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  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Spotlight Session | Why Does Calcium Matter? Lesion Preparation in a Nutshell
    Location: Terrace Theater
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Florim Cuculi, MD – Heart Center Lucerne
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    WHY DOES CALCIUM MATTER? LESION PREPARATION IN A NUTSHELL
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Moderator: Florim Cuculi, MD – Heart Center Lucerne
    Moderator: Samin K. Sharma, MD – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Alexandra Bastiany, MD – Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre
    Panel Discussant: Evan Shlofmitz, DO – St. Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
    Panel Discussant: Marco V. Wainstein, MD, PhD – School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:05 AM – 8:15 AM ET
    An Update Strategy for Calcium Modification in Complex PCI
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Marco V. Wainstein, MD, PhD – School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:15 AM – 8:25 AM ET
    Imaging-Guided Treatment of Calcified Lesions
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Evan Shlofmitz, DO – St. Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:25 AM – 8:35 AM ET
    Calcium Modification | Best Practices
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Prashanth D. Thakker, MD, MHPE, FACC, FSCAI – Washington University in St. Louis
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  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:35 AM – 8:45 AM ET
    Nodular Calcification and Treatment Options
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Yousif Ahmad, MRCP, PhD – UCSF
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  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:45 AM – 8:55 AM ET
    Real-World Use of Calcium Modification Strategies for PCI
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Neel Butala, MD – Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    8:55 AM – 9:05 AM ET
    My Approach to Calcification
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Speaker: Alexandra Bastiany, MD – Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    9:05 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Panel Discussion | Why Does Calcium Matter? Lesion Preparation in a Nutshell
    Location: Terrace Theater
    Panel Moderator: Florim Cuculi, MD – Heart Center Lucerne
    Panel Moderator: Samin K. Sharma, MD – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Alexandra Bastiany, MD – Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre
    Panel Discussant: Evan Shlofmitz, DO – St. Francis Hospital - The Heart Center
    Panel Discussant: Marco V. Wainstein, MD, PhD – School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
    SpotlightCalcium and Lesion Preparation
  • Monday, Mar 10th
    9:30 AM ET
    Adjourn
    Location: Terrace Theater
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