SummitMD

--Wednesday, April 26
-	TCT Asia Pacific : Featured Lectures
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit-I
-	Plenary Sessions
-	Technical Forum I: How to, What to New Technique and Technology: CTO and AMI Intervention
-	"What Makes DES Effective and Safe?" – Cypher and Endeavor Experience
-	Best Practice in DES to Improve Clinical Outcome / Expect More From Your DES
-	Management Perspectives for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events in ACS Patients
-	Optimal Therapeutic Approach to Post PCI Patients
-	Angiomyogenesis Symposium
-	Managing the Vascular Puzzle of Cardiovascular Syndromes: How Do We Integrate Science and Evidence into Practice
-	Effects of Statin on Inflammation & Latest Atherosclerosis Trial
--Thursday, April 27
-	Plenary Sessions
-	Late Breaking Clinical Trials
-	Technical Forum II: How to, What to TRI Club - Evolving Paradigm
-	Technical Forum III: How to, What to New Horisons for Complex Intervention
-	Hot Topics I Structural Heart Disease: Diagnosis and Interventional Approaches
-	Hot Topics II
-	Hot Topics III Lt. Main Interventions
-	APSIC
-	CCT The Retrograde Approach - Special Techniques for CTOs from CCT Experts
-	EuroPCR
-	Left Main Intervention
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit II
-	Bifurcation Lesion Intervention
-	Peripheral Lesion Intervention: Ilio-popliteal Artery, Infrapopliteal, SFA, Renal Artery
-	Complications
-	Cutting Edge Strategies in ACS and ST Elevation MI
-	Trends & Issues in Peripheral Cardiology
-	The New HEALING Era with Genous
-	Optimizing the Long-Term Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events
-	AMS: Continuity in Proof of Concept
-	New Insights and Therapeutic Approaches to Lipid Management
-	Crossing the Lesion
--Friday, April 28
-	Complex Lesion Intervention: Atheroablation, Thrombectomy, and Distal Protection
-	Noninvasive Imaging Is Changing the Diagnostic Paradigm for CAD: IVUS, CT, FFR
-	Chronic Total Occlusions
-	Structural Heart Disease - Congenital Valvular Disease, PFO, ASD, and Perivalvular Leaks
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit III
-	Drug Eluting Stent Summit - IV
-	Pathogenesis, Detection, and Treatment of Vulnerable Plaque

TCT Asia Pacific : Featured Lectures

•	A Futuristic Vision of Next Generation Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging Systems
	-Lecturer : Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	Countdown to COMBAT
	-Lecturer : Roxana Mehran, MD

Drug Eluting Stent Summit-I

•	Axxess Plus™: The First Drug-Eluting Stent for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions
	-Lecturer : Jeffrey W. Moses, MD

•	SISR. A Prospective Randomized Comparison of the Sirolimus-Eluting Stent vs Brachytherapy in Patients with Bare Metal In-Stent Restenosis
	-Lecturer : David R. Holmes, Jr, MD

•	Bioabsorbable Stents
	-Lecturer : Jacques J. Koolen, MD

•	DES in the Treatment of SVG
	-Lecturer : J. Eduardo M.R. Sousa, MD

•	Technical Aspects and an Update on the EU and US ZOMAXX Clinical Trials
	-Lecturer : Alan C. Yeung, MD

•	ENDEAVOR-III: 1 Year Results
	- Lecturer : David E. Kandzari, MD

Plenary Sessions

•	The Preponderance of Data Favors CYPHER!
	-Lecturer : David R. Holmes, Jr, MD

•	Current Data Indicates No Clinically Relevant Differences Between CYPHER and TAXUS!
	-Lecturer : Eberhard Grube, MD

•	New Aspects Treating Critical Limb Ischemia
	-Lecturer : Dierk Scheinert, MD

•	Metallic Biodegradeable Stent
	-Lecturer : Ron Waksman, MD

•	What Can 2D IVUS Teach Us About Vulnerable Plaque?
	-Lecturer : Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	DES Thrombosis: Is It Real and Is It Worse? New Approaches to Solving It ?
	-Lecturer : David R. Holmes, Jr, MD

•	Virtual Histology of AMI
	-Lecturer : Barry D. Rutherford, MD

•	Radiocontrast Nephropathy: Still the Achilles' Heel of Interventional Cardiology
	-Lecturer : Roxana Mehran, MD

•	Biolimus A9 Drug-Eluting Stents: Technical Aspects and a Comprehensive Review of the EU, Asia-Pacific, and US NOBORI Clinical Trial Program
	-Lecturer : Eberhard Grube, MD

•	Carotid Stenting
	-Lecturer : John R. Laird, Jr, MD

Technical Forum I: How to, What to
---New Technique and Technology: CTO and AMI Intervention

•	Chronic Total Occlusions: Rationale for Recanalization, Patient Selection, and Results
	-Lecturer : Barry D. Rutherford, MD

•	Crossing the CTO - New Techniques and Technologies
	-Lecturer : Jeffrey W. Moses, MD

