SESSION I SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION I: DEVELOPMENTS IN LYSIS, MECHANICAL CLOT REMOVAL AND NEW TREATMENTS FOR ARTERIAL THROMBI, DVT AND VENOUS DISEASE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:30 AM - 6:35 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenters(s): Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
6:35 AM - 6:42 AM Modern Treatment Of Axillary Subclavian Vein DVT
  Presenters(s): Dennis F. Bandyk, M.D.  
6:43 AM - 6:50 AM A New Technique For The Treatment Of Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  Presenters(s): Robert Lowe, M.D.  
6:51 AM - 6:58 AM Radiofrequency Ablation Of Varicose Veins: A Word Of Caution
  Presenters(s): Alan B. Lumsden, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
6:59 AM - 7:06 AM Angiojet Thrombectomy With A Distal Protection Device For Acute Limb Ischemia
  Presenters(s): Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, M.D.  
7:07 AM - 7:14 AM Isolated Thrombolysis For DVT Using The Trellis-8 System: Early Clinical Experience
  Presenters(s): Frank R. Arko, M.D.  
7:15 AM - 7:22 AM New Developments In The Endovascular Treatment Of DVT
  Presenters(s): Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
7:23 AM - 7:30 AM Venous Ulcers: What Really Works And What Doesn’t Based On Level I Evidence
  Presenters(s): Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., M.D.  
7:30 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION I
 
SESSION II SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION II: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENT (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:40 AM - 7:47 AM What’s The Story With Foam Sclerotherapy Of The Greater Saphenous Vein And Variceal Clusters: How To Do It, Does It Work And What Are The Complications?
  Presenters(s): John J. Bergan, M.D.  
7:48 AM - 7:55 AM Radiofrequency Versus Laser Versus Chemical Sclerotherapy For Endoablation Of The Saphenous Vein And When You Don’t Need To Do Stab Avulsions
  Presenters(s): Jose I. Almeida, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
7:56 AM - 8:03 AM New Developments In Sclerotherapy For Superficial Venous Disease: What Are The Legal Implications?
  Presenters(s): Lowell S. Kabnick, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
8:04 AM - 8:11 AM An International Experience Using The 980nm Laser: 7,000 Cases
  Presenters(s): Russell H. Samson, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T.  
8:12 AM - 8:19 AM Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Radiofrequency Ablation (VNUS) Can Be Used To Treat Perforator Incompetence: 1 Year Results And How To Do It
  Presenters(s): David W. Chang, M.D.  
8:20 AM - 8:27 AM Radiofrequency Ablation For Varicose Veins: Is It Effective? A Prospective Study Of 500 Patients
  Presenters(s): Cynthia K. Shortell, M.D.  
8:28 AM - 8:35 AM New Technologies For The Treatment Of Varicose Veins And Venous Reflux
  Presenters(s): Jeffrey L. Ballard, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION II
 
SESSION III SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION III: TOPICS OF INTEREST TO INTERVENTIONALISTS AND VASCULAR SURGEONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:45 AM - 8:52 AM Possibilities In Interventional Therapy: What Are The Limits
  Presenters(s): John E. Abele  
8:53 AM - 9:00 AM Where Is Nanotechnology And Stent Technology Going?
  Presenters(s): Elliot L. Chaikof, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:01 AM - 9:08 AM Value And Limitations Of Drug Eluting Stents: What Is Their Potential?
  Presenters(s): Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:09 AM - 9:16 AM Nanoporous Stents Can Replace Polymer Covered Stents For Drug Delivery And Avoid Some Of The Problems
  Presenters(s): Mark H. Wholey, M.D.  
9:17 AM - 9:24 AM Percutaneous Heart Valves Are Feasible: Progress To Date
  Presenters(s): Martin B. Leon, M.D.  
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Wesley S. Moore, M.D. / Thomas F. Panetta, M.D.  
9:35 AM - 9:42 AM Treatment For Complex Iliac Occlusions: When Is A Bypass Indicated?
  Presenters(s): Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:43 AM - 9:50 AM A Simplified Approach For Crossing Total Occlusions: Forget The New Gadgets, All You Need Is A Catheter And A Wire
  Presenters(s): Ali Amin, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C., R.V.T.  
9:51 AM - 9:58 AM The UK Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial (ACST): What Does It Tell Us About How We Should Treat Asymptomatic Carotid Bifurcation Disease?
  Presenters(s): Alison Halliday, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
9:59 AM - 10:06 AM Timing Of Complications During CAS: How Can They Be Predicted?
  Presenters(s): Piergiorgio Cao, M.D.  
10:07 AM - 10:13 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Traumatic Vascular Injuries
  Presenters(s): Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
10:14 AM - 10:24 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION III
 
SESSION IV SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION IV: NEW ADJUNCTS TO IMPROVE THE RESULTS OF BYPASSES, PTA AND STENTING (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:24 AM - 10:31 AM What We Have Learned About Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease From The Prevent III And Prevent IV Trials With E2F Decoy
  Presenters(s): Michael S. Conte, M.D.  
10:32 AM - 10:39 AM Paclitaxel Anastomotic Wrap To Improve PTFE Femoropopliteal Patency: 1 Year Results Of A Randomized Prospective Study
  Presenters(s): Lindsay S. Machan, M.D.  
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Why Ultrasonic Plaque Characteristics Predict Restenosis Of SFA Lesions: What To Do About Lesions With A High Chance Of Restenosis
  Presenters(s): Andrew N. Nicolaides, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Value Of Duplex After PTA To Determine Need For Redilatation: What Is The Best Timing Of Duplex Studies After PTA?
  Presenters(s): Gregor D. Shanik, M.D.  
10:56 AM - 11:03 AM Does Laser Treatment Have A Role In Lower Extremity Ischemia After All?
  Presenters(s): Patrick Peeters, M.D.  
11:04 AM - 11:12 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION IV
 
SESSION V SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION V: A NEW CRITICAL LOOK AT CAROTID STENTING (CAS) AND EMBOLIC BRAIN PROTECTION DEVICES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Carotid Echomorphology Correlates With Embolic Risk During CAS: Should Protection Devices Be Used Selectively?
  Presenters(s): Peter H. Lin, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Debate: In CAS, Embolic Injury Is Not The Only Risk To The Brain
  Presenters(s): Sumaira Macdonald, MBChB (Comm), MRCP, FRCR, PhD  
11:28 AM - 11:35 AM Debate: In CAS, Embolic Injury To The Brain Is The Main Problem
  Presenters(s): Klaus D. Mathias, M.D.  
11:36 AM - 11:43 AM Hemodynamic Changes During CAS Cause Half The Complications: How Can They Be Prevented?
  Presenters(s): Marc R.H. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:44 AM - 11:51 AM Debate: Why The 2-Year SAPPHIRE Trial Results Are So Good For CAS Enthusiasts
  Presenters(s): Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
11:52 AM - 11:59 AM Debate: Limitations To The Value Of The SAPPHIRE Trial
  Presenters(s): Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
12:00 PM - 12:07 PM Lessons Learned To Date From CREST: Why We Need The Randomized Phase Of CREST
  Presenters(s): Robert W. Hobson II, M.D.  
12:08 PM - 1:08 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION V
 
SESSION VI SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION VI: UPDATE ON EVAR FOR AAAS: TRIALS, SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:08 PM - 1:15 AM Mid-Term (Up To 3-Year) Results Of The Randomized Prospective DREAM Trial Comparing EVAR With Open AAA Repair: What Are The Implications?
  Presenters(s): Jan D. Blankensteijn, M.D.  
1:16 PM - 1:23 PM Do Results Of The EVAR Trials (I and II) Justify Endovascular Repair Of All AAAs In Patients With Suitable Anatomy?
  Presenters(s): Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD  
1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Don’t Assume AAA Growth After An Excluder Endograft Is Due To Permeability: AAA Enlargement In This Setting Is Multifactorial
  Presenters(s): Mark F. Fillinger, M.D.  
1:32 PM - 1:39 PM AAA Sac Wall Compliance: How To Measure It And Does It Predict Rupture Potential - Correlation With Finite Element Analysis
  Presenters(s): Mohan Adiseshiah, F.R.C.S.  
1:40 PM - 1:47 PM Dynamic CTA Can Assess Aneurysmal Wall Pulsatile Movement And Provide Information About Differences In Stent-Graft Performance And Effectiveness Of AAA Exclusion
  Presenters(s): Frans L. Moll, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM Volume Changes And Sac Pressure Correlations In Patients After EVAR
  Presenters(s): Jan S. Brunkwall, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:56 PM - 2:03 PM Proximal Attachment Failure Of AneuRx Endografts: How Can It Be Managed?
  Presenters(s): Mark A. Farber, M.D.  
2:04 PM - 2:15 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION VI
 
SESSION VII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION VII: OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND VASCULAR SURGEONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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2:15 PM - 2:22 PM Value Of Duplex Evaluation After Carotid Stenting (CAS)
  Presenters(s): Dennis F. Bandyk, M.D.  
2:23 PM - 2:30 PM Does Pathology Data Support The Value Of Cryoplasty And Absorbable Stents?
  Presenters(s): Renu Virmani, M.D.  
2:31 PM - 2:38 PM New Developments And Technical Advances In Renal Artery Stenting
  Presenters(s): Thomas A. Sos, M.D.  
2:39 PM - 2:46 PM BIVALIRUDIN (AngioMax): Is It A Better Anticoagulant For Peripheral Arterial Interventions?
  Presenters(s): Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
2:47 PM - 2:55 PM Panel Discussion
2:55 PM - 3:02 PM All Metal Stents Are Not Alike In The SFA: What Is The Impact Of Stent Fractures And Will Biodegradable Stents Help?
  Presenters(s): Giancarlo Biamino, M.D.  
3:03 PM - 3:10 PM Update On Biodegradable (Biotronic) Metal Stents: Advantages And Limitations: Are They Better Than PTA Alone?
  Presenters(s): Marc Bosiers, M.D.  
3:11 PM - 3:18 PM Remote SFA Endarterectomy And Distal Aspire Stenting: Are The Multicenter Results Superior To SFA Stenting And Standard Bypasses?
  Presenters(s): David Rosenthal, M.D.  
3:19 PM - 3:26 PM 1 - 2 Year Results With SFA Atherectomy Using The SilverHawk Device: Why Are The Results Better Than Those Of Subintimal Angioplasty And Other Atherectomy Devices Including The Simpson Atherocath?
  Presenters(s): Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, M.D.  
3:27 PM - 3:35 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION VII
 
SESSION VIII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION VIII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:35 PM - 3:42 PM Are Newer 3rd Generation Stent-Grafts Safer And Better For EVAR?
  Presenters(s): Peter L. Harris, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
3:43 PM - 3:50 PM Update On Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms - Abdominal And Thoracic: The Collected World Experience
  Presenters(s): Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
3:51 PM - 3:58 PM Technical Details Which Make EVAR For Ruptured AAAs Easier And Safer
  Presenters(s): Mario Lachat, M.D.  
3:59 PM - 4:06 PM Does Suprarenal Fixation With Barbs Prevent Late Graft Migration: What Is The Effect On Renal Function?
  Presenters(s): Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:07 PM - 4:14 PM Transrenal Stent Placement In EVAR Is Not Harmful To The Kidneys: A 4-Year Controlled Study With The Powerlink Endograft
  Presenters(s): Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D.  
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): William D. Jordan, M.D. / Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
4:25 PM - 4:32 PM Fenestrated Aortic Endografts: What Are The Limitations And Complications?
  Presenters(s): Eric L.G. Verhoeven, M.D.  
4:33 PM - 4:40 PM Debate: Surgical Conversion Of Failed Endografts: When To Do It And How?
  Presenters(s): Elliot L. Chaikof, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:41 PM - 4:48 PM Debate: Failed Endografts After EVAR: When Should They Be Treated Endovascularly And When Open?
  Presenters(s): Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
4:49 PM - 4:56 PM Debate: Reintervention For Failed EVAR: Open Conversion Is Almost Never Needed
  Presenters(s): Vicente Riambau, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:57 PM - 5:04 PM Type II Endoleaks After EVAR Are Not So Innocuous After All
  Presenters(s): Jean M. Panneton, M.D.  
5:05 PM - 5:12 PM Optimal Current Treatment For Type II Endoleaks: Is MRI Or MRA Helpful?
  Presenters(s): Richard A. Baum, M.D.  
5:12 PM - 5:22 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION VIII
 
SESSION IX SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION IX: UPDATES AND NEW CONCEPTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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5:22 PM - 5:29 PM What Is Happening In Myocyte And Stem Cell Transplantation: Progress And Limitations
  Presenters(s): Edward B. Diethrich, M.D.  
5:30 PM - 5:37 PM IV Sodium Bicarbonate Clearly Prevents Contrast Nephropathy: Technique Of Usage Based On A Randomized Prospective Study
  Presenters(s): Jeremiah H. Holleman, M.D.  
5:38 PM - 5:45 PM Is Incidental (“Drive By”) Renal Arteriography Justified In Patients With PVD Or Carotid Stenosis?
  Presenters(s): Mark R. Jackson, M.D.  
5:46 PM - 5:53 PM Crossing Total Occlusions: Technique And New Devices
  Presenters(s): Mark W. Mewissen, M.D.  
5:54 PM - 6:01 PM Microleaks, Ultrafiltration, And Endotension: What To Do About Them
  Presenters(s): Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.  
6:02 PM - 6:09 PM Minimally Invasive Monitoring Of AAA Sac Pressure After EVAR: State Of The Art
  Presenters(s): Takao Ohki, M.D.  
6:10 PM - 6:17 PM Reservations About The Value Of Monitoring AAA Intrasac Pressure
  Presenters(s): Geoffrey L. Gilling-Smith, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
6:18 PM - 6:25 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION IX
 
SESSION X SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION X: ISVS AWARD PAPERS (8-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:25 PM - 6:33 PM Vacuum Assisted Closure System With Direct Contact To Native Arteries And/Or Vascular Grafts To Improve The Outcome Of Perivascular Infection
  Presenters(s): Dieter O. Mayer, M.D.  
6:34 PM - 6:42 PM VNUS Is The Treatment Of Choice For Recurrent Long Saphenous Varicose Veins
  Presenters(s): Bruce D. Braithwaite, MChir, M.B.  
6:43 PM - 6:51 PM Preoperative Duplex Scanning And Intraoperative Direct Flow Correlation In Ischemic Lower Limb Revascularization
  Presenters(s): Fabio H. Rossi, M.D.  
6:52 PM - 7:00 PM A Comparison Of Open And Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair With Best Medical Treatment: Has The Availability Of EVAR Expanded Our Indications For Intervention And Improved Survival?
  Presenters(s): Niamh Hynes, M.D.  
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION X
 
SESSION XI SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XI: FOCUS ON NEW ENDOTECHNOLOGY (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM Update On The Results Of The BEACH Trial Of Carotid Stenting
  Presenters(s): L. Nelson Hopkins, M.D.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Use Of The WALLGRAFT For Traumatic Arterial Lesions
  Presenters(s): Matthew S. Johnson, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Cutting Balloon For Peripheral Arterial And Venous Lesions: Value And Limitations
  Presenters(s): Richard W. Schutzer, M.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Update On Indications And Results With Cryoplasty Based On Real World Experience
  Presenters(s): Zvonimir Krajcer, M.D., F.A.C.C.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM Cryoplasty Clinical Data: Long-Term IDE Data And Interim Below-The-Knee Study Results
  Presenters(s): Zvonimir Krajcer, M.D., F.A.C.C.  
7:20 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
7:38 AM - 7:46 AM Introductory Remarks
  Presenters(s): Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
END OF SESSION XI
 
SESSION XII SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XII: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Current Status Of Aortic Endografts For Type B Dissections: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenters(s): Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
7:54 AM - 8:01 AM Endograft Treatment Of Type B Dissections: What We Know And What We Don’t Know
  Presenters(s): Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
8:02 AM - 8:09 AM When Should Acute Type B Dissections Be Treated With Endografts And Which Graft Is Best: How Will We Know For Sure?
  Presenters(s): Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D.  
8:10 AM - 8:17 AM Results Of The Pivotal Trial With The Gore TAG Thoracic Graft For Thoracic Aneurysms
  Presenters(s): Michel S. Makaroun, M.D.  
8:18 AM - 8:25 AM Advantages And Limitations Of The Gore Thoracic Endograft For Treating Thoracic Aortic Lesions: A New Approach To Lesions Involving The Arch
  Presenters(s): Edward B. Diethrich, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM Thoracic Endografts: Unmet Needs And Emerging New Technologies
  Presenters(s): Frank J. Criado, M.D.  
8:34 AM - 8:44 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XII
 
SESSION XIV SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XIV: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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9:44 AM - 9:51 AM Subintimal Angioplasty In The Treatment Of Critical Lower Extremity Ischemia: Is Above Knee Bypass Defunct?
  Presenters(s): George H. Meier III, M.D.  
9:52 AM - 9:59 AM Advantages To Ultrasound Guidance For Lower Extremity Angioplasty And Stenting
  Presenters(s): Enrico Ascher, M.D.  
10:00 AM - 10:07 AM Anastomotic Hemodynamics At The Distal End Of Lower Extremity Bypass Grafts To Improve Patency
  Presenters(s): Peter L. Harris, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
10:08 AM - 10:15 AM Debate: Patches And Cuffs Improve Results Of PTFE Bypasses To Tibial Arteries
  Presenters(s): Richard F. Neville, M.D.  
10:16 AM - 10:23 AM Debate: All This Stuff About Patches And Cuffs Is Nonsense: Equal Results Can Be Obtained Without Them
  Presenters(s): Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, M.D.  
10:24 AM - 10:32 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Wesley S. Moore, M.D. / John E. Connolly, M.D.  
10:32 AM - 10:39 AM 2-Year Results With Heparin Bonded PTFE Grafts (Gore PROPATEN™ Grafts) For Femoropopliteal And Femorodistal Bypasses Are Encouraging
  Presenters(s): Marc Bosiers, M.D.  
10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Optimal Approach For Occluded Lower Extremity Bypasses With PTFE Or With Vein: The Guard Dog Study Of The Angiojet Device
  Presenters(s): Jacob Cynamon, M.D.  
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Pedal Bypasses And Thromboembolectomies To Treat Trashfoot After Open And Endovascular AAA Repair: A New Approach To An Old Problem
  Presenters(s): Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, M.D.  
10:56 AM - 11:03 AM Long-term (10–Year) Outcomes And Predictors Of Iliac PTA Success: Is Primary Stenting Necessary?
  Presenters(s): Samuel S. Ahn, M.D.  
11:04 AM - 11:11 AM Current Status Of Cryopreserved Veins As Arterial Replacement Grafts: Results Are Better Than You Think
  Presenters(s): Alik Farber, M.D.  
11:12 AM - 11:19 AM Minimally Invasive Distal Bypasses: Techniques And Advantages
  Presenters(s): Peter F. Lawrence, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XIV
 
SESSION XV SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XV: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TREATMENT OF VASCULAR PATIENTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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Moderator(s): Anton N. Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H. / Richard M. Green, M.D.  
11:25 AM - 11:32 AM New Developments In Lipid And Medical Management Of Vascular Patients: What Every Vascular Surgeon Should Know
  Presenters(s): Russell H. Samson, M.D., F.A.C.S., R.V.T.  
11:33 AM - 11:40 AM A Simple Blood Test Can Predict Cardiac Risk In Vascular Surgery Patients: Plasma N-terminal pro-B Type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) Accurately Predicts Cardiac Risk
  Presenters(s): Hero van Urk, M.D.  
11:41 AM - 11:48 AM D-dimer And C Reactive Proteins As Predictors Of Progression Of Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: D-dimer Works, CRP Does Not
  Presenters(s): Gregory L. Moneta, M.D.  
11:49 AM - 11:56 AM What Is Happening With Therapeutic Angiogenesis And Gene Therapy For Lower Extremity Ischemia: Will It Work?
  Presenters(s): K. Craig Kent, M.D.  
11:57 AM - 12:05 PM Panel Discussion
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION XV
 
SESSION XVI SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XVI: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTOILIAC AND THORACIC ANEURYSMS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:07 PM What Are The Limits Of The Gore Excluder For Aortoiliac Aneurysms And Can These Limits Be Extended?
  Presenters(s): Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.  
1:08 PM - 1:15 PM Reverse Bell Bottom Technique For Customized Tube Aortic And Iliac Endografts
  Presenters(s): Neal S. Cayne, M.D.  
1:16 PM - 1:23 PM Use Of Aortic Cuffs To Treat Thoracic Aortic Emergencies
  Presenters(s): David C. Brewster, M.D.  
1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Debate: CT Scanning Versus Duplex Ultrasonography For Surveillance After EVAR: CT Is Essential And Better
  Presenters(s): Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D.  
1:32 PM - 1:39 PM Debate: Routine CT Scanning Is Not Needed After EVAR: Duplex And Plain Films Are Often Enough
  Presenters(s): Geoffrey L. Gilling-Smith, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
1:40 PM - 1:47 PM Thoracic Endografts Are Better Than Fenestration Procedures For Malperfusion Due To Aortic Dissections
  Presenters(s): Burkhart Zipfel, M.D.  
1:48 PM - 1:55 PM Techniques For Aortic Arch Exclusion And Stent Grafting For Arch Aneurysms And Dissections
  Presenters(s): Patrice F. Bergeron, M.D.  
1:56 PM - 2:03 PM Endograft Treatment Of Thoracic Aneurysms: Lessons Learned During A 10-Year Experience
  Presenters(s): Reinhard S. Pamler, M.D.  
2:04 PM - 2:11 PM The Future Of Thoracic Surgery Will Demand A Hybrid Technology
  Presenters(s): Edouard Kieffer, M.D.  
2:12 PM - 2:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XVI
 
SESSION XVII SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XVII: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR IMAGING (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Thomas S. Riles, M.D. / 
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2:20 PM - 2:27 PM Intravascular Ultrasound: Can It Now Document Plaque And Artery Morphology Or Virtual Histology
  Presenters(s): Donald B. Reid, M.D.  
2:28 PM - 2:35 PM Echostructure Of Carotid Plaques: Correlation With Clinical Events
  Presenters(s): Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, M.D., Phd, FRCS (Eng), FACS  
2:36 PM - 2:43 PM Overestimation Of Carotid Stenosis By Visual Estimation In The Era Of Carotid Stenting
  Presenters(s): Kim J. Hodgson, M.D.  
2:44 PM - 2:51 PM Duplex Examination Before, During And After Saphenous Vein Ablation: How To Do It And How Helpful Is It
  Presenters(s): Jose I. Almeida, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
2:52 PM - 2:59 PM Ultrafast CTA: How Can It Help In Planning Endovascular Procedures
  Presenters(s): Jacques Busquet, M.D.  
3:00 PM - 3:08 PM Skip The Angio Suite: Characterize Blunt And Penetrating Vascular Injuries With CT Alone
  Presenters(s): Geoffrey D. Rubin, M.D.  
3:09 PM - 3:17 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XVII
 
SESSION XVIII SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XVIII: PROGRESS IN DIALYSIS ACCESS TECHNIQUES AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:17 PM - 3:24 PM Economics Of An Interrupted Non-Penetrating Clip Anastomosis For Vascular Access Procedures
  Presenters(s): A. Frederick Schild, M.D.  
3:25 PM - 3:32 PM Balloon Angioplasty Maturation Of Arteriovenous Fistulas
  Presenters(s): Thomas F. Panetta, M.D.  
3:33 PM - 3:41 PM Use Of The ProCol Vascular Bioprosthesis For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenters(s): Thomas R. Bernik, M.D.  
3:42 PM - 3:49 PM Early Results Of A New Vascular Access System: The GRAFTcath System
  Presenters(s): Marc H. Glickman, M.D.  
3:50 PM - 3:57 PM Treatment Of Stenoses At The Venous Anastomoses Of Access Procedures With Stent-Grafts: Results Of A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
  Presenters(s): Ziv J. Haskal, M.D.  
3:58 PM - 4:05 PM Molecular Therapies For Vascular Access
  Presenters(s): Jeffrey H. Lawson, M.D.,Ph.D.  
4:06 PM - 4:13 PM Management Of Ischemic Complications Of Access Surgery
  Presenters(s): Alun H. Davies, M.A., D.M., F.R.C.S.  
END OF SESSION XVIII
 
