SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 23: LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE MANAGEMENT – HOT TOPICS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Prosthetic (PTFE) Grafts Are As Good Or Better Than Non-Greater Saphenous Autologous Vein Grafts For Below The Knee (BTK) Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM 12 Commandments To Make BTK Interventions For CLI Succeed
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM What Is The Best Way To Deal Endovascularly With SFA Occlusions To Its Origin
  Presenter(s):George H. Meier III, MD  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM 12-Month Results With The Endovascular Tacking Device (Tack-It) For Treating Flow Limiting Post PTA Dissections: The TOBA Trial
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM New Approaches To Limb Salvage In CLI Due To Very Distal Disease: Pedal Loop, Transcollateral And Small Artery Access In The Foot: Techniques, Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Fast, Cheap Way To Cross Tibial CTOs Antegrade And When It Doesn’t Work, Improved Pedal Access Is Available: Techniques And Equipment
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Technical Tips, Pitfalls And Midterm Results With Pedal Access Procedures
  Presenter(s):Hosam F. El Sayed, MD  
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM How Does Stent Design Influence Results Of SFA Stenting: Advantages And Limitations Of Newer Stents: Supera, Tigris, Biomimics, Etc.
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Koen Deloose, MD  
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM DEBATE: Based On 5-Year Results, The Zilver PTX Stent Is The Treatment Of Choice For SFA Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM <>DEBATE: Zilver PTX Stents Are Effective For Long Or Calcified SFA Lesions: But All Other SFA Lesions Should Be Treated With Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs)
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 23
 
SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 24: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS
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7:46 AM - 7:51 AM Comparison Of Tibial Bypasses With Saphenous Vein vs. Heparin Bonded PTFE (Propaten): Current Indications For Prosthetic Tibial Bypasses And New Developments For Limb Salvage
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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7:52 AM - 7:57 AM In Patients With Extensive Gangrene From CLI (Rutherford 5 And 6), Limited Vein And Occlusive Disease Of The SFA And Distal Arteries, Endovascular Treatment Of The SFA And A Short Vein Distal Bypass Is The Best Way To Achieve Limb And Patient Survival
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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7:58 AM - 8:03 AM Below The Ankle And Perimalleolar Occlusive Disease With CLI: Tips And Tricks For Treating It Endovascularly And When They Should Be Used: Hydrodynamic Boost To Re-Enter The Tibial Artery True Lumen And Venous Arterialization
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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8:04 AM - 8:09 AM New Tips, Tricks And Devices For Pedal And Other Distal Access Procedures
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
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DRUG ELUTING BALLOONS (DEBS)
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Importance Of Trial Design And Other Factors In Evaluating The Differing Results With DEBs
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
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8:16 AM - 8:21 AM Under What Conditions Should DEBs Be Used Preferentially: Diabetics, Calcified Lesions, Extensive Foot Necrosis: What Does It Take To Make DEBs Work Optimally
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
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8:22 AM - 8:27 AM 2-Year Results With The Lutonix (Bard) DEB vs. Uncoated Balloon Angioplasty (POBA): The LEVANT II Trial In The SFA And BTK Lesions
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
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8:28 AM - 8:33 AM In Femoropopliteal Stenting Does Drug Elution Make A Difference vs. Uncoated Stents: New Data From The MAJESTIC Trial
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
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8:34 AM - 8:39 AM Access For BTK Interventions Via Puncture Through Totally Occluded SFAs (With Or Without A Previous Stent): How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Luigi Inglese, MD  
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM What The Surgeon Should NOT Do To Preserve Options For Future Endovascular Therapy And Vice Versa
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
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8:46 AM - 8:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 25: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND HOT TOPICS
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8:52 AM - 8:57 AM DEBATE: What Percent Of CLI Patients Will Require An Open Surgical Procedure At Some Point In Their Course: An Interventionist's Point Of View
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
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8:58 AM - 9:03 AM DEBATE: What Percent Of CLI Patients Will Require An Open Procedure At Some Point In Their Course: An Endovascularly Oriented Vascular Surgeon's Point Of View
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM 2-Year Positive Results With The In.Pact Admiral DEB To Treat SFA And Popliteal Lesions: The In.Pact SFA RCT Shows Better Patency And Decreased Reintervention Rates Compared To POBA
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD / Gunnar Tepe, MD / John R. Laird, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Value Of The In.Pact DEB To Treat Long TASC C And D Lesions: From The In.Pact SFA Trial Long Lesion Cohort
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
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9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Critical Analysis Of The LEVANT II And In.Pact SFA RCTs Of DEBs vs. POBA: What Are The Take Home Messages
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Update On The Status Of Drug Eluting Balloons In The US Currently – And What Is Coming
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD  
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TREATMENT OF LEG AND FOOT ARTERY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
9:28 AM - 9:33 AM Foot Artery Disease In CLI: Innocent Bystander Or Leading Villain: When Should It Be Treated; When Should It Not Be Treated; And When Can It Not Be Treated: Some Patent Arteries In Leg And Foot Are Not Seen On DSA: How They Can Be Visualized
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Future Of Pedal Access And Interventions: What Are Its Limits And Potential: Can It Be Achieved With Duplex Guidance And Can It Be Used For Atherectomy (With The Diamond Back Device): Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Jihad A. Mustapha, MD  
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM DEBs And Drug Eluting Stents (DESs) For BTK Arteries: Where Are We And What Is The Future
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Novel Hybrid Technique For Treating Complex Disease Involving CFA, SFA And Tibial Disease: Distal Access, Retrograde Wire Passage To A Common Femoral Arteriotomy Facilitates Complex Prograde Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Joshua D. Adams, MD / Claudio J. Schonholz, MD  
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9:52 AM - 9:59 AM Panel Discussion
9:59 AM - 10:12 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 25
 
SESSION 26 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 26: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND HOT TOPICS
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10:12 AM - 10:17 AM DEBATE: An Endovascular First Approach To All CLI Patients Results In Better Limb Salvage: Based On Long-Term Follow-Up Of A Single Vascular Surgical Center
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MD  
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10:18 AM - 10:23 AM DEBATE: Not So: Some CLI Patients Are Still Best Treated First By An Open Bypass: Which Ones And An Endovascular First Policy Can Harm Such Patients
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Consequences Of An “Endovascular First Policy For All CLI Patients”: They Are Real – Especially With TASC C And D Lesions
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Consequences Of Failed Tibial Angioplasty: How Often Is The Distal Target Vessel Altered Or Symptoms Increased: Open Bypass As The Initial Treatment Is Better For CLI Patients With TASC D Lesions
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
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10:36 AM - 10:41 AM Endovascular Treatments For TASC C And D Lesions Have Improved And Justifies Their Use With Such Lesions: Do Results Support This Use
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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10:42 AM - 10:47 AM 5-Year Results With The Supera Interwoven Stent Are Better Than Other Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) And DEBs In A Propensity Matched Comparison
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD / Sabine Steiner, MD  
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10:48 AM - 10:53 AM 3-Year Results From The US IDE Trial With The Supera Stent: How Does The Deployment Technique Influence Midterm Patency
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
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10:54 AM - 10:59 AM Real World Experience With The Supera Stent For Long Challenging SFA/Pop Lesions: Deployment Tips And Mode Of Failure
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM 1-2-Year Good Results With The Xience Prime Balloon Expandable Everolimus DES For Long BTK Lesions Are Good: From The DESTINY 2 Trial
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Patrick Peeters, MD  
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11:06 AM - 11:12 AM Panel Discussion
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DEBS
Moderator(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD / Darren B. Schneider, MD  
11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Role Of DEBs For Infrainguinal Lesions (SFA/Pop/BTK) In 2015 And The Future: What Is It And What Will It Be In Primary And Recurrent Lesions And ISR
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
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11:18 AM - 11:23 AM DEBATE: Why We Should Stay Away From DEBs For BTK Interventions
  Presenter(s):Erich Minar, MD  
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM DEBATE: DEBs For BTK Lesions Have A Bright Future: Why The In.Pact Deep Trial Did Not Work And Lessons Learned That Should Make DEBs Effective BTK Including In Crural Arteries
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Ongoing Trials Of Drug Delivery Techniques And Improved Stents For BTK Arteries: The Future Is Bright
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM Late Patency And Limb Salvage Results After Plantar And Pedal Loop PTAs For CLI: How Do They Differ In Patients With Gangrene And Ulceration And Those With Rest Pain
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM Infrainguinal Artery Calcification In Fem/Pop And Tibial Arteries: What Is Its Location And Nature And How Does It Impact On Endovascular Treatments In The Thigh, Leg And Foot
  Presenter(s):Jihad A. Mustapha, MD  
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM Meta-Analysis Of Results With Venous Arterialization For Limb Salvage: When Does It Work And Why: Properly Done It Offers A Hope For Limb Salvage In Otherwise Hopeless Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)  
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11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 26
 
SESSION 27 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 27: LOWER EXTREMITY NEW DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO TREATMENT OF IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR)
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM How Can ISR Be Classified And What Is Currently The Best Treatment For Each Class
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM The Spectranetics Excimer Laser Plus Balloon Angioplasty Is The Best Treatment For ISR: Based On The EXCITE-ISR Trial: Should The Balloon Be A DEB
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD / D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Atherectomy (Silverhawk) Plus DEB Is The Best Treatment For ISR And Is Cost Effective: Based On The DEFINITIVE AR Trial
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD / Gunnar Tepe, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Viabahn Relining Is Usually The Best Treatment For ISR: Based On Updated 2-Year Results Of The RELINE Trial: When Is It Not The Best
  Presenter(s):Patrick Peeters, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD / Koen Deloose, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Viabahn Stent-Grafts Are Good Treatment For ISR: When Are They The Best: What Is The Pattern Of Failure And What Can Be Done To Prevent It
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEB With The Cotavance Balloon vs. POBA For ISR: Good 1-Year Results: The COPA CABANA Trial
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 27
 
SESSION 28 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 28: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LOWER EXTREMITY STENT-GRAFTS, POPLITEAL ANEURYSMS AND OTHER CLI TOPICS OF INTEREST
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Emergency Treatment Of Vascular Injuries With Stent-Grafts (Covered Stents): Which Stent-Graft For Which Injuries And Other Tips And Tricks In Their Use
  Presenter(s):Maria Antonella Ruffino, MD  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM What Is The Best Current Treatment For Long SFA Occlusions: BMSs, DESs, DEBs, Atherectomy And PTA Or Viabahn Stent-Grafts
  Presenter(s):Johannes Lammer, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM 3-Year Results With Heparin Bonded Viabahn Stent-Grafts To Treat Long SFA Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Heparin Bonding Probably Does Not Improve Results with PTFE Stent-Grafts Or Open PTFE Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Jonathan D. Beard, ChM, MEd, FRCS  
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POPLITEAL ANEURYSM HOT TOPICS (SEE ALSO SESSION 85)
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Endoluminal Bypasses With Stent-Grafts For Thrombosed Popliteal Aneurysms: When Can It Work And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM DEBATE: Most Popliteal Aneurysms Should Be Treated Endovascularly: What Are The Exceptions and What Is Their Proportion
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM DEBATE: Not So: Endovascular Repair Of Popliteal Aneurysms May Not Be As Good As It’s Cracked Up To Be – Especially In Certain Circumstances: Open Repair Via A Posterior Approach Is Best For Most
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair Is The Best Treatment For Most Popliteal Aneurysms: What Are The Exceptions
  Presenter(s):Franco Grego, MD  
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Open vs. Endo Repair For Popliteal Aneurysms: Which Is Best: From A Real World National Italian Registry
  Presenter(s):Walter Dorigo, MD  
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Surveillance Duplex Ultrasound Is Not Reliable For Predicting Stent-Graft Failure After Popliteal Aneurysm Repair But Is Reliable For Predicting Failure Of SFA Stent-Grafts For Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Matthew J. Dougherty, MD  
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OTHER LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS OF INTEREST
Moderator(s): Joseph L. Mills, MD / Patrick J. Lamparello, MD  
2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Value Of Prostaglandins In CLI For Diabetics And Non-Diabetics: Beneficial Effects Can Be Documented By Flow Measurements
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Myths Concerning Pedal Bypasses: Their Bad Reputation Is Undeserved: With Them And Pedal Loop Endovascular Techniques No Patient With CLI Should Be Untreatable
  Presenter(s):Hisham Rashid, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)  
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Failure Modes For Pedal Access Endovascular Interventions
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Impact Of Nitinol Stent Oversizing On Outcomes Of Fempop Interventions: How Should Optimal Stent Size Be Determined
  Presenter(s):Nicolas A. Diehm, MD  
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Distal (Pedal) Bypasses vs. PTAs For The Treatment Of Tibial And Pedal Occlusive Lesions: Pros And Cons Of Each
  Presenter(s):Hany Zayed, MD  
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Panel Discussion
3:23 PM - 3:33 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 28
 
SESSION 29 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 29: ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA (ALI) AND INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (IC)
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ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA (SEE ALSO SESSION 62)
3:33 PM - 3:38 PM DEBATE: All Patients With Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI) Should Be Treated Endovascularly: A Strategy For Doing So – Including Mechanical Thrombectomy: Which Device Is Currently Best
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
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3:39 PM - 3:44 PM DEBATE: Some Patients With ALI Need Open Surgical Techniques: Who Are They And Why Are The Open Techniques Needed And Beneficial
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Update On Thrombosuction For ALI: What Are The Best Techniques: How To Do It And What Are The Results
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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3:51 PM - 3:56 PM Intraoperative Venous Drainage Through A Hemodialysis System Can Be A Limb And Life Saving Technique For Patients With Late Stage ALI And Reperfusion Injury: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)  
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (IC) AND OTHER CONDITIONS
3:57 PM - 4:02 PM DEBATE: How Should Most Patients With IC Be Treated: An Interventional Cardiologist’s View
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
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4:03 PM - 4:08 PM DEBATE: How Should Most Patients With IC Be Treated: A Vascular Surgeon’s View
  Presenter(s):Frank B. Pomposelli, MD  
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4:09 PM - 4:14 PM With Supervised Exercise For IC When Is Stenting Needed: Never? Rarely?
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Patients With IC Should Have A Trial Of Exercise Treatment And Be Informed About Risks And Benefits Before They Are Treated Interventionally
  Presenter(s):Jonathan D. Beard, ChM, MEd, FRCS  
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4:21 PM - 4:26 PM Use Of Electronic Devices Like Fitbits To Improve IC Treatment
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
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4:27 PM - 4:32 PM New Automated Device For Rapid Percutaneous Insertion Of Femoral Artery Sheath In Emergent Situations
  Presenter(s):Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD  
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4:33 PM - 4:39 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 29
 
SESSION 30 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 30: CLI AND THE ANGIOSOME CONCEPT; REOPERATIONS AND REINTERVENTION; OTHER NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES
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4:39 PM - 4:44 PM DEBATE: The Angiosome Concept Has Been Proven Helpful With Open Surgical And Endovascular Treatments Of CLI With Gangrenous Or Ulcerated Lesions
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM DEBATE: The Angiosome Concept Has Not Been Proven Helpful In The Treatment Of CLI With Gangrenous Or Ulcerated Lesions
  Presenter(s):Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD  
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4:51 PM - 4:56 PM Angiosome Targeted Revascularization Is More Important With Endovascular Repair Than Bypass Surgery
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
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4:57 PM - 5:02 PM Critique Of The Angiosome Concept: It Is Not Simple: Outcomes Depend More On The Distribution System In The Foot Than Angiosomes
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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5:03 PM - 5:08 PM Is The Angiosome Concept Worthwhile And How Should It Be Used
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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5:09 PM - 5:14 PM Update On The Angiosome Concept: It’s Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be: What Other Factors Are More Important
  Presenter(s):Hisham Rashid, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)  
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5:15 PM - 5:20 PM The Angiosome Concept Is Not Necessary To Achieve Limb Salvage With Ischemic Gangrenous Foot Lesions
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
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5:21 PM - 5:26 PM Angiosomes Of The Foot Have Tremendous Variability As Indicated By Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Imaging Using The SPY SYSTEM
  Presenter(s):Werner Lang, MD  
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5:27 PM - 5:32 PM The Importance Of Reoperation Or Reintervention When A Primary Procedure For CLI Fails And The Limb Is Rethreatened: 1, 2, 3, 4 And More Procedures Can Be Worthwhile: A Vascular Surgeon’s View
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD  
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NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES
5:33 PM - 5:38 PM Vorapaxar - A New PAR-1 Receptor Blocker, Improves Cardiovascular And Limb Outcomes In PAD Patients: The FDA Agrees
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
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5:39 PM - 5:44 PM When And How Should Distal Embolic Protection Devices Be Used With Lower Extremity Interventions
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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5:45 PM - 5:55 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program D

