SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 1: PROGRESS IN CORONARY ARTERY STENTING, TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT, AND TREATMENT OF ASCENDING AORTIC DISEASE
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
CORONARY STENTS
6:50 AM - 6:55 AM What Is New In Coronary Artery Stenting: What Is The Role For Bare Metal Stents
  Presenter(s):Roxana Mehran, MD  
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM What Is New With Treatment Outcomes For Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Advantages And Limitations Of PCI And CABG: Which Has Better Long-Term Survival
  Presenter(s):Gregg W. Stone, MD  
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TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES
7:02 AM - 7:07 AM Update On The Status Of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement/Repair (TMVR)
  Presenter(s):Juan F. Granada, MD  
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7:08 AM - 7:13 AM DEBATE: Update On Current State Of TAVR: A Cardiac Surgeon’s View: What Is The Role Of Surgery In Aortic Valve Disease
  Presenter(s):Ali B. Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
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7:14 AM - 7:19 AM DEBATE: What Is New With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): What Are Its Limitations: A Cardiologist’s View
  Presenter(s):Torsten P. Vahl, MD  
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THE ASCENDING AORTA
7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Progress In Endovascular Graft Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Lesions: What New Grafts Are Being Developed: What Problems Exist: Will They Be Overcome And Will This Segment Of The Aorta Be Conquered Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
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7:26 AM - 7:31 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections (TAADs) In 2023: What Is Here And What Is Coming: Experience With Ascending Aortic Endografting
  Presenter(s):Eric E. Roselli, MD  
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7:32 AM - 7:37 AM Current Status Of Endo Bentall Procedures In Patients: Review Of Early Clinical Experiences: How Can It Be Done Without Left Ventricular Access
  Presenter(s):Yazan Duwayri, MD MBA / Brad Leshnower, MD  
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7:38 AM - 7:43 AM Current And Future Status Of Ascending Aortic Endograft Repairs: Devices And Experience With Endo-Wheat And Endo-Bentall Procedures
  Presenter(s):Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD  
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7:44 AM - 7:50 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 1
 
SESSION 2 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 2: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC ARCH LESIONS AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM Current Status Of Open Aortic Arch Repair: What Is The Benchmark That Endo And Hybrid Techniques Must Compete With
  Presenter(s):Anthony L. Estrera, MD  
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7:56 AM - 8:01 AM

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Update On Hybrid Repair Of Aortic Arch And Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Using ThoraFlex (Hybrid) And Relay Devices For Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) And TEVAR: Indications And Results
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Coselli, MD / Ourania Preventza, MD  
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8:02 AM - 8:07 AM Update On Endovascular Arch Repair With Cook 2- Or 3-Branched Device For Lesions Involving The Entire Aortic Arch: Retrograde Versus Antegrade Insertion Of Arch Branches: Advantages Of A Fully Percutaneous Approach
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
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8:08 AM - 8:13 AM Long-Term Results With 2-Branched Endograft (Relay – Terumo Aortic) And Single Branched Device (Nexus – Endospan) For Treatment Of Zone 0 Arch Lesions
  Presenter(s):Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD  
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8:14 AM - 8:19 AM Update On The Terumo Relay Branched Endograft Device For Aortic Arch Lesion Repairs: Advantages, Limitations And Results
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD / Ciro Ferrer, MD, PhD / Martin Czerny, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:25 AM A New Device For Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Arch Aneurysms: Advantages And Early Clinical Experience
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
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8:26 AM - 8:31 AM Update On Total And Partial Aortic Arch Lesion Repairs With The Gore TAG Single Branch Endograft: An Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Device For Revascularizing Arch Branches: Experience To Date, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Michael D. Dake, MD / Himanshu Patel, MD / Joseph E. Bavaria, MD  
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8:32 AM - 8:37 AM How Best To Treat TBADs Extending Into The Arch Or Ascending Aorta; When Open, When Endo, When Hybrid
  Presenter(s):I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD  
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8:38 AM - 8:43 AM A New Device For Endovascular Aortic Arch Reconstruction: Characteristics, Advantages And Early Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
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8:44 AM - 8:49 AM How Best To Treat Aortic Arch Lesions: Customized Versus Off-The-Shelf (Chimney) Versus Physician Modified Endografts: Is Open Repair Ever Necessary
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Value Of Ascending Aortic Banding As Primary Or Adjunctive Treatment For Aortic Arch Lesions
  Presenter(s):Chun Che Shih, MD, PhD  
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8:56 AM - 9:02 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 2
 
SESSION 3 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 3: PROGRESS IN THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTIONS: REPORTING STANDARDS, CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, STABILISE, AND MORE
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9:02 AM - 9:07 AM Guideline Update On The SVS-STS Aortic Dissection Reporting Standards And Classification System: How Do They Help In Precisely Determining High Risk TBAD Patients
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA  
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9:08 AM - 9:13 AM Important Bullet Points Regarding Aortic Dissections From The European Association For Cardiothoracic Surgery: What Is New About Them
  Presenter(s):Martin Czerny, MD  
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9:14 AM - 9:19 AM Imperfect TEVAR Stent-Graft Performance As A Cause Of Aortic Remodeling: How It Can Be Prevented And Treated With The Chinese Fabulous® Thoracic Aortic Stent-Graft Designed Specifically For Aortic Dissections
  Presenter(s):Weiguo Fu, MD  
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9:20 AM - 9:25 AM New Findings Regarding The STABILISE Concept For Treating Acute And Chronic TBADs By Disrupting The Intimal Flap By Overdilating The Distal Bare Stent: How It Works, Precautions, And Should It Be The Treatment Of Choice
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
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9:26 AM - 9:31 AM Updated Experience With The STABILISE Technique For Acute And Subacute TBADs: Indications, Technical Tips, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD  
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9:32 AM - 9:37 AM Dual Lumen Interventions To Promote False Lumen Thrombosis In Chronic Aortic Dissections: The FLIRT Procedure: What Is It; When Is It Useful; How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
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9:38 AM - 9:43 AM There Will Always Be A Need For Open Repair For Post-Dissection TAAAs: In What Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD  
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9:44 AM - 9:49 AM Distal Stent-Graft Induced New Entry Tears (SINEs) With TEVAR Treatment Of TBADs: Prevention By Avoiding Oversizing And Ballooning And Using Tapered Endografts
  Presenter(s):Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD  
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9:50 AM - 9:55 AM The Impact Of Distal Stent-Graft Induced New Entry Tears (SINEs) On Aortic Remodeling Of Chronic TBADs: How To Prevent And Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Chun Che Shih, MD, PhD  
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9:56 AM - 10:01 AM Highlights From The New SVS, AATS, AHA, ACC, ACR, STS, SVM, SCAI, SCA Aortic Disease Guidelines: What Are The Key Differences
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
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10:02 AM - 10:07 AM

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International Experience With Endovascular Treatment Of Complex Aortic Diseases In Patients With Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) Including Loeys-Dietz And Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: What Is Its Role
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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10:08 AM - 10:14 AM Panel Discussion
10:14 AM - 10:24 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, THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (TAAAs)
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM When Should Fully Open Repair Be First Line Treatment For TAAAs And When Should A Hybrid (Endograft Proximal + Open Distal) Be The Preferred Treatment: How To Do The Latter
  Presenter(s):Margaret Tracci, MD, JD  
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM New Strategies And Indications For Open TAAA Repair Including Failed EVAR And F/B/EVAR: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD  
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10:36 AM - 10:41 AM Update On Aortic Arch Repairs With Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) Followed By Open Or Endo Extensions For TAAA Repairs: Techniques And Outcomes; Importance Of Staging
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD / Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS / Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD  
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10:42 AM - 10:47 AM New Findings From The STABLE I And II Trials: What Are The Short And Long-Term Benefits And Limitations Of A Distal Bare Stent Combined With A Proximal Covered Stent (The Petticoat Procedure): Update On Aortic Remodeling
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA  
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10:48 AM - 10:53 AM 25 Years Of Data From The IRAD Registry (International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection): How Has Treatment Evolved; What Lessons Have Been Learned: What Key Questions Remain
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
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10:54 AM - 10:59 AM F/B/EVAR For TAAAs Degenerative And Post TBAD: The Good, Bad And Ugly: Complications And How To Prevent Them: Value Of The BeBack Catheter To Cross The Dissection Flap
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

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Experience With Inner And Outer Branched Endografts And The t-Branch OTS Device (Cook) To Treat TAAAs After TBADs: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
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11:06 AM - 11:12 AM Panel Discussion
11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Update On The Endovascular Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Disease With The Gore Ascending Aortic Endograft: Advantages, Limitations And Results From The ARISE Trial
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
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11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Unitary Manifold Endograft System For Complex Type 4 TAAAs, Aneurysms With Chronic TBADs, Ruptured Complex AAAs And Failed Prior EVAR Repairs: How Does It Work And Up To 10-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Patrick W. Kelly, MD  
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (TAAD) And End-Organ Ischemia, Which Should Come First – Aortic Repair Or Restoration Of Branch Perfusion: How To Accomplish The Latter
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Improved Aortic Remodeling With TEVAR And A Distal Bare Metal Stent In Acute Complicated TBAD
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM Endovascular Thermal Septotomy Of The Dissection Flap With An Electrocautery Activated Guidewire To Eliminate And Prevent Enlargement Of The False Lumen To Treat Chronic TBADs: Is There A Downside
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM Current Status Of A Catheter Aortic Septotomy Device For Treating Aortic Dissections By Cutting The Septum From Below: Yes, There Is A Downside To Other Septotomies That Cut The Septum From Above
  Presenter(s):Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD  
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM With Acute Type B Aortic Intramural Hematomas (IMHs): When Is TEVAR Indicated: How Long Should Treatment Be Delayed For Optimal Outcomes: Earlier TEVAR Has More Adverse Events
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
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11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 5: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT, EVAR AND EVAS (ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM SEALING
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Failing EVARs Are An Enlarging Epidemic: Etiology And How Best To Prevent And Treat The Problem: Can Cloud Based Fusion Help
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM What Evidence Really Matters In Evaluating EVAR Results: What Is The Best Type Of Evidence To Compare EVAR With Open Repair: RCTs May Not Reflect Reality As Well As Other Methods: The NICE Guidelines Prove It
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Are There Registry Differences In Neck Behavior And AAA Sac Shrinkage After Excluder And Endurant Endografts: Why We Need A Head-To-Head Randomized Comparison After EVAR With The 2 Endografts: The ADVANCE RCT
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Observation Of Small AAAs (<5.0 cm) Is Safe, Predictable And Does Not Reduce EVAR Options: Are There Exceptions And Does AAA Volume Matter
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Update On A Novel New Endovascular Technology (Nectero) To Slow AAA Growth; How Does It Work And 3-Year Clinical Results: Status Of The STAAABLE RCT And Recent Approval Of FDA Fast Track Designation
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Why And When EVAR Is NOT The Best Treatment For All AAAs Even With Favorable EVAR Anatomy: When Open And When No Treatment Is Better
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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1:36 PM - 1:42 PM Panel Discussion
1:42 PM - 2:47 PM A Note Of Caution Regarding Nellix Endografts And EVAS From The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Guidelines Committee
  Presenter(s):Jonathan R. Boyle, MD, MA (Cantab), FRCS / Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD / Isabelle Van Herzeele, MD, PhD / Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Short And Long-Term Results For Endovascular Therapy For Infected Aortic Aneurysms At Various Levels: A 17-Year, 163-Case Experience: EVAR Can Work
  Presenter(s):Boonprasit Kritpracha, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Sac Dynamics After EVAR Influence Long-Term Survival: What Can Be Done To Improve AAA Sac Shrinkage: Filling The Sac With Polymer Plugs From Shape Memory Medical Promotes Sac Shrinkage: Update On The AAA-SHAPE Study
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Update On Long-Term Results From The DREAM RCT Comparing EVAR With Open Repair For AAAs Suitable For Both: Adverse Neck Anatomy (Short, Wide, Angulated) Was Associated With Increased Reintervention And Mortality Rates Equally After Open And Endo Repairs: How Should This Influence Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Management Of The Internal Iliac Artery With Extensive Aortoiliac Aneurysms In The Era Of Iliac Branched Devices: Is There Any Role For Open Surgery
  Presenter(s):Heron E. Rodriguez, MD  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Danger Of Performing EVAR In Patients With Visceral Artery (SMA) Occlusive Disease: What Can Happen And How Should It Be Avoided
  Presenter(s):Karan Garg, MD / Neal S. Cayne, MD / Carlos H. Timaran, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Which AAA Patients Should Get Open Repair (OR) In 2023: Young Healthy Patients With Large AAAs Do Better With OR: But EVAR Outcomes Are Improving While OR Outcomes Are Not
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
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2:24 PM - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 6: MORE ABOUT AAAs AND EVAR, STANDARD AND COMPLEX: UPDATES ON THE UK NICE AAA GUIDELINES AND OTHER AORTIC PATHOLOGY
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM The Safe-AAA Study Emphasizes The Importance Of Ongoing Surveillance And Continuing EVAR Device Risk: Some EVAR Endografts Have Been Found To Have More Late Risks Than Others
  Presenter(s):Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS / Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
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2:46 PM - 2:51 PM Review Of All Recent AAA Guidelines: Do They Support Or Refute The NICE AAA Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd  
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2:52 PM - 2:57 PM How Have The NICE AAA Guidelines Influenced The Performance Of EVAR In The UK: Are The Guidelines Wrong And Can They Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
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2:58 PM - 3:03 PM Why The NICE AAA Guidelines Are The Way They Are: Bias Has Played A Role As It Does In Many Things: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Can Be Misleading
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
TOPICS RELATED TO INFRARENAL AORTIC LESIONS AND AAAs
3:04 PM - 3:09 PM Spontaneous Infrarenal Acute Aortic Syndrome: What Is It And Why Is It Best Treated With A Unibody Stent-Graft
  Presenter(s):Felice Pecoraro, MD  
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM Diabetes Versus COVID-19: How Should Both Modify AAA Treatment Or Its Planning
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
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3:16 PM - 3:21 PM How Does Metformin Work To Slow AAA Growth: Is It The Reason For Decreased AAA Incidence In Diabetes
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
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3:22 PM - 3:27 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
The Metformin For AAA Growth Inhibition (MAAGI) Multicenter Trial: Design And Preliminary Results: Will The Drug Help In The Treatment Of Small AAAs
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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TOPICS RELATED TO COMPLEX AORTIC PATHOLOGY
3:28 PM - 3:33 PM Value Of IVUS In Treating Complex Aortic Pathology
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
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3:34 PM - 3:39 PM Early Experience With Off-The-Shelf Inner Branch Stent Grafting For Suprarenal AAAs And TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM With Failed EVAR, When Is F/EVAR The Best Treatment: Tips And Tricks For Performing It Successfully
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
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3:46 PM - 3:56 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 7: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC THORACIC PATHOLOGY; STROKE PREVENTION WITH TEVAR
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3:56 PM - 4:01 PM How To Predict Failed Proximal EVAR Fixation With Short Necked AAAs So Initial Treatment Should Be With F/EVAR Or Ch/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Martin R. Back, MD  
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4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Update On Prevention Of Gas Emboli And Stroke With TEVAR: How Important Is CO2 Flushing And Other Measures
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD / Stephan Haulon, MD  
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4:08 PM - 4:13 PM High Risk Features In Uncomplicated TBAD Patients: How Do We Know They Justify Elective TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA / Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
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4:14 PM - 4:19 PM Current Role Of Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) For Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
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4:20 PM - 4:25 PM How To Prevent Bird Beaking And Type I Endoleaks With TEVAR In The Aortic Arch: How To Size TEVAR Grafts Optimally And Does It Matter
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
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4:26 PM - 4:31 PM How Best To Treat TBADs Extending Into The Aortic Arch Or Ascending Aorta: When Open, When Endo, When Hybrid: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD  
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4:32 PM - 4:37 PM Endovascular Aortic Arch Interventions: Hybrid Options Versus Total Endovascular Repair
  Presenter(s):Cherrie Z. Abraham, MD  
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4:38 PM - 4:43 PM Long-Term (>5 Years) Good Results Of The Medtronic Valiant Captiva Endografts For TEVAR In TBAD Patients: Advantages And Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD / Joseph E. Bavaria, MD  
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4:44 PM - 4:49 PM How To Treat Aortic Dissections With An Entry Tear In The Aortic Arch: Can Ancillary Techniques Help
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
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4:50 PM - 4:56 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 8: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING TBADs AND TEVAR: NATURAL HISTORY; NEED FOR AND TIMING OF TEVAR FOR ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED TBADs
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4:56 PM - 5:01 PM Celiac Artery Orifice Coverage During TEVAR Is Not Always Benign: It Is Often Associated With Visceral Ischemia And Other Poor Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Richard G.J. Gibbs, FRCS  
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5:02 PM - 5:07 PM What Does Endovascular Aortic Repair Do To Cardiac And Coronary Artery Function: Does The Position Of The Graft Make A Difference: Do We Need A Compliant Endograft
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, PhD, FRCS  
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DEBATE ON TREATMENT OF ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED TBADs
5:08 PM - 5:13 PM DEBATE: With Uncomplicated Acute TBADs, The Case For Waiting 2-6 Weeks From Onset For TEVAR And Then Limiting Aortic Coverage
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
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5:14 PM - 5:19 PM DEBATE: With Uncomplicated TBADs, The Case For Early TEVAR With Extensive Aortic Coverage In Most Patients
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD / Brad Leshnower, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM How To Prevent Abdominal Extension Of The False Lumen And TAAAs With TBADs: Does Early TEVAR Help: What Other Techniques Show Promise
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
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5:26 PM - 5:31 PM The Indication For TEVAR Is More Important Than Its Timing In Predicting Outcomes With Acute Uncomplicated TBAD Patients: When Is Medical Treatment Alone Indicated
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
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5:32 PM - 5:37 PM

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With TBADs, Is True Lumen Compression Ever So Severe That It Negatively Influences TEVAR Deployment Or Performance: How Can It Be Managed
  Presenter(s):Sara L. Zettervall, MD / Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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5:38 PM - 5:43 PM With TBADs, Distal Fenestrations Are Important: How Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
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5:44 PM - 5:49 PM Hybrid Surgical And Endovascular Staged Approaches For The Treatment Of Complex Aneurysmal Lesions Involving The Thoracic Aorta
  Presenter(s):Francesco Setacci, MD  
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5:50 PM - 5:55 PM Re-Entry Specific Endovascular Therapy (RESET), i.e. TEVAR Plus Dealing With Re-Entry Tears: It Promotes False Lumen Thrombosis, Aortic Remodeling And Improves Outcomes: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
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5:56 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, GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AND SIMULATION
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6:47 AM - 6:50 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
6:50 AM - 6:55 AM How Can Ex Vivo Training With Simulators Decrease Vascular Complications And Improve Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Michael E. Barfield, MD  
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery: How I Did It Routinely And Why I Stopped After More Than 150 Cases
  Presenter(s):Laurent Chiche, MD, FEBVS  
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7:02 AM - 7:07 AM 25 Years Of Robotic Vascular Surgery: If It Is So good, Why Isn’t It Mainstream Now
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
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7:08 AM - 7:13 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Focus On Radiation Protection During Simulation-Based Training Improves Both Correct Behavior And Procedural Performance: Proven By A Randomized Comparison
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
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7:14 AM - 7:19 AM Inside Out: Next Generation Technology That Transmits Physical Intelligence And Parameters Continuously From Within The Patient: How Will It Help In Vascular Treatment
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
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RADIATION REDUCING IMAGING GUIDANCE TECHNIQUES
7:20 AM - 7:25 AM True Radiation Reduction Strategies For Complex Endovascular Procedures: FORS, Digital Zooming, IVUS, And Live Fusion Guidance
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
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7:26 AM - 7:31 AM Updated Experience With The Fiberoptic 3D Endovascular Guidance With The Fiberoptic RealShape (FORS) System (From Philips): Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Joost van Herwaarden, MD, PhD  
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7:32 AM - 7:37 AM Update On The 3D Radiation Free Electromagnetic Intraoperative Positioning System (IOPS) From Centerline For Endovascular Guidance: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Francis Caputo, MD / Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
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7:38 AM - 7:43 AM New Findings Related To The Incidence Of Cancer After EVAR: What Causes It And How Can It Be Reduced
  Presenter(s):Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
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7:44 AM - 7:50 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 10: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT; DIFFERING VIEWS ON TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS) AND CAROTID SCREENING
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM Update On International Variations In Carotid Stenosis Treatment Within Countries And Between Countries Is Huge Despite All The RCTs On Which They Are Based Being The Same: What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
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7:56 AM - 8:01 AM Current Optimal Treatment For Carotid Artery Dissection: When Best Medical Therapy (BMT), When Open Surgery, When Carotid Stenting (CAS) With Proximal Embolic Protection
  Presenter(s):Felice Pecoraro, MD  
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8:02 AM - 8:07 AM Intracranial Imaging For Strokes With A Newly Developed Imaging Platform Using Artificial Intelligence To Integrate All Forms Of Imaging To Facilitate Patient Care: The VIZ.ai System
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
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8:08 AM - 8:13 AM Value Of Advanced Imaging In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Near Total Occlusions And String Signs Of The Internal Carotid Artery (ICA): How Are They Best Treated: When Conservatively; When Invasively By CEA; By CAS
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
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8:14 AM - 8:19 AM What Is Carotid Near Occlusion: When And How Is It Best Treated Currently: Conservatively, CEA, CAS In Symptomatic Patients: In Asymptomatic Patients
  Presenter(s):Weiguo Fu, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:26 AM Panel Discussion
8:26 AM - 8:31 AM DEBATE: ALL Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patients Are Best Treated Medically: Invasive Treatment Causes More Harm Than Good And Should Not Be Reimbursed
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
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8:32 AM - 8:37 AM DEBATE: Not So: About 25% Of ACS Patients Can Benefit From CEA Or CAS And Should Be So Treated And Reimbursed Accordingly
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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8:38 AM - 8:43 AM DEBATE: Both Views Are Wrong: Severe Carotid Stenosis Has Declined As A Cause Of Ischemic Stroke To <1% Per Year: So <5% Of ACS Patients Should Be Treated Invasively
  Presenter(s):Robert W. Chang, MD  
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DIFFERING VIEWS ON CAROTID SCREENING
8:44 AM - 8:49 AM A Tribute To George S. Lavenson, MD (1932-2023) And His Case For Widespread Carotid Screening
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM The Case Against Carotid Screening: It Leads To Unneeded And Possibly Harmful Treatment
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
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8:56 AM - 9:01 AM Screening For ACS And Common Femoral Artery Disease: How Can It Guide Lipid Treatment: How Low Should LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) Be Pushed And What Will It Do To Carotid Plaques
  Presenter(s):Stavros K. Kakkos, MD, PhD / Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
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9:02 AM - 9:07 AM What Are The Effects Of A Minor Stroke With Apparent Full Recovery: Minor Strokes Are By No Means Minor: Why Is This Important In Evaluating The Conclusions Of RCTs
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
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9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Panel Discussion
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 11: MORE ABOUT CAROTID AND VERTEBRAL DISEASE: UPDATE ON INVASIVE TREATMENT FOR ACUTE STROKES
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Carotid Artery Aneurysms: What Etiologies Cause Them; When Is Endovascular Treatment Best And Technical Tips For Doing So Successfully
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
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9:36 AM - 9:41 AM When After An Acute Stroke With Thrombolysis Treatment, Or Without, Should Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) Be Performed: Delay Has Consequences: But CEA Within 48 Hours Of Symptom Onset Has A Higher Complication Rate
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
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9:42 AM - 9:47 AM After Thrombolysis And/Or Mechanical Thrombectomy For An Acute Stroke In Patients With Carotid Stenosis, Which Invasive Treatment (CEA Or CAS) Is Best And When Should It Be Performed
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD  
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9:48 AM - 9:53 AM With Acute Strokes, What Is New With Endovascular Intracranial Techniques For Arterial Clot Removal: How Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Intraarterial Thrombolysis With Alteplase (Genentech) Help – What Is Happening With The CHOICE RCT
  Presenter(s):Adnan H. Siddiqui, MD, PhD / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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9:54 AM - 9:59 AM How Does Temporal Access And A Through And Through Femoral Wire Facilitate CAS With A Difficult Aortic Arch: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Piotr Myrcha, MD  
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Update On Acute Stroke Interventions: Challenging Cases And Tips For Treating Them Successfully
  Presenter(s):Kolja Sievert, MD / Horst Sievert, MD  
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10:06 AM - 10:11 AM How Best To Treat An ICA Occlusion With Distal Embolization: Sequence And Timing Of Treatment: Site Of Treatment (OR Versus Angio Suite Versus Hybrid Room): Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Adnan H. Siddiqui, MD, PhD / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
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10:12 AM - 10:17 AM Outcomes Of Carotid Interventions (CEA And CAS) In Women And Younger Patients: How And Why Do They Differ From Those In Men And Older Patients
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD  
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10:18 AM - 10:23 AM Update On Endovascular Interventions In The Vertebrobasilar System For Acute Strokes: A New Horizon, What Is Involved And Results
  Presenter(s):Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD  
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10:24 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 12: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC AND AORTO-ILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Life Altering Events After Endovascular Aortic Repairs Include Death, Dialysis, Paralysis Or Stroke: The Incidence Of These Events Varies Markedly Depending On The Level Of Repair
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
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10:36 AM - 10:41 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Hidden Tricks For Diagnosing Iliac Endofibrosis In Professional Cyclists: Diagnosis Can Be Challenging And Require Unusual Techniques
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Szendro, MD  
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10:42 AM - 10:47 AM 5-Year Update On The Value Of VBX Balloon Expandable Covered Stents In Treating Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Advantages And Limitations: When And How Does Shockwave Lithotripsy Help
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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10:48 AM - 10:53 AM Value And Limitations Of The iCast Balloon Expandable Covered Stent (From Getinge) Recently FDA Approved For Treating Iliac Artery Lesions
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
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COVERED ENDOVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AORTIC BIFURCATION (CERAB) PROCEDURE
10:54 AM - 10:59 AM Long-Term Outcomes Of The CERAB Procedure With Covered Stents For Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Why It Is Better Than Kissing Bare Stents: Which Stent Should We Use
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM The CERAB Technique: From A Niche Procedure To A Better General Solution For Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease Based On The 2-Year Results Of The Multicenter BeGlory Registry
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE  
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11:06 AM - 11:11 AM Value Of Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) For Calcified Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease Treatment And For Facilitating Large Bore Access With Narrowed Calcified Iliac Arteries
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD  
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11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Panel Discussion
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM Impact Of Female Gender On Outcomes Of Endovascular Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: When Is Open Repair Indicated
  Presenter(s):Franco Grego  
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM Treatment Of Infrarenal And Pararenal Aortic Stenosis: When Stents; When Stent-Grafts; When Open Bypass: Why Results Are Worse In Women
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusions With Impotence (Leriche Syndrome): Long-Term Results: Is Open Repair Ever Needed
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD  
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM DEBATE: How To Treat Chronic Flush Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusions Endovascularly With Safety: Endo Is The Way To Go
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM DEBATE: Not So: Open Or Hybrid Repairs Are Best For Complex Juxtarenal Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Yamume Tshomba, MD  
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM What Is New In The Treatment Of External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis In Committed Cyclists: Is There A Role For Endovascular Treatment
  Presenter(s):Margaret Tracci, MD, JD / Kenneth J. Cherry, MD  
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11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 13: NEW CONCEPTS, MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) (See Also Session 87)
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM What Is Big Data In Vascular Surgery: How Can It Be Used With Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Evidence Based Medicine: How Can It Replace Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Will Big Data Enhance Vascular Care
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Enhancing Clinical Decision Making In AAA Diagnosis And Treatment With AI: How Can It Help With Prediction Of AAA Growth, Endoleaks And Spinal Cord Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Update On How Vascular Treatment Will Intersect With Other New Technologies: Wearable Trackers, AI, And Using CT Scans To Predict Plaque Histology (ElucidVivo)
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM How Does An AI Based Prediction Of Rupture Risk Compare With Size Based Predictions
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Is Image Fusion Guidance For Complex And Simple Aortic Procedures Really Worthwhile And Cost Effective: Why Is It A Question And Do We Need A Trial
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, PhD, FRCS  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM How Can AI Facilitate Assessment After EVAR And F/B/EVAR: Are Volume Measurements Before And After Endo Repairs Necessary
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM High Fidelity Computational Modeling To Help With Decision Making In Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Update On Siemens I-Flow: A New Intelligent Technology To Improve The Endo Treatment Of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM For The Novice, How In Simple Terms Do The FORS, IOPS And Cydar Guidance Systems Work To Improve Endovascular Procedures And Reduce Radiation Exposure
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
How Can AI Help In The Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:12 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 14: PART 1: VASCULAR SURGERY’S NUMBERS AND IDENTITY AND HOW TO MEET THE SPECIALTY’S NEEDS FOR ITS SERVICES; THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP IN VASCULAR SURGERY
PART 2: LATE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS IN COVID RELATED VASCULAR DISEASE ISSUES

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PART 1 – Vascular Surgery’s Numbers And Identity And How To Meet The Specialty’s Needs For Its Services; The Importance Of Mentorship In Vascular Surgery
2:12 PM - 2:17 PM What Makes Vascular Surgery Different, Are There Insufficient Numbers Of Vascular Trainees And Surgeons: How To Improve Our Identity And Recognition And Expand Our Numbers
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM Update On Applicants For 0+5 And 5+2 Vascular Surgery Training Programs: The Number Of Applicants Is Up: What About Their Quality: Do We Need More Programs
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS / Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS  
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2:24 PM - 2:29 PM Increased Diversity In Vascular Surgery And Will It Improve The Shortage Of Vascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS  
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM How To Improve Vascular Surgery Stature And Well-Being Within An Institution By Transforming It Into Its Own Freestanding Department: What Benefits Accrue
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Hsu, MD  
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Progress Made By The American Board Of Vascular Surgery (ABVS) In The Last Several Years: Do We Still Need An Independent Board And How Should We Achieve It
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM The Importance Of Mentorship In Vascular Surgery: How Best To Achieve It
  Presenter(s):Malachi Sheahan, MD  
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Panel Discussion
PART 2 – Late Breaking Developments In COVID Related Vascular Disease Issues
2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Current Developments In COVID-19 Prevention And Treatment: How Effective Are Current Vaccines, Boosters And Antiviral Therapies: Status Of Intranasal Vaccines And Antivirals: What Is New And What Is In The Pipeline
  Presenter(s):Clayton J. Brinster, MD  
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Timing Of A Major Operative Intervention After A Positive COVID-19 Test Affects Postoperative Mortality: When To Retest And When Best To Intervene
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM COVID-19 Associated Arterial Events Are Worse In Non-Vaccinated Individuals: What Is The Role And Effectiveness Of Endovascular Therapy
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Is The COVID-19 Pandemic Behind Us: What We Know About Herd Immunity And The Lasting Effects Of Long COVID
  Presenter(s):Clayton J. Brinster, MD  
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Panel Discussion
3:24 PM - 3:36 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 15: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL AND RENAL ARTERY DISEASE
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM DEBATE: All Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms Can Be Treated Endovascularly: Bare Stent Flow Diverters Are The New Frontier In Their Treatment
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE  
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM DEBATE: Open Treatment Of Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms Is Sometimes Best: When Is This So
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Optimal Current Treatment Of Renal Artery Aneurysms: When Endo; When Open; Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM  
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM The Vascular Low Frequency Consortium: What Is It And What Management Changing Information Does It Tell Us About The Size When Renal Artery Aneurysms Become Dangerous: It Is >3 cm In Diameter
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Best Endovascular Techniques To Exclude Large Renal And Visceral Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Jacques Busquet, MD  
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Update On The New SVS Practice Guidelines For Treating Visceral Artery Aneurysms; When Endo; When Open
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Retrograde Open Mesenteric Stenting (ROMS): It Is Indicated With Peritoneal Signs And When Prograde Stenting Is Not Possible: Tips To Gain Retrograde Access To The SMA
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM With Acute Mesenteric Ischemia With Necrotic Bowel, Open Treatment With SMA Bypass Using A Deep Vein Conduit Is An Option
  Presenter(s):Patrick A. Stone, MD  
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Technical Tips For Recanalizing Long Complex Visceral Artery (SMA) Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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4:30 PM - 4:36 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 15
 
SESSION 16 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 16: UPDATE ON OPEN VASCULAR SURGICAL AND HYBRID PROCEDURES; PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC COARCTATIONS
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Open Conversion For Failing Suprarenal And Thoracic Endovascular Repairs: When Is Endo Rescue Not Possible And Open Conversion Necessary: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Francis Caputo, MD  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM When Is Open Treatment Of Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease Best: Tips And Tricks For Doing It Safely In The Endovascular Era
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Technical Tips For Open Retroperitoneal Exposure Of The Aorta And All Its Abdominal Branches; How To Do A Retroperitoneal Aorto- Bifemoral Bypass
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Use Of Minimal Incisions For Retroperitoneal Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass And Other Procedures: Technical Tips And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Proczka, MD, PhD  
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Duplex Surveillance Should Be Used After All Open Aorto-Bifemoral Bypasses: How Does It Improve Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Open Treatment Of Infected Aortic Grafts And Endografts By Replacing Them With Rifampkin Soaked Dacron Or Cryopreserved Aortic Conduits: When Is Which Treatment Appropriate, And Results
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Update On Renal Consequences Of Left Renal Vein Division During Open AAA Repair: It Is Not Always Benign
  Presenter(s):Kimihiro Komori, MD, PhD  
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Open And Endovascular Treatment Of Intestinal, Renal, And Lumbar Artery Aneurysms In Children
  Presenter(s):James C. Stanley, MD  
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5:24 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
UPDATE ON COARCTATION TREATMENT
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Coarctation: Balloon Angioplasty Versus Bare Stents Versus Covered Stents And When Is Open Repair Necessary
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Update On The Experience With BeGrafts (From Bentley), A Balloon Expandable Covered Stent For Treating Aortic Coarctations: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Axillo-Unifemoral And Axillo-Bifemoral Bypasses Have Equal Patency For More Than A Year: Why The Bilateral Procedure Should Only Be Used When Bilateral Ischemia Exists
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS  
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM Positive Remodeling In The Ascending Aorta As Well As Distally After TEVAR Treatment Of Aortic Coarctations
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
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5:54 PM - 5:59 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program B

END OF SESSION 16
 
SESSION 17 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 17: MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE TEAM APPROACH – PART 1
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  
7:05 AM - 7:15 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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7:15 AM - 7:25 AM The Basics Of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: What Is The Role Of The History, Exam, Biomarkers
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
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7:25 AM - 7:35 AM Do We Need An Echocardiogram To Manage Acute Submassive PE
  Presenter(s):David M. Dudzinski, MD  
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7:35 AM - 7:45 AM Advanced Imaging For PE: How To Interpret The CT PE On The Run
  Presenter(s):Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA  
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7:45 AM - 7:55 AM Testing For Cancer And Other Hypercoagulable States In PE: Why, When, And What Tests
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
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7:55 AM - 8:10 AM Medical Treatment Of PE: When, Why, For How Long, And How Can I Remember
  Presenter(s):Luis H. Eraso, MD  
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy For PE: Does This Replace Catheter-Based Therapies
  Presenter(s):Jay Giri, MD, MPH  
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8:20 AM - 8:35 AM An Overview Of Technologies For Management Of High-Risk PE
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
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8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Ultrasound-Assisted Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy: Does This Really Work
  Presenter(s):Kush R. Desai, MD  
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8:45 AM - 8:55 AM Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: The Indigo System
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
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8:55 AM - 9:05 AM Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: The Flowtriever System
  Presenter(s):Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD  
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9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Large Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy: Tips, Tricks And Pearls
  Presenter(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, FSVM, FSIR  
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9:15 AM - 9:25 AM The Big Trials In PE: What’s Running, What’s Starting, What Will They Tell Us
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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9:25 AM - 9:40 AM Panel Discussion
  Panelist(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD / Kush R. Desai, MD / Luis H. Eraso, MD / Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA / Jay Giri, MD, MPH / Raghu Kolluri, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH / Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc / Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc / Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD  
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 17
 
SESSION 18 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 18: MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE TEAM APPROACH – PART 2
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Contemporary Endovascular Strategies For Treatment Of Massive PE
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
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10:20 AM - 10:30 AM ECMO-Assisted Pulmonary Embolectomy In Massive PE: Can It Replace Open Surgical Thrombolectomy
  Presenter(s):Animesh Rathore, MD  
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10:30 AM - 10:40 AM Is There Anything New In Vena Cava Filters In PE Treatment
  Presenter(s):John A. Kaufman, MD, MS  
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10:40 AM - 10:55 AM Your Referring Docs Think Heparin Is All They Need To Offer For PE – How To Tell The Intervention Story
  Presenter(s):Patrick Troy, MD  
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10:55 AM - 11:10 AM Pulmonary Denervation: A New Frontier In The Treatment Of Pulmonary Hypertension
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty For Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Has This Become Mainstream
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
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11:25 AM - 11:35 AM The Team Approach To PE Management: The National PERT Consortium
  Presenter(s):William B. Keeling, MD  
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11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Challenging The Experts: Interactive Q&A
  Panelist(s): Mark G. Davies, MD / Kush R. Desai, MD / Jay Giri, MD, MPH / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / John A. Kaufman, MD, MS / William B. Keeling, MD / Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Animesh Rathore, MD / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD / Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc / Patrick Troy, MD / Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
End of Program C-1

END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 19: HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Key Points From The SVS Appropriate Use Criteria For Management Of Intermittent Claudication: Are Invasive Treatments Being Overused And Will These Criteria Help
  Presenter(s):Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH / Karen Woo, MD, PhD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM What Are The Dangers Of Working In An Office Based Lab (OBL): Why I Chose Not To Work There
  Presenter(s):Dipankar Mukherjee, MD  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Real Five-Year Single Center Results With Atherectomy For De Novo Lower Extremity Lesions And In Stent Restenosis: How Good Or Bad Are They
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, DFSVS, RVT, FACS  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Intravascular Lithotripsy (From Shockwave) For Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Lesions: What Are The New Systems (L6 And M5+) For Delivering And What Are The Advantages
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM How Do SoundBite Wires (From SoundBite Medical) Help To Cross Calcified Lesions, Especially BTK: Updated Experience
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Alternate Anatomic Approaches To Lower Extremity Arteries When Standard Approaches Are Prevented By Scarring Or Infection
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM Updated Status And Prospects For Sirolimus Coated Devices And Bioresorbable Stents ATK And BTK
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Advances In Deep Venous Arterialization Techniques: Better Access, Procedure Maintenance And Wound Care Matter For Limb Salvage In No Option CLTI Patients
  Presenter(s):Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA  
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1:48 PM - 2:04 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 20: MORE HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT
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2:04 PM - 2:09 PM How To Train Vascular Surgeons In Distal Bypass Procedures In 2023: How Many Cases Are Needed To Achieve Competence
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Novel Uses Of Selective Superficial Venous Arterialization To Achieve Lower Limb Salvage: Techniques, Indications, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):John M. Felder, MD / Patrick J... Geraghty, MD  
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2:16 PM - 2:21 PM Coagulation Testing To Allow Optimal Thromboprophylaxis And Decrease Thrombosis Rates In Lower Extremity Grafts And Stents
  Presenter(s):Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA  
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2:22 PM - 2:27 PM Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) In Claudicants And CLTI Patients: The Value Of Physiology Over Anatomy In The Fempop Segment
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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2:28 PM - 2:33 PM Pedal Acceleration Time (PAT): What Is It And Its Feasibility And Utility As An Assessment Tool For Limb Ischemia And Adequacy Of Revascularization Procedures
  Presenter(s):Vincent L. Rowe, MD  
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2:34 PM - 2:39 PM What Are The Best Ways To Evaluate CLTI Treatment Outcomes: Physiology (ABIs And PVRs), Wound Healing, Anatomy (Angiography Or Ultrasound), MACE Or MALE: Why It Matters
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc / Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD  
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM For Intermittent Claudication, What Endovascular Revascularization Strategies Are Currently Justified For Aortoiliac And Femoropopliteal Artery Disease: From A Meta-Analysis
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
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2:46 PM - 2:52 PM Panel Discussion
2:52 PM - 3:00 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 OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Pillars For Success With Radial Artery Access For Remote Visceral, Renal Or Lower Extremity Lesion Treatment
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, MBA, FSIR  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Value And Technical Tips To Make The Supera Stent Work In Tortuous And Angulated Non-SFA Lesion Locations
  Presenter(s):Rajiv Parakh, MBBS, MS, FRCS  
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Non-Aspiration Based Mechanical Thrombo-Embolectomy With The Pounce (From Surmodics) Or Rotarex (From BD) Devices: How Do They Work And What Will Their Role Be In Treating Acute Limb Ischemia
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Pedal Bypass As A Bail Out After Failed Or Compromised Retrograde Access: Rescuing A Threatened Limb After Bridges Burned
  Presenter(s):Palma M. Shaw, MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI, DFSVS  
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Technical Tips For A Successful BTK Intervention In Patients With CLTI Including How To Perform An Antegrade Femoral Artery Puncture And Pass The Guidewire Into The SFA
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Tips And Tricks To Make Distal Bypasses Work In The Endo Era: When If Ever Might In Situ Techniques Be Worth The Effort
  Presenter(s):Kellie R. Brown, MD  
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Local Anesthetic Injection Into Lesion Site Facilitates PTA And Stent Placement: How To Do It (Video Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Panel Discussion
3:47 PM - 3:52 PM Does Atherectomy Still Have Value After Shockwave Lithotripsy Treatment Of A Calcified Occlusive Lesion
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
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3:53 PM - 3:58 PM When Should Common Femoral Occlusive Disease Be Treated Endovascularly Based On The CONFESS Trial
  Presenter(s):Hany M. Zayed, MD  
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3:59 PM - 4:04 PM The Deeper Limus Trial Using A Limus Coated Temporary Spur Balloon (From Reflow Medical): How Does The Device Work And Preliminary Results
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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4:05 PM - 4:10 PM Heel Ulceration And Ischemic Gangrene Involving The Achilles Tendon Should Not Be An Indication For A BTK Amputation: Revascularization And Appropriate Local Treatment Can Save Such A Limb
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
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4:11 PM - 4:16 PM Popliteal Artery-To-Distal Bypass For Limb Salvage; Status In 2023: Technical Tips And Value: When Is It Better Than Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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4:17 PM - 4:23 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 22: MORE HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA (CLTI)
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM CLTI Is A Global Epidemic; How Can A CLTI Program Decrease Its Morbidity
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Open And Endo Revascularization In Young Patients With PAD: What Works, What Doesn’t, What Factors Impact Outcomes And How Should Treatment Be Modified
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Is BEST-CLI Best For CLTI Patients And Interventional Treatments
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Intravascular Lithotripsy And DCB Versus DCB Alone In The Treatment Of Infrapopliteal Lesions In Diabetics: Rationale And Design Of The DEBATE-BTK SHOCK RCT And Early Results
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM How To Size Lower Extremity Target Arteries For Endo Treatments Accurately Using Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS): How Does It Help
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Lower Extremity Interventions (PTA, Stents, Atherectomy) Under IVUS Guidance: Its Costs, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:06 PM Panel Discussion
5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Overuse, Misuse, And Just Plain Inappropriate Use Of Lower Extremity And Other Endovascular Procedures: How Should The Vascular Community Police Itself To Prevent Such Procedures
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Experience With >1500 Retrograde Recanalization For Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs); What Predicts Technical Success And What Predicts Periprocedural Complications: Are Reentry Devices Ever Helpful
  Presenter(s):Erwin Blessing, MD  
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM How To Avoid Or Manage Unexpected Catastrophes When Treating CLTI In The Operating Room Or Angio Suite
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD, MBA  
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM Tibial Interventions For Intermittent Claudication: An Ethical And Professional Challenge For All Vascular Specialists And The Vascular Community
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM A New Technology (From AOTI) Combining Local Oxygen Therapy With Cycled Compression And Humidification Enhances Healing Of Diabetic Wounds And Ischemic Ulcers After Revascularization
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD  
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM Contemporary Comparative Results Of BTK Open Bypass Revascularization: Heparin Bonded PTFE Grafts Versus In Situ Or Reversed Vein Grafts: When Are PTFE Grafts To Tibial/Peroneal Arteries Worthwhile
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD / Carlo Pratesi, MD  
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Nerve Block Without General Anesthesia Allows Safer Bypass Surgery For CLTI Even With High Risk Patients
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD  
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5:48 PM - 5:53 PM Techniques For Overcoming Problems With Subintimal Angioplasty For Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs): Like Inability To Re-Enter The True Lumen: Fancy Gadgets (Outback, Pioneer, Enteer, OffRoad) Are Almost Never Needed
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
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5:54 PM - 5:59 PM How To Do Bypass Surgery To Heavily Non-Compressible Calcified Target Arteries
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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6:00 PM - 6:06 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program C-2

END OF SESSION 22
 
SESSION 23 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 23: GENERALITIES IN THE ENDOVASCULAR AND OPEN TREATMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND CLTI
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM How Do Prior Endovascular Interventions Affect Future Lower Extremity Bypass Outcomes For CLTI: Why Do The Results Of The BEST-CLI Trial Make This More Important
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD  
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM Do Diabetic Patients With CLTI And Extensive Foot Necrosis Have Time For An Endovascular First Strategy: Primary Open Bypass Is Better Treatment In This Setting
  Presenter(s):Katariina M. Noronen, MD, PhD  
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM Presenting Symptoms Of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease And Intermittent Claudication Are Different In Women Than In Men: Why Is This Important
  Presenter(s):Linda M. Harris, MD  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Selective Coronary Revascularization Based On Preop CT Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRCT) Improves Long-Term Survival Of CLTI Patients After Lower Extremity Revascularization: When Should Coronary Revascularization Be Performed – Before Or After The Lower Extremity Procedure
  Presenter(s):Christopher K. Zarins, MD / Dainis K. Krievins, MD  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Why Does Medial Artery Calcification (MAC) Lead To Small Artery Disease (SAD): A Computational Based Analysis Of Lower Limb Blood Flow Reveals That Increasing Vascular Stiffness May Be Causative: Can Anything Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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OPTIMAL TECHNIQUES FOR VESSEL PREP FOR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENTS
7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Optimal Different Techniques Of Vessel Prep For Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA), Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) Treatment And Drug Eluting Stent (DES) Treatment
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM Technical Tips For Vessel Prep For DCBs And DESs: It Is Different And Not Simple: Is Vessel Prep Currently Overrated
  Presenter(s):Erwin Blessing, MD  
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM New Devices And A New Paradigm For Treating Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions Via A Radial Approach: Can Lesions Below The Knee Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM What Are The Downsides To Trans-Radial Or Pedal Access
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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TECHNICAL TIPS ON GUIDEWIRE CHOICE AND USAGE
7:34 AM - 7:39 AM Tips For Treating Difficult BTK/BTA Lesions: How To Get A Guidewire Across A Long Calcified Occlusion, Getting A Resistant Balloon To Go Over The Wire And Tips For Retrograde Access
  Presenter(s):Marco G. Manzi, MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Guidewire Tips For Treating Lesions Below The Ankle (BTA): Sliding, Piercing, Dissecting, Retrograde Maneuvers
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 23
 
SESSION 24 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 24: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ATHERECTOMY, STENTS (UNCOATED, COATED AND BIORESORBABLE)
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PROGRESS IN ATHERECTOMY
7:53 AM - 7:58 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
New Developments In Laser Atherectomy And Lithotripsy: What Progress Has Been Made And Are Their Benefits Proven
  Presenter(s):George L. Adams, MD  
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Which Vascular Specialists Are Performing Tibial Atherectomies And Angioplasties For Intermittent Claudication And Are There Suboptimal Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS  
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Update On Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Guided Intraluminal Crossing Catheters (Avinger) For SFA Occlusions: Intraluminal Patency Superiority And New Data On The TigerEye Catheter
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM 2-Year Experience With The Rotarex Atherectomy And Thrombectomy System (From BD) For Arterial Occlusive Disease And In Stent Restenosis (ISR): How Does It Work And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
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UPDATE ON THE SUPERA STENT
8:17 AM - 8:23 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Update On The Advantages Of The Supera Vasculomimetic (VMI) Stent For Treating Long Complex Fempop Occlusive Lesions: Is There Value To DCB Vessel Prep First
  Presenter(s):Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Update On The Supera Interwoven Stent: When Is It The Best Treatment And How To Optimally Deploy This Unique Stent
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / Craig M. Walker, MD  
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DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DESs) FOR BTK LESIONS
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Updated Experience With Everolimus And Other Nonabsorbable DESs To Treat Infrapopliteal BTK Lesions – Long And Short - Causing CLTI: What Are The Stents And How Are They Doing
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Update On Bioresorbable Everolimus DESs To Treat BTK Lesions Causing CLTI: Promising Results Up To 5 Years: From The DISAPEAR Registry And A Meta-Analysis Of Other Bioresorbable BTK Stent Results
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD / Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)  
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Progress In And 1-Year Results Of The LIFE-BTK Randomized Controlled Comparison Of Abbott’s Esprit Drug-Eluting Resorbable Stent With Plain Balloon Angioplasty (POBA)
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi) / Sahil A. Parikh, MD / Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Updated Results With A 3-French Compatible Microstent (From Micro Medical) For Antegrade Or Retrograde Insertion To Treat Tibial Artery Lesions: From The STAND RCT And The HEAL Registry
  Presenter(s):Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI / Marco G. Manzi, MD  
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8:54 AM - 9:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 24
 
SESSION 25 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 25: LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS RELATED TO DRUG COATED BALLOONS (DCBs) AND DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DESs)
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Older And More Recent Meta-Analyses Reveal Increased Mortality And Amputation Rates In Patients Receiving Paclitaxel Coated Devices Compared To Uncoated Devices: Are These Increased Rates Still Valid In View Of The Many Recent Studies That Do Not Confirm Them
  Presenter(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR  
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9:06 AM - 9:11 AM Large Population Based German Multicenter Study Of Paclitaxel Coated BTK DCBs And DESs Indicates Decreased Mortality And Amputation Rates Compared To Uncoated Devices
  Presenter(s):Christian A. Behrendt, MD  
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9:12 AM - 9:17 AM The Final Word On The Safety Of Paclitaxel Coated Balloons And Stents: Putting Together Observation, Randomized Trial And Meta-Analysis Derived Data
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc / Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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9:18 AM - 9:23 AM 2-Year Results With The Sundance DCB (Surmodics) To Treat BTK Occlusive Lesions: From The SWING Trial
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)  
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9:24 AM - 9:29 AM Update On DCBs For BTK Angioplasty: RCT Comparing A Paclitaxel DCB (Litos From Acotec) Versus A Sirolimus DCB (Magic Touch From Concept Medical): Rationale Of The Studies, Update On Enrollment And Interesting Cases In The DEBATE BTK DUELL RCT
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD / Edward T. Choke, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Progress With A Sustained Release Sirolimus DCB: Results With The Magic Touch DCB Compared To A Paclitaxel DCB: From The SIRONA Study
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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9:36 AM - 9:41 AM Adventitial Drug Delivery With The BullFrog Device (From Mercator Medical) And The Spur Device (From Reflow): How Do They Work And How Will We Know They Improve Results
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
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9:42 AM - 9:47 AM The Light And Darkness Of Fluoropolymer-Based Limus DESs In The Treatment Of Femoropopliteal Lesions
  Presenter(s):Osamu Iida, MD, PhD  
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9:48 AM - 9:53 AM Lower Extremity Endovascular Treatments: Who Is Performing Most Of Them And Where: Are They Overutilized And Why: How To Fix The Problem
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, DFSVS, RVT, FACS  
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9:54 AM - 9:59 AM Are DESs Ever Associated With Aneurysmal Degeneration: Is It Related To The Drug (Paclitaxel Or Limus) Or To The Fluoropolymer Excipient To Which The Drug Is Attached
  Presenter(s):Osamu Iida, MD, PhD  
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10:00 AM - 10:08 AM Panel Discussion
10:08 AM - 10:18 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 25
 
SESSION 26 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 26: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DRUG COATED BALLOONS (DCBs) AND DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DESs): UPDATES ON RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCTs) AND BTK LESION TREATMENTS WITH DCBs AND DESs
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NEW INFORMATION ON DCBs AND DESs FOR FEMPOP LESIONS: UPDATES ON RCTs
10:18 AM - 10:23 AM DCB Treatment Of Femoropopliteal Lesions Causing CLTI (From Boston Scientific) Is Cost Effective: Based On A 5-Year Study Of Patients In Mexico Treated With Ranger DCBs
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Stellarex (Philips) DCBs With Low Dose Paclitaxel Is Safe And Has Higher Patency Rates Than POBA With De Novo Or Recurrent Fempop Lesions At 5 Years In The ILLUMENATE US And European RCTs
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD / Sahil A. Parikh, MD / William A. Gray, MD  
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM 3-Year Results Of A RCT Comparing SurVeil DCBs (Surmodics) With In.Pact DCBs (Medtronic) For Treating Fempop Lesions: From the TRANSCEND Trial
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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10:36 AM - 10:41 AM New Findings From The DRASTICO Study Comparing DESs To DCBs For Fempop Lesions: 5-Year Results With TASC A/B Lesions Versus TASC C/D Lesions
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
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10:42 AM - 10:47 AM Value Of In.Pact DCBs (Medtronic) For Long Complex SFA-Pop Lesions Including ISR And CTOs: Technical Tips And Contraindications: From The Global Registry: What Is The Best Endo Treatment For These Lesions
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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10:48 AM - 10:53 AM Update On The Randomized Head To Head Comparison Of In.Pact (Medtronic) And Ranger (Boston Scientific) DCBs For Complex SFA Lesions: 3- And 4-Year Results Of The COMPARE RCT: Similar Results With Different Paclitaxel Dosages
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD / Sabine Steiner, MD  
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10:54 AM - 10:59 AM Below The Ankle Endo Interventions In 2023: Techniques, Devices And Should Balloons Be Drug Coated Or Not
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM New Information On The Safety And Effectiveness Of The Cook Zilver PTX DES Based On An Updated Meta-Analysis And Global Data: When Is It The Best DES; When Is It The Best Treatment: Is Distal Microembolization A Concern
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD / William A. Gray, MD / Sahil A. Parikh, MD / Michael D. Dake, MD  
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11:06 AM - 11:11 AM Updated 5-Year Results Of The IMPERIAL RCT Head To Head Comparison Of The Eluvia DES (Boston Scientific) With The Zilver PTX DES (Cook): Both Are Safe And Effective: What Are The Differences
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD / William A. Gray, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD  
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11:12 AM - 11:18 AM Panel Discussion
NEW INFORMATION ON BTK DCBs AND DESs
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM Advances In BTK Drug Delivery Technology And DCBs: What Have We Learned From The In.Pact Deep BTK DCB Trial And New Challenges With Treating CLTI Patients
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
5-Year Results From The AcoArt II BTK DCB RCT Show Safety With No Increased Mortality And Improved Patency Versus POBA To Treat BTK Lesions
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD / Francesco Liistro, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Orbital Atherectomy Vessel Preparation To Maximize DCB Efficacy In Calcified BTK Lesions: OPTIMIZE BTK RCT 2-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM The Sirolimus DCB BTK Era Begins: The SELUTION DCB (From MedAlliance And Cordis): Why The FDA Considered It A Breakthrough Device: Results From Singapore And Europe Are Promising And Justified The Ongoing SELUTION4BTK IDE Trial: Preliminary Results
  Presenter(s):Patrick J... Geraghty, MD / George L. Adams, MD / Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM Why Some BTK DCB Trials Have Not Shown Uniformly Better Results: Technical And Balloon Factors Matter
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM Three-Year Results For The BioMimics 3D Swirling Flow Stent Show Why It Is The Most Cost-Effective Stent Of Choice For CLTI Patients
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Bret Wiechmann, MD / Amy Yip, PhD / Peter Gaines, MD  
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11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
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12:00 PM - 1:35 PM Celebratory Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 26
 
SESSION 27 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 27: PROGRESS IN EXOTIC AND EXTREME NEW TREATMENTS FOR VERY DISTAL LOWER EXTREMITY DISEASE CAUSING ADVANCED CLTI: OPTIONS TO SAVE THE “NO OPTION FOR TREATMENT” LIMB AND THE “DESERT FOOT”
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1:35 PM - 1:40 PM DEBATE: IVUS Is Useful In The Majority Of Lower Extremity Interventional Treatments
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
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1:41 PM - 1:46 PM DEBATE: Not So: Peri-Procedural Duplex Scanning May Be Better And Cheaper Than IVUS For Improved Imaging In Most Lower Extremity Intervention
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD / Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
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1:47 PM - 1:52 PM No Option CLTI: Why Is It A Misnomer: Hybrid And Other Actual Options For Treatment And Limb Salvage
  Presenter(s):Hisham Rashid, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)  
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VALUE OF PROSTHETIC (PTFE) TIBIAL BYPASSES
1:53 PM - 1:58 PM What Are The Best Options For Limb Salvage When A Single Autologous Vein Is Inadequate: Does The BEST-CLI RCT Help
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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1:59 PM - 2:04 PM PTFE Bypasses To Infrapopliteal Target Arteries Can Save Limbs In Patients Facing Imminent Amputation With No Other Therapeutic Option: They Can Have Worthwhile Long-Term Patency And Limb Salvage Rates: A Multicenter Experience
  Presenter(s):Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD  
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2:05 PM - 2:10 PM For Patients Facing Amputation With No Endo Options Or Useable Vein, PTFE Tibial Bypasses Are A Worthwhile Option That Yields Acceptable Mid-Term Patency And Long-Term Limb Salvage Rates
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
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2:11 PM - 2:16 PM Current Outcomes With PTFE Bypasses To Infrapopliteal (Tibial) Targets: Why Is There Variability Between Surgeons And Institutions: How Does The BEST-CLI Trial Help
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD  
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UPDATE ON FOOT VEIN ARTERIALIZATION FOR CLTI
2:17 PM - 2:22 PM Long-Term View Of The Role And Value Of Vein Arterialization: Best Way To Do It And Late Results: From The First To Make It Work
  Presenter(s):Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)  
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2:23 PM - 2:28 PM Endovascular And Surgical Venous Arterialization For REAL No Option Patients Facing Amputation From CLTI: Does Neo-Angiogenesis Occur
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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2:29 PM - 2:34 PM Pivotal US Trial (PROMISE II), US Feasibility Study (PROMISE I) And European 2-Year Registry Results With Deep Vein Arterialization Using The LimFlow Device For CLTI With Gangrene Shows Reasonable Limb Salvage And Wound Healing
  Presenter(s):Daniel G. Clair, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD / Daniela Branzan, MD  
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2:35 PM - 2:40 PM What’s New In Gene And Stem Cell Therapy For No Option CLTI In 2023
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
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2:41 PM - 2:46 PM Importance Of Open Surgical Procedures In A Limb Preservation Practice: What Are They And When Should They Be Used: It Is No longer About In Situ Vein Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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2:47 PM - 2:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 27
 
SESSION 28 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 28: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STENTS; PROSTHETIC GRAFTS; ENDOVASCULAR BYPASSES; STENT GRAFTS AND TREATMENT OF IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR)
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2:53 PM - 2:58 PM Value Of Heparin Bonded PTFE Grafts For Femoral To Below-The-Knee Bypasses: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis: Are There Advantages To Propaten Grafts: Value To Crural Targets
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
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2:59 PM - 3:04 PM Improved Method For Restoring Patency To Occluded PTFE Bypasses Using A Fluoroscopically Guided Adherent Clot Remover (From Edwards): It’s Less Invasive And More Effective
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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PERCUTANEOUS BYPASSES
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Percutaneous (PQ) Transvenous Fempop PTFE Bypasses With The Torus 2 Device (Now From Endologix): How It Works And Updated Status Of The DETOUR And TORUS Trials In The US With 2-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD / Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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3:11 PM - 3:16 PM Updated Late European Results Of The Detour PQ Fempop Arterial Bypass Routed Through The Femoral Vein From The DETOUR 1 Trial: Which Open Bypasses Will Be Made Obsolete
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD / Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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3:17 PM - 3:22 PM A Novel Technique For Percutaneous Extravascular Fempop Bypass - Routing A PTFE Graft Through The Soft Tissue Of The Thigh: It Is A Transcatheter Technique That Is Clampless, Sutureless, And Without External Exposure: How Is It Done; Advantages And Results
  Presenter(s):Pierre G. Sarradon, Docteur / Jean Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
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3:23 PM - 3:28 PM Panel Discussion
NEW INFORMATION ON STENT-GRAFTS
3:28 PM - 3:33 PM Can Viabahn Stent-Grafts Be Used Safely And Effectively In The SFA For CLTI: From Pooled Multicenter Data: What Are The Limitations Of These Devices
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
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3:34 PM - 3:39 PM Performance Of A New Generation Balloon Expandable Stent-Graft (VBX From Gore) For Peripheral Aneurysmal And Occlusive Disease As Well As Bridging Stent For F/B/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Rocco Giudice, MD / Ciro Ferrer, MD, PhD  
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TREATMENT OF IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR)
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Update On The Excimer Laser For Treating ISR: It Has A Role In Crossing And Debulking Difficult Lesions: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
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3:46 PM - 3:51 PM How Best To Treat Long Difficult Complex SFA Lesions Including Those From ISR
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD  
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3:52 PM - 4:03 PM Panel Discussion And Break
(Visit Exhibits And Pavilions – 2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 28
 
SESSION 29 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 29: LOWER EXTREMITY TRIALS; GUIDELINES; FOOT PERFUSION EVALUATION METHODS AND VALUE OF ANGIOSOMES
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4:03 PM - 4:08 PM The Japanese SPINACH Registry Confirms That Open Bypasses Are Superior To Endovascular Treatments In CLTI Patients When Ischemia And Infection Are Advanced
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD  
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4:09 PM - 4:14 PM The Global Vascular Guidelines And WIfI Staging For CLTI Are Better Than Obsolete TASC Guidelines Because Treatment Recommendations, Revascularization Strategies And Needs For The Future Are Not Solely Based On Lesion Anatomy But Are Nuanced By Other Factors: What Are They
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
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4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Ancillary Outcomes Of The BEST-CLI RCT Comparing Endovascular And Open Treatment For CLTI When Both Treatments Are Feasible; What Are The Deficiencies In BEST-CLI And Why Might Interventionalists Claim It Is Misleading
  Presenter(s):Alik Farber, MD, MBA / Matthew T. Menard, MD / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
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4:21 PM - 4:26 PM Why Many Interventionalists Believe The Conclusions Of Best-CLI (Which Involved Mostly Fempop Treatments) Are Misleading
  Presenter(s):Sahil A. Parikh, MD  
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4:27 PM - 4:32 PM Key Findings From The Just Completed BASIL 2 RCT Comparing Open And Endovascular Treatments For Severe Leg Ischemia From Mostly BTK Disease: How Do They Mesh With BEST-CLI Results
  Presenter(s):Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd  
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4:33 PM - 4:38 PM Panel Discussion
METHODS FOR EVALUATING FOOT PERFUSION
4:39 PM - 4:44 PM How And Why To Measure Foot Perfusion During And After Endo Treatments: Hyperspectral Imaging, O2 Sensors, Etc: When Is The Angiosome Concept Helpful; When Not
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM New Methods For Evaluating The Significance Of Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions And Foot Perfusion Using Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) And MRI; How They Work And Their Value In Assessing Therapeutic Success
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
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4:51 PM - 4:56 PM What Are The Best Methods For Measuring Foot Perfusion: They Are Invaluable In CLTI For Assessing Treatment Success And Predicting Healing
  Presenter(s):Werner Lang, MD  
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4:57 PM - 5:02 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 29
 
SESSION 30 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 30: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (IC) AND ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA (ALI)
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INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (IC)
5:02 PM - 5:07 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
An RCT After 2 Years Showed That Stent Treatment For Intermittent Claudication (IC) Improves Quality Of Life More Than Medical Treatment And Exercise: Do The Long-Term Results Refute Or Negate The 2-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Hans Lindgren, MD, PhD  
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5:08 PM - 5:13 PM At 2 Years After Endovascular Interventions For IC, Only 32% Of Patients Were Free From Recurrent IC: From A VQI Multicenter Study: What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD / Karen Woo, MD, PhD  
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5:14 PM - 5:19 PM When Are Invasive Vascular Treatments Justified For IC And When Are They Not: What Is The Evidence
  Presenter(s):Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS / James H. Black, III, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM With Critical ALI, Catheter Based Aspiration Techniques Should Be Considered First-Line Therapy: When Should Other Treatments Be Used
  Presenter(s):Mathew D. Wooster, MD, MBA  
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5:26 PM - 5:31 PM Panel Discussion
ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA (ALI) (See Also Session 63)
5:31 PM - 5:36 PM Key Points In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of ALI In The Lower Limbs: When To Use Endovascular Treatments And When To Use Open Treatments With Thrombectomy Or A Bypass Because Such ALI Is Always Associated With Chronic Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Martin Björck, MD, PhD  
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5:37 PM - 5:42 PM The PROMOTE-ALI Study Shows That Open Surgery Is Still Number One In The Treatment Of ALI
  Presenter(s):Katariina M. Noronen, MD, PhD  
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5:43 PM - 5:48 PM Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy Is Obviating The Need For Thrombolytics In ALI: Which Device Is Best – When And Why
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
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5:49 PM - 5:54 PM Percutaneous Vacuum Thrombectomy For ALI: Devices And Techniques: In 2023 When Is There A Role For Thrombolytics, Angioplasty, Open Balloon Catheter Thrombectomy Or A Bypass
  Presenter(s):Scott L. Stevens, MD  
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5:55 PM - 6:00 PM What Is New With Penumbra Indigo Clot Aspiration Systems: What Makes Them Different: Indications And Contraindications
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
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6:01 PM - 6:06 PM Update On How To Treat ALI Under Duplex Ultrasound Guidance: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM / Enrico Ascher, MD  
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6:07 PM - 6:12 PM The STRIDE Multicenter Trial Showed That Mechanical Suction Thrombectomy With The Indigo Aspiration System (Penumbra) For Lower Limb ALI Had A Low Complication Rate And Excellent Limb Salvage: When Was Angioplasty, Stenting Or A Bypass Necessary
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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6:13 PM - 6:20 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program D

END OF SESSION 30
 
SESSION 31 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 31: ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS, NEW ANTI-ATHEROGENIC DRUGS, VALUE OF RIVAROXABAN AND PREVENTING MIs IN VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENTS
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM When, Why And How To Lower High Triglyceride Levels: Value Of Vascepa To Decrease Cardiac Risk In Vascular Patients: Based On The REDUCE-IT RCT
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM New Strategies On How To Avoid And Treat Periprocedural Myocardial Infarctions (MIs) In Open Endo Vascular Surgery Patients
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM DEBATE: LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C) Lowering And Statins For Prophylaxis Of Vascular Events Are Dangerous And Not Helpful: What Does The Latest Evidence Show
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC, PhD, FACS  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM DEBATE: Not So: Update On LDL-C Lowering With Statins And Other Drugs Stabilizes And Shrinks Plaques And Decreases Morbid Vascular Events: Stopping Statins Increases Patients’ Risk Of MI And Death
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Update On LDL-C Lowering During A Lifetime: How Low To Strive For With Intensive Drug Therapy: How Young To Start If High; How Old To Continue Statins: Why And How Often Should LDL-C Levels Be Measured
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM LDL-C Lowering Should Be Maximized With High Dose Statins And Ezetimibe (Zetia) To Minimize Risks From Atherosclerotic Lesions: The LDL-C Level Cannot Be Too Low And Side Effects Are Minor: LDL-C Levels Must Be Monitored And Treated To A Target Level
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM New Findings From The VOYAGER PAD And COMPASS Trials With Low Dose Rivaroxaban (Xarelto From Janssen And J&J) And Aspirin: How Do These Drugs Lower Major Adverse Limb And Cardiac Event Rates After Lower Extremity Revascularization (Endo And Open) For PAD
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD / Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD  
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM How Does The Morbidity And Pathology Of Adverse Events With Arteriosclerosis Depend On Thrombosis: This Explains The Benefits Of Rivaroxaban And Aspirin Seen In The VOYAGER And COMPASS Trials
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM New Adjunctive Drugs (Plus Statins) To Lower LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) In Vascular Patients: Inclisiran, Bempedoic Acid And Ezetimibe: How Do They Work And When And How To Use Them: Level Of LDL-C To Strive For: The CLEAR RCT Show That Bempedoic Acid Really Works
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS  
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7:34 AM - 7:42 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 31
 
SESSION 32 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 32: CATHETER BASED TREATMENTS OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS, SMOKING AND TRANSFUSION IN VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENTS; MORTALITY RISK IN STROKE PATIENTS; PREVENTING VASCULAR AND CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS
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UPDATE ON RENAL DENERVATION FOR HYPERTENSION
7:42 AM - 7:47 AM Update On The Status Of Renal Denervation For Hypertension: It Is Here To Stay: Where Is It Going: Status Of The Radiofrequency Denervation SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED RCT (vs Sham) And Other Catheter-Based Ablative And Ultrasound Methods (The RADIANCE II RCT Findings)
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Multiorgan Denervation For Treatment Of Hypertension, Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Kolja Sievert, MD / Horst Sievert, MD  
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7:54 AM - 7:59 AM A Precision Medicine Approach To Managing Pediatric Renovascular Hypertension: How Can Medical And Open Surgical Treatment Control It
  Presenter(s):Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS  
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OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO VASCULAR DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM How Does The Female Sex Impact The Occurrence Of Lower Extremity Atherosclerosis, Its Treatment And Results Of Treatment
  Presenter(s):Katherine A. Gallagher, MD  
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM How And Why Do Thoracic Endografts For TEVAR Negatively Affect The Blood Pressure And The Heart: Can A Compliant Endograft Prevent The Problem
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM When Should Smoking Be Stopped Before AAA Repair; Before Lower Extremity Bypass: At Least 4 Weeks: Why Does The Duration Of Cessation Matters
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS  
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Update On Limiting Transfusion And Permitting Anemia After Major Vascular Operations Increases Mortality And Serious Adverse Events Especially In Patients With Cardiac Co-Morbidities
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc  
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM How To Quantitate Late Mortality Risk In Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patients: Why It’s Important In Deciding To Treat ACS Patients Non-Invasively
  Presenter(s):Stavros K. Kakkos, MD, PhD / Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Secondary Prevention Of Vascular Disease And Its Complication With PCSK9 Inhibitors; When They Should Be Used And When Not: How Well Does The New Oral PCSK9 (Inhibitor MK-01616 Work)
  Presenter(s):Roxana Mehran, MD  
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM How Important Is Inflammation As Determined By C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels In Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events: What Drugs Can Lower This Risk
  Presenter(s):Ron Waksman, MD  
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8:42 AM - 8:50 AM Panel Discussion
8:50 AM - 9:06 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 32
 
SESSION 33 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 33: PROGRESS IN MANAGING ENDOLEAKS: UNDERSTANDING THEIR CONSEQUENCES AND PREDICTING, PREVENTING AND TREATING THEM
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TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT TYPE 2 ENDOLEAKS
9:06 AM - 9:11 AM Active AAA Sac Management With Polymers: This Is The Missing Link To Improve Outcomes After EVAR: Technique And Results From The SHAPE AAA-Trial
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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9:12 AM - 9:17 AM Fibrin Glue Sac Filling Technique During EVAR To Prevent All Endoleaks: It Should Be Routine And Is A Game Changer Based On A Multicenter Trial: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD  
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TREATING TYPE 1 ENDOLEAKS
9:18 AM - 9:23 AM Post EVAR Type 1A Endoleaks Are Predictable And Preventable: Strategies To Prevent Them Or Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
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9:24 AM - 9:29 AM Embolization Of Type 1 Endoleaks Post EVAR: Longer Term Outcomes; Who To Select For The Procedure And Tips And Tricks For Doing It
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Morgan, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM When And How To Use Embolization Coils To Treat Type 1A Endoleaks Successfully: When Won’t Coils Work: How To Diagnose Type 1A Endoleaks Accurately
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
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9:36 AM - 9:41 AM How To Minimize Gutter Type 1A Endoleaks With Chimney EVAR (Ch/EVAR): How Does A Standard Protocol Help; How To Treat Them When They Occur
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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9:42 AM - 9:48 AM Panel Discussion
9:49 AM - 9:54 AM A RCT Shows The Advantages Of Inferior Mesenteric Artery (IMA) And Lumbar Embolization: The Next Generation Of EVAR Endografts Must Prevent Endoleaks: How Can It Be Done
  Presenter(s):Dominique Fabre, MD, PhD / Stephan Haulon, MD  
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9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Preventing Threatening Type 2 Endoleaks By IMA Embolization When AAA Sac And IMA Are Large: Indications And Technical Tips And Evidence
  Presenter(s):Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD  
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10:01 AM - 10:06 AM With A Large IMA (> 3mm), When Should It Be Embolized; Or When Should It Be Revascularized: How And Why
  Presenter(s):Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD  
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10:07 AM - 10:12 AM Reduction Of Type 2 Endoleaks By Pre-Emptive Coiling Of Aortic Side Branches >3 mm: How Do We Know Based On A Mid-Term Analysis
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
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10:13 AM - 10:19 AM Panel Discussion
TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 ENDOLEAKS AND ENDOTENSION AFTER EVAR
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Transcaval Approach To Treat Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR: Indications: Technique; Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
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10:26 AM - 10:31 AM Glue Embolization Is Effective Treatment For Most Threatening Type 2 Endoleaks: When And How Best To Do It: Limitations
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD  
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10:32 AM - 10:37 AM New Concepts In Post EVAR Endoleaks And Endotension: The Role Of Fabric Fatigue, Concealed Or Positional Endoleaks And AAA Sac Hygromas: How Can These Be Detected And Best Treated
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC, PhD, FACS  
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM How To Use 3D Fusion Software (GE) To Get Into The Nidus And Treat Type 2 Endoleaks: Best Embolic Agent And Alternate Approaches (Transgraft Or Transcaval) For Access: How To Seal The Graft Puncture Site
  Presenter(s):Mark W. Mewissen, MD, RVT  
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10:44 AM - 10:49 AM Laser Assisted Transgraft Onyx Embolization Of Type 2 Endoleaks: Indications, Equipment And Technique: How Is The Graft Puncture Site Revealed
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Most Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR Should Be Left Alone Because Treatments Have Poor Results, Have Complications And Do Not Improve Outcomes: Are There Exceptions
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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10:56 AM - 11:01 AM With Type 2 Endoleaks And Sac Expansion, Open Sacotomy And Branch Ligation Is Often The Best Treatment: What Precautions Are Needed In Case There Is An Occult Type 1 Leak
  Presenter(s):Zachary M. Arthurs, MD  
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11:02 AM - 11:11 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 33
 
SESSION 34 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 34: TCT AND PLINIO ROSSI RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING ENDOVASCULAR CASES
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Moderator(s): D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / Sahil A. Parikh, MD  
11:12 AM - 11:36 AM Complex Subclavian Pseudoaneurysm After Impella Explant
PLINIO ROSSI’S RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING ENDO CASES
Moderator(s): Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR / Andrew Holden, MBChB / Carlo Setacci, MD  
11:36 AM - 11:43 PM Renal Bridging Stent Rescue After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:48 AM Discussion
11:48 AM - 11:55 AM BTK Angioplasty In A CLTI Patient: Never Give Up
  Presenter(s):Roberto Ferraresi, MD  
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:35 PM Celebratory Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 34
 
SESSION 35 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 35: RECORDED LIVE CHALLENGING CASES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FROM THE LINC GROUP
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1:35 PM - 1:46 PM Presentation: Calcium In BTK: What Are The Options
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
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1:46 PM - 1:57 PM Recorded Case: Long Segment BTK Revascularization With Orbital Atherectomy And DCB
1:57 PM - 2:07 PM Recorded Case: Reconstruction Of The Tibioperoneal Trifurcation With DES
END OF SESSION 35
 
SESSION 36 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 36: ISSUES IMPORTANT IN VASCULAR SURGERY: PRACTICE PATTERNS, HISTORY, EFFICIENCY, MALPRACTICE, SCIENCE, TRAINING AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
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2:08 PM - 2:13 PM Care Fragmentation In Vascular Treatment: What Is It; What Are Its Causes And What Is Its Impact On Outcomes After Vascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Olamide Alabi, MD / William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
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2:14 PM - 2:19 PM History Of Women In Surgery And Vascular Surgery: What Does The Future Hold Within The Next 10 Years
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM How To Improve Operating Room Efficiency For Vascular Surgical Operations: Why Is Inefficiency In This Setting So Widespread And Hard To Fix
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc  
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2:26 PM - 2:31 PM Why Non-Compete Clauses In Contracts Should be Eliminated By Law: The SVS Position In Favor Of Such Law Contrasts With The AHA Position Against
  Presenter(s):Margaret Tracci, MD, JD  
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2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Why Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses And RCTs Can Be Misleading: What To Do About It: Does Current Wisdom Help
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Why Endovascular Treatments Are Overutilized: Who Is Responsible: How Can The Problem Be Remedied
  Presenter(s):Kim J. Hodgson, MD  
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2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Lifeline Proprietary Carotid Screening: Who Profits: Is It A Good Thing Or A Hoax; What Can It Tell Us About The Prevalence Of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
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ISSUES IN VASCULAR TRAINING
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Optimal New Training Paradigm For Vascular Surgeons: 0+5 Vascular Surgery Residency Followed By 2 Years Of Cardiac Surgery Residency Training: Why Is It Better Than 2 Extra Years Of Laboratory Research
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
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2:56 PM - 3:01 PM Integrated (0+5) Vascular Residency Plus CT Surgery Fellowship – How Many Are There; Are They Over Trained And Underutilized: How Has It Helped Me
  Presenter(s):Jennifer L. Perri, MD, MBA  
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3:02 PM - 3:07 PM Is Vascular Surgery Facing A Looming Decline Because Of Inadequate Numbers Of Both 5+2 And 0+5 Training Programs: What Should And Can Be Done About It: What Are The Impediments
  Presenter(s):Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
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3:08 PM - 3:13 PM How To Remedy The Deficiency Vascular Fellows And Residents Have In Their Numbers Of Open Vascular Surgical Operations: When Should They Get Additional Subspecialty Training In Another Institution
  Presenter(s):Malachi Sheahan, MD  
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3:14 PM - 3:19 PM How Human Behavior – Even With Vascular Specialists – Is Controlled By Biases And Rationalizations: How To Overcome These And Perform Better
  Presenter(s):Scott L. Stevens, MD  
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3:20 PM - 3:33 PM Panel Discussion And Break
(Visit Exhibits And Pavilions – 2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 36
 
SESSION 37 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 37: MORE ISSUE-RELATED TOPICS IMPORTANT TO VASCULAR SURGEONS AND VASCULAR SPECIALISTS; ISSUES RELATED TO OUTPATIENT CENTERS OR OFFICE BASED LABS (OBLs)
Moderators:Sean P. Roddy, MD / Krishna Jain, MD  
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3:33 PM - 3:38 PM How COVID And Changes In The Economy Have Caused Hospitals To Run Out Of Money; What Is The Resulting Impact On Vascular Care And Vascular Doctors; What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA  
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3:39 PM - 3:44 PM DEBATE: How Heart And Vascular Centers Are Attracting Private Equity Investment Leading To Benefits For All Concerned Including Vascular Surgeons And Their Patients
  Presenter(s):Jean Bismuth, MD  
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3:45 PM - 3:50 PM DEBATE: Heart And Vascular Centers Are Artificial Entities That Disadvantage Vascular Surgeons And Don’t Improve Patient Care
  Presenter(s):Malachi Sheahan, MD  
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3:51 PM - 3:56 PM Vascular Spinoff Revenue In Tertiary Healthcare Systems: Substantially More Downstream Benefits From Vascular Surgeons: How To Make Hospital Administrators Appreciate The Value Of Vascular Surgeons And Reward Them Appropriately
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA  
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ISSUES RELATED TO OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND OBLs
3:57 PM - 4:02 PM The Ever Changing Reimbursement For Lower Extremity Endovascular Therapies In Hospitals And OBLs: Why It’s Happening And Where Is It Going
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Roddy, MD / Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD  
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4:03 PM - 4:08 PM Strategies To Succeed In An OBL Despite Continuing Cuts In CMS Reimbursement
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
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4:09 PM - 4:14 PM Panel Discussion
MORE ISSUES RELATED TO OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND OBLs
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM DEBATE: OBLs Are Bad: Why I Choose Not To Work In An OBL
  Presenter(s):Dipankar Mukherjee, MD  
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4:21 PM - 4:26 PM DEBATE: Not True! How Can OBLs Provide Good Vascular Care With Excellent Results, Be Profitable And Still Allow Vascular Surgeons To Only Work From 8 AM To 5 PM
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Mattos, MD  
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4:27 PM - 4:32 PM How To Make Out-Patient Vascular Treatment Facilities (OBLs, ASCs) Safe, Effective And Profitable Without Doing Unjustified Procedures
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
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4:33 PM - 4:38 PM Comparison of Arterial Closure Devices In An OBL Setting: Which Is Best Based On An Experience With 19,000 Cases
  Presenter(s):Sam S. Ahn, MD, FACS, MBA  
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4:39 PM - 4:44 PM Tips For Performing High-Risk Lower Extremity Endovascular Procedures Including Redos Safely And Effectively In An OBL
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD  
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4:45 PM - 4:50 PM OBL Audits: What Are They Looking For And How To Avoid Civil And Criminal Penalties: Do Practice Guidelines Help Or Harm
  Presenter(s):O. William Brown, MD, JD  
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4:51 PM - 4:56 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 37
 
SESSION 38 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 38: UPDATES AND ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ALL VASCULAR SURGEONS AND SPECIALISTS: FUTURE REIMBURSEMENT; VASCULAR REGISTRIES AND THE VQI, VALUE OF GUIDELINES AND RCTs: THE FDA: STATISTICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MISCELLANEOUS
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4:57 PM - 5:02 PM What Obstacles And Blows Are Vascular Surgeons And Other Vascular Specialists Facing In 2023: Will Planned Increased Reimbursement For Office And Hospital Visits Cause More Decreases In Procedural Reimbursements
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Roddy, MD  
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5:03 PM - 5:08 PM VQI Collaboration With The International Consortium of Vascular Registries (ICVR): How Can It Better Evaluate Aortic Endograft Performance
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD  
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5:09 PM - 5:14 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
The Role And Value Of Guidelines And RCTs In Vascular Practice; Why Guidelines And RCTs Can Be Misleading: What To Do About The Problem
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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REGULATORY AND FDA ISSUES
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM How Can A Device Qualify With The FDA For BREAKTHROUGH Status And How Does It Differ From SAFER Status
  Presenter(s):Valerie M. Merkle, PhD  
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5:21 PM - 5:26 PM Past, Present And Future Collaboration Between Industry, Clinicians And The FDA To Address Unmet Clinical Needs: We Should Not Be Adversaries
  Presenter(s):Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME  
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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE ISSUES
5:27 PM - 5:32 PM Improved And Simplified Clinical Trial Statistics For Dummies: Why p Values Are Decreasing In Importance And Bayesian Statistics Are Increasing In Importance: What Is The Latter
  Presenter(s):Charles C. Miller, PhD  
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5:33 PM - 5:38 PM Registry Based RCTs (RBRCTs): What Are They, How Do They Work And Why Are They Better Than Other Evidence-Based Techniques
  Presenter(s):Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD / Jack L. Cronenwett, MD  
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5:39 PM - 5:44 PM Panel Discussion
MISCELLANEOUS
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM Managing Various Specialties And Generations Of Specialists In A Multi-Specialty Vascular Institute Or Center: How To Satisfy Everyone And Optimize Patient Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
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5:51 PM - 5:56 PM Despite What The New York Times And Others Say, Close Relationships Of Vascular Surgeons With Industry Are Mostly Ethical And Beneficial To Patients And Society: Pitfalls To Avoid
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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5:57 PM - 6:02 PM Innovation In Vascular Surgery: Ideas, Funding, Partners And Intellectual Property: How To Turn Fantasy Into Reality
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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6:03 PM - 6:08 PM Current Quality Analysis For Vascular Surgeons And Vascular Specialists Does Not Reflect Quality Of Care: Why And What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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6:09 PM - 6:14 PM Editorial Update On The JVS And All Its Progeny: Its Status And How It Will Be Improved
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD / Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
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6:15 PM - 6:20 PM Effects Of The Affordable Care Act (ACA) On Vascular Surgical Outcomes: Does The Medicaid Expansion Of The ACA Improve Outcomes Or Not
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
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6:21 PM - 6:30 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program E

END OF SESSION 38
 
SESSION 39 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 39: MORE TOPICS RELATED TO THE THORACIC AORTA, AORTIC DISSECTIONS, INTRAMURAL HEMATOMAS (IMHs), INFLAMMATORY ANEURYSMS AND THEIR TREATMENT
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6:50 AM - 6:55 AM What Is Best Medical Treatment For TBAD Patients: How Best To Control Blood Pressure And To Get Patients To Comply: They Don’t
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS  
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Requirement For Adjunctive Branch Stents After TEVAR For Complicated TBADs Is An Indicator Of Poor Prognosis: What Can Be Done To Offset It
  Presenter(s):Mark K. Eskandari, MD  
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7:02 AM - 7:07 AM Current Optimal Management Of Intramural Hematomas (IMHs): Which Ones Should Be Treated With TEVAR And What Is The Best Extent Of Aortic Coverage
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD  
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7:08 AM - 7:13 AM Outer/ Inner/Upward Branches Or Fenestrations: Strategies For Complex Aortic Repair For Patients With Chronic TBADs: What Are The Unmet Needs
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
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7:14 AM - 7:19 AM Current Advances In The Treatment For Inflammatory Aneurysms: How Effective Are EVAR And TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Furuzan Numan, MD  
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Panel Discussion
7:25 AM - 7:30 AM DEBATE: The STABILISE Technique Will Lead To Paradigm Shift In The Treatment Of TBADs And Will Replace Most False Lumen Occlusion Devices And F/B/EVAR Treatments: It Relaminates The Aorta And Eliminates The False Lumen: How To Do It And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Igor A. Laskowski, MD, PhD / Josh B. Goldberg, MD / Heepeel Chang, MD  
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7:31 AM - 7:36 AM DEBATE: Not So Fast! A Multimodular Approach To Treating Chronic TBADs With TAAAs: Who Needs A F/B/EVAR; Who Needs A Candy-Plug Or Other Occlusion Technique
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD / Fiona Rohlffs, MD  
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7:37 AM - 7:42 AM When Are Thoracic Endografts Valuable Treatments For Genetic Aortopathies
  Presenter(s):Cherrie Z. Abraham, MD  
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7:43 AM - 7:48 AM What Are The Knowledge Gaps In The Treatment Of TBADs: How Can And Will They Be Resolved
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS  
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7:49 AM - 7:54 AM A Recently Funded Multicenter NIH Grant (IMPROVE-AD) To Evaluate Unknowns In The Treatment Of Acute And Subacute TBADs: What Will It Tell Us And Why Was It So Hard To Get It Approved: Are There Other Similar RCTs Outside The US
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 39
 
SESSION 40 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 40: MORE ADVANCES RELATED TO TREATING PATHOLOGY INVOLVING THE ASCENDING AORTA AND THE AORTIC ARCH; AORTIC DISSECTIONS AND THEIR TREATMENT
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM When In Addition To TEVAR And F/BEVAR Are False Lumen (FL) Occlusion Procedures Needed To Reduce FL Pressure And Promote Aortic Remodeling
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM With TAAD When And How Should The Distal Aorta Be Treated By TEVAR Before Repairing The Ascending Aorta
  Presenter(s):Ourania Preventza, MD / Joseph S. Coselli, MD  
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Fenestrated TEVAR Devices For The Treatment Of Post Dissection Aortic Arch False Lumen Aneurysms: What Devices Are Available, How Do They Work And Results
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
With Chronic TBADs Laser Assisted Resection Of The Dissection Membrane Creates A Single Lumen TEVAR Landing Zone: How Is The Technique Performed And Early Results
  Presenter(s):Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD / Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Continuing Experience For Precise TEVAR Placement In Or Near The Arch By Valsalva And PEEP (Munich Valsalva Maneuver): It Is Safe And Effective And Better Than Adenosine, Rapid Pacing And Caval Occlusion: How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Panel Discussion
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Single, Double Or 3-Branched Endograft Devices For Arch Lesion Repairs: When Is Each Best And Why: How To Do It From A Totally Femoral Approach
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM An Off-The-Shelf Combined Valve+Fenestrated Endograft For Treating Acute TAADs – An Endo Bentall: Device Description, Indications And Clinical Status
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Percutaneous Endovascular Arch Repair Is Feasible With The Use Of Adjuncts: The “Innominate Approach” Avoids The Need To Get Open Exposure Of The Carotid Arteries For Access: How Is It Done
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Physician Modified Double Fenestrated Stent-Grafts (PMEGs) For Total Aortic Arch Repair: Technique, Precautions And Results In 150 Cases
  Presenter(s):Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD  
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Zone 0 Aortic Arch Branched Endograft Repair Is Feasible With A Mechanical Aortic Valve: Tips And Tricks For Performing It Without Impairing Valve Function
  Presenter(s):Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD  
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9:05 AM - 9:11 AM Panel Discussion
9:11 AM - 9:24 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 40
 
SESSION 41 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 41: OPEN AND ENDO TREATMENT OF COMPLEX AAAs (JUXTA, PARA- AND SUPRA-RENAL) AND TAAAs; NEW DEVICES FOR THEIR TREATMENT
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COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs
9:24 AM - 9:29 AM Aortic Neck Dilatation And AAA Sac Shrinkage After F/EVAR Is Better Than After Standard EVAR
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Recent Progress In Prevention Of Spinal Cord Ischemia (SCI) Especially Paraplegia After Complex AAA And TAAA Endovascular Repairs
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD / Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
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9:36 AM - 9:41 AM Complete Aortic Endovascular Repairs (Zones 0-10) Using Parallel Endografts With A Docking Station: How And Why To Make Them Work Effectively Despite Doubts About Parallel Grafts
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
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9:42 AM - 9:47 AM Value Of Ch/EVAR For Juxtarenal AAAs: They Are As Safe And Effective As Any Other Procedure And Simpler: Based On A Meta-Analysis Of Mid-Term Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Joost van Herwaarden, MD, PhD  
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9:48 AM - 9:53 AM Key Findings From The UK-Complex Aneurysm Study (UK-COMPASS) Comparing Outcomes Of Off-Label EVAR, Open Repair And F/EVAR For Short Necked AAAs
  Presenter(s):S. Rao Vallabhaneni, MD, FRCS / Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
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9:54 AM - 9:59 AM Comparison Of Endo And Open Repair Of Post Dissection TAAAs: Which Procedure Is Best And When
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM What Is A Hybrid Repair Of A TAAA (Proximal Endograft + Distal Open Repair - The Upchurch Procedure): When Is It Indicated; What Are The Advantages And Results
  Presenter(s):Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD / Sal Scali, MD / Dean Arnaoutakis, MD  
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10:06 AM - 10:12 AM Panel Discussion
TOPICS RELATED TO INTERESTING NEW DEVICES
10:12 AM - 10:17 AM Update On The Incraft Endograft (From Cordis) For Standard Infrarenal EVAR: Is Its Low Profile An Advantage Or Limitation
  Presenter(s):Giovanni B. Torsello, MD / Matteo Orrico, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
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10:18 AM - 10:23 AM How To Prevent Patch Aneurysms After Open TAAA Repair With Long Antegrade Grafts: How To Treat Them When They Occur
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Can EVAR And F/EVAR Be Done Under Local Anesthesia: Can They Become Outpatient Procedures Or Office Based Lab Procedures: What Are The Contraindications
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
WeFlow Device For Juxtarenal AAA, TAAA And Arch Repairs: A New Inner Branch And Outer Branch Approach: How Does It Work And Promising Results
  Presenter(s):Wei Guo, MD  
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10:36 AM - 10:40 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 41
 
SESSION 42 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 42: PROGRESS IN TREATING ILIAC LESIONS; ILIAC BRANCHED DEVICES (IBDs); UPDATE ON MULTILAYER FLOW MODULATING (MLFM) AND OTHER BARE STENTS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS AND DISSECTIONS
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TREATMENT OF ILIAC ANEURYSMS AND IBDs
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Surprisingly Occlusion Of 1 Or Both Hypogastric Arteries During EVAR Does NOT Result In Serious Adverse Events: From A Large VQI Study
  Presenter(s):Heepeel Chang, MD  
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10:46 AM - 10:51 AM Update On The Gore IBE Excluder For Treating Iliac Aneurysms And Preserving Hypogastric Artery Flow: Why It Should Be Preserved Whenever Possible: When Can It Not Be
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD  
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10:52 AM - 10:57 AM Updated Experience With Cook IBD For The Treatment Of Common Iliac Aneurysms: Including After Previous EVAR
  Presenter(s):Giovanni B. Torsello, MD / Carlos H. Timaran, MD / Andres Schanzer, MD  
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10:58 AM - 11:03 AM Long-Term Comparison Of The Cook Zenith And Gore Excluder IBDs: Advantages And Limitations Of Both: What Is Currently The Best Bridging Stent
  Presenter(s):Giovanni Pratesi, MD  
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11:04 AM - 11:09 AM An Iliac Customized Fenestrated Device (From Terumo Aortic): When And How Can It Work In Anatomies Unsuitable For Branched Endografts: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD / Fadi Taher, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Update On The Advantages Of The Artivion (Formerly CryoLife/Jotec) IBD Device For Treating Common And Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysms: When Bell Bottom Technique; When IBD: From The PLIANT II Study
  Presenter(s):Lee Bouwman, MD, PhD  
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11:16 AM - 11:21 AM Covered Endovascular Reconstruction Of The Iliac Bifurcation (CERIB) For Preservation Of Pelvic Flow During Treatment Of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: How And When To Do It
  Presenter(s):Joshua D. Adams, MD  
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11:22 AM - 11:30 AM Panel Discussion
UPDATE ON MULTILAYER FLOW MODULATING (MLFM) AND OTHER BARE STENTS
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Is There A Role For Bare Stents (Allay From Intressa, Formerly Cardiatis) In The Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections (TAADs)
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM 8-Year Clinical Experience With Bare Stent And Chimney Treatment Of TAADs
  Presenter(s):Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD / Victor S. Costache, MD, PhD  
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM 3-Year Experience With Bare Stents (Allay From Intressa, Formerly Cardiatis) For The Treatment Of TAADs
  Presenter(s):Claude D. Vaislic, MD  
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM Role Of Bare Metal AMDS Stents From Artivion (Formerly CryoLife/Jotec) For Repair Of Acute Type A Dissections: Indications And Results
  Presenter(s):Wilson Y. Szeto, MD / Grayson H. Wheatley, MD  
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11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:35 PM Celebratory Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 42
 
SESSION 43 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 43: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AAA TREATMENT AND STANDARD EVAR: A NEW DEVICE TO SLOW AAA GROWTH; AAA NECK DILATATION AFTER EVAR; VALUE OF LOW PROFILE AAA ENDOGRAFTS; IMPROVED ULTRASOUND SURVEILLANCE AND ALL AAAs ARE NOT TIME BOMBS WAITING TO EXPLODE
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1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Should Saccular AAAs Be Repaired At A Smaller Diameter Than Fusiform AAAs: How To Measure Saccular AAA Diameter: Should It Include The Normal Aorta Or Not
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
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1:41 PM - 1:46 PM Decreasing Frequency Of Elective And Ruptured AAA Repairs Is Due To Epidemiology Rather Than Other Factors Like Screening
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD / Pete Holt, MD, PhD  
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AAA NECK BEHAVIOR AFTER EVAR
1:47 PM - 1:52 PM Optimal Stent Design And Optimal Degree Of Oversizing To Avoid Neck Dilatation And Why It Matters
  Presenter(s):Carlos F. Bechara, MD  
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1:53 PM - 1:58 PM Major Aortic Neck Dilatation Occurs Equally After EVAR And Open Repair: From The DREAM RCT: This ONLY Occurs After EVAR With Self-Expanding Endografts
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
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1:59 PM - 2:04 PM What Should Be The Role Of Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) For the Treatment Of Short Or No Neck AAAs When Industry Made F/EVAR Devices Are Available: Why PMEGs Are Only Good In Some Centers: New Computer 3D Modeling Adjuncts (From Terumo) To Make PMEGs Better And Simpler
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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2:05 PM - 2:10 PM DEBATE: Low Profile Devices For EVAR Are Failing: Their Future Is Questionable Based On Results Of Other Devices Like The Endurant Endograft At 10 Years (From The ENGAGE OUS Registry)
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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2:11 PM - 2:16 PM DEBATE: Not So: Ovation Stent-Grafts (From Endologix) Have Good 5-Year Results With No Neck Dilatation Or Migration Even With Challenging Neck Anatomy: Based On A Multicenter International Study Of A Low Profile Endograft
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
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2:17 PM - 2:22 PM Is AAA Thrombus More Dangerous In Women Than In Men: What Are The Dangers Of Such Thrombus
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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2:23 PM - 2:28 PM How Well Does Non-Fluoroscopic Guidance Using The IOPS System From Centerline Work For Performance Of Standard EVAR: Findings From The MOTION Trial
  Presenter(s):Francis Caputo, MD  
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2:29 PM - 2:34 PM Despite Great Advances With AAA Management, Little Progress Has Been Made In 2 Important Areas: Improving Indications For Treatment And Precision Of Measurement: AAAs ≤6.0 cm Rarely Rupture
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Criado, MD  
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2:35 PM - 2:41 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 43
 
SESSION 44 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 44: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AAAs: HOW DOES THROMBUS LOAD EFFECT PROGNOSIS AFTER EVAR AND EVAS; OTHER RELATED AAA TOPICS
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AAA SAC THROMBUS LOAD
2:41 PM - 2:46 PM Impact Of Thrombus In AAA Sac And Neck On AAA Behavior And EVAR Outcomes: How To Quantitate Thrombus Load And Distribution
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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2:47 PM - 2:52 PM DEBATE: Large Amount Of AAA Sac Thrombus Promotes Morbidity Without Rupture And With Rupture: By What Mechanisms Is Thrombus Harmful And How Can Thrombus Load Be Quantitated
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
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2:53 PM - 2:58 PM DEBATE: Large Flow Luminal Space In An AAA Sac With Minimal Mural Thrombus Is Associated With Adverse Events After EVAR: It Is More Important Than AAA Sac Size: Thrombus May Be Protective
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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OTHER AAA RELATED TOPICS
2:59 PM - 3:04 PM Graft Infolding: A Unique EVAR Complication: How To Prevent It And How To Treat It
  Presenter(s):Ashraf Mansour, MD  
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3:05 PM - 3:10 PM With Aneurysmal Disease What Causes The Aorta To Rotate: What Is The Impact Of Counterclockwise Rotation Of The Aneurysmal Aorta
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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3:11 PM - 3:16 PM Observation For Small AAAs (<5.0 cm) Is Safe And Does Not Impair Future EVAR Options
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
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3:17 PM - 3:22 PM Update On Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS): Current Status Of Its Etiological Concepts And Optimal Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Prof. Dr. Med Wilhelm Sandmann, MD  
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3:23 PM - 3:28 PM Update On Technical Tips To Perform SAFE Large Sheath Percutaneous Femoral Access And Closure For Complex AAA EVAR In Obese Or Scarred Groins – Even With Calcified Arteries: It Is Almost Always Possible
  Presenter(s):Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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3:29 PM - 3:34 PM Increased Inflammatory Biomarkers And Increased 18F FDG Uptake On PET CT In AAA Patients Are Associated With Rapid Growth And Worse Long-Term Survival: Should These Markers Be Tested Routinely And How Should AAA Treatment Be Modified If They Are Elevated
  Presenter(s):Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD  
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3:35 PM - 3:41 PM Panel Discussion
3:41 PM - 3:50 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 44
 
SESSION 45 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 45: HOT AORTIC TOPICS
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3:50 PM - 3:55 PM Aorto-Enteric Fistulas Associated With Infected EVARs Or Open Prosthetic Grafts; What Are The Differences Between Them And What Are the Implications For Treatment
  Presenter(s):Sal Scali, MD  
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3:56 PM - 4:01 PM International Experience With 1,000 Physician Modified Endografts For Complex Aortic Aneurysms: When Is The Procedure A Good Thing And When Is It A Bad Thing
  Presenter(s):Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD  
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4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Impact Of COVID, The NICE Guidelines And Changing Disease Patterns On AAA Practice In The UK: Which Is Most Important
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD / Pete Holt, MD, PhD  
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4:08 PM - 4:13 PM TEVAR For Acute Complicated TBAD: Improved Outcomes When The Endograft Is Extended To Zone 2 Versus Zone 3: Why Is This So And What To Do About The Subclavian Artery
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
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4:14 PM - 4:19 PM Safe Anticoagulation In F/B/EVAR Patients Requiring Spinal Fluid Drainage
  Presenter(s):Afshin Assadian, MD  
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4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Panel Discussion
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Are We Overtreating AAAs: The Current Diameter Threshold For AAA Repair Is No Longer Relevant: Based On New Scrutiny Of Old Trials And A Meta-Analysis Of AAA Rupture Risk
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
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4:31 PM - 4:36 PM What Is “Failure To Rescue” After Endovascular TAAA Repairs: What Factors Are Responsible And Why Is It Important
  Presenter(s):Jade S. Hiramoto, MD  
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4:37 PM - 4:42 PM Laser In Situ F/EVAR As An Off-The-Shelf Option For Ruptured Complex Or Short Necked AAAs And Failed EVAR: Experience And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
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4:43 PM - 4:48 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
10-Year Experience Shows The Safety And Effectiveness Of Endoanchors For F/EVAR: They Support A Shortened Main Endograft Length And A Reduced Procedural Complexity
  Presenter(s):Jörg Tessarek, MD  
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4:49 PM - 4:54 PM Risk Factors And Late Clinical Consequences Of AAA Neck Dilatation After EVAR With Self-Expanding Endografts: What Are The Differences In Neck Behavior After Excluder And Endurant Endografts: Based On 10-Year Results From The ENGAGE Registry
  Presenter(s):Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 45
 
SESSION 46 SCHEDULE
Wednesday
SESSION 46: MORE SHORT HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO AORTO-ILIAC AND CAROTID DISEASE AND THEIR TREATMENTS; ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROSIS VACCINE
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5:01 PM - 5:06 PM Are Low Profile Devices For EVAR And TEVAR Improving Or Worsening Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD  
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5:07 PM - 5:12 PM Why Is It Important To Avoid “Lost To Follow Up” In AAA Studies: What Measures Can Do So
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
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5:13 PM - 5:18 PM Single Access Retrograde Iliac Branch Endograft Device (IBD) Implantation: Technique, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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5:19 PM - 5:24 PM Treo Endograft From Terumo Aortic For EVAR: Advantages And 5-Year Results From The US IDE Trial
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD / Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
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5:25 PM - 5:30 PM Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysms Do NOT Rupture And Need To Be Treated Until They Are At Least 4 Centimeters In Diameter
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Smolock, MD  
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5:31 PM - 5:36 PM How To Safely Stent The Large Fenestration Of A ZFEN Endograft When It Is Crossed By Struts: Indications For Doing So And Late Results
  Presenter(s):Luis A. Sanchez, MD  
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5:37 PM - 5:42 PM The Mega-Aortic Syndrome: What Is It: When And How Should It Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Martin Czerny, MD  
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5:43 PM - 5:49 PM Panel Discussion
CAROTID RELATED TOPICS
5:49 PM - 5:54 PM Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) Versus Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA): In A Single Center Experienced In Both, Which Is Best And When
  Presenter(s):Zach AbuRahma, DO / Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
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5:55 PM - 6:00 PM Intracranial Angiography During TCAR: Technique And Value
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS / Michael L. Marin, MD  
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MORE AORTA RELATED TOPICS
6:01 PM - 6:06 PM Improved Survival After Implementation Of A Large Scale Dedicated Network For Aortic Emergencies: Why The French SOS Aorta System Works
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
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6:07 PM - 6:12 PM How Can The Gore Recapturable C3 Excluder Endograft Be Modified As A PMEG For F/EVAR And TAAA Repair: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Wayne W. Zhang, MD  
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6:13 PM - 6:18 PM The Sandwich-Periscope Technique For Left Subclavian Revascularization With Zone 2 TEVAR: It May Be The Best Way And How To Do It: Technique
  Presenter(s):Sukgu Han, MD  
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ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROSIS VACCINE
6:19 PM - 6:24 PM An Interesting New Anti-Atherosclerosis Vaccine (AntheroVax): How It Works And Current Status
  Presenter(s):Nicholas Kipshidze, MD, PhD, DSc  
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6:25 PM - 6:30 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program F

END OF SESSION 46
 
SESSION 47 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 47: EXCITING NEW OR REDISCOVERED TECHNIQUES, DEVICES, CONCEPTS, TRIBUTE TO ROGER M. GREENHALGH
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6:50 AM - 6:55 AM Combating Bias In Medical And Vascular Studies And Therapeutic Decision Making: Why It Is Such A Big Deal And What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD  
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6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Update On Remote Monitoring Of Vascular Graft Function And Other Parameters: Where Is It At And Where Is It Going
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
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7:02 AM - 7:07 AM New Wearable Technologies For Telemonitoring Vascular Diseases And Their Treatments: What Are The Current UK Research Priorities: How Will They Improve Patient Care
  Presenter(s):Celia Riga, MD, FRCS  
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7:08 AM - 7:13 AM A New Core Outcome Set For Evaluating AAA Repairs: This Will Reflect What Is Currently Most Valued By Patients, Surgeons, Nurses, Industry And Others Involved In Patient Care
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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7:14 AM - 7:19 AM Update On Tissue Engineered Biological Arterial Grafts (Humacyte) In Various Vascular Beds: How Well Are They Working In Patients: 6-Year Durability Data
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Alexander Kersey, MD / Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD  
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Progress In Developing A Curved Angioplasty Balloon: How It Works And Why It’s Important
  Presenter(s):Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD  
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7:26 AM - 7:31 AM Panel Discussion
7:31 AM - 7:36 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Relining Occluded Vein Grafts With Viabahn (Gore) Stent-Grafts Or Supera (Abbott) Bare Stents Can Restore Patency And Avoid Thrombolysis Or Clot Removal: Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Hans Lindgren, MD, PhD  
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7:37 AM - 7:42 AM Measuring Aortic Diameters Is Inaccurate And Subjective: Even With Newer Imaging Technology, One Can Make The Diameter What You Want: How Does It Invalidate Many Studies And Trials
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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7:43 AM - 7:48 AM Provider Skill Is Not Getting Appropriate Attention In The Health Care Value Equation Of Value = Outcome/Cost: Even Within A Specialty All Doctors Are Not Equal: What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
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7:49 AM - 7:54 AM Performing Transplants In Ukraine During The Russian Invasion: Limitations And Gratification
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Montgomery, MD, D.Phil  
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Pediatric Vascular Surgery – A New Subspecialty Within Vascular Surgery: What Pathologies Are Involved; Why Is It Necessary And What Resources Are Needed To Optimize Care
  Presenter(s):Alex Fairman, MD  
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8:01 AM - 8:06 AM A Tribute To Roger M. Greenghalgh (1941-2023)
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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8:07 AM - 8:12 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 47
 
SESSION 48 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 48: PROGRESS IN FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED EVAR (F/B/EVAR) AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs; AND RELATED TOPICS
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM The “Shaggy Aorta”: What Is It; How Is It Determined And Quantitated; How Shaggy Does It Have To Be To Matter
  Presenter(s):Germano C.G. Melissano, MD  
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM The US Aortic Research Consortium (US-ARC): What Is It And How Do Multicenter Systematic Studies Like It With F/B/EVAR Better Answer Clinical Questions: Is There Still Value To Single Center Studies
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Value Of Parallel Endografts In The Management Of TAAAs And Other Aorto-Iliac Pathology: Why Do They Fail And How To Make Them Work
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Branched EVAR For TAAA Repair Can Be Performed With Only Transfemoral Access Using Steerable Sheaths: How To Stabilize The Distal End Of The Sheath
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM With Steerable Sheaths Upper Extremity Access With B/EVAR Is Rarely Necessary: Which Sheath Is Best And Pitfalls To Be Avoided
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Why Balloon Expandable Bridging Stent-Grafts Are Best For F/B/EVAR: Which One Is Best And Why: A US Perspective On The Advantages Of The Gore VBX Stent Graft
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
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8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Updated Advantages And Disadvantages Of The BeGraft, BeGraft Plus (Bentley) And Advanta (iCAST™ – Getinge) Bridging Stents For F/B/EVAR: Experience With >2000 Target Vessels
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD  
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8:54 AM - 8:59 AM Advantages Of The Cook Inner Branched Endograft For Repair Of TAAAs: Which Is The Best Covered Stent For The Branches
  Presenter(s):Martin J. Austermann, MD / Giovanni B. Torsello, MD  
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
New Cook Endograft With Bidirectional Inner Branches For B/EVAR: Advantages And Early Results
  Presenter(s):Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD  
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9:06 AM - 9:11 AM With Complex AAAs, When F/B/EVAR; When Parallel Grafts; When Open Repair: All Have Their Pros And Cons
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
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9:12 AM - 9:17 AM How To Deal With Bad Necks Or No Necks In AAAs: We Need All Options: Chimneys, Endoanchors, Fenestrated And Branched Solutions: Case Selection Is The Key: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
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9:18 AM - 9:26 AM Panel Discussion
9:26 AM - 9:38 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 48
 
SESSION 49 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 49: MORE PROGRESS IN F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs; AND RELATED TOPICS
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9:38 AM - 9:43 AM Update On Aortic Neck Dilatation Occurring After F/EVAR: What Causes It And Is It Harmful To Patients
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
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9:44 AM - 9:49 AM Percutaneous Femoral And Axillary Access For Complex Endovascular AAA Repair: How To Do It Safely And To Safely Downsize Femoral Sheaths To More Rapidly Restore Lower Extremity Flow: Why Is It Important
  Presenter(s):Darren B. Schneider, MD  
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9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Use Of Parallel Grafts To Treat Common Iliac Aneurysms And Preserve Hypogastric Flow: Techniques, Advantages Over IBDs, Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD  
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9:56 AM - 10:01 AM Advantages And Short-Comings Of Off-The-Shelf Endografts (Industry Made And Parallel) For Complex AAAs And TAAAs: When Are They Helpful And When Not
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
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10:02 AM - 10:07 AM DEBATE: The Case Against Ch/EVAR And Parallel Grafts For Complex AAA And TAAA Repairs: F/B/EVAR Is Much Better
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD  
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10:08 AM - 10:13 AM DEBATE: Nonsense! Ch/EVAR And Parallel Grafts If Done Right Are As Safe And Effective As F/B/EVAR And In Some Cases Better And Cheaper
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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10:14 AM - 10:19 AM Parallel Endografts For Aorto-Iliac Lesions: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: A Balanced View
  Presenter(s):Grace J. Wang, MD, MSCE  
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Pros And Cons Of Inner Versus Outer Branches In Off-The-Shelf Endovascular TAAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD  
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10:26 AM - 10:31 AM Technical Tips To Deploy F/EVAR Endografts Precisely With Tortuous Anatomy: How To Compensate For Endograft Rotation And Still Match Fenestrations To Branch Orifices Perfectly
  Presenter(s):Neal S. Cayne, MD / Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD  
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10:32 AM - 10:37 AM Advantages Of Steerable (Variable Curve) Sheaths For Complex AAA And TAAA Repairs And TBADs: Which One Is Best And Why: Pitfalls And How To Prevent Them
  Presenter(s):W. Anthony Lee, MD  
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10:38 AM - 10:43 AM Although Some Recommend That F/EVAR Always Include 3 Vessels, 2 Vessel F/EVAR Is Effective And Durable In Some Anatomies: Which Ones, Based On A Single Center Experience And Systematic Review
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD  
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10:44 AM - 10:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 49
 
SESSION 50 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 50: A TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY AND MILITARY PHYSICIANS: SOME MILITARY HISTORY; TREATMENT OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VASCULAR INJURIES AND CONTROL OF HEMORRHAGE; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTED BY THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
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10:52 AM - 11:02 AM Battle of Takur Ghar: 20 US Army Airborne Rangers Go To Rescue 7 Navy Seals And 1 Air Force Spotter Attacked By Over 400 Al-Qaeda Forces And 2 Congressional Medal Of Honor Winners Later In That 17-Hour Battle (10-Minute Talk)
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
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11:03 AM - 11:13 AM Can The US Military Avoid The Damage Of The “Peace Time Effect” And Recent Wokeness Changes To Maintain Real Combat And Surgical Readiness To Win And Avoid Needless Loss Of Life When The Next War Starts (10-Minute Talk)
  Presenter(s):Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS  
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11:14 AM - 11:24 AM A Vascular Surgeon’s Impressions About The Terrible War In The Ukraine: Analysis Of Vascular Trauma And Late Outcomes Of Vascular Reconstructions In 70 Wounded Soldiers (10-Minute Talk)
  Presenter(s):Andriy O. Nykonenko, MD  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Humanitarian Vascular Surgery: A Report On The War In Ukraine And The Role Of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) To Deploy Talent To Combat Zones
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
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11:31 AM - 11:36 AM Update Of Endovascular Resuscitation And Trauma Management: Use Of Catheter Based Treatments, Endografts And Other Devices
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD  
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11:37 AM - 11:42 AM Updated Progress And Precautions With REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion Of The Aorta): How Will They Make It Worthwhile For Battlefield Hemorrhage And Other Conditions
  Presenter(s):Jonathan J. Sexton, MD / Brandon Propper, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:48 AM How Will We Train The Next Generation Of Surgeons To Treat Vascular Trauma: For Military Practice: For Civilian Practice: What Issues Complicate It
  Presenter(s):Paul W. White, MD  
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11:49 AM - 11:54 AM Update On Isolated Limb Perfusion To Enable Traumatically Amputated Limb Reimplantation
  Presenter(s):Zachary M. Arthurs, MD  
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Unique Aspects Of Major Vascular Injury And Its Treatment In The Ukraine War: From An Experience With Over 700 Major Arterial And Venous Injuries
  Presenter(s):Yuliia Nahaliuk, MD  
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 50
 
SESSION 51 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 51: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED INFRARENAL AAAs, COMPLEX AAAs, TAAAs AND RELATED TOPICS
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Complications After EVAR For Ruptured AAAs: How To Prevent Them And How To Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM The Frequency Of Ruptured AAAs Is Plummeting: What Is The Reason And Why Is It A Challenge To Training And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD / Pete Holt, MD, PhD  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Only One-Third Of Ruptured AAA Patients Were Randomized In The 3 RCTs Comparing EVAR With Open Repair: Why Does That Invalidate The Conclusion Of The RCTs That EVAR Is No Better Than Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Long-Term Results Of The AJAX RCT Comparing EVAR With Open Repair For Ruptured AAAs: Despite Its Flaws, EVAR Wins In The End – Especially In Patients >80
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Variation In Use Of EVAR Versus Open Repair For Ruptured AAAs Depends On Training And Bias Rather Than Data, Logic Or Facts: EVAR Is Clearly The Best Treatment If It Can Be Done
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
EVAR Should Be The Standard Of Care For Most Ruptured AAAs: Reasons Why It Is Not So And How To Overcome Them
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD / Christoph Knappich, MD  
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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM A New System For Estimating AAA Wall Weakness From Gated Dynamic CT Scans: A Better Way To Predict Rupture Risk (From ViTAA Medical): How Does It Work And Where Does It Stand
  Presenter(s):Randy D. Moore, MD / Mark A. Farber, MD  
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Outcomes Of Ruptured AAA Repair Are Better In High Volume Institutions Both For EVAR And Open Repair: From A Meta-Analysis With >120,000 Cases
  Presenter(s):George A. Antoniou, MD. PhD, MSc, FEBVS  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Aortic Endograft Diameter Sizing With Ruptured Aneurysms: Why Is It Different And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD, EMBA HSG  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM With Ruptured Complex AAAs And TAAAs Parallel Grafts Are The Best Treatment: They Are Simpler, More Effective And Less Costly Than Other Treatments
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
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2:00 PM - 2:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 51
 
SESSION 52 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 52: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN RUPTURED AAAs AND TAAAs; WHAT IS AND SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITH AAA SCREENING
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EVAR SURVEILLANCE AND AAA SCREENING
2:06 PM - 2:11 PM Why We Are Doing More EVAR Surveillance Than Is Needed: The EVAR Surveillance Paradox: From A Meta-Analysis Of 23,000 EVAR Patients
  Presenter(s):George A. Antoniou, MD. PhD, MSc, FEBVS  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Update On Current Screening For AAAs In The US: Most Ruptured AAAs Occur In Patients Not Being Screened: How Should US PSTF Recommendations Be Changed And How Should Screening Groups Be Expanded
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Thomas F.X. O'Donnell, MD  
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM New Developments In AAA Screening: Is It Overused Or Underused: Has It Decreased Rupture Rates In Denmark Or Elsewhere: Should We Change Who Is Being Screened
  Presenter(s):Jes S. Lindholt, MD  
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MORE ABOUT AAA RUPTURES AND THEIR TREATMENT
2:24 PM - 2:29 PM AAA Rupture After EVAR: Endovascular Treatment Is Best In This Setting And How To Do It
  Presenter(s):David T. McGreevy, MD  
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2:30 PM - 2:35 PM AAA Rupture After EVAR Behaves Differently From De Novo Rupture: How Should Treatment Be Modified In Patients With Post EVAR Ruptures
  Presenter(s):Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD  
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Update On Treating All (100%) Ruptured Thoracic And Abdominal Aneurysms Endovascularly: A 13-Year Experience Shows It Is The Best Treatment And Lowers The Turndown Rate
  Presenter(s):David T. McGreevy, MD / Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD / Mario L. Lachat, MD / Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD  
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Applicability And Results Of Cook t-Branch OTS Endograft In Complex Aortic Aneurysms (Ruptured And Elective) With Narrow Internal Aortic Lumens: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Ciro Ferrer, MD, PhD / Rocco Giudice, MD  
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM In Situ Laser Fenestration To Facilitate Endograft Treatment Of Ruptured TAAAs: When Is It Needed; How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD / Dominique Fabre, MD, PhD  
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Role Of In Situ F/EVAR For Treating Ruptured Complex AAAs: How To Do It And Results
  Presenter(s):Sukgu Han, MD / Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM  
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM How Can The Turndown Rate For Invasive Treatment Of Ruptured AAAs Be Decreased And Is It Worthwhile
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Urgent And Emergent Treatment Of Symptomatic And Ruptured Aortic Pathologies Using Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) Based On 3D Aortic Models: Is This A Limited Or Generalizable Technique
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Update On Advances In Treatment Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Associated With Ruptured AAAs: When And How To Treat Medically And When And How To Treat With Opening The Abdomen
  Presenter(s):Martin Björck, MD, PhD  
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3:18 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion And Break
(Visit Exhibits And Pavilions – 2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 52
 
