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What’s in the pathway?

Two parallel tracks

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

Level three is coming soon.

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

Both tracks (coronary and structural) are 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 and structural).

 

 

Level 1: Online Entry Courses

  • On the ESC eLearning platform.
  • Exclusive and free access for EAPCI Members.
  • Learn at your own pace.

Coronary Track

Get +70 videos covering the EAPCI Core Curriculum in PCI. 

All you need to prepare for EAPCI Certification in PCI.

  1. General Overview - CAD and beyond 
  2. Noninvasive Diagnostic Assessment of CAD
  3. Invasive diagnostic assessment of CAD
  4. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) - Devices & tools
  5. PCI in Specific Lesion Subsets
  6. Interventional strategies in special scenarios
  7. PCI challenges in specific patients populations
  8. Management of PCI complications
  9. General Patient Management and Follow-Up

 

Structural Track

Coming soon.

  • Core knowledge development
  • Technical proficiency
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Specialised expertise
  • Outcome-focused learning

Level 2: Structural Track (in-person)

29 and 30 April 2026 | Milan (Italy)

Hands-on, high-impact learning

Dedicated to valvular and structural interventions, this two-day course covered:

  • Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
  • Mitral and tricuspid valve repair/replacement
  • Complex structural scenarios such as bicuspid valves and prior implants

What attendees gained:

  • Practical strategies for procedural planning, device selection, and imaging integration
  • Managing complications like paravalvular leaks, device embolisation, and vascular access issues.

The target audience:

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

This course was endorsed by GISE - Societa' Italiana di Cardiologia Interventistica

More information about the programme.

 

Level 2: Coronary Track (In-Person)

 3-4 December 2026 | Save the date! Location to be announced

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 attendees willl gain:

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

The 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

Registration will open soon.