SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 21: PROGRESS IN TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES AND NEW APPROACHES TO THE ASCENDING AORTA
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6:45 AM - 6:49 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:49 AM - 6:54 AM Update On New Endovascular Techniques For Mitral Valve Repair: Status Of The MitraClip, Its Trials (EVEREST II And COAPT) And With The FDA
  Presenter(s):Ted Feldman, MD  
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6:55 AM - 7:00 AM Vascular Access Complications Are A Major Determinant Of Outcomes After TAVR: What Can Be Done To Decrease These Complications
  Presenter(s):Patrice B. Mwipatayi, FRACS  
7:01 AM - 7:06 AM DEBATE:Update On Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): Results, Device Improvement And Future Outlook: An Interventional Cardiologist’s View
  Presenter(s):Ted Feldman, MD  
7:07 AM - 7:12 AM DEBATE:Update On Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Cardiac Surgeon’s View Of Its Role In 2013 And The Future
  Presenter(s):Erno Remsey-Semmelweis, MD, PhD  
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7:13 AM - 7:18 AM Valve-In-Valve Procedures For Failed Aortic Valve Repairs
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
7:19 AM - 7:24 AM Valve-In-Valve Procedures After Failed Mitral Valve Repairs
  Presenter(s):Dietmar H. Koschyk, MD  
  View Abstract      
7:25 AM - 7:30 AM Second Generation Devices For TAVR: What Are The Improvements And Will They Help Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Ted Feldman, MD  
7:31 AM - 7:36 AM Why And How Stent-Grafts Will Replace Open Surgery For Ascending Aortic Lesions
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
7:37 AM - 7:42 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Ischemic Complications After Surgical Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Burkhart Zipfel, MD  
7:43 AM - 7:48 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 22: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATMENT OF THE AORTIC ARCH AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Results Of Aortic Arch Repair By TEVAR With The Cook Internally Branched Device
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
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7:54 AM - 7:59 AM Total Arch Repair With A Novel Branched Endograft: Promising Results With Complicated Arch Dissections Involving Arch Branches: How Does The Graft Work
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Bolton Branched Endograft Device For Aortic Arch Repair: Early And Mid-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD  
8:06 AM - 8:11 AM A New Branched Arch Endograft Introduced Antegrade Via A Transapical Access Without Direct Branch Access: How Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Adjunctive Techniques For Treating Arch Disease: Precurved Fenestrated Graft With Branches And Buffalo Horn Chimney Stents
  Presenter(s):Yoshihiko Yokoi, MD  
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Endovascular Techniques For Treating Aortic Arch Lesions
  Presenter(s):Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD  
8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Adjunctive Techniques To Facilitate Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Dissection With A Tear And Involvement Of The Arch And Its Branches: Hybrid Repairs And Chimneys
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Prevention, Diagnosis And Treatment Of Retrograde Dissection After TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM How To Improve Endograft Conformability In The Aortic Arch With TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Reinterventions For Late Endograft Migration After TEVAR In The Aortic Arch
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD / Germano Melissano, MD  
  View Abstract      
8:48 AM - 8:54 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 22
 
SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 23: PROGRESS IN TREATING DISEASES OF THE THORACIC AORTA, INCLUDING TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTIONS (TBADs)
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8:55 AM - 9:01 AM DEBATE: Value Of Medical Therapy For Uncomplicated TBAD: It Is Best For Most
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
9:02 AM - 9:07 AM DEBATE: Value Of Medical Therapy For Uncomplicated TBAD: It Is Best For Few: TEVAR Is Best For Most
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
9:08 AM - 9:13 AM Which Uncomplicated TBAD Should Be Treated By TEVAR And Which By Best Medical Therapy (BMT)
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
9:14 AM - 9:19 AM Treatment Of Uncomplicated TBADs: 25% Develop Problems: Factors Predicting Which Patients Will Develop Complication So They Can Get Early TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Peter R. Taylor, MA, MChir, FRCS, ARCM  
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9:20 AM - 9:25 AM The Surgical Standard For TBADs: When Is Open Surgery The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
9:26 AM - 9:31 AM TEVAR Can Be Effective Treatment For Chronic TBADs: For How Long After The Initial Dissection
  Presenter(s):Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD  
9:32 AM - 9:37 AM With Acute Complicated TBADs Late Aortic False Lumen Remodeling Persists In The Stented Segment But Not In The Aorta Below That: TEVAR Does Not Prevent Aneurysmal Degeneration
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD / Richard P. Cambria, MD  
9:38 AM - 9:43 AM Endovascular Options In Aortic Dissection When TEVAR Coverage Of The Primary Tear Fails To Obliterate The False Lumen
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Mossop, MBBS  
9:44 AM - 9:49 AM Two New Techniques To Occlude Distal False Lumen Back Flow In Chronic TBADs: Plugging Can Work Even With Rupture
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD / Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Next Frontier For TEVAR And Aortic Dissection Treatment Using An Onlay Aortic Patch
  Presenter(s):Hans Krankenberg, MD  
9:56 AM - 10:03 AM Panel Discussion
10:03 AM - 10:20 AM Break - Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 23
 
SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 24: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TEVAR AND EVAR
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Optimizing TEVAR Outcomes By Applying The Results Of The MOTHER Registry To Clinical Practice
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
10:26 AM - 10:31 AM New Insights From The INSTEAD Trial And The IRAD Registry: How Do They Change Our Understanding Of TBADs And Their Treatment
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
10:32 AM - 10:37 AM Progress In The Treatment Of Visceral Ischemia From Acute TBAD
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
10:38 AM - 10:43 AM Endovascular Repair For Acute TBAD With Visceral Ischemia Is Successful And Durable
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
10:44 AM - 10:49 AM What Are The Risk Factors For Paraplegia After TEVAR And What Can Be Done To Offset Them
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo Fu, MD  
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM What Causes Death In Patients With Uncomplicated TBAD: How Should That Influence Our Treatment
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
10:56 AM - 11:01 AM When Does LSA Revascularization Matter: A Selective Approach Is Best Even Though The SVS Guidelines Don’t Agree
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
11:02 AM - 11:07 AM LSA Transposition And Bypass In Association With TEVAR Are Not Benign Procedures Although They Have Durable Patency
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
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11:08 AM - 11:13 AM Routine Revascularization Of The Left Subclavian Artery (LSA) For All Zone 2 TEVARs Is Both Unnecessary And Harmful
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
11:14 AM - 11:19 AM Aortic Arch Debranching Is Not A Simple Procedure: Tips And Tricks For Doing It Right
  Presenter(s):William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Challenges And Solutions For Multiple Arch Pathologies
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
11:26 AM - 11:31 AM In The Ongoing Transition From Open Repair To EVAR With Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms (TAAAs): What Situations And Lesions Still Are Best Treated By Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
11:32 AM - 11:37 AM How To Pick Patients With Uncomplicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Who Are Best Treated By TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
  View Abstract      
11:38 AM - 11:43 AM With EVAR And TEVAR Does The Choice Of Graft Affect Arterial Stiffness And Post-Implantation Syndrome: Is There Any Clinical Significance
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
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11:44 AM - 11:49 AM EVAR Durability: Should It Be An Issue With Newer Endografts For AAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD  
11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery (2nd Floor)
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 25: MORE TOPICS RELATING TO ABDOMINAL AND THORACIC AORTIC LESIONS
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM DEBATE: AAA Repair Is Justified In Patients With Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Which Is Better, EVAR Or Open Repair (OR)
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM DEBATE: AAA Repair Is Not Justified In Dialysis (ESRD) Patients: Outcomes Of EVAR And OR Don’t Justify It
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM AAAs Are A Systemic Disease And Therefore Progressive By Nature: What Are The Clinical Implications
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Is There Still A Role For Abdominal Debranching Procedures: What Is It
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM TEVAR For Acute TBAD Patients Should Be Restricted To Symptomatic Patients And Those With Complications: Based On The Updated ADSORB Trial And Other Data
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: Adventa V 12 Covered Stents (Atrium) Is Best For Treating Aortic Coarctations: Can They Be Used In All Settings
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM DEBATE: Bare Stent Protected PTA Is Better For Most Aortic Coarctations And Produce Good Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM DEBATE: Open Surgical Treatment Is Best For Patients With Aortic Coarctations: Which Ones
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 25
 
SESSION 26 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 26: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CAROTID TREATMENT – ACUTE STROKES AND CAROTID ARTERY STENTING (CAS) AS OF NOVEMBER 2013: WHERE ARE THEY GOING
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STATUS OF ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM How Well Are The New Endovascular Devices Working For Treatment Of Acute Strokes: Why The Negative Results Of The Recent Trials (MR RESCUE, IMS And SYNTHESIS XP) With The Solitaire, Trevo, Merci And Penumbra Devices May Not Be The Last Word
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Who Could (And Should) Perform Acute Stroke Interventions
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Update On Endovascular Techniques And Results Of Carotid And Cerebral Artery Thrombectomy For Acute Strokes: How It Can Be Done Safely And Effectively And What Is The Risk: Experience In >150 Patients
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
STATUS OF CAROTID ARTERY STENTING (CAS)
2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Improved Technology For CAS Will Improve CAS Outcomes: Why Membrane/Mesh Covered Stents And Flow Reversal Will Make A Difference: What Is Their Status
  Presenter(s):Claudio J. Schonholz, MD  
2:18 PM - 2:23 PM DEBATE: CREST Justifies Increased Usage Of CAS For Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients With Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
2:24 PM - 2:29 PM DEBATE: Nonsense: CREST Does Not Justify Increased Usage Of CAS For Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM What Is The Real Meaning Of Minor Strokes As Defined In CREST: Do They Matter More Than A Minor MI
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM DEBATE: How Should Recently Symptomatic Patients Be Treated: Urgent CEA Is Best And Does Not Increase Procedural Risk
  Presenter(s):A. Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
2:42 PM - 2:47 PM DEBATE: How Should Recently Symptomatic Patients Be Treated: Urgent CAS Is Best And Can Be Done Safely
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
2:48 PM - 2:53 PM What Is The Best Current Treatment For Recently Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis: CAS Or CEA: Based On Combined Data From RCTs
  Presenter(s):Gustav Fraedrich, MD  
ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS
2:54 PM - 2:59 PM DEBATE: Few If Any Patients Benefit From CEA Or CAS For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis In The Properly Used Statin Era
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM DEBATE: Not So! Many Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients Benefit From CAS And CEA: Which Ones
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Can Progress And Become Symptomatic In A Substantial Proportion Of Patients
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD / Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD / Mark Conrad, MD  
3:12 PM - 3:17 PM New Insights Into Selecting Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients At High Stroke Risk Who Should Have CAS Or CEA: The Importance Of Juxtaluminal Black Areas (JBAs)
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS / Stavros Kakkos, MD, PhD  
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM How To Pick High Risk Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients For CAS Or CEA: The Importance Of Transcranial Doppler Hits
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM How To Pick Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients For CAS: What Percentage Of All Asymptomatic High Grade Lesions Should Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD  
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Panel Discussion
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Break - 40th Anniversary Celebration
(Cocktails Will Be Served)
Rhinelander Gallery (2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 26
 
