SESSION 71 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 71: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA (SCI) ASSOCIATED WITH TEVAR AND TREATMENT OF TAAAs
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Germano Melissano, MD / Firas F. Mussa, MD  
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6:50 AM - 6:55 AM The Value Of Hyperbaric Oxygen As A Rescue Treatment For SCI After F/B/EVAR For TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, FRCS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Update On The Value Of Tight Glucose Control To Minimize SCI From TEVAR And F/B/EVAR Treatment Of TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Jade S. Hiramoto, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:02 AM - 7:07 AM Why Spinal Fluid Drainage Should Not Be Used Routinely In All TAAA Repairs: Why Its Use Should Be Restricted To Specific Indications Or SCI Symptoms: What Are These Indications
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:08 AM - 7:13 AM Spinal Cord Hematoma After Spinal Fluid Drainage: Etiology, Clinical Course, Prevention And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Hamdy Awad, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:14 AM - 7:19 AM What Are The Complications Of Spinal Fluid Drainage: How Can They Be Prevented: Optimal Strategies For Preventing Or Minimizing SCI
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM New Developments In The Prevention And Treatment Of SCI With Open And Endo TAAA Repairs
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD / Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:26 AM - 7:31 AM Current Status Of Ischemic Preconditioning To Decrease SCI With TAAA Repairs: Status Of Minimally Invasive Staged Segmental Artery Coil Embolization (MIS2ACE) And Studies To Evaluate It: The PAPA-ARTIS Trial
  Presenter(s):Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:32 AM - 7:37 AM Technical Issues And Experience With MIS2ACE In 50 Patients Undergoing Endo TAAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Daniela Branzan, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD / Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:38 AM - 7:43 AM A New Simplified Method To Precondition The Spinal Cord By Occluding Intercostal Arteries Without Selective Catheterization: Technique And Experience
  Presenter(s):Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:44 AM - 7:49 AM Near Infrared Spectrometry (NIRS) Monitoring Of Spinal Muscles To Reflect SCI With TAAA Repairs: How It Works And Early Experience
  Presenter(s):Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 71
 
SESSION 72 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 72: NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES FOR CAROTID TREATMENT AND CAS: MESH COVERED STENTS AND TRANSCERVICAL TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION (TCAR)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Frank J. Veith, MD / Wesley S. Moore, MD  
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MESH COVERED STENTS
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Update On The 3 Mesh Covered Stents For CAS: What Are The Differences Between Them And What Is The Status Of Their Safety And Efficacy
  Presenter(s):Max Amor, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Update On Results With The C-Guard Micronet Mesh Covered Stent For CAS (From Inspire MD): Does It Prevent Strokes: Does It Cause ISR Or Other Long-Term Problems: Can It Have Value In Other Vascular Beds
  Presenter(s):Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Status Of Dual Layer Stents For CAS: Is Acute Occlusion An Issue And How To Avoid It
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Are Mesh Covered Stents Living Up To Their Potential For Improving CAS Outcomes: Results Of A RCT
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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UPDATE ON TCAR
8:24 AM - 8:29 AM TCAR With Flow Reversal Is Equal To Or Better Than CEA For Treating High Risk Symptomatic Patients With Carotid Stenosis: DW MRI Findings Prove It (From The PROOF Trial)
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Update On Recent Results And Trials With TCAR: Why Is It Gaining Acceptance And Its Use Increasing: Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Vikram S. Kashyap, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Technical Tips For Optimizing Outcomes With TCAR: Precautions And Contraindications To Its Use: Does It Decrease Stroke Rates (From The SVS Registry)
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM DEBATE: TCAR Is A Game Changer For CAS And Should Replace Transfemoral CAS Procedures
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:48 AM - 8:53 AM DEBATE: Not So: Transfemoral Access Should Be The First Option For Most CAS Procedures In Most Low Risk And Many High Risk Patients: Why It Is Better Than TCAR
  Presenter(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:54 AM - 8:59 AM Why A Reinvigoration Of CAS Is Justified By Better Embolic Protection And Newer Mesh Covered Stents; OCT Proves It
  Presenter(s):Carlo Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Panel Discussion
9:10 AM - 9:22 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 72
 
SESSION 73 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 73: MORE CAROTID TOPICS: CAUSES OF STROKE, RISK FACTORS, IMPACT ON COGNITION AND BEST TREATMENT WITH CONTRALATERAL ICA OCCLUSION
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Stroke And Death Rates After CEA Are Decreasing Over The Last 10 Years: This Is Not Yet So After CAS: Will This Change For CAS
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS / Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM US Medicare Population Trends From 1999-2014 Show Decreasing Usage And Adverse Event Rates For CEA And Increasing Usage Of CAS With No Change In CAS Adverse Event Rates: Will The Latter Change
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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COGNITION ISSUES
9:34 AM - 9:39 AM What Are The Problems With The Accuracy Of Cognitive Testing Before And After Carotid Invasive Treatment: They Can Invalidate Study Conclusions
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM What Is The Evidence For CEA Or CAS Reducing Cognitive Decline In Patients: Actually Both Procedures Make It Worse: Based On A Meta-Analysis
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Effects Of Diabetes On Changes In Cognition After CAS And CEA: Why Is This So
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Modern Outcomes Of Redo CEA Are Worse Than Older Single Center Results Indicate: What Are The Implications For Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, RPVI, FACS / Alik Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Styloid-Carotid Artery Syndrome Can Cause TIAs: What Is It: How Should It Be Diagnosed And Treated
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:04 AM - 10:10 AM Panel Discussion
WITH CONTRALATERAL CAROTID OCCLUSIONS – DIVERGENT VIEWS
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Patients Needing Invasive Carotid Treatment In The Face Of A Contralateral Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) Occlusion Should Have CAS Rather Than CEA
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD; FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
10:16 AM - 10:21 AM With Patients Needing Invasive Carotid Treatment In The Face Of A Contralateral ICA Occlusion CEA Can Be Done With Acceptably Low Risks: What Precaution Should Be Taken
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:22 AM - 10:27 AM In Patients With A Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis On One Side And A Contralateral ICA Occlusion, CAS Has A Higher Stroke Rate Than CEA In A Population Based Analysis
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:28 AM - 10:33 AM A Meta-Analysis Tells The True Story: Both CEA And CAS Have Greater Risks In Patients With A Contralateral ICA Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD / Leila Mureebe, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:34 AM - 10:39 AM How Can These Divergent Opinions And Results Be Explained And Patients With Contralateral ICA Occlusions Be Best Cared For By CEA Or CAS With No Increased Risks
  Presenter(s):Carlos Saadeh, MD, FRCSC, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Contemporary Treatment Of Carotid Aneurysms: Optimal Use Of Endo And Open Techniques
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:46 AM - 10:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 73
 
SESSION 74 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 74: MORE CAROTID TOPICS RELATED TO TIMING OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND FUTURE CAS OPTIMISM
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Alik Farber, MD / Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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OPTIMAL TIMING FOR TREATMENT – SOME DIFFERENT OPINIONS
10:52 AM - 10:57 AM Optimal Timing Of CEA Or CAS After A Stroke Or TIA
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:58 AM - 11:03 AM DEBATE: Why The Optimal Timing For CEA In Patients Who Have Had A TIA Or Minor Stroke Is 8-15 Days After The Event
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:04 AM - 11:09 AM DEBATE: CEA From 2-5 Days After Onset Of The Index Neuro Symptom Has No Increased Risk But CEA <48 Hours After Symptom Onset Has Increased Risk: From The VSGNE
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH / Alik Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Carotid Interventions After Ischemic Strokes Should Be Delayed 6-8 Weeks Only If The Cerebral Lesion Is Large (>4000 mm3) On CT
  Presenter(s):Gianluca Faggioli, MD / Andrea Stella, MD / Mauro Gargiulo, Professor  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:16 AM - 11:21 AM DEBATE: CAS Is Justified Soon After Neurologic Symptoms If Certain Precautions Are Taken: How Soon: What Precautions
  Presenter(s):Carlo Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:22 AM - 11:27 AM DEBATE: Early CAS From 2-7 Days After Neurologic Symptom Onset Has Increased Risk: CEA From 2-7 Days After Symptom Onset Has No Increased Risk: When Safe; When Not
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:28 AM - 11:33 AM Urgent Carotid Intervention In Patients With Mild To Moderate Strokes Is Associated With Improved Functional Independence On Discharge: How Long After A Stroke Should A Patient Undergo CEA: How About For CAS
  Presenter(s):Hernan A. Bazan, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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MEDICAL ISSUES
11:34 AM - 11:39 AM In Patients With Carotid Disease Or A Stroke, What Level Of BP Maintenance Is Too Low: A Note Of Caution: What About LDL-C: Where Should It Be And Can It Be Too Low
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM The Currently Widely Used Antiplatelet Regimens For CAS Patients Are Not The Right Ones: How Should They Be Changed
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:46 AM - 11:51 AM What Is On The Horizon For Improving CAS Outcomes: A Vascular Surgeon’s Epiphany: How TCAR, CREST 2 And New Stents Will Change The Game
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:52 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 74
 
SESSION 75 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 75: CAROTID TOPICS RELATED TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS, IMPROVED TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY, CAS VS. CEA AND CAROTID BODY TUMORS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Wesley S. Moore, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Frailty Has Different Effects On The Outcomes For Patients Undergoing CAS And CEA: Frail Patients Needing Treatment Should Preferentially Get CAS
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Diagnosis Of ICA String Sign, Pseudo-Occlusion Or True Occlusion: Is Duplex Ultrasound Sufficient To Determine Accurately Patency And Operability
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM How CAS Can Be Performed Safely With Just Duplex Ultrasonography And No Contrast: What About Evaluating The Intracranial Circulation
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD / Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM New Devices For CAS: The Gore Embolic Filter: What Makes It Better And A New 3-In-1 Device With An Integrated Balloon, Filter And Stent: How Does It Work And Results
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Midterm Comparative Results Of CAS With 2 Mesh Covered Stents – The C-Guard (InspireMD) And The Roadsaver (Terumo)
  Presenter(s):Maria Antonella Ruffino, MD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: Intraoperative Completion Control By Duplex Or Angiography Is A Must After CEA: From The German National Registry
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM DEBATE: Not So: If One Uses Careful Technique, Intraoperative Completion Control Studies Are Unnecessary And May Be Misleading Or Harmful
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Late Results (Up To 12 Years) Show That CEA Treated Patients Have A Lower Risk Of Late Adverse Events Or Death Than CAS Treated Patients: Are There Confounders
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD / Mohammad A. Hussain, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Large Propensity Matched Case Comparison Study Of CAS vs. CEA (Up To 2016) Shows That CAS Has More Adverse Events And Restenosis Than CEA With 2 Years Follow-Up
  Presenter(s):Dong-ik Kim, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM New Techniques For Improving The Surgical Treatment Of Large Carotid Body Tumors: Embolization Is Helpful If Done Right: Technical Tips From A High Altitude High Volume Ecuadorian Center
  Presenter(s):Oscar L. Ojeda, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:08 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 75
 
SESSION 76 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 76: CAROTID TRIAL AND GUIDELINE UPDATES, TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS) AND COMBINED CAROTID AND CORONARY DISEASE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Adelman, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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2:08 PM - 2:13 PM Highlights Of The ESVS 2018 Carotid Guidelines: Advice Re Optimal Treatment Of Asymptomatic Patients With Carotid Stenosis (ACS)
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD / Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:14 PM - 2:19 PM Update On Indications For Invasive Treatment Of Carotid Disease (Symptomatic And Asymptomatic) By CEA Or CAS Before Major Surgery Or Coronary Bypass
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM New Subanalysis Findings From The ACT-1 Trial: What It Tells Us About The Treatment Of ACS And What It Does Not Tell Us
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:26 PM - 2:31 PM Update On The Status Of CREST 2 RCTs In ACS Patients (Best Medical Treatment [BMT] Alone vs. BMT Plus CEA Or CAS): Problems And Progress: When Will We Have Answers And How Definitive Will They Be
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD / Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Update On The ACST 2 RCT Comparing CAS And CEA For Treatment Of ACS: How Is Recruitment Going And When Will We Have Definitive Answers
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS / Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Why CREST 2 And ACST 2 May Have Little Definitive Value Although They May Provide Useful Information
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Status Of The ECST 2 RCT Comparing CEA Or CAS And BMT To BMT Alone In Symptomatic And ACS Patients: What Will It Tell Us And When
  Presenter(s):Jonathan D. Beard, ChM, MEd, FRCS / Martin M. Brown, MD / Leo H. Bonati, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM A New System For Stroke Prediction In ACS Patients: When Is Invasive Treatment (CEA/CAS) Mandatory And Justified
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:56 PM - 3:08 PM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 76
 
SESSION 77 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 77: NEW TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS; CAROTID PATCHES; UPDATES AND CONTROVERSIES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Neal S. Cayne, MD / Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
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3:08 PM - 3:13 PM Compliant Balloon Assisted Branch Entry To Facilitate Difficult Branch Artery Wire And Catheter Entry During F/EVAR: How It Works
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:14 PM - 3:19 PM Minimally Invasive CEA Through An Incision < 3 cm In Length: Technique, Results, Precautions And Contraindications
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Proczka, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:20 PM - 3:25 PM Advantages And Technical Tips For Mini-Incision CEAs
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:26 PM - 3:31 PM DEBATE: Prosthetic Patches Should Be Used For All CEAs: The Level 1 Evidence Is Clear
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:32 PM - 3:37 PM DEBATE: All CEAs Should Be Closed With A Patch: Bovine Pericardium Or Saphenous Vein Is The Best Patch Material
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:38 PM - 3:43 PM DEBATE: Both Are Wrong: Most CEAs Should Be Closed Without A Patch: How To Do This With Good Outcomes: Patches Can Cause Several Major Problems
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:44 PM - 3:49 PM Improper And Suboptimal Antiplatelet Treatment Casts Doubt On All CAS Trials: What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:49 PM - 3:54 PM Panel Discussion
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM How To Reduce Lymphedema With Liposuction: Technique, Precautions And Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Håkan Brorson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:01 PM - 4:06 PM DEBATE: Endo-First Is Best For All CLTI Patients: Rarely Are Open Bypasses Helpful: How Often
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:07 PM - 4:12 PM DEBATE: Not So: Why Open Bypass First Is Best In Some CLTI Patients: Which Ones: What Percent Of CLTI Patients Will Require An Open Procedure At Some Point In Their Course
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:13 PM - 4:18 PM Continued Tobacco Use Is Bad For PAD Patients But Does Not Negatively Affect Outcomes Of Endo Treatments For Intermittent Claudication
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:19 PM - 4:24 PM Current Treatment Options For Limb Threatening Hand Ischemia: How Good Are Their Results
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 77
 
SESSION 78 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 78: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE DEVICES, HYPERBARIC OXYGEN AND WOUND CARE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Glenn Jacobowitz, MD / Gregg S. Landis, MD  
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PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE DEVICES
4:30 PM - 4:35 PM What Are The Next Generation Large Sheath Closure Devices (Manta, Per Q Seal, In-Seal And NxT): How Do They Work And How Good Will They Be
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Pitfalls Of Percutaneous EVAR (PEVAR) And How To Avoid Them
  Presenter(s):Maciej L. Dryjski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM New Developments In Access Site Closure For Small Sheaths; For Large Sheaths
  Presenter(s):Syed M. Hussain, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Updates On Perclose And Perglide For Access Site Closure: Why They Are Better And More Cost Effective Than Open Techniques And Will Be Hard To Beat
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY
4:54 PM - 4:59 PM What Is The Evidence That Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improves Wound Healing
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Panel Discussion
UPDATE IN WOUND TREATMENT AND HEALING
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM The Impact Of Distal Drug Migration On Wound Healing After PTAs With DCBs: A Model To Measure Drug Levels In Tissues
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:11 PM - 5:16 PM Value Of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Dressings In Preventing Groin Wound Infections In Vascular Operations
  Presenter(s):Michael Engelhardt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:17 PM - 5:22 PM Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) With The Provena System To Decrease Groin And Lower Extremity Wound Infections: How Well Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:23 PM - 5:28 PM Importance Of Toe Pressure In Predicting Healing Of Toe And Foot Wounds And In Indicating The Need For Revascularization
  Presenter(s):Patrick A. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:29 PM - 5:34 PM Telehealth Electronic Monitoring To Reduce Post-Discharge Wound Complications And Infections After Groin Incisions For Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Albeir Y. Mousa, MD, RPVI, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:35 PM - 5:40 PM The Importance Of Cold Plasma In Wound Healing And Wound Infections: What Is Cold Plasma And How Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Max Zegelman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:41 PM - 5:46 PM The Value Of Fish Skin Matrix (Kerecis) And NPWT To Promote Healing Of Vascular Wounds
  Presenter(s):Martin Storck, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:47 PM - 5:55 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program L
END OF SESSION 78
 
