SESSION 47 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 47: EXCITING NEW OR UPDATED TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Frank J. Veith, MD / Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
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6:50 AM - 6:55 AM How To Make AAA Walls Rupture Resistant Or Rupture Free With Glycation: How Does It Work And Current Status
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Carotid Webs: They Can Cause Strokes: How To Diagnose And Treat Them: Should They Be Treated If Asymptomatic
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:02 AM - 7:07 AM High Pressure Angioplasty Balloons Which Can Have A Curved Configuration When Inflated: How Do They Work And Why They Will Be Helpful
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:08 AM - 7:13 AM Importance Of Velocity Ratios Determined By Vector Velocity Ultrasound To Evaluate SFA Occlusive Disease And Its Treatment
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:14 AM - 7:19 AM How To Make Thrombolysis Faster And More Accurate With Microbubbles And Other Techniques: How Do They Work
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Status Of Humacyte Tissue Engineered Arterial Vessels For SFA Injury And Other Uses: How Durable Are These Vessels
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:26 AM - 7:31 AM A New Treatment For Intermittent Claudication And Rest Pain Without Drugs, PTA, Stents Or Bypass: It Will Be A Game-Changer: How Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD / Samuel Fernandez, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:32 AM - 7:37 AM Progress With An Implanted Piezoelectric Sensor (GraftWorx) To Detect Graft And Stent Flows Remotely; And Wound Assessment With A Cell Phone App
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:38 AM - 7:43 AM Advances In Computer Generated Vascular Navigation (VPS) Without Fluoroscopy: How Does It Work: Results To Date: Future Prospects And Costs
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:44 AM - 7:49 AM Game Changing Simplification Of F/EVAR By Automated Planning Software And 3D Printed Patient Specific Templates (Aortica): How Do They Work; How Do They Improve Outcomes; And How Will They Make F/EVAR More Widely Available
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:50 AM - 7:57 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 47
 
SESSION 48 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 48: ADVANCES IN FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED EVAR (F/BEVAR) AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs; RELATED CONTROVERSIES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:James F. McKinsey, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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7:58 AM - 8:03 AM Low Profile Endografts: Expanding EVAR Options In Patients With Poor Iliac Vessels
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:04 AM - 8:09 AM Fenestrated vs. Branched EVAR For Complex AAAs: Which Is Best And When: How To Avoid Limb Ischemia From Prolonged Sheath Placement
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Long-Term Results Of Ch/EVAR And Other Parallel Grafts For Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs And TAAAs: What Are The Keys To Sustained Success: Are There Concerns: Based On A 10-Year Experience
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:16 AM - 8:21 AM Ch/EVAR And F/EVAR For Complex AAAs Have Comparable Results At 30 Days And 1 Year In A Multicenter (VQI) Registry Although Ch/EVAR Was Performed By Lower Volume Surgeons And In More Urgent Settings
  Presenter(s):Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH / Adam Beck, MD / Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:22 AM - 8:27 AM Optimal Aortic And Branch Endograft Devices And Configurations For Ch/EVAR To Prevent Gutter Endoleaks: From The PERICLES Registry
  Presenter(s):Salvatore T. Scali, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:28 AM - 8:33 AM F/EVAR And B/EVAR To Treat Failed EVAR Or Open Repair: Tips And Tricks But They Are Not Easy
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:34 AM - 8:39 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Chimney Grafts For Treatment Of Type 1A Endoleaks After EVAR: Collected World Experience From The PERICLES Registry Shows Good Results
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM How To Use Onyx To Fix Gutter Endoleaks After Ch/EVAR: Technical Tips And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Arne G. Schwindt, MD / Martin J. Austermann, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:52 AM - 8:57 AM DEBATE: The More Chimney Grafts One Has With Ch/EVAR The More Endoleaks And Complications One Will Have
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Jason T. Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:58 AM - 9:03 AM DEBATE: Ch/EVAR Can Be Done Effectively With 4 Chimney Grafts If It Is Done Right: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM A New Manifold Multi-Branched Device To Improve And Simplify The Endovascular Treatment Of TAAAs: The Colt Device Concept And Early Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Piotr Szopinski, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 48
 
SESSION 49 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 49: MORE ABOUT F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs: RELATED TOPICS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ronald L. Dalman, MD / Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
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9:16 AM - 9:21 AM 10-Year Experience With Multibranched Endograft (Cook) Repair Of TAAAs: Indications For Use, Contraindications, Results And Unsolved Issues
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM F/B/EVAR Is The Best Way To Treat Post Dissection TAAAs: Results To Date And Technical Tips And Value Of Inner Branched Grafts
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM DEBATE: For Juxta And Pararenal AAAs Ch/EVAR Can Be A Good Treatment In Certain Situations And If Certain Precautions Are Taken
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD / Jason T. Lee, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM DEBATE: Not So: Failure Modes Of Ch/EVAR And Poor Long-Term Durability Make It A Second Rate Procedure
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM DEBATE: Both Wrong! With Juxta And Pararenal AAAs Ch/EVAR Should Be The First Treatment Option: Late Results Justify This Opinion If The Procedures Are Done Right
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Panel Discussion
9:52 AM - 9:57 AM In Vitro Studies Show How To Improve The Results Of Ch/EVAR And Ch/EVAS With The Nellix Graft
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Bailout Techniques When F/EVAR Procedures Fail
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:04 AM - 10:09 AM Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Grafts For F/B/EVAR Procedures In Multiple Aortic Pathologies: How Can They Be Modified To Extend Their Applicability; Technical Tips And How To Deal With Small True Lumens
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM What Defines And Assures A “Healthy” Aortic Seal Zone With Complex AAAs And AAAs: When Is It Critical And When Can Compromises Be Made
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:16 AM - 10:21 AM DEBATE: Ch/EVAR Works In Only A Small Proportion Of Juxtarenal AAAs: F/EVAR Should Be The Preferred Option For Treatment
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:22 AM - 10:27 AM DEBATE: Not So: Ch/EVAR Is Effective For Treatment Of Most Juxtarenal AAAs If Some Technical Tips Are Followed
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:28 AM - 10:34 AM Panel Discussion
10:34 AM - 10:52 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 49
 
