex procedural techniques such as axillary access under TEE guidance, precision snaring, and managing challenging anatomies, emphasizing advancements in safety and efficacy...
Managing complications in STEMI: always possible?
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session delves into the complexities of managing complications during STEMI interventions. Through real-world cases from Algeria, Malaysia, and Pakistan, it provides comprehensive analyses of challenging scenarios, treatment strategies, and key learnings, emphasizing the critical decision-making required to navigate complications and improve patient outcomes in high-stakes...
Optimal timing of aspirin discontinuation: when early is too early?
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session critically evaluates the optimal timing for aspirin discontinuation after PCI, discussing outcomes of aspirin-free strategies initiated within one month versus three months post-procedure. It considers differential effects of DAPT duration based on ACS presentation and bleeding risk, supported by meta-analyses and real-world data to...
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...
Bifurcation PCI with complications - Part 1
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses complications encountered during bifurcation PCI through real-world cases involving stent dislodgement, entrapped guidewires, failed wiring techniques, and fractured devices. It highlights technical rescue maneuvers, the role of intravascular imaging, and long-term challenges encountered in managing complex bifurcation lesions to improve procedural success and...
New devices for structural interventions
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Explore the latest advancements in structural interventions with a focus on novel devices and their early clinical outcomes. This session reviews cutting-edge technologies including balloon-expandable TAVI, percutaneous mechanical aspiration for infective endocarditis, and emerging transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement systems, alongside multicenter evaluations of TEER devices in...
The digital pulse: innovation in the cathlab
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session highlights transformative innovations in the catheterization laboratory that prioritize patient-centered care and enhanced safety. Focus areas include advancements in radiation practice through new technology and the integration of artificial intelligence to improve image analysis, decision-making, and procedural efficiency in interventional cardiology.
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.
Complex transfemoral TAVI: how to manage the root to success
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Addressing the challenges of complex transfemoral TAVI, this session provides expert guidance on managing difficult vascular access routes to ensure procedural success. Topics include advanced techniques for straightening pathways, managing hostile access, and innovative strategies for contrast-zero TAVI in challenging anatomies.
New strategies in STEMI treatments
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Investigate new strategies in STEMI treatment through data from international registries and clinical trials. This session examines the comparative efficacy of sirolimus versus paclitaxel-coated balloons, plaque modification in calcified lesions, novel cardioprotective techniques during primary PCI, and the role of AI-assisted ECG interpretation in STEMI pathways.
CTO BASIC Level II: LIVE Educational Cases from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, France & University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This advanced CTO BASIC Level II session presents live educational cases from leading European centers in France and Switzerland. It focuses on higher-level antegrade CTO interventions, illustrating when to switch among antegrade techniques and how to utilize advanced tools effectively to improve procedural success, supported by...
Debate: how will AI change the cardiology landscape in the next five years?
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Delve into the anticipated impact of artificial intelligence on cardiology over the next five years. This session addresses AI's role in reporting, triage, workflow optimization, and decision-making, while distinguishing realistic clinical benefits from hype. It also discusses governance, accountability, and legal considerations surrounding AI adoption in...
Best complications in primary PCI
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session delves into a spectrum of challenging complications encountered during primary PCI, showcasing advanced management techniques and unique case scenarios. Highlights include managing complex cathlab nightmares, innovative IVUS-guided true lumen re-entry strategies, and critical decision-making in coronary artery dissections.
What bench testing teaches us about real world PCI
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session explores bench testing insights into real-world percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Topics include comparative expansion ratios of coronary stents, prognostic assessments after drug-coated balloon treatments, mechanical performance of magnesium scaffolds in bifurcations, preclinical safety and computational modeling of bioresorbable polymer-coated stents, and evaluations of commonly...
When the anterior leaflet gets in the way: mitral leaflet modification before TMVR
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses the intricacies of mitral leaflet modification techniques prior to transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). It features innovative approaches such as LAMPOON-assisted valve-in-ring replacement, balloon-assisted leaflet translocation, and strategies to overcome the challenges posed by mitral annular calcification.
Complication management in CTO PCI - Part 1
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses complication management during chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions. It covers strategies for unexpected coronary complications, managing tamponade without visible perforation, rescue techniques for atherectomy-related perforations, managing dry pericardial tamponade after septal branch perforation, and challenges when retrograde approaches encounter thrombosis in...
