SESSION XXXVII SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXXVII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS, TECHNIQUES, ADVANCES, CONCEPTS (4 AND 5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Balloon Occlusion And Other Techniques To Facilitate Open Conversion For Failed Endografts
  Presenters: William J. Quinones-Baldrich, M.D.  
6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Retroperitoneal Approach To Right Renal Artery Revascularization: Value And Limitations Of Right Retroperitoneal Approach For Aortic Surgery
  Presenters: R. Clement Darling III, M.D. / Dhiraj M. Shah, M.D.  
6:51 AM - 6:55 AM Double Guidewire Technique To Facilitate Accurate Ostial Stenting Of Aortic Arch Branches
  Presenters: Peter H. Lin, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Takayasu’s Arterial Lesions: Is It A Reliable Option?
  Presenters: Byung-Boong Lee, M.D.  
7:02 AM - 7:06 AM A New Look At Pre-EVAR IMA Coiling To Decrease The Incidence Of Serious Type II Endoleaks
  Presenters: Timothy A. Resch, M.D., Ph.D. / Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:07 AM - 7:11 AM Value Of An Endovascular Stand-Alone Stapling Device (EndoRefix) For Stabilizing Migrating Endografts And Fixing Separating Modular Components
  Presenters: Brian R. Hopkinson, Ch.M., F.R.C.S.  
7:12 AM - 7:17 AM Advantages Of And Methods For Performing Endovascular Procedures In The Office Setting
  Presenters: Sam S. Ahn, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.B.A.  
7:18 AM - 7:22 AM Surgeon-Made Modification Of Standard Zenith Endografts Of Pararenal And Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms: Technique And Early Experience With A Modified Malina-Ivancev Approach
  Presenters: Joseph J. Ricotta II, M.D. / Gustavo Oderich, M.D.  
7:23 AM - 7:28 AM Tips And Tricks For Performing Angiography And Catheter-Based Procedures In Infants And Children
  Presenters: Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
7:29 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Herbert Dardik, M.D. / Sopon Jirasiritham, M.D.  
7:41 AM - 7:46 AM Surgical Treatment Of Incapacitating Lymphedema Or Elephantiasis: Techniques And Results
  Presenters: John E. Connolly, M.D.  
7:47 AM - 7:51 AM Are Deep Vein Grafts A Better Conduit For Debranching Operations?
  Presenters: G. Patrick Clagett, M.D.  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Improving Wound Closure After Decompressive Procedures In The Extremities (Faciotomy) And The Abdomen By Use Of Dynamic Wound Closure Devices
  Presenters: Niten Singh, M.D.  
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM Serious Complications With Radial Artery Catheters And Their Management
  Presenters: Caron B. Rockman, M.D.  
8:04 AM - 8:08 AM Lateral Motion Of Aortic Endografts Within The AAA Sac: Indicator Of Graft Instability And How To Measure
  Presenters: Christopher K. Zarins, M.D.  
8:09 AM - 8:13 AM Use Of Endoluminal Iliac Endografts To Permit Femoral Access With Small Or Diseased Iliac Arteries When An Iliac Conduit Is Not An Option: The Paving And Cracking Technique
  Presenters: Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:14 AM - 8:20 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXVII
 
SESSION XXXVIII SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXXVIII: MORE ABOUT THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (4 AND 5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Tips And Tricks For Safe Open Conversion After Failed EVAR: The Cleveland Clinic Experience With 41 Cases
  Presenters: Sean P. Lyden, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:30 AM Debate: Common Iliac Artery Enlargement Doesn’t Occur After EVAR Even After >5 Years Of Follow-up
  Presenters: Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D.  
8:31 AM - 8:34 AM Debate: Incidence Of Distal Type I Endoleak After EVAR Due To Aneurysmal Enlargement Of The Common Iliac: Technique For Detection And Management
  Presenters: Mohan Adiseshiah, F.R.C.S.  
