Advanced Course in Endovascular Techniques – Femoral Vessels
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Scientific director: Heiko Wendorff (Ebersberg)
Speakers:Marcel Hofmann (Amerang), Rustam Khodzhibaev (Brandenburg an der Havel)
| Objectives: | |
| - | Indication of interventions depending on patency rates |
| - | Antegrade, crossover, retrograde, popliteal/crural access |
| - | Indications for PTA, uncovered BMS/DEB/DES, covered stents |
| - | Recanalisation techniques/materials |
| - | Procedure for recurrent stenosis/occlusion |
| - | Procedure for calcified lesions, dissection |
| - | Knowledge of the use of mechanical thrombectomy/atherectomy systems |
| - | Use of lysis/aspiration systems/lithotripsy |
| - | Indications for intervention on the profunda femoris artery |
| Technical performance of the following procedures with the aid of a simulator and/or model: | |
| - | Interventions in the thigh region, e.g. PTA/stenting (DEB) |
Contents
| 08:00 – 08:05 | Welcome and group allocation |
| 08:05 – 08:30 | Indication |
| 08:30 | Use of lysis/aspiration systems |
| 09:00 | Introduction and practical exercises I and II at the workstations and simulators |
| 11:00 | Use of recanalisation techniques |
| 11:30 a.m. | Use of thrombectomy/atherectomy systems |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Video case presentations with discussion rounds |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m | Exercise part III at the workstations and simulators |
Venue
Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Berlin Mitte
Axel-Springer-Straße 55
10117 Berlin
Room: Munich 2 (theory) / Munich 3-4 (practical exercises)
Participation fee
DGG members: EUR 495.00 (incl. VAT)
Participation fee without DGG membership: EUR 745.00 (incl. VAT)
To register
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on 030-280 990 992.
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