VEITHsymposium 2024 Program

Tuesday, November 19 - Saturday, November 23, 2024

VEITHsymposium 2024 Program

The program features over 1,300 rapid-fire presentations offered in more than 100 sessions throughout the five-day event. Click on the day below to review the sessions, then click on the session number to see a listing of presentations and speakers within a session.

Program Outline at a Glance

TUESDAY PROGRAMS

Program A:

PROGRAM A (SESSIONS 1-8) - 6:50 A.M. - 6:02 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES, HEART VALVES, AND THE THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL AORTA

Location:

Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

Program B:

PROGRAM B (SESSIONS 9-16) – 6:47 A.M. - 5:59 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
PROGRESS IN WEARABLE REMOTE MEASUREMENT DEVICES, VASCULAR ROBOTICS, GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, LAPAROSCOPY, SIMULATION AND COVID; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT; ABDOMINAL AORTIC BRANCH TREATMENT; NEW TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI); VASCULAR SURGERY IDENTITY, TRAINING, MANPOWER AND MENTORSHIP; UPDATES ON OPEN VASCULAR SURGERY AND TREATMENT OF AORTIC COARCTATION

Location:

Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

Program C-1:

PROGRAM C-1 (SESSIONS 17-18) – 7:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE APPROACH

Course Leader: Michael R. Jaff, DO

Location:

Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Program C-2:

PROGRAM C-2 (SESSIONS 19-22) – 1:00 P.M. - 6:06 P.M. (TBD CME CREDITS HOURS)
INTERESTING TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS

Location:

Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS

Program D:

PROGRAM D (SESSIONS 23-30) – 6:40 A.M. - 6:05 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
PROGRESS IN LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT

Location:

Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

Program E:

PROGRAM E (SESSIONS 31-38) – 6:40 A.M. - 6:05 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND NEW DRUGS; PROGRESS IN ANTI-ATHEROGENIC AND ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE TREATMENTS; MANAGEMENT OF ENDOLEAKS; RECORDED LIVE CASES FROM LEADING CENTERS IN THE US AND EU; ISSUES OF INTEREST; OUTPATIENT AND OFFICE BASED VASCULAR TREATMENT; TOPICS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT, REIMBURSEMENT, THE SVS, VQI, FDA, GUIDELINES, TRIALS AND EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE

Location:

Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

Program F:

PROGRAM F (SESSIONS 39-46) – 6:50 A.M. - 6:10 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE, TEVAR, AORTIC DISSECTIONS, TAAAs, JUXTA- AND PARARENAL AAAs, PARALLEL GRAFTS, FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED EVAR (F/B/EVAR), MULTILAYER BARE STENTS, INFRARENAL AAAs AND STANDARD EVAR, AND HOT NEW AORTIC TOPICS

Location:

Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

THURSDAY PROGRAMS

Program G:

PROGRAM G (SESSIONS 47-54) – 6:56 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
EXCITING NEW OR REDISCOVERED TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS OR DEVICES; PROGRESS IN F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs; TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY; PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AAAs; MORE ABOUT NEW DEVICES, TECHNIQUES OR CONCEPTS; PROGRESS IN RADIATION SAFETY

Location:

Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

Program H:

PROGRAM H (SESSIONS 55-63) – 7:00 A.M. - 5:59 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR: STANDARD EVAR AND MORE COMPLEX AAAs; REPAIRS OF TAAAs, THE ASCENDING AORTA, THE AORTIC ARCH, AND THE DESCENDING AORTA (TEVAR); NEW DEVICES FOR TREATING LOWER EXTREMITY LESIONS BY ENDO OR OPEN TECHNIQUES; UPDATE ON ENDOANCHORS AND FIXATION DEVICES AND NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR ENDOVASCULARLY REMOVING CLOT AND OCCLUDING BLOOD VESSELS

Location:

Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

Program I:

PROGRAM I (SESSIONS 64-73) – 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE

Course Leaders: Jose I. Almeida, MD, Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Thomas W. Wakefield, MD and Steve Elias, MD

Location:

Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Program J:

PROGRAM J (SESSIONS 74-78) – 7:30 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
MULTIDISCIPLINARY STROKE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

Course Leader: Allan L. Brook, MD

Location:

Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor

FRIDAY PROGRAMS

Program K:

