E.I.C.C.
European Endovascular & Interventional Cardiology Conference
Saturday June 8th 2019
Morning session
Session Presidents/Moderators:
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 Contributions of Interventional Cardiology to Our Understanding of Coronary Atherosclerosis
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
9:30 Interventional Management of ACS in cancer patients.
Cezar Iliescu MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
10:00 Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) for Patients with Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation
Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine; Section Head, Interventional Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
10:00 Prevention and management of PCI complications in the cath lab
John A. Stathopoulos, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia and Cornell University
New York, NY, USA
10:30 The role of FFR in 2019
Abdul Hakeem MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASE
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
11:00 Need for EP procedures after Structural Cardiac Interventions
John Kassotis, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Rudgers Health, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
11:30 Management of complex bifurcation lesions
Roger George Ishac, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Plattsburgh, NY, USA
Saturday June 8th 2019
Afternoon 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 Non Invasive imaging to guide structural heart interventions
Sabha Bhatti, MD, FACC, FASE, FASNC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
13:30 Transcaval access for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Nishit Choksi MD, FACC, FSCAI
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI, USA
14:00 Percutaneous PFO closure. Newer and emerging clinical indications
Douglas G. Ebersole MD
Interventional Cardiology Faculty
Watson Clinic and Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lakeland, FL, USA
14:30 Appendage occlusion for stroke prevention: What's new in 2019?
Reda Ibrahim MD
Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Montreal, Montreal QC, Canada
Director, Structural Interventional Cardiology Dpt, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal QC, Canada
15:00 LAA Appendage Closure. Novel indications and techniques. The US experience.
Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD, MSCAI, FACC
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Section of Structural and Interventional Cardiology
Director, Center for Adult Structural Heart Disease
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL, USA
Sunday June 9th 2019
Morning session
Session Presidents/Moderators:
Elias Brountzos, MD, EBIR,Professor of Radiology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Achileas Chatziioannou, Professor of Interventional Radiology, Aretaieion Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
9:00 Endovascular femoro-popliteal bypass.
George Angelopoulos, MD
Interventional Radiologist
St Joseph Hospital
Paris, France
9:30 Critical Limb Ischemia: Advanced treatment of PAD.
George A Pliagas, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Vascular Surgeon, Premier Surgical Fort Sanders
Knoxville, TN,USA
10:00 Interventional Management of Obesity via Left Gastric Artery Embolization.
Nicholas Kipshidze MD, PhD
New York Cardiovascular Reasearch
New York, NY USA
10.30 Management of aortic arch aneurysms with hybrid techniques and inflow from zone 0.
George Geroulakos MD, FRCS, FRCSE, DIC, PhD
Professor and Chair of Vascular Surgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College, London , UK
11:00 Endovascular Management of Failing Dialysis Access.
Dr. Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, EBIR, FCIRSE
Assistant Professor in Interventional Radiology; 2nd Department of Radiology
School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Honorary Senior Lecturer;Institute of Medical Sciences
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
11:30 How to set up an acute stroke service.
Panagiotis Papanagiotou MD, PhD
Head of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
Hospitals Bremen-Mitte, Bremen-Ost
Honorary Visiting Professor, Anglia Ruskin University, England
Associate Professor, Saarland University, Germany