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BEC 2023 ENDOVASCULAR ACADEMY 

Become a participant

It is my great pleasure to invite you to be a part of the BEC Endovascular Academy, that would be held in Sofia, Bulgaria in September, 2023. With the help and support of WIST and ISEVS, is becoming the most important local endovascular meeting for the whole region and is part of the program of the Regional Chapter of ISEVS. Congress Directors will be one of the most esteemed endovascular specialists in the world.

30 September - 1 October 2023 • Sofia, Bulgaria

This congress is designed for broad range of specialties dealing with vascular and neurovascular pathology - interventional cardiologists, angiologists, interventional radiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, vascular medicine specialists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, nurses practitioners, cath lab technicians, and other health care professionals with a special interest in the field of interventional and vascular medicine, all potentially interested in modern and up to date products, medical devices and equipment.

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LIVE CASES

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COUNTRIES

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FACULTY

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ATTENDEES

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2 DAYS CONFERENCE

international faculty list

Hilton CONGRESS
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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Interactive case¬based discussions
  • Chance to discuss your abstracts
  • Keynote lectures from experts
  • Presentation of the latest clinical trials
  • Simulator training opportunities
  • MedTech and ArPharm accreditation
  • Live/recorded cases
  • Showcase of the newest guidelines

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Тhe 8th event of the academy is happening thanks to the great cooperation between Bulgarian The Society for Endovascular Therapythe, WIST and ISEVS

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 2023

We offer two days and 4 congress Halls ⭐ Scientific Program ⭐  Nurse and technicans Program ⭐ Hands-on-sessions program and trainings

30 September 2023

HALL 2     30 September (Saturday)
 SESSION 1: CTEPH; PE; PULMONARY ARTERY INTERVENTIONS 

Moderators:  Vassil Velchev; Hiroto Shimokawahara; Arman Postadjian; Zoran Stankov
Panelists: Dobrin Vassilev; Ivo Petrov; Georgi Dobrev; Dimitar Nikolov
09.30 – 09.40 CTEPH overview ⋆ Vassil Velchev
09.40 – 09.50 Balloon PTA for CTEPH ⋆ Nikolay Stoyanov
09.50 – 10.00  EVT of massive and submassive PE ⋆ Georgi Dobrev
10.00 – 10.10 Experience with Ultrasound based technology for PE ⋆ Speaker Boston Scientific
10.10 – 10.40 LIVE CASE TIPS AND TRICKS  (ST. ANNA HOSPITAL)
10.40 – 10.50 Thrombaspiration devices experience for PE ⋆ Ivo Petrov
10.50 – 11.00 Embolization of bronchial arteries (BAE) ⋆  Chavdar Bachvarov
11.00 – 11.20 Coffee break
11.20 – 11.30  EVT for DVT ⋆ Dimitar Nikolov
11.30 – 11.50 Satellite Symposium (Penumbra, HealthCare Solutions)
11.50 – 12.00 Lecture ⋆ 
12.00 – 13.00 Meditech Joint Session with NZOK ⋆ Ministry of Health, Bulgarian Physicians Union
13.10 – 14.00    Lunch

 SESSION 2: INTERVENTIONS ON THE BRANCHES OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA 
Moderators: Vassil Velchev, Hugo Londero; Frank Criado
Panelists: Ivo Petrov; Zoran Stankov; Liubinka Yanevska; Iveta Tashevа; Arman Postadjian

14:00 – 14:10    How to perform efficient renal denervation ⋆ Ivo Petrov
14.10 – 14.20 When is renal artery stenting indicated and how to be performed ⋆
14.20 – 14.30 Endovascular management of visceral artery aneurysms ⋆ Aleksandar Gjoreski
14.30 – 15.10 LIVE CASES  RENAL RESTENOSIS AND AAA/EVAR (CITY CLINIC)
15.10 – 15.50 Satellite Symposium (Pfizer)
_What evidence supports anticoagulant therapy use in patients with atrial fibrillation requiring transcatheter aortic valve implantation? ⋆ Ivo Petrov
_ How to balance antithrombotic benefit and risk
in atrial fibrillation patients with acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention? ⋆ Vassil Velchev
15.50 – 16.00 Visceral arteries interventions ⋆ Liubinka Yanevska
16.00 – 16.10 Role of EVT in Takayasu arteritis ⋆ Iveta Tasheva
16.10 – 16.30 Coffee break

