2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 18 - Saturday, November 22, 2025

VEITHsymposium
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
SESSION 7: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AORTIC PATHOLOGY INCLUDING CORAL REEF AORTA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: TBD
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
3:56 PM - 4:01 PM
Open Repair Of Chronic Type B Dissection: What Is The Role For Open Repair; Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Yamume Tshomba, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:02 PM - 4:07 PM
The Importance Of Aortic Dissection Entry Tear Size And Morphology: How Should They Influence Treatment And Predict Remodeling Behavior After TEVAR

Presenter(s): Shang Loh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:08 PM - 4:13 PM
Long-Term Outcomes Of Endovascular Treatment For TBADs: Failure Modes: What Secondary Interventions Are Required: Is Late Graft Migration An Issue

Presenter(s): Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:14 PM - 4:19 PM
Stenting (Open vs Covered) Of Visceral Branches For TEVAR In Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissections (uTBADs): When Is It Necessary And How Does It Improve Results (From The EARNEST Trial)

Presenter(s): Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM
Transposition vs Bypass vs Endo: What Is The Best Option For Revascularization Of The Left Subclavian Artery (LSA) During TEVAR

Presenter(s): Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

UPDATES ON CORAL REEF AORTA TREATMENT
4:26 PM - 4:31 PM
Open Surgery Should Still Be The Treatment Of Choice For Coral Reef Aorta With Visceral Involvement: Why Is Endovascular Treatment Inappropriate

Presenter(s): Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:32 PM - 4:37 PM
The Value Of Endovascular Treatment Of Thoracoabdominal Coral Reef Aorta: Technical Tips, Results And When And How Can It Be Used

Presenter(s): Giovanni B. Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:38 PM - 4:43 PM
Coral Reef Aorta: Indications For Invasive Treatment; When Open Surgery, When Endo: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Francesco Speziale, MD / 
Pasqualino Sirignano, MD, PhDS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:44 PM - 4:49 PM
Ultrasonic Emulsification And Aspiration For Coral Reef Atherosclerosis As A Novel Alternative To Transaortic Endarterectomy And Thoracic Aorta-Based Bypass Grafting

Presenter(s): Jae S. Cho, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:50 PM - 4:56 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor