Programme

Scientific Programme

Room A & Room B are located on the 1st floor of the Focus Hotel.

Main track (Room A) Interventional Cardiology Course Multidisciplinary Track
Room AMain track
Room BInterventional Cardiology Course & Multidisciplinary Track
8.10Thursday
Room A · Main track
Pre-course day — no Main Stage sessions
Room B · Interventional & Multidisciplinary
12:30 – 14:15
Bioengineering
14:15 – 14:30 · Coffee Break
14:30 – 15:30
Safety in the CathLab
15:30 – 15:45 · Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:45
Bioengineering
16:45 – 17:00 · Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:00
ECG for Allied Professionals
9.10Friday
Room A · Main track
8:30 – 10:00
STEMI: difficult decisions in the acute phase
10:00 – 10:15 · Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:45
Opening Session — Coronary disease in Central Europe: opportunities and unmet needs
11:45 – 12:00 · Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00
Dyslipidemia — therapeutic targets & intensification
13:00 – 13:15 · Coffee Break
13:15 – 14:45
Complex atherosclerosis & PCI: ischemic risk as key driver
14:45 – 15:45 · Lunch
15:45 – 16:45
Hypertension — secondary prevention
16:45 – 17:00 · Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30
Vulnerable Plaque — high-risk phenotypes
Room B · Interventional & Multidisciplinary
9:00 – 10:00
Preventing Burnout in Healthcare Workers
10:00 – 10:15 · Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15
Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease — from Air Quality to Clinical Outcomes
11:15 – 11:30 · Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30
Innovations (Elixir)
Sponsored Session
12:30 – 12:45 · Coffee Break
12:45 – 14:00
From Research to Publication: Strategies for Successful Scientific Publishing
14:00 – 14:15 · Coffee Break
14:15 – 14:45
Shockwave — state of the art
14:45 – 15:45 · Lunch
15:45 – 16:45
Shockwave case challenge with grant award
16:45 – 17:00 · Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:00
How to Prepare and Deliver Conference Presentations
10.10Saturday
Room A · Main track
9:00 – 10:00
Obesity & inflammation — metabolic drivers of ASCVD
10:00 – 10:15 · Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:45
Leaving nothing behind — modern strategies for coronary lesion treatment
11:45 – 12:00 · Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00
Antithrombotic therapy after ACS/PCI: balancing ischemic and bleeding risk according to ESC guidance
13:00 – 14:00 · Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Microcirculation / INOCA / persistent ischemia
15:30 – 15:45 · Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:45
Gender-specific cardiovascular risk — a sex-oriented clinical approach
16:45 – 17:00 · Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30
Cardiogenic shock in myocardial infarction
Room B · Interventional & Multidisciplinary
9:00 – 10:00
Treatment of CAD in TAVI Patients
10:00 – 10:15 · Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15
TAVI — challenging scenarios
11:15 – 11:30 · Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:45
Renal Denervation — Optimizing the Patient Pathway in Practice
12:45 – 13:00 · Coffee Break
13:00 – 14:00 · Lunch
14:00 – 15:15
Impella CHIP case challenge

Workshops

Rooms 1-6 are located on the 3rd floor of the Focus Hotel.

Hands-on / Interventional Allied workshops
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
8.10Thursday
Room 1 · 16:00 – 17:15
Topic 1 – Vascular access for coronary interventions
Room 2 · 16:00 – 17:15
Topic 8 – Bifurcation PCI step-by-step: Provisional stenting
Room 3 · 16:00 – 17:15
Topic 3 – Coronary Physiology: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 4 · 16:00 – 17:15
Topic 4 – Coronary Imaging: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 5 · 16:00 – 17:15
Topic 5 – Calcified lesions — what to use and when
Room 6 · 16:00 – 17:15
Topic 6 – Complex PCI Toolbox
17:15 – 17:30 · Break
Room 1 · 17:30 – 18:45
Topic 1 – Vascular access for coronary interventions
Room 2 · 17:30 – 18:45
Topic 8 – Bifurcation PCI step-by-step: Provisional stenting
Room 3 · 17:30 – 18:45
Topic 3 – Coronary Physiology: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 4 · 17:30 – 18:45
Topic 4 – Coronary Imaging: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 5 · 17:30 – 18:45
Topic 5 – Calcified lesions — what to use and when
Room 6 · 17:30 – 18:45
Topic 6 – Complex PCI Toolbox
9.10Friday
Room 1 · 8:30 – 9:45
Topic 7 – Bifurcation PCI step-by-step: DK crush
Room 2 · 8:30 – 9:45
Topic 2 – Basic PCI tools (guiding catheters, wires, balloons, etc.)
Room 3 · 8:30 – 9:45
Topic 3 – Coronary Physiology: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 4 · 8:30 – 9:45
Topic 4 – Coronary Imaging: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 5 · 8:30 – 9:45
Topic 5 – Calcified lesions — what to use and when
9:45 – 10:00 · Break
Room 6 · 10:00 – 11:15
Impella workshop
11:15 – 12:45 · No workshops in this slot — see Room A & B sessions
Room 1 · 12:45 – 14:00
Topic 7 – Bifurcation PCI step-by-step: DK crush
Room 2 · 12:45 – 14:00
Topic 2 – Basic PCI tools (guiding catheters, wires, balloons, etc.)
Room 3 · 12:45 – 14:00
Topic 3 – Coronary Physiology: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 4 · 12:45 – 14:00
Topic 4 – Coronary Imaging: From Diagnosis to PCI Guidance
Room 5 · 12:45 – 14:00
Topic 5 – Calcified lesions — what to use and when
14:00 – 14:15 · Break
Room 2 · 14:15 – 15:15
The ALS (Advanced Life Support) workshop (PL)
15:15 – 15:45 · Break
Room 1 · 15:45 – 18:15
Patient forum & workshop
Room 2 · 15:45 – 16:45
The ALS (Advanced Life Support) workshop (EN)
16:45 – 17:00 · Break
Room 6 · 17:00 – 18:15
Impella workshop
18:15 – 18:30 · Break
Room 2 · 18:30 – 19:30
Women's Leadership

NON-SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Room A located on the 1st floor of the Focus Hotel.

GET Together
October 9, 2026 | 20:30
Dinner in the form of a cocktail with a glass of wine
Electronic music in the background
*The event is not financed with funds provided by member companies of INFARMA, the POLMED Chamber, or MedTech Europe.