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SIF 2026
THE 3rd SAIGON CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL FORUM
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Dates Dec 12-13, 2026
SIF 2026 · Scientific Program

Scientific Program

Learning through every case. Two days of clinical insights and shared experience.

12–13 December 2026Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel
12–13 December 2026

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Explore two days of sessions across Rooms A–D. Search by topic or faculty, and select any name to view their profile and participation.

02Conference days
04Parallel rooms
41Program sessions
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DAY 1

Saturday, 12 December

27 sessions

08:15– 09:25Parallel sessions

Room AS1A08:15–09:25

TAMIS at SIF

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:25

Primary PCI: how we have changed to improve patients' outcomes?

08:25 - 08:35

How to manage patient with cardiac arrest?

08:35 - 08:45

Comparison of long-term outcomes in patients after AMI complicated or not complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nation wide-base study

08:45 - 08:55

VA-ECMO in STEMI-Complicated Cardiogenic Shock: Hype, Hope, or Reality?

08:55 - 09:05

PCI for acute myocardial infarction in a patient with cardiogenic shock, what can we do?

09:05 - 09:25

discussion

Room BS1B08:15–09:25

Arrhythmia & Anti-thrombotic therapy

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:27

2026 key updates for antiplatelet therapy in the management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

08:27 - 08:39

Atrial Fibrillation Management in Vietnamese Patients: From Data to Implementation

08:39 - 08:51

AF Ablation: Are We Intervening Too Late?

08:51 - 09:03

Conduction system pacing in pediatric patients: experience from case series in Tam Duc Cardiology hospital

09:03 - 09:25

discussion

Room CS1C08:15–09:25

High risk plaque & High risk patients

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:25

Complete versus Culprit-only revascularization in STEMI

08:25 - 08:35

From Angiography to Precision PCI: Integrating Imaging and Physiology in Complex PCI

08:35 - 08:45

From Pixels to Pressure: merging imaging and physiology

08:45 - 08:55

From Optimal to Enough: Rethinking Complex PCI in high-risk patients

08:55 - 09:05

Will That Side Branch Stay Open?- Risk Stratification in Provisional Stenting

09:05 - 09:25

discussion

Room DS1D08:15–09:25

PCI corner (1)

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:25
case 1

Coronary calcified lesion management without IVL

08:25 - 08:35
case 2

Heavily Calcified Distal Left Main Bifurcation: Lessons Learnt from a case

08:35 - 08:45
case 3

Overcoming Giant Aneurysm in Left Main PCI: The Art of Steam-Shaping Microcatheter

08:45 - 08:55
case 4

Beyond Angiography: Integrating Photon-Counting Coronary CT and NIRS-IVUS for Precision PCI in Unstable Angina

08:55 - 09:05
case 5

Would Special Stent Design Work for Tough Lesions: Lessons Learnt from Clinical Studies to Daily Practice

09:05 - 09:25

discussion

09:25– 09:55Shared event

Room ASpecial session09:25–09:55

Opening

09:25 - 09:30

Welcome

09:30 - 09:35

Program highlights

09:35 - 09:55
key note lecture

Building of a "successful" interventional cardiology career: the pursuit of happiness

09:55– 10:05Shared event

Room ASpecial session09:55–10:05

Faculty Group Photo

Faculty

10:05– 11:15Parallel sessions

Room AS2A10:05–11:15

Live-in-a-box case

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:05 - 10:15

Reperfusion injury and hemorrhagic myocardial infarction - new concept in AMI classification

10:15 - 10:25

New CTO techniques: Tip detection, Hydro Dynamic Contrast Recanalization, Objective Perpendicular View, Penetration Plane View

10:25 - 10:35

Left Coronary CTO PCI via an Ipsilateral Epicardial Retrograde Approach

10:35 - 11:15
case discussion

CTO PCI case

Room BS2B10:05–11:15

Lipid lowering therapy

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:05 - 10:25

Breaking barriers to guideline-directed medical therapy to prevent recurrent ASCVD event

10:25 - 10:37

Is current lipid management failing patients with ASCVD?

10:37 - 10:49

Are we implementing guideline- recommended lipid lowering intensively enough in ASCVD?

10:49 - 11:01

Secondary Prevention in ASCVD: Are We Optimizing Lipid Management Early and Intensively Enough?

11:01 - 11:15

discussion & conclusion

Room CS2C10:05–11:15

Live-in-a-box case

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:05 - 10:15

Angiography-guided or Physiology-guided for complete revascularization?

10:15 - 10:25

Angio-based coronary physiology in practice: the science and the evidence

10:25 - 10:35

Prophylactic PCI after PREVENT: Who, When, and Which Vulnerable Plaques Should We Treat

10:35 - 11:15
case discussion

Complex PCI case

Room DS2D10:05–11:15

PCI corner (2)

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:05 - 10:15
case 6

Hybrid strategy in left main bifurcation

10:15 - 10:25
case 7

OCT guided primary PCI: When a Balloon is Mightier Than a Stent?

10:25 - 10:35
case 8

Pressure Without Progress: A PCI Detective Story

10:35 - 10:45
case 9

Acute myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery embolism: Diagnostic and Therapeutic challenges

10:45 - 10:55
case 10

Complex Coronary Lesions Treated with the Next-Generation DES: Does Stent Design Make the Difference?

10:55 - 11:15

discussion

11:15– 12:25Parallel sessions

Room AS3A11:15–12:25

Bifurcation PCI

Chairpersons
Panelists
11:15 - 11:25

DK- Crush for LM PCI: how to achieve an optimal result?

11:25 - 11:35

Side Branch Compromise: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Rescue

11:35 - 11:45

Role of drug coated balloon in side branch bifurcation PCI: what is the evidence?

11:45 - 11:55

PCI strategy in CTO Bifurcation

11:55 - 12:05

Image-guided management of bifurcation stent failure

12:05 - 12:25

discussion

Room BS3B11:15–12:25

Heart Failure

Chairpersons
Panelists
11:15 - 11:35

2026 Advances in the Management of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure

11:35 - 11:47

ARNI After Acute Coronary Syndrome: Who, When, and Why?

11:47 - 11:59

Early Assessment and Management of Heart Failure in Patients Post-PCI

11:59 - 12:11

Management of Heart Failure in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

12:11 - 12:25

discussion & conclusion

Room CS3C11:15–12:25

Stentless PCI

Chairpersons
Panelists
11:15 - 11:25

Stentless PCI: Real or Hype?

11:25 - 11:35

Left Main DCB: A Dangerous Gamble?

DCB cho thân chung động mạch vành trái: Liệu có phải là một sự mạo hiểm?

11:35 - 11:45

DCB for STEMI: who when how

11:45 - 11:55

Can drug-coated balloons be used in calcified lesions?

11:55 - 12:05

Hybrid Strategy for Optimzing Outcome with DCB and IVL

12:05 - 12:25

discussion

Room DS3D11:15–12:25

PCI corner (3)

Chairpersons
Panelists
11:15 - 11:25
case 11

When the Septum Fails: Navigating IVS Rupture Following Acute MI

11:25 - 11:35
case 12

Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology combination for revascularization in a patient with chronic coronary heart disease

11:35 - 11:45
case 13

Is a long way to Tipperary

11:45 - 11:55
case 14

Stent Under-expansion Due to Severe Calcium Behind the Stent: When IVL Becomes the Last Resort – A Case Report

11:55 - 12:05
case 15

Using AL Guiding Catheter as the Primary Strategy in Difficult RCA PCI

12:05 - 12:25

discussion

12:25– 13:25Parallel sessions

Room ALunch Symposium12:25–13:25

Lunch Symposium · Abbott

Session details to be announced.

Room BLunch Symposium12:25–13:25

Lunch Symposium · Kaneka

Session details to be announced.

Room CLunch Symposium12:25–13:25

Lunch Symposium · Cordis

Session details to be announced.

