On October 15 and 16, 2026, Liryc is organizing the 2nd edition of the DISCOVERY symposium – Device InnovationS in COngenital and Valvular transcathetER therapY. This event aims to bring together leading international experts for two days of high-level scientific exchange to foster stimulating discussions on the latest advances in congenital/valvular transcatheter interventions, from innovative concepts to clinical practice.

STENTS IN PAEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES: DESIGN, APPLICATIONS ND FUTURE INNOVATIONS

Thursday, October 15

8:45 AM // WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

👤 Zakaria JALAL, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)

👤 Jean-Benoît THAMBO, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)

👤 Thomas MODINE, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)

9:00 AM // VERIDIS QUO: HISTORY OF STENT IMPLANTATION IN CHD
👤 Philipp BONHOEFFER (Italy)

9:30 AM // AROUND THE WORLD: OVERVIEW OF CURRENT AVAILABLE STNTS FOR CHD INTERVENTIONS

• Small and Medium Diamter Stents, Large Diameter Stents
  👤 Giuti MILANI, Necker Hospital (France)
• Large Diameter Stents
  👤 Lee BENSON, SickKids Hospital (Canada)

10:30 AM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit

11:00 AM // HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER: HOW TO IMPROVE THE TECHNIQUE?

• Preprocedural Advanced Imaging
  👤 Claudio CAPELLI, University College London (UK)
• How to Manage Acute Complications
  👤 Sir Shakeel A QURESHI, Evelina London children’s Hospital (UK)
• Antithrombotic therapy following stent implantations
  👤 Amy KISKADDON, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (USA) – TBC

12:30 PM // DISCUSSION

1:00 PM // Lunch and Exhibition visit

2:30 PM // ALIVE : RECORDED CASES: STENT IMPLANTATION

• Aortic Coarctation
  👤Matthew GILLESPIE, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (USA)
• Pulmonary Artery Stenoses
  👤 Shabana SHAHANAVAZ, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (USA)
  

3:30 PM // DISCUSSION

4:00 PM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit

4:30 PM // SUPERHEROES LECTURE
👤 Marc GEWILLIG, University Hospitals (UZ), Leuven (Belgium) – TBC

Friday, October 16

9:00 AM // AERODYNAMIC: STENTS IN CHD: THE ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE

• Biomaterial Used for Stents Development: Impact for Clinical Practice
  👤 Lorenza DRAGHI, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
• Biomechanical Features of Cariovascular Stents
  👤 Silvia FARE, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

10:00 AM // DISCUSSION

10:30 AM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit

11:00 AM // ALIVE: RECORDED CASES: STENT IMPANTATION

• Ductus Arteriosus Stenting in the Duct Dependent Pulmonary Circulation
  👤 Ender ÖDEMIS, Koç University School of Medicine (Türkiye)
• Sinus Venosus
  👤 Younes BOUDJEMLINE, Sidra Centre (Qatar)

12:00 PM // Lunch and Exhibition visit

1:00 PM // TOUR OF THE LIRYC INSTITUTE LABORATORIES (TBC)

2:00 PM // TECHNOLOGIC: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS FOR CHD INTERVENTIONS

• Extravascular Stenting
  👤 Peter EWERT, TUM University, German Heart Center Munich (Germany)

• BioAbsorbable Stents
  👤 TBC
• New Developments for Ductal Stenting
  👤 Beverly TANG, Starlight Cardiovascular (USA) – TBC

4:00 PM // CONCLUSION

4:30 PM // END OF SYMPOSIUM