SESSION 47 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 47: EXCITING NEW OR UPDATED CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES OR DEVICES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Theoretically Promising Technologies Don’t Always Work Out: Reasons And Implications For Creative Vascular Surgeons And Specialists
  Presenter(s):S. Rao Vallabhaneni, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Lumee Implantable 02 Sensors; How Do They Work; How Accurate Are They And How Can They Help During And After Foot Revascularization Procedures: The OMNIA Trial
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Iliac Artery Endofibrosis: External Iliac Occlusive Disease In Young Athletes (Especially Cyclists): Pathogenesis And Optimal Treatment – Endo Treatments Don’t Work
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cherry, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Progress In Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): An Interventional Cardiologist’s View
  Presenter(s):Martin B. Leon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:09 AM - 7:14 AM Can Increased H20 Intake (> 2 liters/day) Improve Symptoms And Heal Lesions In Patients With Claudication And CLTI: What Is The Evidence: What Is The Mechanism: Will It Replace Some Invasive Therapy
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Restricting Needed Transfusion In Patients Undergoing Vascular Procedures Is Bad Practice: So-Called Permissive Anemia After Vascular Operations Or Procedures Increases Morbidity And Mortality
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc / Joseph L. Mills, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Advantages Of Curved Balloons (Curved When Inflated) In Endovascular Procedures: How Do They Work And When Will They Be Available
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:27 AM - 7:32 AM A F/EVAR Device Automatically Computer Generated From CTA Images With Compensation For Device Induced Anatomic Changes And A Specialized Stent-Graft (BoulEVARd) For FEVAR Branches
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:33 AM - 7:38 AM Non-Invasive Measurement Of Intra-Arterial Pressure Gradients And Vector Flow Imaging: Current Status And Value In Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:39 AM - 7:44 AM A New Retrievable Stent Device (The Rescue Stent) To Control Massive Aortic And Caval Bleeding Without Fluoroscopy: How Does It Work And Experience To Date
  Presenter(s):Bryan W. Tillman, MD, PhD / Michel Makaroun, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM Update On The Art-Assist Device To Provide Pneumatic Sequential Compression For Ischemia: It Is The Best Treatment For Many CLTI Patients: How It Works And Results From A 20-Year Experience
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, PhD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:51 AM - 8:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 47
 
SESSION 48 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 48: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED EVAR (F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Matthew J. Eagleton, MD / Mark A. Farber, MD  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM New Findings From The UK Complex AAA Multicenter Study Comparing Outcomes And Cost For F/B/EVAR Versus Open Repair For Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs And TAAAs
  Presenter(s):S. Rao Vallabhaneni, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Update On The Results Of The French Multicenter Study Comparing Outcomes And Costs Of F/EVAR And Open Repair For Complex AAAs
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Update On Improving Results With F/B/EVAR For Complex AAAs: How Are The New Bridging Stent-Grafts And Inner Branched Grafts Helping And Making Procedures More Effective
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Expanded Use Of Preloaded Catheters And Wires For F/B/EVAR Treatment Of Complex AAAs And TAAAs: How Do They Work: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM DEBATE: Longer Follow-Up And Good Outcomes Support The Continued And Wider Use Of Parallel Graft Repairs Of Complex AAAs
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM DEBATE: Not So: Parallel Graft Use Should Be Decreasing: F/B/EVAR Is Best For Complex AAAs And TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Long-Term Results Of Chimney EVAR (Ch/EVAR) From The PERICLES Registry Show Good Results Comparable To F/EVAR: How Can These Results Be Duplicated And Devices Gain Approval For This Usage
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Endovascular Docking Station To Make Parallel Graft TAAA Repair Safe And Dependable And Avoid Gutter Endoleaks With 4-Parallel Grafts (2 Chimney And 2 Sandwich Grafts)
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH / James F. McKinsey, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:48 AM - 8:53 AM 3-Vessel Parallel Grafts Can Yield Good Results For Complex AAA Repair If Certain Techniques Are Used: From The PERICLES Registry: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Gergana Taneva, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:54 AM - 8:59 AM How To Prevent Gutter Endoleaks With Parallel Grafts By The “Eye Of The Tiger” Technique: When Is It Needed And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM TAAA Repair With An Off-The-Shelf Multibranched Manifold Device: 7-Year Experience In < 100 Patients: Advantages, Limitations, Complications And Device Modifications To Avoid Them
  Presenter(s):Patrick W. Kelly, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:06 AM - 9:15 AM Panel Discussion
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 48
 
