LINC Asia-Pacific 2014 Programme

Main Auditorium

• Monday, March 17th: 9:00 - 11:45, Main Auditorium

  Opening session – Ten years of innovation: The evolution of endovascular techniques – Current status, pioneering techniques and challenges ahead.

  Chairmen:

  Dierk Scheinert, Kiang Hiong Tay

  Moderators:

  Jun-Won Lee, Jiwei Zhang, Bryan Yan

  1. 09:00 - 09:30

     Live case transmission from Taipei

  2. 09:30 - 09:58

     Current concepts in CLI treatment

  3. 09:30 - 09:37

     BTK management strategies and devices selection

     Kiang Hiong Tay
  4. 09:37 - 09:44

     The role of drug-eluting devices in BTK interventions – latest insights

     Thomas Zeller
  5. 09:44 - 09:51

     Outcome predictors in CLI interventions – Insights from clinical trials

     Ryoji Koshida
  6. 09:51 - 09:58

     The role and technique of pedal arch angioplasty

     Tatsuya Nakama
  7. 09:58 - 11:45

     Future concepts for femoro-popliteal and infrapopliteal interventions

  8. 09:58 - 10:05

     Key considerations of SFA lesions Management

     Wei Liang
  9. 10:05 - 10:12

     DEB vs. Stent vs. DES: When to use which technology

     Thomas Zeller
  10. 10:12 - 10:44

      Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  11. 10:44 - 10:51

      Zilver® PTX® post-market surveillance study of paclitaxel-eluting stents for treating femoropopliteal artery disease in Japan: 12-month results

      Hiroyoshi Yokoi
  12. 10:51 - 10:58

      The role of biomimetic stent technology for complex femoro-popliteal lesions

      Yiu-Che Chan
  13. 10:58 - 11:05

      Atherectomy + DEB: A viable concept for the future?

      Giancarlo Biamino
  14. 11:05 - 11:12

      Bioabsorbable scaffolds for peripheral arteries: How to make it work?

      Dierk Scheinert
  15. 11:12 - 11:45

      Live case transmission from Taipei

• Monday, March 17th: 11:45 - 12:30, Main Auditorium

  Symposium: Lutonix® drug coated balloons – clinical evidence & real world applications

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by C.R. BARD

  Chairman:

  Thomas Zeller

  Moderators:

  Michael Lichtenberg, Dierk Scheinert

  1. 11:45 - 11:48

     Introduction by the chairman

  2. 11:48 - 11:55

     A discussion of LEVANT II study design and 6 month data

     Dierk Scheinert
  3. 11:55 - 12:02

     Single center experience global SFA registry

     Michael Lichtenberg
  4. 12:02 - 12:25

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  5. 12:25 - 12:30

     Discussion and conclusion

• Monday, March 17th: 12:30 - 13:30, Main Auditorium

  Lunch

• Monday, March 17th: 13:30 - 15:00, Main Auditorium

  Tibiopedal access: Why not the first choice?

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by Cook Medical

  Chairman:

  Thomas Zeller

  Moderators:

  Jackie Ho, Hsuan Li Huang, Lixin Wang

  1. 13:30 - 13:38

     Tibiopedal access registry

     Thomas Zeller
  2. 13:38 - 13:46

     Retrograde approach to crossing CTOs

     Donghoon Choi
  3. 13:46 - 14:11

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  4. 14:11 - 14:19

     Transpedal artery access for tibiopedal lesions

     Osamu Iida
  5. 14:19 - 14:27

     Retrograde intervention for CLI

     Bryan Yan
  6. 14:27 - 14:52

     Live case transmission from Palermo

  7. 14:52 - 15:00

     Discussion and conclusion

• Monday, March 17th: 15:00 - 16:30, Main Auditorium

  Rationale and value of DEB therapy for femoropopliteal disease

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by Medtronic

  Chairman:

  Dierk Scheinert

  Moderators:

  Zhong Chen, Weiguo Fu, Osamu Iida, Ramon Varcoe

  1. 15:00 - 15:10

     IN.PACT DEB Technology and pre-clinical evidence

     Christopher Owens
  2. 15:10 - 15:35

     Live case transmission from Taipei

  3. 15:35 - 15:45

     DEB and optimal PTA: why, when and how to use DEB

     Fabrizio Fanelli
  4. 15:45 - 15:55

     IN.PACT DEB evidence: 2-year results from PACIFIER randomized trial

     Thomas Albrecht
  5. 15:55 - 16:20

     Live case transmission from Palermo

  6. 16:20 - 16:30

     Rationale and cost-effectiveness evidence of DEB

     Thomas Zeller
• Monday, March 17th: 16:30 - 18:00, Main Auditorium

  Stent, drug or both. What’s the best way to treat the lower limb?

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by BIOTRONIK

  Chairman:

  Sundeep Punamiya

  Moderators:

  Jackie Ho, Thomas Zeller, Jiwei Zhang

  1. 16:30 - 16:35

     Introduction

  2. 16:35 - 16:43

     Passeo-18 Lux DRB – the story so far: BIOLUX study results

     Dierk Scheinert
  3. 16:43 - 17:08

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  4. 17:08 - 17:16

     Low profile stents in the SFA: Are they a workhorse option?

     Kiang Hiong Tay
  5. 17:16 - 17:24

     PEACE Registry: 12-month results Michael Lichtenberg

     Michael Lichtenberg
  6. 17:24 - 17:49

     Live case transmission from Palermo

  7. 17:49 - 17:57

     Personal Experiences with Passeo-18 Lux DRB

     Paul Myers
  8. 17:57 - 18:00

     Take-home message

• Tuesday, March 18th: 8:00 - 8:45, Main Auditorium

  Expert Course: Management of thrombotic lesions

  Chairman:

  Dierk Scheinert

  Co-Chairman:

  Jiwei Zhang

  Moderators:

  Sang Hoon Kim, Young-Rak Cho, Michael Lichtenberg

  1. 08:00 - 08:37

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  2. 08:37 - 08:45

     Specific interventional strategies for acute and subacute thrombotic peripheral lesions

     Thomas Zeller
• Tuesday, March 18th: 8:45 - 10:15, Main Auditorium

  Pioneering revascularisation techniques in CLI

  partially supported with an unrestricted educational grant by Abbott Vascular

  Chairman:

  Thomas Zeller

  Moderators:

  Hwan Jun Jae, Pankaj Patel, Jung Kyu Han

  1. 08:45 - 08:50

     Introduction by the chairman

  2. 08:50 - 09:18

     Live case transmission from Beijing

  3. 09:18 - 09:26

     The Utility of Tibial Stents: From SES to BVS.

     Benjamin Chua Soo Yeng
  4. 09:26 - 09:34

     Current status and future of drug eluting balloons in lower limb intervention

     Bryan Yan
  5. 09:34 - 09:42

     Initial experience with bioabsorbable scaffolds in BTK interventions

     Ramon Varcoe
  6. 09:42 - 10:10

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  7. 10:10 - 10:15

     Discussion and conclusion

• Tuesday, March 18th: 10:15 - 11:45, Main Auditorium

  Latest techniques for complex femoropopliteal interventions

  partially supported with an unrestricted educational grant by Abbott Vascular

  Chairman:

  Dierk Scheinert

  Moderators:

  Dong Erk Goo, Jin-Hyun Joh, Varinder Singh Bedi, Byung Jun So, Su Hong Kim

  1. 10:15 - 10:20

     Introduction by the chairman

  2. 10:20 - 10:28

     Advancing SFA treatment – the evolution of femoropopliteal stenting

     Benjamin Chua Soo Yeng
  3. 10:28 - 10:36

     A unique class of stent – latest results with Vascular Mimetic Stent Technology

     Dierk Scheinert
  4. 10:36 - 10:44

     DURABILITY II: 36months results with the EverFlex stent in femoropopliteal lesions

     Giancarlo Biamino
  5. 10:44 - 11:05

     Live case transmission from Beijing

  6. 11:05 - 11:13

     The role of vessel preparation to optimize outcomes

     Ramon Varcoe
  7. 11:13 - 11:21

     What‘s next for SFA treatment?

     Dierk Scheinert
  8. 11:21 - 11:41

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi General Hospital

  9. 11:41 - 11:45

     Discussion and conclusion

• Tuesday, March 18th: 11:45 - 12:30, Main Auditorium

  Symposium: Peripheral arterial disease

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by WL Gore

  Chairmen:

  Andrew Cartmill, Yong Sun Jeon, Jiwei Zhang, Ramon Varcoe

  1. 11:45 - 11:53

     Viastar and Viper trial updates

     Ravi Huilgol
  2. 11:53 - 12:01

     Viabahn used in the SFA CTO lesion

     Chung-Ho Hsu
  3. 12:01 - 12:09

     In-stent restenosis Re-line

     Dominic Simring
  4. 12:09 - 12:17

     Endovascular treatment of popliteal artery aneurysm

     Yong Sun Jeon
  5. 12:17 - 12:25

     Recorded case: Viabahn used in the SFA stenosis lesion performed by Bao Junmin

  6. 12:25 - 12:30

     Discussion and conclusion

• Tuesday, March 18th: 12:30 - 13:30, Main Auditorium

  Lunch

• Tuesday, March 18th: 13:30 - 14:15, Main Auditorium

  Expert Course: Pioneering techniques for common femoral and popliteal lesions

  Chairmen:

  Ramon Varcoe, Wei Liang

  Moderators:

  Seung-Woon Rha, Sun-Cheol Park, Weiguo Fu

  1. 13:30 - 13:38

     Is intervention a viable option for treatment of lesions accross articulation sites?

     Thomas Zeller
  2. 13:38 - 14:15

     Live case transmission from Singapore, Changi Hospital

• Tuesday, March 18th: 14:15 - 15:45, Main Auditorium

  CLI with Hemodialysis: clinical challenges and treatment solutions

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by Medtronic Japan

  Chairmen:

  Giancarlo Biamino, Akira Miyamoto

  Moderators:

  Donghoon Choi, Thomas Zeller

  1. 14:15 - 14:23

     Epidemiology, disease characteristics and patient’s profile

     Akira Miyamoto
  2. 14:23 - 14:50

     Live case transmission from Palermo

  3. 14:50 - 14:58

     Treatment and outcomes: evidence based review

     Masatsugu Nakano
  4. 14:58 - 15:06

     Treatment and outcomes: exemplary case review (highly calcified fem-pop CTO)

     Yoshimitsu Soga
  5. 15:06 - 15:14

     Treatment and outcomes: exemplary case review (highly calcified infrapopliteal CTO)

     Tatsuya Nakama
  6. 15:14 - 15:22

     Clinical relevance of restenosis and role of wound and medical care

     Osamu Iida
  7. 15:22 - 15:45

     Live case transmission from Palermo

• Tuesday, March 18th: 15:45 - 17:15, Main Auditorium

  Symposium: Advancing your practice

  supported with an unrestricted educational grant by Boston Scientific

  1. 15:45 - 15:55

     Hypertension – latest on recent developments in the field of RDN

     Dierk Scheinert
  2. 15:55 - 16:05

     Indications for mechanical coil embolisations

     Ramon Varcoe
  3. 16:05 - 16:30

     Live case transmission from Palermo

  4. 16:30 - 16:40

     Complex embolisation cases

     Hwan Jun Jae
  5. 16:40 - 17:15

     Live case transmission from Palermo

• Tuesday, March 18th: 17:15 - 18:00, Main Auditorium

  Expert Course: Latest techniques for carotid interventions

  Chairman:

  Giancarlo Biamino

  Co-Chairman:

  Ramon Varcoe

  Moderators:

  Jiwei Zhang, Paul Myers

  Operators:

