Scientific Program
Preliminary Version – updates in progress
| Endovascular Cardiac Complications Course Romania - 1st Edition | ||
| Day 1 - November 4, 2026 | ||
| Timeline | Session | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Welcome & opening remarks Course Directors: Eric Eeckhout, Lucian Câlmâc, Lucian Predescu, Iulian Matei | |
| 12:15 - 13:30 | Live Cases Presentation & Transmission Laszlo Hadadi, Iulian Matei / Mihnea Nichita Brendea, Lucian Câlmâc | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Session I: Case Presentations Chairs: Virgil Popa, Tibor Szuk, Panel: Annari Van Rensburg, Dan Gavrilescu, Leontin Lazăr, Umberto Barbero, Andras Mester | |
| Sharpen the blades! Andrei Mihai, Cluj-Napoca | ||
| The Domino Effect Șerban Damu, Sibiu | ||
| The Detour Andreea Ioana Lupaș, Timișoara | ||
| The 24 hour challenge: an unexpected turn after complex PCI Alin Octavian Borina, Bucharest | ||
| When right goes wrong and left goes right Valentin Sarpe, Bucharest | ||
| Dissections Eric Eeckhout, Switzerland | ||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Keynote Lecture I: The Ten Commandments of Complications Prevention Eric Eeckhout | |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Coffee Break Room reset | |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Technical Workshop I DCBs: + & -, complications avoidance and management Leontin Lazăr | |
| 15:50 - 17:20 | Session II: Case Presentations Chairs: Lucian Câlmâc, Masahisa Yamane Panel: Kristian Wachtell, Dirk Pretorius, Vlad Ploscaru, Laurențiu Pașcalău, Adrian Bucșa | |
| Lessons From a Challenging Case in an 86-Year-Old Patient Yordan Topkarov, Bulgaria | ||
| A left main PCI challenge Adrian Bârzache, Timișoara | ||
| From bad to worse Dimitar Dimitrov, Bulgaria | ||
| When the interventionst goes fishing William Camilleri, Malta - online presentation | ||
| A small detail, a major consequence Eleftherios Leptopoulos, Cluj-Napoca | ||
| The price of a mile Alexandru Cîrjan, Bucharest | ||
| 17:20 - 17:40 | Beyond Conventional Stents: DynamX Bioadaptor - A New Era in Coronary Intervention Iulian Matei | |
| 17:40 - 18:00 | Break Room reset | |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Hands-on Session Managing complications, Tips & Tricks in device management Faculty: Lucian Câlmâc, Iulian Matei, Mihnea Nichita-Brendea | |
| 19:30 | Welcome Cocktail Syrah Restaurant, Ramada Hotel *pre-registration required | |
| Day 2 - November 5, 2026 | ||
| Timeline | Session | |
| 08:00 - 09:30 | Session I: Case Presentations Chairs: Stefan Harb, Masahisa Yamane Panel: Claudio Proscia, Neisser Morales, Annari Van Rensburg, Flavius Gherasie, Michael Gergis | |
| A serious complication Áron Üveges, Hungary | ||
| What dies up, must come down Dan Prunea, Austria | ||
| When TAVI’s not enough Radu Brezeanu, Bucharest | ||
| When rotablation gets complicated Agron Meshi, Albania | ||
| One last “shot”…or not Eugen Țieranu, Craiova | ||
| The price of a perfect result Ecaterina Pasat, Republic of Moldova | ||
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Technical Workshop II Covered Stent Fenestration for Side Branch Salvage in Bifurcation Coronary Perforation Giuseppe Colletti | |
| 09:50 -10:10 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:10 - 11:40 | Session II: Case Presentations Chairs: Tibor Szuk, Mihnea Nichita-Brendea Panel: Agron Meshi, Judith Andreka, Umberto Barbero, Cristian Mornoș, Alexandru Cîrjan | |
| Routine duty, not routine complication Nicolae Lutica, Republic of Moldova | ||
| When everything is against you Laurențiu Pașcalău, Timișoara | ||
| When it rains, it pours Rafik Ibrahem, Egypt | ||
| "Delivery" under pressure Claudio Proscia, United Kingdom | ||
| The secret of bradycardia Neisser Morales, Mexico | ||
| Friday the 13th Annari Van Rensburg, South Africa | ||
| 11:40 - 12:00 | Tehnical Workshop III Aortic Dissections László Balogh | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Session III: Case Presentations Chairs: Iulian Matei, Annari Van Rensburg Panel: Claudio Proscia, Dmytro Beshley, Valentin Chioncel, Andras Mester, Giuseppe Colletti | |
| Hotel California Teodor Băjeu, Bucharest | ||
| A bridge too far Roman Wojdyla, Poland | ||
| Spiral down on CTO Tibor Szuk, Hungary | ||
| Back to the scene Flavius Gherasie, Bucharest | ||
| Never leave your belongings behins Judith Andreka, Austria | ||
| Anchored in the artery – escape from a femoral nightmare Adrien Jossart, Belgium - online presentation | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Session IV: Case Presentations Chairs: Judith Andreka, Gyory Ferenc Panel: Tomislav Krcmar, Aurel Toma, Roman Wojdyla, George Shenoda, Aron Uveges | |
| How much should the ostial LCX be dilated in a 0,0,1 lesion? Kristian Wachtell, Denmark | ||
