Friday
SESSION XVIII: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
SESSION XVIII SCHEDULE
7:38 AM - 7:45 AM Update On The US Trial With The TX2 Thoracic Endograft
  Presenters(s): Jon S. Matsumura, M.D.  
7:46 AM - 7:53 AM Ten-Year Experience With Thoracic Endografts: Lessons Learned
  Presenters(s): Ludger Sunder-Plassmann, M.D.  
7:54 AM - 8:01 AM Will We Be Able To Treat Type A Dissections With Endografts?
  Presenters(s): Edward B. Diethrich, M.D.  
8:02 AM - 8:09 AM Present And Future Role Of Endografts For The Treatment Of Dissecting Aneurysms
  Presenters(s): Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
8:10 AM - 8:17 AM Are Aortic Stent Grafts Indicated For Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissections: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial (INSTEAD Trial) Comparing Endografts To Best Medical Therapy
  Presenters(s): Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D.  
8:18 AM - 8:25 AM Top 5 Reasons Why Thoracic Endografting Is More Complex And Dangerous Than Endograft Repair Of AAAs
  Presenters(s): Frank J. Criado, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:33 AM Current Limitations Of Thoracic Aortic Endografts
  Presenters(s): Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:34 AM - 8:41 AM The Truth About Thoracic Endografts: Are They All They Are Cracked Up To Be?
  Presenters(s): Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
8:42 AM - 8:51 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D. /   / Frank J. Veith, M.D.     
8:52 AM - 8:59 AM Evolution Of Fenestrated And Branched Endograft Devices: Will They Allow Endovascular Treatment Of All Aneurysms?
  Presenters(s): David E. Hartley, FRANZCR (Hon)  
9:00 AM - 9:07 AM Late Results With Fenestrated And Branched Endografts For Pararenal And Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  Presenters(s): John L. Anderson, M.D.  
9:08 AM - 9:15 AM Lessons Learned From A 5-Year Experience With Fenestrated Endografts
  Presenters(s): Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.B,B.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
9:16 AM - 9:23 AM New Hybrid Technique (Endo/Open) For Complex Aneurysms Requiring Branched Grafts
  Presenters(s): Mario Lachat, M.D.  
9:24 AM - 9:31 AM Open Surgical Repair Of Descending Thoracic Aneurysms In The Endovascular Era: A 10-Year Experience
  Presenters(s): Edouard Kieffer, M.D.  
9:32 AM - 9:39 AM What Patients Will Never Be Suitable For Aortic Endograft Treatment?
  Presenters(s): Hazim J. Safi, M.D.  
9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XVIII