B.E.A.T. ED 14-15 APRILE 2026

B.E.A.T.

14 – 15 APRIL 2026

HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA ST. PETER'S, ROMA

TEAM LEADERS: Dr S. COLANGELO, Dr R. GIUNTA, Dr D. REGAZZOLI

Day #1

10.50 – 11.00  Welcome & Introduction, Colangelo – Giunta – Regazzoli

11.00 – 13.30  CTO First Touch: Smart Starts, Bold Moves & Pro Tips!

  Indications - Colangelo

  Cath lab set-up, access selection, guiding catheters - Regazzoli

  Baseline angio: how to do it and how to read it; evaluate difficulties and complication risk - Giunta

  Technical backgrounds: exchange OTW gears (trapping, extensions, Nanto); GCEs (design & how to use them);   dedicated balloons - Colangelo

 14.30 – 17.30  AWE/AWS: smooth sailing or struggling fight?

  Case introduction - Giunta

  Wires: general design; soft tip; control wires; intermediate and penetrative wires - Regazzoli

  MCs: general design; the Good (braided), the Bad (coiled) and the Ugly (plaque modifiers) - Giunta

  The Parallel Wire Technique - Colangelo

  Case resolution - Giunta

17.30 – 18.00  Day 1 debriefing

Day#2

08.30 – 08.40  Recap & Start, Colangelo – Giunta – Regazzoli

08.45 – 09.15  How to cross the uncrossable - Colangelo

09.15 – 11.00  ADR in action

  Case introduction - Colangelo

  Wires: knuckles wires & how to use them - Regazzoli

  Re-enter in distal lumen: Stingray, Recross, LAST, STAR - Giunta

  Case resolution - Colangelo

11.00 – 13.00   Retrograde CTOs

  Case introduction - Regazzoli

  Collateral channels evaluation - Giunta

13.45 – 15.00   Retrograde Power Moves: Wires & Microcatheters - Giunta

  The Art of Externalization - Colangelo

  Closing the Loop: Retrograde PCI & Gear Removal - Regazzoli

  Case resolution - Regazzoli

15.00 – 16.00  Xcart management - Colangelo – Giunta – Regazzoli

16.00 – 16.30  Day 2 debriefing & Closure - Colangelo – Giunta – Regazzoli

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