Friday
SESSION 37: UPDATES, CONTROVERSIES AND NEW CONCEPTS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AAAS (5-MINUTES TALKS)
Moderators:Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
SESSION 37 SCHEDULE
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Update On Dutch Ruptured AAA RCT Of EVAR vs. Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
3:36 PM - 3:41 PM DEBATE: We Still Need Level I Evidence To Support Use Of EVAR With Ruptured AAAs: Update On The Findings Of The UK IMPROVE Trial
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
3:42 PM - 3:47 PM DEBATE: We Don’t Need A RCT: All Ruptured AAAs Can Be Treated Endovascularly And The Results Are Excellent
  Presenter(s):Dieter O. Mayer, MD / Thomas Larzon, MD  
3:48 PM - 3:53 PM EVAR Must Be Part Of Any Ruptured AAA Program: Based On A Consensus Panel Finding
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM Why Open Repair Is Still The Gold Standard For Treatment Of Ruptured AAA
  Presenter(s):Jürg Schmidli, MD  
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM DEBATE: With Ruptured AAAs The Turn-Down Rate For Treatment Is Key
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD / Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM DEBATE: Technique Not Turn-Down Rate Is Important: Tips And Tricks To Get Good Outcomes From EVAR For AAAs Short-Term And Long-Term
  Presenter(s):Mario Lachat, MD / Dieter O. Mayer, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Are Outcomes Of Treatment For Ruptured AAAs Better If A Specialist Vascular Surgeon Is Caring For The Patient Than Some Other Specialist (General Surgeon Or Cardiac Surgeon)
  Presenter(s):Florian Dick, MD  
4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Prophylactic Use Of Polypropylene Mesh Overlay In Open Repair For AAAs Decreases The 30% Incisional Hernia Rate
  Presenter(s):Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Is The Transfer Of RAAA Patients To Specialized Centers From Smaller Hospitals Worthwhile: A UK Delphi Consensus Study Shows It Is Under Certain Conditions
  Presenter(s):Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Estimating AAA Rupture Risk: It Is Not Just Diameter: Quantitation Of Other Easily Determinable Factors
  Presenter(s):Jesper Swedenborg, MD, PhD  
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Degree Of Calcification As A Prognostic Factor For Rupture With AAAs
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
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4:42 PM - 4:52 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 37
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