LINC 2020 programme


LINC 2020, the Leipzig Interventional Course, 
featured state-of-the-art lectures and numerous live cases have been
performed from leading interventional centers.

LINC 2020 will take place from Tuesday, 28 January through Friday, 31 January 2020.

 

All authorized presentations are available here.
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LINC 2020 programme

Find all topics and speakers listed below.

Room 3 - Technical Forum

20 events
  • Tuesday, January 28th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Management of carotid artery disease: Current status, new developments, and future outlook

    Moderator:
    Horst Sievert, Piotr Odrowaz-Pieniazek
    Panel:
    Richard Bulbulia, Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck, Martin Storck
    1. -

      Is classical surgery for carotid disease still necessary in the future?

        Martin Storck
    2. -

      The ACST-2 trial – recruitment complete, what are the characteristics of our patients, operators, and interventions?

        Richard Bulbulia
    3. -

      Live case transmission from Bergamo

        Humanitas Gavazzeni Bergamo - Live case center
    4. -

      FIRST TIME DATA RELEASE: Performance I trial: 6-month data from a trial using a novel carotid stent, post dilatation balloon and embolic protection device (Neuroguard) for the treatment of carotid stenoses

        Ralf Langhoff, Via satellite from Berlin
    5. -

      FIRST TIME DATA RELEASE: Latest data from the Roadsaver registry

        Ralf Langhoff, Via satellite from Berlin
    6. -

      Dual layer stents for treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: 6-year data of a high-volume centre – Is re-occlusion an issue?

        Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck
    7. -

      A radial access solution for embolic protection during carotid stenting

        Piero Montorsi
    8. -

      Proximal and distal embolic protection for carotid stenting

        Antonio Micari, Via satellite from Bergamo
    9. -

      ROADSTER 2 trial results: TCAR is ready for prime time

        Peter Schneider
    10. -

      Live case transmission from Berlin

        Sankt-Gertrauden-Hospital Berlin - Live case center
    11. -

      Transcervical carotid stenting with flow reversal in high risk patients – clinical results and DWMRI findings

        Ralf Kolvenbach
    12. -

      Evaluation of CEA techniques with a simulation tool

        Reza Ghotbi
    13. -

      Does carotid intervention prevent dementia? Long term results from over 1,600 patients randomised to CEA or no procedure in ACST-1

        Richard Bulbulia
    14. -

      Essential imaging for treatment of acute ischemic stroke

        Stephan Duda
    15. -

      Acute stroke interventions in a cardiology department

        Horst Sievert
    16. -

      Comparison of drug-eluting and bare metal stents for extracranial vertebral artery stenting

        Piotr Odrowaz-Pieniazek
    17. -

      Management of vertebral artery dissection: The reconstructive and the deconstructive approach

        Karl-Titus Hoffmann
    18. -

      Discussion and conclusion

  • Tuesday, January 28th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Scrub-in with the experts: Interventional techniques for complex femoropopliteal obstructions (part I)

    Moderator:
    Brian DeRubertis, Giancarlo Biamino
    Panel:
    Gunnar Tepe, Erwin Blessing, Klaus Amendt
    live from Berlin:
    Ralf Langhoff
    1. Flash presentation: Final results and insights of the LOCOMOTIVE (full cohort)

        Klaus Amendt
    2. Flash presentation: Learning from LOCOMOTIVE and CONSEQUENT: Spot stenting with DCB in high risk patients

        Gunnar Tepe
    3. Flash presentation: Case discussion: VascuFlex 2-LOC/3-LOC in long & complex fempop lesion

        Erwin Blessing
  • Tuesday, January 28th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Scrub-in with the experts: Interventional techniques for complex femoropopliteal obstructions (part II)

    Moderator:
    Brian DeRubertis, Giancarlo Biamino
    Panel:
    Gunnar Tepe, Erwin Blessing, Klaus Amendt
    live from Leipzig:
    Matthias Ulrich
    1. Flash presentation: Current approaches for biomimetic implants

        Michael Piorkowski
  • Tuesday, January 28th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Controversies in endovascular treatment in 2020 – Objective: Address and debate multiple approaches in treatment of carotid and femoropopliteal lesions

    Panel:
    Koen Deloose, Gunnar Tepe, Yann Gouëffic, Miltiadis Krokidis, Michael Lichtenberg, Ernst Weigang
    1. CONTROVERSIES IN CAROTID TREATMENT

    2. -

      CEA: What else?

        Ernst Weigang
    3. -

      CAS: Time to revisit the guidelines?

        Koen Deloose
    4. -

      Conclusion 1

        Yann Gouëffic
    5. -

      Live case transmission from Bergamo

        Humanitas Gavazzeni Bergamo - Live case center
    6. CONTROVERSIES IN FEM-POP TREATMENT

    7. -

      Drug-coated balloons: My life after the meta-analysis storm

        Gunnar Tepe, Miltiadis Krokidis
    8. -

      Scaffolds are there to stay

        Michael Lichtenberg
    9. -

      Conclusion 2

        Koen Deloose
    10. -

      Discussion and conclusion

  • Tuesday, January 28th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Scrub-in with the experts: Complex obstructions of the aortoiliac segement or supraortic branches

    Moderator:
    Jörn Balzer
    Panel:
    Patrice Mwipatayi, Spiridon Botsios
    live from Leipzig:
    Sven Bräunlich
    live from Bergamo:
    Fausto Castriota, Antonio Micari
    1. Flash presentation: Management of severe TASC C-D aorto iliac disease

        Gianmarco de Donato
    2. Flash presentation: Advantages of balloon expandable covered stents – challenges in aortic complex procedures

        Michel Bosiers
    3. Flash presentation: Outcome of covered stent in the subclavian artery

        Manuela Matschuck
    4. Flash presentation: Carotid stenting – in stent restenosis and treatment modalities

        Piotr Odrowaz-Pieniazek
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Focus session: Embolisation therapies liver and interventional oncology (part I)

    Moderator:
    Ulf Teichgräber, Thomas J. Vogl
    Panel:
    Alessandro Lunardi, Tim Ole Petersen, Bernhard Gebauer, Robert Lookstein
    1. -

      Beyond permanent particles: Rationale to use biodegradable particles for HCC

        Boris Radeleff
    2. -

      Live case transmission from Frankfurt

        Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt - Live case center
    3. -

      Pre-operative portal vein embolisation: Indications and patient selection

        Arnaud Hocquelet
    4. -

      Venous embolisation before liver surgery: Technical aspects

        Bernhard Gebauer
    5. -

      Live case transmission from Jena

        University Hospital Jena - Live case center
    6. -

      Percutaneous intrahepatic split by microwave ablation

        Alessandro Lunardi
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Focus session: AVM

    Moderator:
    Ulf Teichgräber, Walter Wohlgemuth
    Panel:
    Bernhard Gebauer, René Müller-Wille, Maximilian de Bucourt
    1. -

      Classification of vascular anomalies – recent update of the ISSVA classification

        Walter Wohlgemuth
    2. -

      Recorded case presentation

        Walter Wohlgemuth
    3. -

      Clinical and imaging diagnosis of vascular anomalies

        Amer Malouhi
    4. -

      Interventional therapy options – what and when

        René Müller-Wille
    5. -

      Embolisation and erectile dysfunction

        René Aschenbach, Via satellite from Jena
    6. -

      Live case transmission from Frankfurt

        Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt - Live case center
    7. -

      Specifics of invasive therapy in a pediatric age group

        Susanne von der Heydt
    8. -

      Free evidence-based knowledge in the internet

        Walter Wohlgemuth
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Focus session: Embolisation therapies liver and interventional oncology (part II)

    Moderator:
    Thomas J. Vogl
    Panel:
    Peter Huppert, Michael Moche, Amer Malouhi, Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck
    1. -

      Balloon TACE: How to do it – clinical evidence

        Martin Jonczyk
    2. -

      Live case transmission from Jena

        University Hospital Jena - Live case center
    3. -

      Update on the evidence of TACE

        Peter Huppert
    4. -

      Live case transmission from Frankfurt

        Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt - Live case center
    5. -

      Hepatic infusion techniques in interventional oncology

        Thomas J. Vogl
    6. -

      The role of Antio-CT in interventional oncology

        Michael Moche
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Lunch symposium: Keep calm and NiTiDES: The first effective SFA Sirolimus eluting stent

    Moderator:
    Dierk Scheinert, Ralf Langhoff
    Panel:
    Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck, Konstantinos Katsanos, Andrea Kahlberg
    1. -

      Introduction and session objectives

        Dierk Scheinert
    2. -

      Why, when, and where: The DES role in SFA treatment

        Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck
    3. -

      Drugs on the stage: What we know and what we should know

        Konstantinos Katsanos
    4. -

      NiTiDES: The innovative approach for SFA lesions

        Andrea Kahlberg
    5. -

      ILLUMINA study: 2-year results

        Dierk Scheinert
    6. -

      Discussion

    7. -

      From theory to practice

        Ralf Langhoff
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    VIVA@LINC: Carotid revascularisation in 2020

    Moderator:
    Sean Lyden, Peter Schneider
    Panel:
    William Gray, Martin Werner, Sabine Steiner, Ravish Sachar
    live from Kingsport:
    Chris Metzger
    live from Leipzig:
    Andrej Schmidt
    1. Flash presentation: Clinical trials in carotid disease: What is the state-of-the-art post-CREST?

        Ravish Sachar
    2. Flash presentation: Latest data on TCAR

        Peter Schneider
    3. Flash presentation: Timing of carotid bifurcation repair after symptoms: How does it affect stroke risk?

        William Gray
    4. Flash presentation: Managing restenosis after CAS or CEA

        Sean Lyden
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Focus session: Embolisation therapies – interventional radiology (part III)

    Moderator:
    Ulf Teichgräber, Thomas J. Vogl
    Panel:
    Tobias Franiel, Boris Radeleff, Jörn Balzer, Konstantinos Katsanos, Marcus Treitl
    1. -

      PAE: Patient selection and indication

        Enrique Alejandre Lafont
    2. -

      Live case transmission from Frankfurt

        Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt - Live case center
    3. -

      Cryotherapy

        Thomas J. Vogl
    4. -

      Bariatric embolization: Technique and clinical data

        Clifford Weiss, Video presentation
    5. -

      Embolization of rectal arteries in the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease

        Enrique Esteban Hernandez
    6. -

      Live case transmission from Jena

        University Hospital Jena - Live case center
    7. -

      Longterm results PAE

        Tobias Franiel, Via satellite from Jena
    8. -

      Hepatic venous outflow obstruction: Recanalisation techniques

        Tim Ole Petersen
    9. -

      Remote proctoring for advanced embolization techniques

        Maximilian de Bucourt
  • Wednesday, January 29th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Miscellaneous topics: Renal, visceral interventions, and beyond

    Moderator:
    Peter Huppert, Robert Beasley
    Panel:
    Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck, Daniel Thomas, Robert Lookstein, Steffen Basche
    1. -

      Current methods of interventional hemorrhage management

        Giovanni Federico Torsello
    2. -

      The use of liquid embolics for hemorrhage management

        Jose Urbano
    3. -

      Treatment of visceral aneurysms with detachable coils

        Robert Lookstein
    4. -

      Left gastric artery embolization for the treatment of obesity

        Robert Beasley
    5. -

      Live case transmission from Jena

        University Hospital Jena - Live case center
    6. -

      Portal vein recanalisation: Indications, techniques, and clinical results

        Peter Huppert
    7. -

      The impact of controlled expansion TIPS: 1-year clinical results and real life experience

        Daniel Thomas
    8. -

      A treatment algorithm for acute mesenteric ischemia

        Olaf Bakker
    9. -

      Patency after stenting of the superior mesenteric artery

        Manuela Matschuck
    10. -

      Is bilateral hypogastric artery occlusion safe?

        Armando Lobato
    11. -

      Live case transmission from Leipzig

        University Hospital Leipzig, Dep. Angiology - Live case center
  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    CLI and CTO summit – complex aortoiliac and femoral interventions

    Moderator:
    Lawrence Garcia, Patrice Mwipatayi
    Panel:
    Hans Krankenberg, Stanislaw Bartus
    live from Leipzig:
    Sven Bräunlich
    1. Flash presentation: Role for EVUS and IVUS in complex CLI revascularisation

        Joseph Campbell
  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Step by step algorithmic approach to optimize patients outcomes

    Moderator:
    Lieven Maene
    Panel:
    Enrique Alejandre Lafont, Gianbattista Parlani, Ralf Langhoff
    1. -

      Opening

        Lieven Maene
    2. -

      Supera in CFA

        Enrique Alejandre Lafont
    3. -

      Supera for CTO – subintimal approach

        Gianbattista Parlani
    4. -

      Supera for treatment of long dissections

        Sven Bräunlich, Via satellite from Leipzig cathlab
    5. -

      Supera in calcified lesions

        Ralf Langhoff
    6. -

      Closing

  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    CLI and CTO summit – complex femoral and BTK interventions

    Moderator:
    Ralf Langhoff, Antonio Micari
    Panel:
    A.R. Chandrashekar, Brian DeRubertis, Giancarlo Biamino
    live from Abano Terme:
    Marco Manzi
    1. Flash presentation: Common femoral endovascular therapy: what we can learn from coronary intervention

        George Chrysant
    2. Flash presentation: Bioresorbable technology for BTK arteries: Existing data and future trials

        Brian DeRubertis
    3. Flash presentation: Utility of TCPO2 in managing critical limb threatening ischemia

        Christian Bianchi
  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    The VEITHsymposium session: The use of ultrasound to facilitate complex endovascular techniques, minimize radiation exposure, and limit contrast material

    Moderator:
    Enrico Ascher
    Panel:
    Natalie Marks, Steven Kum
    1. -

      Endovascular repair of popliteal artery aneurysms using duplex scan as the sole imaging technique: It is feasible, quick and more accurate than standard angiography

        Enrico Ascher
    2. -

      The value of SFA gray scale medium in predicting successful crossings in CTOs and popliteal artery volume flow as a predictor successful SFA stenting

        Natalie Marks
    3. -

      The utility of transcutaneous ultrasound to determine procedural endpoints – The BIO REACT study concept

        Koen Deloose
    4. -

      The use of ultrasound guidance for retrograde access

        Steven Kum
    5. -

      The value and limitations of transcutaneous ultrasound to guide challenging limb salvage procedures

        Marco Manzi, Via satellite from Abano Terme
    6. -

      Japanese experience with transcutaneous and intravascular ultrasound to guide peripheral interventions

        Hideyuki Takimura
    7. -

      What can we learn from transcutaneous ultrasound to facilitate very distal and crossing of challenging CTOs

        Jihad Mustapha
    8. -

      Opportunities of real-time 3D ultrasound using XL14-3 for guiding intervention in vascular disease

        Henrik Sillesen
    9. -

      Carotid stenting under duplex guidance: Is it possible? Is it safe?

        Enrico Ascher
    10. -

      Can lower extremity acute arterial occlusions be treated under duplex guidance alone? YES!

        Natalie Marks
    11. -

      Discussion and conclusion

  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Lunch symposium: BioMimics 3D – The Swirling Flow® stent: nature’s alternative to drug elution

    Moderator:
    Peter Gaines
    Panel:
    Sebastian Carpenter, Jan Kröger, Michael Piorkowski, Michael Lichtenberg
    1. -

      The Paclitaxel controversy: Where we are now

        Peter Gaines
    2. -

      Swirling Flow®: Nature’s alternative to drug elution

        Sebastian Carpenter
    3. -

      4D MRI evidence: Swirling Flow® is real

        Jan Kröger
    4. -

      BioMimics3D® in my clinical pratice

        Michael Piorkowski
    5. -

      BioMimics3D®: The latest clinical evidence from the MIMICS clinical programme

        Michael Lichtenberg
    6. -

      Discussion and conclusion

  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    PAIRS@LINC – embolization: Techniques and indications

    Moderator:
    Ayman Al-Sibaie, Ulf Teichgräber
    Panel:
    Mohammad Altwalah, Mohamed Almoaiqel, Karim Abd El Tawab, Mohamed Aggour, Mohammad Badran
    1. -

      Hemoptysis: Endovascular management

        Ayman Al-Sibaie
    2. -

      Varicocele embolization

        Mohammad Altwalah
    3. -

      Fibroid embolization

        Mohamed Almoaiqel
    4. -

      Prostatic artery embolization: Experience from the Arab world

        Karim Abd El Tawab
    5. -

      Non-fibroid embolization (adenomyosis, Fallopian tube embolization, and pelvic congestion syndrome in the Middle East)

        Mohamed Almoaiqel
    6. -

      Endovascular management of epistaxis and Iatrogenic traumas

        Mohamed Aggour
    7. -

      Lymphatic embolization: Basic to advanced

        Mohammad Badran
    8. -

      Discussion and conclusion

  • Thursday, January 30th: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    Pioneering techniques for critical limb ischemia and “no-option” patients

    Moderator:
    Giancarlo Biamino
    Panel:
    Antonio Micari, Hiroyoshi Yokoi, Olaf Bakker
    live from Abano Terme:
    Marco Manzi
    live from Leipzig:
    Andrej Schmidt
    1. Recorded case presentation: LimFlow procedure in end stage CLI

        Marco Manzi, Via satellite from Abano Terme
    2. Flash presentation: Perfusion assessment in CLI – current technologies

        Katja Mühlberg
    3. Flash presentation: ByCross rotational artherectomy: technical aspects of a new device with a new philosophy

        Jörg Teßarek
  • Friday, January 31st: - , Room 3 - Technical Forum

    “Great saves and big disasters” – Review of challenging cases and complications

    Moderator:
    Giancarlo Biamino, Jean-Paul de Vries
    Panel:
    Sebastian Sixt, Antonio Micari, Hans Krankenberg, Dai-Do Do, Sean Lyden
    live from Leipzig:
    Andrej Schmidt
    1. Join us for brunch, served from 08:45am until 11:00am

    2. Announcement of the winners of the LINC 2020 poster award

        Giancarlo Biamino
    3. PERIPHERAL

    4. Review of a large series of endovascular stuck catheter removal adopting a personal combination of techniques

        Guido Saracino
    5. Management of vascular complications during TAVI

        Marco Roffi
    6. Endovascular therapy for CFA disease: Case presentation and discussion of data

        Brian DeRubertis
    7. Management of popliteal aneurysms, bypass vs. stenting

        Michelle Martin
    8. Endovascular repair of a large pseudoaneurysm of anterior tibial artery following total knee replacement

        Anwar Khan
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