Thursday
SESSION XIX: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CAROTID ARTERY STENTING (CAS) (5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
SESSION XIX SCHEDULE
2:06 PM - 2:12 PM Debate I: ACST – The 10-Year Results: We Do Not Need A Trial Of CAS And CEA vs. Best Medical Treatment (Vintage 2008) With Asymptomatic Patients
  Presenters(s): Alison Halliday, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
2:13 PM - 2:19 PM Debate I: Any Randomized Trial Comparing CAS To CEA Must Include A Best Current Medical Treatment Arm Or It Is Worthless
  Presenters(s): Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM Will The TACIT Trial Comparing CAS And CEA To Best Medical Therapy In Asymptomatic Patients Ever Take Place?: What Is Its Status?
  Presenters(s): John H. Rundback, M.D., F.S.I.R., F.A.H.A.  
2:26 PM - 2:31 PM New Findings From The SPACE Trial: CEA Is Better Than CAS In Symptomatic Patients Over 68; And The SPACE Investigators Will Perform A Three-Armed Trial (SPACE II) Comparing CAS To CEA To Best Medical Treatment: When Will We Have An Answer?
  Presenters(s): Dittmar Boeckler, M.D. / Hans-Henning Eckstein, M.D., Ph.D.  
2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Timing Of Strokes In The EVA-3S And Other Trials Indicate That Embolic (Cerebral) Protection Devices Are Often Not Protective When They Need To Be
  Presenters(s): Emmanuel M. Houdart, M.D.  
2:38 PM - 2:43 PM When After A TIA Is The Risk Of Stroke Maximal And When After A TIA Should A Patient Be Treated By CEA, CAS Or Medical Treatment?
  Presenters(s): Ross Naylor, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Debate II: CAS Can Be Performed Safely And Effectively In Patients Over 75
  Presenters(s): Max Amor, M.D.  
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Debate II:CAS Should Be Outlawed In Patients Over 75
  Presenters(s): Bruce A. Perler, M.D., M.B.A.  
2:56 PM - 3:06 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Peter Gaines, M.D. / Mark A. Adelman, M.D.  
3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Debate III:EVA-3S Was A Worthless And Misleading Trial
  Presenters(s): Alberto Cremonesi, M.D., FESC  
3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Debate III:EVA-3S And SPACE Are Valid Trials: Recently Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Should Not Be Treated By CAS
  Presenters(s): Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Debate IV: Stent Characteristics And Geometry Are Of Critical Importance In The Outcome Of CAS: Is There Better Stent Technology On The Horizon?
  Presenters(s): Koen Deloose, M.D. / Marc Bosiers, M.D.  
3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Debate IV: Stent Characteristics And Geometry Are Only One Of Many Factors Determining The Outcome Of CAS
  Presenters(s): Mark H. Wholey, M.D.  
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM The SAPPHIRE Trial Is Seriously Flawed And Does Not Help In Treatment Choices For High Risk Patients
  Presenters(s): Anthony J. Comerota, M.D., FACS, FACC  
3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Morbidity And Mortality For CAS Is Higher Than For CEA In U.S. Population Based Studies: A Disturbing Trend
  Presenters(s): John Blebea, M.D.  
3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Aggressive Interventions For Chronically Occluded Internal Carotid Arteries: Can They Be Helpful And When?
  Presenters(s): Pedro Puech-Lećo, M.D.  
3:48 PM - 3:58 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XIX
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