SESSION 27 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 27: NEW INFORMATION ON RENAL DENERVATION AND INTERVENTIONAL
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RENAL DENERVATION
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM How Does Sympathetic Denervation By Endovascular Renal Artery Radiofrequency Ablation Work
  Presenter(s):John W. Osborn, PhD  
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM What Does Renal Denervation Do For Drug Resistant Hypertension And Other Conditions: Diabetes, Heart Disease And Arrhythmias
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Innovative Approaches To Renal Denervation: What Are The Old And New Devices: Are There Differences
  Presenter(s):Yvonne Bausback, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
4:18 PM - 4:23 PM What Is The Target In Renal Denervation: Why Is The Artery Not Damaged Or Is It
  Presenter(s):Renu Virmani, MD  
4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Surgical Denervation Of The Renal Arteries Treats Resistant Hypertension Effectively: Surgeons Should Perform Renal Denervation Procedures – Endovascular And Open
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Panel Discussion
THE CCSVI AND MS CONTROVERSY
Moderator(s): L. Nelson Hopkins, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM What New Information Supports The Effectiveness Of Treating CCSVI In MS Patients
  Presenter(s):Paolo Zamboni, MD / Francesco Mascoli, MD  
4:41 PM - 4:46 PM CCSVI Treatment Helps Some MS Patients: What We Know And What We Do Not Know: Is A Randomized Trial In The Works
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
4:47 PM - 4:52 PM What Is The Evidence That Balloon Venoplasty Is Effective Treatment In Patients With CCSVI And MS
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
4:53 PM - 4:58 PM DEBATE: Clinical Experience Supports The Value Of Venous Balloon Angioplasty For Many MS Patients: RCTs Will Be Impossible
  Presenter(s):Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD  
4:59 PM - 5:04 PM DEBATE: Skepticism Is Healthy In This Area: The Evidence To Date Is Weak And Unconvincing
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Venous Balloon Angioplasty For MS Makes No Sense: Any Benefit Is Due To A Placebo Effect And The Nature Of The Disease
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
5:11 PM - 5:16 PM Another Negative View On The Value Of Interventional Treatment For MS: The Supporting Evidence Is Too Weak
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD / Jim Reekers, MD, PhD  
5:17 PM - 5:22 PM Does Venous Balloon Angioplasty Help Patients With CSVI: Early Results Of A RCT Cast Doubt: When Will We Know
  Presenter(s):Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, FAAN  
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5:23 PM - 5:28 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 27
 
SESSION 28 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 28: MORE CAROTID TOPICS
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5:28 PM - 5:33 PM Asymptomatic Lesions In Diffusion Weighted (DW) And Flair MRI: What Are The Real Implications
  Presenter(s):Jörn O. Balzer, MD, PhD  
5:34 PM - 5:39 PM Management Of Complications During And After CAS: How Important Is It And Tips And Tricks For Doing It
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Reversal Of A Longstanding Major Neurological Deficit By Improving Carotid Flow With CAS
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Bersin, MD  
5:46 PM - 5:51 PM Emergency CEA For Patients With Stroke In Evolution: When Is It Indicated And How Should It Be Performed
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
5:52 PM - 5:57 PM How Can Computerized Duplex Ultrasound Identify Unstable Risky Plaques In Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients
  Presenter(s):A. Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
5:58 PM - 6:03 PM What Is Current Best Medical Therapy: What Does It Do To Carotid Plaques And Do Patients Accept It And Comply With It
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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6:04 PM - 6:09 PM How Bad And Persistent Were The Cranial Nerve Deficits In CREST
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hye, MD / Ariane Mackey, MD / Thomas G. Brott, MD  
6:10 PM - 6:15 PM For Radiation Induced Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis, What Is The Best Treatment: CAS Or CEA
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
6:16 PM - 6:25 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program A

END OF SESSION 28
 
SESSION 29 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 29: LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE – HOT TOPICS I
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6:50 AM - 6:54 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:54 AM - 6:59 AM Status Of Tibial Interventions In The US: Role Of Balloons, Bare Metal Stents (BMS) And Drug Eluting Stents (DES)
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
7:00 AM - 7:05 AM In The US, For CLI Endovascular First Is Not Cost Effective And For Long SFA Lesions Open Bypass Is Best
  Presenter(s):Firas F. Mussa, MD  
7:06 AM - 7:11 AM New Recent Advances And Adjuncts To Prevent Radiocontrast Nephropathy After Endovascular Treatments Under Fluoroscopic Guidance
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
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7:12 AM - 7:17 AM Efficacy Of Atherectomy And Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs): Where Is This Best: Based On The DEFINITIVE AR Trial
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
7:18 AM - 7:23 AM New Techniques For Below-The-Knee (BTK) Endo Procedures Including The OFFROAD Device To Facilitate Re-Entry After Subintimal Wire Passage
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
7:24 AM - 7:29 AM Less Invasive Interventions With 4 French Systems Like The Astron Pulsar Stent: The 4 EVER Trial Final Results: Closure Devices Are Not Needed
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD  
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM DEBATE: For BTK Occlusive Lesions Subintimal Wire Passage Works And Is Best
  Presenter(s):Amman Bolia, MD  
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7:36 AM - 7:41 AM DEBATE: For BTK Occlusive Lesions Subintimal Wire Passage Has Pros And Cons
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
7:42 AM - 7:47 AM Interventions In The Pedal Arch: When And How, Including Retrograde Digital Artery Puncture: Limitations And Results
  Presenter(s):Mariano Palena, MD / Marco G. Manzi, MD  
7:48 AM - 7:53 AM How To Make Transtibial And Transpedal Access Work In The US
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
7:54 AM - 7:59 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 29
 
SESSION 30 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 30: LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE – HOT TOPICS II
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM DEBATE: With CLI, Bypasses Are Never Indicated First: Are They Ever Needed
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
8:06 AM - 8:11 AM DEBATE: There Are CLI Patients Who Cannot Or Should Not Be Treated Endovascularly: Who Are They
  Presenter(s):George H. Meier III, MD  
8:12 AM - 8:17 AM There Is A Major Role For Open Distal Bypass Operations To Salvage CLI Limbs After Failed Endovascular Interventions
  Presenter(s):Frank B. Pomposelli, MD  
8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Value And Effectiveness Of The In.Pact Drug Eluting Balloon (DEB) In Treating BTK Arteries For CLI
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
8:24 AM - 8:29 AM DEBATE: DEBs And DESs (Zilver PTX) Are Equally Good For Long Fem-Pop Lesions But DES Are Better For Long Infrapopliteal Lesions
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM DEBATE: DEBs Are As Good As DES: How To Choose Based On Lesion Length, Location, Etc: Results Of The REAL Trial
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Value Of DEBs (Paclitaxil) vs. Uncoated Balloons After SFA Nitinol Stenting – The FREEWAY Multicenter RCT: What Are The Cost Implications
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA) Is Best For CLI For Infrapopliteal Disease: Do It Right And Don’t Replace It With Other Techniques Like DEBs Or DESs Which May Be Unsuitable And More Costly
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Are There Negative Consequences To Extreme Or Overly Persistent Endovascular Treatments For CLI
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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8:54 AM - 9:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 30
 
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 31: LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE - HOT TOPICS III
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Long-Term Results With Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs) Are Favorable And Show That DEBs Can Eliminate The Need For Stents – Even When PTA Causes Substantial Dissection
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
9:06 AM - 9:11 AM Final Results Of The DEBATE Randomized Trials (BK And SFA) Of DEBs In Diabetics With CLI: DEBs Are Effective But Are All DEBs Equal
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
9:12 AM - 9:17 AM Extreme Below-The-Knee (BTK) Interventions: When To Dare And When To Stop: What Techniques Help
  Presenter(s):Mariano Palena, MD / Marco G. Manzi, MD  
9:18 AM - 9:23 AM In Lower Limb Ischemia Patients The Presenting Symptom Makes A Difference: Patients With Claudication, Rest Pain And Major Gangrene Should Be Managed Differently
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
9:24 AM - 9:29 AM New Tools And Tricks For Treating Tibial CTOs Including Transcollateral Crossing Of Total Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Long-Term Results Of The SUPERA Stent For Femoral And Popliteal Lesions: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
9:36 AM - 9:41 AM DEBATE: DESs Will Be The New Gold Standard For Treating Difficult SFA Lesions
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
9:42 AM - 9:47 AM DEBATE: Not True: DEBs Will Be The Gold Standard For Treating SFA Lesions
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
9:48 AM - 9:53 AM Failed SFA Endovascular Interventions For Advanced Infrainguinal Disease Have An Important Negative Impact On Limb Salvage
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
9:54 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion And Break
END OF SESSION 31
 
SESSION 32 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 32: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATING CRITICAL LOWER EXTREMITY ISCHEMIA (CLI) IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR), ATHERECTOMY AND MORE ON DESs
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM DEBATE: Importance Of Maintaining Revascularization Patency In CLI Patients: An Interventionalist’s View
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
10:06 AM - 10:11 AM DEBATE: Importance Of Maintaining Revascularization Patency In CLI Patients: A Surgeon’s View
  Presenter(s):Frank E.G. Vermassen, MD, PhD  
10:12 AM - 10:17 AM Pedal Bypass With Deep Vein Arterialization Is Especially Applicable In Certain Specific Critical Ischemic Situations: Late Results
  Presenter(s):Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)  
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IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR)
10:18 AM - 10:23 AM Insights Into The Pathogenesis Of ISR
  Presenter(s):Renu Virmani, MD  
10:24 AM - 10:29 AM DEBATE: DEBs Are The Best Treatment For ISR
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM DEBATE: Covered Stents (Viabahn) Are The Best Treatment For ISR: Based On The RELINE Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Them To Balloon PTA
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Koen Deloose, MD  
10:36 AM - 10:41 AM DEBATE: Atherectomy Or Laser And DEBs Are The Best Treatment For ISR: Good Results Are Durable
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
10:42 AM - 10:47 AM Optimal Treatment Of ISR: A US Perspective
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
ATHERECTOMY
10:48 AM - 10:53 AM DEBATE: Atherectomy Will Not Become First Line Treatment Even Though The New Devices Are Better Than The Old
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
10:54 AM - 10:59 AM DEBATE: Atherectomy Is Effective And Durable Treatment For Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: Which Device Is Best
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Atherectomy Has Value In Association With DEBs For Fem-Pop Lesions: What Is The Value Of Cilostazol In Preventing Restenosis
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
11:06 AM - 11:11 AM What Is The Future For Atherectomy After Past Failures And Conflicting Data
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD  
11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Atherectomy Is Of Little Value For Tibial Lesions
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
MORE ON DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DES) ETC.
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM DEBATE: New Findings From The ZILVER PTX Trial: Are The Benefits Of This DES Durable: Do The Good Results (3 Years And Beyond) Justify The Costs
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
11:24 AM - 11:29 AM DEBATE: DEBs And Latest Generation Bare Metal Stents (BMS): Do They Obviate The Need For DESs
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM What I Learned From European Vascular Specialists About Treating BTK Lesions
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
11:36 AM - 11:41 AM Overview Of The Newer And Old CTO Crossing Devices: What Are They And When Are They Useful
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
11:42 AM - 11:47 AM Decreasing Access Site Complications With Routine Ultrasound Guidance And Micropuncture Technique
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
  View Abstract      
11:48 AM - 11:59 AM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 32
 
SESSION 33 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 33: MORE INTERESTING TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY VASCULAR DISEASE
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Biodegradable DESs To Treat Iliac And Femoral Lesions: Are They Promising: Results From The ESPRIT Trial
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Results Of A Bioabsorbable REMEDY Stent To Treat SFA Disease: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD / Frank E.G. Vermassen, MD, PhD  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM How To Deal With Complex CTOs In Tortuous Anatomy: Best Guidewire Selection And Step-By-Step Technique For Retrograde Fem-Pop Access And Recanalization Via Tibial Punctures
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Which Is Worse For Diseased Arteries: Metal (Stents) Or Toxic Drugs (On DEBs And DESs): What Will The Long-Term Effects Be
  Presenter(s):Renu Virmani, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM DEBs: How Well Do They Really Work For SFA And BTK Lesions: Based On RCTs And Real World Data: Does Debulking Help
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Tack Optimized Plain Balloon Angioplasty: Will It Replace Stenting-The-Tack-It Device: How Does It Work And The TOBA Trial
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Can OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) Be Used To Help Decide When A Post PTA Dissection Needs To Be Fixed With A Tack-It Device Or Stent
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Pedal Access And Pedal Loop Interventions: When Should They Be Done And How Durable Are They
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Tibial Artery Endovascular Treatments In The US Are Not Durable: Will New Technology Change That
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM DEBATE: When Should CLI Patients Be Treated With A Bypass: An Endovascularly Oriented Surgeon’s View
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD  
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM DEBATE: When Should CLI Patients Be Treated By A Bypass: An Interventionalist’s View
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Why Open Surgery Is An Important Part Of Limb Salvage With CLI: Will We Ever Have A Novel Prospective Multicenter Registry Comparing Bypass Surgery To Modern Endovascular Treatment
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD / Osamu Iida, MD  
2:12 PM - 2:19 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 33
 
SESSION 34 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 34: NEW INFORMATION ABOUT STENT-GRAFTS ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM New Concepts About Biodegradable Stent-Grafts And Stents
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
2:26 PM - 2:31 PM Role Of Covered Stents To Treat Obesity By Modulating Visceral Blood Flow
  Presenter(s):Timothy P. Murphy, MD  
2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Stent-Grafts vs. Bare Metal Stents For SFA Disease: Lessons Learned From The VIPER And VIASTAR Trials: When Are Stent-Grafts Better
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Top 10 Technical Considerations To Maximize Outcomes Of Viabahn Stent-Grafts In The SFA
  Presenter(s):Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Technical Steps To Performing Aorto-Iliac Stent-Grafting With Balloon Expandable Stent Grafts (Atrium) For Distal Aortic And Iliac Disease And When The Aortic Occlusion Is Juxtarenal: The CERAB Technique For Protecting The Renal Arteries
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD / Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM DEBATE: Advantages To Balloon Expandable Stent-Grafts (Atrium) For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Why Is It Better Than Stenting And Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
  View Abstract      
2:56 PM - 3:01 PM DEBATE: Open Surgical Repair For Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusive Disease Is Simpler, Safer And Better Than Endovascular Approaches: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD  
  View Abstract      
3:02 PM - 3:07 PM Stent-Graft And Stent Treatment Of Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusions: How Can It Be Done Safely, What Are The Pitfalls And How Durable Is It
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
3:08 PM - 3:15 PM Panel Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break - 40th Anniversary Celebration
(Cocktails Will Be Served)
Rhinelander Gallery (2nd Floor)
END OF SESSION 34
 
SESSION 35 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 35: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY AND RELATED HOT TOPICS
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Ultrasound Is A New And Critical Adjunct In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Popliteal Entrapment Syndromes
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
3:51 PM - 3:56 PM Where Is The Solid Data To Show That Outcomes Of Endovascular Lower Extremity Interventions Are Better Than Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Scott L. Stevens, MD  
3:57 PM - 4:02 PM Blue Toe Syndrome – An Under-Recognized Entity: Tips And Current Advances In Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
4:03 PM - 4:08 PM Unusual Causes Of Blue Toe Syndrome That Are Treatable By Thrombolysis
  Presenter(s):Thomas O. McNamara, MD  
4:09 PM - 4:14 PM Atherectomy For Calcified Lesions: Which Device Works Best For Which Lesions
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Retrograde Popliteal Access Is Safe And Effective: When And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
4:21 PM - 4:26 PM New Findings From The ZILVER PTX Trial After 3 Years Of Observation: Do DESs Work As Well In Diabetics, For In Stent Restenosis And TASC C And D Lesions As For Standard Patients And Lesions
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
4:27 PM - 4:32 PM Does Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Stenting Yield Better Results Than An Open Bypass
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD  
4:33 PM - 4:38 PM Early Patency Results Of A Multicenter RCT Comparing In.Pact DEBs With Uncoated Balloons In SFA, Popliteal And BTK Lesions
  Presenter(s):Erik E. Debing, MD, PhD  
4:39 PM - 4:44 PM For Popliteal Lesions Is Stenting Better Than PTA: The ETAP Trial 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
4:45 PM - 4:51 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 35
 
SESSION 36 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 36: UPDATE ON NEW INFORMATION ABOUT ENDOLEAKS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
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4:51 PM - 4:56 PM Recurrent Endoleaks: How Should They Be Treated And How Successful Is The Treatment
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
4:57 PM - 5:02 AM Many (> 1/3) Patients With Unstable AAA Sacs And “Endotension” After EVAR Really Have Positional-Dependent Endoleaks: How To Diagnose And Treat This Problem
  Presenter(s):James May, MD, MS, FRACS, FACS  
  View Abstract      
5:03 PM - 5:08 PM Is Perigraft Hygroma Without Endoleak A Real Cause Of Endotension And Sac Enlargement: How Should It Be Treated
  Presenter(s):John Blebea, MD, MBA  
5:09 PM - 5:14 PM Defining Endotension: An Experimental Model Explaining Why It is Really An Unrecognized Type I Endoleak
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
5:15 PM - 5:20 AM Translumbar Glue Embolization For Type II Endoleaks: Guidance With 3D Imaging Using Siemens Software And The Zeego System Make This Safer, More Reliable And Quicker
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
5:21 PM - 5:26 PM Trans IVC Approach To Treat Type II Endoleaks: When And How
  Presenter(s):Patrice F. Bergeron, MD  
5:27 PM - 5:32 PM Chronic Type II Endoleaks Contribute To Late Endograft Fixation Failures After EVAR And Should Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Martin R. Back, MD  
5:33 PM - 5:38 PM What Is The Best Way To Treat Type II Endoleaks: Aggressive vs. Conservative, Route Of Treatment And Agent
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Morgan, MD  
5:39 PM - 5:44 PM Partial Conversion With Endograft Salvage For Endotension And Persistent Type II Endoleak After EVAR: When And How To Use This Simpler Way
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
  View Abstract      
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM DEBATE: Most Type II Endoleaks After EVAR Are Benign: For The Motion
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
5:51 PM - 5:56 PM DEBATE: Most Type II Endoleaks After EVAR Are Benign: Against The Motion
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
5:57 PM - 6:02 PM Most Type II Endoleaks After EVAR Should Be Taken Seriously
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
6:03 PM - 6:08 PM Laser-Assisted Transarterial Endograft Puncture Into The AAA Sac For Type 2 Endoleak Treatment With Onyx: A New Approach: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Mark W. Mewissen, MD  
6:09 PM - 6:20 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program B

END OF SESSION 36
 
SESSION 37 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 37: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VENOUS DISEASE: TREATMENT OF LARGE VEIN DISEASE AND HOT TOPICS ON IVC FILTERS
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7:10 AM - 7:14 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Improved Treatment Of Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome With Steam Venous Sclerosis And Foam
  Presenter(s):Samy S. Nitecki, MD  
  View Abstract      
7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Avoiding Pitfalls Of The Nutcracker Syndrome: Is Stenting Of The Left Renal Vein The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):J. Leonel Villavicencio, MD  
  View Abstract      
7:27 AM - 7:32 AM DEBATE: Embolization Has A Major Role In Treatment Of Varicocele And Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
  View Abstract      
7:33 AM - 7:38 AM DEBATE: Left Renal Vein Stenting Is The Best Treatment For The Nutcracker Syndrome And Pelvic Congestion
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
7:39 AM - 7:44 AM Should You Worry About The Left Renal Vein When Occluding The Left Ovarian Vein
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, FACS  
7:45 AM - 7:52 AM Panel Discussion
IVC FILTER RELATED TOPICS
Moderator(s): Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD / Seshadri Raju, MD  
7:53 AM - 7:58 AM GI Complications Of IVC Filters And Endovascular Treatment Of Filters With GI Tract Complications
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Tips And Tricks To Help Remove IVC Filters (Retrievable And Permanent) That Resist Removal
  Presenter(s):Benjamin M. Jackson, MD / Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Update On The Sentry Bioconvertible Non-Retrieval IVC Filter: Early Clinical Results And Why It Is A New Horizon
  Presenter(s):David Rosenthal, MD / Albrecht H. Kramer, MD  
  View Abstract      
8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Major Complications After IVC Filter Placement And How To Avoid Them
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA  
  View Abstract      
8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Symptomatic Duodenal Perforation By IVC Filters: Incidence, Prevention And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Why Are Retrievable IVC Filters Hard To Remove: Tips And Tricks To Do It
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Prolonged Radiation Exposure During IVC Filter Removal And How To Avoid It
  Presenter(s):Mark D. Iafrati, MD  
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Which Patients Should Have A Prophylactic IVC Filter Placed During Catheter Based Treatment Of Large Vein Clots: Based On A RCT – The Filter PEVI Study
  Presenter(s):Mohsen Sharifi, MD  
  View Abstract      
8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Correlation Of IVUS And CT Scan Measurements For Placement Of IVUS-Guided IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
8:47 AM - 8:52 AM IVC Filter Usage In The US: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks And How Should Filter Removal Decrease The Risks While Preserving The Benefits
  Presenter(s):J. Pablo Morales, MD / Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD  
8:53 AM - 9:02 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 37
 
SESSION 38 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 38: VENOUS HOT TOPICS RELATED TO CHRONIC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE, POST-PHLEBITIC SYNDROME AND VENOUS STENTS
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9:03 AM - 9:08 AM Best Medical Management Of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome: How Good Or Bad Is It
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
9:09 AM - 9:14 AM Can The Post-Thrombotic Syndrome Be Avoided
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
  View Abstract      
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM Deep Venous Stenting: Which Patients Need It, How Can One Tell, What Is The Benefit
  Presenter(s):Todd Berland, MD / Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
9:21 AM - 9:26 AM Ballooning And Stenting Are Not Enough For Iliac Vein Obstruction And Reflux: What Else Must Be Done
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
  View Abstract      
9:27 AM - 9:32 AM Long-Term Outcomes Of May-Thurner Syndrome Treatment
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
9:33 AM - 9:38 AM With Venous Stents In The IVC And Iliac Veins, Do Late Problems Develop Or Do They Provide An Effective Durable Treatment
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
9:39 AM - 9:45 AM Can Venous Stents Safely Be Placed Across The Junction Of The Common Iliac Veins And The IVC: Will It Cause Thrombosis And Problems
  Presenter(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Bilateral Iliac Vein Stenting: Improving The Raju-Neglen Fenestration Technique
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, FACS  
9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Venous Stents Below The Inguinal Ligament, Through Occluded IVC Filters And Into The Profunda Vein: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
9:58 AM - 10:08 AM Panel Discussion
10:09 AM - 10:40 AM Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 38
 
