CT for PCI Course 2.0
Hosted by The Center for Coronary Artery Disease

CT for PCI Summit 3.0

CT for PCI Course 2.0
Hands-On Training for Physicians
October 9-10, 2025
10/09/2025 07:00
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The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, in partnership with The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), are pleased to present the third CT for PCI course dedicated to training physicians in coronary CT-guided PCI. This interactive in-person program will include lectures by expert faculty in the field, hands-on training in the use of software to facilitate CT-guided PCI, in addition to live cases illustrating the role of pre- and intra-procedural planning.

Dates: October 9-10, 2025 (1.5 days)
Location: MacMillan Center | 2800 10th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Format: Lectures, Q&A, hands-on training & live cases

Course Directors
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Yader Sandoval, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC

Interventional Section | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

Co-Chairman, Center for Coronary Artery Disease | Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Adjunct Associate Professor | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

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Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI

Director, Center for Complex Coronary Interventions | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

Chairman, Center for Coronary Artery Disease | Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

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JoĂŁo Cavalcante, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT, FSCMR

Section Head, Cardiac Imaging | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab | Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Inaugural Innovation Chair, Van Tassel Innovation Center | Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

 

Faculty
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Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil

Director, DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute; Director, Investigational Interventional Cardiology; Director, Cardio-nephrology | St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Director, Angiographic Core Laboratory | Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine | Columbia University Medical Center

Victor Cheng, MD

Victor Cheng, MD, FACC

Director, Cardiovascular CT; Director, Advanced Imaging Fellowship | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

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Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD

Director, Coronary Intervention; Director, Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Program | Massachusetts General Hospital

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Omar Khalique, MD, FACC, FSCCT, FSCMR, FASE, FSCAI

Director, Division of Cardiovascular Imaging | Saint Francis Hospital

Jonathon Leipsic, MD

Jonathon Leipsic, MD, FRCPC, FSCCT

Chairman, Department of Radiology | Providence Health Care, Vancouver Coastal Health

Vice Chairman of Research | UBC Department of Radiology

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John Lesser, MD, MSCCT, FSCMR

Former Director, Cardiovascular CT | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute 

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Natalia Pinilla, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine | McMaster University

Interventional Cardiologist, Hamilton Health Sciences/Niagara Health

ACS Researcher/Core Lab Director | Population Health Research Institute

Advanced Coronary Imaging Fellowship Director 

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Charles Taylor, PhD

W.A. “Tex” Moncrief, Jr., Chair in Computational Medicine; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine & Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences; Director, Center for Computational Medicine | The University of Texas at Austin

Video Highlights

Agenda

0700-0730Shuttle from Hotel to MacMillan Center
0730-0745Registration 
0745-0800Welcome & Introduction
Coronary CT Introduction - Part 1: The Basics
0800-0810Entering the World of CT-Guided PCI: Why?
0810-0815Q&A
0815-0825Step-by-Step CCTA for the IC: How?
0825-0830Q&A
0830-0840Image Acquisition Basics for the IC
0840-0845Q&A
0845-0855Hype, Hope, and Reality: Show Me the Data 
0855-0900Q&A
PCI Planning - Part 2: PCI Planning Components 
0900-0910Stenosis, Length, and Size: How To
0910-0915Q&A
0915-0925Plaque Characterization and "High-Risk" Vulnerable Plaques: How To
0925-0930Q&A
0930-0940Calcium Assessment: How To
0940-0945Q&A
0945-0955CT-Based Physiology
0955-1000Q&A
1000-1010FFRct Based Virtual PCI 
1010-1015Q&A
1015-1025Debate: Physiology-Based CT-Guided PCI
1025-1035Debate: Plaque-Based CT-Guided PCI
1035-1045Q&A
1045-1100Coffee Break
Live Cases #1
1100-1200Live Cases 1 and 2 by the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
1200-1250Lunch and Networking
1250-1300Walk to Hands-On Sessions
Hands-On Sessions
1300-1530Hands-On Case-Based Learning Stations (3)
1530-1600Group Photo and Walk to MacMillan Center | Coffee Break
Coronary CT: Special Scenarios and Unmet Needs
1600-1608CT-Guided CTO PCI
1608-1613Q&A
1613-1621CCTA in Patients with Previous Coronary Stents
1621-1626Q&A
1626-1634Bifurcation PCI and Myocardial Mass
1634-1639Q&A
1639-1647Post-CABG CCTA Before Cath: Simpler is Better
1647-1652Q&A
1652-1700Day 1 Conclusion and Walk to Shuttle Pickup to Hotel 
Cocktail Reception and Dinner (by invitation only) 
1800Meet at Hotel Lobby for Short Walk (0.3 miles) to Dinner Location
1830Cocktail Reception and Dinner at Porzana (200 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401)
0700-0730Shuttle from Hotel to MacMillan Center
0730-0750Check-In and Breakfast 
0750-0800Day #1 Recap
Intra/Post PCI Image-Based Assessments
0800-0807Debate: CT Is All That Is Needed
0807-0814Debate: Intravascular Imaging Remains Essential
0814-0820Q&A
0820-0827CT Co-Registration for Live CT Guidance 
0827-0832Q&A
0832-0839CT-Guided PCI and Post PCI FFR: Valuable or an Academic Exercise?
0839-0844Q&A
0844-0900Coffee Break
Live Cases #2
0900-1000Live Cases 3 and 4 by the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
1000-1015Coffee Break
Future Directions, Barriers, Unmet Needs, and Clinical Implementation
1015-1025The P4 Trial
1025-1030Q&A
1030-1040US Clinical Implementation: Status Update
1040-1045Q&A
1045-1055Software: What's New?
1055-1100Q&A
1100-1110Hardware: What's New?
1110-1115Q&A
1115-1125Training the Future IC
1125-1130Q&A
1130-1140Evidence Gaps and Trials in the Pipeline
1140-1145Q&A
1145-1200Final Discussion, Closing Remarks, and Conclusion
Highlights
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A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
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A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
A photograph from the April 2024 CT-Guided PCI Course
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