LINC 2013 Programme

Welcome and introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Endovascular aneurysm repair by sealing of the entire aneurysm sac + video presentation

Jean-Paul de Vries

The INNOVATION study: final 12 months results

Giovanni Torsello

Common believes and myths around carotid revascularization – What is true and what is false?

Marco Roffi

The MICHI (Silk Road Medical) direct carotid access system

Sumaira Macdonald

Current concepts and innovative approaches for renal denervation

Yvonne Bausback

Featured research: The Polish registry on renal denervation - first results

Stanislav Bartus

“Leaving nothing behind” – the new paradigm for peripheral interventions?

Featured research: Definitive LE: 12 months results

Lawrence Garcia

Featured research: Early insights from the ESPRIT study

Dierk Scheinert

Featured research: Latest generation DEB: A new shellolic-acid based coating matrix for controlled bolus delivery of drug

Jean-Paul de Vries

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Berne

DES in BTK: the durable solution

Ramon Varcoe

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

The value of evidence: the IN.PACT DEB case example

Krishna Rocha-Singh

IN.PACT in SFA for claudicants

Peter Gaines

IN.PACT in BTK for CLI

Andrej Schmidt

Introduction by the chairman

Featured research: Update on the SUPERB study: 12 months results of the SUPERA interwoven nitinol stent in femoro-popliteal arteries

Kenneth Rosenfield, Live from Miami

Live case transmission from Miami

Featured research: SUPERA 500: Long-term follow-up of interwoven nitinol stents for treatment of femoral and popliteal arteries

Dierk Scheinert, Live from Leipzig

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Discussion and closing remarks by the chairman

Dierk Scheinert

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Berlin

Featured research: The SUMMIT study: 12 months results with the EPIC stent in the SFA

Martin Werner

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Introduction by the chairman

The angiosome concept – from theory to practice

Osamu Iida

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Featured research: expand study: PTA vs. stenting below the knee

Karl-Ludwig Schulte

Featured research: Are DES and DEB worth the cost in BTK interventions?

Featured research: Patient tailored approaches for BTK-revascularization and wound-care/amputation

Roberto Ferraresi

“Never give up!” – Always a valid concept for CLI treatment?

Frank Veith

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Live case transmission from Mercogliano

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Aortoiliac occlusive disease; a shift towards covered stents

Michel Reijnen

Recorded case: CERAB procedure

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

ZILVER PTX in occluded bypass

Flavio Airoldi

Questions & answers

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Dallas

Tony Das, Live from Dallas

There are so many choices for managing in-stent restenosis. This is what works best in my hands

Gary Ansel

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairman: Current interventional results in complex TASC C and D femoropopliteal lesions

Patrick Peeters

Featured research: Real world experience with DEB in long lesions

Andrej Schmidt

What will be the future of SFA treatment and why? Drug-eluting stents

Gary Ansel

What will be the future of SFA treatment and why? Covered stents

What will be the future of SFA treatment and why? Drug-eluting balloons + latest generation bare-metal stents

Dierk Scheinert

Featured research: 3D-shaped femoral nitinol stents – the results from the MIMICS study

Featured research: RELINE-Study: Randomized comparison of endoluminal grafting with Viabahn vs. PTA for femoral artery in-stent restenosis – 6 months results

Marc Bosiers

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Resorbable scaffolds in the SFA: the ESPRIT experience?

Dierk Scheinert

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Rotarex & DEB

Andrej Schmidt

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Complexities in dealing with peripheral occlusions

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Hamburg

Irrigated vs. non-irrigated RF technology

Karl-Heinz Kuck, Live from Hamburg

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Hamburg

Is medical treatment alone really the best solution for all asymptomatic carotid artery stenoses?

Michael Jaff

Decision making in light of recent clinical trial results - perspective from a large “surgical CAS-center”

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Beyond renal denervation for resistant hypertension – future prospects for sympathetic tone modulation

Paul Sobotka

Embolisation therapy – established and new targets

Peter Huppert

Introduction by the chairman

EVAR or AAAs with marginal necks: are repositionable infra renal devices better?

Carlos Timaran

Endovascular techniques for pathologies of the aortic arch

Piotr Kasprzak

EVAR for acute type B dissection. Only for symptomatic patients?

Jan Brunkwall

Is EVAR a feasible option also for ruptured thoraco-abdominal aneurysms? Pro-branched/fenestrated grafts

Andreas Gussmann

Our experience with sandwich and snorkel techniques

Armando Lobato

Endoleak treatment after EVAR

Thomas Larzon

Featured research: 5-year experience with the Endurant stent-graft in 600 patients

Konstantinos Donas

Live case transmission from Münster

Discussion and conclusion

Iliocaval and femoral thrombosis following IVC filter placement with subsequent lysis and adherent filter retrieval

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Case report of late development of severe spinal ischemia after combined endovascular and open surgical treatment of acute type B aortic dissection and infrarenal aortic aneurysm

Georg Rothenbacher

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Posterior fossa stroke due to acute vertebral and basilar artery occlusion: Endovascular salvage

Vinay Kumar

Introduction by the chairman

Symplicity Renal Denervation real world experiences: Clinical data

Justin Davies

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Introduction by the chairman

The role of subintimal revascularization in BTK

Roberto Ferraresi

Stem cell therapy – hope for no-option CLI patients

Juraj Madaric

Introduction by the chairman

Live-in-the-box case Maastricht: Stenting of iliac vein stenosis

Rick de Graaf

AngioJet thrombectomy for acute DVT - US Experience

Robert Lookstein

Introduction by the chairman

Recorded case from Berne

Jetstream rotational atherectomy in severely calcified peripheral arteries

William Gray

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairmen

Live-in-the-box Case Berne: IVUS guidance for venous intervention

Iris Baumgartner

Live case transmission from Berne (continued from session part I)

Ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism – the Berne experience

Rolf Engelberger

Flash presentation: Is subintimal recanalization an option for BTK disease?

Amman Bolia

Flash presentation: Rapid exchange SE stents – with simplicity to perfection

Johannes Ruef

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Berlin

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

Bard Peripheral clinical trial programmes – Lutonix® drug coated balloon

Drug coated balloon clinical indications, who is the best candidate today and what does the future hold

Salah Qanadli

Debate: Drug coated balloon with or without (spot) stenting: Drug coated balloon supported by (spot) stenting

Dierk Scheinert

Introduction by the chairman

Treatment of instent restenosis: Results of the PATENT trial and update on next generation study projects

Discussion and conclusion

New options for vascular surgeons by 3D CT in the angio-hybrid operation room

Markus Steinbauer

Live case transmission from Ludwigsburg

Translumbar glue embolization of type II endoleaks using the i-Guide software on Siemens Artis Zeego

3D endovascular guidance... what you really want to see during endovascular procedures

Lieven Maene

Introduction by the chairman

Global pivotal trial update

Thomas Nolte

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Treating the extremes – a US perspective

Gary Ansel

Flash presentation: Internal and common iliac artery aneurysms: hypogastric exclusion, open repair or side branch endografts?

Piergiorgio Cao

Flash presentation: Long-term results of iliac side branch endografting for aorto-iliac aneurysms - the Münster experience

Konstantinos Donas

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Repair of aortic arch pathologies – the surgical standard and the role of innovative techniques

Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr

Live case transmission from Ludwigsburg

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Experience with the CTAG device, radial fit and challenges in the aortic arch

Dittmar Böckler

Discussion and summary

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Recorded case presentation

Jean-Pierre Becquemin

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairman

Tips and tricks on difficult retrieval of IVC filters

Graham Plant

Introduction by the chairman

Reappraisal of EVAR and the hostile neck

Frans Moll

Live case transmission from Münster

Optimizing TEVAR outcomes – applying MOTHER registry to clinical practice

Matt Thompson

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Debate - Type 2 endoleak after EVAR is benign

Against the motion

Frans Moll

Debate: Chimney, snorkel, sandwich, periscope grafts are second best every time

Against the motion

Michel Makaroun

Great Debate: For uncomplicated Type B dissecting of the thoracic aortic aneurysm, there is a subgroup needing surgery

For the motion

Matt Thompson

Against the motion

Vincent Riambau

Great Debate: Level 1 evidence from randomised controlled trials discourages best practice

For the motion

Michael Dake

Against the motion

Jean-Pierre Becquemin

Flash presentation: Planning the case for the chimney technique: case selection and implantation technique

Ralf Kolvenbach

Flash presentation: Chimney with self-expanding stents

Mario Lachat

Introduction by the chairman

Introduction to the World’s First Tibiopedal Access Registry

Craig Walker

Questions and discussion

Flash presentation: Optimal techniques for reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation

Ramon Varcoe

Flash presentation: Managing complications of complex aorto-iliac interventions

Challenges of the BTK anatomy

Eberhard Wedell

Complex cases: how to handle difficult lesions

Iris Baumgartner, Eberhard Wedell

Conclusion and take home message

Iris Baumgartner

Flash presentation: Known issues and new solutions for supra-aortic access

Gioachino Coppi

Flash presentation: Rescue procedures for embolic complications during CAS

Nick Hopkins

Introduction by the chairman

Endovenous laser therapy – last trials

Matthias Knittel

Endovenous versus open surgical varicose vein therapies – where are the limits?

