SESSION 50 SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION 50: NEW DEVELOPMENTS, CONCEPTS, UPDATES AND TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING CAROTID PLAQUES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:John E. Connolly, MD / Richard M. Green, MD  
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 50 - 54) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Strategies For Radiation Dose Reduction In The EVAR Patient Perioperatively And Postoperatively
  Presenter(s):Sailen G. Naidu, MD  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM The First Description Of The Surgeon-Made Fenestrated Graft For EVAR: What Is New With These Devices
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD / Mark A. Farber, MD  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Update On New Techniques For Physician-Modified Fenestrated And Branched Stent-Grafts For Urgent Situations
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD  
6:58 AM - 7:03 AM How Can The Outback Catheter Help In The Performance Of EVAR
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Intrasac Pressure Measurements After EVAR: Can They Vary Within The Sac: What Is Their Value
  Presenter(s):Scott L. Stevens, MD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM A Simplified Less Invasive Technique For Ilio-Femoral Aneurysm Repair Using Endografts With Minimal Dissection
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM CAS Under Ultrasound Guidance Is A Safer, Better Way
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Mechanisms To Explain The Currently Higher Stroke Rates With CAS Than CEA In Symptomatic Patients: Options And Improvements To Improve CAS Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD / Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
7:28 AM - 7:34 AM Panel Discussion
TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING CAROTID PLAQUES
Moderator(s): Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD / Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), FRCP, FRCR, PhD  
7:34 AM - 7:39 AM DEBATE: New Techniques To Assess Carotid Plaques At High Risk For CAS; And If Asymptomatic At High Risk For Causing A Stroke
  Presenter(s):Giorgio M. Biasi, MD  
7:40 AM - 7:45 AM DEBATE: Plaque Composition On Ultrasound Examination Is A Poor Predictor Of Cerebral Embolization During CAS
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM How To Assess High Risk Carotid Plaques With High Embolic Potential By Contrast Enhanced Duplex So They Can Be Treated Safely: How Should That Be Done
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Advances In PET Studies To Predict Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Vulnerability: Will It Have Clinical Value
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
7:58 AM - 8:04 AM How Can We Tell Which Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Will Cause Strokes And What Should Be Done About It: CAS, CEA, More Statins: Imaging Of Atherosclerosis Gives The Best Assessment Of The Plaque; Of The Patient
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
8:04 AM - 8:17 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 50
 
SESSION 51 SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION 51: MORE ABOUT THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / K. Wayne Johnston, MD, FRCS  
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 50 - 54) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Late Results >5 Years Of TEVAR For Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Are The Repairs Durable
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
8:23 AM - 8:28 AM How Are The New TEVAR Devices Helping In The Treatment Of Aortic Lesions Requiring Placement In Or Near The Arch
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan, Jr., MD  
8:29 AM - 8:34 AM False Lumen Embolization To Reduce Pressure And Induce False Lumen Thrombosis With Aortic Dissections: What Embolic Agent Is Best
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Unusual Inflow Sources And Device Introduction Sites During Aortic Arch Debranching
  Presenter(s):Giovanni P. Deriu, MD  
8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Tips And Tricks For Management Of Collapsed Thoracic Endografts
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Circulating Markers Of AAAs And Their Significance
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD / Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
8:58 AM - 9:03 AM Is EVAR A Good Treatment For Inflammatory AAAs
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD / Carlo Pratesi, MD  
9:04 AM - 9:09 AM New Insights From The PIVOTAL Trial: The Economics Of Treating Small AAAs With EVAR
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC  
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM DEBATE: Preoperative AAA Diameter Influences The Outcome Of EVAR: This Supports Performing EVAR On Smaller <5 cm AAAs In Younger, Fitter Patients
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
9:16 AM - 9:21 AM DEBATE: Nonsense – The Size Threshold For Elective EVAR Should Not Be Lowered
  Presenter(s):Michel S. Makaroun, MD  
9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Endovascular Management Of SECONDARY Aortoduodenal Fistulas: Is Laparotomy Eventually Always Required Or Only Sometimes Required
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
9:28 AM - 9:33 AM DEBATE: Open Repair Is Best For Treatment Of PRIMARY Aortoduodenal Fistulas
  Presenter(s):Gregg S. Landis, MD  
9:34 AM - 9:39 AM DEBATE: Some PRIMARY Aortoduodenal Fistulas Should Be Treated By EVAR And In Some Patients It May Be The Definitive Treatment
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM Panel Discussion/Break
Coffee Available in Grand Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Floor
END OF SESSION 51
 
SESSION 52 SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION 52: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DISEASES OF SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNKS, CAROTIDS AND VERTEBRALS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Juan C. Parodi, MD / Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 50 - 54) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Endovascular Treatment Strategies For Vertebrobasilar Disease
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
10:01 AM - 10:06 AM Transradial Approach For Subclavian And Innominate Stenosis: How Can They Allow Safe Stent
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
10:07 AM - 10:12 AM Surgical And Endovascular Treatment Of Vertebral Artery Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Mark D. Morasch, MD, FACS, RPVI / Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD  
10:13 AM - 10:18 AM Management Of Severe Cerebral Ischemia In Takayasu’s Disease: When Are Open Or Endovascular Methods Best
  Presenter(s):Xiaoyun Luo, MD  
10:19 AM - 10:24 AM Mini-Incision CEA: How To Do It And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM How To Avoid Restenosis After CEA
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
10:31 AM - 10:36 AM Radiation Associated Carotid Stenosis Does Not Mean A Hostile Neck: When Intervention Is Indicated CEA Is The Procedure Of Choice
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD  
10:37 AM - 10:42 AM Rapid CEA (RACE) For Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis: What Is It And Is It Working
  Presenter(s):A. Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
10:43 AM - 10:49 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): A. Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS / Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
10:49 AM - 10:54 AM Statins Improve The Short-Term And Long-Term Outcomes Of CAS And CEA
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM When Is CEA Contraindicated After Intravenous Thrombolysis For An Acute Stroke Or Hemorrhagic Transformation Of An Embolic Stroke; And When Is It Not
  Presenter(s):Michel A. Bartoli, MD  
11:01 AM - 11:06 AM Indiscriminate Stenting Of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Is It Ill-Advised, Malpractice, Or Criminal
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
11:07 AM - 11:12 AM The Most Important Steps To Make CAS Work Safely On A Widespread Basis In Symptomatic Patients Needing Treatment
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
11:13 AM - 11:18 AM Meta-analysis Of CEA vs. CAS In Over 3400 Symptomatic Patients From RCTs
  Presenter(s):Gustav Fraedrich, MD  
11:19 AM - 11:24 AM DEBATE: Closed Cell Stents Decrease Cerebral Embolization
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD  
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM DEBATE: Closed Cell Stents Have No Effect On Cerebral Embolization
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
11:31 AM - 11:37 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 52
 
SESSION 53 SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION 53: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES RELATED TO CAS AND CEA (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Peter R.F. Bell, MD, FRCS, DSC, KBE / Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 50 - 54) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
11:37 AM - 11:42 AM Changes In Aortic Arch Anatomy With Aging: Implications For Endovascular Intervention – Especially CAS
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
11:43 AM - 11:48 AM Perioperative Or Intraoperative Carotid Stenting: A Bailout For CEAs Which Go Badly
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD  
11:49 AM - 11:54 AM European Views On CAS vs. CEA
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM The Truth About Memory Loss After Invasive Carotid Procedures – CAS And CEA: How Much Does Technique Modification Help
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
12:01 PM - 12:06 PM Effect Of Age On Results Of CAS And Cost Analysis Of CEA vs. CAS In CREST
  Presenter(s):W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD  
12:07 PM - 12:12 PM Health Related Quality Of Life For CEA And CAS In CREST After 1 Or More Years
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD  
12:13 PM - 12:18 PM DEBATE: Why We Don’t Need A Trial Comparing CAS/CEA vs. Best Medical Treatment In Asymptomatic Patients (Web-Based)
  Presenter(s):Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
12:19 PM - 12:24 PM DEBATE: Why We Do Need A Trial Comparing CAS/CEA vs. Best Medical Treatment: Will We Have One: What Is CREST II And Where Does It Stand
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM Prevalence And Clinical Significance Of Stent Fractures After CAS
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
12:31 PM - 12:36 PM When Should CAS Be Aborted
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
12:37 PM - 12:42 PM Late Results With CAS By A Cervical Approach With Flow Reversal: Technical Aspects
  Presenter(s):David W. Chang, MD  
12:43 PM - 12:48 PM Late Results With CAS By A Cervical Approach With Flow Reversal: Indications
  Presenter(s):Enrique Criado, MD, FACS  
12:49 PM - 12:54 PM How Does Diabetes Impact On The Outcomes Of CAS And CEA
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
12:55 PM - 1:15 PM Panel Discussion
Lunch Available (In The Grand Ballroom)
END OF SESSION 53
 
SESSION 54 SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION 54: NEW HORIZONS, CONCEPTS, UPDATES, LATE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS, HORIZONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC / James F. McKinsey, MD  
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PLENARY SESSIONS (SESSIONS 50 - 54) - LOCATION: GRAND BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Technique For Treating Inferior Vena Cava Involvement With Renal Cell Cancer: Tips And Tricks (Video)
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
1:21 PM - 1:26 PM DEBATE: The Lifeline Database Yields A Scoring System To Predict Which Patients Have A Likelihood Of Having An AAA: These Patients Should Be Screened: What Is The Scoring System
  Presenter(s):K. Craig Kent, MD  
1:27 PM - 1:32 PM DEBATE: This Lifeline System Scoring Should Not Be Used To Pick Patients For Screening: What Should Be Used
  Presenter(s):Frank A. Lederle, MD  
1:33 PM - 1:38 PM Latest Information On The Relationship Between Diabetes And Vascular Disease
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
1:39 PM - 1:44 PM Clampless, Bloodless Vascular Surgery With The LeGoo Procedure
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA  
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Status Of Trials Comparing CEA And CAS To Best Medical Treatment: We Do Need More Trials
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
1:51 PM - 1:56 PM A “Smart” Steerable Catheter To Facilitate Endovascular Interventions
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD  
1:57 PM - 2:02 PM With Infected EVARs A Semi-Conservative Approach Can Work: What Are The Essential Elements Of This Approach
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
2:03 PM - 2:10 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM A Clever New Method To Cannulate The Contralateral Limb Of A Bifurcated Endograft In Less Than 8 Seconds Every Time
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
2:16 PM - 2:21 PM Optimal And Simplified Technique For Subclavian-To-Carotid Transposition
  Presenter(s):Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Mark D. Morasch, MD, FACS, RPVI  
2:22 PM - 2:27 PM New Concepts In The Treatment Of Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Without Thromboembolic Complications
  Presenter(s):Enrique Criado, MD, FACS  
2:28 PM - 2:33 PM Duplex Guided Treatment Of Acutely Ischemic Limbs
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Natalie A. Marks, MD, RVT  
2:34 PM - 2:39 PM ASD Closure Device To Treat A Saccular AAA Close To The SMA
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM What Is The Effect Of Statins In CLI Patients: How Do Statins Affect Mortality, Morbidity And Bypass And Endovascular Treatment Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Darren B. Schneider, MD  
2:46 PM - 2:55 PM Panel Discussion
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM Raffle Drawing – You Must Be Present To Win
3:05 PM - 3:05 PM Symposium Ends. Save The Date For 2012: November 14-18, 2012 at the Hilton New York
END OF SESSION 54