2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 17 - Saturday, November 21, 2026

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Friday, November 21, 2025
SESSION 89: MORE HOT CAROTID TOPICS: UPDATES ON KEY CAROTID RCTS AND TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS) AND POST-RADIATION STENOSIS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Frank J. Veith, MD / Wesley S. Moore, MD / Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD / Barry T. Katzen, MD  
SESSION 89 SCHEDULE
UPDATE ON CAROTID RCTs
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
CAS vs. CEA: Why The Debate Will Never End: Bias And Self Interest Overwhelms Facts And Logic And Often Influences How Good Trials And Even RCTs Are Misinterpreted
Presenter(s): Francesco Setacci, MD / Carlo Setacci, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:06 PM - 1:11 PM
When Invasively Treating Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patients >75, Should CEA Be Preferred Over TFCAS: Has Anything Changed Or Are The Data From ACT1 And CREST RCTs Showing Comparable Outcomes For The Two Treatments Still Applicable
Presenter(s): Jon S. Matsumura, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:12 PM - 1:17 PM
First Game Changing Results From CREST 2: CEA vs. Best Medical Treatment (BMT) And CAS vs. BMT For ACS: Some 4-Year RESULTS TO DATE Show...
Presenter(s): Brajesh K. Lal, MD / Thomas G. Brott, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:18 PM - 1:23 PM
First Game Changing Results From CREST 2: Do They Resolve The Controversy Conclusively Or Are Further Studies Needed
Presenter(s): Thomas G. Brott, MD / Brajesh K. Lal, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:24 PM - 1:29 PM
ACST-2 Final Results: This RCT Found That CEA And CAS For ACS Had Comparable Stroke/Death Rates For 10 Years And Implied That Both Invasive Treatments Were Superior To Now Obsolete BMT: Why This Conclusion Is No Longer Applicable
Presenter(s): Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS / Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
The 2nd European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST-2): Current Status; 2-Year Results Report And Its Flaws: What It Tells Us And What It Doesn't About BMT vs. Invasive Therapy
Presenter(s): Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:36 PM - 1:46 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

OTHER HOT CAROTID RELATED TOPICS
1:47 PM - 1:52 PM
Optimal Current Management Of Carotid Stenosis After Radiation Therapy For Cancer - Symptomatic And Asymptomatic: What Is The Pathology: How Is It Best Treated And How Results Differ From Standard Carotid Stenosis
Presenter(s): Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:53 PM - 1:58 PM
Management Options With A Carotid String Sign Or Near Occlusion: Why Are They Controversial: Current Optimal Treatment In Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients
Presenter(s): Christos D. Liapis, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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1:59 PM - 2:04 PM
Optimal Management Of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis With Coexistent Unruptured Intracerebral Aneurysm: Based On A Multicenter Study
Presenter(s): Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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2:05 PM - 2:10 PM
Photoacoustic Imaging (With Laser And Ultrasound Derived Information) To Assess Carotid Plaque Vulnerability: How Does It Work And Does It Help
Presenter(s): Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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2:11 PM - 2:16 PM
How Can AI Identify And Characterize Vulnerable Carotid Plaque Using A Multi-Modality Approach – How Is This Helpful In Guiding Treatment
Presenter(s): Jimmy Davaine, MD, PhD / Jean Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

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2:17 PM - 2:23 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor