Website of the organizer - www.sympomed.pl

Place:
Kraków
Date:
14-15 November 2025

Cracow CTO&CHIP Course

prof. Kambis Mashayekhi, MD President of EuroCTO Club
prof. Leszek Bryniarski MD, PhD, FESC
prof. Krzysztof Reczuch MD, PhD
prof. Paweł Gąsior MD, PhD, FESC
prof. Stanisław Bartuś MD, PhD
prof. Łukasz Rzeszutko MD, PhD
prof. Jacek Legutko MD, PhD, FESC

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COURSE DIRECTORS

Kambis Mashayekhi
Kambis Mashayekhi
Jacek Legutko
Jacek Legutko
Leszek Bryniarski
Leszek Bryniarski
Stanisław Bartuś
Stanisław Bartuś
Paweł Gąsior
Paweł Gąsior
Krzysztof Reczuch
Krzysztof Reczuch
Łukasz Rzeszutko
Łukasz Rzeszutko

Invitation

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the details of the program.

08:00 - 08:15

Opening

08:15 - 10:30

Session 1

Chair: A. Avran, S. Bartuś, L. Bryniarski, A. Galassi, J. Legutko, K. Mashayekhi
Discussants: P. Buszman, M. Dąbrowski, S. Iwańczyk, A. Ochała, G. Sobieszek, J. Wójcik

Live case 1 (CTO case)

Operators: R. Garbo, P. Agostoni, W. Zasada
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)
Live case 2 (CTO case)
Operators: M. Carlino, M. Opolski, A. Dziewierz
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)

Lectures - CTO – state of the art

  • Current indications for CTO PCI
    C. Di Mario
  • Antegrade approach – for whom, how?
    L. Bryniarski
  • Retrograde approach – for whom, how?
    K. Mashayekhi
  • ADR – for whom, how?
    A. Avran
  • HDR techniques in CTO
    M. Carlino
10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00

Session 2

Chair: M. Gąsior, B. Guzik, Z. Huczek, J. Kochman, K. Reczuch, J. Sacha
Discussants: J. Drozd, P. Kwiatkowski, G. Mężyński, R-J. Nuis, Ł. Kołtowski, S. Surowiec

Live case 3 (MVD PCI with Impella support)
Operators: S. Bartuś, Ł. Rzeszutko, A. Pawlik, K. Bryniarski (imaging)
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)
Live case 4 (MVD PCI with Impella support)
transmission from St. John Paul II Hospital Cracow Poland:

Operators: J. Legutko, P. Kleczyński, Ł. Niewiara

Lectures - Mechanical circulatory support for CHIP procedures

  • Current indications for mechanical circulatory support
    W. den Dekker
  • Which device could be used?
    J. Sacha
  • Circulatory support in CTO PCI
    S. Pyxaras
  • Management of large bore access
    R-J. Nuis
  • Left main bifurcation:  is the treatment different?
    R. Gil
13:00 - 13:50

Lunch

13:50 - 16:00

Session 3

Chair: K. Bryniarski, R. Garbo, C. Kępka, T. Popiela, M. Hawranek, W. Wojakowski
Discussants: P. Kralisz, T. Pawłowski, A. Pietrasik, M. Radomski, B. Zięba, J. Wójcik

Live case 5
Operators: Z. Ruzsa, K. Kakonyi, P. Hausinger (IVUS)
(CTO PCI) - (transmission from Cardiology Center, University of Szeged, Hungary) 

Lectures – Imaging in CHIP procedures:

  • IVUS in CTO – insights from the EuroCTO registry
    R. Garbo
  • IVUS in complex PCI
    G. Gasparini
  • OCT in complex PCI
    K. Bryniarski
  • Role of MSCT in CHIP procedures
    M. Kruk
  • Role of MRI in CHIP procedures
    M. Śpiewak
16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:30

Session 4

Chair: W. den Dekker, J. Drozd, S. Furkalo, J. Legutko, T. Pawłowski, J. Wójcik
Discussants: D. Beshley, Ł. Klima, S. Surowiec, P. Wańczura, W. Wańha, W. Zimoch,

Lectures: DEB in CHIP procedures

  • Rationale for use of DEB in CHIP procedures
    V. Novotny
  • DEB: overview of available materials
    W. Wańha
  • Use of DEB in CTO interventions
    M. Opolski
  • Imaging-guided DEB angioplasty – current models and concerns
    J. Legutko