SESSION 50 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 50: TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY AND SERVICE PHYSICIANS EVERYWHERE; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VASCULAR TRAUMA (9-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Eric Elster, MD / Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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10:52 AM - 11:04 AM The Naval Battle At Guadalcanal And What It Meant To The Marines Fighting There And To The US Victory In The Pacific
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:05 AM - 11:14 AM New Information And Highlights From The “Endovascular And Hybrid Trauma And Bleeding Management Symposium”: A Hot Area Of Military And Civilian Innovation And Collaboration
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Tal M. Hörer, MD, PhD / Joseph J. DuBose, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:15 AM - 11:24 AM Update On The Status Of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion Of The Aorta (REBOA) For Bleeding Control: New Technical Developments (Like Lower Profile Balloons): Where Is REBOA Going In The US And Internationally: Status Of The Trauma Foundation
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. DuBose, MD / Tal M. Hörer, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:25 AM - 11:34 AM Status And Value Of REBOA In Germany: In The Military And In The Civilian Population: Advances In The Technology And In Training: Who Can Do It
  Presenter(s):Michael Engelhardt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:47 AM Preparing For The Next Terror Attack: How Wartime Lessons Can Shape A National Trauma Action Plan: Status Of The Civilian/Military “Stop The Bleeding Campaign”: Unskilled Bystander Involvement With Pressure And Tourniquets Can Be Effective – As In The Boston Marathon Terror Attack
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:48 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 50
 
SESSION 51 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 51: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AAAs (RAAAs); RELATED CONTROVERSIES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Matt M. Thompson, MD / Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM The Degree Of Aortic Calcification Is Predictive Of AAA Rupture: How Can It Be Quantitated
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM How AAA Rupture Can Be Predicted By MRI And By 18F-FDG Uptake On PET CT
  Presenter(s):Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM DEBATE: Open Repair Is As Good Or Better Than EVAR For The Treatment Of RAAAs
  Presenter(s):Jürg Schmidli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM DEBATE: Not True: EVAR Is A Better Treatment Than Open Repair For RAAAs: It Is Obvious That EVAR Should Be The Gold Standard
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM New Concepts And Trends In The Treatment Of RAAAs: EVAR Use Is Increasing: Are Outcomes Improving As A Result
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM New Tips And Tricks For Open Abdomen Treatment (OAT) For Abdominal Compartment Syndrome With RAAAs: How To Diagnose And Treat It: How To Avoid Hernias With OAT
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): James F. McKinsey, MD / Gregory L. Moneta, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM In AAA Patients, Distal Aortic Or Iliac Occlusive Disease Increases The Risk Of Rupture And Should Be An Indication For Earlier Elective Repair
  Presenter(s):Gregory L. Moneta, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM DEBATE: 3-Year Results From The IMPROVE Trial: Have Any Conclusions Changed Or Is EVAR Still No Better Than Open Repair For RAAA Patients
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM DEBATE: Of Course EVAR Is Better Than Open Repair For RAAAs: More Patients Can Be Treated And Procedural Mortality And Turn-Down Rates Are Lower
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Tips And Tricks For Gaining Arterial Access In Hypotensive Unstable AAA Patients
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM DEBATE: EVAR Offers Real Survival Advantages Over Open Repair For RAAAs: Almost All RAAA Patients Should Be Treated By EVAR And How To Do This
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM DEBATE: Not So: There Is Still A Role For Open Repair With Some RAAA Patients: What Is It
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:25 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 51
 
