Complex Coronary and Vascular Interventions (CCVT) – Budapest 2026

This conference has been assessed through the Ethical MedTech Conference Vetting System (CVS) and has been found compliant with the Ethical MedTech Code of Ethical Business Practice.

EMT Number: EMT-26-10176

This meeting is designed as a practical, case-based CHIP/CTO course with live cases, live-in-a-box sessions, decision labs, and hands-on workshops.

Hall A — Coronary Track: CHIP, plaque preparation, and CTO recanalization

Hall B — Peripheral Track / Workshops

DAY 1 — THURSDAY, 9 JULY 2026

Hall A – Coronary Track
Coronary CHIP & Plaque Preparation

08:00-08:40 | Registration and welcome coffee

08:40-09:00 | Opening ceremony (Main Hall)
Béla Merkely; Zsolt Piroth; Zoltán Ruzsa

09:00-10:00 | Session 1. Heart Team and Planning in CHIP (debate session)
Chair(s): Jenő Szolnoky, Béla Merkely
Discussants: Jurij Avramovich, Zsolt Piroth, Tamás Szűcsborus, Tímea Szigethy, Dániel Aradi
Facilitator: Judit Andréka

09:00-09:10 | Heart Team for CHIP: surgical perspective
Jenő Szolnoky

09:10-09:20 | Heart Team for CHIP: interventional perspective
Jurij Avramovich

09:20-09:30 | Case 1: Semmelweis University (5 min presentation + 5 min discussion)
Péter Kulyassa

09:30-09:40 | Case 2: Gottsegen Heart Institute (5 min presentation + 5 min discussion)
Bettina Csanádi

09:40-09:50 | Case 3: Military Hospital (5 min presentation + 5 min discussion)
Tamás Szűcsborus

09:50-10:00 | Case 4: University of Szeged (5 min presentation + 5 min discussion)
Fanni Seres

Live case from Japan
Maoto Habara, Hiromasa Kato

Live case from Austria, Graz
Gábor G. Tóth

10:00-11:15 | Session 2. CHIP planning: which modality changes strategy?
Chair(s): Jacek Legutko, Jurij Avramovich
Discussants: Zsolt Piroth, Zsolt Kőszegi, Dániel Aradi, Viktor Sasi, Gábor Kerecsen
Facilitator: Péter Kulyassa
The session interval was extended to 75 minutes to accommodate panel discussion and two 15-minute live cases without overlap.

10:00-10:10 | Coronary CT for procedural planning
Ádám Jermendy

10:10-10:20 | Functional guidance
Zsolt Piroth

10:20-10:30 | Intracoronary imaging guidance
Giuseppe Coletti

10:30-10:35 | Summary
Jacek Legutko

10:35-10:45 | Panel discussion and audience polling

11:15-13:00 | Session 3. Hemodynamics and Mechanical Circulatory Support in High-Risk PCI
Chair(s): Miroslaw Ferenc, László Gellér
Discussants: Zsolt Piroth, Zoltán Ruzsa, István Ferenc Édes, Viktor Sasi, Gábor Kerecsen
Facilitator: Kornél Kákonyi

11:15-11:25   | Who needs protection? – ONLINE
Stanislaw Bartus

11:25-11:35   | iVAC data
Oren Malchin

11:35-11:45   | Protected PCI with Impella – ONLINE
Gábor G Tóth

11:45-12:00  | Discussion: choosing the right device
Miroslaw Ferenc

12:00-12:30 | Live-in-a-box: OCT-guided left main atherectomy in a HFrEF patient
Zoltán Ruzsa

Live case from Poland, Krakow: protected PCI
Stanislaw Bartus

13:00-14:00 | Lunch

14:00-15:00 | Session 4. Plenary session
Chair(s): Zsolt Piroth, Zoltán Ruzsa
Discussants: Giuseppe Coletti, István Ferenc Édes, László Gellér, Gábor Kerecsen, Dániel Aradi
Facilitator: Judit Andréka

14:00-14:30 | Artificial intelligence in cardiology and medicine – ONLINE
Jasjit Suri

14:30-15:00 | New advances in MINOCA diagnosis and treatment
Jacek Legutko

15:00-16:15 | Session 5. Coronary Plaque Preparation Toolbox
Chair(s): Jurij Avramovich, Jacek Legutko
Discussants: Zsolt Piroth, Kornél Kákonyi, Levente Molnár
Facilitator: Dan Prunea

15:00-15:20 | NC, cutting, scoring and OPN balloons
Levente Molnár

15:20-15:40 | Rotational atherectomy and rota-cut strategy
Giuseppe Coletti

15:40-16:00 | Orbital atherectomy
Gábor Kerecsen

16:00-16:15 | Live case from Hungary, Budapest, Semmelweis
Miroslaw Ferenc, István Ferenc Édes, Péter Kulyassa

16:15-17:00 | Session 6. What to Do After Plaque Preparation?
Chair(s): Jurij Avramovich, Giuseppe Coletti
Discussants: Leszek Bryniarski, Dan Prunea, Miroslaw Ferenc, Jacek Legutko, Zsolt Piroth
Facilitator: Sadeek Sidney Kanoun Schnur

16:15-16:25 | Drug-coated balloon strategy
István Ferenc Édes

16:25-16:35 | Drug-eluting stent optimization
Gábor Kerecsen

16:35-16:45 | Bioresorbable scaffold: niche or comeback?
Olivier F Bertrand / Balázs Németh

16:45-16:55 | Summary
Jurij Avramovich

16:55-17:00 | Discussion and wrap-up

17:00-17:15 | Coffee break

17:15-19:05 | My Best CHIP Cases
Chair(s): Kornél Kákonyi, Dan Prunea
Discussants: Gábor Kerecsen, István Ferenc Édes, Dániel Aradi, Iván Horváth
Facilitator: Viktor Sasi

17:15-17:25 | Case presentation 1
István Kovács

17:25-17:35 | Case presentation 2
Gábor Kerecsen

17:35-17:45 | Case presentation 3
Zsolt Kőszegi

17:45-17:55 | Case presentation 4
Dániel Aradi

17:55-18:05 | Case presentation 5
Kornél Kákonyi

18:05-18:15 | Case presentation 6
István Ferenc Édes

18:15-18:25 Case presentation 7
Péter Kulyassa

18:15-18:35 Case presentation 8
Balázs Sármán

18:35-18:45 Case presentation 9
Zsolt Piroth

18:45-18:55 Case presentation 10
Balázs Berta

18:55-19:05 Case presentation 11
Kornél Kákonyi

Hall B – Peripheral Track / Workshops
Peripheral Plaque Preparation and CTO Workshops

09:00-10:00 | Session 1. Vascular Team for Endovascular CHIP
Chair(s): László Pintér, Zoltán Ruzsa
Discussants: Andrea Vass, Balázs Nemes, Eszter Végh, Péter Legeza
Facilitator: Artúr Hüttl

09:00-09:15 | Vascular Team for Endovascular CHIP: patient selection, frailty, concomitant diseases
Andrea Vass

09:15-09:30 | Case presentation 1. from Semmelweis University (10 min + 5 min discussion)
Péter Legeza

09:30-09:40 | Case presentation 2. from University of Szeged (5 min + 5 min discussion)
Péter Domsik

09:40-10:00 | Panel discussion and audience polling

10:00-12:00 | Session 2. Lesion Preparation: Rotational Workshops
Chair(s): László Pintér, István Kovács
Discussants: Balázs Nemes, Tamás Mester, Eszter Végh, Zoltán Ruzsa
Facilitator: Ákos Bérczi

10:00-10:30 | Special balloons (20 min + 10 min practical)
István Kovács

10:30-11:00 | IVL (20 min + 10 min practical) – ONLINE
Mark Portou

11:00-11:30 | Atherectomy (20 min + 10 min practical)
Arnold Tóth

11:30-11:40 | Summary: choosing the right device
László Pintér

11:40-12:00 | Discussion and practical rotation

12:00-14:00 | Session 3. Lesion Treatment After Optimal Plaque Preparation
Chair: Tomislav Krcmar, László Pintér
Discussants: Artúr Hüttl, Balázs Nemes, Eszter Végh
Facilitator: János Ruzsa

12:00-12:20 | Drug coating balloon
Zoltán Ruzsa

12:20-12:40 | Special stents
Artúr Hüttl

12:40-13:00 | Drug eluting stent
Balázs Nemes

13:00-13:20 | Summary: individualised treatment for special localisations and anatomical circumstances
László Pintér

13:20-13:40 | Live-in-a-box from University of Szeged
Zoltán Ruzsa

13:40-14:00 | Live-in-a-box from Semmelweis University
Artúr Hüttl

14:00-15:00 | Lunch

15:00-16:15 | My Best Complex Peripheral Cases
Chair(s): Balázs Nemes, István Kovács
Discussants: Artúr Hüttl, László Pintér, Balázs Nemes, Eszter Végh
Facilitator: Péter Domsik

15:00-15:15 | Case presentation 1
Eszter Végh

15:15-15:30 | Case presentation 2
Balázs Nemes

15:30-15:45 | Case presentation 4
Bence Lajtos

15:45-16:00 | Case presentation 5
Nándor Bányai-Kovács

16:00-16:15 | Case presentation 6
Boldizsár Kukucska

DAY 2 — FRIDAY, 10 JULY 2026

Hall A – Coronary Track
Coronary CTO Recanalization

08:30-09:00 | Coffee and Day 1 highlights

09:00-10:30 | Session 1. CTO Basics (Angiography, Devices)
Chair(s): Nino Cocco, Stefan Mot
Discussants: Imre Ungi, Giuseppe Coletti, István Ferenc Édes, Judit Andréka, Gábor Kerecsen
Facilitator: Sadeek Sidney Kanoun Schnur

09:00-09:10 | Angiographic visualization of the CTO before the intervention
Imre Ungi

09:10-09:20 | Choosing the first strategy
Leszek Bryniarski

09:20-09:30 | Access planning: radial, bilateral radial, femoral and mixed approaches
Giuseppe Coletti

09:30-09:40 | Guide catheter support – ONLINE
Zsolt Piroth

09:40-09:50 | Microcatheters – ONLINE
Kornél Kákonyi

09:50-10:00 | Polymer-jacketed, tapered and penetration wires
Alexandru Achim

10:00-10:10 | Guide extensions, trap balloons and torque devices
Viktor Sasi

10:10-10:30 | Questions and discussion

Live case from Germany, Lahr
Kambis Masheyaki

Live case from Hungary, Szeged
Zoltán Ruzsa, Kornél Kákonyi

10:30-14:00 | Session 2. Antegrade CTO Recanalization
Chair(s): Miroslaw Ferenc, Nino Cocco
Discussants: Sevket Görgülü, Ömer Göktekin, Jurij Avramovich, Giuseppe Coletti, Zsolt Piroth
Facilitator: Alexandru Achim

10:30-10:45 | Wire escalation principles
Miroslaw Ferenc

10:45-11:00 | Intravascular ultrasound guidance for antegrade CTO PCI
Zoltán Ruzsa

11:00-12:00 | Hydrodynamic recanalization (HDR) – ONLINE
Nichita Michnea

12:00-12:15 | Antegrade dissection-re-entry: concepts and pitfalls
Imre Ungi

12:15-12:30 | Coronary CTO: medical therapy vs PCI vs CSR treatment – ONLINE
Matjaž Bunc

Live case from Hungary, Szeged
Ömer Göktekin, Kornél Kákonyi

Live case from Hungary, Budapest, GOKVI
Zsolt Piroth

14:00-15:00 | Lunch

15:00-17:00 | Session 3. Retrograde CTO Recanalization and Complications
Chair(s): Sevket Görgülü, Miroslaw Ferenc
Discussants: Zoltán Ruzsa, Giuseppe Coletti, Zsolt Piroth, Jurij Avramovich, Alexandru Achim
Facilitator: Nino Cocco

