Program

PROGRAM HALL 1. Moussala
6 March

Moderators: Vassil Velchev; Zoran Stankov
Panelists: Dinko Kamburov

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09:30 AM
Opening Ceremony ISEVS Board
Prof. Vassil Velchev, MD, PhD
Prof. Vassil Velchev, MD, PhD Bulgaria
Invasive Cardiology Department, University Hospital "St. Anna", Sofia,
09.30 – 09.45

When embolization saves the day/introduction

Dinko Kamburov, MD
Dinko Kamburov, MDBulgaria
University Hospital ''St. Anna'', София
09:45 - 10:00

Acute non variceal GI bleeding

Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MD
Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MDBulgaria
Interventional Cardiologist Head of Department Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center
10.00 – 10.15

Acute bronchial bleeding/BAE

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SPONSORED LECTURE
10.15 – 10.30

Embolization

Dr. Plamen Petrov
Dr. Plamen PetrovBulgaria
Head of Gastroenterology Department, Sofiamed University Hospital
10.30 – 10.45

Case of bleeding endometrial carcinoma

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10.45 – 11.00
Coffee Break
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11.00 – 11.30

LIVE CASE (TIPs; Liver/Embolization)

Prof. Stanimir Sirakov, MD, PhD
Prof. Stanimir Sirakov, MD, PhDBulgaria
Еndovascular specialist, interventional neuroradiology, the Reference Center for Cerebrovascular Diseases at the University Hospital "St. Iv. Rilski", Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, Sofia
11.30 – 11.45

Epistaxis

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Satellite Symposium
11.45 – 12.15
Stefan Tunev
Stefan Tunev

Sympathetic denervation of the liver: the Spyral Gemini program

Stefan Tunev
Stefan Tunev

Sympathetic denervation of the liver: the Spyral Gemini program

Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACCBulgaria
Head of Cardiology and Angiology Department, Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, co-president of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy
12.15 – 12.30

Glomus caroticum tumor embolization

Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACCBulgaria
Head of Cardiology and Angiology Department, Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, co-president of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy
12.30 – 12.45

Renal denervation overview

Kristian Ivanov, MD
Kristian Ivanov, MDBulgaria
Specialist in Invasive Cardiology and Internal Medicine SBALK MEDIKA KOR, Ruse
12.45 – 13.00

Endovascular therapy of uterine leiomyomas

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13.00 – 14.00
Lunch

PROGRAM HALL 2. RUEN
6 March

Moderators: Ivo Petrov; Ivan Martinov
Panelists: Dimitar Nikolov; Dobrin Vassilev; Rebeca Reachi

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09:30
Opening Ceremony ISEVS Board
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACCBulgaria
Head of Cardiology and Angiology Department, Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, co-president of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy
09.45 – 10.00

Tandem Carotid lessions what and when to do

Dr. Jacques Busquet, MD
Dr. Jacques Busquet, MDFrance
President of the International Society of EndoVascular Specialists (ISEVS)
10.00 – 10.15
Sac Management during and after EVAR | Jacques Busquet

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10.15 – 10.45
Coffee Break
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10.45 – 11.45

LIVE CASE (Deep loop carotis case)

*supported by Boston Scientific

Prof. Rebeca Reachi, MD, PhD
Prof. Rebeca Reachi, MD, PhDMexico
Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular Hospital Beneficencia Española, Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, San Luis Potosí
11.45 – 12.00

What Do Meta-Analyses Say About Endovascular Procedures for Deep Vein Thrombosis?

Dimitar Nikolov, MD, PhD
Dimitar Nikolov, MD, PhDBulgaria
The head of the Department of Vascular Surgery at University General Hospital SofiaMed
12.00 – 12.15

Thoracoabdominal aortic interventions

Tatum JacksonBulgaria
Interventional Cardiologist Head of Department Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center
12.45 – 13.00

How can Artificial Intelligence Assist in Treatment of Aortic Disease

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13.00 – 14.00
Lunch

PROGRAM HALL 1. Moussala
7 March

Moderators: Iris Grunwald; Nurfet Alioski; Piotr Musialek
Panelists: Klaus Mathias; Deniz Bulja; Ivan Vukasinovic