SESSION 39 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 39: TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND SUBACUTE LARGE VEIN THROMBOSIS AND OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VENOUS DISEASE
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM When Is Open Thrombectomy Or Other Open Surgical Treatment Best For The Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
10:46 AM - 10:51 AM Optimal Strategy For Treatment Of Symptomatic Iliofemoral DVT With Lysis, Mechanical Clot Removal And What Else
  Presenter(s):Mark W. Mewissen, MD  
10:52 AM - 10:57 AM Overview Of Current Role Of Lysis, Mechanical Thrombectomy And Stents For Acute And Subacute Iliofemoral And Caval DVT: What Is The Evidence In Support
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
10:58 AM - 11:03 AM Free Floating Thrombus In The IVC Or Iliac Veins: What Is The Risk And How Should It Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Dalsing, MD  
  View Abstract      
11:04 AM - 11:09 AM Successful Treatment Of Acute Or Subacute Venous Obstructive Disease With The Rotarex/Aspirex Device
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Are Oral Factor 10 And 2 Inhibitors (Rivaroxaban, Apixaban, Dabigatran) Here To Stay Or Not: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD  
11:16 AM - 11:21 AM How To Use Coumadin And Newer Antithrombotic Agents After An Intervention; After Open Non-Vascular And Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
11:22 AM - 11:27 AM Genetic And Other Factors Promoting DVT: How Can They Be Detected And Treated
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
  View Abstract      
11:28 AM - 11:33 AM Aspirin Therapy For Recurrent Venous Thromboprophylaxis Has Now Been Proven Effective
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
11:34 AM - 11:39 AM Percutaneous Foam Sclerotherapy For Venous Ulcers
  Presenter(s):Ronald G. Bush, MD / Peggy Bush, MSN, APN  
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Panel Discussion
11:50 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Rhinelander Gallery (2nd Floor)
Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 39
 
SESSION 40 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 40: OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Tips And Tricks For Improving Treatment Of Venous Ulcers
  Presenter(s):Albeir Y. Mousa, MD  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM SVS/AVF Guidelines For Venous Ulcer Management: How Can Costs Be Minimized
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
  View Abstract      
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM A Workable Plan For The Endovenous Treatment Of Leg Ulcers: How Effective Is It And How Many Patients Are Eligible: A New Horizon For Vascular Specialists
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Important Vascular Changes During Pregnancy And Their Implications For The Vascular Surgeon And Vascular Specialist
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM When Should Acute DVT Be Treated Aggressively By Endovascular Means And When Is Conservative Treatment Best: What Is The Optimal Treatment
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM What The Vascular Specialist Needs To Know About The Newer Oral Anticoagulants, Their Pitfalls And How To Use Them
  Presenter(s):Don Poldermans, MD  
  View Abstract      
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM New Techniques For Treating Central Vein Occlusions And SVC Syndrome Which Minimize The Use Of Stents: Why It Is Worthwhile
  Presenter(s):Thomas O. McNamara, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Aggressive Treatment Of Central Vein Stenoses In Patients With Threatened A-V Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM FDA Perspective On Evaluating Procedures And Devices For Treating Venous Disease – Including CCSVI
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD / J. Pablo Morales, MD  
1:54 PM - 2:04 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 40
 
SESSION 41 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 41: CALF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) AND SUPERFICIAL VEIN THROMBOSIS
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2:05 PM - 2:10 PM Acute Saphenous Vein Thrombosis: Anticoagulate, Ligate, Strip Or Burn
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FACPh  
2:11 PM - 2:16 PM DEBATE: Infrapopliteal DVT Should Not Be Treated Aggressively
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
  View Abstract      
2:17 PM - 2:22 AM DEBATE: Infrapopliteal DVT Is Dangerous And Should Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
2:23 PM - 2:28 PM All Calf DVTs Are Not The Same: A Case For SELECTIVE Treatment
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
2:29 PM - 2:34 PM A United States Survey On The Management Of Below Knee DVT
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM Should You Treat Outpatient Intramuscular DVT: With What And For How Long
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD  
2:41 PM - 2:46 PM Mechanism Of Venous Valve Closure And The Role Of The Valves In The Venous Circulation
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
2:47 PM - 2:52 PM Why Did Venous Valve Repair Disappear In The US
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
2:53 PM - 2:58 PM Deep Venous Valvular Reconstruction: How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):Marzia Lugli, MD  
2:59 PM - 3:04 PM Deep Venous Valve Reconstruction Is Underutilized
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
  View Abstract      
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Deep Venous Valves: Why Are They Important And When And How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
  View Abstract      
3:11 PM - 3:16 PM Why And How To Treat Popliteal Vein Aneurysms: The Lateral Approach May Help
  Presenter(s):Charles Strom, MD / Frank B. Pomposelli, MD  
3:17 PM - 3:32 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 41
 
SESSION 42 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 42: INTERESTING TOPICS, CASES AND LITERATURE REVIEWS (10-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:33 PM - 3:43 PM What We Learned From The Boston Marathon Civilian Injuries
  Presenter(s):Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD  
3:44 PM - 3:54 PM Major Venous Injuries: Lessons Learned From Iraq And Afghanistan
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM Common Femoral Vein Endovenectomy With Endoluminal Iliac Vein Recanalization For Post-Thrombotic Syndrome: Indications And Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
4:06 PM - 4:16 PM Iliocaval IVUS And Stenting: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, RVT, FACS  
4:17 PM - 4:27 PM Crossing Ilio-Femoral CTOs: What Approach, Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD  
4:28 PM - 4:38 PM For Near Fatal PE And Possibly Central DVT: A New Device, Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
4:39 PM - 4:49 PM Resection Of IVC For Renal Cell Cancer: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Deep Venous Reconstruction: Tips And Tricks – A Pictorial Video Demonstration
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program C

END OF SESSION 42