SESSION XIX SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XIX: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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4:15 PM - 4:22 PM How To Treat Venous Ulcers Successfully Without Surgery
  Presenters(s): John J. Bergan, M.D.  
4:23 PM - 4:30 PM Microthrombectomy Reduces Post-Sclerotherapy Pigmentation: Technique, Timing And Results Of A Randomized Trial
  Presenters(s): J. Leonel Villavicencio, M.D.  
4:31 PM - 4:38 PM What’s New And Better In The Treatment Of Chronic Venous Insufficiency?
  Presenters(s): Thomas W. Wakefield, M.D.  
4:39 PM - 4:46 PM Progress In Artificial Venous Valves: How Close Are We To Clinical Application?
  Presenters(s): Dusan Pavcnik, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:47 PM - 4:54 PM Impact Of Venous Hemodynamics On Development Of Endovascular Stent-Vein Valves
  Presenters(s): Ramesh K. Tripathi, M.D. F.R.C.S  
4:55 PM - 5:02 PM Venous Ulcers Are Usually Due To Axial Reflux From The Thigh To The Calf: What Can Be Done About It Surgically Or Interventionally?
  Presenters(s): Bo G. Eklof, M.D., Ph.D.  
5:03 PM - 5:10 PM Does Radiofrequency Ablation Of The Greater Saphenous Vein Abolish Popliteal Vein Reflux?
  Presenters(s): Anil P. Hingorani, M.D.  
5:11 PM - 5:18 PM Combined Regional Thrombolysis And Surgical Thrombectomy Is Effective Treatment For Iliofemoral DVT
  Presenters(s): Jürg Schmidli, M.D.  
5:19 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM ISVS Business Meeting
END OF SESSION XIX
 
SESSION XX SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XX: CT ANGIOGRAPHY AND 3D PLANNING FOR COMPLEX AORTIC ENDOGRAFTING (COCKTAILS AND HORS D’OEUVRES WILL BE SERVED)
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6:30 PM - 6:40 PM Concepts Behind 3D Planning For Aortic Procedures
  Presenters(s): Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
6:40 PM - 6:50 PM How Does A 3D Workstation Integrate Into My Practice?
  Presenters(s): Sean P. Lyden, M.D.  
6:50 PM - 7:00 PM How To Bill And Get Reimbursed For 3D Endograft Planning
  Presenters(s): Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM How To Follow Patients For Stent Graft Migration
  Presenters(s): Sean M. O'Neill, M.D.  
7:10 PM - 7:20 PM 3D Planning For Fenestrated Endograft Procedures
  Presenters(s): Eric E. Roselli, M.D.  
7:20 PM - 7:35 PM Panel Discussion
7:35 PM - 7:45 PM Example Of Use Of 3D Workstation To Plan An Aortic Endograft
  Presenters(s): Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
7:45 PM - 8:30 PM Workstations / Demonstrations
END OF SESSION XX
 
SESSION XIII SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION XIII: MORE ON THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:44 AM - 8:53 AM Endograft Repair Of Mycotic Aneurysms: Can It Work Long Term And When Should It Be The Preferred Treatment For This Entity?
  Presenters(s): Peter R. Taylor, M.A., MChir, F.R.C.S.  
8:54 AM - 9:01 AM Branch Technology Is Superior To Fenestrated Grafts For Short Necked And Visceral Segment Aneurysms
  Presenters(s): Jacques Bleyn, M.D.  
9:02 AM - 9:09 AM Will All Aortic Arch Aneurysms Be Treated Endovascularly: Are The Techniques Available?
  Presenters(s): Timothy A.M. Chuter, M.D.  
9:10 AM - 9:17 AM Advantages, Disadvantages And Early Results Of The Next Generation Medtronic Valiant Thoracic Endograft
  Presenters(s): Matthew M. Thompson, M.D.  
9:18 AM - 9:25 AM What Thoracic Aneurysms Are Best Treated By Open Surgery: Will A New Concept In Endografting (Filling Sac With Silicone Around An Endoluminal Removable Mold) Change This?
  Presenters(s): Michael J. Jacobs, M.D.  
9:26 AM - 9:33 AM Most Thoracic Aneurysms And TAAs Are Best Treated Open: What Does The Future Hold?
  Presenters(s): Hazim J. Safi, M.D.  
9:34 AM - 9:44 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XIII
 
SESSION XXI SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR AND EVAR (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM Difficult Technical Challenges Of Open Infrarenal AAA Repair And How To Meet Them
  Presenters(s): K. Wayne Johnston, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Fast Track Open AAA Repair Is Better Than EVAR: Technique And Results
  Presenters(s): Dipankar Mukherjee, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Symptomatic Sac Enlargement And Rupture Due To Seroma After Open AAA Repair: Implications For EVAR And Endotension
  Presenters(s): James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Could EVAR Still Be A Failed Experiment?
  Presenters(s): Jack Collin, M.D.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM 5-Year Follow-up Of 200 Patients Treated With AneuRx Grafts: Unanticipated Late Problems: Are There Predictors And What Lessons Should Be Learned
  Presenters(s): Zvonimir Krajcer, M.D., F.A.C.C.  
7:20 AM - 7:27 AM Material Failure Modes Of Stent-Grafts After EVAR: Will these Be Eliminated In Newer Stent-Grafts?
  Presenters(s): Gunnar Riepe, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Debate: Open Repair Is Still The Gold Standard For Good Risk Patients With AAAs: Conservative Treatment Is Best For AAAs < 5.0 cm In Diameter
  Presenters(s): Peter Gloviczki, M.D.  
7:36 AM - 7:43 AM Debate: EVAR Should Be The Gold Standard For All AAAs With Reasonable Anatomy And Even Some 4.0 cm AAAs
  Presenters(s): Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
7:44 AM - 7:53 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXI
 
SESSION XXII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXII: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACHES TO ARTERIAL LESIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:53 AM - 8:00 AM Laparoscopic Adjuncts For EVAR With Difficult Neck Morphology
  Presenters(s): Ralf R. Kolvenbach, M.D.  
8:01 AM - 8:08 AM Status Of Laparoscopic Robotic Aortic Surgery: Is It Beneficial Or Just Another Gimmick?
  Presenters(s): Willem Wisselink, M.D.  
8:09 AM - 8:16 AM Debate: EVAR Will Be The Best Less Invasive Way To Treat AAAs
  Presenters(s): Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
8:17 AM - 8:24 AM Debate: Laparoscopic Repair Will Be The Best Less Invasive Way To Treat AAAs
  Presenters(s): Olivier Goëau-Brissonnière, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:25 AM - 8:32 AM Debate: Endografts Are The Way To Treat Popliteal Aneurysms And The Results Are Durable
  Presenters(s): Eric L.G. Verhoeven, M.D.  
8:33 AM - 8:40 AM Debate: Open Posterior Approach To Popliteal Aneurysm Repair Prevents Sac Enlargement From Endoleak And Is Better Than Endograft Repair And Ligation And Bypass
  Presenters(s): Wesley S. Moore, M.D.  
8:41 AM - 8:48 AM Advantages, Limitations And Midterm Results Of The Zenith Endograft For EVAR: How Often Will Fenestrated Grafts Be Needed?
  Presenters(s): Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:49 AM - 8:56 AM Is Thrombin Injection For Femoral Pseudoaneurysms The Best Treatment: Results Of A Randomized Prospective Comparison And How To Avoid Problems
  Presenters(s): Bo Risberg, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:57 AM - 9:05 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXII
 
