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October 29-November 2, 2016 Walter E. Washington Convention Center WASHINGTON, DC

Innovate. Educate. Collaborate.

Kick Off TCT 2016 With a Full Day of Events on Saturday, October 29, 2016

7:00 am–5:00 pm Special Satellite Session

Translational Pathways for Cardiovascular Devices; Current and Future Direction. Sponsored by International Society for Cardiovascular Translational Research.

11:00 am–5:00 pm TCT 3 on 3 Basketball Competition

Get a jump start on TCT ... play basketball in support of the Jason Kahn Fellowship in Medical Journalism.

12:00 pm–6:15 pm CardioVascular Professionals (CVP) Course: 25th Annual Cardiovascular Nurse and Technologist Symposium

Saturday features Part I: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists (RCIS) Review Course:

  • Session I. Fundamental Knowledge
  • Session II. The Aortic Valve: A Deep Dive
  • Session III. The Mitral Valve: A Deep Dive
  • Session IV. The Right Heart: A Deep Dive
  • Hands on Hearts Bioskills Session - Cadaver Hearts (Courtesy of CVPath) 

2:00 pm–6:00 pm ABCs of Interventional Cardiology

Gain valuable information on the basics of Cardiac Anatomy and Angiography, Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, and Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting. 

2:00 pm–6:00 pm SCAI Cath Lab Leadership Boot Camp

In this comprehensive program, find out how to lead a Cath Lab, maintain quality, and manage costs. 

3:00 pm–5:30 pm Special Satellite Session

Durable Polymers: Reevaluating Their Role in Cardiovascular Devices. Sponsored by CVPath Institute, Inc. and UC Berkeley. Supported through an educational grant from Abbott. 

6:00 pm–8:00 pm Poster Abstracts and Challenging Cases

Learn from fellow physicians during this presentation of original research abstracts, as well as challenging coronary intervention, endovascular intervention, and structural heart disease cases. 

Location: Hall B, Lower Level

6:15 pm–7:35 pm Saturday Night Fights at TCT (at the Poster Session)

Watch the sparks fly! Don’t miss four rounds of debate in a boxing ring!

  • Round 1: Bioresorbable Scaffolds – Beauty or the Beast
  • Round 2: TAVR – Opening the Floodgates
  • Round 3: Revascularization for Stable CAD – Feast or Famine?
  • Round 4: DAPT Duration – On Again, Off Again