SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 1: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF ASCENDING AORTIC DISEASE, TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT AND CORONARY ARTERY STENTING
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Hazim J. Safi, MD / Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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CORONARY STENTS
6:50 AM - 6:55 AM What Is New In Coronary Stenting: Current Status Of Non-Absorbable Stents, Drug Eluting And Bare Metal
  Presenter(s):Gregg W. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Update Of Bioabsorbable Stents (BRSs) In The Coronary Arteries: Why Did The Absorb Stent Fail: Is There Hope For BRSs In The Future – In Coronary Or Peripheral Arteries
  Presenter(s):Gregg W. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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THE ASCENDING AORTA
7:02 AM - 7:07 AM Current Status Of Endovascular Treatment For Ascending Aortic Lesions: What Patients, What Pathology, What Devices Exist
  Presenter(s):Grayson H. Wheatley, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:08 AM - 7:14 AM Update On Ascending Aortic Endograft Treatment: Indications, Devices, Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:21 AM Status Of Endovascular Combined Device For Repairing Lesions Of The Ascending Aorta And The Aortic Valve: The Endo-Bentall Concept
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:22 AM - 7:28 AM Will New Ascending Aortic Endografts Enable Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections: What Percentage Of Patients: What Is Here And What Is The Future
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES
7:29 AM - 7:29 AM Progress In Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): An Interventional Cardiologist’s View. This presentation will be given by Martin B. Leon on Thursday, Session 47 at 7:03 to 7:98 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom East.
7:29 AM - 7:35 AM Progress In TAVR: A Cardiac Surgeon’s View: What Is The Current Place For Open Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:36 AM - 7:42 AM Progress In Endovascular Mitral Valve Repair: What Devices Are Appearing And How Well Are They Working
  Presenter(s):Juan F. Granada, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:43 AM - 7:51 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 2: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC ARCH LESIONS AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Eric E. Roselli, MD / Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
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7:51 AM - 7:56 AM With Aortic Arch Lesions (Aneurysms And Dissections), When Should The Treatment Be Fenestrated Or Branched TEVAR (F/B/TEVAR), Chimney TEVAR (Ch/TEVAR), Hybrid Or Fully Open Surgical Repair
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:57 AM - 8:02 AM Another View Of Current Optimal Treatment Of Aortic Arch Aneurysms: Total Endovascular, Hybrid, Open And Frozen Elephant Trunk: Which Is Best When
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD / Germano Melissano, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:03 AM - 8:08 AM Update On Value And Limitations Of Frozen Elephant Trunk Repairs And The ThoroFlex Graft For Complex Aortic Arch Lesions: Is Spinal Cord Ischemia An Issue
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:09 AM - 8:14 AM Six-Year Results With Terumo Aortic Relay 2 Branched Device For Aortic Arch Lesions: Indications And Contraindications
  Presenter(s):Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM Update On Total Endovascular Arch Repairs Using Cook Multibranched Devices: When Indicated, When Questionable, When Not Indicated; Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:21 AM - 8:26 AM Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repairs With The Relay 2-Branched Endograft: The US Experience – Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Eric E. Roselli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:27 AM - 8:32 AM Physician-Made Fenestrated Endograft Repair For Aortic Arch Lesions: Experience In >115 Cases: Challenges And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:33 AM - 8:38 AM Experience With Branched Endografts For Treatment Of Aortic Arch Lesions
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:39 AM - 8:44 AM Long-Term Results (>4 Years) Of Parallel Grafts (Chimneys And Periscopes) For Aortic Arch Lesions; Tips To Make Them Work And When Do They
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Results And Advantages With A Precurved Convertible F/B Endograft For Arch Lesions: How It Compares With Other Arch Grafts And Will It Be Available Outside Japan
  Presenter(s):Yoshihiko Yokoi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:51 AM - 8:56 AM Real World Experience With Double Branched Endografts For Aortic Arch Lesions: Are They Ready For Prime Time: From The Italian And Dutch Registries
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS / Ciro Ferrer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:57 AM - 9:04 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 3: PROGRESS IN THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTIONS: PETTICOAT, STABILISE, FLIRT, FENESTRATIONS AND TEVAR’S EFFECTS ON THE HEART
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Rodney A. White, MD / Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM Evolving An Optimal Treatment For Type B Aortic Dissections (TBADs) With TEVAR And False Lumen Embolization: TechniqueS And Results
  Presenter(s):Weiguo Fu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Fenestration And Branched EVAR (F/B/VAR) To Treat Post TBAD AAAs: Technical Tips, Results And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Update On PETTICOAT TEVAR For TBADs: Why The Addition Of A Distal Bare Dissection Stent To A Proximal Covered Stent Facilitates Treatment And Improves Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD  
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Impact Of The PETTICOAT Technique (With A Distal Bare Stent Added To A Proximal Covered Stent) On Aortic Remodeling With Chronic TBADs: Indications, Timing Of Treatment And Results
  Presenter(s):Chun Che Shih, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM The STABILISE Modification Of The PETTICOAT Technique To Rupture The Dissection Flap And Promote False Lumen Obliteration To Treat TBADs: Concept, Indications And Results
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Another Opinion About The STABILISE Modification Of The PETTICOAT Technique To Disrupt The Dissection Flap With A Compliant Balloon In The Covered Stent And A Non-Compliant Balloon In The Bare Stent: Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Luca Bertoglio, MD / Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Long Stent Grafts For TEVAR Have Bad Effects On The Heart And Tend To Migrate Proximally Causing Type 1B Endoleaks: What Are The Mechanisms
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Update On Extensive Flap Disruption (Fenestration) To Treat TBADs: Why It Works By Equalizing Pressure In The 2 Lumens, Indications And Results
  Presenter(s):Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Juan C. Parodi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Open Surgical Flap Excision In The Abdominal Aorta To Treat Complex Dissections: Indications, Theory, Technique, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, PhD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:57 AM - 10:11 AM Panel Discussion
10:11 AM - 10:21 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 4: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF TBADs, THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (TAAAs)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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10:21 AM - 10:26 AM Evidence For And Risks Of Endovascular Treatment Of Asymptomatic Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Is TEVAR Really A Good Treatment
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:27 AM - 10:32 AM Long-Term Successful Treatment Of TBADs With Total Aortic Remodeling Usually Requires Multiple Re-Interventions – Many Long After The Original TEVAR: What Are These Re-Interventions
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:33 AM - 10:38 AM A New Classification System For Aortic Dissections: Better For Prognosis, Predicting Complications And Guiding Treatment
  Presenter(s):Martin Czerny, MD / Bartosz Rylski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:39 AM - 10:44 AM F/B/EVAR Treatment Of Chronic TBADs With An Enlarging AAA After TEVAR: A Positive 8-Year Experience; How To Deal With A Small True Lumen And Value Of Inner Branches
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:45 AM - 10:50 AM How To Manage Re-Entry Sites In The Arch And Visceral Segment Of The Aorta After TEVAR For TBADs
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:51 AM - 10:56 AM Update On False Lumen Occlusion Techniques And Value After TEVAR For TBADs: New Devices; When Indicated; Results And When Preferred Over F/B/EVAR In Patients With AAAs
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:57 AM - 11:02 AM Effectiveness Of False Lumen Embolization For Chronic TBADs With Progressive Aortic Enlargement: Devices, Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Herve Rousseau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:03 AM - 11:08 AM A New Modular Branched Stent-Graft For Aortic Arch Reconstruction: Advantages And Limitations From A First In Man Study
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:09 AM - 11:15 AM Panel Discussion
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Improvements In Techniques And Grafts For Open TAAA Repair: In Virginal Cases And After Failed Endovascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:21 AM - 11:26 AM Open TAAA Repair After Failed TEVAR Or Endovascular TAAA Repair: Technical Advances And Results: Who Should Do These Redo Procedures
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD / Germano Melissano, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:27 AM - 11:32 AM Importance Of A Type III Aortic Arch And Descending Aorta Tortuosity In Determining Outcomes Of TEVAR And Treating TBADs: How To Deal With These Issues
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:33 AM - 11:38 AM Current Status Of Cerebral Protection For TEVAR And TAVR: What Are The Devices, When Can They Help And When Not
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:39 AM - 11:44 AM Staged Endovascular And Open TAAA Repairs Reduces Morbidity And Mortality: When And How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD / Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:45 AM - 11:50 AM TEVAR Has Better Long-Term Survival (>5 Years) Than Open Repair For Intact Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: TEVAR Should Be The Standard Of Care; Randomized Trials (RCTs) Are Not Needed
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:51 AM - 11:56 AM Short And Long-Term Comparison In Canada Of Open And Endo TAAA Repair Regarding Outcomes And Cost: Endo Is Best
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, FRCS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:57 AM - 12:03 PM Panel Discussion
12:03 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 5: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) TREATMENT, EVAR AND EVAS (ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM SEALING)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kim J. Hodgson, MD / Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM How And Why Is AAA Disease Different In Diabetics: How Do These Differences Impact Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Update On The Nellix Graft And EVAS: Will Nellix Be A Failure Or A Phoenix Surmounting Its Problems
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Why Are AAA Patients Surviving More: What Is Its Impact On Screening And Size Criteria For Repair
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD / Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Value Of Metformin And Ticagrelor In Inhibiting The Growth Of Small AAAs: What Is The Long-Term Fate Of 25-29 mm Abdominal Aortas: How Many Will Become AAAs
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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SHORT SUMMARY TOPICS (3-4 MINUTES)
1:24 PM - 1:28 PM Influence Of Metformin On AAA Derived Cells In Culture: A Clue To How Metformin Slows AAA Growth
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:28 PM - 1:32 PM Update On The Value Of And Indications For Pre EVAR Lumbar And Inferior Mesenteric Artery Embolization
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:32 PM - 1:36 PM DEBATE: There Are Several Good Reasons To Electively Repair AAAs <5.5 cm In Maximum Diameter: What Are They
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:40 PM DEBATE: Why AAAs < 5.5 cm Should Not Be Treated Invasively: The Rupture Rate (< 1%/Year) Is Less Than Commonly Thought
  Presenter(s):Jonothan J. Earnshaw, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Mark A. Adelman, MD / Michel Makaroun, MD  
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM DEBATE: Young Fit AAA Patients Have Better Long-Term Survival With Open Repair (OR) Than EVAR And Should Be Offered OR If They Need Invasive Treatment
  Presenter(s):Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:51 PM - 1:56 PM DEBATE: Not So: Survival Is Better In Young Fit AAA Patients After EVAR Than OR
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:57 PM - 2:02 PM Why Open Repair Of AAAs Has Improving Outcomes: When Is OR Indicated And Better For Patients
  Presenter(s):Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:03 PM - 2:08 PM In AAA Patients Suitable For Both OR And EVAR Unfavorable Neck Characteristics (Short, Wide, Angulated Or Cone Shaped) Have More Adverse Outcomes And Higher Mortality After OR As Well As EVAR: From The DREAM RCT: How Should This Impact On AAA Treatment Decisions
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:09 PM - 2:14 PM Migration Patterns In Newer Lower Profile EVAR Stent-Grafts: What Are The Implications For EVAR Planning And Follow-Up
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Optimal Current Treatment For Inflammatory AAAs: When Medical; When Endo; When Open