  Antonio Micari, Andrej Schmidt

  1. 17:15 - 17:23

     The role of proximal protection in carotid stenting

     Giancarlo Biamino
  2. 17:23 - 17:52

     Live case transmission from Palermo

  3. 17:52 - 18:00

     Patient specific decisions in carotid revascularisations – how I do it

     Ramon Varcoe
• Wednesday, March 19th: 8:00 - 10:30, Main Auditorium

  Critical issues and new solutions in aortic endografting

  Chairmen:

  Eric Verhoeven, Stephen W. K. Cheng

  Moderators:

  Po-Jen Ko, Lubomir Spak, Youngkyun Kim

  1. 08:00 - 08:33

     Live case transmission from Singapore General Hospital

  2. 08:33 - 08:41

     The status of EVAR in the Asia-Paciific region

     Stephen W. K. Cheng
  3. 08:41 - 08:49

     Short-necked AAA: how short can we accept and when to use fenestrated grafts

     Eric Verhoeven
  4. 08:49 - 08:57

     Parallel graft techniques including chimneys, snorkels ... – a real alternative?

     Ramon Varcoe
  5. 08:57 - 09:05

     EVAR in unfavourable anatomy of Asian patients

     Chad Cheuk-Wa Tse
  6. 09:05 - 09:13

     Reshaping EVAR - improving outcomes in challenging AAA anatomies

     Nilo Mosquera
  7. 09:13 - 09:38

     Live case transmission from Beijing

  8. 09:38 - 09:46

     Latest evidence and techniques for endovascular treatment of Type B aortic dissections

     Weiguo Fu
  9. 09:46 - 09:54

     Endovascular Treatment of thracoabdominal Dissection – the Indian experience

     Ravul Jindal
  10. 09:54 - 10:02

      Branched techniques for thoracoabdominal aneurysms: status and how far can we go

      Eric Verhoeven
  11. 10:02 - 10:10

      EVAR for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

      Skyi Pang
  12. 10:10 - 10:18

      Mycotic aneurysm management in Endovascular Aortic Repair

      Yung-Kun Hsieh
  13. 10:18 - 10:26

      Clinical value and initial data with low profile EVAR systems

      Lubomir Spak
  14. 10:26 - 10:30

      Discussion and conclusion

• Wednesday, March 19th: 10:30 - 12:00, Main Auditorium

  Ongoing controversies and future perspectives in endovascular interventions

  Chairman:

  Sven Bräunlich

  Moderators:

  Young Ho So, Yiu-Che Chan, Wei Liang, Varinder Singh Bedi

  1. 10:30 - 10:38

     Renal revascularisation: are there still indications for endovascular procedures?

     Katsutoshi Takayama
  2. 10:38 - 11:03

     Live case transmission from Singapore General Hospital

  3. 11:03 - 11:11

     Venous intervention: evolving interventional techniques and results

     Pankaj Patel
  4. 11:11 - 11:19

     Mechanical thrombectomy in acute and subacute lesions – the Rotarex experience

     Sven Bräunlich
  5. 11:19 - 11:27

     Principles of embolisation therapies – via satellite

     Kiang Hiong Tay, Via satellite
  6. 11:27 - 12:00

     Live case transmission from Singapore General Hospital

• Wednesday, March 19th: 12:00 - 13:00, Main Auditorium

  Lunch

• Wednesday, March 19th: 13:00 - 15:00, Main Auditorium

  Expert Course: Access strategies and CTO crossing

  live from Palermo:

  Fausto Castriota, Marco Manzi, Antonio Micari

  live from Singapore General Hospital:

  Kiang Hiong Tay

  Chairman:

  Giancarlo Biamino

  Moderators:

  Tomoyasu Sato, Bryan Yan, Pankaj Patel

  1. 13:37 - 13:44

     Techniques and indicationd of pedal angiolasty – via satellite

     Marco Manzi, Via satellite
  2. 14:04 - 14:11

     Retrograde access in peripheral interventions–latest techniques – via satellite

     Andrej Schmidt, Via satellite
  3. 14:31 - 14:38

     Patient tailored revascularization strategies in diabetic foot patients with BTK arterial disease

     Jeong-Hwan Chang