SESSION 71 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 71: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA (SCI) ASSOCIATED WITH TEVAR AND THE TREATMENT OF TAAAs (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Richard P. Cambria, MD / Hazim J. Safi, MD  
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Animal Studies Show 2 Separate Different Mechanisms Contribute To Spinal Cord Ischemia (SCI) After TAAA Repairs: What Are Their Therapeutic Implications Clinically
  Presenter(s):Hamdy Awad, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM SCI In The Physician-Sponsored IDEs For F/BEVAR To Treat Complex AAA And TAAAs: Incidence, Optimal Prevention Techniques And Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Maintaining Euglycemia During Endovascular TAAA Repairs Seems To Decrease The Incidence And Severity Of SCI: What Is The Evidence And What Is The Mechanism
  Presenter(s):Jade S. Hiramoto, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Update On Minimally Invasive Intercostal Segmental Artery Coil Embolization (MIS2ACE) To Produce Ischemic Preconditioning To Prevent SCI With TAAA Repair: Clinical Experience And Status Of The PAPA-ARTIS RCT
  Presenter(s):Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD / Daniela Branzan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Oversized EMBO Aortic Stent-Graft To Occlude The Origins Of Intercostal Arteries To Produce Ischemic Preconditioning Of The Spinal Cord Prior To TAAA Repair And Prevent SCI: How Does It Work And Updated Experience
  Presenter(s):Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM How Can Cerebrospinal (CSF) Fluid Analysis Help In The Management Of SCI After TAAA Repair: Can It Indicate Prognosis
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM CSF Drainage Is Not Benign: What Are Its Complications And How To Minimize Paraplegia Without CSF Drainage During TAAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Michel J. Bosiers, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM What Is New In The Prevention Of SCI During Open And Endo TAAA Repairs: When CSF Drainage: When Not And How To Make It Safe
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Preoperative Spinal Drain Placement Does Prevent SCI In Endovascular TAAA And Thoracic Aneurysm Repairs Based On The Results Of A Larger Multicenter Propensity Matched Analysis
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM Determinants Of SCI Risk In TAAA Repairs: How It Can Best Be Managed: Value Of Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD / Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Value Of Near Infrared Spectrometry (NIRS) Monitoring Of Spinal Muscles Oxygenation To Reflect SCI During TAAA Repairs: How It Works And Updated Experience
  Presenter(s):Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:46 AM - 7:51 AM Progress In Preventing SCI During Endo TAAA Repairs: Value Of NIRS Monitoring To Guide Temporary Sac Perfusion And Staging: Complications Of Spinal Fluid Drainage And How To Minimize Them
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:52 AM - 8:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 71
 
SESSION 72 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 72: ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF CAROTID STENOSIS: MESH COVERED STENTS FOR CAROTID ARTERY STENTING (CAS) AND UPDATE ON TRANSCERVICAL CAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION (TCAR) FOR CAS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Frank J. Veith, MD / Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MESH COVERED STENTS
8:05 AM - 7:59 AM Update On The 3 Mesh Covered Stents For CAS: What Are The Differences Between Them And Overview Of What Is The Status Of Their Safety And Efficacy
  Presenter(s):Max Amor, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Update On The C-Guard Micronet Mesh Covered Stent For CAS: Longer Term Results: Advantages And Are There Late Downsides Like ISR Or Late Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Value And Limitations Of Mesh Covered Stents For CAS In Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients: 6-Year Results: Are ISR And Thrombotic Occlusions A Problem: Technical Tips To Optimize Their Use
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Of CAS With C-Guard Mesh Covered Stent Versus Wallstent: Is There A Difference In Perioperative Strokes Or DW-MRI Brain Lesions Up To 12 Months: The IRON-GUARD Study
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM What Value Will Mesh Covered Stents Have In Improving CAS Outcomes: Is There A Downside
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Panel Discussion
TCAR RELATED TOPICS
8:36 AM - 8:41 AM ROADSTER 2 Trial Shows Low Stroke Risk With TCAR (Silk Road Medical) Even With Inexperienced Operators And In High Risk Patients With High Risk Lesions
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD / Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Peter A. Schneider, MD / Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM TCAR Outcomes Compare Favorably With Those Of CEA Even In Symptomatic Medically High Risk Patients: A Propensity Matched Study Of 5160 Patients From The SVS VQI Registry
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS / Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:48 AM - 8:53 AM DEBATE: TCAR Is Not Safer Than Transfemoral CAS: Based On Results From A Multicenter Registry
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:54 AM - 8:59 AM DEBATE: Not So: TCAR Is Safer Than Transfemoral CAS Especially In Older (> 77) High Risk Patients With High Risk Lesions: TCAR Should Be The Standard Of Care For Invasive Treatment
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM DEBATE: Not So: In Experienced Hands And With Appropriate Precautions Transfemoral CAS Will Be The Best Invasive Treatment For Most Patients
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:06 AM - 9:11 AM Why TCAR Should Replace Transfemoral CAS And Why It Won’t
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:12 AM - 9:17 AM DEBATE: Why TCAR Should Replace CEA And Transfemoral CAS For Carotid Stenosis Patients Justifiably Requiring Invasive Treatment
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:18 AM - 9:23 AM DEBATE: Not So: Why CEA Should Remain The Standard Of Care For Carotid Stenosis Patients Requiring Invasive Treatments
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:24 AM - 9:32 AM Panel Discussion
9:32 AM - 9:42 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 72
 
SESSION 73 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 73: MORE CAROTID RELATED TOPICS: MORE ON TCAR; BEST MEDICAL TREATMENT (BMT) FOR CAROTID DISEASE AND BMT'S IMPACT ON INVASIVE TREATMENTS; THE EFFECT OF CAROTID DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT ON COGNITION
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS / Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD  
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9:42 AM - 9:47 AM Technical Tips For Optimal Performance Of TCAR: Pitfalls Of And Contraindications To TCAR
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD / Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:48 AM - 9:53 AM Favorable TCAR Results In Patients Over 80
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:54 AM - 9:59 AM Cost Comparison Of TCAR, CEA And Transfemoral CAS
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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MEDICAL TREATMENTS RELATED TO CAROTID STENOSIS
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Good Medical Treatment (With PCSK-9 Inhibitors) Can Control And Shrink Carotid Plaques: How Low Should The LDL-C Be Pushed: Will Patients Really Needing CAS Or CEA Vanish
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:06 AM - 10:11 AM What Is Best Medical Treatment For Patients And Arteries With Carotid Stenosis: How To Render Most Plaques Harmless: Value Of Statins, Ezetimibe And Diet; Optimal LDL-C Level To Strive For
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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CAROTID STENOSIS AND COGNITION
10:12 AM - 10:17 AM Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Is Associated With Cognitive Dysfunction, Impaired Mobility And Increased Fall Rates: Is There Any Evidence That CEA Or CAS Will Improve These Impairments: Will CREST 2 Provide Answers
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:18 AM - 10:23 AM Does CEA For ACS Prevent Dementia 10-25 Years Later: Findings From The ACST RCT
  Presenter(s):Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:24 AM - 10:31 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 73
 
SESSION 74 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 74: MORE CAROTID RELATED TOPICS: CONTROVERSIES OVER INVASIVE TREATMENTS OF ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS WITH CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS) AND OPTIMAL TIMING OF INVASIVE CAROTID TREATMENTS AFTER SYMPTOM ONSET
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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TREATMENT OF ACS – A MEGA-DEBATE
10:31 AM - 10:36 AM DEBATE: What % Of Patients With ACS Need Invasive Treatment With CEA Or CAS: 0% - Such Treatment Causes More Harm Than Providing Benefit
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:37 AM - 10:42 AM DEBATE: Which Patients With ACS Can Justifiably Be Treated Invasively: It Is A Small Percentage (< 5%): How Can They Be Identified
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:43 AM - 10:48 AM DEBATE: The Low Stroke Risk (~1% Per Year) In Patients With Severe ACS Prior To Intervention Or Only Treated Medically In A Large Health Care System Study (3855 Patients) Indicates That CEA And CAS Cannot Do Better
  Presenter(s):Robert W. Chang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:49 AM - 10:54 AM DEBATE: The Case For Treating ~20% Of High Grade ACS Patients With CEA, TCAR Or CAS: How Can They Be Identified
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM DEBATE: The Case For Treating >20% Of Patients With High Grade ACS Invasively By CEA, TCAR Or CAS: How Can They Be Selected
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:01 AM - 11:06 AM Panel Discussion
OPTIMAL TIMING OF CEA AND CAS AFTER SYMPTOM ONSET
11:06 AM - 11:11 AM In Stroke Patients With A Large Cerebral Infarct On CT From Carotid Stenosis, CEA Should Be Performed But Only After A Delay Of 4-6 Weeks
  Presenter(s):Gianluca Faggioli, MD / Mauro Gargiulo, MD / Andrea Stella, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Optimal Timing Of CEA After A TIA Or Small Stroke: Why Is It Controversial And What Delay Is Best Under Varying Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:18 AM - 11:23 AM DEBATE: Optimal Timing For CEA After A TIA Or Small Stroke Is 7-14 Days: But CAS Is Unsafe Within That Window
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM DEBATE: Not So: If Done Right, CAS Is Equally Safe Within That 7-14-Day Window: Technical Precautions
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM CEA For A TIA Or Small Stroke Is Safely Performed 2-5 Days After The Event, Not So For CAS: When Is CAS Equally Safe Based On A Large German Registry Study
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM DEBATE: CEA Is Relatively Safe Within 48 Hours After A TIA Or Minor Stroke: What Precautions Are Necessary
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM DEBATE: Not So: CEA Within 48 Hours Of Stroke Symptom Onset Has High Risks: After 48 Hours The Risk Between 3-14 Days Is The Same As After 14 Days: So Optimal Time For CEA Is 3-14 Days After Symptom Onset
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD / Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM The Value Of Early CEA Within 7 Days Of The Index TIA Or Small Stroke Is Neutralized By Aggressive Treatment With High Dose Statins
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, 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 74
 
SESSION 75 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 75: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CAS VERSUS CEA CONTROVERSY; NEED FOR CEA/CAS WITH OTHER SURGERY; AND OTHER UNUSUAL BUT IMPORTANT CAROTID RELATED TOPICS AND A HISTORICAL NOTE ON CAS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM DEBATE: CEA Is Currently Superior To CAS, But The Paradigm Could Shift And Why
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM DEBATE: Not So: The Paradigm Has Already Shifted: CAS Is Better Than CEA – Especially In Patients <70 Years Of Age: What Are Future Expectations
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM CAS Versus CEA: Why The Debate Will Never End: Bias Overwhelms Facts And Logic
  Presenter(s):Carlo Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM CEA Or CAS Are Rarely If Ever Justified For ACS In Patients About To Undergo A Coronary Artery Bypass, Coronary Stenting Or Other Major Surgery: What Is The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM How To Decide The Timing Of Intervention After An Acute Carotid Lesion Related Stroke: Role Of Telemedicine: What Imaging Helps: How To Decide CEA Versus CAS
  Presenter(s):Hernan A. Bazan, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Value And Limitations Of Intraoperative Duplex Scanning During CEA And Value Of Gore Hybrid (Partially Stented) Graft For Bailout Of Difficult Technical Problems During CEA
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Carotid Webs Are A Cause Of Serious Strokes: How To Diagnose And Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Concomitant CEA And Carotid-Subclavian Bypass Indications, Technical Tips And Results: Based On A 40-Year Experience
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Surveillance Is Rarely Needed After CEA And CAS Because Reintervention Is Rarely Needed: When Is Surveillance Justified
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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AN HISTORICAL NOTE
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM 40 Years Of CAS: A Pioneer’s Look Back
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:07 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 75
 
