SESSION 102 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 102: LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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6:55 AM - 7:00 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Late Breaking Trial With FLEX Vessel Prep And DCBs Show Better 12-Month Results With Fempop Lesions
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:00 AM - 7:05 AM How To Achieve And Maintain Skills In Tibial And Pedal Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:05 AM - 7:10 AM When Should Endovascular Treatments Be The First Choice For Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Occlusive Lesions
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Technical Tips For Retrograde Tibial And Pedal Access Under Ultrasound (Duplex) Guidance: Contraindications When Fluoro Is Better
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM How Does Dynamic Imaging With Angiography Or Ultrasound Help In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Popliteal Entrapment Syndromes
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM DEBATE: An Endo First Approach Is Best For Treating CLTI In All Patients: Is There Any Role For Open Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Abularrage, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:25 AM - 7:30 AM DEBATE: Not So: Open Bypass Should Be The First Treatment For Some CLTI Patients: When Is This So And In What Percentage Of CLTI Patients
  Presenter(s):Karan Garg, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
7:35 AM - 7:40 AM When Is Pedal Loop Recanalization And Below The Ankle Angioplasty Indicated, And How Do I Do Them
  Presenter(s):Venita Chandra, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Isolated Pedal Interventions For CLTI: When Are They Worthwhile And Who Should Do Them
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM DEBATE: Multivessel Tibial Revascularization Does Not Improve Limb Salvage In CLTI Patients: From A VQI Study
  Presenter(s):Venita Chandra, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM DEBATE: Not So: In Some Circumstances Multivessel Tibial Revascularization Does Improve Outcomes In CLTI Patients: Which Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Panel Discussion
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Indication And Technical Tips For Performing Retrograde Popliteal Artery Access
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Prograde SFA Access Can Be Safe And Effective For Lower Extremity Endo Procedures; When And How To Do It Safely
  Presenter(s):Karan Garg, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Infrainguinal Revascularization In Young Patients With PAD: What Works, What Doesn’t, And What Factors Impact Outcome
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM What Defines The No-Option CLTI Foot As A Candidate For Venous Arterialization: What Is The Medial Arterial Calcium (MAC) Score And How Does It Help
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 102
 
SESSION 103 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 103: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kim J. Hodgson, MD / Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
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8:25 AM - 8:30 AM How To Cross Any CTO And Technical Tips For Retrograde Access Via The Popliteal, Tibial And Peroneal Arteries: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Lorenzo Patrone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Vascular Lesion Recurrence: How To Monitor And When To Re-Intervene: Are There Differences Between Lesion Recurrence After Endo And After Open Procedures
  Presenter(s):Venita Chandra, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Impact Of A Dedicated Limb Preservation/Limb Salvage Service On Amputation Rates: Must It Include An Open Bypass Surgery Component
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Limb Salvage In Patients With Neuroischemic Diabetic Feet: How To Do It From Start To Finish
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Endo Versus Open Reinterventions To Assist In Maintaining Patency Of Distal Vein Grafts: Both Are Needed And When
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Panel Discussion
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Relationship Between Zinc Deficiency And The Outcomes Of Lower Extremity Bypasses For CLTI: Should All CLTI Patients Be Given Zinc
  Presenter(s):Kimihiro Komori, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Open Versus Endo Revascularizations In Dialysis Patients With CLTI: What Is The Role Of Each
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Value Of Leg Open Bypasses After Multiple Endo Treatment Failures For CLTI: They Can Produce Long-Term (>10 Years) Limb Salvage
  Presenter(s):Julien G. Sfeir, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM What Is The Real World Role Of Drug-Eluting Stents In Patients With CLTI And Infrapopliteal Arterial Disease: Which Stents To Use In A Single-Center Experience
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:15 AM - 9:25 AM Panel Discussion
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Value Of Duplex Gray Scale In Predicting Successful SFA CTO Crossing, Re-Entry And The Need For Distal Access
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Effect Of Short-Term Complications Of Lower Extremity Revascularizations On Long-Term Outcomes And Patient Survival
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc / Sherene E. Sharath, PhD, MPH / Joseph L. Mills, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Endovascular Diagnosis And Control Of Hemorrhage After Fempop Open Operations: It Is A Better Way And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Francesco Setacci, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM How To Use Microcatheters To Facilitate Complex Peripheral Interventions
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:45 AM - 9:50 AM Panel Discussion
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 103
 