SESSION 49 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 49: MORE ABOUT F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS TO TREAT COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:James F. McKinsey, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM DEBATE: Why 2-Vessel F/EVAR Is Different And Less Complex Than 3- Or 4-Vessel F/EVAR: The Latter Requires Different Techniques, Has More Complications And Worse Results
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD / Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:36 AM - 9:41 AM DEBATE: Not So: 4-Vessel F/EVARs Have Many Advantages In Many Patients And Are Not Substantially More Difficult
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:42 AM - 9:47 AM Many Bridging Stent-Grafts Are Now Available For F/B/EVAR Renal And Visceral Branches: Advantages And Limitations Of Each: Which Is Best In What Circumstance
  Presenter(s):Giovanni F. Torsello, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:48 AM - 9:53 AM For F/B/EVAR Treatment Of Complex AAAs And TAAAs What Are The Indications For And The Value And Disadvantages Of Fenestrations, Outer Branches And Inner Branches: Comparison Of Cook And Jotec Devices
  Presenter(s):Ciro Ferrer, MD / Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:54 AM - 9:59 AM F/B/EVAR To Treat Failed EVARs: What Are The Challenges: Technical Tips To Make A Difficult Procedure Easier
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM DEBATE: The Evidence To Support The Success And Durability Of Ch/EVAR For Complex AAAs Is Solid: If Done Right, Ch/EVAR Is Equal To F/EVAR And Has Real Advantages
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:06 AM - 10:11 AM DEBATE: Not So: F/EVAR Is The Gold Standard For Complex AAAs And Has Better Outcomes: Ch/EVAR Is A Dying Procedure
  Presenter(s):Tara M. Mastracci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:12 AM - 10:17 AM What Anatomy Is Unsuitable For F/EVAR With The Cook Z-FEN Device: When Can This Device Be Used Successfully Outside Its IFU
  Presenter(s):Martin R. Back, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:18 AM - 10:23 AM Technique For Safe Percutaneous Axillary Access For F/B/EVAR And Ch/EVAR Using Ultrasound, Closure Devices, Through And Through Wire And Balloon Control
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Luca Bertoglio, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Update On The Value Of Variable Curvature Sheaths For F/B/EVAR: They Make Upper Extremity Access Largely Unnecessary And Decrease Radiation Exposure, Contrast Dose And Procedure Time
  Presenter(s):Joshua D. Adams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Importance Of Secondary Procedures After F/B/EVAR: Indications, Type Of Interventions And Impact On Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Salvatore T. Scali, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:36 AM - 10:45 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 49
 
SESSION 50 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 50: A TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY AND SERVICE PHYSICIANS: MILITARY HISTORY, CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VASCULAR INJURIES, CURRENT COMBAT CONDITIONS AND VALUE OF A TISSUE ENGINEERED VASCULAR GRAFT(6-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Eric A. Elster, MD / Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
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10:45 AM - 10:51 AM A Tribute To J. Leonel Villavicencio, MD (1927-2019): A Vascular Surgery Star And An Outstanding Military Surgeon
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Elster, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:52 AM - 11:04 AM A Heroic Rescue And Battle From The War In Afghanistan: 20 US Airborne Army Rangers And 7 Navy SEALS Take On 400 Taliban Attackers And Win At Takurghar
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:05 AM - 11:11 AM What A Military Vascular Surgeon Is Currently Doing In Afghanistan And Why US Forces Must Stay There
  Presenter(s):Zachary M. Arthurs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:12 AM - 11:18 AM Comparison Of Current Treatments Of Combat And Civilian Vascular Injuries In Israel: When Open; When Endovascular
  Presenter(s):Samy S. Nitecki, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:19 AM - 11:25 AM Role Of Military Medicine In Improving National Preparedness: Advances In Homeland Security And Department Of Defense Combat Casualty Care
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Eric A. Elster, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:26 AM - 11:32 AM Advantages And Limitations Of Tourniquet Use In Military And Civilian Limb Vascular Trauma: Tourniquets Saves Lives If Used Properly
  Presenter(s):Michael Engelhardt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:33 AM - 11:39 AM The Humacyte Bioengineered Arterial Substitute For Traumatic Injuries And Other Vascular Lesions: Current Status Update And Value Of A Civilian-Military Partnership
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:40 AM - 11:46 AM Updated Military Experience With REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta) And Endovascular Resuscitation
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. DuBose, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:47 AM - 11:53 AM Update On Civilian Use Of REBOA In Trauma And Other Conditions Including Cardiac Arrest: Advantages And Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hörer, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 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 50
 
SESSION 51 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 51: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS (RAAAs)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, MD / Mario L. Lachat, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Value Of Telemedicine In The Management Of Patients With RAAAs
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Risk Evaluation Scores And Systems Are Inaccurate And Do Not Help In The Management Of RAAA Patients: They Cannot Predict Patients Who Should Be Denied Treatment
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM With Adjuncts Such As Chimney Grafts And Onyx, 100% Of RAAA Patients Can And Should Be Treated By EVAR
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM The Debate Is Over: EVAR Is The Best Treatment For RAAA Patients – Even If The RCTs Show Otherwise
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM The IMPROVE RCT Comparing EVAR To Open Repair For RAAAs Finally Showed Late Survival Is Better For EVAR: What Did The AJAX RCT Show Regarding Late Survival After RAAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM EVAR Outcomes Are Improving In RAAA Patients: EVAR Should Be The Standard Of Care In Most RAAA Patients: Which RAAA Patients Currently Should Get Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Techniques For Rapid Percutaneous Access And Quick Contralateral Gate Cannulation In RAAA Patients: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Felice Pecoraro, MD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM How Should Aortic Endografts Be Sized In Hypotensive RAAA Patients: CTA Measurements May Be Misleading
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Why Have Survival Rates For RAAA Patients Improved In Recent Years: It Is Not Just The Increasing Use Of EVAR
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD / 
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 2:00 PM Why The Endologix Ovation Alto Device Has Advantages For EVAR Treatment Of RAAAs: It Eliminates The Need For Supraceliac Aortic Balloon Control: How So
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:08 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 51
 