| Intra-aortic endograft damage during TEVAR – what are the next steps? Dmytro Beshley, Ukraine | ||
| Snaring at its finest Andras Mester, Oradea | ||
| Between a rock and a hard place Vladimir Bratu, Bucharest | ||
| Cage or sword? Stefan Harb, Austria | ||
| The good thief cleans everything up Umberto Barbero, Italy | ||
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Keynote Lecture II: The heart of the matter – finding balance in modern cardiology Annari Van Rensburg | |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | DEB for complex PCI - SELUTION De Novo in case examples Dejan Milasinovic State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Tecmed | |
| 16:40 - 17:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Session V: Case Presentations Chairs: Lucian Câlmâc, Iulian Matei Panel: Laszlo Balogh, David Baghdasaryan, Umberto Barbero, Dirk Pretorius, Cristian Udroiu | |
| The interventional treatment of a hypertensive patient Laszlo Hadadi, Tg. Mureș | ||
| Simple start, unpredictable end George Shenoda, Egypt | ||
| Double Trouble Dragoș Trache, Bucharest | ||
| The nightmare case Aurel Toma, Austria | ||
| Search & rescue in I.R. M. Gherman, Dan Mihoc | ||
| 18:30 - 18:50 | Precision strategy on complex PCI management Iulian Matei State of the Art presentation, organized with the support of Meril | |
| 18:50 - 19:10 | Keynote Lecture III: Communication - the secret of both success and failure Virgil Popa | |
| 19:10 - 19:30 | Closing Ceremony & Best Case Awards Course Directors & Jury: Tibor Szuk, Gyory Ferenc, Lucian Câlmâc, Lucian Predescu, Iulian Matei, Virgil Popa, Mihnea Nichita-Brendea | |
| Romanian & Hungarian CTO Workshop - Supereroi în combaterea bolilor cardiovasculare Medical Track 5 noiembrie 2026 Sala Bordeaux |
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| Interval orar | Sesiune |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Deschiderea sesiunilor Virgil Popa, Emilia Elena Babeș, Cristiana Bustea, Marius Rus |
| 12:15 -13:30 | Ateroscleroza - epidemia modernă |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | De la prevenție la tratament și înapoi la prevenție - o scurtă Odisee în tratamentul bolilor cardiovasculare în SCJU Bihor (Ulise și Agamemnon) Marius Rus, Virgil Popa |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Perspective noi în tratamentul bolilor cardiovasculare în cadrul SCJU - Eneida unui serviciu cardiovascular la standarde europene (Athena și Callipso) Emilia Elena Babeș, Cristiana Bustea |
| 13:15 - 13:30 | Discuții |
| 13:30 - 17:00 | Program simpozioane industria farmaceutică |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Sinergii terapeutice în bolile cardiovasculare - AquaMan calea lichidului Sunt anticoagulantele egale în terapia cardiovasculară? Cristiana Bustea Sesiune științifică realizată cu sprijinul Berlin Chemie |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Pauză de prânz |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Sindromul Coronarian Cronic - dincolo de aparențe, simptomele sunt reale. La fel și impactul Emilia Babeș, Mihnea Nichita-Brendea Sesiune științifică realizată cu sprijinul Servier |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | O promisiune de onoare în lupta cu riscul trombotic Adriana Ardelean Sesiune științifică realizată cu sprijinul Chiesi |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Pauză de cafea |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Sesiune științifică |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Lumea acronimelor din suportul mecanic actual: promisiuni și limite Antoniu Petris |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | De la PCI cu risc înalt la colaps cardiovascular: ECMO- indispensabil într-un centru cardiovascular avansat Paul Nedelea, Diana Cimpoeșu, Mihnea Nichita-Brendea |
| Superheroes of CTO: a joint Romanian and Hungarian CTO Workshop Day 1, November 6, 2026 “A Marvel Universe of CTOs” Toscana Hall |
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| Timeline | Session |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Opening remarks – “With great power comes great responsibility” Virgil Popa, Zoltan Ruzsa, Tibor Szuk, Imre Ungi |
| 08:30 - 08:45 | Romanians and Hungarian joining forces – “Avengers, assemble!”- message from Captain Magyar Tibi and The Priest Tibor Szuk, Virgil Popa |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | CTO-men (and women) – objectives and concept “Days of future past” - message from CTO Gambit Mihnea Nichita-Brendea |