  Presenter(s):Franco Grego, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:21 PM - 2:26 PM EVAS Treated Patients (With Nellix) Have A Lower 3-Year Mortality Than EVAR Treated Patients: What Is The Mechanism And Is This Difference Restricted To Patients With AAAs >5.5 cm
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:27 PM - 2:32 PM Another View Of Why EVAS Treated Patients (With Nellix) Have A Lower Mortality Than EVAR Treated Patients: What Is The Mechanism And Is This Difference Restricted To Patients With AAAs >5.5 cm
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:33 PM - 2:38 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 6: MORE ABOUT AAAs AND EVAR; THE NICE GUIDELINES AND REACTIONS TO THEM
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Highlights Of Clinical Practice Guidelines For Endovascular Repair Of Complex AAAs Involving The Paravisceral Aorta
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Sac Shrinkage Is A Good Marker Of Durable Success After EVAR: Is There A Difference In This Marker With Different Endografts
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Long-Term Results Of EVAR Outside Device IFUs Is Not So Bad: When Is It Acceptable To Use EVAR Devices Outside Their IFUs
  Presenter(s):Bibombe Patrice Mwipatayi, MMed, MClinEd, FCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:56 PM - 3:01 PM When Is EVAR First The Best Option For Repairing AAAs And When Is Open Repair First The Best Option: Late Failures Raise Questions Especially With Large Diameter Necks And Outside The IFUs
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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THE UK NICE AAA GUIDELINES AND REACTIONS TO THEM
3:02 PM - 3:07 PM Highlights Of The UK NICE Guidelines For Treating Elective And Ruptured AAAs: Why Do They Favor Open Repair Over EVAR And What Was The Influence Of The EVAR 1 Late Results
  Presenter(s):Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:08 PM - 3:13 PM Why The Early Survival Benefit For EVAR Versus Open Repair Outweighs The Late Survival Benefit For Open Repair Versus EVAR
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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MORE COMMENTS ON THE NICE AAA GUIDELINES
3:14 PM - 3:18 PM The NICE AAA Guidelines Are Misleading And Unfairly Biased Against EVAR
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:22 PM Why The NICE AAA Guidelines Reached The Wrong Conclusions – That EVAR Benefits Were Not Worth The Costs
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:22 PM - 3:26 PM What Is Right In The NICE AAA Guidelines And What Is Wrong In Them
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:26 PM - 3:30 PM Flaws In The NICE Guidelines For Treating AAAs: How They Were Based On Biases Of The Writing Committee And Why They Will Have An Impact Beyond The UK
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:36 PM Panel Discussion
3:36 PM - 3:46 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 7: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTIONS AND THORACIC AORTIC PATHOLOGY
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ronald L. Dalman, MD / Firas F. Mussa, MD  
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3:46 PM - 3:51 PM Best Medical Therapy For Acute TBAD Patients: What Is It And Strategies To Optimize It: How Effective Can It Be
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:52 PM - 3:57 PM New Concepts In The Pathogenesis Of TBADs: What Are The Therapeutic Implications: What Is Best Medical Therapy For TBAD: Principles And Paradoxes
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:58 PM - 4:03 PM Technical Tips To Improve Or Increase The Use And Safety Of The Cook T-Branch Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Device For TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:04 PM - 4:09 PM Aortic Arch Anomalies, Especially Bovine Arches: What Are Their Bad Implications For Patients And Treatment Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Update On The Natural History Of Penetrating Aortic Ulcers (PAUs) And Intramural Hematomas (IMHs) With And Without TEVAR Treatment: Medical Treatment Has A High Failure Rate: So When And How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:16 PM - 4:21 PM Making EVAR Safer Long-Term Using Ultrasound Made Simple To Measure AAA Sac Diameter At Home
  Presenter(s):Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
TIMING OF EVAR FOR UNCOMPLICATED TBAD
4:22 PM - 4:27 PM TEVAR Can Be Performed Safely Soon After Symptom Onset With TBADs Under Certain Conditions
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD / Tareq Massimi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:28 PM - 4:33 PM With Uncomplicated TBADs TEVAR Should Be Performed As Soon As Possible After Onset Of Symptoms: For These Reasons And With These Precautions
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:34 PM - 4:39 PM Not So: With Uncomplicated Acute TBADs TEVAR Should Be Delayed 2 Weeks To 3 Months For These Reasons
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM With Uncomplicated Acute TBADs TEVAR Should Be Delayed For 1-3 Months After Symptom Onset And Why
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:46 PM - 4:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 8: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO TEVAR AND TBADs: CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF STROKE COMPLICATIONS; CONTROVERSIES OVER THE NEED FOR TEVAR IN SOME OR ALL ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED TBAD PATIENTS, AND OVER THE EXTENT OF TEVAR COVERAGE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, MD / Mark A. Farber, MD  
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4:53 PM - 4:58 PM Status Of Stroke Prevention During TEVAR: What Percent Are Due To Particulate Emboli And What Percent Due To Air Emboli: Techniques To Prevent Both
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:59 PM - 5:04 PM Causes Of Stroke During TEVAR: Gaseous Emboli Are Important And Some But Not All Can Be Prevented By CO2 Flushing Of Delivery Systems
  Presenter(s):Richard G.J. Gibbs, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:05 PM - 5:10 PM The STEP Registry: A Global Network To Decrease Strokes Associated With Thoracic Aortic Endografting Procedures: How Will It Work
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD / Stephan Haulon, MD / Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:11 PM - 5:16 PM IVUS Need Not Be Mandatory To Treat TBADs By TEVAR Safely: How So
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:17 PM - 5:22 PM DEBATE: Most Acute Uncomplicated TBADs Need To Be Treated By TEVAR: The INSTEAD RCT Proves It: We Do Not Need Further RCTs
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:23 PM - 5:28 PM DEBATE: Not So: Controversy Lingers: We Do Need A RCT Comparing TEVAR With Best Medical Treatment (BMT) To BMT Alone For Acute Uncomplicated TBADs: How Could Such A Trial Be Structured And Financed
  Presenter(s):Firas F. Mussa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:29 PM - 5:34 PM Why TEVAR For Acute Uncomplicated TBADs Is Imperfect: The Case For Using It Selectively