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Anatomic Differences In Asian Patients Pose Difficulties In EVAR: What Precautions Should Be Taken In This Patient Group?
  Presenters: James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.  
8:41 AM - 8:44 AM Pulsation In The Aorta Is Asymmetrical: Impact On Endograft Design
  Presenters: Hence J.M. Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:45 AM - 8:49 AM A Simpler, Safer, Less Invasive And Cheaper Way To Access The Common Femorals For Large Sheath Insertion: The SURGICLOSE Method
  Presenters: Dieter O. Mayer, M.D.  
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S. / Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM VAC And Mesh-Mediated Traction: A Method For Managing Open Abdomen Decompression After Ruptured AAAs
  Presenters: Martin Bjorck, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:01 AM - 9:06 AM Decompression Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After EVAR For Ruptured AAA With Mini-Invasive Catheter Technique And tPA: Can Laparotomy Be Avoided?
  Presenters: Thomas Larzon, M.D.  
9:07 AM - 9:12 AM Clinically Relevant Alternatives To Diameter Measurements For Assessing AAA Rupture Risk
  Presenters: Jesper Swedenborg, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:13 AM - 9:17 AM Tips And Tricks For Precise Placement Of The TAG Thoracic Endograft
  Presenters: Jan S. Brunkwall, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:18 AM - 9:22 AM Late Changes In Femoral Arteries Do Not Occur After Percutaneous EVAR Using Large Sheaths
  Presenters: W. Anthony Lee, M.D.  
9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Where Are We Going With Simulators In Training For Endovascular Procedures: Is Progress Being Made To Approach Reality?
  Presenters: Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, M.D.  
9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Endovascular Technique To Control Massive GI Bleeding From Aorto-Enteric Fistulas: A Bridge To Survival
  Presenters: Clifford J. Buckley, M.D.  
9:35 AM - 9:41 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXVIII
 
SESSION XXXIX SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXXIX: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DISEASES OF THE CAROTID VERTEBRALS AND SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNKS (4 AND 5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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9:41 AM - 9:46 AM A New Approach To Gaining More Distal Exposure Of The Internal Carotid Artery When Needed Intraoperatively Or For High Lesions
  Presenters: Ross Naylor, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
9:47 AM - 9:52 AM Durability Of Redo Surgery For Restenosis After CEA: Is CAS Any Better?
  Presenters: Frans L. Moll, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:53 AM - 9:58 AM There Is No Such Thing As A Patient Who Is Prohibitively High Risk For CEA Based On Medical Comorbidities
  Presenters: Gregg S. Landis, M.D.  
9:59 AM - 10:04 AM How To Pick By Duplex Ultrasonography Asymptomatic Patients Who Will Develop Symptoms And Who Need Treatment
  Presenters: Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng), FACS  
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Importance Of Atherosclerotic And Inflammatory Markers To Indicate CEA Or CAS For Treatment Of Carotid Stenosis: Can Statins Modify Inflammatory Markers?
  Presenters: Christos D. Liapis, M.D.  
10:11 AM - 10:15 AM The Fate Of Patients With Retinal Artery Occlusion And Hollenhorst Plaques: Are They Predictors Of Stroke And Carotid Bifurcation Disease?
  Presenters: Vikram S. Kashyap, M.D.  
10:16 AM - 10:20 AM Safety Of Performing CEA Without Shunts: Experience In 2,000 Patients And What Are The Requirements To Do This Safely?
  Presenters: Russell H. Samson, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T.  
10:21 AM - 10:26 AM What Is The Delay Between Symptoms And CEA In The UK? Why Is This Bad?
  Presenters: Alison Halliday, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
10:27 AM - 10:32 AM The ESVS Guidelines For Managing Carotid Disease: Are They On To Something?
  Presenters: Christos D. Liapis, M.D.  
10:33 AM - 10:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXIX
 
SESSION XL SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XL: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID STENTING (5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Is CAS In Women Less Or More Risky Than CEA?
  Presenters: Piergiorgio Cao, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
10:46 AM - 10:51 AM 10 Top Tips On Things To Avoid To Make CAS Safe
  Presenters: Gary Roubin, MD, PhD  
10:52 AM - 10:57 AM Fate Of The External Carotid Artery After CAS: Why Is It Important?
  Presenters: Frans L. Moll, M.D., Ph.D.  
10:58 AM - 11:03 AM My Tips And Tricks To Perform CAS Safely And Effectively: Based On A 20-Year Experience In More Than 1,000 Patients
  Presenters: Peter Gaines, M.D.  
11:04 AM - 11:09 AM Tips And Tricks For Managing The Complications Of CAS
  Presenters: L. Nelson Hopkins, M.D.  
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Update On CREST: When Will We Have Answers And Will The Answers Be Definitive For Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients?
  Presenters: Thomas Brott, M.D.  
11:16 AM - 11:21 AM Argument For Currently Performing CAS In Asymptomatic Patients: When Is It Justified?
  Presenters: Peter A. Schneider, M.D.  
11:22 AM - 11:27 AM What Factors Influence Restenosis After CAS: Effect Of Gender, Residual Stenosis, Atherosclerosis Risk Score
  Presenters: Marc R.H. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:28 AM - 11:33 AM How To Predict And Manage Hypotension And Bradycardia During CAS: Should An Anesthesiologist Be Present At Every Procedure?
  Presenters: Armando C. Lobato, M.D., PhD.  
11:34 AM - 11:39 AM Is A “Medical High Risk” Indication For CAS Justified?
  Presenters: Richard J. Powell, M.D.  
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XL
 
SESSION XLI SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XLI: NEW CONCEPTS, ADVANCES, LATE BREAKING TRIALS (4 AND 5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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11:50 AM - 11:55 AM How To Make A Vascular Surgery Registry Work And Be Of Value: The Vascular Study Group Of Northern New England
  Presenters: Jack L. Cronenwett, M.D.  
11:56 AM - 12:01 PM Update On The EMPiRE Multicenter Clinical Trial Results Using The Gore-Parodi Flow Reversal Embolic Protection Device During CAS
  Presenters: Daniel G. Clair, M.D.  
12:02 PM - 12:07 PM Management Of The Vascular Complications Of Behçet’s Disease In The Endovascular Era
  Presenters: John F. Eidt, M.D.  
12:08 PM - 12:13 PM Optimal Current Treatment For DVT In Pregnancy
  Presenters: Anthony J. Comerota, M.D., FACS, FACC  
12:14 PM - 12:19 PM Evidence Base For The Use Of Simulators In Vascular Surgery Training
  Presenters: David O. Kessel, M.D.  
12:20 PM - 12:24 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Congenital Heart Disease
  Presenters: Bart E. Muhs, M.D., Ph.D.  
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM Use Of Spinal Fluid Drainage Only When Patients Develop Ischemic Symptoms After TEVAR
  Presenters: William D. Jordan, Jr., M.D.  
12:31 PM - 12:36 PM PET And CT Scanning To Measure AAA Tensile Strength And Other Uses
  Presenters: Harrie A. Kurvers, M.D., Ph.D. / Jan D. Blankensteijn, M.D.  
12:37 PM - 12:41 PM Rescue Stenting To Fix Intraoperative Technical Problems During CEA
  Presenters: Keith D. Calligaro, M.D.  
12:42 PM - 12:47 PM Multivariate Analysis Of Open Surgical vs. Endovascular Treatment Of Failed Lower Extremity Vein Grafts: What Should Determine The Best Treatment Option? (From The PREVENT Trial)
  Presenters: Michael S. Conte, M.D.  
12:48 PM - 12:56 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Thomas S. Riles, M.D. / Daniel G. Clair, M.D.  
12:56 PM - 1:00 PM The Normal Appearing Aortic Neck In AAA Patients Is Not So Normal: EVAR May Be Better Than Open Repair Because It Protects This Vulnerable Neck
  Presenters: Iris Baumgartner, M.D.  
