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ML CTO 2026 – Pre-congress courses
24th June


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Register now for one of the pre‑congress courses below with just one click via our form.
Registration is free and requires prior enrollment in the main congress.

16:30
18:30

Simultaneous Pre-congress courses

PRE-CONGRESS COURSE 1

Beyond the Wire: Contemporary Concepts and Practical Solutions in CTO PCI
Coordinator: Alexandre Avran

  • Introduction, Alexandre Avran
  • Anyreach 0.3 & 0.6: Performance Beyond Workhorse Wires, Felix Woitek
  • Microcatheter and Guidewire Synergy in Complex CTO Crossing, Manfredi Arioti
  • Anyreach in Different Scenarios​: From Simple to Complex​, Aymen Ben Abdessalem
  • New Solutions for CTO Initiatives, Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz
  • Different Strategies in CTO PCI: Case-based Solutions, Grzegorz Sobieszek
  • Anyreach 6P Guidewire: The Ultimate CTO Weapon! Marouane Boukhris
  • Discussion & Wrap up, Alexandre Avran

PRE-CONGRESS COURSE 2

IVUS interactive workshop : SEE the Complex
Coordinator: Kambis Mashayekhi

  • Basic IVUS to get used to AI and 123 algorithm, Emrah Erdogan
  • Calcium Case (CTO stenting failure on calcified lesion), Stéphane Carlier
  • CHIP Case : complex High Risk Indicated PCI
  • CTO Case

PRE-CONGRESS COURSE 3


Coordinator: Stéphane Rinfret
Speakers: Elliot Smith & Claudio Ungureanu

Part 1 : Access, support and crossing management of complex lesions

  • The role of guide extensions and microcatheters in optimising procedural outcomes
  • Guide extension and microcatheter design principles and performance
  • Clinical use and techniques of guide extensions in complex PCI
  • Microcatheter use and strategies for challenging anatomy

Part 2 : Treatment options of complex lesion, management of leave less behind strategies

  • Device engineering & performance (microscopic difference between PLLA and Magnesium, RMS behaviour in bifurcation, Sirolimus vs paclitaxel usage, coating techniques, RMS compatibility with GEC)
  • Thin struts vs DCB vs RMS, selection criteria
  • Perforation guidance

Part 3: Live in the box

Part 4: Question & Answers

18:30

Adjournment


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