Scientific Programme
THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2023
| 08.00-08.30 | ePoster Presentations in Lecture Hall
Chairs: Oscar Maleti (Italy) |
| 08.30-10.30 | Abstract Session 1: Venous Thromboembolism
(10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion) Chairs: Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus), Erika Mendoza (Germany) |
| 08.30-08.50 1.1 | Interim One-year Safety And Effectiveness Outcomes Of A Mechanical Thrombectomy System For Treating Deep Vein Thrombosis: Results From The Real-world CLOUT Registry.
Gerd Grözinger*. University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany |
| 08.50-09.10 1.2 | Sulodexide and endothelial repair, a promising target for the acute approach of deep venous thrombosis management.
Erasto Aldrett*1; Erasto Aldrett2; Nora Enid Lecuona1; Marisol Aldrett Alvarez2. 1Grupo de Atención Vascular Integral, San Luis Potosí, Mexico; 2Grupo Dd Atencion Vascular Integral, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| 09.10-09.30 1.3 | Long-term results of tinzaparin for the treatment of superficial vein thrombosis of the lower limbs.
Chrysanthi Papageorgopoulou*; Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos; Spyros Papadoulas; Stavros Kakkos. University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece |
| 09.30-09.50 1.4 | Cancer-associated upregulation of thrombo-inflammatory markers, and endothelial marker among patients with pulmonary embolism.
Fakiha Siddiqui*1; Amir Darki2; Manuel Monreal3; Dilany Aliaga2; Debra Hoppensteadt2; Eduardo Ramacciotti2; Grigoris Gerotziafas4; Bulent Kantarcioglu2; Jawed Fareed2; Alfonso Tafur5. 1Loyola Univeristy Medical center, Maywood, USA; 2Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, USA; 3Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia., Murcia, Spain; 4Univeristy of Paris, Paris, France; 5NorthShore University Health Systems, Skokie, USA Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 09.50-10.10 1.5 | Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) versus low molecular weight heparin (LMW) in prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Patricia Noreen Bueno*; William Bernard Ong; Frinz Moey Rubio; Lea Arceli Gonzales-Porciuncula. St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 10.10-10.30 1.6 | Fit To Fly? A systematic review and meta-analysis of venous thromboembolism risk in surgical patients with recent air travel.
Jessie Shea*1; Avik Ghosh2; Benedict RH Turner2; Alun H Davies2; Sarah Onida2. 1London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; 2Imperial College London, London, UK Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 10.30-11.00 | Refreshments | Visit Exhibition |
| 11.00-13.00 | Abstract Session 2: Varicose Veins I
(10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion) Chairs: Alun Davies (UK), Tobias Hirsch (Germany) |
| 11.00-11.20 2.1 | 5-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of endovenous laser ablation versus mechanochemical ablation for superficial venous incompetence (LAMA Trial).
Arthur JM Lim*; Abduraheem Mohamed; Louise Hitchman; Misha Sidapra; Bharadhwaj Ravindhran; Ross Lathan; George Smith; Ian Chetter; Daniel Carradice. Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 11.20-11.40 2.2 | Saphenous vein mechano-chemical ablation by flebogrif catheter: mid – term (18 months). Results of the prospective multicentre trial (POLFLEB Study).
Tomasz Zubilewicz1; Tomasz Urbanek*2; Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska3; Dariusz Janczak4; Piotr Terlecki1; Maciej Juśko5. 1Medical University Lublin, Lublin, Poland; 2Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland; 3Jaworuccy Surgery and Gynecology Center, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland; 4Wrocław Medical Univeristy, Wrocław, Poland; 5Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland |
| 11.40-12.00 2.3 | Comparison of radiofrequency ablation (RFITT) and glue chemical ablation (GCA) for incompetence of vena saphena magna et parva: A single center experience.
Maria Rosa Dassatti; Daniele Misuri; Stefan Haumer*. Krankenhaus Schlanders, Schlanders (Bz), Italy |
| 12.00-12.20 2.4 | Reflux origin of the insufficient small saphenous vein by duplex ultrasound determination and consequences for therapy.
Hans-Jürgen Veltman*1; Philipp Zollmann1; Maria Zollmann1; Christine Zollmann1; Ivonne Berger1; Anja Preller1; Erika Mendoza2. 1Vein Office, Jena, Germany; 2Vein Office, Wunstorf, Germany |
| 12.20-12.40 2.5 | Variations of the saphenopopliteal junction: An ultrasonography study in young population and a meta-analysis.
Michaela Vesela*1; Michal Benes2; Gabriela Dostálová1; Ales Linhart1; David Kachlík2. 1General University Hospital in Prague, 1. LF Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 2. faculty of medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 12.40-13.00 2.6 | Results of a prospective observational study evaluating the effectiveness and tolerability of venoactive drugs combined with compression therapy in the treatment of venous disease CEAP Class C6: VAP-PRO-C6 study.
Vadim Yu Bogachev*1; Boris V Boldin1; Pavel Yu Turkin1; Alexandr Samenkov1; Olga Jenina1; Olga Linnik2. 1Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; 2Servier, Moscow, Russia |
| 13.00-13.05 | Special Announcement by the Chair Alun Davies.
VEIN: the Venous Ulcer Platform Study |
| 13.05-14.00 | Lunch |
| Visit Exhibition | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Industry Session 1 |
| 15.00-16.00 | Didactic Session 1: Prevention and Management of Thrombosis
Chairs: Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece), Houman Jalaie (Germany), |
| 15.00-15.15 | Management of superficial vein thrombosis. Consequences from the INSIGHT Registry. Eberhard Rabe (Germany) |
| 15.15-15.30 | Deep dive into the Caprini score. Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus)/Joe Caprini (USA) |
| 15.30-15.45 | Combined modalities in the prevention of VTE. Cochrane meta-analysis 2022. Stavros Kakkos (Greece) |
| 15.45-16.00 | Update on the management of deep vein thrombosis with anticoagulation. Rupert Bauersachs (Germany) |
| 16.00-16.30 | Refreshments | Visit Exhibition |
| 16.30-17.30 | Industry Session 2 |
| 17.30-18.30 | Didactic Session 2: Chronic Venous and Lymphatic Disease and PTS
Chairs: Marzia Lugli (Italy), Rupert Bauersachs (Germany), |
| 17.30-17.45 | Cost-effectiveness of different international modalities and its new update. Armando Mansilha (Portugal) |
| 17.45-18.00 | CVD as an occupational disease. Tobias Hirsch (Germany) |
| 18.00-18.15 | Intervention of PTS: Who, when and how. Houman Jalaie (Germany) |
| 18.15-18.30 | Acute DVT intervention: Shifting from catheter thrombolytics to mechanical thrombectomy for prevention of PTS. Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece) |
| 18.30-19.30 | Welcome Reception |
FRIDAY 23 JUNE 2023
| 08.00-08.30 | ePoster Presentations in Lecture Hall
Chairs: Dominik Heim (Switzerland) |
| 08.30-10.30 | Abstract Session 3: Varicose Veins II
(10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion) Chairs: Tomasz Urbanek (Poland), Felizitas Pannier (Germany) |
| 08.30-08.50 3.1 | The epidemiology and risk factors of chronic venous disease and superficial vein reflux in a general population in the Netherlands — results from the Rotterdam study.
Eveline Scheerders*. Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 08.50-09.10 3.2 | Endovenous thermal ablation outcomes in relation to the diameter of incompetent great saphenous trunk.
Christos Karathanos*; Konstantinos Spanos; Konstantinos Batzalexis; Alexandros Barbatis; Konstantinos Tzimas- Dakis; Georgios Volakakis; Athanasios Chaidoulis; Georgios Kouvelos; Athanasios Giannoukas Department of Vascular Surgery, University General Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece |
| 09.10-09.30 3.3 | The safety of cyanoacrylate in varicose vein treatment: A review of type IV hypersensitivity and phlebitis-like reactions.
Eduardo Silva*; Helena Pereira; Vânia Constâncio-Oliveira; Celso Nunes; Leonor Baldaia; Miguel Silva; Luís Orelhas; Manuel Fonseca Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 09.30-09.50 3.4 | A novel screening tool for pelvic venous disorders.
Matthew Tan*1; Adam Gwozdz1; Tasneem Pope1; Alun Davies1; Sriram Narayanan2. 1Imperial College London, London, UK; 2The Venus Clinic Singapore and The Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre, Singapore, Singapore Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 09.50-10.10 3.5 | Intraindividual comparison of 1470 nm and 1940 nm endovenous laser systems and biomatrix sclerosing foam.
Estephany Sifuentes Escobar*. Angioclinic Vein Centers, Berlin, Germany Submitted for the EVF Prize |
| 10.10-10.30 3.6 | Results of numerical simulations of blood flow in the models of popliteal vein with elastic valves and with the leaflets of an increased stiffness.
