Trans esophageal Doppler examination of azygous vein! We talked about that here a few months ago, I thought it was not particularly viable? But maybe it is! I'll bump that thread.Tentative Schedule of Events
Saturday - February 23, 2013
8:00am – 9:00am Registration of Workshop participants
9:00am – 11:00am Workshop on trans cranial Doppler
9:00am – 11:00am Workshop on Doppler examination of neck veins
9:00am – 11:00am Workshop on trans esophageal Doppler examination of azygous vein
9:00am – 11:00am Workshop on evaluation of MRV in CCSVI Patients
11:00am – 11:30am Coffee Break
11:30am – 1:00pm How do I do it: IVUS in CCSVI Patients
11:30am – 1:00pm How do I do it: PTA and cutting balloons in CCSVI Patients
11:30am – 1:00pm Workshop: How to set up an acute stroke service
11:30am – 1:00pm Workshop on MR and CT assessment in stroke patients
1:00pm – 2:30pm Lunch
2:30pm – 4:30pm Workshop on trans cranial Doppler
2:30pm – 4:30pm Workshop on Doppler examination of neck veins
2:30pm – 4:30pm Workshop on trans esophageal Doppler examination of azygous vein
2:30pm – 4:30pm Workshop on evaluation of MRV in CCSVI Patients
4:30pm – 5:00pm Coffee Break
5:00pm – 6:30pm How do I do it: IVUS in CCSVI Patients
5:00pm – 6:30pm How do I do it: PTA and cutting balloons in CCSVI Patients
5:00pm – 6:30pm Workshop: How to set up an acute stroke service
5:00pm – 6:30pm Workshop on MR and CT assessment in stroke patients
8:00pm – 11:00pm Meet-together for workshop participants
Sunday - February 24, 2013
8:00am – 9:00am Registration for ISNVD Annual Meeting
9:00am – 9:30am Official opening of the ISNVD Annual Meeting
9:30am – 11:00am Acute stroke management: session1 – basic science and prevention
9:30am – 9:50am Stroke in animal models
9:50am – 10:10am Asymptomatic carotid stenosis: who should be treated?
10:10am – 10:30am TBD
10:30am – 10:50am TBD
10:50am – 11:00am Panel Discussion
11:00am – 11:30am Coffee Break with Poster session 1
11:30am – 1:00pm Acute stroke management: session 2 – Diagnosis and treatment
11:30am – 11:50am How to set up an acute stroke service
11:50am – 12:05pm Emergence CT and MR imaging in stroke patients
12:05pm – 12:25pm Mechanical trombectomy in acute stroke
12:25pm – 12:40pm Systemic vs. local fibrinolysis in acute stroke
12:40pm – 12:45pm Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for stroke prophylaxis
12:45pm – 1:00pm Panel discussion and closing remarks
1:00pm – 2:30pm Lunch
2:30pm – 4:30pm CCSVI session 1 – Ultrasonography
2:30pm – 2:45pm Cerebral circulation time in MS patients
2:45pm – 3:00pm Quantitative color Doppler evaluation of cerebral venous outflow in MS patients
and healthy controls
3:00pm – 3:15pm How reliable are current sonographic CCSVI criteria
3:15pm – 3:30pm Comparison between ultrasound and venography in MS patients
3:30pm – 3:45pm Transesophageal sonographic assessment of the azygous vein
3:45pm – 4:00pm Prevalence of CCSVI in MS patients and healthy controls
4:00pm – 4:30pm TBD
4:30pm – 5:00pm Coffee Break with Poster session 2
Sunday - February 24, 2013 (con’t from page 16)
5:00pm – 6:30pm CCSVI session 2 – Clinical trials on CCSIV
5:00pm – 5:15pm Meta-analysis of open-label interventional studies on CCSVI
5:15pm – 5:25pm Current status of RCT on CCSVI: Italy
5:25pm – 5:35pm Current status of RCT on CCSVI: USA
5:35pm – 5:45pm Current status of RCT on CCSVI: USA
5:45pm – 5:55pm Current status of RCT on CCSVI: Australia
5:55pm – 6:15pm Panel Discussion
6:30pm – 8:00pm Welcome reception (free of charge)
Monday - February 25, 2013
8:00am – 9:00am Registration for ISNVD Annual Meeting
9:00am – 10:00am Venous disorders in non-MS neurologic pathologies
9:00am – 9:15am Abnormal MRI drainage pattern in Parkinson disease
9:15am – 9:30am Venous drainage in MS and migraine
9:30am – 9:45am Abnormal arterial vasculature in Parkinson disease
9:45am – 10:00am Cerebral venous hemodynamics in chronic disorders of cerebral circulation
10:00am – 10:15am TBD
10:15am – 10:30am TBD
10:30am – 11:00am Coffee Break with Poster session 3
11:00am – 11:30am Key note Lecture: TBD
11:30am – 1:00pm CCSVI session 3 – endovascular and surgical interventions for CCSVI
11:30am – 11:45am Endovascular interventions in other venous territories
11:45am – 12:00pm Venous angioplasty using cutting balloons
12:00pm – 12:15pm The role for IVUS in decision making
12:15pm – 12:30pm Redo angioplasty in CCSVI patients
12:30pm – 12:45pm TBD
12:45pm – 1:00pm Panel Discussion
1:00pm – 2:30pm Lunch
2:30pm – 4:30pm TBD
4:30pm – 5:00pm Coffee Break with Poster session 4
5:00pm – 6:00pm CCSVI session 5 – MRI
5:00pm – 5:15pm Quantitative MRV in MS patients
5:15pm – 5:30pm MR hemodynamic changes in MS and CIS
5:30pm – 5:45pm Positional venous MR angiography
5:45pm – 6:00pm TBD
6:00pm – 6:30pm Closing Session
8:00pm – 11:00pm Gala Dinner
Current status of RCTs in various countries (Italy, USA, USA again, and Australia)...I expect this will be on all future ISNVD schedules as more and more randomized controlled trials get underway. We are getting somewhere even when it feels as if we aren't.
Endovascular interventions in other venous territories - this would include the Nutcracker syndrome, and stenting of the renal vein to improve CCSVI symptoms.
Interesting that cutting balloons is still on the docket. Is there a case to be made for cutting balloons?
Redo angioplasty in CCSVI patients - this is a matter of growing concern, as a fair number of patients who have had the procedure done have gone on to have it again. I am counted among that number. The challenges are different in a redo than in a first procedure.
Positional venous MR angiography - what's this mean? Positional MRV? Upright MRV, perhaps?
Management of stroke comprises a significant portion of the schedule. All CCSVI, all the time, it is not, alas. But mostly CCSVI, most of the time, that's good enough.