1:01 PM - 1:06 PM CEA vs. CAS In High Risk Patients: Results Of A Single Center Prospective Trial From New Zealand
  Presenters: Ramesh K. Tripathi, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
1:07 PM - 1:11 PM A New Catheter-Less Angiographic Technique For Intraoperative Guidance During EVAR: Safer, Cheaper, Effective
  Presenters: Enrique Criado, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
1:12 PM - 1:16 PM Treatment Of Carotid Disease In High Risk Patients: CEA vs. CAS vs. Best Medical Treatment: Results Of A Prospective Observational Study
  Presenters: Sherif Sultan, M.D., F.R.C.S., EBQS-VASC / Niamh Hynes, M.D.  
1:17 PM - 1:21 PM Value Of The Angioscuplt Balloon For Lower Extremity Lesions: For Which Lesions Should It Be Used?
  Presenters: Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
1:22 PM - 1:26 PM Is Lipoprotein (a) A Useful Parameter For Selecting Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Who Are At Risk Of Having A Stroke?
  Presenters: Afshin Assadian, M.D.  
1:27 PM - 1:31 PM Acuseal (Gore) vs. Hemashield Finesse Patches For CEA: Which Patch Is Best?
  Presenters: Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D.  
1:32 PM - 1:36 PM A Proposal For The Use Of Anticoagulation In Aortic Dissections
  Presenters: Mario Lachat, M.D.  
1:37 PM - 1:44 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XLI
 
SESSION XLII SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XLII: MORE NEW CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES AND IMPORTANT UPDATES (4-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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1:44 PM - 1:48 PM What’s New In Artificial Venous Valves? Are We Making Progress?
  Presenters: Michael C. Dalsing, M.D.  
1:49 PM - 1:53 PM Racial And Ethnic Differences In The Results Of Infrainguinal Reconstructions
  Presenters: Michael Belkin, M.D.  
1:54 PM - 1:58 PM US Experience With Rheos Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation For Intractable Hypertension
  Presenters: Karl A. Illig, M.D.  
1:59 PM - 2:03 PM Spiral Laminar Flow Arterial Grafts: Improved Early Clinical Results And Theoretical Basis
  Presenters: Frank E.G. Vermassen, M.D., Ph.D. / Peter A. Stonebridge, M.D.  
2:04 PM - 2:08 PM Everything We Learned About Hyperperfusion Syndrome Is Wrong
  Presenters: Enrico Ascher, M.D.  
2:09 PM - 2:13 PM What Drug May Prevent Reperfusion Injury Of The Spinal Cord And Kidney And Decrease Renal Failure And Paraplegia With TAA Repairs: Experimental Observations
  Presenters: G. Melville Williams, M.D.  
2:14 PM - 2:18 PM Tips And Tricks For Managing Difficult EVARs And Their Complications
  Presenters: Sharif H. Ellozy, M.D. / Michael L. Marin, M.D.  
2:19 PM - 2:23 PM Ultrasound Enhanced Thrombolysis With The EKOS System For Acute Limb Ischemia And DVT
  Presenters: Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
2:24 PM - 2:28 PM CAS For Radiation Related Carotid Stenosis: Is The Embolic Debris Greater And Are The Results Worse? How To Do It Safely
  Presenters: Peter L. Faries, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
2:29 PM - 2:33 PM Can Venous Hypertension Produce Biliary Obstruction And Spinal Cord Ischemia?
  Presenters: Dipankar Mukherjee, M.D.  
2:34 PM - 2:38 PM Endovascular Rescue When An Extender Cuff Occludes The Renal Arteries
  Presenters: Malur R. Balaji, M.D., FACS., ABVM (Endo)  
2:39 PM - 2:55 PM Panel Discussion
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Raffle Prize Drawing. You Must Be Present To Win!
3:00 PM - 3:00 PM Symposium Ends
END OF SESSION XLII