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How can we improve the management of aortic stenosis in 2026?
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
As aortic stenosis management continues to evolve, this EuroPCR 2026 session looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities shaping clinical practice in 2026. From implementing the latest guidelines in daily care to refining the timing of intervention, the discussion focuses on how earlier identification and treatment...
Beyond the horizon - A prelude into TAVI and complex PCI solutions
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session provides a comprehensive preview of evolving technologies and strategies shaping interventional cardiology. Discover the Myval Octapro+ transcatheter heart valve (THV) and its innovative design and procedural benefits demonstrated through a recorded case. Stay updated on Landmark and Compare TAVI trial data, and discover the...
From referral to discharge: European consensus on the TAVI care pathway
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Across Europe, TAVI programmes are under increasing pressure from rising demand, capacity limits and referral barriers. This EuroPCR 2026 session presents the European consensus on the TAVI care pathway and explores how data-driven, standardised approaches can optimise the patient journey from referral to discharge.
Bringing together clinicians,...
TAVI and coronary artery disease: we need the COMPLETE answer!
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Addressing the intersection of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and coronary artery disease, this session reviews contemporary surgical and interventional literature to elucidate current practices. It underscores the need for a large international randomized controlled trial to provide definitive guidance for managing patients with concomitant aortic...
Large-bore venous access and vessel closure: all you need to know
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session provides a comprehensive guide to large-bore venous access and vessel closure techniques, emphasizing best practices and the advantages of ultrasound-guided suture mediated vessel closure compared to traditional figure-of-eight suture methods. It also addresses strategies to avoid and manage potential complications encountered during these procedures.
DCB in contemporary PCI: evidence, technique and physiology-guided decision-making
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This EuroPCR 2026 session explores the evolving role of drug-coated balloons (DCB) in contemporary PCI, highlighting how growing clinical evidence, refined procedural strategies and physiology-guided tools are reshaping everyday practice.
The discussion reviews the latest data supporting DCB use, including long-term outcomes from major registries and trials...
Evolving bifurcation treatment practices: DCB, angio-based FFR and side branch optimisation
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This EuroPCR 2026 session explores the evolving landscape of bifurcation PCI, focusing on drug-coated balloon (DCB) strategies, angio-based fractional flow reserve (FFR) and side branch optimisation. It highlights how new evidence and physiology-guided tools are reshaping decision-making in this complex lesion subset.
Discussions include insights from the...
Beyond valves: expanding the structural toolbox
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session expands the scope of structural heart interventions beyond valve therapies. It covers embolic protection in high-risk intracardiac procedures, outcomes of paravalvular leak closures, novel aortic root stent-graft research, cerebral ischemia predictors after TEVAR, and transcatheter ASD closure techniques.
Interventional therapy for hypertension
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses interventional therapies for hypertension, emphasizing patient selection for renal denervation and integration of this technique within comprehensive hypertension management. It also reviews available renal denervation technologies, optimal procedural approaches, and considerations for interventional treatment of renal artery stenosis.
RESIL-Card in action: early European experience and lessons from the first users
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session presents the early European experience with the RESIL-Card tool, designed to optimize interventional cardiology care pathways during crises. It includes practical insights from early adopters, updates on dissemination efforts across Europe, strategies for engaging patients and organizations, and discussions on national and EU political...
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...
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...
CTO PCI: technical developments
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session highlights technical developments in CTO PCI, featuring comparative insights from the ONUBA-CTO study on retrograde versus antegrade approaches, sex-based differences in long-term outcomes, management of balloon-undilatable lesions, the role of virtual reality audiovisual distraction, the impact of core laboratory feedback with OCT, and contemporary...
Behind standard practice: a place for DCB
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session examines the role of drug-coated balloons (DCB) beyond standard practice in coronary revascularization. It includes discussions on revascularization strategies in young patients, rescue of early distal LIMA–LAD anastomosis, treatment of in-stent restenosis, stepwise complex CTO bifurcation revascularization using kissing DCBs, and management of calcified...
Mitral TEER beyond the routine: complex and complicated cases
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session explores complex and complicated cases of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) beyond routine practice. It addresses challenges such as device failures, late complications, acute left ventricular dysfunction related to afterload changes, stepwise approaches to overcome procedural failures, rescue strategies in cardiogenic shock, and tailored...
Interventions for heart failure: insights and innovations
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session presents innovations and insights into interventional treatments for heart failure. Topics include pulmonary artery denervation for combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension, evaluation of extravascular ventricular assist devices, biomarker-guided therapy withdrawal in improved heart failure, outcomes of transcatheter iatrogenic atrial shunts, percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy...
PCI for complex left main disease
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session delves into the complexities of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for left main disease, emphasizing strategic approaches to dual critical lesions and innovative techniques such as excimer laser and drug-eluting balloons. It also explores hybrid strategies for treating in-stent restenosis and redo revascularisation, offering a...
CTO PCI: how to prevent and manage complications effectively?
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Focused on chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI, this session highlights the critical importance of procedural planning to minimize complications. Through detailed case analyses of coronary dissection and perforation, it outlines early identification strategies and equips clinicians with essential tools and techniques for effective complication management in...
New evidence for pharmacology for coronary artery disease
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session presents the latest evidence in pharmacological management of coronary artery disease, featuring pivotal trials such as VESALIUS-CV and TARGET FIRST. It covers topics including evolocumab efficacy post-stenting, early aspirin cessation strategies, aspirin-free protocols after complex PCI in ACS, and comparative outcomes of clopidogrel versus...
Abstract submissions - Nurses and Allied Professionals
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Dedicated to nurses and allied professionals, this session addresses occupational health challenges, radiation dose reduction through AI-enhanced fluoroscopy, and innovative simulation techniques for ECMO-supported resuscitation. It also explores sustainable practices in cath labs and the integration of structured physiotherapy pathways within TAVI programmes, underscoring multidisciplinary contributions...