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EAPCI at ESC Congress 2011 (27-31 August - Paris, France) 

PCI related sessions and activities during ESC Congress 2011

Topics: Percutaneous Cardiovascular Intervention (PCI)
Date: 05 Aug 2011
Don't miss the activities dedicated to the Interventional Community during ESC Congress 2011:
  • Association Track
  • ESC Studio interviews
  • EAPCI General Assembly
  • Stent for Life Session
  • Sessions of interest
  • And a lot more...

Attend the EAPCI General Assembly to be held on Sunday 28 August from 15:30 to 16:30 in Room 10 (Zone C, ESC Central, Level 1) to get an update from Prof Carlo Di Mario, FESC on the achievements of the Association over the last 2 years as well as an introduction of the strategy for the next 2 years by the incoming EAPCI President, Dr Jean Fajadet


Visit us on the ESC Stand (Zone C, ESC Central) to:
- Learn more about the EAPCI Membership programme, Education and Training activities, EuroPCR 2012
- Pick up your copy of the Stent for Life Brochure and of EuroIntervention

Join us at the ESC Studio (Zone C, ESC Central)
Attend the live interviews
on the scientific contribution of EAPCI within the ESC, the Stent for Life Initiative and the experience gained from a one-year training (or research) grant in interventional cardiology offered by the EAPCI.
  • Prof Stephan Windecker, EAPCI President-Elect 2011-2013 with interview Prof Carlo Di Mario and Dr Jean Fajadet, respectively upcoming EAPCI Past-President and EAPCI President on the achievements & future of the Association as well as its scientific contribution within the European Society of Cardiology (date to be confirmed)
  • Prof Petr Widimsky, Stent for Life Past-Chair, will interview Prof Steen Kritsensen and Dr Jean Fajadet, Stent for Life Chairs on the background and achievements of this very sucessful initiative. Sunday 28 August 12:00
  • Dr Kalid Tammam, EACI Grant Winner 2009, will share his return of experience. Saturday 27 August 18:00

Join us at the Associaton's Track "Highlights of EuroPCR 2011" on Tuesday 30 August from 08:30 to 10:00 (Zone A, Room London)


Attend the Stent for Life Session chaired by Prof. P. Widimsky and A. Tajani "Stent for Life: how to increase the penetration of primary abgioplasty in Europe". The symposium takes place on August 28, 2011 from 08:30-10:00 | Tunis - Zone F. You will learn about the critical role of the emergency medical system and new PPCI network developments in Europe. Please come to discus the topic with Prof. Kristensen, Goldstein, Gray and Halvorsen.


Schedule the sessions of direct interest for interventionalists you wish you to attend.