PROGRAM K (SESSIONS 79-86) – 6:40 A.M. - 5:32 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
PROGRESS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA (SCI) WITH TAAAs AND COMPLEX AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIRS; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT: MESH COVERED STENTS AND TCAR, COGNITIVE CHANGES, TIMING OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT, UPDATE ON CAROTID TRIALS, TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS), STRING SIGN, CAROTID CLOT, SIGNIFICANCE OF MRI LESIONS, CAROTID CONTROVERSIES AND MORE CAROTID TOPICS; OTHER NEW ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES; UPDATE ON PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS CLOSURE DEVICES AND WOUND CARE

Location:

Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

Program L:

PROGRAM L (SESSIONS 87-94) – 6:52 A.M. - 4:56 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF POPLITEAL DISEASE; ADVANCES IN TREATING ARTERIAL AND GRAFT INFECTIONS; ADVANCES IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND GUIDANCE; AUGMENTED REALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX ENDOVASCULAR CASES FROM MÜNSTER, GERMANY; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME MANAGEMENT; ADVANCES IN MEDICAL, DRUG, ANTICOAGULANT AND RARE VASCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT; AND ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA

Location:

Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

Program M:

PROGRAM M (SESSIONS 95-105) – 7:30 A.M. - 6:33 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
DEEP VENOUS DISEASE

Jose I. Almeida, MD, Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Thomas W. Wakefield, MD and Steve Elias, MD

Location:

Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

SATURDAY PROGRAMS

Program N:

PROGRAM N (SESSIONS 106-109) – 7:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS IN GENERAL AND IN THE TREATMENT OF LOWER
EXTREMITY, AORTIC OR CAROTID DISEASE

Location:

Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

Program O:

PROGRAM O (SESSIONS 110-115) – 8:00 A.M. - 4:05 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS

Course Leaders: Larry A. Scher, MD, Anton N. Sidawy, MD, and Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH

Location:

Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

Program P:

PROGRAM P (SESSIONS 116-125) – 6:50 A.M. - 5:45 P.M. (TBD CME CREDIT HOURS)
ADVANCES IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS

Course Leaders: George L. Berdejo, BA, RVT and Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT

Location:

Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - Program Details

Open All Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Sessions

6:00 AM	General Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
6:00 AM	Faculty Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Gramercy Suite West, 2nd Floor
6:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - New York Hilton Midtown Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor

PROGRAMS A, B AND C ARE CONCURRENT TUESDAY PROGRAMS

PROGRAM A (SESSIONS 1-8 - PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES, HEART VALVES, AND THE THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL AORTA; 6:50 A.M. to 6:02 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SESSION 1:

PROGRESS IN CORONARY ARTERY STENTING, TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPLACEMENT, AND TREATMENT OF ASCENDING AORTIC DISEASE

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Roxana Mehran, MD / Hazim J. Safi, MD / Rodney A. White, MD

SESSION 1 SCHEDULE

6:50 AM - 6:55 AM

Opening Remarks

Presenter(s): Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:56 AM - 7:01 AM

What Is New In Coronary Artery Stenting: Will There Be A Role For Absorbable Stents

Presenter(s): Martin B. Leon, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVES

7:02 AM - 7:07 AM

Update On The Status Of Transcatheter Mitral And Tricuspid Valve Replacement/Repair

Presenter(s): Roxana Mehran, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:08 AM - 7:13 AM

DEBATE: Update On The Current Status Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Cardiac Surgeon’s View

Presenter(s): Ali B. Khoynezhad, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:14 AM - 7:19 AM

DEBATE: What Is New With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): What Are Its Limitations: A Cardiologist’s View

Presenter(s): Martin B. Leon, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

THE ASCENDING AORTA AND ARCH

7:20 AM - 7:25 AM

Novel Tri-Branch Endograft For Repair Of Ascending Aorta And Arch Aneurysms And Dissections: What Makes It Different And Initial Clinical Results

Presenter(s): Qingsheng Lu, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:26 AM - 7:31 AM

Progress In Endovascular Treatment Of Type A Aortic Dissections (TAADs) In 2024: What Is Here And What Is Coming: Experience With Ascending Aortic Endografting Including The Gore Device In The ARISE II Trial

Presenter(s): Eric E. Roselli, MD / Ali Azizzadeh, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:32 AM - 7:37 AM

Current Status Of Endo-Bentall Procedures In Patients: Review Of Early Clinical Experiences: How Can It Be Done Without Left Ventricular Access

Presenter(s): Stephan Haulon, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:38 AM - 7:43 AM

Endovascular Graft Repair Of Ascending Aortic Dissections Including Endo-Bentall Procedures And Physician Modified Double Fenestrated Endografts (PMEGs) With Captiva From Medtronic: When Is It Possible And Results

Presenter(s): Ludovic Canaud, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:44 AM - 7:50 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 2:

PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC ARCH LESIONS AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS / Ali B. Khoynezhad, MD, PhD / Mark A. Farber, MD

SESSION 2 SCHEDULE

7:50 AM - 7:55 AM

Primary And Redo Open Aortic Arch Repair: When Will They And Will They Not Be Replaced By Endo And Hybrid Techniques

Presenter(s): Anthony L. Estrera, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:56 AM - 8:01 AM

Current Status Of Hybrid Repair Of Aortic Arch And Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Using ThoraFlex (Hybrid) And Relay Devices For Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) And TEVAR: Indications And Results

Presenter(s): Joseph S. Coselli, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:02 AM - 8:07 AM

Endovascular Arch Repair With Cook 2 Or 3 Branched Devices For Lesions Involving The Whole Aortic Arch: When Are They Indicated; When Contradicted And Tips For Making Them Work

Presenter(s): Mark A. Farber, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:08 AM - 8:13 AM

Comparative Late Results With 2-Branched Endograft (Relay – Terumo) And A Single Branched Device (Nexus – Endospan) Versus Debranching For Treatment Of Zone 0 Arch Lesions

Presenter(s): Toru Kuratani, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:14 AM - 8:19 AM

Current Status And Results Of The Terumo Relay Branched Endograft Device For Aortic Arch Lesion Repairs: Unique Features And When Will It Be available In The US

Presenter(s): Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD / Ciro Ferrer, MD, PhD / Martin Czerny, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:20 AM - 8:25 AM

Update On Total And Partial Aortic Arch Lesion Repairs With The Gore TAG Single Branch Endograft: An Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Device For Revascularizing Arch Branches: Experience To Date, Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Michael D. Dake, MD / Himanshu Patel, MD / Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:26 AM - 8:31 AM

Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) For Treating Aortic Arch Lesions: When Are They Superior Options And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Sukgu Han, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:32 AM - 8:37 AM

How Best To Treat Aortic Dissections (Type A Or Type B) Extending Into The Arch, Its Branches Or Ascending Aorta; When Open, When Endo, When Hybrid: More Updated Meta-Analysis Comparison Between Medical, Surgical And Endovascular Treatment In 2024

Presenter(s): I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:38 AM - 8:43 AM

How Best To Treat Aortic Arch Lesions: Is There Still Ever An Indication For Chimney Endografting With OTS Devices For Aortic Arch Lesions, And How To Make Them Work Without Gutter Endoleaks: What Are Other Options For Emergent Patients

Presenter(s): Nicola Mangialardi, MD

8:44 AM - 8:49 AM

Comparison Of Indication And Results For Treatment Of Aortic Arch Lesions With Branched Endografts, Fenestrated Endografts, Parallel Stent Grafts, Hybrid Repairs, Or Open Repairs

Presenter(s): Chang Shu, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:50 AM - 8:55 AM

Techniques For Cerebral Protection During Ascending Aortic Arch Repairs – Endo And Open: The Value Of CO2 Device Flushing

Presenter(s): Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:56 AM - 9:02 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 3:

PROGRESS IN THE ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF THE ASCENDING AORTA, AORTIC ARCH, AORTIC DISSECTIONS, REPORTING STANDARDS AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS, STABILISE, GUIDELINES AND MORE

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA / Michael D. Dake, MD / Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD

SESSION 3 SCHEDULE

9:02 AM - 9:07 AM

Current Status of The Relay Ascending Aortic Endograft From Terumo: What Makes It Different

Presenter(s): Adam Beck, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:08 AM - 9:13 AM

How And Why The Aortic Arch Is An Unhospitable Location For Endovascular Graft Treatments

Presenter(s): Piotr M. Kasprzak, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:14 AM - 9:19 AM

The SVS-STS Aortic Dissection Reporting Standards And Classification System: What Is It; What Are Its Advantages; How Widely Is It Being Adopted

Presenter(s): Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:20 AM - 9:25 AM

What Is The STABILISE Concept For Treating Acute And Chronic TBADs By Disrupting The Intimal Flap By Overdilating The Distal Bare Stent: Current Results, And When Should It Be The Treatment Of Choice

Presenter(s): Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:26 AM - 9:31 AM

New Developments With The STABILISE Technique For Acute And Subacute TBADs: How Is The STABILISE Registry Helping: Technical Tips, And Precautions (First Author Germano C.G. Melissano, MD)