END OF SESSION 30
 
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 31: NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROTIC MEDICATIONS
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Is Metabolic Syndrome A Marker Of Adverse Outcomes After Vascular Procedures: What Can Be Done To Improve The Situation
  Presenter(s):Alan Dardik, MD, PhD  
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6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Cilostazol (Pletal) Is An Underutilized Medication In Vascular Patients: It Can Promote Patency And Decrease Amputations After Arterial Revascularizations: What Is Optimal Timing And Dosing For Its Use
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
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6:57 AM - 7:03 AM How Should Beta Blockers Be Used In Vascular Patients Undergoing Procedures: Use And Overuse Can Harm Patients And Their Use Should Not Be A Quality Metric
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM How Do Patient Risk Factors And Antiplatelet Medications Influence Myocardial Ischemia And Infarction In Patients Undergoing Open Arterial Operations: What Can Be Done To Decrease These Adverse Events
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Smoking, Cholesterol, Obesity And BP: The Big 4 Modifiable Causes Of Vascular Disease: Fix Them And Live Forever: What Is Optimal Statin Usage
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM What Is Happening With The AHA Cholesterol Guidelines: Should We Measure Serum Cholesterol: How Low Should The LDL Be Pushed To And Can It Get There
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Status Of Cholesterol Lowering Drug Zetia (Ezetimbe) And Its Combination With Statins (Vytorin): Do They Help To Prevent Cardiovascular Events More Than Statins Alone: Who Should Be On Them: The IMPROVE –IT Trial
  Presenter(s):Don Poldermans, MD  
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Status Of The New Cholesterol Lowering Drugs: The PCSK 9 Inhibitors (Evolucumab [Amgen] And Alirocumab [Sanofi]): Do They Decrease Cardiovascular Events: How Are They Given; What Are Their Downsides; What Will Their Role Be And When Will They Be Available
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM Statins And Dual Antiplatelet Drugs Reduce Amputations: What Is The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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7:40 AM - 7:48 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 31
 
SESSION 32 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 32: RENAL DENERVATION AND OTHER TREATMENTS FOR RESISTANT HYPERTENSION: BLACK BOX WARNINGS; KEY CAROTID TOPIC
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Current Status Of Catheter Based Renal Radiofrequency Denervation For Hypertension: Where Is It Going
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
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7:54 AM - 7:59 AM Why The Renal Denervation RCTs Have Not Shown A Positive Effect: Does The Treatment Concept Have A Future
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO / Krishna J. Rocha-Singh, MD  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM What Is The Future For Renal Denervation: What Are Its Assets Beyond Lowering BP: Will It Become A Mainstream Treatment
  Presenter(s):Melvin D. Lobo, MBChB, PhD, FRCP  
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Does Surgical Renal Denervation Work: Why Does It Fail Long-Term: Is There A Bright Future For Renal Denervation
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD  
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Newer Methods To Achieve Renal Denervation: Can Catheter Based Ultrasound (Surround Sound) Be Effective And Safe For Lowering BP, For Treating Heart Failure (The RETREAT Trial): What About Catheter Chemical Denervation With Alcohol And DW 2013: How Are They Delivered
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
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OTHER TREATMENTS FOR RESISTANT HYPERTENSION
8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Update On Chronic Carotid Sinus Stimulation With An Implantable Device To Treat Resistant Hypertension
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD  
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Treatment Of Resistant Hypertension By The ROX AV Coupling Device: An Endovascular Technique To Create An Iliac A-V Fistula: Technique, Results And Risks
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS / Paul A. Sobotka, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Vascular Specialists Ignore Black Box Warnings About Certain Drugs And Their Optimal Usage Resulting In Poor Patient Care: What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
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KEY CAROTID TOPIC
8:36 AM - 8:41 AM What Is Best Medical Treatment (BMRx) For Patients With Carotid Disease
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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8:42 AM - 8:49 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 32
 
SESSION 33 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 33: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS; ENDOTENSION AND ENDOLEAKS
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8:49 AM - 8:54 AM Value Of Measuring Troponins Before And After Open Vascular Operations: When And How Does It Help In Patient Management
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD  
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8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Open And Endo Rescue Procedures When The Initial Procedure Goes Awry Or Has A Complication: Tips And Tricks For Getting Out Of Trouble
  Presenter(s):Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
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9:01 AM - 9:06 AM Is Endotension Still A Reality With Modern Vascular Imaging: What Conditions Can Mimic It
  Presenter(s):Jacques Busquet, MD  
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9:07 AM - 9:12 AM Strategies For Managing A Patient With A Growing AAA Sac After EVAR But No Apparent Endoleak: Open Or Laparoscopic, Fenestrated Cuff Or Relining Or Observe
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
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ENDOLEAKS
9:13 AM - 9:18 AM Better Imaging Of Endoleaks (Type I) With Contrast MRI Permits Better Diagnosis And Treatment Leading To Better Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
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9:19 AM - 9:24 AM Aneurysm Sac Filling: A New Endovascular Technique To Eliminate Any Kind Of Endoleak
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
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9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Partial Conversion To Treat Persistent Type 2 Endoleaks: When And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD / Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD  
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9:31 AM - 9:36 AM Diagnosis And Treatment Of Endoleaks With Nellix Endografts (EVAS): Much Is Different
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
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9:37 AM - 9:42 AM Type 2 Endoleak Embolization By Laser-Assisted Transendograft Micropuncture: How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):Mark W. Mewissen, MD  
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9:43 AM - 9:48 AM Keys To Success With Embolic Treatment Of Complex Recalcitrant Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Martin R. Back, MD  
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9:49 AM - 9:54 AM DEBATE: Fenestrated Cuffs Are The Best Way To Treat Persistent Type 1A Endoleaks After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
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9:55 AM - 10:00 AM DEBATE: Not So: Chimney Techniques Are The Best Way To Treat Persistent Type 1A Endoleaks After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
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10:01 AM - 10:08 AM Panel Discussion
10:08 AM - 10:20 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 33
 
SESSION 34 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 34: HISTORY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL TOPICS AND IMPORTANT ISSUES
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM What Did Leonardo da Vinci Know About Atherosclerosis Before William Harvey
  Presenter(s):Christopher K. Zarins, MD  
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10:26 AM - 10:31 AM The First Published Report On CAS In 1977: An Interesting Story: How Was It Received
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
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MEDICAL/SURGICAL TOPICS
10:32 AM - 10:37 AM Tests For The Hypercoaguable State Are Overused And Unnecessary In Most Vascular Patients: When Are They Needed And Helpful
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM Atherosclerotic Plaque Regression: Is It Now A Reality: How Can It Occur: And What Are The Expectations For The Future
  Presenter(s):Ralph G. DePalma, MD  
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10:44 AM - 10:49 AM Value Of Frailty Indices In Vascular Surgical Procedures: What Are They And How Can They Be Helpful
  Presenter(s):Gregory L. Moneta, MD  
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Tips And Tricks In The Management Of Pediatric Vascular Trauma
  Presenter(s):Meryl E. Davis, FRCS / George Hamilton, MD, FRCS  
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10:56 AM - 11:01 AM Panel Discussion
IMPORTANT ISSUES
Moderator(s): Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Enrico Ascher, MD  
11:01 AM - 11:06 AM How Can Vascular Surgeons Reconcile Work And Family Responsibilities And Time Commitments And Succeed With Both
  Presenter(s):Marshall E. Benjamin, MD  
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11:07 AM - 11:12 AM Patient Benefit From Meetings Of The Vascular Community For Education, Innovation And Evidence With Active Collaboration Of CME And Industry Regulatory Bodies
  Presenter(s):Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD  
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11:13 AM - 11:18 AM Current Status Of MOC For Vascular Surgeons: Why Vascular Surgeons Should Join The Cardiologists To Resist The Existing Onerous Requirements
  Presenter(s):John F. Eidt, MD  
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11:19 AM - 11:24 AM Variability In Operating Time For The Same Procedure By Different Vascular Surgeons: How Does It Correlate With Outcomes: Do Slow Surgeons Get Better Or Worse Results
  Presenter(s):Jack L. Cronenwett, MD  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM How Should Academic Activity Be Rated And Rewarded: Should There Be Academic RVUs To Define And Quantitate Academic Activity And Productivity: How To Set Up Such A System
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD / Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
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11:31 AM - 11:36 AM Lessons Learned From 2 Disasters: 9-11 And Superstorm Sandy
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
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11:37 AM - 11:42 AM Why Should Vascular Surgeons Get An MBA Or Other Advanced Degree
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:48 AM What Is The Value Of Vascular And Endovascular Societies: What Should They Do For Us And Our Specialty: Which Ones Should We Join And Why
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
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11:49 AM - 11:59 AM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 34
 
SESSION 35 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 35: ISSUES, ETHICS, HEALTH CARE REFORM AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA)
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM The Importance Of Dynasties In Vascular Surgery: Why They Develop And Why They Fall
  Presenter(s):Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM An Ethicist Looks At Overuse Of Procedures And Admissions By Doctors And Hospitals: Why Our Health Care System Incentivizes Such Overuse In Every Institution
  Presenter(s):James W. Jones, MD, PhD, MHA  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM The Battle Of Quality vs. Quantity In Hospital Administration: Quantity Wins All Too Often
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM How Patients (And Their Medical Doctors) Should Be Aware Of Unnecessary Tests And Procedures On Their Veins And Arteries: Such Procedural Overuse Can Harm Patients And Increase Health Care Costs
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM How To Survive In An ACO-ACA Environment: Is Our Health Care System Crumbling
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM What Is Happening With The Device Tax Component Of The ACA: What Are The Detrimental Effects Of The ACA On Industry
  Presenter(s):Nicky James / Pete R. Yonkman / Kem Hawkins, MBA  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM The Negative Impact Of The ACA On The Country And Health Care Is Worse Than We Thought It Would Be
  Presenter(s):Clifford J. Buckley, MD  
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM There Are Some Good Parts To The ACA That Should Be Preserved: How Can That Be Done
  Presenter(s):Timothy F. Kresowik, MD  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Perils Of The ACA For Patients: Health Care Exchanges Or Short Changes
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Perspectives On Consolidation In The Health Care Industry: What Is Good And What Is Bad: How Can We Physicians Cope
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Medical Decision Making Should Be Shared With The Patient Especially With Vascular Patients: It Can Improve Care
  Presenter(s):Dirk T. Ubbink, MD, PhD  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM It Is An Imperfect World For Everyone – But Especially For Physicians And Super-Especially For Vascular Surgeons/Specialists
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
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2:12 PM - 2:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 35
 
SESSION 36 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 36: ACOs, GOVERNING BODIES (BOARDS/RRC), INDEPENDENCE, EDUCATION, REIMBURSEMENTS, TRAINING, SIMULATION
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM Strategies To Allow Us To Confront The Changing Health Care System And ACOs
  Presenter(s):John H. Furtek, BS, RT(r)  
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2:26 PM - 2:31 PM Why ACOs Have Not And Will Not Decrease Health Spending In Cardiovascular Care
  Presenter(s):Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS  
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2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Is The RRC-S (Residency Review Committee-Surgery) Working Well For Vascular Surgery: Should We Have An Independent RRC-VS
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
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2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Current Impact Of The 0+5 Vascular Surgery Residency Programs: Should Vascular Surgery Now Become An Independent Specialty As It Is In Most Other Civilized Countries
  Presenter(s):John F. Eidt, MD  
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2:44 PM - 2:49 PM The Need For Continuing Evolution And Recognition Of Vascular Surgery As An Independent Specialty
  Presenter(s):James C. Stanley, MD  
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Role Of Our Vascular Journals In Dealing With Political, Training And Governance Issues Facing Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
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2:56 PM - 3:01 PM Update On 0+5 Vascular Residencies: Numbers, Levels Of Resident Satisfaction And Incidence Of Dropouts
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
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3:02 PM - 3:07 PM Comparison Of Knowledge Base, Surgical Skills And Other Characteristics Of 5+2 And 0+5 Vascular Surgery Residents
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
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3:08 PM - 3:13 PM Importance Of Promoting The Careers Of Junior Faculty Vascular Surgeons (As Well As Residents And Fellows): A System For Doing It
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD / John F. Eidt, MD  
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3:14 PM - 3:19 PM Panel Discussion
REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES
Moderator(s): Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Kim J. Hodgson, MD  
3:19 PM - 3:24 PM Update On Coding And Reimbursement Issues For Vascular Surgery: Now, In 2016 And Beyond
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Roddy, MD  
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3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Financial Impact Of The ACA To Date And In The Future: What Will It Mean To Vascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD  
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SIMULATION ISSUES
3:31 PM - 3:36 PM How To Shift The Learning Curve For Vascular Surgery From The Patient To A Model: The Vascular International Training Course Helps To Do This
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
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3:37 PM - 3:42 PM Advantages In Patient Specific Simulation For EVAR For Elective And Ruptured AAAs
  Presenter(s):Isabelle van Herzeele, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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3:43 PM - 3:48 PM The Introduction Of New Technology For Treating Vascular Lesions May Lead To Unnecessary Adverse Events: Many Of These Can Be Avoided By Simulation And Team Training
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS  
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3:49 PM - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 36
 
SESSION 37 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 37: VASCULAR CARE, MALPRACTICE LAW, CONTRACTS, COSTS, REIMBURSEMENT AND THE FDA
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM The Indications And Results For EVAR Differ Widely In Different Regions: What Is The Reason
  Presenter(s):Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD  
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Health Care Literacy In Vascular Patients Is Inadequate: Do We Need Better Ways To Inform Patients
  Presenter(s):Olivier H.J. Koning, MD, PhD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM What Is The Patient’s Compensation System Law: Where Is It In Effect; How Will It Help End The Malpractice Problem, Help Patients And Doctors To Be Treated Fairly And Cut Health Care Costs
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM How Vascular Surgeons And Specialists Should Negotiate Contracts With Hospitals, Employers Or Partners: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Hillel Presser, Esq., MBA  
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Vascular Surgery Patients Readmissions: What Can And Cannot Be Modified And Why Financial Penalties For Many Of Them Are Unfair
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM How To Make EVAR More Cost Effective And Profitable For Hospitals In Today’s Health Care Environment
  Presenter(s):W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD  
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Tips And Tricks On How Vascular Surgeons Can Fairly Maximize Collections And Income In A Practice Or An Academic Setting
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Graham, MD  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM What The FDA Is Doing To Facilitate Access To New Devices Rapidly And With Assured Safety And Effectiveness – In Both The Civilian And Military Spheres
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Jr., PhD / J. Pablo Morales, MD / Brian Pullin, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM When Do I Need A Physician Sponsored Investigative Device Exemption (PSIDE) And How Do I Get It
  Presenter(s):Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME  
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Tips And Tricks To Make A PSIDE Affordable
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 37
 
SESSION 38 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 38: ISSUES: PUBLISHING MDs’ RESULTS; RESEARCH TIPS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; RCTs; GUIDELINES; ACA; DISHONEST WITNESSES; VQIs AND SOCIETIES
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Preferential Funding For Primary Care vs. Specialty Care And Penalties For Readmissions (As Promoted In The ACA) Are Bad For Patients And Society And Will Not Decrease Costs
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Publishing Vascular Surgeons’ Mortality Results In The Public Press Can Be A Disaster For The Surgeon And Bad For Patient Care: The UK Experience
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD  
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Issues In Planning And Interpreting Small Trials: How To Make Their Data Meaningful
  Presenter(s):Charles C. Miller, PhD  
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM How To Get Access To Population Based Datasets
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM The Tyranny Of p Values: The Importance Of Knowing The Details And Flaws In The Holy Grail Of RCTs
  Presenter(s):Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM The New SVS Practice Guidelines For Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: Key Take Home Messages And How They Prevent Over Usage Of SFA Stents
  Presenter(s):Frank B. Pomposelli, MD / Michael S. Conte, MD  
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Validity Of The New SVS Lower Extremity Threatened Limb Classification System: The WIFI System (Wound Ischemia And Foot Infection): It Allows Prediction Of Poor Outcomes With CLI Treatment
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM What To Do When Physician Expert Witnesses Provide False Testimony Against You
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
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5:54 PM - 5:59 PM VQI In A Community Hospital: How It Succeeded In Improving Vascular Care And Resolving Harmful Turf Issues
  Presenter(s):Tej M. Singh, MD, MBA  
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6:00 PM - 6:05 PM DEBATE: Positive Value Of VQI Initiatives
  Presenter(s):Larry W. Kraiss, MD  
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6:06 PM - 6:11 PM DEBATE: Limitations And Possible Downsides Of VQI Initiatives
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
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6:12 PM - 6:17 PM How Vascular Societies Should Prevent Risk Averse Behavior Of Surgeons And Gaming The System For The Benefit Of Surgeons And To The Detriment Of Patients: Do The Societies Do It Well
  Presenter(s):Jonathan D. Beard, ChM, MEd, FRCS  
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6:18 PM - 6:25 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program E

END OF SESSION 38
 
SESSION 39 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 39: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO THORACIC AORTA AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM How Often Are Additional Procedures (Open Or Endo) Required After An Open Ascending Aortic Repair Of A Type A Aortic Dissection (TAAD)
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Open Retrograde Access To Branch Arteries As A Bailout For Failed Antegrade Access During F/BEVAR
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Total Arch Replacement For Aortic Dissections: Value Of Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedures With EVITA, Jotec Or Thoraflex Hybrid (Vascutek) Grafts
  Presenter(s):Aamir S. Shah, MD / Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM DEBATE: Branched Grafts Are The Best Endovascular Method To Treat Arch Aneurysms And TAAAs: Parallel Grafts Have Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
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7:21 AM - 7:26 AM DEBATE: Disadvantages Of Off-The-Shelf And Patient Specific Branched Grafts: Parallel Grafts Are Better Solutions
  Presenter(s):Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD  
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7:27 AM - 7:32 AM Pitfalls In F/BEVAR And How To Deal With Them
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
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7:33 AM - 7:38 AM PET CT With 18F-FDG Can Predict Late Aortic Complications After TEVAR For TBADs
  Presenter(s):Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD  
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7:39 AM - 7:44 AM Influence Of Respiratory And Cardiac Induced Movement On Precise Aortic Arch Endograft Deployment
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD  
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7:45 AM - 7:51 AM Panel Discussion
6:51 PM - 6:56 AM Clinical Outcomes Of TBADs In Patients With Connective Tissue Diseases (Marfans, Loeys-Dietz, Etc.) Are Worse Than In Those Without
  Presenter(s):Richard G.J. Gibbs, FRCS  
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7:09 PM - 7:14 PM MR Elastography To Characterize The Aortic Wall: Implications For The Design And Sizing Of Ascending Aortic Devices
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD  
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END OF SESSION 39
 
SESSION 40 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 40: MORE TOPICS RELATING TO THE ASCENDING AORTA, THE ARCH AND PARALLEL GRAFTS
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7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Further Experience With Longer Follow-Up On Arch Chimney Grafts: When Do They Work And Pitfalls To Avoid So They Do Not Fail
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD / Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD  
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7:58 AM - 8:03 AM In Vitro Analysis Of Parallel Grafts: How They Work And Why They Fail: New Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
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8:04 AM - 8:09 AM Tips And Tricks To Facilitate Successful Use Of Branched Endografts And Pitfalls To Avoid
  Presenter(s):Martin J. Austermann, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Use Of The VORTEC Technique – A Clampless, Sutureless Anastomosis Using An Endograft Connector To Revascularize The Supra-Aortic Branches Simplifies Hybrid Arch Repairs: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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8:16 AM - 8:21 AM Single Innominate Chimney Grafts: When Is It A Good Choice And When Is It Not
  Presenter(s):Boonprasit Kritpracha, MD  
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8:22 AM - 8:27 AM Various Cardiac Access Routes To Treat Ascending Aortic And Arch Lesions: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Tilo Kölbel, MD, PhD  
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8:28 AM - 8:33 AM Redo Procedures After TEVAR: Why Needed; Tips, Tricks And Results; Value Of A Self-Expanding Extra Large Stent (Jotec E-XL)
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
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8:34 AM - 8:39 AM Retrograde Aortic Dissection After TEVAR: Incidence, Risk Factors, Precautions And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Coselli, MD / Ourania Preventza, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 40
 
SESSION 41 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 41: MORE TOPICS RELATED TO FENESTRATED, BRANCHED AND PARALLEL GRAFTS; JUXTARENAL AAAs AND TAAAs
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM Optimal Choice Of Bridging Stent-Grafts For F/BEVAR: What Is Available And Which Is Best
  Presenter(s):Richard G. McWilliams, FRCR, EBIR  
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8:52 AM - 8:57 AM 3 Or 4 FEVAR vs. Standard FEVAR With 2 Fenestrations And A Scallop For The SMA: Advantages, Limitations And Differing Results
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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8:58 AM - 9:03 AM How To Avoid Brachial Or Axillary Access With Complex AAA Repairs: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Joshua D. Adams, MD / Claudio J. Schonholz, MD  
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM DEBATE: EVAR With Short (8-15 mm) Necks Are Best Treated With Standard EVAR Using Newer Endograft Devices
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM DEBATE: EVAR With Short (8-15 mm) Necks Are Best Treated By FEVAR
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
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9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Strategies And Techniques To Treat Short Proximal Neck AAAs
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Torsello, MD  
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9:22 AM - 9:28 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Jason T. Lee, MD / Stephan Haulon, MD  
9:28 AM - 9:33 AM DEBATE: Endovascular Methods Are Now The Best Treatment For Most TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM DEBATE: Not So: Open Repair Is Still The Best Treatment For Many (Possibly Most) TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Eight Simple Markers That Can Suggest The Presence Of A Thoracic Aneurysm
  Presenter(s):John A. Elefteriades, MD  
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM With complicated TBADs, Are The Hard Indications For Treatment (Rupture And Malperfusion) Associated With Higher Mortality And Morbidity Than The Soft Indications (Pain And Persistent Hypertension)
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Update On Tips And Tricks For Treating Arterial Complications Of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marfan’s And Other Connective tissue Disorders: Endografts Can Be Valuable
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Accurate Placement Of Thoracic Endografts Parallel To The Aortic Arch By Controlling Device Angulation Improves Outcomes: Techniques For Doing So
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
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10:04 AM - 10:09 AM Purse-String Temporary Closure Of Femoral Access Sites During Complex EVARs (B/FEVAR) To Decrease Limb And Spinal Cord Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM How To Identify Healthy Aorta To Land The Ends Of Aortic Endografts With Complex AAAs: Is It Always Necessary To Do So
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
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10:16 AM - 10:23 AM Panel Discussion
10:23 AM - 10:38 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 41
 
SESSION 42 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 42: UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF MULTILAYER FLOW MODULATING (MLFM) STENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC ANEURYSMS AND DISSECTIONS
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM The MLFM Stent Is A Better Treatment For TAAAs Than F/BEVAR, Parallel Grafts, Hybrid Repairs And Full Open Repair And Here Is The Data
  Presenter(s):Sherif Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
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10:44 AM - 10:49 AM 4-Year Experience With MLFM Stents For The Treatment Of Complex Aortic Aneurysms: When They Do Not Work
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD  
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM 4-Year Results Of The MLFM Stent For The Treatment Of Complex Aortic Aneurysms: From The French Registry
  Presenter(s):Claude D. Vaislic, MD  
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10:56 AM - 11:01 AM Why I Am Still Somewhat Skeptical
  Presenter(s):Mark F. Fillinger, MD  
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11:02 AM - 11:07 AM For What Aortic Lesions Is The MLFM Stent An Effective Treatment: Tips And Tricks To Make It Work
  Presenter(s):Erno Remsey-Semmelweis, MD  
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11:08 AM - 11:13 AM When Is The MLFM Stent An Effective Treatment Of Arch And Ascending Aortic Aneurysms And When Is It Not: A Partly Positive View And Experience
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
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11:14 AM - 11:19 AM Treatment Of Aortic Dissection And Complex TAAAs With The MLFM Stent: Experience In More Than 30 Patients
  Presenter(s):Victor S. Costache, MD, PhD  
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11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Update On The MLFM Stent For Treatment Of Complex Aortic Aneurysms: Is Its Star Rising
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
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11:26 AM - 11:31 AM Role Of Multilayer Uncovered Stents For The Successful Treatment Of TAAAs: The Concept Works: When And How
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
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11:32 AM - 11:37 AM Is The MLFM Stent A Valid Treatment In High Risk 80- And 90-Year Olds With Paravisceral And TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Arno von Ristow, MD  
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11:38 AM - 11:43 AM The MLFM Stent Has A Role In The Treatment Of Complex Aortic Aneurysms: What Is It And What More Do We Need To Know
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
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11:44 AM - 11:49 AM Histopathological Findings In Patients And Animals After Implantation Of MLFM Stents: Characteristics Of Endothelialization And Thrombus Formation
  Presenter(s):Antoine Alves, Dr.  
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 42
 
