SESSION 102 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 102: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DISEASES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY, ILIAC AND RENAL ARTERIES (4 ˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Why Your Patient’s Primary Care Physician And Internist Are As Responsible As You For The Outcome Of Your Lower Extremity Revascularization
  Presenter(s):Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS  
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6:50 AM - 6:55 AM Health Care Benefits One Year After Invasive Treatment For Lower Extremity Ischemia: The Patient’s Baseline Status Is Key
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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6:55 AM - 7:00 AM DEBATE: Endo First Approach For Lower Extremity Ischemia Does Not Compromise Later Open Bypass Procedures Or Their Results
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM DEBATE: Endo First Approach For All Lower Extremity Ischemia Sometimes Leads To Worse Outcomes If A Subsequent Bypass Is Required – Especially With TASC C And D Lesions: Some Patients Should Have A Bypass First
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD  
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7:05 AM - 7:10 AM With The Supera Stent Proper Artery Preparation And Deployment Techniques Are Important To Getting Good Results – Especially With Long Or Calcified Lesions: A Real World Experience
  Presenter(s):Donald L. Jacobs, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM The Supera Stent And Vasculomimetic Technology: Why It Works So Well
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Endovascular Treatment Of A Large Aorta-To-Renal Vein Fistula (AVF): It’s Not Simple
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Long-Term Results Of The COBEST Trial Comparing Covered And Bare Metal Stents For Treatment Of Complex Aortoiliac Occlusive Lesions
  Presenter(s):B. Patrice Mwipatayi, FRACS  
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7:25 AM - 7:30 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Enrico Ascher, MD / John B. Chang, MD   
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Advantages Of Intraluminal vs. Subintimal Routes For Recanalization Of SFA CTOs: How To Achieve Them
  Presenter(s):Enrico M. Marone, MD  
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7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Should Transpedal Access Be Used More Widely For Lower Extremity Revascularizations: Pluses And Minuses
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Wholey, MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Limitations Of Pedal And Other Retrograde Approaches For Lower Extremity Revascularizations
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR  
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM Lower Extremity Interventions And CAS Can Be Improved And Made Easier By New Better Imaging
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD  
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM What Intervention Can Be Done For Failed SFA Stents: Minimally Invasive Lesion And Stent Removal With Long Endarterectomy Followed By PTFE Lining: Another Option Before Open Surgery – Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Patrice F. Bergeron, MD / Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD  
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Puncture Of The Occluded SFA As A Better Access Route For Treatment Of TASC D Lesions
  Presenter(s):Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 102
 
SESSION 103 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 103: MORE EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LOWER EXTREMITY DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (4 1/2-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Special Considerations In Treating CLI In ESRD-Dialysis Patients Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Objective Performance Goals For Lower Extremity CLI Bypasses With And Without ESRD
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM With Severe CLI (Rutherford 5 And 6) Patient Survival After Endo Treatment Is Poor And Better With Open Surgery Treatment
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:25 AM The Positive Correlation Between Osteoporosis And Arterial Disease: What Is Its Significance
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
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8:25 AM - 8:30 AM Micro-Oxygen Sensors (MOXYs) On Feet To Monitor The Effectiveness In Real Time Of Endovascular Treatments In CLI Patients
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM DEBATE: How To Deal With Occluded Fempop Grafts Endovascularly: No Open Treatment Is Ever Needed
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM DEBATE: Not So: There Is A Hybrid (Open/Endo) Technique Which Works Well When Endo Treatments Fail: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD  
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Treating Dissection, Perforations, Embolization And Other Complications Of Lower Extremity Interventions When Endo Rescue Fails: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Scott L. Stevens, MD  
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM DEBATE: Statins After Infrainguinal Treatments For CLI Improves Patient Survival But With No Improved Patency
  Presenter(s):Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS  
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8:55 AM - 9:00 AM DEBATE: Statins After Infrainguinal Treatments For CLI Improves Patency As Well As Patient Survival
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM 2-Year Results With The Stellarex DEB Without Pre-Dilatation Show Durable Results With TASC A And B Lesions: The ILLUMENATE FIH Trial
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Not All ISR Lesions Need To Be Treated And Duplex Surveillance Predict ISR Lesions Requiring Treatment: Lesions >80% Require Treatment; Those <80% Can Be Observed
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Pathologic Insight Into The Safety And Efficacy Of Various Endovascular Treatments For ISR And CLI
  Presenter(s):Renu Virmani, MD  
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9:15 AM - 9:20 AM Durable Value Of DESs In Tibial Arteries For CLI: 3-4 Year Results: Indications And Contraindications
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Wilderman, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)

END OF SESSION 103
 
SESSION 104 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 104: MORE EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LOWER EXTREMITY DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (4 ˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Treatment Algorithm For Fempop Occlusive Disease: Which Treatment For Which Patient And Which Disease Pattern
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Value Of Sequential Biomechanical Compression Therapy In CLI: Does It Really Help In Patients With Rest Pain; With Ulceration And Gangrene
  Presenter(s):Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Novel Endovascular Method For Percutaneous Fempop Bypass Via The Venous System
  Presenter(s):Albrecht H. Kramer, MD / James D. Joye, DO  
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9:45 AM - 9:50 AM Status Of The SPINACH Registry From Japan Comparing Endo With Open Treatment For CLI: When Will We Have Answers
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD / Osamu Iida, MD  
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9:50 AM - 9:55 AM DESs vs. DEBs: Which Is Best In What Setting
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / Thomas Zeller, MD  
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9:55 AM - 10:00 AM When Are DESs (Zilver PTX) Needed For CTOs In The SFA: Will Its New Delivery System Be Helpful
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR  
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR / Gary M. Ansel, MD  
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM New Results With DESs For BTK Lesions For CLI: Results From The PES BTK-70 Trial (Stentys Stent With Paclitaxel); The PREVENT Trial (Promus Stent With Everolimus) And The DESTINY 2 Trial (XIENCE-PRIME Stent With Everolimus)
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Present Status Of Atherectomy Devices For Lower Limb Ischemia: Advantages Of The Different Devices: An Interventionalist’s View
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
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10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Present Status Of Atherectomy Devices For Lower Limb Ischemia: How Solid Is The Evidence That They Make A Difference: A Surgeon’s View
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Use Of Directional Atherectomy Via Retrograde Access From Pedal Or Popliteal Sites: Technique And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Syed M. Hussain, MD  
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Distal Embolic Protection For Lower Extremity Interventions: When, Why And How
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 104
 
SESSION 105 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 105: MORE EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LOWER EXTREMITY DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (4 ˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
Moderators:Andrej Schmidt, MD / Amman Bolia, MD  
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Sustained >1 Year Effectiveness Of Interventions For CLI Is Improving: The Data Prove It And Why
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Overview Of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease Treatment In Germany: Claudication vs. CLI; Endo vs. Open
  Presenter(s):Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
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10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Does The In.Pact Admiral DEB Work For TASC C And D Lesions And For ISR
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM What Treatment Currently Works Best For Long Or Complex SFA Lesions
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD / Patrick Peeters, MD  
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM DEBATE: Open Surgery Is The Best Treatment For Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Lesions
  Presenter(s):Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM DEBATE: Techniques That Work For The Endovascular Treatment Of SFA Lesions: Midterm Results Justify Their Use
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Thomas Zeller, MD / Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM DEBATE: Subintimal Guidewire Passage And Treatment Is The Best And Cheapest Technique For Fempop And BTK Lesions: How To Leave And Re-Enter The Lumen
  Presenter(s):Amman Bolia, MD  
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11:15 AM - 11:20 AM DEBATE: Intraluminal Guidewire Passage And Treatment Is The Best Technique For Most Lesions: How To Stay Intraluminal And Know It
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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11:20 AM - 11:25 AM DEBATE: Both Techniques Are Useful And Sometimes Required: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Status Of The BEST Trial Comparing Endo And Open Treatments For Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: Number Of Patients Recruited And When Will It Have Answers
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD / Alik Farber, MD / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM The Truth About The BEST Trial
  Presenter(s):Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD  
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM In Young Patients With Intermittent Claudication: Some Uncommon Etiologies And How They Should Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:40 PM Lunch Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)