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WIST session

Building Sustainable Thrombectomy Services: Training, evidence and innovations

09.20 – 09.40
The big picture
Dr. Anna Podlasek
Dr. Anna Podlasek
a. Why WIST exist - global inequity in thrombectomy access and expanding indications
Dr. Anna Podlasek
Dr. Anna Podlasek
a. Why WIST exist - global inequity in thrombectomy access and expanding indications
b. WIST mission and credentialling
b. WIST mission and credentialling
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
Interventional Neuroradiologist, Director for Neuroscience at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford and Associate Medical Director at Southend University Hospital, Essex
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhDGermany
Dortmund Teaching Hospital Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
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WIST session

Building Sustainable Thrombectomy Services: Training, evidence and innovations

09.40 – 10.00

From theory to catheter - how to train safe thrombectomy operators? Training that actually works

Dr. Anna Podlasek
Dr. Anna Podlasek
a. Simulation
Dr. Anna Podlasek
Dr. Anna Podlasek
a. Simulation
Dr. Michelle Cooper
Dr. Michelle Cooper
b. Perfused models
Dr. Michelle Cooper
Dr. Michelle Cooper
b. Perfused models
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
c. Combined peer (WIST) training
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
c. Combined peer (WIST) training
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WIST session

Building Sustainable Thrombectomy Services: Training, evidence and innovations

10.00 – 10.20
Building thrombectomy services
Nurfet Alioski, MD, PhD
Nurfet Alioski, MD, PhD
a. Stroke in Sofia - local protocols
Nurfet Alioski, MD, PhD
Nurfet Alioski, MD, PhD
a. Stroke in Sofia - local protocols
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
b. Hub and Spoke model - how can it work using AI and communication tools
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
b. Hub and Spoke model - how can it work using AI and communication tools
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WIST session

Building Sustainable Thrombectomy Services: Training, evidence and innovations

10.20 – 11.10

What you need to know in 2026
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
a. What can go wrong in thrombectomy
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
a. What can go wrong in thrombectomy
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
b. Basilar stroke: what's settled and what is no
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
b. Basilar stroke: what's settled and what is no
Maria Politi
Maria Politi
c. Device changes: distal access and aspiration evolution
Maria Politi
Maria Politi
c. Device changes: distal access and aspiration evolution
PD Philippe Dodier, MD PhD
PD Philippe Dodier, MD PhD
d. First Robotic Microneurosurgical Experience in Austria
PD Philippe Dodier, MD PhD
PD Philippe Dodier, MD PhD
d. First Robotic Microneurosurgical Experience in Austria
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
е. Tandem lesions: micromesh stents and embolic protection choices when Mo.Ma isn’t available
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
Prof. Piotr Musialek, MD, PhD
е. Tandem lesions: micromesh stents and embolic protection choices when Mo.Ma isn’t available
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11.10 – 11.30
Coffee Break
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WIST session

Building Sustainable Thrombectomy Services: Training, evidence and innovations

11.30 – 12.00
Innovations and the future
Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhD
Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhD
a. Robotic neurointervention
Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhD
Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhD
a. Robotic neurointervention
Thomas Baltranus
Thomas Baltranus
b. Robotic neurointervention
Thomas Baltranus
Thomas Baltranus
b. Robotic neurointervention
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhDLithuania
Dr. Tomas Baltrunas, PhD Vascular Surgeon at VUL Santariškių klinikos CMO at Sentante, Vilnius
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
Prof. Iris Q Grunwald, MD, PhD
Interventional Neuroradiologist, Director for Neuroscience at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford and Associate Medical Director at Southend University Hospital, Essex
Prof. Sándor Nardai, MD, PhD
Prof. Sándor Nardai, MD, PhD
b. MeVO - what's next
Prof. Sándor Nardai, MD, PhD
Prof. Sándor Nardai, MD, PhD
b. MeVO - what's next
Grant Milne, MSc
Grant Milne, MSc
c. PCD
Grant Milne, MSc
Grant Milne, MSc
c. PCD
Dr. Anna Podlasek
Dr. Anna Podlasek
c. PCD
Dr. Anna Podlasek
Dr. Anna Podlasek
c. PCD
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SATTELITE SYMPOSIUM
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12.00 – 12.40
Nurfet Alioski, M.D., Ph.D.
Nurfet Alioski, M.D., Ph.D.
Latest experience with cSDH treatment
Nurfet Alioski, M.D., Ph.D.
Nurfet Alioski, M.D., Ph.D.
Latest experience with cSDH treatment
Prof. Ivan Vukasinovic, MD, PhD
Prof. Ivan Vukasinovic, MD, PhD Serbia
Fellow of EBNI, Neurointerventionalist at Clinical Center of Serbia
12.40 – 12.50

Workflow impact on clinical outcomes

Mihail Kalnev, MD
Mihail Kalnev, MDBulgaria
University hospital St. George, Plovdiv
12.50 – 13.00

Initial experience of a young stroke center - two years follow up

Nikolay Mihnev, PhD
Nikolay Mihnev, PhDBulgaria
Invasive Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Neurologist, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital Sofia
Prof. Ivan Staikov
Prof. Ivan StaikovBulgaria
Head of the Clinic of Neurology and Sleep Medicine, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital
13.00 – 13.10

Initial experience at Tokuda Hospital

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13.10 – 14.00
Lunch

PROGRAM HALL 2. RUEN
7 March

Moderators: Moderators: Frank Criado; Victor Costache; Jacques Busquet
Panelists: Ivo Petrov; Donald Reid; 

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ISEVS Supported Session
Dr. Jacques Busquet, MD
Dr. Jacques Busquet, MDFrance
President of the International Society of EndoVascular Specialists (ISEVS)
09.30 – 09.40

The mystery of post-EVAR endotension

Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACCBulgaria
Head of Cardiology and Angiology Department, Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center, co-president of the Bulgarian Society for Endovascular Therapy
09.40 – 09.50

10 years experience with Valiant Captivia for aortic dissection

Jack Parker, FdSc, BSc
Jack Parker, FdSc, BScFinland
BSc. Founder of AIATELLA, from Helsinki
09.50 – 10.00

AI for aortic interventions planning

Prof. Frank Criado
Prof. Frank Criado USA
Vascular Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
10.00 – 10.10

Update on Kommerell Diverticulum and associated Aortic Arch Anomalies

Bryce Renwick, MD
Bryce Renwick, MDUK, Scotland
Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
10.10 – 10.20

Pulmonary artery and aorta punctured case. What did we do

Bryce Renwick, MD
Bryce Renwick, MDUK, Scotland
Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
10.20 – 10.30
Thoracic Disections
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10.30 – 11.00

LIVE CASE (Insito fenestration City Clinic)

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11.00 – 11.20
Coffee Break
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhD
Prof. Klaus Mathias, MD, PhDGermany
Dortmund Teaching Hospital Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
11.20 – 11.30
Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Stenosis and Occlusion
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SATTELITE SYMPOSIUM
11.30 – 12.30

ACS in patients with AF

Moderator: Ivo Petrov

Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
What do we consider in clinical practice when reading the guidelines
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Prof. Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
What do we consider in clinical practice when reading the guidelines
Ivan Martinov, MD
Ivan Martinov, MD
When is rivaroxaban the optimal choice?
Ivan Martinov, MD
Ivan Martinov, MD
When is rivaroxaban the optimal choice?
Valeri Gelev, MD, PhD
Valeri Gelev, MD, PhD
When is edoxaban the optimal choice?
Valeri Gelev, MD, PhD
Valeri Gelev, MD, PhD
When is edoxaban the optimal choice?
Prof. Victor S. Costache, MD, PhD
Prof. Victor S. Costache, MD, PhDRomania
Chief of cardiovascular surgery Sf. Constantin Hospital, University T. Maiorescu, Bucharest
12.30 – 12.40

Long term results after endovascular treatment of aortic dissections with multilayer stents

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Sponsored Lecture
12.50 – 13.00

Heart Failure Reimagined: Jardiance as First Line Foundation Therapy Across the LVEF Spectrum

Moderator: Ivo Petrov

Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MD
Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MD

Early Screening Pathways for HFpEF in High‑Risk Vascular Patients. Importance of UACR and the Benefits of Early Jardiance Treatment

Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MD
Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MD

Early Screening Pathways for HFpEF in High‑Risk Vascular Patients. Importance of UACR and the Benefits of Early Jardiance Treatment

Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MD
Assoc. Prof. Zoran Stankov, MDBulgaria
Interventional Cardiologist Head of Department Acibadem City Clinic Cardiovascular Center
13.00 – 13.10
2 years experience with routine in-situ fenestration in the aortic arch
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13.10 – 14.00
Lunch

Welcome to

Hands On Session

7 март 2026 г.

7 март 2026 г.

Vihren Hall, Hilton Hotel Sofia

Vihren Hall, Hilton Hotel Sofia

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