Thursday
SESSION XVII: UPDATES AND NEW CONCEPTS IN VASCULAR DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (7-MINUTE TALKS)
SESSION XVII SCHEDULE
5:40 PM - 5:47 PM The Truth About The Thrombosis Problem With Drug Eluting Stents In The Coronary Circulation: It’s Not As Bad As We Have Been Led To Believe
  Presenters(s): Gregg W. Stone, M.D.  
5:47 PM - 5:54 PM The Truth About The Drawbacks Of Drug Eluting Stents: It’s Worse Than We Have Been Led To Believe
  Presenters(s): Renu Virmani, M.D.  
5:55 PM - 6:02 PM Where Are We Going With Drug Eluting Stents: How Much Better Will They Get: Will Coronary Stenting Increase Or Decrease?
  Presenters(s): Martin B. Leon, M.D.  
6:03 PM - 6:10 PM New Horizons In Imaging And Remote Guidance Of Catheter And Guidewire Tips And Stiffness: How Will These Make A Difference?
  Presenters(s): Alan B. Lumsden, M.D., F.A.C.S. / William Hendren, M.D.  
6:11 PM - 6:18 PM Experience With Stent Grafts (Viabahn) In The Treatment Of Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusions And Popliteal Aneurysms
  Presenters(s): Giovanni P. Deriu, M.D.  
6:19 PM - 6:26 PM Really Long-Term Follow-up (10 Years) Of Iliac And Aortic Stents And Kissing Stents
  Presenters(s): Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
6:27 PM - 6:34 PM CO2 As A Contrast Agent For EVAR: Technique, Advantages And Limitations
  Presenters(s): Fred A. Weaver, M.D.  
6:35 PM - 6:42 PM New Developments In Oral Anticoagulants: Will Heparin And Coumadin Be Replaced And Why?
  Presenters(s): William M. Stone, M.D. / Samuel R. Money, M.D., M.B.A.  
6:43 PM - 6:53 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XVII