SESSION XXIII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXIII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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9:05 AM - 9:00 AM A New Device For Treating Type B Aortic Dissections: Early Clinical Results
  Presenters(s): Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D.  
9:13 AM - 9:20 AM Antegrade Retroperitoneal Aorto-Mesenteric Bypass: Technique, Indications And Results
  Presenters(s): Enrique Criado, M.D.  
9:21 AM - 9:28 AM Mesenteric Occlusive Disease: When Is Endo Repair Justified And When Is Open Repair Indicated?
  Presenters(s): Peter G. Kalman, M.D.  
9:29 AM - 9:36 AM 10 Top Technical Tips For Renal Artery Stenting
  Presenters(s): Kim J. Hodgson, M.D.  
9:37 AM - 9:44 AM In Situ Fenestration: A Method For Dealing With Covered Branch Arteries During Aortic Endografts
  Presenters(s): Richard G. McWilliams, M.D.  
9:45 AM - 9:52 AM Control And Exposure Of Upper Abdominal Vascular Injury Including The Inferior Vena Cava: State Of The Art 2005
  Presenters(s): Kenneth L. Mattox, M.D.  
9:53 AM - 10:03 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIII
 
SESSION XXIV SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXIV: NEW CONCEPTS AND TREATMENTS ON THE HORIZON (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:03 AM - 10:10 AM Are Autologous Tissue Engineered Blood Vessel Substitutes Feasible: Where Do We Stand With This Holy Grail?
  Presenters(s): Bauer E. Sumpio, M.D., Ph.D.  
10:11 AM - 10:18 AM Increased Serum Cholesterol Plus Inflammation Leads To Plaque Rupture And Death: How Can This Be Prevented?
  Presenters(s): Allan D. Callow, M.D., Ph.D.  
10:19 AM - 10:26 AM Dangers Of Antiplatelet Anti-Inflammatory Drug Treatment Revisited: Can These Lead To Plaque Instability And Rupture?
  Presenters(s): Ralph G. DePalma, M.D.  
10:27 AM - 10:34 AM Orally Administered Rapamycin Can Inhibit Myointimal Hyperplasia: Should It Be Used?
  Presenters(s): Samuel Eric Wilson, M.D.  
10:35 AM - 10:42 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIV
 
SESSION XXV SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXV: ISSUES AND UPDATES ON THE ABVS AND ISVS (8-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:43 AM - 10:51 AM Update On Vascular Surgery’s Quest For An Independent Board For North America: Why The Primary Certificate Is Not Enough
  Presenters(s): Robert W. Hobson II, M.D.  
10:52 AM - 11:00 AM The Saga Of The ABVS: Farenheit 32
  Presenters(s): James C. Stanley, M.D.  
11:01 AM - 11:09 AM How Can The APDVS Help Vascular Surgery Gain Independent Governance: Why It Is So Important
  Presenters(s): Blair A. Keagy, M.D.  
11:10 AM - 11:18 AM How The SVS Can Help Vascular Surgery Gain Independence: Why Is It So Important
  Presenters(s): Enrico Ascher, M.D.  
11:19 AM - 11:27 AM Reaction Of Interventional Cardiology To An ABMS Approved Vascular Board
  Presenters(s): Kenneth Rosenfield, M.D.  
11:28 AM - 11:36 AM The Legal Penalty Vascular Surgeons Must Face For Not Having An Independent Board
  Presenters(s): O. William Brown, M.D., J.D.  
11:37 AM - 11:45 AM Why There Should Be An Independent ABVS In North America: An Objective Outsider’s View: How The ISVS Can Help
  Presenters(s): Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
11:46 AM - 11:54 AM Progress Made By The ISVS Committee On Interventional Standards Of Practice And Training
  Presenters(s): Geoffrey L. Gilling-Smith, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM Panel Discussion
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION XXV
 
SESSION XXVI SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXVI: PHILOSOPHICAL AND JUDGMENT ISSUES AND UPDATES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:07 PM Are Regulatory And Reimbursement Guidelines For Carotid Stenting (CAS) Correct Or Are We Heading For Disaster?
  Presenters(s): Dorothy B. Abel, B.S.B.M.E.  
1:08 PM - 1:15 PM Safety And Effectiveness Of Multiple Reoperations After Two Or More Failed Lower Extremity Bypasses
  Presenters(s): Evan C. Lipsitz, M.D.  
1:16 PM - 1:23 PM Infection After Reoperative Lower Extremity Bypass Procedures: When Are The Best And Worse Times To Reoperate?
  Presenters(s): Keith D. Calligaro, M.D.  
1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Is Stenting Going To Put Open Vascular Surgery Out Of Business: In The Neck Or Elsewhere?
  Presenters(s): Kevin G. Burnand, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., M.S.  
1:32 PM - 1:39 PM Neck Trauma During Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Acute And Subacute Role Of The Vascular Surgeon
  Presenters(s): David L. Gillespie, M.D.  
1:40 PM - 1:47 PM A Forward Surgical Experience With The Marines In Iraq
  Presenters(s): Stephen F. McCartney, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
1:48 PM - 1:58 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVI
 
SESSION XXVII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXVII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:58 PM - 2:05 PM Intravascular Coil Embolization Can Cure Most Type II Endoleaks And Some Type I Endoleaks: How To Do It
  Presenters(s): Michel S. Makaroun, M.D.  
2:06 PM - 2:13 PM How To Avoid Early, Midterm And Late Complications With AneuRx Endografts In EVAR
  Presenters(s): Luis A. Sanchez, M.D.  
2:14 PM - 2:21 PM Debate: Branch Endograft To Revascularize Hypogastric Arteries During EVAR With Iliac Aneurysms: How Well Does It Work?
  Presenters(s): Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
2:22 PM - 2:29 PM Debate: Hypogastric Interruption During EVAR Is Relatively Safe With Iliac Aneurysms: When Is It Not And When Should Revascularization Be Attempted?
  Presenters(s): Manish Mehta, M.D., M.P.H.  
2:30 PM - 2:37 PM Ischemic Complications Of EVAR And How To Prevent And Treat Them
  Presenters(s): Mark A. Adelman, M.D.  
2:38 PM - 2:45 PM Factors Contributing To True And Apparent Graft Migration After EVAR With The Powerlink Endogaft: The Importance Of AAA Sac Remodeling
  Presenters(s): Rodney A. White, M.D.  
2:46 PM - 2:53 PM What’s New In Finite Element Analysis And Other Indirect Methods For Predicting AAA Rupture Risk
  Presenters(s): Mark F. Fillinger, M.D.  
2:54 PM - 3:04 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVII
 
