Thursday April 17th
7, 30 – 10, 00 Registration
9,00 – 10,00 Sala Grande
Morning Symposium on behalf of GE Medical Systems
ENDOVASCULAR-SUITE ORGANIZATION AND SETTING FOR EXTREME INTERVENTIONS
Chairman: Anne Marie Brekke (Oslo, Norway)
- Setting the angio-cardio suite for extreme interventions
Anne Marie Brekke (Oslo, Norway)
- The ideal X-ray interventional suite and clinical benefits of advanced 3D-CT angiography software
Pierre Gobert (Paris, France)
- New imaging opportunities
Toufic Khouri (Monza, Italy)
10,00 -10,15 Sala Grande
Extreme vascular interventions after two years: what has changed - live from Brescia
Lanfroi Graziani (Brescia, Italy)
10, 15 -12,50 Sala Grande
Main Session: Live cases from Brescia and Wien and Lectures
Chairman: Pier Giorgio Cao (Perugia, Italy)
Topic: METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXTREME FEMORAL AND POPLITEAL INTERVENTIONS
- Intraluminal Vs subintimal recanalization in long femoropopliteal occlusions
Claudio Rabbia (Torino, Italy)
- Stents for femoral and popliteal long and complex lesions
Lawrence A. Garcia (Boston, USA)
- Techniques of re-entry during sub-intimal recanalization
Dai-Do Do (Bern, Switzerland)
13,00 – 14,00 Sala Volpi
Luncheon Symposium on behalf of Boston Scientific
SCREENING OF CVD IN PATIENTS WITH CLI
Chairman: Francesco Liistro, Arezzo (Italy)
- Hypothesis of a modern approach for CAD screening in diabetics with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI): possible solutions for an emerging problem
Francesco Liistro (Arezzo, Italy), Francesco Kokaly (Brescia, Italy)
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) and Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography (DSE): may a negative test not predict a favorable outcome in diabetics?
Rosa Sicari (Pisa, Italy)
- Screening of CAD with Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring and MPI: consequent or parallel steps for coronary angiography indication?
Vijay Anand Dhakshinamurthy (London, UK)
14, 00 – 18, 30 Sala Grande
Main Session: Live cases from Brescia and Columbus (Ohio) and Lectures
Chairman: Alberto Piaggesi (Pisa, Italy)
Topic: DIABETIC FOOT SURGERY, COMBINED BY-PASS SURGERY AND INTERVENTION
- Essentials of diabetic foot care for surgeons
Roberto De Giglio (Abbiategrasso, Italy)
- Management of ischemic and infected diabetic foot
Michael E. Edmonds (London, UK)
- Vascular surgery and diabetic foot revascularization in 2008
Yong-quan Gu (Beijing, China)
Friday April 18th
8,00 – 9,00 Sala Grande
Morning Symposium on behalf of Bracco Imaging Italia and Abbott
COMPLICATIONS PREVENTION
Chairman: Eric Minar (Wien, Austria)
- Femoral hemostasis using staple-mediated and suture-mediated closure devices
Mario Galli (Como, Italy)
- Comparison of two different contrast media in 88 diabetics with renal failure
Antonio Silvestro (Brescia, Italy)
- Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with chronic kidney disease: patient management and choice of contrast medium
Carlo Briguori (Napoli, Italy)
9,00 - 12,50 Sala Grande
Main Session: Live cases from Brescia and Wien and Lectures
Chairman: Amir Motarjeme (Chicago, USA)
Topic: EXTENSIVE TIBIAL ARTERIES RECANALIZATION
- State of the art in BTK interventions
Amir Motarjeme (Chicago, USA)
- E.V.I. and limb salvage: what clinical trials told us
Alberto Piaggesi (Pisa, Italy)
13,00 – 14,00 Sala Volpi
Luncheon Symposium on behalf of Abbott
INTERVENTION STRATEGY IN DIABETICS WITH CORONARY, CAROTID AND PVD
Chairman: Francesco Liistro (Arezzo, Italy)
- What should we know about systemic arteriopathy in diabetics?
Peter Sheehan (New York, USA)
- Intervention strategies in diabetics with combined carotid, peripheral and coronary artery disease: how safe can we sail in the storm?
- Krishna Rocha-Singh (Springfield, USA)
- Clinical cases presentation
Francesco Liistro (Arezzo, Italy), Lanfroi Graziani (Brescia, Italy)
14, 00 – 18, 30 Sala Grande
Main Session: Live cases from Brescia and Columbus (Ohio) and Lectures
Chairman: Augusto Gallino (Bellinzona, Switzerland)
Topic: TIBIAL AND FOOT ARTERIES RECANALIZATION TECHNIQUES
- Techniques and devices for Tibial C.T.O. recanalization
Roberto Gandini (Rome, Italy)
- Laser and atherectomy: could we treat C.L.I. without balloons and stents ?
Thomas Zeller (Bad Krozingen, Germany)
Saturday April 19th
8, 30 -10, 30 Sala Volpi
Talk with the Director on behalf of Invatec
ADVANCED COURSE ON ANTEGRADE FEMORAL APPROACH AND TIBIAL ARTERIES RECANALIZATION TECHNIQUES
Lanfroi Graziani (Brescia, Italy)
(Restricted number, application required)
