2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 17 - Saturday, November 21, 2026

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Thursday, November 20, 2025
SESSION 59: UPDATED INFORMATION ON LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHETIC GRAFTS (SEE ALSO SESSION 28) AND RE-ENTRY DEVICES
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA  
SESSION 59 SCHEDULE
PROSTHETIC DRAFTS
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Perigraft Seromas After PTFE Lower Extremity And Aortic Arterial Grafts: Frequency, Etiology, When Do They Need To Be Treated And How
Presenter(s): Jae S. Cho, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM
Percutaneous (PQ) Transvenous Fem-Pop PTFE Bypasses (From Endologix): Tips To Simplify The Procedure And Avoid Tibial Venous Access: Will It Eliminate Open PTFE Fem-Pop Bypasses
Presenter(s): Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM
Update On The Tissue Engineered Human Biological Arterial Grafts (Humacyte): 3-Year Clinical Results In Civilian And Military Settings: Indications, Advantages And Unanswered Questions
Presenter(s): Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM
Heparin Coated PTFE Grafts (Propaten - Gore) vs. Autologous Vein Grafts For Bypasses To Targets Above And Below The Knee: The Heparin Coated Grafts Are Better And Worth The Cost: Based On A Propensity Matched Analysis
Presenter(s): David J. Dexter, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM
Does Heparin Bonding To PTFE Grafts Really Make A Difference And Improve Results: Is The Heparin Bonding To Propaten Grafts (Gore) Different Enough To Improve Results
Presenter(s): Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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RE-ENTRY DEVICES REEXAMINED
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
Pros And Cons Of Re-Entry Devices In Treating CTOs: Why, Where And When To Use Them: Are They Worth The Cost And Have Other Techniques Like Retrograde Access Largely Replaced Them
Presenter(s): Maria Antonella Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:36 PM - 1:41 PM
Re-Entry Devices Are Currently Almost Never Necessary: Techniques To Treat Lower Extremity Lesions Successfully Without Them: When Might They Be Needed
Presenter(s): Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:42 PM - 1:47 PM
Improving Endoleak Detection And Accurately Defining Their Source With Contrast Enhanced Sonography: Equipment Needed And How To Do It
Presenter(s): Thanila A. Macedo, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

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1:48 PM - 1:54 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor