SESSION 95 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 95: LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT OR TOO HOT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM In Patients With CLTI And Major Gangrene And/Or Infection, Is More Than 1 Crural Revascularization Better: If Treating Endo; If Treating With Open Bypass
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:05 AM - 7:10 AM Tips For Treating CLTI With Extensive Gangrene And Necrosis (Rutherford 6): Which Is Better – Bypass Or Multilevel Endo Revascularization
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:10 AM - 7:15 AM Long-Term Results Of Coronary DESs In Treating Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions And Failing Lower Extremity Bypasses: When Are They The Best Treatment
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Abularrage, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Value Of Everolimus DESs For Treating Long Infrapopliteal Disease Causing CLTI: They Deserve Wider Use: Which Stent And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Endovascular Interventions With Stents And Atherectomy On The Common And Deep Femoral Arteries Are Safe, Effective And Durable: They Do Not Preclude Use Of The CFA For Access For Other Interventions
  Presenter(s):Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:25 AM - 7:30 AM Real World Experience With DESs And Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) In Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease: Does Metformin Influence DES Or BMS Patency
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:30 AM - 7:35 AM Panel Discussion
7:35 AM - 7:40 AM Value Of Toe Pressures And Toe/Brachial Index In Evaluating Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease And Healing Potential: What Are Normal Values And Values That Indicate Healing Is Likely
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Szendro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Lower Extremity Bypasses Are Money Losers For Hospitals And Poorly Reimbursed For Vascular Surgeons: At Least In The US: What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):Richard J. Powell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:45 AM - 7:50 AM Outcomes Of Isolated Inframelleolar (Pedal) Artery Interventions: When Are They Worthwhile
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM How Can WIFI (Wound, Ischemia, Foot Infection) Classification Help To Identify CLTI Patients Most Likely To Benefit From Revascularization; From An Open Bypass
  Presenter(s):Joseph L. Mills, MD / Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Outcomes Of Peroneal Artery Revascularization For CLTI: Open And Endo: When They Work And When They Don’t
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Real World Experience With DCBs Is Not As Favorable As The Trials Might Suggest: Why Is This So
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:05 AM - 8:10 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 95
 
SESSION 96 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 96: MORE LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT OR TOO HOT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD  
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BEST CLI LEADERS' VIEWS ON WHICH TREATMENT SHOULD BE USED FIRST – ENDO OR OPEN
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM DEBATE: Durable Good Results With Tibial Artery Bypasses Support Their Use As First Treatment In Many Diabetics With CLTI
  Presenter(s):Alik Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM DEBATE: Not So: Endo First Is Best In Most Diabetic Patients With CLTI
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:20 AM - 8:30 AM A Critical Appraisal Of Endovascular Treatments For Infrapopliteal Occlusive Disease: Bringing Reason To The Jumble Of Claims (10-Minute Talk)
  Presenter(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Modifications In The Surgical Technique Of The Standard BTK Amputation To Facilitate Easier Walking Functions With The New Improved High-Tech Prostheses
  Presenter(s):Michael E. Barfield, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:35 AM - 8:40 AM Pitfalls In Upper Extremity Access For Lower Extremity Procedures And How To Avoid Them
  Presenter(s):Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Panel Discussion
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM Supera Stents Versus DESs For Treating SFA-Pop Lesions: A Propensity Analysis Indicates Which Stent Is Best For Which Lesion: How Does Calcification Matter
  Presenter(s):Hany Zayed, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:50 AM - 8:55 AM Value Of IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound) In Vascular Diagnosis And Treatments: New Technical Advances And Which Device System Is Best
  Presenter(s):Donald B. Reid, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Value Of Stent-Grafts To Treat Access Site Complications From TAVR In The Femoral Or Iliac Arteries: Technical Tips And Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM The Serranator Balloon Angioplasty Device (From Cagent Vascular) For Lesion Prep And Minimizing Dissections: How It Works, Current Status And Results
  Presenter(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:05 AM - 9:10 AM Lithoplasty (Shockwave Medical) Plus DCB For Treating CFA Occlusive Lesions: Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:10 AM - 9:15 AM Pulsed B-Mode Laser Atherectomy For Treating SFA Occlusive Lesions: Why It Is Better Than Other Atherectomy Devices: From The EXIMO Trial
  Presenter(s):John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FSVMB  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:15 AM - 9:20 AM Panel Discussion
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 96
 
SESSION 97 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 97: AORTIC TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT OR TOO HOT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, MD / Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Combining Endografts From Different Companies Can Solve Problems And Has Few Downsides: Some Positive Examples
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Predicting Visceral Segment Aortic Growth After Infrarenal AAA Repair By EVAR And Open Surgery: What Factors Are Involved And Why It Matters
  Presenter(s):Sean P. Lyden, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:40 AM - 9:45 AM DEBATE: Invasive Treatment Of Takayasu’s Disease Should Be Mostly By Open Surgery: Late Results Prove It: Value Of Endo Treatments Is Minimal
  Presenter(s):Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:45 AM - 9:50 AM DEBATE: Not So: Endovascular Treatments Have A Major Role In The Treatment Of Takayasu’s Lesions: What Is That Role: When Is Surgery Required
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Aortic Stump Blow Out After Removal Of An Infected Aortic Graft: How To Prevent It And How To Treat It So As To And Save Some Patients
  Presenter(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM Giant AAA Causing Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Rare But Real And How To Treat It
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Szendro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Why 3D Ultrasound Is Better Than CTA For EVAR Follow-Up: What Equipment Is Required
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Panel Discussion
10:10 AM - 10:15 AM Value Of Terumo Aortic Relay Plus TEVAR Graft For Very Tortuous Anatomy: What Are Its Advantages Over Other Grafts And Long-Term Results
  Presenter(s):Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Isolated Common And Internal Iliac Aneurysms Without An Aortic Aneurysm: At What Size Should They Be Fixed: What Iliac Branched Device (IBD) Should Be Used And When
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:20 AM - 10:25 AM AAA Shrinkage Can Occur When A Massive Endoleak Is Present With An Aortocaval Fistula: What Is The Mechanism And What Are The Implications For Treating Endoleaks
  Presenter(s):Martin Malina, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM How To Treat Substantial Type 1A Endoleak After A Standard EVAR: Cuff, Chimney, Embolization, F/EVAR, Conversion: When Is Each Best
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD / Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM AAAs With Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: What Is Its Significance And How Is It Best Treated
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Smolock, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:35 AM - 10:40 AM Creative Alternative Access Sites For TEVAR And TAVR And What Can Go Wrong With Them
  Presenter(s):Shang Loh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:45 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 97
 
