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CX delegates were presented data from the first 10 EVAR patients treated using a new conformable device, the Gore Excluder conformable abdominal aortic aneurysm endoprosthesis with active control system, yesterday.
Robert Rhee (Brooklyn, New York), the national principal investigator of the US investigational device exemption (IDE) trial for […]
In yesterday’s plenary programmes, the future of the Charing Symposium was launched with the initiation of live case demonstrations to illustrate key data discussed on the programme. This year, both the Thoracic Aortic programme and the Peripheral Critical Ischaemia programme featured these illuminating cases, which stirred discussion and […]
Stroke is a major concern following TEVAR (thoracic endovascular aortic repair) and Charing Cross delegates heard the results from a collaborative study that pooled practice data from a number of high-volume centres in order to benefit patients undergoing the procedure. A highlight of the session was the […]
Yann Gouëffic
The BATTLE trial comparing a drug-eluting stent (Zilver PTX, Cook) vs. a bare metal stent (Misago, Terumo) for the treatment of intermediate femoropopliteal lesions has failed to the show superiority of the paclitaxel-coated stent at one-year follow-up. The trial highlights a need for further direct […]
Rodney White
This year’s annual China Endovascular Course (CEC; 2–5 November, Beijing, China) played host to the first CX@CEC session, in collaboration with the Charing Cross Symposium. Focused on complex aortic disease, this session featured a selection of international and Chinese experts […]
Ross Naylor at CX 2017
CX 2018 will close with the Acute Stroke CONTROVERSIES programme, which Ross Naylor—a member of the CX Programme Organising Board—promises will be a memorable session. The highlight will be five debates that will address a few “sacred cows” that arouse considerable controversy around […]
Juan Parodi (San Isidro, Argentina) gives an opening talk at CX 2018 “Reversal of lower extremity intermittent claudication and rest pain by hydration”. Come to CX on Day 1 to see if it as simple as that! Read the interview below for more information.
What are the limitations […]
Fabrizio Fanelli (Florence, Italy), CX Faculty, says that a key point about CX is that it – unlike other meetings – provides opportunities for discussion. He notes that the “active discussion” at the podium is “very important” for what you learn at the meeting. Register for CX 2018!
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CX Faculty member Barry Katzen (Miami, United States) discusses how attending CX has affected his clinical practice and how he always is “universally losing” debates at CX! Register for CX 2018!
CX programme organising board member Alun Davies (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom) reviews how CX has changed in the last 24 years that he has been attending the symposium, his most memorable moments, and the one word he would use to describe the meeting. Register for CX 2018!
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“One of the great things” about CX, according to CX Faculty member Kathleen Gibson (Bellevue, United States), is that it provides a “global perspective”. She says she “learns more and more” every time she attends. Register for CX 2018!
Rodney White (Torrance, United States), CX Faculty, says that CX has been a “very good forum” for not only new technologies but also how we adapt them to current practice. He notes that CX chairman Roger Greenhalgh has always been at the forefront of the latest developments. Register for CX 2018!