SESSION 52 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 52: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF RAAAs AND RUPTURED JUXTA- AND PARARENAL AAAs AND TAAAs
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Manish Mehta, MD, MPH / Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
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2:08 PM - 2:13 PM After EVAR For RAAAs Sac Shrinkage Is Greater Than After Elective EVAR: But Survival Is Similar: What Are The Explanations
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:14 PM - 2:19 PM Update On Improvements In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) After EVAR For RAAAs
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM DEBATE: Surgeon Modified Endografts Or Off-The-Shelf Devices Are The Best Way To Treat Ruptured Complex AAAs (Juxta- Or Pararenal)
  Presenter(s):Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:26 PM - 2:31 PM DEBATE: Not So: Ch/EVAR Is The Best Way To Treat Ruptured Complex AAAs
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD / Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Drosos Kotelis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Periodontal Inflammatory Disease With Gram Negative Pockets May Cause Rapid AAA Growth And Instability: How Should It Be Treated In Patients With Small AAAs
  Presenter(s):Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Finnish Nationwide Study Shows That Most RAAA Patients Never Reach A Hospital And Many RAAA Patients Are Not Picked Up By AAA Screening: Are These Findings True In Other Countries And How Can They Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:44 PM - 2:49 PM In Japan: EVAR Is The Best Treatment For RAAAs: The Surprising Significance Of Retroperitoneal Hematoma Volume
  Presenter(s):Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Total Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured TAAAs: What Graft Is Best: Why These Ruptures Are Usually Contained And Slowly Evolving: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Gianluca Faggioli, MD / Mauro Gargiulo, MD / Andrea Stella, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:56 PM - 3:01 PM Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured TAAAs: European Multicenter Results: What Endografts Were Used: Management And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:02 PM - 3:10 PM Panel Discussion
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 52
 
SESSION 53 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 53: EXCITING NEW OR IMPROVED TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS AND DEVICES; UPDATES ON EVOLVING ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENTS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Reese A. Wain, MD / Patrick J. Lamparello, MD  
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3:20 PM - 3:25 PM Improved Less Invasive Technique For Anterior Lumbar Spine Exposure For Interbody Fusion: Complications And How To Avoid Them
  Presenter(s):Christian Ochoa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:26 PM - 3:31 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Vascular Complications Of Kidney Transplantation: These Complications Are More Frequent Than One Might Think
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:32 PM - 3:37 PM How Computational Fluid Dynamic Analyses Can Help In Determining The Optimal Treatment Of Aortic Lesions
  Presenter(s):James C. Stanley, MD / C. Alberto Figueroa, PhD / Christopher Tossas, BS / Theodorus van Bakel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:38 PM - 3:43 PM Use Of Thoracic Stent-Grafts To Control Major Iliac Vein Or Caval Bleeding From Trauma Or During Open Surgery: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:44 PM - 3:49 PM Technical Tips For Safe Antegrade Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Access: It Should Have Similar Complication Rates To Standard Retrograde CEA Access: From The VQI
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM The Aortyx Patch: What Is It And How Does It Work To Repair Focal Aortic Defects With Loss Of Tissue
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:56 PM - 4:01 PM A Sirolimus External Patch To Prevent Anastomotic Intimal Hyperplasia When Placed Around The Distal Anastomosis Of A PTFE Fempop Arterial Graft
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Panel Discussion
4:07 PM - 4:12 PM Left Gastric Embolization To Treat Obesity: Indications, Technique And How Effective Is It
  Presenter(s):Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:13 PM - 4:18 PM Current Status Of Prostate Artery Embolization For Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy: Will It Replace Surgery; Technical Requirements And Results From A Meta-Analysis
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:19 PM - 4:24 PM Occlusion Perfusion Catheter (From Advanced Catheter Therapies) To Inject Paclitaxel Or Other Drugs Into The Arterial Wall After Atherectomy: How Does It Work And 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD / George L. Adams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Preservation Of A Favorable Aortic Bifurcation During AAA Repair (Open And Endo) To Facilitate Later Contralateral Approaches For Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:31 PM - 4:36 PM Mini-Incision Open AAA Repair: When And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:37 PM - 4:42 PM External Support Of Vein Grafts For Lower Extremity Bypasses: When Is It Helpful And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:43 PM - 4:48 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 53
 
SESSION 54 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 54: MORE ABOUT NEW CONCEPTS, DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES; PROGRESS IN RADIATION SAFETY
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Barry T. Katzen, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
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4:48 AM - 4:53 AM V-Healthy And V-Awareness Programs To Enhance Public Awareness Of Vascular Diseases And What Can Be Currently Done To Treat It Effectively
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Status Of Credentialing For Vascular Outpatient Centers And OBLs: What Organization Or Society Is Leading The Initiative
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM How To Do Perfusion Angiography To Assess Foot Circulation And Adequacy Of Treatment: Value In Diabetic Gangrene And Ulceration
  Presenter(s):Jim Reekers, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM How To Create A Poor Man’s Variable Curve/Deflection Sheath That Is Stable: How To Make It And Value In F/B/EVAR: It Can Minimize The Need For Axillary Access
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM A New EVAR Endograft With Thrombogenic Fibers: It Decreases Endoleaks And Promotes Sac Shrinkage: How Does It Work And Favorable 2-Year Results (Kardiozis From Affluent Medical)
  Presenter(s):Dominique Fabre, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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ADVANCES IN RADIATION SAFETY
5:18 PM - 5:23 PM New Developments In Radiation Safety To Decrease Exposure To The Staff And Patients: What Is Claimed To Work But Does Not And What Works
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM How Can Simulation Help To Promote Radiation Safety For Operators And Staff Members
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM New Methods To Quantitate And Minimize Radiation Exposure To Personnel During Endovascular Procedures: Why Consequences From Given Exposure Vary Between Individuals: Can This Variability Be Determined
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM What Is New In Radiation Protection For Pregnant Physicians, Other Staff Members And Patients
  Presenter(s):Palma M. Shaw, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Technical Tips And New Technologies To Decrease Radiation Exposure During Complex Aortic Procedures: IVUS, Fusion, Virtual Reality, New Non-Xray Endovascular Guidance Systems
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM Radiation Treatment For Lung Or Esophageal Cancer Can Cause Aortic Ruptures: Endografts Can Prevent Or Treat The Problem
  Presenter(s):Maciej L. Dryjski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:54 PM - 6:02 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program G

