DAY ONE

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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)