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:35 PM - 5:40 PM DEBATE: Treating More Acute Uncomplicated TBAD Patients With Extended TEVAR Coverage Almost To The Celiac Artery Will Improve Outcomes: It Is The Way To Go
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:41 PM - 5:46 PM DEBATE: Not So: Limited Coverage Of The Thoracic Aorta By TEVAR Is Safer And Better
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:47 PM - 5:52 PM A Decision-Making Algorithm For Optimally Treating Uncomplicated Acute TBAD Patients
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:53 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program A
END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 9: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR ROBOTICS, GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, SIMULATION AND LAPAROSCOPY
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS / Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
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VASCULAR ROBOTICS
6:45 AM - 6:50 AM A New Vascular Robotic System From Corindus: How Does It Work: What Does It Do: Clinical Experience And Value
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Current Status Of Endovascular Catheter Robotics: What Is Here And What Is Coming
  Presenter(s):Jean Bismuth, MD / Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Will Newer Technology And Platforms Lead To More Widespread Use Of Vascular Robotics: What Is On The Horizon And Beyond
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM A New Vascular Robotic System From China: How Does It Work: Advantages: Cost And When Will It Be Available
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:09 AM - 7:14 AM Robotics In Vascular Surgery: What Is Available; What Is Coming And How Will It Help
  Presenter(s):Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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VASCULAR GUIDANCE
7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Machine Learning Based Measurement Of AAA Diameter With Contrast CT: A New And Better Way
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Update On An Emerging Radiation Free 3D Endovascular Guiding System (IOPS) From Centerline (BIOM) Medical: How Does It Work; When Will We Have It; How Much Will It Cost
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:27 AM - 7:32 AM A New 3D Device Guidance Technology Within The Vascular Tree: Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS Technology): How Does It Work And Initial Results
  Presenter(s):Joost A. van Herwaarden, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:33 AM - 7:38 AM Is There Real Evidence To Support The Value Of Simulation In Vascular Surgery: Vascular Surgery Endo And Open Is Not Like Piloting An Aircraft
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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LAPAROSCOPY
7:39 AM - 7:44 AM Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release: The Best Way To Treat Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome: Advantages And Limitations And Who Should Do It
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Giglia, MD / George H. Meier, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM Why I Stopped Doing Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery After Performing 160 Cases
  Presenter(s):Laurent Chiche, MD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:51 AM - 7:59 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 10: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID DISEASE: UNRESOLVED CONTROVERSIES
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Role And Value Of Biomarkers Of Brain Injury In CAS And CEA Procedures: How Can They Help Decision Making
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Systemic Biomarkers Can Predict The Volume Of Cerebral Infarct Associated With Carotid Interventions: Is There A Difference Between CAS And CEA
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Cerebral Hyperfusion Syndrome After CAS Procedures: Etiology, Diagnosis, Optimal Treatment And Prevention
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Intracranial Artery Dissection: An Unrecognized Cause Of Strokes: How To Diagnose And Treat It
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Eversion CEA: Technical Tips, When Is It The Best Method For CEA And When Not
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM New Developments In Best Medical Treatment For Carotid Patients: Can Carotid Plaques Be Stabilized Or Shrunk: Will Strokes And MIs Become Rare Or Eliminated
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM DEBATE: CEA Must Include Completion Imaging With Duplex Or Angiography
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM DEBATE: Not So: Completion Duplex Can Be Misleading And Angiography Can Be Harmful And Misleading: Completion Imaging Causes More Harm Than Benefit
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:47 AM - 8:54 AM Panel Discussion
8:54 AM - 8:59 AM Avoiding And Managing Complications During Transfemoral CAS
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Optimal Contemporary Treatment Of Carotid Artery Aneurysms, Pseudoaneurysms And Patch Infections: When Endo, When Open
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:06 AM - 9:11 AM How Best In 2019 To Pick Asymptomatic Patients With Unstable Plaques At High Risk Of Having A Stroke: Are There New Duplex Techniques Which Can Help
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
UPDATE ON CAROTID PATCHES
9:12 AM - 9:17 AM Careful Primary Closure Of CEA Arteriotomies (Without A Patch) Is Not Inferior To Patch Closures: In A Propensity Matched Analysis: Why Did The RCTs Get It Wrong
  Presenter(s):Dong-ik Kim, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:18 AM - 9:23 AM All Patches For CEA Closure Are Not Equal: Which Patch Material Is Best: How Big Should The Patch Be: Disadvantages And Complications Of Carotid Patches
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD / Norman Kumins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:24 AM - 9:29 AM Should All CEA Closures Be Patched: Could The RCTs Indicating That All CEA Patients Should Have Patch Closures Be Misleading
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Femoral Vein Interposition Grafts Are The Best Treatment For Patch Infections After CEA: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Salvatore T. Scali, MD / Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:36 AM - 9:41 AM Carotid Interventions CEA And CAS Will Become Obsolete: Why And When
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:42 AM - 9:48 AM Panel Discussion
9:48 AM - 9:58 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 11: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT; PROGRESS IN THE INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE STROKES (5 AND SOME 4-MINUTE SHORT SUMMARY [SS] TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Allan L. Brook, MD / Horst Sievert, MD  
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Carotid Plaque Characteristics With Duplex, CT And MRI Can Predict High Stroke Risk Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:04 AM - 10:08 AM [SS] DEBATE: Long-Term Results Of Transfemoral CAS Are Equivalent To Those Of CEA – Maybe Even Better
