Program 2025
Mo. 28th
Tu. 29th
We. 30th
Monday, 28th April
10:30 | Welcome & Registration
11:00 – 13:00 | Session 1: The “how I do it” must-attend Session | Room 5-6
Moderators: E. Blessing, L. Loureiro, G. Taneva, A. Zanabili
A) Treatment of Vein Disorders (video-based presentations) |
Joint sessions with Venous Symposium Europe
11:00 – 11:10
1. Acute DVT Intervention: Lytics, Mechanical Thrombectomy and Stents
Efthymios Avgerinos, Athens, Greece
11:10 – 11:15
Discussion
11:15 – 11:25
2. Chronic Venous Obstruction: Recanalization techniques and stenting configuration
Houman Jalaie, Aachen, Germany
11:25 – 11:30
Discussion
11:30 – 11:40
3. Management of Pelvic Vein Disorders (PeVD)
Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, Santok, Polen
11:40 – 11:45
Discussion
B) Surgical techniques for the treatment of PAD (video-based presentations)
11:45 – 11:55
1. Surgical endarterectomy of the common femoral artery: Tips and tricks for successful preparation, operation and closure of the wound, from skin to the skin.
Florian Dick, St. Gallen, Switzerland
11:55 – 12:00
Discussion
12:00 – 12:10
2. Cruro-pedal bypass surgery: Vein vs prosthetic material
Bernhard Dorweiler, Cologne, Germany
12:10 – 12:15
Discussion
12:15 – 12:25
3. Surgical Management of Foot Wounds. Ideal Time and Level of Minor Amputation: Guillotine vs Flap Closure
Kai Balzer, Bonn, Germany
12:25 – 12:30
Discussion
C) Endovascular techniques for the treatment of PAD (Video-based presentations)
12:30 – 12:40
4. Retrograde and antegrade BTK recanalization
Arne Schwindt, Münster, Germany
12:40 – 12:45
Discussion
12:45 – 12:55
5. Vessel preparation techniques for severe calcified lesions: Atherectomy, intravascular lithotripsy or scoring balloons?
Marc Sirvent, Granollers, Catalonia, Spain
12:55 – 13:00
Discussion
13:00 – 13:30 | Coffee & Cake
Workshop 1: 15.30-19.00 | Room 1-2-3
Wunde und Gefäßmedizin in Kooperation mit “Initiative Chronische Wunden e.V. (ICW)
(exclusively for colleagues who work in Germany)
15:30 – 16:00
Warum benötigt der moderne Gefäßmediziner eine vertiefte Wundexpertise?
A. Psyllas, Ärztlicher Wundexperte ICW®, Fachgesellschaft “Initiative Chronische Wunden e.V. (ICW)”, Wesel, Germany
16:00 – 16:30
Fokusthema: Organisation/ICW
„Qualität durch Zertifizierung?! – Ausbildung, Weiterbildung und Zentren in der Wundversorgung“
J.-D. Rembe, European Fellow for Wound Healing (EAFWH), Vorstand Fachgesellschaft “Initiative Chronische Wunden e.V. (ICW)”, Düsseldorf, Germany
16:30 – 16:45
Fokusthema Gefäßmedizin
„Kompression oder keine Kompression und wenn ja, womit, das ist hier das Dilemma!”
A. Psyllas, Wesel, Germany
16:45 – 17:00
Fokus Hauttransplantation
„Hautersatzverfahren und Hauttransplantation – wie kriegen wir es zu?!“
Sakis Liougkos, Rüsselsheim, Germany
17:00 – 17:15
Fokus Materialkunde
„Einmal mit Allem – Sinn und Unsinn moderner Wundmaterialien“
J.-D. Rembe, Düsseldorf, Germany
17:15 – 17:30
Pause/Diskussion
17:30 – 19:00
Hands on Workshop:
- Materialkunde
- Kompression
- Debridement
Workshop 2: 16.00-18.00 | Room 4
Scientific Research Basics for medical students and fellows
Konstantinos Donas, Konstantinos Avranas, Elena Rouvi, Langen Germany
- Develop your skills in research design, data analysis and academic writing techniques
- Learn statistic essentials for your PhD/Dr.med/ Publications
- Work-life balance, how can you combine research and private life?
Workshop 3: 13.30-15.00 | Room 5
Essentials on endovascular treatment of Deep Vein Disease (DVD) and iliofemoral vein compression
friendly supported by Bentley
- A) Essentials for planning and needs for imaging (the role of IVUS), E. Avgerinos, Athens, Greece
- B) Compression Syndromes with focus on May-Thurner Syndrome: Causes, and therapeutic modalities, H. Jalaie, Aachen, Germany
- C) Case presentations, E. Avgerinos, A. Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
Workshop 4: 15.30-17.00 | Room 5
Complex Deep Vein Lesions: Indications for treatment, tips and tricks to achieve durable outcomes
friendly supported by Optimed
- A) Non-Thrombotic Iliac Vein Lesions: Indications for treatment and techniques, H. Jalaie
- B) Advanced ilio-caval Reconstructions: Tips and tricks, E. Avgerinos
- C) Case presentations and Discussion, H. Jalaie/E. Avgerinos/ A. Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
- D) Hands-on Workstation
Lecture: 13.45-14.00 | Room 6
The versatility of steerable sheaths in the endovascular treatment of visceral vessels pathologies and aneurysms
K. Donas, Langen, Germany
Workshop 5a: 14.00-15.30 | Room 6
Endovascular Embolisation techniques; Essentials, first experiences and logistics, dedicated to Vascular Surgeons
friendly supported by Boston Scientific
Martin Schröder, Francisco Azevedo
- A) Pre-conditions and materials, M. Schröder
- B) Indications and clinical examples, M. Schröder
- C) Logistics/Set up/ Materials, F. Azevedo
- D) Hands-on Model demonstration
Workshop 5b: 16:30 – 18:00 | Room 6
Advanced Embolisation with Onyx, Micro Vascular Plug (MVP) and Coils: Clinical Cases and phantom-based Hands-on Training
friendly supported by Medtronic
Amer Zanabili
- Onyx: Where and how to combine it with coils and stentgrafts, B. Meyer
- Direktpunktion/ Transcaval bei Endoleaks, H. Freis
- My experience with the Micro Vascular Plug (MVP), A. Zanabili
- Hands-On Training
Workshop 21: 11:00 – 18:00 | Room 7
Surgical aortic aneurysm repair Workshop
friendly supported by Terumo Aortic
J. Kalder, Giessen, Germany and C. Reeps, Dresden, Germany
Tuesday, 29th April
Moderators: C. Behrendt, E. Blessing, D. Gray, G. Korosoglou
08:45 – 10:30 | Session 2: State-of-the-art education | Plenum
1. How is success defined in CTLI treatment? Arterial BTK patency to the foot versus limb salvage or wound healing?
L. Patrone, Firenze, Italy
08:55 – 09:00
Discussion
09:00 – 09:07
2. What is the goal of vessel preparation? Optimal scaffold implantation or “leave nothing behind”?
G. Korosoglou, Weinheim, Germany
09:07 – 09:15
Discussion
09:15 – 09:22
3. The big SFA-Complex TASC D Lesion debate: Surgery or endovascular first?
F. Saucy, Morges, Switzerland
09:22 – 09:30
Discussion
09:30 – 09:37
4. Pre-operative assessment of plaque type and morphology and its impact on decision making for endovascular treatment
T. Donati, Rome, Italy
09:37 – 09:45
Discussion
09:45 – 09:52
5. Peripheral IVUS in CTLI; just a hype or a useful tool to detect and manage complex lesions?
J. Kalder, Gießen, Germany
09:52 – 10:00
Discussion
10:00 – 10:07
6. When a stent placement is needed. Latest evidence, S3 Guidelines and new single-center experiences
D. Kapetanios, Langen, Germany
10:07 – 10:15
Discussion
10:30 – 12:30 | Session 3: Latest breaking data from clinical studies and trials | Plenum
First in-human-experience with the Sentante Endovascular Robotic System for peripheral interventions
T. Baltrunas, Vilnius, Litauen
10:45 – 11:00
Latest evidence and clinical experience with cobalt-chromium covered stents for aorto-iliac pathologies
M. Trenner, Wiesbaden, Germany
11:00 – 11:15
First 12-month Real World data of the Selution drug eluting balloon angioplasty in complex femoro-popliteal lesions
E. Beropoulis, Langen, Germany
11:15 – 11:30
The novel ARISTON Registry focusing on atherosclerotic lesions of the common femoral artery: Dogma, Challenge and modern reality
M. Andrassy, Bruchsal, Germany.
11:30 – 11:45
First report on mid-term (24 months) BTK rotational atherecromy outcomes in CTLI.
