SESSION 1 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 1: PROGRESS IN CORONARY ARTERY STENTING, TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT, AND TREATMENT OF ASCENDING AORTIC DISEASE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Hazim J. Safi, MD / Juan F. Granada, MD  
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6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
CORONARY STENTS
6:50 AM - 6:55 AM What Is New In Coronary Artery Stenting: How Good Are New Drug Eluting Stents: Is There A Role For Bare Metal Stents
  Presenter(s):Martin B. Leon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
6:56 AM - 7:01 AM The EXCEL Trial At 5 Years: Take Home Messages
  Presenter(s):Gregg W. Stone, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES
7:02 AM - 7:07 AM Update On Status Of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR)
  Presenter(s):Juan F. Granada, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:08 AM - 7:13 AM DEBATE: Update On Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Cardiologist’s View
  Presenter(s):Martin B. Leon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:14 AM - 7:19 AM DEBATE: Update On Current State Of TAVR: A Cardiac Surgeon’s View: What Is The Role Of Surgery In Aortic Valve Disease Treatment
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
THE ASCENDING AORTA
7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Progress In Endovascular Graft Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Lesions
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:26 AM - 7:31 AM Progress In Endovascular Combined Devices For Repairing Lesions Of The Ascending Aorta And The Aortic Valve: The Endo-Bentall Concept
  Presenter(s):Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:32 AM - 7:37 AM Update On Endovascular Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Lesions: What Is Here And What Is On The Horizon
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:38 AM - 7:43 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections (TAADs): What Is Here And What Is Coming
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS / Anthony L. Estrera, MD  
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7:50 AM - 7:55 AM 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
7:56 AM - 8:01 AM Complete Aortic Arch Replacement With Elephant Trunk Or FET Is Rarely The End Of The Story With Aortic Dissections: What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:02 AM - 8:07 AM Endovascular Arch Repair With Cook 2- Or 3-Branched Device For Lesions Involving The Entire Aortic Arch: Indications, Contraindications And Results
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:08 AM - 8:13 AM Comparison Of Early And Midterm 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:14 AM - 8:19 AM Update On RelayBranch Double Branched Device (Terumo Aortic) For Arch Lesion Endograft Repairs: Advantages, Limitations And Results
  Presenter(s):Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD / Ciro Ferrer, MD, PhD / Martin Czerny, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM Direction-Turnover Technique For Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Arch Lesions With Branched Or In Vitro Fenestrated Endografts
  Presenter(s):Qingsheng Lu, MD / Zaiping Jing, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:26 AM - 8:31 AM 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:38 AM - 8:43 AM How To Prevent Complications During Partial Or Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repairs
  Presenter(s):Chang Shu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
8:44 AM - 8:49 AM How Best To Treat Aortic Arch Lesions: Customized Versus Chimney Versus Physician Modified Endografts: When Open: Role Of Each
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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, STABILIZE, AND MORE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Joseph S. Coselli, MD / Michael D. Dake, MD  
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9:02 AM - 9:07 AM New SVS-STS Aortic Dissection Reporting Standards And Classification System: How Are They Different And Better
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:08 AM - 9:13 AM The TEM Aortic Dissection Classification System: What Is It And How Does It Improve Clinical Practice
  Presenter(s):Martin Czerny, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:14 AM - 9:19 AM Current Advances And Trends In TEVAR Treatment For Type B Aortic Dissection In China: More Or Less Liberal Use; More Or Less Aortic Coverage; What Adjunctive Procedures Are Used More
  Presenter(s):Weiguo Fu, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM Update On 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 Results
  Presenter(s):Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:26 AM - 9:31 AM Experience With The STABILISE Technique For Acute And Subacute TBADs: Indications, Technical Tips, Precautions And Results
  Presenter(s):Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Germano Melissano, MD / Roberto Chiesa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:32 AM - 9:37 AM Duel Lumen Interventions To Promote False Lumen Thrombosis In Chronic Aortic Dissections: The FLIRT Procedure: Indications, Technique And Results
  Presenter(s):Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:38 AM - 9:43 AM DEBATE: Fenestrated And Branched Endovascular Grafts (F/B/EVAR) Are Usually The Best Treatment For Post-Dissection Thoraco-Abdominal Aneurysms (TAAAs)
  Presenter(s):Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:44 AM - 9:49 AM DEBATE: There Will Always Be A Need For Open Repair For Post-Dissection TAAAs: In What Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Hazim J. Safi, MD / Anthony L. Estrera, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Distal Stent-Graft Induced New Re-Entry Tears (SINEs) With TEVAR Treatment Of TBADs: Prevention By Avoiding Oversizing And Ballooning And Using Tapered Endografts
  Presenter(s):Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
9:56 AM - 10:01 AM The Impact Of Distal Stent-Graft Induced New Entry Tears On Aortic Remodeling Of Chronic TBADs: How To Prevent And Treat Them
  Presenter(s):Chun Che Shih, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
10:02 AM - 10:07 AM When Is TEVAR The Best Treatment For Marfan Syndrome And Its Complications
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Hazim J. Safi, MD / Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD  
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Long-Term Durability Of Open Repair Of Type I-IV TAAAs Remains Excellent: When Should It Be The First Line Treatment And When Should A Hybrid (Endo + Open) Down-Staging Approach Be Used To Improve Outcomes: How To Do The Latter
  Presenter(s):Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc / Richard P. Cambria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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):Roberto Chiesa, MD / Germano Melissano, MD  