SESSION 98 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 98: AORTIC AND CAROTID TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT OR TOO HOT TO MISS (4 ¾-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Sean P. Lyden, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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AORTIC OR BRANCH RELATED TOPICS
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM Prophylactic Sac Embolization To Prevent Type 2 Endoleaks: When And How To Do It And How 3D AAA Modeling Can Help
  Presenter(s):Andrew Barleben, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:50 AM - 10:55 AM TEVAR Treatment For Infected Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Lessons Learned And Tips And Tricks For Secondary Interventions: From An Experience With >130 Cases
  Presenter(s):Boonprasit Kritpracha, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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10:55 AM - 11:00 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Ruptured And Intact Visceral Aneurysms: When Is It Possible And When Is It Not: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Endovascular Treatment Of EVAR Limb Occlusion: Technical Tips And Precautions: Is A Fem-Fem Bypass Ever Needed
  Presenter(s):Klaus M. Overbeck, MD, MPhil  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Endovascular Rescue After Inadvertent False Lumen Stent-Graft Deployment During TEVAR For TBAD
  Presenter(s):Sukgu Han, MD / Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM / Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:10 AM - 11:15 AM When Endovascular Procedures Fail, Axillofemoral Bypass Is Better Than Aortofemoral Bypass In Most Patients: Technical Tips, Contraindications And Results
  Presenter(s):Russell H. Samson, MD, RVT, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Why Randomized Controlled Vascular Trials Do Not Always Reflect Reality
  Presenter(s):Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD / Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Panel Discussion
CAROTID RELATED TOPICS
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Optimal Current Treatment Of Extracranial Carotid Aneurysms: When Endo, When Open: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Update On Current Optimal Treatment Of Carotid Body Tumors: Technical Tips And Adjuncts
  Presenter(s):Ross Naylor, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:35 AM - 11:40 AM Guidelines For Carotid Disease Management – Why We Need A Fresh Approach: The Asymptomatic Disease Challenge
  Presenter(s):Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng), FACS,FESC,FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM How Does Carotid Plaque Morphology Differ Between Acutely Symptomatic Patients And Asymptomatic Patients: What Does Adequate Statin Treatment Do To Plaque Morphology
  Presenter(s):Henrik Sillesen, MD, DMSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:45 AM - 11:50 AM The Incidence Of In Stent Restenosis (ISR) After CAS Is Underestimated: What Are The Clinical Implications
  Presenter(s):Ali F. AbuRahma, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:50 AM - 11:55 AM Why Is Surveillance Necessary After CAS Since ISR Is Rare And Benign
  Presenter(s):William A. Gray, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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11:55 AM - 12:00 PM How To Avoid Problems With TCAR: When Is The Procedure Contraindicated
  Presenter(s):Michael C. Stoner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:00 PM - 12:05 PM How To Perform TCAR Safely: Technical Tips: What Are The Pitfalls
  Presenter(s):Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:05 PM - 12:10 PM What Risk Factors Predict When A Patient With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Has A Good Chance Of Having A Stroke And Should Be Treated Invasively
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:10 PM - 12:15 PM What Are The Real Differences Between Open And Closed Cell Stents For CAS: When Are Closed Cell Stents Worse: From SVS VQI Data
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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12:15 PM - 12:25 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program M

The A-V Access And Multidisciplinary Acute Stroke Programs Continue in the Grand Ballroom West and the Trianon Ballrooms.

END OF SESSION 98
 
SESSION 99 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 99: IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH / Larry A. Scher, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:06 AM - 8:13 AM The Right Patient With The Right Access: Updated KDOQI Recommendations And How They Will Change Your Practice
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:14 AM - 8:21 AM Helping Patients To Advocate For Themselves
  Presenter(s):Dori R. Schatell, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:22 AM - 8:29 AM How Good Is The Information On Hemodialysis Access That Patients Find On The Internet
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:30 AM - 8:37 AM Top 10 Newly Published AV Access Publications You Should Know About
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:38 AM - 8:45 AM It’s A FACT: Update On The Fist Assist Pre-Surgery Vein Dilatation Study
  Presenter(s):Tej M. Singh, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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8:46 AM - 8:54 AM Panel Discussion
8:55 AM - 9:02 AM Strategies To Maintain Hemodialysis Access And Avoid Running Out Of Real Estate
  Presenter(s):Robyn A. Macsata, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:03 AM - 9:10 AM How Do Outflow Venous Valves, Collateral Branches And Arterial Calcification Affect AV Fistula Maturation
  Presenter(s):Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:11 AM - 9:18 AM Contemporary Evaluation Of Factors Affecting AV Fistula Maturation
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:19 AM - 9:26 AM The Role Of Duplex Ultrasound In Assessing AV Fistula Maturation
  Presenter(s):Yana Etkin, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:27 AM - 9:34 AM Safe Cannulation Patterns In AV Fistulas: Rope Ladder Versus Buttonhole Versus Area Cannulation To Avoid Fistula Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Dori R. Schatell, MS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:42 AM Wearable Device For Continuous Noninvasive Monitoring Of Vascular Access Health In Hemodialysis Patients
  Presenter(s):Richard F. Neville, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:43 AM - 9:50 AM Interwoven Nitinol Stents To Treat Radiocephalic Anastomotic AV Fistula Stenosis
  Presenter(s):Shannon D. Thomas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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9:51 AM - 9:59 AM Panel Discussion
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 99
 
SESSION 100 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 100: OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS / Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
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10:16 AM - 10:23 AM Can Our Understanding Of AV Fistula Stenosis Be Translated To Better Patient Care
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:24 AM - 10:31 AM Ultrasound Differentiation Of AV Access Lesions: When To Treat And When Not To Treat
  Presenter(s):Kate Steiner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:32 AM - 10:39 AM Is There Any Current Role For Drug Coated Balloons And Stents In Hemodialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Panoagiotis M. Kitrou, MD, MSc, PhD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:40 AM - 10:47 AM Is A Pharmacological Solution The Answer The To Improving Outcomes With AV Fistulas And Grafts
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:48 AM - 10:55 AM Avoiding Fatal Dialysis Access Hemorrhage
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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10:56 AM - 11:04 AM Panel Discussion
11:05 AM - 11:12 AM Removal Of Infected AV Grafts Is A Morbid Procedure
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:13 AM - 11:20 AM Use And Abuse Of The Outpatient Dialysis Access Center
  Presenter(s):Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:21 AM - 11:28 AM Use Of The In.Pact Balloon In Treating AV Access Stenoses
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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DEBATE: SHOULD AV FISTULAS BE LIGATED AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION
11:29 AM - 11:36 AM No: We Should Preserve Fistulas For Possible Future Hemodialysis
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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11:37 AM - 11:44 AM Yes: Cardiac Decompensation Is Potentially Life Threatening: Here’s The Data
  Presenter(s):Sriram S. Iyer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:45 AM - 11:53 AM Panel Discussion
11:53 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break - (3rd Floor Foyer)
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)

END OF SESSION 100
 
SESSION 101 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 101: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN / Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD  
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12:30 PM - 12:37 PM Is Comprehensive ESRD Care The Responsibility Of A Society
  Presenter(s):Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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12:38 PM - 12:45 PM APM/ESCO/MACRA/MIPS – Alphabet Soup Or The Future Of Vascular Access Reimbursement
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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12:46 PM - 12:53 PM Why The Future Of AV Access Care Must Begin With Collaboration
  Presenter(s):Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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12:54 PM - 1:01 PM Site Of Service Influence On Stent Utilization For Hemodialysis Interventions
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Dougherty, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:02 PM - 1:09 PM Impact Of Changing Reimbursement For Outpatient Hemodialysis Procedures On Hospital IR Workflow
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:10 PM - 1:18 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 101
 
SESSION 102 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 102: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH  
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PERCUTANEOUS AV FISTULAS: WHAT IS THEIR ROLE IN CONTEMPORARY DIALYSIS ACCESS PRACTICE
1:19 PM - 1:26 PM Update On The Ellipsys Vascular Access System
  Presenter(s):Robert Shahverdyan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:27 PM - 1:34 PM Update On The WavelinQ Device
  Presenter(s):Panoagiotis M. Kitrou, MD, MSc, PhD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:35 PM - 1:42 PM Optimizing Success: Patient Selection For Successful Percutaneous AV Fistula Placement
  Presenter(s):Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:43 PM - 1:50 PM Assessment And Cannulation Of Percutaneous AV Fistulas
  Presenter(s):Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:51 PM - 1:58 PM Tips And Tricks For Percutaneous AV Fistula Creation: How Long Is The Learning Curve
  Presenter(s):John E. Aruny, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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1:59 PM - 2:06 PM Surgical Revision Of Percutaneous AV Fistula: How Often Is It Necessary
  Presenter(s):John R. Ross, Sr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:07 PM - 2:17 PM Kidney X: Accelerating Innovation In The Prevention, Diagnosis And Treatment Of Kidney Diseases (10-Minute Talk)
  Presenter(s):John R. Sedor, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:18 PM - 2:28 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 102
 
