SESSION XVII SCHEDULE
SESSION XVII: FOCUS ON NEW OR IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM Design Of A Non-High Risk CAS Trial
  Presenters: Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Endovascular Management Of Iliac Artery (TASC C And D) Lesions: When Should They Be Treated By PTA And Stenting And When By Open Bypass?
  Presenters: Sean P. Lyden, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Cryo Balloon Angioplasty Broadens The Role Of Primary PTA And Reduces The Need For Stenting In Complex SFA Lesions (TASC C And D)
  Presenters: Karl A. Illig, M.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Experimental Basis For Cryoplasty: Why Does It Work?
  Presenters: Bauer E. Sumpio, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM Open Cell Versus Closed Cell Carotid Stent Design: Indications, Advantages And Limitations Of Each
  Presenters: Mark H. Wholey, M.D.  
7:20 AM - 7:29 AM Panel Discussion
7:30 AM - 7:37 AM Introductory Remarks
  Presenters: Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
END OF SESSION XVII
 
SESSION XVIII SCHEDULE
SESSION XVIII: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:38 AM - 7:45 AM Update On The US Trial With The TX2 Thoracic Endograft
  Presenters: Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.  
7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Ten-Year Experience With Thoracic Endografts: Lessons Learned
  Presenters: Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, M.D.  
7:54 AM - 8:01 AM Will We Be Able To Treat Type A Dissections With Endografts?
  Presenters: Edward B. Diethrich, M.D.  
8:02 AM - 8:09 AM Present And Future Role Of Endografts For The Treatment Of Dissecting Aneurysms
  Presenters: Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
8:10 AM - 8:17 AM Are Aortic Stent Grafts Indicated For Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissections: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial (INSTEAD Trial) Comparing Endografts To Best Medical Therapy
  Presenters: Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D.  
8:18 AM - 8:25 AM Top 5 Reasons Why Thoracic Endografting Is More Complex And Dangerous Than Endograft Repair Of AAAs
  Presenters: Frank J. Criado, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM Current Limitations Of Thoracic Aortic Endografts
  Presenters: Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:34 AM - 8:41 AM The Truth About Thoracic Endografts: Are They All They Are Cracked Up To Be?
  Presenters: Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
8:42 AM - 8:51 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D. / Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
8:52 AM - 8:59 AM Evolution Of Fenestrated And Branched Endograft Devices: Will They Allow Endovascular Treatment Of All Aneurysms?
  Presenters: David E. Hartley, FRANZCR (Hon)  
9:00 AM - 9:07 AM Late Results With Fenestrated And Branched Endografts For Pararenal And Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  Presenters: John L. Anderson, M.D.  
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Lessons Learned From A 5-Year Experience With Fenestrated Endografts
  Presenters: Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.B,B.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
9:16 AM - 9:23 AM New Hybrid Technique (Endo/Open) For Complex Aneurysms Requiring Branched Grafts
  Presenters: Mario Lachat, M.D.  
9:24 AM - 9:31 AM Open Surgical Repair Of Descending Thoracic Aneurysms In The Endovascular Era: A 10-Year Experience
  Presenters: Edouard Kieffer, M.D.  
9:32 AM - 9:39 AM What Patients Will Never Be Suitable For Aortic Endograft Treatment?
  Presenters: Hazim J. Safi, M.D.  
9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XVIII
 
SESSION XIX SCHEDULE
SESSION XIX: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL DISEASE BY OPEN SURGERY (5-MINUTE TALKS WITH 2 QUESTIONS AFTER EACH TALK - NO PANEL)
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9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Lower Extremity Bypass Grafting Improves Quality Of Life: Results Of An 83-Center Study From The PREVENT Trial
  Presenters: Gregory L. Moneta, M.D.  
9:56 AM - 10:01 AM Duplex Guided Suction Thromboembolectomy – Techniques And Results: Is It A Better Way?
  Presenters: Enrico Ascher, M.D.  
10:02 AM - 10:07 AM Debate: Minimally Invasive Vein Harvest Is Better For Lower Extremity Bypasses
  Presenters: Peter Gloviczki, M.D.  
10:08 AM - 10:13 AM Debate: Compromised Bypass Outcomes After Minimal Incision Vein Harvest: It May Not Be A Better Way
  Presenters: Thomas E. Brothers, M.D.  
10:14 AM - 10:19 AM Is There A Role For Endografts In The Treatment Of Long Segment SFA Occlusion?
  Presenters: Thomas F. Panetta, M.D.  
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Femoropopliteal Bypass Is Still The Gold Standard For SFA Disease
  Presenters: John E. Connolly, M.D.  
10:26 AM - 10:31 AM Debate: Have Distal Anastomotic Vein Patches/Cuffs Or Distally Hooded Grafts Proven To Be Better Than Standard Prosthetic Grafts To Infrapopliteal Arteries?
  Presenters: Paul J. Gagne, M.D.  
10:32 AM - 10:37 AM Debate: All This Stuff About Patches, Cuffs And Hoods Is Nonsense
  Presenters: Evan C. Lipsitz, M.D.  
10:38 AM - 10:43 AM Improved 3-Year Patency Of Heparin Bonded PTFE (Propaten™) Grafts For Leg Bypasses
  Presenters: Patrick Peeters, M.D.  
10:44 AM - 10:49 AM What Factors Affect Lower Extremity Graft Failure? Can Any Be Modified?
  Presenters: Anton N. Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H.  
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Management Of Popliteal Artery Injuries In The War On Terrorism: Can Limbs Be Saved And How?
  Presenters: David L. Gillespie, M.D.  
10:56 AM - 11:01 AM A New Swirl Design For Prosthetic Bypass Grafts: Reasons Why This May Be Better Than Existing Grafts: Experimental And Early Clinical Results
  Presenters: Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, M.D.  
END OF SESSION XIX
 