END OF SESSION 54
 
SESSION 55 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 55: NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR STANDARD INFRARENAL EVAR PROCEDURES AND STRATEGIES FOR OPEN AAA REPAIR TRAINING
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Wesley S. Moore, MD / Mark A. Adelman, MD  
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Current Status Of The Treo Endograft (Terumo Aortic) For EVAR In Europe And The US: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:51 AM - 6:56 AM The Altura Endograft For EVAR Repairs Of Standard Infrarenal AAAs: It Has A Double D Configuration In The Proximal Neck: Advantages, Limitations And 5-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD / Albrecht H. Kramer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Updated 2-Year Results Of The LEOPARD RCT Comparing The AFX (Endologix) Endograft To Other Standard Endografts For AAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Will Newer Lower Profile EVAR Devices Make A Positive Or Negative Difference On Outcomes And Availability Of EVAR
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:09 AM - 7:14 AM There Are Fewer Type 2 Endoleaks With The Gore Excluder Endograft Than Other EVAR Devices: What Is The Reason
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, PhD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Update On The Ovation Polymer Based Endograft (Endologix) Without And With Chimney Grafts: Advantages, Limitations And 5-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Why The ALTO (Ovation) Endograft Has Advantages For AAA Repair: How Does Raising Its Polymer Proximal Sealing Ring Improve EVAR Applicability Based On Early Results
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:27 AM - 7:33 AM Panel Discussion
7:33 AM - 7:38 AM Long-Term (10-Year) Follow-Up After EVAR With The Cook Zenith Endograft Shows It To Be Durable And Effective: Are There Any Downsides
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:39 AM - 7:44 AM Update On The Cook Alpha Device For EVAR: Advantages, Limitations And Results
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM The Gore Conformable Excluder With Active Proximal (Neck) Angulation Control: Results Of US IDE Trial To Date: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Robert Y. Rhee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:51 AM - 7:56 AM European Results With The Gore Conformable AAA Endograft With Active Proximal Angulation Control
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:57 AM - 8:02 AM The Low Profile Incraft (From Cordis-Cardinal Health) For EVAR Has Real Advantages Based On Midterm Results From The Italian Multicenter Experience: The Device Is Now FDA Approved
  Presenter(s):Matteo Orrico, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD / Franco Grego, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:03 AM - 8:08 AM How Use Of Regional Referral Centers Can Remedy The Shortfall Of Vascular Surgical Training In Open AAA Repair In The EVAR, F/EVAR Era
  Presenter(s):Lee Kirksey, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:09 AM - 8:15 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 55
 
SESSION 56 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 56: MORE NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT NON-STANDARD DEVICES FOR EVAR OR ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM SEALING (EVAS) (TALKS ARE 4 3/4 OR 5 MINUTES)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd / Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM Why AAA Sac Filling Endografts Like Nellix May Be Better Devices For Endo AAA Repair: What Are Their Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:21 AM - 8:26 AM Prevention Of Endoleaks After EVAR With A New Sac Filling Polymer Based Device: How It Works And What Is Its Status
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:27 AM - 8:32 AM Advantages Of The Ovation Endograft (Endologix) For AAA Repair: Why The Polymer Filled Sealing Rings Are A Better Way To Secure And Maintain A Proximal Seal: Value Of The New Alto Modification
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:33 AM - 8:38 AM Status Report On The Endologix Nellix Endograft For EVAS: Advantages, Limitations, Precautions And When Should It Be Used
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:39 AM - 8:44 AM Evolution Of Nellix And EVAS: From A Single Center 295-Patient Experience: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Pete Holt, MD, PhD / 
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Panel Discussion
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Pros And Cons Of Nellix EVAS: From An Early Enthusiast: What Is Its Future And How Does It Decrease Post-Procedure Mortality
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:56 AM - 9:01 AM Current Role And Value Of Nellix EVAS In A Busy EVAR Practice: How Best To Detect And Manage Failures
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:02 AM - 9:07 AM Nellix In Nellix Procedure For Failed EVAS: Technical Challenges And Tips To Overcome Them
  Presenter(s):Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:08 AM - 9:13 AM What Are The Definitive Advantages Of EVAS That Prompt Its Continued Use
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:14 AM - 9:19 AM Chimney EVAS: When Should It Be Used: Advantages And Technical Tips To Do It Safely And Effectively
  Presenter(s):William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:20 AM - 9:26 AM Panel Discussion
9:26 AM - 9:40 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 56
 
SESSION 57 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 57: NEW OR UPDATED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS AND OTHER LESIONS IN OR NEAR THE AORTIC ARCH (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Rodney A. White, MD / Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD / Michael D. Dake, MD  
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Update On The Nexus Off-The-Shelf Single Branch Device For Treating Lesions Involving The Entire Aortic Arch (Zone 0 Lesions): Unique Advantages, Precautions And Midterm Results
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Terumo Aortic 2 Inner Branched Relay Device For Treating Aortic Arch Lesions: Advantages, Limitations And Early Registry Results
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS / Ciro Ferrer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Gore Single Branched Device For Revascularizing The Left Subclavian Artery For Aortic Lesions Near The Arch Or More Complex Arch Lesions: Current Status, Advantages, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD / Michel Makaroun, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Medtronic Valiant Mona LSA Single Branch Endograft For TEVAR Treatment Of Aortic Lesion Involving Or Near To The Left Subclavian Artery: Advantages, Precautions And Midterm Results
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:04 AM - 10:09 AM More About The Valiant Mona LSA Single Branched TEVAR Device: Why Use It In Preference To A Chimney Or Periscope Parallel Graft
  Presenter(s):Herve Rousseau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Custom-Made Scallops In Relay TEVAR: Results Of The French “REP” Study: A Step Forward To An Off-The-Shelf Device
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:16 AM - 10:22 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 57
 
