Vein in Venice 2026 - Day one
Scientific Session
Workshop
Break
Special Session
Sala Perla - Lecture Hall
Sala Volpi - Workshop Room
09:00 Opening Ceremony
Speakers: L. Palombi, F. Martinelli, E. Mendoza, M. Whiteley, L. Kabnick, R. Rodriguez Carvajal
Session I
09:15–11:00 Chronic Venous Disease: we need to delve deeper!
- New Perspectives on Micronised Purified Flavonoid Fraction in CVD (M. Lugli)
- Bromelain and Liposomal Vitamin C in the treatment of CVD (A. Visonà)
- The Microbiota: does it play a role in CVD? (P.L. Antignani)
- CVD and diabetic microangiopathy — pathophysiology and commonalities (G. Gastaldi)
- CVD as risk factor for cardiovascular disease: effects of Sulodexide (A-S. Lensel)
- Mesoglycan in CVD and hemorrhoidal disease: narrative review (G. Camporese)
- Chronic venous insufficiency and coronary disease relationship (E. Natale)
- Cellular senescence at the saphenofemoral junction (D. Mühlberger)
- Low-dose DOACs for secondary prevention — START2 Registry (R. Parisi)
- Artificial Intelligence in phlebological diagnosis (S.-C. Matei)
10:00–11:00 Non-Thermal Procedures — Recorded Cases
- Non-rotational MOCA — T. Urbanek
- Glue Occlusion — K. Bozkurt
- Rotational MOCA — F. Martinelli
- Glue direct puncture for recurrent varicose veins — D. Konthotanassis
- ScleroSafe Device — L. Kabnick
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
Session II
11:30–13:30 2026 ERA in the Surgical Management of Deep Vein System and Pelvic Veins Disease
- Part 1 — Evidence
- Endovascular treatment of DVT: evidence & controversies (E. Averinos)
- Current evidence in deep CVD: what we have and where to go (S. Black)
- Last-generation venous stents: evidence & patient selection (E. Murphy)
- Current management of PE: indications & options (M. Dumantepe)
- Part 2 — Technical
- Pelvic Vein Insufficiency: compression vs primary incompetence (R. Carvajal)
- Recurrences in PVI — how I do it (S. Doganci)
- Inferior Vena Cava occlusion: tips & tricks (H. Jalie)
- Multiple Vein Compression Syndrome — treatment options (K. Kim)
11:30–12:30 Vein in Venice & Vein and Lymphatic University
- L. Kabnick
- V. Canata
- K. Bozkurt
- J. Sloves
- C. Hamel-Desnos
- A. H. Davies
13:30–14:00 Lunch Break
Session III
14:00–15:30 Sclerotherapy: let’s try to standardize the treatment!
- Master Lecture — The Role of Sclerotherapy in Venous Disease (L. Tessari)
- GSV and SSV treatment: diameters & volumes (L. Santoro)
- Efficacy of UGFS in Venous Leg Ulcer (A. Frullini)
- Automated device for reticular & spider veins — Pro (E. Roche)
- Automated device — Contra (M. Sica, online)
- Hemorrhoidal pathology: protocol for sclerotherapy (Ronconi)
- Post-treatment directions: clarity needed (Guarnaccia)
- Sclerotherapy with tourniquet: advantages (V. Canata)
14:00–15:00 Endovascular Management of DVT — Recorded Cases
- M. Dumantepe — TEP
- H. Jalie — ILIO-CAVA
- D. Baccellieri — ILIO-FEMORAL
- Makis — IN-STENT Thrombosis
- R. Carvajal — vTOS
Session IV
15:45–17:30 Thermal Ablation for Varicose Vein Treatment
- Results from TOTEM trial (L. Palombi)
- Laser Flush ligation: indications & results (L. Velicka)
- EVLA 1940 nm vs 1470 nm (J. Szczepansky)
- Late pulmonary embolism after EVTA (M. Greco)
- Venous wall effects (VELEX vs EVLA vs foam) (M. Salerno)
- ClosureFast RFA 3rd generation — early outcomes (D. Baccellieri)
- Complications of EVTA (L. Kabnick)
- Microwave ablation of saphenous insufficiency (M.S. Whiteley)
- Treat or not competent AASV with refluxive GSV? (T. Hirsch)
- Refined tumescent anaesthesia delivery (T. Massimi)
16:00–17:00 Sclerotherapy — Recorded Cases
- G. Alongi
- E. Roche
- A. Frullini
- R. Rodriguez Carvajal
- V. Ferreira
Session V
17:45–19:00 Non-Thermal Ablation & HIFU for Varicose Vein Treatment
- Use of non rotational mechanochemical-based ablation in patients with chronic venous ulceration - first real-life data analysis of hemodynamic and clinical effectiveness (M. Maga)
- Real-world safety & efficacy of cyanoacrylate glue (D. Konthotanassis)
- Vein diameter, obesity & recanalization after MOCA (M. Mirandola)
- Mechanochemical ablation using Flebogrif — systematic review (T. Urbanek)
- Management of SSV incompetence — FOVELASS study (C. Hamel-Desnos)
- HIFU — patient selection criteria (R. Rodriguez Carvajal)
- HIFU-pain study — anaesthesia protocols (P. Casoni)
- New devices in the non-thermal family (L. Kabnick)