SESSION XXVIII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXVIII: NEW TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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3:04 PM - 3:11 PM Technique For Balloon Control Of The Aorta During EVAR For Ruptured AAA
  Presenters(s): Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:12 PM - 3:19 PM The RENU Device: A New System For Endovascular Rescue Of Stent Grafts That Have Migrated Or Failed In Other Ways
  Presenters(s): Samuel R. Money, M.D., M.B.A.  
3:20 PM - 3:27 PM Use Of Prostagladin E1 To Treat Trash Foot After Aortic Surgery
  Presenters(s): Juan C. Parodi, M.D.  
3:28 PM - 3:35 PM Open Surgical Care Of Children <12 With Vascular Injuries: Problems And Precautions
  Presenters(s): Michael C. Dalsing, M.D.  
3:36 PM - 3:43 PM Dynamic MRA Of The Necks Of Infrarenal AAAs: Pulsatility, Sizing And The Influence Of Endograft Treatment
  Presenters(s): Hence J.M. Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:44 PM - 3:51 PM Brachial To Distal Hand Artery Bypasses For Finger Gangrene: A New Horizon For Vascular Surgeons And How To Perform Them
  Presenters(s): Benjamin B. Chang, M.D.  
3:52 PM - 3:59 PM Infrarenal Aortic Length Does Not Change With Sac Shrinkage After EVAR
  Presenters(s): Hugh G. Beebe, M.D.  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D. / James A. DeWeese, M.D.  
4:10 PM - 4:17 PM Why Lower Extremity Amputation Rates Are Higher In Black Patients: What Can Be Done To Improve Results?
  Presenters(s): Donna M. Mendes, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
4:18 PM - 4:25 PM Gold Coverings Improve Stent Visibility But Increase Restenosis
  Presenters(s): Richard J. Powell, M.D.  
4:26 PM - 4:33 PM Iliac Fixation Is The Key To Preventing Stent-Graft Migration After EVAR
  Presenters(s): Christopher K. Zarins, M.D.  
4:34 PM - 4:41 PM Aorfix Flexible Endograft For EVAR: What Can It Do That Other Grafts Cannot Based On 3-Year Clinical Results?
  Presenters(s): Brian R. Hopkinson, Ch.M., F.R.C.S.  
4:42 PM - 4:49 PM Mid-term Results With The Cordis-Fortron Stent-Graft System For EVAR: Phase I Study Update
  Presenters(s): Bruce J. Brener, M.D.  
4:50 PM - 4:57 PM Unintended Consequences Of Subtle Changes In Stent-Graft Design And Resulting Changes In Hemodynamic Forces: Clinical Significance
  Presenters(s): Timothy A.M. Chuter, M.D.  
4:58 PM - 5:08 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): James A. DeWeese, M.D. / Joseph L. Mills, M.D.  
5:09 PM - 5:16 PM A New Physiologic Assessment Scale To Allow Risk Stratification Of Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm Patients
  Presenters(s): Randy D. Moore, M.D.  
5:17 PM - 5:24 PM Proximal Neck Dilatation Does Not Occur After EVAR With A Balloon Expandable Endograft
  Presenters(s): Mahmoud B. Malas, M.D.  
5:25 PM - 5:32 PM What The Vascular Surgeon Needs To Know About Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Based On The Mayo Clinic Experience
  Presenters(s): Jean M. Panneton, M.D.  
5:33 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion And 6-Minute Video Case Presentations:
5:33 PM - 5:33 PM Holistic Approach To Type B Dissections: A Unique New Method
  Presenters(s): Peter J. Mossop, M.D.  
5:34 PM - 5:34 PM Talent AAA Endograft: Extending The Indications
  Presenters(s): Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, M.D.  
5:35 PM - 5:35 PM Use Of Talent Thoracic Stent Graft For Aortic Dissection
  Presenters(s): Rodney A. White, M.D.  
END OF SESSION XXVIII
 
SESSION XXIX SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXIX: UPDATES AND RECENT ADVANCES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM Are There Differences In Expected And Actual Results With Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)?
  Presenters(s): Bruce A. Perler, M.D., M.B.A.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Flow Reversal For CAS And Treatment Of Strokes: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenters(s): Juan C. Parodi, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Limits Of Zenith Endograft For EVAR And How Can They Be Extended
  Presenters(s): Evan C. Lipsitz, M.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Device Specific Outcomes In EVAR: Does The Graft Make A Difference?
  Presenters(s): Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM Post EVAR Rupture Rate Can Be As Low As 0.5%: Is It The Result Of Treating More Small AAAs? Maybe They Need No Treatment At All
  Presenters(s): Dieter Raithel, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:20 AM - 7:27 AM Aortic Reconstructive Surgery In Children: Indications, Techniques And Precautions
  Presenters(s): James C. Stanley, M.D.  
7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Video Assisted First Rib Resection: Is It Easier Or Better?
  Presenters(s): Bernardo D. Martinez, M.D.  
7:36 AM - 7:46 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, M.D. / James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.  
7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Current Concepts Regarding The Etiology And Prevention Of Paraplegia After Thoracic Stent Grafting
  Presenters(s): Larry H. Hollier, M.D.  
7:54 AM - 8:01 AM Thoracic Aortic Perforation By Endograft Stent Struts: Is It A Design Flaw Or An Inherent Risk Of The Procedure?
  Presenters(s): Geoffrey H. White, M.D.  
8:02 AM - 8:09 AM Mechanism Of Component Separation Of Modular Thoracic Endografts: How Can This Be Prevented?
  Presenters(s): Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.D., F.R.A.C.S.  
8:10 AM - 8:17 AM Results Of Medtronic-Talent Thoracic Stent-Graft Trial: Who Can’t Have Stent-Graft Treatment And Why?
  Presenters(s): Ronald M. Fairman, M.D.  
8:18 AM - 8:25 AM Prospective Randomized Comparison Of Acuseal (Goretex) Versus Hemashield-Finesse Patching During CEA: Which Is Better?
  Presenters(s): Ali F. AbuRahma, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM Dilatation Of Aortic Grafts: Is It A Clinically Important Problem?
  Presenters(s): Torben V. Schroeder, M.D., D.M.Sc.  
8:34 AM - 8:41 AM Are Fenestrated Grafts Really Necessary: What Is A Short Infrarenal Neck And How Does It Affect The Results Of EVAR?
  Presenters(s): Jacob Buth, M.D.  
8:42 AM - 8:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIX
 