SESSION 76 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 76: UPDATES ON THE COMPLETED AND ONGOING CAROTID RCTs AND THEIR PITFALLS; NEED FOR POST CEA/CAS SURVEILLANCE; IMPLICATIONS OF FILTER DEBRIS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Wesley S. Moore, MD / Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
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2:07 PM - 2:12 PM Pooled Analysis Of ACT 1 And CREST In Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patients Under 80 Years Of Age: How It Can Help In Decision Making
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:13 PM - 2:18 PM Stroke And TIA Rates After 1 Year In SPACE 2: A Stopped RCT Comparing CEA Versus CAS Versus Best Medical Treatment In ACS Patients: What Hint Do They Give Us
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:19 PM - 2:24 PM DEBATE: Update On Progress In CREST 2: It Will Produce Valuable Results, Conclusions And Answers: Interesting Findings To Date
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD / Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:25 PM - 2:30 PM DEBATE: Not So: A Skeptic’s View: Why CREST 2, A Good RCT, May Produce Interesting Information But Will Not Answer Key Questions Or Settle Existing Controversy
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:31 PM - 2:36 PM What Impact Will CREST 2 Have On CEA And CAS And The Controversy Surrounding The Treatment Of Patients With ACS: Predictions For The Future Of Carotid Treatment - Invasive And Otherwise
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:37 PM - 2:42 PM Current Status Of ECST 2: What Is This RCT Comparing: What Will It Tell Us And What Is Its Progress
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA MD FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:43 PM - 2:48 PM Update On ACST 2: When Will This RCT Complete Recruitment: What Has It Told Us Thus Far: What Are Its Limitations
  Presenter(s):Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:49 PM - 2:54 PM Pitfalls And Limitations Of The Esteemed And Often Quoted CAS Versus CEA RCTs: Why They May Be Misleading
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Addition To CEA Of A Proximal Intervention (To Common Carotid Or Innominate Arteries) Increases The Risk Of Stroke Or Death: From SVS VQI Data
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:01 PM - 3:06 PM Qualitative Analysis Of Embolic Debris Caught In Different Filters During CAS: What Is Their Nature And What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Franco Grego, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:07 PM - 3:14 PM Panel Discussion
3:14 PM - 3:24 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 76
 
SESSION 77 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 77: A CAROTID CONTROVERSY AND MORE CAROTID UPDATES; OTHER HOT NEW OR UPDATED TOPICS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Adelman, MD / Caron B. Rockman, MD / Gregg S. Landis, MD  
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CAROTID RELATED TOPICS
3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Carotid Body Tumors: Recent Advances In Treatments; Importance Of Adjunctive Measures And Endovascular Aids In Advanced Cases
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM DEBATE: CAS Is The Best Treatment For Carotid Pseudo-Occlusions Or String Sign: When And When Not To Treat
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM DEBATE: Not So: No Intervention Or CEA Are The Best Treatments For A Carotid String Sign: When Is Each Best
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Update On The Value And Safety Of Protamine Use In CEA: It Should Be Used, How And Precautions: From The New England VQI
  Presenter(s):David H. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Why Duplex Findings Can Be Misleading For Carotid And Lower Extremity Lesions: When Should Treatment Decisions Not Be Based Solely On Them
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM CEA In Patients With Neck Irradiation Has No Higher Risks Of Stroke, Death Or MI Than Standard CEA: What Are The Technical Challenges And When Should CAS Or Medical Treatment Be Preferred
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM PTFE Grafts Work As Well Long-Term As Vein Grafts For Carotid Reconstructions After Carotid Degenerative Aneurysm Excision
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:06 PM - 4:12 PM Panel Discussion
OTHER EXCITING TOPICS AND UPDATES
4:12 PM - 4:17 PM The Real Origin Of The Flow Reversal Concept For Cerebral Protection During CAS
  Presenter(s):Juan C. Parodi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Update On Endovascular Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction: Diagnosis, Indications, Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Nicolas A. Diehm, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Difference In Cancer Rates After Open AAA Repair And EVAR: What Are The Reasons For These Differences
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Can Oral Anticoagulation Treatment With TBADs Promote Remodeling And Healing; What Is The Evidence And Possible Mechanisms
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:42 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 77
 
SESSION 78 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 78: PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE DEVICES: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ESTABLISHED DEVICES AND NEW DEVICES; ADVANCES IN WOUND CARE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC / Gregg S. Landis, MD  
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CLOSURE DEVICES
4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Update On Perclose And Proglide Devices For Large Sheath Access Site Closure; Why They Are Better Than Open Closure And Hard To Beat: What Is The Early Bird Sheath Technology (From Saranas) To Detect Access Site Bleeding
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Facial Closure Of Large Sheath Percutaneous Access Has Its Limitations: Open Surgical Access Is Better
  Presenter(s):Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Fancy And Unusual Methods To Overcome Disadvantaged Routine Access For EVAR, TEVAR And TAVR: Direct Aortic Sheath Placement, Transcaval Access, External And Endo Conduits, And More
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Next Generation Access Site Closure Devices: Manta, Per Q Seal, In Seal, Cross-Stitch, And NXT: How Do They Work: How Good Will They Be: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:12 PM Panel Discussion
ADVANCES IN WOUND CARE
5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Good And Durable Results Of Negative Pressure Non-Graft-Excisional Wound Care Treatment Of Prosthetic Arterial Graft Infection: It Is A Game Changer But Excision Of Infected Tissue Is Still Required
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Rectus Femoris Muscle Flap For Non-Healing Groin Wounds With Arterial Grafts: It Is Better Than A Sartorius Flap: It Is Easy And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Jan-Willem Elshof, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM Value Of Hyperbaric Oxygen In Vascular Patients With Wounds: Is It Real Or A Hoax: What Is The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Wayne J. Caputo, DPM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Another View Of Hyperbaric O2: What Is The Evidence That It Improves Wound Healing Or Does It Just Provide Good Wound Care
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:36 PM - 5:42 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program J

END OF SESSION 78
 
SESSION 79 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 79: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POPLITEAL DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT: POPLITEAL ANEURYSMS, NON-ATHEROMATOUS DISEASES AND ENTRAPMENT SYNDROMES; VALUE OF DUPLEX AND OTHER IMAGING IN THEIR DIAGNOSIS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Barry T. Katzen, MD / Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
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PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF POPLITEAL ANEURYSMS
7:00 AM - 7:05 AM With Thrombosed Popliteal Aneurysms Producing Acute Limb Ischemia Aspiration Vacuum Assisted Thrombectomy With The Indigo Device Works: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:06 AM - 7:11 AM Treatment Of A Giant Popliteal Aneurysm In A Patient With Loeys-Dietz Connective Tissue Disorder
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:12 AM - 7:17 AM Endovascular Versus Open Treatment For Popliteal Aneurysms: When Is Each Best And Why
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:18 AM - 7:23 AM DEBATE: Open Surgical Repair Of Popliteal Aneurysms Yields Better Results Than Stent-Graft Endo Repair In A Large Case Matched Swedish Study: The Differences Are Not Due To Tortuosity, Outflow Arteries Or Other Anatomic Variables
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:24 AM - 7:29 AM DEBATE: New Developments In Stent Graft Treatment Make Me Disagree: Endovascular Treatment Is Better In Many Cases: When Is It Not
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POPLITEAL ENTRAPMENTS
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Progress In The Treatment Of Popliteal Entrapment Syndromes: An Algorithm To Help With Successful Treatment
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:36 AM - 7:41 AM Functional Popliteal Entrapment Syndromes: What Is Their Pathogenesis: How To Diagnose Them With Modern Imaging: How Best To Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Katherine A. Gallagher, MD / Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:42 AM - 7:47 AM Non-Atherosclerotic Popliteal Artery Occlusive Disease: What Can It Be Due To And What Is The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Duplex Findings In Non-Atherosclerotic Popliteal Artery Occlusive Disease: What Other Imaging May Be Needed
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:54 AM - 8:02 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 79
 
SESSION 80 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 80: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES IN THE OPTIMAL TREATMENT FOR INFECTED ARTERIES, AAAs, ARTERIAL GRAFTS AND ENDOGRAFTS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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MYCOTIC INFECTED ANEURYSMS
8:02 AM - 8:07 AM Mycotic Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms: Etiology And Best Current Treatment: When And How To Revascularize And When Not To
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:08 AM - 8:13 AM How Valuable Is EVAR For The Treatment Of Mycotic AAAs: When Does It Work: Technical Tips And When Will It Not Work
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:14 AM - 8:19 AM For Mycotic AAAs, Why Is EVAR Better Than Open Repair: It Provides Better Short-Term Survival With No Long-Term Disadvantages: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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INFECTED ARTERIAL GRAFTS AND ENDOGRAFTS
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM With Infected Arterial Prosthetic Grafts, Graft Removal Is Not Always Necessary When And How Can They Be Treated Successfully Without Graft Removal: Technical Requirements
  Presenter(s):Samy S. Nitecki, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:26 AM - 8:31 AM DEBATE: With Infected Arterial Grafts And Endografts, Removal Of The Graft Is Mandatory With Some Form Of Revascularization: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Werner Lang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:32 AM - 8:37 AM DEBATE: Not So: Non-Excisional Treatment Is Better And Safer In Most Instances: How To Do It And Technical Requirements: When Must The Graft Be Removed
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:38 AM - 8:43 AM Value Of PET/CT Scans In Detecting And Treating Vascular Graft Infections: What Are Their Limitations
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:44 AM - 8:49 AM New Developments In The Treatment Of Aortic Prosthetic Graft Infection: Is The NAIS Procedure (Deep Vein Replacement) Really Better Than Other Methods: What May Be Better And How Does PET/CT Scanning Help In Treatment Planning
  Presenter(s):Patrick A. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:50 AM - 8:58 AM Panel Discussion
8:58 AM - 9:03 AM Obturator Bypass Remains An Option For Revascularization With Multi-Operated Infected Groins: Tips And Tricks: However, There Are Other Options – What Are They
  Presenter(s):Frederic Cochennec, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM Staging Classification For Treating Infected Arterial Prosthetic Grafts: When Can All Or A Portion Of An Infected Graft Be Left In Place: Technical Requirements
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS / Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Value Of Antibiotic Polymethyl Methacrylate Beads In Treating Prosthetic Arterial Graft Infections: When Can Grafts In Infected Wounds Be Salvaged: Technical Tips And Requirements
  Presenter(s):Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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SUPRARENAL AORTIC GRAFT AND ENDOGRAFT INFECTIONS
9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Excision And Replacement Of Infected Suprarenal Open Or Endo Infected Grafts Is Feasible But Challenging: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Optimal Treatment Of Infected Aortic Grafts – Infrarenal And Suprarenal; Open And Endo
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM New Developments And Long-Term Experience With The Treatment Of Infected AAAs And Aortic Endografts
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Optimal Treatment Of Aortobronchial And Aortoesophageal Fistulas After TEVAR: Both Are Challenging And Neither Is Hopeless: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:47 AM Panel Discussion
9:47 AM - 10:02 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 80
 
SESSION 81 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 81: ADVANCES IN IMAGING AND HYBRID OPERATING/PROCEDURE ROOMS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Barry T. Katzen, MD / Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
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10:02 AM - 10:07 AM SFA And Popliteal Stenting Under Duplex Ultrasound Guidance: Tips And Tricks To Make It Work: It Is A Better Way And Decreases Radiation Exposure And Avoids Contrast Toxicity
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:08 AM - 10:13 AM Why Incidental Findings On Vascular Imaging Are Increasing In Frequency And – Although Sometimes Helpful – Are More Frequently Harmful
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:14 AM - 10:19 AM How To Use CO2 To Image Tibial Arteries Safely And More Accurately Than With The Usual Contrast Agents
  Presenter(s):Palma M. Shaw, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): How To Use It And How It Can Help In Decision Making With The Treatment Of Carotid Stenosis And During CAS
  Presenter(s):Francesco Setacci, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:26 AM - 10:31 AM Why Is OCT A Better Imaging Modality Than IVUS For Lower Extremity Atherectomy And Treating Total Occlusions: What About Cost And How To Eliminate Blood From Blocking The Image
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:32 AM - 10:37 AM How To Use MRI And MRA For Planning And Fusion In The Treatment Of TAAAs: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Martin J. Austermann, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM Unique Value Of 3D Holographic Imaging In Complex Endovascular Procedures: How Does It Work: When Will It Be Available And What Does It Cost
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:44 AM - 10:49 AM Improvements In Any C-Arm Capability With Cloud Based 3D CT Fusion From Cyder Medical: Its Software Can Compensate For Changes In Anatomy By Stiff Wires And Devices: It Can Decrease Radiation Exposure And Contrast Usage
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Comparison Of Philips Vessel Navigator And Cydar Medical Fusion Systems: How They Work And Advantages, Limitations And Cost Of Each
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:56 AM - 11:01 AM New Advances In Transcranial Doppler (TCD) And Its Value In Monitoring Carotid Procedures And Those Involving The Proximal Aorta And Arch: It Can Improve Results And Is An Underutilized And Under-Appreciated Technology
  Presenter(s):Zsolt Garami, MD / Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:02 AM - 11:07 AM Future Advances In Hybrid Operating Suites: What Is On The Horizon And Beyond
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:08 AM - 11:18 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 81
 
SESSION 82 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 82: CHALLENGING RECORDED LIVE CASES FROM MÜNSTER
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Giovanni Torsello, MD / Martin J. Austermann, MD  
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11:18 AM - 12:00 PM Complex Cases From Münster With Questions And Discussion
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Torsello, MD / Martin J. Austermann, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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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 SESSION 82
 
SESSION 83 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 83: CHALLENGING RECORDED LIVE CASES FROM THE MAYO CLINIC
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS / Bernardo C. Mendes, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Complex Cases From The Mayo Clinic With Questions And Discussion
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS / Bernardo C. Mendes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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END OF SESSION 83
 
SESSION 84 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 84: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROMES (TOSs)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Adelman, MD / Karl A. Illig, MD  
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1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Current Fair Indications For Surgical Treatment Of Neurogenic TOS: Objective Outcome Measures To Determine Treatment Success
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:46 PM - 1:51 PM DEBATE: Transaxillary Approach Is The Best Way To Surgically Treat TOS: When Is It Not: How Can Video Assistance Be Helpful
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:52 PM - 1:57 PM DEBATE: Not So: The Supraclavicular Approach Is Best For Surgical Treatment Of Most Patients With TOS: Technical Tips And When Is It Not
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:58 PM - 2:03 PM Two New Developments In TOS: 1) A Paradigm Shift In Venous ToS Treatment: Open Decompression Combined With Selective Stenting Is The Way To Go; And 2) The Pectoralis Minor Syndrome Can Cause Recurrent Neurogenic TOS; How To Diagnose And Treat
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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VENOUS TOS
2:04 PM - 2:09 PM The Value Of Balloon Angioplasty For Venous TOS: When Is It Helpful And When Not: First Rib Removal Is Not Always Necessary: When Is It
  Presenter(s):Sam S. Ahn, MD, FACS, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Evolving Strategies For Treating Venous TOS: When Does It Need Surgical Treatment And When Not: Why The Infraclavicular Approach Is Best For Rib Resection And Allows Exposure Of The Subclavian Vein: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:16 PM - 2:21 PM With Venous TOS And Subclavian Vein Thrombosis, For The Majority Of Patients, Thrombolytics Are Of No Benefit: How Should The Condition Be Treated
  Presenter(s):George Geroulakos, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:22 PM - 2:27 PM Direct Oral Anticoagulant Treatment Versus Thrombolysis Plus First Rib Resection For Venous TOS With Subclavian Vein Thrombosis (Paget-Schrotter Syndrome): Are We Overtreating These Patients: From The UTOPIA Trial
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:28 PM - 2:34 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 84
 
