Week Four | Complex Coronary Interventions
Saturday, October 10, 2026
9:00 AM ET
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Ron Waksman, MD | MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MORNING LIVE CASE
9:05 AM ET
Live Case Broadcasting from Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit, MI
Operators: Mohammad A. Alqarqaz, MD
Moderators: Maurice Buchbinder, MD | Hector Garcia-Garcia, MD | Ron Waksman, MD
Panelists: Enrico Cerrato, MD, PhD | Hady Lichaa, MD | Michael S. Megaly, MD, MSc
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | SUPPORTED BY CHIESI
Moderators: Aloke Finn, MD | Sachin Kumar, MD | John Lasala, MD
9:50 AM ET
Cardiogenic Shock | CHIESI Presentation
Speaker: Basir Babar, DO | Henry Ford Hospital
IMPELLA SHOWCASE
Moderators: Aloke Finn, MD | Sachin Kumar, MD | John Lasala, MD
10:20 AM ET
IMPELLA | When Should you use IMPELLA for High-Risk PCI
Speaker: Gregg Stone, MD | Mount Sinai
CALCIFIED LESIONS | DRUG-COATED BALLOONS | THROMBUS MANAGEMENT
Moderators: Aloke Finn, MD | Sachin Kumar, MD | John Lasala, MD
Panel Discussants: Abhishek Chaturvedi, MD | Sripal Bangalore, MD | Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MD
10:35 AM ET
Choice of Device & Treatment Algorithm from Calcified Lesions 2026
Speaker: Samin Sharma, MD | Mount Sinai Cardiovascular Clinical Institute
10:45 AM ET
Panel Discussion
10:50 AM ET
Mastering Complex PCI | Advanced Strategies and Bailout Techniques - Sponsored by Terumo Interventional Systems
Speaker: Kate Kearney, MD | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
11:05 AM ET
Panel Discussion
11:10 AM ET
New Wires and Techniques for CTO Canalization
Speaker: Sandeep Basavarajaiah, MD | National Health Service
11:20 AM ET
Panel Discussion
11:25 AM ET
Thrombus Aspiration in PE
Speaker: Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA | NYU Langone Health
11:35 AM ET
Panel Discussion
11:40 AM ET
Bailout of Thrombus in the Cath Lab With Cangrelor
Speaker: Abhishek Chaturvedi, MD | West Virginia University
11:50 AM ET
Panel Discussion
12:00 PM ET
Adjourn
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