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• The "Great" Clinical Trials from Europe
• Exploring the Differences in Clinical Treatment Strategies Between Europe & the US
• Challenging Case Competition Winners: EuroPCR

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EuroPCR perspectives 1: The "Great" Clinical Trials from Europe
Chairs: Jean Marco, MD, Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD

EuroPCR perspectives 2: Exploring the Differences in Clinical Treatment Strategies Between Europe and the US
Chairs: Giancarlo Biamino, MD, Marie-Claude Morice, MD

Differing Attitudes on Drug-Eluting Stents

All Patients Should Receive Drug-Eluting Stents

Orator: P. Serruys, MD

Drug-Eluting Stents Will Be Used Sparingly in Europe: Selective Use Optimizes Cost-effective Outcomes

Orators: M.-C. Morice, MD B. de Bruyne, MD, PhD

The American Response: Drug-eluting Stents Will Soon Be Dominant in the US, And Here Is Why

Orator: D. R. Holmes, Jr, MD

Intercontinental Perspectives on AMI Treatment

Telemedicine

Orator: D. Dudek, MD

GRACIA-I: Randomised trial comparing stenting within 24 hours of thrombolysis versus conservative ischaemia-guided approach to STEMI Early & late results

Orator: F. Fernando-Aviles, MD, PhD

Facilitated PCI for Patients with Long Transfer to Interventional Treatment

Orator: D. Dudek, MD

Early Discharge After Primary PCI for AMI: The Zwolle Risk Score

Orator: H. Suryapranata, MD

Reperfusion in AMI: An International Comparison and Look Into the Future

Orator: M. Ohman, MD

Adoption, Methods, and Reults with Carotid Stenting

European Approach Techniques And Outcomes Of CAS

Orator: K. Mathias, MD

Aortic Endografts for Thoracic and Abdominal Aneurysmal Disease

European Outcomes with Thoracic Endografts (the New Standard), and Aortic Endografts (Slow but Steady Progress)

Orator: C. Nienaber, MD

The American Response: Devices for and Results With Thoracic and Abdominal Aneurysm Exclusion in the US

Orator: E. B. Diethrich, MD

Management of Infrainguinal Peripheral Vascular Disease

European Approaches in Acute and Chronic Limb Ischemia

Orator: G. Biamino, MD

US Approaches in Acute and Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia

Orator: Th. O. McNamara, MD

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Evening Case Review Session - Challenging Case Competition Winners: EuroPCR
Chairs: John S. Douglas, Jr, MD, Jean Marco, MD, James R. Margolis, MD, Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD