2024 VEITHsymposium - Faculty Detail

Tuesday, November 19 - Saturday, November 23, 2024

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J. DAVID SPENCE, MD
Professor Emeritus
Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Director, Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre
University Hospital

London, Ontario, Canada
SCHEDULE FOR VEITHsymposium™
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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SESSION 31: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS IN VASCULAR PATIENTS; NEW ANTI-ATHEROGENIC DRUGS AND RIVAROXABAN

Update On LDL-C Lowering During A Lifetime: How Low To Strive For With Intensive Drug Therapy: How Young To Start If High; How Old To Continue Statins: Why And How Often Should LDL-C Levels Be Measured
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM

Friday, November 22, 2024
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SESSION 82: MORE CAROTID RELATED NEW DEVELOPMENT TOPICS RELATED TO TCAR, CAS AND CEA, NEW DEVICES, MESH COVERED STENTS, MINI-INCISION CEA, SIGNIFICANCE OF DW MRI DEFECTS, TIMING OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DEALING WITH DISTAL (HIGH) CAROTID LESIONS

What Is The Best Medical Treatment For Patients With Carotid Stenosis (Asymptomatic And Symptomatic): Can High Risk Plaques Be Made Low Risk And Smaller: All Stroke Patients Should Be On Statins Because They Markedly Decrease Recurrent Stroke And Mortality Rates
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

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SESSION 83: MORE HOT CAROTID AND SUBCLAVIAN TOPICS: UPDATES ON KEY CAROTID RCTS

Not So Fast! ACST-2 – Like CREST – Has Flaws That Invalidate Their Conclusions: Invasive Therapies May NOT Be Better Than BMT: What Are These Flaws
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM