SESSION 29 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 29: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF AAAS: EVAR, OPEN REPAIR, LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC REPAIR (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM State-of-the-Art In Protecting Renal Function With Angiographic Procedures That Require Contrast
 
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM Endovascular Repair Of Mycotic Aneurysms: Should It Be First-Line Therapy?
 
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Tips And Tricks For Doing Hybrid Procedures For Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms Successfully And With Less Morbidity
 
6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Off-the-Shelf Balloon Expandable Stent-Graft Can Replace Many Fenestrated Grafts With Juxtarenal AAAs And Others With “Impossible Necks”
  Presenters(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Changes In Patient Fitness And EVAR Suitability During Surveillance Of Small AAAs: When Should Small AAAs Have Early Repair?
 
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Results From The PIVOTAL Trial Comparing Observation And EVAR For Small AAAs
 
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Results From The CAESAR Trial Comparing Observation With EVAR For Small AAAs
 
7:22 AM - 7:31 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
7:31 AM - 7:41 AM What Are The Limits Of Laparoscopic AAA Repair: When Is It Superior To EVAR: Is It Applicable To Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs? (10-Minute Talk)
 
7:42 AM - 7:47 AM Robotic Aortic Surgery: What Is Needed To Make It Work And What Is Its Future In The Endovascular Era?
 
7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Standard Open Repair Is Still The Preferred Treatment For AAA In Good And Moderate Risk Patients
 
7:54 AM - 7:59 AM Glasgow Aneurysm Score For Risk Estimation With Ruptured AAAs: What Is It And Is It Valid In The Endovascular Era: Is There A Better Method?
 
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Debate 16: We Must Have A Trial With Ruptured AAAs Comparing Treatment With CT And EVAR When Possible To Open Repair (OR)
 
8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Debate 16: We Don’t Need A Randomized Trial Comparing OR And EVAR: If Done Right EVAR Is Clearly Better
 
8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Updated (2009) World Experience With EVAR For Ruptured AAAs: The Case That EVAR Is Better If The Anatomy Is Favorable
 
8:18 AM - 8:26 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 29
 
SESSION 30 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 30: PROGRESS IN DISEASES OF THE AORTA AND ITS ABDOMINAL BRANCHES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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8:26 AM - 8:31 AM Present Status Of Renal Stenting: Results Of Randomized Comparisons Of Bare Metal Stents With Drug Eluting Stents (DES) And Best Medical Therapy: The Present Role Of Therapeutic Stenting And Prophylactic Stenting
 
8:32 AM - 8:37 AM Role Of Statins In Renal Artery Stenosis: What Is The Current Role For Renal Stenting And Embolic Protection?
 
8:38 AM - 8:43 AM Will Improved Renal Stenting Systems (Lower Profile, Rapid Exchange, DES, etc.) Make A Difference In Outcomes?
 
8:44 AM - 8:49 AM Renal Artery Stenting Under Embolic Protection With The FIBERNET Filter Device
 
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Left Retroperitoneal Approach For Right Renal Artery Bypass
 
8:56 AM - 9:01 AM Treatment Of Renal Artery Aneurysms: Open Operation, Endovascular Treatments, Observation: When, How, Techniques And Tools
 
9:02 AM - 9:07 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
9:08 AM - 9:13 AM Current Treatment For Mid-Aortic Pararenal Coarctation: Is There A Role For Endovascular Treatment?
 
9:14 AM - 9:19 AM Is PTA And Stenting Safe For Classic Descending Aortic Coarctation: What Precautions Must Be Taken To Assure Safety: Is Open Surgery Ever Needed?
  Presenters(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM Stenting For Aortic Bifurcation Disease: Hugging Is Better Than Kissing
 
9:26 AM - 9:31 AM Technical Tips And Tricks For Visceral Artery Stenting
 
9:32 AM - 9:37 AM Treatment Of Visceral Artery Occlusive Disease: Are The Days Of Open Surgery Over?
 
9:38 AM - 9:43 AM Indications And Optimal Treatment For Visceral Artery Aneurysms: Lessons Learned From 200 Cases
 
9:44 AM - 9:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 30
 
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 31: THE FUTURE, ISSUES, CONCEPTS AND INTERACTION WITH GOVERNMENT (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM A Look To The Future Of Vascular Disease Treatment
  Presenters(s):Edward B. Diethrich, MD  
9:58 AM - 10:03 AM New Products For Improved Endografting From Cook: Is There Anything For Type A Aortic Dissection?
  Presenters(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
10:04 AM - 10:09 AM Next Generation Devices For TEVAR: What’s In The Pipeline?
 
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Why Are Drug Eluting Balloons Going To Work?
 
10:16 AM - 10:21 AM Burning Bridges With Endovascular Treatment: Does Aggressive Endovascular Therapy Lead To More Costly And Inferior Results For Some Patients: How Can We Be More Selective?
 
10:22 AM - 10:27 AM Increasing Mortality With Decreasing Number Of Patients Treated In A Given Hospital: Should There Be More Regionalization: Will It Decrease Costs?
 
10:28 AM - 10:33 AM Debate 17: Regulatory Procedures Are Necessary To Protect Patient Safety Even If They Inhibit Innovation Somewhat: The Status Quo In The U.S. Is Good
 
10:34 AM - 10:39 AM Debate 17: Regulatory Procedures Inhibit Innovation Greatly And The Status Quo With Them In The U.S. Is Bad
 
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM What Will Be The Toll Of U.S. Government Actions On The Device Industry And The Economy: Will We Outsource This Industry Too?
 
10:46 AM - 10:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 31
 
SESSION 32 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 32: A TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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10:52 AM - 10:54 AM Introduction
 
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM Volunteer Vascular Surgery Program At Landstuhl Medical Center In Germany: A Civilian Perspective On Military Injuries
 
11:01 AM - 11:06 AM Use Of Prosthetic Grafts In Complex Vascular Trauma: An Altered New Limb Salvage Strategy For Patients With Limited Autologous Conduit
 
11:07 AM - 11:12 AM Surgical Response To Multiple Casualty Incidents From Single Explosive Events: Guidelines In The Modern Era
 
11:12 AM - 11:15 AM Questions And Answers
END OF SESSION 32
 
SESSION 33 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 33: ISSUES RELATED TO BUSINESS, COSTS, SPECIALTY AND TRAINING (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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11:15 AM - 11:20 AM New Coding And Reimbursement Issues And Tips For 2009 And 2010
 
11:21 AM - 11:26 AM What Impact Will Health Care Reform Have On Vascular Surgery This Year And Next?
 
11:27 AM - 11:32 AM What Changes And Improvements Are Happening With The JVS In 2009 And Beyond?
 
11:33 AM - 11:38 AM Cost Savings From A Duplex Only Strategy For EVAR Surveillance After The 30-Day CT Scan
 
11:39 AM - 11:44 AM Improved System For Simulator Based Training In A Simulated Hybrid Operating Room
 
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM How To Get Medical Students To Go Into A 0 And 5 Vascular Surgery Training Program
 
11:51 AM - 11:56 AM Vascular Surgery Training Now And In The Future
 
11:57 AM - 12:02 PM Ideal Training Program In Vascular Surgery: Does It Need General Surgery?
 
12:03 PM - 12:09 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 33
 
SESSION 34 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 34: LUNCHEON SESSION ON NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNQUES, ENDOGRAFTS AND DEVICES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:Matt M. Thompson, MD
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12:10 PM - 12:15 PM Update On The ANACONDA Graft For EVAR: Advantages And Limitations
 
12:16 PM - 12:21 PM Status Of The ENDURANT AAA Stent-Graft In The U.S.
 
