HTDI 2026Program

ROUND TABLE | GENDER ISSUES IN VASCULAR SURGERY

Moderators: Young M. Erben, Alice Lopes, Kak Khee Yeung

Debate 1 | IS MERITOCRACY ALONE SUFFICIENT IN MODERN SURGICAL LEADERSHIP?

Introduction

YES

NO

Audience voting

Debate 2 | SHOULD GENDER BASED “QUOTAS” BE ENFORCED AT LEAST IN EVENTS FUNDED WITH PUBLIC MONEY?

Introduction

YES

NO

Audience voting

Invited Lecture | Leadership in different medical specialties

Panel discussion

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I

Moderators: Antonio Freyrie, Fatima Javairiah, Stefano Michelagnoli

The proof of concept of computational simulation on TEVAR

Prediction of cardiovascular disease progression in AAA patients using AI, the VASCUL-AID platform

Automated objective metrics processing for training in vascular surgery

AI in DVT diagnosis - Changing the standard pathway

Advancing aortic care: from advanced imaging to robotic intervention

AI applications for aortic procedures, is modern EVAR too complex to be managed with human estimation alone?

IMPROVE-AD gone aritificial: how digital twin will be better in uncomplicated TBAD

Discussion

KEYNOTE LECTURE | Artificial Intelligence in peri-operative medicine

AORTIC DISSECTION I

Moderators: Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Dora Z. Zatyko, Kay-Hyun Park

FET in chronic aortic dissection

5-year results of endosuture aneurysm repair (ESAR) in patients with wide neck AAA from the ANCHOR Registry

IVUS guided intervention of malperfusion syndrome in complicated Type B or residual Type B aortic dissection

How to safely perform TEVAR for acute Type B intramural hematoma

Strategies for BEVAR in chronic aortic dissection

Open surgery in chronic Type B aortic dissection

Open surgical adjuncts to enhance F/BEVAR feasibility

Discussion

DEBATE | High risk features may indicate TEVAR in Type B aortic dissection

DEBATE | NO: a CRT is needed

Audience voting

THORACO-ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM I

Moderators: Marcelo Ferreira, Jean Panneton, Sonia Ronchey

Clinical experience with a new TAAA system

The three-stage approach for the treatment of complex thoraco-abdominal pathology

Transradial approach for BEVAR. One year accumulated experience

Total endovascular aortic repair by F/BEVAR from ascending to infra-renal aorta/iliac arteries

Renal arteries complications in F/BEVAR

Strategies for shaggy aorta in open thoracic aortic surgery

Inner vs. outer branches for complex aortic repair. Results of a multicenter study

Dedication matters - Durable bridging stents in FEVAR and BEVAR

Discussion

KEYNOTE LECTURE | TAAA open surgery (in the endovascular era)

AORTIC DISSECTION II

Moderators: Joseph V. Lombardi, Natzi Sakalihasan, Santi Trimarchi

Early and mid-term results of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms and chronic dissections treated with a Brazilian fully repositionable and retrievable endograft

What do we know about the mid-term outcomes of the STABILISE technique?

False lumen occlusion is becoming standard of care: long-term results from the international multicenter Candy-Plug Registry

The influence of shape differences and aortic remodelling after aortic Type B dissections

Destiny of aortic branches after TEVAR in aortic dissection

Why zone 2 TEVAR is preferred over zone 3 for acute Type B aortic dissection

Spinal artery preservation after STABILISE: a multicentre analysis of patency and clinical implications

Discussion

KEYNOTE LECTURE | STABILISE Registry