 ESC Congress 2011 related sessions


DateTitleTimeRoomTopic
27 Aug 2011New frontiers and emerging paradigms for cardiovascular risk reduction in the setting of type 2 diabetes12:00- 13:30Berne - Zone EAntithrombotic agents
27 Aug 2011DAPT (Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy) for acute coronary syndromes/percutaneous coronary intervention patients: from evidence to real world experience14:30- 16:00Madrid - Zone DAntithrombotic agents
27 Aug 2011Acute coronary syndromes: translating clinical trial results into real-world clinical practice14:30- 16:00Budapest - Zone EAntithrombotic agents
27 Aug 2011Le patient post-syndrome coronaire aigu - focus sur les cibles thérapeutiques et les antiplaquettaires / The post-acute coronary syndrome patient - focus on therapeutic targets and antiplatelet drugs11:30- 12:30Athens - Zone FPost infarction period
27 Aug 2011New and present concepts in stem cell therapy.14:30- 16:00Lisbon - Zone DStem cells and cell therapy
28 Aug 2011Anatomical and functional imaging of coronary artery disease - Live from Finland08:30- 10:00London - Zone AAngina pectoris stable
28 Aug 2011Ischaemic heart disease in women: why do we manage them differently?14:00- 15:30Riga - Zone BAngina pectoris stable
28 Aug 2011Early diagnosis and management of chest pain14:00- 15:30The Hague - Zone AAngina pectoris unstable
28 Aug 2011Improving compliance with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) - New insights12:45- 13:30Ankara - Zone FAntithrombotic agents
28 Aug 2011Percutaneous valve implantation or operation in aortic stenosis?12:45- 13:45Berne - Zone EAortic valve disease
28 Aug 2011Controversies in low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis16:30- 18:00Budapest - Zone EAortic valve disease
28 Aug 2011Poster session 1: Risk factor, biomarkers and comorbidities in the management of acute and chronic ischaemic heart disease08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CCAD and comorbidities
28 Aug 2011Anaemia in heart disease08:30- 10:00Athens - Zone FCAD and comorbidities
28 Aug 2011Update on cardiorenal syndrome16:30- 18:00Ankara - Zone FCAD and comorbidities
28 Aug 2011Stent for Life: how to increase the penetration of primary angioplasty in Europe?08:30- 10:00Tunis - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
28 Aug 2011Sound and light in the cath lab14:00- 15:30Belgrade - Zone FInvasive coronary imaging
28 Aug 2011Poster session 1: Non coronary cardiovascular interventions08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CNon coronary cardiac interventions
28 Aug 2011Controversies in secondary stroke prevention11:00- 12:30Berlin - Zone FNon coronary cardiac interventions
28 Aug 2011Poster session 1: New technical approaches in stenting08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI / stents: devices and technique
28 Aug 2011Dilemmas in percutaneous coronary intervention11:00- 12:30The Hague - Zone APCI / stents: devices and technique
28 Aug 2011Percutaneous coronary intervention in 3 vessel disease and main stem12:45- 13:45Belgrade - Zone FPCI / stents: devices and technique
28 Aug 2011Myocardial revascularisation for chronic total coronary oclusion08:30- 10:00Belgrade - Zone FPCI: lesion / patient subsets
28 Aug 2011Repeat revascularisation after bypass surgery: a real challenge08:30- 10:00Berlin - Zone FPCI: lesion / patient subsets
28 Aug 2011Controversies in gender-related differences in cardiovascular disease16:30- 18:00Riga - Zone BPCI: lesion / patient subsets
28 Aug 2011Unprotected left main disease in 201116:30- 18:00Berlin - Zone FPCI: lesion / patient subsets
28 Aug 2011Poster session 2: Long term follow up after percutaneous coronary intervention14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: longterm outcome
28 Aug 2011Poster session 2: Challenging percutaneous coronary intervention on the long term14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: longterm outcome
28 Aug 2011Poster session 2: Percutaneous coronary intervention: efficacity of proof on the long run14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: longterm outcome
28 Aug 2011Perioperative management after coronary stenting11:00- 12:30Belgrade - Zone FPCI: longterm outcome
28 Aug 2011Case - based learning from the ESC Cardiologists of Tomorrow: "disasters in the cath lab"11:00- 12:30Scene@ESC 2 - Zone CPCI: procedural complications
28 Aug 2011Complications during percutaneous cardiovascular interventions14:00- 15:30London - Zone APCI: procedural complications
28 Aug 2011Dealing with major complications during percutaneous coronary intervention16:30- 18:00Belgrade - Zone FPCI: procedural complications
28 Aug 2011Poster session 2: Thrombosis in cardiovascular disorders: insights into mechanisms14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CThrombosis and platelets
28 Aug 2011A new look at platelets08:30- 10:00Ankara - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
28 Aug 2011Emerging concepts of antiplatelet treatment14:00- 15:30Ankara - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
28 Aug 2011Interface between antiplatelet therapy and general medical conditions14:00- 15:30Tunis - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
28 Aug 2011Controversial issues in therapy16:30- 18:00Zagreb - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
29 Aug 2011Poster session 4: Stable coronary disease14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CAngina pectoris stable
29 Aug 2011Are we doing enough to lower heart rate in Ischaemia Heart Disease?11:00- 12:30Sofia - Zone BAngina pectoris stable
29 Aug 2011The challenge of refractory angina14:00- 15:30Athens - Zone FAngina pectoris stable
29 Aug 2011New non ST-elevation-acute coronary syndrome Guidelines16:30- 18:00Oslo - Zone BAngina pectoris unstable
29 Aug 2011Optimising antithrombotic therapy: a tailored approach?12:45- 13:45Ankara - Zone FAntithrombotic agents
29 Aug 2011Guidance of antiplatelet treatment16:30- 18:00Berlin - Zone FAntithrombotic agents
29 Aug 2011Advancing stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.The emerging role of Factor Xa inhibition18:30- 20:00Warsaw - Zone AAntithrombotic agents
29 Aug 2011Update on cardiovascular surgery10:00- 11:00Moderated Posters - Poster Zone CAorta, peripheral arterial and venous surgery
29 Aug 2011Aortic stenosis: new insights from bench to bedside11:00- 12:30Beirut - Zone EAortic valve disease
29 Aug 2011The aortic root and valve: management implications11:00- 12:30Cairo - Zone EAortic valve disease
29 Aug 2011Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; where do we stand?12:45- 13:30Belgrade - Zone FAortic valve disease
29 Aug 2011Heart rate lowering in coronary artery disease management18:30- 20:00London & The Hague - Zone ACAD and comorbidities
29 Aug 2011Poster session 3: Acute coronary syndromes: lessons from the cath lab08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CInfarction acute phase non STEMI
29 Aug 2011Management of acute coronary syndromes in high-risk patients11:00- 12:30Athens - Zone FInfarction acute phase non STEMI
29 Aug 2011Biomarkers that complete the picture for acute cardiovascular conditions in the emergency department: the role of B-type natriuretic peptide in ACS and NGAL in acute decompensated heart failure12:45- 13:30Sofia - Zone BInfarction acute phase non STEMI
29 Aug 2011Impact of cardiogoniometry for identification of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute myocardial ischemia.12:45- 13:30Copenhagen - Zone DInfarction acute phase non STEMI
29 Aug 2011High sensitive troponin T and N-terminal natriuretic peptide type B: from acute coronary syndrome to heart failure12:45- 13:30Bratislava - Zone EInfarction acute phase non STEMI
29 Aug 2011Controversial issues in acute coronary syndromes08:30- 10:00Athens - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
29 Aug 2011Detection and assessment of myocardial infarction08:30- 10:00Paris - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
29 Aug 2011Convergence of generations in myocardial infarction management: from 'old' therapies to 'new' technologies14:00- 15:30Zagreb - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
29 Aug 2011Poster session 3: Invasive coronary imaging08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CInvasive coronary imaging
29 Aug 2011Invasive coronary imaging in daily practice15:40- 16:20Athens - Zone FInvasive coronary imaging
29 Aug 2011Poster session 4: Novel experimental and clinical insights on mechanism in ischaemia and inflammation14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CIschaemia, experimental studies
29 Aug 2011New mechanisms and targets in ischaemia10:00- 11:00Moderated Posters - Poster Zone CIschaemia, experimental studies
