Program 2024
Mo. 27th
Tu. 28th
We. 29th
Monday, 27th May
13:00 | Welcome & Registration
14:00 – 16:00 | Triathlon for “Top Gun in Vascular Surgery”
PAD Triathlon Room
Room 1 + 2 + 3
Scientific Competition for young colleagues in order to enhance the skills in planning and performing endovascular and surgical PAD treatment.
The winner will have the opportunity for a four-week fellowship in two vascular units in Germany:
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Weinheim, Germany
Head: Prof. G. Korosoglou, Vascular and Endovascular Medicine, GRN-Clinic Weinheim, Germany - Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Langen, Germany
Head: Prof. K. Donas, Rhein Main Vascular Center, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Asklepios Clinics Langen, Paulinen Wiesbaden and Seligenstadt, Germany
16:00 – 17:30 | Industry-supported Workshops
16:00 – 17:30 | Room 5
Workshop No. 1: Low profile abdominal stent-grafts in challenging anatomies
Workshop Conveners: G. Pitoulias, N. Abu Bakr
supported by Lombard Medical
16:00 – 17:30 | Room 6
Workshop No. 2: Rotational Atherectomy by the Jetstream device: Tips and tricks, Indications, Recorded case, the Langen mid-term experience: Lessons learned
Workshop Conveners: K. Donas, K. Avranas, E. Beropoulis, A. Psyllas
supported by Boston Scientific
16:00 – 17:30 | Room 4
Workshop No. 3: Intravascular Lithotripsy in complex arterial procedures; Recorded case from Langen Hybrid OR
Workshop Conveners: G. Korosoglou
supported by Shockwave Medical
16:00 – 17:30 | Room 12-13
Workshop No. 4: Aspiration thrombectomy in acute limb ischemia: Intelligent aspiration by the Lightning system, Tips and tricks, Indications, Outcomes
Workshop Conveners: A. Schwindt, K. Donas
supported by Penumbra
16:00 – 17:30 | Room 15-16
Workshop No. 11: Rotational Atherothrombectomy with Rotarex: The reliable, effective and safe solution for a broad range of indications
Workshop Convener: M. Piorkowski
supported by BD
08:45 | Welcome
Tuesday, 28th May | PAD Program
08:50 – 09:10
The Pericles Donas Memorial lecture 2024
Moderators: Daphne Gray, Eschweiler; Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany; Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
Historical evolution of image-guided vascular interventions in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease
Frank J. Criado, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
09:10 – 09:25
Key note lecture
Moderators: Daphne Gray, Eschweiler; Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany; Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
Expanding the evaluation of revascularization in CTLI with tissue loss: The “Woundsome” Concept
Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
09:30 – 10:30
New frontiers and latest developments of endovascular therapies (Recorded Cases)
Moderators: Daphne Gray, Eschweiler; Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany; Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
A) Pulmonary embolism: Clinical value and technical needs of aspiration thrombectomy
Arne Schwindt, Münster, Germany
B) Embolization of prostatic artery in benign prostate hyperplasia; Tips and tricks, results and limitations
Georgios Angelopoulos, Paris, France
C) Embolization of pelvic veins in pelvic congestion syndrome; Indications, procedural steps and evaluation of technical success
Georgios Papapostolou, Bochum, Germany
11:00 – 11:20
Moderators: Daphne Gray, Eschweiler; Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany; Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
The Langen experience with atherectomy-assisted peripheral interventions
Konstantinos Donas, Langen, Germany
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:40
The ARISTON trial
Moderators: Daphne Gray, Eschweiler; Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany; Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
Challenging the surgical dogma of endarterectomy for atherosclerotic common femoral artery disease: The role of atherectomy
Jason T. Lee, Stanford, USA
11:40 – 12:00
Key note lecture: BEST-CLI versus BASIL-2 Trial
Moderators: Daphne Gray, Eschweiler; Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany; Lorenzo Patrone, London, UK
Do we really have conflicting results and divergent conclusions?
Alik Farber, Boston, USA
12:00 – 12:20
The big debate (with Voting)
Moderation: Alik Farber, Boston, USA and Grigorios Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany
Primary therapy for severe intermittent claudication:
- Latest evidence suggests medical treatment as the best choice
Niki Katsiki, Thessaloniki, Greece - No, primary percutaneous intervention is the recommended approach!