SESSION 85 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 85: IMPORTANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL AND ANTI-ATHEROGENIC AND ANTICOAGULANT DRUG TREATMENTS; UPDATES ON UNUSUAL DISEASES AND THEIR INTERVENTIONAL VASCULAR TREATMENT; MANAGEMENT OF TAVR ARTERIAL ACCESS COMPLICATIONS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO / Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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2:34 PM - 2:39 PM Statin Intolerance In Vascular Patients: Incidence, Management Techniques And Their Outcomes: From The VQI
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM Optimal Current Antiplatelet Treatment In Patients With Vascular Disease And After Interventional Or Open Treatment: When Is Aspirin Indicated And When Not
  Presenter(s):Roxana Mehran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:46 PM - 2:51 PM Value Of Protamine Use With Transfemoral CAS, TCAR And CEA: It Decreases Strokes And Postprocedural Bleeding
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:52 PM - 2:57 PM Why Clopidogrel Testing Is Important In CAS Trials And Other Vascular Trials
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:58 PM - 3:03 PM Why Vascular Surgeons And Specialists Should Replace Heparin With Bivalirudin For Vascular Interventions
  Presenter(s):George H. Meier, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:04 PM - 3:09 PM Newer Oral Anticoagulants Are Not Helpful In Improving Outcomes After Lower Extremity Bypasses: However, Warfarin Is Helpful: What Is The Evidence
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM Why EVAR Patients Must Be Given Statins Or Have Their Statin Dose Increased Perioperatively: Cardiac Complications Are The Main Cause Of Complications And Readmissions And Statins Decrease These
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:16 PM - 3:22 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Ronald M. Fairman, MD / Roxana Mehran, MD  
3:22 PM - 3:32 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
UPDATE ON ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER HOT TOPICS
3:32 PM - 3:37 PM Is There Any Hope That There Will Be Evidence To Support The Value Of Venous Angioplasty To Treat Multiple Sclerosis – Despite Negative Level 1 Evidence
  Presenter(s):Paolo Zamboni, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:38 PM - 3:43 PM What Is The Evidence That Venous Obstruction Contributes To Multiple Sclerosis And That Relieving This Obstruction Can Help Some Patients: Which Patients And How To Select Them
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:44 PM - 3:49 PM Biomarkers Can Predict Poor Outcomes Of Vascular Surgery: Which Biomarkers; Which Procedures
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Natural History Of Penetrating Ulcers Of The Abdominal Aorta: How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:56 PM - 4:01 PM Natural History Of Common Iliac And Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysms: They Are Benign When ≤ 4 cm And Do Not Require Treatment Until >4 cm
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Current Endovascular Treatment Of Buerger’s Disease: What Is Possible And What Is Not
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:08 PM - 4:13 PM Vascular Complications Of TAVR And How Are They Best Managed
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:14 PM - 4:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 85
 
SESSION 86 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 86: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA: PROS AND CONS OF REBOA; ENDO VERSUS OPEN TREATMENTS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD / Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
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4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Why And How Vascular Surgeons Need To Take The Lead In Supporting Excellence In Trauma Management And Treatment Of Vascular Injuries: There Is No Valid Competition
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. DuBose, MD / Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:26 PM - 4:31 PM New Developments From An International Collaboration On Endovascular Techniques For Resuscitation And Trauma Management: The EVTM Group: What Is It And How Is It Helping Society, Patients And Doctors
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hörer, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:32 PM - 4:37 PM A Balanced View About REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta): What Is Good About It: And What Might Be Not So Good
  Presenter(s):Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:38 PM - 4:43 PM REBOA Is A Double-Edged Sword: The SOROKA Experience From Israel
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Szendro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:44 PM - 4:49 PM Endovascular Access In Untrained Hands Can Fail: This Has Led To A Declining Use Of REBOA: How Can This Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:50 PM - 4:55 PM Endovascular Versus Open Surgery For Vascular Trauma: When Is Each Approach Necessary And Appropriate: How Is The Field Changing
  Presenter(s):James W. Dennis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:56 PM - 5:01 PM How Endovascular Procedures Are Saving Patients With Vascular Emergencies: Why Vascular Surgeons Need To Take Advantage Of Them And Incorporate Them In Their Practice
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:02 PM - 5:08 PM Panel Discussion
BLUNT THORACIC AORTIC INJURIES (BTAIs)
5:08 PM - 5:13 PM Long-Term (> 5 Years) Follow-Up Of TEVAR For BTAIs: It Is A Very Durable Procedure
  Presenter(s):Johnny Steuer, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:14 PM - 5:19 PM Optimal Management Of Patients With BTAIs And Intracranial Bleeding: Timing Of Treatments, Use Of Heparin And Other Tips
  Presenter(s):Elina Quiroga, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Shorter Than Usual Proximal Landing Zones For TEVAR Are Acceptable For BTAIs Because Aortas Are Usually Smaller And Healthier In These Patients: What Are The Limits And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Shang Loh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:26 PM - 5:31 PM In TEVAR For BTAIs It Is Safe To Cover The Left Subclavian Artery Without Revascularizing It If The Left Vertebral Artery Is Patent
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:32 PM - 5:37 PM Treatment Priorities In Combined Orthopedic And Vascular Extremity Injuries: It Is Not Simple: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Markus K. Furrer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:38 PM - 5:43 PM Tips And Tricks For Damage Control In Vascular Surgery: Value Of Embolic Agents In Vascular Trauma: Which Is Best And Other Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Ravi R. Rajani, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:44 PM - 5:52 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program K

