Thursday
SESSION 14: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS 1 (5-MINUTE TALKS)
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
PROGRAM B (SESSIONS 14-16) LOCATION: TRIANON BALLROOM, 3RD FLOOR
6:35 AM - 6:40 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Optimizing POBA With Focal Force Balloons: What Are They And Do They Work With Heavily Calcified Arteries
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
6:46 AM - 6:51 AM Tips And Tricks For Antegrade Puncture Of The CFA: How To Get The Wire Easily Into The SFA
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM When And How To Use Embolic Protection Devices In The Lower Extremity
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
6:58 AM - 7:03 AM PTA (POBA) vs. Stenting For SFA/Popliteal Disease: Are Late Outcomes Equivalent
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Endovascular vs. Open Surgical Treatments: A Common Sense Approach To The TASC System
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Role Of Bare Metal Stents For Below Knee Lesions Causing CLI: When Do They Help And When Not: Results Of The Belgian BTK Trial: What Is The Need For Reintervention At 1 Year
  Presenter(s):Frank E.G. Vermassen, MD, PhD  
7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Advantages And Limitations Of Drug Eluting Balloons (DEBs): Do They Improve On The Results Of PTA With Uncoated Balloons For The Treatment Of Primary Lesions And After Atherectomy
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM What Is The Effectiveness Of The Angioslide Embolic Debris Capture Device And When Should It Be Used
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Supera Veritas Stent: Why Is It A Better Solution For Extensive Femoropopliteal Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
7:34 AM - 7:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14
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