RIGA EAST HOSPITAL

APRIL 10–11, 2025

Dear Colleagues!
On behalf of the Organisation Committee, we would like to extend invitation to join us at the Riga EAST CTO meeting in Riga from April 10th to 11th, 2025. The meeting is dedicated to interventional cardiologists with special interest to CTO PCIs and complex coronary interventions. Meeting traditionaly focuses on technical and practical aspects of CTO PCI. Experienced CTO operators during 2 days will perform 10 complex CTO cases. Parallel with the live case, there will be an opportunity to participate in discussions, listen to interesting presentations, visit an industry exhibition, and participate in hands-on sessions. We look forward to welcoming you in Riga for two very interesting and interactive days! We encourage you to explore the program and start planning your participation. Warm regards,
Dr. Artis Kalnins

GENERAL INFORMATION


Course venue

Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Hipokrāta street 2, Riga, Latvia

Organizer

Riga East University hospital, Clinic of Cardiology, Cardiovascular medicine development fund

Registration deadline: March 31

Places are limited!

Registration fee includes: Admission to the Scientific sessions, Exhibition, Hands on sessions Catering during the breaks Certificate of attendance


Hotel reservation

Recommended accommodation for participants:


- Wellton Riverside Spa Hotel
in Riga. 11. Novembra Krastmala 33

Promo Code: CTO2025 (-15% from online price)

Link to online booking

Booking period: March 6 – April 13, 2025

Stay period: April 4 – 13, 2025


- Hilton Garden Inn Riga Old Town,
Grecinieku str. 25, Riga. Link for registration:

https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/p8cu13

Be a part of Riga CTO meeting!

Everyone has the opportunity to participate in the event as a speaker, presenting their case in the Interesting Cases session, scheduled for April 11. Please send your presentation materials to rigacto@gmail.com

Visit our Facebook page:

facebook.com/rigaeastctolv

ORGANIZER
INFORMATION


Course director and Coordinator

Artis Kalnins, Riga East Clinical University hospital


Invited international faculty:

Alexandre Avran (France)

Masahisa Yamane (Japan)

Stylianos Pyxaras (Germany)

Shunsuke Matsuno (Japan)

Omer Goktekin (Turkey)

Sergii Furkalo (Ukraine)

Jaroslav Wojcik (Poland)

Andrej Pileckij (Lithuania)

Peep Laanmets ( Estonia)


National faculty:

Dace Sondore

Vladimirs Osipovs

Aigars Lismanis

Deniss Vasiljevs

Kristine Dombrovska


Local organization:

Arveds Apinis,

Vitalijs Grebjonkins

Irina Holste

Artjoms Lisnovs

Guntis Lukstins

Jurijs Verbovenko

Vladislavs Sokaļskis


Cathlab Head nurse:

Sandra Liepina


Event Highlights:

  • Baltic CTO experiences with expert insights and hands-on practice opportunities

  • Unique opportunity to learn from international and national faculty in live case transmissions
  • Hands-on training sessions to enhance skills in CTO interventions.

Live case centers:

Riga EAST hospital (Latvia)

Riga P. Stradins hospital (Latvia)

Klaipeda University hospital ( Lithuania)

Tallinn North-Estonia Medical Centre (Estonia)


Program

PROGRAM


Day 1, April 10

Venue: Riga EAST university hospital
Hipokrata street 2, Riga, Latvia


9.00 – 9.15

Opening and Welcome

Normunds Stanevics, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Riga EAST university hospital Prof. Haralds Plaudis, Member of board, Riga EAST University hospital

9.15 - 9.30

Introduction to „16th CTO day in Riga EAST hospital” - Dr. Artis Kalnins

9.30 - 11.45

Session 1. Antegrade approach Moderators and discussants: A. Kalnins, A. Avran, S. Pyxaras, P. Laanmets

Live cases:

  • Masahisa Yamane from Riga EAST hospital, Latvia
  • Andrej Pileckij, Romualdas Maciunas from Klaipeda University hospital, Lithuania

Presentations:

  • CTO incidence ir real world. Data from Latvia CTO registry - Dr. Artis Kalnins
  • My antegrade tips & tricks - Peep Laanmets
  • CTO PCI. How to use Stingray - Alexandre Avran

11.45 - 12.00

Coffee break, Exhibition visit & Hands on stations

12.00 - 14.30

Session 2. Complex CTO lesions Moderators and discussants: A. Kalnins, S. Furkalo, J. Wojcik

Live cases:

  1. Alexandre Avran from Riga EAST hospital, Latvia
  2. Stylianos Pyxaras from Riga EAST hospital, Latvia

Presentations:

  1. Post CABG CTO PCI - Omer Goktekin
  2. CTO PCI investment procedures - Artis Kalnins
  3. CTO and Left Main disease - Sergii Furkalo

14.30 - 15.15

Lunch, Exhibition visit & Hands on stations

15:15-18:00

Session 3. Retrograde approach Moderators and discussants: S. Furkalo, M. Yamane, G. Lukstins

Live cases:

  1. Artis Kalnins form Riga EAST hospital, Latvia
  2. Dace Sondore, Kristine Domborovska from P. Stradins hospital, Latvia

Presentations:

  1. Simplifying complexity: my tips & tricks for a successful retrograde procedure - Stilianos Pyxara
  2. Gaia NEXT wires for CTO PC - Masahisa Yamane

Day 2, April 11

Venue: Riga EAST university hospital
Hipokrata street 2, Riga, Latvia


9.00 – 9.15

Summary of the first day

9.30 - 11.45

Session 4. DCB and CTO

Live cases:

  1. Alexandre Avran from Riga EAST hospital, Latvia
  2. Omer Goktekin from Riga EAST hospital, Latvia

Presentations:

  • Recent antegrade wire escalation and de-escalation in Japan - Shunsuke Matsuno
  • DCB, scaffolds and CTO PCI - Dace Sondore
  • Bifurcation lesions in patients with chronic coronary occlusions - Sergii Furkalo

11.45 - 12.30

Lunch, Exhibition visit & hands on sessions

12.30 - 16.00

Session 5. Complications and challenging cases Moderators and discussants: A. Pileckij, S. Furkalo, A. Kalnins

Live cases:

  1. Shunsuke Matsuno, Masahiasa Yamane form Riga EAST hospital, Latvia
  2. Peep Laanmets from Tallinn North-Estonia Medical Centre, Estonia

    3. Live cases:

    Case presentations from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia. Presenters: Andrej Pileckij, Risko Majas, Dace Sondore, Tomas Vasiulis, Vladimirs Osipovs, Artis Kalnins.

16.00 - 16.30

Conference summary. Closing Remarks

HANDS ON SESSIONS


Must register till 31st of March


Day 1, April 10


Terumo Training Village Simulation based education stent dislodgement and perforations

Lectors and facilitators: dr. Arvydas Baranauskas and dr. Vytautas Abraitis, Vilnius University Santaros Clinic

11:45 - 12:00

Practical exercises on coronary artery simulator: bail out stent dislodgement

14:45 - 15:00

IVUS-Guided Modern PCI Hands-On Training

Boston Scientific Hands on Sessions

11:45 - 12:00

Rotablator Hands-On Simulator

14:45 - 15:00

VUS 123: IVUS-Guided Modern PCI Hands-On Training

Asahi Hands-On Sessions

All-day Asahi-intecc Educational Total Occlusion Simulation System (ETOSS)

Day 2, April 11


Boston Scientific Hands on session

12:00 - 12:15

IVUS-Guided Modern PCI Hands-On Training

Asahi Hands-On Sessions

All-day Asahi-intecc Educational Total Occlusion Simulation System (ETOSS).

General Sponsor

Golden Sponsors

Sponsors

Hands-on sessions