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:08 AM - 10:12 AM [SS] DEBATE: Not So: Long-Term Results Of CAS Are Not Equal To Those Of CEA
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:12 AM - 10:16 AM [SS] Why Occlusion Of 1 Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) Is Not A Benign Condition Even If The Patient Is Asymptomatic
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:16 AM - 10:21 AM Value Of CAS In Treating Chronically Totally Occluded ICAs: Indications, Technical Tips, Results
  Presenter(s):Piotr Myrcha, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:22 AM - 10:26 AM [SS] Limb Shaking TIAs: What Are They, What Imaging Should Be Performed And How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE STROKES
10:26 AM - 10:31 AM Merit Of MRI vs. CTA To Evaluate Acute Strokes And Their Treatment: MRI Is Better Than CTA
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:32 AM - 10:37 AM Urgent Interventional Treatment Of Strokes Complicating Cardiac Surgery, TEVAR And Other Endo Interventions: What Should Be Done Diagnostically And Therapeutically: Results
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM For Acute Strokes Later Thrombus Removal From Intracranial Arteries Can Be Beneficial Even 6-16 Hours After Symptom Onset: What Are The Conditions For Success And In Which Patients
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:44 AM - 10:49 AM Mechanical Intracranial Thrombectomy For Acute Strokes Has Worse Results At Low Volume Centers: What Are The Implications And Which Physicians Should Be Performing These Procedures
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD / Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Value Of Suction Thrombectomy Versus Stentrievers To Remove Intracranial Arterial Clot: Advantages Of Penumbra Devices (Jet 7 And Jet D) For Acute Stroke Treatment
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:56 AM - 11:00 AM [SS] What Is The Role Of The Vascular Surgeon In The Treatment Of Acute Strokes
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:00 AM - 11:06 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 12: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTO-ILIAC AND ILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD  
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11:06 AM - 11:11 AM Optimal Endovascular Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Proper Stent Or Stent-Graft Selection And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Jean Bismuth, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:12 AM - 11:17 AM When Are Covered Stents The Best Treatment For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Which Is The Best Stent-Graft For This: What Are The Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Bibombe Patrice Mwipatayi, MMed, MClinEd, FCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:18 AM - 11:23 AM Update On The CERAB Procedure (Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of Aortic Bifurcation) For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Technical Tips, 3-Year Results, What Is The Best Stent-Graft For This Procedure
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM Value Of The CERAB Procedure For Failed Iliac Stents: Technical Tips And Best Stent-Graft
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Value Of Aortic (AAA) Endografts For Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Which Device Is Best And Results
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM What Is The Best Endovascular Device For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Lesions: When Self-Expanding Stent; When Balloon Expandable Stent; Which Covered Stent And For Which Lesion
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM Thoraco-Bifemoral Bypass Is A Good Solution When Other Techniques Fail Or Are Contraindicated: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM When Limb Occlusion Occurs After An EVAR, Endovascular Solutions Are The Way To Go: Technical Tips To Make Them Safe And Effective
  Presenter(s):Klaus M. Overbeck, MD, MPhil  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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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 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 13: NEW OR UPDATED CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES; IMPORTANCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN VASCULAR TREATMENT (5 AND ONE 4-MINUTE SHORT SUMMARY [SS] TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Barry T. Katzen, MD / Ron Waksman, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM The Evidence Base For Clinical Decision Making In Lower Extremity Treatments Is Poor: Guidelines Are Often Based On Shaky Foundations: What Is Needed And Are Things Improving
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Innovation In The Hybrid Operating Room And Angio Suite: What Future Developments Should We Expect: The Philips Azurion Flex C-Arm Fluoroscope Is One Example
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Advances In Transradial Access For Treating Non-Cardiac Arterial Lesions: Supplies Needed Like Sheathless Systems And 7 Key Technical Pillars To Make Radial Access Procedures Safe And Successful
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Update After 2 Years Of The BATTLE RCT Showing Equivalence Of The Zilver PTX DES (Cook) And Misago Bare Stent (Terumo) For Fempop Lesions: Despite The Misago’s Suitability For Deployment Via Radial Access: How Is This Possible
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:28 PM [SS] What Is The Cutneedle And How Does It Facilitate Percutaneous Vascular Access
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:28 PM - 1:33 PM The Untethered Vascular Patient: How Sensor Technology And Telemedicine Will Improve Care And The Need For Doctor Visits
  Presenter(s):Tony S. Das, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:34 PM - 1:39 PM New Evidence That Telehealth Virtual Visits Can Change Patient Behavior And Be Beneficial
  Presenter(s):John (Jeb) W. Hallett, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Lessons Learned By A Creative Physician-Inventor And How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Vascular Practice And The World
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:46 PM - 1:51 PM Relevance Of Cybersecurity And Artificial Intelligence To Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:52 PM - 1:57 PM How To Use Apps To Improve Vascular Surgery And A Vascular Surgeon’s Practice
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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1:58 PM - 2:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 14: VASCULAR SURGERY BRANDING, RECOGNITION, TRAINING AND GOVERNING BODIES (BOARD AND RESIDENCY REVIEW COMMITTEE [RRC])
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS / Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Vascular Surgeons Should Be Complete Vascular Doctors And Not Just Proceduralists: They Should Be Knowledgeable In And Manage All Aspects Of Non-Cardiac Vascular Disease Care
