2024 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 19 - Saturday, November 23, 2024

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Friday, November 22, 2024
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
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Richard J. Powell, MD / Wei Zhou, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
SESSION 82 SCHEDULE
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Transradial CAS Using Novel Low-Profile Double-Mesh Stents (Roadsaver, Terumo): Results And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Andrea Kahlberg, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:36 AM - 10:41 AM
Selecting Patients For Carotid Intervention Is Getting Harder: Candidates Are Older (And Sicker), Anatomic Imaging Is Not Standardized, Medical Therapy Is Improving, More Options For Intervention Exist And Cries For Non-Operative Management Are Getting Louder: Is Consensus Even Possible

Presenter(s): Reese A. Wain, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SIGNIFICANCE OF SMALL DW MRI DEFECTS AFTER CEA/CAS
10:42 AM - 10:47 AM
DEBATE: Silent DWI MRI Brain Lesions (Small Infarcts) After CEA/CAS Don’t Matter

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

10:48 AM - 10:53 AM
DEBATE: Not So: Silent Brain Infarcts (DW MRI Defects) After CEA/CAS Really Matter And Affect Cognitive Changes: The Size And Number Of DW MRI Defects Are Critical

Presenter(s): Wei Zhou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:54 AM - 10:59 AM
Neuroguard 3-In-1 Carotid Stent System (Contego Medical) With Integrated Balloon, Stent And Distal Filter: Trial Results And Advantages Including Preventing Particulate Emboli Released During Presumed Flow Reversal Protected CAS From Reaching The Brain (Or Distal Filter)

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Minimal Incision CEA (MICE) Versus TCAR: Technical Tips For MICE, Cost Effectiveness, Advantages And Limitations Of Both

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:11 AM
For Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Invasive Treatment (TFCAS, CEA, TCAR) On Weekends Is More Risky: This Is Especially True For TFCAS Which Probably Should Not Be Performed On Weekends

Presenter(s): Heepeel Chang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:12 AM - 11:18 AM
Panel Discussion
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM
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

Presenter(s): J. David Spence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM
Technical Tips And Maneuvers To Make Treatment Of High Carotid Lesions Safe And Relatively Simple

Presenter(s): Richard J. Powell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
What Are The Real Risk Factors For CEA, TFCAS And TCAR: Why Has CMS Gotten Their Risk Factors Wrong And How Have They Messed Up Their Reimbursement Incentives

Presenter(s): Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

TIMING OF CAROTID INTERVENTIONS AFTER SYMPTOM ONSET
11:36 AM - 11:41 AM
When Is Urgent (Within 48 Hours) CEA Or CAS Fairly Indicated After A Stroke: How Does Use Of tPA Influence Indications And Neurologic Outcomes In This Setting

Presenter(s): Hernan A. Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM
When Is It Reasonable To Perform CEA Within 48 Hours After Stroke Symptoms Starts: Under What Conditions And What Precautions Should Be Taken

Presenter(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM
With Crescendo TIAs And Thrombus Overlying A Plaque What Is The Best Invasive Treatment And When Should It Be Performed

Presenter(s): Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)