SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 24: NEW TECHNIQUES AND NEW ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM C (SESSIONS 24 - 27) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Femoral Artery Exposure Complications Can Be Reduced By Using An Ultrasonic Coagulation Device (Focus From Ethicon) Rather Than Bovie Cautery
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM A New Flow Reversal Device For CAS Via A Cervical Approach Which Requires A Common Carotid Exposure
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Radiofrequency Renal Artery Neurolysis For Treatment Of Refractory Hypertension: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Advantages Of A Robotic Guidance System For Catheter Steerage In The Performance Of Fenestrated And Branched Endografting (The Hansen System)
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Acute Interventions For Stroke: Will Temporary And Permanent Stents Make A Difference: The Temporary Bypass And Clot Removal Concept
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Development Of Bioresorbable Scaffold Platforms For The Peripheral Vasculature: Can The Excellent Coronary Results Of The ABSORB TRIAL With Everolimus Polylactide Be Duplicated In Peripheral Arteries
  Presenter(s):Lewis B. Schwartz, MD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Bioabsorbable Polymers And Biodegradable Stents In Peripheral Arteries: Where Are We Going
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Long-Term (5-Year) Results Of The INSTEAD Trial Support The Advantages Of Early Endograft Treatment Of Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 25: THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS (TAAAS) AND TECHNIQUES TO REVASCULARIZE RENAL AND VISCERAL ARTERIES: CHIMNEYS, SNORKELS, SANDWICH GRAFTS AND THE MULTILAYER STENT (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM C (SESSIONS 24 - 27) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Simplified Open Surgical Technique For Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Americo Dinis da Gama, MD, PhD  
7:41 AM - 7:46 AM The Dark Side Of Chimney Grafts: Pitfalls And Precautions: Anatomical And Technical Issues
  Presenter(s):W. Anthony Lee, MD  
7:47 AM - 7:52 AM In Vitro Measurement Of Chimney/Snorkel/Sandwich “Gutters” And Which Chimneys Will Leak And Which Will Not
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
7:53 AM - 7:58 AM What Exactly Is The Sandwich Technique In Diagrams And How To Make It Work For Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Exclusion
  Presenter(s):Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD  
7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Chimney And Sandwich Grafts Can Work For Pararenal And TAAA Repair Including Ruptured TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair With 2 Bifurcation Endografts And Other Off-The-Shelf Devices: Technique, Early Results And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
8:11 AM - 8:16 AM DEBATE: Chimney Grafts Are A Good Solution For Pararenal And Thoracoabdominal AAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
8:17 AM - 8:22 AM DEBATE: All These New Techniques Are Smoke And Mirrors, Durable TAAA Repair Will Require Branched Endografts
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Off-The-Shelf Fenestrated Stent Graft For Treatment Of Juxtarenal And Pararenal AAAs: In What Percentage Of Patients Will They Work
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Progress With Off-The-Shelf Branched Endografts For TAAA Repair: In What Percentage Of Patients Will They Be Feasible
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM How To Perform TAAA Branched Endograft Repair Entirely From Below With C-Shaped Branches When Access From Above Is Impossible
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
8:41 AM - 8:46 AM The Multilayer Uncovered Stent (MARS) In The Treatment Of TAAAs: Results Of A Multicenter Study From France And North Africa
  Presenter(s):Claude D. Vaislic, MD  
8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Does Multilayer Stent Treatment Of TAAAs Result In Decreased Intrasac Pressure And Sac Shrinkage
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD  
8:53 AM - 8:58 AM With Acute Or Ruptured TAAAs Multilayered Uncovered Stents Are An Effective Treatment
  Presenter(s):Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
8:59 AM - 9:04 AM DEBATE: Experience With And Commentary On Multilayer (Uncovered) Stent Treatment Of TAAAs: Will They Make Branched Grafts Unnecessary And How Do They Work
  Presenter(s):Edward B. Diethrich, MD  
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM DEBATE: The Multilayer Stent Treatment Of TAAAs Is Too Good To Be True: There Will Always Be A Need For Branched Endografts
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
9:11 AM - 9:21 AM Panel Discussion/Break
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 25
 
SESSION 26 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 26: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY (LE) ISCHEMIA AND CLI (5-MINUTE TALKS) (OTHER RELATED TALKS/TOPICS ARE IN SESSIONS 14-17 AND 28)
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PROGRAM C (SESSIONS 24 - 27) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
9:21 AM - 9:26 AM The Double Balloon Rendezvous Technique For Treating Difficult To Cross Iliac Or Femoral Total Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Max Amor, MD  
9:27 AM - 9:32 AM Why Is Primary Bypass Better For Some Patients With CLI And Extensive Gangrene Or Ulceration: What Percentage Of CLI Patients Will Need Open Procedures On Their Arteries As A Primary Procedure
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
9:33 AM - 9:38 AM Repetitive Bypasses Are Justified After Multiple (2-5) Previous Failed Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
9:39 AM - 9:44 AM How Can One Predict CLI Patients With >50% Chance Of Death Or Amputation At 1 Year: These Patients Should Get Endo Treatment, Not A Bypass
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM How To Tell Which Infrainguinal Bypass Will Fail Early From A NSQIP Population Based Study
  Presenter(s):Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD  
9:51 AM - 9:56 AM Pedal Bypass With Deep Venous Arterialization: It Works When Arteries Seem Unreconstructable
  Presenter(s):Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)  
9:57 AM - 10:02 AM Decreased Incidence And Seasonal Variation Of Buerger’s Disease
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
10:03 AM - 10:08 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD / Michael S. Conte, MD  
10:09 AM - 10:14 AM Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Heparin Bonded (Propaten) And Standard PTFE Grafts For Lower Extremity Bypasses: 2-Year Results Are Better Than 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Advantages Of Heparin Bonded PTFE Grafts For All Lower Extremity Bypasses Including Those To Tibial Arteries: What Precautions Must Be Taken
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD  
10:21 AM - 10:26 AM Restenosis After Tibial PTA: Incidence And Effect On Clinical Outcomes: How Can It Be Prevented And Treated
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
10:27 AM - 10:32 AM Endovascular Below-Knee Interventions Have A High Morbidity And Reintervention Rate: What Should Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
10:33 AM - 10:38 AM When And In What Percentage Of Patients Should Open Surgery Be The First Option: Based On A Survey Of Endovascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
10:39 AM - 10:44 AM Use Of A Hybrid Vascular Graft (PTFE With Distal Stent) For CFA To Above Knee Popliteal Artery Revascularization: Technique, Advantages And Early Results
  Presenter(s):Syed M. Hussain, MD  
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 26
 
SESSION 27 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 27: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS, TREATMENT OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND COMPLICATIONS: (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM C (SESSIONS 24 - 27) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Value Of An Implantable Sensor In The Pulmonary Artery And Remote Sensing In Heart Failure: Results Of The CardioMEMS CHAMPION Trial
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
10:56 AM - 11:01 AM 4-Year Results Of The RHEOS Trial For Control Of Intractable Hypertension By Carotid Sinus Baroreceptor Simulation: It Works
  Presenter(s):Jürg Schmidli, MD  
11:02 AM - 11:07 AM Update On Radiofrequency Renal Artery Denervation For Resistant Hypertension: Risks And Benefits: Effect On Diabetes And Mortality: Is It Durable
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
11:08 AM - 11:13 AM Video On Technique For Radiofrequency Renal Denervation
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
11:14 AM - 11:19 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction By Internal Pudendal Stenting: A New Horizon For Vascular Specialists: The ZEN Trial
  Presenter(s):Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, MD  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM What Drugs May Slow Or Stop AAA Growth
  Presenter(s):John A. Curci, MD / Robert W. Thompson, MD  
11:26 AM - 11:31 AM Mechanism Of Aneurysm Formation With Aortic Dissections: It Is All About The False Lumen Diastolic Pressure: An Hypothesis
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD / Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD  
11:32 AM - 11:37 AM What Is The Best Medical Treatment For Vascular Disease Patients And What Must It Show To Be The Primary Treatment For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
11:38 AM - 11:43 AM Novel Concepts To Raise HDL: The Next Frontier In Lipid Management: The Role Of Anacetrapib And Cholesterol Efflux Capacity (CEC) On HDL Levels And Function
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
11:44 AM - 11:49 AM Endograft Treatment Of Mycotic Aneurysms: When Is It Effective And When Not: Diagnosis And Treatment Of Endograft Infection
  Presenter(s):Peter R. Taylor, MA, MChir, FRCS, ARCM  
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Americas Hall I, 3rd Floor
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 27
 
SESSION 28 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 28: NEW LATE BREAKING CONCEPTS, UPDATES AND MISCELLANEOUS HOT TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY AND AORTIC DISEASE (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM D (SESSIONS 28 - 30) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
6:45 AM - 6:50 AM For SFA TASC B And TASC C Lesions, PTA And Stenting Is Superior To Bypass Surgery
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Are Tibial Endovascular Treatments As Effective As Tibial And Pedal Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Should Small Veins (2-3 mm In Diameter) Be Used As Infrainguinal Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Hisham Rashid, MSc, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)  
7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Cool Excimer Laser Is Better Than PTA For Tibial Artery Lesions: Based On 4-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
7:09 AM - 7:14 AM Role Of Sequential Bypasses And Other Complex Open Arterial Reconstructions In The Endovascular Era
  Presenter(s):Manfred Deutsch, MD  
7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Advantages Of The Hansen Remotely Steerable Catheter And Sheath System In Endovascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Crossing Chronic Total Occlusions With The Wildcat Catheter: How Does It Work
  Presenter(s):John P. Pigott, MD  
7:27 AM - 7:32 AM For Iliac Lesions Which Stent (Balloon-Expandable Or Self-Expanding) Is Best For TASC A And B Lesions; For C And D Lesions (The BRAVISSIMO Trial)
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
7:33 AM - 7:38 AM Routine Use Of Re-entry Devices For Treating Iliac Total Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
7:39 AM - 7:44 AM How Should We Evaluate The Hemodynamic Benefits Of Endovascular Lower Extremity Treatments: Patency And Angiography Are Not Sufficient
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD  
7:45 AM - 7:50 AM 3-Year Results From The VIBRANT Trial Comparing Viabahn Stent-Graft With Bare Metal Stent: Are There Patency Differences
  Presenter(s):Mark W. Mewissen, MD  
7:51 AM - 7:59 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Mark A. Adelman, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Technique For Treating Renal Artery Aneurysm And AVF With Detachable Hydrocoils (AZUR)
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Limitations Of Self-Expanding Stent-Grafts And When Should Balloon-Expandable Stent-Grafts Be Used Preferentially
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Value Of Endostapling To Prevent Device Migration In EVAR: Laboratory And Clinical Results In The U.S. And In Europe, And Update On The Improved Aptus Endograft
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD  
8:18 AM - 8:23 AM For Short AAA Necks, Endografts With Infrarenal Fixation Are As Good As Those With Suprarenal Fixation Based On New Data
  Presenter(s):Robert Y. Rhee, MD  
8:24 AM - 8:29 AM What Percentage Of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms Can Be Treated By A Standard Off-The-Shelf Device And What Percentage Cannot
  Presenter(s):Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Mechanisms Of Endograft Collapse After TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD  
8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Beware Of The Ascending Aorta In Total Arch Debranching: Pitfalls And Necessary Precautions
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
8:42 AM - 8:47 AM “Coral Reef” Calcified Aortic Lesions Must Be Treated By Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Wilhelm Sandmann, MD  
8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Treatment Of Type II Endoleaks By Accessing The AAA Sac Via The Distal Endograft Seal Zone: How To Do It And Why It Is Better
  Presenter(s):Gioacchino Coppi, MD  
8:54 AM - 8:59 AM A New Better Technique To Evaluate And Treat Type II Endoleaks By Embolization (Onyx) Via A Laser-Assisted Transarterial Transgraft Puncture Into The AAA Sac
  Presenter(s):Mark W. Mewissen, MD  
9:00 AM - 9:08 AM Panel Discussion
9:08 AM - 9:25 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 28
 
