Wednesday
SESSION 31: MEDICAL TREATMENTS; LIPID MANAGEMENT BY DRUGS; HEART AND CORONARY STENT RELATED TOPICS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS / Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Value And Limitations Of Cannabis (Marijuana) In Vascular Patients: What Is The Drug’s Effect On Blood Vessels
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM How Does A Cardiology Evaluation Before Major Vascular Surgery Decrease Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Rates
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Value Of Statins, Diet, Ezetimibe And PCSK-9 Inhibitors In Vascular Patients: Update On The Importance Of LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C) Levels: How Low Should They Be Pushed: What Drugs And Dosages
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Are LDL-C Levels And Statin Induced Decreases In LDL-C Levels Important (As In Europe) Despite AHA Guidelines: How To Treat Patients Needing Lipid Lowering Who Appear Statin Intolerant
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM DEBATE: Lowering LDL-C Levels With Statins And PCSK-9 Inhibitors In Vascular And At Risk Patients Prevents Cardiovascular Events And Deaths, Is Reasonably Safe And Helps Patients To Have Longer And Better Lives
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM DEBATE: Not So: Statins Are Dangerous Drugs And Lowering LDL-C Levels Does No Good And May Be Harmful
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Why Are PCSK-9 Inhibitors A Game-Changer For PAD Patients: Coronary Plaques Can Stabilize With Lower LDL-C Levels Produced By High Dose Statins Plus PCSK-9 Inhibitors: The GLAGOV Trial: How Low Should The LDL-C Be Lowered To
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM The Less Than Stellar 3-Year Results Of The Absorb Drug Eluting Bioresorbable Stent (BRSs) (Abbott) In Coronary Lesions May Be Due To Variable And Imperfect Implantation Techniques And Sizing: Small Arteries May Be A Problem: What Is The Future For BRSs
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD / Gregg W. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Update On When If Ever After A Coronary BMS Or DES Can Vascular Surgery Safely Be Performed And How Should Antiplatelet Drugs Be Managed Perioperatively In Coronary Stent Patients
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM Effect Of Frailty Assessment On Preoperative Risk Predictive Models For Various Vascular Surgical Procedures In Various Vascular Beds
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:48 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 31
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