SESSION 39 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 39: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS AND THEIR TREATMENT: LAPAROSCOPY (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Health Care Rationing: Should Patients >80 With A Ruptured AAA Be Offered Open Repair Or EVAR: Is It Clinically And Cost Effective: Based On An Analysis Of 250 Patients
  Presenter(s):Florian Dick, MD  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM Do Newer Devices Facilitate EVAR For Ruptured AAAs: What Percent Can Be Done Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Carlo Setacci, MD  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Predictors Of AAA Sac Enlargement After EVAR: Expanding Indications Lead To Sac Growth And Failure In A Greater Percentage Of Patients: A Note Of Caution
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Overall Results With EVAR Show There Is No Cause For Alarm With The Procedure
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Simplified Endowedge Technique Without Axillary/Brachial Access For Short AAA Necks Using The C3 Redeployable Excluder System
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Duplex Ultrasound Surveillance To Detect Important EVAR Limb Stenosis Or Kinking And Permit Prophylactic Intervention To Prevent Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM A New Concept In The Pathogenesis Of Endotension And Its Implications For Management
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Brian R. Hopkinson, ChM, FRCS / Gregorio A. Sicard, MD  
7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Comparison Of Laparoscopic And Open AAA Repair In A Case Matched Trial: Advantages And Limitations Of Laparoscopic Repair
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
7:34 AM - 7:39 AM New From The U.K. EVAR Trial: Preop Quantitation Of Calcium Neck Thrombus And Angulation And Iliac Tortuosity Allows Prediction Of Adverse Outcomes From EVAR
  Presenter(s):Thomas R. Wyss, MD / Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD  
7:40 AM - 7:45 AM DEBATE: We Still Need Randomized Controlled (RC) Trials Of EVAR vs. Open Repair (OR) With Ruptured AAAs: What Will The Dutch And French RC Trials Tell Us
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM DEBATE: We Don’t Need Randomized Controlled Trials: EVAR Is Better Than OR For Both Early And Late Survival Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Is Open Repair Of AAAs Making A Comeback: Should It Be
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM DEBATE: Long-Term Survival Results After EVAR Justify Preferential Use Of EVAR In Good Risk Young Patients With Good Anatomy
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
8:04 AM - 8:09 AM DEBATE: Not So - EVAR Is Not Yet Justified In Good Risk Young Patients: There Is No Late Survival Advantage
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Harris, MD, FRCS  
8:10 AM - 8:16 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 39
 
SESSION 40 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 40: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM DEBATE: All Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease Can And Should Be Treated Endovascularly: Including Juxtarenal Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
8:22 AM - 8:27 AM DEBATE: Not So – The Best Treatment Of Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusion Is And Will Be By Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD  
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM The Number Of Aortofemoral Bypasses And Leg Bypasses Is Increasing In Austria And Germany Despite The Use Of Endovascular Treatments By Many Interventional Specialists
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD / Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
8:34 AM - 8:39 AM Current Treatment Of Aortic Coarctation: Is There A Place For Endovascular Treatment
  Presenter(s):James C. Stanley, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Endovascular vs. Open Surgical Treatment For Mesenteric Ischemia: A Consensus View
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
8:46 AM - 8:51 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Long (>3 cm) SMA Occlusions Is Feasible And Safe: Tips And Tricks For Making It Work
