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