15:00-15:15 | When retrograde should be considered
Ömer Göktekin

15:15-15:30 | Septal versus epicardial collateral channels – ONLINE
Sevket Görgülü

15:30-15:45 | Externalization principles – ONLINE
Nino Cocco

15:45-16:00 | Safety boundaries for new CTO programs
Alexandru Achim

16:00-16:15 | Intravascular ultrasound guidance for retrograde CTO PCI
Zoltán Ruzsa

16:15-16:30 | Complication treatment after retrograde CTO PCI – ONLINE
Nino Cocco

16:30-17:00 | Panel discussion and complications decision lab

Live case from Hungary, Szeged
Sevket Görgülü, Kornél Kákonyi

Live case from Hungary, Szeged
Nino Cocco, Kornél Kákonyi

Live case from Hungary, Szeged
András Katona, Kornél Kákonyi

17:00-17:10 | Coronary CTO summary – ONLINE
Kambis Masheyaki

17:10-17:30 | Coffee break

17:30-19:20 | My Best / Worst Coronary CTO Cases
Chair(s): Viktor Sasi, Alexandru Achim
Discussants: Kornél Kákonyi, István Ferenc Édes, Levente Molnár, Zsolt Piroth
Facilitator: Judit Andréka

17:30-17:40 | Case presentation 1
Imre Ungi

17:40-17:50 | Case presentation 2
Sadeek Sidney Kanoun Schnur

17:50-18:00 | Case presentation 3
Zoltán Ruzsa

18:00-18:10 | Case presentation 4
Viktor Sasi

18:10-18:20 | Case presentation 5
Ferenc Győry

18:20-18:30 | Case presentation 6
Dan Prunea

18:30-18:40 | Case presentation 7
Judit Andréka

18:40-18:50 | Case presentation 8
Otar Kvavadze

18:50-19:00 | Case presentation 9
Áron Üveges / Tibor Szűk

19:00-19:10 Case presentation 10
Kornél Kákonyi

19:10-19:20 Case presentation 11
Tamás Baranyi

Hall B – Peripheral Track / Workshops
Peripheral CTO / CLTI / Complex Endovascular Day

08:30-09:00 | Coffee and Day 1 Highlights

09:00-12:00 | Session 1. Crossing and Re-entry for Peripheral CTO
Chair(s): László Pintér, Tomislav Krcmar
Discussants: Péter Pajor, Tamás Mester, Zoltán Ruzsa
Facilitator: István Kovács

09:00-09:20 | CTO devices: guidewires (10 min + 10 min practical)
Péter Pajor

09:20-09:40 | Microcatheters and support catheters (10 min + 10 min practical)
Péter Domsik

09:40-10:00 | Reentry devices (10 min + 10 min practical)
András Nagy

10:00-10:10 | Aortoiliac recanalisation
László Pintér

10:10-10:20 | Femoropopliteal recanalisation
Balázs Nemes

10:20-10:30 | Below-the-knee recanalisations
Tamás Mester

10:30-10:40 | Recanalisation strategy – ONLINE
Zoltán Ruzsa

10:40-10:50 | Anterograde wire escalation and reentry
Tomislaw Krcmar

10:50-11:00 | Retrograde wire escalation and reentry
Balázs Nemes

11:00-11:10 | IVUS guided CTO recanalisation – ONLINE
Zoltán Ruzsa

11:10-11:35 | Live-in-a-box from University of Szeged
András Nagy

11:35-12:00 | Live-in-a-box from Semmelweis University
Tamás Mester

12:00-13:00 | Artificial Intelligence in Vascular Medicine
Chair(s): Tamás Mester, Zoltán Ruzsa

12:00-13:00 | Artificial intelligence in vascular medicine
Jasjit Suri

13:00-14:00 | Coronary CT Workshop for CHIP Procedures
Training by Ferenc Nagy and Ádám Jermendy

14:00-15:00 | Lunch

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Refunds of paid fees are possible in the following cases:

Registration: Free modification and cancellation of registration and the services included in the participation fee is possible until 30 June 2026. After this deadline, the full cost of the services included in the participation fee is payable.

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