SESSION I SCHEDULE
SESSION I: DEVELOPMENTS IN LYSIS, MECHANICAL CLOT REMOVAL AND NEW TREATMENTS FOR ARTERIAL THROMBI, DVT AND VENOUS DISEASE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:30 AM - 6:35 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenters: Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
6:35 AM - 6:42 AM Modern Treatment Of Axillary Subclavian Vein DVT
  Presenters: Dennis F. Bandyk, M.D.  
6:43 AM - 6:50 AM A New Technique For The Treatment Of Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  Presenters: Robert Lowe, M.D.  
6:51 AM - 6:58 AM Radiofrequency Ablation Of Varicose Veins: A Word Of Caution
  Presenters: Alan B. Lumsden, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
6:59 AM - 7:06 AM Angiojet Thrombectomy With A Distal Protection Device For Acute Limb Ischemia
  Presenters: Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, M.D.  
7:07 AM - 7:14 AM Isolated Thrombolysis For DVT Using The Trellis-8 System: Early Clinical Experience
  Presenters: Frank R. Arko, M.D.  
7:15 AM - 7:22 AM New Developments In The Endovascular Treatment Of DVT
  Presenters: Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
7:23 AM - 7:30 AM Venous Ulcers: What Really Works And What Doesn’t Based On Level I Evidence
  Presenters: Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., M.D.  
7:30 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION I
 
SESSION II SCHEDULE
SESSION II: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENT (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:40 AM - 7:47 AM What’s The Story With Foam Sclerotherapy Of The Greater Saphenous Vein And Variceal Clusters: How To Do It, Does It Work And What Are The Complications?
  Presenters: John J. Bergan, M.D.  
7:48 AM - 7:55 AM Radiofrequency Versus Laser Versus Chemical Sclerotherapy For Endoablation Of The Saphenous Vein And When You Don’t Need To Do Stab Avulsions
  Presenters: Jose I. Almeida, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
7:56 AM - 8:03 AM New Developments In Sclerotherapy For Superficial Venous Disease: What Are The Legal Implications?
  Presenters: Lowell S. Kabnick, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
8:04 AM - 8:11 AM An International Experience Using The 980nm Laser: 7,000 Cases
  Presenters: Russell H. Samson, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T.  
8:12 AM - 8:19 AM Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Radiofrequency Ablation (VNUS) Can Be Used To Treat Perforator Incompetence: 1 Year Results And How To Do It
  Presenters: David W. Chang, M.D.  
8:20 AM - 8:27 AM Radiofrequency Ablation For Varicose Veins: Is It Effective? A Prospective Study Of 500 Patients
  Presenters: Cynthia K. Shortell, M.D.  
8:28 AM - 8:35 AM New Technologies For The Treatment Of Varicose Veins And Venous Reflux
  Presenters: Jeffrey L. Ballard, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION II
 
SESSION III SCHEDULE
SESSION III: TOPICS OF INTEREST TO INTERVENTIONALISTS AND VASCULAR SURGEONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:45 AM - 8:52 AM Possibilities In Interventional Therapy: What Are The Limits
  Presenters: John E. Abele  
8:53 AM - 9:00 AM Where Is Nanotechnology And Stent Technology Going?
  Presenters: Elliot L. Chaikof, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:01 AM - 9:08 AM Value And Limitations Of Drug Eluting Stents: What Is Their Potential?
  Presenters: Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:09 AM - 9:16 AM Nanoporous Stents Can Replace Polymer Covered Stents For Drug Delivery And Avoid Some Of The Problems
  Presenters: Mark H. Wholey, M.D.  
9:17 AM - 9:24 AM Percutaneous Heart Valves Are Feasible: Progress To Date
  Presenters: Martin B. Leon, M.D.  
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Wesley S. Moore, M.D. / Thomas F. Panetta, M.D.  
9:35 AM - 9:42 AM Treatment For Complex Iliac Occlusions: When Is A Bypass Indicated?
  Presenters: Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:43 AM - 9:50 AM A Simplified Approach For Crossing Total Occlusions: Forget The New Gadgets, All You Need Is A Catheter And A Wire
  Presenters: Ali Amin, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C., R.V.T.  
9:51 AM - 9:58 AM The UK Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial (ACST): What Does It Tell Us About How We Should Treat Asymptomatic Carotid Bifurcation Disease?
  Presenters: Alison Halliday, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
9:59 AM - 10:06 AM Timing Of Complications During CAS: How Can They Be Predicted?
  Presenters: Piergiorgio Cao, M.D.  
10:07 AM - 10:13 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Traumatic Vascular Injuries
  Presenters: Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
10:14 AM - 10:24 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION III
 