29 Aug 2011Novel strategies for cardioprotection: lost in translation?16:30- 18:00Athens - Zone FIschaemia, experimental studies
29 Aug 2011Poster session 4: New insights in stroke 114:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CNon coronary cardiac interventions
29 Aug 2011Poster session 3: Percutaneous coronary interventions: technique and new devices08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI / stents: devices and technique
29 Aug 2011Controversies in primary percutaneous coronary intervention08:30- 10:00Belgrade - Zone FPCI / stents: devices and technique
29 Aug 2011Fractional flow reserve is mandatory for the treatment of multivessel disease11:00- 12:30Belgrade - Zone FPCI / stents: devices and technique
29 Aug 2011The optimal treatment for acute myocardial infarction patients - Which stent to choose and the impact of your stent choice on dual antiplatlet therapy duration?12:45- 13:30Tel Aviv - Zone APCI / stents: devices and technique
29 Aug 2011Difficult decisions in percutaneous myocardial revascularisation - Live from France08:30- 10:00London - Zone APCI: lesion / patient subsets
29 Aug 2011Treatment of lesions at bifurcations11:00- 12:30Berlin - Zone FPCI: lesion / patient subsets
29 Aug 2011ESC Andreas Gruentzig Lecture on Interventional Cardiology17:15- 18:00Stockholm - Zone APCI: lesion / patient subsets
29 Aug 2011ESC Rene Laennec Lecture on Clinical Cardiology14:45- 15:30Stockholm - Zone APCI: longterm outcome
29 Aug 2011State of the Art - Old challenges in interventional cardiology: new answers from very large multicenter studies16:30- 18:00Tunis - Zone FPCI: longterm outcome
29 Aug 2011Poster session 3: Diagnosis preventions and management of percutaneous coronary intervention complications08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: procedural complications
29 Aug 2011Drug-eluting stent thrombosis in 2011: still an issue?14:00- 15:30Berlin - Zone FPCI: procedural complications
29 Aug 2011Strategies for stem cell-based heart repair11:00- 12:30Tel Aviv - Zone AStem cells and cell therapy
29 Aug 2011Poster session 3: Acute coronary syndromes: risk stratification, medical therapy and follow-up08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CThrombolysis and mechanical reperfusion
29 Aug 2011Platelet reactivity testing: applying the evidence in practice12:45- 13:30Moscow - Zone BThrombosis and platelets
29 Aug 2011State of the Art - Antiplatelet therapy: clinical, genetic and platelet determinants of risk16:30- 18:00Ankara - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
29 Aug 2011Latest non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) guidelines: what's up? From trial data to clinical practice18:30- 20:00Belgrade - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
29 Aug 2011Challenges of in-stent restenosis08:30- 10:00Berlin - Zone FRestenosis
29 Aug 2011Restenosis: new insights15:30- 16:30Moderated Posters - Poster Zone CRestenosis
30 Aug 2011Controversial issues in myocardial revascularisation08:30- 10:00Berlin - Zone FAngina pectoris stable
30 Aug 2011Multimodality imaging in patients with coronary artery disease - Live from Spain11:00- 12:30London - Zone AAngina pectoris stable
30 Aug 2011Ranolazine: from late INa+ to ischemia inhibition12:45- 13:30Bucharest - Zone EAngina pectoris stable
30 Aug 2011A new paradigm in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease16:30- 18:00Belgrade - Zone FAngina pectoris stable
30 Aug 2011Poster session 5: Acute coronary syndrome08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CAngina pectoris unstable
30 Aug 2011Poster session 5: Presentation, diagnosis and prognosis of aortic valve disease08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CAortic valve disease
30 Aug 2011Poster session 6: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation - clinical14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CAortic valve disease
30 Aug 2011Congenital aortic valve disease and aortopathy: recent advances11:00- 12:30Cairo - Zone EAortic valve disease
30 Aug 2011Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for high risk patients with severe aortic stenosis14:00- 15:30Warsaw - Zone AAortic valve disease
30 Aug 2011Atrial fibrillation and Ischaemic Heart Disease08:30- 10:00Riga - Zone BCAD and comorbidities
30 Aug 2011A fresh look at old and new risk factors08:30- 10:00Ankara - Zone FCAD and comorbidities
30 Aug 2011Outcome, procedures and treatment in acute coronary syndrome10:00- 11:00Moderated Posters - Poster Zone CInfarction acute phase non STEMI
30 Aug 2011Poster session 6: Stemi: management and outcome14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CInfarction acute phase STEMI
30 Aug 2011Primary percutaneous coronary intervention: from evidence to practice08:30- 10:00Athens - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
30 Aug 2011Controversial issues on late-comers with STEMI11:00- 12:30Athens - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
30 Aug 2011Meet the Trialist V - CRISP AMI12:45- 13:30Berne - Zone EInfarction acute phase STEMI
30 Aug 2011Poster session 6: Non invasive and invasive coronary imaging14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CInvasive coronary imaging
30 Aug 2011The best of the European Heart Journal - Acute coronary syndrome10:05- 10:55Sofia - Zone BIschaemia, experimental studies
30 Aug 2011You need plumbers and electricians to build a house11:00- 12:30Riga - Zone BNon coronary cardiac interventions
30 Aug 2011Transcatheter mitral valve repair therapy: what have we learned so far?14:00- 15:30Stockholm - Zone ANon coronary cardiac interventions
30 Aug 2011The great debate - Left main in 2011: CABG or PCI?08:30- 10:00London - Zone APCI: lesion / patient subsets
30 Aug 2011Poster session 5: Long-term outcome after drug eluting stenting08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: longterm outcome
30 Aug 2011Predictors of outcome in high risk coronary interventions08:30- 10:00Tunis - Zone FPCI: longterm outcome
30 Aug 2011Post myocardial infarction - can we do more?11:00- 12:30Ankara - Zone FPost infarction period
30 Aug 2011Poster session 6: The changing structure of the growning heart14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CStem cells and cell therapy
30 Aug 2011Poster session 6: Stem cells - Do all roads load to regeneration?14:00- 18:00Posters - Poster Zone CStem cells and cell therapy
30 Aug 2011Antiplatelet therapy: how, why, when11:00- 12:30Berlin - Zone FThrombosis and platelets
30 Aug 2011Poster session 5: New insights in coronary interventions (Part II)08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CRestenosis
31 Aug 2011Controversial issues in patients with stable ischaemic heart disease11:00- 12:30Athens - Zone FAngina pectoris stable
31 Aug 2011Angiography, biochemical and electrocardiographic determinants of plaque instability08:30- 10:00Ankara - Zone FAngina pectoris unstable
31 Aug 2011Poster session 7: Miscellaneous08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CAortic valve disease
31 Aug 2011Aortic stenosis in the elderly: difficulties for the clinician08:30- 10:00Bucharest - Zone EAortic valve disease
31 Aug 2011Poster session 7: STEMI: pathophysiology, diagnosis and risk factors08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CInfarction acute phase STEMI
31 Aug 2011Novel insights in STEMI diagnosis and management11:00- 12:30Ankara - Zone FInfarction acute phase STEMI
31 Aug 2011Clinical correlates of plaque morphology assessed by invasive coronary imaging11:00- 12:30Zagreb - Zone FInvasive coronary imaging
31 Aug 2011Poster session 7: Coronary and non-coronary complications during percutaneous coronary intervention08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI / stents: devices and technique
31 Aug 2011Consistent benefit of drug eluting stents in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention08:30- 10:00Zagreb - Zone FPCI / stents: devices and technique
31 Aug 2011Poster session 7: Percutaneous coronary intervention lesion/patient subsets08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: lesion / patient subsets
31 Aug 2011Poster session 7: Cardiovascular surgery update08:30- 12:30Posters - Poster Zone CPCI: lesion / patient subsets
31 Aug 2011The grey zone of coronary intervention.11:00- 12:30Tunis - Zone FPCI: lesion / patient subsets
31 Aug 2011Strategies to improve patient safety during percutaneous coronary intervention08:30- 10:00Belgrade - Zone FPCI: procedural complications
31 Aug 2011Myocardial regeneration: searching for the magic key10:00- 11:00Moderated Posters - Poster Zone CStem cells and cell therapy
31 Aug 2011Is there a need to tailor antiplatelet therapy in diabetes?08:30- 10:00Athens - Zone FThrombosis and platelets