Saturday June 10th 2017
Morning session (Coronary Session)
Session Presidents/Moderators:
Ioannis Iakovou MD, PhD. Interventional Cardiologist. Onassis Heart Hospital. Athens, Greece
Sotirios Patsilinakos MD, PhD. Cath Lab Director. Konstantopouleio Hospital, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece
Christophoros Olympios MD, PhD. Director of Cardiology, Thriasio Hospital, Athens, Greece
Michalis Hamilos MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Iraklion University Hospital, Iraklion, Greece.
George Katsimagklis MD, PhD. Director of Cardiology Department and Cath Lab. Naval Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
9:00 The Endlessness Evolution of Medicine, Continuous Increase in Life Expectancy and Constant Role of The Physician.
Harisios Boudoulas MD, Dr, Dr Hon
Professor of Medicine/Cardiovascular Medicine and Pharmacy (emeritus)
The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio USA
Honorary Professor, Academician (an. mem.)
Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
9:20 Advances on Interventional Onco-Cardiology
Cezar Iliescu MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
9:40 Percutaneous Mechanical Support Devices. Novel devices and indications
Cindy Grines MD, FACC,FSCAI
Vice President of Academic and Clinical Affairs for DMC Heart Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, USA
10:00 Management of cardiogenic shock. ECMO, LVAD, RVAD or Impella?
Sunil Prasad, MD
Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY, USA
10:20 Multimodality Imaging in Acute MI, using FFR, NIR, IVUS and OCT
Robert Safian, MD, FACC, FSCA , FSVM
Director, Center for Innovation and Research in Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Fellowship Training Program in Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Fellowship Training Program in Interventional Cardiology
William Beaumont School of Medicine,
Royal Oak, MI, USA
10:40 Hybrid Coronary Revascularization for the Treatment of Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Section Head, Interventional Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, USA
11:00 Management of Complex CTO
Andreas Synetos MD, PhD, MEAPCI
Ippokrateio University Hospital, 1st Department
Athens, Greece
11:20 Management of complex bifurcation lesions
Roger George Ishac, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Plattsburgh, NY, USA
11:40 Left main PCI. Current indications and state-of-the-art approach
John F Best, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Cath Lab Director and Chief of Cardiology
Citizens Memorial Hospital, Heart and Vascular Institute
Bolivar MO, USA
Afternoon session (Structural Session)
Session Presidents/Moderators:
Dimitrios Tousoulis MD, PhD, FACC. Professor of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
George Bompotis MD, PhD, Director of Cardiology Department, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Konstantinos Spargias MD, PhD, FESC, Director, Department of Transcatheter Heart Valves,Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece
13:00 Emerging transcatheter technologies for the management of pulmonic valve disease.
Clifford J. Kavinsky MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director, Rush Center for Adult Structural Heart Disease
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL , USA
13:30 Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Where are we?
Reda Ibrahim MD, FCCS
Director of the Structural and Congenital Program, Montreal Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Montreal
Montreal, QC, Canada
14:00 TAVR: Beyond Aortic Stenosis
Nishit Choksi MD, FSCAI, Oakland University,
William Beaumont School of Medicine,
Royal Oak, MI, USA
14:30 Prevention and management of post procedural paravalvular leak after TAVR
Nikolaos Kakouros MBBS MRCP PhD FACC
Director, Structural Heart Disease Program
Co-Director, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA, USA
15:00 State-of-the-art transcatheter PDA closure in adults.
Georgios A. Hartas, MD, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI
Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist
Director, Structural Heart Disease Program of Children's Heart Institute
INOVA Children’s Hospital
Falls Church, VA, USA
15:30 Mechanisms and indications for permanent pacemaker placement after structural cardiac interventions
Katia Dyrda MD
Staff Electophysiologist,Director of Outpatient Clinics, Montreal Heart Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Montreal
Montreal, QC, Canada
16:00 Prevention and management of arrhythmias during structural cardiac intreventions
Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Heart Rhythm Institute
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Sunday June 11th 2017
Morning session (Endovascular)
Session Presidents/Moderators:
Elias Brountzos, MD, EBIR,Professor of Radiology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
George Angelopoulos, MD, Interventional Radiologist, St Joseph Hospital, Paris, France
9:00 Critical Limb Ischemia: Advanced treatment of PAD
George A Pliagas, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Vascular Surgeon, Premier Surgical Fort Sanders
Knoxville, TN,USA
9:20 Transpedal Access for the Management of Complex PAD
Fadi Saab MD
Metro Health Hospital
Wyoming MI, USA
9:40 Novel devices and techniques for complex below-the-knee CTO interventions
Sean Janzer MD, FACC, FSCAI
Albert Einstein Heart and Vascular Institute
Philadelphia, PA, USA
10:00 Endovascular femoro-popliteal bypass
George Angelopoulos, MD
Interventional Radiologist
St Joseph Hospital
Paris, France
10:20 Endovascular management of acute DVT and PE
Asad Sawar MD, FACC, FSCAI
Tampa Cardiovascular Associates
Florida Hospital, Pepin Heart Institute
Tampa, FL, USA
10:40 Endovascular management of arch disease.
George J Koullias MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery, Stony Brook School of Medicine
Long Island, NY, USA
11:00 Endovascular management of endoleaks following EVAR
Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, EBIR
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Board qualified Interventional Radiologist
2nd Radiology Department, School of Medicine
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
11:20 Endovascular management of blunt thoracic aortic injury
Jihad Abbas MD, FACS, RPVI
Vascular surgeon
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
11:40 Prediction of complications after EVAR using computational fluid hemodynamics
John Kakisis MD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Department of Vasular Surgery
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Afternoon session (Carotid and Stroke Intrerventions)
Session Presidents/Moderators:
George Geroulakos MD, FRCS, FRCSE, DIC, PhD, Professor and Chair of Vascular Surgery, University of Athens, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College, London
Spyros N Vasdekis MD, PhD, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Athens, Greece
13:00 Endovascular management of complex carotid arterial disease
Ageliki G. Vouyouka MD, FACS,
Associate Professor in Surgery
Associate Professor in Radiology, Mount Sinai
New York, NY, USA
13:20 Surgery or angioplasty provides the lowest mortality and morbidity to patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis? A meta-analysis of randomized studies.
George Geroulakos MD, FRCS, FRCSE, DIC, PhD,
Professor and Chair of Vascular Surgery, University of Athens,
Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College, London
13:40 Current evidence in Endovascular Stroke Treatment
Andreas Kastrup MD
Department of Neurolog
Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen-Ost
Bremen, Germany
14:00 New trials in acute stroke treatment
Angelos M. Katramados MD
Director, Cerebrovascular Laboratory
Senior Staff Neurologist, Stroke and Neurovascular Center
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
14:20 New devices in carotid artery stenting
Maria Politi MD, PhD
Consultant of Neuroradiology
Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
Hospitals Bremen-Mitte, Bremen-Ost
Saarland University, Germany
14:40 Opportunities for interventional cardiology training in the US
Heidi N Sittas
Medical Student
Dearborn, MI, USA