SESSION 79 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 79: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POPLITEAL DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT: POPLITEAL ADVENTITIAL CYSTIC DISEASE, ENTRAPMENT SYNDROMES AND ANEURYSMS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:George Hamilton, MD; FRCS / Patrick J. Lamparello, MD  
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM New Developments In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Popliteal Adventitial Cystic Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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POPLITEAL ENTRAPMENTS
6:51 AM - 6:56 AM New Developments In The Diagnosis Of Popliteal Entrapment Syndromes And How They Should Be Treated – Including Functional Entrapment
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Management Of Functional Popliteal Entrapment In Athletes
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Value Of IVUS And Other New Techniques To Improve The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Popliteal Entrapments
  Presenter(s):Katherine A. Gallagher, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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POPLITEAL ANEURYSM
7:09 AM - 7:14 AM With Popliteal Aneurysms: When Observe; When Endovascular Treatment; When Open Repair And What Approach
  Presenter(s):Raffaele Pulli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM DEBATE: Endovascular Grafts Should Be The First Choice For Treating Popliteal Aneurysms: When Are They Contraindicated: Technical Tips To Get Good Results
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:21 AM - 7:26 AM DEBATE: Not So: Prosthetic Open Bypasses Should Be Used To Treat Most Popliteal Aneurysms: When Are They Mandatory
  Presenter(s):Laurent Chiche, MD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:27 AM - 7:32 AM Long-Term Outcomes Of Endovascular Popliteal Aneurysm Repairs With Stent-Grafts: Good But Not Perfect: When Is Open Repair Best
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:33 AM - 7:38 AM Outcomes Of Treatment Of Popliteal Aneurysms Causing Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI): How Are They Best Treated
  Presenter(s):Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:39 AM - 7:45 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 79
 
SESSION 80 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 80: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VASCULAR INFECTIONS AND THEIR TREATMENT: INFECTED VASCULAR GRAFTS AND EVARs; MYCOTIC AAAs
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM Advances In The Treatment Of Infected Femoral Pseudoaneurysms In Drug Addicts
  Presenter(s):Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:51 AM - 7:56 AM Lateral Femoral Bypasses To Treat Prosthetic Graft And Other Groin Infections: They Can Be Routed Medial Or Lateral To The Pelvic Anterior Superior Spine
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:57 AM - 8:02 AM Update On Treatment Of Mycotic AAAs And Infected EVARs: Use Of EVAR For Mycotic AAAs, And When Is Non-Excision Of Infected EVARs Acceptable Treatment
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:03 AM - 8:08 AM Best Current Methods To Re-Establish Distal Flow After Excision Of An Infected Aortic Graft: When In Situ And How; When Extra-Anatomic
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:09 AM - 8:14 AM The NAIS Procedure With Autologous Deep Thigh Vein Grafts Is The Best Treatment For Infected Aortic Prosthetic Grafts: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM How To Perform The NAIS Procedure For A Mycotic Aneurysm Effectively (Video Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:21 AM - 8:26 AM Infected Aortic Prosthetic Grafts And Endografts From EVAR May Not Require Graft Excision: When And How Can These Infected Grafts Be Treated Without Their Removal
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:27 AM - 8:32 AM How Can Aorto-Esophageal Fistulas After TEVAR Or An Open Thoracic Prosthetic Graft Be Treated Effectively And Give The Patient A Chance At Survival
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD / Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:33 AM - 8:38 AM How To Treat Infected Suprarenal Aortic Grafts Or Endografts By Graft Excision With Restoration Of Distal And Critical Branch (Visceral And Renal) Flows: Not Simple But Doable
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS / Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:39 AM - 8:44 AM A New System For Treating Prosthetic Arterial And Aortic Graft Infections
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:45 AM - 8:53 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 80
 
SESSION 81 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 81: ADVANCES IN IMAGING AND IMPROVED GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM How Can Duplex Ultrasound Reliably Predict Stent Thrombosis Before It Occurs And Improve Results
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Value Of Transcranial Doppler In Improving Results Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  Presenter(s):Zsolt Garami, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Why Every Vascular Open Procedure Should Be Performed In A Fluoro Equipped Operating Room: Mobile C-Arms Have Some Advantages Over Fixed Fluoro Equipment: What Are They
  Presenter(s):Daniel K. Han, MD / Michael L. Marin, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Cloud Based System For Image Fusion Techniques With Mobile C-Arms (The Cydar System): How Does It Work And Advantages For All Vascular Interventions
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Experience With The Cydar 3D Overlay Fusion System Using A Cloud Based Upgrade To Mobile C-Arms: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:23 AM - 9:28 AM How To Use Hybrid Operating Rooms Optimally Beyond Vascular Procedures: How The Availability Of Mobile C-Arms Can Help
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Value Of Intraprocedural Completion Cone Beam CT After Standard EVARs And Complex EVARs (F/B/EVARs): What To Do If One Does Not Have The Technology
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Augmented Virtual Realty With High Resolution 3D-3D Imaging: What Is It, What Will It Add And How Does It Relate To Artificial Intelligence
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:41 AM - 9:46 AM How Can Medical Holograms And 3D Imaging Be Helpful During Endovascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM 4D Ultrasound Evaluation Of AAAs: What Is It; How Can It Help To Predict Growth And Rupture Rates
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:53 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 81
 
SESSION 82 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 82: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS IN VASCULAR PATIENTS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael L. Marin, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
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10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Value Of Troponin Measurements Before All Vascular Procedures – Open Or Endo
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:21 AM - 10:26 AM Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) Use After Lower Extremity Bypass Is Associated With Increased Graft And Limb Events And Results Do Not Look Better Than With Warfarin
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:27 AM - 10:32 AM Is Coronary Stenting (PCI) Overused As The ORBITA RCT (Comparing Stenting To Medical Treatment Suggests)
  Presenter(s):Roxana Mehran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:33 AM - 10:38 AM How Should Lipids And Medical Therapy Be Managed In CTLI Patients And Those Undergoing Interventions For PAD
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:39 AM - 10:44 AM Tips And Tricks For Managing Patients “Presumed” To Be Intolerant To Statins: What Proportion Of These Patients Are Truly Intolerant
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Statins Improve Survival And Decrease Amputation Rates After Endo And Open Treatments For CLTI: From The CRITISCH Registry
  Presenter(s):Theodosios Bisdas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:51 AM - 10:56 AM What Does The Vascular Surgeon/Specialist Need To Know About Other Important Drugs That Interact With Statins And How To Deal With This Issue
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:57 AM - 11:02 AM Importance Of Optimal Postoperative Glucose Management After Vascular Surgery: Why It Matters And What Are The Keys
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:03 AM - 11:08 AM How TEVAR And EVAR Can Have A Detrimental Effect On The Heart: What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:09 AM - 11:17 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 82
 
SESSION 83 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 83: ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROMES (TOSs)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA / Sean P. Lyden, MD  
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM New Developments In The Treatment Of Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (NTOS): Improvements In Its Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM Treatment Of Recurrent NTOS: Role Of The Pectoralis Minor: Tips And Tricks In Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM New Developments In The Treatment Of Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndromes: A New Algorithm For Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jacques Busquet, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM New Developments In The Treatment Of Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndromes
  Presenter(s):Benjamin M. Jackson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM A RCT Comparing Medical Treatment vs. Thrombolysis And First Rib Resection For Venous TOS – Paget Schroetter Syndrome With Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM Progress In Robotic First Rib Resection For TOSs: Advantages, Limitations And Cost
  Presenter(s):Hans M.E. Coveliers, MD, PhD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:53 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 83
 
SESSION 84 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 84: BEYOND INTERVENTION: NOVEL IDEAS AND NEW USES FOR OLD THERAPIES IN VASCULAR MEDICINE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Raghu Kolluri, MD / Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc / Roxana Mehran, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Measures Of Frailty And Their Importance In PAD Patients
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Readmissions After PAD Procedures: What Can We Learn From New Data
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM How Accurate Is Ulcer Healing Assessment And What Happens When We Are Wrong
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD / Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM How To Tailor Activity Recommendations To Patients After Cervical Artery Dissection
  Presenter(s):Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM DEBATE: Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOAC) Are Ready For Prime Time Use In Cancer Patients Who Suffer Acute Venous Thrombo-Embolism (VTE)
  Presenter(s):Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: Recent Data Show That Low Molecular Weight Heparins Are Still The Only Way To Go When Cancer Patients Suffer Clots Or VTE
  Presenter(s):Thomas Ortel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Modern Compression Stocking Studies (SOX, IDEAL, DVT And OCTAVIA) And Pharmaco-Mechanical Catheter Directed Clot Lysis (ATTRACT) Failed To Prevent Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS): Is There Now No Role For Compression And Interventional Treatment For Patients With Acute DVT
  Presenter(s):Susan R. Kahn, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Physical Activity And A Good Diet Are The Best Medicines For Vascular Patients With Arterial Disease: Evidence And Practical Tips For Implementation By Vascular Surgeons/Specialists
  Presenter(s):Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM The Fall Of Primary Intervention
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 2:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 84
 
SESSION 85 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 85: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA AND REBOA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Tal M. Horer, MD, PhD / Ravi Rajani, MD  
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REBOA TOPICS
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Update And Results Of The REBOA Ongoing Trials In Europe, Japan And The US
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Horer, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Strategies For Introducing A Successful Institutional REBOA Program: It’s Not Simple: How To Avoid Complications
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM REBOA Can Save Lives But . . . When Can REBOA Cause Spinal Cord Ischemia And Intermittent Partial Balloon Deflation Can Prevent It: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Jonathan L. Eliason, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Complications Of REBOA When Performed By Inexperienced Operators Can Be Disastrous: What Can Be Done To Avoid The Problem
  Presenter(s):Gregory A. Magee, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Limb Salvage And Functional Outcome After Traumatic Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI)
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Technical Tips For The Management Of Cervical And Mediastinal Iatrogenic Artery Injuries: How To Avoid Disasters
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Vascular Injuries From Orthopedic Operations: How To Prevent Catastrophes: Beware The Dangers Of Orthopedic Cement: What Are They
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 3:00 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Tal M. Horer, MD, PhD / Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Value Of CO2 DSA For Abdominal And Pelvic Trauma: Why And How To Use CO2 Angiography With Massive Bleeding And When To Supplement It With Iodinated Contrast
  Presenter(s):Kyung J. Cho, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Vascular Emergencies Due To IV Drug Use: Tips And Tricks For Management
  Presenter(s):Elina Quiroga, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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TRAUMATIC AORTIC INJURIES
3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Progress In Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: Changing Classification Systems And Philosophy Of Treatment: What Is The Aortic Trauma Foundation And What Does It Do
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. DuBose, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM With Grade III Traumatic Aortic Injuries (Blood Outside The Aortic Wall), When Is It Appropriate To Observe Temporarily Without Interventional Treatment And To Fix More Pressing Problems First: Management Tips
  Presenter(s):Robert S. Crawford, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Traumatic Aortic Injuries And Disruptions At Unusual Sites: Diagnosis, Treatment And Why Do They Occur Where They Do
  Presenter(s):James W. Dennis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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PEDIATRIC VASCULAR TRAUMA
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM How Best To Treat Pediatric Vascular Injuries
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Role Of Endovascular Treatments For Pediatric Vascular Trauma
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Microvascular Techniques To Treat Vascular Injuries In Small Children And Infants: Indications, Technical Tips And Results: How To Deal With Spasm
  Presenter(s):Jean Bismuth, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Pediatric Brachial Artery Injury From Supracondylar Fractures Of The Humerus: Aggressive Revascularization Is Sometimes Necessary: Indications, Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Dipankar Mukherjee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 4:01 PM Panel Discussion
4:01 PM - 4:12 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 85
 