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Mansueto, MD  
8:52 AM - 8:57 AM Has Endovascular Treatment Improved Outcomes Of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Tips And Tricks For Doing It Right
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
8:58 AM - 9:03 AM Late Outcomes Of Celiac And SMA PTA And Stenting: Should PTA And Stenting Be The First Line Of Therapy
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
9:04 AM - 9:09 AM Midterm Results After Treatment Of Visceral And Peripheral Aneurysms With A Multilayer Uncovered Stent (Cardiatis)
  Presenter(s):Claudio Rabbia, MD, PhD  
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): John J. Ricotta, MD / James C. Stanley, MD  
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM Future Of Renal Artery Stenting In View Of The ASTRAL And CORAL Trials
  Presenter(s):Thomas A. Sos, MD  
9:26 AM - 9:31 AM Use Of Balloon Expandable Covered Stents: A Better Treatment For Renal In Stent Restenosis
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
9:32 AM - 9:37 AM Tips And Tricks To Make Renal Chimney Grafts Work With Juxtarenal AAAs And Other Hostile Necks: Will They Take The Place Of Most Fenestrated Grafts
  Presenter(s):Daniele Gasparini, MD  
9:38 AM - 9:43 AM Tips And Tricks For Hypogastric Revascularization With Branched Grafts With EVAR: The Bi-branched Graft: A Special Cook Device For Use When The Common Iliacs Are Short And Aneurysmal
  Presenter(s):Stephen W.K. Cheng, MBBS  
9:44 AM - 9:49 AM The Sandwich Technique For Hypogastric Revascularization Using Off-The-Shelf Devices: Diagram Of Technique, Advantages And 3-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD  
9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Branched Grafts For Hypogastric Revascularization: Are They Durable: When Are They Feasible And When Not
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD  
9:56 AM - 10:01 AM Failure Of Hypogastric Revascularization With EVAR: Is It A Cause Of Concern
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
10:02 AM - 10:07 AM Do Statins Lead To Decrease AAA Growth And Rupture Potential
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
10:08 AM - 10:21 AM Panel Discussion/Break
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 40
 
SESSION 41 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 41: THE FUTURE: ISSUES REGARDING HEALTH CARE, THE GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS AND PRACTICE PATTERNS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
10:21 AM - 10:26 AM What Is Happening With The Effort Of Government And Universities To Separate Industry And Medical Doctors
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
10:27 AM - 10:32 AM What U.S. Vascular Surgeons Can Do To Survive Under Obamacare
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
10:33 AM - 10:38 AM What Will Happen To Reimbursement For Vascular Procedures: What Does The Economic Future Look Like
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD  
10:39 AM - 10:44 AM The Thoracic Aneurysm Repair Hospital Volume Is Associated With Decreased Mortality For Open Repair But Not For TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD / Virendra I. Patel, MD  
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM What Is The Future Place Of Robotic Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
10:51 AM - 10:56 AM Case Specific Simulator Rehearsal Prior To CAS Will Be Best For The Future
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
10:57 AM - 11:02 AM Have Drug Eluting Stents Changed Lower Extremity Practice In Europe And How Will They Do So In The U.S.
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
11:03 AM - 11:08 AM How Have Drug Eluting Balloons Changed Lower Extremity Practice In Europe And How Will They Do So In The U.S.
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
11:09 AM - 11:14 AM Computerized System For Simplified Recordkeeping, Op Notes, Billing, Coding And Endovascular Inventory Control
  Presenter(s):Sam S. Ahn, MD, FACS, MBA  
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM How To Beat The Cardiologists At Their Own Game And Maintain A Vascular Surgery Practice: Advice To Vascular Surgeons From Behind The Iron Curtain
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
