CT-Guided PCI Course

Hands-On Training for Physicians
April 4-5, 2024
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04/04/2024 07:30
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Until CT-Guided PCI Course Begins

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute are pleased to present the first course in the United States 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-procedural planning.

Dates: April 4-5, 2024 (1.5 days)
Location: 920 E 28th St #100, Minneapolis, MN 55407 
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
Researcher, Center for Coronary Artery Disease | Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Adjunct Associate Professor | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

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Manos 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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Joao 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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John Lesser, MD, FSCCT, FSCMR

Director, Cardiovascular CT | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute 

Victor Cheng, MD

Victor Cheng, MD, FACC

Cardiologist | Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute

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Carlos Collet, MD, PhD

Codirector, Catheterization Laboratory | CoreAalst

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

Director, Division of Cardiovascular Imaging | Saint Francis Hospital

Agenda Day 1 | April 4, 2024 

0700 -  0730 Shuttle from hotel to MHIF
0730 - 0750 Registration at MacMillan Center & Breakfast at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

0750 – 0800

Welcome and introduction – Sandoval, Cavalcante, and Brilakis.

0800 – 0812

Entering the world of CT-guided PCI: an overview – Yader Sandoval (12 min)

0812 – 0817

Q&A (5 min)

0817 – 0829

CCTA for CAD diagnosis: how we got to now – John Lesser (12 min)

0829 – 0834

Q&A (5 min)

0834 – 0846

The evolution of CCTA: a therapeutic tool – Carlos Collet (12 min)

0846 – 0851

Q&A (5 min)

0851 - 0903

Hype, hope, and reality: show me the data – João Cavalcante (12 min)

0903 – 0915

Q&A and group discussion (12 min)

0915 - 0930 Coffee Break #1 (15 min) at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

0930 – 0942

CCTA: as good as IVUS/OCT? – Yader Sandoval (12 min)

0942 – 0947

Q&A (5 min)

0947 – 0959

Stenosis, lesion length, and vessel size – Jonathon Leipsic (12 min)

0959 – 1004

Q&A (5 min)

1004 – 1016

Plaque characterization – Victor Cheng (12 min)

1016 – 1021

Q&A (5 min)

1021 – 1033

Calcium assessment – Carlos Collet (12 min)

1033 – 1038

Q&A and group discussion (5 min)

1038 – 1050

Coffee break #2 (12 min) at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

1050 – 1102

FFR(CT) for CAD diagnosis and management – Jonathon Leipsic (12 min)

1102 – 1107

Q&A (5 min)

1107 – 1119

FFR(CT) Virtual PCI Planning – Yader Sandoval (12 min)

1119 - 1124

Q&A (5 min)

1124 – 1136

CT-Guided CTO PCI - Emmanouil Brilakis (12 min)

1136 – 1140

Q&A (4 min)

1140 – 1148

Debate: joint mandatory planning – João Cavalcante (8 min)

1148 – 1156

Debate: interventionalists can plan alone – Emmanouil Brilakis (8 min)

1156 – 1200

Q&A and group discussion (4 min)

1200 – 1250 

Lunch and Networking - meet our partners and sponsors at Sundet Hall 2 & 3

1250 – 1300 Walk to MHIF Learning Center (1st Floor MHI Building) 

1300 – 1500

Hands-on case-based learning 

  • Case #1 (30 minutes)
  • Case #2 (30 minutes)
  • Case #3 (30 minutes)
  • Case #4 (30 minutes)

1500 – 1537

Walk to MacMillan Center & Coffee break #3 at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

1537 – 1549

Post-CABG CCTA before cath: simpler is better – John Lesser (12 min)

1549 - 1554 Q&A (5 min)

1554 – 1606

CCTA in patients with previous coronary stents – Jonathon Leipsic (12 min)

1606 – 1611

Q&A (5 min)

1611 – 1623

Bifurcation lesions and myocardial mass - Carlos Collett (12 min)

1623 - 1628

Q&A (5 min)

1628 – 1640

AI Prediction of ISCHEMIA - Victor Cheng (12 min) 

1640 – 1645

Q&A (5 min)

1645 – 1657

AI, photon-counting CT: Game changers? –Omar Khalique (12 min)

1657 – 1700

Q&A | Adjourn

1700 - 1710 Walk to Shuttle to hotel


Agenda Day 2 | April 5, 2024 

0700 - 0730 Shuttle from hotel to MHIF
0730 - 0750 Check-in and Breakfast at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

0750 - 0800

Day 1 Recap - Cavalcante

0800 – 0900

Live Case #1 (Non-CTO) (Operator: Sandoval)

 Moderator: Cavalcante. Panel: Collet, Leipsic, Khalique.

0900 – 0915

Coffee break #1 (15 min) at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

0915 – 0923

Debate: Stent sizing & optimization: IVUS/OCT remain essential - Emmanouil Brilakis (8 min) 

0923 - 0931

Debate: Stent sizing & optimization: CT is all that is needed - Carlos Collet (8 min)

0931 – 0941

Q&A (10 min) 

0941 – 0953

Post PCI FFR and the case for wireless physiology - Yader Sandoval (12 min) 

0953 – 0958

Q&A (5 min) 

0958 – 1010

CT co-registration - Omar Khalique (12 min) 

1010 – 1015

Q&A (5 min) 

1015 – 1030

Coffee break #2 (15 min) at Sundet Halls 2 & 3

1030 – 1140

Live Case #2 (CTO) (Operator: Brilakis)

 Moderator: Sandoval. Panel: Cavalcante, Collet, Khalique.

1140 – 1200

Closing remarks – Sandoval, Cavalcante, Brilakis.

1200 + Lunch (to-go) at Sundet Halls 2 & 3, and departures 

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