SESSION XX SCHEDULE
SESSION XX: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS OR TREATMENTS OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN VASCULAR PATIENTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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11:02 AM - 11:09 AM Apo A-1 Milano Analogues, Torceptrapib, D-4F And Other HDL Raising Drugs: How Do They Work?
  Presenters: Russell H. Samson, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T.  
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Will Apo A-1 Milano Analogues And Other Medications Promote Clearing Of Atherosclerotic Plaque? When Will They Be Available?
  Presenters: Stephen Nicholls, M.D.  
11:18 AM - 11:25 AM Implantable Carotid Sinus Electrical Stimulation With The Rheos System For Treatment Of Drug Resistant Hypertension: Early Clinical Demonstration Of Safety And Effectiveness From A Multicenter Trial
  Presenters: Jürg Schmidli, M.D.  
11:26 AM - 11:33 AM Adjunctive Medical Therapies In Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery
  Presenters: Michael S. Conte, M.D.  
11:34 AM - 11:41 AM Hemodynamic Changes During CAS: Their Prevention Prevents Stroke And Mandates An Anesthesiologist For The Procedure
  Presenters: Marc R.H. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:42 AM - 11:49 AM Preoperative Studies And Appropriate Coronary Revascularization Are Not Worthwhile In Vascular Surgery Patients With And Without Coronary Artery Disease: Based On A Large Multicenter Randomized Trial
  Presenters: Joseph H. Rapp, M.D.  
11:50 AM - 11:57 AM Myths And Facts Regarding The Expanding Global Epidemic Of Cardiovascular Disease: What Can Be Done To Stop It?
  Presenters: Allan D. Callow, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:58 AM - 12:05 PM Panel Discussion
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION XX
 
SESSION XXI SCHEDULE
SESSION XXI: MORE ABOUT ANEURYSMS AND THEIR TREATMENT (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:07 PM Accepted Indications For Thoracic Endografts In France: Are These Reasonable In View Of Current Knowledge Worldwide?
  Presenters: Patrice F. Bergeron, M.D.  
1:08 PM - 1:15 PM Thoracic Aortic Dissections: Choosing The Right Techniques For Evaluation And Treatment
  Presenters: David M. Williams, M.D.  
1:16 PM - 1:23 PM How To Deal With Mobile Plaque In The Thoracic Aorta: Diagnosis, Prognosis And Treatment
  Presenters: Lars G. Svensson, M.D., Ph.D  
1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Experience With A New Device (Proximal Covered Stent/Distal Open Stent) For Treatment Of Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenters: Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D.  
1:32 PM - 1:39 PM Technical Tips For Stent-Graft Treatment Of Aortic Dissections: Important Precautions And Optimal Imaging
  Presenters: Burkhart Zipfel, M.D.  
1:40 PM - 1:47 PM Device Problems In The Curvature Zone Of The Upper Thoracic Aorta: How Can They Be Prevented?
  Presenters: Geoffrey H. White, M.D.  
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM What Is Happening With EVAR In Belgium? On What Basis Is There Difficulty With Reimbursement For EVAR? What Were The Findings And Flaws In The Belgian EUROSTAR Data?
  Presenters: Patrick Peeters, M.D.  
1:56 PM - 2:03 PM Percutaneous AAA Repair: Technical Improvements, Precautions And Contraindications: Is It For Every Surgeon? For Every Patient?
  Presenters: Zvonimir Krajcer, M.D., F.A.C.C.  
2:04 PM - 2:13 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXI
 
