9/12 Friday

9.00 – 13.15: EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS – PRESENT CHALLENGES IN VASCULAR DISEASES

(THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL SESSIONS)

9.10 - 10.10: DIABETES AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE – PREVENTING AMPUTATIONS

- Diabetes in Portugal and major amputation: recent data from

Observatório da Diabetes

João Raposo (APDP) 7'

- Classificationand evolution of diabetic foot – how to evaluate

Joana Martins 7'

- Presentation and Discussion of Clinical Cases -20’

-Lecture: “State of the Art: Diabetes and PAOD New Perspectives”

Carlo Setacci 15’

10.15 - 11.05: CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE – WHAT IS NEW?

- Venous Disease in Portugal – is it relevant?

A.Mansilha 7’

- Mechanisms of Disease and Progression - What Can be Done? 7’

Pier Luigi Antignani

- Apresentação e discussão de Casos Clínicos - 20'

State of the ArtLecture: Venous Disease Today

Patrick Carpentier (15’)

11.05 - 11.20COFFEE - BREAK

11.20 - 12.20: ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS – HOW TO REDUCE MORTALITY?

- Is a screening program necessary? How to implement it 7’

Rui Machado

- Determinants of clinical decision – Can we reduce rupture rate? 7’

Frederico Bastos Gonçalves

-Why, where and when do aortic aneurysms rupture? 7

Ygor Koncar

- Presentation and Discussion of Clinical Cases 20’

-State of the Art Lecture: Managing Aortic Aneurysms Today – An

European Perspective 10’

Martin Bjork

12.25 - 13.15:CAROTID DISEASE AND RISK OF STROKE – WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

-Stroke in Portugal – Present Reality 7’

José Ferro

- Diagnosis of Carotid Disease – How, when and in What Population 7’

Luís Mendes Pedro

-Presentation and Discussion of Clinical Cases 20’

-State of the Art Lecture: Managing Carotid Disease Today 10’

José Fernandes e Fernandes

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN

VASCULAR SURGERY EMERGENCIES

13.15 - 14.25: WORKING LUNCH: CLINICAL CASES - VASCULAR EMERGENCIES

GORE SPONSORED SESSION

14.25 - 16.05SESSION 1: TRAUMA AND ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA

CHAIRPERSONS: L. Mota Capitão e Jacinto Monteiro

MODERATORS:

14.25 – 14.35: Defining priorities in the multidisciplinary management of trauma.

The importance of a Trauma Center

J. C. Mendes de Almeida

14.35 – 14.45: Trauma Centre in Israel: Organization and Impact on Management of

Complex Situations

Gabriel Szendro

14.45 – 14.55: Modern Vascular Trauma Epidemiology: The Importance of National

Data.

Martin Bjork

14.55 – 15.05: Are Prognostic Scores Useful in Assessment and Management of

Trauma Patients?

Jorge Mineiro

15.05 – 15.15: Arterial Substitutes in Pediatric Traumatic Vascular Lesions.

George Hamilton

15.15 – 15.25:10 YearsExperience of Vascular Trauma at Santa Maria Hospital.

Augusto Ministro

15.25 – 15.35: The Challenge of Popliteal Vessel Injury: Criteria for Shunting and

Venous Repair

Gabriel Szendro

15.35 – 15.55: Management of acute traumatic lesions of the aorticisthmus – Endovascular

Repair. Advantages and Pitfals

Ruy Fernandes e Fernandes

15.55 – 16.05 Modern Management of Supra-Aortic Arterial Lesions

Luís Mendes Pedro

16.15 – 16.35: Invited Commentary

DISCUSSION

16.35 – 17.00 COFFEE - BREAK

SESSION 2: ACUTE ISCHEMIA

CHAIRPERSONS: R. Roncón de Albuquerque e Nicos Angelides

MODERATORS

17.00 – 17.10: Acute Aortic Occlusion- Has Reality Changed in the Last Two

Decades?

Viviana Manuel

17.10 – 17.20: Acute Occlusion of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms – What is the Evidence

For Best Management?

Martin Bjork

17.20 – 17.30: Endovascular Management of Acute Limb Ischemia - Role of

Thrombolysis and Thrombus Removal Devices

Ali Amim

17.30 – 17.40: Aortic floating thrombus - What should be done?

Luis Silvestre

17.40 – 17.50: Acute Arterial Occlusion and Malignant Neoplasia – Is There a Link?

Chris Liapis

17.50 – 18.00: Management of Visceral Artery Acute Occlusion – A Paradigm

Change?

Nuno Dias

18.00 – 18.10: Visceral Artery Dissections – Rare but Challenging Condition

Franco Grego

18.10 – 18.20: How to Manage Vascular Complications of Renal Transplant Surgery?

Augusto Ministro

18.20 – 18.30: Popliteal Entrapment Syndrome – A Vascular Emergency?

Luca di Marzo

18.30 – 18.40: Vascular Trauma in Civilian Life: Lessons from Recent Wars

Lazar Davidovic

18.40 – 18.50: Distal Revascularization – Does Angiosome targeting represents an advantage?

Frank Vermassen

18.40 – 19.00: Invited Commentary Francesco Spinelli

DISCUSSION

20.15:DINNER BUS TRANSFER FROM THE HOTEL

SATURDAY 10/12/2016

SESSION 3: ACUTE PROBLEMS IN VENOUS DISEASES

CHAIRPERSONS: Albuquerque de Matos e Patrick Carpentier

MODERATORS:

9.00 - 9.10 - DVT after thermal ablation of the saphenous veins: is it a real problem?

Pedro Amorim

9.10 - 9.20 –Treating Acute DVT – Advances and Challenges

Armando Mansilha

9.20 - 9.30 - Interventional procedures for treatment of Acute Venous Thrombosis:

where do we stand?

Ali Amim

9.30 – 9.40: The NOACS Revolution - Where to Stand and What Should Be Expected?

E. Infante de Oliveira

9.40 – 9.55: DISCUSSION

SESSION 4: CEREBROVASCULAR EMERGENCIES

CHAIRPERSONS: José Ferro e C. Liapis

MODERATORS

9.55 – 10.05: Management of Post - CEA Stroke: What should be done?

Domenico Palumbo

10.05 – 10.15: The impact of local anesthesia for CEA in the incidence and type of

intra-operative stroke.

Armando Mansilha

10.15 – 10.25: Present Role for Emergent CEA in Stroke Patients

Laura Cappoccia

10.25 – 10.35: New Advances on Endovascular Intervention in Acute Stroke

Jorge Guedes de Campos

10.35 – 10.45: How to manage patients with acute stroke, carotid disease and

intracranial artery occlusion? Endovascular or hybrid?

Gert de Borst

10.45 – 11.05: Invited Commentary Chris Liapis and Carlo Setacci

DISCUSSION

11.05 – 11.30 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 4: VASCULAR ORGANIZATION – PRESENT CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE

CHAIRPERSONS

MODERATORS:

11.30 – 11.45: Burden of Vascular Admissions in the Portuguese National Health Service Paulo Sousa

11.45 – 12.00: Vascular Registries. The importance of Swedvasc and its implementation

Martin Bjorck

12.00 – 12.15: Improving Quality and Management in a Cardiovascular Department

Michael Jacobs

12.15 – 12.30: Organization of Vascular Care – The London Experience

George Hamilton

12.30 – 12.45: Restructuring Vascular Care in Portugal

J. Fernandes e Fernandes

12.45 – 13.00: DISCUSSION

13.00 - 14.00 WORKING LUNCH CASE REPORTS

Medtronic Sponsored Session

SESSION 5: AORTIC EMERGENCIES

CHAIRPERSONS:

MODERATORS:

14.05 – 14.25: TAVI and Vascular Complications: Heart vs Heart and Vascular Team

Team?

NO: Vascular Complications Can Be Dealt by EndoTechniques and Cardiologists

Pedro Canas da Silva

YES: Vascular Complications Often Require Open Treatment

L. Mendes Pedro

5’ Discussion and Voting

14.30 – 14.40: Imaging the Aorta: From Dissection to Aneurysms

tba

14.30 – 14.40: Intra-mural Aortic Hematoma and Ulceration: An Emergency?

Nuno V. Dias

14.40 – 14.50: Type A Aortic Dissection: Ascending only vs Extended Repair – What is the

evidence?

Ângelo Nobre

14.50 – 15.05: Management of Type B Dissection – When Is TEVAR Indicated:

Always: Jan Brunkvall

Selective: tba

5’ Discussion and Voting

15.20 -15.30: Prevention and Management of Spinal Cord and Visceral Complications in TAAA

Endovascular Repair

Eric Verhoeven

15.30 – 15.40: Critical Issues in TAAA Repair – How to maximize benefits from open surgery

Michael Jacobs

15.40 – 15.50:Outcomes following TAAA Endovascular Repair – How they compare with Open

Repair?

Eric Verhoeven

15.50 – 16.00: Using new technology to improve outcomes in BEVAR and FEVAR

Tara Mastracci

16.00 – 16.20: Invited Commentary: João Albuquerque de Castro

Discussion

16.20 – 16.40: COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 6: CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN EVAR / TEVAR

CHAIRPERSONS: J.A. Gonzalez - Fajardo

MODERATORS:

16.40 – 16.50: Infection following EVAR – How Severe is the Problem? Predisposing Factors and What To Do?

Francesco Speziale

16. 50 – 17.00: Mycotic aortic aneurysms: open or endovascular repair, what are the data?

Martin Bjork

17.00 – 17.10: All Aortic Graft Infections Must Be Treated By Open Surgery

George Hamilton

17.10 – 17.20: Aortic Graft Infections Are a Challenging Condition With Poor Clinical Outcome –

Experience at Santa Maria Hospital (2012-2016)

L. Mendes Pedro

17.20 – 17.30: Emergency Management of Aorto-Esophageal and aorto-bronchial Fistula

Gonçalo Sobrinho

17.40 – 17.50: Can Acute Limb Occlusions following EVAR Be Reduced:

With EVAS – Data from the Italian Registry

Bruno Gossetti

With Lower Profile

Giovanni Pratesi

17.50 – 18.00: DISCUSSION

18.00 - 1810: The hypogastric issue: how far should we go to keep it patent in EVAR to avoid

acute complications?

Nilo Mosquera

18.10 – 18.30: Should we expect 100% endovascular for the management of ruptured AAA after

a r-EVAR program is organized and running?

YES: Zoran Rancic

NO: Francesco Spinelli

5’ Discussion and Voting

18.30 – 18.40 : Why We Should Move Towards Endovascular Repair in Rupture AAA: How

Misleading Can the Trials Be.
Frank Veith

18. 40 – 19.00: Factors Affecting Outcome of EVAR. The Mayo Clinic Experience

Peter Gloviczki

19.00 – 19.15: DISCUSSION

19.15: Closing Remarks José Fernandes e Fernandes

FAREWELL DRINKS

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