SESSION 29 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 29: NEW LATE BREAKING CONCEPTS, UPDATES AND MISCELLANEOUS HOT TOPICS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM D (SESSIONS 28 - 30) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM New Developments In The Treatment Of Carotid Body Tumors From Ecuador Where They Are Common: What Is The Etiology And Best Treatment Tricks
  Presenter(s):Oscar L. Ojeda, MD  
9:31 AM - 9:36 AM Onyx - A Good Treatment For Hopeless AVMs In Difficult Sites
  Presenter(s):Furuzan Numan, MD  
9:37 AM - 9:42 AM Current Methods For Treating Puncture Related Pseudoaneurysms May Be Inappropriate And Harmful: How Should We Do It
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
9:43 AM - 9:48 AM Visceral Aneurysms Associated With Celiac And SMA Stenosis: What Are The Pitfalls And How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
9:49 AM - 9:54 AM Infraclavicular Approach For First Rib Resection For Venous TOS: Technique, Advantages, Limitations
  Presenter(s):Darren B. Schneider, MD  
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Midterm Results Of Heparin Bonded PTFE Graft (Propaten) For Lower Extremity Bypasses Show It Is A Good Alternative To Saphenous Vein When It Is Unavailable Or Of Poor Quality
  Presenter(s):Walter Dorigo, MD  
10:01 AM - 10:06 AM DEBATE: Endovascular Treatment Of Para-anastomotic Aneurysms After Open AAA Repair: Fenestrated Grafts Are Rarely Required: How Can They Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD / Ziheng Wu, MD, PhD  
10:07 AM - 10:12 AM DEBATE: Endovascular Treatment Of Para-anastomotic Aneurysms After Open AAA Repair: Fenestrated Grafts Are Usually Required
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
10:13 AM - 10:21 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 29
 
SESSION 30 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 30: MORE LATE BREAKING NEW CONCEPTS, UPDATES AND HOT TOPICS (5-MINUTES TALKS)
Moderators:Larry H. Hollier, MD / Weiguo Fu, MD  
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PROGRAM D (SESSIONS 28 - 30) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
10:21 AM - 10:26 AM New Endograft Designs For Dealing With Aortic Arch Aneurysms: Technical Advances From China
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
10:27 AM - 10:32 AM Occludable Endograft Branches For Spinal Cord Protection With TEVAR And Extensive Aortic Coverage
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
10:33 AM - 10:38 AM Role And Importance Of The Vascular Surgeon In Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
10:39 AM - 10:44 AM Strategies For Improving The Seal Of Parallel Grafts (Chimneys, Snorkels, Periscopes And Sandwich Grafts)
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Endovascular Approach To Complex AAA When Patient Has Simultaneous CLI
  Presenter(s):Jacques Busquet, MD  
10:51 AM - 10:56 AM Spontaneous Aortic Remodeling After Acute Type B Dissection: How Often Does It Occur And Why
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
10:57 AM - 11:02 AM Tips And Tricks For Explanting Thoracic Endografts
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD  
11:03 AM - 11:08 AM How To Get An Investigator Sponsored IDE For Physician Modified (Fenestrated) Endografts: Experience To Date With Elective, Urgent And Ruptured Juxtarenal AAAs
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
11:09 AM - 11:14 AM What Does The Future Look Like With Closure Devices: New Tricks And New Devices
  Presenter(s):W. Anthony Lee, MD  
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Outcomes With HIT And Propaten Grafts: Can They Be Used Safely
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
11:21 AM - 11:26 AM Experience In 50 Patients With Long TASC D Lesions Of The SFA Treated With Heparin Bonded Viabahn Grafts
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
11:27 AM - 11:32 AM Impact Of Surgeon Volumes On Vascular Surgery Outcomes: The Composite Vascular Surgery Numbers Are More Important Than Operation Specific Numbers
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
11:33 AM - 11:38 AM Bovine Pericardial Patch And Other Adjuncts Can Effectively Treat Infected Arterial Reconstructions Involving The Femoral Artery Without Interrupting Blood Flow: Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
11:39 AM - 11:44 AM When Do Angiosomes Matter In CLI And What to Do About It
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD  
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM Clinical Parameters To Predict Which Patients Should Be Screened For The Presence Of High-Grade Carotid Stenosis: At The Least They Can Receive Statins And Optimal Medical Treatment
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Riles, MD  
11:51 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Americas Hall I, 3rd Floor
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 30
 
