Scientific Agenda

Badge pick-up and welcome coffee for all delegates.

Badge pick-up and welcome coffee for all delegates.

13:00 — Welcome Speech

Rusudan Agladze (President of GSC), Mikheil Sarjveladze (MOH of Georgia), Zaza Lominadze (Chair of the Healthcare Committee, Parliament), Zviad Kereselidze (President of GAIC)

13:30 — EBC Consensus: Decision-Making in Bifurcation PCI

Prof. Goran Stankovic (Serbia)
Key learning: when provisional stenting is enough, criteria for a planned two-stent strategy, Medina classification → strategy selection, role of side-branch relevance (≥2.5 mm, ischemia).

14:00 — Bifurcation PCI Cases

Case 1 — LM and Non-LM Bifurcation: Dr. Nikolas Von Bekerath (Germany)
Case 2 — LM and Non-LM Bifurcation: Dr. Lasha Chantladze (Georgia)
Case 3 — LM and Non-LM Bifurcation: Dr. Ulvi Mirzoyev (Azerbaijan)

15:30 — Expert Panel Discussion

End of Session 1.

13:00 — Welcome Speech

Rusudan Agladze (President of GSC), Mikheil Sarjveladze (MOH of Georgia), Zaza Lominadze (Chair of the Healthcare Committee, Parliament), Zviad Kereselidze (President of GAIC)

13:30 — EBC Consensus: Decision-Making in Bifurcation PCI

Prof. Goran Stankovic (Serbia)
Key learning: when provisional stenting is enough, criteria for a planned two-stent strategy, Medina classification → strategy selection, role of side-branch relevance (≥2.5 mm, ischemia).

14:00 — Bifurcation PCI Cases

Case 1 — LM and Non-LM Bifurcation: Dr. Nikolas Von Bekerath (Germany)
Case 2 — LM and Non-LM Bifurcation: Dr. Lasha Chantladze (Georgia)
Case 3 — LM and Non-LM Bifurcation: Dr. Ulvi Mirzoyev (Azerbaijan)

15:30 — Expert Panel Discussion

End of Session 1.

Six 15-minute challenge case presentations:

1. Dr. Nelsin Nersisyan (Armenia)
2. Dr. Gulana Aghayeva (Azerbaijan)
3. Dr. Erekle Turabelidze (Georgia)
4. Dr. Vahe Harutyunyan (Armenia)
5. Dr. Natavan Tagizade (Azerbaijan)
6. Dr. Giorgi Mshvildadze (Georgia)

Six 15-minute challenge case presentations:

1. Dr. Nelsin Nersisyan (Armenia)
2. Dr. Gulana Aghayeva (Azerbaijan)
3. Dr. Erekle Turabelidze (Georgia)
4. Dr. Vahe Harutyunyan (Armenia)
5. Dr. Natavan Tagizade (Azerbaijan)
6. Dr. Giorgi Mshvildadze (Georgia)

Lunch and sponsor symposium for non-invasive cardiologists, and hands-on workshops for interventional cardiologists.

Lunch and sponsor symposium for non-invasive cardiologists, and hands-on workshops for interventional cardiologists.

19:00 — Tailoring Drug Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Prof. Nikolas Von Bekerath (Germany)

19:20 — Calcium Mapping: Using IVUS to Choose Your Weapon

Dr. Thomas Schmitz (Germany)

19:40 — Rotational Atherectomy & Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) in 2026

Dr. Rostislav Prog (Germany) — Tips, tricks and troubleshooting.

20:00 — Complex PCI: Interactive Cases

Case 1 — Calcium management (Scoring/Cutting): Dr. Uzeyir Rahimov
Case 2 — Calcium management (IVL): Dr. Josef Sikharulidze
Case 3 — Calcium management (ROTA+IVL): Dr. Rostom Gortamashvili

20:45 — Expert Panel Discussion & Best Case Award Ceremony

19:00 — Tailoring Drug Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Prof. Nikolas Von Bekerath (Germany)

19:20 — Calcium Mapping: Using IVUS to Choose Your Weapon

Dr. Thomas Schmitz (Germany)

19:40 — Rotational Atherectomy & Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) in 2026

Dr. Rostislav Prog (Germany) — Tips, tricks and troubleshooting.

20:00 — Complex PCI: Interactive Cases

Case 1 — Calcium management (Scoring/Cutting): Dr. Uzeyir Rahimov
Case 2 — Calcium management (IVL): Dr. Josef Sikharulidze
Case 3 — Calcium management (ROTA+IVL): Dr. Rostom Gortamashvili

20:45 — Expert Panel Discussion & Best Case Award Ceremony

09:30 — TAVI CT Planning Masterclass

Dr. Mohammed Saad (EAPCI)
Anatomy, strategy and complication prevention: systematic CT analysis, valve sizing (self-expandable vs. balloon-expandable), high-risk anatomy (coronary obstruction & annular rupture), access route & peripheral planning.

10:10 — TAVI: Complex Anatomy (Coronary Access Challenges)

Dr. Teoman Kilic (Turkey)

10:40 — TAVI: Complications

Dr. Levent Korkmaz (Turkey)

11:10 — Expert Panel Discussion

09:30 — TAVI CT Planning Masterclass

Dr. Mohammed Saad (EAPCI)
Anatomy, strategy and complication prevention: systematic CT analysis, valve sizing (self-expandable vs. balloon-expandable), high-risk anatomy (coronary obstruction & annular rupture), access route & peripheral planning.

10:10 — TAVI: Complex Anatomy (Coronary Access Challenges)

Dr. Teoman Kilic (Turkey)

10:40 — TAVI: Complications

Dr. Levent Korkmaz (Turkey)

11:10 — Expert Panel Discussion

Lunch and sponsor symposium for non-invasive cardiologists, and hands-on workshops for interventional cardiologists.

Lunch and sponsor symposium for non-invasive cardiologists, and hands-on workshops for interventional cardiologists.

13:00 — TAVI Case Live in the Box (Balloon Expandable Valve)

Dr. Irakli Gogorishvili (Georgia)

13:40 — TAVI Case Live in the Box (Self-Expandable Valve)

Dr. Levent Korkmaz (Turkey)

14:10 — TAVI 2026: Lifetime Management

Dr. Thomas Schmitz (Germany)

14:30 — Panel Discussion & Final Remarks

13:00 — TAVI Case Live in the Box (Balloon Expandable Valve)

Dr. Irakli Gogorishvili (Georgia)

13:40 — TAVI Case Live in the Box (Self-Expandable Valve)

Dr. Levent Korkmaz (Turkey)

14:10 — TAVI 2026: Lifetime Management

Dr. Thomas Schmitz (Germany)

14:30 — Panel Discussion & Final Remarks