Room DLunch Symposium12:25–13:25

Lunch Symposium · Menarini

Session details to be announced.

13:25– 14:35Parallel sessions

Room AS4A13:25–14:35

Live-in-a-box case

Chairpersons
Panelists
13:25 - 13:35

OCT-Guided PCI in Calcified Lesions

13:35 - 13:45

Orbital artherectomy in complex PCI

13:45 - 13:55

DCB in calcified vessel

13:55 - 14:35
case discussion

OCT-guided PCI case

Room BS4B13:25–14:35

Chronic Coronary Syndrome

Chairpersons
Panelists
13:25 - 13:37

Complex chronic coronary syndrome - Heart Team evaluation and shared decision making

13:37 - 13:49

The Foundational Role of High-Intensity Statins in Improving Patient Outcomes: From Primary Prevention to Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome

13:49 - 14:01

From Cumulative LDL-C Burden to Long-Term Cardiovascular Benefit: The Role of PCSK9i-mAb in Secondary Prevention

14:01 - 14:13

From Blood to Plaque

14:13 - 14:25

Coronary CT Angiography in Revascularization Planning: From Theory to Clinical Practice

14:25 - 14:35

discussion & conclusion

Room CS4C13:25–14:35

Live-in-a-box case

Chairpersons
Panelists
13:25 - 13:35

How to optimise the use of DCB

13:35 - 13:45

The Use of Invasive Imaging in Primary PCI

13:45 - 13:55

Tips and Tricks for PCI of long and tortuous lesions

13:55 - 14:35
case discussion

Calcified Bifurcation PCI case

Room DS4D13:25–14:35

PCI corner (4)

Chairpersons
Panelists
13:25 - 13:35
case 16

How OCT guides my case with a complex birfucation lesion?

13:35 - 13:45
case 17

Successful PCI for Severely Calcified Tortuous CTO in the Right Coronary Artery

13:45 - 13:55
case 18

Heavy complex calcified PCI case

13:55 - 14:05
case 19

When Technical Success Is Not the End of the Story

14:05 - 14:15
case 20

Breaking the Unbreakable: Rescuing a Severely Underexpanded Stent in Heavy Calcium

14:15 - 14:35

discussion

14:35– 15:45Parallel sessions

Room AS5A14:35–15:45

Live-in-a-box case

Chairpersons
Panelists
14:35 - 14:45

Added valued of NIRS to traditional IVUS in high-risk plaque indentification

14:45 - 14:55

Deep OCT NIRS and X1 AngioFFR in Guiding Complex PCI

14:55 - 15:05

Tips and Tricks in Bifurcation PCI

15:05 - 15:45
case discussion

IVUS-guided complex PCI case

Room BS5B14:35–15:45

Cardio Kidney Metabolic

Chairpersons
Panelists
14:35 - 14:47

Beyond Glycemic Control: Lessons from Landmark Trials in Reducing Cardiovascular Death

14:47 - 14:59

Successful PCI Is Only the Beginning: Tackling Residual Risk in Diabetes Through a Cardio–Renal–Metabolic Approach

14:59 - 15:11

Early and Comprehensive Approach to Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

15:11 - 15:23

Optimizing CKM Syndrome Management: Key Updates from the 2026 Guidelines

15:23 - 15:45

discussion & conclusion

Room CS5C14:35–15:45

Live-in-a-box case

Chairpersons
Panelists
14:35 - 14:45

How to manage calcified bifurcation and side branch?