11:21 AM - 11:26 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 41
 
SESSION 42 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 42: A TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY (6-MINUTE TALKS)
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
11:26 AM - 11:32 AM MEDEVAC Development And Innovative Ground Combat Medical Support To Marines From 2003 To 2011
  Presenter(s):Stephen F. McCartney, MD, FACS  
11:33 AM - 11:39 AM Front Line Military Experience In Afghanistan And Iraq
  Presenter(s):Robert Craig, DO  
11:40 AM - 11:46 AM Endovascular Technology For Aortic Control Can Help In The Treatment Of Torso Hemorrhage From Combat Wounds
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
11:47 AM - 11:53 AM Pearls From The Long-Term Follow-up Of Cases From The Vietnam Vascular Injury Registry
  Presenter(s):Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS, DMCC  
11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Vascular Trauma In The Terrorism Era: New Challenges To The Vascular Surgeon
  Presenter(s):Eitan Heldenberg, MD  
END OF SESSION 42
 
SESSION 43 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 43: LUNCHEON SESSION: NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM Latest Generation AAA Stent-Grafts Are Being Heralded As Important Advances: Are We Too Quick To Embrace Unproven Technology
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
12:06 PM - 12:11 PM The Cordis INCRAFT AAA Endograft: A Lower Profile Device: Advantages And Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
12:12 PM - 12:17 PM Experience With The TriVascular OVATION AAA Endograft: Results Of The Pivotal U.S. And Out Of U.S. Trials With A Unique Lower Profile Device
  Presenter(s):Francisco Valdes, MD / Michael D. Dake, MD  
12:18 PM - 12:23 PM Advantages And Benefits Of The New C3 Gore Excluder AAA Graft - Does The Ability To Reposition Make A Difference: The European And U.S. Experience
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Mark F. Fillinger, MD  
12:24 PM - 12:29 PM Clinical Experience With The Endologix (VENTANA) Off-The-Shelf Fenestrated Device For Juxtarenal AAAs: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD  
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM World And U.S. Experience With The Nellix Device For EVAR: A New Concept With Polymer Filled Bags Obliterating The AAA Sac And Maintaining Flow With Stents: Advantages, Limitations And Midterm Results
  Presenter(s):Clifford J. Buckley, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB / Carlos E. Donayre, MD  
12:36 PM - 12:41 PM ANACONDA Fenestrated Endograft For Juxtarenal AAAs: Principles And Clinical Experience
  Presenter(s):Peter M. Bungay, MBChB  
12:42 PM - 12:47 PM U.S. Pivotal Trial Results With The ANACONDA Device For EVAR: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
12:48 PM - 12:53 PM U.S. Pivotal Trial And Other Experience With The AORFIX Device: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Mark F. Fillinger, MD  
12:54 PM - 1:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 43
 
SESSION 44 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 44: ISSUES RELATED TO MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION, TRAINING, AND SIMULATION (FAST PACED 4-MINUTE TALKS)
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
1:00 PM - 1:04 PM Latest Developments In Maintenance Of Certification (MOC) By The Vascular Surgery Board Of The ABS: What Will The Requirements Be
  Presenter(s):Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA  
1:05 PM - 1:09 PM How Is The 0 + 5 Vascular Surgery Training Program Coming Along
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
1:10 PM - 1:14 PM Use Of Laparoscopic Skills In Vascular Surgery: Should All Vascular Trainees (Residents/Fellows) Learn Them
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Giglia, MD  
1:15 PM - 1:19 PM DEBATE: Simulation Will Be An Essential Part Of Future Vascular Surgery Training
  Presenter(s):Isabelle van Herzeele, MD, PhD  
1:20 PM - 1:24 PM DEBATE: Simulation Is A Waste Of Time: All Training Should Be Patient Based
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD  
1:25 PM - 1:29 PM Simulators To Teach Open Aortic Surgery: The Pontresina System Works In The U.S.
