This webinar series will be held monthly from 6–7 pm ET and moderated by members of the SCAI Bifurcation Club and Dr. Tanveer Rab. Each session will present three 20-minute cases, with an emphasis on imaging. The discussions will be case-based and focus predominantly on procedural approaches and techniques. There are no didactic lectures except for guidelines or technical updates. Register now for the entire series.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of these activities, participants will be able to:
- Assess and apply procedural techniques to treat bifurcation lesions
- Examine imaging modalities and their best applications
- Discuss challenging bifurcation cases
- Explain treatment of bifurcation lesions in the presence of cardiogenic shock and STEMI
Webinar 9—January 25, 2024
Left Main Trifurcation PCI
Agenda
- Trifurcation Case 1, Imad Sheiban, MD, FSCAI
- Trifurcation Case 2, S. Tanveer Rab, MD, FSCAI
- Trifurcation Case 3, Pratik Sandesara, MD
- Case: Left Main Trifurcation and Its Percutaneous Treatment, Mila Kovačević, MD, PhD
Webinar 10—February 22, 2024
Left Main (LM) Bifurcation Simulation and Cardiogenic Shock
Agenda
- Live Bifurcation Simulation (Mentis Simulator), Drs. Lee and Kumar
- Case: Shocking Bifurcation, Dr. Meraj
Webinar 11—March 28, 2024
Double Kissing (DK) Crush and DK Culotte
Agenda
- Case: LCX/OM—DK Crush, Dr. Rab
- Case: LCX/OM—DK Culotte, Dr. Toth
Webinar 12—April 25, 2024
Imaging and Physiology
Agenda
- Case: Physiologic Assessment, Dr. Koo
- Case: IVUS Assessment, Dr. Maehara
- Case: OCT Assessment, Dr. Ali
Catch-up on Past Webinars in the Series
Webinar 1—March 30, 2023
European Bifurcation Club Update and Provisional Stenting
Agenda
- Introduction to the Webinar Series, Dr. Rab
- European Bifurcation Club, Dr. Latib
- Provisional Stenting, Dr. Burotta
- Case: Step Wise Two-Stent Technique, Dr. Louvard
Webinar 2—April 27, 2023
Left Main (LM) Bifurcation Algorithm and Double Kissing (DK) Crush
Agenda
- Current State of LM PCI, Dr. Abbott
- LM Bifurcation Algorithm, Dr. Rab
- Case: Two Stent TAP Technique, Dr. Chatzizisis
- Case: DK Crush-Step by Step, Dr. Chen
Webinar 3—June 22, 2023
Bifurcation In-Stent Restenosis (ISR)
Agenda
- Managing Bifurcation In-Stent Restenosis, Dr. Waksman
- Case: In-Stent Restenosis, Dr. Kearney
- Case: In-Stent Restenosis, Dr. Nicholson
Webinar 4—July 27, 2023
Culotte Three Ways
Agenda
- Case: LM Double Kissing (DK) Culotte—Step by Step, Dr. Toth
- Case: LM Single Cell Culotte, Dr. Sandesara
Webinar 5—August 24, 2023
Intravascular Imaging With Bifurcation PCI
Agenda
- OCT Imaging in Bifurcation Stenting, Yoshinobu Murasato, MD
- Bifurcation Case Presentation with OCT Imaging and Optimization, Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD
- Case Presentation of IVUS Guided LM Bifurcation Stenting, Jun-Jie Zhang, MD, FSCAI
- Discussion, All
On-Demand content coming soon!!
Webinar 6—September 28, 2023
Bifurcation PCI in AMI Cardiogenic Shock
Agenda
- Introduction, Dr. Rab
- Case 1: Bifurcation in AMI Cardiogenic Shock, Dr Basir
- Case 2: Bifurcation in AMI Cardiogenic Shock, Dr Kaki
- Panel Discussion, Drs. Truesdell, Anderson, and Shah
Webinar 7—October 19, 2023
Bifurcation Side Branch Stenosis
Agenda
- Update on Ostial SB Stenosis, Dr. Nam
- Ostial LCX Case and Update on China DCB Registry, Dr. Chen
- Case: Bifurcation Diagonal Stenosis, Dr. Mamas
- Case: Ostial LAD, Dr. Rab
- Case: Ostial Marginal, Dr. Dzavik
Webinar 8—November 16, 2023
PCI in Calcified Nodular Bifurcation Lesions
Agenda
- Calcified Nodules with Imaging, Dr. Maehara
Calcified Bifurcation PCI, Dr. Alasnag
Calcified Left Main with OCT Imaging and Discussion of MLD-MAX, Dr. Croce
SCAI Faculty

J. Dawn Abbott, MD, FSCAI

Mirvat Alasnag, MD, FSCAI

Suzanne J. Baron, MD, MSc, FSCAI

Mir B. Basir, DO, FSCAI

Wayne B. Batchelor, MD, MHS, FSCAI

Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, MD, PhD, FSCAI

Shao-Liang Chen, MD, PhD, MSCAI

Kevin J. Croce, MD, PhD, FSCAI

George D. Dangas, MD, PhD, MSCAI

Vladimir Dzavik, MD, FSCAI

Kathleen Kearney, MD, FSCAI

Gautam Kumar, MBBS, MRCP, FSCAI

Azeem Latib, MD, FSCAI

Kwan S. Lee, MD, FSCAI

Mamas A. Mamas, MD

Anbukarasi Maran, MD, FSCAI

Perwaiz M. Meraj, MD, FSCAI

Eric A. Osborn, MD, PhD, FSCAI

Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri, MD, MSc

S. Tanveer Rab, MD, FSCAI

Sunil V. Rao, MD, FSCAI

Binita Shah, MD, FSCAI

Ron Waksman, MD, MSCAI

Poonam Velagapudi, MD, FSCAI
The mission of the SCAI Bifurcation Club is to promote worldwide excellence in percutaneous coronary intervention of patients with bifurcation lesions through multidisciplinary research, innovation, education, and dissemination of consensus documents and guidelines.