10:36 AM - 10:41 AM 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
10:42 AM - 10:47 AM Lessons Learned From The STABLE I And II Trials: What Are The Advantages And Limitations Of A Distal Bare Stent Combined With A Proximal Covered Stent
  Presenter(s):Joseph V. Lombardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
10:48 AM - 10:53 AM Changing Current Trends In Management And Outcomes With Acute TBADs: Based On 3000 Patients In The IRAD Registry: What Is Helping And What Is Not
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
10:54 AM - 10:59 AM Why Is F/B/EVAR The Best Treatment For Post TBAD TAAAs: Challenges And Results
  Presenter(s):Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Roles Of Inner And Outer Branched Endografts And The t-Branched OTS Device (Cook) To Treat TAAAs After TBADs: Technical Tips And Results
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Ferreira, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:06 AM - 11:12 AM Panel Discussion
11:12 AM - 11:17 AM Gore TAMBE Endovascular Graft Device For TAAA Repair: How Does It Work: Results To Date, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM How To Predict TAAA Patients Who Should Not Have An Endovascular Repair And How To Minimize Mortality: Age And Mural Thrombus Matter
  Presenter(s):Patrick W. Kelly, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:24 AM - 11:29 AM How To Treat Dynamic Branch Occlusion And Malperfusion With TBADs If Blood Pressure Control And TEVAR Coverage Of The Primary Tear Does Not Work: A Step Wise Plan
  Presenter(s):Firas F. Mussa, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:36 AM - 11:41 AM Embolization Strategies To Achieve False Lumen Thrombosis With False Lumen TAAAs After TEVAR For TBADs
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:41 AM - 11:47 AM Varying Solutions To Treat Type 1 Endoleaks After TEVAR And EVAR
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:48 AM - 11:53 AM High Failure Rate Of Best Medical Treatment For Intramural Hematoma Mandates Increased Use Of TEVAR: Does This Help Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 4
 
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 5: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT, EVAR AND EVAS (ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM SEALING) (5 AND 4 3/4-MINUTE [SS] TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Juan C. Parodi, MD / Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA  
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Current Pros And Cons Of The Nellix EVAS Endograft For AAA Repair: First Update Of The EVAS2 IDE Trial Of The Modified Improved Nellix Endograft
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Update On The Nellix EVAS Endograft For AAA Repair: Indications, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Matt M. Thompson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM Failing EVARs Are An Emerging Epidemic: Etiology And How Best To Avoid And Treat The Problem
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Diabetes And AAAs: Facts, Clues And Potential Treatment Opportunities
  Presenter(s):Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:24 PM - 1:28 PM [SS] How Does Metformin Work To Slow AAA Growth At The Cellular Level: Could It Be Effective Treatment For Small AAAs: Is It The Reason For Decreased AAA Incidence In Diabetes
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:28 PM - 1:33 PM Further Thoughts About The Odd Relationship Between Diabetes And AAA Disease: How Should It Influence Treatment
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:34 PM - 1:39 PM Should Saccular AAAs Be Fixed At A Smaller Diameter Than Fusiform AAAs: How Should Saccular AAA Diameter Be Measured: To Include The Normal Aorta Or Not
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:40 PM - 1:46 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Mark A. Adelman, MD / Michel Makaroun, MD  
1:46 PM - 1:51 PM How Should AAA Sac Behavior After EVAR Be Used To Assess Treatment Success And Patient Prognosis
  Presenter(s):Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:52 PM - 1:56 PM [SS] Impact Of AAA Sac Size On EVAR Outcomes Short And Long-Term: Large Size Is Associated With Failure: What To Do About It
  Presenter(s):Carlos H. Timaran, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
1:56 PM - 2:00 PM [SS] Decreased AAA Sac Diameter After EVAR Is Associated With Good Outcomes While Sac Stability Is Not
  Presenter(s):Andres Schanzer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM In Patients Suitable for EVAR Or Open Repair, Adverse Neck Anatomy (Short, Wide, Angulated) Is Associated With Increased Reintervention And Mortality Rates Equally After Open and Endo Repairs: From The DREAM RCT: How Should This Influence Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:06 PM - 2:10 PM [SS] Why AAA Diameter Is Often Not Enough To Make A Decision Regarding Threshold For Repair Or Re-Treatment After EVAR: What Other Parameters Should Enter Into The Decision
  Presenter(s):S. Rao Vallabhaneni, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:10 PM - 2:15 PM Improved AAA Sac Diameter Surveillance After EVAR Using A Home Smart Phone Ultrasound System: Device Description And Why It Will Improve Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD / Ian Loftus, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:16 PM - 2:21 PM Key New Developments In Long-Term Evaluation Of EVAR For AAA Treatment
  Presenter(s):Jason T. Lee, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:22 PM - 2:27 PM Long-Term EVAR Outcomes Have Improved Over Time Whereas Open Repair Outcomes Have Remained Stable: A VQI Propensity Study Explains Differing Results Of RCTs And Shows Late Survival Advantage Of EVAR
  Presenter(s):Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:28 PM - 2:40 PM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 5
 
SESSION 6 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 6: MORE ABOUT AAAs, EVAR AND THE PUBLISHED UK NICE AAA GUIDELINES AND THEIR IMPACT ON AAA TREATMENT IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE (5 AND 4-MINUTE TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Matt M. Thompson, MD / Martin Bjorck, MD, PhD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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2:40 PM - 2:45 PM Key Points In The Recently Published NICE Guidelines For Treatment Of AAAs And What Data Justifies Them: A View From The Writing Committee Chairman
  Presenter(s):Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:46 PM - 2:51 PM The Scientific Rationale Underlying The AAA NICE Guidelines: A View From A Writing Committee Member
  Presenter(s):Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FHEA, FEBVS, FACPh, F  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:52 PM - 2:57 PM Long-Term Results Of The OVER RCT: Pertinence To NICE AAA Guidelines: How Operator Training And Experience Influence EVAR Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
