Invitation
The 16th edition of the AHO Course, will take place in Barcelona on April 8–10 @ CEK. Centro Esther Koplowitz de investigación biomédica.
More information will be posted soon. Stay tuned!
Directors
J. Escaned
J. A. Fernández Díaz
J. Goicolea
N. Gonzalo
A. Regueiro
M. Sabaté
P. Salinas
Faculty
A. Avran
S. Matsuno
M. Yamane
Venue & General Information
Date: April 8th & 10th 2025
Venue: Centro Esther Koplowitz de investigación biomédica.
Meeting Language: The official language of the meeting is English.
Scientific Program: The scientific program will include live surgical procedures, scientific presentations, and case discussion sessions.
Organization Secretariat: We kindly ask you to contact Grupo Pacifico for any request related to the meeting.
Daily Agenda
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. FELLOWS COURSE
15:30-17:30 – TRAINING LECTURES.
- 15:30-15:50. Angiographic and CT coronary evaluation in CTO planning (Xavier Millan)
- 15:50-16:10. Step-by-step antegrade approach (José Antonio Fernández Díaz)
- 16:10-16:30. Step-by-step ADR approach (Ander Regueiro)
- 16:30-16:50. Coffee break
- 16:50-17:10. Step-by-step retrograde approach (Omar Abdul-Jawad)
- 17:10-17:30. Auxiliary techniques that increase recanalization success (Pablo Salinas)
17:30-18:30 – CASE DISCUSSIONS
(FELLOWS, Coordinated by Ander Regueiro)
18:30-20:00 – WORKSHOPS
- Workshop 1 IVUS (Ander Regueiro)
- Workshop 2 Retrograde access (José Antonio Fernández Díaz)
- Workshop 3 Complications/Perforation (Pablo Salinas)
THURSDAY, APRIL 9. FIRST DAY OF THE COURSE
- 09:00-09:15 – WELCOME (Course Directors)
- 09:15-09:30 – REVIEW OF AHO 2025 CASES (Ander Regueiro)
09:30-11:30 – LIVE CASES.
Moderators: (Manel Sabaté / Pablo Salinas)
Facilitators: (Eva Rumiz/ Fernando Rivero)
- CASE 1. HOSPITAL CLÍNIC (Operators: M. Yamane / Omar Abdul-Jawad)
- CASE 2. HOSPITAL BELLVITGE (Operators: Luis Teruel / Guillem Muntané)
11:00-11:30 – COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12:30 – SESSION 1. Antegrade
Moderators: (José Antonio Fernández Díaz / Nieves Gonzalo)
- 11:30-11:50 LIVE IN A BOX ANTEGRADE (José Antonio Fernández Díaz)
- 11:50-12:30 EDITED CASES
Coordinator: José Antonio Fernández Díaz
Case 1: Alejandro Gutiérrez
Case 2: Juan Rondán
Case 3: Gemma Miñana
12:30-13:00 Imaging Guided CTO-PCI: Update 2026 (Shunsuke Matsuno)
13:00-14:00 – LUNCH
14:00-15:30 LIVE CASES
Moderators: (Javier Escaned / Javier Goicolea)
Facilitators: (Bruno García / Guillermo Galeote)
- CASE 3. HOSPITAL CLÍNIC (Operators: Shunsuke Matsuno / Omar Abdul-Jawad)
- CASE 4. HOSPITAL CLÍNIC (Operators: Alexander Avran / Xavi Millan)
15:30-16:00 Device and technical development in CTO-PCI, a Japanese perspective (Masahisa Yamane)
16:30-17:30 – SESSION 2. RETROGRADE
Moderators: (Javier Escaned / José Antonio Fernández Díaz)
- 16:30-16:40 CTO in post-CABG patients
- 16:40-17:00 LIVE IN A BOX RETROGRADE (Giulia Nardi)
- 17:00-17:30 EDITED CASES. Coordinator: Pablo Salinas
Case 1: Juan Carlos Astorga
Case 2: Neus Salvatella
Case 3: Bernat Serra
17:30-18:30 – WORKSHOPS
- Workshop 1 IVUS (Ander Regueiro)
- Workshop 2 Retrograde access (José Antonio Fernández Díaz)
- Workshop 3 Complications/Perforation (Pablo Salinas)
FRIDAY, APRIL 10. SECOND DAY OF THE COURSE
09:15-09:30 – WELCOME (Course Directors)
09:30-11:00 – LIVE CASES
Moderators: (Omar Abdul-Jawad / Pablo Salinas)
Facilitators: (Sergio Rodríguez / Javier Goicolea)
- CASE 5. HOSPITAL CLÍNIC (Operators: Alexander Avran / Ander Regueiro)
- CASE 6. HOSPITAL BELLVITGE (Operators: Shunsuke Matsuno / Neus Salvatella)
11:30-12:30 – SESSION 3. Current topics in 2026. DCB, HDR, ADR with wire.
Moderators: (José Antonio Fernández Díaz / Manel Sabaté)
- 11:00-11:30 LECTURE. EuroCTO update and ORBITA CTO Trial (Javier Escaned)
- 11:30-11:40 DCB in CTO (Guillermo Sánchez Elvira)
- 11:40-12:00 LIVE IN A BOX HDR/TDADR (Ander Regueiro)
- 12:00-12:30 EDITED CASES
Coordinator: Ander Regueiro
Case 1: Alfonso Jurado
Case 2: Omar Abdul-Jawad
Case 3: Mauricio Torres
12:30-13:00 – Live cases summary
13:00-13:20 – SUMMARY AND CLOSING (Course Directors)
Our History
Since its inception in 2008, AHO-CTO has been a beacon of excellence, innovation, and collaboration in the field of healthcare.
What began as a modest gathering of medical professionals with a shared passion for advancing healthcare has evolved into an internationally recognized event, shaping the landscape of medical knowledge and practice.
Over the years, our congress has grown exponentially, attracting leading experts, and practitioners from across the globe.
Each annual gathering serves as a platform for the exchange of cutting-edge research, the dissemination of groundbreaking discoveries, and showcasing the latest advancements in diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices, and healthcare delivery models.
