SESSION XXIX SCHEDULE
SESSION XXIX: UPDATES AND RECENT ADVANCES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM Are There Differences In Expected And Actual Results With Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)?
  Presenters: Bruce A. Perler, M.D., M.B.A.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Flow Reversal For CAS And Treatment Of Strokes: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenters: Juan C. Parodi, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Limits Of Zenith Endograft For EVAR And How Can They Be Extended
  Presenters: Evan C. Lipsitz, M.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Device Specific Outcomes In EVAR: Does The Graft Make A Difference?
  Presenters: Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM Post EVAR Rupture Rate Can Be As Low As 0.5%: Is It The Result Of Treating More Small AAAs? Maybe They Need No Treatment At All
  Presenters: Dieter Raithel, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:20 AM - 7:27 AM Aortic Reconstructive Surgery In Children: Indications, Techniques And Precautions
  Presenters: James C. Stanley, M.D.  
7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Video Assisted First Rib Resection: Is It Easier Or Better?
  Presenters: Bernardo D. Martinez, M.D.  
7:36 AM - 7:46 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, M.D. / James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.  
7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Current Concepts Regarding The Etiology And Prevention Of Paraplegia After Thoracic Stent Grafting
  Presenters: Larry H. Hollier, M.D.  
7:54 AM - 8:01 AM Thoracic Aortic Perforation By Endograft Stent Struts: Is It A Design Flaw Or An Inherent Risk Of The Procedure?
  Presenters: Geoffrey H. White, M.D.  
8:02 AM - 8:09 AM Mechanism Of Component Separation Of Modular Thoracic Endografts: How Can This Be Prevented?
  Presenters: Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.D., F.R.A.C.S.  
8:10 AM - 8:17 AM Results Of Medtronic-Talent Thoracic Stent-Graft Trial: Who Can’t Have Stent-Graft Treatment And Why?
  Presenters: Ronald M. Fairman, M.D.  
8:18 AM - 8:25 AM Prospective Randomized Comparison Of Acuseal (Goretex) Versus Hemashield-Finesse Patching During CEA: Which Is Better?
  Presenters: Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM Dilatation Of Aortic Grafts: Is It A Clinically Important Problem?
  Presenters: Torben V. Schroeder, M.D., D.M.Sc.  
8:34 AM - 8:41 AM Are Fenestrated Grafts Really Necessary: What Is A Short Infrarenal Neck And How Does It Affect The Results Of EVAR?
  Presenters: Jacob Buth, M.D.  
8:42 AM - 8:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIX
 
SESSION XXX SCHEDULE
SESSION XXX: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID, VERTEBRAL AND SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNK DISEASE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:52 AM - 8:59 AM Gender Differences In Carotid Stenosis: Are We Over-Diagnosing Carotid Disease In Women?
  Presenters: Anthony J. Comerota, M.D.  
9:00 AM - 9:07 AM Covered Stents To Manage Difficult Carotid Artery Lesions: Techniques, Indications And Pitfalls
  Presenters: Claudio Schonholz, M.D.  
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Indications And Techniques For Carotid - Carotid Bypass
  Presenters: Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:16 AM - 9:23 AM SAPPHIRE Eligible High Risk Patients Can Be Well Treated With CEA: So Where Is The Beef?
  Presenters: Timothy M. Sullivan, M.D.  
9:24 AM - 9:31 AM Reoperative Carotid Endarterectomy: Are The Risks Really So High That CAS Should Be The Primary Treatment: When Should It Be?
  Presenters: Richard P. Cambria, M.D.  
9:32 AM - 9:39 AM 10 Top Tips For Subclavian And Vertebral Revascularization
  Presenters: Max Amor, M.D.  
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Juan C. Parodi, M.D. / Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
9:50 AM - 9:57 AM Debate: Late Results With Eversion CEA: Technical Details That Make It A Better Way
  Presenters: R. Clement Darling III, M.D.  
9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Debate: Eversion CEA Is Not All It Is Cracked Up To Be: It Should Not Be Widely Adopted
  Presenters: Thomas E. Brothers, M.D.  
10:06 AM - 10:13 AM Improved Outcomes Of CEA: Does It Matter If A Vascular Surgeon Does The Operation?
  Presenters: Alan Dardik, M.D., Ph.D.  
10:14 AM - 10:21 AM Is It Useful To Identify High Risk Carotid Plaques Before Surgery/Stenting: How Is It Best Done And What To Do About Them
  Presenters: Christos D. Liapis, M.D.  
10:22 AM - 10:29 AM Risk Factors For Perioperative Stroke After CEA: Hypercoagulability Is Key
  Presenters: Glenn M. LaMuraglia, M.D.  
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXX
 
