Program

Wednesday, 18th June 2025

14:30 – 15:00 h REGISTRATION

15:00 – 15:05 h OPENING RECEPTION

15.05 – 16:00 h 1st SESSION: Use of Artificial Intelligence in the comprehensive improvement of stroke care.

Moderators: Pedro Vega, Manel Pumar

Organizational aspects, identification, selection, treatment, follow-up and secondary prevention…
Marc Ribó

RCP Sevilla, «Machine learning» model for prediction of good functional prognosis in patients with ischemic stroke.
Alejandro González

Advancements in Stroke: Unveiling the Role of Perfusion in 2025
Yves Berthezene

Discussion

16:00 – 17:00 h 2nd SESSION: Real situation of flow management

Moderators: Antonio Moreno, Manu Moreu

Prehospital management of ischemic strokes
Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez

In-hospital management. Optimization in general. Real analysis of the time of arrival at the puncture room
Eñaut Garmendía

Discussion

17:00 – 17:15 h How do I do it: «One Step Strategy Indicators as Improving Patient Care” (Sp. Siemens Healthineers)

Alejandro Tomasello

17:15 – 17:40 h BREAK

17:40 – 18:45 h 3rd SESSION: Expert opinion

Moderators: Marta de Dios Lascuevas, Leopoldo Guimaraens

How I do it: «Visualization of the dark side of the clot during endovascular stroke treatment.» (SP. PHILIPS)
Jeremy Hofmeister

Management of MeVo and LVO in Patients with Low NIHSS
Guilherme Dabus

Complementary drugs to Mechanical Thrombectomy (role of the new and powerful antiplatelet therapy)
Raphaël Blanc

Selection of acute infarctions with minimal imaging
Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez

18:45 – 19:05 h How I do it (Terumo Neuro)

Initial experience with the Sofia 88 aspiration catheter
Alejandro Tomasello

Ballon Guide Catheter  why we use it. Does evolution have an impact?
Stefano Vallone

19:05 – 19:35 h INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (Cerenovus)

Innovations in the Field of BGC. EMBOGUARD
Jordi Blasco

Experience and Advantages of Embotrap III in Mechanical Thrombectomy
Eñaut Garmendía

19:35 – 19:45 h Representative cases

Juan Chaviano

Thursday, 19th June 2025

08.00 – 08.30 h 4th SESSION: Representative cases

Moderators: Javier Massó, Santiago Guelbenzu

08.30 – 09.45 h 5th SESSION: Panel Discussion: Indications and Management of Distal Obstructions

Moderator: Pedro Navia

Current Scientific Evidence
Carlos Gómez-Escalonilla

Why do we continue to treat distal obstructions?
Eva González

When and Why We Don’t Treat Distal Obstructions
Manu Moreu

Mechanical thrombectomy with double stent retriever for the treatment of distal occlusions of median vessels: a multicenter case series.
José Carlos Méndez

Discussion

09:45 – 10:00 h How I do it  (Penumbra / Mercé)

Direct aspiration VS aspiration combined with SR in the treatment of occlusions of the Middle Cerebral Artery SARA III results
Pedro Navia

10:00 – 10:30 h INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (Cardiva / I Vascular)

From Innovation to Clinical Impact: Early Results from Stroke Devices Manufactured in Spain0
Juan Macho, Alejandro González

10:30 – 11:00 h BREAK 

11:00 – 12:00 h 6th SESSION: We continue to discuss anesthesia and post-thrombectomy management

Moderators: João Reis, Alejandro González

Current situation of Anaesthesia in the treatment of ischemic stroke in Neurointerventional Units

Issues:

Where to wake up

How the type of anesthesia used influences the flows

An anesthesia protocol is necessary in case of stroke
Covadonga Peralta

Ultra-early improvement vs. early improvement
Carlos Gómez-Escalonilla

12:00 – 12:15 h How I do it: «Tigertriever in Action: Clinical Perspectives and Best Practices» (Word Medica)

Raphaël Blanc

12:15 – 13:15 h 7th SESSION: Expanding the options to open the vessel: Customized technical solutions

Moderators: Teresa Díaz, Sonia Mosteiro

What technique should we use as a first intention? (double stent retriever/ aspiration/ stent retriever/ combined technique).
Alberto Gil

Does the use of large-bore catheters potentially improve recanalization in the first pass?
Raphaël Blanc

Radial access versus femoral access for mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients. Data provided by the «Sfera”
Marta de Dios Lascuevas

Discussión

13:15 – 13:25  h New endovascular technique for the treatment of extracranial dissection

Antonio Sagredo

13:25- 13:40 h How Ido it: Strength and Characteristics of a novel Dual Mode Access Catheter (Angiotres Solutions & Q´Apel Medical)

Antonio Lorenzo

13:40 – 14:00 h Representative Case: Transradial carotid revascularization in the context of aortoiliac occlusion: a strategic solution to adverse anatomy.

Alfonso López-Frías

14:00 – 16:00 h BREAK

16:00 – 17:00 h 8th SESSION: Panel discussion

Management of intracranial atheromatous plaques in the context of acute occlusion: predictors, number of thrombectomy passes, therapies (stent, angioplasty, medical treatment) types of stents according to location and anatomy, antiplatelet therapy, complications

Pedro Vega / Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez / Manuel Requena / Teresa Díaz / José Carlos Méndez

17:00- 19:00 h 9th SESSION: Challenging cases

Moderators: Alejandro Tomasello, Juan Macho, Javier Massó

Speakers: Teresa Díaz, Luisa Biscoito, Juan Carlos Llibre, Marta de Dios Lascuevas, Raphaël Blanc Carlos Rodríguez. Alejandro Tomasello, Manu Requena, Angela Schmolling, Isabel Gutiérrez, Marta Riol, Isabel Rodríguez.