SESSION IV SCHEDULE
SESSION IV: NEW ADJUNCTS TO IMPROVE THE RESULTS OF BYPASSES, PTA AND STENTING (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:24 AM - 10:31 AM What We Have Learned About Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease From The Prevent III And Prevent IV Trials With E2F Decoy
  Presenters: Michael S. Conte, M.D.  
10:32 AM - 10:39 AM Paclitaxel Anastomotic Wrap To Improve PTFE Femoropopliteal Patency: 1 Year Results Of A Randomized Prospective Study
  Presenters: Lindsay S. Machan, M.D.  
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Why Ultrasonic Plaque Characteristics Predict Restenosis Of SFA Lesions: What To Do About Lesions With A High Chance Of Restenosis
  Presenters: Andrew N. Nicolaides, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Value Of Duplex After PTA To Determine Need For Redilatation: What Is The Best Timing Of Duplex Studies After PTA?
  Presenters: Gregor D. Shanik, M.D.  
10:56 AM - 11:03 AM Does Laser Treatment Have A Role In Lower Extremity Ischemia After All?
  Presenters: Patrick Peeters, M.D.  
11:04 AM - 11:12 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION IV
 
SESSION V SCHEDULE
SESSION V: A NEW CRITICAL LOOK AT CAROTID STENTING (CAS) AND EMBOLIC BRAIN PROTECTION DEVICES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Carotid Echomorphology Correlates With Embolic Risk During CAS: Should Protection Devices Be Used Selectively?
  Presenters: Peter H. Lin, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Debate: In CAS, Embolic Injury Is Not The Only Risk To The Brain
  Presenters: Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), MRCP, FRCR, PhD  
11:28 AM - 11:35 AM Debate: In CAS, Embolic Injury To The Brain Is The Main Problem
  Presenters: Klaus D. Mathias, M.D.  
11:36 AM - 11:43 AM Hemodynamic Changes During CAS Cause Half The Complications: How Can They Be Prevented?
  Presenters: Marc R.H. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:44 AM - 11:51 AM Debate: Why The 2-Year SAPPHIRE Trial Results Are So Good For CAS Enthusiasts
  Presenters: Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
11:52 AM - 11:59 AM Debate: Limitations To The Value Of The SAPPHIRE Trial
  Presenters: Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM Lessons Learned To Date From CREST: Why We Need The Randomized Phase Of CREST
  Presenters: Robert W. Hobson II, M.D.  
12:08 PM - 1:08 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION V
 
SESSION VI SCHEDULE
SESSION VI: UPDATE ON EVAR FOR AAAS: TRIALS, SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:08 PM - 1:15 AM Mid-Term (Up To 3-Year) Results Of The Randomized Prospective DREAM Trial Comparing EVAR With Open AAA Repair: What Are The Implications?
  Presenters: Jan D. Blankensteijn, M.D.  
1:16 PM - 1:23 PM Do Results Of The EVAR Trials (I and II) Justify Endovascular Repair Of All AAAs In Patients With Suitable Anatomy?
  Presenters: Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Don’t Assume AAA Growth After An Excluder Endograft Is Due To Permeability: AAA Enlargement In This Setting Is Multifactorial
  Presenters: Mark F. Fillinger, M.D.  
1:32 PM - 1:39 PM AAA Sac Wall Compliance: How To Measure It And Does It Predict Rupture Potential - Correlation With Finite Element Analysis
  Presenters: Mohan Adiseshiah, F.R.C.S.  
1:40 PM - 1:47 PM Dynamic CTA Can Assess Aneurysmal Wall Pulsatile Movement And Provide Information About Differences In Stent-Graft Performance And Effectiveness Of AAA Exclusion
  Presenters: Frans L. Moll, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM Volume Changes And Sac Pressure Correlations In Patients After EVAR
  Presenters: Jan S. Brunkwall, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:56 PM - 2:03 PM Proximal Attachment Failure Of AneuRx Endografts: How Can It Be Managed?
  Presenters: Mark A. Farber, M.D.  
2:04 PM - 2:15 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION VI
 
SESSION VII SCHEDULE
SESSION VII: OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND VASCULAR SURGEONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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2:15 PM - 2:22 PM Value Of Duplex Evaluation After Carotid Stenting (CAS)
  Presenters: Dennis F. Bandyk, M.D.  
2:23 PM - 2:30 PM Does Pathology Data Support The Value Of Cryoplasty And Absorbable Stents?
  Presenters: Renu Virmani, M.D.  
2:31 PM - 2:38 PM New Developments And Technical Advances In Renal Artery Stenting
  Presenters: Thomas A. Sos, M.D.  
2:39 PM - 2:46 PM BIVALIRUDIN (AngioMax): Is It A Better Anticoagulant For Peripheral Arterial Interventions?
  Presenters: Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
2:47 PM - 2:55 PM Panel Discussion
2:55 PM - 3:02 PM All Metal Stents Are Not Alike In The SFA: What Is The Impact Of Stent Fractures And Will Biodegradable Stents Help?
  Presenters: Giancarlo Biamino, M.D.  
3:03 PM - 3:10 PM Update On Biodegradable (Biotronic) Metal Stents: Advantages And Limitations: Are They Better Than PTA Alone?
  Presenters: Marc Bosiers, M.D.  
3:11 PM - 3:18 PM Remote SFA Endarterectomy And Distal Aspire Stenting: Are The Multicenter Results Superior To SFA Stenting And Standard Bypasses?
  Presenters: David Rosenthal, M.D.  
3:19 PM - 3:26 PM 1 - 2 Year Results With SFA Atherectomy Using The SilverHawk Device: Why Are The Results Better Than Those Of Subintimal Angioplasty And Other Atherectomy Devices Including The Simpson Atherocath?
  Presenters: Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, M.D.  
3:27 PM - 3:35 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION VII
 