2:58 PM - 3:03 PM Why EVAR Is The Best Treatment For AAAs – Especially In Young Patients With A Long Life Expectancy
  Presenter(s):Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:04 PM - 3:09 PM Impact Of NICE Guidelines On AAA Practice In The UK: Decreased Use Of EVAR Is NOT Justified By Recent Data Showing That EVAR Has Better 10-Year Survival Than Open Repair
  Presenter(s):Ian Loftus, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:10 PM - 3:15 PM What Is Happening Due To The NICE AAA Guidelines In The UK And Why It Is Harmful
  Presenter(s):Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:16 PM - 3:20 PM [SS] Are The NICE AAA Guidelines The End Of EVAR In The UK: Why The Guidelines Are Wrong And Can They Be Fixed
  Presenter(s):Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:20 PM - 3:24 PM What Is Wrong With The NICE AAA Guidelines: Do They Still Limit The Use Of EVAR As In The Draft Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:24 PM - 3:28 PM [SS] Impact Of NICE AAA Draft And Final Guidelines On Complex AAA Endovascular Repair: Will They Be Good For Patients
  Presenter(s):Tara M. Mastracci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:28 PM - 3:32 PM [SS] What Are The Flaws In The Final Version Of The NICE AAA Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:32 PM - 3:37 PM Impact Of UK NICE AAA Guidelines On Other Countries Served By The European ESVS Guidelines
  Presenter(s):Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:38 PM - 3:42 PM [SS] Will The UK NICE AAA Guidelines Have An Impact Outside The UK And EU: What Will It Be
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:42 PM - 3:46 PM [SS] Why Are The NICE AAA Guidelines So Flawed: Has Bias Played A Role
  Presenter(s):Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:46 PM - 3:50 PM [SS] The UK NICE AAA Guidelines Are Based On Outdated Data And Are Therefore Misleading
  Presenter(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
3:50 PM - 3:56 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 6
 
SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 7: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTIONS AND THORACIC PATHOLOGY; STROKE PREVENTION WITH TEVAR
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Mark A. Farber, MD / Thomas C. Bower, MD  
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3:56 PM - 4:01 PM Update On Stroke Reduction Strategies With TEVAR (Including For Arch Repairs): How To Decrease Particulate And Gas Emboli: What Is The STEP 2 Study Telling Us
  Presenter(s):Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD / Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:02 PM - 4:07 PM Advances In Stroke Prevention From TEVAR: How To Decrease Gas And Particulate Emboli: When Should These Methods Be Used
  Presenter(s):Richard G.J. Gibbs, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:08 PM - 4:13 PM Update On Value Of Embolic Brain Protection Devices For Proximal TEVAR And TAVR Procedures: When Are They Mandatory
  Presenter(s):Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:14 PM - 4:19 PM 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Material Properties Of The Aortic Arch Can Predict Bird Beaking And Type 1A Endoleaks With TEVAR: Will Conformable Endografts With Proximal Adjustable Angle Control Eliminate The Problem
  Presenter(s):Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:26 PM - 4:31 PM Natural History Of Aortic Intramural Hematomas (IMHs) And Predictors Of Need For TEVAR Treatment: Which IMH Patients Do Not Need TEVAR
  Presenter(s):I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:32 PM - 4:37 PM How To Deal With An Uncontrolled And Enlarging False Lumen After TEVAR For TBADs
  Presenter(s):Cherrie Z. Abraham, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:38 PM - 4:43 PM Long-Term (>5 Years) Good Results Of Valiant Captiva Endografts For TEVAR In TBAD Patients: What Are The Differences Between The Captiva And Navion Systems
  Presenter(s):Joseph E. Bavaria, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
4:44 PM - 4:49 PM How To Treat Aortic Dissections With An Entry Tear In The Aortic Arch
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Joseph E. Bavaria, MD / Thomas L. Forbes, MD  
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4:56 PM - 5:01 PM Long-Term Outcomes Of Medically Managed Acute TBADs: How Were Patients Selected For This Treatment
  Presenter(s):Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
MEGA DEBATE ON TREATMENT OF ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED TBADs
5:02 PM - 5:07 PM DEBATE: Many Uncomplicated Acute TBADs Never Need Invasive Interventions And Are Better Treated Medically; How To Select Such Patients
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:08 PM - 5:13 PM DEBATE: With Uncomplicated Acute TBADs, The Case For Waiting 2-6 Weeks From Onset And Then Limiting Aortic Coverage With TEVAR
  Presenter(s):Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
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  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:20 PM - 5:25 PM DEBATE: Early Intervention For Acute TBADs (7-30 Days After Onset) With TEVAR For Acute TBADs Prevents Abdominal Extension Of False Lumen And TAAA Formation
  Presenter(s):Rodney A. White, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:26 PM - 5:31 PM Ideal Timing And Patient Selection Of TEVAR In Acute Uncomplicated TBAD Patients: When Is Medical Treatment Indicated
  Presenter(s):Ali Azizzadeh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:32 PM - 5:36 PM [SS] Varying Solutions To Treat Type 1A Endoleaks After TEVAR And EVAR
  Presenter(s):Nicola Mangialardi, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:36 PM - 5:40 PM [SS] Impact Of Cocaine Abuse On The Course Of Acute TBADs And Their Treatment: What Is The Mechanism
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Techniques For And Advantages Of Rerouting A Misplaced TEVAR Which Is Leading To A Growing False Lumen And Malperfusion In Acute TBAD Patients
  Presenter(s):David M. Williams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:46 PM - 5:51 PM Re-Entry Specific Endovascular Therapy (RESET), i.e. TEVAR Plus Dealing With Re-Entry Tears Improves Outcomes: How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
5:52 PM - 5:58 PM Panel Discussion
End Of Program A

END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 9: PROGRESS IN VASCULAR ROBOTICS, GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, LAPAROSCOPY AND SIMULATION
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Willem Wisselink, MD / Sean P. Lyden, MD  
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6:44 AM - 6:49 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
6:50 AM - 6:55 AM Update On Endovascular Robotics: They Have A Promising Future