 SESSION 3: VENOUS PATHOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONS 
Moderators:  Vassil Velchev; Zoran Stankov
Panelists: Nadelin Nikolov; Dimitar Nikolov; Nikolay Stoyanov
16.30 – 16.40 Portal vein and visceral veins thrombosis – endovascular options for thrombus managment ⋆ Zoran Stankov/Liubinka Yanevska
16.40 – 16.50 When and how  to perform TIPS (Transjugular porto-caval shunt) ⋆ Vassil Velchev
16.50 – 17.00 Lecture ⋆
17.00 – 17.30 Satellite Symposium  
17.30 – 18.10 LIVE CASE VENOUS PATHOLOGY AND TIPS (ST. ANNA) 
18.10 – 18.20  ⋆ 
18.20 – 18.30 May-Turner syndrome and pelvic congestion ⋆
18.30 – 18.40 Endovascular interventions for failed AV fistulas ⋆ Dobrin Vassilev
18.40 – 18.50 Endovascular interventions for failed central venous catheter ⋆ Nikolay Stoyanov
18.50 – 19.00 Nut-cracker syndrome ⋆ Ivo Petrov
19.00    Gala Dinner

1 October 2023

 HALL 1      1st October (Sunday)
09.00-09.30     Openning ceremony

 SESSION 1: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS  

Moderators:  Nadelin Nikolov; Vassil Chervenkoff; Dimitrij Kuhelj
Panelists: Theodosios Bisdas; Sashko Nikolov, Dimitar Nikolov
09.30 – 09.40 Transradial approach for PVI ⋆ Sashko Zhezhovski
09.40 – 09.50 Romantic Rendezvous - periferal pelvis cart technique ⋆ Sashko Nikolov
09.50 – 10.00
CLI - indications, procedure and follow up ⋆ Dimitrij Kuhelj
10.00 – 10.10 Vessel prep for complex femoropopliteal lesions ⋆ Theodosios Bisdas
10.10 – 10.40 LIVE CASE (ST. ANNA HOSPITAL)
10.40 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.10 Lecture ⋆
11.10 – 11.20 First experience with a novel multifunctional catheter for peripheral vascular interventions ⋆ Nadelin Nikolov
11.20 – 11.30 Not all stenosis are created equal. When to treat endo, when open, when not at all ⋆  Nikolay Valchev/A.Partenova
11.30 – 12.30 Satellite Symposium (TEVA)
12.30 – 12.40 Percutaneos rheolytic therapy in patients with ALI ⋆ Lachezar Dobrichko
12.40 – 12.50 CLI - options thrombolysis and aspiration ⋆  Ivan Martinov
12.50 – 13.00 Thermography for early detection of vascular occlusive disease and follow up after EVT | Ivo Petrov
13.00 – 13.10   
EVT of failed peripheral bypass | Zoran Stankov
13.10 – 13.40 LIVE CASE  (ST. ANNA HOSPITAL)
13.40 – 14.10  Lunch
14.10 – 14.20 Transcolateral recanalization of peripheral vascular pathology ⋆ Ivan Martinov
14.20 – 14.30 Lecture ⋆
    
 SESSION 2: ISEVS SUPPORTED PROGRAM. ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AORTA   
Moderators:  Palma Shaw; Ourania Preventza; Ivo Petrov; Donald Reid; Victor Costache
Panelists: Klaus Mathias; Zoran Stankov; Jacques Busquet; Igor Koncar, Frank Kriado, Frank Criado
14.30 – 14.40 Open and Endovascular solutions for aortic arch repair: Current landscape ⋆ Ourania Preventza
14.40 – 14.50 Non-A non-B aortic dissections…options for Endovascular and hybrid repair ⋆ Ana Maria Botero
14.50 – 15.00 Chimneys in the arch - practical approach for success ⋆ Ivo Petrov
15.00 – 15.30 LIVE CASE  CHEVAR (CITY CLINIC)
15.30– 15.40 Malperfusion syndrome complicating type A and B aortic dissection. Practical guidelines ⋆ Zoran Stankov
15.40 – 15.50 Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection: to intervene or not to intervene. Who, When & How ⋆
15.50 – 16.10 Coffee break
16.10 – 16.50  LIVE CASE  AAA/EVAR after SCHOCK WAVE VESSEL PREPARATION (CITY CLINIC)
16.50 – 17.00 Long term results after endovascular treatment with multilayer stents for thoracoabdominal aortic dissection  ⋆ Victor Costache
17.00 – 17.10 Chimney EVAR for juxta-renal AAA: when and how I do it ⋆ Zoran Stankov
17.10 – 17.50  Satellite Symposium (Medtronic)
17.50 – 18.00 Endoleaks and how to deal with ⋆ Ivo Petrov
18.00 – 18.10 Dynamic imaging for a dynamic process.  New strategies in Aortic imaging ⋆ Alan Lumsden
18.10 – 18.20 Spinal cord protection for complex Endovascular aortic repair: why and how ⋆ Ana Maria Botero
18.20 – 18.30 What's New on the Horizon for Radiation Protection: Advancements and Future Directions ⋆ Palma M. Shaw
18.30 – 18.40 Continuing problems with AAA management: How to measure, when to treat? ⋆ Frank Criado
19.00 General Assembly Bulgarian Society of Endovascular Therapy

CONGRESS VENUE.

CONGRESS HALL COMPLEX

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This hotel enjoys an excellent location in the center of Sofia.


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