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
1:30 PM - 1:34 PM Pulsatile Simulators For Training In Different Open Vascular Operation: The Latest Pontresina System
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
1:35 PM - 1:39 PM Role Of Simulators In Vascular Surgical Training: Can They Work To Train For Treating Type II Endoleaks
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
1:40 PM - 1:44 PM Virtual Reality Simulation Training In A Fully Equipped Hybrid Operating Room
  Presenter(s):Lars Lonn, MD, PhD / Torben V. Schroeder, MD, DMSc  
1:45 PM - 1:49 PM Upcoming Challenges With Atherectomy, Lasers And Drug Eluting Balloons
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 44
 
SESSION 45 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 45: FDA, ETHICS, HEALTH CARE REFORM AND COSTS, GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, HISTORY, MALPRACTICE ISSUES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 39 - 45) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM The FDA Is Changing To Encourage Technological Progress, Not Stifle It: The Innovation Pathway And Improvements To The Innovation Ecosystem
  Presenter(s):Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME / Megan Monahan / Jeffrey Shuren, MD, PhD / Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, MD  
2:01 PM - 2:06 PM What Is The FDA Doing To Support Valid Trials Of Devices To Treat Lower Extremity Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD  
2:07 PM - 2:12 PM German Guidelines For The Treatment Of Extracranial Carotid Stenosis And Where Do We Stand With SPACE II
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
2:13 PM - 2:18 PM Why Do Some Centers Not Participate In Randomized Controlled Trials: The Unethical Reasons Are A Dark Side Of Current Medicine: What Is The Solution
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
2:19 PM - 2:24 PM Some Thoughts On How We Should Reform The Health Care System
  Presenter(s):Thomas J. Fogarty, MD  
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM Why Are U.S. Health Care Costs So Out Of Control And What Should Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
2:31 PM - 2:36 PM Impact Of Socioeconomic Factors On Revascularization And Aortic Therapy: Poor Folks Have Worse Disease And Cost More
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
2:37 PM - 2:42 PM New Developments In Malpractice Litigation: Are Practice Guidelines Helpful Or Harmful: Is Working For A Hospital Good Or Bad: When Does A Plaintiff’s Attorney Sue
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
2:43 PM - 2:48 PM Current Status Of VESAP And How It Can Help Vascular Surgeons And Other Specialists
  Presenter(s):Douglas L. Wooster, MD  
2:49 PM - 3:10 PM Panel Discussion/Break
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 45
 
SESSION 46 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 46: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS RELATED TO VASCULAR DISEASE NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICAL TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM I (SESSIONS 46 - 47) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
3:10 PM - 3:15 PM DEBATE: With LDL Cholesterol, The Lower The Better And That Should Be The Aim Of Statin Therapy So Patients Live Longer And Better
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
3:16 PM - 3:21 PM DEBATE: With LDL Cholesterol, Lowering It Aggressively Just Means More Money For The Doctor And The Pharmaceutical Industry
  Presenter(s):Erich Minar, MD  
3:22 PM - 3:27 PM Statins Are Not So Magical In Diabetics With Vascular Inflammation
  Presenter(s):Firas F. Mussa, MD  
3:28 PM - 3:33 PM A Single Systolic Blood Pressure Measurement Is Strongly Predictive Of Carotid Stenosis, PAD And AAA Disease: Based On A Study In 3.5 Million Patients: What Does It Mean For Blood Pressure Treatment And Screening
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
3:34 PM - 3:39 PM Effects Of Supervised Exercise And Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) On Progression Of AAA Disease: Results Of The STOP EXERCISE And TEDY Trials
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Effect Of The Presence Of A Small AAA On Death And MI Rates: What Should We Do About It: Give More Statins
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
3:46 PM - 3:51 PM Tips And Tricks For Managing Vascular Injuries In Infants And Children
  Presenter(s):J. Leonel Villavicencio, MD  
3:52 PM - 3:57 PM Depression And Smoking In Vascular Disease Patients: It Is Important And What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD / Patrick W.H. Vriens, MD, PhD  
3:58 PM - 4:03 PM The Role Of Statin Therapy And Angiotensin Blockade (ACE/ARB) In Patients With 50-79% Carotid Stenosis: They Decrease Risk And Cut Costs
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