  Presenter(s):Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Update On Vascular Surgery Training Programs: Number Of 0+5 Positions; Number Of 5+2 Programs: How Many More Of Each Are In The Pipeline
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM How Medical/Hospital Executives Perceive Vascular Surgery: It Is Not As A Separate Specialty: Why We Need To Be A Separate Specialty And To Have The Recognition That Goes With It
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Hsu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Are Interventional Cardiologists Competing With Vascular Surgeons: What Are Their Advantages And Disadvantages: What Can Be Done About This Competition
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Why Vascular Surgery Needs An Approved Independent Board And To Be An Independent Specialty: Status Of The American Board of Vascular Surgery Or ABVS And What Progress Is It Making In Its Quest
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM The Reasons Why Vascular Surgery Needs To Be An Independent Specialty With Its Own Separate Board And RRC: It Is Time To Move From Being A Colony To A Nation, Or A Territory To A State
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Vascular Surgery Needs An Independent ABMS Approved Board And RRC To Thrive As A Specialty In The Medical Hierarchy And To Have Its Value Appropriately Recognized
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Vascular Surgery Needs Its Own Separate Approved Board And Qualifies For It In Every Way: However, To Get It The Specialty’s Leadership Represented By The SVS Executive Committee Must Recognize This Need And Go After It With Full Force
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM What Is Wrong With The American Board of Surgery’s MOC (Maintenance Of Certification) System For Vascular Surgeons And What Can Be Done To Fix It
  Presenter(s):K. Craig Kent, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM The Present MOC System Is Flawed And Does Not Help Patients: MOC Should Be Abolished And Replaced By A Lifelong Learning System: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:15 PM Panel Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:26 PM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 15: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF RENAL AND VISCERAL ARTERY DISEASE (5 AND SOME 4-MINUTE SHORT SUMMARY [SS] TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ronald M. Fairman, MD / Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
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3:26 PM - 3:30 PM [SS] Endovascular Treatment Of Large Renal Aneurysms With An Uncovered Stent Excludes The Aneurysm While Preserving Branch Flow: Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Jacques Busquet, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:34 PM [SS] An Occluded Renal Artery Does Not Mean A Lost Kidney Due To Collaterals Maintaining Its Viability: Revascularization Can Restore Function
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:34 PM - 3:39 PM Renal Artery Aneurysms: When Are They Dangerous: Endovascular Techniques For Treatment: When Is Open Repair Indicated
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Endovascular Versus Open Treatment For Renal And Visceral Artery Aneurysms: When Is Each Treatment Best; Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:46 PM - 3:51 PM Update On Optimal Treatment For Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: When Endo; When Open: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Guillermo A. Escobar, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:52 PM - 3:57 PM Isolated Dissection Of The Celiac Axis Or Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) May Be Symptomatic Or Asymptomatic: Natural History And How Best To Treat
  Presenter(s):I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:58 PM - 4:03 PM Panel Discussion
4:03 PM - 4:07 PM [SS] DEBATE: Open Surgery Has An Important Role In The Treatment Of Mesenteric Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:08 PM - 4:12 PM [SS] DEBATE: Not So: Mesenteric And Renal Aneurysms Can All Be Treated Endovascularly: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Morgan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:13 PM - 4:18 PM Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysms: New Insights Into Their Natural History And Treatment: Endo Versus Open
  Presenter(s):Benjamin M. Jackson, MD / Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:19 PM - 4:24 PM Embolization Treatment For Splenic Artery Aneurysms: When, When Not, Technical Tips And Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Indications And Technical Tips For Safe Retrograde SMA Stenting In Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Best Access Is Via A Small SMA Branch
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:31 PM - 4:35 PM [SS] Direct Percutaneous Approach To Treat Visceral Artery Aneurysms Difficult To Approach Intraluminally: How To Do It Safely
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:42 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 16: UPDATE ON OPEN SURGICAL AND HYBRID PROCEDURES; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC COARCTATION
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Can Simulation Substitute For The Decrease In Open Aortic Cases In Training And Practice
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM When Is Open Surgery The Best Treatment For Visceral Occlusive Disease And Aneurysms And Why
  Presenter(s):Laurent Chiche, MD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Technical Tips For Obtaining Open Retroperitoneal Exposure For Treating Complex AAAs Involving The Pararenal And Visceral Aorta
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Long-Term Results Of Open Juxta- And Pararenal AAA Repair: From A Large Multicenter National Database With Mean Follow-Up Of 4 Years
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Durability And Late Results Of TAAA Repairs For Type IV And Types I-III TAAAs: When Should Open Repair Be The Preferred Treatment In The Current Endo World
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Minimal Incisions For Open Aortobifemoral And Fempop Bypasses: Technical Tips And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Proczka, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Panel Discussion
5:24 PM - 5:29 PM Is There Still A Role For Hybrid Procedures In The Endo Era: Why And In What Conditions And Vascular Beds
  Presenter(s):Oscar L. Ojeda, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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MID-AORTIC SYNDROME
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Update On Revascularization For Renovascular Hypertension And Mid-Aortic Syndrome: It Is Almost Always Best Treated By Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Dawn M. Coleman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM Renovascular Hypertension And Mid-Aortic Syndrome: There Is A Role For Endovascular As Well As Open Treatments: Which Treatment Is Best At What Ages
  Presenter(s):George Hamilton, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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ADVANCES IN COARCTATION TREATMENT
5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Advances In Covered Stent Treatment Of Aortic Coarctation: Value Of New Balloon Expandable Stent-Grafts: Are Bare Stents Ever Indicated
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM Tips And Tricks For Endo Treatment Of Aortic Coarctation With Aneurysmal Degeneration As A Complication Of A Chronic TBAD
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:54 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program B
END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 17: MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE TEAM APPROACH - PART 1
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Introduction To The Symposium
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:05 AM - 7:15 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:25 AM The Basics Of Pulmonary Embolism—What Is The Role Of The History, Exam, Biomarkers
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:25 AM - 7:35 AM Do We Need An Echo To Manage Acute Submassive PE
  Presenter(s):David M. Dudzinski, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:35 AM - 7:45 AM Advanced Imaging For PE: What Is The Optimal Strategy For The Diagnosis Of Acute And Chronic PE
  Presenter(s):Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Medical Treatment Of PE: When, Why, For How Long, And How Can I Remember
  Presenter(s):Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Testing For Cancer And Other Hypercoagulable States In PE
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:10 AM - 8:20 AM The First Opportunity—The Emergency Physician Algorithm For Acute PE Management
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH / D. Mark Courtney, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:20 AM - 8:35 AM Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy For PE: No Need For Catheter-Based Intervention
  Presenter(s):Jay Giri, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Advancing The Science In PE Treatment—What Do We Need To Know, And How Will We Learn
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:45 AM - 8:55 AM Ultrasound-Assisted Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy—Does This Really Work
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:55 AM - 9:05 AM What Device Is Best For Acute PE Intervention
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Step-By-Step Technical Tips For Pharmacomechanical Intervention For PE
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:15 AM - 9:25 AM Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: The Results Of The FLARE Study
  Presenter(s):Thomas M. Tu, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO  
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM Panel Discussion
  Panelist(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD / James F. Benenati, MD / David M. Dudzinski, MD / Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA / Jay Giri, MD, MPH / Raghu Kolluri, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / Manish Mehta, MD, MPH / Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM / Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH / Akhilesh K. Sista, MD / Thomas M. Tu, MD  
9:45 AM - 10:10 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 18: MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE TEAM APPROACH – PART 2
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Technical Tips For Pharmacomechanical Intervention For PE: How Do I Do It
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Vortex Strategy For Massive PE
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:30 AM - 10:40 AM ECMO And Surgical Thromboembolectomy For Massive PE: When, How, And Why
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:55 AM Putting It All Together: What Is The Modern Algorithm For Management Of Massive And Submassive PE
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:55 AM - 11:10 AM Vena Cava Filters In PE Treatment—Do We Need To Do This, And If So, When
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Balloon Angioplasty For Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension—Has This Become Mainstream
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:25 AM - 11:35 AM The Team Approach To PE Management: The National PERT Consortium
  Presenter(s):Richard N. Channick, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO  
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Challenging Cases And “PERT” Decisions
  Panelist(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD / Richard N. Channick, MD / Mark G. Davies, MD / Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD / Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
End of Program C-1
END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 19: INTRODUCTION TO VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD / Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:02 PM Welcome
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:02 PM - 1:07 PM The International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies Classification System for Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:08 PM - 1:13 PM Pediatric Hemangioma And Propranolol Medical Management
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:14 PM - 1:19 PM The Palliative Role Of Sirolimus In Vascular Malformation Management
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:20 PM - 1:28 PM Ethanol Sclerotherapy Of Hepatic Venous Malformations
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:29 PM - 1:37 PM Ethanol Sclerotherapy Of Complex Peripheral Venous And Lymphatic Malformations
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 20: HEAD AND NECK VASCULAR MALFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HIGH-FLOW AVMs MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD / Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
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1:38 PM - 1:46 PM Endovascular Ethanol Sclerotherapy Of Complex Head & Neck Venous And Lymphatic Malformations
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:47 PM - 1:55 PM Combined Endovascular And Surgical Management Of Head & Neck Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:56 PM - 2:04 PM Direct Laryngoscopy In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Edward J. Hepworth, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2:05 PM - 2:13 PM Curative Endovascular Management Strategies Of Complex/Multiple Head & Neck AVMs
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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HIGH-FLOW AVMs MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Moderator(s): Tarek M.S. Radwan, FRCS / Edward J. Hepworth, MD  
2:14 PM - 2:25 PM The Yakes AVM Classification System: A Guide To Curative Endovascular Treatment Strategies
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:26 PM - 2:33 PM Where Is The AVM Nidus
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:34 PM - 2:41 PM Complex Capillary-Venous Malformations And Their Endovascular Management
  Presenter(s):Tarek M.S. Radwan, FRCS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:49 PM The Retrograde Vein Approach For Curative Endovascular Treatment Of AVMs
