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Giancarlo Accarino - SalernoDomenico Alberti - ViterboDomenico Alessio - RomaMichele Antonello - PadovaAngelo Argenteri - PaviaAndrea Ascoli Marchetti - Roma

Guido Bajardi - PalermoStefano Bartoli - RomaGuido Bellandi - ArezzoRaffaella Berchiolli - PisaPasquale Berloco - RomaGiovanni Bertoletti - LatinaGiorgio Maria Biasi - MilanoStefano Bonardelli - BresciaRaul Borioni - RomaGiancarlo Bracale - NapoliUmberto Marcello Bracale - NapoliVincenzo Brizzi - BordeauxJacques Busquet - Parigi

Stefano Camparini - CagliariPiergiorgio Cao - RomaLaura Capoccia - RomaAlessandro Cappelli - SienaGiovanni Caselli - RomaPatrizio Castelli - VareseRoberto Chiesa - MilanoEnrico Cieri - PerugiaEfrem Civilini - MilanoFrancesco Alberto Codisposti - RomaGioachino Coppi - ModenaCarlo Coscarella - RomaRuggero Curci - Lodi

Gianmarco De Donato - SienaFrancesco De Santis - RomaLuca Di Marzo - RomaWalter Dorigo - FirenzeEric Ducasse - Bordeaux

Massimo Danese - RomaLazar Davidovic - BelgradCarlo De Amicis - Roma

Gianfranco Fadda - NuoroGianluca Faggioli - BolognaFrancesco Fedele - RomaFiore Ferilli - TerniJosè Fernandes - LisboaRuy Fernandes - LisboaAngela Ferrante - RomaRoberto Ferraresi - MilanoMauro Ferrari - PisaCiro Ferrer - RomaIlaria Ficarelli - NapoliAntonio Freyrie - BolognaPaolo Frigatti - UdineSergio Furgiuele - Roma

Livio Gabrielli - MilanoAndrea Gaggiano - AstiGiuseppe Galzerano - SienaRoberto Gandini - RomaMauro Gargiulo - BolognaMariano Garofalo - RomaRoberto Gattuso - RomaEugenio Gaudio - RomaMaria Fabrizia Giannoni - RomaAlessia Giaquinta - CataniaRocco Giudice - RomaOlivier Goeau-Brissonniere - Buolgne-BillancourtBruno Gossetti - RomaAntonio Granatelli - TivoliFranco Grego - PadovaRaimondo Grossi - Roma

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Alison Halliday - Oxford

Giulio Illuminati - RomaArnaldo Ippoliti - RomaLuigi Irace - RomaAntonio Jannello - Verona

Andrea Kahlberg - MilanoPiotr Kasprzak - Regensburg

Claudio Rabbia - TorinoVincent Riambau - BarcellonaPietro Rispoli - TorinoLuigi Rizzo - RomaSonia Ronchey - RomaFranco Ruberto - RomaMassimo Ruggeri - RietiCarlo Ruotolo - Napoli

Francesco Talarico - PalermoMaurizio Taurino - RomaMatt Thompson - LondraGiovanni Tinelli - RomaDanilo Toni - RomaGiovanni Torsello - MunsterSanti Trimarchi - San Donato MilaneseLuigi Tritapepe - Roma

Frank Veith - New YorkSalvatore Venosi - RomaPierfrancesco Veroux - CataniaFabio Verzini - Perugia

Alvaro Zaccaria - Roma

Pierfranco Salcuni - ParmaGennaro Sardella - RomaEnrico Sbarigia - RomaAlberto Scuro - VeronaCarlo Setacci - SienaFrancesco Setacci - TrevisoPiergiorgio Settembrini - MilanoRoberto Silingardi - ModenaGiovanni Simonetti - RomaPasqualino Sirignano - RomaFrancesco Snider - RomaCarlo Spartera - L’AquilaFrancesco Spinelli - RomaAndrea Stella - BolognaFrancesco Stillo - Roma

Gaetano Lanza - CastellanzaMassimo Lenti - PerugiaPaolo Leporelli - Roma

Giovanni Nano - San Donato MilaneseFranco Nessi - TorinoClaudio Novali - CuneoDomenico Palombo - GenovaBianca Pane - GenovaFelice Pecoraro - PalermoFlavio Peinetti - AostaGabriele Piffaretti - VareseGabriele Pogany - RomaCarlo Pratesi - FirenzeGiovanni Pratesi - RomaFrancesco Pugliese - RomaRaffaele Pulli - Firenze

Martin Malina - MalmoNicola Mangialardi - RomaArmando Mansilha - PortoWassim Mansour - RomaGiustino Marcucci - RomaMario Marino - NuoroEnrico Maria Marone - Milano Ombretta Martinelli - RomaGermano Melissano - MilanoAntonio Micari - PalermoStefano Michelagnoli - FirenzeNunzio Montelione - Roma

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SCHEDULE

ABSTRACT SESSION I

CAROTID ARTERIES

Judges: M. Antonello, W. Dorigo, A. Kahlberg, B. Pane

08:30

09:30

Chairmen: G. Biasi, C. Spartera, F. Veith

Chairmen: A. Argenteri, G. Lanza, C. Setacci

Panelist: G. C. Accarino, G. Bellandi, R. N. Berchiolli, M. F. Giannoni, A. Granatelli, G. Illuminati, G. Piffaretti, A. Zaccaria

Cerebral monitoring & protection before, during and after carotid revascularization - E. Sbarigia

High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as Indicators of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability - G. Faggioli

Minimizing complications - the safe CAS - A. Micari

Despite results of latest RCTs, the future of CAS is bright - F. Veith

A paradigm-shift in CAS - preliminary Results of the Iron-Guard Italian Registry - L. Capoccia

Minimizing complications - the safe CEA - C. Pratesi

An ultrasonographic risk score for detecting unstable asymptomatic plaques - J. Fernandes e Fernandes

New insights in the ACST-2 trial - A. Halliday

Pushing boundaries in carotid treatment - the Roadsaver study - C. Rabbia

24 Tuesday

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SCHEDULE

Panelist: D. Alberti, F. Codispoti, W. Dorigo, P. Frigatti, M. F. Giannoni, A. Giaquinta, M. Lenti, P. Leporelli

Intracerebral revascularization - indications and techniques - R. GandiniThe Italian Stroke Network - work in progress, stay tuned - D. Toni

Urgent management of carotid stenosis in symptomatic patients - G. Coppi

THORACIC AND THORACO-ABDOMINAL AORTA 11:30

Chairmen: G. C. Bracale, S. Camparini, O. Goeau-Brissonniere

Panelist: M. Antonello, A. Ascoli Marchetti, A. Cappelli,I. Ficarelli, A. Giaquinta, O. Martinelli, G. Nano, S. Ronchey

Endovascular approach to valvular heart disease - G. Sardella

Is there a role for endovascular repair of ascending aorta? - P. Cao

Treatment of aortic arch aneurysms - totally endovascular approach - N. Mangialardi

TEE monitoring in aortic arch surgery - L. Tritapepe

Treatment of aortic arch aneurysms - surgical and hybrid approacl - G. Melissano

What I have learned from IRAD - S. Trimarchi

Advanced imaging in aortic dissection - V. Brizzi

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24Chairmen: S. Bonardelli, M. Thompson, A. Stella

Panelist: G. C. Accarino, G. Bellandi, V. Brizzi, E. Cieri, C. Ferrer, A. Gaggiano, A. Jannello, F. Ruberto

TAAA - according to guidelines and my personal experience open repair is still the best approach - R. Chiesa

TAAA endovascular treatment - results with surgeon-made solutions - M. Malina

Intercostal arteries reimplantation - a double-edged sword - L. Davidovic

TAAA endovascular treatment - results with off-the-shelf devices - M. Gargiulo

Endovascular treatment of pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms by fenestrated endografts - F. Grego

Current strategies and future opportunities to prevent spinal cord ischemia - P. Kasprzak

Minimal extra-corporeal circulation (MECC) for aortic surgery - rationale and potential advantages - F. Pugliese

TuesdaySCHEDULE

LUNCH13:30

ABDOMINAL AORTA I 14:30

Chairmen: J. Busquet, R. Chiesa, A. Jannello

Open treatment of pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms - E. Civilini

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24Panelist: A. Cappelli, A. Gaggiano, R. Grossi, A. Kahlberg, G. Nano, B. Pane, A. Scuro, F. Snider

EVAR vs Laparoscopic treatment for elderly patients - pros and cons - O. Goeau-Brissoniere

Technical tips for percutaneous approach - how to reduce complications - G. Pratesi

TuesdaySCHEDULE

Chairmen: F. Nessi, C. Novali, P. G. Settembrini

Panelist: U. M. Bracale, G. Caselli, G. Lanza, G. Marcucci, M. Marino, N. Montelione, F. Pecoraro, F. Setacci

The advantage of an ultra-low profile system for AAA treatment - A. Ippoliti

How to manage high-flow endoleaks - technical considerations - E. Ducasse

Surgical and medical management of late EVAR failures - A. Freyrie

Customizing a new-generation endograft - V. Riambau

A revolutionary approach to type II endoleaks - from flow to pressure - M. Malina

A physician’s nightmare - post-EVAR infections - M. Taurino

Follow-up after Nellix implantation - B. Gossetti

Nellix as a graft for complex aortic disease - M. Thompson

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24 TuesdaySCHEDULE

COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO VASCULAR DISEASE

NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRIES

17:30

16:30

Chairmen: F. Fedele, M. Ferrari, N. Mangialardi

Panelist: G. Bertoletti, M. Danese, S. Furgiuele, C. Novali, G. Piffaretti, L. Rizzo, F. Snider, F. Stillo

3D printer - a new frontier in preoperative planning - E. M. Marone

How to be cost-effective in the endovascular era - S. Michelagnoli

Standardized 2D ultrasound versus 3D/4D ultrasound and image fusion for measurement of aortic aneurysm diameter in follow-up after EVAR - P. Kasprzak

