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What’s Inside the Pathway?

Two Parallel Tracks

  • Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
  • Structural Heart Disease (SHD)

Three Learning Levels

Entry – 100% online, on-demand. Build your foundation.

Both tracks (coronary and structural) exclusive and totally free for EAPCI members!

Advanced – In-person, hands-on. Sharpen your skills.

Each course welcomes up to 80 participants and is led by a faculty of internationally recognised experts. Sessions are interactive and focused on real-life application of knowledge. Both are UEMS-accredited, offering CME credits to support your professional development.

EAPCI Members benefit from a discount on both Level 2 courses (coronary & structural)!

Leader – Coming soon. Prepare for leadership.

 

Level 1: Online Entry Courses

Full Launch scheduled for beginning 2026 | ESC eLearning Platform | Learn at your pace

Coronary Track Highlights:

  • Understand CAD pathophysiology and diagnostics
  • Master PCI tools, devices & strategies
  • Learn to manage complex lesions and high-risk patients
  • Prepare for the EAPCI Certification Exam

Structural Track Highlights:

  • Core Knowledge Development
  • Technical Proficiency
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Specialized Expertise
  • Outcome-Focused Learning

Target Audience:

  • Early-career & practicing interventional cardiologists
  • EAPCI members preparing for certification
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Level 2: Coronary Track (In-Person)

9-10 October 2025 | Hamburg (Germany)

Hands-On, High-Impact Learning

  • Real-time feedback from top experts
  • Case-based discussions and simulation training
  • Dedicated themes: bifurcation lesions, CKD/diabetes, cardiogenic shock, CTOs, complication management

What You’ll Gain:

  • Procedural mastery in complex scenarios
  • Confidence handling advanced tools and techniques
  • A collaborative learning network
  • UEMS-accredited certification

Target Audience :

  • Interventional cardiologists seeking to refine their expertise
  • Fellows in advanced training
  • Physicians managing high-risk patients
  • Candidates for EAPCI Certification
  • Professionals interested in Complication Management

This course is endorsed by AGIK- Arbeitsgruppe Interventionelle Kardiologie of the German Cardiac Society GDK

Discover all the details about the programme

 

Level 2: Structural Track (In-Person)

January 2026 | Milan (Italy)

Hands-On, High-Impact Learning

Dedicated to valvular and structural interventions, this 2-day course covers:

  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Mitral and Tricuspid valve repair/replacement
  • Complex structural scenarios such as bicuspid valves and prior implants

What You’ll Gain:

  • practical strategies for procedural planning, device selection, and imaging integration
  • managing complications like paravalvular leaks, device embolization, and vascular access issues.

Target Audience :

  • Interventional cardiologists seeking to refine their expertise
  • Fellows in advanced training
  • Physicians managing high-risk patients
  • Professionals interested in Complication Management

Stay tuned for programme and registration!