SESSION 104 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 104: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN COVID-19 TREATMENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE VASCULAR SYSTEM AND MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS INCLUDING TRAINING ISSUES, THE VALUE OF COMBINED VASCULAR AND CARDIAC SURGERY RESIDENCIES AND MORE CAROTID TOPICS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Adelman, MD / Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Update On The Relationship Between COVID-19 And AAAs
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:06 AM - 10:11 AM What Will Be The Post-Pandemic Steady State Of Novel Infection And Acquired Immunity: Is “Herd Immunity” A Realistic Concept
  Presenter(s):Clayton J. Brinster, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:12 AM - 10:17 AM How Is COVID-19 Affecting Vascular Surgery Practice And Training
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:18 AM - 10:23 AM Timing Of A Major Operative Intervention After A Positive COVID-19 Test Affects Postoperative Mortality: When To Retest And When Best To Intervene
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Endovascular Management Of COVID-19 Induced Arterial Pathologies: When Are They Effective And When Not
  Presenter(s):Karthik Kasirajan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM The Impact Of COVID-19 On Vascular Surgical Training: Are We On The Road To Recovery
  Presenter(s):Celia Riga, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:36 AM - 10:46 AM Integrated (0+5) Vascular Residency Plus CT Surgery Fellowship – How Many Are There; Are They Over Trained And Underutilized: What Are The Advantages
  Presenter(s):Jennifer L. Perri, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:42 AM - 10:47 AM Lifeline Proprietary Carotid Screening: Who Profits: Is It A Good Thing Or A Hoax: What Can It Tell Us About The Prevalence Of ACS
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD / William A. Gray, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:48 AM - 10:54 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 104
 
SESSION 105 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 105: AORTIC TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS) AND SPINE EXPOSURE (7- MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, MD / Jesse M. Manunga, MD  
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10:54 AM - 10:59 AM Fenestrated EVAR Versus Chimney EVAR For Juxtarenal AAAs: When Is One Better Than The Other And What Are The Critical Considerations
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Improved System For Evaluating Aortic Neck Anatomy And Suitability For EVAR And Need For F/EVAR
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
First-In-Man Evaluation Of A Novel Endovascular Robotic-Assisted Aortic Repair
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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SPINE EXPOSURE SURGERY
11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Technical Tips And Tools For The Vascular Surgeon To Provide Anterior Exposure For Spine Procedures (7-Minute Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:18 AM - 11:25 AM Vascular Complications Of Anterior Spine Exposures; How To Avoid Them And How To Treat Them If They Occur (7-Minute Presentation)
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Outcomes Of EVAR In 18,416 High-Risk Patients Ineligible For Open Repair: When Is EVAR Justified Over No Intervention In Such Patients: Is EVAR 2 Still Relevant
  Presenter(s):George A. Antoniou, M.D., PhD, MSc, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Should The Celiac Artery Be Stented Or Not During Complex Aortic Aneurysm Repair In Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Or In Any Patients With MALS
  Presenter(s):Jesse M. Manunga, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Discussion
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM How To Avoid Axillary Artery Complications After Large Sheath Use In Complex AAA Repairs
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:45 AM - 11:50 AM Reasons For And Proportion Of Open Repair In A High Volume Center With Good F/B/EVAR Results
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:50 AM - 11:55 AM How To Optimize Blood Pressure Management With TBADs: It Is Not Simple
  Presenter(s):Loay S. Kabbani, MD, MHSA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Left Subclavian Revascularization With TEVAR: Technical Tips And Tools To Make In Situ Fenestration Easy
  Presenter(s):Wayne W. Zhang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:00 PM - 12:05 PM 9-Year Safety And Effectiveness Of Endoanchors For Fenestrated EVAR: They Support Shortening Main Endograft Length And Reducing Procedural Complexity
  Presenter(s):Jörg Tessarek, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:05 PM - 12:10 PM Transcaval Access For TEVAR: When And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:10 PM - 12:15 PM Panel Discussion
Lunch Available (3rd Floor Foyer)