•	PCI and Distal Injury
	-Lecturer : Seung-Jea Tahk, MD

•	CTO: Wire (Standard and Pro) Skills I: The Confianza (Conquest) Wire
	-Lecturer : Kazuaki Mitsudo, MD

Management Perspectives for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic
-- Events in ACS Patients

•	Insights into STEMI
	-Lecturer : Seong-Wook Park, MD

•	Optimising Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with STEMI: Main Findings of CLARITY and COMMIT
	-Lecturer : Zhengming Chen, MD

Optimal Therapeutic Approach to Post PCI Patients

•	Lipid Treatment in Post PCI Patients
	-Lecturer : Dong Hoon Choi, MD

•	Medical Treatment for Patients with Post-Myocardial Infarction - Importance of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
	-Lecturer : Yuji Ikari, MD

Angiomyogenesis Symposium

•	Application of 'Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells' for Pts with MI; Lessons from BOOST Program
	-Lecturer : Kai C. Wollert, MD

Managing the Vascular Puzzle of Cardiovascular Syndromes: How Do We Integrate Science and Evidence into Practice

•	The Cholesterol Balance: The Advanced Approach to Dyslipidemia Management
	-Lecturer : Peter Jan Lansberg, MD

Effects of Statin on Inflammation & Latest Atherosclerosis Trial

•	Surrogate Markers of CHD & Statins
	-Lecturer : Wolfgang Koenig, MD

•	Latest Atherosclerosis Trial
	-Lecturer : Ki Hoon Han, MD

Technical Forum III: How to, What to
---New Horisons for Complex Intervention

•	Chronic Total Occlusions: Evidence Based Rationale for Recanalization and DES
	-Lecturer : David E. Kandzari, MD

•	How to Penetrate the Proximal and Distal Fibrous Cap in Chronic Total Occlusion?
	-Lecturer : Masahiko Ochiai, MD

•	Protection of Side Branch Is Essential in Treating Bifurcation Lesions: Overview
	-Lecturer : Alfredo R. Galassi, MD

•	Bifurcation Lesion Intervention
	-Lecturer : Samin Sharma, MD

•	Drug Eluting Stents (Bifurcation and Left Main Approach)
	-Lecturer : Eberhard Grube, MD

•	Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
	-Lecturer : J.Eduardo M.R. Sousa, MD

Hot Topics I
--Structural Heart Disease: Diagnosis and Interventional Approaches

•	Percutaneous Closure of Perivalvular Leaks
	-Lecturer : Eulogio Garcia, MD

•	Interventional Catheterization for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
	-Lecturer : Robert J. Sommer, MD

•	Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation
	-Lecturer : Eberhard Grube, MD

Hot Topics II

•	DES in the SFA: A Long Way off
	-Lecturer : John R. Laird, Jr, MD

•	Revascularization of Complex Aorta-Iliac Obstruct Techniques and Results
	-Lecturer : Dierk Scheinert, MD

•	Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting
	-Lecturer : Paul Hsien-Li Kao, MD

Hot Topics III

•	French Pilot Registry of Unprotected LM Stenting with Taxus Stents, One Year Follow Up
	-Lecturer : Marc Silvestri, MD

•	Revised Protocol of COMBAT(Randomized COMparison of Bypass Surgery versus AngioplasTy using Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease)
	-Lecturer : Roxana Mehran, MD

•	LM Bifurcation Intervention Guideline for COMBAT
	-Lecturer : Seung-Jung Park, MD

•	Clinical Outcomes for Drug-Eluting Stents in LMT Lesions
	-Lecturer : Toshiya Muramatsu, MD

APSIC

•	DES (Cypher) in Diabetic Patients; DECODE Study
	-Lecturer : Charles Chan, MD

•	Trans Radial / Brachial Approach Carotid & Vertebral Stenting
	-Lecturer : Chiung-Jen Wu, MD

•	Saphenous Vein in Interventions
	-Lecturer : Tarlochan Singh Kler, MD

•	One-Year Follow-Up from the J-Cypher Registry
	-Lecturer : Takeshi Kimura, MD

•	PCI in Asia Pacific Region
	-Lecturer : Robaayah Zambahari, MD

EuroPCR

•	Primary PCI in Acute MI - Part I: Role of Thrombectomy
	-Lecturer : Dariusz Dudek, MD

•	Primary PCI in Acute MI - Part II: Role of GPIIb/IIIa Inhibitors Prior to PCI
	-Lecturer : Dariusz Dudek, MD

•	Update on Carotid Stenting
	-Lecturer : Dierk Scheinert, MD

•	Percutaneous PCI in Diabetic Patients
	-Lecturer : Angela Hoye, MD

•	Consensus and Questions to Be Resolved in Bifurcation Lesions
	-Lecturer : Thierry Lefévre, MD