SESSION VIII SCHEDULE
SESSION VIII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:35 PM - 3:42 PM Are Newer 3rd Generation Stent-Grafts Safer And Better For EVAR?
  Presenters: Peter L. Harris, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
3:43 PM - 3:50 PM Update On Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms - Abdominal And Thoracic: The Collected World Experience
  Presenters: Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
3:51 PM - 3:58 PM Technical Details Which Make EVAR For Ruptured AAAs Easier And Safer
  Presenters: Mario Lachat, M.D.  
3:59 PM - 4:06 PM Does Suprarenal Fixation With Barbs Prevent Late Graft Migration: What Is The Effect On Renal Function?
  Presenters: Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:07 PM - 4:14 PM Transrenal Stent Placement In EVAR Is Not Harmful To The Kidneys: A 4-Year Controlled Study With The Powerlink Endograft
  Presenters: Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D.  
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): William D. Jordan, M.D. / Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
4:25 PM - 4:32 PM Fenestrated Aortic Endografts: What Are The Limitations And Complications?
  Presenters: Eric L.G. Verhoeven, M.D.  
4:33 PM - 4:40 PM Debate: Surgical Conversion Of Failed Endografts: When To Do It And How?
  Presenters: Elliot L. Chaikof, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:41 PM - 4:48 PM Debate: Failed Endografts After EVAR: When Should They Be Treated Endovascularly And When Open?
  Presenters: Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
4:49 PM - 4:56 PM Debate: Reintervention For Failed EVAR: Open Conversion Is Almost Never Needed
  Presenters: Vicente Riambau, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:57 PM - 5:04 PM Type II Endoleaks After EVAR Are Not So Innocuous After All
  Presenters: Jean M. Panneton, M.D.  
5:05 PM - 5:12 PM Optimal Current Treatment For Type II Endoleaks: Is MRI Or MRA Helpful?
  Presenters: Richard A. Baum, M.D.  
5:12 PM - 5:22 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION VIII
 
SESSION IX SCHEDULE
SESSION IX: UPDATES AND NEW CONCEPTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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5:22 PM - 5:29 PM What Is Happening In Myocyte And Stem Cell Transplantation: Progress And Limitations
  Presenters: Edward B. Diethrich, M.D.  
5:30 PM - 5:37 PM IV Sodium Bicarbonate Clearly Prevents Contrast Nephropathy: Technique Of Usage Based On A Randomized Prospective Study
  Presenters: Jeremiah H. Holleman, M.D.  
5:38 PM - 5:45 PM Is Incidental (“Drive By”) Renal Arteriography Justified In Patients With PVD Or Carotid Stenosis?
  Presenters: Mark R. Jackson, M.D.  
5:46 PM - 5:53 PM Crossing Total Occlusions: Technique And New Devices
  Presenters: Mark W. Mewissen, M.D.  
5:54 PM - 6:01 PM Microleaks, Ultrafiltration, And Endotension: What To Do About Them
  Presenters: Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.  
6:02 PM - 6:09 PM Minimally Invasive Monitoring Of AAA Sac Pressure After EVAR: State Of The Art
  Presenters: Takao Ohki, M.D.  
6:10 PM - 6:17 PM Reservations About The Value Of Monitoring AAA Intrasac Pressure
  Presenters: Geoffrey L. Gilling-Smith, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
6:18 PM - 6:25 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION IX
 
SESSION X SCHEDULE
SESSION X: ISVS AWARD PAPERS (8-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:25 PM - 6:33 PM Vacuum Assisted Closure System With Direct Contact To Native Arteries And/Or Vascular Grafts To Improve The Outcome Of Perivascular Infection
  Presenters: Dieter O. Mayer, M.D.  
6:34 PM - 6:42 PM VNUS Is The Treatment Of Choice For Recurrent Long Saphenous Varicose Veins
  Presenters: Bruce D. Braithwaite, MChir, M.B.  
6:43 PM - 6:51 PM Preoperative Duplex Scanning And Intraoperative Direct Flow Correlation In Ischemic Lower Limb Revascularization
  Presenters: Fabio H. Rossi, M.D.  
6:52 PM - 7:00 PM A Comparison Of Open And Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair With Best Medical Treatment: Has The Availability Of EVAR Expanded Our Indications For Intervention And Improved Survival?
  Presenters: Niamh Hynes, M.D.  
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION X