THURSDAY, MARCH 21

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08:00 Welcome address

08:15 ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION
Moderators: Blandine Maurel, Timothy Resch

  • 08:15 Edited live case – more information click here
  • 08:30 Which high risk features are really relevant for uncomplicated dissection and IMH? Jacob Lilly
  • 08:40 What is Non-A non-B dissection and how and when do we treat it best? Santi Trimarchi
  • 08:50 Retrograde Intra Mural Hematoma and dissections: when and how is TEVAR indicated? Mark Farber
  • 09:00 Impact of thoracic aortic endografts on native anatomic dynamics and compliance. Christopher Cheng
  • 09:10 Wrapping of the ascending aorta for Acute type A dissection – techniques and outcomes. Stephan Haulon
  • 09:20 Remote monitoring for aortic dissections. Tara Mastracci
  • 09:30 How does life quality differ in patients with type B dissections managed medically and by TEVAR? Katrin Meisenbacher
  • 09:40 Low profile TEVAR devices. Theodoros Kratimenos
  • 09:50 Discussion

10:20 Coffee break in the exhibition hall

10:50 TAAA/jx AAA
Moderators: Katarina Björses, Eric Verhoeven

  • 10:50 Edited live case – more information click here
  • 11:05 When and how to choose Inner, outer branches or fenestrations. Angelos Karelis
  • 11:15 Early and 1-year outcomes of off-the-shelf branched endografts in the BRIO registry. Michele Antonello
  • 11:25 Do not complicate the planning, take an off-the-shelf since it does not affect the success or outcome? Tomasz Jakimowicz
  • 11:35 Choosing the right FEVAR for the right patient. Jürgen Falkensammer
  • 11:45 Balloon-expandable bridging stent-grafts for F/BEVAR in TAAA: long term outcomes and evolution. Athanasios Katsargyris
  • 11:55 Self-expandable bridging stent-grafts for F/BEVAR in TAAA: long-term outcomes and evolution. Gioele Simonte
  • 12:05 Approaches to aberrant target vessel anatomy – double barrel stenting, bibranches, double branches and more. Nikolaos Tsilimparis
  • 12:15 Learning curve for complex aortic repair and implications on centralization. Carla Van Rijswijk
  • 12:25 Discussion

12:55 Lunch break in the exhibition hall

13:45 AORTOILIAC
Moderators: Rachel Clough, Björn Sonesson

  • 13:45 Edited live case – more information click here
  • 14:00 How do we improve and optimize access for EVAR? Katharina Funk
  • 14:10 Low profile devices make it all much easier but are they durable? Mauro Gargiulo
  • 14:20 Open surgery of AAA in the endovascular era – will it survive? Beate Lindberg
  • 14:30 All these iliac branch devices – which one should I choose? Nuno Dias
  • 14:40 Planning of rAAA: how do sealing zone diameter changes affect graft choice and design? Frank Vermassen
  • 14:50 Dedicated devices for highly angulated infrarenal necks – life saver or marketing gimmick? Bernardo Mendes
  • 15:00 When do Endoanchors work and not on the long term? Giovanni Pratesi
  • 15:10 Treatment choices for persisting Type Ia Endoleak: F/BEVAR or open conversion as first line? Blandine Maurel
  • 15:20 Discussion

15:50 Coffee break in the exhibition hall

16:20 AORTIC IMAGING
Moderators: Tilo Kölbel, Kak Khee Yeung

  • 16:20 Edited live case – more information click here
  • 16:35 How close are we to routine X-ray free aortic procedures? Bijan Modarai
  • 16:45 How to do EVARs with no contrast and without FORS/IOPS. Enrico Gallitto
  • 16:55 Patient arm positioning during EVAR to reduce radiation exposure. Sara Zettervall
  • 17:05 Is there really a need for dynamic fusion imaging? Rachel Clough
  • 17:15 What is the role/added value of mixed/augmented reality to intra-operative imaging in aortic endo procedures. Dittmar Böckler
  • 17:25 These are all fancy tools but what should be the prioritized in an aortic complex program. Vicente Sala
  • 17:35 AI in aortic imaging will improve planning and FU. Caroline Caradu
  • 17:45 4D MRI and Endoleak treatment strategies. Salma El Batti
  • 17:55 Discussion

18:25 End of sessions

19:00 Official dinner