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 31: MORE ON THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT (5-MINUTE TALKS - OTHER RELATED TOPICS ARE IN SESSIONS 25, 28, 30 AND 37)
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PROGRAM E (SESSIONS 31 - 32) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM What Improvements Are Occurring With Thoracic Endografts And How Are They Helping In Patient Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Results Of The North American Complex Abdominal Aortic Debranching Registry (NACAADR): How Good/Bad Are The Results Of Visceral/Renal Debranching Nationwide
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Tips And Tricks For Performing Abdominal Debranching Safely And Effectively With Low Morbidity And Mortality
  Presenter(s):William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM What Improvements Have Occurred With AAA EVAR Devices And How Are They Helping In Patient Treatment
  Presenter(s):Michel S. Makaroun, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Non-Surgical Treatment Of Intraabdominal Hypertension In Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS): What Are The Techniques And When Is It Safe And When Not
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Late Type I Endoleaks After EVAR: How Dangerous/Safe Is Conservative Treatment: When Can They Be Treated By Coils And Glue
  Presenter(s):James May, MD, MS, FRACS, FACS  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM How Can You Predict Which EVAR Patient Will Get A Persistent And Problematic Type II Endoleak? What Should Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM DEBATE: Use Of Non-Onyx Glue In The Treatment Of Persistent Type II Endoleaks: Technical Tips And Results: You Don’t Need Onyx
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM DEBATE: Onyx (“Glue”) In The Treatment Of Persistent Type II Endoleaks: Technical Tips And Onyx Is Best
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Treatment Of Type I Endoleaks After EVAR With Fibrin Glue Embolization
  Presenter(s):Zaiping Jing, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 31
 
SESSION 32 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 32: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND GUIDANCE (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM E (SESSIONS 31 - 32) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM A New Method For Imaging Vascular Lesions In Real Time 3D To Facilitate Precise And Accurate Atherectomy And Other Treatments
  Presenter(s):John P. Pigott, MD / John B. Simpson, MD, PhD  
2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Advances In IVUS For Endovascular Interventions
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Latest Developments In Use Of Duplex To Replace Contrast Fluoroscopy For Vascular Interventions: When Is It A Better Way
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Why IVUS Is Essential For Treatment Of Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Progress In Imaging For Aortic Dissections: Use Of Dynamic MRI And Image Fusion In Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Dyna CT: Can It Replace Completion Angio And Follow-up CTA After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
2:42 PM - 2:47 PM MR Imaging: Recent Advances And Future Prospects
  Presenter(s):John Blebea, MD / Judy Blebea, MD  
2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Simple Axial CT Does Not Allow Optimal Graft Sizing For EVAR: What Sort Of Imaging Is Needed And Why
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Novel MR And CT Techniques For Renal Insufficiency Patients In The Era Of NSF
  Presenter(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
3:00 PM - 3:06 PM Panel Discussion
3:06 PM - 3:20 PM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 32
 
SESSION 33 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 33: LATE BREAKING CONCEPTS OR DATA RELATED TO THORACIC OR ABDOMINAL AORTIC DISEASE (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM F (SESSIONS 33 - 34) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM There Is A Subgroup Of Patients With Large AAAs That Should Not Be Repaired Because Their Comorbidities Make Prophylactic Repair Have No Value: How Is This Subgroup Defined
  Presenter(s):K. Craig Kent, MD  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Clinical Experience With A Balloon Expandable Endograft (SETA) For EVAR: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Hernan G. Bertoni, MD  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Dacron Fatigue Tears After EVAR With TALENT Endografts: Treatment Requires A Stock Of TALENT Cuffs And AUI Components
  Presenter(s):Claude Mialhe, MD  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Non-Invasive Evaluation Of The Hemodynamic (Functional) Significance Of Coronary Artery Stenoses: Is This Stent Really Necessary
  Presenter(s):Christopher K. Zarins, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM When Can Intraoperative Type 1A Endoleaks During EVAR Be Safely Ignored
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM The “Rupture Device Kit” And Other Tricks For Treating Ruptured AAAs
  Presenter(s):Ricardo Aun, MD  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Radiofrequency Renal Denervation (Ardian) Is A New Way To Control Intractable Hypertension With Acute Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Current Global Results With EVAR Are Still Better Than Those Of The Past: The ENGAGE Registry
  Presenter(s):Vincent Riambau, MD, PhD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 AM Durability Of Fenestrated And Branched Aortic Endografts
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD / Roy K. Greenberg, MD  
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Wisdom And Top Tips For Inventors And Developers Of Medical Devices (Web-Based)
  Presenter(s):Julio C. Palmaz, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:07 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 33
 
SESSION 34 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 34: NEW CONCEPTS AND LATE BREAKING INFORMATION (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM F (SESSIONS 33 - 34) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
2:08 PM - 2:13 PM Future Trends In Clinical Trials In Vascular Surgery: Tips And Tricks For How Vascular Surgeons Can Get Involved And Get Supported
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC  
2:14 PM - 2:19 PM Non-Standard Femoral Access Techniques When Confronted With Stenotic Or Calcified Femoral Arteries Or Morbidly Obese Patients
  Presenter(s):Thomas O. McNamara, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM New Findings From The RESILIENT Trial: The Advantages Of Stents In The SFA Are Durable
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
2:26 PM - 2:31 PM New Directions For Improving Lower Extremity Bypass Results
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Is Atherectomy A Useful And Cost Effective Tool In Lower Extremity Vascular Disease Treatment
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Morgan, MD  
2:38 PM - 2:43 PM How To Deal With Para-anastomotic Aneurysms After Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Arno von Ristow, MD  
2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Scalloped TEVAR Endograft Devices For Thoracic Aneurysms Involving The Celiac Axis
  Presenter(s):Peter R. Taylor, MA, MChir, FRCS, ARCM  
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Retrograde Type A Aortic Dissection After TEVAR: Pathogenesis And How To Prevent
  Presenter(s):Weiguo Fu, MD  
2:56 PM - 3:01 PM Long-Term (9-Year) Comparison Of EVAR And Open Repair From A Single Center Shows That EVAR Is Better
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan, Jr., MD  
3:02 PM - 3:20 PM Panel Discussion/Break
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 34
 
SESSION 35 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 35: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE - PART IA (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM G (SESSIONS 35 - 36) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
3:20 PM - 3:25 PM Submassive Pulmonary Emboli: An Underrecognized And Undertreated Entity Which Can Be Fatal
  Presenter(s):Victor F. Tapson, MD  
3:26 PM - 3:31 PM Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Anticoagulation With Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis (EKOS) In Patients With Pulmonary Emboli And Right Ventricular Dysfunction
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
3:32 PM - 3:37 PM Rotarex Endovascular Clot Removal System Is Effective Treatment For Massive Pulmonary Emboli
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
3:38 PM - 3:43 PM Use Of The ANGIOJET And Lysis To Treat Pulmonary Emboli Pharmacomechanically
  Presenter(s):Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, MD  
3:44 PM - 3:49 PM Role Of IVC Filters In Preventing Pulmonary Embolism: Are They As Good As We Think
  Presenter(s):Jörn O. Balzer, MD, PhD  
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Venous Aneurysms And Phlebectasia: Silent Killers: How Should They Be Detected And Treated
  Presenter(s):J. Leonel Villavicencio, MD  
3:56 PM - 4:01 PM New Developments From The American Venous Forum And In The Surgical And Endovascular Treatment Of Venous Disease From Around The World
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Guidelines For Strategies For Early Thrombus Removal For Acute DVT
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
4:08 PM - 4:13 PM The New Antithrombotic Drugs: Is The Hype Justified: Do Vascular Surgeons Need To Use Them And How
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
4:14 PM - 4:19 PM Which Patients With Venous Insufficiency Including Varicose Veins Should Be Treated: Evidence Based Recommendations From The U.K.
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA  
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Approaches To Catheter Associated DVT: Rates Of Progression, Pulmonary Emboli Potential, Best Treatment And Recurrence Rates
  Presenter(s):Gregory L. Moneta, MD  
4:26 PM - 4:35 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 35
 
SESSION 36 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 36: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE - PART IB (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM G (SESSIONS 35 - 36) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM DEBATE: Iliac Vein Stenting Always Works Well For Iliac Vein DVT
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
4:41 PM - 4:46 PM DEBATE: Iliac Vein Stenting Does Not Always Work Well For Iliac Vein DVT
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
4:47 PM - 4:52 PM New Developments In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of May-Thurner Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
4:53 PM - 4:58 PM Highlights Of The SVS/AVF Document On The Treatment Of Lower Extremity Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
4:59 PM - 5:04 PM How Long Should Patients With DVT Be Given Anticoagulation
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM IVUS vs. Contrast Venography In The Assessment Of Iliac Vein Disease
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
5:11 PM - 5:16 PM Tips And Tricks For Major IVC Resection For Excision Of Large Tumors
  Presenter(s):William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD  
5:17 PM - 5:22 PM Reasons Not To Put IVC Filters In Trauma Patients And Other High Risk Patients
  Presenter(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
5:23 PM - 5:28 PM IVUS Guided IVC Placement: Tips For Doing It Accurately And Safely
  Presenter(s):Dennis F. Bandyk, MD  
5:29 PM - 5:34 PM New Developments In The Aggressive Catheter Based Treatment Of Submassive Pulmonary Emboli: When And How Should They Be Treated Interventionally
  Presenter(s):Peter H. Lin, MD  
5:35 PM - 5:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 36
 
SESSION 37 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 37: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE - PART IIA (5-MNIUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM H (SESSIONS 37 - 38) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
3:20 PM - 3:25 PM Central Venous Occlusion Recanalization With Radiofrequency Wires: Technique, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Marcelo S. Guimaraes, MD / Renan Uflacker, MD  
3:26 PM - 3:31 PM A Dedicated Compression Navigator Improves Compliance With Compressive Devices And Improves Outcomes With Chronic Venous Insufficiency
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
3:32 PM - 3:37 PM How Can We Reduce The Incidence Of Venous Ulcers By 50% In 10 Years
  Presenter(s):Monika L. Gloviczki, MD, PhD  
3:38 PM - 3:43 PM Do Pharmacomechanical Techniques For Clot Removal Injure Valve Function: What Is The Best Way To Remove Clot In DVT: Maximal Clot Removal Is Best
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
3:44 PM - 3:49 PM Rapid Thrombolysis Techniques For More Safely Treating DVT: Use Of ANGIOJET And tPA In High Risk Patients
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Hepatocaval Venous Occlusive Disease: Experience In >80 Cases
  Presenter(s):Zhong Gao Wang, MD  
3:56 PM - 4:01 PM Current Optimal Treatment Of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome
  Presenter(s):George H. Meier III, MD  
4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Progress In Development Of A Bioprosthetic Valve For Treatment Of Deep Venous Insufficiency
  Presenter(s):Dusan Pavcnik, MD, PhD  
4:08 PM - 4:13 PM Venous Embyology Is The Key To Understanding CCSVI In Multiple Sclerosis
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
4:14 PM - 4:19 PM Treatment Of Chronic Venous Insufficiency With Stents: When Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
4:20 PM - 4:35 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 37
 
SESSION 38 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 38: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE - PART IIB (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM H (SESSIONS 37 - 38) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Chemical Ablation Of Varicose Veins In A Bloodless Field: How To Do It And Is It Worth The Extra Effort
  Presenter(s):Magdiel Trinidad Vasquez, MD  
4:41 PM - 4:46 PM IVUS For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Innominate And Superior Vena Cava Obstructive Disease
  Presenter(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
4:47 PM - 4:52 PM New Technique To Heal Venous Ulcers By Ultrasound Guided Injection Of Sclerosant Into Terminal Source Of Reflux
  Presenter(s):Ronald G. Bush, MD  
4:53 PM - 4:58 PM What Is Wrong With The Old Concept Of Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
4:59 PM - 5:04 PM World Guidelines For Managing Venous Ulcers: What Is The State-Of-The-Art
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM New Techniques To Image Venous Pathology With Catheter-Directed MR Venography And CT Venography And Their Use In The Workup Of Complex Varicosities And Compressive And Congestive Syndromes
  Presenter(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
5:11 PM - 5:16 PM Idiopathic IVC Aneurysms And Their Significance And Management
  Presenter(s):Erik E. Debing, MD  
5:17 PM - 5:22 PM Update On The Status Of The Bioconvertible Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Retrieval Is Unnecessary: Initial Clinical Experience”
  Presenter(s):David Rosenthal, MD  
5:23 PM - 5:28 PM Diagnosis And Management Of Pelvic/Iliac Venous Disease In The Setting Of Superficial Reflux: When To Suspect It, How To Evaluate It And What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
5:29 PM - 5:34 PM Minimally Invasive Treatment For Venous Ulceration: What Is The Best Evidence-Based Approach
  Presenter(s):Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH  
5:35 PM - 5:40 PM Stenting Iliocaval Venous Lesions On The Basis Of Clinical Suspicion And IVUS Only
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RVT  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 38