SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 11: PROGRESS IN TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES, NEW APPROACHES TO THE ASCENDING AORTA AND THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:30 AM - 6:35 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:35 AM - 6:40 AM Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) For Unsatisfactory Surgical Valve Implantations: Will It Be An Exception Or The Routine In The Future
  Presenter(s):Dietmar H. Koschyk, MD  
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6:41 AM - 6:46 AM Why Vascular Surgeons Must Play A Role In TAVI Procedures: Why Is Their Expertise Important
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
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6:47 AM - 6:52 AM New Developments In Transcutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
  Presenter(s):Ted Feldman, MD  
6:53 AM - 6:58 AM Present Status And Future Potential Of TAVI
  Presenter(s):Martin B. Leon, MD  
6:59 AM - 7:04 AM Wrapping Procedure For Dilated Ascending Aorta: When And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Mario Lachat, MD  
7:05 AM - 7:10 AM Status Of Endovascular Graft Repair For Aortic Arch Lesions: What Endovascular Solutions Are Working And What Are Not Working
  Presenter(s):Linda M. Reilly, MD / Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
7:11 AM - 7:16 AM Quantifying Ascending Aorta And Arch Deformation From Respiratory And Cardiac Motion: Implications For Branched Devices
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
7:17 AM - 7:22 AM Retrograde Dissection During Endovascular Treatment Of Aortic Arch Pathology: How Can It Be Prevented And Treated
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
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7:23 AM - 7:28 AM Risk Factors Of Stroke In Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) And How To Offset Them
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo Fu, MD  
7:29 AM - 7:34 AM Hybrid Rescue Techniques For Failed TEVAR Procedures
  Presenter(s):Eric E. Roselli, MD  
7:35 AM - 7:41 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 12: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT OF THE ASCENDING AORTA, ARCH LESIONS AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:41 AM - 7:46 AM Future Of Endovascular Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Lesions
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
7:47 AM - 7:52 AM Unusual Access Routes To The Ascending Aorta And Arch For Endograft Placement: Advantages, Limitations And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
7:53 AM - 7:58 AM Experience With Endograft Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Lesions And Type A Dissections
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD / Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Endovascular Graft Treatment Of Type A Dissections: Technique And In What Proportion Of Patients Will It Be Possible
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Complete Endovascular Graft Exclusion Of Arch Aneurysms Using A Non-Custom-Made Branched Arch Device (Cook)
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM New Developments In Endovascular Repair Of Zone 0 Aortic Arch Pathologies
  Presenter(s):Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD  
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Experience With The Bolton Arch Branch Endograft
  Presenter(s):W. Anthony Lee, MD  
8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Advantages Of A Precurved Fenestrated Endograft For Treating Arch Aneurysms And Dissections
  Presenter(s):Yoshihiko Yokoi, MD  
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Hybrid (Open And Endo) Treatment Of Aortic Arch Aneurysms And Dissections: How Laparoscopy Can Help In Evaluating Patients With Malperfusion
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD  
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Update On In Situ Fenestration For Arch Repair: Will Endovascular Total Arch Repair Replace Open Techniques
  Presenter(s):Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
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8:41 AM - 8:47 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 13: PROGRESS IN TREATING DISEASES OF THE THORACIC AORTA, INCLUDING DISSECTIONS AND MANAGING COMPLICATIONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Open Surgical vs. Endovascular Treatment Of Thoracic Aortic Pathology In Marfan’s Syndrome: Is Endo Safe And When
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD  
8:53 AM - 8:58 AM TEVAR For Type B Aortic Dissections In Marfan’s Syndrome Can Work
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM When Is TEVAR Contraindicated And Open Repair Needed With Thoracic Aortic Lesions
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM What Is In And What Is Out With Type B Aortic Dissections And Their Endovascular Treatment
  Presenter(s):Zhong Gao Wang, MD  
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Long-Term (5-Year) Data On Aortic Remodeling After TEVAR Treatment Of Type B Aortic Dissection Supports Early Intervention
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD / Richard P. Cambria, MD  
9:17 AM - 9:22 AM When Is TEVAR Inadequate Treatment For Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
9:23 AM - 9:28 AM DEBATE: Revascularization Of The Left Subclavian: When It Is Covered During TEVAR Matters: But Only With Aneurysms Not With Dissections
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD / Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM DEBATE: Revascularization Of The Left Subclavian: When It Is Covered During TEVAR Only Matters In Exceptional Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM DEBATE: Routine Revascularization Of The Left Subclavian For All Zone 2 TEVARs Is Unnecessary And Probably Harmful
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Managing Progression Of Aortic Disease After TEVAR: Open Surgery Will Always Be Needed For Some Thoracic And Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
9:47 AM - 9:54 AM Panel Discussion
Conclusion of Program A

9:54 AM - 10:11 AM Break - Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 14: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS I (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:35 AM - 6:40 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM DEBATE: 2-3 Year Comparison Of Sirolimus Eluting Stents (SESs) vs. Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) For Below-Knee And Tibial Occlusive Disease (YUKON Trial)
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM DEBATE: Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs) Are Better For Below-Knee Lesions Than SESs: 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Use Of 4 French Systems For Treating Fem-Pop Lesions: Advantages And Disadvantages: Lessons From The 4EVER Trial Using Astron Pulsar Stents And No Closure Devices
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM New Developments In Distal Puncture Techniques For Treating CTOs Of Lower Extremity Arteries: The Funnel Balloon Catheter; 3 Fr Sheath; Needle Extensions And COR Balloons
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Best Treatment Of Popliteal Lesions: Stent vs. PTA: The ETAP Trial
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Value Of The Biodegradable Balloon Expandable Remedy Stent For Lower Extremity Lesions: The GAIA Trial Results
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Does Atherectomy Help To Treat Resistant Calcified SFA Lesions: Does It Require A Distal Filter For Safety
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM DEBATE: Current Role Of New Atherectomy Devices: They Work And Justify The Costs
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
7:28 AM - 7:33 AM DEBATE: Debulking With Atherectomy And Laser Is A Good Idea Whose Time Has Passed
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
7:34 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 15: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS II (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Long-Term Evaluation (To 5 Years) Of SFA Stents In 1000 Patients: Importance Of TASC Classification, Stent Type And Lesion Length (Belgian/German Study)
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD / Patrick Peeters, MD  
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM The Many Uses And Advantages Of The Supera Veritas Stent (IDEV) To Treat Femoropopliteal Lesions
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM 1-Year Results Of The Protege Everflex Stent (ev3) To Treat Popliteal Lesions: DURABILITY-POP Study
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM DEBATE: CFA And DFA Occlusive Lesions Are Best Treated By Endovascular Techniques
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
8:04 AM - 8:09 AM DEBATE: How Should CFA And DFA Occlusive Lesions Best Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Extreme Approaches To CTOs via Retrograde Puncture Of Pedal Loop And Digital Arteries: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Marco G. Manzi, MD  
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM DEBATE: Stenting Is Still First Line Treatment For SFA Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Erich Minar, MD  
8:22 AM - 8:27 AM DEBATE: Why Should Metal Be Avoided In The SFA And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM How To Remove Small Procedural Emboli From Tibial Arteries
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
8:34 AM - 8:39 AM What To Do For CLI Patients When There Are No Patent Outflow Arteries: Can DEBs Help
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 16: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS III (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM DEBATE: Atherectomy And DEBs For Native Disease And In Stent Restenosis In The SFA And Popliteal: Stents Can Be Avoided Completely
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
8:52 AM - 8:57 AM DEBATE: DEBs Won’t Do The Job Alone: Stents Will Be Needed Sometimes For Recoil Or Dissection
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
8:58 AM - 9:03 AM The Tack-It Device: An Endovascular Stapler For Imperfect PTAs To Avoid Stenting
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM 3-Year Results Of The RESILIENT Trial With The Lifestent: Are The Results Of SFA Stents Durable
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM 3-Year Results From The ZILVER PTX Drug Eluting Stent (DES) Trial: Are The Results Durable And How Do Patterns Of Restenosis Differ
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD / Gary M. Ansel, MD  
9:16 AM - 9:21 AM 2-Year Outcomes Of Stent Supported PTA For Iliac Lesions: Balloon vs. Self-Expanding Stents: Influence Of TASC Classification: The BRAVISSIMO Trial
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
9:22 AM - 9:27 AM DEBATE: To Treat Lower Extremity Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) One Only Needs A Wire And A Catheter And Not All This Expensive Nonsense
  Presenter(s):Amman Bolia, MD  
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM DEBATE: We Need All This Stuff And More To Meet Unmet Needs With Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
9:34 AM - 9:39 AM How To Use A Radiofrequency Wire To Cross Difficult CTOs: Advantages, Precautions, Limitations
  Presenter(s):Marcelo S. Guimaraes, MD  
9:40 AM - 9:45 AM ALL CLI Is Not The Same: This And Diabetic Status Render Limb Salvage Rates A Poor Index Of Success With Revascularization Procedures: Some Limbs With CLI Survive With Conservative Treatment And Prayer
  Presenter(s):Francesco Serino, MD  
9:46 AM - 9:54 AM Panel Discussion
Conclusion of Joint Sessions with VEITHsymposium. VEITHsymposium continues after the Break in the Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor. AIMsymposium continues at 10:00 a.m.

9:54 AM - 10:10 AM Break - Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 17: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SFA AND CRURAL ARTERY TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA (CLI) (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Why Is Duplex For Guidance For Lower Extremity Endovascular Procedures Not Replacing Fluoroscopy: Duplex Is So Much Better
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
10:16 AM - 10:21 AM 13 Steps To Successful Pedal Access
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
10:22 AM - 10:27 AM Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs) Really Work: Comparative Results Prove It: When And Where Are DEBs Indicated
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
10:28 AM - 10:33 AM How Have DEBs Changed Lower Extremity Interventional Practice In Germany: Above And Below The Knee
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
10:34 AM - 10:39 AM How DEBs Have Changed Lower Extremity Interventional Practice In Italy: Are They Worth The Increased Cost
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Drug-Eluting Stents For Focal Infrapopliteal Lesions: Meta-analysis Of The ACHILLES, DESTINY And YUKON-BTX Trials
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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10:46 AM - 10:51 AM Differences In Amputation Rates Following Treatment For Tissue Loss (Gangrene) And Rest Pain: Their Importance In Trials Evaluating Stem Cell And Other New Treatments
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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10:52 AM - 10:57 AM Why Are DESs Not Going To Work In CLI Patients Based On The Anatomy Of Their Lesions
  Presenter(s):Nicolas A. Diehm, MD  
10:58 AM - 11:03 AM The Case For Subintimal PTA Above And Below The Inguinal Ligament
  Presenter(s):George H. Meier III, MD  
11:04 AM - 11:09 AM Open Bypass Procedures Have Value And Can Work When Endovascular Interventions Have Failed: What Percentage Of CLI Patients Will Need A Bypass: Endo First Is Not The Way To Go In Some Patients Since Bridges Are Burned
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Pedal Bypasses Are Definitely Superior To PTA For Long Tibial Lesions
  Presenter(s):Werner Lang, MD  
11:16 AM - 11:21 AM Wound Related And Flow Guided Treatment For CLI With Necrotic Foot Lesions
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
11:22 AM - 11:27 AM DEBATE: The Case For The Angiosome Concept
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
11:28 AM - 11:33 AM DEBATE: The Angiosome Concept Is Not Important Except Possibly In Dialysis Patients
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD  
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11:34 AM - 11:39 AM DEBATE: A Patent Pedal Arch Is More Important Than The Angiosome Concept: But Foot Healing Can Occur Without An Intact Pedal Arch
  Presenter(s):Hisham Rashid, MSc, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)  
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM Indocyanine Green Angiography: A Method To Study The Angiosome Concept
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD  
11:46 AM - 11:51 AM Stem Cell Therapy Will Have An Increasing Role In The Treatment Of CLI: It Really Works And A Glimpse Into The Future: Based On The RESTORE CLI Phase 2b Trial
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
11:54 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 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 18: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TEVAR AND EVAR (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Axillofemoral Bypass To Prevent Limb Ischemia During Prolonged Iliac Sheath Occlusion For Complex EVARs
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Lessons Learned And Precautions Needed With Fenestrated And Branched Grafts For Complex Aneurysm Repairs
  Presenter(s):Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Pathogenesis Of Spinal Cord Ischemia (SCI) During TEVAR And Open Repair: Is It The Same Or Different: Implications For Prevention And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Charles W. Acher, MD  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM How To Prevent SCI After TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Tips And Tricks For Performing CSF Drainage Optimally With TEVAR Or Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: Endovascular Graft Treatment Of Acute Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection May Not Be A Good Idea: Medical Treatment May Be As Good (Video)
  Presenter(s):Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM DEBATE: Experience With Early TEVAR Treatment Of Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection: It Really Is The Right Thing To Do Based On False Lumen/True Lumen Measurements
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Long-Term (3-5 Year) Results Of The INSTEAD Trial Shows The Benefit Of Early TEVAR Treatment Of Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissections: Game Changing Results
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Results Of TEVAR In Acute Type B Aortic Dissection vs. Best Medical Treatment: First Results Of The ADSORB Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Some Concerns After Aortic Endografting For Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Stephen W.K. Cheng, MBBS  
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM How Valuable Are The Aptus HeliFX Staples (EndoAnchors): Results From The ANCHOR Registry
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan, Jr., MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:12 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 19: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CAROTID ARTERY STENTING (CAS) IN NOVEMBER 2012: WHERE IS IT AND WHERE IS IT GOING
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Why MRI Should Be Done Before All Revascularization Procedures (CAS And CEA): Duplex Is Not Enough
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Closed vs. Open Cell Stents For CAS: The Number Of Embolic Particles Are No Greater Nor Are Outcomes Worse With Open Cell Stents
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
2:24 PM - 2:29 PM CAS For Total Carotid Occlusion: It Can Work And Be Beneficial: Under What Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Paul H.L. Kao, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM DEBATE: CAS Is Good Treatment For Most Patients With Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
2:36 PM - 2:41 AM DEBATE: CAS Is Not Good Treatment For Most Patients With Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Is Current Best Medical Treatment (BMT) Feasible And Does It Work To Decrease Strokes From Intracranial Disease In A High Risk Population: Results From The SAMMPRIS Trial Suggest BMT Can Decrease Strokes Markedly
  Presenter(s):Marc Chimowitz, MD  
2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Analysis Of CREST By A Neuroradiologist: What Is The Significance Of A Minor Stroke
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
2:54 PM - 2:59 PM DEBATE: Cardiac Events Are An Appropriate End-Point For Evaluating CAS vs. CEA Outcomes; And In CREST, CAS Results Improved With Time
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM DEBATE: Cardiac Events Are Not An Appropriate End-Point For Evaluating CAS vs. CEA Outcomes; And In CREST, CAS Results Did Not Improve With Time
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Interventions Performed Within 1 Week Of A Neurological Event: Outcomes Of CEA Are Better Than CAS
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
3:12 PM - 3:17 PM The Case Against Embolic Protection Devices In CAS: Why Therefore Are They So Widely Used
  Presenter(s):Michel S. Makaroun, MD  
3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Meta-Analysis Of CAS By Cervical Access Shows Dramatic Reduction In Neurological Events
  Presenter(s):Patrice F. Bergeron, MD / Petrosian Andranik, MD  
3:24 PM - 3:29 PM A Specialized Device For Performing CAS Via A Cervical Approach With Flow Reversal (FAST-CAS System): Early Results From The PROOF Trial
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM DEBATE: Why Is It Difficult To Randomize Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients To A 3-Armed Trial: CEA vs. CAS vs. BMT
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
3:36 PM - 3:41 PM DEBATE:Why We Must Have A Trial Comparing BMT To CAS And CEA In Asymptomatic Patients With Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP, FRACP  
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM TCD Embolic Signals, Silent Infarcts On CT-Brain Scans, Or The Size Of Juxtaluminal Black Area In Evaluating Stroke Potential Of Asymptomatic Carotid Lesions
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
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3:48 PM - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 20: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LOWER EXTREMITY STENT-GRAFTS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Patency Of Viabahn Stent Grafts Is Better Than Bare Metal Stents For SFA Occlusive Disease: Final Results Of The VIASTAR Trial
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Are Stent Grafts The Solution For In-Stent Restenosis After SFA Stenting
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Koen Deloose, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Technical Considerations To Improve Results With SFA Stent-Grafting For Occlusive Disease: Lessons Learned From The VIPER Trial With Heparin-Bonded Viabahn Stent-Grafts
  Presenter(s):Richard R. Saxon, MD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Why Do Viabahn Stent-Grafts Fail In The First Year: Does Collateral Coverage And Antiplatelet Treatment Matter
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Standard Fempop Bypasses Are Better Than Endoluminal Stent-Graft “Bypasses” For 5-25 cm SFA Occlusions: An Older RCT: Is It Still Relevant
  Presenter(s):Mauri J.A. Lepantalo, MD  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Current Status Of Heparin Bonded Viabahn Stent-Grafts Based On European Studies
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Current Status Of Viabahn Endografts For Treatment Of Popliteal Aneurysms: Which Patients Should Not Be Treated Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Can Covered Stents Safely Be Placed Across The Inguinal Ligament And In The CFA
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:55 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 20
 
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 21: NEW OR IMPROVED CONCEPTS IN VASCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT AND THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF CCSVI FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Tips And Tricks For Vascular Disease Intervention In Pediatric Patients
  Presenter(s):Furuzan Numan, MD  
5:01 PM - 5:06 PM DEBATE: Update On The Treatment Of Vasculogenic Impotence: Viagra, Cialis And Levitra Are Most Often Enough
  Presenter(s):Ralph G. DePalma, MD  
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5:07 PM - 5:12 PM DEBATE: Not True, Some Patients Need Internal Pudendal Stenting: Current Status Of The Endovascular Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction
  Presenter(s):Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, MD  
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THE CCSVI CONTROVERSY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
5:13 PM - 5:18 PM What’s New In The Diagnosis And Endovascular Treatment Of CCSVI In MS Patients
  Presenter(s):Paolo Zamboni, MD  
5:19 PM - 5:24 PM Endovascular Treatment Of CCSVI In MS Patients Really Works: The Benefits Of Treating Venous Brain Congestion Can Be Documented
  Presenter(s):Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD  
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM Does Interventional Treatment Help MS Patients: A Skeptical Vascular Surgeon Remains Skeptical
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
5:31 PM - 5:36 PM Intrinsic And Extrinsic Cerebrospinal Venous Abnormalities In Neurological Diseases: Anatomic And Physiological Evidence
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
5:37 PM - 5:42 PM Interventional Treatment Of CCSVI Can Improve MS: A Vascular Surgeon Who Is Convinced
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
5:43 PM - 5:48 PM DEBATE: The Case Against Treating CCSVI In MS Patients
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
5:49 PM - 5:54 PM DEBATE: The Case For Treating CCSVI In MS Patients
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM DEBATE: Venous Angioplasty For MS Is Voodoo Medicine
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
6:01 PM - 6:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 22: NEW OR BETTER TECHNIQUES FOR TREATING ENDOLEAKS AND OTHER EVAR AND TEVAR TOPICS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:06 PM - 6:11 PM How And When Is It Safe To Treat Type I Endoleaks After EVAR Non-Interventionally: A 13-Year Experience
  Presenter(s):James May, MD, MS, FRACS, FACS  
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6:12 PM - 6:17 PM How Embolization With Onyx Can Be An Effective Solution For Type I Endoleaks And Other Novel Solutions For Endoleaks After EVAR And TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Morgan, MD  
6:18 PM - 6:23 PM Long-Term Follow-up Of Treated Type II Endoleaks Shows The Need For Close Surveillance And Frequent Re-Treatment
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
6:24 PM - 6:29 PM When Does Translumbar Glue Embolization Of Type II Endoleaks Work And When Does It Not: Tips And Tricks To Make It Effective
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
6:30 PM - 6:35 PM Tips And Tricks On How To Use Onyx In The Treatment Of Type I And Other Major Endoleaks
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD  
6:36 PM - 6:41 PM The Anaconda Fenestrated Graft For Juxtarenal AAAs: Advantages, Limitations And 1-Year Registry Results
  Presenter(s):Nick J. Burfitt, BSc, MB, BChir, MRCS, FRCR  
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6:42 PM - 6:47 PM Interplay Between Anatomy And Indications/Pathology In TEVAR Outcomes: Anatomic Complexity Drives Outcomes More Than Pathology/Indications
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
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6:48 PM - 6:55 PM Panel Discussion
Conclusion of Program C.

END OF SESSION 22
 
SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 23: LOWER EXTREMITY ADDITIONAL TOPICS (4-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:04 PM Bringing Atherectomy To The Next Level: What Is Its Future
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
1:05 PM - 1:09 PM Optical Coherence Tomography Of The Femoral Arteries: How Is It Done And What Is Its Value
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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1:10 PM - 1:14 PM Will Plaque Excision By Atherectomy Become The Treatment Of Choice For Popliteal Occlusive Disease: 1-Year Results From The DEFINITIVE LE Trial In 800 Patients
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
1:15 PM - 1:19 PM The True Path Rotating Tip Device For Crossing Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO): How Does It Work And How Well Does It Work
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
1:20 PM - 1:24 PM Relevance Of In-Stent Restenosis In Various Territories And Best Strategies For Treatment
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
1:25 PM - 1:29 PM Laser Debulking And DEB For In-Stent Restenosis
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:34 PM The Wildcat Catheter From Avinger In Crossing Difficult Aortoiliac Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
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1:35 PM - 1:39 PM Status Of Biodegradable Stents And Will They Work In The Periphery
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
1:40 PM - 1:44 PM Long-Term Results Of The ABSORB Trial Showing Benefits Of Biodegradable Coronary Stents: When Will We Know If They Will Work Elsewhere
  Presenter(s):Lewis B. Schwartz, MD  
1:45 PM - 1:49 PM Heparin Bonded Bypass Grafts, Stent-Grafts And Hybrid Grafts: Will They Make A Difference
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD  
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1:50 PM - 1:54 PM Improved 3-Year Patency Of Heparin Bonded PTFE Grafts vs. PTFE Grafts Without Heparin
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
1:55 PM - 1:59 PM Best Treatment For In-Stent Restenosis After Renal Artery Stenting
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
2:00 PM - 2:04 PM Current Optimal Treatment For Long SFA Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
2:05 PM - 2:09 PM Tips And Tricks For Successful Stent-Graft Treatment Of Popliteal Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
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2:10 PM - 2:14 PM Is Functional Popliteal Entrapment A Myth Or Reality
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
2:15 PM - 2:19 PM Prior Contralateral Major Amputation Predicts Worse Outcomes For Lower Extremity Revascularization In The Intact Limb
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
2:20 PM - 2:24 PM Outcomes Of Single Segment Greater Saphenous Vein Graft Bypasses Are Better Than Those Of Alternative Autologous Vein Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Mauri J.A. Lepantalo, MD  
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2:25 PM - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 23
 
SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 24: ADDITIONAL THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL AORTA TOPICS (4-MINUTE TALKS)
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2:30 PM - 2:34 PM How Much Does Stent Design Matter For The Various Thoracic Aortic Pathologies: What Are The Unmet Needs
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
2:35 PM - 2:39 PM Initial Experience With Ascending Aortic Endografting Using The Cook Endograft For Type A Dissection
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
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2:40 PM - 2:44 PM Do Distal Bare Stents Have Value In The Treatment Of Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Burkhart Zipfel, MD  
2:45 PM - 2:49 PM The Embrella Aortic Arch Embolic Deflector: Does It Work: What Precautions Must Be Used And What Are Its Complications
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
2:50 PM - 2:54 PM New Classification System For Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury To Guide In Conservative Or Endograft Treatment
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
2:55 PM - 2:59 PM Pros And Cons Of Early TEVAR With Extensive Coverage Of The Thoracic Aorta In Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
3:00 PM - 3:04 PM Diagrams Showing How To Make Sandwich Grafting Technique Work For Endovascular Treatment Of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD  
3:05 PM - 3:09 PM How Do Pressure Changes In The Excluded Aneurysm Sac Impact On Spinal Cord Ischemia After TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
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3:10 PM - 3:14 PM How Do Outcomes From A Contemporary EVAR Registry (ENGAGE Registry) Differ From Those From Older Registries Like EUROSTAR: EVAR Is Getting Better
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
3:15 PM - 3:19 PM Decreasing Prevalence Of AAAs And Improving Short-Term And Long-Term Outcomes After EVAR In Sweden: What Are The Reasons For Them
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD / Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
3:20 PM - 3:24 PM What Is The Annual Rupture Risk Of AAAs That Have Increasing Sac Size After EVAR But No Detectable Endoleak