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Intraosseous Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:00 PM End of Program C-2
END OF SESSION 20
 
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 21: HOT NEW SHORT SUMMARY TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND CLTI (ALL TALKS ARE 4 ¾ MINUTES)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA / Neal S. Cayne, MD  
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM New Performance Goals For SFA Endovascular Treatments: How Good Are Current Devices: From The RAPID Multispecialty Registry
  Presenter(s):Jack L. Cronenwett, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:05 PM - 3:10 PM 12 Commandments For Successful BTK Endovascular Interventions In Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI)
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM DEBATE: With Extensive Foot Gangrene From CLTI, Multivessel Endo Intervention Is The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD / Norman Kumins, MD / Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:15 PM - 3:20 PM DEBATE: Not So: With Extensive Foot Gangrene From CLTI A Vein Bypass To A Single Good Outflow Artery Is The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:20 PM - 3:25 PM Optimal Treatment Of Diabetics With CLTI And Extensive Ulceration/Gangrene: When Endo, When Open Bypass: What Is The Best Timing For Foot Debridement
  Presenter(s):Katariina M. Noronen, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Where Do We Stand With Below The Knee (BTK) Drug Coated Balloons (DCBs): What Is Their Future And What Are Open Questions
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:35 PM - 3:40 PM New Devices To Facilitate Lower Extremity Endo Treatments And Crossing Of Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs): A 4 Fr Catheter With A Retractable Needle – The Go Back Crossing Catheter (Upstream Peripheral) And The Bullfrog Device For Injecting Local Anesthesia In The Artery Wall: How Do They Work
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Spot Stenting Using Multiple Short Stents For Long SFA/Pop Lesions (Vascuflex Multiloc Device From B. Braun Medical): How Does It Work And Results
  Presenter(s):Erwin Blessing, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Drug Delivery In BTK Arteries: Where Does It Stand: Where Is It Going: What Are Some New Drug Delivery Concepts
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM The Challenge Of Treating Extensively Calcified Lesions In CLTI Patients And How To Overcome The Problem
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM DEBATE: An Endo First Approach Is Best For All CLTI Patients And Does Not Burn Bridges If An Open Bypass Is Required Later
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:05 PM - 4:10 PM DEBATE: Not True: Patient First Is Better: Endo First Does Not Work For All CLTI Patients: Target Arteries For Later Open Bypass Can Be Damaged (Bridges Burned)
  Presenter(s):Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Long-Term (5 Years) Effectiveness Of Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Stents (DESs) For Fempop In Stent Restenosis (ISR): From The Japanese Post Market Surveillance Study
  Presenter(s):Kimihiro Komori, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:15 PM - 4:20 PM The “Balloon Wrap” Issue As A Cause Of Dissections With Balloon Angioplasty (PTA): What Is It And Which Balloons Are Least Affected By It
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Update On The Value Of Toe Pressures, Statins And Clopidogrel In CLTI: Why They Matter
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 22: MORE HOT NEW SHORT SUMMARY TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND CLTI (ALL TALKS ARE 4 ¾ MINUTES)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Craig M. Walker, MD / Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Character And Localization Of Arterial Calcification Pathologically: What Are The Implications For Endo Treatments
  Presenter(s):Renu Virmani, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Significance Of Calcification In Lower Extremity Arteries Clinically: How To Evaluate It: What Does It Mean For Endo Treatments
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM DESs Versus DCBs: Which Is Best When: Which Is More Cost Effective
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM DEBATE: When Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Lesions Need Treatment, Open Endarterectomy Is The Procedure Of Choice
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:50 PM - 4:55 PM DEBATE: Not So: CFA Lesions Are Best Treated By Angioplasty And Stenting: 2-Year Results With The Supera Stent (Vasculomimetic Implant [VMI] From Abbott)
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD / Koen R. Deloose, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Stenting Of CFA Lesions Compares Favorably To Endarterectomy In A RCT (TECCO Trial) Even When The Distal Bifurcation Is Involved: The Culotte Technique For Stenting Both CFA Branches
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM 2-Year Results Of The ZILVER PASS RCT Comparing Zilver PTX DES Treatment To Open Prosthetic Bypasses For Long Fempop Lesions: Patency Is Equal But Complications And Length Of Stay Less With Zilver PTX
  Presenter(s):Marc Bosiers, MD / Koen R. Deloose, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Distal Bypasses Can Save Limbs With Extensive Gangrene And Calcified Arteries In Dialysis Patients: Key Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Panel Discussion
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM 5-Year Follow-Up Outcomes And Lessons Learned From The In.Pact Deep DCB RCT For BTK Lesions: Managing CLTI Patients Is Challenging
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Role Of New Stem Cell Therapies In Treating Lower Extremity Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:25 PM - 5:30 PM How To Use CO2 As A Contrast Agent To Visualize Patent Foot Arteries In CLTI Patients
  Presenter(s):Jim Caridi, MD, FSIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Technical Tips For Using CO2 As A Contrast Agent To Image Patent Tibial And Foot Arteries Better And Safely
  Presenter(s):Palma M. Shaw, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:35 PM - 5:40 PM Value Of Adequate Vessel Prep And Duplex Imaging In Optimizing Results Of Balloon And DCB Angioplasty In Crural (Tibial) Arteries – Especially With Long Lesions
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Nanotechnology: A New Frontier In The Imaging And Treatment Of CLTI
  Presenter(s):Sean C. Morris, BSci  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:45 PM - 5:50 PM Infrainguinal Bypasses After Failed Endovascular Treatments Have Lower Patency And Higher Amputation Rates Than Primary Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Alik Farber, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:50 PM - 5:55 PM Extensive Heel Gangrene With CLTI Is Not A Contraindication To Limb Salvage: How To Save The Limb In This Setting
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:55 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program C-3

END OF SESSION 22