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  
SESSION 5 SCHEDULE
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
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