Late Breaking Trials and Emerging Technology

Monday, March 2, 2026

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM MST

Moderator(s)

Steven Abramowitz, MD

Chair, Department of Vascular Surgery
MedStar Health
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Manj Gohel, MD

Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Presentations:

8:30 AM - 8:38 AM MST

Translating Preclinical Evidence into Clinical Practice: The New Recana System for Venous In‑Stent Restenosis
Abstract Podium Presenter: William A. Marston, MD – University of North Carolina School of Medicine
8:38 AM - 8:45 AM MST

Novel Color Accuracy Score for Venous Leg Ulcers
Abstract Podium Presenter: Alisha Oropallo, MD FACS, FSVS, FABWMS – Northwell Health
8:45 AM - 8:53 AM MST

Results of the GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Symptomatic Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction with or without Combined Iliofemoral Obstruction.
Abstract Podium Presenter: Stephen Black, MD, MBBCh – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
8:53 AM - 9:00 AM MST

Novel Approaches to Access Collecting Lymphatic Vessels Beneath Dermal Backflow: Photoacoustic Imaging and Lymphatic Wire Techniques
Abstract Podium Presenter: Yushi Suzuki, MD, PhD – Keio University School of Medicine
9:00 AM - 9:07 AM MST

Advancing Vascular Intervention: The Liberant™ Thrombectomy System
Abstract Podium Presenter: Misaki Kiguchi, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
9:07 AM - 9:15 AM MST

Randomized Controlled, Single-Blind, Parallel-Group Trial of Ovarian and Pelvic Vein Embolization in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Varices (EMBOLIZE Trial)
Abstract Podium Presenter: Gloria Salazar, MD – UNC Chapel Hill
9:15 AM - 9:22 AM MST

Retrospective Review of 5318 Patients with Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds Treated with Intermittent Topical Oxygen Therapy
Abstract Podium Presenter: Joann Lohr, MD – William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Association
9:22 AM - 9:29 AM MST

Novel T-stent solution: emerging study for nutcracker syndrome
Abstract Podium Presenter: Philippe H. Nicolini, MD – Clinique du Parc
9:29 AM - 9:37 AM MST

Study Design and Rationale of BOLT: A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Indigo Aspiration System
Abstract Podium Presenter: Patrick Muck, MD – TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
9:37 AM - 9:45 AM MST

Clearing the Way: A Prospective Multicenter Study of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Proximal DVT
Abstract Podium Presenter: Misaki Kiguchi, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
9:45 AM - 9:53 AM MST

DEFIANCE: A randomized controlled trial of mechanical thrombectomy versus anticoagulation alone for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Stephen Black, MD, MBBCh – Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
9:53 AM - 10:00 AM MST

Novel device for percutaneous selective closure of superficial veins: first in human experience
Abstract Podium Presenter: Steve Elias, MD – Englewood Hospital