SESSION 58 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 58: NEW OR UPDATED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR TREATING DESCENDING AORTIC LESIONS (TEVAR) AND TAAAs (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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10:22 AM - 10:27 AM Is TEVAR Device Integrity Compromised By Low Profile Devices
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:28 AM - 10:33 AM Long-Term Outcomes Of TEVAR With Low Profile Devices: Which Ones Are Durable; Which Are Not
  Presenter(s):Giovanni F. Torsello, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD / Martin J. Austermann, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:34 AM - 10:39 AM How Does The New Valiant Navion Low Profile Endograft Expand The Therapeutic Options For TEVAR: Early Experience
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Valiant Navion Low Profile And Captiva Devices (From Medtronic) For TEVAR: Advantages For Various Aortic Lesions
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:46 AM - 10:51 AM Value Of The New Low Profile Relay Pro Endograft (From Terumo Aortic) For TEVAR In Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms And Dissections: Advantages Over The Relay Plus Device
  Presenter(s):Edward Y. Woo, MD / Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:52 AM - 10:57 AM Advantages Of The Relay Plus Endograft For TEVAR: Why Does It Have A Lower Stroke Rate Than Other TEVAR Devices
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS / Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:58 AM - 11:03 AM Value Of The Relay Pro Low Profile Device For TEVAR In Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injuries: Why It Is Advantageous
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:04 AM - 11:09 AM Advantages Of A New Gore Conformable C-Tag Endograft For TEVAR: It Has Active Proximal Angulation Control To Deal With Complex Aortic Arch Angles; And Staged Deployment To Avoid Aortic Flow Interruption And Get Accurate Positioning Without The Need For Rapid Pacing
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Panel Discussion
11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Update On Worldwide Results With The Anaconda Fenestrated Endograft For Repair Of Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs: Advantages And Limitations: From The FACT Registry
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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NEW ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES TO TREAT TAAAs
11:23 AM - 11:28 AM New Hybrid Device (Open And Endo) To Treat TAAAs: Thoracoflo From Terumo Aortic: How It Works, Advantages And Early Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM The Gore TAMBE Endovascular Device To Treat TAAAs: Device Evolution, Current Status, Advantages And Results
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD / Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM The Valiant Off-The-Shelf Manifold Device (From Medtronic) For Treating TAAAs: How Does It Work, Advantages, Early Clinical Experience And Present Status
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD / Patrick W. Kelly, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM Update On The Colt Multibranched Manifold Device For Treating TAAAs: Clinical Experience And Present Status
  Presenter(s):Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM Physician Modifications To The Excluder Endograft To Make It Effective For Treating TAAAs: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Wayne W. Zhang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:53 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 58
 
SESSION 59 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 59: NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION ON LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHETIC GRAFTS OR STENT-GRAFTS FOR TREATMENT OF OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND OTHER USES; VALUE OF HYBRID GRAFTS (PARTIALLY STENTED) FOR RENAL-VISCERAL DEBRANCHING (SEE ALSO SESSION 28)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Cryopreserved Vein Allografts For Lower Extremity Bypasses: Indications, Value, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Increasing Usage And Value Of Covered Stents Are Facilitated By Newly Available Devices: What Are The New Devices And What Benefits Do They Provide
  Presenter(s):Paulo E. Ocke Reis, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Broadening Applications And Value Of Balloon Expandable Covered Stents: The VBX Covered Stent From Gore
  Presenter(s):W. Anthony Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Value Of The VBX Balloon Expandable Stent-Graft In Treating Challenging Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Lesions: 3-Year Results, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Advantages Of Balloon Expandable Covered Bridging Stents In F/B/EVAR Procedures: Which One Is Best And Why
  Presenter(s):Mauro Gargiulo, MD / Gianluca Faggioli, MD / Andrea Stella, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Positive 3-Year Results With The iCAST Balloon Expandable Covered Stents For Iliac Occlusive Disease: From The iCARUS Trial Comparing Them To VBX FLEX And Bolster Covered Stents
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Value Of Gore Hybrid Partially Stented PTFE Stent-Graft For Renal And Visceral Debranching Procedures To Treat Complex AAAs: How To Use Them
  Presenter(s):Francesco Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:48 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 59
 