K. Donas, Langen, Germany.
11:45 – 12:00
The new S3 Guidelines for the treatment of PAD: Clinical impact and novelties.
N. Malyar, Münster, Germany
12:00 – 12:30
NextGen Vascular @ AVC
Dialogues between Vascular Experts and Fellows: The Videoclip Presentation in front of Key opinion leaders
12:30 – 13:30| Lunch Break
Workshop 6: 13:30 – 14:45 | Room 1
Leave Normal Behind: Why Debulking is the Better Option
friendly supported by Medtronic
Arne Schwindt, Münster, Germany
- Hands-on focus directional atherectomy, materials, logistics
Workshop 7: 14:15 – 15:45 | Room 2
When atherectomy and when angiojet? Do we have an algorithm?
friendly supported by Boston Scientific
Martin Andrassy, Anastasions Psyllas
Workshop 9: 16:30 – 18:00 | Room 3
Intravascular lithotripsy: Indications, How I do it, latest devices and practical uses
friendly supported by Shockwave
Christos Rammos, Stephanie Rassam
Workshop 8: 13:30 – 15:00 | Room 3
Peripheral Interventional Hands-on Workshop – Covered Endoprosthesis in iliac and SFA
friendly supported by Gore
Workshop 10: 13:30 – 15:00 | Room 4
Acute arterial and vein thrombotic occlusions: The Langen Computer-Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) experience.
friendly supported by Penumbra
Efthymios Beropoulis, Germany
Workshop 11: 15:15 – 16:45 | Room 4
There is no lower limb lesion which can’t be crossed: all the tips and tricks.
friendly supported by Biotronik
L. Patrone, Florence, Italy
Workshop 12: Leriche Syndrome/infrarenal PAUs and complex aorto-iliac occlusive disease
Workshop 12a: 13:30 – 15:00 | Room 5
Solutions with use of covered stents
friendly supported by Bentley
Martin Schröder and Francisco Azevedo, Lünen, Germany
Workshop 12b: 13:30 – 15:00 | Room 6
The BERAB Solution, with use of low profile bare metal stents
friendly supported by Optimed
Konstantinos Donas, Dimitrios Kapetanios, Langen, Germany
Workshop 20: 15:00 – 16:30 | Room 1
See Clearly, Treat Optimally in CLTI. Combined IVUS procedures in challenging BTK cases.
friendly supported by Philips
A. Schwindt, Münster, Germany
19:00 | Networking event with Greek Livemusic: Restaurant Unterschweinstiege, Steigenberger Airport Hotel
Wednesday, 30th APRIL
AORTIC DAY WITH FOCUS ON URGENT AORTIC PATHOLOGIES AND TREATMENT
08:15 – 09:00 | The Breakfast symposium (friendly supported by Medtronic) | Plenum
Cracking the Code: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twins are Revolutionizing Endovascular Treatment of aortic aneurysms:
8:15 – 8:40
Enhancing EVAR outcomes: why trust Algorithms when you have the experience?
8:15 – 8:25
Digital Twins technology and ERI from Predisurge
L. Derycke, Paris, France
8:25 – 8:35
Clinical experience predicting Endoleak Type 1a with Predisurge
P. Keschenau, Giessen, Germany
8:35 – 8:40
Q&A for the abdominal part (SmartPlan Pro)
8:40 – 9:00
Pioneering the future of TEVAR planning
J. Rio, Madrid, Spain
8:55 – 9:00
Q&A for the thoracic part (Moving Aorta)
Moderators of the aortic day: J. P. de Vries, T. Donati, G. Sufali, M. Reijnen
09:00 – 10:30 | Session 1: Aortic dissections
09:00 – 09:30
The Pericles Donas Memorial lecture 2025.
