Thursday November 19. 2026 The Hands-on Lounge (Precourse)
| 17:00 – 19:00 | The Hands-On Lounge Limited access - only with prior registration. |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Imaging in CHIP & CTO PCI M. Sinani, Suhl |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Hands-on Imaging |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Wire skills in CHIP & CTO PCI S. Pyxaras, Fürth |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Hands-on Wiring |
Friday November 20. 2026 | Day 1
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome K. Mashayekhi, Lahr/Schwarzwald; S. Pyxaras, Fürth; H. Rittger, Fürth |
| 08:45 – 11:00 | LIVE SESSION 1 Chair: K. Mashayekhi, Lahr/Schwarzwald | Co-chair: S. Pyxaras, Fürth | Panel: A. Erglis, Riga; F. Woitek, Dresden; N.N. |
| 08:45 | Live Case 1 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 1 B. Iqbal, Victoria; M. Eltarahony, Weiden |
| 09:00 | Live Case 2 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 2 A. Kalyanasundaram; A. Kalnins, Riga |
In between: Presentations – STATE-OF-THE-ART SESSION |
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| 09:15 | Key-Note Lecture: The Future of complex coronary percutaneous intervention G. Werner, Frankfurt |
| 09:30 | Leave Nothing Behind! T. Rissanen, Joensuu |
| 09:45 | Debate: Do we really need LV-support in CHIP/CTO-PCI? Pro: M. Ayoub, Bad Oeynhausen | Contra: F. Woitek, Dresden |
| 10:20 | Ethic considerations and everyday dilemmas in CHIP-PCI H. Rittger, Fürth |
…regular live connections to the cathlabs take place between presentations. |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 14:00 | LIVE SESSION 2 Chair: A. Erglis, Riga | Co-chair: L. Bryniarski, Kraków | Panel: D. Sondore, Rīga; T. Sturmberger, Linz; M. Zaczkiewicz, Lahr/Schwarzwald |
| 11:30 | Live Case 3 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 1 S. Pyxaras, Fürth; N. Albayrak, Berlin |
| 11:45 | Live Case 4 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 2 G. Leibundgut, Basel; D. Weilenmann, St. Gallen |
Intermezzo: CASES IN THE BOX – The fast & the furious |
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| 12:00 | Case 1 M. Zaczkiewicz, Lahr/Schwarzwald |
| 12:15 | Case 2 M. Levin, Johannesburg |
| 12:30 | Case 3 D. Sondore, Rīga |
| 12:45 | The CTO-Sensei Mindset – procedural success & complication management E. Brilakis, Minneapolis Online |
…regular live connections to the cathlabs take place between presentations. |
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| 13:30 | Live connection to Live Cases 3/4 |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch Break & Visit the Exhibition |
| 15:00 – 18:00 | LIVE SESSION 3 Chair: H. Rittger, Fürth | Co-chair: G. Olivecrona, Lund | Panel: T. Szuk, Debrecen; F. Woitek, Dresden; M. Behnes, Mannheim |
| 15:00 | Live Case 5 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 1 M. Ayoub, Bad Oeynhausen; J. Avramovič, Izola |
| 15:15 | Live Case 6 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 2 K. Mashayekhi, Lahr/Schwarzwald; L. Bryniarski, Kraków |
In between: Presentations – THE CALCIUM PATHWAY |
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| 15:30 | My imaging interpretation: Phenotypes and therapeutic consequences G. Olivecrona, Lund |
| 15:45 | My toolbox: how do I crack calcium T. Szuk, Debrecen |
| 16:00 | Severely calcified CHIP & CTOs: a Consensus Proposal S. Pyxaras, Fürth |
…regular live connections to the cathlabs take place between presentations. |
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| 16:15 | Live connection to Live Cases 5/6 |
| 18:00 | Wrap-up of the Day |
| 18:05 | Get-Together |
| 18:15 – 19:15 | Modern PCI: IVUS in real life by Boston Scientific R. Hemetsberger, Vienna (Anmeldung zum Workshop erforderlich) |
Saturday November 21. 2026 | Day 2
| 08:30 – 10:30 | LIVE SESSION 4 Chair: S. Pyxaras, Fürth | Co-chair: A. Geppert, Wien | Panel: A. Geppert, Wien; D. Sondore, Rīga; P. Agostoni, Antwerp |
| 08:30 | Live Case 7 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 1 R. Garbo, Torino; A. Kolesnikov, Almaty |
| 08:45 | Live Case 8 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 2 Ö. Göktekin, Istanbul; P. Agostoni, Antwerp |
In between: Presentations – COMPLICATIONS |
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| 09:00 | My biggest nightmare (and how did I wake up) – Vol. 1 G. Gavrielatos, Piraeus |
| 09:15 | My biggest nightmare (and how did I wake up) – Vol. 2 M. Sinani, Suhl |
| 09:30 | My complication toolbox A. Geppert, Wien |
…regular live connections to the cathlabs take place between presentations. |
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| 09:45 – 10:30 | Live connection to Live Cases 7/8 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | LIVE SESSION 5 – THE FUTURE IS NOW Chair: Ö. Göktekin, Istanbul | Co-chair: P. Knaapen, Amsterdam | Panel: S. Pyxaras, Fürth; M. Behnes, Mannheim; G. Leibundgut, Basel |
| 11:00 | Live Case 9 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 1 P. Knaapen, Amsterdam; M. Zaczkiewicz, Lahr/Schwarzwald |
| 11:15 | HDR masterclass: tips & pitfalls B. Iqbal, Victoria |
| 11:30 | Leave Less Behind! G. Leibundgut, Basel |
| 11:45 | DCBs in challenging lesions: are we ready for prime time? M. Behnes, Mannheim |
| 12:00 | LIVE-in-a-Box: DCB case & discussion S. Pyxaras, Fürth |
…regular live connections to the cathlabs take place between presentations. |
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| 12:15 | Live connection to Live Cases 9 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break & Industry Exhibition |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | LIVE SESSION 6 Chair: G. Leibundgut, Basel | Co-chair: R. Hemetsberger, Vienna | Panel: K. Mashayekhi, Lahr/Schwarzwald; D. Weilenmann, St. Gallen; R. Hemetsberger, Vienna |
| 14:00 | Live Case 10 – Case presentation and live connection with Cathlab 2 A. Geppert, Wien; D. Sondore, Rīga |
In between: Presentations – A) WIRING SKILLS |
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| 14:15 | Contemporary STAR K. Mashayekhi, Lahr/Schwarzwald |
| 14:30 | Is wiring teachable? R. Hemetsberger, Wien |
In between: Presentations – B) CHALLENGING ANATOMIES |
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| 14:45 | Epicardial collaterals: when and how? P. Agostoni, Antwerp |
| 15:00 | Contemporary ADR: how to avoid dangerous collateral tracking D. Weilenmann, St. Gallen |
| 15:15 | CTO-PCI in post-CABG patients P. Knaapen, Amsterdam |
…regular live connections to the cathlabs take place between presentations. |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Live connection to Live Case 10 |
| 16:00 | Wrap-up of the conference K. Mashayekhi, Lahr/Schwarzwald; S. Pyxaras, Fürth; H. Rittger, Fürth |
