Highlights of LUCCA 5.0
Three days of complex coronary intervention. April 22–24, 2026 · Lucerne, Switzerland
The PCI Meeting in numbers
Three days at KKL Lucerne and Luzerner Kantonsspital — workshops on intravascular imaging and calcium modification, live cases from the cath lab, and lectures with international faculty.
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International faculty plus the Heart Centre team at Luzerner Kantonsspital.
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Workshops on Wednesday, lectures and live cases on Thursday and Friday.
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Lectures, debates, hands-on workshops, live cases and panel discussions.
More impressions.
Beyond the highlights — workshops, conversations, the venue, the welcome dinner on Lake Lucerne.
Lectures
Selected presentations from the international faculty — available to download as PDF.
IVL — the gold standard?
High-pressure balloons, what else? Lessons from the VICTORY Trial
Debulk or regret!
Cut Cut Cut — Calcium dictates expansion. Preparation dictates outcome.
Dealing with the soft plaque: DCB vs. Stent
DCB for complex lesions — are we there yet?
DCB in ACS — the Leave Nothing Behind Strategy
Stent loss — realise it find it retrieve it
The Inner Game of the Cath Lab — dealing with the unexpected
Impella for all anterior STEMIs? Contemporary shock management
Who needs protection for complex PCI
Live cases from the cath lab
Real interventions performed live during the meeting. Each day's cases are bundled in one PDF for download.
Thursday, 23 April
Luzerner Kantonsspital · 4 live cases
Friday, 24 April
Luzerner Kantonsspital · 3 live cases
Faculty of LUCCA 5.0
32 speakers from 13 countries — 3 course directors, 7 from Swiss heart centres and 22 international faculty members.
Course directors
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Prof. Dr. med. Florim Cuculi
Head of Division Cardiology, Course Director
PD Dr. med. Adrian Attinger
Lead Cardiologist, Course Co-Director
PD Dr. med. Matthias Bossard
Lead Physician, Course Co-Director
Swiss faculty
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Alessandro Candreva
Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich
Tobias Göldi
Herzzentrum, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern
Gregor Leibundgut
Universitätsspital Basel, Basel CHE
Pascal Meier
Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau CHE
Johannes Rigger
HOCH Health Ostschweiz, St. Gallen CHE
Alessandro Spirito
Herzzentrum, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne CHE
Daniel Weilenmann
Ostschweizer Herzzentrum AG, St. Gallen CHE
International faculty
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Stanislaw Bartusz
University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, POL
Josip A. Borovac
University of Split, Split HRV
Heinz-Joachim Büttner
Senior Consultant DEU
Astrit Ceka
Mother Teresa University Hospital Center, Tirana ALB
Mohaned Egred
Newcastle Freeman Hospital, Newcastle GBR
Moaaz Elsharabassy
Contilia Herz- & Gefässzentrum, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus, Essen DEU
Haroon Faraz
University Medical Center Hackensack, New Jersey USA
Gabriele Gasparini
Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano ITA
Adnan Kastrati
Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich DEU
Leonidas Koliastasis
General Hospital of Athens, Athens GRC
Lukasz Koltowski
Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw POL
Angelos Papanikolaou
Hippokration Hospital of Athens, Athens Medical School GRC
Luan Percuku
University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Prishtina RKS
Tuomas Rissanen
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio FIN
Thomas Schmitz
Contilia Herz- & Gefässzentrum, Universität zu Köln, Köln DEU
James Spratt
St. George's University Hospital, London GBR
Gerald Werner
Senior Consultant CTO, Universitäres Herz- und Gefässzentrum, Frankfurt am Main, DEU
Simon Wilson
London Bridge Hospital, London GBR
Felix J. Woitek
Universitätsklinikum Herzzentrum Dresden DEU
Carlo Zivelonghi
Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Antwerpen BEL
Georgie Thomas
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi UAE
Rocco Vergallo
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Genova ITA
LUCCA is not a meeting. It's a forum, where we discuss on a peer-to-peer basis and where we learn from each other.
FAQs
Everything you need to know about LUCCA 6.0 — programme, faculty, venue, and registration.
What makes LUCCA unique?
LUCCA is a focused meeting for interventional cardiologists working on complex and calcified coronary lesions. Three days, live cases transmitted from Luzerner Kantonsspital, hands-on workshops, and direct exchange with international faculty — clinical practice, not commercial booths.
Who attends LUCCA?
Interventional cardiologists, fellows and cath-lab teams — from Switzerland and across Europe. The room stays deliberately focused: a working audience that discusses cases, not a trade-show crowd.
What live cases will I see?
Real coronary interventions performed at Luzerner Kantonsspital and transmitted into the lecture hall in real time — calcified lesions, drug-eluting balloons, and mechanical circulatory support for high-risk PCI. A moderated expert panel works through imaging, strategy and device choice with the operators as each case unfolds.
Are hands-on workshops included?
Yes. Alongside the lectures you work at the station yourself — an intravascular imaging masterclass (OCT and IVUS) plus focused workshops on CTO, DCB and complex PCI. Places are limited.
Is LUCCA accredited for CME credits?
Not yet. Accreditation for LUCCA 6.0 will be applied for once the programme has been submitted. Details on CME credits will follow.
Where does LUCCA take place?
In Lucerne, across two venues: the hands-on workshops at the KKL Lucerne on the lakefront, and the live cases and lectures at Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS), in the main lecture hall.
When does LUCCA 6.0 take place?
Thursday 29 April to Saturday 1 May 2027, at the KKL Lucerne and the Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS). The detailed schedule follows with the programme.
How do I register and what does it cost?
Registration for LUCCA 6.0 is not yet open. Details on registration and fees will be published soon. For questions, please contact FentEvent at info@fent-event.ch.