SESSION XXX SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXX: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID, VERTEBRAL AND SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNK DISEASE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:52 AM - 8:59 AM Gender Differences In Carotid Stenosis: Are We Over-Diagnosing Carotid Disease In Women?
  Presenters(s): Anthony J. Comerota, M.D.  
9:00 AM - 9:07 AM Covered Stents To Manage Difficult Carotid Artery Lesions: Techniques, Indications And Pitfalls
  Presenters(s): Claudio Schonholz, M.D.  
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Indications And Techniques For Carotid - Carotid Bypass
  Presenters(s): Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:16 AM - 9:23 AM SAPPHIRE Eligible High Risk Patients Can Be Well Treated With CEA: So Where Is The Beef?
  Presenters(s): Timothy M. Sullivan, M.D.  
9:24 AM - 9:31 AM Reoperative Carotid Endarterectomy: Are The Risks Really So High That CAS Should Be The Primary Treatment: When Should It Be?
  Presenters(s): Richard P. Cambria, M.D.  
9:32 AM - 9:39 AM 10 Top Tips For Subclavian And Vertebral Revascularization
  Presenters(s): Max Amor, M.D.  
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Juan C. Parodi, M.D. / Kenneth Ouriel, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
9:50 AM - 9:57 AM Debate: Late Results With Eversion CEA: Technical Details That Make It A Better Way
  Presenters(s): R. Clement Darling III, M.D.  
9:58 AM - 10:05 AM Debate: Eversion CEA Is Not All It Is Cracked Up To Be: It Should Not Be Widely Adopted
  Presenters(s): Thomas E. Brothers, M.D.  
10:06 AM - 10:13 AM Improved Outcomes Of CEA: Does It Matter If A Vascular Surgeon Does The Operation?
  Presenters(s): Alan Dardik, M.D., Ph.D.  
10:14 AM - 10:21 AM Is It Useful To Identify High Risk Carotid Plaques Before Surgery/Stenting: How Is It Best Done And What To Do About Them
  Presenters(s): Christos D. Liapis, M.D.  
10:22 AM - 10:29 AM Risk Factors For Perioperative Stroke After CEA: Hypercoagulability Is Key
  Presenters(s): Glenn M. LaMuraglia, M.D.  
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXX
 
SESSION XXXI SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXXI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STENTING OF THE CAROTID BIFURCATION AND SUPRA-AORTIC TRUNKS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:40 AM - 10:47 AM CEA Should Be The Treatment Of Choice For Most Forms Of Carotid Bifurcation Disease: Are There New Adjuncts That Help?
  Presenters(s): Clifford J. Buckley, M.D.  
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Overview Of All Randomized Trials Of CEA Versus CAS
  Presenters(s): A. Ross Naylor, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
10:56 AM - 11:03 AM Early And Late Results Of CAS In The Italian Registry: What Are The Limits Of Registry Data?
  Presenters(s): Giorgio M. Biasi, M.D.  
11:04 AM - 11:11 AM 10 Top Technical Tips For CAS And Avoiding Complications
  Presenters(s): Michael B. Silva, Jr., M.D.  
11:12 AM - 11:19 AM My 10 Top Technical Tips For Safe CAS
  Presenters(s): Peter A. Schneider, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:27 AM Carotid Hemodynamics After CAS: Are There Gender Differences?
  Presenters(s): Carlos H. Timaran, M.D.  
11:28 AM - 11:35 AM Are Brain Protection Devices All They Are Cracked Up To Be?
  Presenters(s): Jos C. van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:36 AM - 11:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXI
 
SESSION XXXII SCHEDULE
Sunday
SESSION XXXII: LATE BREAKING NEW ADVANCES AND ISSUES (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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11:46 AM - 11:53 AM How To Guide Stent-Graft Implantation In Type B Aortic Dissections: Comparison Of Angiography, TEE And IVUS
  Presenters(s): Dietmar H. Koschyk, M.D.  
11:54 AM - 12:01 PM Comparison Of Results Of Endovascular Procedures Performed By Different Specialists: Vascular Surgeons Do As Well As Other Interventionalists
  Presenters(s): Marc A. Passman, M.D.  
12:02 PM - 12:09 PM Will Certificates Of Added Qualifications (CAQs) In Vascular Surgery Be A Good Thing?
  Presenters(s): Ramon Berguer, M.D., Ph.D.  
12:10 PM - 12:17 PM The Availability Of EVAR Reduces Overall Mortality Rates For Treating AAAs
  Presenters(s): Peter Polterauer, M.D.  
12:18 PM - 12:25 PM Percutaneous Isolated Limb Perfusion For Severe Ischemia In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Standard Revascularization
  Presenters(s): John F. Eidt, M.D.  
12:26 PM - 12:33 PM Early Results Of The European SFA Treatment Registry: What Method Of Treatment Appears Best?
  Presenters(s): Gerhard Hoffmann, M.D.  
12:34 PM - 12:41 PM Simplified Approach To Severe Lymphedema: What Every Vascular Surgeon Should Know
  Presenters(s): Byung-Boong Lee, M.D.  
12:42 PM - 12:49 PM Simplified Approach To Congenital Vascular Malformations: What Every Vascular Surgeon Should Know
  Presenters(s): J. Leonel Villavicencio, M.D.  
12:50 PM - 12:57 PM A Biologically Active Stent Graft For Aortic Aneurysms: Rationale And Preclinical Data
  Presenters(s): Lindsay S. Machan, M.D.  
12:58 PM - 1:05 PM CAPTURE Post Market Study Results For The Accunet Embolic Protection Device And Acculink Stent: 30-Day Stroke, Mortality And MI Rates
  Presenters(s): Richard M. Green, M.D.  
1:06 PM - 1:13 PM Hemodynamics In AV Access: The Advantage Of The Venaflo® Graft
  Presenters(s): Brian W. Haag, MD, FACS  
1:14 PM - 1:25 PM Panel Discussion
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM Prize Drawing Raffle. You Must Be Present to Win!
1:35 PM - 1:35 PM Symposium Ends
END OF SESSION XXXII