Wednesday
SESSION 31: MONITORING HEPARIN; SCREENING FOR AND ASSESSING ATHEROSCLEROTIC RISK; ANTI- ATHEROSCLEROSIS TREATMENT CHANGES IN LIGHT OF NEW TRIAL FINDINGS; UPDATE ON TIMING OF SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY STENTS
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Incidence And Importance Of Heparin Resistance In Vascular Procedures And How Measurement Of ACT Can Offset This Problem: Value Of Medtronic Hemostasis Management System
  Presenter(s):Arno M. Wiersema, MD, PhD / Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD / Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM Pleiotropic Effect Of Statins: What Are They And How Should They Be Monitored
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM The Value Of Ultrasound Screening Of Femoral And Carotid Arteries To Predict Atherosclerotic Risk And What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM The VIVA RCT Is A Game Changer: It Shows That Population Based Screening For AAA, PAD And Hypertension Allows Intensive Medical Treatment With Statins And Anti-Hypertensives And That These Drugs Save Lives (7%)
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Current Role Of PCSK 9 Inhibitors In LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) Management: How Do They Work And When Should They Be Given (Alirocumab-Praluent From Sanofi & Regeneron And Evolocumab-Repatha From Amgen)
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM How To Manage Muscle Pain And Apparent Statin Intolerance In Patients On Statins: It Can Be Often Done Safely And Effectively Without Stopping Statins: What Does The GAUSS-3 Trial Tell Us About Controlling The Side Effects Of Statins
  Presenter(s):Don Poldermans, MD  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Why LDL-C (Or Non-HDL-C) Levels Are Important Guides To Treatment And Should Be Followed In Primary And Secondary Event Prevention For Vascular Patients At Risk: Coronary Lesions Regress When LDL-C Is <80 mm/dL
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC  / Caron B. Rockman, MD  
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Value Of Ezetimibe (Zetia) In Decreasing Death, Stroke And MI Rates When Added To Simvastatin: What Value Of LDL-C Should Our Patients Strive To Achieve: The IMPROVE-IT Trial: What Does The HOPE 3 Trial Tell Us About Crestor And Primary Prevention
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM New Key Findings From The JUPITER Trial: Statins (Crestor) Have Variability In Their LDL-C Lowering Ability; The Degree Of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Correlates With The Percent LDL-C Reduction: Therapeutic Implications
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC  / Jonathan Newman, MD  
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM What Is New About Optimal Timing For Elective Vascular Surgery After Coronary Stenting For Angina; For MIs; With BMSs; With DESs: Things Have Changed: Risks Are Higher If The Stenting Was Done For An MI
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
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7:40 AM - 7:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 31
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