TOBI Friends
Hybrid Edition
18-19 November 2021 - Milano
Considering that COVID-19 situation and restrictions are still affecting a number of institutions and countries, we decided to go virtual also in 2021 edition.
We thank you in advance for your comprehension and co-operation.
We look forward to meeting you soon.
Mission of TOBI
To amplify the ability to perform complex coronary procedures in bifurcation and CTO lesions
To teach & discuss during extensively shown live cases performed by forefront operators: the most modern approaches and technical innovation
To provide with concise lectures by world experts ‘on-the-point’ theoretical and practical knowledge
Ethical Med
With the new Code of Ethical Business practice for Companies that are members of MedTech Europe. As MedTech Europe announced, direct industry sponsorship cannot be supported yet “grants can only be provided to PCOs but never to individuals”.
Trueventi, a Professional Conference Organizer, is a “third-parties of trust” and will receive financial support from industries to select and invite Physicians on behalf of TOBI Course Directors in order to provide Interventional Cardiologists with a valuable training experience.

TOBI IRAN
Scientific Board
Course Directors

Gabriele L. Gasparini
Milano IT

Jacopo Oreglia
Milano IT

Bernhard Reimers
Milano IT
Scientific Committee
PIETRO MAZZAROTTO – Lodi IT
DIMITRIOS NIKAS – Ioannina GR
DAMIANO REGAZZOLI – Milano IT
ANDREA PACCHIONI – Milano IT
FRANCESCO SORIANO – Milano IT
LUCA TESTA – Milano IT
Faculty
HUMANITAS RESEARCH
HOSPITAL FACULTY
Antonio COLOMBO Milano IT
Giuseppe FERRANTE Milano IT
Antonio MANGIERI Milano IT
Paolo PAGNOTTA Milano IT
Gennaro PETRIELLO Milano IT
Giulio STEFANINI Milano IT
Niguarda Hospital Faculty
Irene BOSSI Milano IT
Stefano NAVA Milano IT
Francesco SORIANO Milano IT
INTERNATIONAL INVITED FACULTY
AND GUEST OPERATORS
Remo ALBIERO Sondrio IT
Alexandre AVRAN Saint Laurent du Var FR
Adrian BANNING Oxford UK
Emmanouil BRILAKIS Minneapolis US
Francesco BURZOTTA Roma IT
Alaide CHIEFFO Milano IT
Mohaned EGRED Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Miroslaw FERENC Bad Krozingen D
Andrea GAGNOR Torino IT
Roberto GARBO Torino IT
Omer GOKTEKIN Istanbul TK
Arun KALYANASUNDARAM Chennai IN
Kambis MASHAYEKHI Bad Krozingen D
Margaret McENTEGART Glasgow UK
Khalid TAMMAN Jeddah SAU
Beatriz VAQUERIZO Barcelona E
Masahisa YAMANE Sayama City JP
Program
Supported by
Thursday Morning
5 November
09.00-09.05
Opening.
G. L. GASPARINI, J. A. OREGLIA
09.05-09.15
Follow up of TOBI 2019 cases.
D. NIKAS
09.15-11.45
HOST: G. STEFANINI
FRIENDS: F. BEDOGNI, S. CARLIER, M. DEGERTEKIN, A. PAVEI, P. PRESBITERO
WARM UP
09.15-09.25
Optimal antiplatelet therapy for complex PCIs.
A. IELASI
09.25-09.30
Discussion
09.30-11.30
ABSOLUTELY LIVES CASES from HUMANITAS Research Hospital – Milano IT
LIVE 1) 09.30 B. REIMERS, P. PAGNOTTA
LIVE 2) 10.30 F. BURZOTTA, G. FERRANTE
BREAKING NEWS
11.30-11.40
Updates from the last European Bifurcation Club. G. STANKOVIC
11.40-11.45
Discussion
11.45-14.00
HOST: L. TESTA
FRIENDS: F. DE MARCO, S. GALLI, A. IELASI, F. SAIA, G. STANKOVIC
11.45-13.45
ABSOLUTELY LIVES CASES from HUMANITAS Research Hospital – Milano IT
LIVE 3) 11.45 R. ALBIERO, G. PETRIELLO
LIVE 4) 12.45 A. COLOMBO, D. REGAZZOLI
LECTURE #1
13.45-13.55
DK-Crush in Left Main: No Pain, No Gain. E. BRILAKIS
13.55-14.00
Discussion
Thursday Afternoon
5 November
14.00- 16.45
HOST: J. A. OREGLIA
FRIENDS: S. COLANGELO, G. CRIMI, C. DI MARIO, K. MASHAYEKHI, C. TUMSCITZ
14.05-14.15
The Best of CTO LIVE AID. J. SANZ SANCHEZ
14.15-16.45
ABSOLUTELY LIVES CASES from HUMANITAS Research Hospital – Milano IT
LIVE 5) 14.15 G. L. GASPARINI, P. AGOSTONI
LIVE 6) 15.15 A. GAGNOR, A. EL GUINDY
16.45- 19.30
HOST: D. REGAZZOLI
FRIENDS: A. AVRAN, P. CANOVA, M. CARLINO, A. COLOMBO, L. GRANCINI, F. SORIANO
ANATOMICAL FEATURES # 1
16.45-16.55
How to deal with proximal Cap ambiguity. P. KNAAPEN
16.55-17.00
Discussion
17.00-19.30
ABSOLUTELY LIVE CASE FROM FREEMAN Hospital – Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Live 7) 17.00 M. EGRED
ABSOLUTELY LIVE from HUMANITAS Research Hospital – Milano IT
LIVE 8) 18.00 R. GARBO, P. MAZZAROTTO
Friday
6 November
8.30-11.15
HOST: G. L. GASPARINI
FRIENDS: P. AGOSTONI, F. BURZOTTA, A. GAGNOR, S. NAVA, A. PACCHIONI
08.30 – 11.00
ABSOLUTELY LIVES CASES from HUMANITAS Research Hospital – Milano IT
LIVE 9) 08.30 J. A. OREGLIA, F. SORIANO
LIVE 10) 09.30 P. KNAAPEN, S. COLANGELO
ANATOMICAL FEATURES # 2
11.00 – 11.10
CTO and bifurcation. A. EL GUINDY
11.10 – 11.15
Discussion
11.15-15.00
HOST: B. REIMERS
FRIENDS: M. DE BENEDICTIS, A. EL GUINDY, R. GARBO , A. LA MANNA, P. MAZZAROTTO,
11.15 -12.45
ABSOLUTELY LIVE CASES from DAR AL FOUAD HOSPITAL NASR CITY Cairo EG
LIVE 11) K. TAMMAM, N. FARAG
LECTURE # 2
12.45-12.55
Gaia Next wire: inside the XTRAND technology M. YAMANE
12.55-13.00
Discussion
13.00-14.55
ABSOLUTELY LIVE CASE from HUMANITAS Research Hospital – Milano IT
LIVE 12) 13.00 K. MASHAYEKHI, M. DEGERTEKIN
14.55-15.00
CLOSING REMARKS
B. REIMERS
Registration
Virtual edition with unlimited access!
Free Registrations on-line now open.
Fill the fields and get your link to the streaming starting on November 18.
Charges of registration and booking fees as well as hotel accommodation are outside the scope of VAT pursuant to Art. 7-ter of DPR 633/72.
Please send registration/booking forms duly filled in (including VAT code) and wait for the invoice with the proper amount to be paid.
- Admission to the Scientific Sessions
- Congress Kit
- Coffee and Lunch
- Congress Dinner on May 6
Room rates (soon available) are meant per room per night.
City tax is not included and must be paid at the hotel upon check-out (€ 5,00 per person per night).
Rooms are available for the night of May 06 (Night of May 5 upon request)
Tobi 2021 / 18th-19th November, 2021
APPLY for
an Educational Grant
Send your case
Send your best challenging bifurcation and CTO case
Deadline Semptember 18th
Please follow the instructions below and send your case:
Title of the case, presenter, authors, affiliation
Patient medical history and case presentation.
Images and videos are allowed. We recommended format for Powerpoint
Not more than 15 slides.
Conclusion and take home message
Files must be submitted via e-mail to the Organizing Secretariat: info@trueventi.com
Faculty Meeting Venue
Studi Televisivi TeleLombardia
Via Colico 21 – 20158 Milano (MI)

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Contacts
TOBI 2020
18/19 NOVEMBER 2021
MILANO
Trueventi Srls
Via Corsica 2/24
16128 Genova IT
+39 3472121769
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18-19 November 2021 - Milano
Organising Secretariat
Trueventi Srls
Via Corsica 2/24 – 16128 Genova IT
info@trueventi.com – mobile: +39 3472121769
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