  Presenter(s):Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS,FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
6:56 AM - 7:01 AM Robotic Decompression Of The Median Arcuate Ligament (Video Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Singh, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:02 AM - 7:07 AM Laparoscopic Assisted Aortofemoral Bypasses For Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusions: Why It Is The Best Treatment Method
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Giglia, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:08 AM - 7:13 AM Laparoscopic Robotic Assisted Aortic Surgery: Is It Worthwhile And Cost Effective In The Endovascular Era: Based On A 7-Year Experience In 87 Patients
  Presenter(s):Pierre-Olivier Thiney, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:14 AM - 7:19 AM Present Status And Future Potential Of Radiation Free Guidewire And Catheter Guidance: The Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) From Philips: What Are Microbots And How Do They Work
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:20 AM - 7:25 AM Updated Experience With Radiation Free Fiberoptic 3D Endovascular Guidance With The FORS System (Philips): Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Joost A. van Herwaarden, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:26 AM - 7:31 AM Update On The 3D Radiation Free Intraoperative Positioning System (IOPS) From Centerline For Endovascular Guidance: How Does It Work, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Matthew J. Eagleton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:32 AM - 7:37 AM The MAZE BOX: A Simple Table Top Endovascular Simulator For Training In Endovascular Tasks And Procedures
  Presenter(s):Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:38 AM - 7:44 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
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:L. Nelson Hopkins, MD / Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
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7:44 AM - 7:49 AM Variations In Carotid Treatment Within Countries And Between Countries In Europe, The US And Australia Is Great Despite All The RCTs: What Are The Implications
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:50 AM - 7:55 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
7:56 AM - 8:01 AM 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:02 AM - 8:07 AM Near Total Occlusions And String Signs Of The Internal Carotid Artery (ICA): How Are They Best Treated: Do We Have Updated Evidence
  Presenter(s):Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:08 AM - 8:13 AM Radiation And Carotid Stenosis: What Is The Relationship And How Is Radiation Stenosis Best Treated When Asymptomatic And When Symptomatic
  Presenter(s):Cynthia K. Shortell, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:14 AM - 8:20 AM Panel Discussion
DIFFERING VIEWS ON TREATMENT OF ACS
8:20 AM - 8:25 AM DEBATE: Almost ALL Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patients Are Best Treated Medically: Invasive Treatment Causes More Harm Than Good
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:26 AM - 8:31 AM DEBATE: Not So: About 25% Of ACS Patients Can Benefit From CEA Or CAS And Should Be So Treated
  Presenter(s):Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:32 AM - 8:37 AM DEBATE: Both Views Are Wrong: About 5-10% Of ACS Patients Should Be Treated Invasively And Benefit From Such Treatment: Why Are Too Many ACS Patients Getting CEA Or CAS
  Presenter(s):Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:38 AM - 8:43 AM DEBATE: ACS: When Not To Treat Invasively And When To Treat Invasively: A Balanced Logical View – But No One Knows Which View Is Right Or Best
  Presenter(s):Martin Storck, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
DIFFERING VIEWS ON CAROTID SCREENING
8:44 AM - 8:49 AM DEBATE: The Case For Widespread Carotid Screening
  Presenter(s):George S. Lavenson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM DEBATE: The Case Against Carotid Screening: It Leads To Unneeded And Possibly Harmful Treatment
  Presenter(s):Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
8:56 AM - 9:01 AM DEBATE: Lifeline Proprietary Carotid Screening: Who Profits: Is It A Good Thing Or A Hoax And A Scam: What Can It Tell Us About The Prevalence Of ACS
  Presenter(s):Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:02 AM - 9:07 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):Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Allan L. Brook, MD / Klaus D. Mathias, MD  
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Carotid Webs Can Cause Strokes In Young Patients – How Are They Best Diagnosed And Treated: Should They Be Treated In Asymptomatic Patients
  Presenter(s):Emmanuel M. Houdart, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:36 AM - 9:41 AM When After Thrombolysis Treatment From A Stroke Should Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) Be Performed And What Is The Best Timing For Those CEAs: Delay Has Consequences
  Presenter(s):Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:42 AM - 9:47 AM Why Vascular Surgeons Should Become Involved In Intracranial Endovascular Treatments For Acute Strokes: How To Learn These Procedures And Benefit Patients
  Presenter(s):Laura Capoccia, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:48 AM - 9:43 AM What Is New With Endovascular Intracranial Techniques For Arterial Clot Removal For Acute Strokes: New Methods; When And How Can The Time Window For Success Be Increased
  Presenter(s):Colin P. Derdeyn, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
9:54 AM - 9:59 AM Update And New Developments In Intracranial Endovascular Treatment For Acute Strokes: Should Other Specialists Learn How To Do It And the Ways To Learn
  Presenter(s):L. Nelson Hopkins, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Acute Stroke Interventions: What Is New: Who Should Do Them And Lessons Learned
  Presenter(s):Horst Sievert, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:06 AM - 10:11 AM How Best To Treat An ICA Occlusion With Distal Embolization: Sequence Of Treatment: Team Composition: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Timothy M. Sullivan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:12 AM - 10:17 AM Improvements In The Treatment Of Acute Strokes: Why A Dedicated Stroke Center Matters: What And Who Must Be Involved: Yes, It Does Matter In Better Patient Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Hernan A. Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:18 AM - 10:23 AM Endovascular Interventions In The Vertebro-Basilar System For Acute Strokes: A New Horizon, What Is Involved And Results
  Presenter(s):Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD / Zhong Chen, MD / Wayne W. Zhang, MD  
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Current Concepts And Techniques For Treating External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis In Committed Athletes: What Works And Doesn’t Work: Is There A role For Endovascular Treatment
  Presenter(s):Kenneth J. Cherry, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:36 AM - 10:41 AM Iliac Stenosis In Professional Cyclists: How To Diagnose And Treat: ABIs Don’t Help
  Presenter(s):Gabriel Szendro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:42 AM - 10:47 AM Value Of VBX Balloon Expandable Covered Stents In Treating Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Advantages And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Ehrin Armstrong, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
COVERED ENDOVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AORTIC BIFURCATION (CERAB) PROCEDURE
10:48 AM - 10:53 AM Midterm Outcomes Of The CERAB And Chimney CERAB Procedure With Covered Stents For Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Why It’s Better Than Kissing Stents And Which Covered Stent Works Best
  Presenter(s):Michel M.P. Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
10:54 AM - 10:59 AM CERAB Procedure Versus Kissing Stents For Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Diseases: Advantages And Disadvantages Of Each: CERAB Requires More Time And Radiation
  Presenter(s):Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Covered Endovascular Reconstruction Of The Aortic Bifurcation (CERAB) Procedure: Indications, Challenges And Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Hany Zayed, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:06 AM - 11:11 AM Value Of Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy For Calcified Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease Treatment
  Presenter(s):Andrew Holden, MBChB  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:12 AM - 11:18 AM Panel Discussion
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM Treatment Of Isolated Aortic Stenosis Without Iliac Disease: When Stents; When Stent-Grafts; When Open Bypass
  Presenter(s):Sigrid Nikol, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:24 AM - 11:29 AM Endovascular Treatment Of Difficult Aorto-Iliac Occlusions: Technical Tips: Is Open Repair Ever Needed
  Presenter(s):Sonia Ronchey, MD,PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:30 AM - 11:35 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:36 AM - 11:41 AM DEBATE: Not So: Open Surgery Is the Best Way To Treat Flush Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusions Safely: Technical Tips On How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Thomas C. Bower, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:42 AM - 11:47 AM DEBATE: Both Wrong: Hybrid Repairs Are Best For Complex Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Technical Tips On How To Do It
  Presenter(s):Yamume Tshomba, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:48 AM - 11:53 AM Impact Of Female Gender On Outcomes Of Endovascular Treatment Of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: When Is Open Repair Indicated
  Presenter(s):Franco Grego, Vascular Surgery  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
11:54 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break –2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 13: NEW CONCEPTS, MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Barry T. Katzen, MD / Lindsay Machan, MD  
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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: Could It Replace Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
  Presenter(s):Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM What Is The Bright Future Of AI And Robotic Technology In Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):Willem Wisselink, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM How AI Will Change The Way We Practice Medicine
  Presenter(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM How Vascular Treatment Will Intersect With Other New Technologies: Wearable Trackers, AI, And Tissue Engineering
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM How 3D And 4D Machine Learning Is Changing Vascular Surgery
  Presenter(s):Matthew T. Menard, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM How Can AI Be Used To Predict Endoleaks And AAA Growth: Will It Have Clinical Value
  Presenter(s):Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM How Can AI Facilitate AAA Monitoring Before And After EVAR
  Presenter(s):Stephan Haulon, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Value Of Computational Fluid Dynamic Studies To Evaluate Closure Techniques With CEA, Predict Restenosis And Help In AAA Treatment
  Presenter(s):Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Siemens I-Flow: A New Intelligent Technology To Improve The Endo Treatment Of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease
  Presenter(s):Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM Is Image Fusion Guidance For Complex And Simple Aortic Procedures Really Worthwhile And Cost Effective: Why Is It A Question
  Presenter(s):Rachel E. Clough, MD, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:06 PM - 2:12 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 14: VASCULAR SURGERY’S NUMBERS, IDENTITY, RECOGNITION, INDEPENDENT SPECIALTY STATUS; HOW TO INCREASE OUR NUMBERS TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS FOR OUR SERVICES
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Kim J. Hodgson, MD / Ronald L. Dalman, MD  
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2:12 PM - 2:17 PM Updated Workforce Model Predicts A Shortage Of Vascular Surgeons For The Next 20 Years: What Should Vascular Surgery And The American Board of Surgery (ABS) Do About It
  Presenter(s):K. Craig Kent, MD / Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:18 PM - 2:23 PM What Makes Vascular Surgery Different, Why Are There Insufficient Numbers Of Vascular Surgeons: How Can We Expand Our Numbers
  Presenter(s):Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:24 PM - 2:29 PM The Clouded Identity Of Vascular Surgery Amongst Other Doctors And The Public: Why Is It So And What Can Be Done About It
  Presenter(s):James C. Stanley, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM Why US News & World Report Cannot And Does Not Rank Vascular Surgery Programs: Vascular Surgery Needs To Be An Independent ABMS Approved Specialty: Why Isn’t It
  Presenter(s):James H. Black, III, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:36 PM - 2:41 PM The American Board Of Vascular Surgery Or ABVS: Its Time Is Now
  Presenter(s):Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:42 PM - 2:47 PM The SVS Executive Committee: What Is Its Function And How Has It Not Promoted Vascular Surgery And Thereby Failed To Serve Its Membership’s Interests