14:45 - 14:55

Intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of calcified coronary lesions

14:55 - 15:05

Short DAPT or Extended DAPT after PCI? Making sense of emerging (and old) data

15:05 - 15:45
case discussion

Heavily calcified case treated with IVL

Room DS5D14:35–15:45

PCI corner (5)

Chairpersons
Panelists
14:35 - 14:45
case 21

When Angiography is not enough: IVUS and cardiac MRI help to avoid unnecessary coronary stenting

14:45 - 14:55
case 22

Seeing More, Using Less: IVUS-Guided Zero-Contrast PCI- Real-World Case Experiences from E Hospital

14:55 - 15:05
case 23

When Saving Costs Costs More: A Guide Extension Disaster

15:05 - 15:15
case 24

When Reperfusion Meets Hemorrhage: Two Cases of Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage Immediately After Complex PCI

15:15 - 15:25
case 25

Navigating the Extreme: Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in a CHIP Patient

15:25 - 15:45

discussion

15:45– 16:30Single-room session

Room AQuiz15:45–16:30

Rapid-Fire Quiz: IntraVascular Imaging

Presenter
DAY 2

Sunday, 13 December

14 sessions

08:15– 09:25Parallel sessions

Room AS6A08:15–09:25

Calcified lesion PCI

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:25

How to deal with calcified lesions?

08:25 - 08:35

Calcium modification with IVL: what should we expect in 2027?

08:35 - 08:45

Atherectomy for calcifications: tips and tricks

08:45 - 08:55

Intravascular Hertz Contact Lithotripsy Balloon- A Novel Tool for Severe Calcium: Practical Tips & Techniques

08:55 - 09:05

DCB for calcification lesions

09:05 - 09:25

discussion

Room BS6B08:15–09:25

Mini Debate in Cardiology

Chairpersons
Panelists
Debate 1 · 08:15 - 08:50

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy duration after PCI with DES (ACS/CCS)

08:15 - 08:27

Twelve-month standard is my choice

08:27 - 08:39

Shorter to gain more

08:39 - 08:50

discussion & conclusion

Debate 2

ICD implantation for post-MI Ventricular Arrhythmias: is there any optimal time?

08:50 - 09:02

No ealier than 40 days post-MI!

09:02 - 09:14

Timing can be flexible- earlier implantation can be considered!

09:14 - 09:25

discussion & conclusion

Room CS6C08:15–09:25

Structural interventions

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:25

Best practices in large-bore arterial access and vessel closure

08:25 - 08:35

TAVI-in-TAVI: Feasibility, Constraints and Implications for Index Procedure Planning

08:35 - 08:45

When everything goes well but the patient develops cardiogenic shock

08:45 - 08:55

Proactive Coronary Protection in TAVI: The Role of IVUS and Chimney Stenting

08:55 - 09:05

What is the future of left atrial appendage occlusion?

09:05 - 09:25

discussion

Room DS6D08:15–09:25

PCI corner (6)

Chairpersons
Panelists
08:15 - 08:25
case 26

Left main Dissection

08:25 - 08:35
case 27

Tackling Dual Ostial ISR in LAD and LCx with Drug-Coated Balloons: When Simplicity Meets Complexity

08:35 - 08:45
case 28

Positive remodelling phenomenon after DCB: friend or foe

08:45 - 08:55
case 29

Complex PCI at a Crossroads: A Clinical Dilemma

08:55 - 09:05
case 30

Rotational Atherectomy for heavily calcified lesion: A Case Report in a Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis

09:03 - 09:25

discussion

09:25– 10:35Parallel sessions

Room AS7A09:25–10:35

CTO PCI

Chairpersons
Panelists
09:25 - 09:35

Device selection in CTO intervention- Selecting the Right Tools for Efficient and Safe Recanalization

09:35 - 09:45

Right Approach to prevent the potential complications in CTO PCI

09:45 - 09:55

My most educational Chip CTO case 2026

09:55 - 10:05

CTO challenges- Smart choices when antegrade wire stuck

10:05 - 10:15

One CTO, Two Challenges: From LCx Revascularization to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

10:15 - 10:35

discussion

Room BS7B09:25–10:35

Acute Cardiac Care

Chairpersons
Panelists
09:25 - 09:37

Staging, phenotyping and initial management of cardiogenic shock

09:37 - 09:49

Precision PCI: From AI-ECG to Targeted Revascularization

09:49 - 10:01

2026 key updates for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

10:01 - 10:13

Perioperative cardiovascular assessment in older adults for noncardiac surgery

10:13 - 10:35

discussion & conclusion

Room CS7C09:25–10:35

Complications

Chairpersons
Panelists
09:25 - 09:35

Managing An unexpected CTO Complication

09:35 - 09:45

Overcoming Dual Hurdles in Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Case Report

