General patient management and follow-up

The Online Coronary Track of the EAPCI Educational Pathway is a state-of-the-art platform that covers the entire EAPCI Core Curriculum for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.

It brings together fundamental principles and the latest evidence in coronary artery disease (CAD) management, with a clear focus on invasive assessment, percutaneous treatment strategies, and contemporary techniques. This approach connects guideline-based knowledge with real-world interventional practice.

The programme offers a flexible and high-quality learning environment. It is designed to support interventional cardiologists in their daily practice and guide them on their path towards EAPCI Certification and clinical excellence.

Learning objectives:

After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:

• distinguish the anticoagulant therapies options according to clinical presentation and procedural timing;
• apply current ESC CCS and ACS guideline recommendations to select the most appropriate antithrombotic regimen according to ischaemic and bleeding risk;
• explain the key components of secondary prevention after PCI.

Target audience:

This course is specifically designed for interventional cardiologists who aim to advance their expertise in the field of percutaneous cardiovascular interventions.

• practicing Interventional Cardiologists: Specialists seeking to refine their knowledge of state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in coronary and structural interventions.
• early-Career Interventionalists: Those in the early stages of their interventional cardiology career, aiming to build a solid foundation for advanced procedural skills.
• EAPCI Members Preparing for Certification: Physicians preparing for the annual EAPCI Certification Exam, looking to align their knowledge with the latest guidelines and standards.

Prerequisites:

Participants should be familiar with:

• pathophysiology of ACS;
• indications for PCI and procedural management of STEMI and NSTEMI;
• clinical pharmacology of antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents;
• cardiovascular risk stratification in the post-ACS setting;
• ESC guideline grading system (Class of recommendation / Level of evidence).

Needs assessment:

Across the global cardiology community, there is a recognized variability in access to structured training resources covering the full spectrum of coronary disease management – from diagnostic evaluation to advanced percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

The EAPCI Educational Pathway Level 1 – Coronary Track directly addresses this gap by offering a comprehensive, standardized and modular online programme that fully reflects the current EAPCI Core Curriculum for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and even expands it thematically.

The course is designed to guide learners through the entire continuum of coronary care, integrating:

• foundational theory (pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk assessment)
• non-invasive and invasive diagnostics (CT, functional testing, angiography, imaging, physiology)
• technical and procedural PCI skills (devices, lesion subsets, complications, complex scenarios)
• patient-specific challenges and post-PCI management

The following topics are covered in this course:

• Coronary, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Treatment, Pharmacotherapy
• Coronary, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Prevention

Free of charge (exclusively reserved for EAPCI members).