SESSION XXII SCHEDULE
SESSION XXII: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR IMAGING (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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2:14 PM - 2:21 PM Can CT Coronary Arteriography Now Replace Catheter Contrast Arteriography? If We Can Image The Coronaries We Can Image Anything
  Presenters: Geoffrey D. Rubin, M.D.  
2:22 PM - 2:29 PM Dynamic Cine MRA And CT To Evaluate AAA Morphology Before And After EVAR: Will It Obviate The Need For Sac Pressure Measurements And Importance With Branched Grafts To The Renal Arteries?
  Presenters: Hence J.M. Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D.  
2:30 PM - 2:37 PM Technique Of Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound: Its Role In Assessing Plaque Morphology And Influencing Patient Selection And Management With Carotid Lesions
  Presenters: Donald B. Reid, M.D.  
2:38 PM - 2:45 PM Carotid Plaque Analysis By Ultrasound Activity Index: What Role Should It Play In Determining Which Patients Need Intervention And What That Intervention Should Be?
  Presenters: Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng), FACS  
2:46 PM - 2:53 PM Does Duplex Carotid Evaluation Lead To Over-Utilization Of Prophylactic Carotid Interventions?
  Presenters: Gregory L. Moneta, M.D.  
2:54 PM - 3:01 PM How To Credential Vascular Surgeons Adequately For Reading Vascular Lab Studies
  Presenters: R. Eugene Zierler, M.D.  
3:02 PM - 3:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXII
 
SESSION XXIII SCHEDULE
SESSION XXIII: INTERESTING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DIALYSIS ACCESS AND VASCULAR TREATMENTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:11 PM - 3:18 PM Should All ESRD Patients Have An AV Fistula: A Retrospective Review Of 1,700 Consecutive Patients
  Presenters: A. Frederick Schild, M.D.  
3:19 PM - 3:26 PM The Use Of The U-Clip In Hemodialysis Access Surgery
  Presenters: Marc H. Glickman, M.D.  
3:27 PM - 3:34 PM How To Best Revise Failing Venous Bypass Grafts: Which Is Better, Venous Patches Or Interposition Grafts?
  Presenters: R. Clement Darling III, M.D.  
3:35 PM - 3:42 PM New Technology For Direct Intravascular Delivery Of Nitric Oxide As A Therapeutic Agent: Experimental And Early Pre-Clinical Experience
  Presenters: Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
3:43 PM - 3:49 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIII
 
SESSION XXIV SCHEDULE
SESSION XXIV: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VENOUS DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (6-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:50 PM - 3:56 PM The Future Of Venous Disease And Its Treatment
  Presenters: Bo G. Eklof, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:57 PM - 4:03 PM Present Role Of IVC Filter Placement In Patients Undergoing Open And Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Techniques, Indications And Effectiveness
  Presenters: Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, M.D.  
4:04 PM - 4:10 PM Temporary IVC Filters: Lessons Learned After 100 Retrievals: What Is The Future?
  Presenters: David Rosenthal, M.D.  
4:11 PM - 4:17 PM DVT – When To Treat, When Not To Treat: Use Of Lysis And Mechanical Thrombectomy
  Presenters: Cynthia K. Shortell, M.D.  
4:18 PM - 4:24 PM Role Of New Biomarkers In The Diagnosis And Management Of DVT: Do They Really Help?
  Presenters: Thomas W. Wakefield, M.D.  
4:25 PM - 4:31 PM Update On Endovenous Valve Replacement: Long-Term Results
  Presenters: Dusan Pavcnik, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:32 PM - 4:38 PM Dangerous Venous Crossings By Arteries: Location, Pathology And Optimal Treatment
  Presenters: J. Leonel Villavicencio, M.D.  
4:39 PM - 4:45 PM PTA Without Stenting Is Effective For Central Brachiocephalic Vein Stenoses: When Are Stents Indicated?
  Presenters: Samuel S. Ahn, M.D.  
4:46 PM - 4:55 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Bo G. Eklof, M.D., Ph.D. / Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., M.D.  
4:56 PM - 5:02 PM Treatment Of Venous Ulcers By Excision And Split Thickness
  Presenters: Kevin G. Burnand, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., M.S.  
5:03 PM - 5:09 PM Saphenous Nerve Injury With Vein Surgery: Incidence, Diagnosis, Impact, Prevention And Treatment
  Presenters: Michael C. Dalsing, M.D.  
5:10 PM - 5:16 PM Trials, Tribulations And Advantages Of Opening A Freestanding Outpatient Vein Center
  Presenters: Richard A. Baum, M.D.  
5:17 PM - 5:23 PM Evolving View Of The Importance Of The Small (Lesser) Saphenous Vein In The Management Of Venous Disease: Is It An Often Neglected Component?
  Presenters: Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., M.D.  
5:24 PM - 5:30 PM Technique And Results Of Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy For Perforator Veins: A Better Simpler Way Than SEPS
  Presenters: Elna M. Masuda, M.D.  
5:31 PM - 5:37 PM Incidence And Significance Of Upper Torso DVT: Does It Lead To Pulmonary Emboli And Is Anticoagulation Indicated?
  Presenters: Fred A. Weaver, M.D.  
5:38 PM - 5:44 PM Debate: Foam Sclerotherapy Will Eliminate Open And Endovascular Therapy For Varicose Veins
  Presenters: John J. Bergan, M.D.  
5:45 PM - 5:51 PM Debate: Foam Sclerotherapy Will Not Eliminate Other Treatments For Varicose Veins: What Are Its Uses?
  Presenters: Jose I. Almeida, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T.  
5:52 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISVS Business Meeting
END OF SESSION XXIV