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

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

Small and Medium Diamter Stents, Large Diameter Stents

10:30 AM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit

11:00 AM // ALIVE: LIVE-IN-BOX: STENT IMPLANTATION IN BASIC LESIONS

Aortic Coarctation, Pulmonary Artery Stenoses

12:00 PM // DISCUSSION

12:30 PM // Lunch and Exhibition visit

2:00 PM // HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER: HOW TO IMPROVE THE TECHNIQUE?

Preprocedural Advanced Imaging, How to Manage Acute Complications, Stenting Under Echoguidance

3:30 PM // DISCUSSION

4:00 PM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit

4:30 PM // SUPERHEROES LECTURE

Friday, October 16

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

Biomaterial Used for Stents Development: Impact for Clinical Practice (TBD), Biomechanical Features of Cariovascular Stents

10:00 AM // DISCUSSION

10:30 AM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit

11:00 AM // ALIVE: LIVE-IN-BOX: STENT IMPLANTATION IN COMPLEX LESIONS

Ductal Stenting, Sinus Venosus

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

Topics to be defined, BioAbsorbable Stents

4:00 PM // CONCLUSION

4:30 PM // END OF SYMPOSIUM

Et si la télésurveillance pouvait changer le suivi de votre insuffisance cardiaque ?

Pour cette nouvelle édition des Rencontres Connectées, la Dre Mélèze Hocini, cardiologue et directrice générale par intérim de Liryc, recevra le Dr Sylvain Ploux, cardiologue au CHU de Bordeaux, pour mettre en avant les bénéfices et les perspectives de ces avancées majeures en télésurveillance et notamment dans le cadre de l’insuffisance cardiaque.