    Live case 6 (PCI of calcified lesion):

    Operators: (transmission from St. John Paul II Hospital Cracow Poland)
    Operators: P. Kleczyński, D. Rzeźnik
08:15 - 10:30

Session 1

Chair: S. Bartuś, C. Di Mario, A. Galassi, P. Gąsior, M. Iannaccone, L. Koliastasis
Discussants: K. Bryniarski, S. Furkalo, S. Iwańczyk, M. Lesiak, G. Sobieszek, K. Bujak
Live case 1 (CTO PCI):
Operators: K. Mashayekhi, L. Bryniarski, G. Heba
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)
Live case 2 (PCI of calcified lesion):
Operators: B. Vaquerizo, S. Pyxaras, W. Zasada
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)

Lectures: High-risk and complex PCI from young operator’s perspective (Session organized in cooperation with the EAPCI Young Committee)

  • Case 1: MCS complicated AMI
    P. Gąsior
  • Case 2: Special balloon combinations (NC, Scoring, Cutting, IVL)
    L. Koliastasis
  • Case 3: Hybrid PCI (DES-DCB, DCB-DCB)
    S. Iwańczyk
  • Expert Lecture + closing remarks
    M. Iannaccone
10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00

Session 2

Chair: L. Bryniarski, M. Carlino, P. Gąsior, K. Mashayekhi, Ł. Rzeszutko, M. Tajstra, J. Wójcik
Discussants: A. Dębski, J. Drozd, P. Kwiatkowski, L. Sorokhtey, S. Surowiec, A. Zeliaś

Live case 3
(PCI of calcified lesion)

Operators: A. Galassi, S. Pyxaras, W. Zasada
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)
Live case 4 (CTO PCI)
Operators: A. Avran, G. Gasparini, T. Rakowski
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)

Lectures – Novelties in CTO PCI

  • HDR techniques in CTO
    M. Carlino
  • New microcatheters
    G.Werner
    New wires
    O. Goktekin
  • Calcified nodule management in subintimal space
    K. Mashayekhi
13:00 - 13:50

Lunch

13:50 - 16:00

Session 3

Chair: A. Avran, F. Cuculi, K. Mashayekhi, G. Gasparini, M. Postu, K. Reczuch
Discussants: K. Bryniarski, P. Gąsior, S. Iwańczyk, A. Pietrasik, W. Skorupski,  W. Zajdel
Live case 5
(CTO PCI):

Operators: O. Goktekin, P. Agostoni, K. Gruszka
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)
Live case 6 (PCI of calicified lesion):
Operators: M. Ferenc, Ł. Rzeszutko, M. Cugowska
(MSCT and MRI – B. Chyrchel, W. Wojciechowska)

Lectures - Calcified lesions

  • Rationale for modifying calcified plaque
    B. Vaquerizo
  • Ablation techniques: which and when
    K. Reczuch
  • PCI in heavily calcified CTO – overview
    S. Pyxaras
  • PCI in heavily calcified CTO – cases presentation
    L. Bryniarski
  • Role of non-compliant balloons
    F. Cuculi
  • Scoring balloons in calcified lesions
    A. Sierra
16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:30

Session 4

Chair: P. Agostoni, M. Dąbrowski, C. Di Mario, M. Ferenc, O. Goktekin, Maciej Lesiak
Discussants: D. Besh, G. Horszczaruk, M. Kożuch, Michał Lesiak, P. Wilkołek, W. Zajdel

Lectures: Bifurcation procedures

  • Radial or femoral access in CHIP procedures
    Ł. Rzeszutko
  • Current standard of bifurcation treatment
    M. Ferenc
  • Role of imaging in bifurcation PCI
    Maciej Lesiak
  • KRAKPELLA registry results
    S. Bartuś
18:30 - 18:40

Closing remarks

Course information

EVENT VENUE

Conference will take place in Lecture Hall NSSU Kraków Prokocim

NSSU

Place:
NSSU Kraków Prokocim, Building A, Entrance 4

Adress:
st. Jakubowskiego 2
30-688 Kraków

Site:
www.su.krakow.pl/nasz-szpital/mapa



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