  Presenter(s):Benjamin W. Starnes, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:48 PM - 2:53 PM What Will Happen If Vascular Surgery Does Not Become A Separate Specialty: How Have Our Vascular Societies Failed Vascular Surgeons
  Presenter(s):David H. Deaton, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
2:54 PM - 2:59 PM Why Vascular Surgery Must Be An Independent Specialty: It Needs Independent Departments So As To Not Be Exploited By Other Department Chairs
  Presenter(s):Patrick J. Geraghty, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM The Key To More Vascular Surgeons Is Better Exposure To Medical Students: We Are A Hidden Specialty Because Of Our Subordinate Specialty Status Which Also Limits Our Training Programs
  Presenter(s):Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Vascular Surgery Training Program’s Update For 0+5 And 5+2 Programs: Do We Need More Applicants Or More Programs Or Both: How Can We Get There
  Presenter(s):Murray L. Shames, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Is Getting A Vascular Surgery Training Position Becoming Less Competitive For 0+5 Residencies; For 5+2 Fellowships
  Presenter(s):Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Leadership Roles Vascular Surgeons And Vascular Specialists Should Seek: Why They Are Important And How To Get There Without Abandoning Your Original Specialty
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:24 PM - 3:36 PM Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Pavilions And Exhibits (2nd and 3rd Floors)

END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 15: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL AND RENAL ARTERY DISEASE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:James C. Stanley, MD / Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, FACS  
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3:36 PM - 3:41 PM DEBATE: All Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms Can Be Treated Endovascularly
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:42 PM - 3:47 PM DEBATE: Open Treatment Of Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms Is Sometimes Best: When Is This
  Presenter(s):Timur P. Sarac, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:48 PM - 3:53 PM Technical Tips For Percutaneous Endovascular Treatment Of Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms
  Presenter(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
3:54 PM - 3:59 PM Update On New SVS Practice Guidelines For Treating Visceral Artery Aneurysms; When Endo; When Open
  Presenter(s):Rabih A. Chaer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM Technical Tips For Recanalizing Long Complex Visceral Artery (SMA) Occlusions
  Presenter(s):Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Current Optimal Treatment Of Pancreatico-Duodenal Aneurysms With And Without Celiac Axis Occlusion: When Endo; When Open: Why They Are Both Challenging
  Presenter(s):Benjamin M. Jackson, MD / Ronald M. Fairman, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:12 PM - 4:17 PM With Acute Mesenteric Ischemia With Peritoneal Signs, Laparotomy And Retrograde SMA Stenting Is The Best Treatment: Technical Tips To Do it Safely And Quickly
  Presenter(s):Markus K. Furrer, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:18 PM - 4:23 PM At What Size Do Renal Artery Aneurysms Need to Be Treated Invasively: A New Vascular Consortium Study Shows They Are Only Dangerous When >3 cm In Diameter
  Presenter(s):Peter F. Lawrence, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:24 PM - 4:39 PM Optimal Current Treatment Of Renal Artery Aneurysms: When Endo; When Open; Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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 (5-MINUTE AND SOME 4 3/4-MINUTE SHORT SUMMARY [SS] TALKS)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd  
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OPEN AND HYBRID VASCULAR SURGERY
4:36 PM - 4:41 PM New Techniques To Improve The Open Repair Of TAAAs
  Presenter(s):Laurent Chiche, MD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:42 PM - 4:47 PM Technical Tips For Performing Retroperitoneal Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass (Video Presentation)
  Presenter(s):William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:48 PM - 4:53 PM Tips And Tricks For Open Retroperitoneal Exposure Of The Aorta And All Its Abdominal Branches
  Presenter(s):Kamphol Laohapensang, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:54 PM - 4:59 PM Minimal Incision For Retroperitoneal Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass: Technical Tips And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Robert M. Proczka, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM [SS] Duplex Surveillance Should Be Used After All Aorto-Bifemoral Bypasses: It Improves Outcomes
  Presenter(s):Keith D. Calligaro, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM [SS] Thoraco-Bifemoral Bypass: A Good Option After All Endo And Open Standard Approaches Have Failed: Technical Tips
  Presenter(s):Manju Kalra, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM [SS] 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM Panel Discussion
5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Technical Tips For Aortic And Inferior Vena Cava Resections During Cancer Operations
  Presenter(s):Benjamin M. Jackson, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:26 PM - 5:31 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  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
UPDATE ON COARCTATION TREATMENT
5:32 PM - 5:37 PM DEBATE: Endovascular Techniques Are The Best Treatment For Aortic Coarctations: When Bare Stents; When Covered Stents; Precautions
  Presenter(s):Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:38 PM - 5:43 PM DEBATE: Not So: Open Surgery Is Sometimes Needed: What Are The Indications
  Presenter(s):Michael J. Jacobs, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:44 PM - 5:49 PM Value Of BeGraft (From Bentley), A Balloon Expandable Covered Stent In Treating Aortic Coarctations: Can It Treat All Cases
  Presenter(s):Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:50 PM - 5:55 PM Long-Term Outcomes Of Stent-Graft Treatment Of Aortic Coarctations
  Presenter(s):Frank R. Arko, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
5:56 PM - 6:02 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
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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7:00 AM - 7:05 AM Introduction To The Symposium
  Presenter(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:05 AM - 7:15 AM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Michael R. Jaff, DO  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:15 AM - 7:25 AM The Basics Of Pulmonary Embolism: What Is The Role Of The History, Exam, Biomarkers
  Presenter(s):Raghu Kolluri, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:25 AM - 7:35 AM Do We Need An Echo To Manage Acute Submassive PE