SESSION 103 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 103: UPDATE ON CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Larry A. Scher, MD / Surendra Shenoy, MD, PhD  
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2:29 PM - 2:36 PM Hybrid Technique To Manage The Aneurysmal Degenerative Fistula
  Presenter(s):Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:37 PM - 2:44 PM AV Graft Coatings And Configurations: How Do We Choose What Is Best
  Presenter(s):Marc H. Glickman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:45 PM - 2:52 PM Immediate Access Grafts Provide Comparable Patency To Standard Grafts With Fewer Reinterventions And Catheter Related Complications
  Presenter(s):Ellen D. Dillavou, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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2:53 PM - 3:00 PM Tapered AV Grafts Do Not Provide Significant Advantage Over Non-Tapered Grafts In Upper Extremity Dialysis Access
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:01 PM - 3:08 PM Spectrum Of Hand Dysfunction After AV Access Placement
  Presenter(s):Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:09 PM - 3:16 PM Dialysis Access In The Pediatric Population: Technical Tips And Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Vincent L. Rowe, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:17 PM - 3:24 PM Utilization Of Stent Grafts In The Management Of AV Access Pseudoaneurysms
  Presenter(s):Anil P. Hingorani, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:25 PM - 3:32 PM The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Central Venous Bypass To Allow Upper Extremity AV Access
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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3:33 PM - 3:40 PM Panel Discussion
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END OF SESSION 103
 
SESSION 104 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 104: ACUTE STROKE DECISIONS – TRIAGE AND IMAGING
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD / Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
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8:00 AM - 8:05 AM Introduction
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Organization Of Endovascular Thrombectomy And Next Generation Solutions
  Presenter(s):J. Mocco, MD, MS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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8:12 AM - 8:17 AM Basilar Thrombosis: Data And Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Aaron S. Dumont, MD, MBA  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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8:18 AM - 8:28 AM 2019 Imaging The Clot, Collaterals, And Cerebral Structures That Matter
  Presenter(s):R. Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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8:29 AM - 8:39 AM Low NIHSS And LVO: My Basis For Treatment And Triage
  Presenter(s):Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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8:40 AM - 8:50 AM Emergency Room Issues: Triage At Its Best
  Presenter(s):Edward C. Jauch, MD, MS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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8:51 AM - 9:01 AM Imaging Trends And What To Expect After DAWN
  Presenter(s):Claudia F.E. Kirsch, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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9:02 AM - 9:12 AM AI Systems Of Triage: Pros And Cons
  Presenter(s):Don Frei, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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9:13 AM - 9:23 AM European Stroke Systems And How They Differ
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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9:24 AM - 9:34 AM Dangerous Imaging And Craniectomy Timing
  Presenter(s):Michele H. Johnson, MD, FACR, FASER  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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9:35 AM - 9:45 AM MRI In Acute Stroke Care And When It Is Best To Utilize
  Presenter(s):R. Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East & West, 2nd Floor
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9:46 AM - 10:00 AM Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)
END OF SESSION 104
 
SESSION 105 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 105: STROKE TREATMENT – ADVANCED METHODS AND STANDARDS OF CARE
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Daniel L. Labovitz, MD / Henry H. Woo, MD  
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10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Radial Access For Stroke Intervention
  Presenter(s):Sudhakar R. Satti, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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10:11 AM - 10:21 AM Stroke Thrombectomy 2025: My Predictions
  Presenter(s):Muhammad S. Hussain, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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10:22 AM - 10:32 AM Distal Occlusions, M2 And Beyond: My Criteria
  Presenter(s):David S. Liebeskind, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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10:33 AM - 10:43 AM Time Saving Pearls To Revascularization: All Hospitals Are Not Created Equally
  Presenter(s):Reade A. De Leacy, MBBS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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10:44 AM - 10:54 AM Low Aspect Score Is No Barrier To Thrombectomy And Why
  Presenter(s):Charles Esenwa, MD, MS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Review Of The Latest Literature In Stroke Care
  Presenter(s):Dorothea Altschul, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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11:06 AM - 11:16 AM Imaging As The Engine To Drive Stroke Forward
  Presenter(s):Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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END OF SESSION 105
 
SESSION 106 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 106: HOT TOPICS AND TRENDS 2019
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Amichai J. Erdfarb, MD / Neil Haranhalli, MD  
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11:17 AM - 11:27 AM ELVO Stroke: How Should We Meet The Perceived Demand
  Presenter(s):Joshua A. Hirsch, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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11:28 AM - 11:38 AM Techniques For Thrombectomy: Next Generation Trending Now
  Presenter(s):Reade A. De Leacy, MBBS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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11:39 AM - 11:49 AM Multidisciplinary Teams: Our Strategic Implementation And Success
  Presenter(s):J. Mocco, MD, MS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Stroke Legislation Update And Local Complications
  Presenter(s):Bradley Kaufman, MD, MPH  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Pick up Lunch from the Grand Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) and return to the Murray Hill Suite for the Luncheon Session.
END OF SESSION 106
 
SESSION 107 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 107: LUNCHEON SESSION – ATHEROSCLEROSIS, INTRACRANIAL STENTING AND CAROTID STENTING 2019 TRENDING POSITIVE!
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Thomas G. Brott, MD / Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, MSc  
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12:10 PM - 12:20 PM Carotid Literature Review 2018
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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12:21 PM - 12:31 PM When And Why Should Direct Carotid Access Stenting (TCAR) Replace CEA And Transfemoral CAS: When Should It Not
  Presenter(s):Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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12:32 PM - 12:42 PM Thrombectomy Outcomes Of Intracranial Atherosclerosis Related Occlusions Data And Issues
  Presenter(s):Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, MSc  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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12:43 PM - 12:53 PM Vessel Wall Imaging: Latest Techniques And Where It Is Beneficial
  Presenter(s):Richard L. Zampolin, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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12:54 PM - 1:04 PM Tandem Occlusions: Strategies And Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Don Heck, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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END OF SESSION 107
 
SESSION 108 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 108: BRAIN ANEURYSM AND VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Peter K. Nelson, MD / Seon-Kyu Lee, MD, PhD  
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1:05 PM - 1:15 PM Aneurysm Devices And How I Choose
  Presenter(s):Richard P. Klucznik, MD, FACR  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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1:16 PM - 1:26 PM What’s In The Pipeline: A Treatment For All Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Peter K. Nelson, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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1:27 PM - 1:37 PM Surpassing Pipeline And Why
  Presenter(s):Ajay K. Wakhloo, MD, PhD, FAHA  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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1:38 PM - 1:48 PM Flow Diverters: Technical Subtle Pearls That Saved My A . . .
  Presenter(s):Alexander Coon, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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1:49 PM - 1:59 PM Role Of Intra-Aneurysmal Therapy: Devices And Where They Are Best Used
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD, PhD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Treatment Of Spetzler Martin Grade 1-2 Arteriovenous Malformations
  Presenter(s):Philip M. Meyers, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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2:11 PM - 2:21 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 108
 
SESSION 109 SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION 109: FUTURE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT AND EXPANDING YOUR PRACTICE
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
Moderators:Peter K. Nelson, MD / Allan L. Brook, MD  
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2:22 PM - 2:32 PM Perfusion Failure And Neurosurgical Options
  Presenter(s):Howard A. Riina, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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2:33 PM - 2:43 PM Collateral Circulation: Scoring And Where It Matters Most
  Presenter(s):Allan L. Brook, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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2:44 PM - 2:54 PM Robotics: Am I Putting Myself Into Early Retirement
  Presenter(s):Athos Patsalides, MD, MPH  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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2:55 PM - 3:05 PM CSF Flow Dynamics And Treatment Strategies
  Presenter(s):Seon-Kyu Lee, MD, PhD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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3:06 PM - 3:16 PM Current Billing And Coding Updates In The Neurointerventional Surgery
  Presenter(s):Henry H. Woo, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
3:17 PM - 3:27 PM Intracranial Hemorrhage: When Does The Interventional Team Play A Role
  Presenter(s):David Fiorella, MD, PhD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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3:28 PM - 3:38 PM BATMAN: AVM And SRS – What Do We Know
  Presenter(s):David J. Altschul, MD  
Location: Murray Hill Suites East and West, 2nd Floor
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3:39 PM - 3:50 PM Panel Discussion
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END OF SESSION 109