Thursday
SESSION 51: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AAAs (RAAAs); RELATED CONTROVERSIES
SESSION 51 SCHEDULE
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Impact Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) And Abdominal Decompression On The Outcomes Of EVAR For Ruptured AAAs (RAAAs): How To Diagnose And Treat ACS
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM New Developments In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of ACS After EVAR For RAAAs: What Is The Medical Treatment, When Is It Indicated And When Is Open Abdomen Treatment Mandatory
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
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MEGA DEBATE
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM DEBATE: Sometimes Repair Of A Ruptured AAA Is Not Worthwhile: Patients Who Have Had A Cardiac Arrest Is One Such Instance And Age >80 And BP <70 Are Other Indications Of 100% Mortality
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM DEBATE: Not So: Repair Of A Ruptured AAA After Cardiac Arrest Can Be Worthwhile
  Presenter(s):Robert S. Crawford, MD / Donald G. Harris, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM DEBATE: Predictive Models For Mortality After RAAA Repair Do Not Predict Absolute Futility And Are Not Useful In Clinical Decision Making
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: All Patients With RAAAs Should Have Repair Attempted: There Should Be No Exclusions Because All Patients Have A Chance At Survival – Especially With EVAR
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
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1:36 PM - 1:42 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Advantages And Value Of The Zurich-ESVS Ruptured AAA Workshop: What It Teaches About EVAR, ACS, Aortic Balloon Use And Other Adjuncts To Improve Outcomes: What Difference Has It Made
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD / Dieter O. Mayer, MD / Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD / Isabelle van Herzeele, MD, PhD  
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MEGA DEBATE
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM DEBATE: The IMPROVE RCT shows No Mortality Benefit From An EVAR Strategy Over Open Repair For RAAAs – Although There Are Other Benefits To EVAR
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM DEBATE: Other RCTs (AJAX And ECAR) Comparing EVAR To Open Repair For RAAAs Also Show No Decreased Mortality For EVAR
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD / Ron Balm, MD, PhD / Pascal Desgranges, MD, PhD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM DEBATE: Not So: Why The RCTs Got It All Wrong: EVAR Is Best For RAAAs, Lowers Mortality And Has Other Benefits
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Open Repair vs. EVAR For RAAAs: The Landscape Is Changing – Even In The UK: EVAR Is The New Gold Standard
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM EVAR Lowers Mortality From RAAAs And Decreases “Turn Down For Treatment” Rates: With Adjuncts (Chimney Grafts, Etc.) Almost All RAAAs Can Be Treated Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD / Dieter O. Mayer, MD / Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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2:18 PM - 2:24 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 51
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