SESSION 52 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 52: MORE RUPTURED ANEURYSM (AAA & TAA) TOPICS AND CONTROVERSIES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Natural History Of Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR For RAAAs: They Are Surprisingly Benign
  Presenter(s):John E. Rectenwald, MD, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Significance Of Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR And RAAA With An Aorto-Caval Fistula
  Presenter(s):Markus K. Furrer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Curriculum And Benefits From The European SVS Course On Treatment Of RAAAs And Related Adjuncts
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Tips And Tricks For Optimal Supraceliac Aortic Balloon Control With RAAAs: It’s Not Simple
  Presenter(s):Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM DEBATE: Which RAAA Patients Should Be Denied Repair Because Their Outlook For Survival With Repair Is Hopeless – Based On What Criteria Of Futility
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM DEBATE: This Is Wrong: Predictive Models For A Hopeless Outlook For RAAA Repair Are Misleading And Should Not Be Used For Clinical Decision Making Not To Attempt Repair: Turn-Down Rates Should Be Lower Than They Are
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM OTS Branched Devices vs. Parallel Grafts For Juxta- And Pararenal RAAAs And Ruptured TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Ruptured TAAAs With Sandwich Or Branched Endografts: Which Technique For Which Patients
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM DEBATE: With RAAAs Hostile Neck Anatomy Predicts Outcome No Matter What Technique Of Repair Is Used
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM DEBATE: Not True: With Current Improved Techniques And Adjuncts EVAR Can Be Performed Successfully In RAAA Patients With Hostile Neck Anatomy And With Good Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 52
 
SESSION 53 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 53: VASCULAR ROBOTICS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY AND GUIDANCE; HYBRID ROOMS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Farber, MD / Jean Bismuth, MD  
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Advances In Robotic Laparoscopic Treatment Of AAAs: Value Of The Gore Hybrid Graft In Dealing With Complex AAAs
  Presenter(s):Fabien Thaveau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:46 PM - 3:51 PM New Developments In Robotics And Electromagnetic Guidance For Endovascular Procedures: What Does The Future Hold
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:52 PM - 3:57 PM How To Build A Hybrid OR: What Equipment And Staffing Are Needed: How To Assure Fair And Optimal Usage
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:58 PM - 4:03 PM How To Convince Institutional Administration And Management To Build A Hybrid OR And How To Make It Profitable
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:04 PM - 4:09 PM Role Of 3D Fusion Imaging And Guidance With The Siemens Artis Zeego System For Complex Vascular Interventions: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:10 PM - 4:15 PM New Developments In Advanced Fusion Imaging (Track Vision, GE) For Better Translumbar Type 2 Endoleak Treatment And Percutaneous Distal Branch Puncture And Retrograde Wiring When Prograde Techniques Fail During F/B/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:16 PM - 4:21 PM Benefits Of Fusion Imaging For Treating TBADs: It Can Be Essential
  Presenter(s):Herve Rousseau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:22 PM - 4:27 PM Value Of Fusion, Re-Entry Devices And Variable Curvature Sheath For Treating Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Klaus M. Overbeck, MD, MPhil  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:28 PM - 4:33 PM Differences Between 2D-3D Fusion And 3D-3D Fusion Imaging: Why It Matters For Endovascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Giovanni F. Torsello, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:34 PM - 4:39 PM CTA Image Fusion With The Philips Vessel Navigator To Facilitate F/EVAR (Video)
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:40 PM - 4:46 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 53
 
SESSION 54 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 54: RADIATION SAFETY; IMAGING; NEW CONCEPTS AND DEVICES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Farber, MD / Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
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4:47 PM - 4:52 PM How To Reduce Radiation Exposure During Complex Aortic Procedures: Virtual Guidance Systems Will Help: How Do They Work
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:53 PM - 4:58 PM Endovascular Repair Of AAAs With Common Iliac Aneurysms: Comparison Of Sandwich Grafts vs. Hypogastric Exclusion vs. Bell Bottom Technique
  Presenter(s):Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:59 PM - 5:04 PM “Light Weight” Radiation Protective Gear (Caps, Glasses, Lead Gowns) Is A Misnomer: These Devices Fall Short: How Should Vascular Specialists Best Protect Their Brain, Eyes And Body From Radiation
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD / Lindsay Machan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:05 PM - 5:10 PM New Techniques In Radiation Exposure Monitoring And Protection For Operators And Others
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:11 PM - 5:16 PM CO2 Angiography And CO2 Guided Interventions For Treatment Of Lower Extremity And Abdominal Arterial Lesions: Tips And Tricks To Do Them Simply And Safely
  Presenter(s):Kyung Cho, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:17 PM - 5:22 PM Promoting Operator Radiation Safety: How A Simulation System Can Help
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:23 PM - 5:28 PM Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality And High Resolution 3D-3D Imaging: What Are They And What Will Their Value Be
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:29 PM - 5:34 PM The Tour Guide System (Medtronic) To Facilitate Difficult Catheterizations And Procedures: What Is It And What Is Its Value
  Presenter(s):Fabien Thaveau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:35 PM - 5:40 PM Managing Anticoagulation When Needed To Avoid Postop Hemorrhage
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:41 PM - 5:46 PM A Pressurized Cadaver Model To Augment Open Vascular Training
  Presenter(s):Christian Ochoa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:47 PM - 5:54 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program H