  Presenter(s):David M. Dudzinski, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:35 AM - 7:45 AM Advanced Imaging For PE: What Is The Optimal Strategy For The Diagnosis Of Acute And Chronic PE
  Presenter(s):Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Medical Treatment Of PE: When, Why, For How Long, And How Can I Remember
  Presenter(s):Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Testing For Cancer And Other Hypercoagulable States In PE
  Presenter(s):Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM The First Opportunity – The Emergency Physician Algorithm For Acute PE Management
  Presenter(s):D. Mark Courtney, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:20 AM - 8:35 AM Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy For PE: No Need For Catheter-Based Intervention
  Presenter(s):Jay Giri, MD, MPH  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM Ultrasound-Assisted Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy: Does This Really Work
  Presenter(s):Charles B. Ross, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM Ultrasound-Assisted Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy: The Indigo System
  Presenter(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM What Strategy Is Best For Acute PE Intervention
  Presenter(s):Patrick Troy, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Step-By-Step Technical Tips For Pharmacomechanical Intervention For PE
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: Where Does This Fit
  Presenter(s):Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO  
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM Panel Discussion
  Panelist(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD / D. Mark Courtney, MD / Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA / Jay Giri, MD, MPH / Raghu Kolluri, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM / Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH / Charles B. Ross, MD / Patrick Troy, MD / 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 APPROACH - PART 2
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Michael R. Jaff, DO  
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10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Low-Does Systemic Lytics: Is This An Effective Strategy For Acute PE Treatment
  Presenter(s):Mohsen Sharifi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Vortex Strategy For Massive PE
  Presenter(s):Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM ECMO And Surgical Thromboembolectomy For Massive PE: When, How, And Why
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM Putting It All Together: What Is The Modern Algorithm For Management Of Massive And Submassive PE
  Presenter(s):Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM Vena Cava Filters In PE Treatment: Do We Need To Do This, And If So, When
  Presenter(s):Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Balloon Angioplasty For Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Has This Become Mainstream
  Presenter(s):Kenneth Rosenfield, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM The Team Approach To PE Management: The National PERT Consortium
  Presenter(s):Victor F. Tapson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO  
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM Challenging Cases And “PERT” Decisions
  Panelist(s): Mark G. Davies, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR / Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD / Mohsen Sharifi, MD / Victor F. Tapson, MD / Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD  
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break – 2nd Floor Promenade
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
End of Program C-1

END OF SESSION 18
 
SESSION 19 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 19: INTRODUCTION TO VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Wayne F. Yakes, MD / Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
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1:00 PM - 1:02 PM Welcome And Introduction
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:02 PM - 1:10 PM International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) Classification Of Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:11 PM - 1:19 PM Genetic Diagnosis And Molecular Therapies Of Vascular Anomalies
  Presenter(s):Miikka Vikkula, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:20 PM - 1:28 PM The Yakes AVM Classification System: A Guide To Curative AVM Treatment
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:29 PM - 1:34 PM Case Examples Utilizing The Yakes AVM Classification System For Curative Treatment Of Complex AVMs
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM Case Examples Utilizing The Yakes AVM Classification System For Curative Treatment Of Complex AVMs
  Presenter(s):Fiona Rohlffs, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:41 PM - 1:46 PM Case Examples Utilizing The Yakes AVM Classification System For Curative Treatment Of Complex AVMs
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:47 PM - 2:04 PM The Yakes AVM Classification System: Treatment Outcomes In 100 Consecutive Patients
  Presenter(s):Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
END OF SESSION 19
 
SESSION 20 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 20: SURGICAL AND ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD / Fiona Rohlffs, MD, PhD  
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2:05 PM - 2:13 PM Combined Endovascular And Surgical Management Of Head & Neck Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Laurence M. Boon, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2:14 PM - 2:22 PM Curative Ethanol Endovascular Treatment Of Complex Head & Neck AVMs
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2:23 PM - 2:31 PM The Best Laid Plans: Complications And Difficult Outcomes In Challenging Vascular Malformations
  Presenter(s):Robert L. Vogelzang, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2:32 PM - 2:40 PM Endovascular Ethanol Treatment Of Complex Venous Malformations
  Presenter(s):Wayne F. Yakes, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2:41 PM - 2:49 PM The Kerber Potpourri: The World’s First Microcatheter System And Polymerizing Embolic Agents To First Enter Brain Arteries, The World’s First Carotid Angioplasty, Supradose Cisplatin Head & Neck Carcinoma Therapy, And Modern Uses Of Cyanoacrylates
  Presenter(s):Charles Kerber, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Panel Discussion/Q&A (Combined Sessions 19 and 20)
End of Program C-2

END OF SESSION 20
 
SESSION 21 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 21: HOT NEW SHORT SUMMARY TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE (ALL TALKS ARE 4 ¾ MINUTES)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Neal S. Cayne, MD / Richard F. Neville, MD  
