2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 17 - Saturday, November 21, 2026

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
SESSION 8: MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING TBADS AND TEVAR: NEED FOR AND TIMING OF TEVAR FOR ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION (UTBADS)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Jon S. Matsumura, MD / William D. Jordan Jr., MD / Jean M. Panneton, MD  
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
4:56 PM - 5:01 PM
With Acute Type A Dissections And Severe SMA Malperfusion, What Is The Optimal Treatment Sequence: When Should Descending Aortic TEVAR To Restore SMA Flow Precede Open Repair Of The Ascending Aorta
Presenter(s): Martin R. Back, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:02 PM - 5:07 PM
Aortic Geometry Can Be Predictive Of TBAD Behavior And Treatment Failure After TEVAR: How To Assess It And How Should It Change Treatment
Presenter(s): Ross Milner, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:08 PM - 5:13 PM
Re-Entry Specific Endovascular Therapy (RESET) For TBAD Features Treatment Of Reentry Tears And Improves Remodeling And Outcomes With TBADs: When And How To Do It
Presenter(s): Jean M. Panneton, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:14 PM - 5:19 PM
DEBATE ROUND 3: With Acute Uncomplicated TBADs, The Case For Early TEVAR With Extensive Aortic Coverage In Most Patients: New Data Supports It
Presenter(s): William D. Jordan Jr., MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:20 PM - 5:25 PM
DEBATE ROUND 3: With Acute Uncomplicated TBADs, The Case For Waiting 2-6 Weeks From Onset For TEVAR And Then Limiting Aortic Coverage: The Facts Support It
Presenter(s): Mark A. Farber, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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DO WE NEED AN RCT COMPARING TEVAR VERSUS MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR uTBADs
5:26 PM - 5:31 PM
The Science Behind The High Risk Features Of Uncomplicated Acute Type B Dissections (uTBADs) Is Shaky At Best: They Should Not Be Used As An Excuse To Treat These Patients Invasively (As Some Guidelines Suggest) Until We Have Better Evidence: Until Then An RCT Will Be Difficult Or Impossible
Presenter(s): Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:32 PM - 5:37 PM
Progress With The IMPROVE-AD And SUNDAY RCTs Comparing TEVAR vs. Best Medical Treatment Of Acute And Subacute uTBADs: Recruitment To Date And Estimated Time To Completion
Presenter(s): Firas F. Mussa, MD / Jacob Budtz-Lilly, MD, PhD / Panos Kougias, MD, MSc  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:38 PM - 5:43 PM
How Important Is The Conformability Of Thoracic Endografts: The Real-Life Performance Of A More Conformable Device
Presenter(s): Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:44 PM - 5:49 PM
With Aortic Dissections: How Should Visceral Malperfusion Be Diagnosed And What Strategies Are Available To Treat It Before Or After TEVAR
Presenter(s): Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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5:50 PM - 5:56 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

End of Program A