Risks of Occupational Radiation Exposure - G. Simonetti

Transatlantic Multispecialty Consensus on Endovascular Skills - R. Ferraresi

Health System in Ancient Rome - A. Argenteri

OPENING CEREMONY18:30

E. Gaudio, D. Alessio, P. B. Berloco

Chairmen: M. Lenti, P. Rispoli, F. Speziale

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25WednesdaySCHEDULE

ABSTRACT SESSION II

PERIPHERAL ARTERY

Judges: U. M. Bracale, E. Cieri, G. Galzerano, F. Pecoraro

08:30

09:30

Chairmen: L. Di Marzo, L. Gabrielli, A. Mansihla

Chairmen: J. Busquet, L. Davidovic, L. Irace

Panelist: D. Alberti, R. Borioni, C. Coscarella, C. De Amicis, R. Gattuso, G. Galzerano, O. Martinelli,R. Silingardi

Endovascular Recanalization of TASC C/D Aorto-iliac Occlusions - S. Ronchey

Surgical treatment of infra-popliteal disease - how and why - F. Spinelli

How to manage long SFA occlusions - bypass graft is still the best approach - R. Pulli

How to approach a diabetic foot - A. Mansihla

How to manage long SFA occlusions - DES, the road to success - C. Setacci

Femoral bifurcation - no room for endovascular approach? - C. Rabbia

Endovascular treatment of infra-popliteal disease - how and why - P. F. Veroux

How to manage long SFA occlusions - leave nothing behind - A. Micari

How to manage long SFA occlusions - nitinol constraining structure on a semi-compliant balloon, a new way - W. Mansour

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25WednesdaySCHEDULE

Panelist: A. Ascoli Marchetti, R. Curci, C. Ferrer, I. Ficarelli, M. Garofalo, L. Rizzo, M. Ruggeri, S. Venosi

Management of acute and traumatic limb ischemia - F. Talarico

Never give up - the role of stem cell therapy in untreatable critical limb ischemia - F. Peinetti

Operative management of critical hand ischemia - R. Ferraresi

ABDOMINAL AORTA II 11:30

Chairmen: G. Bajardi, P. Frigatti, G. Torsello

Panelist: G. Bertoletti, S. Camparini, C. Coscarella, F. De Santis, A. Ferrante, A. Scuro, F. Talarico, S. Venosi

Protecting proximal aortic neck evolution after EVAR - G. de Donato

Endostapler - a tool to fix difficult necks - V. Riambau

Anatomic fixation, a different approach to AAA - R. Silingardi

Aortic and Iliac Artery Aneurysms Treated with Multilayer Flow Modulator - D. Palombo

Iliac Branch Endografts - a safe and effective option - F. Verzini

Off-label devices for hypogastric artery preservation - G. Fadda

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25WednesdaySCHEDULE

Chairmen: P. Castelli, P. F. Salcuni, D. Palombo

Panelist: S. Bartoli, R. Berchiolli, R. Curci, F. Ferilli, R. Gattuso, R. Giudice, G. Pogany, G. Tinelli

Standard-devices to manage short and complex proximal necks - P. Sirignano

Non-standard-devices to manage short and complex proximal necks - fenestrated grafts are the solution - G. Torsello

Current evidences support the superiority of open repair for ruptured AAAs - C. Ruotolo

Non-standard-devices to manage short and complex proximal necks - chimneys are the solution - E. Ducasse

Why the recent randomized trials comparing EVAR with open repair for ruptured AAAs are misleading: EVAR is the best treatment if it can be done - F. Veith

Abdominal compartment syndrome - treatment and prognosis - R. Fernandes

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GENERAL AND SCIENTIFC INFORMATION

COURSE DIRECTOR

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT

ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT

CONGRESS LOCATION

SECRETARIAT ON CONGRESS SITE

Francesco Speziale

Laura CapocciaWassim MansourPasqualino Sirignanocaput.meeting@gmail.com

G.C. srlViale Cortina d’Ampezzo 170 00135 Roma Tel. 0685305059e.mail: segreteria@gc-conor.it

NH Hotel Vittorio Veneto Corso d’Italia, 1 – 00198 Roma

The Organizing secretariat will open half an hour before and close half an hour after the scheduled sessions

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

SLIDE CENTER

The registration fee is complimentary.The registration must be sent to (segreteria@gc-conor.it) G.C. srl.

Participation Certificates will be released on May 25th to all the registered participants from the Secretariat when required.

Slides must be prepared in English; presentation and discussion will be indifferently in Italian or English language.An Italian-English translation service will be provided.

Personal Computers cannot be connected directly to the projector. Faculty members are kindly required to deliver their presentations to the slide center at least 30 minutes before the beginning of their sessions. Presentations will have to be prepared on Microsoft Power Point (.ppt) and will have to be saved on a USB pen drive.

TECHNICAL EXPOSITION

The technical Exposition will be held in parallel with the Congress

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