| 09:15 - 12:15 | CTO- the Dark Knight of complex procedures Experts panel: Laurent Drogoul, Luis Teruel, Virgil Popa, Tibor Szuk, Tomislav Krcmar, Masahisa Yamane Facilitators: Mihnea Nichita-Brendea, Stefan Harb Case 1 from Oradea Operators: Laurențiu Pașcalău, Mihaela Gheorghiu, Mohaned Egred Case 2 from Oradea Operators: Flavius Gherasie, Mohamed Aymen Ben Abdessalem, Alexander Nap Case 1 from Cluj-Napoca Operators: Alexandru Achim, Mădălin Marc, Neisser Morales Live Case supported by Johnson & Johnson with ShockWave Aero Case 1 from Debrecen Operators: Ferenc Gyory, Tomi Kaukonen, Ahmed ElGuindy Special Live Case Transmission from Basel (Rotaman and Kapitan Chocolate) Operators: Felix Woitek, Gregor Leibundgut |
| New superheroes at the horizon: five-minute product presentations with three-minute case illustrations of new devices • CELHAWK – world class Hawkeye archery in caged side-branches for MIRACLE crossing with a Caravelle S - Tudor Cocoi, Claudiu Ungureanu • The Great Ten can anyReach anywhere - Michael Gergis • The yellow HORNET is a JUDO FIGHTER able to defeat any CTO: The CTO-TAVI timeline dilemma - Boris Dickmann |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 17:00 | "It's never as bad as it seems. You're much stronger than you think you are. Trust me." – Superman Experts panel: Claudio Proscia, Hussein Sliman, Laurent Drogoul, Tomi Kaukonen, Jakob Boh, Dirk Pretorius, Boris Dickmann Facilitators: Giuseppe Colletti, Stefan Harb Case 3 from Oradea Operators: Mihnea Nichita Brendea, Vladimir Bratu, Mauro Carlino Live Case supported by Johnson & Johnson with ShockWave Aero Case 4 from Oradea Operators: Călin Homorodean, Dan Tătaru, Claudiu Ungureanu Case 1 from Gyula Operators: Imre Ungi, Masahisa Yamane, Mihaly Simon Case 2 from Cluj Napoca Operators: Mihai Cocoi, Horațiu Cadiș, Marouane Boukhris |
| New ways of battling the dark forces of CTO: ten-minute presentations • TD-ADR – In the land of the blind Cyclops is the King – Zoltan Ruzsa • How to be a Juggernaut – post CABG CTO PCI - Mikko Minkkinen |
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| 18:00 | Official Opening Ceremony Roman Catholic Bishop's Palace (Baroque Palace), No. 2 Șirul Canonicilor Street, Oradea |
| 19:30 | Networking Dinner Corbuț Winery, No. 21 Viilor Street, Diosig *pre-registration required |
| Day 2, November 7, 2026 “Dreaming of opening those CTOs with some of the superheroes of interventional cardiology” Toscana Hall |
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| Timeline | Session |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | "I'm a blunt instrument and I'm damn good at it..." - Aquaman Experts panel: Emanuel Radu, Umberto Barbero, Alexander Nap, Mohaned Egred, David Baghdasaryan Facilitators: Nino Cocco, Alexandru Achim Case 5 from Oradea Operators: Iulian Matei, Nenad Bozinovic, Vlad Ploscaru Case 6 from Oradea Operators: Giuseppe Colletti, Mikko Minkkinen, Sevket Gorgolu Case 1 from Szeged Operators: Zoltan Ruzsa, Dan Prunea Case 2 from Debrecen Operators: Tibor Szuk, Stylianos Pyxaras, TBA |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | All you wanted to know about the “liquid way” (HDR; instent CTOs; TD-HDR and much more) – meet Aquaman Followed by a cascade of discussions Mauro Carlino |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Wonder boy and his way of doing CTO PCI (DEB Only) Mihai Cocoi |
| The development of contemporary CTO PCI Masahisa Yamane 20 min. talk |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:15 - 16:00 | Who wants to stay for another battle? – Avengers Endgame Experts panel: Agron Meshi, Mihaly Simon, Michael Gergis, Valentin Chioncel, Arkadiusz Pietrasik Facilitators: Mihai Cocoi, Flavius Gherasie Case 7 from Oradea Operators: Lucian Câlmâc, Cristian Udroiu, Ahmed ElGuindy Case 8 Gyula ♥ Oradea Operators: Mădălin Marc, Masahisa Yamane, Imre Ungi Case 2 from Szeged Operators: Zoltan Ruzsa, Judit Andreka |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | AngioCT guided CTO: Captain Marvel, Thor and Batman – seeing in the Dark Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Radu Lala, Istvan Kovacs |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | CTO X-men: The new class Case competition |
| 15:45 - 15:55 | The one who gets the superhero cape is… Case competition award |
| 16:00 - 17:55 | X- CTO “the last stand” Experts panel: Neisser Morales, Marouane Boukris, Goeran Olivecrona, Lucian Câlmâc, Virgil Popa, Ahmed ElGuindy Facilitators: Giuseppe Colletti, Alexandru Achim Case 9 from Oradea Operators: Mihai Cocoi, Luis Teruel, Hussein Sliman Case 10 from Oradea Operators: Viorel Nicolae, Nino Cocco, Umberto Barbero SURPRISE CASE 11 |
| 17:55 - 18:00 | “The greatest gift we can receive is to have the chance, just once in our lives, to make a difference” - Dr. Strange Final remarks Mihnea Nichita Brendea, Virgil Popa, Tibor Szuk |
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