SESSION 60 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 60: NEW OR UPDATED DEVICES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY TREATMENTS: STENTS, BALLOONS, TACKS AND ATHERECTOMY DEVICES
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Dierk Scheinert, MD / Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM 2-Year Follow-Up Findings And Results From The Lutonix BTK DCB Global Registry
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:53 PM - 1:58 PM Novel Angioplasty Balloon With Integrated Distal Embolic Protection Filter (Vanguard System From Contego Medical) For Use With Lesions Having High Embolic Potential: How It Works And Results Of The ENTRAP Study
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:58 PM - 2:03 PM Update On Results And Value Of The Chocolate Touch DCB (QT Vascular - Medtronic) To Minimize Dissection During Balloon Angioplasty
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD / Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:03 PM - 2:08 PM The Biomimics 3D Helical Swirling Flow Inducing Stent (From Veryan Medical): 2-Year Results Of The MIMICS-2 Trial Show It Works Well For Complex Fempop Lesions: Now FDA Approved
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD / Peter Gaines, MD / Timothy M. Sullivan, MD / Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:08 PM - 2:13 PM What Is The Ideal Stent To Use When Fempop Angioplasty With A DCB Fails Early; Late
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:13 PM - 2:18 PM The Tigris Dual Component Stent (PTFE/Nitinol – From Gore): Is It Better And Why: Results From Multicenter Registries
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR / Martin Werner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:19 PM - 2:29 PM Panel Discussion
2:29 PM - 2:34 PM Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty With The Tack Endovascular System (From Intact Vascular) To Eliminate Dissections After Angioplasty: How Does This Device Work; Why It Is Better Than Stents; The TOBA Trials Show It Works Above The Knee: Now FDA Approved
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD / Peter A. Schneider, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:34 PM - 2:39 PM How Well Does The Tack Endovascular System Work With BTK Balloon Angioplasty: TOBA II BTK-Pivotal Trial Results For A BTK Tack Implant
  Presenter(s):Patrick J. Geraghty, MD / George L. Adams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:39 PM - 2:44 PM Management Of Arterial Dissections Following PTA Is Cost Effective: Results Of An Analysis With The Intact (Tack) Vascular Device
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD / Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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PROGRESS IN ATHERECTOMY
2:44 PM - 2:49 PM The Phoenix Atherectomy System (From Volcano-Philips): What Makes It Different And Possibly Better Than Other Atherectomy Devices
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:49 PM - 2:54 PM IVUS Directed Atherectomy Of BTK Lesions With The Phoenix Atherectomy (ATX) Device: Why It Works Better Than Other ATX Devices: Technical Tips And Results Of The PRESTIGE PILOT Trial
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Jetstream Atherectomy (Boston Scientific) With Active Aspiration And DCBs For Use With DCBs For Complex SFA Lesions: What Makes It Different And Advantageous: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:59 PM - 3:04 PM Value Of Lithotripsy, Orbital Atherectomy (From CSI) And DCBs For Long Calcified BTK Occlusive Lesions: How Do They Work In Concert And Why Do They Promise Good Results
  Presenter(s):Erwin Blessing, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:04 PM - 3:09 PM Improvements In The Turbopowered Laser Atherectomy Device (From Philips): What Makes It Different: How Does It Work With Various Lesion Pathologies: 12-Month Results And IVUS Evaluations
  Presenter(s):George L. Adams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:09 PM - 3:15 PM Panel Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 60
 
SESSION 61 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 61: UPDATES ON ANCHORING DEVICES (ENDOANCHORS) TO PREVENT OR TREAT ENDOLEAKS WITH EVAR OR TO PREVENT DEVICE MIGRATION
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:William D. Jordan Jr., MD / Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
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ENDOANCHORS AND EVAR
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM New Developments With Endoanchors (Aptus-Medtronic): New Evidence That Endoanchors Can Facilitate And Maintain Successful Standard EVAR For AAAs With Short Or Angulated Necks Without Increasing Costs: From The ANCHOR Registry
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:31 PM - 3:36 PM When Are Endoanchors Indicated And When Are They Contraindicated: Causes Of Failure And Technical Tips For Optimal Use
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:37 PM - 3:42 PM Computational Analysis Of AAA Neck Seal Zone Preservation With EVAR And Predicting The Need For Endoanchors To Prevent Migration With Imperfect Necks: Is It Valid
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:43 PM - 3:48 PM Sac Regression Is Important, And Endoanchors May Be Of Benefit In Hostile Necks
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:49 PM - 3:54 PM How Can 3D Fusion Imaging Help In Precision Deployment Of Endoanchors: Does It Improve Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:55 PM - 4:00 PM With Hostile Neck Anatomy Endoanchors Prevent Neck Related Complications – Dilatation, Endoleaks And Migration: What Is The Proof: From The ANCHOR Registry
  Presenter(s):Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:01 PM - 4:06 PM When Can Endoanchors Placed Secondarily Fix Established Type 1A Endoleaks After EVAR: And When Can’t They: What Is The Durability Of Endoanchor Fixes
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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ENDOANCHORS AND TEVAR
4:07 PM - 4:12 PM Value Of Endoanchors To Fix Type 1 Endoleaks After TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:13 PM - 4:18 PM Value Of Endoanchors With TEVAR: They Decrease The Incidence Of Type 1 Endoleaks And Migration: When Should They Be Used
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:19 PM - 4:25 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 61
 
SESSION 62 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 62: NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR REMOVING DISEASE RELATED OR IATROGENIC CLOT; NEW DEVICES FOR INTRA-ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION (4 ¾- MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Frank R. Arko, MD / James F. Benenati, MD  
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CLOT REMOVING DEVICES
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Inari ClotTriever Device For Quick Removal Of Large Amounts Of Intravascular Clot From Large Arteries And Veins: How Does It Work And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Value Of The Rotarex Device (Straub Medical) For Removing Thrombus And Atheromatous Material From Fempop Occlusions: Advantages, Limitations And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Christian Wissgott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:35 PM - 4:40 PM New Findings For Removing Clot With Microbubbles Ultrasound And Thrombolytic Drugs: Its Safer And More Efficient Than Other Lytic Methods
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Latest Innovations And Advances In Endovascular Power Clot Removal/Aspiration: How They Work And Why They Work Better Than Older Devices
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM Pros And Cons Of Percutaneous Clot Removal Techniques: When Do They Work And When Don’t They
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD / Michel Rossi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:50 PM - 4:55 PM Update On The Treatment Of Acute Limb Ischemia: Advantages And Limitations Of The New Endovascular Devices: Are Open Techniques Ever Required
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM The New Endovascular Pharmaco-Mechanical Thrombectomy Devices: How Each Works And Advantages Of Each Device And When Is Each Best
  Presenter(s):Guillermo A. Escobar, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:06 PM Panel Discussion
5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Update On New Technologies For Percutaneous Arterial Clot Aspiration: How Each Works And How Best To Use It: Technical Tips And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Joshua D. Adams, MD / Claudio J. Schonholz, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:11 PM - 5:16 PM Multiple Uses Of The Indigo Percutaneous Clot Aspiration System (From Penumbra): How It Works And Why It Simplifies Treatment And Improves Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:16 PM - 5:21 PM Value Of Arterial Thrombolysis In Patients With Contraindications: How To Do It With Reasonable Safety
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:21 PM - 5:26 PM Improving Outcomes Of Treatment Of Long Segment Fempop Chronic Occlusions (CTOs) With Initial Indigo Clot Aspiration Before Definitive Use Of A DCB Or Stent
  Presenter(s):Mazin Foteh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:27 PM - 5:32 PM Mechanical Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomy With The Indigo System Is Safe And Effective In Treating Acute Limb Ischemia: When Is It Not: From the Multicenter INDIAN Registry
  Presenter(s):Gianmarco de Donato, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD  
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ADVANCES IN EMBOLOTHERAPY
5:33 PM - 5:38 PM Endovascular Treatment Of Visceral And Renal Aneurysms With Detachable Coils: Technical Tips, Limitations And Results
  Presenter(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:39 PM - 5:44 PM How To Manage Serious Hemorrhage With Newer Coils And Liquid Embolic Agents
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:45 PM - 5:52 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program H