SESSION 43 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 43: MORE TOPICS RELATED TO AAAs, THE ABDOMINAL AORTA AND EVAR
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Comparative Changes In Aortic Neck Morphology After EVAR And Open AAA Repair: Is Open Repair Really That Good: From The DREAM Trial
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM EVAR Strategy To Deal With A Proximal Neck Over 35 mm In Diameter
  Presenter(s):Jacques Busquet, MD  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Patterns Of Rupture Of AAAs After EVAR: How Does It Differ From Rupture Patterns In Untreated AAAs
  Presenter(s):Markus K. Furrer, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Differences In AAA Size At Rupture Between Patients Treated By EVAR And Those Not So Treated
  Presenter(s):James May, MD, MS, FRACS, FACS  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Progress In 18F-FDG Uptake On PET CT And Other Markers In Predicting AAA Rupture Risk
  Presenter(s):Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Current Indications For Repairing Small AAAs (<5 cm) By EVAR; By Open Repair: Has Anything Changed
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
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1:36 PM - 1:42 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 43
 
SESSION 44 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 44: RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX ENDOVASCULAR CASES: COMPLICATIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
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1:42 PM - 1:54 PM Single Session Pharmacomechanical Venous Thrombolysis
  Presenter(s):Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD  
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1:54 PM - 2:06 PM Stent Graft-Induced New Entry (SINE) After TEVAR For Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection
  Presenter(s):Donald D. Lee, MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:18 PM Extensive Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: A Modified CERAB Technique
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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2:18 PM - 2:30 PM Hydrodynamic Boost: A Novel Re-Entry Technique In Distal BTK Vessel: When And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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2:30 PM - 2:42 PM CLI Patient Following 2 Failed Bypass Surgery Procedures Who Was Told The Next Step Would Be Amputation
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
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2:42 PM - 2:54 PM Endovascular Techniques To Restore The Femoral Artery After Failed Bypass
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
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2:54 PM - 3:02 PM General Discussion
3:02 PM - 3:17 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 44
 
SESSION 45 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 45: INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CHALLENGING PERIPHERAL LESIONS
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3:17 PM - 3:25 PM Latest Techniques For Aortoiliac Reconstruction Of TASC C And D Lesions: Are Covered Stents The Solution
  Presenter(s):Koen Deloose, MD  
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3:25 PM - 3:37 PM Recorded Case: Chimney Reconstruction Of A Complete Aortoiliac Occlusion (Leriche Syndrome)
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD  
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3:37 PM - 3:45 PM Patient Specific Approaches For Femoropopliteal Lesions: Stents, Atherectomy And Drug-Eluting Devices
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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3:45 PM - 3:57 PM Recorded Case: Recanalization Of A Severely Calcified SFA Occlusion With Interwoven Nitinol Stents
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / M. Ulrich, MD  
3:57 PM - 4:05 PM The Angiosome Concept For BTK Interventions: How to Translate It Into Clinical Practice
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
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4:05 PM - 4:17 PM Recorded Case: Recanalization Of A Tibioperoneal Trunc Occlusion With DES Via Retrograde Peroneal Access
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD / C. Piorkowski, MD  
4:17 PM - 4:25 PM Current And Future Concepts To Improve Outcome Of BTK-Interventions In CLI
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MD  
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4:25 PM - 4:37 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 45
 
SESSION 46 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 46: MORE TOPICS RELATED TO AAAs, THE AORTA AND EVAR
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4:37 PM - 4:42 PM How To Manage EVAR With Small Distal Aortas: When Are Bifurcated Grafts OK And When Is An Aorto-Uni-Iliac Device Needed
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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4:43 PM - 4:48 PM Screening For AAAs In Women: When Should They Be Screened And When Should They Not Be
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS / Mohsen Chabok, MD, MSc  
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4:49 PM - 4:54 PM Is EVAR Good Treatment For Young (<60) AAA Patients: When Is Open Repair The Best Option
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM DEBATE: Off-Label Use Of EVAR Devices May Have Satisfactory Early Outcomes, But Long-Term Outcomes Are Guarded
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
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5:01 PM - 5:06 PM DEBATE: Not So: Off-Label Use Of EVAR Devices Is Sometimes Justified And Does Not Yield Higher Long-Term Failure Rates If Certain Requirements Are Fulfilled
  Presenter(s):B. Patrice Mwipatayi, FRACS  
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5:07 PM - 5:12 PM What Has Changed Since Our Oft Quoted 2011 Circulation Article: I Now Believe Some Off-Label Use Of EVAR Devices Is Justified And Safe
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
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5:13 PM - 5:19 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Thomas L. Forbes, MD / Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
5:19 PM - 5:24 PM Has EVAR Led To A Decrease In AAA Rupture Over The Last 2 Decades Or Has It Just Led To More Unnecessary AAA Repairs
  Presenter(s):James May, MD, MS, FRACS, FACS  
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5:25 PM - 5:30 PM The Iliac Seal Zone In EVAR: Its Dynamics And Clinical Consequences
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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5:31 PM - 5:36 PM Diminished Sexual Function In AAA Patients Occurs After EVAR As Well As Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
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5:37 PM - 5:42 PM Are Newer EVAR Devices Better Than The Previous Ones: Do They Produce Better Results Or Are They Just Easier To Use
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
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5:43 PM - 5:48 PM Patient Reported Quality Of Life (QOL) Measures After Open And Endo AAA Repair: Which Is Better
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD  
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5:49 PM - 5:55 PM Panel Discussion

End of Program F

END OF SESSION 46