Karin Brachmann

Closing remarks

Introduction by the chairman

Indications for Onyx™: AVMs

Vincent Vidal

Recorded case from Münster

Discussion and closing remarks by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Recorded case presentation

Michael Jünger

Introduction by the chairman

CTO below the knee: Intraluminal tracking with 0.14 GW, why is it better?

Peter Huppert

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Visceral and renal aneurysms – when to treat and how: Interventional experience

Steffen Basche

Distal protection during renal stenting – is there a need?

Max Amor

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairman

Introducing the development of portal hypertension and the effects of splanchnic vasodilatation

Ingolf Schiefke

Recorded live case demonstrating the implantation steps

Antonin Krajina

The position of TIPS endoprosthesis in the treatment of varicocele bleeding

Juan Carlos García Pagán

Flash presentation: Worst mistakes I have made in recanalizing CTOs

Chris Metzger

Flash presentation: Recanalization of aorto-iliac CTOs: Access strategies and the value of re-entry devices

Stephan Duda

Flash presentation: Hybrid techniques for complex iliaco-femoral obtructions: When and how?

Daniela Branzan

Introduction by the chairman

Live case transmission from Münster

Live case transmission from Münster

Discussion and conclusion

Flash presentation: The Japanese approach to femoro-popliteal CTOs

Kazushi Urasawa

Flash presentation: COMPLETE SE SFA stent trial final results

Dierk Scheinert

Flash presentation: The value of CTO devices in challenging lesions

Michael Lichtenberg

Introduction: Where are we? What’s at stake?

Krishna Rocha-Singh

Novel technology introduction: Featuring a recorded case

Marc Sapoval

Flash presentation: Is there a role for BTK interventions in claudicants?

Hans Krankenberg, Live from Hamburg

Flash presentation: A stepwise technical escalation approach to complex BTK procedures

Peter Huppert

Flash presentation: Interventions in the pedal arch, when and how?

Marco Manzi

Flash presentation: The value of OCT guided crossing devices in challenging CTOs

Introduction by the chairman

What do most recent trials suggest?

Gerrit Krupski-Berdien

How do I treat in-stent restenosis in SFA?

Current status of stroke management – available infrastructure and therapies

Horst Sievert

How to be successful in mechanical stroke management – tips and tricks

Nick Hopkins

Permanent implantation stents in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Zoran Milosevic

Case presentation

In-stent restenosis – Insights into the pathomechanism and what it takes to be successful

Renu Virmani

Drug delivery without a scaffold? DES are the much more solid solution

Sean Lyden

Re-lining the whole stent with covered endoprostheses – the best solution for ISR?

Marc Bosiers

Discussion and conclusion

What is worse: Metallic implants or toxic drugs?

Renu Virmani

How good are DEBs? Insights from RCTs and real world practice with different DEB Technologies

Giancarlo Biamino

All what we don’t know about DEBs

Iris Baumgartner

Discussion and conclusion

Is there an option to treat acute uncomplicated dissection by endovascular means?

Jan Brunkwall

Roughly 25% of acute uncomplicated dissections get complicated later are there indicators which allow to treat them early?

Peter Taylor

Minimizing emboli during endovascular theatment of the thoracic aorta possibilities and open questions

Alan Lumsden

Carotid stenting was good, is good and wins

Sriram Iyer

CREST puts stenting ahead

William Gray

Be reasonable – learn stenting properly!

Peter Gaines

The half-way house may settle it

Sumaira Macdonald

Panel discussion and audience participation

Case presentation

The crucial presenting symptom

Roberto Ferraresi

Go for subintimal angioplasty whenever possible

Amman Bolia

Drug coated balloons vs. drug eluting stents in the superficial femoral artery for claudication

Foot care saves legs

Michael Edmonds

Crossing highly calcified lesions: This is what works best in my hands

Gary Ansel

Is there a role for DEB in calcified arteries?

Fabrizio Fanelli

Don’t stretch the limits too far! Surgery is still a good option if endovascular fails.

Patrick Peeters

The global diabetic foot epidemic: Diabetic foot disease trends and therapy programs in the US

The global diabetic foot epidemic: How we manage the Indian diabetic foot epidemic

Paresh Pai

Translating pioneering revascularization techniques into clinical routine: The Japanese technique for BTK-CTOs

Hiroyoshi Yokoi

Translating pioneering revascularization techniques into clinical routine: BTK interventions: When to dare and when to stop

Marco Manzi

Translating pioneering revascularization techniques into clinical routine: Pedal bypass with deep venous arterialization: The therapeutic option for critical limb ischemia and unreconstructable distal arteries

Pramook Mutirangura

From diagnosis to post-care: the CLI vascular and extravascular continuum: Recorded video cases with Q&A: How to eliminate rest pain?

Roberto Ferraresi

From diagnosis to post-care: the CLI vascular and extravascular continuum: Recorded video cases with Q&A: How to preserve a limb with major tissue loss

Roberto Ferraresi

Introduction by the chairman

BIOLUX P-I 12 month data – in practice

Dierk Scheinert

Discussion and conclusion by the chairman

Introduction by the chairman

The use and validation of the DELPHI consensus in operators in their early experience: guidance for patient selection

Sumaira Macdonald

When and how to revascularize recently symptomatic patients with critical carotid stenosis

Nick Hopkins

Update on the progress of ACST 2 and other carotid RCTs

Alison Halliday

Discussion

Introduction by the chairman

Feasibility of carotid stenting through an upper extremity approach for difficult aortic arch anatomy

Extraction of large thrombus developed at time of carotid stenting

Endovascular repair of a carotid aneurysm after head and neck radiation

Retrograde stenting of innominate artery occlusion via carotid artery cut down

Introduction by the chairman

Proximal protection or filters – selection of embolic protection based on a large single center experience using a tailored CAS algorithm

Piotr Odrowaz-Pieniazek

The role of advanced cerebral imaging for patient selection and procedure planning

Gerhard Schroth

Surgical CEA in local anesthesia - our experience in 1000+ patients

Reza Ghotbi

CAS in 2013, literature review and future outlook: is more evidence needed?

Introduction by the chairman

Acute thrombosis of bilateral renal snorkel endografts in the postoperative period following EVAR

Hemoptysis and thoracic aneurysm 40 years following subclavian-aortic bypass for coarctation treated with endograft and Amplatzer plug

Endovascular stent-graft for coarctation of the aorta

Discussion and conclusion

Introduction by the chairman

My experience with ipsilateral retrograde approaches for limb salvage

Utility of orbital atherectomy in BTK interventions

Live case transmission from Mercogliano

What is the role of atherectomy in the dawn of drug eluting devices

Salvage techniques for embolization syndrome of the pedal circulation

Treatment pathways for CLI in India: how to implement cost effective and successful strategies

CART and reverse CART techniques for challenging peripheral CTOs

SAKE study: SUPERA interwoven nitinol stent outcomes in above knee interventions - 12 months results

Live case transmission from Münster

Hybrid approach to limb salvage in a patient with infected fem-fem bypass graft

Hybrid approaches for aortoiliac and iliofemoral arterial disease

Endovascular repair of acute aortic occlusion through left arm

Endovascular management of bilateral iliac CTO extending to the distal SFA

Discussion and conclusion

Live case transmission from Leipzig

Clinical use of renal denervation: Patient selection and results in real world

Josef Friedenberger

How to predict the blood pressure response after renal denervation: Insights from the Homburg single center experience

Christian Ukena

Discussion

Technical approaches to improve the results of renal denervation – properties of my dream device

Horst Sievert

Device Parade: V2 System (Vessix)

Marc Sapoval

Device Parade: One Shot (Covidien)

Yvonne Bausback

Device Parade: Paradise (ReCor)

Pioneering techniques and innovations in peripheral interventions

My personal experience with DEB

Martina Luxenburger-Theobald

Drug eluting ballons for the superficial femoral artery – impact on clinical practice

Sebastian Sixt

Access strategies and tools for crossing complex femoropopliteal and BTK lesions

14, 18, 20, 35: Which wire for which lesion and why?

Dai-Do Do

Subintimal or intraluminal, which way to go?

Koen Deloose

Introduction by the chairman

Management of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm using debranching, on-table fenestration and sandwich technique

Varinder Bedi

Congenital left femoral arteriovenous malformation treated with modular hybrid bifurcated stent graft system

Complex embolization therapy for visceral anatomy

Use of an ASD closure device to treat a visceral segment saccular aneurysm

Ross Milner

Aortic interventions

Acute aortic syndrome: From symptoms to therapy

Tilo Kölbel

Round table discussion

What is endovascular atherectomy and which devices are out there?

Ulrich Beschorner

Things I have learned from thousands of carotid artery stenting procedures

Klaus Mathias

Endovascular treatment of hypertension

Treating hypertension by renal denervation

Yvonne Bausback

Emergencies in the cathlab

Bleeding complications and puncture site complications

Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck

Limb salvage

Treatment of the diabetic foot – the how and why

Koen Keirse

Round table discussion

Venous

Venous angioplasty and stenting in haemodialysis patients M. Magdy

PVD Femoropopliteal

Arne Schwindt

DEB post stenting in the SFA – Interims results of the Freeway Stent Study

Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck

Recanalization of complex femoropopliteal occlusive disease using a retrograde pedal approach P. Mwipatayi

Silverhawk atherectomy versus primary old balloon angioplasty (POBA) in femorpopliteal stent reobstructions – a randomized controlled pilot trial

Marianne Brodmann

Endovascular treatment of common femoral artery obstructions for critical limb ischemia K. Hozawa

PVD aorto-iliac

PVD below-the-knee

Subsequent open surgical revascularization following an initial endovascular approach for critical limb ischemia F. Mussa

The choice of an open (stent-0) vs. closed (stent-c) cell stent design for carotid artery stenting (CAS) may impact the carotid artery shape and flow M. De Beule

Virtual stent insertion in patient-spacific cerebral aneurysms: how close can we get F. Iannacone

Other/Renal

Treatment of critical lower limb ischemia (CLI) in a developing country; challenges and solutions B. Ghonem

Clinical impact of polyvascular disease on gender difference in patients undergoing coronary intervention: subanalysis of the PrePAD study T. Miura

Cutting balloon angioplasty for resistant stenosis of dialysis access – initial single center experience B. Soares

Six cases of stuck permanent double lumen hemodialysis catheters (Permcath) A. A. Beigi

Impact of ozone nano-babble for infection of stentgraft K. Hanzawa

Evaluation of the use of vascular endostaplers in primary and reintervention endovascular aneurysm repair J. A.W. Teijink

Aortic remodeling after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in type B aortic dissection H. Bozkaya

The effects of anaesthesia type on peri-operative outcome after endovascular AAA repair: An analysis from the ENGAGE registry R. Stokmans

A human factors performance model of endovascular surgery applied to TAVI and aortic stent grafts K. O'Sullivan

Venous

Right-sided May Thurner and Nutcracker syndrome due to left-sided inferior vena cava compression. A challenging endovascular approach M. Ramirez Ortega

Other/Renal

In-stent restenosis of renal artery in patient with solitary kidney and acute renal failure O. Pityk

Flash pulmonary edema due to atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis-A case series R. Vijayvergiya

PVD femoropopliteal

Penetration of calcified lesions in chronic total occlusion by using a Brockenbrough needle Y. Miyashita

Revascularization of a chronically occluded popliteal artery: retrograde approach and angioplasty using the Chocolate PTA balloon catheter as a stand alone therapy

William Gray

Axillofemoral bypass in the management of a stent graft occlusion for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a high-risk patient A. Cetinkaya

Technical tip when treating an occluded common iliac artery A. Garcia Familiar

Iliac artery perforation as a complication of subintimal angioplasty T. Sahu

Endovascular aortic

Nightmare during complicated EVAR

Vinay Kumar

Successful endovascular treatment of an aortic mycotic pseudoaneurysm: Two cases with two year follow up I. Bouckenooghe

Percutaneous embolization of patent intercostal artery causing persistent type II endoleak and sac enlargement of thoracoabdominal aneurysm 2 years after hybrid repair F. Mussa

The successful treatment of multiple aortic mycotic aneurysm with homograft: A case report R. Makar

Bridging "side-to-side" disconnected endografts after TEVAR failure H. Rodrigues

Endovascular management of common hepatic artery aneurysm in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome S. Ilyas

Pulse-less disease of aortic arch-100% occluded all major arteries treated with percutaneous intervention R. Vijayvergiya

Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) has been demonstrated to be safe and an acceptable alternative to surgery L. Garriboli

Challenging Case of a 77 old gentlemen .… O. Al Shammeri