Anas Rashid1; Syed Atif Iqrar2; Aiman Rashid3; Marian Simka*4 1University of Torino, Torino, Italy; 2Aston University, Birmingham, UK; 3University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; 4University of Opole, Opole, Poland |
| 10.30-11.00 | Refreshments | Visit Exhibition |
| 11.00-12.00 | Industry Session 3 |
| 12.00-12.30 | Abstract Session 4: CVI and Diabetes, Venous Malformations
(10 minute presentation, 5 minute discussion) Chairs: Niels Baekgaard (Denmark), Dominic Muhlberger (Germany) |
| 12.00-12.15 4.1 | Identification and treatment of patients with concomitant chronic venous insufficiency and diabetes mellitus: A management algorithm using a modified Delph method.
Marie Josee van Tongerlo – van Rijn*1; Ahmet Kürşat Bozkurt2; Eliete Bouskela3; Giacomo Gastaldi4; Frederic Glauser5; Hermann Haller6; Juan Rosas-Saucedo7; Eberhard Rabe8; Armando Mansilha9. 1Erasmus Medical Cente, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey; 3State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 4Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; 5Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; 6Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 7Instituto de Diabetes de Celaya, AC. Celaya, Mexico; 8University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; 9University of Porto and Hospital de S. João, Porto, Portugal |
| 12.15-12.30 4.2 | Endovascular laser treatment of marginal vein in patients with venous malformations.
Sergey Sapelkin*; Natalia Druzhinina; Alexander Kharazov; Irina Timina; Andrey Chupin, Niyazov N.N. The National Medical Research Center of Surgery n.a. A.V. Vishnevsky, Moscow, Russia |
| 12.30-13.00 | EVF Invited Lecture
Chair: Erika Mendoza (Germany) – Introduction by Erika Mendoza |
| Lipoedema-Syndrome – a paradigm shift. Tobias Bertsch (Germany) | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
| Visit Exhibition | |
| 14.00-15.00 | Prize winning papers from the Japanese Society of Phlebology, American Venous Form and American Vein and Lymphatic Society
(10 minute presentation, 5 minute discussion) Chairs: Armando Mansilha (Portugal), Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece) |
| 14.00-14.20 Pr1 | Time-restricted salutary effects of blood flow restoration on venous thrombosis and vein wall injury in mouse and human subjects.
Wenzhu Li*1; Chase Kessinger2; Makoto Orii3; Hang Lee4; Lang Wang5; Ido Weinberg4; Michael Jaff4; Guy Reed6; Peter Libby7; Ahmed Tawakol4; Peter Henke8; Farouc Jaffer4 1Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China; 2Masonic Medical Research Institute, Utica, NY, USA; 3Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka, Japan; 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA; 5Hubei Renmin Hospital, Wuhan, China; 6University of Arizona, Phoenix, USA; 7Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA; 8Section of Vascular Surgery, Ann Arbor, USA Winning abstract from Japanese Society of Phlebology |
| 14.20-14.40 Pr2 | The impact of venous outflow obstruction on venous return to the heart: preload, cardiac function and exercise tolerance before and after endovascular reconstruction.
R Morris, King’s College London, London, UK. Winning abstract from American Venous Forum |
| 15.00-16.00 | Industry Session 4 |
| 16.00-16.30 | Refreshments | Visit Exhibition |
| 16.30-17.30 | Joint EVF/AVF Session:
Chairs: (EVF), (Ruth Bush (USA) (AVF) |
| Is all renal vein compression clinically relevant? | |
| AVF Leadership: | |
| 16.30-16.40 | When renal vein compression is clinically relevant? Kathleen Ozsvath (USA) |
| 16.40-16.50 | When is renal vein compression clinical irrelevant? Julianne Stoughton (USA) |
| 16.50-17.00 | Discussion |
| Documentation and measurements relevant to GSV | |
| EVF Leadership: | |
| 17.00-17.10 | Standardised preoperative documentation as a basis for future evaluation of GSV treatment options in studies. Erika Mendoza (Germany) |
| 17.10-17.20 | Great saphenous vein diameter as factor for selection of thermal and non-thermal ablation. Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece) |
| 17.20-17.30 | Discussion |
| 17.30-18.30 | Annual General Meeting (members only) |
| 20.00 | Congress Dinner |
SATURDAY 24 JUNE 2023
| 08.00-08.30 | ePoster Presentations in Lecture Hall
Chairs: Stavros Kakkos |
| 08.30-10.30 | Abstract Session 5: Varicose Veins III, The ABRE Study
(10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion) Chairs: Imre Bihari (Hungary), Eberhard Rabe (Germany) |
| 08.30-08.50 5.1 | Anatomy-adapted endovenous therapy of the saphenous-femoral junction. Tatjana Belyavskaya*. Angioclinic Vein Centers, Berlin, Germany |
| 08.50-09.10 5.2 | Contact time of sodium tetradecyl sulphate and venous endothelium for more than 5 seconds does not increase vein wall damage. Results of an ex-vivo vein study using immunohistochemistry.