SESSION 53 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 53: EXCITING NEW OR UPDATED CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES AND TREATMENTS
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ATHERECTOMY RELATED TOPICS
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM The CHOCO-CABANA RCT Shows The Chocolate PTA Balloon (From Medtronic) Sustained Increased Lumen Gain Compared To POBA For BTK Lesions
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB / Thomas Zeller, MD  
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Novel Application Of Polymer Technology To Create Endogenous Tissue With Host Collagen And Endothelium Compatible With Flowing Blood: 1-Year Clinical Results Of The aXess Graft (From Xeltis)
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Progress With The Retrievable Rescue Stent-Graft To Control Massive Aortic Or Caval Bleeding: How Does It Work, How Is The Device Retrieved And When Will It Be Widely Available
  Presenter(s):Bryan W. Tillman, MS, PhS  
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Value And Limitations Of The 355 nm Auryon B-Laser™ (From AngioDynamics) For The Treatment Of Infrainguinal Atherosclerotic Disease: Results And How It Can Help Facilitate The Safe Crossing Of Otherwise Uncrossable Lesions
  Presenter(s):Luis R. Leon, MD, RVT, FACS  
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM Transradial Approaches With The Terumo R2P System Enable Endovascular Treatment Of Complex Renal, Visceral, And Lower Extremity Stenotic And Occlusive Lesions Including CTOs: Do They Work For Lesions Below The Knee
  Presenter(s):David O'Connor, MD  
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Improving The Function Of A Hybrid Room: What Are The Elements And How Does The “OR Black Box System” Help To Improve Operator Performance And Decrease Radiation Exposure
  Presenter(s):Isabelle Van Herzeele, MD, PhD  
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Update On A Clampless Sutureless Technique For Performing Difficult Arterial Anastomoses Using Endograft Connectors: The VORTEC Technique – Useful When Arterial Dissection, Control And Suturing Are Challenging Or Impossible As With Heavily Calcified Arteries
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM IVUS Studies Before And After PTAs With The Ultrascore Scoring Balloons (From BD) Show The Benefits Of Such Balloons And How They Work
  Presenter(s):Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Femoral Vein Grafts For Arterial Procedures: How To Harvest Them Safely And Expeditiously Without Consequences To The Donor Limb: When Can They Be Uniquely Beneficial
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
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4:24 PM - 4:31 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 53
 
SESSION 54 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 54: PROGRESS IN RADIATION SAFETY AND MORE NEW CONCEPTS, DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES
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WHAT’S NEW IN RADIATION SAFETY
4:32 PM - 4:37 PM Myths And Facts Regarding Radiation Protection And Safety: Imperfections In Protection From Leaded Glasses And Light Weight Leaded Gowns
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
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4:38 PM - 4:43 PM Cancer Risk To Patients And Operators From Radiation Exposure From EVAR Peri- And Post-Operatively: Role Of Radiation Sparing Technologies
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
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4:44 PM - 4:49 PM Small Tips And Modifications In Radiation Safety Can Make A Huge Impact On Staff Exposure: What Are They
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
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4:50 PM - 4:56 PM Panel Discussion
NEW CONCEPTS, ETC.
4:56 PM - 5:01 PM The No Intervention Option For Treatment Is More Commonly Elected For Women Than Men With CLTI, AAAs, Ruptured AAAs And Thoracic Aneurysms: It Is Wrong Headed And Unfair: From The WARRIORS Trial
  Presenter(s):Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD  
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5:02 PM - 5:07 PM Endovascular Emergency Treatment Of Carotid Blowout From Head And Neck Cancer Or Carotid Patch Infections: Planning, Preparation And Technical Tips Are Essential
  Presenter(s):Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD  
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5:08 PM - 5:13 PM Hybrid Superficial Venous Arterialization For REAL No Option CLTI; Step-By-Step Technical Tips And Patterns Of Failure Which Is Common
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD / John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FSVMB  
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5:14 PM - 5:19 PM What's New In Transvenous Liver Biopsies
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR  
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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Management Of Pediatric Vascular Trauma: Evolving Endovascular Strategies, Expanded Device Availability, Technical Tips And How To Deal With Spasm
  Presenter(s):Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS  
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5:26 PM - 5:31 PM The Aortyx Aortic Patch: A More Compliant Way To Seal Aortic Defects: A New Endovascular Approach: How Does It Work, Improved Delivery System And Progress To Date
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
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5:32 PM - 5:37 PM Results From The AFX2-LIVE Registry: An Experience With The Outcomes Of >500 AFX EVAR Cases: Benefits, Complications And Conversions
  Presenter(s):Pasqualino Sirignano, MD, PhDS / Francesco Speziale, MD  
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5:38 PM - 5:43 PM With Esophageal Cancer, When Is Prophylactic TEVAR Indicated To Prevent An Aorto-Esophageal Fistula: It Improves Palliation But Does It Improve Survival
  Presenter(s):I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD  
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5:44 PM - 5:49 PM Digital Patient Data: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) And Sensor Technology In The New Era Of Research And Clinical Medicine: What Are They And Why You Better Get Ready
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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5:50 PM - 5:58 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program G

END OF SESSION 54
 
SESSION 55 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 55: NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR INFRARENAL AAA REPAIR WITH STANDARD EVAR
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Real World Outcomes With The TREO Endograft (Terumo Aortic): Results From The TIGER Registry
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
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7:06 AM - 7:11 AM Update On The Gore Conformable Excluder With Variable Neck Angulation Control For AAAs: Does It Enable EVARs In Patients With Otherwise Unsuitable Necks: Update On Status Of The IDE Trial And FDA Approval
  Presenter(s):Robert Y. Rhee, MD  
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7:12 AM - 7:17 AM UK Status Of The Gore Conformable Excluder For EVAR: Results From The CLEVAR Registry: CE Marked Since 2016
  Presenter(s):Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS / Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
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7:18 AM - 7:23 AM Altura Endograft With Kissing Proximal Stents For Standard EVAR: Advantages And Limitations: From An Updated Experience With >150 Patients And 5-Year Follow-Up
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD  
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7:24 AM - 7:29 AM Advantages And Limitations Of The Cook ZENITH Alpha (Low Profile) Endograft For EVAR: Based On 3-Year Results Of The European Multicenter ZEPHYR TRIAL
  Presenter(s):Philippe W.M. Cuypers, MD, PhD / Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD / Dittmar Boeckler, MD  
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7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
7:36 AM - 7:41 AM How And Why Do The Endurant Endograft Results For EVAR In France Differ From The Global Results: What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD / Jean Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
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7:42 AM - 7:47 AM AAA Repairs With The Endurant Endograft Outside The IFU Can Provide Acceptable Results In Some Patients: When Is This So And When Not: From The EAGLE Registry
  Presenter(s):Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Head To Head Comparison Of Endurant And Excluder Endografts For EVAR In Challenging Asian AAA Anatomy
  Presenter(s):Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD  
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7:54 AM - 7:59 AM AFX 2 Anatomically Fixed Endografts For AAA Repair: The LEOPARD RCT 5-Year Results Show It Has Similar Outcomes To Other Widely Used Proximally Fixed Endografts
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Why AFX Endografts Work Well In Conical (Flared) AAA Necks: Favorable 3-Year Results And Are There Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD  
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8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 55
 
SESSION 56 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 56: NEW OR UPDATED DEVICES FOR STANDARD EVAR, EVAS (ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM SEALING) AND F/EVAR; ENDOGRAFTS FOR TREATMENT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Alto Endograft (From Endologix) For Standard EVAR: This Latest Modification Of The Ovation Endograft Has More Proximal Polymer Sealing Rings: Results From The ELEVATE Trial And 4+-Year Results From The New Zealand Experience Show Advantages: What Is The JAGUAR RCT
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Update On The Alto Ultra Low-Profile Endograft With Adaptive Sealing Technology (From Endologix): From The ALTAIR Registry With Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Gianmarco de Donato, MD  
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Experience With The Nellix Endograft In 120 Patients With Up To 10 Years Follow-Up: What Is The Device's Future
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Update Of A New Hybrid Device (Thoracoflo From Terumo Aortic) For TAAA Repair: How It Works, Clinical Experience And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Sabine H. Wipper, MD, PhD / Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD / Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD  
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F/EVAR RELATED TOPICS
8:36 AM - 8:41 AM Technical Tips To Perform F/EVAR Through Unilateral Iliac Access: Useful When Contralateral Access Is Impossible
  Presenter(s):Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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8:42 AM - 8:47 AM Update On Multicenter Real World Results With F/EVAR Using The Fenestrated Anaconda (Terumo Aortic) Endograft: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD / Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Afshin Assadian, MD  
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ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIRS FOR CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS
8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Endovascular Repairs In Genetic Connective Tissue Aortopathies: How Genotype-Surgical Phenotype Correlation Impacts Endovascular Repair Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH  
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8:54 AM - 8:59 AM F/B/EVAR In Patients With Connective Tissue Disorders: When And When Not: How Well Do They Work And When Not To Do Them
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Value Of Endo TAAA Repair In Patients With Connective Tissue Disorders And Why Is The Gap Between Fenestration And Aortic Wall Important In F/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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9:06 AM - 9:20 AM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 56
 
SESSION 57 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 57: NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR THE ASCENDING AORTA, THE AORTIC ARCH OR NEAR THE ARCH
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9:20 AM - 9:25 AM Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Arch Lesions With In Situ Fenestration Of A Lifetech Endograft For The Graft Vessels As An Alternative To Branched Endografts
  Presenter(s):Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD  
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9:26 AM - 9:31 AM Changes In The Aortic Valve And Aortic Morphometrics After Ascending Aorta And Arch Endograft Placement
  Presenter(s):Jean Bismuth, MD / Ross Milner, MD  
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9:32 AM - 9:37 AM New Developments With Terumo Ascending Aorta Endograft
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD / Afshin Assadian, MD / Mo S. Hamady, MD, FRCR, EBIR, FSIR  
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9:38 AM - 9:43 AM Status In The US Of The Relay Branch Investigational Device (Terumo Aortic) For Repair Of Aortic Arch Lesions: How Many Branches Can And Should Be Revascularized: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Luis A. Sanchez, MD / Eric E. Roselli, MD  
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9:44 AM - 9:49 AM Nexus OTS Endograft From Endospan For Treating Zone 0 And 1 Lesions Of The Aortic Arch: How Does It Work And 4-Year Clinical Results: Status In The US
  Presenter(s):Mario L. Lachat, MD / Ross Milner, MD / Jean M. Panneton, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB / Daniel G. Clair, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
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9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Status Of And When And How To Use The Gore Conformable CTAG Endograft With Variable Angulation Control Optimally: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Sukgu Han, MD  
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9:56 AM - 10:02 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 57
 
SESSION 58 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 58: NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR THORACIC AORTIC LESION REPAIRS (TEVAR) AND FOR THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSM (TAAA) REPAIRS
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DEVICES FOR TEVAR
10:02 AM - 10:07 AM Low Profile Devices For TEVAR And B/EVAR: Disadvantages And Advantages Based On A 10-Year Experience With Matched Patients
  Presenter(s):Giovanni B. Torsello, MD  
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10:08 AM - 10:13 AM Long-Term Results With The Cook ZENITH Alpha Thoracic Endograft For TEVAR In More Than 500 Patients In A Real World 10-Year Experience
  Presenter(s):Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD  
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10:14 AM - 10:19 AM A Modified Candy Plug Technique For False Lumen Treatment After TEVAR For TBAD
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair Plus Chimney Graft For TAAA Repairs: The FEVARCh Technique
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
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10:26 AM - 10:31 AM Urgent And Emergent Endovascular Repair Of Complex AAAs And TAAAs Are Possible With Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Devices And PMEGs: When Are OTS Devices Preferable
  Presenter(s):Bernardo C. Mendes, MD  
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10:32 AM - 10:37 AM Panel Discussion
10:37 AM - 10:42 AM The Relay Pro (Terumo Aortic) Endograft For TEVAR And Its Advantages In Treating TBADs: Why Is It Better Than The Older Relay Plus Device
  Presenter(s):Javairiah Fatima, MD / Steven D. Abramowitz, MD / Edward Y. Woo, MD  
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10:43 AM - 10:48 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Patient Specific Custom Designed Relay Pro Endografts (Terumo Aortic): How Do They Work And What Are Their Advantages In Various Circumstances
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MD / Mazin Foteh, MD  
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10:49 AM - 10:54 AM Relay Custom-Made Endografts (Terumo Aortic) For TEVAR: Why Do They Provide Better Wall Apposition For Sealing
  Presenter(s):Fadi Taher, MD / Afshin Assadian, MD  
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NEW OR IMPROVED ENDO DEVICES FOR TAAA REPAIRS
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM The Novel Artivion (Formerly CryoLife/Jotec) Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Inner Branched Device For TAAAs: Results And Why Is It Better Than Outer Branched OTS Devices: Are There Limitations
  Presenter(s):Lee Bouwman, MD, PhD  
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11:01 AM - 11:16 AM Colt 2.0 – The Technology That Evolved From An Outer To Multi Inner Branched Device: How It Works And Mid-Term Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD  
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11:07 AM - 11:12 AM To Treat Complex TAAAs: Combination Of Relay (Terumo Aortic) TEVAR And Fenestrated And Branched EVAR Is Best: How Has The Treatment Evolved: Technical Tips And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Mo S. Hamady, MD, FRCR, EBIR, FSIR  
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11:13 AM - 11:18 AM Panel Discussion
11:19 AM - 11:24 AM Preloaded Fenestrated Endografts With A Modified Biport Handle (From Cook): A Way To Make F/EVAR Easier: Results From An International Multicenter Study
  Presenter(s):Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Comparison Of The Cook t-Branch OTS Endograft Device With The E-nside (Artivion) Multibranched Device For Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs: Advantages And Limitations Of Each
  Presenter(s):Matteo Orrico, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
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11:31 AM - 11:36 AM Comparison Of 2 OTS Endografts For Urgent TAAA Repairs: E-nside (Artivion) Versus t-Branch (Cook): Advantages And Disadvantages Of Each
  Presenter(s):Luca Bertoglio, Professor / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD / Germano C.G. Melissano, MD  
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11:37 AM - 11:42 AM Valiant Manifold OTS Endograft Device (Medtronic) For Repairing TAAAs: How Does It Work; Update On Clinical Experience And Future Prospects
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
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11:43 AM - 11:48 AM Innovative Treatment Of The Thoracoabdominal And Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms Using Fenestrated TREO Endografts (Terumo) And Parallel VBX Stent-Grafts (Gore): Use Of The Shape Memory Impede-FXPlug To Treat Gutter Endoleaks
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
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11:49 AM - 11:54 AM Is There A Role For Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy In Preventing Or Treating Spinal Cord Ischemia After TAAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, FRCS  
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 58
 
SESSION 59 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 59: NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION ON RE-ENTRY DEVICES, LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHETIC GRAFTS (SEE ALSO SESSION 28), PERIGRAFT SEROMA AND VALUE OF A PROSTHETIC PERIGRAFT SIROLIMUS PATCH
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A NEW LOOK AT RE-ENTRY DEVICES
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Pros And Cons Of Re-Entry Devices In Treating CTOs: Why, Where And When To Use Them
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE  
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PROSTHETIC GRAFTS
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Final 5-Year Results Of The ZILVERPASS RCT Comparing Prosthetic PTFE Bypasses With Zilver PTX (Cook) Stents To Treat Long Fempop Lesions: Clinical And Financial Results And Their Implications
  Presenter(s):Michel J. Bosiers, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM The BioMimics 3D Spiral Flow Prosthetic Graft From Veryan Medical: Does It Prevent Neointimal Hyperplasia In Leg Bypasses Or A-V Access
  Presenter(s):Hosam F. El Sayed, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Heparin Coated (Propaten) PTFE Grafts (Gore) Versus Autologous Vein Grafts For Bypasses To Targets Above And Below The Knee: The Heparin Coated Grafts Are Better And Worth The Cost: Based On A Propensity Matching Analysis
  Presenter(s):David J. Dexter, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Perigraft Seromas After PTFE Lower Extremity And Aortic Arterial Grafts: Frequency, Etiology And What To Do About Them
  Presenter(s):Jae S. Cho, MD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Update On External Sirolimus Patch Wrap-Arounds For PTFE Graft Anastomoses: Do They Decrease Neointimal Hyperplasia
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD; FACC  
1:36 PM - 1:42 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 59
 
SESSION 60 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 60: NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY TREATMENTS: ATHERECTOMY, STENTS, TACKS, ACCESSORIES, ETC. (SEE ALSO SESSIONS 23-27)
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM The Serranator® Balloon Catheter (From Cagent Vascular) For Vessel Prep In BTK Arteries: It Makes Microserrations, Prevents Dissections, Lessens Elastic Recoil With PTA: Current Status
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM A Balanced View Of Atherectomy In Ambulatory Surgicenters (ASCs) And OBLs In 2023: Are There Differences And Is The Procedure Overused
  Presenter(s):Krishna Jain, MD  
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1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Atherectomy: When Is It The Best Vessel Prep: What Are Its Complications: How To Prevent And Treat Them: Which Device Is Best
  Presenter(s):Theodosios Bisdas, MD  
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2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Orbital And Laser Atherectomy: Indications, Advantages And Precautions With Above And Below Knee De Novo Lesions And ISR
  Presenter(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
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2:06 PM - 2:11 PM The Value Of Directional Atherectomy Followed By DCBs For Long Calcified Fempop Lesions As Demonstrated By The Results Of The REALITY Trial
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Value of Wingman Catheter (Reflow Medical) For Crossing Difficult Lesions: How Does It Work And Results
  Presenter(s):John R. Laird, MD  
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2:18 PM - 2:23 PM New Dedicated Special Tools And Devices To Facilitate Trans-Radial Access For Lower Extremity Lesion Treatments: How Far Distally Can It Be Effective
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)  
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2:24 PM - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
NEW INFORMATION ON STENTS
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Advantages Of Supera Stent (Vasculomimetic – VMI; From Abbott) For Complex Fempop Occlusive Lesions: Technical Tips: They Work Even In The Subintimal Position
  Presenter(s):Erwin Blessing, MD  
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2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Updated Value Of The Supera VMI Stent For Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Occlusive Lesions: Better Than Endarterectomy: 3-Year Results And Status Of The SUPERSURG RCT (Versus Open Surgery)
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Why Are Stents In The Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Bad News: Standard Open Surgery Is Still The Best Option For Treating CFA Lesions
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM Temporary Stent Assisted DCB Angioplasty In BTK Lesions With The Spur Spiked Stent System (Reflow Medical): Update On The DEEPER OUS Trial
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD  
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM 10-Year Experience With Transcatheter Arterialization Of The Deep Veins: My Early Failures; The Lessons I Have Learned; How I Do Them Now With More Success: Can It Be Improved More: Value Of The LimFlow Device
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD  
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3:00 PM - 3:06 PM Panel Discussion
3:06 PM - 3:18 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 60
 
SESSION 61 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 61: NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY TREATMENTS: ANGIOPLASTY BALLOONS
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Subset Analysis From The TOBA II BTK Trial Of The Tack Device (From Philips) Shows No Loss Of Efficacy With Treatment Of Longer Lesions And A High Percentage Of CTOs
  Presenter(s):Patrick J... Geraghty, MD  
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3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Value Of High-Pressure Non-Compliant Balloons For BTK Arterial Lesion Treatment: Why They Work Better And Other Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:35 PM How To Obtain Retrograde Access Through The Medial Or Lateral Plantar Arteries
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Value Of The Passeo-18Lux DCB For Treating BTK And Popliteal Lesions With Or Without Bare Metal Stents
  Presenter(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Unfavorable Balloon (Candy) Wrap Can Cause Dissections With Angioplasty: What Is The Mechanism: How Can It Be Recognized And Dissection Avoided: When Does Dissection Have To Be Treated And When Not
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Evidence-Based Considerations For Repairing Dissections After Angioplasty Of BTK Lesions: The Value Of Tacks
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM Chocolate Touch DCBs (From TriReme Medical): How Do They Work, Advantages And Updated Clinical Results From The CHOCALATE TOUCH Trial
  Presenter(s):Thomas Zeller, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB  
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4:00 PM - 4:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 61
 
SESSION 62 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 62: NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT OR TREAT ENDOLEAKS OR DEVICE MIGRATION: ENDOANCHORS, ETC.
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Endoanchors Improve Seal Zones And Outcomes With Fenestrated Endografts: When Should They Be Used And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Shadi J. Abu-Halimah, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM New Developments From The ANCHOR Registry With Over 5 Years Of Follow-Up Show The Value Of Endoanchors (Medtronic) When Used Prophylactically For Certain Indications Prevent Endoleaks And Migration: Large Diameter Necks Are One Of Those Indications
  Presenter(s):William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM New Developments From The ANCHOR Registry With >5 Years Follow-Up Show That Endoanchors Can Be Used To Treat Endoleaks And Migration Effectively In Hostile Neck Anatomy: The Proof
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Update On The VESTECK Catheter Based Endosuturing Technology For EVAR And TEVAR Fixation: How Does It Work; How Is It Different From Endoanchors And Early Successful Clinical Results
  Presenter(s):Dainis K. Krievins, MD / Sean P. Lyden, MD / David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Balloon Optimized Molding For Better Deployment And Sealing Of Ovation Alto (From Endologix) Low Profile Endografts For EVAR: How To Do It And How It Helps Prevent Endoleaks And Migration
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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4:36 PM - 4:42 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 62
 
SESSION 63 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 63: NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR CLOT REMOVAL OR EMBOLIZATION (SEE ALSO SESSION 30)
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CLOT REMOVING DEVICES
4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Newer Pharmaco-Mechanical Endovascular Clot Removal Systems: When And Why Is Each Device Best To Use
  Presenter(s):Guillermo A. Escobar, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Catheter Based Vacuum Assisted Thrombectomy With The Indigo Aspiration System From Penumbra For Acute Limb Ischemia: How Does It Work: Advantages And Limitations: From A Multicenter Study: Key Findings From The INDIAN Trial
  Presenter(s):Gianmarco de Donato, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD  
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Improved Mechanical Catheter And Computer Based Clot Removal Indigo Systems From Penumbra: Modulated Pulsed Aspiration Technology (Lightning Bolt And Thunder Bolt) For The Treatment Of Acute Arterial Clot: How It Works And Why It Improves Clot Removal In Various Vascular Beds
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Different Options For Thrombosuction Devices For Thrombo-Embolectomy For Treating ALI: Which Device In Which Circumstance: When Is Their Use Limited Or Ineffective
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM Technical Tips For Effective Coil Embolization: Importance Of Dense Packing; Why Non-Fibered Coils Are Better Than Fibered Coils
  Presenter(s):James F. Benenati, MD / Constantino Pena, MD  
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM How To Treat Type 1A Endoleaks And Persistent Enlarging False Lumens After TEVAR For TBAD: Coils, Plugs And New Polymer Based Options: When Will They Work; When Will They Not: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Mazin Foteh, MD  
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Newer Vascular Occlusion Device: The Azur Device: How Does It Work And Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Karthik Kasirajan, MD  
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM How To Insert Large Vessel Embolization Devices (POD® From Penumbra) Through Low Profile Access
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Update On Onyx Liquid Embolic Occlusive Agent (From Medtronic): When And Where Is It Advantageous: Technical Tips For Use
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD  
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM Update On A New Liquid Embolic Agent (Lava LES) To Control Bleeding; How Does It Work, Advantages And Pivotal Trial Results
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
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5:42 PM - 5:52 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program H

END OF SESSION 63
 
SESSION 64 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 64: VENOUS CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND HEMODYNAMICS
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7:00 AM - 7:04 AM Introduction To Veins At VEITH
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
7:05 AM - 7:10 AM Anatomy And Physiology Of The Venous And Lymphatic Glycocalyx
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
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7:11 AM - 7:16 AM What Happens When The Glycocalyx Is Damaged In The Venous And/Or The Lymphatic System
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS  
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7:17 AM - 7:22 AM What We Know About Genetics And Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh / Sarah Onida, MD, PhD  
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7:23 AM - 7:28 AM Is It Time To Revise The Definition Of Venous Reflux
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
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7:29 AM - 7:34 AM How To Measure DUS Venous Reflux Volume: Is It More Important Than Reflux Time
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS  
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7:35 AM - 7:40 AM What Can Be Done To Repair Endogenously Or Exogenously The Glycocalyx
  Presenter(s):Joseph D. Raffetto, MD  
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7:41 AM - 7:46 AM Hemodynamics Of Reflux
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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7:47 AM - 7:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 64
 
SESSION 65 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 65: VENOUS GUIDELINES, IMPORTANT PAPERS AND REIMBURSEMENT
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7:53 AM - 7:58 AM European Society for Vascular Surgery Venous Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM SVS, AVF, AVLS Varicose Vein Guidelines – Part 1
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM SVS, AVF, AVLS Varicose Vein Guidelines – Part 2
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM So Many Different Guidelines: Does It Make Sense
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Summary Of Important Venous And Lymphatic Articles – Journal of Phlebology – Editor’s Choice
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Summary Of Important Venous And Lymphatic Articles – Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders – Editor’s Choice
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Primary Venous Insufficiency Increases Risk Of Deep Vein Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Maxim Shaydakov, MD, PhD  
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Forecast Of Venous Reimbursement And What Can Be Done
  Presenter(s):John Blebea, MD, MBA  
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Sclerotherapy Of Lower Limb - Consensus Document UIP 2023
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS  
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Panel Discussion
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END OF SESSION 65
 
SESSION 66 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 66: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES 1
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM The Length Of Treated Great Saphenous Vein As A Marker Of Post-Procedural Improvement In Clinical And Patient Reported Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Faisal Aziz, MD  
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Is Cyanoacrylate Safe To Use For Venous Ablation
  Presenter(s):Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM What Do You Treat First In C2s With Reflux Of The GSV, SSV, And Vein Of Giacomini
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Saphenous Sparing: Why And Instructions For Users
  Presenter(s):Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS  
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Thermal Saphenous Vein Recanalization: Risk Factors
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Strategies For Recurrent Varicose Vein Disease
  Presenter(s):Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD  
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM US Glue: When I Do Not Use Cyanoacrylate
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Synchronous Trial 6 Months Follow-Up Data (Simultaneous AASV Treatment For Patients Undergoing GSV Ablation)
  Presenter(s):Tobias Hirsch, MD  
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9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Effects Of Truncal Ablation On Pregnancy
  Presenter(s):Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD  
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM Saphenous Ablation On Direct Oral Anticoagulants: Is It Safe, Effective And Durable
  Presenter(s):Glenn Jacobowitz, MD  
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9:53 AM - 9:58 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 66
 
SESSION 67 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 67: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES II
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9:59 AM - 10:04 AM Decision Making In Saphenous Ablation: What To Use When
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Endovenous Foam Therapy Complications – What Now (French Government)
  Presenter(s):Matthieu M.J. Josnin, MD  
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10:11 AM - 10:16 AM Systematic Review: Cyanoacrylate Truncal Ablation And Its Complications
  Presenter(s):Omar L. Esponda, MD  
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10:17 AM - 10:22 AM Treatment For The Incompetent Sciatic Vein
  Presenter(s):Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS  
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10:23 AM - 10:28 AM SVT Treatment During Pregnancy: Treatment Choices
  Presenter(s):Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD  
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10:29 AM - 10:34 AM Would Treatment Of The Whole Length Of The GSV Reduce Recurrence/Reinterventions
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Thermal Ablation: Still The Gold Standard
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF  
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10:41 AM - 10:46 AM American Venous Forum: Venous Patient Outreach Study
  Presenter(s):Faisal Aziz, MD  
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10:47 AM - 10:52 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 67
 
SESSION 68 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 68: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES III
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10:53 AM - 10:58 AM When To Use Simultaneous Foam Sclerotherapy And Thermal Treatment In Varicose Vein Treatment
  Presenter(s):Tobias Hirsch, MD  
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10:59 AM - 11:04 AM Complications Of Endovenous Thermal Ablation Of The GSV
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM When Is It OK To Ablate The Truncal Leg Veins With Chronic Iliofemoral Outflow Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD  
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM SVT Management: Anything New In 2023
  Presenter(s):Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS  
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM How To Treat Vulvar Varicose Veins: Phlebectomy And/Or Sclerotherapy
  Presenter(s):Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, MD, PhD  
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM Chronic Venous Disease Is Indicative Of A Shorter Life
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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11:29 AM - 11:32 AM What You Should Know About Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Byung-Boong Lee, MD  
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11:33 AM - 11:38 AM Treatment And Pitfalls: Lateral Marginal Vein
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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11:39 AM - 11:44 AM Overview Of Multicenter Venclose Study And Early Results
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
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11:45 AM - 11:50 AM Great Saphenous Vein “Crossectomy” For Recurrence Prevention Of Varicose Vein
  Presenter(s):Mohamed A. Nagib, MD  
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11:51 AM - 11:56 AM Panel Discussion
11:57 AM - 12:24 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 68
 
SESSION 69 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 69: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREAMENT STRATEGIES IV
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12:25 PM - 12:30 PM Does Deep Venous Reflux Matter With Superficial Ablation
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
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12:31 PM - 12:36 PM JURY Trial
  Presenter(s):Antonios P. Gasparis, MD  
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12:37 PM - 12:42 PM The Thresholds Of Caprini Score Associated With Increased Risk Of Venous Thromboembolism Across Different Specialties: A Systematic Review
  Presenter(s):Tomasz Urbanek, MD  
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12:43 PM - 12:48 PM Proposed EFIT Classification
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF  
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12:49 PM - 12:54 PM Adjunctive Techniques To Minimize Thrombotic Complications Following Microfoam Ablation Of Symptomatic Truncal And Tributary Vein
  Presenter(s):Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, MBA  
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12:55 PM - 1:00 PM Treatment And Contemporary Outcomes Associated With Adjunct Tourniquet Use During Phlebectomy Of Complex, Voluminous Truncular Varicosities
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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1:01 PM - 1:06 PM Foam Therapies (PCF Versus Pem): When To Use And Does It Make A Difference
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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1:07 PM - 1:12 PM Risks And Contraindications Of Medical Compression Treatment – A Critical Reappraisal – An International Consensus Statement
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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1:13 PM - 1:18 PM Sclerotherapy Of Pudendal And Vulvar Varicose Veins
  Presenter(s):Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD  
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1:19 PM - 1:24 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 69
 
SESSION 70 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 70: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREAMENT STRATEGIES V
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1:25 PM - 1:30 PM Randomized Controlled Study Of EVLA And Foam In The SSV-FOVELASS Study: 3-Year Results
  Presenter(s):Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD  
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1:31 PM - 1:36 PM US Based Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy 3,565 Consecutive Cases: Efficacy And Complication Rates
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM / Enrico Ascher, MD  
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1:37 PM - 1:42 PM Which Saphenous Vein Recanalization Should Be Treated And By What Method – Evidence Based
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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1:43 PM - 1:48 PM Patterns Of Anterior Saphenous Vein Reflux (A.K.A AAGSV) And Implications Of Treatment
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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1:49 PM - 1:54 PM Is There Any Evidence For Compression Trial Prior To Insurance Approval
  Presenter(s):Omar L. Esponda, MD  
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1:55 PM - 2:00 PM HIFU: What Do We Know And Report – Global Report
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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2:01 PM - 2:06 PM New Device (Compression, Oxygen, And Humidification) – Does It Improve Wound Healing
  Presenter(s):Joann M. Lohr, MD  
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2:07 PM - 2:12 PM New Devices And Not Yet Approved
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF  
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2:13 PM - 2:18 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 70
 
SESSION 71 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 71: AESTHETIC PHLEBOLOGY AND SCLEROTHERAPY STRATEGIES
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2:19 PM - 2:24 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Venous Lesions Of The Face
  Presenter(s):Kasuo Miyake, MD, PhD  
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2:25 PM - 2:30 PM DEBATE: Foam Sclerotherapy Is The Best Treatment For C1: Pro
  Presenter(s):Matthieu M.J. Josnin, MD  
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2:31 PM - 2:36 PM DEBATE: Foam Sclerotherapy Is The Best Treatment For C1: Against
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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2:37 PM - 2:42 PM Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy For Reticular Venous Plexus: Systematization Of The Technique
  Presenter(s):Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS  
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2:43 PM - 2:48 PM Ultrasound Imaging For Cosmetic Venous Issues
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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2:49 PM - 2:54 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
CLaCS Guided By Augmented Reality: Patient Selection, Method And Expected Results
  Presenter(s):Kasuo Miyake, MD, PhD  
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2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Tips And Tricks Of Sclerotherapy – What Makes It Easier And Successful
  Presenter(s):Victor M. Canata, MD, PhD  
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3:01 PM - 3:06 PM How To Avoid Complications From Sclerotherapy
  Presenter(s):Harold J. Welch, MD  
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3:07 PM - 3:12 PM Cosmetic Treatment Of Hand And Foot Veins
  Presenter(s):Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS  
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3:13 PM - 3:18 PM Quick Case 1: Ask The Panel Or Audience What Would You Do (Cosmetic)
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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3:19 PM - 3:24 PM Quick Case 2: Ask The Panel Or Audience What Would You Do (Cosmetic)
  Presenter(s):Edward G. Mackay, MD  
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3:25 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 71
 
SESSION 72 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 72: SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES VI
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3:31 PM - 3:36 PM Global Epidemiology Of Chronic Venous Disease: A Systematic Review With Pooled Prevalence Analysis
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh / Sarah Onida, MD, PhD  
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3:37 PM - 3:42 PM When Evaluating Superficial Disease, When Do You Look For Deep Venous Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Gloria Salazar, MD  
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3:43 PM - 3:48 PM Not All C2 Disease Should Be Treated: An Algorithm To Predict Severity
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
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3:49 PM - 3:54 PM Results Of Truncal Vein Ablation Utilizing Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam Delivered In A Retrograde Fashion
  Presenter(s):Steven T. Deak, MD, PhD  
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3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Varithena® VLU Registry: The Effects Of Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam On Wound Healing And Recurrence
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
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4:01 PM - 4:06 PM Phlebectomy And Foam Sclerotherapy For Varicose Veins: Which Is Better And When
  Presenter(s):Felipe Coelho Neto, MD, MSc, PhD  
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4:07 PM - 4:12 PM Ambulatory Phlebectomy – Utilization And Clinical Outcomes
  Presenter(s):John Blebea, MD, MBA  
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4:13 PM - 4:18 PM Outcome Of A Single Center Trial Comparing A Large Patient Cohort With Retrograde Administration Of Ultrasound-Guided Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam Versus Endovenous Laser
  Presenter(s):Steven T. Deak, MD, PhD  
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4:19 PM - 4:24 PM Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam Ablation Of Large Diameter Saphenous And Tributary Veins
  Presenter(s):Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, MBA  
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4:25 PM - 4:30 PM How To Survive An Insurance Audit
  Presenter(s):Harold J. Welch, MD  
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4:31 PM - 4:36 PM Venaseal Spectrum RCT: Update
  Presenter(s):Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS  
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4:37 PM - 4:42 PM VERITAS Study: Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam Versus Thermal
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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4:43 PM - 4:48 PM How To Avoid Complications Of The Small Saphenous Vein
  Presenter(s):Jean Luc Gerard, MD  
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4:49 PM - 5:04 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 72
 
SESSION 73 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 73: LIPEDEMA, LYMPHEDEMA, PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA, AND ULCERS
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5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Lower Extremity Edema Workup
  Presenter(s):Antonios P. Gasparis, MD  
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5:11 PM - 5:16 PM What is Lipedema And The Current Management
  Presenter(s):Steven M. Dean, DO  
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5:17 PM - 5:22 PM Overview Of Lymphatic Anatomy And Physiology
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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5:23 PM - 5:28 PM The American Venous Forum, American Vein & Lymphatic Society, And The Society for Vascular Medicine Expert Opinion Consensus On Lymphedema Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Mark D. Iafrati, MD  
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5:29 PM - 5:34 PM The Critical Role Of Phlebolymphedema And Cellulitis (85,000 Patients)
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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5:35 PM - 5:40 PM Venolymphatic Edema And Its Treatment Options
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
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5:41 PM - 5:46 PM The Need For Lymphatic-Specific Treatment In Phlebolymphedema And Its Results
  Presenter(s):Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD  
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5:47 PM - 5:52 PM Role Of Hydrotherapy In Lymphedema Treatment
  Presenter(s):Mohamed A. Nagib, MD  
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5:53 PM - 5:58 PM Are Lymphedema, Lipedema, And Edema Related
  Presenter(s):Steven M. Dean, DO  
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5:59 PM - 6:04 PM Pharmacological Treatment For Lymphedema
  Presenter(s):Monika L. Gloviczki, MD, PhD  
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6:05 PM - 6:10 PM Risks And Contraindications Of Medical Compression Treatment – A Critical Reappraisal: An International Consensus Statement
  Presenter(s):Tomasz Urbanek, MD  
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6:11 PM - 6:16 PM Venous Ulcers: The Contributions Of Deep, Perforator, And Superficial Procedures On Wound Healing
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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6:17 PM - 6:22 PM What Type Of Skin Graft And When To Use
  Presenter(s):Mark D. Iafrati, MD  
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6:23 PM - 6:28 PM Adjuvant Pharmacologic Therapy For Venous Leg Ulcer
  Presenter(s):Monika L. Gloviczki, MD, PhD  
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6:29 PM - 6:34 PM Review Of Current Evidence For Topical Treatment For Venous Leg Ulcers
  Presenter(s):Maxim Shaydakov, MD, PhD  
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6:35 PM - 6:40 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program I

END OF SESSION 73
 
SESSION 74 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 74: EMERGING TRENDS IN ISCHEMIC STROKE TREATMENT
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8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
8:11 AM - 8:18 AM

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Latest Trials Update: Understanding The Evidence – ASPECTS 3-5
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
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8:19 AM - 8:26 AM Latest Trials Update: ASPECTS 3-5 Nuances And Practicality
  Presenter(s):Rafael A. Ortiz, MD  
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8:27 AM - 8:34 AM Imaging Predictors Of Outcomes – Association Between New Water Uptake And Functional Outcome In Patients With Low ASPECTS
  Presenter(s):Richard L. Zampolin, MD  
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END OF SESSION 74
 
SESSION 75 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 75: ACCESS ISSUES (PROXIMAL AND DISTAL): PEARLS
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8:35 AM - 8:42 AM Can You Be Too Distal For Thrombectomy
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD, PhD  
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8:43 AM - 8:50 AM Tandem Occlusions: Should We Stent
  Presenter(s):James Milburn, MD  
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8:51 AM - 8:58 AM

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Direct Carotid Access: Has The Time Emerged
  Presenter(s):Ajay K. Wakhloo, MD, PhD, FAHA, FSNIS   
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8:59 AM - 9:06 AM Mevo And Devo: Definition And Review Literature, When And How I Do It
  Presenter(s):Sudhakar R. Satti, MD  
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9:07 AM - 9:14 AM Intrasaccular Treatments Are Now The Standard Of Care And Why
  Presenter(s):Neil Haranhalli, MD  
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END OF SESSION 75
 
SESSION 76 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 76: ACUTE STROKE THROMBECTOMY MASTERS SESSION
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9:15 AM - 9:22 AM DAPT: Acute Platelet Loading Protocols, Cangrelor, And Optimizing Blood Pressure Post-Thrombectomy When Acute Stenting
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD, PhD  
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9:23 AM - 9:30 AM Radial Access And Complication Management
  Presenter(s):Eytan Raz, MD   
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9:31 AM - 9:38 AM Step-By-Step How I Choose My Thrombectomy Equipment
  Presenter(s):Chirag D. Gandhi, MD  
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9:39 AM - 9:46 AM What Are The Limits To Acute Stroke Thrombectomy In Our Population
  Presenter(s):Ansaar T. Rai, MD  
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9:47 AM - 9:54 AM Acute Ischemic Stroke – Who We Should NOT Treat
  Presenter(s):Johanna Seiden, MD, MPH  
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END OF SESSION 76
 
SESSION 77 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 77: CAROTID AND CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS LATEST TRENDS
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9:55 AM - 10:10 AM Keynote Presentation: An Endovascular Experience From The War Zone In Ukraine
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
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10:11 AM - 10:18 AM Carotid Blowout: Role Of Endovascular Care And Timing Of Treatment
  Presenter(s):Guilherme Dabus, MD  
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10:19 AM - 10:26 AM The Posterior Circulation Is Different And Why It Matters
  Presenter(s):Maksim Shapiro, MD  
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10:27 AM - 10:34 AM A Neiman Fellow Analyzes Trends In Stroke
  Presenter(s):Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
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10:35 AM - 10:42 AM Stroke Imaging Triage: Pearls And Nuances Of Daily Practice
  Presenter(s):Reade A. De Leacy, MBBS  
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10:43 AM - 10:50 AM Pediatric Stroke Issues
  Presenter(s):Mario Muto, MD  
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10:51 AM - 10:58 AM CTA For Stroke And Aneurysm Detection And Optimization
  Presenter(s):Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD  
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10:59 AM - 11:06 AM When My Partners Have Stroke Complications, How I Manage
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
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11:07 AM - 11:14 AM Dural Sinus Stenosis: Is There A Standard Of Care
  Presenter(s):Seon-Kyu Lee, MD, PhD  
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11:15 AM - 11:22 AM Artificial Intelligence And Telemedicine: How It Is Changing And Influencing Our Daily Practice
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
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11:23 AM - 11:30 AM MMA Embolization: SDH – When And When Not To Do
  Presenter(s):J Mocco, MD, MS  
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END OF SESSION 77
 
SESSION 78 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 78: CAROTID ARTERY THERAPY STARS AND LATEST TRENDS
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11:31 AM - 11:38 AM Carotid Artery Disease: New Trials And Best Literature 2023
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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11:39 AM - 11:46 AM TCAR Is Better Than True Percutaneous Carotid Stenting: Myth Or Reality
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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11:47 AM - 11:54 AM CAS Versus CEA: Optimum Cases For Each (Kumbaya)
  Presenter(s):Don Heck, MD  
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11:55 AM - 12:02 PM CEA Done Through A Micro-Incision Versus TCAR: Reality Drama At Its Best
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
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12:03 PM - 12:10 PM Long-Term Value Of The C-Guard MicroNet Mesh Covered Stent For CAS In High Risk Carotid Lesions Versus Surgery: TCAR Pearls And Wisdom Of Data
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil  
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12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program J

END OF SESSION 78
 
SESSION 79 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 79: PROGRESS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA (SCI) ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC, THORACOABDOMINAL AND COMPLEX ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Key New Concepts Presented At A Recent International Summit Conference On Spinal Cord Ischemia (SCI)
  Presenter(s):Hamdy Awad, MD  
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6:46 AM - 6:51 AM With Complex AAAs And Type IV TAAAs, The Incidence Of SCI Is 3 Times Greater With Endovascular Repairs Than Open Repairs: Why Is This A Controversial Finding
  Presenter(s):George Geroulakos, MD, PhD  
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6:52 AM - 6:57 AM With Endovascular Repair Of TAAAs, Analysis Of Aortic Anatomy And Extent Of Endograft Coverage Allows Prediction Of SCI And Its Neurological Consequences: What Can Be Done To Reduce This Risk
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Shifts In Prevention Protocols For SCI During Open And Endovascular TAAA Repairs: What Is Agreed On And What Remains Controversial
  Presenter(s):Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Update On The Value Of Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) To Decrease SCI With TAAA Repairs: What Is The Difference Between Peripheral And Central SCI
  Presenter(s):Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD / Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS / Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM DEBATE: Why Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage To Decrease SCI With TAAA Repair Is Not A Benign Procedure: When To Use It Not When Not
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM DEBATE: CSF Drainage Need Not Be Associated With High Rates Of Complications: How To Prevent Them And The Case For Wide Prophylactic Placement
  Presenter(s):Sal Scali, MD  
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7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Prevention Of Spinal Cord Ischemia In Endovascular TAAA Repairs: Lessons Learned From The US Aortic Research Consortium (USARC): Why An RCT Is Still Needed And Being Initiated
  Presenter(s):Adam Beck, MD / Mark A. Farber, MD / Andres Schanzer, MD  
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7:28 AM - 7:33 AM Near Infrared Spectrometry (NIRS) Monitoring Is Helpful In Decreasing SCI And Avoiding Spinal Drainage With TAAA Repairs: When And How Should It Be Used
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
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7:34 AM - 7:39 AM Current Strategies To Minimize SCI With TAAA Repairs (Endo And Open) By Improving The Intraspinal Collateral Arterial Network: Status Of Intercostal Embolization As Preconditioning To Prevent Ischemia (MIS2ACE): Progress Of The PAPA-ARTIS RCT
  Presenter(s):Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Updated Single Center Clinical Experience With Intercostal Coil Embolization (MIS2ACE) To Prevent SCI With Endovascular TAAA Repair
  Presenter(s):Daniela Branzan, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD / Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD  
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7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 79
 
SESSION 80 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 80: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF CAROTID STENOSIS WITH MESH COVERED STENTS AND TCAR (TRANSCERVICAL CAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION)
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MESH COVERED STENTS
7:53 AM - 7:58 AM Long-Term Results Of Micromesh Stents Show Their Value In Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS): Are There Limitations: Do The Differences In The 3 Micromesh Stents Matter
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / Max Amor, MD  
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM Update On The MicroNet-Covered Stents (C-Guard From InspireMD) For CAS: Value Overall, With High-Risk Lesions And With TCAR: Are There Any Downsides
  Presenter(s):Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil / Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM New Multicenter Data Showing The Long-Term Value Of The C-Guard MicroNet Mesh Covered Stent For CAS In High Risk Carotid Lesions (Thrombotic, Calcified And Symptomatic) From The FLOW-GUARD And Other Trials
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil  
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Results From A Multicenter Italian Study Of The C-Guard Micromesh Stent For CAS: Advantages And Complications
  Presenter(s):Pasqualino Sirignano, MD, PhDS / Francesco Speziale, MD / Gianmarco de Donato, MD / Wassim Mansour, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD  
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Real-World Results Of ~2,000 Patients Treated With The Roadsaver (Terumo) Dual-Layer Micro Mesh Carotid Stent: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD  
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Panel Discussion
TCAR RELATED TOPICS
8:29 AM - 8:34 AM DEBATE: TCAR Versus CEA (Carotid Endarterectomy): 3-Year Results From A Large Propensity Matched VQI-Medicare Database Show Similar Stroke, And Death Rates At 3 Years For Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients: At 3-Years: TCAR Can Replace CEA More Widely
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS / Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Vik S. Kashyap, MD  
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM DEBATE: Not So Fast: TCAR Is Not Yet Ready To Replace CEA Widely: We Still Need Further Proof And More Studies Possibly Including An RCT
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM How Adjunctive Techniques (EEG And IVUS) Help With TCAR And Decrease Stroke Rates
  Presenter(s):Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM DEBATE: TCAR Is Better Than TFCAS And Brachial/Radial Access For CAS
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM DEBATE: Not So: TCAR Is No Better And Is More Costly Than TFCAS And Brachial/Radial Access CAS If One Has Appropriate Skills
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD  / William A. Gray, MD  
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Should TCAR Replace Most CEAs Or Is CEA Still The Gold Standard For Most Cases Requiring Invasive Treatment Based On A Cost Analysis
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM TCAR Is Safe In Recently Symptomatic Patients And Those With Contralateral Carotid Occlusions: Why It Should Be The Procedure Of Choice In Those Conditions
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Pre-Dilatation And Post Dilatation Strategies For TCAR: Do They Differ From TFCAS: Does Patient Sex Affect TCAR Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Vik S. Kashyap, MD  
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9:17 AM - 9:24 AM Panel Discussion
9:24 AM - 9:34 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 80
 
SESSION 81 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 81: MORE CAROTID HOT TOPICS RELATED TO TCAR, MINI-INCISION CEA, SIGNIFICANCE OF DW MRI DEFECTS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Image Analysis Using AI With Siemens I-Flow Can Improve Prediction Of Stroke Risk In Carotid Disease: How Does It Work And How Reliable Is It
  Presenter(s):Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD  
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CAROTID STENOSIS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION
9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Is Associated With Cognitive Impairment In CREST 2: Will CREST 2 Provide Evidence That Invasive Intervention Will Stop Or Improve Cognitive Deterioration: Has It Yet Done So
  Presenter(s):Wesley S. Moore, MD / Brajesh K. Lal, MD / Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM DEBATE: Carotid Intervention Improves Cognitive Function Of Patients With Severe Carotid Atherosclerosis: What About In Octogenarians: Should More ACS Patients Undergo Invasive Treatment
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
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9:53 AM - 9:58 AM DEBATE: Not So Fast: There Is Still Great Doubt That Eliminating ACS Improves Cognitive Function: It Should Not Be A Reason For Treating More ACS Patients
  Presenter(s):Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD  
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SIGNIFICANCE OF SMALL DW MRI DEFECTS AFTER CEA/CAS
9:59 AM - 10:04 AM DEBATE: Silent DWI MRI Brain Lesions (Small Infarcts) After CEA/CAS Don’t Matter
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD / James F. Meschia, MD  
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM DEBATE: Not So: Silent Brain Infarcts (DW MRI Defects) After CEA/CAS Really Matter And Affect Cognitive Changes: The Size And Number Of DW MRI Defects Are Critical
  Presenter(s):Wei Zhou, MD  
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10:11 AM - 10:16 AM Highlights Of The 2022 SVS US Guidelines For The Management Of Carotid Disease: How Important Is Medical Treatment And Has It Changed
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
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10:17 AM - 10:22 AM Highlights Of The 2023 European Guidelines For The Management Of Carotid Disease And How They Differ From The US Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
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10:23 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 81
 
SESSION 82 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 82: MORE CAROTID RELATED NEW DEVELOPMENT TOPICS RELATED TO TCAR, NEW DEVICES, MESH COVERED STENTS, MINI-INCISION CEA, TIMING OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DEALING WITH DISTAL (HIGH) CAROTID LESIONS
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Comparative Cost Effectiveness Of TCAR, CEA, TFCAS: CEA Is More Cost Effective Than TCAR And TCAR Is More Cost Effective Than TFCAS
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
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10:36 AM - 10:41 AM DEBATE: Since TCAR Already Has It, Reimbursement For Transfemoral And Transbrachial Carotid Stenting Should Be Expanded To Include Asymptomatic Patients
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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10:42 AM - 10:47 AM DEBATE: There Should Be No Reimbursement For Carotid Stenting (CAS Or TCAR) For Asymptomatic Or Symptomatic Patients
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
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10:48 AM - 10:53 AM Value Of Lithotripsy (Shockwave) For CAS In Heavily Calcified Lesions: How To Do It Safely And Technical Tips: Limitations And Precautions: A Quick Word About The Value Of Lithotripsy In All Vascular Beds
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD / Max Amor, MD  
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10:54 AM - 10:59 AM OCT Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Proves CAS Is Rendered Safer Because Emboli Are Decreased By Mesh Covered Stents: The Imaging Evidence And What It Shows About The Interaction Between Stent And Plaque
  Presenter(s):Carlo Setacci, MD / Francesco Setacci, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Minimal Incision CEA (MICE) Versus TCAR: Technical Tips For MICE, Cost Effectiveness, Advantages And Limitations Of Both
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
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11:06 AM - 11:12 AM Panel Discussion
TIMING OF CAROTID INTERVENTIONS AFTER SYMPTOM ONSET
11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Optimal Timing Of Carotid Revascularization (CEA, TFCAS, TCAR) After Symptom Onset: Within 48 Hours Stroke Risk Is Increased For All Procedures; After 48 Hours Risk Is Less With CEA And TCAR Than With TFCAS: Based On A Large National Database Study: Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help To Predict Stroke Risk
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
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11:18 AM - 11:23 AM DEBATE: It’s Reasonable To Perform CEA Within 48 Hours After A Stroke’s Symptoms Start: Under What Conditions And What Precautions Should Be Taken
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
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11:24 AM - 11:29 AM DEBATE: Not So Fast: If The Presenting Stroke Is Severe By NIH Severity Score, The Outcome Of Urgent Interventions (CEA, CAS, TCAR, Etc.) Is Poor: Should They Always Be Avoided
  Presenter(s):Hernan A. Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM With Crescendo TIAs And Thrombus Overlying A Plaque What Is The Best Invasive Treatment And When Should It Be Performed
  Presenter(s):Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS  
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11:36 AM - 11:41 AM When Is Urgent (Within 48 Hours) CEA Or CAS Fairly Indicated After A Stroke: How Does Use Of tPA Influence Indications And Neurologic Outcomes In This Setting
  Presenter(s):Hernan A. Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS  
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11:42 AM - 11:47 AM What Is The Best Medical Treatment For Patients With Carotid Stenosis (Asymptomatic And Symptomatic): Can High Risk Plaques Be Made Low Risk And Smaller: All Stroke Patients Should Be On Statins Because They Decrease Recurrent Stroke And Mortality Rates Markedly
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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11:48 AM - 11:53 AM Technical Tips And Maneuvers To Make Treatment Of High Carotid Lesions Safe And Relatively Simple
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
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11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 12:54 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 82
 
SESSION 83 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 83: MORE HOT CAROTID TOPICS: UPDATES ON KEY CAROTID RCTs; NEW INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OF TANDEM LESIONS, CAROTID ANEURYSMS AND STROKES DURING INTERVENTION
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12:54 PM - 12:59 PM Current Best Treatment For Strokes Apparent During Or Right After CEA, CAS Or TCAR: Best Diagnostic Modalities And Treatments: Who Should Be Involved And What Skills Are Needed
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD  
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UPDATE ON CAROTID RCTs
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

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5-Year Results From SPACE 2: CEA Versus Best Medical Treatment (BMT) And CAS Versus BMT For ACS: These Results Support A More Conservative Approach To ACS: What More Is Needed
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD / Christoph Knappich, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM DEBATE: Update On ACST 2: This RCT Found That CEA And CAS For ACS Had Comparable Adverse Event Rates And Implied That Both Invasive Treatments Were Superior To BMT: Does CEA Prevent Dementia
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS / Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM DEBATE: Not So Fast! ACST 2 – Like CREST – Has Flaws That Invalidate Their Conclusions: Invasive Therapies May NOT Be Better Than BMT
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Update On CREST 2: CEA Versus BMT And CAS Versus BMT For ACS: Recruitment And Findings To Date: Why Not Present The 30-Day And 1 Year Results: If BMT Showed No Difference In Stroke And Death Rates With Those Of CAS Or CEA, Wouldn’t It Remove Justification For Invasive Treatment Of ACS
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD / Thomas G. Brott, MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Consecutive Monocenter Results With CAS For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS): We Should Not Need A RCT: Why Do We Still Need One
  Presenter(s):Klaus D. Mathias, MD / Anna Zeller, MD  
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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM CEA Versus CAS For High-Grade ACS: RCTs (ACT 1 And CREST) Analyzed By Age And Sex: Are There Important Differences
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
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TANDEM CAROTID LESIONS
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM DEBATE: Tandem Lesions At The Carotid Bifurcation Plus The Common Carotid Or Innominate Arteries: Stroke And Mortality Risks Are Higher Than For Simple Bifurcation Lesions: How Best To Treat: Endo, Open, Staged, Hybrid
  Presenter(s):W. Darrin Clouse, MD / Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc  
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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM DEBATE: Tandem Carotid Lesions: Treatment Risks Need NOT Be Increased: Based On A Meta-Analysis: How Best To Treat To Minimize Risk
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
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1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Silent Coronary Ischemia As Detected By FFRCT Is Common In Carotid Stenosis Patients: Coronary Revascularization In Such Patients Decreases Mortality: When Should It Be Done – Before Or After Carotid Treatment
  Presenter(s):Christopher K. Zarins, MD / Dainis K. Krievins, MD  
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1:54 PM - 2:02 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 83
 
SESSION 84 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 84: MORE HOT CAROTID TOPICS: TREATMENT IN 2023 OF PATCH INFECTIONS, STRING SIGN, CAROTID DISSECTIONS AND WEBS; MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL INJURIES DURING CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; OPTIMAL PLATELET AND PROTAMINE STRATEGIES; BENIGNANCY OF ACS; VALUE OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA; STROKE RISK WITH ACS PLAQUES - A WAY TO PREDICT HIGH RISK PLAQUES
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2:02 PM - 2:07 PM Optimal Management Of Carotid Patch Infections: Which Is The Best Material For Carotid Patching: How About None
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
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2:08 PM - 2:13 PM How Best To Diagnose And Treat Near Occlusion Of The Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) In 2023: Based On A Meta-Analysis: Is This The ICA String Sign Of Past Descriptions
  Presenter(s):Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD  
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2:14 PM - 2:19 PM Update On Isolated Carotid Webs As A Cause Of Cryptogenic Stroke: How Best To Diagnose And Treat: How Should Asymptomatic Webs Be Treated
  Presenter(s):W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD / Clayton J. Brinster, MD  
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2:20 PM - 2:25 PM Value Of Protamine Use During CEA, CAS And TCAR: When And How Should It Be Used And With What Precautions
  Presenter(s):David H. Stone, MD  
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2:26 PM - 2:31 PM The Number Of Carotid Interventions For Symptomatic Carotid Disease Has Declined In The UK Over The Last Decade: Why Is This So
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
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2:32 PM - 2:38 PM Panel Discussion
2:38 PM - 2:43 PM Restenosis After CEA And CAS Is Benign And Should Rarely Be Treated: When Can It Cause Strokes Justifying Prophylactic Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
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2:44 PM - 2:49 PM

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DEBATE: Local Anesthesia And Intraoperative Control With Duplex Or Angiography Is Key To Safe CEA: How To Do Them
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD / Christoph Knappich, MD  
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2:50 PM - 2:55 PM DEBATE: Not So: CEA Can Be Performed Safely And Optimally Under General Anesthesia And Without Completion Duplex Or Angio Control: What Is Required To Do So And Are There Downsides To Duplex Or Angio Controls
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
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2:56 PM - 3:01 PM Are Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Really 2 Different Diseases With Different Pathology As Some Suggest
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD / James F. Meschia, MD  
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3:02 PM - 3:07 PM What Vascular Surgeons And Vascular Specialists Need To Know About What Can Be Learned From MRI And MRA Studies Of The Head And Neck
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
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3:08 PM - 3:13 PM When An Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patient Has An Unheralded Stroke, How Does Its Magnitude And Outcome Differ From Other Strokes: Does It Make The Case For More Or Fewer Prophylactic CEAs And CASs
  Presenter(s):Gianluca Faggioli, MD  
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3:14 PM - 3:20 PM Panel Discussion
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 84
 
SESSION 85 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 85: NEW OR UPDATED CONCEPTS FOR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENTS AND MORE HOT AND CONTROVERSIAL CAROTID TOPICS
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NEW OR UPDATED CONCEPTS FOR ENDO TREATMENTS
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Bronchial Artery Embolization For Massive Hemoptysis: A Life Saving Procedure: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR  
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Endovascular Suturing Devices At The Tip Of An 8-9 French Catheter To Close Large Bore Sheath Access From Inside: The Novelrad Device: How Does It Work And Present Status
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
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3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Clinical Judgment Is Required In The Application Of Evidence Based Medicine: RCTs Can Have Flaws Leading To Misleading Conclusions
  Presenter(s):J. David Spence, MD  
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3:48 PM - 3:53 PM A Recent Multicenter Propensity Matched Comparison Of Endo Versus Open Infrainguinal Treatment For CLTI Shows That Open Treatment Is Superior And Supports The Findings Of BEST-CLI
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
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3:54 PM - 3:59 PM How Vascular Surgeons Can Cure Erectile Dysfunction: Diagnosis And Treatment Of Cavernous Leak And Other Pathology
  Presenter(s):Eric Allaire, MD, PhD  
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Embolic Treatment Of Hemorrhoids: How To Do It And How Well Does It Work
  Presenter(s):Gloria Salazar, MD  
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4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Panel Discussion
HOT CAROTID TOPICS
4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Risks And Causes Of Non-Ipsilateral Stroke Complicating CEA
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc / W. Darrin Clouse, MD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Surveillance Imaging Following CEA: Are We Looking For Recurrence, Progression Of Contralateral Disease Or Is It Really Unnecessary
  Presenter(s):Reese A. Wain, MD  
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Performing CEA In Recently Symptomatic Patients With Dual Platelet Therapy On Board: The Benefits Outweigh The Risks: What Precautions Should Be Taken
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM DEBATE: CAS Is The Best Treatment For Young Healthy Patients With A High-Grade Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS)
  Presenter(s):D. Christopher Metzger, MD   
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM DEBATE: Not So: Even Young Patients With A High-Grade ACS Should Not Be Treated By CAS Or CEA
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Why We Need A RCT Comparison Of TCAR With TFCAS, Transradial CAS And Best Medical Treatment For ACS And Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Michael H. Wholey, MD, MBA  
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4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 85
 
SESSION 86 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 86: NEW CONCEPTS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS CLOSURE AND WOUND CARE
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4:54 PM - 4:59 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Update On Large Bore Percutaneous Access Closure: Current Status, New Devices, How To Avoid Complications And Where Do We Go From Here
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM The Femoral Fascial Suture Technique For Percutaneous Access Closure: Technique, Value And Contraindications
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD / Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD  
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM RCT Comparing Collagen (Femoseal) Versus Suture Based (Proglide) Vascular Closure Devices After Lower Extremity Endo Arterial Revascularizations
  Presenter(s):Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
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PROGRESS IN WOUND CARE
5:12 PM - 5:17 PM Management Of Lymphatic Fistulas After Vascular Surgery: What Are The Treatment Options
  Presenter(s):Martin Storck, MD, PhD  
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM The TIVITA System To Predict Wound And Amputation Healing: Hyperspectral Imaging Can Non-Invasively Determine Oxygenation And Perfusion: How Does It Work And Results
  Presenter(s):Jan-Willem Elshof, MD  
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM New Developments In Percutaneous Arterial Closure
  Presenter(s):Maciej L. Dryjski , MD, PhD  
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5:30 PM - 5:35 PM A Single Device (From AOTI) With Triple Therapy (Local Oxygen, Compression And Humidification) Enhances Healing Of Non-Healing Lower Extremity Incisions
  Presenter(s):David J. Dexter, MD  
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5:36 PM - 5:41 PM Optimal Treatment For Groin Infection After Prosthetic Bypasses From The Common Femoral Artery: How To Save The Graft And The Leg
  Presenter(s):Hosam F. El Sayed, MD  
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5:42 PM - 5:47 PM Optimizing Wound Healing Using A Fully Synthetic Resorbable Electros Spun Material: A New Approach
  Presenter(s):Wayne J. Caputo, DPM  
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5:48 PM - 5:56 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program K

END OF SESSION 86
 
SESSION 87 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 87: POPLITEAL DISEASE TOPICS RELATED TO ANEURYSM TREATMENT (PRIMARY AND REDO), ENTRAPMENTS, ADVENTITIAL CYSTIC DISEASE LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE LESION TREATMENT WITH DCBs AND ATHERECTOMY
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POPLITEAL ANEURYSMS AND THEIR BEST CURRENT TREATMENTS
6:52 AM - 6:57 AM A Hybrid Approach To Repairing Large Popliteal Aneurysm: Technique, Results, And Advantages
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
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6:58 AM - 7:03 AM Treatment Of Popliteal Aneurysms: When Conservative, When Open, When Endovascular: What Are The Hard Data
  Presenter(s):Martin Björck, MD, PhD  
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7:04 AM - 7:09 AM Endovascular Versus Open Repair: Why After 20 Years Of Selective Endografting, I Now Favor Open Repair In Most Patients
  Presenter(s):Martin R. Back, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Update On Optimal Treatment For Popliteal Aneurysms: Should They Be Treated Differently In Women And Why: When Should They Best Be Observed
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM  
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7:16 AM - 7:21 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Rescue Procedures For Failed Endovascular Repairs Of Popliteal Aneurysms: Observation May Be Enough: If Not, Hybrid Versus Open Repair: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng), FACS, FESC, FEBVS  
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ENCOURAGING RESULTS FOR SELUTION SIROLIMUS DCBs
7:22 AM - 7:27 AM Japanese Multicenter 12-Month Data For Selution Sirolimus DCB Treatment Of Femoropopliteal Lesions Show Unmatched Primary Patency And Freedom From Clinically Driven TLR
  Presenter(s):Patrick J... Geraghty, MD  
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7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
POPLITEAL ENTRAPMENTS AND ADVENTITIAL CYSTIC DISEASE
7:36 AM - 7:41 AM Update On Popliteal Entrapment Syndromes: Benefits Of Dynamic Imaging With Duplex Or Angiography In Diagnosis And Treatment
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
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7:42 AM - 7:47 AM Management Of Functional Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome In Athletes: What Is The Pathological Anatomy And What Symptoms Does It Cause: Technique Of Surgical Repair
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
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7:48 AM - 7:53 AM Adventitial Cystic Disease Of The Popliteal Artery: Pathogenesis, Symptoms, And Optimal Treatment
  Presenter(s):Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS  
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POPLITEAL ARTERY INJURY
7:54 AM - 7:59 AM Surgical Approach And Graft Usage For Popliteal Artery Injury From Posterior Knee Dislocation
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
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POPLITEAL ARTERY ATHERECTOMY
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Value Of Orbital Atherectomy For Popliteal Artery Occlusive Lesions: New Developments And Expanded Versatility Of The Device
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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8:06 AM - 8:12 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 87
 
SESSION 88 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 88: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATING ARTERIAL (INCLUDING AORTIC) GRAFT INFECTIONS
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Update On The NAIS Procedure (Deep Vein Reconstruction For Infected Aortic Grafts): How To Make The Operation Easier And Better
  Presenter(s):John F. Eidt, MD  
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TREATMENT OF MYCOTIC ANEURYSMS
8:18 AM - 8:23 AM Radical Or Less Radical Treatment Of Mycotic Aneurysms: What Are They: When And How Should They Be Performed: Can EVAR Ever Be The Definitive Treatment: Importance Of Drainage
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
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8:24 AM - 8:29 AM Rifampin Soaked Endografts To Treat Mycotic AAAs: How To Prepare Them And When To Use Them: Are They Stand-Alone Treatment Or Do They Need Adjunctive Techniques
  Presenter(s):Guillermo A. Escobar, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Why Open Repair Is The Best Treatment For Mycotic AAAs: Is EVAR Ever Of Value
  Presenter(s):Yamume Tshomba, MD  
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8:36 AM - 8:41 AM TEVAR For The Treatment Of Aorto-Esophageal And Aorto-Bronchial Fistulas: Is It Only A Bridging Procedure Or Is It Ever A Definitive Treatment
  Presenter(s):Markus K. Furrer, MD  
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8:42 AM - 8:48 AM Panel Discussion
TREATMENT OF AORTIC AND ARTERIAL GRAFT AND ENDOGRAFT INFECTIONS
8:48 AM - 8:53 AM Infected Endografts After EVAR: Etiological Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes: Does The Endograft Always Have To Be Removed
  Presenter(s):Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH  
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8:54 AM - 8:59 AM Optimal Techniques For Treating Aorto-Iliac Graft And Endograft Infections In 2023
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Update Of Surgical Treatment For Infected Aortic Grafts And Aortic-Enteric And Aortic-Bronchial Fistulas: Current Results In A Committed Center: Value Of An Antimicrobial Silver/Triclosan Graft
  Presenter(s):Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD / Luca Bertoglio, Professor / Andrea Kahlberg, MD  
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9:06 AM - 9:11 AM Update On Progress In The Optimal Treatment Of Aortic And Arterial Graft Infections: What’s New In 2023: When Is Percutaneous Drainage Acceptable And Helpful
  Presenter(s):Jean-Paul de Vries, MD, PhD  
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9:12 AM - 9:17 AM Semi-Conservative Therapy – Saving All Or Part Of An Infected Aortic Graft: When Is It The Best Treatment And How To Make It Work: From The MAGIC Registry And VASGRA Study
  Presenter(s):Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD, EMBA HSG  
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9:18 AM - 9:23 AM EVAR Endograft Infections Can Be Treated By Local Catheter Techniques: How, When And When Not
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD  
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9:24 AM - 9:29 AM When And What Is The Best Treatment For An Infected Aortic Endograft: Conservative, Antibiotics, Drainage And Excision Of Infected Tissue Or Graft Removal; Replacement: In Situ Or Extra-Anatomic
  Presenter(s):Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Management Of Mid-Visceral Aortic Infections (Mycotic Suprarenal And TAAAs Before And After Repair): Can Infected Grafts Sometimes Be Preserved
  Presenter(s):Sal Scali, MD  
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9:36 AM - 9:52 AM Panel Discussion And Break
(Visit Exhibits And Pavilions – 2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 88
 
SESSION 89 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 89: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND GUIDANCE FOR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENTS WITH LESS RADIATION EXPOSURE OR CONTRAST TOXICITY
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VASCULAR HOLOGRAPHY
9:52 AM - 9:57 AM The ARCUS System Of Augmented Reality (Derived From A Contrast CT) And Its Value In Vascular Surgery: How Will The Microsoft HoloLens 2 Project Vascular Anatomy And Its Lesions On Patients’ Bodies: How This Can Facilitate Surgical And Endovascular Procedures
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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9:58 AM - 10:03 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Update On Real View Holographic Imaging: How Will It Help In Endovascular Treatments: Is It Available In The US
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
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10:04 AM - 10:09 AM Holographic Guidance Of Endovascular Procedures Guidance (With Augmented Reality Goggles And No Screen): How Does It Work: What Is Possible And What Is Not
  Presenter(s):Claude Mialhe, MD  
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DUPLEX AND INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Duplex Ultrasound Guidance: How, Where And When Can It Replace Fluoroscopy For Endovascular Procedures: Advantages, Limitations, And Why Its Use Is Increasing
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD / Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
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10:16 AM - 10:21 AM Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Assistance In EVAR And TEVAR: Advantages And Limitations - Based On A Multicenter Study
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
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10:22 AM - 10:28 AM Panel Discussion
IMPROVED IMAGING
10:28 AM - 10:33 AM Contrast Induced Nephropathy Is Over-Exaggerated: When Patients Need A Contrast Study, They Should Get It: How To Minimize Consequences
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
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10:34 AM - 10:39 AM Totally Radiation Free Deployment Of A Complex AAA Endograft Using An Intraoperative Positioning System (IOPS From Centerline) And Positional Markers On Graft Components As Well As Catheters And Wires To Enable Accurate 3D Guidance: It Is Analogous To Precise GPS Targeting
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Update On Cydar Medical System’s Evolution To Facilitate Fusion With All Digital Fluoroscopes: How The System Uses AI To Improve EVAR Planning, Guidance And Deployment: Are There Disadvantages
  Presenter(s):Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
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10:46 AM - 10:51 AM Cydar Maps Joining In EVAR Planning, Intraprocedural Guidance And Outcome Assessment: How Does AI Help At Each Step And Compensate For Artery Movement Caused By Wires, Devices, Etc.
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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10:52 AM - 10:57 AM New Imaging And Navigation Technologies To Facilitate And Improve Complex AAA Repair: Comparison Of Cydar, FORS (Philips) And Centerline Biomedical IOPS Systems: Are They Ready For Widespread Use
  Presenter(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
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10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 89
 
SESSION 90 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 90: AUGMENTED REALITY (AR), MIXED REALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI): HOW WILL THEY IMPROVE OUTCOMES, IMAGING AND DEVICE GUIDANCE DURING VASCULAR PROCEDURES
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11:05 AM - 11:10 PM Generative AI For Vascular Imaging – The Promise And Perils
  Presenter(s):Elsie Ross, MD, MSc  
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM Personalized Treatment Of AAAs With AI: The Vascul-aid Project
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Understanding Branch Stent-Graft Occlusions With Assessment Of Computational Fluid Dynamics
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Tran, MD  
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM Learning Curve Of Endovascular Naïve Operators With Plain Fluoroscopy, Flat Plane And Augmented Reality Intraoperative Position System
  Presenter(s):Sophia Khan, MD  
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM Intraoperative Position System To Minimize Radiation Exposure On Lateral Views During Catheterization Of Mesenteric Vessels
  Presenter(s):Muhammad Ali A. Rana, MD  
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11:35 AM - 11:46 AM Edited Case: Workflow For Endovascular FB-EVAR Of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Aleem K. Mirza, MD  
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11:47 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 90
 
SESSION 91 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 91: TWO PRESENTATIONS AND CHALLENGING RECORDED LIVE CASES FROM MÜNSTER, GERMANY
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Muenster Strategy To Avoid SCI And Results
  Presenter(s):Martin J. Austermann, MD  
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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM In Situ Fenestration In The Arch During Complex EVAR: Early Experiences
  Presenter(s):Marco V. Usai, MD  
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1:12 PM - 1:44 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Live Recorded Cases By Drs. Austermann And Usai
  Presenter(s):Martin J. Austermann, MD / Marco V. Usai, MD  
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END OF SESSION 91
 
SESSION 92 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 92: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROMES (TOSs)
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1:44 PM - 1:49 PM Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (NTOS) Can Be Effectively Treated By Injecting Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Into Scalene And Pectoral Muscles: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Pierre-Olivier Thiney, Dr  
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1:50 PM - 1:55 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Supraclavicular Approach To Arterial And Neurogenic TOSs (Video Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Adelman, MD / Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
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1:56 PM - 2:01 PM Minimally Invasive Transaxillary First Rib Resection Under Local And Regional Anesthesia: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
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2:02 PM - 2:07 PM Management Of Recurrent NTOS After Primary Surgery Fails: Strategy And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
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2:08 PM - 2:13 PM Evolving Approaches For Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
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2:14 PM - 2:19 PM Assessment And Treatment Of Persistent Or Recurrent Symptoms After Surgical Treatment For Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Robert W. Thompson, MD  
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2:20 PM - 2:26 PM Panel Discussion
2:26 PM - 2:36 PM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 92
 
SESSION 93 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 93: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL AND DRUG TREATMENTS: BEST ANTIPLATELET REGIMENS; UPDATE ON RARE VASCULAR DISEASES
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ANTIPLATELET REGIMENS
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM Optimal Antiplatelet Management With CEAs, Lower Extremity Bypasses And Open AAA Repairs
  Presenter(s):David H. Stone, MD  
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2:42 PM - 2:47 PM Current Optimal Anticoagulation And Antiplatelet Treatment For High Risk Lower Extremity Bypasses – Vein And PTFE: How Are DOACs Useful
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
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2:48 PM - 2:53 PM What Is The Best Medical Treatment After Carotid, Aortic And Lower Extremity Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Maciej L. Dryjski , MD, PhD  
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2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Why Clopidogrel Is Effective In <50% Of Patients At Standard Doses: How To Identify And Fix This Problem
  Presenter(s):Karthik Kasirajan, MD  
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LIPID MANAGEMENT – STATINS
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Safety And Benefit Of Statins And Medical Treatment In Vascular Patients: Why These Treatments Are Underutilized – Especially In Women: Statin Intolerance Has Been Over Emphasized: LDL-C Should Be Monitored And Treated To An Optimal Level
  Presenter(s):Christian A. Behrendt, MD  
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3:06 PM - 3:11 PM The Importance Of Lipoprotein Little a [Lp(a)] Levels In Determining Atherosclerotic Risk: When Should It Be Measured And If High, How Treated: Do PCSK-9 Inhibitors Help: Will An Oral PCSK-9 Inhibitor Be Available
  Presenter(s):Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC   
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3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Lowering LDL-C And Controlling Elevated Blood Pressure Can Lower Cardiovascular Risk 80%: What To Do If Patients Can’t Tolerate A Statin Dose: Ezetimide, (Zetia), A PCSK9 Inhibitor, Inclisiran, Bempedoic Acid (Nexletol)
  Presenter(s):Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS  
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3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Value And Limitations Of Statins And Non-Statin Lipid Lowering Agents In Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD  
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3:24 PM - 3:32 PM Panel Discussion
3:32 PM - 3:37 PM Diagnosis And Treatment Of Buerger’s Disease In 2023: Does It Exist Or Is It Just A Variant Of Atherosclerosis
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
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3:38 PM - 3:43 PM How To Make Operations For Complications Of Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Go Well
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
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3:44 PM - 3:49 PM Medical Treatment Of Patients With Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: How Does Celiprolol Treatment Work And How Does It Help
  Presenter(s):Martin Björck, MD, PhD  
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3:56 PM - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion (All Session 93 Topics)
END OF SESSION 93
 
SESSION 94 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 94: ADVANCES IN THE ENDO AND OPEN TREATMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Advances In Endovascular Control Of Hemorrhage: Techniques: When Should They Be Used And When Not
  Presenter(s):Ravi R. Rajani, MD  
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UPDATE ON REBOA
4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion Of The Aorta (REBOA): When Is It A Valuable Procedure And When Is It Not: Limitations And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD  
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4:12 PM - 4:17 PM Value Of REBOA For Pending And Actual Cardiac Arrest: What Is Partial And Intermittent REBOA And How Is It Helpful
  Presenter(s):Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD  
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4:18 PM - 4:23 PM Value Of Simulator Based Training For REBOA: How Does It Work: Can It Improve Results And Decrease Mishaps
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
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4:24 PM - 4:29 PM Transradial Access (R2P) For Endovascular Trauma Management Is Safe And Sometimes Better: Technical Tips And Devices
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM Contrary To Current Teaching, With Complex Extremity Injuries Involving Fractures And Large Blood Vessels, Why And How Revascularization Should PRECEDE External Bone Fixation: How To Get The Vascular Repair Length Right
  Presenter(s):Erica L. Mitchell, MD, MEd  
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4:36 PM - 4:41 PM Long-Term Results Of Arterial And Venous Reconstructions (Bypasses And Interposition Grafts) For Vascular Trauma: How Do They Compare To The Results For Similar Procedures For PAD
  Presenter(s):Samy S. Nitecki, MD  
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4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Update On Best Current Management Of Pediatric Vascular Injuries: When Conservative; When Open; When Endo And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Dalsing, MD  
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4:48 PM - 4:54 PM Panel Discussion
BLUNT THORACIC AORTIC INJURY (BTAI)
4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Classification Of BTAIs: Are We Overtreating Lesser Injuries
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. DuBose, MD / Pedro Teixeira, MD  
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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM What Is The New Role Of Endovascular Repairs Of Thoracic Aortic Injuries: Concepts, Techniques, And Management
  Presenter(s):Waclaw B. Kuczmik, MD, PhD  
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5:06 PM - 5:11 PM BTAI In Pediatric Patients: When Should They Undergo Invasive Treatment: When Endo, When Open: Technical Tips And Precautions
  Presenter(s):Elina Quiroga, MD, MPH  
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5:12 PM - 5:17 PM How To Manage Heparin In TEVAR For BTAI When Head Or Other Injuries Are Also Present: Some, None Or Just Sheath Flushing
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
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5:18 PM - 5:23 PM Why Rapid And Complete Aortic Healing After TEVAR For BTAI Allows Minimization Of The Seal Zone And Endograft Length Used
  Presenter(s):Shang Loh, MD  
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5:24 PM - 5:29 PM New Findings From The Aortic Trauma Foundation Global Registry On Outcomes Of TEVAR For Repair Of Traumatic Aortic Injuries: Do Lesser Degrees Of BTAI Require TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program L

END OF SESSION 94
 
SESSION 95 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 95: DEEP VENOUS WORK-UP, VENOUS STENT CHARACTERISTICS
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7:00 AM - 7:04 AM Introduction: Deep System
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF  
7:05 AM - 7:10 AM Iliocaval Duplex Ultrasound With Image Optimization
  Presenter(s):Jan M. Sloves, RVT  
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7:11 AM - 7:16 AM Noninvasive Measurement Of Ambulatory Venous Pressures
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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7:17 AM - 7:22 AM Physiologic Assessment Of The Severity Of Iliac Vein Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
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7:23 AM - 7:28 AM Validation Of A Chronic Venous Obstruction Classification System
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD  
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7:29 AM - 7:34 AM Outcomes And Predictors Of Failure Of Iliac Vein Stenting
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
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7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Iliac Vein Post-Thrombotic Disease Stent Considerations
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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7:41 AM - 7:46 AM What Is Aspect Ratio And What Does The Clinical Data Reveal
  Presenter(s):Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF  
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7:47 AM - 7:52 AM Invasive Diagnostics To Indicate Stenting For MTS To Improve Outcome
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
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7:53 AM - 7:58 AM Impact Of Stent Structure On Venous Flow (In Vitro Investigations With A Designed Fluid Dynamic Model)
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD  
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7:59 AM - 8:04 AM What Should The 3rd Generation Stents Look Like
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Calf Pump Dysfunction: What Is It
  Presenter(s):Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
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8:11 AM - 8:16 AM Iliac Vein Obstruction And Associated Infrainguinal Reflux: Is There A Best Approach To Treatment
  Presenter(s):Elna M. Masuda, MD  
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8:17 AM - 8:22 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 95
 
SESSION 96 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 96: VENOUS STENT TRIALS
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8:23 AM - 8:28 AM Reporting Standards For Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis Trials: Results Of The Delphi Consensus
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
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8:29 AM - 8:34 AM Reporting Standards For Stenting Chronic Iliofemoral Venous Obstructions: Results Of The Delphi Consensus
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM The BEYOND Venous Stent Registry
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM FIH Trial: RevCore Chronic Deep Venous Stent Occlusion For In Stent Restenosis
  Presenter(s):Steven D. Abramowitz, MD  
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8:47 AM - 8:52 AM The First Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Venous Stenting With Conservative Treatment In Patients With Deep Venous Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD  
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8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Current Deep Vein Interventions: What Are They And When Are They Reasonable
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
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8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Living In The Post-SOX World: Update On Compression Trials
  Presenter(s):Andrea T. Obi, MD  
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Vernacular Trial: 3-Year Update
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
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9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Zilver Vena Stent Trial: 3-Year Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
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9:17 AM - 9:22 AM ABRE Trial Results
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
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9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Will The BEST Trial Answer The Question On Iliac Stenting
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
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9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 96
 
SESSION 97 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 97: FEMORO-ILIOCAVAL CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS, RECANALIZATION TECHNIQUES AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Options To Improve Inflow When Stenting – ACCESS PTS/SSTA With Chameleon/Angioplasty Alone
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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9:41 AM - 9:46 AM Utilizing The Radiofrequency Power Wire To Vaporize A Channel Through Chronic Iliocaval Venous Obstructions (CICVO)
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
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9:47 AM - 9:52 AM Azygous Vein Stenting: Alternate Route For Caval Agenesis
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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9:53 AM - 9:58 AM My Techniques For Recanalizing Thrombosed IVC Filters And Iliocaval Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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9:59 AM - 10:04 AM Endovascular Techniques And Indications For Retroperitoneal/Extravascular Iliocaval Reconstruction
  Presenter(s):Steven D. Abramowitz, MD  
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Sniper Technique To Treat Difficult And Chronic Central Venous Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, MBA, FSIR  
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10:11 AM - 10:16 AM Hybrid Open And Endovascular Techniques For Complex Iliofemoral Disease
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
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10:17 AM - 10:22 AM Why Iliofemoral Deep Venous Stents Fail, And How To Manage It
  Presenter(s):Kush R. Desai, MD  
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10:23 AM - 10:28 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 97
 
SESSION 98 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 98: VENOUS THROMBOSIS SCIENCE AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES
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10:29 AM - 10:34 AM Venous Thromboembolism In The Context Of Chronic Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Should All Patients With Acute VTE Be Treated With A Statin: When And Dose
  Presenter(s):Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC  
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10:41 AM - 10:46 AM Our Experience With DVT/PE During The COVID Era
  Presenter(s):Young Erben, MD  
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10:47 AM - 10:52 AM Inflammation, Selectins And Venous Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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10:53 AM - 10:58 AM Update On Experimental DVT Pathogenesis And Resolution
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
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10:59 AM - 11:04 AM Comprehensive Thrombus Removal Strategies Versus Selective Stenting In Acute Symptomatic Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Arjun Jayaraj, MD  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 98
 
SESSION 99 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 99: THROMBUS REMOVAL THROMBECTOMY DEVICES AND OTHER ISSUES TO CONSIDER
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11:11 AM - 11:16 AM P-Max Study: Mechanical Thrombectomy For Iliofemoral DVT With Aspirex
  Presenter(s):Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD  
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11:17 AM - 11:22 AM Thrombolysis For Acute DVT: Guidance From Current Clinical Trials
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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11:23 AM - 11:28 AM New Percutaneous Thrombectomy Reperfusion System
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
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11:29 AM - 11:34 AM CLOUT Registry For The Inari CloTriever
  Presenter(s):David J. Dexter, MD  
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Mechanical Thrombectomy Of Acute DVT: What Are The Ideal Device Features That We Are Missing
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, MBA, FSIR  
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11:41 AM - 11:46 AM The Dexterity Study: Anti-Inflammatory Potential In Treating Venous Disease
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
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11:47 AM - 11:52 AM Management Of IVC Thrombus Using Large Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy
  Presenter(s):Constantino Pena, MD  
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11:53 AM - 11:58 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 99
 
SESSION 100 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 100: VENOUS REFLUX ISSUES
Moderators:Mikel Sadek, MD / Marzia Lugli, MD  
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11:59 AM - 12:04 PM Deep Venous Reflux In Patients Undergoing Venous Treatments
  Presenter(s):Mikel Sadek, MD  
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12:05 PM - 12:09 PM Deep Reflux: What Happens After Concomitant Obstruction Correction
  Presenter(s):Marzia Lugli, MD  
12:10 PM - 12:15 PM When Deep Venous Reflux Repair Is Not Effective: What Next
  Presenter(s):Marzia Lugli, MD  
12:16 PM - 12:21 PM Does Vein Stenting Reduce Great And Small Saphenous Venous Reflux
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
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12:22 PM - 12:27 PM Long-Term Fate Of Limb Reflux After Iliac Vein Stenting
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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12:28 PM - 12:33 PM Panel Discussion
12:34 PM - 12:57 PM Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 100
 
SESSION 101 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 101: PELVIC VEIN DISORDERS
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12:58 PM - 1:03 PM FDA Compliant Patient-Reported Outcome Measure For Use In Clinical Trials For Venous Origin Chronic Pelvic Pain In Women
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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1:04 PM - 1:09 PM RCT Of Pelvic Venous Embolization Versus Sham Procedure For Venous Origin Chronic Pelvic Pain In Women
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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1:10 PM - 1:15 PM Venographic Techniques To Identify Pelvic Anatomy And Escape Points
  Presenter(s):Mark H. Meissner, MD  
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1:16 PM - 1:21 PM Male Pelvic Congestion And Varicose Veins: How Much Of A Problem
  Presenter(s):Mark S. Whiteley, MS, FRCS, FCPhleb  
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1:22 PM - 1:27 PM Ovarian Vein Embolization: Which Patient Benefits And Reimbursement
  Presenter(s):Kathleen D. Gibson, MD  
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1:28 PM - 1:33 PM We Need Dedicated Venous Stents For Nutcracker Syndrome And We Need Them Now
  Presenter(s):Peter Gloviczki, MD  
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1:34 PM - 1:39 PM Outcomes Of Left Renal Vein Stenting In Patients With Nutcracker Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
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1:40 PM - 1:45 PM Open Surgery For Nutcracker: Techniques And Results
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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1:46 PM - 1:51 PM Management Of Symptomatic Vulvar Varices With And Without Pelvic Symptoms
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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1:52 PM - 1:57 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 101
 
SESSION 102 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 102: MORE VENOUS THROMBOSIS, IVC
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1:58 PM - 2:03 PM What To Do With Fractured Filters And Embolic Filter Fragments
  Presenter(s):Constantino Pena, MD  
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2:04 PM - 2:09 PM Update On Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
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2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Advanced IVC Filter Retrieval: When And How
  Presenter(s):Kush R. Desai, MD  
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2:16 PM - 2:21 PM Which DOAC For What Disease: Review Of Ongoing Trials
  Presenter(s):Andrea T. Obi, MD  
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2:22 PM - 2:27 PM Who Needs Lifelong Anticoagulation
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
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2:28 PM - 2:33 PM SVT Treatment Options: DOAC, LMWH, Nothing
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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2:34 PM - 2:39 PM Update On Reversal Agents For The DOACs
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM IVC Management In Pregnant Patients
  Presenter(s):Joann M. Lohr, MD  
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2:46 PM - 2:51 PM Pediatric DVT: An Evidence Summary
  Presenter(s):Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS  
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2:52 PM - 2:57 PM The Future Of Lymphedema Care: Non-Pneumatic Compression Results In Improved Outcomes And Greater Patient Compliance
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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2:58 PM - 3:03 PM The Preserve IVC Filter Study Results
  Presenter(s):Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA  
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3:04 PM - 3:09 PM Role Of Thrombophilia Testing
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM Why Temporary Filters Are Not Removed: Clinical Predictors In 1,000 Consecutive Cases
  Presenter(s):Heron E. Rodriguez, MD  
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3:16 PM - 3:21 PM Open Removal Of Chronically Occluded IVC And Iliofemoral Stents
  Presenter(s):Steven D. Abramowitz, MD  
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3:22 PM - 3:27 PM Breakthrough DVT – Aren’t They All
  Presenter(s):Peter Henke, MD  
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3:28 PM - 3:33 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 102
 
SESSION 103 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 103: DEEP VEIN VALVE TECHNOLOGIES, MORE STRATEGIES FOR CORRECTING SEVERE DEEP VENOUS REFLUX AND/OR OBSTRUCTION
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3:34 PM - 3:39 PM Tips And Tricks For Optimal Management Of Primary And Secondary IVC Tumors
  Presenter(s):Jill J. Colglazier, MD  
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3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Deep Vein Valve Devices: What Outcome Measures Should Be Used
  Presenter(s):Fedor Lurie, MD, PhD  
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3:46 PM - 3:51 PM US Experience Of The BlueLeaf®Endovenous Valve Formation: Update
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
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3:52 PM - 3:57 PM Novel Transcatheter Endovascular Device For Treatment Of Deep Venous Reflux
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
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3:58 PM - 4:03 PM Three-Year Outcomes Of An Implantable Bioprosthetic Valve For The Treatment Of Deep Venous Reflux
  Presenter(s):Jorge H. Ulloa, MD, FACS  
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4:04 PM - 4:09 PM An Update On The Cook Venous Valve Project
  Presenter(s):Paul J. Gagne, MD  
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4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Outcome Of Venous Stents In Adolescents, Teenagers, And Pregnancy
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
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4:16 PM - 4:21 PM Acute Iliofemoral DVT In Adolescents And Young Adults And Whether They Should Undergo Stenting For May Thurner At The Time Of DVT Intervention
  Presenter(s):William A. Marston, MD  
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4:22 PM - 4:27 PM Shortcomings Of Stents: Positioning, Migration, Patency And Anticoagulation
  Presenter(s):Cees H.A. Wittens, MD, PhD  
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4:28 PM - 4:33 PM Ruptured IVC And Iliac Vein: Now What
  Presenter(s):Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT  
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4:34 PM - 4:39 PM IVC Reconstruction Options
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 103
 
SESSION 104 SCHEDULE
Friday
SESSION 104: VENOUS ANEURYSMS, MORE IMPORTANT DEEP VENOUS CONCEPTS
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4:46 PM - 4:51 PM Venous Aneurysms: Should They Be Treated
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
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4:52 PM - 4:57 PM Closed Plication Is A Safe And Effective Method For Treating Popliteal Venous Aneurysm
  Presenter(s):Thomas W. Wakefield, MD  
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4:58 PM - 5:03 PM Do Venous Stent Fractures Matter
  Presenter(s):David J. Dexter, MD  
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5:04 PM - 5:09 PM Most Common Venous Stenting Complications And How To Avoid Them
  Presenter(s):Erin H. Murphy, MD  
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5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Suprainguinal Lymphatic Disease In Patients Undergoing Stenting For Chronic Iliofemoral Venous Obstruction
  Presenter(s):Arjun Jayaraj, MD  
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5:16 PM - 5:21 PM Outcomes Of Acute Superior Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
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5:22 PM - 5:27 PM Open Surgical And Endovascular Treatment Of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
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5:28 PM - 5:33 PM Endophlebectomy Of Common Femoral Vein: When And How
  Presenter(s):Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD  
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5:34 PM - 5:39 PM Contralateral Limb Improvement After Unilateral Iliac Vein Stenting: Argument Against Simultaneous Bilateral Stenting
  Presenter(s):Seshadri Raju, MD  
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5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Stenting Across The IVC Filter Is A Safe And Effective Alternative To Complex Removal
  Presenter(s):Efthymios (Makis) Avgerinos, MD  
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5:46 PM - 5:51 PM Venous Stent For The Iliofemoral Vein Investigational Clinical Trial Using The Duo Venous Stent System: The VIVID Trial
  Presenter(s):Mahmood Razavi, MD  
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5:52 PM - 5:57 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program M

END OF SESSION 104
 
SESSION 105 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 105: LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Despite Recent Improved Endo Techniques, Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI) Still Has High Amputation And Mortality Rates: Why, Is It Because The Disease Has Evolved And Become More Complex: What Is Needed To Improve Results
  Presenter(s):Loay S. Kabbani, MD, MHSA  
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7:05 AM - 7:10 AM When Should Endovascular Treatments Be The First Choice For Common Femoral Artery (CFA) Occlusive Lesions: When Are They Contraindicated
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM The Open Treatment First For CLTI In The Era Of BEST-CLI
  Presenter(s):Yana Etkin, MD  
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM With Arterialization Of Pedal Veins (DVA) Improved Foot Perfusion Persists After The DVA Occludes: The “Pramook Phenomenon”: What Is The Mechanism
  Presenter(s):Steven Kum, MD  
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM DEBATE: An Endo First Approach Is Best For Treating CLTI In Almost All Patients: The Role For Open Bypasses Is Very Limited: Has BEST-CLI And BASIL 2 Changed My Practice
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Abularrage, MD  
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7:25 AM - 7:30 AM DEBATE: Open Bypass Should Be The First Treatment For Many CLTI Patients: When Is This So And In What Percentage Of CLTI Patients
  Presenter(s):Karan Garg, MD  
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7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Four Pillars To Optimize The Salvage Of Threatened Limbs: Metabolic Management, Revascularization, Good Wound Care, And Spinal Stimulation For Diabetic Neuropathy: How Does The Latter Help
  Presenter(s):Krishna Jain, MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Pedal Medial Arterial Calcification (pMAC); Is It A Predictor Of Poor Outcomes: Does It Make Limb Salvage Hopeless
  Presenter(s):Michael S. Conte, MD  
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM DEBATE: Multivessel Tibial Revascularization Does Not Improve Limb Salvage In CLTI Patients: From A VQI Study
  Presenter(s):Venita Chandra, MD  
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM DEBATE: Not So: In Some Circumstances Multivessel Tibial Revascularization Does Improve Outcomes In CLTI Patients: Which Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Brian G. DeRubertis, MD  
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Panel Discussion
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Indication And Technical Tips For Performing Retrograde Popliteal Artery Access
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS  
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Prograde SFA Access Can Be Safe And Effective For Lower Extremity Endo Procedures; When And How To Do It Safely
  Presenter(s):Todd Berland, MD / Karan Garg, MD  
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8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Isolated Pedal Interventions For CLTI: When Are They Worthwhile And Who Should Do Them
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM What Defines The No-Option CLTI Foot As A Candidate For Venous Arterialization: What Is The Medial Arterial Calcium (MAC) Score And How Does It Help
  Presenter(s):Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD  
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8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 105
 
SESSION 106 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 106: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:25 AM - 8:30 AM Below The Ankle Recanalizations Of Occlusive Lesions: Why Are They Important; Is The Restored Patency Durable; Technical Tips To Do Them
  Presenter(s):Lorenzo Patrone, MD  
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Value Of Shockwave Lithotripsy For The Treatment Of Calcified Lesions Above And Below The Knee In Patients With CLTI And Those On Hemodialysis
  Presenter(s):Venita Chandra, MD  
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Impact Of A Dedicated Limb Preservation/Limb Salvage Service On Amputation Rates: Must It Include An Open Bypass Surgery Component
  Presenter(s):Niten Singh, MD  
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Atherectomy In Patients With CLTI, ISR And Diabetes: When Is It Helpful; How Durable Is It: Which Devices Are The Best
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
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8:45 AM - 8:50 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio
Long-Term Outcomes Of Atherectomy – Stand Alone Or With DCBs – For Fempop Lesions: Indications, Limitations: Which Device Is Best: Update On The FLEX Vessel Prep System
  Presenter(s):Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc  
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Panel Discussion
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Duplex Flow Waveform And Flow Volume (In Addition To Flow Velocity) Can Determine Failing Vein Grafts So Patency Can Be Preserved
  Presenter(s):Kimihiro Komori, MD, PhD  
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Impact Of The Severity Of Chronic Kidney Disease On The Outcomes Of Lower Extremity Bypasses For CLTI: Is There A Difference Between Vein And Prosthetic Bypasses
  Presenter(s):Heepeel Chang, MD  
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Updated Experience With Open Leg Bypasses After Multiple Endo Treatment Failures For CLTI: They Can Produce Long-Term (>10 Years) Limb Salvage
  Presenter(s):Julien G. Sfeir, MD  
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Patient Survival In 2023 After Below-Knee Amputation (BKA), Above-Knee Amputation (AKA), Bilateral Amputations For Trauma; For Vascular Disease: Saving Limbs Especially In Vascular Patients Enhances Survival
  Presenter(s):Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS  
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9:15 AM - 9:25 AM Panel Discussion
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM Value Of Duplex Gray Scale In Predicting Successful SFA CTO Crossing, Re-Entry And The Need For Distal Access
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Effect Of Short-Term Complications Of Lower Extremity Revascularizations On Long-Term Outcomes And Patient Survival
  Presenter(s):Panos Kougias, MD, MSc / Sherene E. Sharath, PhD, MPH / Joseph L. Mills, MD  
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Role Of Atherectomy For Lower Extremity Lesions In The Post BEST CLI Era
  Presenter(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM How To Use Microcatheters To Facilitate Complex Peripheral Interventions
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
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9:45 AM - 9:50 AM Panel Discussion
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 106
 
SESSION 107 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 107: AORTIC TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS) AND SPINE EXPOSURE (6- MINUTE TALKS)
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Fenestrated EVAR Versus Chimney EVAR For Juxtarenal AAAs: When Is One Better Than The Other And What Are The Critical Considerations
  Presenter(s):Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS  
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Improved System For Evaluating Aortic Neck Anatomy And Suitability For EVAR And Need For F/EVAR
  Presenter(s):David J. Minion, MD  
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10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Hybrid Preservation Of Hypogastric Artery Flow Using A Viabahn Stent-Graft Followed By Open Repair For Large Hypogastric Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Benjamin J. Pearce, MD  
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SPINE EXPOSURE SURGERY
10:15 AM - 10:21 AM Technical Tips And Tools For The Vascular Surgeon To Provide Anterior Exposure For Spine Procedures (6-Minute Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS  
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10:22 AM - 10:28 AM Vascular Complications Of Anterior Spine Exposures; How To Avoid Them And How To Treat Them If They Occur (6-Minute Presentation)
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
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10:28 AM - 10:33 AM Outcomes Of EVAR In Over 18,000 High-Risk Patients Ineligible For Open Repair: When Is EVAR Justified Over No Intervention In Such Patients: Why Is EVAR 2 No Longer Relevant
  Presenter(s):George A. Antoniou, MD. PhD, MSc, FEBVS  
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10:34 AM - 10:39 AM Should The Celiac Artery Be Stented Or Not During Complex Aortic Aneurysm Repair In Patients With Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Or In Any Patients With MALS
  Presenter(s):Jesse M. Manunga, MD  
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Open Versus Endovascular Treatment For Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia: Operative Outcomes And Patient Survival
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
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10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Panel Discussion
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM DEBATE: Evolution Of Stent-Graft Design And Changes In Appropriate Neck Lengths Make F/EVAR Superior To Ch/EVAR
  Presenter(s):Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM DEBATE: Not So: Properly Performed Ch/EVAR Can Have Comparable Outcomes To F/EVAR: Technical Tips For Optimal Ch/EVAR Performance
  Presenter(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM The Vascular Surgeon’s Role In TAVR Procedures Via The Common Carotid Artery: Pitfalls And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Gregg S. Landis, MD  
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM With Juxtarenal Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease, Infrarenal Aortic Transection And Endarterectomy Combined With Thrombectomy Avoids Supraceliac Clamping: How To Do It Without Renovisceral Embolization: 10-Year Experience And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Wayne W. Zhang, MD  
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Transcaval Access For TEVAR: When And How To Do It Without Aortic Or Retroperitoneal Bleeding
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
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11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 107
 
SESSION 108 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 108: AORTIC AND CAROTID TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
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11:20 AM - 11:25 AM DEBATE: The Vast Majority Of Failed EVARs Can Be Treated Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Ross Milner, MD  
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11:25 AM - 11:30 AM DEBATE: Not So: Many Failed EVARs Are Best Repaired By Open Conversion
  Presenter(s):Michel Makaroun, MD  
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Techniques For Improving Proximal Landing Zones For TEVARs And Aortic Dissections Involving The Aortic Arch; Parallel Grafts And Extra-Anatomic Bypasses
  Presenter(s):R. Clement Darling III, MD  
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Comparison Of Results Of Primary F/EVAR With Those Of F/EVAR After Failed EVAR: Technical Tips For The Latter
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
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TOPICS RELATED TO THE AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM When And How To Treat Isolated Visceral Artery Aneurysms: The Value Of Embolization Coils
  Presenter(s):Paulo E. Ocke Reis, MD, PhD  
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11:45 AM - 11:50 AM Primary Use Of Endoanchors For Hostile Proximal Neck Anatomy With EVAR: Mid-Term Results Show Their Value
  Presenter(s):Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD  
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11:50 AM - 11:55 AM Reinterventions After F/EVAR: What Are They And What Is Their Individual Impact On Survival
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
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11:55 AM - 12:05 PM Panel Discussion
CAROTID TOPICS
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM Avoidable Errors During TCAR And How To Avoid Them: How To Detect And Manage Intolerance To Flow Reversal
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Maldonado, MD  
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12:10 PM - 12:15 PM Tips And Tricks For Successful TCAR And When Is CEA And Best Medical Treatment Better Than TCAR
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS  
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12:15 PM - 12:20 PM How To Use The Silk Road TCAR Device In The Treatment Of Tandem Carotid Lesions: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
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12:20 PM - 12:25 PM Radiation To The Neck Creates Significant Risk For Carotid Artery Complications Without And With Surgery (CEA): Can Anything Be Done About Them
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
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12:25 PM - 12:30 PM Techniques For Dealing With Challenging Carotid Lesions: How Does TCAR Facilitate Treatment When Nothing Else Could Work
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS  
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12:30 PM - 12:35 PM Mini-Incision CEA With Standard Or Eversion Techniques: How To Do It Safely: It’s Better Than Transfemoral CAS Or TCAR
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
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12:35 PM - 12:40 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program N

VEITHsymposium continues with the A-V Access Program in the Grand Ballroom West.

END OF SESSION 108
 
SESSION 109 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 109: IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
8:06 AM - 8:13 AM Vascular Access Cosmesis: Does It Really Matter
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
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8:14 AM - 8:21 AM Put The Books Aside! Novel Tools For Teaching Vascular Access To The Millennials
  Presenter(s):Samira S. Farouk, MD, MS  
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8:22 AM - 8:29 AM 40-Year Lack Of Progress In Hemodialysis Access Cannulation
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
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8:30 AM - 8:37 AM Buttonhole Dialysis Access Cannulation: A 2023 Update
  Presenter(s):Dori R. Schatell, MS  
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8:38 AM - 8:45 AM Home Dialysis And Self-Cannulation: What Are The Challenges From A Patient's Perspectives
  Presenter(s):Lissette Ramos-Multani   
8:46 AM - 8:53 AM Ultrasound Guided Cannulation Of HD Access: Pearls And Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Vandana D. Niyyar, MD  
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8:54 AM - 9:04 AM Panel Discussion
9:05 AM - 9:12 AM Improving Kidney Care For The Geriatric Population
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
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9:13 AM - 9:20 AM Surgeon Factors Have A Greater Effect On Vascular Access Type And Outcomes Than Patient Factors
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD / Karen Woo, MD, PhD  
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9:21 AM - 9:28 AM Are Long-Term Tunneled Catheters Ever The Best Option For Hemodialysis
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS  
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9:29 AM - 9:36 AM Cannulation Of Deep AV Fistulas – What Are My Options
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
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9:37 AM - 9:44 AM Creating Successful Hemodialysis Access In Children
  Presenter(s):Vincent L. Rowe, MD  
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9:45 AM - 9:52 AM Clinical Trial Management: Pitfalls And Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
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9:53 AM - 10:03 AM Panel Discussion
10:04 AM - 10:25 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 109
 
SESSION 110 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 110: MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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10:26 AM - 10:33 AM Tracking Dialysis Access Outcomes: Frustrations Of A Practicing Dialysis Access Surgeon
  Presenter(s):John F. Lucas III, MD  
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10:34 AM - 10:41 AM Can The SVS Vascular Quality Initiative Provide Practical Quality Measures For Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
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10:42 AM - 10:49 AM Does Preoperative Vascular Mapping Matter Before Access Creation
  Presenter(s):Charmaine Lok, MD  
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10:50 AM - 10:57 AM Intraoperative Vascular Mapping During Hemodialysis Access Surgery Should Be Incorporated Into Routine Practice
  Presenter(s):Yana Etkin, MD  
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10:58 AM - 11:05 AM Volume Flow Measurement In Dialysis Access: Why Is It Important
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
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11:06 AM - 11:13 AM Flow Reduction Techniques And Their Importance In Access Durability
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
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11:14 AM - 11:24 AM Panel Discussion
MANAGEMENT OF HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS ANEURYSMS
11:25 AM - 11:32 AM Use Of Deep Learning To Classify Arteriovenous Access Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Peter Kotanko, MD  
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11:33 AM - 11:40 AM Risk Stratification For Hemodialysis Access Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Christian Ochoa, MD  
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11:41 AM - 11:48 AM Surgical Options For Managing AV Access Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Vicki J. Teodorescu, MD  
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11:49 AM - 11:59 AM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break - Mercury Rotunda & Ballroom, 3rd Floor
END OF SESSION 110
 
SESSION 111 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 111: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:07 PM Current Landscape Of Legal Enforcement In The Vascular Access World
  Presenter(s):Terry Litchfield, MPA  
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1:08 PM - 1:15 PM Training Surgeons And Interventionalists In Vascular Access: What Are The Options
  Presenter(s):Karl A. Illig, MD  
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1:16 PM - 1:23 PM How Old Is Too Old: How Can I Stay Relevant In My Specialty
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
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1:24 PM - 1:31 PM Development Of MIPS (Merit Based Incentive Payment System) Value Pathways For Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
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1:32 PM - 1:39 PM Coding Integrity: Compliance 101 For Vascular Access Providers
  Presenter(s):Terry Litchfield, MPA  
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1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 111
 
SESSION 112 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 112: NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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1:51 PM - 1:58 PM Initial Clinical Experience With A Novel Ultrasound System: Feasibility Trial Update
  Presenter(s):Alexander Yevzlin, MD  
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1:59 PM - 2:06 PM Potential Use Of Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging To Predict Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation And Complications
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
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2:07 PM - 2:14 PM Natural Vascular Scaffolding: What Is It And How Can It Be Used In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Venita Chandra, MD  
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2:15 PM - 2:22 PM Is There A Role For Intravascular Lithotripsy In Hemodialysis Access Surgery
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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2:23 PM - 2:30 PM The Future Of AV Graft Technology: What Is In The Pipeline
  Presenter(s):Buddy D. Ratner, PhD  
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2:31 PM - 2:38 PM Novel Endovascular Venous Anastomotic Device For AV Graft Implantation: Results Of A Prospective Multicenter Trial
  Presenter(s):Alexander Yevzlin, MD  
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2:39 PM - 2:49 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 112
 
SESSION 113 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 113: UPDATE ON CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
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DEBATE: THORACIC OUTLET DECOMPRESSION AFTER HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS CREATION
2:50 PM - 2:57 PM DEBATE: Transaxillary First Rib Resection For Thoracic Outlet Decompression For Subclavian Venous Stenosis After Ipsilateral Hemodialysis Access Creation
  Presenter(s):Sungho Lim, MD  
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2:58 PM - 3:05 PM DEBATE: Selective Use Of First Rib Resection Versus Medical Claviculectomy For Thoracic Outlet Decompression After Hemodialysis Access Creation
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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3:06 PM - 3:13 PM Optimizing AV Fistula Maturation With The VasQ Device: Update On Clinical Trials
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
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3:14 PM - 3:21 PM Creating AV Access In Patients With Ipsilateral Central Venous Stenosis
  Presenter(s):William Jennings, MD  
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3:22 PM - 3:29 PM New Paradigms To Treat Cephalic Arch Stenosis: Go With The Flow
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
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3:30 PM - 3:37 PM Optimizing Dialysis Access Strategies In The Geriatric And Bariatric Population
  Presenter(s):Jason K. Wagner, MD  
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3:38 PM - 3:45 PM Hemodialysis Access: Which Patients Fare Well, Which patients Fare Poorly
  Presenter(s):Laura E. Niklason, MD, PhD  
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3:46 PM - 3:56 PM Panel Discussion
3:57 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Remarks
End of Program O

  Presenter(s):Larry A. Scher, MD  
END OF SESSION 113
 
SESSION 114 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 114: VASCULAR SONOGRAPHY IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC LIMB ISCHEMIA
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7:00 AM - 7:10 AM Welcome And Opening Remarks: Navigating The Meeting And Optimizing Your Experience
  Presenter(s):George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT, FSVU  
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7:10 AM - 7:20 AM Still Important Role Of Physiologic Testing
  Presenter(s):Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA  
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7:20 AM - 7:30 AM Infrapopliteal And Pedal Artery Imaging
  Presenter(s):Jill S. Sommerset, BS, RVT, FSVU  
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7:30 AM - 7:40 AM Clinical Decision Making Based On The Results Of Noninvasive Testing
  Presenter(s):David L. Dawson, MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:50 AM Duplex Guided Interventions
  Presenter(s):Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM  
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7:50 AM - 8:00 AM Post-Operative Surveillance: When, How Often
  Presenter(s):R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI  
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8:00 AM - 8:20 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 114
 
SESSION 115 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 115: WAVEFORMS – LESSONS LEARNED FROM CASES WITH UNIQUE WAVEFORMS WHICH LEAD TO FURTHER TESTING OR UNUSUAL PATHOLOGY
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8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Global Cardiac Effects On The Peripheral Vascular Evaluation
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MS, RDCS, RVT, FSVU  
CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS
8:30 AM - 8:38 AM Vein Imaging
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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8:38 AM - 8:46 AM Cerebrovascular
  Presenter(s):Maya Hutchinson, MHS, ACS, RVT, RDMS, PS, RDCS (AE/PE)  
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8:46 AM - 8:54 AM Abdominal
  Presenter(s):Traci B. Fox, EdD, RDMS, RVT  
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8:54 AM - 9:02 AM Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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9:02 AM - 9:20 AM Panel Discussion
9:20 AM - 9:45 AM Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 115
 
SESSION 116 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 116: LESSONS LEARNED IN THE VASCULAR LAB THROUGH THE QA ACCREDITATION PROCESS
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9:45 AM - 9:53 AM Instantaneous Vascular Lab QA Reporting From The EVS Suite And OR
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MS, RDCS, RVT, FSVU  
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9:53 AM - 10:01 AM Reports: Improving The Interpretation
  Presenter(s):David L. Dawson, MD  
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10:01 AM - 10:09 AM Quality Improvement Metrics – What We Need To Look For
  Presenter(s):Joseph P. Hughes, MBA, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS, FSVU  
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10:09 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 116
 
SESSION 117 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 117: BEYOND THE CORE CONCEPTS IN VASCULAR TESTING: ARE YOU MEETING THE STANDARD
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(This session will venture into advanced vascular evaluation related to vascular testing as it related to pre-operative diagnosis and post-intervention follow-up and patient evaluation and will describe appropriate use, standard and non-standard image acquisition and other components that define the “complete” vascular examination.)
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Lower Extremity Imaging After Endovenous Procedures: When, What To Expect And How To Report Your Findings
  Presenter(s):Neil M. Khilnani, MD  
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10:45 AM - 10:55 AM Limited” Imaging Protocols In A Covid-19 World: How Safe Is This; Are They Still Necessary
  Presenter(s):Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA  
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10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Carotid Artery Imaging Pre And Post Stenting And/Or Endarterectomy: It’s More Than The Usual Protocol
  Presenter(s):Maya Hutchinson, MHS, ACS, RVT, RDMS, PS, RDCS (AE/PE)  
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11:05 AM - 11:15 AM Evaluation Of Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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11:15 AM - 11:35 AM Panel Discussion
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION 117
 
SESSION 118 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 118: TECHNICAL SKILLS LAB
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11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 1: Pedal Artery Imaging
  Presenter(s):Jill S. Sommerset, BS, RVT, FSVU  
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 2: Carotid Artery Imaging
  Presenter(s):William N. Del Valle, RVT  
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 3: Transcranial Duplex
  Presenter(s):Joseph P. Hughes, MBA, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS, FSVU  
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 4: Pelvic Venous Reflux Testing
  Presenter(s):Jan M. Sloves, RVT  
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 5: Renal Artery Imaging
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 6: Physiologic Testing
  Presenter(s):Kayla Wieseckel, MHSc, RVT, RVS, RPhS  
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Station 7: Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
END OF SESSION 118
 
SESSION 119 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 119: INTERPRETING WITH THE MASTERS
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12:50 PM - 1:50 PM Panel Discussion: Interpreting With The Masters
  Panelist(s): David L. Dawson, MD / Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA / Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU / R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI  
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END OF SESSION 119
 
SESSION 120 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 120: VENOUS IMAGING: TESTING FOR LEG REFLUX AND PELVIC VEIN DISORDERS
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1:50 PM - 1:58 PM The Clinical Examination Matters And Guides The Ultrasound Examination
  Presenter(s):Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA  
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1:58 PM - 2:06 PM 5 Top Tips For Lower Extremity Vein Mapping
  Presenter(s):Richard Dubin, AAS-DMS, RVT, RDMS  
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2:06 PM - 2:14 PM 5 Top Tips For Pelvic Vein Imaging
  Presenter(s):Jan M. Sloves, RVT  
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2:14 PM - 2:22 PM The Role Of IVUS In Vein Procedures
  Presenter(s):Steve Elias, MD  
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2:22 PM - 2:30 PM Common And Uncommon Reflux Pathways
  Presenter(s):Nicos Labropoulos, BSc (Med), PhD, DIC, RVT  
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2:30 PM - 2:38 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 120
 
SESSION 121 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 121: ERGONOMICS - AUDIT YOUR VASCULAR LAB: ARE YOU ERGONOMICALLY “SOUND”; ERGONOMICS “SOS” (SOUND OCCUPATIONAL STRATEGIES)
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(This important session will discuss strategies designed to help you to Ergonomically Enhance the Experience for the Vascular Sonographer by 1) increasing awareness around health and safety in the workplace; 2) recognizing factors that influence the Vascular ultrasound professionals’ likelihood of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders; and 3) reducing ergonomic injury and prevent long-term permanent bodily damage.)
2:38 PM - 2:46 PM Managing Turbulent High Volumes And High Impact Examinations – Save Your Staff, Enhance Sonographer Satisfaction And Maximize Productivity And Maximize Careers: Advocating On Behalf Of Yourself And Your Staff – How And Why It’s Important
  Presenter(s):Joseph P. Hughes, MBA, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS, FSVU  
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2:46 PM - 2:54 PM Increase Your “Ergonomic Index” – Basic And Innovative Ways To Make Exams More Ergonomic – “Accessorizing” The Vascular Lab Suite
  Presenter(s):Kayla Wieseckel, MHSc, RVT, RVS, RPhS  
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2:54 PM - 3:02 PM How To Be Ergonomically Sound With Obese And Uncooperative Patients
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
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3:02 PM - 3:15 PM Break
END OF SESSION 121
 
SESSION 122 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 122: PRACTICE ENHANCEMENTS AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
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3:15 PM - 3:25 PM Critical Vascular Lab Findings: Which Are They And How Do You Manage This
  Presenter(s):R. Eugene Zierler, MD, RPVI  
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3:25 PM - 3:33 PM IAC Consensus Criteria 0 How Widespread Is Its Use In IAC Accredited Labs And How To Incorporate It Into Your Practice
  Presenter(s):Aubrey J. Rybyinski, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
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3:33 PM - 3:41 PM CEA – When Duplex Is And Is Not Enough Or Redundant Testing/Imaging Prior To CEA: Is There Too Much Happening; When Is Duplex Enough And When Is More Imaging Necessary, If At All
  Presenter(s):David L. Dawson, MD  
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3:41 PM - 3:49 PM Patterns Of Infrapopliteal Arterial Occlusive Disease: Lessons Learned From A Survey Of A Small Community Hospital
  Presenter(s):William N. Del Valle, RVT  
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3:49 PM - 3:57 PM IAC Updates
  Presenter(s):Aubrey J. Rybyinski, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
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3:57 PM - 4:05 PM Reimbursement Updates
  Presenter(s):Joseph P. Hughes, MBA, RVT, RVS, RPhS, NVS, FSVU  
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4:05 PM - 4:20 PM Panel Discussion (Combined Sessions 121 And 122)
END OF SESSION 122
 
SESSION 123 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 123: ABDOMEN; CURVEBALLS AND CONTROVERSIES
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4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Renal Artery Evaluation: 5 Top Tips
  Presenter(s):Robert De Jong, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS  
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4:30 PM - 4:40 PM The Endograft Examination From A to Z
  Presenter(s):Kayla Wieseckel, MHSc, RVT, RVS, RPhS  
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4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Common And Not So Common Aortic Pathologies
  Presenter(s):Richard C. Pennell, MD, FACS, RPVI  
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4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Hemodialysis Access “Surveillance”: Flow Volume, Flow Velocity And How Often Is Appropriate
  Presenter(s):Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD, RVT, FSVU  
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5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Pre-Operative Dialysis Access Mapping Including Endo-AVF Creation: Tips And Tricks
  Presenter(s):Richard Dubin, AAS-DMS, RVT, RDMS  
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5:10 PM - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion
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