END OF SESSION 62
 
SESSION 63 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 63: VENOUS CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND HEMODYNAMICS
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7:00 AM - 7:04 AM Introduction To Veins At VEITH
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:05 AM - 7:10 AM Classification Of Chronic Venous Disease: CEAP, VCSS And Beyond
  Presenter(s):Marc A. Passman, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:11 AM - 7:16 AM VCSS Versus Villata – Pros And Cons As An Outcome Measure
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:17 AM - 7:22 AM Physiology Of Venous Return
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:23 AM - 7:28 AM Analysis Of Biofluids From Patients With CVD
  Presenter(s):Sarah Onida, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:29 AM - 7:34 AM Lower Limb Venous Kinetics And Impact On Venous Drainage
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:35 AM - 7:40 AM An Algorithm To Predict Disease Severity In C2 Patients
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:41 AM - 7:46 AM Evidence Summary On The Pathophysiology Of Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:47 AM - 7:52 AM Understanding Effects Of External Positive And Negative Pressure On The Venous System
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:53 AM - 7:58 AM Non-Venous Causes Of The Swollen Extremity
  Presenter(s):Andrea T. Obi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Superficial Reflux With Obstructed Deep Veins: When And When Not To Treat
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Quality Of Life Tools Reflect Disease Severity, But They Can Be Improved
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 63
 
SESSION 64 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 64: VENOUS IMAGING TECHNIQUES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT / Paul J. Gagne, MD  
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Identifying Reflux Pathways With Duplex Ultrasound Mapping
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Iliocaval Duplex Ultrasound With Image Optimization
  Presenter(s):Jan M. Sloves, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Getting A Look At Inflow With Duplex Ultrasound Prior To Endovascular Reconstruction Of Post-Thrombotic Iliocaval Disease
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM MRV And Major Venous Interventions
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Single Center Retrospective Review Of Patients With Iliac Thrombosis Who Underwent CT And DUS .... Showing The Limitations Of DUS
  Presenter(s):Heron E. Rodriguez, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Value Of IVUS And Other Techniques To Improve The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Iliofemoral Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Detailed Anatomy Of The Gastrocnemius And Soleus Veins Based On CT-Venography
  Presenter(s):Evgeny Shaydakov, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM The VIDIO Trial Comparing IVUS Versus Multiplanar Venogram For Diagnosing Iliofemoral Vein Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Paul J. Gagne, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Transillumination Phleboscopy: What Do We Need To Avoid
  Presenter(s):Gutenberg A. Gurgel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Ambulatory Venous Pressure, Air Plethysmography, And The Role Of Calf Venous Pump In Chronic Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 64
 
SESSION 65 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 65: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh / Saum A. Rahimi, MD  
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9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Venous Drugs And Do They Work – The Colombian Experience
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM What Drugs Do I Recommend For Symptomatic Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Alberto C. Duque, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM "Choosing Wisely" Items For Chemical Or Thermal Ablation In The Treatment Of The Incompetent Saphenous Veins And Recurrence
  Presenter(s):Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Truncal Vein Diameters Should Not Be Used As A Rationing Tool
  Presenter(s):Sarah Onida, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM Combined Ablation Plus Phlebectomy Is Associated With Improvements In Venous Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Nicholas H. Osborne, MD, MS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:53 AM - 9:58 AM Long-Term (25 Years) Results Of Venopreserving Operations
  Presenter(s):Evgeny Shaydakov, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:59 AM - 10:04 AM Polidocanol Foam Sclerotherapy Of Lymphoceles After Varicose Vein Surgery: An Effective And Safe First-Choice Treatment
  Presenter(s):Lourdes Reina, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Do You Need To Treat EHIT 2
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:11 AM - 10:16 AM SVT In The Pregnant Patient
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:17 AM - 10:22 AM Saphenous Vein Histopathology 5.5 Years After Cyanoacrylate Closure
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:23 AM - 10:28 AM Radiofrequency And Laser Vein Ablation For Patients On Anticoagulation Is Safe, Effective, And Durable
  Presenter(s):Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:29 AM - 10:34 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 65
 
SESSION 66 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 66: THERMAL AND NON-THERMAL ABLATION
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh / Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy: What We Should Know
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:41 AM - 10:46 AM Is Thermal Ablation Obsolete
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:47 AM - 10:52 AM Radiofrequency Ablation: Something New
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:53 AM - 10:58 AM VenaSealTM Closure System Post Procedure Care
  Presenter(s):Brian Ferris, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:59 AM - 11:04 AM Proprietary Polidocanol Microfoam: What We Should Know
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM SECURE Trial Update
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM New Venous Closure Devices: Mechanical
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Contraindications And Limits: MOCA
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM Contraindications And Limits: Laser
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM Contraindications And Limits: Radiofrequency Ablation
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 66
 
