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June 4th, 2025 — Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
Last but not least, we are back for Day 3 of the LINNC Paris 2025, sharing wonderful evidence-based medicine, cases and experience among friends.
After a wonderful and well-deserved evening in Paris yesterday, we were back again in the early morning at the Carousel du Louvre for DAY 3, to talk about stroke, venous stenting and challenging cases from the audience among friends!
First, some news about the cases from last year
To start the day, the members of the team from Bicêtre (France), Mumbai (India), Philadelphia (USA), Toronto (Canada) and Can Tho (Vietnam) presented the follow-up of the 16 patients treated at LINNC Paris 2024. It is important to keep track of our outcomes. Special point was taken that Tirofiban is a useful tool to have when using flow-diverters!
Ischemic stroke and thrombectomy, so much remains open to debate!
The thematic thread of ischemic stroke dominated the rest of the morning session.
First, Wim van Zwam did a lecture on wake-up strokes, offering a new paradigm to the last seen well time, while Italo Linfante followed with insights from the Hemera 1 trial. In order to fuel the debate, each talk alternated with recorded cases in live conditions; To start a case from Bicêtre with a low NIHSS score with an M2 occlusion: should you treat and how? and second, a case from Toronto of a challenging posterior cerebral artery occlusion. When should you modify your initial strategy? These cases brought real-life decision-making to the audience, bridging didactic knowledge with on-the-ground challenges.
MT techniques… How to decide?
After a refreshing break in the exhibition area, we were able to witness one of the most spirited debate: stent retriever vs. distal aspiration as the first line therapy for MT by Serdar Geyik and Jan Gralla. It was followed by Raul Nogueira giving an amazing lecture on distal thrombectomy. He emphasized how it’s all about patient selection... Late morning, we continued with Tudor Jovin addressing a compelling question on thrombectomy for large core: How can we explain the strong clinical benefit? We shouldn’t exclude a patient based on large core, and he explained why.
Finally, we were treated to another Raul Nogueira presentation on an important topic:
accessibility and equity in stroke care. Stroke outcome shouldn’t depend on your postal code!
Before breaking for lunch, the audience had a heartwarming “Behind the scenes” moment — a round of applause for the organizers, teams, and invisible hands that made this landmark event possible.
Afternoon sessions: Venous complications and more cases…
The post-lunch session moved into the complex terrain of venous stenting complications… In a round table format, with case presentations by Tudor Jovin and Vitor Pereira, the session dissected real complications, always unexpected, opening a rare window into the practical realities of treating venous disease. These cases left the audience and the expert panel puzzled. Still so much to understand…
Then came one of the most anticipated moments of the conference: the Best Case Presentations by LINNC online members. In a truly global showcase, interventionalists from India, Türkiye, China, Colombia and Bresil presented their most challenging and creative cases. Each case sparked discussion and admiration. Congratulations, Yingying ZHANG for the Best Case Award at LINNC 2025!
Until next year…
Finally, the conference drew to a close with heartfelt closing remarks from the course directors Jacques Moret, Laurent Spelle, and Vitor Mendes Pereira, as everyone bid adieu to another successful edition of LINNC — full of memories, breakthroughs, and a collective commitment to excellence.
As we close the curtain on LINNC Paris 2025, we leave with renewed knowledge, international friendships, and a fire to keep innovating.
Cheers,
Jonathan Cortese
Bicêtre Hospital,
Paris