END OF SESSION 105
 
SESSION 106 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 106: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (4 ˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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12:40 PM - 12:45 PM CEA Outcomes Are Improving Over The Years: How Much
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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12:45 PM - 12:50 PM Comparative Learning Curves And Procedural Times For Transfemoral CAS And Transcervical CAS Via An Open Exposure Of The Common Carotid: The Latter Is Easier
  Presenter(s):Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), FRCP, FRCR, PhD  
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12:50 PM - 12:55 PM When Is Open Surgery Indicated After CAS With ISR: What Procedure Should Be Done So It Is Safe
  Presenter(s):Giustino Marcucci, MD  
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12:55 PM - 1:00 PM Pitfalls In Carotid Duplex Exams: How They Can Lead To False Positive And False Negative Results
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM CEA Is Safe When Done Early After Thrombolytic Treatment For Acute Stroke
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
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1:05 PM - 1:10 PM CAS Early After Symptom Onset Can Be Safe Under Certain Circumstances And With Specific Technical Precautions
  Presenter(s):Gioachino Coppi, MD  
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1:10 PM - 1:15 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh / Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), FRCP, FRCR, PhD  
1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Carotid Duplex Surveillance Is Not Necessary After CEA With Patch Closure
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
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1:20 PM - 1:25 PM Tips And Tricks For Performing CAS With Proximal Embolic Protection
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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1:25 PM - 1:30 PM Retinal Embolization After Carotid Interventions (CEA Or CAS): Should It Be Used As A Surrogate End-Point In Asymptomatic Carotid Trials
  Presenter(s):Athanasios D. Giannoukas, MSc, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Effect Of Statins On Early And Late Outcomes Of CAS: Drug Dosage And Timing Of Administration Matter
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD / Paola De Rango, MD / Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
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1:35 PM - 1:40 PM A Novel Frailty Risk Score Improves The Ability To Predict Outcomes Of CEA In Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
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1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Carotid Body Tumors: Update On Methods To Evaluate And Treat Including The Role Of Preop Embolization
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 106
 
SESSION 107 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 107: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (4 ˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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1:50 PM - 1:55 PM After Thrombolysis For Acute Stroke, Which Is A Better And Safer Way To Treat Carotid Stenosis – CEA Or CAS
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Value Of Carotid Interposition PTFE Grafts For Failed, Difficult Or Redo CEA Procedures: Technical Tips, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Gore Hybrid Vascular Grafts For Bailout Or Rescue For Intraoperative Problems During CEA
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
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2:05 PM - 2:10 PM What Are The Current Duplex Velocities For Performing CEA In Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients: Why Other Imaging Should Be Obtained Preoperatively
  Presenter(s):Jack L. Cronenwett, MD  
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2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Long-Term Comparative Results Of CEA With A Patch And Eversion Endarterectomy: Which Is Better And When
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
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2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Technical And Other Tips To Improve CAS Results
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): L. Nelson Hopkins, MD / Jack L. Cronenwett, MD  
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM Interventionists And Surgeons Do Equally Well With CAS: But Experience Matters: What Are Valid Minimum Numbers Of Cases
  Presenter(s):Roy M. Fujitani, MD, FACS, MBA  
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Lessons Learned From US Datasets With Outcomes After CEA And CAS: CAS Results Are Much Worse Than In CREST And Why
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
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2:35 PM - 2:40 PM Tips And Tricks For Vertebral Interventions: When Are They Needed
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM New Transcranial Doppler Technology And How It Can Help In Carotid Treatment
  Presenter(s):Gioachino Coppi, MD  
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2:45 PM - 2:50 PM Optimal Treatment Of Carotid Restenosis After CEA; And After CAS
  Presenter(s):Carlo Setacci, MD  
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Octogenarians With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Rarely Benefit From CEA Or CAS
  Presenter(s):Michael Belkin, MD  
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2:55 PM - 3:05 PM Panel Discussion And Break
END OF SESSION 107
 
SESSION 108 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 108: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DISEASES OF THE AORTA AND THEIR TREATMENT (4˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Quantitation Of Aortic (AAA) Neck And Sac Thrombosis: What It Tells Us; Is Neck Thrombosis A Risk Factor For Unsuccessful EVAR
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM Should Saccular AAAs Be Treated Differently From Other AAAs: What Are The Size Criteria
  Presenter(s):Benjamin M. Jackson, MD  
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3:15 PM - 3:20 PM Back Table Reversed Limb Endografts (Zenith And Endurant) Help In The Treatment Of Challenging Aorto-Iliac Pathology: Technique And Indications
  Presenter(s):Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD  
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3:20 PM - 3:25 PM There Is No Seasonality To Ruptured AAAs
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
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3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Dedicated Workshop To Improve Treatment Of Ruptured AAAs: What Is Involved And What Benefits Are Derived
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD / Dieter O. Mayer, MD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury: Incidence, Etiology, Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Zachary M. Arthurs, MD  
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3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 108
 
SESSION 109 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 109: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AORTIC DISEASE, TRAUMA AND INTRAMURAL HEMATOMAS (4 ˝-Minute Hit The Highlights Talks)
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Blunt Aortic Traumas: When Not To Use Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Giglia, MD  
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM DEBATE: Significance Of Intramural Aortic Hematomas With Trauma And Dissections: They Are A Real Entity: How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
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3:55 PM - 4:00 PM DEBATE: Intramural Hematomas After Trauma Are A Myth – Rarely If Ever Seen
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Retroperitoneal Approach For Complex AAAs Unsuitable For EVAR Or FEVAR Or CHEVAR: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
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4:05 PM - 4:10 PM Renal Insufficiency Is Not A Contraindication To TEVAR, FEVAR Or CHEVAR: How Should Such Patients Be Managed
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Torsello, MD  
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4:10 PM - 4:15 PM EVAR Or Open Repair For AAA Patients With Renal Insufficiency: On Dialysis
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
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4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD / Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Failure Modes Of EVAR After 10 Years: When Can They Be Treated Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM The Scandal Of High Late Mortality After EVAR: What Causes It And How To Prevent It
  Presenter(s):Ciro Ferrer, MD / Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM A Normal AAA Screening Does Not Rule Out An AAA 5 Years Later
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Contralateral Leg Cannulization In EVAR: Is It An Issue And How To Facilitate It
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Isolated Infrarenal Aortic Dissection And Penetrating Aortic Ulcer: Non-Morbid Conditions: Indications For Treatment And How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD  
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program O


END OF SESSION 109
 
SESSION 110 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 110: PLANNING FOR HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH / Larry A. Scher, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:07 AM Predialysis Care Of The Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease
  Presenter(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
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8:08 AM - 8:15 AM Choosing The Right Access For The Right Patient
  Presenter(s):Ingemar J.A. Davidson, MD, PhD, FACS  
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8:16 AM - 8:23 AM Role Of Vessel Mapping In Planning For Vascular Access
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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8:24 AM - 8:31 AM Vascular Access In The UK: What Lessons Can We Learn In The US
  Presenter(s):Eric Chemla, MD  
8:32 AM - 8:39 AM Results Of The RAND Survey Of Optimal Practice Patterns In Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):David L. Cull, MD, FACS  
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8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Panel Discussion
8:51 AM - 8:58 AM Do We Need Standardized Training And Certification In Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
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8:59 AM - 9:06 AM Preoperative Predictive Factors For AV Access Success Or Failure
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
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9:07 AM - 9:14 AM DEBATE: Availability Of Ultrasound In The Dialysis Unit Is Essential
  Presenter(s):Eric Chemla, MD  
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9:15 AM - 9:22 AM DEBATE: Availability Of Ultrasound In The Dialysis Unit Is Not Practical
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
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9:23 AM - 9:35 AM Panel Discussion
9:36 AM - 10:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 110
 
SESSION 111 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 111: OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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10:01 AM - 10:08 AM Should AV Fistulas Be Ligated Or Preserved Following Renal Transplantation
  Presenter(s):David Fox, MD, FACS, RPVI  
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10:09 AM - 10:16 AM Strategies To Optimize Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction
  Presenter(s):Michele H. Mokrzycki, MD, MS  
10:17 AM - 10:24 AM Algorithms For Maturation Of AV Fistulas
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
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10:25 AM - 10:32 AM Hemodynamic Significance Of Access Stenosis: A Fluid Dynamic Analysis
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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10:33 AM - 10:40 AM Novel Therapies For Hemodialysis Vascular Access Dysfunction
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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10:41 AM - 10:48 AM Why Do We Need A Vascular Access Coordinator
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
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10:49 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion
11:01 AM - 11:08 AM Algorithms For Management Of Acute And Chronic Steal Syndrome
  Presenter(s):David L. Cull, MD, FACS  
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11:09 AM - 11:16 AM Indications For Inflow Reduction Of AV Access In The Absence Of Steal
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
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11:17 AM - 11:25 AM Does Balloon Assisted Maturation Increase The Risk Of Steal Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Gregg A. Miller, MD  
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11:26 AM - 11:33 AM Cost Effectiveness Of Early Cannulation Grafts
  Presenter(s):David Kingsmore, Mr, MD, FRCS (Ed), MBChB, BMedBiol  
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11:33 AM - 11:40 AM Expanding Role For Endoluminal Anastomosis In Vascular Access Surgery
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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11:41 AM - 11:55 AM Panel Discussion
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM Lunch Break – 3rd Floor Promenade
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END OF SESSION 111
 
SESSION 112 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 112: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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12:40 PM - 12:47 PM End Stage Renal Disease Seamless Care Organizations (ESCO): Accepting Risk In A Dialysis Facility
  Presenter(s):Robert Provenzano, MD  
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12:48 PM - 12:55 PM Clinical Implications Of Healthcare Reform On Hospital Services
  Presenter(s):John Wigneswaran, MD, MBA  
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12:56 PM - 1:03 PM Financial Implications Of A Vascular Access Surveillance Program
  Presenter(s):Robert Provenzano, MD  
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1:04 PM - 1:11 PM Legal Implications Of The KDOQI And SVS Guidelines For Vascular Access
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
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1:12 PM - 1:19 PM What’s New In Dialysis Access Coding: What Is Happening To The Bundle
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Roddy, MD  
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1:20 PM - 1:27 PM Affordable Care Act: Are We Willing To Pay For Prevention
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
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1:28 PM - 1:38 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 112
 
SESSION 113 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 113: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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1:39 PM - 1:46 PM Use Of Topical Elastase To Reduce AV Fistula Failure
  Presenter(s):Keith Ozaki, MD  
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1:47 PM - 1:54 PM Intergraft System For Minimally Invasive Sutureless Anastomosis
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
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1:55 PM - 2:02 PM Use Of A Novel Pneumatic Compression Device To Improve Fistula Maturation
  Presenter(s):Tej M. Singh, MD, MBA  
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2:03 PM - 2:10 PM Percutaneous Creation Of Vascular Access: Results Of The NEAT Trial
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
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2:11 PM - 2:18 PM Treatment Of Central Venous Stenosis With The Angiosculpt Balloon
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. Panetta, MD  
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2:19 PM - 2:26 PM Inside Out Access For Central Vein Occlusions
  Presenter(s):John C. Gurley, MD  
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2:27 PM - 2:34 PM Results With Flixene IFG With Assisted Delivery In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
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2:35 PM - 2:42 PM Use Of A Sirolimus-Eluting Collagen Implant To Improve Fistula Maturation
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD, FACC  
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2:43 PM - 2:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 113
 
SESSION 114 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 114: UPDATE ON CLINICAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS
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2:54 PM - 3:01 PM Clinical Experience With An Early Cannulation Graft
  Presenter(s):Stephen E. Hohmann, MD  
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3:02 PM - 3:09 PM Role Of Biologic Grafts In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
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3:10 PM - 3:17 PM Advantages Of Spiral Flow Grafts In Reducing Intimal Hyperplasia
  Presenter(s):Hosam F. El Sayed, MD  
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3:18 PM - 3:25 PM Successes And Failures Of The HeRO Graft
  Presenter(s):Stephen E. Hohmann, MD  
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3:26 PM - 3:33 PM Modification Of HeRO Graft To Allow Early Cannulation
  Presenter(s):Christie W. Gooden, MD, MPH  
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3:34 PM - 3:43 PM Panel Discussion
3:44 PM - 3:51 PM Strategies For Management Of Prosthetic Dialysis Graft Infections
  Presenter(s):Mitchell L. Henry, MD  
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3:52 PM - 3:59 PM Can Adjunctive Operative Techniques Improve Vascular Access Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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4:00 PM - 4:50 PM Management Of AV Fistula Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
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4:08 PM - 4:15 PM Conversion Of Nonmaturing Fistulas To AV Grafts
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
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4:16 PM - 4:25 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program P