END OF SESSION 105
 
SESSION 106 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 106: AORTIC AND CAROTID TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Sean P. Lyden, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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AORTIC AND ITS BRANCHES TOPICS
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM When And How To Treat Isolated Visceral Artery Dissections
  Presenter(s):Paulo E. Ocke Reis, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:20 PM - 12:25 PM Venous Anomalies Around The Neck Of AAAs – How To Diagnose Them: What Are The Pitfalls And How To Deal With Injuries If They Occur
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:25 PM - 12:30 PM Techniques For Improving Proximal Landing Zones For TEVARs And Aortic Dissections Involving The Aortic Arch; Parallel Grafts And Extra-Anatomic Bypasses
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:30 PM - 12:35 PM Upper Extremity Access For Complex Endo AAA Repairs Is Associated With A High Rate Of Stroke: From A VQI Study
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:35 PM - 12:40 PM DEBATE: The Vast Majority Of Failed EVARs Can Be Treated Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:40 PM - 12:45 PM DEBATE: Not So: Many Failed EVARs Are Best Repaired By Open Conversion
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:45 PM - 12:50 PM F/EVARs With Larger Diameter Aortas (34-36 mm) Are Associated With Higher Incidence Of Type 1 And 3 Endoleaks: How Can These Be Prevented
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:50 PM - 12:55 PM Value Of 3D Flow Models To Analyze The Cause Of Failure After F/EVAR And TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Maciej L. Dryjski , MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:55 PM - 1:00 PM Panel Discussion
CAROTID TOPICS
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Optimal Anticoagulant And Antiplatelet Treatment For Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients With Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:05 PM - 1:10 PM How To Use The Silk Road TCAR Device In The Treatment Of Tandem Carotid Lesions: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:10 PM - 1:15 PM Radiation And Carotid Stenosis: What Is The Relationship And How Is Radiation Stenosis Best Treated When Asymptomatic And When Symptomatic
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Mini-Incision CEA With Standard Or Eversion Techniques: How To Do It Safely: It’s Better Than Transfemoral CAS Or TCAR
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:20 PM - 1:25 PM Tips And Tricks For Successful TCAR And When Is CEA And Best Medical Treatment Better Than TCAR
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:25 PM - 1:30 PM Panel Discussion
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM End of Program N
VEITHsymposium continues with the A-V Access Program in the Grand Ballroom West.

END OF SESSION 106
 
SESSION 107 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 107: IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH / Larry A. Scher, MD / Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:06 AM - 8:13 AM Role Of The Surgeon In Educating Patients For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Dori R. Schatell, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:14 AM - 8:21 AM Update On VasQ Device: The Economic Impact Of Better Fistulas
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:22 AM - 8:29 AM Flex Vessel Prep System: Clinical Outcomes And Utility In HD Access Practice
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:37 AM Selecting The Right Access In The Chronically Hypotensive Patient
  Presenter(s):Aisha Shaikh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:38 AM - 8:45 AM Current KDOQI Recommendations Regarding Use Of Ultrasound In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:46 AM - 8:53 AM Management Of Central Venous Stenosis: To Stent Or Not To Stent
  Presenter(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:54 AM - 9:04 AM Panel Discussion
9:05 AM - 9:12 AM Use Of Plastic Cannulas For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Dori R. Schatell, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:13 AM - 9:20 AM Wearable Technology For Remote Patient Monitoring During Home Hemodialysis
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:21 AM - 9:28 AM Point Of Care Ultrasound In The Practice Of Nephrology
  Presenter(s):Vandana D. Niyyar, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:29 AM - 9:36 AM Challenges To Endovascular AV Fistula Maturation
  Presenter(s):Neghae Mawla, MD, FASDIN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Novel Hemostatic Device For Management Of Hemodialysis Access Cannulation Sites
  Presenter(s):Sundaram Ravikumar, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:45 AM - 9:52 AM Creating Successful Hemodialysis Access In Children
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:53 AM - 10:03 AM Panel Discussion
10:04 AM - 10:25 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 107
 