12:22 PM - 12:27 PM The EVITA Graft For EVAR: Advantages And Limitations
 
12:28 PM - 12:33 PM U.S. Experience With The AORFIX Endograft: (Lombard Medical): Advantages, Limitations And Status Of The U.S. Trial
 
12:34 PM - 12:39 PM Advantages, Limitations And Experience With The RELAY PLUS Thoracic Endograft (Bolton Medical)
 
12:40 PM - 12:45 PM Update On The Status Of The U.S. Trial With The APTUS Endograft With Staple Fixation: Advantages, Technique And Limitations
 
12:46 PM - 12:51 PM Update On The Improved POWERLINK Endograft With IntuiTrak From Endologix With The IntuiTrak Express Delivery System For Easier Deployment: How Does It Work; Advantages; Limitations
 
12:52 PM - 12:57 PM The Ever Shrinking Profile Of Devices For EVAR: When Does It Matter? The New ZENITH Low Profile Device From Cook
 
12:58 PM - 1:03 PM Are New And Better Stents Possible: By What Approaches?
 
1:04 PM - 1:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 34
 
SESSION 35 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 35: ETHICS, STANDARDS, REGISTRIES, RELATIONS WITH INDUSTRY, MALPRACTICE ISSUES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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1:10 PM - 1:15 PM What Is Happening To The Relationship Between Physicians, Industry And CME: Is Government And The ACCME Going To Block Industry Support For CME Activities?
 
1:16 PM - 1:21 PM Debate 18: Off-Label Use Of Devices By Physicians Is Acceptable: It Facilitates Patient Treatment
 
1:22 PM - 1:27 PM Debate 18: Off-Label Use Of Devices Is Not Acceptable In Most Instances: Reasons Why
 
1:28 PM - 1:33 PM Little Known Risks Of Hospital Or Institutional Malpractice Insurance Coverage
 
1:34 PM - 1:39 PM Randomized Controlled Trials With Patient Groups Or Arms Getting No Treatment Or Observation Are Inherently Flawed: Why And What Can Be Done About It?
 
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Should We Have Reporting Standards For Endovascular Interventions: How Will We Get Them?
 
1:46 PM - 1:51 PM Evolution Of The Northern New England Vascular Registry: New Information Regarding AAA Repair And Carotid Endarterectomy
 
1:52 PM - 2:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 35
 
SESSION 36 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 36: VASCULAR DISEASE NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Long-Term Cardiac Outcomes Of High Risk AAA Patients After EVAR And OR
 
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Does The Presence Of An AAA Protect Against Stroke: Why Is This So?
 
2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Hybrid Technique To Treat Infected Vascular Grafts With An Endograft, Drainage And A VAC Dressing: When Can They Work?
 
2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Pharmacologic Approaches To Spinal Cord Protection
 
2:24 PM - 2:29 PM What Technical Maneuvers Can Help The CAS Operator Deal With Inability To Retrieve Filters, No Flow Through The Filter, Heavily Calcified Lesions And Intolerance To Flow Arrest
 
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Innovative Endovascular Treatments Of Complex Failures Of Previous EVAR Procedures: These Bailouts Include Use Of Fenestrated Cuffs
 
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Tips And Tricks To Allow Endovascular Treatment Of Complex Limb Disconnects After EVAR
 
2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Iron Stores, Inflammation And Biomarkers: How Do They Influence Atherosclerosis: Do Statins Help?
 
2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Technical Tips On The Use Of ONYX In The Treatment Of Type II Endoleaks
 
2:54 PM - 3:08 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 36
 
SESSION 37 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 37: UPDATES AND NEW TECHNIQUES (4-MINUTE FAST-PACED TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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3:08 PM - 3:12 PM How To Predict AAA Rupture By Looking At Wall Stress, Wall Strength And Extent Of Intraluminal Thrombus
 
3:13 PM - 3:17 PM With TEVAR What Is The Best Way To Decrease Flow And Minimize Migration During Deployment: The Myth Of Lowering BP For Deployment Of Thoracic Endografts
 
3:18 PM - 3:22 PM Exceptional Way To Treat Infected Aneurysmal Sac Due To Aorto-Esophageal Fistula
 
3:23 PM - 3:27 PM What Is The Role Of A Flexible Kink-Resistant Stent-Graft:7-Year Clinial Experience With The AORFIX Aortic Endograft For AAAs
 
