CRF Faculty and Fellows to Present Abstracts at ACC.17

New York, NY – March 16, 2017 – Faculty and fellows from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) will be presenting abstracts at the American College of Cardiology 66^th Annual Scientific Session taking place March 17-19, 2017 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. They will be sharing the latest data on drug-eluting stents, left main coronary disease, imaging technologies, dual antiplatelet therapy and other topics.

CRF will also host a satellite program on complex PCI prior to the start of ACC on Thursday, March 16, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM called CHIP: The Interventional Toolbox for Complex Higher-Risk (and Indicated) Patients at the Mariott Marquis (Marquis Ballroom, Salon 5, Level M2). Presentations will address treatment of left main disease, chronic total occlusions, coronary calcification in complex PCI, and hemodynamically supported PCI. Expert faculty will offer insights into selecting devices and patients, optimizing technique, and overcoming difficult anatomy. The latest clinical data and guidelines for complex, higher-risk procedures will also be reviewed.

CRF faculty are world-renowned experts in the field of interventional cardiology. Some of these physicians will be presenting oral and poster abstracts from the EXCEL trial:

903-08 – Impact of Final Minimal Stent Area by IVUS on 3-Year Outcome After PCI of Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: The EXCEL Trial

Akiko Maehara

Saturday, March 18, 8:38 - 8:48 AM; Room 201

1135M-13 – Outcomes of PCI Versus CABG in Left Main Disease According to SYNTAX Score by Site Versus Angiographic Core Laboratory Assessment: Insights From the EXCEL Trial

Philippe Généreux

Friday, March 17, 11:15 – 11:25 AM; Hall C

1157-188/188 – Differences and Level of Agreement in SYNTAX Score Assessment Between Site Operators and Angiographic Core Laboratory Readers: Insights From the EXCEL Trial

Philippe Généreux

Friday, March 17, 3:45 – 4:30 PM; Hall C

As part of its commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers, CRF teaches and develops interventional cardiology fellows from all over the world through its prestigious fellowship program. Poster abstracts from CRF fellows include:

1113-143/143 – Platelet Reactivity and Outcomes After PCI of Lesions With and Without In-Stent Restenosis: The ADAPT-DES Study

Bjorn Redfors

Friday, March 17, 10:00 - 10:45 AM; Hall C

1115-183/183 – Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Coronary Atherectomy Effect: Comparison Between Orbital and Rotational Atherectomy in Severely Calcified Lesions

Myong Hwa Yamamoto

Friday, March 17, 10:00 - 10:45 AM; Hall C

1153-125/125 – Morphologic Patterns of In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusions: An Intravascular Ultrasound Study

Dong Yin

Friday, March 17, 3:45 – 4:30 PM; Hall C

1153-127/127 – The Effectiveness of Excimer Laser Angioplasty to Treat Coronary In-Stent Restenosis With Peri-Stent Calcium as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

Cheolmin Lee

Friday, March 17, 3:45 – 4:30 PM; Hall C