END OF SESSION 114
 
SESSION 115 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 115: INTERESTING TOPICS RELATED TO THE ABDOMINAL AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES
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6:54 AM - 6:59 AM How To Treat Thrombosed (Occluded) AAAs And Iliac Arteries With Bifurcated Endografts
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD  
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Use Of Microcatheter Techniques To Treat Acute Occlusions Of EVAR Limbs Or Aortobifemoral Grafts
  Presenter(s):Michael H. Wholey, MD, MBA  
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7:06 AM - 7:11 AM Causes Of Aortic Endograft Limb Occlusion: What Are The Best Treatment Strategies
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
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7:12 AM - 7:17 AM Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Eliminates The Need For CT Scans After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
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7:18 AM - 7:23 AM DEBATE: Internal Iliac Arteries Must Be Revascularized In EVAR Procedures
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
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7:24 AM - 7:29 AM DEBATE: Internal Iliac Arteries May Not Have To Be Revascularized In EVAR Procedures: It Is Usually Safe Not To Do So
  Presenter(s):Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD  
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7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Update On The Global Endurant Experience: Lessons Learned From The 5-Year Results Of The ENGAGE Registry
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
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7:36 AM - 7:41 AM Update On Diagnosis And Treatment Of Ischemic Bowel With Ruptured AAAs
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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7:42 AM - 7:47 AM Management Of SMA Dissections And Total Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Eric D. Endean, MD  
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Importance Of Endograft Tilt And Sealing In Angulated Aortic Necks: New Software To Predict It And What Can Be Done To Offset It
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
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7:54 AM - 8:03 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 115
 
SESSION 116 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 116: MORE TOPICS RELATED TO THE ABDOMINAL AORTA, ENDOLEAKS AND INFECTED GRAFTS
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8:04 AM - 8:09 AM Aortic Neck Enlargement After EVAR Differs With Self-Expanding And Balloon Expandable Endografts: Why The Difference Is Important
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD / Christopher K. Zarins, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Contemporary Life Expectancy And Causes Of Death After Repair Of Intact And Ruptured AAAs
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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8:16 AM - 8:21 AM Fate Of 36 mm Endografts For Elective And Emergent (Rupture) Use: Are Such Larger Devices Still A Good Option
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
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8:22 AM - 8:27 AM Endovascular Grafts And VAC Wound Treatment Of Infected Prosthetic Arterial Grafts Is A New Graft Preserving Strategy: Key Elements And Midterm Results
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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8:28 AM - 8:33 AM Value Of PET CT (With 18F-FDB) For Management And Decision-Making In Patients With Concurrent AAAs And Cancer
  Presenter(s):Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD  
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8:34 AM - 8:39 AM De Novo Periaortic Inflammatory Response After EVAR: What Is Its Significance
  Presenter(s):Andrea Stella, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Management Strategies For Proximal EVAR Failure: With These The Need For Open Conversion Should Be Rare
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM Intra- And Peri-Procedural Perigraft Access To The AAA Sac To Treat Endoleaks: How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD  
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8:52 AM - 8:57 AM Massive Endoleaks Can Be Compatible With AAA Sac Shrinkage: How Can This Occur And What Is Its Implications For Preventing Spinal Cord Ischemia, Etc.
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
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8:58 AM - 9:04 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 116
 