09:45 - 09:55

Acute Vessel Closure: Recognition and Bailout of Coronary Dissection and Intramural Hematoma

09:55 - 10:05

Rethinking CTO PCI Strategies: Antegrade is not always the best first choice and septal is not always the safest collateral

10:05 - 10:15

Complications of TAVI

10:15 - 10:35

discussion

Room DS7D09:25–10:35

PCI corner (7)

Chairpersons
Panelists
09:25 - 09:35
case 31

Rotablator (Cut & Drug concept)

09:35 - 09:45
case 32

Seeing Beyond the Angiogram: Advanced Imaging-Guided Optimization in Left Bifurcation PCI

09:45 - 09:55
case 33

The Coronary Mirage: When Stenosis Concealed a Giant Coronary-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula

09:55 - 10:05
case 34

Myocardial Bridge Inducing MINOCA and Heart Failure: Insights from IVUS and Cardiac MRI

10:05 - 10:15
case 35

The beginning is often the hardest part

10:15 - 10:35

discussion

10:35– 11:45Parallel sessions

Room AS8A10:35–11:45

Complex PCI

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:35 - 10:45

Robotic-Assisted PCI in 2026: Current Evidence and Clinical Workflow

10:45 - 10:55

Challenges and solutions in complex bifurcation lesions

10:55 - 11:05

Treatment options for Ostial LCx Lesions

11:05 - 11:15

Practical tips & trick with Rotablator

11:15 - 11:25

Escalating Rotational Atherectomy for Resistant Coronary Calcification

11:25 - 11:35

Occupational Health in Interventional Cardiology: Radiation Safety, Ergonomics, and Burnout Prevention

11:35 - 11:45

discussion

Room BS8B10:35–11:45

Hypertension & Grand Debate in Stroke Prevention

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:35 - 10:47

Highlights of the 2026 Hypertension Updates for the management of hypertension

10:47 - 11:07

Stenting with for symptomatic intracranial stenosis as secondary stroke prevention: YES!

11:07 - 11:27

Stenting with for symptomatic intracranial stenosis as secondary stroke prevention: NO!

11:27 - 11:45

discussion & conclusion

Room CS8C10:35–11:45

Challenging PCI

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:35 - 10:45

Distal Radial Approach: Why, How, and Can It Be Used for Complex PCI?

10:45 - 10:55

Iatrogenic LMCA Dissection: How to Survive the Nightmare & Lessons Learned

10:55 - 11:05

PCI in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: When and How?

11:05 - 11:15

Keys to performing successful complex and high-risk (CHIP) PCI

11:15 - 11:25

Pushing the Boundaries of Intervention: High-Risk Left Main PCI in A Frail ACS Patient

11:25 - 11:45

discussion

Room DS8D10:35–11:45

PCI corner (8)

Chairpersons
Panelists
10:35 - 10:45
case 36

Bifurcation without Double Stenting: DCB-Centric Hybrid Revascularization in Left Main Disease

10:45 - 10:55
case 37

Complications while fighting calcium

10:55 - 11:05
case 38

Massive Coronary Perforation: When a Covered Stent Is Not Enough

11:05 - 11:15
case 39

Cutting Balloon Entrapment During Bifurcation PCI: A Challenging Complication and Bailout Strategy

11:15 - 11:25
case 40

Beyond the Initial Complication: An Unexpected Clinical Course After CTO PCI

11:25 - 11:45

discussion

11:45– 12:30Single-room session

Room BS9B11:45–12:30

Rapid-Fire Quiz: Clinical Cardiology

Presenter

12:30– 13:00Shared event

Room BSpecial session12:30–13:00

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