Intravascular Lithotripsy – Reducing Risk and Simplifying Complex Calcified Lesions

Published: 23 July 2021

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Overview

Supported by Shockwave Medical, this page brings together the content from the Vascular Interventions Online Symposium: Intravascular Lithotripsy – Reducing Risk and Simplifying Complex Calcified Lesions. Here we also present the three part IVL STAG tutorial series delivered by Konstantinos Stavroulakis

 

Combining expert opinion and discussion from a world-class faculty, insightful presentations, and live cases from centres on both sides of the Atlantic, VIO 2021 delivered best-in-class learning, supporting the latest in diagnosis, treatment strategies and patient management in vascular care.

This event was supported by:

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how IVL's unique mechanism provides efficacious lumen gain and reduces procedural complication.
  • Discover how IVL can facilitate a leave nothing behind strategy in calcified Femoropopliteal lesions.
  • Learn how IVL can offer a best endo approach to treat CFA disease with case examples from daily practice and an overview of the data to support its use.

Target Audience

  • Vascular Surgeon
  • Angiologist
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
  • Cardiovascular specialist
  • Endovascular surgeon
  • Imaging diagnostician
  • Interventional cardiologist/ radiologist

More from this programme

Part 1

Symposium: Introduction and Mechanism of Action

Lukla Biasi discusses the MOA of IVL
1 session
Symposium: Mechanism of Action: Changing Vessel Compliance, Reducting Risk & Optimising Lumen Gain Watch now

Part 2

Symposium: Can IVL Facilitate a 'Leave Nothing Behind' Strategy?

Athanasios Saratzis discusses where and how IVL can be implemented in PAD Strategy
1 session
Can IVL Facilitate a 'Leave nothing behind' Strategy in Severely Calcified Femoro-popliteal Lesions? Watch now

Part 3

Symposium: A 'Best Endo Solution' for the Treatment of Complex CFA Disease

Konstantinos Stavroulakis gives expert insight in how he uses IVL in his practice
1 session
Can we now provide a 'Best Endo Solution' for the treatment of Complex CFA Disease using IVL? Watch now

Part 4

IVL STAG Tutorial: Challenges of treating & Mechanism of action

Konstantinos Stavroulakis delivers a tutorial on the MOA of IVL and the challenges that calcium presents
1 session
Challenges of treating heavily calcified disease & Mechanism of action peripheral IVL System Watch now

Part 5

IVL STAG Tutorial: Data Landscape and Literature on use of IVL

Konstantinos Stavroulakis presents data supporting IVL use
1 session
Data landscape and currently published literature about the use of IVL Watch now

Part 6

IVL STAG Tutorial: IVL for femoropopliteal disease

Konstantinos Stavroulakis analyses the role IVL plays in fem-pop disease
1 session
IVL for SFA and Popliteal disease Watch now

Faculty Biographies

Athanasios Saratzis

Athanasios Saratzis

MBBS, FHEA, PhD, FRCS, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, Honorary Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon

Dr Athanasios Saratzis is an academic vascular surgeon with an interest in clinical and translational research. At the same time, I have a clinical interest in peripheral revascularisation with a focus on complex endovascular and hybrid procedures.

 

Dr Athanasios Saratzis is currently based in the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences (University of Leicester) as Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery and Honorary Consultant Vascular Surgeon. Prior to his current academic appointment, he completed my higher surgical training in Birmingham (West Midlands), Leicester, and London (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), funded by the NIHR as a fellow and subsequently as a clinical lecturer; He also completed a number of visiting/travel fellowships outside the UK as part of his endovascular training in high volume cardiovascular centres, such as the Houston Methodist.

 

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