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Update : November 14, 2008

	Left main coronary disease

	Ostial disease

	Bifurcation

	Graft vessel disease

	Diffuse coronary disease

	Chronic total occlusion (CTO)

	Restenosis

	Multivessel disease

	Drug eluting stent

	Vulnerable plaque

Angioplasty Summit 2006

: Expert Lectures

Faculty

International Faculty -

Abstracts

Poster Abstracts -
Guidelines -

Oral Abstracts -
Guidelines -

--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
	-Lectur