SESSION 67 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 67: SPIDER VEINS, TRUNCAL VEINS, TRIBUTARY VEINS, EXOTIC VEIN TREATMENT
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Edward G. Mackay, MD / Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM Morel Lavallée Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM Laser Or Ohmic Devices For Telangiectasia: When And Why
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:53 AM - 11:58 AM Phlebectomy: Step By Step
  Presenter(s):Saum A. Rahimi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:59 AM - 12:04 PM Ablative Risks Prior And After Flying: What Do You Tell Your Patients
  Presenter(s):Sarah Onida, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:05 PM - 12:10 PM Foam Therapies (PCF Vs PEM): When To Use And Does It Make A Difference
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:11 PM - 12:16 PM How To Treat Labial Varices: Sclerotherapy, USG Sclerotherapy And/Or Phlebectomy
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:17 PM - 12:22 PM Should All Saphenous Recanalizations Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:23 PM - 12:28 PM Laser And/Or Sclerosant For Cosmetic Veins: How And Why
  Presenter(s):Gutenberg A. Gurgel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:29 PM - 12:34 PM Panel Discussion
12:35 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 67
 
SESSION 68 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 68: VENOUS SOCIETAL AND GOVERNANCE
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD / Harold J. Welch, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM CMS Policy Update On Nonthermal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Harold J. Welch, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM The Future Of Venous Reimbursement In A Non-Fee For Service Environment
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM What Are The Next Venous Trials
  Presenter(s):Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Diametric Opposite CMS Trends In Arterial And Venous Procedures: Implications For Manpower And Training
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Is The Vein Center Accreditation Important For MACRA
  Presenter(s):Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Update On Deep Venous Accreditation
  Presenter(s):Stephen F. Daugherty, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Appropriateness In Venous Surgery - What's The Problem
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM How Can Appropriate Use Criteria Help Curb Inappropriate Venous Care
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Results Of Appropriateness Criteria (AVF) II
  Presenter(s):Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Can VQI Be Used As A Benchmark For Setting Ethical Standards
  Presenter(s):Nicholas H. Osborne, MD, MS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Should There Be A CPT Code For Physician Compounded Foam
  Presenter(s):Stephen F. Daugherty, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 68
 
SESSION 69 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 69: TRUNCAL ABLATION: TIPS AND TRICKS (VIDEOS)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT / Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM VenaSealTM Truncal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Turkish Glue
  Presenter(s):Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Laser Perforator Ablation
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM RF Ablation
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Laser Truncal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Varithena Truncal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Clarivein Truncal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 69
 
SESSION 70 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 70: VENOUS CLINICAL TRIALS, LYMPHATIC, SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD / Raghu Kolluri, MD  
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Why Graduated Compression Hose Should Not Be An Insurance Requirement
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Thrombosis Prophylaxis Following Venous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM RCT Reviews Using Turkish Glue
  Presenter(s):Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Varithena® VLU Registry: The Effects Of Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam On Wound Healing And Recurrence
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM RFA Versus GSV Stripping In Spain: RCT With 1-Year Follow-Up
  Presenter(s):Lourdes Reina, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Summary Of Thermal Ablation
  Presenter(s):Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Randomized Controlled Study Of EVLA And Foam In The SSV - Fovelass Study: 2-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Results Of The EVRA Randomized Clinical Trial
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Overview Of Lymphatic Imaging Techniques
  Presenter(s):Maxim Itkin, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM Evidence Based Compression Recommendations For Lymphedema
  Presenter(s):Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Phlebolymphedema: Hallmark Of Combined Insufficiency Of Venous-Lymphatic System
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Pneumatic Compression For Lymphedema: Continued Benefits
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Panel Discussion
EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE I
Moderator(s): Peter J. Pappas, MD / Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
4:18 PM - 4:23 PM When To Use Inelastic Compression
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD / Joseph A. Caprini, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Preliminary Data: HIFU For Venous Disease Treatment
  Presenter(s):Alfred M. Obermayer, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Varicose Vein Procedures In The Very Elderly Patients: How To Do It And Avoid Complications
  Presenter(s):Alberto C. Duque, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Chronic Venous Insufficiencies Outcomes Based On BMI And CEAP
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Is Saphenous Vein Stripping A Cost-Effective Treatment
  Presenter(s):Lourdes Reina, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Clinical Effectiveness Of MOCA Versus RF For Symptomatic GSV Or SSV Reflux
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM ABRE IDE STUDY: Overview Of Baseline Demographics
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM A Pathologic Perforator May Predict The Recurrence Of An Ipsilateral Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Panel Discussion
EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE II
Moderator(s): Mark H. Meissner, MD / Joann Lohr, MD  
5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Can We Predict And Avoid The Evolution Of Chronic Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Investigating Venous Elasticity As A Biomarker In Lower Extremity Veins Using Shear-Wave Elastography And Force-Controlled Ultrasound
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM C2 Progressive
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Should We Consider Diagnostic Deep Venous IVUS During Saphenous Vein Ablation
  Presenter(s):Todd Berland, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM Looking For Reflux In All The Wrong Places
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Turkish Glue Versus RFA: 5-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Fatih Islamoglu, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM Success Rate And Factors Predictive Of Redo RFA Of Perforator Veins
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:54 PM - 5:59 PM Lymphocele Development And Treatment After Varicose Vein Intervention
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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6:00 PM - 6:05 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program I

END OF SESSION 70