•	Medical Environment Post-PCI
	-Lecturer : Jean Fajadet, MD

Left Main Intervention

•	How to Treat - Unprotected Left Main Disease
	-Lecturer : Seung-Jung Park, MD

•	DES in Left Main Disease
	-Lecturer : Thierry Lefévre, MD

•	Drug Eluting Stents for Left Main Tricks
	-Lecturer : Sunao Nakamura, MD

Drug Eluting Stent Summit II

•	A Prospective "All Comers" CYPHER Nonrandomized Registry in Complex Patients From MATRIX
	-Lecturer : Roxana Mehran, MD

•	Experience with Sorin Drug Eluting Stent
	-Lecturer : Jacques J. Koolen, MD

•	Final Results From the ORBIT Clinical Trials
	-Lecturer : Ron Waksman, MD

•	Endeavor Program
	-Lecturer : Raoul Bonan, MD

Bifurcation Lesion Intervention

•	Stent Platform for Bifurcation Lesion in the DES Era
	-Lecturer : Duncan Hung Kwong Ho, MD

•	The Y-Med Sidekick Side-Branch Access Stent
	-Lecturer : Yaron Almagor, MD

•	How to Treat Bifurcations
	-Lecturer : Nicolaus J. Reifart, MD

Peripheral Lesion Intervention: Ilio-popliteal Artery, Infrapopliteal, SFA, Renal Artery

•	Interventional Treatment for Ilio-popliteal Artery Disease
	-Lecturer : Yusuke Miyashita, MD

•	Lower Extremity Revascularization: a Data-Driven Approach to SFA Disease
	-Lecturer : William A. Gray, MD

Complications

•	Bifurcation Stenting: the Return of Provisional T-stenting?
	-Lecturer : Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, MD

•	Complications Related to the Use of Radiocontrast Agents
	-Lecturer : Roxana Mehran, MD

Cutting Edge Strategies in ACS and ST Elevation MI

•	AMI Intervention in DES Era
	-Lecturer : Harry Suryapranata, MD

•	Drug Eluting Stents in AMI
	-Lecturer : Barry D. Rutherford, MD

•	Intracellular Calcium Modulation During AMI Reperfusion: CASTEMI and EVOLVE
	-Lecturer : Ik-Kyung Jang, MD

•	Tirofiban and STEMI Management: A Future Perspective
	-Lecturer : Gian Battista Danzi, MD

Complex Lesion Intervention: Atheroablation, Thrombectomy, and Distal Protection

•	PERFECT Registry: Japanese DCA-Cypher Registry
	-Lecturer : Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD

Noninvasive Imaging Is Changing the Diagnostic Paradigm for CAD: IVUS, CT, FFR

•	VH-IVUS: Pathological Validation
	-Lecturer : D.Geoffrey Vince, MD

•	Fractional Flow Reserve Guided Jailed Side Branch Intervention in Bifurcation Lesions
	-Lecturer : Bon-Kwon Koo, MD

•	FFR- and IVUS- Guided DES PCI
	-Lecturer : Erick Schampaert, MD

Chronic Total Occlusions

•	Chronic Total Occlusions: IVUS Guided CTO, Heart CT Guided CTO-PCI
	-Lecturer : Satoru Sumitsuji, MD

Structural Heart Disease - Congenital Valvular Disease, PFO, ASD, and Perivalvular Leaks

•	Patent Foramen Ovale-Smoke and Migraine Relationships
	-Lecturer : Robert J. Sommer, MD

Drug Eluting Stent Summit - IV

•	The Xtent™ DES System: The Single Solution for Multilesion, Multivessel, and Long Lesion Treatment
	-Lecturer : Eberhard Grube, MD

•	Jupiter I Beta and Jupiter II Meta-Analysis
	-Lecturer : Thierry Lefévre, MD

•	MEDISTRA "Excel" Drug Eluting Stent Trial (MEDISTRA): Medium-To-Long Term Outcome
	-Lecturer : Teguh Santoso, MD

•	BEACON Registry: An All-Comers Trial of Biolimus A9 Eluting Stent
	-Lecturer : Tien-Hai Koh, MD

•	Multivessel and Multilesion Stenting in Drug Eluting Era: Results from ERACI III Trial
	-Lecturer : Alfredo Rodriguez, MD

•	Conor Erodable Polymer Paclitaxel Eluting Stent- Indian & European Experience
	-Lecturer : Upendra Kaul, MD

Pathogenesis, Detection, and Treatment of Vulnerable Plaque

•	Pathogenesis and Pathologic Features of Vulnerable Plaque
	-Lecturer : Erling Falk, MD

•	MR Characterization of Atherosclerosis
	-Lecturer : Chun Yuan, MD

•	One Year Follow-Up of Plaque Rupture
	-Lecturer : Myeong-Ki Hong, MD

•	IVUS, Virtual Histology, Other Ultrasound Based Imaging Diagnostics
	-Lecturer : Gary S. Mintz, MD

•	Systemic Therapy: Pharmacologic Approach or Cell/Gene Therapy
	-Lecturer : Alan C. Yeung, MD