Tejas Patel, MD, DM, MSCAI, FACC, FESC
Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad, India
Sanjay Shah, MD, DM
Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad, India
Samir Pancholy, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, PA, U.S.A.
TRICO 2026 Scientific Programe
Day 1 – Saturday 7th February, 2026
| Time | |
| 08:45 - 08:50 | Welcome Address |
| 08:50 - 11:00 | Live Demonstration 1 Moderators: Samir Pancholy, John Coppola, Girish Navasundi, Latchumanadhas K., Jayesh Prajapati, Surender Deora, Bhupesh Shah, Sibasis Sahoo On-site Commentators: Rajiv Gulati, Takashi Akasaka |
| 11:00 - 13:30 | Live Demonstration 2 Moderators: Malcolm Bell, Ajay Mahajan, S. M. Sharma, Anand Rao, Pintu Nahata, Anand Shukla, Sharad Jain, Kiran Prajapati On-site Commentators: Tak Kwan, John Coppola, Takashi Akasaka |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 18:00 | Live Demonstration 3 Moderators: Rajiv Gulati, Manik Chopra, Anand Rao, Chirag Doshi, Hasit Joshi, Gajendra Dubey, Tarun Madan, Girish Navasundi On-site Commentators: Samir Pancholy, Kintur Sanghvi |
| 18:00 | Adjourn |
| 20:00 Onwards | Gala Dinner NIM backside Lawn, Nirma University Campus, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad |
Day 2 – Sunday 8th February, 2026
| Time | |
| 09:00 - 11:15 | Live Demonstration 4 Moderators: Tak Kwan, Kintur Sanghvi, Manik Chopra, Ajay Mahajan, Pooja Vyas, Suresh Kaul, Kamal Sharma, Pawan Kumar On-site Commentators: Rajiv Gulati, Abdurashid Mussayev |
| 11:15 - 13:00 | Live Demonstration 5 Moderators: Samir Pancholy, John Coppola, Latchumanadhas K., Atul Abhyankar, Dinesh Joshi, Navdeep Singh Sidhu, Hariom Tyagi, Blessvin Jino On-site Commentators: Malcolm Bell, Takashi Akasaka |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| Lectures Chairpersons: Jayesh Prajapati, Bhupesh Shah, Kamal Sharma |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 | Lecture 1 Principles of Microcatheter and Torquing - Blessvin Jino |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Lecture 2 Lead Astray? Rethinking Radiation Protection in the Cath Lab - Malcolm Bell |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Lecture 3 Rethinking Aneurysm Management - Rajiv Gulati |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Lecture 4 Stent Expansion: How to Navigate Expectations and Realities - Samir Pancholy |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Lecture 5 Renal Denervation in 2026: Evidence, Technique, and the Road Ahead - Kintur Sanghvi |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Lecture 6 Potassium, RAASi, and the Heart: Keeping Life-Saving Therapies on Track - Jayesh Prajapati |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Lecture 7 Novel Therapy in Obstructive HCM Management with MAVACAMTEN (CMI): From Evidence to Guideline Recommendations - Kamal Sharma |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Lecture 8 Finerenone: The Next Beat for Patients with HF LVEF ≥ 40% - Priyank Mody |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Lecture 9 Sotatercept: The First and Only Activin Signaling Inhibitor Approved for the Treatment of PAH in Adults - Niraj Yadav |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Lecture 10 Ulnar Access - Suresh Kaul |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Lecture 11 Understanding LDL-C Variability: A Key to Better Cardiovascular Outcomes - Atul Abhyankar |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Lecture 12 Optimising Worsening HF: Exploring Evidence with Vericiguat - Bhupesh Shah |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Angio and Interesting Cases Discussion Session |
| 18:00 | Concluding Remarks |
Course Directors
Course Co-director
Aman Patel, MD, DM, DrNB
Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad, India
Course Co-ordinators
Rajnikant Radadiya
Keith Fonseca
Biren Gandhi
Haroon Khatumbra
International Guest Faculty
Takashi Akasaka, MD, PhD
Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Malcolm Bell, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, U.S.A.
John Coppola, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center, NY, U.S.A.
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, U.S.A.
Tak Kwan, MD, FAHA, FACC, FACP, FSCAI
Lenox Hill Hospital, NY, U.S.A.
Abdurashid Mussayev, MD
UMC National Research Cardiac Surgery Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kintur Sanghvi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Virtua Healthcare, NJ, U.S.A.
National Guest Faculty
Atul Abhyankar, Surat
Manik Chopra, Ahmedabad
Surender Deora, Jodhpur
Chirag Doshi, Ahmedabad
Gajendra Dubey, Ahmedabad
Sharad Jain, Ahmedabad
Blessvin Jino, Kollam
Dinesh Joshi, Ahmedabad
Hasit Joshi, Ahmedabad
Latchumanadhas K., Chennai
Suresh Kaul, Pathankot
Pawan Kumar, Delhi
Tarun Madan, Ahmedabad
Ajay Mahajan, Mumbai
Priyank Mody, Surat
Pintu Nahata, Bikaner
Girish Navasundi, Bengaluru
Jayesh Prajapati, Ahmedabad
Kiran Prajapati, Ahmedabad
Anand Rao, Mumbai
Sibasis Sahoo, Ahmedabad
Bhupesh Shah, Ahmedabad
Kamal Sharma, Ahmedabad
S. M. Sharma, Jaipur
Anand Shukla, Ahmedabad
Navdeep Singh Sidhu, Bilaspur
Hariom Tyagi, Meerut
Pooja Vyas, Ahmedabad
Niraj Yadav, Ahmedabad
Venue
NIRMA AUDITORIUM
Nirma University of Science & Technology
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, INDIA
Live Telecast Site
Administration Office
TRICO Cardiovascular LLP
Block: G-K, Mondeal Business Park, Near Gurudwara, S. G. Highway, Ahmedabad-380059, Gujarat, India.
Mobile : +91-97235 53616
Phone : +91-79-41005922-25
E-mail : info@trico.guru
TRICO-2026 is conducted by TRICO Cardiovascular LLP & Apex Heart Institute in Collaboration with GCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
This course has been granted 8 & 10 CME hours for delegates and teaching faculty respectively by Gujarat Medical Council, Gujarat, India.