LINC AT VIVA: OPTIMIZATION OF BTK RESULTS–WHAT IS THE BEST APPROACH? (Non-CME)

Monday, November 3, 2025

2:00pm - 3:00pm PT

Moderator(s)

Brian DeRubertis, MD

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Vascular Surgery
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Advisory Board; Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient; Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
BD (formerly Bard): Advisory Board; Consultant
Boston Scientific: Advisory Board; Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Cagent: Grants/Research Support Recipient; Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Concept Medical: Advisory Board; Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient; Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Medtronic: Advisory Board; Consultant; Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)

Panel(s)

Marianne Brodmann, MD

Head of Division of Angiology
Medical University Graz
Angiology
Graz, Austria

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Advisory Board
AngioDynamics: Advisory Board
Biotronik: Advisory Board
Boston Scientific: Advisory Board
Cook Medical: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Cordis: Advisory Board
Medtronic: Advisory Board
Reflow: Advisory Board
Shockwave: Advisory Board
Prakash Krishnan, MD

Director of Endovascular Services
Mount Sinai
Interventional Cardiology
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Sahil Parikh, MD

Director, Endovascular Services
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Interventional Cardiology
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Advisory Board; Grants/Research Support Recipient; Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Acotec: Grants/Research Support Recipient
AVS: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Boston Scientific: Advisory Board; Consultant; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Cagent: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Concept Medical: Advisory Board; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Cordis: Advisory Board
Inari Medical: Advisory Board
Medinol: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Medtronic: Advisory Board
Penumbra: Advisory Board; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Philips: Advisory Board; Grants/Research Support Recipient
R3 Vascular: Advisory Board; Grants/Research Support Recipient
Reflow: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Reflow Medical: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Shockwave: Advisory Board; Grants/Research Support Recipient; Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)
Terumo: Consultant
Veryan: Grants/Research Support Recipient
Peter Schneider, MD

Professor of Surgery
University of California San Francisco
Vascular Surgery
San Francisco, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Consultant
Acotec: Consultant
BD (formerly Bard): Consultant
Boston Scientific: Consultant
Cagent: Consultant
Endologix: Consultant
Healthcare Inroads: Consultant
Medtronic: Consultant
Shockwave: Consultant
Stryker: Consultant
Surmodics: Consultant
Ramon Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed

Vascular Surgeon
Prince of Wales Hospital
Vascular Surgery
Randwick, Australia

Disclosure(s): Abbott Vascular: Consultant
BD (formerly Bard): Consultant
Boston Scientific: Consultant
Concept Medical: Consultant
Cook Medical: Consultant
Endospan: Consultant
Gore and Associates: Consultant
Inari Medical: Consultant
Medtronic: Consultant
Nectero: Consultant
Philips: Consultant
R3: Consultant
Surmodics: Consultant
Tim Wittig, MD

Senior physician
Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Disclosure(s): Philips: Consultant

Presentations:

2:00pm - 2:07pm PT

Atherectomy vs IVL vs Specialty Balloons: What Works Best in BTK-Calcification?
Speaker: Prakash Krishnan, MD – Mount Sinai
2:07pm - 2:12pm PT

Panel Discussion
2:12pm - 2:19pm PT

Why Is Paclitaxel Still a Promising Drug for Complex BTK Interventions?
Speaker: Peter A. Schneider, MD – University of California San Francisco
2:19pm - 2:24pm PT

Panel Discussion
2:24pm - 2:31pm PT

Is Sirolimus the Better Alternative? Insights So Far
Speaker: Sahil A. Parikh, MD – New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2:31pm - 2:36pm PT

Panel Discussion
2:36pm - 2:43pm PT

Deep Vessel Wall Penetration Is Essential for Optimal Drug Delivery: How to Achieve It?
Speaker: Marianne Brodmann, MD – Medical University Graz
2:43pm - 2:48pm PT

Panel Discussion
2:48pm - 2:55pm PT

Luminal Gain Is Key! Scaffolds Are the Way to Go
Speaker: Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed – Prince of Wales Hospital
2:55pm - 3:00pm PT

Panel Discussion