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
3:25 PM - 3:29 PM How Well Are The Complex (Fenestrated) Stent-Grafts Doing: UK Multicenter Study
  Presenter(s):S. Rao Vallabhaneni, MD, FRCS / Richard G. McWilliams, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:34 PM Optimal Current Treatment Of Infected AAAs: The Role Of Endografts
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
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3:35 PM - 3:39 PM 1-Day Surgery For EVAR: Experience In >60 Patients
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD  
3:40 PM - 3:44 PM How Well Do Endografts Do In The Treatment Of Aortoduodenal And Aortoesophageal Fistulas: How Can Survival Be Achieved
  Presenter(s):Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD  
3:45 PM - 3:49 PM Tips And Tricks For Managing Difficult Iliac Arteries: Tug-Wire Technique To Overcome Tortuous Arteries And Balloon Slide Technique To Overcome Tiny Arteries
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD  
3:50 PM - 3:59 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 25: MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTANT TOPICS (4-MINUTE TALKS)
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THE CCSVI CONTROVERSY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
4:00 PM - 4:04 PM Creation Of A New IVC In A Patient Whose IVC Was Obliterated By Trauma: An Interventional Approach
  Presenter(s):Thomas A. Sos, MD / Akhilesh Sista, MD  
4:05 PM - 4:09 PM What’s Happening To The Randomized Trials Comparing Interventional Treatment To Placebo Treatment Of CCSVI In MS Patients
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
4:10 PM - 4:14 PM Incidence Of Internal Jugular Vein Stenosis In Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Patients: How Does This Relate To MS And CCSVI
  Presenter(s):Sam S. Ahn, MD, MBA, FACS  
4:15 PM - 4:19 PM Are Venous Anomalies In MS Patients Relevant Or Not
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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4:20 PM - 4:24 PM MS And CCSVI: Is The Relationship Real And Causally Important
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
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4:25 PM - 4:29 PM Improving Contemporary Usage And Techniques Result In Better Patency With Nitinol SFA Stents (Smart Stents): Based On The STROLL Trial
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
MORE ABOUT ABDOMINAL AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS
4:30 PM - 4:34 PM New Classification Of Suprarenal Aneurysms Based On Location Of The Proximal Seal Zone: Correlates With Mortality And Morbidity Of Fenestrated And Branched Endografts
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
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4:35 PM - 4:39 PM Is Medical Treatment To Slow Growth Of AAAs Effective: The STOPS Trial
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
4:40 PM - 4:44 PM An Improved Method For Measuring AAA Size With EKG Gated 3D Ultrasound
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
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4:45 PM - 4:49 PM What Is The "Best" Treatment For Perigraft Hygroma With AAA Sac Enlargement After EVAR
  Presenter(s):John Blebea, MD, MBA  
4:50 PM - 4:54 PM Novel Method For Making Cannulation Of The Contralateral Limb Quick (<10 Seconds) And Easy During EVAR
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Moderator(s): John B. Chang, MD / Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD  
5:01 PM - 5:05 PM What Will Happen In The Effort To Separate Doctors From Industry: Predictions For The Future And What Is Happening In Massachusetts
  Presenter(s):Richard A. Baum, MD, MPA, MBA  
5:06 PM - 5:10 PM Principles Of Medical Treatment To Prevent Stroke
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP, FRACP  
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5:11 PM - 5:15 PM Managing Complications Of CAS
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
5:16 PM - 5:20 PM Stroke Prevention And PFO Closure: Dead Or Alive
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
5:21 PM - 5:25 PM Catheter Directed Thrombolysis As Treatment For Acute SMA Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD / Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD / Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
5:26 PM - 5:30 PM Novel Endovascular Techniques For Treating Complex Iliac Aneurysmal Disease
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD / Luis R. Leon, MD, RVT, FACS  
5:31 PM - 5:35 PM Laparoscopic Sutureless Aortobifemoral Bypass Using The Lachat Viabahn (VORTEC) Technique
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
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5:36 PM - 5:40 PM How Do Long Bare Metal SFA Stents Perform: The DURABILITY Trial Clinical Outcomes, Treadmill Data, Objective Patency, And Routine Stent Fracture Assessment
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
5:41 PM - 5:45 PM Homocysteine Is A Predictor Of Vascular Mortality: A Useful Marker Misunderstood
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
5:46 PM - 5:51 PM Use Of Duplex Ultrasound To Facilitate Distal Tibial And Pedal Access To Treat Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Jihad A. Mustapha, MD  
5:51 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
Conclusion of Program D.

END OF SESSION 25