SESSION XXXI SCHEDULE
SESSION XXXI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STENTING OF THE CAROTID BIFURCATION AND SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNKS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:40 AM - 10:47 AM CEA Should Be The Treatment Of Choice For Most Forms Of Carotid Bifurcation Disease: Are There New Adjuncts That Help?
  Presenters: Clifford J. Buckley, M.D.  
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Overview Of All Randomized Trials Of CEA Versus CAS
  Presenters: A. Ross Naylor, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
10:56 AM - 11:03 AM Early And Late Results Of CAS In The Italian Registry: What Are The Limits Of Registry Data?
  Presenters: Giorgio M. Biasi, M.D.  
11:04 AM - 11:11 AM 10 Top Technical Tips For CAS And Avoiding Complications
  Presenters: Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
11:12 AM - 11:19 AM My 10 Top Technical Tips For Safe CAS
  Presenters: Peter A. Schneider, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Carotid Hemodynamics After CAS: Are There Gender Differences?
  Presenters: Carlos H. Timaran, M.D.  
11:28 AM - 11:35 AM Are Brain Protection Devices All They Are Cracked Up To Be?
  Presenters: Jos C. van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:36 AM - 11:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXI
 
SESSION XXXII SCHEDULE
SESSION XXXII: LATE BREAKING NEW ADVANCES AND ISSUES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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11:46 AM - 11:53 AM How To Guide Stent-Graft Implantation In Type B Aortic Dissections: Comparison Of Angiography, TEE And IVUS
  Presenters: Dietmar H. Koschyk, M.D.  
11:54 AM - 12:01 PM Comparison Of Results Of Endovascular Procedures Performed By Different Specialists: Vascular Surgeons Do As Well As Other Interventionalists
  Presenters: Marc A. Passman, M.D.  
12:02 PM - 12:09 PM Will Certificates Of Added Qualifications (CAQs) In Vascular Surgery Be A Good Thing?
  Presenters: Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D.  
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM The Availability Of EVAR Reduces Overall Mortality Rates For Treating AAAs
  Presenters: Peter Polterauer, M.D.  
12:18 PM - 12:25 PM Percutaneous Isolated Limb Perfusion For Severe Ischemia In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Standard Revascularization
  Presenters: John F. Eidt, M.D.  
12:26 PM - 12:33 PM Early Results Of The European SFA Treatment Registry: What Method Of Treatment Appears Best?
  Presenters: Gerhard Hoffmann, M.D.  
12:34 PM - 12:41 PM Simplified Approach To Severe Lymphedema: What Every Vascular Surgeon Should Know
  Presenters: Byung-Boong Lee, M.D.  
12:42 PM - 12:49 PM Simplified Approach To Congenital Vascular Malformations: What Every Vascular Surgeon Should Know
  Presenters: J. Leonel Villavicencio, M.D.  
12:50 PM - 12:57 PM A Biologically Active Stent Graft For Aortic Aneurysms: Rationale And Preclinical Data
  Presenters: Lindsay S. Machan, M.D.  
12:58 PM - 1:05 PM CAPTURE Post Market Study Results For The Accunet Embolic Protection Device And Acculink Stent: 30-Day Stroke, Mortality And MI Rates
  Presenters: Richard M. Green, M.D.  
1:06 PM - 1:13 PM Hemodynamics In AV Access: The Advantage Of The Venaflo® Graft
  Presenters: Brian W. Haag, MD, FACS  
1:14 PM - 1:25 PM Panel Discussion
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM Prize Drawing Raffle. You Must Be Present to Win!
1:35 PM - 1:35 PM Symposium Ends
END OF SESSION XXXII