Christian Alexander Behrendt, Hamburg, Germany
12:20 – 12:30
The new all-in-one solution to reach, cross and prepare complex PAD lesions: The Oscar Peripheral Multifunctional Catheter
Efthymios Beropoulis, Langen, Germany
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
Industry supported Workshops start at 14:00
Tuesday – Wednesday, throughout the day | Demonstration at the Abbott booth
Demonstration: Use of spinal cord ischemia in no-option CTLI cases
Your contact to get your time slot on-site: M. Gyr
supported by Abbott
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 5
Workshop No. 6: Dedicated BTK wires for CTLI lesions improve the success rate: The ASAHI wire algorithm for BTK challenging lesions, simulator training and hands-on models
Workshop Convener: L. Patrone
supported by ASAHI
14:00 – 17:30 | Room 6
Workshop No. 7: The diagnostic and therapeutic utility of IVUS in endovascular procedures: Recorded case from Hybrid OR Langen, Pioneering crossing and re-entry tools
Workshop Conveners: G. Korosoglou, E. Beropoulis
supported by Philips
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 1-2
Workshop No. 8: Treatment of complex aortoiliac & lower limb lesion: algorithms, tools, tips & tricks and innovations presented in engaging cases and hands-on
Workshop Conveners: K. Donas, C.-A. Behrendt
supported by Biotronik
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 3
Workshop No. 9: The importance of vessel preparation by directional atherectomy in CTLI treatment
Workshop Convener: A. Schwindt
supported by Medtronic
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 4
Workshop No. 10: Solutions from access to closure (Simulator-training) in peripheral endovascular procedures
Workshop Convener: G. Korosoglu
supported by Cordis
Wednesday, 29th May | Aortic Program
08:15 – 09:15
The Breakfast Symposium: „Challenges in EVAR with case presentations“
supported by Medtronic
Moderators: Jean Paul de Vries, Groningen, The Netherlands; Jason T. Lee, Stanford, USA
1. Complex iliac access
Francois Saucy, Switzerland
2. Persistent endoleak
Amer Zanabili, Spain
3. Complex juxtarenal aneurysm
Vladimir Makaloski, Switzerland
09:30 – 09:45
Recorded Case from Hybrid OR, Langen, Germany
Moderators: Farzin Adili, Darmstadt, Germany; Thomas Schmandra, Offenbach, Germany
The utility of CO2 angiography in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Efthymios Beropoulis, Langen, Germany
09:45 – 10:00
Key note lecture
Moderators: Farzin Adili, Darmstadt, Germany; Thomas Schmandra, Offenbach, Germany
Modern adjunctive tools to minimize radiation exposure during aortic procedures
Mauro Gargiulo, Bologna, Italy
10:00 – 10:20
Key note lecture
Moderators: Farzin Adili, Darmstadt, Germany; Thomas Schmandra, Offenbach, Germany
Prevention is better than cure: ESVS 2023 new guidelines and tips for reduction of radiation exposure in endovascular procedures
Bella Hausen, London, UK
10:20 – 10:50
Aortic case from the University of Bern
Moderators: Farzin Adili, Darmstadt, Germany; Thomas Schmandra, Offenbach, Germany
Endovascular treatment of complex pararenal aortic aneurysm by use of a surgeon-modified endograft
Vladimir Makaloski, Bern, Switzerland
10:50 – 11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00
AVC meets Hellenic Society of Vascular Surgery
11:30 – 11:45
Risk and predictive factors for early and late complications after F/BEVAR
Athanasios Katsargyris, Athens, Greece
11:45 – 12:00
Multicentric paneuropean registry shows that dedicated bridging devices of iliac side branched endoprosthesis improve the outcomes in also cases with co-existing hypogastric aneurysms
Georgios Pitoulias, Thessaloniki, Greece
The big aortic debate
Moderators: Jason T. Lee, Stanford, USA; Frank J. Criado, Baltimore, USA
Symptomatic juxtarenal PAU with involvement of the lowest renal artery in a patient unfit for open repair
12:00 – 12:10
A) In-situ Laser fenestration is my preferable option in urgent cases
M. Kuzniar, Uppsala, Sweden
12:10 – 12:20
B) The chimney technique is versatile and has already long-term evidence
K. Donas, Langen, Germany
12:20 – 12:30
C) Surgeon-modified endografting is the new trend with promising early results
V. Makaloski, Bern, Switzerland
12:30 – 12:45
Discussion / Voting
12:45 – 13:00
Recorded Case
Advanced low profile fenestrated endografting for pararenal aortic aneurysm
Lars Kock, Hamburg, Germany
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break
Tuesday – Wednesday, throughout the day | Demonstration at the Abbott booth
Demonstration: Use of spinal cord ischemia in no-option CTLI cases
Your contact to get your time slot on-site: M. Gyr
supported by Abbott
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 5
Workshop No. 12: EVAR Planning & Sizing (Essentials) for IFU & hostile necks
Workshop Conveners: E. Beropoulis, B. Gehringhoff
supported by Terumo Aortic
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 6
Workshop No. 13: Endoanchors (ESAR) for reinforcing short proximal sealing-zones – a practical hands-on workshop
Workshop Conveners: J. P. de Vries, T. Donati
supported by Medtronic
in combination with:
AVC-Workshop No. 17: AVC meets SEACV
Treatment of persistent endoleaks after EVAR: Indications, Coil-embolization, Onyx- Embolization, transcubital approach
Workshop Conveners: P. Keschenau, A. Zanabili
14:00 – 16:00 | Room 1-2
Workshop No. 14: EnChEVAR for extending the proximal sealing-zone; Tips and trics, recorded case, recorded set up in the OR at Hybrid Room at Asklepios Clinic Langen
Workshop Conveners: K. Donas, F. Azevedo
supported by Medtronic
13:30 – 15:30 | Room 8
Workshop No. 15: Endovascular treatment of iliac aneurysms, use of iliac side branch devices, indications, outcomes, procedural steps
Workshop Convener: V. Makaloski
supported by Artivion
14:00 – 15:30 | Room 3
Workshop No. 16: Treatment of complex aorto-iliac lesions by covered stents, CERAB Technique, Tips and tricks, recorded case
Workshop Convener: K. Donas
supported by Getinge
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