SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 2025
8:00 Open registration
ROOM IPANEMA
10:00-12:00 Scientific Session and Poster Presentations
Group I Judges: Germano Melissano (Italy), Ying Huang (USA) and Mark Farber (USA)
Group II Judges: Bernardo Mendes (USA) and Leonardo Ferber (Brazil)
Group III Judges: Paulo Ocke Reis (Brazil) and Marco Grutner (Brazil)
Pre-meeting Industry Sponsored Case Challenges and Technology Display
ROOM COPACABANA
12:00-14:00 Industry Symposium I
Shaping the Future – Practical Solutions for Complex Anatomy
Sponsored by ENDOVASTEC/MICROMEDICAL
Host: Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
Moderator: Ross Milner (USA), Prof. Chang Shu (China), Robert Guimarães (Brazil), Bruna de Fina (Brazil)
EVAR (Minos, Altura and Aorfix)
12.05-12.15 The Clinical Performance of Minos Ultra-Low-Profile Stent Graft System
Chang Shu – China
12.15-12.25 Minos case sharing – PMEG
André Pinheiro – Brazil
12.25-12.35 Minos case sharing –
Leonardo Lucas – Brazil
12.35-12.45 Minos case sharing – Low Profile cases
Marcos Rivera – Brazil
12.45-13.00 Interactive discussion
All
13.00-13.10 Aorfix and Altura case sharing
Altino Ono – Brazil
13.10-13.20 Innovative technologies and techniques.
Gaudencio Espinosa – Brazil
13.20 – 14.00 TEVAR (Castor and Cratos)
13.20-13.35 New Generation Off-the-shelf Endograft for the Arch Treatment
Chang Shu – China
13.35-13.50 My Clinical Experience Sharing for Cratos, a New Generation of Branched Stent Graft
Hence Verhagen – Holanda
13.50-14.00 closing
Ross Milner – USA
14:10-16:10 Industry Symposium II
Complex aortic case challenges and technology display.
Sponsored by Cook Medical Inc. and Tamussino
Host: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil) and Eric Verhoven (Germany)
Moderators: Stephan Houlon (França), Nuno Dias (Suécia) e Tomasz Jakimowicz (Polônia)
Panelists
14:10-14:20 – Case 1 – Lucas Freire (Brazil)
14:10-14:20 – Case 2 – Cristiano Bortoluzzi (Brazil)
14:10-14:20 – Case 3 – Jong Park – (Brazil)
14:10-14:20 – Case 4 – Douglas Cavalcanti – (Brazil)
14:10-14:20 – Case 5 – André Poci – (Brazil)
14:10-14:20 – Case 6 – João Botto – (Brazil)
16:20-18:20 Industry Symposium III
Bilateral hypogastric artery preservation during endovascular aortic repair – Case discussion and technical discussion
Sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates
Host: Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
Moderators: Ross Milner(USA) Sukgu Han(USA)
Panelists
Antônio Freitas – Brazil
Almiro Mello – Brazil
Carlos Gama – Brazil
Guilherme Centofanti – Brazil
Gustavo Paludetto – Brazil
Marcus Gress – Brazil
Ricardo Yoshida – Brazil
18:20 – Closing remarks and Free Night Dinner
FRIDAY, MAY 16TH, 2025
7:00 Open registration
ROOM GÁVEAS A & B
7:15-8:00 Welcome Coffee Session – Hot topics on Hybrid Imaging and
Radiation Exposure
Moderator: Gustavo S. Oderich (USA), Felipe Nasser (Brazil), Carlos Timaran (USA) and
Leonardo Ferber (Brazil)
07:15-07:25 Radiation exposure during complex endovascular repair
Bijan Modarai (United Kingdom)
07:25-07:35 On-lay fusion and CBCT assessment
Stephan Haulon (France)
07:35-07:45 Non-radiation based imaging in the Hybrid OR
Barend Mees (USA)
8:00-08:10 Opening Remarks
08:00-08:05 Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil), Gustavo Oderich (USA), Alvaro Razuk (Brazil), Carlos Abath (Brazil), and Eduardo Saadi (Brazil)
08:10-10:00 SESSION 1: EVAR Controversies
Host: Marcelo Ferreira
Moderators: Gustavo S. Oderich (USA), Nelson de Luccia (Brazil) and Frederico Araujo
Oliveira (Brazil)
08:10-08:18 Case presentation: EVAR for short neck AAA
PRESENTER: Natalia Galvão (Brazil)
08:19-08:27 Which anatomical surrogates matter to predict EVAR failure?
SPEAKER: Barend Mees (Holand)
08:28-08:36 EVAR for wide and conic necks: what to expect?
SPEAKER: Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
08:37-08:45 EVAR for highly angulated necks in 2025
SPEAKER: Sukgu Han (USA)
08:46-08:54 Short neck EVAR using simpler techniques when appropriate!
SPEAKER: Ross Milner (USA)
08:55-09:03 How much LP we need? Lessons from failed experiments
SPEAKER: Pierre Silveira Galvagni (Brazil)
09:04-09:12 Optimizing neck length and outcomes of infrarenal EVAR
SPEAKER: Lucas Freire (Brazil)
09:13-09:21 Beyond standard imaging for EVAR surveillance & planning
SPEAKER: Thanila Macedo (USA)
09:22-09:30 Tips for EVAR with concurrent aortoiliac occlusive disease
SPEAKER: Eric Verhoeven (Germany)
09:31-09:39 Infected aortic aneurysms: when to do open or endo repair?
SPEAKER: Yamume Tshomba (Italy)
09:40-09:48 Indications and techniques of EVAR explant
SPEAKER: Xavier Berard (France)
09:49-10:10 Panel discussion
10:10-10:40 Coffee break & visit the exhibits
10:40-12:10 SESSION 2: Sac management & hypogastric preservation
Host: Alvaro Razuk
Moderators: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil), Ross Milner (USA), Barend Mees (Holand)
10:40-10:48 Case presentation: EVAR of failed bell bottom with iliac branch
PRESENTER: Andre Pinheiro (Brazil)
10:49-10:57 Pre-emptive embolization of lumbars/IMA: is it warranted?
SPEAKER: Mark Farber (USA)
10:58-11:13 SPECIAL CONFERENCE-What have we learned about sac
dynamics?
SPEAKER: Hence Verhagen (Holand)
11:14-11:22 Are all type 2 endoleaks equal? How can we predict response to embolization?
SPEAKER: Carlos Abath (Brazil)
11:23-11:31 All these devices – which one should I choose?
SPEAKER: Nuno Dias (Sweden)
11:32-11:40 Best practices for iliac artery preservation
SPEAKER: Ben Starnes (USA)
11:41-11:49 Strategies to extend the repair into distal hypogastric branches
SPEAKER: Bernardo Mendes (USA)
11:50-11:58 Is there still a role for “Bell Bottom” technique
SPEAKER: Bernardo Massière (Brazil)
11:59-12:08 Case Presentation: Isolated iliac aneurysm
SPEAKER: Fábio Leal (Brazil)
12:07-12:25 Panel discussion
12:30-13:30 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: Present to Future: Where Global Expertise Meets Local Excellence
Sponsored event by ENDOVASTEC/MICROMEDICAL
Host: Alvaro Razuk
Moderators: Prof. Chang Shu (CHINA), Prof. Hence Verhagen (HOL), Carlos Abath (Brazil), Pierre Galvagni (Brazil), Ricardo Dias (Brasil), Luiz Furuya (Brazil),
12:30-12:35 Opening and welcome message (Lunch box delivery)
SPEAKER: Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
12:35-12:45 China experience: My clinical experience and data sharing for Talos, a new generation of thoracic stent graft with distal perforated design
SPEAKER: Chang Shu (China)
12.45-12.53 Castor’s Experience in Latin America
SPEAKER: Alejandro Cuacci (ARG)
12.53-13.01 Castor’s Experience in Brazil
SPEAKER: Paulo Sassaki (Brazil)
13:01-13:09 Castor’s Complex Case
SPEAKER: Felipe Murad (Brazil)
13.09-13.19 My initial experience for Cratos, a new generation of branched
aortic stent graft
SPEAKER: Eric Verhoeven (Alemanha)
13:19-13:30 Panel discussion
13:30-13:45 Coffee break & visit the exhibits
13:45- 14:30 A ONG ONÇAFARI E O MEIO AMBIENTE NO BRASIL E NO MUNDO
MARIO HABERFELD (Brazil)
14:30-16:30 SESSION 3: Complex abdominal aortic aneurysm challenges
Host: Carlos Abath (Brazil)
MODERATORS: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil), Eric Verhoeven (Germany), Bijan Modarai
(United Kingdom), Xavier Berard (France)
14:30-14:38 Case presentation: Complex AAA solution
PRESENTER: Marcio Medeiros (Brazil)
14:39-14:57 Mind the gap: optimal selection of fenestrations or branches
SPEAKER: Bernardo Mendes (USA)
14:58-15:06 Critical analysis of bridging stents for fenestrated repair
SPEAKER: Jade Hiramoto (USA)
15:07-15:15 Double inner branch concept for renal-mesenteric incorporation
SPEAKER: Nuno Dias (Sweden)
15:16-15:24 Inner branch-Fen combination for shorter thoracic coverage
SPEAKER: Nilo Mosquera (Spain)
15:25-15:33 Novel design for complex AAA: rationale and technique
SPEAKER: Alexandre Pereira (Brazil)
15:34-15:42 Lessons learned from TAMBE trial and real-world data
SPEAKER: Sugku Han (USA)
15:43-15:51 What about retrograde branches: should it be considered?
SPEAKER: Bijan Modarai (United Kingdom)
15:52-16:00 Is there still debate between 2 vs >3-vessel repair?
SPEAKER: Eric Verhoeven (Germany)
16:01-16:09 Early and mid-term results of supra and infra-celiac FEVAR sealing
SPEAKER: Hence Verhagen (Holand)
16:10-16:18 Pitfalls for successful open repair of complex AAAs
SPEAKER: Xavier Berard (France)
16:18-16:38 Panel discussion
16:39-17:00 Coffee break & visit the exhibits
17:00-19:30 SESSION 4: TAAA Challenges
Host: MARCELO FERREIRA (Brazil)
Moderators: Cleoni Pedron (Brazil), Stephan Haulon (France), Cristiano Bortoluzzi (Brazil), Tim Resch (Denmark) and Cristiane Righetti (Brazil)
17:00-17:08 Case presentation: BIS2T: Bifurcated In-stent In-Situ technique
PRESENTER: Gustavo Paludetto (Brazil)
17:09-17:17 Concept of a comprehensive aortic center: what is needed?
SPEAKER: Gustavo S. Oderich (USA)
17:18-17:26 Which TAAA patients we should not offer repair?
SPEAKER: Sukgu Han (USA)
17:27-17:35 My simplified approach to endo TAAA repair
SPEAKER: Tomasz Jakimowicz (Poland)
17:36-17:44 Off-the-shelf inner branch solution
SPEAKER: Luca Bertoglio (Italy)
17:45-17:53 Final 5-years results of the United States Zenith Fenestrated prospective multicenter study for juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms Ben Starnes (USA)
17:54-18:02 What does the US-ARC say about SCI preventive strategies: staging,
drains and more
SPEAKER: Carlos Timaran (USA)
18:03-18:11 Total femoral v. upper extremity access: there is still room for both?
SPEAKER: Gustavo Oderich (USA)
18:12-18:20 Update on predictors of SCI during endo TAAA repair
SPEAKER: Jade Hiramoto (USA)
18:21-18:29 Multi-organ optimization got open TAAA repair
SPEAKER: Germano Melissano (Italy)
18:30-18:38 Update from European Aortic Data Collection Registry of Custom
Made FB-EVAR
SPEAKER: Stephan Haulon (France)
18:39-18:47 Open TAAA in the endo era: selection, technique and outcomes
SPEAKER: Joe Coselli (USA)
18:47-19:10 Panel discussion
Please join us for an evening reception – all attendees, guests and industry are welcome to attend
19:30- 22:30 BANDA COM MÚSICA AO VIVO
SATURDAY, MAY 17TH, 2025
7:00 Open registration
ROOM GÁVEAS A & B
7:15 – 8:00 Welcome Coffee Session: National Solutions for Complex Problems
Moderators: Gustavo S. Oderich (USA), Stephan Haulon (France), Tim Resch (Denmark), Ross Milner (USA) and Bijan Modarai (United Kingdom)
07:15-07:25 Aneurismas para-renais – Como melhorar os resultados com o uso de endopróteses fenestradas REPOSICIONÁVEIS
Felipe Murad (Brazil)
07:25-07:35 New bridge stent for B/FEVAR
Stephan Houlon (França)
07:35-07:45 Innovations with Bridge stent
Jong Hun Park (Brazil)
08:00-10:00 SESSION 5: Acute dissection controversies
Host: Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
Moderators: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil), Edmilson Cardoso (Brazil), Leonardo Ferber
(Brazil) and Eugenio Tinoco (Brazil)
8:00-08:10 Presentation of Winners of Scientific Poster Sessions
08:10-08:08 Case presentation: Complicated Type B dissection
PRESENTER: Andre Poci (Brazil)
08:09-08:17 Recommendations in patients with heritable aortic diseases
SPEAKER: Sherene Shalhub (USA)
08:18-08:26 Why we need a randomized trial for uncomplicated TBAD?
SPEAKER: Firas Mussa (USA)
08:27-08:35 Best predictors of aortic events/ progression in uncomplicated cases
SPEAKER: Bijan Modarai (United Kingdom)
08:36-08:44 Does petticoat add to the repair? If so, when? How?
SPEAKER: Barend Mees (Holand)
08:45-08:53 Stabilize technique revisited: pitfalls and lessons learned
SPEAKER: Germano Melissano (Italy)
08:54-09:02 How much should we cover in TBADs? Tailoring to indication
SPEAKER: Douglas Cavalcanti (Brazil)
09:03-09:11 Update in symptomatic ulcers and IMH
SPEAKER: Andre Estenssoro (Brazil)
09:12-09:20 My approach to complicated TBAD with organ malperfusion
SPEAKER: Ross Milner (USA)
09:21-09:29 The whole aortic arch reconstruction by endo technique: clinical practice in China
SPEAKER: Chang Shu (China)
09:30-09:38 Dealing with the LSA during acute aortic repair
SPEAKER: Steven Maximus (USA)
09:39-09:47 Acute dissection complicated by lower extremity ischemia
SPEAKER: Marco Aurelio Grüdtner (Brazil)
09:47-10:07 Panel discussion
10:08-10:30 Coffee break & visit the exhibits
10:30-12:00 SESSION 6: Chronic post-dissection aneurysms
Host: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil)
Moderators: Carlos Abath (Brazil), Jade Hiramoto (USA), Carlos Timaran (USA), Marcela
Salles (Brazil)
10:30-10:38 Case presentation: Endo TAAA with septotomy
PRESENTER: Jong Hun Park (Brazil)
10:39-10:47 Natural history of chronic post-dissection aneurysms and how to
predict events?
SPEAKER: Firas Mussa (USA)
10:48-10:56 What have we learned from a decade of FB-EVAR for chronic
dissections
SPEAKER: Mark Farber (USA)
10:57-11:05 Optimizing FB-EVAR results with selective vessel embolization
SPEAKER: Stephan Haulon (France)
11:06-11:14 Update on status of transcatheter electrosurgical septotomy
SPEAKER: Gustavo S. Oderich (USA)
11:15-11:23 Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular TAAA in patients with
heritable thoracic aortic diseases
SPEAKER: Felipe Nasser (Brazil)
11:24-11:32 Is false lumen occlusion devices justified? What is the evidence?
SPEAKER: Nuno Dias (Sweden)
11:33-11:41 Not all TAAAs are equal: how to optimize target stenting for chronic
dissections
SPEAKER: Eric Verhoeven (Germany)
11:42-11:50 Nearly all chronic dissections can be handled with branches
SPEAKER: Tomasz Jakimowicz (Poland)
11:51-11:59 Best FB-EVAR techniques in patients with genetic diseases
SPEAKER: Tim Resch (Denmark)
12:00-12:08 Solutions for complex aortic aneurysms
SPEAKER: Arno von Ristow (Brazil)
12:09-12:17 Rescue endo repair for recurrent TAAA after prior open surgical
repair
SPEAKER: Felipe Nasser (Brazil)
12:17-12:35 Panel discussion
12:35-12:45 Intermission for Lunch Symposium
12:50-13:40 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM:
Sponsored event by PHILIPS
Host: Carlos Abath
Moderators: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil), Carlos Timaran (USA), Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
12:55-13:08 Onlay image fusion and cone beam CT in aortic procedures; Why and how to use.
SPEAKER: Lucas Freire (Brazil)
13:09-13:13 Panel discussion
13:14 – 13:32
SPEAKER: Marcelo Javier (Brazil)
13:34 – 13:40 Case presentation The Fem-SMARTechnique
Speaker: Jong Park (Brazil)
13:40-14:00 Break & visit the exhibits
14:00-16:00 SESSION 7: Ascending aortic and arch challenges
Host: Eduardo Saadi (Brazil)
Moderators: Alvaro Razuk (Brazil), Marcela Salles (Brazil), Nuno Dias (Sweden), Edmilson Cardoso (Brazil) and Leonardo Ferber (Brazil)
14:00-14:05 Surgical Giant Award, Timothy Chuter
14:06-14:09 Presented by Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil)
14:09-14:17 Case presentation Fenestrated and Repositionable Endograft for
Aortic Arch Dissection Repair: A Challenging Case with Four Fenestrations
Mauri Comparim (Brazil)
14:18-14:26 Setting the standard for endo arch repair based on open results
SPEAKER: Joe Coselli (USA)
14:27-14:35 Update on endo Bentall: challenges, progress and future directions?
SPEAKER: Stephan Haulon (France)
14:36-14:44 Endovascular ascending aortic repair is already a reality: ARISE trials & off-label options
SPEAKER: Steven Maximus (USA)
14:45-14:58 Update on arch stroke prevention
SPEAKER: Eduardo Saadi (Brazil)
14:59-15:07 Total percutaneous approaches to supra-aortic trunks
SPEAKER: Luca Bertoglio (Italy)
15:08-15:16 Data behind retrograde branches for total endo arch repair
SPEAKER: Tim Resch (Denmark)
15:17-15:25 Double v triple arch branch: how to minimize risk and maximize
success?
SPEAKER: Carlos Timaran (USA)
15:26-15:34 Upward oriented branches: rationale and future perspectives
SPEAKER: Marcelo Ferreira (Brazil)
15:35-15:43 Adjunctive shockwave therapy to assist with iliac access during
endo aortic repair.
SPEAKER: Steven Maximus (USA)
15:44-15:52 What is the role for hybrid aortic-based repair in the current era?
SPEAKER: Yamume Tshomba (Italy)
15:52-16:10 Panel discussion
16:10-16:20 Closing Remarks & Invitation to Aorta 2026
Alvaro Razuk (Brazil)
16:20 Meeting Adjourn