10
April
Friday
DAY I — PRACTICE & DEVICES
8:00am
- 8:20am
Inauguration of the conference
8:20am
- 9:40am
SESSION 1 – Atherectomy (Part I)
8:20am
- 8:35am
Atherectomy in the treatment of lower limb arterial lesions – its role in current therapeutic algorithms
Lecturer
Zbigniew Krasiński
8:35am
- 8:50am
HawkOne directional atherectomy – treatment of hard and fibrous lesions.
Advantages and limitations of the system
Advantages and limitations of the system
Maciej Chwała
8:50am
- 9:05am
Rotational atherectomy – application in the treatment of subacute and chronic total occlusions (CTO)
9:05am
- 9:15am
HawkOne directional atherectomy in the SFA/PA segment
Case in the Box
Maciej Chwała
9:15am
- 9:25am
Rotarex in the treatment of SFA CTO
Case in the Box
9:25am
- 9:40am
Panel discussion
9:40am
- 9:50am
Coffee break
9:50am
- 11:10am
SESSION 2 – Atherectomy (Part II)
9:50am
- 10:05am
ByCross rotational atherectomy – treatment of hard and fibrous lesions.
Advantages and limitations of the system
Advantages and limitations of the system
Samuel Hadvig
10:05am
- 10:20am
Jetstream rotational and aspiration atherectomy – application in calcified and long-segment SFA/PA lesions
Michał Sajdek
10:20am
- 10:35am
Expert panel: technology selection based on lesion morphology using CT and angiography
10:35am
- 10:45am
ByCross rotational atherectomy – long-segment lesion in the SFA/PA
Case in the Box
Samuel Hadvig
10:45am
- 10:55am
Jetstream rotational and aspiration atherectomy – treatment of long calcified lesion in the SFA
Case in the Box
Michał Sajdek
10:55am
- 11:10am
Discussion
11:10am
- 11:20am
Coffee break
11:20am
- 12:40am
SESSION 3 – Laser atherectomy techniques
11:20am
- 11:35am
Laser atherectomy in SFA and BTK CTO – clinical trial experience
Lecturer
Łukasz Kruszyna
11:35am
- 11:50am
Auryon solid-state laser atherectomy – application in BTK segments
11:50am
- 12:05am
Laser recanalisation in long-segment SFA CTO
Ryszard Zając
12:05pm
- 12:15pm
Auryon – clinical applications
Case in the Box
Stavros Spiliopoulos
12:15pm
- 12:25pm
Philips laser – practical applications
Case in the Box
Ryszard Zając
12:25pm
- 12:40pm
Discussion
12:40pm
- 1:15pm
Lunch with experts: pharmacotherapy after arterial and venous interventions
1:15pm
- 2:15pm
Discussion session.
Atherectomy or intravascular lithotripsy for calcified lesions?
1:15pm
- 1:25pm
Orbital atherectomy – clinical applications and experiences in CTO and calcified lesions
Lecturer
Felice Pecoraro
1:25pm
- 1:32pm
Stealth 360 – SFA CTO
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Felice Pecoraro
1:32pm
- 1:40pm
Lithotripsy in the treatment of visceral artery stenosis and occlusion
Piotr Pukacki
1:40pm
- 1:50pm
Intravascular lithotripsy of the crural arteries – indications and limitations
Lorenzo Patrone
1:50pm
- 1:57pm
Lithotripsy
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Felice Pecoraro
1:57pm
- 2:15pm
DEBATE
1:57pm
- 2:04pm
Lithotripsy in the treatment of calcified lesions
Lecturer
Felice Pecoraro
2:04pm
- 2:11pm
Atherectomy in calcified lesions
Lorenzo Patrone
2:11pm
- 2:15pm
Panel discussion + audience voting
2:15pm
- 3:35pm
SESSION 4 — Mechanical and pharmacomechanical thrombectomy
2:15pm
- 2:27pm
Endovascular strategies in acute ischemia
Lecturer
Paweł Rynio
2:27pm
- 2:39pm
CAVT in acute venous thrombosis – eligibility assessment and treatment outcomes
Lecturer
Zbigniew Krasiński
2:39pm
- 2:51pm
Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy – current state of knowledge and role in the treatment algorithm
Rafał Maciąg
2:51pm
- 3:03pm
Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis (EKOS) – only for acute lesions?
Lecturer
Michał Goran Stanišić
3:03pm
- 3:11pm
Aspirex / CAVT – iliofemoral thrombosis
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Paweł Rynio
3:11pm
- 3:19pm
AngioJet / EKOS – assisted thrombolysis
Case in the Box
Rafał Maciąg
3:19pm
- 4:00pm
Summary of the first day
11
April
Saturday
DAY II — SCIENCE & COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS
8:00am
- 9:20am
SESSION 5 – Arterial restenosis
8:00am
- 8:15am
Pathomechanism of arterial restenosis – from neointima to ISR
Lecturer
Filip Szymański
8:15am
- 8:30am
Atherectomy in SFA restenosis – indications, limitations, outcomes
Lecturer
Łukasz Kruszyna
8:30am
- 8:45am
Atherectomy in BTK restenosis
Lecturer
Michał Goran Stanišić
8:45am
- 8:55am
SFA ISR – Rotarex / Jetstream (mechanical approach)
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Michał Goran Stanišić
8:55am
- 9:05am
SFA ISR — Turbo-Elite / Auryon (laser management of ISR)
Case in the Box
Szymon Salamaga
9:05am
- 9:20am
Discussion
9:20am
- 9:30am
Coffee break
9:30am
- 10:50am
SESSION 6 – Venous restenosis
9:30am
- 9:45am
Risk factors for venous stent restenosis
Paweł zawadzki
9:45am
- 10:00am
Management of acute restenosis after iliac vein stenting
Rafał Maciąg
10:00am
- 10:15am
Recanalisation of chronic restenosis – technical challenges and technological solutions
Lecturer
Michał Goran Stanišić
10:15am
- 10:25am
CAVT in the treatment of acute restenosis (Case I)
Case in the Box
Rafał Maciąg
10:25am
- 10:35am
Example of chronic restenosis treatment (Case II)
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Michał Goran Stanišić
10:35am
- 10:50am
Discussion
10:50am
- 11:00am
Coffee break
11:00am
- 12:20am
SESSION 7 – IVUS and IVR/FFR in vascular interventions
11:00am
- 11:15am
IVUS as the standard for intravascular imaging – when does it change the therapeutic decision?
Lecturer
Piotr Myrcha
11:15am
- 11:30am
IFR / FFR – hemodynamic assessment of arterial lesions in clinical practice
Lecturer
Krzysztof Czajkowski
11:30am
- 11:45am
Post-atherectomy IVUS – optimisation of procedural outcomes and detection of complications
Lecturer
Michał Goran Stanišić
11:45am
- 11:55am
IVUS-guided SFA intervention
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Piotr Myrcha
11:55am
- 12:05am
IVUS in SFA and BTK – FFR / iFR
Case in the Box
Lecturer
Krzysztof Czajkowski
12:05pm
- 12:20pm
Discussion
12:20pm
- 12:50pm
Lunch with experts: pharmacotherapy after restenosis treatment
12:50pm
- 1:50pm
DEBATE 2 – Is post-atherectomy IVUS assessment necessary?
12:50pm
- 12:55pm
Introduction by the moderator + presentation of debate thesis
12:55pm
- 12:58pm
Preliminary vote (audience position)
12:58pm
- 1:10pm
“Effective atherectomy without IVUS guidance provides satisfactory outcomes following restenosis treatment”
Lecturer
Piotr Myrcha
1:10pm
- 1:22pm
“Atherectomy is not a perfect modality – IVUS during atherectomy improves patient outcomes”
Lecturer
Krzysztof Czajkowski
1:22pm
- 1:32pm
Moderated debate (direct exchange)
1:32pm
- 1:47pm
Questions from the audience
1:47pm
- 1:50pm
Final voting + moderator’s summary
1:50pm
- 3:10pm
DEBATE 8 – Atherectomy in fibrous lesions
1:50pm
- 2:05pm
Comparison of atherectomy devices for fibrous lesions
Szymon Salamaga
2:05pm
- 2:20pm
Combining atherectomy and thrombectomy – indications and procedural strategy
Lecturer
Łukasz Kruszyna
2:20pm
- 2:35pm
Reducing the risk of complications during atherectomy – technique and equipment selection
Maciej Anielski
2:35pm
- 2:45pm
ByCross / HawkOne (with filter)
Case in the Box
Maciej Anielski
2:45pm
- 2:55pm
Jetstream atherectomy (with filter)
Case in the Box
Michał Sajdek
2:55pm
- 3:10pm
Discussion
3:10pm
- 3:40pm
DEBATE 3 – Atherectomy in in-stent restenosis
3:10pm
- 3:12pm
Introduction
3:12pm
- 3:20pm
Drug based technologies allow treatment of restenosis without the need for atherectomy
Lecturer
Paweł Rynio
3:20pm
- 3:28pm
Atherectomy enables optimal use of drug based technologies
Samuel Hadvig
3:28pm
- 3:36pm
Discussion
3:36pm
- 3:40pm
Voting and summary
3:40pm
- 4:00pm
Closure of the conference