END OF SESSION 54
 
SESSION 55 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 55: UPDATE ON NEW DEVICES FOR EVAR AND JUXTA- AND PARARENAL AAAS; AND ILIAC BRANCHED DEVICES (4 ½ MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, MD / Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM New Horizon Single Sided Access Endograft For EVAR: How It Works And Early Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Felice Pecoraro, MD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM The Altura Endograft (Lombard Medical) For EVAR: 5-Year Favorable Results: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Albrecht H. Kramer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:50 AM - 6:55 AM Long-Term Results Of The Repositionable C3 Gore Excluder For EVAR: Value And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:55 AM - 7:00 AM When The AFX Endograft (Endologix) Is Used With A Large Diameter Proximal Cuff To Treat AAAs With A Large Diameter Proximal Neck: There Is A Possibility Of Type 3 Endoleaks At the Cuff-Endograft Junction
  Presenter(s):Gregg S. Landis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Experience With The Low Profile InCraft Endograft (Cordis – Cardinal Health) For EVAR: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:06 AM - 7:15 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Keith D. Calligaro, MD / John H. Furtek, BS RT(r)  
7:15 AM - 7:20 AM The Ovation (Prime And Alto) Endograft (TriVascular/Endologix) For EVAR: Unique Advantages, Clinical Experience And Limitations: Why Neck Enlargement Does Not Occur
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM EVAR With The Zenith Flex AAA Endograft (Cook) Results In Greater AAA Sac Shrinkage Than With Other Grafts
  Presenter(s):Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:25 AM - 7:30 AM The Treovance Endograft (Bolton Medical) For EVAR: Advantages, Clinical Experience And Status In The US
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:30 AM - 7:35 AM The Value Of A Customized Treo EVAR Device (cEVAR) For Unusual AAA Treatment: Does It Have A Place Between F/EVAR And Standard EVAR
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR / Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Long-Term Good Results With The Aorfix Endograft (Lombard) For EVAR In Patients With Highly Angled Proximal Necks And Tortuous Iliac Arteries
  Presenter(s):Mark F. Fillinger, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM New Enhanced Conformable Excluder (Gore) Endograft For EVAR With Hostile Neck Anatomy: How Does It Work And What Are The Potential Benefits Of An In Situ Adjustable System
  Presenter(s):Robert Y. Rhee, MD / Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD / Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM Panel Discussion
ILIAC BRANCHED DEVICES (IBDS)
7:50 AM - 7:55 AM Algorithm For Optimal Usage Of The Gore Iliac Branched Device (IBD) To Revascularize Hypogastric Arteries In Patients With Common Iliac Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Darren B. Schneider, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM 10-Year Experience And Results With The Zenith IBD (Cook) For Hypogastric Artery Revascularization: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD / Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Update On The Status Of The Zenith IBD (Cook) For Hypogastric Artery Revascularization In The US: From The PRESERVE II Trial
  Presenter(s):W. Anthony Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Multicenter Results With The Jotec IBD Show It To Be Safe And Effective For Treating Hypogastric Artery Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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DEVICES FOR F/EVAR
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM How Routine Preop 3D Model Testing Can Optimize Fenestrated Anaconda Device (Vascutek/Terumo) Design And F/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD / Juergan Falkensammer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM Advantages Of And Clinical Experience With The Repositionable Anaconda Endograft For F/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Comparison Of Anaconda And Zenith Endografts For F/EVAR: Advantages Of Each
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:25 AM - 8:31 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 55
 
SESSION 56 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 56: ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM SEALING (EVAS) FOR SIMPLE AND COMPLEX AAAs; ASPECTS OF OTHER NEW DEVICES FOR COMPLEX AAAs (4 ½-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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8:32 AM - 8:37 AM Midterm Results With The P-Branch OTS Fenestrated Endograft (Cook) For Complex AAAs
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:37 AM - 8:42 AM Is Polymer Technology With AAA Endografts (Nellix And Ovation) An Advantage To Achieve Endograft Sealing: Without And With Chimney Grafts
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Failure Modes With Nellix EVAR: What Can Be Done To Prevent Them: Evolution Of The Nellix Graft And Its IFU: A New Non-Binary IFU And Algorithm Improves Results
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM The Nellix Endograft And EVAR For AAA Treatment: Where Has It Lived Up To Its Promise And What Are Its Limitations
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:52 AM - 8:57 AM How To Preserve Hypogastric Artery Flow With Nellix EVAS In Patients With Iliac Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:57 AM - 9:02 AM New Technique For Using Nellix Endograft To Treat Failed EVARs With Migration And Type 1A Endoleak: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:02 AM - 9:07 AM Technical Tips For Open Conversion After Failed Nellix EVAS: Reasons For Failure And Results
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:07 AM - 9:12 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS / Patrick J. Lamparello, MD  
9:12 AM - 9:17 AM Technical Tips For Performing Chimney Grafts With Nellix EVAS (Ch/EVAS): And How To Get Good And Durable Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD / Ian Loftus, MD / Peter J.E. Holt, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Incidence Of Type 1A Endoleaks After Nellix EVAS Is Low; How To Prevent Them And How Best To Treat Them With Ch/EVAS
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Lessons Learned From Using Ch/EVAS And Other Techniques To Treat Type 1A Endoleaks: When Is Open Conversion Necessary
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:27 AM - 9:32 AM How To Detect Endoleaks After Nellix EVAS: How To Prevent, Diagnose And Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:32 AM - 9:37 AM How To Precisely Place A Nellix Graft To Treat An AAA With Tortuous Unfavorable Anatomy
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:37 AM - 9:42 AM Tips And Tricks For Treating Endovascularly Endoleaks Of All Types: Open Conversion Is Almost Never Necessary
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Morgan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:42 AM - 9:48 AM Panel Discussion
9:49 AM - 10:05 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 56
 
