Thursday
SESSION XVIII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TEVAR AND EVAR (5-MINUTE TALKS)
SESSION XVIII SCHEDULE
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Preserving Spinal Cord Vascularization With TEVAR: From Theory To Practice
  Presenters(s):Germano Melissano, MD  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Advantages Of The Cook PROFORM Thoracic Graft: Initial Clinical Experience
  Presenters(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM An Improved Thoracic Endograft For Tight Radius Aortic Arches: Advantages And Initial Clinical Experience
  Presenters(s):Peter R. Taylor, MA, MChir, FRCS  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM New Developments In Thoracic Endografting And What Is On The Horizon
  Presenters(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Use Of Vascular Occluding Devices For Treating Reentry Tears In Patients With Persistent False Lumens After Endograft Treatment Of Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenters(s):Wei Guo Fu, MD  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Debate 6: TAAAs Will All Be Treated With Endovascular Techniques
  Presenters(s):Peter L. Harris, MD, FRCS  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Debate 6: That’s Nonsense: Some TAAAs Are And Will Always Best Be Treated By Open Repair
  Presenters(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Robert B. Rutherford, MD / Mario Lachat, MD  
1:47 PM - 1:52 PM Debate 7: We Still Need A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Of EVAR vs. Open Repair (OR) For Ruptured AAAs: The Ongoing (AJAX And ECAR) Trials Prove It
  Presenters(s):Willem Wisselink, MD / Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS / Marc R.H. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
1:53 PM - 1:58 PM Debate 7: RCTs Of EVAR And OR In Ruptured AAAs Are A Waste Of Time And Will Provide No Useful Information
  Presenters(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD  
1:59 PM - 2:04 PM EVAR And OR For Ruptured AAA Produce Equal Mortality Rates: Other Factors Like Organization And Fluid Management Are More Important Than The Method Of Repair
  Presenters(s):Jürg Schmidli, MD  
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM “EVAR Suitable Anatomy” Is A Favorable Factor For Open Repair Of Ruptured AAAs And Results In Better Outcomes: Maybe We Do Need A RCT But It Will Be Impossible To Carry Out
  Presenters(s):Florian Dick, MD  
2:11 PM - 2:16 PM Do Endoleaks After EVAR For RAAA Matter: How Should They Be Dealt With?
  Presenters(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
2:17 PM - 2:22 PM Panel Discussion
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 18.1 - Management Of Spinal Ischemia After Endovascular Repair Of TAAs Or TAAAs
  Presenters(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
Web-Based Presentation 18.2 - Prevention Of Spinal Cord Complications With TEVAR
  Presenters(s):John E. Connolly, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 18.3 - Resolving The Continuing Confusion Over Acute And Chronic Type B Aortic Dissections: Why Is The Distinction Crucial: An Endovascular Therapist’s Perspective
  Presenters(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Web-Based Presentation 18.4 - TEVAR And Covering The Celiac Artery: Is It Safe Or Not?
  Presenters(s):Lars Lonn, MD, PhD  
END OF SESSION XVIII
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