SESSION 86 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 86: RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX CASES FROM MÜNSTER
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Giovanni Torsello, MD / Martin J. Austermann, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:50 PM Complex Cases From Münster With Questions And Discussion
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Torsello, MD / Martin J. Austermann, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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END OF SESSION 86
 
SESSION 87 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 87: RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX CASES FROM THE MAYO CLINIC
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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4:50 PM - 5:30 PM Complex Cases From The Mayo Clinic With Questions And Discussion
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:30 PM - 5:30 PM End of Program M
END OF SESSION 87
 
SESSION 88 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 88: PELVIC VENOUS DISORDERS
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Introduction: Deep System
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Venographic Techniques To Identify Pelvic Anatomy And Escape Points
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Duplex Patterns Of Pelvic Vein Reflux
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Pelvic Reflux: Is Coil Embolization The Answer
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Acute Or Chronic Ovarian Vein Thrombosis: What To Do
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Complications And Bailouts Of Renal Vein Stenting For Nutcracker Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Open Surgery For Nutcracker: Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Does Ovarian Vein Embolization Work For Pelvic Venous Insufficiency: A Multicenter Study
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 88
 
SESSION 89 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 89: FEMORO-ILIOCAVAL INTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE VENOUS HYPERTENSION, HOT IDEAS FOR RECANALIZING CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC / Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Exactly What Is The Tissue Causing Post-Thrombotic Venous Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Contralateral Deep Vein Thrombosis After Iliac Vein Stenting: A Clear And Present Danger
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Tips And Tricks To Treat Complex Central Venous Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Endovenectomy And Iliac Vein Stent Placement: How I Do It (Video Technique Demonstration)
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Imaging Tools To Increase The Safety/Accuracy Of Endovascular Procedures And Reduce Radiation And Contrast Media
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Challenging Deep Venous Recanalization: Go-To Tools And Approaches
  Presenter(s):Kush R. Desai, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Panel Discussion
STENTS AND STENT TRIALS
Moderator(s): William A. Marston, MD / Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD  
9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Importance Of Stent Shape And Area On Clinical Outcome After Iliofemoral Venous Stenting (VICI Feasibility Trial)
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, RPhS, FACS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM Venovo Venous Stent Trial: Update
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:53 AM - 9:58 AM Zilver/Vena Stent Trial: Update
  Presenter(s):Gerard J. O'Sullivan, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:59 AM - 10:04 AM VICI Stent Trial Update
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Abre: Stent And Trial Design
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:11 AM - 10:16 AM Restenosis Of Venous Stents After Implantation: Etiology, Prevention And Treatment Options
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:17 AM - 10:22 AM What Is The Nature Of The Material Inside Stents With Restenosis
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:23 AM - 10:28 AM Panel Discussion
OFF-LABEL STENT USE
Moderator(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT / Rick De Graaf, MD, PhD  
10:29 AM - 10:34 AM The Single Inflow Vein Stenting Alternative: Hybrid vs. Endovascular For Extensive Deep Venous Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Crossing Chronic Femoro-Iliocaval Occlusions With Cone Beam CT
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:41 AM - 10:46 AM The Importance Of Stent Flexibility In Venous Stenting
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:47 AM - 10:52 AM Femoral Vein Stenting Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:53 AM - 10:58 AM Lymphatic Intervention: Thoracic Duct Embolization, Pulmonary Lymphatic Perfusion Syndrome, And Hepatic Lymphatic Disorders
  Presenter(s):Rick De Graaf, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:59 AM - 11:04 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 89
 
SESSION 90 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 90: STRATEGIES FOR CORRECTING SEVERE DEEP VENOUS REFLUX AND/OR OBSTRUCTION, WOUNDS AND NEW HORIZONS FOR VENOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD / Marzia Lugli, MD  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM What Are The Challenges In The Deep System; What Is The Role Of Venous Valves
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM May-Husni Procedure In The Management Of Severe Symptomatic Femoral Vein Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Evgeny Shaydakov, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM 90% Well-Recognized Venographic Signs Of Significant Iliac Vein Compression In Asymptomatic Young Volunteers
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM When Venous Stents Are Not Enough
  Presenter(s):Marzia Lugli, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM Panel Discussion
WOUNDS AND NEW HORIZONS
Moderator(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT / Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Superficial Reflux With Obstructed Deep Veins: When And When Not to Treat
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM Optimal Treatment Of Venous Leg Ulcers: What Do We Know Now That We Didn’t Know 5 Years Ago
  Presenter(s):Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM Different Biochemical Profiles In Inflammatory And Granulating Wounds
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:53 AM - 11:58 AM Important RCTs For Venous Wound Healing
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:59 AM - 12:04 PM The Recalcitrant Venous Ulcer – An Analysis Of Factors In 22 Of 60 That Failed To Heal After A 52-Week Period Of Treatment In Our Wound Center
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:05 PM - 12:10 PM Proteomics And Degradomics In Venous Leg Ulcers
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:11 PM - 12:16 PM Pathophysiology Update On Venous Ulcers
  Presenter(s):Peter J. Pappas, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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12:17 PM - 12:22 PM Panel Discussion
12:23 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 90
 
SESSION 91 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 91: STRATEGIES FOR THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS IN THE VENOUS SYSTEM INCLUDING THE AXILLO SUBCLAVIAN SYSTEM
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Peter Henke, MD / Joann Lohr, MD  
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VTE MEDICAL
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Appropriate Use Of Venous Imaging And Analysis Of The D-Dimer/Clinical Probability Testing Paradigm In The Diagnosis And Location Of Deep Venous Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Albeir Y. Mousa, MD, RPVI, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Anti-Selectin Therapy For Treatment Of DVT: First Clinical Treatment
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Update On Reversal Agents For The DOACs
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM How To Manage Below Knee Venous Thrombosis After Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy For Incompetent Venous Tributaries
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Lysis In The Upper Arm: Does The ATTRACT Trial Results Influence Our View
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Pulmonary Embolism While On Therapeutic Rivaroxaban
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Experimental Insights In Acute DVT And Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Are There Any Clots That I Do Not Need To Treat: Superficial Thrombosis, Distal DVT Or Incidental PE
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Panel Discussion
VTE INTERVENTIONAL
Moderator(s): Mikel Sadek, MD / Mark J. Garcia, MD  
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Single Session Continuous Aspiration Thrombectomy (SSCAT) For All DVT Utilizing Indigo Thrombectomy System
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS / Mark J. Garcia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Inari CloTriever Device For Acute DVT
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Thrombolysis For Acute DVT: Utilization And Guidance From Current Clinical Trials
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Predictors Of, And Acceptable Rates For, And Outcome Of Venous Stent Fracture
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Finish Treatment Of Acute DVT In The Lab
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis For Chronic DVT: The ACCESS Trial
  Presenter(s):Mark J. Garcia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Treating Venous Thromboembolism Without Lytic Medications
  Presenter(s):Constantino Pena, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Angiovac Venous Thrombectomy: Where, When, And How
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Endovascular Thrombus Removal In Patients With Paget-Schroetter Syndrome: Use Of The Indigo System
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Venous Issues In Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Lysis, Venoplasty, First Rib Resection: Staged Or Same Setting
  Presenter(s):Enrique Criado, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Interventional Treatment Of Iliofemoral And Caval DVT In The Office Based Lab
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Y. Wang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Methods Of Opening A Thrombosed Iliac Venous Stent
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Outcome Of Venous Stents In Adolescents, Teenagers, And Pregnancy
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 91
 
SESSION 92 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 92: ENDOVASCULAR AND OPEN SOLUTIONS FOR INFERIOR VENA CAVA TUMORS AND OCCLUSIONS, VENA CAVA FILTRATION STRATEGIES, PITFALLS, AND COMPLICATIONS AND MORE ABOUT ILIAC VEIN STENTING
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:R. Clement Darling III, MD / Bo G. Eklof, MD, PhD  
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MORE FEMORAL-ILIOCAVAL FLOW ISSUES
3:18 PM - 3:23 PM How Can We Evaluate Flow; When Is It Good Enough
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Is An Open Popliteal Vein A Prerequisite For Success; Does PMT Now Lead To Over-Stenting
  Presenter(s):Stephen A. Black, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM How Important Is Rapid Flow Restoration In DVT
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Thrombosed IVC Filter: How To Recanalize The Cava And Manage The Filter
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Long-Term Patency Of Primary Inferior Vena Cava Reconstructions
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM IVC Replacement For Malignancy: How I Do It
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM 15-Year Experience With Renal Cell Carcinoma Caval Tumor Thrombus
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Panel Discussion
CAVAL INTERRUPTION
Moderator(s): John E. Rectenwald, MD, MS / David L. Gillespie, MD  
4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Update On The PRESERVE Vena Cava Filter Study
  Presenter(s):David L. Gillespie, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters – Removed But Not Forgotten
  Presenter(s):Joann Lohr, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Multicenter Experience With Celect Platinum Vena Caval Filter In The UK
  Presenter(s):Richard G. McWilliams, FRCR, EBIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM The PREPIC Trial: Fact Or Fiction
  Presenter(s):John E. Rectenwald, MD, MS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Why Temporary Filters Are Not Removed - Clinical Predictors In 1,000 Consecutive Cases
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM What To Do With Fractured Filters And Embolic Filter Fragments
  Presenter(s):Constantino Pena, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM The Novate Sentry Trial With A Novel Bio-Convertible IVC Filter: Follow-Up At 2 Years
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Surgical Removal Of Perforated IVC Filters
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Avoiding And Managing IVC Disruption During Difficult IVC Filter Removal
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:04 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program N
END OF SESSION 92
 
SESSION 93 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 93: BASICS
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD / Scott A. Resnick, MD / Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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7:00 AM - 7:08 AM The ISSVA Classification Of Vascular Malformations And Vascular Tumors
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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7:08 AM - 7:16 AM MR Imaging In Vascular Malformations: Pre- And Post-Treatment
  Presenter(s):Scott A. Resnick, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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7:16 AM - 7:24 AM Is It Cured? MR And Angiographic Imaging After Treatment With Radiopaque Embolizing Agents (Onyx)
  Presenter(s):Walter A. Wohlgemuth, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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7:24 AM - 7:32 AM The Genetics Of Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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7:32 AM - 7:40 AM The Yakes AVM Classification System: Its Curative Therapeutic Endovascular Implications
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:48 AM My Journey Into The Arteries Of The Brain And The First Carotid Angioplasty
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD / Charles Kerber, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
END OF SESSION 93
 
SESSION 94 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 94: LOW-FLOW VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Robert L. Vogelzang, MD / Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD / Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
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7:48 AM - 7:56 AM Important Tips And Tricks Regarding The Technical Aspects Of Treating Low-Flow Malformations
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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7:56 AM - 8:04 AM Avoiding Disaster: Identification And Management Of Connections To Deep Veins In Superficial Venous Malformations
  Presenter(s):Scott A. Resnick, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:04 AM - 8:12 AM Surgical Results Of Treating Hepatic Hemangioma And Literature Review
  Presenter(s):Massimo Malagó, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:12 AM - 8:20 AM Diagnosis And Treatment Of “Hepatic Hemangiomas”: A Misnomer
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:20 AM - 8:28 AM Clinically Relevant Hematologic Concerns In Venous Malformations
  Presenter(s):Gerald Legiehn, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:28 AM - 8:36 AM Overview Of Sclerotherapy Liquid Embolic Agents: A World In Endovascular Confusion And Chaos
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:36 AM - 8:44 AM Low-Flow Vascular Malformation Management
  Presenter(s):Gerald Legiehn, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:44 AM - 8:52 AM Histology And Treatment Of Glomangioma: Also Known As Glomovenous Malformations
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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8:52 AM - 9:00 AM Going Rogue: Off The Grid Venous Malformation Sclerotherapeutic Techniques
  Presenter(s):Gerald Legiehn, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:08 AM Curative Endovascular Management Of Extensive Venous And Lymphatic Malformations In Complex Anatomies
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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9:08 AM - 9:23 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 94
 
SESSION 95 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 95: HIGH-FLOW MALFORMATIONS
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Walter A. Wohlgemuth, MD / Antoinette S. Gomes, MD / Xindong Fan, MD  
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9:23 AM - 9:31 PM HHT: Endovascular Management Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Mollie Meek, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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9:31 AM - 9:39 AM “Acquired” AVMs: More Common Than We Think
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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9:39 AM - 9:47 AM Building A Malformation Program: 10 Years Of Experience At The Cairo International Medical Center
  Presenter(s):Tarek M.S. Radwan, FRCS  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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9:47 AM - 9:55 AM Preparatory Endovascular Treatment For Definitive Surgical Cure Of Intra-Lipomatosis Capillary Venous Malformation
  Presenter(s):Tanya M. Oswald, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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9:55 AM - 10:03 AM When, And What Type Of Surgery Is Needed In Treatment Of Vascular Malformation In Problematic Anatomies Of The Head & Neck
  Presenter(s):Randolph C. Robinson, MD, DDS  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:03 AM - 10:11 AM Yakes Type I, IIb, IIIa And IIIb: The Curative Retrograde Vein Approach
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:11 AM - 10:19 AM Yakes Type IV Infiltrative AVMs Curative Treatment Strategies: A New Entity
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:19 AM - 10:27 AM Ethanol Endovascular Repair of AVMs Of The Mandible And Ear
  Presenter(s):Xindong Fan, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:27 AM - 10:35 AM 100 Consecutive AVM Cases: Results Using The Yakes AVM Classification System
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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END OF SESSION 95
 
SESSION 96 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 96: ENDOVASCULAR CONTROVERSIES IN AVM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Mollie Meek, MD / Gerald Legiehn, MD / Tanya M. Oswald, MD  
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10:35 AM - 10:43 AM Polymerizing Agents For AVM Treatment: Is It Curative Alone And How Often Is Surgery Required
  Presenter(s):Mollie Meek, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:43 AM - 10:51 AM Treating Complex AVM Cases With Multiple Embolic Agents
  Presenter(s):Walter A. Wohlgemuth, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:51 AM - 10:59 AM Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer In The Treatment Of AVMs: Long-Term Results And Histology
  Presenter(s):Antoinette S. Gomes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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10:59 AM - 11:07 AM Long-Term Histologic Evaluation Of Resected AVMs In Head And Neck Post-Onyx Embolization
  Presenter(s):Mollie Meek, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:07 AM - 11:15 AM Ethanol Curative Endovascular Treatment Of Hand & Foot AVMs
  Presenter(s):Xindong Fan, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:15 AM - 11:23 AM Ethanol And Coils AVM Endovascular Bail-Out Procedures For Post-Onyx Failures
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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DEBATE: AVMS
Moderator(s): Wayne F. Yakes, MD / Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
11:23 AM - 11:28 AM DEBATE: Polymerizing Agents Can And Do Cure AVMs And Are Now The Agents Of Choice: Ethanol Is Too Dangerous - FOR
  Presenter(s):Antoinette S. Gomes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:28 AM - 11:33 AM DEBATE: Polymerizing Agents Can And Do Cure AVMs And Are Now The Agents Of Choice: Ethanol Is Too Dangerous - FOR
  Presenter(s):Walter A. Wohlgemuth, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:33 AM - 11:38 AM DEBATE: Polymerizing Agents Can And Do Cure AVMs And Are Now The Agents Of Choice: Ethanol Is Too Dangerous - AGAINST
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:38 AM - 11:43 AM DEBATE: Polymerizing Agents Can And Do Cure AVMs And Are Now The Agents Of Choice: Ethanol Is Too Dangerous - AGAINST
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:43 AM - 11:45 AM Rebuttal
  Presenter(s):Antoinette S. Gomes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:45 AM - 11:47 AM Rebuttal
  Presenter(s):Walter A. Wohlgemuth, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
11:47 AM - 11:49 AM Rebuttal
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
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11:49 AM - 11:51 AM Rebuttal
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
11:51 AM - 12:00 PM Session Summation
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Gramercy Suites, 2nd Floor
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM End of Program O
END OF SESSION 96