SESSION 57 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 57: NEW DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF ASCENDING AORTIC AND ARCH LESIONS; TEVAR; Ch/TEVAR AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS OF TEVAR (4 ½ MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Rodney A. White, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Advantages Of Low Profile Endograft Systems For TEVAR: Are There Any Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Giovanni F. Torsello, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM The New Gore TAG Conformable Thoracic Aortic Endograft System With Active Control For More Precise Graft Placement In Highly Curved Arches: How It Works And Early Clinical Experience
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Transapical Approach For Deploying A Branched Endograft (Braile Medical) To Treat An Aortic Arch Aneurysm
  Presenter(s):Diego F. Gaia, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Advantages Of The Bolton Relay Pro Low Profile Endograft For Thoracic Aortic Lesions: Why They Make A Difference
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Branched Endografts For Aortic Arch Pathology: Comparative Advantages Of The 2 Available Commercial Arch Endografts From Cook And Bolton
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Panel Discussion
10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Advantages Of Custom Made Thoracic Endografts With Proximal Or Distal Scallops (Bolton) For Complex TEVARs
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS / Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD / Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Update On The Novel Nexus Single Fenestrated Endograft System For Treating Aortic Arch Lesions: Concept And Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, FRCS, FACS / Mario L. Lachat, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Early Clinical Results And Experience With Next Generation (Valiant Navion) Low Profile TEVAR Device
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD / Eric E. Roselli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM The Gore Single Branched TAG Thoracic Endograft For Treating Aortic Arch Lesions: Initial Clinical Results And Future Potential: Will It Supersede Multibranched Arch Endografts
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD / Michael D. Dake, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM In Situ Fenestration Of Thoracic Endografts To Enable Supra-Aortic Branch Revascularization And Facilitate Endovascular Treatment Of Aortic Arch Lesions: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 57
 
SESSION 58 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 58: NEW DEVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AORTIC LESIONS AND TAAAs (4 ½ MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD / Zhong Chen, MD, Professor / Wayne W. Zhang, MD  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM How Has Progress In Large Sheath Technology Improved TEVAR, F/B/EVAR And Other Complex Endo Procedures
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM How Endograft Device Design Influences TEVAR Outcomes When Treating For TBADs
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Changing Spectrums Of Reinterventions After TEVAR With Different Evolving Commercial Devices
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:20 AM - 11:25 AM What Late Complications And Failures Of Open Thoraco-Abdominal Bypass Can Best Be Treated Endovascularly: Technical Tips For Doing So
  Presenter(s):Albrecht H. Kramer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM How To Choose Thoracic Endografts For TEVAR For Various Lesions: What Are The Differences Between Devices
  Presenter(s):Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Performance Advantages Of The Conformable Gore TAG Endograft
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Bolton Relay Endograft For TEVAR: Advantages; Status And Availability In The US
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM Value Of Custom Made Proximal Scallop Endografts (Bolton Medical) For Patients Requiring TEVAR After Ascending Aortic Repair For Type A Dissections: Is An OTS Device Coming
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:45 AM - 11:50 AM Advantages Of The Cook Low Profile Alpha Endograft System For TEVAR: Clinical Results To Date
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:50 AM - 11:55 AM TEVAR With And Without Left Subclavian Artery Coverage: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Both: From The VALOR Trial
  Presenter(s):Carlos E. Donayre, MD / Rodney A. White, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 58
 
SESSION 59 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 59: NEW DEVICES FOR TREATING LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL LESIONS: NEW ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENTS, PROSTHETIC GRAFTS, HEPARIN BONDING TO GRAFTS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Improved Atherectomy For Treatment Of Complex And Calcified Lesions With The Phoenix Front-Cutting And Aspirating Device (Philips-Volcano): How Does It Work And Results
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Advantages And Limitations Of The OCT Guided Atherectomy Device (Panthera And Ocelot Systems From Avinger) In The Treatment Of Iliac And Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions: Concepts, Indications And Results
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS / Matthew Recht, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Over-The-Wire Endarterectomy And Relining System With DCB For SFA Lesions: The DEF AR Study (An RCT): Concept And Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Spiral Laminar Flow Prosthetic Vascular Grafts For Bypasses And A-V Access: Concept, Advantages And Results
  Presenter(s):Hosam F. El Sayed, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM The Chocolate (Restrained Balloon – TriReme Medical & QT Vascular): Concept, Why It Is Better Than Other Angioplasty Balloons, And Results
  Presenter(s):Francesco Speziale, MD / Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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PTFE VASCULAR GRAFTS AND HEPARIN BONDING
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Propensity Matched 5-Year Comparison Of Propaten PTFE Grafts (Gore) And ASV Grafts For Below-The-Knee (BTK) Fem-Pop Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Raffaele Pulli, MD / Carlo Pratesi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM DEBATE: Propaten Grafts With Bonded Heparin (Gore) Yield Better 5-Year Results For Fem-Pop Bypass Than Those Of Similar PTFE Grafts Without Heparin Bonding
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM DEBATE: The Evidence Is Not Convincing That Heparin Bonding With Propaten PTFE Grafts Improves Bypass Patency
  Presenter(s):Jonathan D. Beard, ChM, MEd, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Are Propaten Heparin Bonded PTFE Grafts Better Than Standard PTFE Grafts For Lower Extremity Bypasses: What Do The 5-Year Results Of A RCT Tell Us And Do We Need Another RCT
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 2:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 59
 
SESSION 60 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 60: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVICES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY STENTS, BALLOONS, ATHERECTOMY AND STENT-GRAFTS; TECHNICAL ADVANCES TO IMPROVE THEIR USE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kim J. Hodgson, MD / Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Are There Late Problems With Current DESs And DCBs For The Treatment Of SFA Lesions: Can Improved Technology With Sustained Release From Drug Reservoirs Overcome Them: What Else Offers Promise
  Presenter(s):George L. Adams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Status Of Bioresorbable Stents To Treat Lower Extremity Lesions: 3-Year Results Of The ESPRIT Trial: Advantages, Limitations And Future Prospects
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD / Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Value And Availability In The US Of DESs To Treat BTK Popliteal And Crural Arteries: Indications And Future Prospects
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM A New 2-Component Tigris Stent (Gore) For Treatment Of Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Advantages Of Swirling Flow Induced By The BioMimics 3D Helical Stent (Veryan): How Does It Work And 2-Year Results Of A RCT vs. Standard Stents
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM A New Different DCB – The Luminor (iVascular) For Treating BTK Popliteal And Crural Artery Lesions Causing CLTI: What Makes It Different And Favorable 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Value To Date And Potential Value Of The Bullfrog Microinfusion Balloon Device (Mercator MedSystem) For Better Local Drug Delivery Into The Vessel Wall To Treat Arterial Lesions: 1-Year Plus Results Of The DANCE Trial With Dexamethasone Delivery
  Presenter(s):George L. Adams, MD / Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM 2-Year Results Of The Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty (TOBA) Trial For Fem-Pop And BTK Lesions Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy And Cost Effectiveness Of Tack Device (Intact Vascular) In Repairing Focal PTA Dissections
  Presenter(s):Christian Wissgott, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD / Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM What Special Forces Do Infrapopliteal Arteries Exert On Stents And Why Will The Tack Device (Intact Vascular) Be Better Able To Resist These Forces Than Stents
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FSVMB  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 3:02 PM Panel Discussion
3:03 PM - 3:15 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 60
 
SESSION 61 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 61: NEW DEVICES TO PREVENT AND TREAT ENDOLEAKS AND ENDOGRAFT MIGRATION; ENDOTENSION; ENDOANCHORS (4 ½-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Luis A. Sanchez, MD / William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
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3:15 PM - 3:20 PM Endotension Is Real: Pathophysiology, Prevention, Diagnosis And How To Manage
  Presenter(s):Edmo A. Gabriel, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:20 PM - 3:25 PM When Can Onyx Be Used Effectively To Seal Type 1A Endoleaks And When It Won’t Work: Technical Tips On How To Use It
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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ENDOANCHORS: INDICATIONS AND VALUE
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Long-Term (8-10 Years) Effectiveness With EndoAnchors (Aptus/Medtronic) On Proximal Neck Outcomes After EVAR: From The STAPLE 1 And 2 Trials
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Value And Cost Effectiveness Of EndoAnchors In EVAR: In What Circumstances Do Their Prophylactic Use Prevent Type 1A Endoleaks And Migration: Can They Help With Short (4-10 mm) Necks: Based On 4-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:35 PM - 3:40 PM When Can EndoAnchors Be Used To Treat And Eliminate Type 1A Endoleaks And When Won’t They Work: Technical Tips To Make Them Work
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Do EndoAnchors Prevent Aortic Neck Dilation After EVAR With Self-Expanding Endografts
  Presenter(s):Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM EndoAnchors To Prevent And Treat Type 1A Gutter Endoleaks With Ch/EVAR: Technical Tips And Use Of IVUS To Avoid Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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ENDOANCHORS WITH TEVAR
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Value Of EndoAnchors In TEVAR Procedures With Imperfect Landing Zones: Technical Tips To Make Them Avoid Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Indications And Value Of EndoAnchors In TEVAR Procedures And Endovascular TAAA Repairs
  Presenter(s):Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM EndoAnchors Can Prevent Cranial Migration Of Thoracic Endografts: When And How Should They Be Used
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:05 PM - 4:12 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 61
 
SESSION 62 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 62: NEW DEVICES FOR EMBOLECTOMY CLOT REMOVAL AND EMBOLIZATION AND THEIR COMPLICATIONS (4 ½ MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kim J. Hodgson, MD / Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Advantages, Downsides And Risks Of Percutaneous Mechanical Clot Removal
  Presenter(s):Guillermo A. Escobar, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:17 PM - 4:22 PM Renal Failure After Percutaneous Mechanical Clot Removal: Causes, Prevention And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:22 PM - 4:27 PM An Improved Device For Clot Fragmentation And Aspiration With Less Hemolysis: How Does The JETI System (Walk Vascular) Work
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:27 PM - 4:32 PM Rotational Thrombectomy With The Rotarex Device (Straub Medical) Combined With DCBs As Treatment For ISR: Is It Better Than Other Techniques
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:32 PM - 4:37 PM Catheter Based Vacuum Assisted Thrombectomy With The Indigo System (Penumbra): How Does It Work, Advantages, Limitations And Technical Tips For Usage
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:37 PM - 4:42 PM New Endovascular Approaches To Deal With Distal Embolization And Thrombosis Complicating Endovascular Treatments: The Indigo CAT System (Penumbra): Concept, Advantages And Limitations: Value In ISR
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Value And Limitations Of Thrombo-Suction For Acute Limb Ischemia: Devices, Technical Tips, Precautions And Complications
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:47 PM - 4:52 PM Endovascular Robotics: Present Status And Prospects For The Future
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:52 PM - 4:57 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Carotid Aneurysm: When Should It Be The First Option And When Is Open Surgery Required: An Interventionalist’s Perspective
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:57 PM - 5:02 PM Clearing Intraprocedural Thrombotic And Embolic Complications Of Endovascular Procedures With The Indigo System: Technical Tips, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Sharif H. Ellozy, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:03 PM - 5:10 PM Panel Discussion
NEW TECHNIQUES FOR THERAPEUTIC EMBOLIZATION
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Recent Advances In Embolotherapy
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:15 PM - 5:20 PM A New Liquid Embolic Agent – 34 L Onyx: Concept, Advantages And Limitations In The Treatment Of Various Vascular Pathologies
  Presenter(s):Furuzan Numan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Alternative Embolization Strategies For Treating Challenging Type 2 Endoleaks With POD And POD Packing Coils (Penumbra): How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Mazin Foteh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:25 PM - 5:30 PM Why Coil Embolization Packing Density Matters: Based On Results Of A Large Volume Coil Embolization Study
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program I


END OF SESSION 62
 
SESSION 63 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 63: VENOUS CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND HEMODYNAMICS
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7:20 AM - 7:24 AM Introduction To Veins At VEITH
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:25 AM - 7:30 AM Establishing The Treatment Plan With CEAP & VCSS
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:31 AM - 7:36 AM Venous Symptoms Consensus (SYMVein): European Venous Forum And The International Working Group
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:37 AM - 7:42 AM Outcome Assessment Of CVD
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:43 AM - 7:48 AM Evidence Summary On The Pathophysiology Of Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:49 AM - 7:54 AM Venous Flow And Pressure: Modern Concepts
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Identifying Reflux Pathways With Duplex Ultrasound Mapping
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:01 AM - 8:06 AM Physiology Of Venous Return
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:07 AM - 8:12 AM Contemporary Concept Of Hemodynamic Changes In CVD: IUP Consensus-2016
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:13 AM - 8:18 AM Treatment Of Varicose Veins By ASVAL: Results At 10 Years
  Presenter(s):Sylvain Chastanet, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:19 AM - 8:24 AM Influence Of The Competence Of The SFJ On The Mode Of Treatment Of Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:25 AM - 8:30 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 63
 
SESSION 64 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 64: VENOUS IMAGING TECHNIQUES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:William A. Marston, MD / Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
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8:31 AM - 8:36 AM Optimization Of Duplex Exam Image
  Presenter(s):Jan M. Sloves, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:37 AM - 8:42 AM How To Recognize Variants On The Venous Duplex Exam
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:43 AM - 8:48 AM What Should The Venous Duplex Examination Include And How Should It Be Performed
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:49 AM - 8:54 AM Can You Predict Venous Severity Based On Reflux Time
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Vein Diameter Is Not The Key For Stratifying Interventional Strategies For Superficial Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:01 AM - 9:06 AM Reflux Elimination Test For Saphenous Sparing Technique
  Presenter(s):Sylvain Chastanet, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:07 AM - 9:12 AM The Argument Against Routine Duplex Ultrasound After Truncal Ablation: An Evidence-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:13 AM - 9:18 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 64
 
SESSION 65 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 65: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS / Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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9:19 AM - 9:24 AM Lower Limb Venous Kinetics And Impact On Venous Drainage
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Tributary Avulsions/Foam Sclerotherapy Should Be Done At The Same Time As Truncal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:31 AM - 9:36 AM EHIT 2, 3, 4: Management Recommendations
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:37 AM - 9:42 AM 17 Years Of Lessons Learned From Laser Ablation
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:43 AM - 9:48 AM Step By Step: Phlebectomy
  Presenter(s):Paul Pittaluga, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:49 AM - 9:54 AM Superficial Reflux With Obstructed Deep Veins: When And When Not To Treat
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Incidence, Causes, And Treatment Of Recurrent Varicose Veins Following Endovenous Thermal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:01 AM - 10:06 AM Panel Discussion
NON-THERMAL ABLATION
Moderator(s): Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh / Raghu Kolluri, MD  
10:07 AM - 10:12 AM Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:13 AM - 10:18 AM Meta-Analysis Of 1000 Truncal Vein Ablations With Cyanoacrylate Glue
  Presenter(s):Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:19 AM - 10:24 AM Cyanoacrylate Embolic Adhesive vs. RFA: Three-Year Follow-Up Pivotal Trial
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Perforating Vein Ablation With Turkish Glue: 1 Year Follow-Up Data
  Presenter(s):Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:31 AM - 10:36 AM Updates On The Cost Effectiveness Of Glue And MOCA Techniques vs. Thermal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:37 AM - 10:42 AM Mechanochemical Ablation: The Three-Year Outcome Of A Prospective Trial On 100 Patients With GSV Incompetence
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:43 AM - 10:48 AM What Is New In The MOCA Treatment - Old Concept, New Solution - Flebogrif
  Presenter(s):Tomasz Urbanek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:49 AM - 10:54 AM Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam: Current Use
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 65
 
SESSION 66 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 66: VENOUS GOVERNANCE
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh / R. Clement Darling III, MD  
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11:01 AM - 11:06 AM IAC Vein Center Accreditation: Is It Important
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:07 AM - 11:12 AM CMS Policy, Payments And Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Harold J. Welch, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:13 AM - 11:18 AM The Process For New Devices - CPT Code, RUC, Insurance
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:19 AM - 11:24 AM Quality Metrics For OBLs
  Presenter(s):Paul J. Gagne, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Using The VVR VQI To Evaluate The Effect Of Age On Outcomes In Varicose Vein Surgery
  Presenter(s):Nicholas H. Osborne, MD, MS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:31 AM - 11:36 AM The Unthinkables In Venous Practice: Is There A Solution
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:37 AM - 11:42 AM How To Have A Paper Accepted To JVS Venous And Lymphatic And JVS Case Report
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:43 AM - 11:48 AM Joint Venous Council Progress Update
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:49 AM - 11:54 AM MACRA For A Vein Practice
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:01 PM - 12:59 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 66
 
SESSION 67 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 67: EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Marc A. Passman, MD / Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Recent Consensus Update: Venous Symptoms
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Phlebolymphedema: Hallmark Of Combined Insufficiency Of Venous-Lymphatic System
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Is The Vein Wall Thickness A Useful Indicator Of Response In Patients With Chronic Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM The Varicose Vein Registry And Its Role In The Future Of Vein Care
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Thermal Ablation On Anticoagulated Patients: Is It Safe And Effective
  Presenter(s):Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Is There A Need To Correct A Refluxing Accessory Thigh Vein
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Is C2 Disease Progressive
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Why Graduated Compression Is An Insurance Requirement
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 67
 
SESSION 68 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 68: MORE USEFUL SUPERFICIAL VEIN INFORMATION
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Elna M. Masuda, MD / Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Standardized Aquatic Protocol For Phlebolymphedema Patients
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Importance Of The Posterior Accessory Saphenous Vein In The Calf And Its Effect On Pathologic Perforators
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM The Fate Of The Below Knee Deep Veins After Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy For Incompetent Venous Tributaries
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM How To Treat Labial Varices: Sclerotherapy, USG Sclerotherapy And/Or Phlebectomy
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Marangoni Effect And Foam Stability
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Laser Or Ohmic Devices For Telangiectasia: When And Why
  Presenter(s):Ian J. Franklin, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg)  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Management Of Calf Vein Thrombosis After Venous Procedures
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM SVT In The Pregnant Patient
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Paradoxical Embolism with C02/02 Foam
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 68
 
SESSION 69 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 69: SUPERFICIAL VENOUS ABLATION, COMPRESSION, AND RESEARCH
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Joseph A. Caprini, MD / Mark A. Adelman, MD  
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM How To Properly Design And Interpret Clinical Trials
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Neovascularization After Endo-Venous Laser Ablation: A Cause Of Truncal Recurrence
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Creating WAVES: First U.S. Post Market Results Using Cyanoacrylate Adhesive Closure Without Compression
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM What Should You Advise Patients Undergoing Truncal Ablation And Flying
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Cyanoacrylate Adhesive For The Treatment Of Saphenous Vein Incompetence: 3-Year Follow-Up In The First- in- Human Feasibility Trial
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Does The Absence Of The GSV In The Saphenous Compartment At The Thigh Have An Influence On Chronic Venous Insufficiency
  Presenter(s):Sylvain Chastanet, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM The SECURE Trial: Update On Perforator Ablation
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM When Should We Use Prophylactic Anticoagulation In Saphenous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Newer Diagnostic Modalities In The Evaluation Of Lymphedema
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Which Patients Benefit From A Lymphedema Pump
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM When To Use Inelastic Compression
  Presenter(s):Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Hypothyroidism: Association With Chronic Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Which DOAC For Which DVT: Can We Stratify Yet
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 69
 
SESSION 70 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 70: VENOUS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . AND A LITTLE FUN
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD / Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Non-Thermal Devices Are Available For Truncal Ablation: How To Implement In Practice Without Dedicated CPT Codes
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM DEBATE: C2 Disease Should Not Be A Covered Insurance Benefit
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RPVI, RVT, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM DEBATE: C2 Disease Should Be A Covered Insurance Benefit
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM The Future Of Venous Reimbursement In A Non-Fee For Service Environment
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Response To MEDCAC: Mining Combined Multicenter EMR
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM For Learners: New And Different Learning Experiences
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Advantages And Disadvantages Of Joining A Venous Conglomerate
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM What Separates One Vein Center From Another
  Presenter(s):Christopher M. Banoub, MPA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program J

END OF SESSION 70