END OF SESSION 86
 
SESSION 87 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 87: PELVIC VENOUS DISORDERS, NUTCRACKER SYNDROME, CHRONIC VENOUS OCCLUSIONS, STRATEGIES TO DIAGNOSE AND INTERVENE
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7:00 AM - 7:04 AM Introduction: Deep System
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:05 AM - 7:10 AM ACCESS Trial Data From Chronic DVT: Role Of EKOS And TPA
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:11 AM - 7:16 AM Venographic Techniques To Identify Pelvic Anatomy And Escape Points
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:17 AM - 7:22 AM Pelvic Reflux: Is Coil Embolization The Answer
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:23 AM - 7:28 AM Complications Of Renal Vein Stenting For Nutcracker Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:29 AM - 7:34 AM Open Surgery For Nutcracker: Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Corrective Procedures For Failed Renal Vein Stenting
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:41 AM - 7:46 AM Panel Discussion
CHRONIC VENOUS OCCLUSIONS
Moderator(s): Peter Gloviczki, MD / Stephen A. Black, MD  
7:47 AM - 7:52 AM Anatomical And Clinical Variations In Patients With Post-Thrombotic Venous Outflow Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:53 AM - 7:58 AM A Good Stent Went Bad: What To Do
  Presenter(s):Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Recanalizing Occluded Venous Stents
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Contralateral Deep Vein Thrombosis After Iliac Vein Stenting: A Clear And Present Danger
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Crossing Chronic Femoro-Iliocaval Occlusions With Cone Beam CT
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Endovenectomy And Iliac Vein Stent Placement - How I Do It (Video Technique Demonstration)
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM AbreTM Venous Self-Expanding Stent System Procedure Video
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Challenging Deep Venous Recanalization: Go-To Tools And Approaches
  Presenter(s):Kush R. Desai, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 87
 
SESSION 88 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 88: ILIOCAVAL STENTS, STENT TRIALS AND STENT SURVEILLANCE
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA / Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Importance Of Stent Shape And Area On Clinical Outcome After Iliofemoral Venous Stenting (VICI Trial)
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Venovo Venous Stent Trial: Update
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Zilver/Vena Stent Trial: Update
  Presenter(s):Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM VICI Stent Trial Update: 2 Years
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Technical Properties Of Nitinol: The Role Of Venous Stenting
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM What You Should Know About The 4 Dedicated Venous US Stents: European Experience
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Use Of Biopsy Of Venous In-Stent Stenosis To Guide Post-Operative Management
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Surveillance After Venous Stenting: How And When
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 88
 
SESSION 89 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 89: MORE ON ILIOCAVAL STENTS, STENT PROBLEMS POST-IMPLANTATION, MEDICAL AND HYBRID TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE VENOUS HYPERTENSION
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Houman Jalaie, MD / Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM A Novel Technique And Outcomes For Iliocaval Extravascular Reconstruction (TIER) For Iliocaval Agenesis
  Presenter(s):Steven D. Abramowitz, MD / Edward Y. Woo, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Neointima Formation Following Venous Placement Of Self-Expanding Nitinol-Stents Of Different Porosity: Clinical And Experimental Results
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM Predictors Of Failure Of Iliac Vein Stenting
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:53 AM - 9:58 AM New And Validated Classification Of Chronic Venous Obstruction And Its Clinical Implications
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:59 AM - 10:04 AM What Is The Optimal Anticoagulant/Antithrombotic Regimen For Patients Undergoing Iliac Vein Stent
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Managing Anticoagulation To Avoid Postoperative Hemorrhage
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:11 AM - 10:16 AM Percutaneous, Open Or Hybrid Deep Venous System Surgery: Indications And Results
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:17 AM - 10:22 AM Stent Extension Into A Single Inflow Vessel Is A Valuable Option After Endophlebectomy
  Presenter(s):Rick De Graaf, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:23 AM - 10:28 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 89
 
SESSION 90 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 90: STRATEGIES FOR CORRECTING SEVERE DEEP VENOUS OBSTRUCTION, VENOUS ULCERS AND NEW HORIZONS IN WOUND CARE
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD / Marzia Lugli, MD  
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10:29 AM - 10:34 AM SSAT Trial: Single Session Angioplasty Thrombolysis For Chronic Infrainguinal Deep Disease
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Venous Issues In Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Lysis, Venoplasty, First Rib Resection: Staged Or Same Setting
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:41 AM - 10:46 AM When Venous Stents Are Not Enough
  Presenter(s):Marzia Lugli, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:47 AM - 10:52 AM 90% Well-Recognized Venographic Signs Of Significant Iliac Vein Compression In Asymptomatic Young Volunteers
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:53 AM - 10:58 AM Non-Invasive 24/7 Flow Augmentation In Deep Venous Pathology
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:59 AM - 11:04 AM Panel Discussion
VENOUS ULCERS AND NEW HORIZONS IN WOUND CARE
Moderator(s): William A. Marston, MD / Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM The Use Of Skin Substitutes To Promote Venous Leg Ulcer Healing
  Presenter(s):Sarah Onida, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM The Link Between Deep Vein Reflux And Non-Healing Ulcers, A Deep Vein Valve Is Sorely Needed
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Different Biochemical Profiles In Inflammatory And Granulating Wounds
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM The True Cost Of Managing Venous Leg Ulcers: An International Review
  Presenter(s):Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM Important RCTs For Venous Wound Healing
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM The Recalcitrant Venous Ulcer: An Analysis Of Factors In 22 Of 60 That Failed To Heal After A 52-Week Period Of Treatment In Our Wound Center
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 90
 
