ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Jurij Avramovič, Gorazd Plevnik, Simon Korošec, Maja Kristan Tomšič, Jakob Boh, Luka Jeraj, Martina Mezgec, Lea Usaj

DOMESTIC FACULTY

Matjaz Bunc

Igor Balevski

Miha Čerček

Dragan Kovačič

Luka Lipar

Gregor Poglajen

Peter Radšel

Miha Šušteršič

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

Pierfrancesco Agostoni (Bel)

Alexandre Avran (Fra)

Nikola Bakraceski (Nmk)

Josko Bulum (Cro)

Valeri Gelev (Bul)

Florim Cuculi (Sui)

Mauro Carlino (Ita)

Nino Cocco (Ita)

Milan Dobric (Srb)

Luca Favero (Ita)

Gabriele Gasparini (Ita)

Igor Gregoric (USA)

Stefan Harb (Aut)

Irzal Hadzibegovic (Cro)

Viktor Kocka (Cze)

Mihajlo Kovacic (Cro)

Tomislav Krcmar (Cro)

Paul Knappen (Ned)

Gregor Leibundgut (Sui)

Alexander Nap (Ned)

Mihnea Nichita (Rom)

Dimitrios Nikas (Gre)

Vojtech Novotny (Cze)

Goran Olivecrona (Swe)

Gianpaolo Pasquetto (Ita)

Marin Postu (Rom)

Jose Ramon Rumoroso (Esp)

Salvatore Sacca (Ita)

Josica Sikic (Cro)

Boris Starcevic (Cro)

Sinisa Stojkovic (Srb)

Claudiu Ungureanu (Bel)

Vladimir Zdravkovic (Srb)

Daniel Weilenmann (Sui)

VENUE

Congress Center Bernardin, Obala 2, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia

Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VaAbGXiX4HMcYzX36

Proposed accomodation: https://www.hoteli-bernardin.si/si/namestitve/portoroz-st-bernardin-resort/hotel-vile-park

DIRECT LINK FOR BOOKING

REGISTRATION

No registration fee. The event is free of charge.

CONTACT

E-MAIL: cathlabofthefuture@gmail.com

PHONE (Whatsapp): +38640465112

AGENDA

MARCH 7, 2024

8.20 Welcome address from the organizers

CREW: J. Avramovic, J.R. Rumoroso, D. Nikas, G. Gasparini, G. Olivecrona

8.30 LIVE CASE 1 from Hospital Izola (Operators: A. Nap & P. Knaapen)

9.00 LIVE CASE 2 from Opatija (Operators: B. Starcevic & M. Kovacic)

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM

CREW: I. Gregoric, G. Poglajen, V. Kocka, P. Radsel, I. Hadzibegovic

10.00 Hemodynamic support in PCI – yes or no? (I.Hadzibegovic)

10.15 Which MCS to use in high risk PCI? (J. Bulum)

10.30 Keynote Lecture: Temporary MCS: past, present and future (I. Gregoric)

11.00 Discussion

11.15 Coffe break

WE WILL ROCK YOU

CREW: F. Cuculi, D. Kovacic, T. Krcmar, V. Gelev, J. Bulum

11.30 The war on calcium: Hit it hard, but how? (F. Cuculi)

11.45 The importance of IVI in calcified lesions (T. Krcmar)

12.00 Challenging calcium scenarios: tips & tricks (V. Zdravkovic)

12.15 Discussion

12.30 LUNCH BREAK

CREW: G. Leibundgut, S. Harb, S. Stojkovic, V. Novotny, V. Gelev

13.00 LIVE CASE 3 from Hospital Izola (Operators: M. Carlino & J.R. Rumoroso)

13.30 LIVE CASE 4 from Brazil (Operator: D. Weilenmann)

CROSSROADS

CREW: M.Cercek, J. Sikic, V. Kocka, N. Bakraceski, M. Dobric

14.30 LM is a different bifurcation (V. Gelev)

14.45 OCT vs IVUS in bifurcation stenting (M. Cercek)

15.00 Coronary CT for the interventionalist (C. Floros)

15.15 Discussion

15.30 Coffee break

GET IN THE RING

CREW: P. Knaapen, P. Agostoni, C. Ungureanu, A. Toma, G. Plevnik

15.45 LIVE CASE 5 from Hospital Izola (Operators: G. Gasparini & J. Avramovic)

17.00: PCB vs SCB: the battle continues (M. Sustersic)

17.15: Why I don’t like the new ESC ACS guidelines (L. Lipar)

THE MIRANO CHRONICLES

CREW: G. Pasquetto, L. Favero, S. Sacca, D. Nikas, J. Avramovic

17.30 Worst complications of my life – part 1 (I. Balevski)

17.45 Worst complications of my life – part 2 (L. Usaj)

18.00 Worst complications of my life – part 3 (M. Nichita)

18.15 Worst complications of my life – part 4 (M. Gergis)

18.30 Worst complications of my life – part 5 (V. Novotny)

18.45 Discussion

MARCH 8, 2024

LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER

CREW: G. Gasparini, P. Knaapen, P. Agostoni, G. Leibundgut, S. Harb

9.00 LIVE CASE 6 from Hospital Izola (Operators: S. Stojkovic & M. Bunc)

9.30 LIVE CASE 7 from Bucharest (Operator: M. Postu)

10.30 In the future we WILL open more CTO’s (G. Olivecrona)

10.45 In the future we WONT open more CTO’s (N. Cocco)

11.00 Discussion

11.15 Coffe Break

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

CREW: M. Carlino, G. Olivecrona, A. Toma,  F. Cuculi, M. Kovacic

11.30 The phylosophy of the minimalistic approach (P. Agostoni)

11.45 Surfing the subintimal space (G. Leibundgut)

12.00 New frontiers of ADR (M. Carlino)

12.15 Wire has passed but gear won’t follow (P. Knaapen)

12.30 Investment procedure (G. Gasparini)

12.45 Discussion

13.00 Lunch Break

IT’S A KIND OF MAGIC

CREW: S. Stojkovic, B. Starcevic, C. Ungureanu, J. Avramovic, M. Bunc

13.30 LIVE CASE 8 from Hospital Izola (Operators: G. Leibundgut & P. Agostoni)

14.00 LIVE CASE 9 from Valenciennes (Operator: A. Avran & S. Champagne)

15.00 Retrograde made easy (S. Harb)

15.15 Tip in all the way (C. Ungureanu)

15.30 Stentless CTO PCI (A. Toma)

15.45 Discussion

16.00 Closing remarks