SESSION 117 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 117: TOPICS RELATED TO THE THORACIC AORTA, THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM Management Of Distal Aortic Failure After TEVAR: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM What Are The Expansion Rates Of Small Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms And How Should They Influence The Threshold For Repair
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Which TAAA Patient Can And Should Be Treated Conservatively: At What Size And Circumstance Should They Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Tips And Tricks For Simplifying B/FEVAR
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM Use Of Aortic Branch Balloons To Better Align Fenestrations With The Cook Z-FEN Device
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Near-Infrared Spectroscopy To Non-Invasively Monitor Spinal Cord Perfusion: How Does It Work And Will It Replace Motor Evoked Potentials
  Presenter(s):Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM New Developments In The Treatment Of Blunt Aortic Trauma: Is There Any RoleFor Open Surgery: Is Traumatic Intramural Hematoma Real And How Should It Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
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9:46 AM - 9:58 AM Panel Discussion And Break
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Moderator(s): Ali Azizzadeh, MD / David J. Minion, MD  
9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Effect Of TEVAR On Coronary Perfusion And Cardiac Function As Determined By Quantitative Dynamic MR Imaging
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD  
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10:04 AM - 10:09 AM Value Of PITON (Double Lumen And Double Exit) Guiding Sheaths And Steerable Catheters For TEVAR And B/FEVAR: How They Work
  Presenter(s):Gioachino Coppi, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM DEBATE: Routine LSA Revascularization Is The Way To Go When TEVAR Covers The LSA Orifice
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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10:16 AM - 10:21 AM DEBATE: Selective LSA Revascularization Is The Way To Go When TEVAR Covers The LSA Orifice
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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10:22 AM - 10:27 AM Impact Of LSA Coverage During TEVAR On Stroke And SCI: From The VQI: Does Revascularization Help
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD  
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10:28 AM - 10:33 AM Value Of Vascular Plugs In The Treatment Of Residual Aneurysms After Open And Endovascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
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10:34 AM - 10:39 AM False Lumen Obliteration Improves Survival After TEVAR For Complex TBADs: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
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10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 117
 
SESSION 118 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 118: MORE THORACIC AORTIC TOPICS; VISCERAL ARTERY DISSECTIONS; A NEW EVAR DEVICE; NEW CONCEPTS AND UPDATES
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10:47 AM - 10:52 AM Hypogastric Revascularization During EVAR: Why Are Parallel Grafts Better Than Branched Endografts: Tips And Tricks To Do The Chimney And Sandwich Grafts For This Purpose
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
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10:53 AM - 10:58 AM Natural History Of Intramural Hematomas In The Thoracic Aorta: When To Fix And When To Observe
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
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10:59 AM - 11:04 AM Diagnosis, Prognosis And Treatment Of Isolated Celiac And SMA Dissections
  Presenter(s):Enrique Criado, MD, FACS  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Use Of The Branched Petticoat Technique To Treat Complex Aortic Dissections: How To Do It And Does It Promote Remodeling In The Visceral Aortic Segment
  Presenter(s):Lars R. Kock, MD  
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM The Altura EVAR Device: What Is Special About It And Early Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Albrecht H. Kramer, MD  
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Differential Effects Of Various Endograft Fabric Coverings On Arterial Stiffness And EVAR Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM How To Recognize And Safely Manage An Inadvertent Large Sheath Placement In The Subclavian Artery During CVP Line Insertion
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM Effect Of Increasing Vessel Tortuosity On EVAR Outcomes: How To Quantitate And Offset It
  Presenter(s):Sharif H. Ellozy, MD  
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Through-The-Knee (Gritti-Stokes) Amputation Is Better For The Patient And Leads To More Mobility Than Standard Above-Knee Amputation: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Jonathan D. Beard, ChM, MEd, FRCS  
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11:41 AM - 11:50 AM Panel Discussion
11:50 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch Break – 3rd Floor Promenade
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END OF SESSION 118
 
SESSION 119 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 119: UPDATES AND LATE BREAKING HOT TOPICS RELATED TO EXTREMITY AND OTHER TREATMENTS
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HOT NEW EXTREMITY TOPICS, CONCEPTS AND UPDATES
12:45 PM - 12:50 PM Simple Techniques For Crossing CTOs Using Only Catheters And Wires: When And How Often Are Special Techniques Needed
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
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12:51 PM - 12:56 PM Novel Approaches To Drug Delivery To Vessel Walls To Prevent Restenosis After Open Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):K. Craig Kent, MD  
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12:57 PM - 1:02 PM Effectiveness And Safety Of DEBs In Treating SFA Occlusions: Based On A Chinese RCT
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
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1:03 PM - 1:08 PM Interesting Results From The RAPID Trial: An RCT Comparing POBA With Legflow DEBs For Long Segment SFA Lesions
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
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1:09 PM - 1:14 PM The Need For Dedicated Limb Salvage Teams To Get Optimal Results With CLI: What Are The Essential Components
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Abularrage, MD  
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1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Current Status Of Atherectomy Devices For Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions: Which One(s) Are Best And Why: Are The Costs Justified
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
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1:21 PM - 1:26 PM The Disturbing Facts About Diabetic Foot Infections In Brazil: They Carry High Mortality And Amputation Rates: What Can Be Done About It: This Problem Also Probably Applies To Areas In The US
  Presenter(s):Tulio P. Navarro, MD, PhD  
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1:27 PM - 1:33 PM Panel Discussion
OTHER HOT NEW CONCEPTS OR UPDATES
Moderator(s): Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA / Enrico Ascher, MD  
1:33 PM - 1:38 PM Role Of The Vascular Surgeon In Oncologic Resections: Do Endo Skills And Techniques Help
  Presenter(s):Luis A. Sanchez, MD  
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1:39 PM - 1:44 PM Heparin Dosing During Vascular Procedures Should Be Monitored By ACT Levels To Be Safe And Effective
  Presenter(s):Arno M. Wiersema, MD, PhD  
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1:45 PM - 1:50 PM Pudendal Artery Angioplasty: Its Role And Results In Complex Drug Resistant Erectile Dysfunction
  Presenter(s):Narendra N. Khanna, MD, DM, FRCP, FACC  
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1:51 PM - 1:56 PM MRA Data And A Computerized Program Allows Non-Invasive Estimation Of Pressure Gradients Across Equivocal Iliac Stenoses
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
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1:57 PM - 2:02 PM Technology To Convert A Doppler Waveform Non-Invasively Into Mean Blood Pressure And Flow Measurements
  Presenter(s):Patrick W. Kelly, MD  
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2:03 PM - 2:08 PM Update On Recognition And Treatment Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) – Especially After EVAR Treatment Of Ruptured AAAs
  Presenter(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD / Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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2:09 PM - 2:14 PM Follow-Up Compliance After EVAR Is <50% At 5 Years: What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
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2:15 PM - 2:27 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 119
 
SESSION 120 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 120: GAME-CHANGING UPDATES, NEW CONCEPTS OR TECHNIQUES
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2:27 PM - 2:32 PM When Should Ruptured AAA Patients Be Transferred: Tips And Tricks For Doing It Safely And Effectively
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
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2:33 PM - 2:38 PM Combined Stent-Graft And Multilayer Bare Stents For Thoracoabdominal Aortic Pathologies
  Presenter(s):Guangqi Chang, MD / Li Zilun, MD  
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2:39 PM - 2:44 PM The Case For Urgent Carotid Duplex Scanning Before Starting Thrombolytic Therapy For Acute Strokes: How Can It Help To Determine Optimal Therapy
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
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2:45 PM - 2:50 PM The Role Of Telemedicine In Vascular Care: Current Status And Future Potential
  Presenter(s):John (Jeb) W. Hallett, MD  
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2:51 PM - 2:56 PM How Can Surgeons Succeed As Inventors And Entrepreneurs: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
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2:57 PM - 3:02 PM How To Prevent Popliteal Artery Injuries During Orthopedic Knee Surgery
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD / Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
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3:03 PM - 3:08 PM Stem Cell Treatment May Influence AAA Growth And Behavior
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
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3:09 PM - 3:14 PM How Can The Hemodynamic Pressure Wire And Quantitative Perfusion Assessment Help In Treating CLI: Standard Methods With ABIs And PVRs Are Not Enough
  Presenter(s):Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD  
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3:15 PM - 3:20 PM RCT Comparing Ultrasound Guided Femoral Access vs. Standard Fluoro Guided Access: Ultrasound Is Superior And Should Be Used Routinely
  Presenter(s):Patrick A. Stone, MD  
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3:21 PM - 3:26 PM Management Of Asymptomatic Thrombus Inside Endografts After EVAR: Should We Treat Or Not
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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3:27 PM - 3:32 PM Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization (Limflow) As A Minimally Invasive Approach To Create Arterio-Venous Fistulas For The Treatment Of Critical Limb Ischemia: Results Of First Clinical Experience – 1 Year Follow-Up
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD  
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3:33 PM - 3:40 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program Q
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END OF SESSION 120