SESSION 91 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 91: CAVAL RECONSTRUCTION AND MORE FEMORAL AND ILIOCAVAL FLOW ISSUES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:R. Clement Darling III, MD / Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM IVC Replacement For Malignancy: How I Do It
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:53 AM - 11:58 AM Long-Term Patency Of Primary Inferior Vena Cava Reconstructions
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:59 AM - 12:04 PM Optimal PTS Prevention
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:05 PM - 12:11 PM Venous Stent Fractures: Does It Matter
  Presenter(s):David J. Dexter, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:12 PM - 12:17 PM Stent Reconstruction Following IVC Filter-Related Caval Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:18 PM - 12:23 PM Thrombosed IVC Filter: How To Recanalize The Cava And Manage The Filter
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:24 PM - 12:29 PM Panel Discussion
12:30 PM - 12:59 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd And 3rd Floors

END OF SESSION 91
 
SESSION 92 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 92: SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS IN THE VENOUS SYSTEM
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS / Robert Mendes, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Single Session Continuous Aspiration Thrombectomy (SSCAT) For All DVT Utilizing Indigo Thrombectomy System
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Inari CloTriever Device For Acute DVT
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Thrombolysis For Acute DVT: Utilization And Guidance From Current Clinical Trials
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Sentry Two-Year Data
  Presenter(s):Robert Mendes, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM A Comparison Of Angiojet Versus CDT For The Treatment Of Iliofemoral DVT
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Subgroup Analyses Of The ATTRACT Trial
  Presenter(s):Suresh Vedantham, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Treating Venous Thromboembolism Without Lytic Medications
  Presenter(s):Constantino Pena, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Angiovac Venous Thrombectomy: Where, When, And How
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Renal Failure In Acute DVT Treatment - Incidence And Strategies For Prevention
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM P-Max Study: Mechanical Thrombectomy For Iliofemoral DVT With Aspirex
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Interventional Treatment Of Iliofemoral And Caval DVT In The Office Based Lab
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Treatment Of Chronic Deep Venous Occlusions: Patient Selection, Procedural Pearls
  Presenter(s):Kush R. Desai, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Outcome Of Venous Stents In Adolescents, Teenagers, And Pregnancy
  Presenter(s):Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD / Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM May-Thurner Syndrome: From Board Question To Epidemic
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Pressure Measurements And IVUS In Deep Venous Obstructions, Mandatory Or Fancy
  Presenter(s):Rick De Graaf, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Is An Open Popliteal Vein A Prerequisite For Success: Does PMT Now Lead To Over-Stenting
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM How Important Is Rapid Flow Restoration In DVT
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 92
 
SESSION 93 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 93: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS IN THE VENOUS SYSTEM I
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA / Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM The Open Vessel Hypothesis: Applicability To DVT
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Inflammation And Venous Thrombosis – An Evidence Summary
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Should All Patients With Acute VTE Be Treated With A Statin
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Update On Reversal Agents For The DOAC
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Thrombus Aging Using MRI
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM What Is The Optimal Anticoagulant/Antithrombotic Regimen For Patients Undergoing Iliac Vein Stent
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM E-Selectin Inhibition Is Effective To Treat Proximal DVT In A Primate Model
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Panel Discussion
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS IN THE VENOUS SYSTEM II
Moderator(s): Peter Henke, MD / Alberto C. Duque, MD  
3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Breakthrough DVT: When Thromboprophylaxis Is Not Enough
  Presenter(s):Andrea T. Obi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Pediatric DVT – An Evidence Summary
  Presenter(s):Dawn M. Coleman, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Provoked Or Unprovoked DVT - Does It Matter Therapeutically
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM Heparin Resistance During Thrombolysis For DVT
  Presenter(s):Jinsong Wang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM MIST Therapy In Warfarin Necrosis
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Introduction: Chinese DVT Database
  Presenter(s):Jinsong Wang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Is Bridging Anticoagulation With The Direct Oral Anticoagulants Necessary
  Presenter(s):Alberto C. Duque, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 93
 
SESSION 94 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 94: DEEP VEIN VALVE TECHNOLOGIES, CAVAL INTERRUPTION AND IVC FILTER COMPLICATIONS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS / Mikel Sadek, MD  
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DEEP VALVE PROGRESS
4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Safety And Efficacy Report On The Blueleaf Endovenous Valve Formation System Update On International And US Clinical Progress
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Safety And Efficacy Report On The Venovalve (First In Man)
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM What Are The Challenges In The Deep System - What Is The Role Of Venous Valves
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM What’s Up With The Sail Valve
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Surgical Creation Of A Monocusp Valve
  Presenter(s):Marzia Lugli, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Surgical Creation Of “Rival
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Internal Compression Treatment Application For Deep Venous Insufficiency: 1.5-Year Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh / Erdinc Eroglu, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Panel Discussion
CAVAL INTERRUPTION AND IVC FILTER COMPLICATIONS
Moderator(s): Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA / Constantino Pena, MD  
5:12 PM - 5:17 PM The Novate Sentry Trial With A Novel Bio-Convertible IVC Filter: Follow-Up At 2 Years
  Presenter(s):Robert Mendes, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Surgical Removal Of Perforated IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM Avoiding And Managing IVC Disruption During Difficult IVC Filter Removal
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Outcomes And Associated Factors In Malpractice Litigation Involving IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM The PREPIC Trial: Fact Or Fiction
  Presenter(s):John E. Rectenwald, MD, MS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Why Temporary Filters Are Not Removed: Clinical Predictors In 1,000 Consecutive Cases
  Presenter(s):Heron E. Rodriguez, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM What To Do With Fractured Filters And Embolic Filter Fragments
  Presenter(s):Constantino Pena, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:54 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program L

END OF SESSION 94