The sudden death and revealing autopsy of King George II in 1760: Historical perspective on Aortic Dissection
F. J. Criado, Baltimore, USA
09:30 – 09:40
Medical and interventional treatment of type B aortic dissections
J. T. Lee, Stanford, USA
09:50 – 10:00
Open vs endovascular treatment of chronic dissections
D. Kotelis, Bern, Switzerland
10:00 – 10:10
Discussion
10:10 – 10:30
Case-based session: Aortic type B dissection with visceral malperfusion; Interaction with the audience
L. Kock, Hamburg, Germany
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:15 | Session 2: Thoraco-abdominal aneurysms
11:00 – 11:07
Breaking news: Novel branched thoracoabdominal endograft for aortic pathologies involving the left subclavian artery
J. Heckenkamp, Osnabrück, Germany
11:07 – 11:17
Discussion
11:17 – 11:24
Breaking news: Novel multi-inner and outer- branched Endograft for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
Marco V. Usai, Münster, Germany
11:24 – 11:34
Discussion
11:34 – 11:41
Breaking news: New dedicated and developed bridging stentcraft for Fenestrated Endografting (FEVAR): Do we have a Game-changer?
J. Kalder, Giessen, Germany
11:41 – 11:51
Discussion
11:51 – 11:58
20 Years of Endovascular Experience in the Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms with Difficult Necks: What Has Changed, What Remains the Gold Standard
M. Haggag, Cairo, Egypt
11:58 – 12:08
Discussion
12:08 – 12:15
Surgeon-modified endografting: Only a Hype or a useful tool for complex aortic lesions?
M. Piazza, Padova, Italy
12:15 – 12:25
Discussion
12:30 – 13:00 | DEBATE: TREATMENT OF A PERSISTANT TYPE IA ENDOLEAK AFTER EVAR
12:30 – 12:37
Open repair is my first choice: Indications, tips and tricks to minimize surgical trauma and exposure
H. El Beyrouti, Oldenburg, Germany
12:37 – 12:44
Endosutured Aneurysm Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms represents a valuable option: How I do it.
J. P. de Vries, Groningen, The Netherlands
12.44 – 12.51
Extend sealing zone by using fenestrated/chimney devices
M. Reijnen, Twente, The Netherlands
12:51 – 13:00
Discussion and voting of the audience (via TED)
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
Workshop 13: 14:00 – 15:30 | Room 1
A step by step guide on the use of IVUS in aortic procedures.
friendly supported by Philips
R. Khodzhibaev, Brandenburg, Germany
Workshop 14: 14:00 – 15:30 | Room 2
New thoraco-abdominal aortic endograft with combined inner- and outer branches for the treatment of complex aortic pathologies
friendly supported by Lamed
K. Donas, Langen, Germany, M. V. Usai, Münster, Germany
Workshop 15: 14:00 – 15:30 | Room 3
Zero Iodine, Full Precision: The Game-Changing Contrast Medium in PAD & Aortic Repair – Tips & Tricks to Master CO₂
friendly supported by Angiodroid
Efthymios Beropoulis, Langen, Germany and Lorenzo Patrone, Florence, Italy
Workshop 16: 14:00 – 15:30 | Room 4
Fenestrated endografting (der WS wird auf Deutsch gehalten / dedicated to German colleagues only)
Indications, tips and tricks, video-base presentation, focus: Bridging devices, Hands-on models
J. Kalder, Giessen, Germany
Workshop 17: 16:00 – 17:30 | Room 4
Fenestrated endografting (in English, for international audience)
Indications, tips and tricks, video-base presentation, focus: Bridging devices, Hands-on models
J. Kalder, Giessen, Germany
Workshop 18: 14:00 – 15:30 | Room 5
Management of ruptured aortic aneurysms; Tips and tricks, Standardized protocol, abdominal compression syndrome
M. Lachat, Zurich, Switzerland, K. Donas, Langen, Germany
Workshop 19: 14:00 – 15:30 | Room 6
Surgeon-modified Endografting for urgent aortic pathologies Hands-on models, How I do it.
L. Kock, Hamburg, Germany, M. Piazza, Padova, Italy
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