3:28 PM - 3:32 PM Debate 19: No Patient Should Undergo CAS Without Embolic Protection
 
3:33 PM - 3:37 PM Debate 19: There Are Patients Who Should Undergo CAS Without Embolic Protection
 
3:38 PM - 3:42 PM The FDA's Current Position On Embolic Protection Devices During CAS
 
3:43 PM - 3:47 PM New Simplified Sutureless Device For End-to-Side Aortic Anastomoses
 
3:48 PM - 3:52 PM The Un-Balloon Non-Occlusive Modeling Catheter: A Better Answer To Aortic Stent-Graft Forced Expansion For Modeling
 
3:53 PM - 3:57 PM How Best To Revascularize Occluded Mesenteric Artery: When Is PTA And Stenting Safe, And When Is Open Surgery Best Based On A Large Clinical Experience?
 
3:58 PM - 4:04 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
4:04 PM - 4:08 PM How To Create A Hybrid Operating Room
 
4:09 PM - 4:13 PM Optimal Sequence And Staging For Patients Who Need Coronary And Carotid Procedures (CAS or CEA)
 
4:14 PM - 4:18 PM When Is Laparoscopic Treatment Of Type II Endoleaks Required: What Are The Technical Requirements: How Much Laparoscopic Experience Is Needed?
 
4:19 PM - 4:23 PM Celiac Artery Coverage During TEVAR Is Safe Acutely And Midterm: When Should It Be Avoided?
 
4:24 PM - 4:28 PM Errors In Determining AAA Diameter With Ultrasound Compared To 3-D CTA: Its Importance In Evaluating The ADAM And UK Small Aneurysm Trials
  Presenters(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
4:29 PM - 4:33 PM Do TEVAR Outcomes Differ For Acute And Chronic Type B Aortic Dissections And Why?
 
4:34 PM - 4:38 PM Indications For Statin In Patients Undergoing EVAR: When Should They Be Started And At What Dose?
 
4:39 PM - 4:43 PM Debate 20: Failed Endografts Requiring Open Surgery Usually Mandate Graft Removal: Tips For Doing This Safely
 
4:44 PM - 4:48 PM Debate 20: Open Surgical Salvage Of Failed Endograft Without Graft Removal Is Usually Possible: Technical Tips For Accomplishing This
 
4:49 PM - 4:55 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 37
 
SESSION 38 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 38: MORE UPDATES AND NEW TECHNIQUES (5-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderators:TBD
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Adverse Event Rates For CAS And CEA From The SVS Registry
 
5:01 PM - 5:06 PM Tips And Tricks For Anterior Exposure Of The Spine By Vascular Surgeons
 
5:07 PM - 5:12 PM Diagnosis And Treatment Of Arterial Aneurysms In Patients With Behçet Disease
 
5:13 PM - 5:18 PM Duplex Velocities Determine Need For CAS After CEA With Neurological Symptoms; Without Symptoms
 
5:19 PM - 5:24 PM Men And Women With AAAs Behave Differently And Different Guidelines Are Needed
 
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM 3-D CT Localization Of Artery Of Adamkiewitz: Is It Accurate?
 
5:31 PM - 5:36 PM Role Of Endovascular Techniques In Treatment Of Carotid Body Tumors
 
5:37 PM - 5:43 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): TBD / TBD  
5:43 PM - 5:48 PM The Bridge Graft With Vein And PTFE: A New Option For CLI With 15 Years Follow-up Showing Endothelialization Of The PTFE
 
5:49 PM - 5:54 PM Tips And Tricks For Intracranial Neuro Rescue During And After CAS
 
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM Simple Method To Measure Trans-Stenotic Pressure Gradient Accurately
 
6:01 PM - 6:06 PM How To Cool The Kidneys To Protect Them During Open Pararenal Aortic Surgery
 
6:07 PM - 6:12 PM Use Of Amplatz Septal Occluder For Gunshot Wound Of The Aorta
 
6:13 PM - 6:18 PM Advantages Of The TAArget Endograft For TEVAR: 3-Year Experience At A Single Center
 
6:19 PM - 6:25 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 38