4:04 PM - 4:14 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Peter R.F. Bell, MD, FRCS, DSC, KBE / R. Clement Darling III, MD  
4:14 PM - 4:19 PM Beta Blockers Before Open AAA Repair And Other Vascular Procedures: They Still Save Lives Despite The POISE Trial Findings
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Latest Advances In Statin Treatment And Other Medical Treatments For Patients Undergoing Open And Endovascular Procedures: Optimal Timing And Dosage Of Statins And Beta Blockers Preoperatively
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
4:26 PM - 4:31 PM DEBATE: Statins Don’t Do Much Good And May Be Harmful
  Presenter(s):Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
4:32 PM - 4:37 PM DEBATE: That’s Nonsense, Statins Do So Many Good Things For Vascular Patients That They Are Indicated In Everyone With Vascular Risk Factors And Perhaps In Some Without
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
4:38 PM - 4:43 PM Ultrasound Guidance Can Decrease The Incidence Of Complication With All Closure Devices
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD  
4:44 PM - 4:49 PM Long-Term Results Of VAC On Vessel (VoV) Treatment Of Prosthetic Arterial Graft Infections Show It Is A Good Technique
  Presenter(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD  
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM Modern Management Of Primary And Secondary Aorto-Esophageal And Aorto-Bronchial Fistulas: Survival Is Possible With Combined Endo (TEVAR) And Open Procedures
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD  
4:56 PM - 5:03 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 46
 
SESSION 47 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 47: UPDATES, NEW TECHNIQUES, NEW CONCEPTS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM I (SESSIONS 46 - 47) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM EAST, 3RD FLOOR
5:04 PM - 5:09 PM Treatment Of Large Pelvic A-V Malformations With Embolization And Sclerotherapy: Technique, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Young Wook Kim, MD  
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Techniques For Simplified, Safe Endovascular Management Of Iatrogenic Subclavian Artery Injuries Including Placement Of A Large Dialysis Catheter
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
5:16 PM - 5:21 PM In Patients With CLI, When Adequate Autologous Vein Is Not Available And There Are No Good Endovascular Options, A PTFE Bypass To A Tibial Or Perineal Artery Can Yield Acceptable Patency And Limb Salvage Results
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
5:22 PM - 5:27 PM Early TIPS Procedure With A VIATOR Stent-Graft Is Effective Treatment For Portal Hypertension With Symptomatic Ascites
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
5:28 PM - 5:33 PM The Altura Endograft: A Simple New Ultra Low Profile AAA Endograft
  Presenter(s):Albrecht H. Kramer, MD  
5:34 PM - 5:39 PM Percentage Of Traumatic Aortic Transections With Aortic Diameters <22 mm: What Is New In TEVAR For Traumatic Aortic Injuries
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Cost And Outcome Analyses Of Endo vs. Open Repair For Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injuries: Which Ones Should Not Be Treated Invasively
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD / Hazim J. Safi, MD  
5:46 PM - 5:51 PM What Is Controlled Reperfusion In Patients With Acute Limb Ischemia: Technique And How It Helps
  Presenter(s):Florian Dick, MD  
5:52 PM - 5:57 PM Contemporary Techniques And Results With Endovascular Treatment Of Acute Limb Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD  
5:58 PM - 6:03 PM Embolic Protection In Lower Extremity Interventions . . . Necessary, Or An Expensive Waste Time?
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
6:04 PM - 6:15 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 47
 
SESSION 48 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 48: UPDATES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW CONCEPTS, NEW HORIZONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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PROGRAM J (SESSIONS 48 - 49) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
3:10 PM - 3:15 PM Early Clinical Experience With The Low Profile AAA Stent-Graft (INCRAFT) From Cordis
  Presenter(s):Enrico M. Marone, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
3:16 PM - 3:21 PM Revitalization Of Brachytherapy With Rh188 To Prevent Intimal Hyperplasia And Restenosis
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
3:22 PM - 3:27 PM Highly Selective Algorithm For Surgical Treatment Of Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
3:28 PM - 3:33 PM Flow Reversal Techniques Are The Best Protection Against Strokes During CAS: What About Strokes Before Or After Protection Is In
  Presenter(s):Claudio J. Schonholz, MD  
3:34 PM - 3:39 PM Late Results At 11 Years With The Gore Excluder AAA Device For EVAR: Is It Durable
  Presenter(s):Arno von Ristow, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM How Well Do Stem Cells Work For CLI: What Is The Best Source For These Cells
  Presenter(s):Alan Dardik, MD, PhD  
3:46 PM - 3:51 PM Intraoperative Ultrasound To Detect Endoleaks Before Sheath Removal To Facilitate Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MD  
3:52 PM - 3:57 PM Optimal And Safe Treatment Of Carotid Aneurysms: It Is Not So Easy
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
3:58 PM - 4:03 PM Checklist For Optimal Diabetic Foot Care
  Presenter(s):Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD  
4:04 PM - 4:10 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Dhiraj M. Shah, MD / Herbert Dardik, MD  
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Randomized Controlled Prospective Trial Comparing Percutaneous EVAR With Standard EVAR Through Open Femoral Exposures Using Powerlink Grafts: The PEVAR Trial
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
4:16 PM - 4:21 PM How To Deal With Complex Suboptimal Aortic Necks And Still Perform EVAR Using Standard Off-The-Shelf Current Grafts
  Presenter(s):Luis A. Sanchez, MD  
4:22 PM - 2:27 PM Tips And Tricks For Open Conversion After Failed EVAR: How To Make It Safer And Easier
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
4:28 PM - 4:33 PM Renal Insufficiency Does Not Preclude Successful Endovascular Treatment For CLI: How To Do It Safely
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
4:34 PM - 4:39 PM Preliminary Results Of The ADSORB Trial Comparing TEVAR For Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissections With Medical Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Exercise And Best Medical Treatment Is Better Than Invasive Treatments For Most Patients With Intermittent Claudication
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
4:46 PM - 4:51 PM The Level Of The Upper Attachment Zone Of Branched And Fenestrated Grafts For Pararenal And TAAAs Correlates With Morbidity And Mortality: A New Classification System Based On This
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
4:52 PM - 4:57 PM Axillary Technique For TEVAR When Access From Below Is Impossible
  Presenter(s):Sam S. Ahn, MD, FACS, MBA  
4:58 PM - 5:03 PM Silver Impregnated Dacron Graft Lowers Graft Infection Rates In High Risk Patients: A Multicenter Experience
  Presenter(s):Max Zegelman, MD, PhD  
5:04 PM - 5:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 48
 
SESSION 49 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 49: NEW CONCEPTS, UPDATES AND NEW TECHNIQUES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD  
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PROGRAM J (SESSIONS 48 - 49) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM WEST, 3RD FLOOR
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Progress In Techniques For In Situ Fenestration To Treat Aortic Arch Lesions Endovascularly: Can Cerebral Perfusion Systems Be Avoided
  Presenter(s):Furuzan Numan, MD  
5:16 PM - 5:21 PM Endovascular Repair Of Arch Lesions With In Situ Fenestration: Techniques For Maintaining Cerebral Perfusion And Clinical Experience
  Presenter(s):Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
5:22 PM - 5:27 PM In Situ Fenestration In The Aortic Arch Is Associated With More Problems Than Success
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
5:28 PM - 5:33 PM In Situ Laser Fenestration To Facilitate Revascularization Of Aortic Arch Branches
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
5:34 PM - 5:39 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Aberrant Subclavian Pathologies
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Results Of A Multicenter Japanese Trial With The NAJLETA Fenestrated Endograft For Aortic Arch Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Yoshihiko Yokoi, MD / Hiroshi Shigematsu, MD, PhD  
5:46 PM - 5:51 PM DEBATE: Open Stents Are Best For The Treatment Of Aortic Coarctation And Recoarctation: Reasons Why And Late Results
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
5:52 PM - 5:57 PM DEBATE: Balloon Expandable Covered Stents (Advanta V12 From Atrium) Are Best For Treating Coarctation And Recoarctation And Why
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
5:58 PM - 6:03 PM Endovascular Options With Current Off-The-Shelf Technology Using ASD And PDA Devices For Some Ascending Aortic Lesions: Techniques And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Grayson H. Wheatley, MD  
6:04 PM - 6:09 PM Up To 6 Years Follow-up Of >100 Chimney Grafts In Various Positions: Are They Durable And How To Make Them Work Safely: Precautions And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD  
6:10 PM - 6:15 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 49