SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 1: PROGRESS IN TRANSCATHETER VALVE IMPLANTATION, CORONARY ARTERY STENTING AND ASCENDING AORTIC DISEASE TREATMENT
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Hazim J. Safi, MD / Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD  
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6:40 AM - 6:44 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Status Of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation: Initial Experience
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Progress In Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): A Cardiac Surgeon’s Perspective: Which Patients Still Need Open Valve Surgery
  Presenter(s):Allan Stewart, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Progress In TAVI: An Interventional Cardiologist’s View: Which Patients Still Need Open Valve Surgery
  Presenter(s):George Dangas, MD / Roxana Mehran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Key New Developments In Coronary Artery Stenting: Are Too Many Patients Receiving Coronary Stents As Indicated By The ORBITA Trial
  Presenter(s):Gregg W. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:09 AM - 7:14 AM Highlights Of Optimal Current Management Of Type A Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Dynamic Imaging Of The Ascending Aorta: What Are The Implications For Endograft Treatment
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Advances In Ascending Aortic And Arch Endografting
  Presenter(s):Eric E. Roselli, MD / Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:27 AM - 7:32 AM Progress And Challenges In Ascending Aortic Endograft Treatment
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:33 AM - 7:38 AM Feasibility And Status Of A Combination Endovascular Aortic Valve Plus Stent Graft Conduit For Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections: What Patients Are Candidates
  Presenter(s):Martin Czerny, MD / Bartosz Rylski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:39 AM - 7:44 AM Is Endovascular Treatment Of The Aortic Valve And Root Feasible (An Endo-Bentoll Procedure): Where Does It Stand
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:51 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 2: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC ARCH LESIONS AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Eric E. Roselli, MD / Michael D. Dake, MD  
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7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Choice Of Treatment For Aortic Arch Aneurysms: Open, Hybrid, Frozen Elephant Trunk, Endo: When And How
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:58 AM - 8:03 AM Options For Treatment Of Aortic Arch Pathology: When Open, Hybrid, Fenestrated Or Branched TEVAR (F/B TEVAR) Or Chimney TEVAR (Ch/TEVAR)
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:04 AM - 8:09 AM Caval Balloon Occlusion to Enable Accurate Deployment Of Arch And Ascending Aortic Endograft: It May Be Better Than Rapid Pacing: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD / Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Update On Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair With 2 And 3 Branch Endograft Designs (Global Experience): When Does The Procedure Work And When Doesn’t It
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:16 AM - 8:21 AM Branched And Fenestrated Endografts For Treatment Of Complex Arch Lesions
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:22 AM - 8:27 AM New Developments In Branched Arch Endografting: How To Deal With Dissected Branches
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:28 AM - 8:33 AM Update On Improved Precurved Fenestrated N2X Endograft For Aortic Arch Lesions: Advantages And Results: When Available Outside Japan
  Presenter(s):Yoshihiko Yokoi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:34 AM - 8:39 AM Updated Experience With Chimney TEVAR (Ch/TEVAR) To Repair Aortic Arch Lesions: Midterm Results And How To Make Them Work
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM How To Treat Acute Type B Aortic Dissections (TBADs) With Retrograde Intramural Hematoma (IMH) Extending Into The Arch And Ascending Aorta
  Presenter(s):I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM Surgeon Modified Endografts For Treatment Of Ascending And Arch Aneurysms And Dissections: Value Of A Transapical Approach
  Presenter(s):Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:52 AM - 8:58 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 3: AORTIC DISSECTIONS (TYPE B AND TYPE A) AND THEIR TREATMENTS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD / Richard P. Cambria, MD  
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8:58 AM - 9:03 AM New Findings From IRAD On Management Of Uncomplicated TBAD Patients: Predictors Of Progression; When Early TEVAR; When Medical Treatment And Observation
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM New Developments And Horizons In The Treatment Of TBADs: Predictors Of Progression: Which Patients Should Not Have Early TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM A New Classification System For Aortic Dissections: Implications For Treatment
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:16 AM - 9:21 AM Optimal Management Of Type A Aortic Dissections (TAADs): New Developments In Frozen Elephant Trunk Grafts
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:22 AM - 9:27 AM Frozen Elephant Trunks Combined With TEVAR: Why Is It The Best Treatment For Some Acute TBADs: Which Ones
  Presenter(s):Martin Czerny, MD / Bartosz Rylski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM Why TEVAR Alone Is Not Enough For The Long-Term Management Of Type B Aortic Dissections (TBAD): Update On The Advantages And Disadvantages Of The PETTICOAT Composite Device Concept
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Update On The STABILISE Technique For Treating TBADs: Balloon Over-Dilatation Of The Distal Open Stent To Disrupt The Dissection Flap And Seal The False Lumen: Midterm Results And Precautions In >100 Patients
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Update On DISTAL EXTENDED BRANCH PETTICOAT Technique To Treat False Lumen Dilatation In Complex Aortic Dissections By Placing Covered Balloon Expandable Stents In Renal And Visceral Branches: Technique And Improved Results
  Presenter(s):Lars R. Kock, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM Long-Term Success After TEVAR For TBAD Or Ascending Aortic Replacement For TAAD Usually Requires Secondary Adjunctive Measures: What Are They And What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Retrograde Arch Branch TEVAR vs. In Situ Fenestration: Advantages And Limitations Of Each
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:58 AM - 10:04 AM Panel Discussion
10:04 AM - 10:15 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 3
 
SESSION 4 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 4: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF TBADs AND THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE; TEVAR AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (TAAAs)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
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10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Highlights Of The New SVS Guidelines For TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Guillermo A. Escobar, MD / Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD / Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:21 AM - 10:26 AM Update On Natural History Of Intramural Hematomas (IMHs) And Penetrating Aortic Ulcers (PAUs): When Should They Be Treated By TEVAR And When Not: Prognosis After Treatment
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:27 AM - 10:32 AM Most Focal Thoracic Disease (IMHs, PAUs And Pseudoaneurysms) Should Be Treated By Endografts (TEVAR)
  Presenter(s):Robert S. Crawford, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:33 AM - 10:38 AM Long-Term Results Of Cervical Debranching Procedures With TEVAR: Patency, Complications And Tips For Performing
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:39 AM - 10:44 AM What Preop CTA Features Can Predict Outcome Of TEVAR For TBAD In Terms Of Remodeling And Distal Endograft Induced Re-Entry Tears
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Distal Endograft Induced Re-Entry Tears After TEVAR For TBADs: What Factors Cause Them: How Can They Be Prevented And Treated
  Presenter(s):Chun Che Shih, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:51 AM - 10:56 AM How To Prevent And Treat Retrograde Aortic Dissection Occurring With TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:56 AM - 11:04 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
11:04 AM - 11:09 AM Most Patients Requiring TEVAR Fall Outside IFUs: Does It Matter
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Staged Hybrid Repairs Of Type II TAAAs With Proximal TEVAR And Open Limited Distal Repair: Advantages And Results
  Presenter(s):Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:16 AM - 11:21 AM Importance Of Air Emboli In Causing Strokes After TEVAR: New Technology (Flush Solution) And Techniques To Prevent Air Emboli From Devices
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD / Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:22 AM - 11:27 AM When Are Endografts The Right Option For Treatment Of Marfans Patients
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:28 AM - 11:33 AM Secondary Aortic Interventions After TEVAR: How Can They Be Prevented; Why Are They Necessary And Do They Improve Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Salvatore T. Scali, MD / Martin R. Back, MD / Adam Beck, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:34 AM - 11:39 AM New Findings Regarding Re-Interventions For Failed TEVARs
  Presenter(s):Ronald M. Fairman, MD / Grace Wang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM Open Conversion For Failed TEVARs And Endograft TAAA Repairs: Tips And Tricks: When Indicated And When Should Open Repair Be Done Primarily
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:46 AM - 11:51 AM Number, Size And Location Of Dissection Entry Tears Influences Flap Motion And False Lumen Flows: What Is The Clinical Significance: Studies In An In Vitro TBAD Model
  Presenter(s):Ravi K. Veeraswamy, 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 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 5: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EVAR AND AAA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA / Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Decades Of AAA RCTs And Registries: What Do They Tell Us; What Do They Tell Us That Is Wrong; And What Don’t They Tell Us
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Maintenance Of Durability Of All Types Of Endovascular Repair By A Simple, Safe And Patient Friendly Method Recommended To The NICE Aortic Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Late Results Of The DREAM And OVER RCTs Did Not Show The Same Late Survival Benefit For OR As EVAR 1: Possible Reasons And Should EVAR Be The Treatment Of Choice For All Anatomically Suitable AAA Patients
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM EVAR Results Have Improved Since 2004: EVAR Should Be The Treatment Of Choice For All AAA Patients With Suitable Anatomy
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Drugs To Slow AAA Growth: Will Metformin Do It And How Is Metformin Related To Decreased AAA Incidence In Diabetes
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM High LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C) And Triglycerides Can Promote AAA Growth: Could Statins And PCSK-9 Inhibitors Slow It
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Different Patterns Of AAA Neck Dilatation After OR And EVAR With Various Self-Expanding Or Polymer Sealing Devices: Why It Matters And Which Is Best With Short Sealing Zones
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:48 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Enrico Ascher, MD / Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM AAA Rupture After EVAR: Etiology, Best Treatment And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Eric Ducasse, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Value Of 3D Contrast Enhanced Duplex Ultrasound (CEDU) In Evaluating AAAs: It Can Quantitate Thrombus Volume As A Biomarker And Follow AAA Volume To Monitor Growth More Accurately
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM DEBATE: Patient Compliance After EVAR: Can Poor Compliance Be Predicted: Is It Bad And Should Non-Compliant Patients Have Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM DEBATE: Non-Compliance After EVAR Is No Big Deal: It Does Not Increase Aneurysm Related Or All Cause Mortality
  Presenter(s):Pete Holt, MD, PhD / Matthew Joe Grima, MD, MRCSEd, MSc, ChM / Ian Loftus, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Update On Predicting AAA Growth Rates And Rupture Risk From Smooth Muscle Behavior (Grown From Skin Biopsies): This Correlates With AAA Wall Strength
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Intrasac Thrombus In AAAs May Lower Wall Strength And Increases Rupture Risk: What Is The Mechanism
  Presenter(s):Gregory L. Moneta, MD / Gregory J. Landry, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM How Is MR Evaluated Mural Thrombus In AAAs Associated With Predicting Their Growth Rates
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:36 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 6: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SHORT-NECKED (JUXTARENAL) AAAs AND PARARENAL AAAs
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Matt M. Thompson, MD / Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM DEBATE: With Short-Necked AAAs Or Those With Undesirable Necks Outside IFUs, Poor EVAR Outcomes Can Be Expected With All Endograft Devices
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM DEBATE: Not So: Some Short Necked (4-8 mm) AAAs And Those With Other Undesirable Necks Outside IFUs Can Sometimes Be Well Treated With Standard EVAR Devices And Good 5-Year Results Can Be Obtained (From The ENGAGE Trial): When Is This So
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Why Chimney EVAR (Ch/EVAR) Is The Best Treatment For Juxtarenal And Pararenal Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Giovanni Torsello, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Why Fenestrated EVAR (F/EVAR) Is The Best Treatment For Juxtarenal And Pararenal AAAs - Although There Are Limitations
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM F/EVAR With The Cook ZFEN Device Plus 2 Chimney Grafts Is A Good Option For Some Pararenal AAAs: Which Ones
  Presenter(s):Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Does F/EVAR Solve The Durability Problem Of Using Standard EVAR Devices To Treat AAAs With Short Or Difficult Necks: The GLOBALSTAR Registry Says YES
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Endoanchors As Adjuncts To EVAR With Standard Endograft Devices In Patients With Short Or Poor AAA Necks Can Provide Effective And Durable Results: What Are The Limitations: From The ANCHOR Registry
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Open Surgery Is The Best Treatment For Juxtarenal And Pararenal AAAs In Good Risk Patients
  Presenter(s):Kimihiro Komori, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Ch/EVAR, F/EVAR, Combinations And Open Repair All Have A Role In Treating Short And No Necked AAAs: When Is Each The Best
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:37 PM Panel Discussion
3:37 PM - 3:48 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 7: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TBADs, TEVAR, THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS (TAAAs)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael J. Jacobs, MD / Michel Makaroun, MD  
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM When Is Open Repair Of TAAAs The Only Solution: When Is It The Best Solution: When Is No Repair The Best Solution
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM With Acute Or Ruptured TAAAs An Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Endograft Is A Solution For One-Third Of Patients – But For Two-Thirds Of Patients Open Repair Is The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):Roberto Chiesa, MD / Germano Melissano, MD / Chiara Mascoli, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM For Acute Or Ruptured TAAAs Parallel Endografts (Ch/EVAR) Are The Best Solution And Can Provide Durable Repairs If Done Right
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM What Is New With Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices For TEVAR And TAVI Procedures: Which Device Is Best And When Should They Be Used: What Are The Limitations
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM How To Prevent Particulate Embolic Strokes During TEVAR: How Do The Protection Devices Work And When Should They Be Used
  Presenter(s):Richard G.J. Gibbs, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Why Analyzing The Nature Of The False Lumen And The Origins Of Visceral (And Renal) Arteries Is Critical To The Treatment Of Acute TBADs: How To Do It And What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Herve Rousseau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Fenestrated And Branched EVAR (F/B/EVAR) Is The Best Way To Treat TAAAs After TEVAR For TBADs: Value Of Inner Branched Grafts And The BeGraft Plus For Bridging Endografts
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Role Of Branched EVAR (B/EVAR) To Treat Visceral Segment TAAAs With Chronic TBADs: Challenges And How To Overcome Them
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM The Initial False Lumen To True Lumen (FL/TL) Ratio On CTs Is A Most Accurate Predictor Of The Need For Interventions With Acute TBADs
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:42 PM - 4:48 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 8: CONTROVERSIES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED TBADs
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Rodney A. White, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM New Developments In The Endovascular Treatment Of Uncomplicated TBAD Patients: The FLIRT Concept: What Has Changed: TEVAR Is Indicated In Most At 2-8 Weeks After Onset: Who Are They And What Else Is Needed
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Trends In US National Treatment For Asymptomatic Uncomplicated TBADs: From The National Inpatient Sample Through 2015
  Presenter(s):Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM When Should Acute Uncomplicated TBADs Be Treated By TEVAR: How Can Imaging Help
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Outcomes Of Endovascular Repair Of Multi-Channeled Aortic Dissection With And Without Full True Lumen Collapse
  Presenter(s):Weiguo Fu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM DEBATE: The Case For Treating All Uncomplicated Acute TBAD Patients With TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM DEBATE: The Case Against TEVAR For All Uncomplicated Acute TBAD Patients And For Good Medical Treatment Alone For Most: What Constitutes Good Medical Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM Patient Compliance With Good Medical Therapy For TBADs Is Poor: How Can This Be Improved And What Is Its Impact On The Debate Over Optimal Treatment For These Patients
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Another Controversial Opinion: Why TEVAR Should Be Performed On All Acute TBAD Patients
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM A Different Controversial Opinion: Not So: Why TEVAR Should Only Be Performed Selectively On Patients With Uncomplicated Acute TBADs
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM DEBATE: Why A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Of TEVAR And Medical Treatment vs. Medical Treatment Alone Is Needed For Acute Uncomplicated TBADs: Such A Trial (INTACT-AD) Has Been Designed With The Following Features . . .
  Presenter(s):Firas F. Mussa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM DEBATE: We Don’t Need Such A RCT: Data From The SVS Registry And Other Sources Will Suffice
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:54 PM - 6:02 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program A
END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 9: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR ROBOTICS, LAPAROSCOPY, SIMULATION AND IMPROVED GUIDANCE SYSTEMS IN VASCULAR SURGERY
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Thomas S. Riles, MD / Mark A. Farber, MD  
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6:40 AM - 6:44 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM How A Robotic Program With The DaVinci Robot For Aortic Surgery Can Be Safe, Clinically Valuable, And Cost Effective
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Update On The Value Of Laparoscopy And Robotic Techniques In Vascular Surgery: Will They Be Widely Applicable And Beneficial
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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6:57 AM - 7:02 AM Laparoscopic Techniques For Aortic Procedures (AAA Repair) Has No Future And Is Not Worth Training For
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Value Of Robotics For Endovascular Procedures: What Does The Future Hold
  Presenter(s):Celia Riga, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCS / Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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SIMULATION FOR VASCULAR PROCEDURES
7:09 AM - 7:14 AM How To Use Virtual Reality Simulation To Train More Interventional Doctors To Safely And Effectively Perform Intracranial Thrombectomy For Acute Strokes
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:21 AM Use Of Simulation To Improve Ultrasound Guided Arterial And Venous Access Of Difficult Vessels
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Whole Task Simulator For Improved Training In Carotid Procedures: Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) Or TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR)
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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IMPROVED GUIDANCE
7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Advances In Imaging And Robotic Guidance For Treating Complex AAAs And TBADs
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM Intraoperative Positioning System (IOPS - From Centerline Biomedical): A Non-X-ray 3D Imaging And Navigation System For Guiding Endovascular Procedures: How It Works And Future Potential
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD / Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:46 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 10: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID DISEASE AND ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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7:46 AM - 7:51 AM Risk Of Stroke In Patients With High Grade Asymptomatic Re-Stenoses After Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) Is Low And Even Lower After Carotid Stenting (CAS): Invasive Treatment Is Rarely Justified
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:52 AM - 7:57 AM New Findings From The SAMMPRIS RCT Comparing Intracranial Stenting To Best Medical Treatment (BMT): BMT Is Feasible And There Is A High Incidence Of In Stent Restenosis (ISR) Causing Strokes
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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7:58 AM - 8:03 AM What Is The Significance Of Subclinical DW MRI Brain Lesions After CAS And CEA: Do They Impair Brain Function
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:04 AM - 8:09 AM Minor Strokes Are Not Benign – Whether From Carotid Disease Or Other Causes
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM What Other Than Emboli From Carotid Lesions Can Cause Strokes: What Percentage Of Strokes Are Caused By Carotid Bifurcation Disease
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:16 AM - 8:21 AM What Is The Value Of The CREST-2 Registry And What Will It Tell Us
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:22 AM - 8:28 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS / Sumaira Macdonald, MD, PhD  
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM DEBATE: Near Total Occlusion Of The Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) – A “String Sign” Should Not Be Treated Invasively Even If Symptomatic: Medical Treatment Is Best
  Presenter(s):George Geroulakos, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:34 AM - 8:39 AM DEBATE: Not So: Some Symptomatic Patients With An ICA String Sign Need Urgent Invasive Treatment: Which Ones; What Treatment: What Outcome Can Be Expected
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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ACS MEGA DEBATE
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM In Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Risks Of Invasive Treatment (CEA/CAS) Outweigh Any Potential Benefit: None Should Undergo CEA Or CAS
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:46 AM - 8:51 AM Patients With High Risk ACS – Even If Elderly – Should Undergo Invasive Treatment, Usually CEA: What Percentage Of ACS Patients Should Get CEA: It Is At Least 20%
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:52 AM - 8:57 AM That Percentage Is Too High: Approximately 10% of ACS Patients Should Undergo Invasive Treatment: How Can They Reliably Be Selected
  Presenter(s):Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD / Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:58 AM - 9:03 AM Invasive Treatment Of ACS Is Rarely Indicated: ACS Patients Need Good Medical Treatment And A Low LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C): How Low: Less Than 3% Of ACS Patients Should Have Invasive Treatment And These Are Hard To Select
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:04 AM - 9:09 AM Statins And Omega 3 Can Stabilize Carotid Plaques And Render Them Less Harmful and Embologenic: How Often And How Low Does The LDL-C Have To Go For This To Occur
  Presenter(s):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:16 AM Panel Discussion
9:16 AM - 9:28 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 11: PROGRESS IN THE INTERVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE STROKES – A NEW HORIZON
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Allan L. Brook, MD / Sriram S. Iyer, MD; FACC  
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9:28 AM - 9:33 AM Acute Stroke Treatment In 2018: Highlights Of Progress And How Best To Treat Strokes From Acute ICA Occlusion
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:34 AM - 9:39 AM Treating Strokes From Acute ICA Occlusion Is Not Simple And Requires A Multidisciplinary Approach With Removal Of Clot In The Neck And Intracranial Arteries And Fixing The Causative Lesion: Technical Plan And Results
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM Tips And Tricks For Acute Stroke Interventions
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:46 AM - 9:51 AM The COMPASS RCT Shows That New Aspiration Systems Are Equal To Stentrievers For Removing Intracranial Clot To Treat Acute Strokes: When Are They Better
  Presenter(s):Alejandro M. Spiotta, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:52 AM - 9:57 AM Optimal Current Strategies And Techniques For Treating An Acute Stroke After CEA: The Treatment Paradigm Has Changed
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM Update On Value Of Intracranial Clot Removal For Acute Strokes: When Is A Longer Window After Symptom Onset (Up to 24 Hours) Acceptable: From The DAWN, DIFFUSE And EXTEND-IA TNK Randomized Controlled Trials
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:04 AM - 10:09 AM Interventional Treatment Of Acute Strokes: Stroke Patients Should Be Admitted Directly To Neuro-EndoCompetent Centers: What Tests Can Predict When Clot Removal May Be Helpful And When Not
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM What Training Is Needed For A Vascular Surgeon Or Specialist To Be Qualified To Perform Intracranial Interventions For Acute Strokes: Such Training Is Mandatory
  Presenter(s):Thomas Haldis, DO  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:16 AM - 10:21 AM How Does Targeted Temperature Management And Induced Hypothermia Help In The Treatment Of Acute Strokes
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:22 AM - 10:28 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 12: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTO-ILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Thomas C. Bower, MD / Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
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10:28 AM - 10:33 AM When Is Open Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass The Procedure Of Choice For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:34 AM - 10:39 AM Can Duplex Ultrasonography Evaluate Unsuspected Subclinical Axillary/Subclavian Stenosis Before Axillo-Bifemoral Bypasses Or Is Angiography Always Mandatory
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Matthew J. Dougherty, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM When Endovascular Treatments Are Not Feasible For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease, Axillofemoral Bypass Should Be The Procedure Of Choice
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:46 AM - 10:51 AM Thoracic Aorto-Bifemoral Bypasses Are Useful When Other Revascularizations Have Failed: Tips And Tricks To Make The Procedure Simple
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:52 AM - 10:57 AM None Of These Open Operations Should Ever Be Necessary: Endovascular Treatments Should Suffice For All Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Lesions Needing Treatment: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:58 AM - 11:03 AM Advances In Stent Treatment For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:04 AM - 11:09 AM Tips And Tricks For Optimal Iliac Stenting: How To Maximize Patency And Avoid Rupture: Image Fusion Can Help
  Presenter(s):Klaus M. Overbeck, MD, MPhil  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:17 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD  
11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Isolated Aortic Stenosis/Occlusion: A Disease Of Women Best Treated With A Balloon Expandable Stent-Graft
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM Incidence And Treatment Techniques For Iliac Artery Rupture And Acute Limb Ischemia During Endovascular Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Francesco Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM Challenges Of Treating Heavily Calcified Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Lesions: How Can Intravascular Lithotripsy (Shockwave Medical) Be Helpful
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Importance Of Hip Flexion And Extension In External Iliac Stenting: How To Minimize Its Detrimental Effects: Are Covered Stents Advantageous
  Presenter(s):Franco Grego, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM Hybrid Approach To Treat Severe And Extensive External Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease Using Viabahn Stent-Grafts And Femoral Endarterectomy: Technique And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Frederic Cochennec, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM Reconstruction Of The Aortic Bifurcation For Occlusive Disease: The CERAB Procedure: 3-Year Good Results; Advantages; Best Available Stent Grafts
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
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 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 13: NEW IMPROVED OR CONTROVERSIAL CONCEPTS OR TECHNIQUES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Craig M. Walker, MD / George H. Meier III, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Radial Artery Access: First And Best Option For Intra-Abdominal And Lower Extremity Interventions: Tips, Tricks, Equipment Needed And Pitfalls: How To Make It Safe
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Minimizing Risks When Using Upper Extremity Access For Treating Abdominal And Lower Extremity Lesions
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM All CTOs In Iliac And Lower Extremity Arteries Can Be Crossed With Catheters And Guidewires: How To Do It And How To Deal Simply With Failed Re-Entry
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM DEBATE: Triple Screening For AAAs, PVD, And Hypertension Saves Lives: From The VIVA Danish Trial
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM DEBATE: Value Of The Quick Carotid Scan For Screening: Is It Ready For Widespread Use To Detect Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) If Most Patients With It Are Best Treated Medically
  Presenter(s):George S. Lavenson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM DEBATE: Widely Advertised Non-Invasive Vascular Screening Seems Like A Good Idea But Causes More Harm Than Benefit
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Use Of 2D Vector Velocity And 3D Ultrasound Can Non-Invasively Measure Intravascular Pressure Changes, Gradients And Flow Abnormalities
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Bariatric Gastric Artery Embolization For Weight Management: How Is It Done: How Effective Is It (The LOSE-IT RCT) And Will It Replace Bariatric Surgery
  Presenter(s):Nickolas Kipshidze, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM The Post-Implantation Syndrome After EVAR: What Is It And How Should It Be Diagnosed And Treated
  Presenter(s):Erik E. Debing, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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1:54 PM - 2:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 14: VASCULAR SURGERY’S GOVERNING BODIES, BOARDS, RESIDENCY REVIEW COMMITTEES, TRAINING, THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENCE AND BRANDING OF THE SPECIALTY
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:James C. Stanley, MD / Kim J. Hodgson, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Vascular Surgery Is A Separate Independent Specialty In The UK And Most Of Europe: How Has The European Vascular Surgery Board Benefitted Patients And Vascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):David McLain, FEBVS  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Integrated Vascular Surgery Residencies (0+5 Programs): How Many Exist; How Are They Working; Why More Would Help: Should Vascular Surgery Be An Independent Specialty
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM How To Remedy The Projected Shortage Of Vascular Surgeons In The US By Increasing The Number Of 0+5 Training Programs: Would An Independent Board Help
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Training The Vascular Surgery Workforce Of The Future: How Is It Changing: What Are The Challenges In Recruiting And Training So Vascular Surgery Can Thrive: Would Independent Specialty Status Help
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Why An Independent Board And Residency Review Committee In Vascular Surgery (RRC-VS) Would Help The Specialty And Patients: What Is Wrong With The Status Quo
  Presenter(s):John F. Eidt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:36 PM Panel Discussion
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM What Vascular Surgery Needs To Do To Thrive: We Need Better Branding: Being An Independent Specialty Would Help In Many Ways
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Why Vascular Surgery Needs An Independent ABMS Approved Board Now: How Can We Get There
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Why Vascular Surgery Needs Separate Governing Bodies: A Group Practice Leader’s Perspective
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Hsu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM On The Path To Vascular Surgery Independence: The Role Of Independent Fellowships And The Urgent Need For An RRC-VS And An Independent Approved Board (ABVS): A Program Director And Division Chief's Perspective
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM The Need For Autonomy In Vascular Surgical Training: We Need An Autonomous Board And RRC: A Younger Vascular Surgery Program Director’s Perspective
  Presenter(s):Jean E. Starr, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Why An Independent ABMS Approved Specialty Board Is Critically Important For The Branding Of Vascular Surgery And The Well Being Of Its Patients
  Presenter(s):Scott L. Stevens, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Vascular Surgery Has Evolved Into A Specialty Separate And Distinct From General Surgery: It Should Now Have Its Own Separate Governing Bodies: Many Benefits Will Accrue
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Dramatic Evolutionary Changes In Vascular Surgery Include: An Endovascular Focus In Most Treatments And Widespread Integrated Training Programs: Do These Changes Require That Governing And Credentialing Bodies Take A New Look At Independence For The Specialty
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:24 PM - 3:38 PM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 15: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF RENAL AND VISCERAL ARTERY DISEASE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Adelman, MD / Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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3:38 PM - 3:43 PM When Is Renal Artery Stenting A Worthwhile Procedure – Despite The RCTs Showing It Has No Value
  Presenter(s):Thomas A. Sos, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:44 PM - 3:49 PM New Developments In The Treatment Of The Nutcracker Syndromes – Arterial (Duodenal Compression) And Venous (Renal Vein Compression)
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Endovascular vs. Open Treatment Of Renal And Visceral Artery Aneurysms: When Is Each Needed And When Is Observation Best
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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3:56 PM - 4:01 PM New Detachable Coils Facilitate The Treatment Of Renal And Visceral Artery Aneurysms: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Michele Rossi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Current Optimal Treatment Of Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms: Lessons Learned And Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:08 PM - 4:13 PM Isolated Spontaneous Mesenteric Artery Dissections (Of SMA And Celiac Axis): Etiology, Natural History, Diagnosis And Treatment: Most Are Benign
  Presenter(s):Heron E. Rodriguez, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:14 PM - 4:20 PM Panel Discussion
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Open Retrograde SMA Stenting: When Is It Indicated And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:26 PM - 4:31 PM Value Of Penumbra Indigo Suction Thrombectomy Device In Treating Acute Bowel Ischemia: Advantages And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Claudio J. Schonholz, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:32 PM - 4:37 PM Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Is It Real And How Best To Diagnose And Treat It
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:38 PM - 4:43 PM Endovascular vs. Open Treatment Of Acute And Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia: When Is Each Best
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:44 PM - 4:49 PM Prevention And Endovascular Treatment Of Hepatic Artery Stenoses After Liver Transplantation: Tips And Precautions: How To Manage Complications
  Presenter(s):W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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4:50 PM - 4:56 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 16: OPEN AND HYBRID SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
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4:56 PM - 5:01 PM Distal Vertebral Bypass: It Can Be Easier Than You Think: Indications And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Enrique Criado, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:02 PM - 5:07 PM When Should Open Surgery Be The First Option For Popliteal Aneurysm Repair: What Approach Is Best – Medial Or Posterior
  Presenter(s):Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng), FACS, FESC, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:08 PM - 5:13 PM Open Surgical Treatment Of Splenic Artery Aneurysms In The Endo Era: Indications And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:14 PM - 5:19 PM Tips And Tricks For Open Surgical Treatment Of Vascular Emergencies In The Porta Hepatis With Whipple And Other Procedures
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Techniques For Controlling Intraoperative Bleeding During Aortic Operations: Surviving Nightmares
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cherry, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:26 PM - 5:31 PM Acute Abdominal Aortic Occlusions: A Misleading Catastrophe: When Should Treatment Be Open, Endo Or Hybrid
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Szendro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:32 PM - 5:37 PM Tips And Tricks For Vascular Control And Reconstructions (Arteries And Veins) During Big Cancer Operations
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:38 PM - 5:43 PM Why The Role Of Open Surgery For AAAs Is Increasingly Important: What Are The Current Indications And How Will Vascular Trainees Learn To Do It
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:44 PM - 5:49 PM How To Prevent And Treat Graft Related Complications During And After Aortic Surgery
  Presenter(s):James H. Black III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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5:50 PM - 5:57 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program B
END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 17: MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: A COMPLEX TEAM SPORT – PART 1
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Introduction To The Symposium
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:05 AM - 7:15 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:25 AM The Basics Of Pulmonary Embolism: What Is The Role Of The History, Exam, Biomarkers
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:25 AM - 7:35 AM CT For PE: What Does This Actually Tell Us: Is There Any Role For MR In Acute Or Chronic PE
  Presenter(s):Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:35 AM - 7:50 AM Medical Treatment Of PE: When, Why, For How Long, And How Can I Remember How Long
  Presenter(s):Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Testing For Cancer And Other Hypercoagulable States In PE
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Setting The Stage – The Emergency Physician Algorithm For Acute PE Management
  Presenter(s):D. Mark Courtney, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:10 AM - 8:25 AM Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy For PE: No Need For Catheter-Based Intervention
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey W. Olin, DO  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:25 AM - 8:35 AM Advancing The Science In PE Treatment – What Do We Need To Know, And How Will We Learn
  Presenter(s):Akhilesh K. Sista, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Percutaneous Pharmaco-Mechanical Intervention For PE: Is There A Rationale
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:45 AM - 8:55 AM Step-By-Step Technical Tips For Pharmaco-Mechanical Intervention For PE
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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8:55 AM - 9:05 AM Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: The Results Of The FLARE Study
  Presenter(s):Thomas M. Tu, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO  
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Panel Discussion
  Panelist(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD / D. Mark Courtney, MD / Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA / Raghu Kolluri, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM / Jeffrey W. Olin, DO / Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH / Akhilesh K. Sista, MD / Thomas M. Tu, MD  
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9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 18: MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: A COMPLEX TEAM SPORT – PART 2
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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9:45 AM - 9:55 AM Pulmonary Embolism Intervention With Angiojet Thrombectomy
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Y. Wang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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9:55 AM - 10:05 AM Vortex Strategy For Massive PE
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:05 AM - 10:20 AM ECMO And Surgical Thromboembolectomy For Massive PE: When, How And Why
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:20 AM - 10:35 AM Putting It All Together: What Is The Modern Algorithm For Management Of Massive And Submassive PE
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Vena Cava Filters In PE Treatment: Do We Need Them, And If So, When
  Presenter(s):Sanjay Misra, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Balloon Angioplasty For Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Does This Really Work
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:05 AM - 11:20 AM The Team Approach To PE Management: The National PERT Consortium
  Presenter(s):Victor F. Tapson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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11:20 AM - 11:35 AM Is There A Role For Vascular Surgery On PERTs
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO  
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Challenging Cases And “PERT” Decisions
  Panelist(s): Rabih A. Chaer, MD / Mark G. Davies, MD / Christopher J. Kwolek, MD / Sanjay Misra, MD / Victor F. Tapson, MD / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD / Jeffrey Y. Wang, MD / Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

End of Program C
END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 19: HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO THE AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES AND AORTIC COARCTATIONS (4 ½ MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Juan C. Parodi, MD / Patrick J. Lamparello, MD  
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THORACIC AORTIC TOPICS
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Natural History Of Patients With Aortic Intramural Hematoma (IMH) With And Without Treatment: Aortic Mortality Is Low; All Cause Mortality Is Substantial: When Should TEVAR Be Done
  Presenter(s):Jürg Schmidli, MD / Martin Czerny, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:05 PM - 1:10 PM A Phase 1 Human Trial Of Catheter Septotomy In Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: How Is It Done
  Presenter(s):Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Juan C. Parodi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:10 PM - 1:15 PM Why Bovine Aortic Arches Are Predictive Of A Bad Outcome With TBADs
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:15 PM - 1:20 PM Ascending Aortic TEVAR: Where Is It And What Is Its Future Potential
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:20 PM - 1:25 PM Importance, Prevention And Treatment Of Vascular Complications Of TAVI
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:25 PM - 1:30 PM Panel Discussion
MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC COARCTATION
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Current Optimal Treatment Of Aortic Coarctation: When Endo, When Open: Bare vs. Covered Stents: Which Covered Stent Is Best: Precautions And Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Aortic Coarctations And Related Aneurysms: When Is Endovascular Treatment Best: Bare Stent vs. Covered Stent: When Is Open Operation Required
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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ABDOMINAL AORTIC AND BRANCH TOPICS
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Trans Endograft Approach To Treat Type 2 Endoleaks: Technique, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Mazin Foteh, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:45 PM - 1:50 PM DEBATE: With Ectatic Common Iliac Arteries (18-25 mm) During EVAR, Bell Bottom Techniques Are A Good Treatment In What Circumstances: It Is Simpler And Cheaper
  Presenter(s):Kim J. Hodgson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:50 PM - 1:55 PM DEBATE: Not So: In Most Patients With Ectatic Iliac Arteries Iliac Branched Devices (IBDs) Should Be Used To Prevent Failure From Common Iliac Dilatation
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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1:55 PM - 2:00 PM EVAR With Flared Limbs >20 mm Or Bell Bottom Grafts Have A High Rate Of Failure And Type 1b Endoleaks
  Presenter(s):Jan S. Brunkwall, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 20: HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO THE AORTA AND ILIAC ARTERIES (4 ½ MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD / Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
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2:05 PM - 2:10 PM Some Patients With Large AAAs And Complex Anatomy Are Sometimes Best Not Treated Invasively Or Best Treated By Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:10 PM - 2:15 PM How To Manage A Dissection Flap In The AAA Neck When Treating An Infrarenal AAA
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:15 PM - 2:20 PM Why Does EVAR For AAA Patients Increase Their Cancer Risk: Is It From The Radiation During The Primary Procedure, Surveillance Or Both
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM When Renal Arteries Are Covered During EVAR Or F/EVAR, Delayed Kidney Salvage Is Possible Due To Collaterals Keeping The Kidney Viable
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:25 PM - 2:30 PM AAA Polymer Sac Filling To Treat Recalcitrant Endoleaks: How Does It Work, Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Panel Discussion
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM At What Diameter Do Internal Iliac (Hypogastric) Aneurysms Rupture: It Is Larger Than Commonly Thought: Inflow Occlusion Into The Hypogastric Aneurysm Alone Is Inadequate Treatment
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM Technical Tips For Placement Of An IBD After Prior EVAR: Why Is It Difficult And How To Overcome The Difficulty
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:45 PM - 2:50 PM When Are Parallel Grafts The Best Way To Preserve Hypogastric Flow With Common Iliac Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM What Branch Stent-Grafts And Techniques Should Be Used For Parallel (Sandwich) Grafts To Revascularize Hypogastric Arteries: When Are Such Grafts The Only Way To Do So Because IBDs Won’t Work
  Presenter(s):Claude Mialhe, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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2:55 PM - 3:00 PM With IBDs, Are Self-Expanding Or Balloon Expanding Covered Stents Best For The Hypogastric Branch: Based On Results Of 900 Patients In The ELVIS Registry
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM How To Prevent And Treat Spinal Cord Ischemia (SCI) With Endovascular TAAA Repairs
  Presenter(s):Salvatore T. Scali, MD  
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3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Kissing Covered Stents To Facilitate EVAR In AAA And Other Aortic Disease Patients With Small Necks And Small Iliac Access Arteries: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Guangqi Chang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM Panel Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 20
 
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 21: HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OR CAROTID TREATMENTS (4½ MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / John H. Furtek, BS RT(r)  
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3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Advantages Of Fusion Imaging Techniques For Iliac And Extremity Interventions: The Philips Vessel Navigator Can Reduce Operator And Patient Radiation Exposure And Contrast Dose And Improve Guidance
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM 10-Year Experience With 4 French Systems For SFA Stenting: Tips, Tricks, Advantages And Durability
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:35 PM - 3:40 PM Propensity Matched Comparison Of Endo And Open Bypasses In 3800 Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI) Patients: Bypasses Yield Superior Limb Outcomes With Equal Morbidity
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Single vs. Multiple Artery Revascularization For Infrapopliteal Interventional Treatments: Is There Proof Fixing Multiple Vessels Is Better
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Delay In Treatment With Diabetic Foot Ulcers With Ischemia Has A Big Negative Impact On Outcomes: What To do About It
  Presenter(s):Katariina M. Noronen, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Panel Discussion
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Value Of Antegrade Femoral Artery Access And How To Perform It Safely
  Presenter(s):Todd Berland, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Extended Value Of The Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Stent In Treating Femoro-Popliteal (Fempop) Occlusive Lesions: New Findings From The Chinese Post-Market Registry
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:05 PM - 4:10 PM Unique Assets Of The Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Stent For Treating Long Complex Fempop Disease: Based On 5-Year Results Of The Japanese Post-Market Surveillance Study
  Presenter(s):Hiroyoshi Yokoi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Additional Lessons Learned About The Value Of The Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Stent For Fempop Disease With Calcified Lesions, Poor Runoff And In Patients With Diabetes And Renal Failure: From The 5-Year Results Of The Japanese Post -Market Registry
  Presenter(s):Kimihiro Komori, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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CAROTID TOPICS
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Outcomes Of TCAR (TransCarotid Artery Revascularization) Compare Favorably With Those Of CEA In Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients Despite The Higher Medical Risk Of The TAR Patients: From The SVS/VQI Registry
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:20 PM - 4:25 PM A New Implantable Carotid Intraluminal Coil Device (Javelin Vine) To Prevent Embolic Strokes In High Risk Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Device Description And Scientific Rationale
  Presenter(s):Vivek Reddy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Is Redo CEA More Risky For Stroke And Cranial Nerve Injury Than Primary CEA In Asymptomatic Patients; In Symptomatic Patients: Should This Influence The Choice Of Treatment - Medical Alone Or CAS
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS / Christopher J. Abularrage, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM The Natural History Of Patients With Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) Occlusion Is Bad: How Can It Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 22: HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY TREATMENTS OR MEDICAL ISSUES (4 ½ MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Jon S. Matsumura, MD / Iris Baumgartner, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Next Version Of The Supera Interwoven Vascular Mimetic Nitinol Stent (Supera Pro From Abbott): Why It Might Be A Game Changer
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM Value Of The Supera Interwoven Stent (Abbott) For Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Lesions: 1-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Koen R. Deloose, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:50 PM - 4:55 PM Meta-Analysis Comparing Results Of Supera Interwoven Stents vs. Drug Eluting Stents For Treatment Of SFA Lesions: Which Is Best And When
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Optimal Technique (PRESTO) For Deploying Supera Stents To Maximize Their Value And Give The Best Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Marco G. Manzi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Drug Eluting Stents (DESs - Zilver PTX And Eluvia) Are Changing The Paradigm For Treating Long Complex SFA/Pop Lesions: The Trials And Registries Show Why
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Panel Discussion
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM New Improved Image Guided (OCT) Directional Atherectomy System (Pantharis Lumivascular From Avinger): Advantages And Limitations: A Possible Game Changer
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos P. Donas, MD / Arne G. Schwindt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:15 PM - 5:20 PM 1-Year Results Of The BATTLE Multicenter RCT Comparing Zilver PTX (Cook) DESs vs. Misago (Terumo) Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) For SFA Lesions
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD / William A. Gray, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Patterns Of Calcification In Below The Knee (BTK) Arteries: Implications For Atherectomy And Vessel Prep
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD / 
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:25 PM - 5:30 PM Optimal Endovascular Technique For Extremely Calcified Femoropopliteal Lesions: Advantages And Precautions: From The CRACK And PAVE Registry
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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MEDICAL ISSUES
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Sarcopenia (Loss Of Muscle): A Biomarker Of Frailty: How To Measure It With CT: How Is It Helpful In The Treatment Of Thoracic Aortic Patients
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:35 PM - 5:40 PM Why We Should Switch From ASA To Plavix For Postoperative And Post-Procedure Care Of Patients Having Lower Extremity Treatments
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
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5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program D
END OF SESSION 22