SESSION 108 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 108: MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN / Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
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10:26 AM - 10:33 AM DEBATE: Reducing Flow In High Flow AV Fistulas In Asymptomatic Patients
  Presenter(s):Moro Salifu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:34 AM - 10:41 AM DEBATE: There Is No Role For Routine Flow Reduction In High Flow Fistulas
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:42 AM - 10:49 AM Use Of The Frame FR External Stent For AV Fistula Flow Reduction
  Presenter(s):Robert Shahverdyan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Post-Transplant Management Of The Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Telemedicine For Vascular Access Patients – Preop Planning, Postoperative Visits, Access Maintenance
  Presenter(s):Aisha Shaikh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:06 AM - 11:13 AM Outpatient Vascular Access Disasters: Help!
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:14 AM - 11:24 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 108
 
SESSION 109 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 109: MINISYMPOSIUM ON PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DIALYSIS ACCESS STEAL SYNDROME
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:John E. Aruny, MD / Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
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11:25 AM - 11:32 AM Avoiding Hemodialysis Access Induced Ischemia: An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:33 AM - 11:40 AM Management Strategies For Dialysis Access Related Steal And Neuropathy
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Dougherty, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:41 AM - 11:48 AM Modified Banding For Treatment Of Vascular Access Induced Digital Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Yana Etkin, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:49 AM - 11:56 AM Vascular Access Hemorrhage: Prevalence, Prevention And Medicolegal Issues
  Presenter(s):Theodore F. Saad, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:57 AM - 12:04 PM Panel Discussion
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 109
 
SESSION 110 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 110: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
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1:00 PM - 1:07 PM How To Survive In An OBL In The Current Economic Climate
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:08 PM - 1:15 PM Who Is Best Served By Using An Early Cannulation AV Graft
  Presenter(s):David Kingsmore, MD, FRCS (Ed), MBChB, BMedBiol  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:16 PM - 1:23 PM Clinical And Economic Strategy For Building An Outpatient Peritoneal Dialysis Program
  Presenter(s):Jason K. Wagner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Miniaturized Kidney Dialysis: Issues And Challenges With Blood Compatibility And Vascular Access
  Presenter(s):Buddy D. Ratner, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:32 PM - 1:39 PM CMS Reevaluation Of Cost And Quality Measures For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 110
 
SESSION 111 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 111: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR AV ACCESS CREATION (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN / Theodore F. Saad, MD  
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1:51 PM - 1:58 PM Use Of The Surfacer Device (Inside-Out Technique) In Occluded Central Veins: What Are The Results
  Presenter(s):Dirk M. Hentschel, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:59 PM - 2:06 PM Choosing The Best Endo AV Fistula Device
  Presenter(s):Robert Shahverdyan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:07 PM - 2:14 PM HollyTM: A Fully Implantable Continuous Hemodialysis Device
  Presenter(s):Dirk M. Hentschel, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:15 PM - 2:22 PM A Non-Biologic Vascular Prosthesis That Heals And Integrates: Applications For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Buddy D. Ratner, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:23 PM - 2:30 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Polymer Based Platform For Endogenous Tissue Restoration: FIH Study Of The aXess Dialysis Graft
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:31 PM - 2:38 PM Amplifi Vein Dilatation For AV Access
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:39 PM - 2:49 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 111
 
SESSION 112 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 112: UPDATE ON CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Larry A. Scher, MD / Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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2:50 PM - 2:57 PM Results Of A Randomized Multicenter AV Fistula Trial Using An Intraoperative Sirolimus Formulation To Improve Clinical Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD; FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:58 PM - 3:05 PM Tips And Tricks For Avoiding Early Access Failure
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:13 PM Percutaneous Sutureless Anastomosis In Hemodialysis Access: How I do It
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Creating The Perfect Basilic Vein Transposition
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:22 PM - 3:29 PM The Challenges Of Obesity In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:37 PM HeRO Graft Modifications To Optimize Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Jesse Garcia, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:38 PM - 3:45 PM LIMA Steal Syndrome After Ipsilateral AV Fistula – Is It Real
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey E. Indes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:46 PM - 3:53 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Challenges To Endovascular AV Fistula Cannulation
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 4:05 PM Panel Discussion
4:05 PM - 4:05 PM End of Program O
END OF SESSION 112