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3:00 PM - 3:05 PM Key Steps For Success With Radial Artery Access For Remote Visceral, Renal Or Lower Extremity Lesion Treatment
  Presenter(s):Marcelo Guimaraes, MD, MBA, FSIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM Mortality Rates After Paclitaxel Coated Device Use Only In Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI): A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials Shows No Increased Mortality With Paclitaxel Coated Devices
  Presenter(s):Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:10 PM - 3:15 PM How To Use Microcatheters To Facilitate Complex Peripheral Interventions
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:15 PM - 3:20 PM Why And When Angiographic Final Evaluation Of Interventional Treatment Is Inadequate: What Else Is Needed And When
  Presenter(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:20 PM - 3:25 PM DEBATE: CO2 As A Contrast Agent Is Valuable For Lower Extremity Angiography And Treatments If Used Appropriately
  Presenter(s):Palma M. Shaw, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM DEBATE: Not So: CO2 As A Lower Extremity Contrast Agent Is Unnecessary And Has Downsides
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Importance Of Technical Factors In Use Of Drug Coated Balloons (DCBs): Value Of IVUS And DCB Undersizing
  Presenter(s):Jihad A. Mustapha, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM Local Anesthetic Injection Into Lesion Site Facilitates PTA And Stent Placement: How To Do It (Video Presentation)
  Presenter(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM Panel Discussion
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM Value Of Tack Optimized Balloon Angioplasty In Lower Extremity Interventions: When Should They Be Used And When Not (Tacks From Intact Vascular)
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM The .014 Lutonix Balloon (From Becton Dickinson) Is Safe And Effective For Below The Knee (BTK) Lesions Up To 24 Months
  Presenter(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM The Optimal Stent And Techniques For Treating Occlusive Lesions In Heavily Calcified Superficial Femoral Arteries
  Presenter(s):Hany Zayed, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM How Best To Use DCBs To Treat Femoro-Popliteal Lesions
  Presenter(s):Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM What Is Small Artery Disease (SAD) And What Are Good Therapeutic Options For Treating SAD Occurring In Patients With Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemic (CLTI)
  Presenter(s):Marianne Brodmann, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Heel Ulceration And Ischemic Gangrene Involving The Achilles Tendon Should Not Be An Indication For A BTK Amputation: How To Save Such A Limb
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM Popliteal Artery-To-Distal Bypass For Limb Salvage; Status In 2020: Technical Tips And Value: When Is It Better Than Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Francesco Spinelli, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM Hybrid Lower Extremity Revascularizations: When And Why Are They Better Than Endo Approaches
  Presenter(s):Joseph S. Giglia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 21
 
SESSION 22 SCHEDULE
Tuesday
SESSION 22: MORE HOT NEW SHORT SUMMARY TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA (CLTI) - ALL TALKS ARE 4 ¾ MINUTES
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators:Brian G. DeRubertis, MD / Peter A. Schneider, MD  
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4:30 PM - 4:35 PM CLTI Is A Global Epidemic; How Can A CLTI Program Decrease Its Morbidity
  Presenter(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM What Is The Best Treatment For Young Patients With Symptomatic PAD: How Should Females Be Revascularized Differently From Males
  Presenter(s):William P. Robinson, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) Still Have A Role In The Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA): In Precisely What Circumstances
  Presenter(s):Lawrence A. Garcia, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:45 PM - 4:50 PM Value Of External Duplex Ultrasound And Other Technical Factors In Optimizing BTK DCB Angioplasty
  Presenter(s):Francesco Liistro, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM How To Size Lower Extremity Target Arteries For Endo Treatments Accurately Using Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS): Why It Is Important
  Presenter(s):Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Lower Extremity Interventions (PTA, Stents, Atherectomy) Under IVUS Guidance: Its Costs, Value And Limitations
  Presenter(s):Ignacio Escotto, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM Panel Discussion
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM Patterns Of Calcification In BTK Arteries: How They Influence Endovascular Treatments
  Presenter(s):Jihad A. Mustapha, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM Best Treatment For Heavily Calcified Occlusive Lesions And When Are Re-Entry Devices Needed With Retrograde Recanalizations: Tips On How To Use Them
  Presenter(s):Erwin Blessing, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM How To Do Bypass Surgery To Heavily Non-Compressible Calcified Target Arteries
  Presenter(s):Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Bailout Techniques For Problems Encountered With Subintimal Angioplasty For Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs): Like Inability To Re-Enter The True Lumen
  Presenter(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM 2-Year Results With Sirolimus Coated Drug Eluting Stents (DES) For Fempop Lesions: The ILLUMINA Trial
  Presenter(s):Andrea Kahlberg, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM Early Failure Of Endovascular Treatment Of Tibial Disease With CLTI Is Associated With Increased Amputation Rates: How Can It Be Predicted And Is An Open Bypass A Solution
  Presenter(s):Mark G. Davies, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:35 PM - 5:40 PM Contemporary Comparative Results Of In Situ Versus Reversed Vein Bypasses: When Is One Better Than The Other
  Presenter(s):Carlo Pratesi, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:40 PM - 5:45 PM Distal Bypasses Under Nerve Block Without General Anesthesia Improves Results Of Bypasses For CLTI
  Presenter(s):Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM Alternate Approaches To Lower Extremity Arteries When Standard Approaches Are Blocked By Scarring Or Infection
  Presenter(s):Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:50 PM - 5:55 PM Challenge Of Getting Endovascular Revascularization To Achieve Healing Of Ischemic Wounds: Value Of A Wound Center In A Limb Salvage Program
  Presenter(s):Robert B. McLafferty, MD, MBA  
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM Panel Discussion
End of Program C-3

END OF SESSION 22