Simon Muschamp; Melissa Kiely*; Simon Cheung; Danny Nguyen; Emma Moore; Anjali Bachetta; Mark Whiteley. The Whiteley Clinic, Guildford, UK |
| 09.10-09.30 5.3 | Glue embolization of perforator veins with direct puncture-technique. A moncentric experience.
Pier Giovanni Bianchi*; Luca Palombi; Fabio Martinelli. Fondazione Villa Salus, Ospedale Villa Salus, Mestre Venezia, Italy |
| 09.30-09.50 5.4 | The importance of breathing during exercise in chronic venous disease.
Rebeca Reachi-Lugo*. Hospital de Beneficencia Española, San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| 09.50-10.10 | Invited Presentation. The ABRE Study. Three year results. Stephen Black, UK |
| 10.10-10.30 5.5 | Effects of micronized purified flavonoid fraction on inflammatory markers in patients undergoing minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins. A prospective cohort study.
Igor A Suchkov; Roman E. Kalinin; Aleksey A Kamaev; Nina D Mzhavanadze* Ryazan State Medical University, Ryazan, Russia |
| 10.30-11.00 | Refreshments | Visit Exhibition |
| 11.00-12.20 | Abstract Session 6: Venous Wall
(10 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion) Chairs: Marianne Vandendriessche (Belgium), Mark Malouf (Australia) |
| 11.00-11.20 6.1 | Comparative histological analysis in venous wall performed in patients with symptomatic chronic venous disease treated with a venotonic drug or without it.
Gerardo Estrada*1; Karla Garcia1; Amelia Estrada2; Irma Lopez3; Alejandro Loera1. 1Beneficencia Española de Tampico, Tampico, Mexico; 2Hospital General Carlos Canseco, Tampico, Mexico; 3Provascular Tampico, Tampico, Mexico |
| 11.20-11.40 6.2 | Action of HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) on the venous wall: Histopathological analysis.
Paolo Casoni*1; Emanuele Nanni2; Matteo Pizzamiglio2; Luigi Serra3. 1Ippocrate Vein Academy, Parma, Italy; 2Ippocrate Vein Academy, Parma, Italy; 3Centro Emiliano Ricerche Biomediche, Parma, Italy |
| 11.40-12.00 6.3 | FIRST REGISTRY OF 185 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS TREATED WITH FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY PREPARED WITH A AUTOMATED MICROFOAM PREPARATION SYSTEM
Enric Roche*1; Cristina Marqués2. |
| 12.00-12.20 6.4 | Ultrasound is a reliable and an accurate method to detect increased histological venous wall thickness among patients with chronic venous disease.
Sammi Zerrouk*1; Frederic Pamoukdjian2; Christophe Leboeuf3; Anne Janin3. 1Naborvein, St Avold, France; 2Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Bobigny, France; 3Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Paris, France |
| 12.20-13.00 | Industry Session 5 |
| 13.00-14.00 | Didactic Session 3: Varicose Vein Surgery and Epidemiology Superficial Vein Disease
Chairs: Erika Mendoza, Albert Claude Benhamou |
| 13.00-13.15 | Surgery of superficial veins. A forgotten task in phlebology? Dominic Muhlberger (Germany) |
| 13.15-13.30 | How much Great Saphenous vein do we have to treat? Results of the SAPTAP Trial (isolated ambulatory phlebectomy with or saphenous thermal ablation) Renate van den Bos (Netherlands) |
| 13.30-13.45 | Bonn Vein Study. New results and implications of the revised CEAP classification. Felizitas Pannier (Germany) |
| 13.45-14.00 | Study on focal dilatations on GSV and its influence on the success of laser ablation. Imre Bihari (Hungary) |
| 14.00 | Presentation of 2024 Meeting | End of meeting |
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