Presenter(s): Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:32 AM - 9:37 AM

Dual Lumen Interventions To Promote False Lumen Thrombosis In Chronic Aortic Dissections: The FLIRT Procedure: What Is It; When Is It Useful; How To Do It

Presenter(s): Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:38 AM - 9:43 AM

When Is Open Repair For Post-Dissection TAAAs The Best Treatment Option Especially For Preventing SCI: Will There Be Surgeons Trained To Do It

Presenter(s): Hazim J. Safi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:44 AM - 9:49 AM

Advances In Endograft Repair Of The Ascending Aorta Without And With Involvement Of The Aortic Valve (Endo-Bentall): What Lesions Are Or Will Be Suitable: World Clinical Experience With Endo-Bentall To Date

Presenter(s): Ali B. Khoynezhad, MD, PhD / Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:50 AM - 9:55 AM

Distal Stent-Graft Induced New Entry Tears (SINEs): Do They Prevent Aortic Remodeling After TBAD Treatment: How To Prevent And Treat Them

Presenter(s): Chun Che Shih, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:56 AM - 10:01 AM

High Risk Features Of TEVAR For TBAD: Did The AHA Guidelines Get Them Right: TEVAR Outcomes For TBAD Are Worse Than For Degenerative Aneurysms

Presenter(s): James H. Black, III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:02 AM - 10:07 AM

Multicenter International Study Shows That There Is A Role For Endovascular Treatment Of Complex Aortic Diseases From Marfans, Loeys-Dietz And Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: What Is This Role

Presenter(s): Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:08 AM - 10:14 AM

Panel Discussion

10:14 AM - 10:24 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 4:

MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF TBADs, THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (TAAAs)

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Jean M. Panneton, MD / Michael J. Jacobs, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD

SESSION 4 SCHEDULE

10:24 AM - 10:29 AM

When Should Hybrid Treatment (Endograft Proximal + Open Distal) Be The Preferred Treatment For TAAA Repair: Advantages And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

New Strategies And Indications For Open TAAA Repair Including Failed EVAR And F/B/EVAR: Technical Tips And Results

Presenter(s): Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:36 AM - 10:41 AM

Open Repair Of TAAAs Following TEVAR Treatment Of TBAD: Technical Tips: Will This Procedure Survive The Endovascular Revolution

Presenter(s): Michael J. Jacobs, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:42 AM - 10:47 AM

Retrograde Inner Branched Devices (From Cook) To Treat Aortic Arch Lesions: Indications, Value, Technical Tips And Initial Experience

Presenter(s): Marcelo Ferreira, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:48 AM - 10:53 AM

Endovascular Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Diseases; What Can Be Done Currently: What Cannot And What Does The Future Hold: From A Systematic Review

Presenter(s): Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:54 AM - 10:59 AM

Update On F/B/EVAR For Degenerative And Post TBAD TAAAs: The Value Of Inner Branched Devices: Value Of The BeBack Catheter (Bentley) To Cross The Dissection Flap And For Other Purposes

Presenter(s): Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

The Present Status Of Endovascular Treatment For Lesions Of The Aortic Arch: What Can Be Done, What Can't Be Done: What Has Changed In The Last Decade

Presenter(s): Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:12 AM

Panel Discussion

11:12 AM - 11:17 AM

Endovascular Procedures After Open Surgical Type A Aortic Dissection (TAAD) Repair Are Essential For Long-Term Success: Why And What Procedures Are Necessary

Presenter(s): Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

The Anatomical And Hemodynamic Bases Of Obstruction In Branch Arteries And The True Lumen With Aortic Dissections: How They Can Be Treated Before And After Closure Of The Primary Tear: What Is The Value Of Fenestration Or Septotomy

Presenter(s): David M. Williams, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Endovascular Thermal Septotomy Of The Dissection Flap With An Electrocautery Activated Guidewire To Treat Chronic TBADs: When And How Does It Work: Complications And When It Should Be Avoided: Technical Tips And How To Avoid Pitfalls

Presenter(s): Carlos H. Timaran, MD / Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM

Update On The Current Status Of A Catheter Aortic Septotomy Device For Treating Aortic Dissections By Cutting The Septum From Below: Yes, There Is A Downside To Other Septotomies That Cut The Septum From Above

Presenter(s): Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:36 AM - 11:41 AM

In Situ Fenestration (Septotomy) Versus Multiple Chimneys For Urgent Endovascular Treatment Of Aortic Arch Pathologies: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM

Update On Laser Fenestrated Endografts For Aortic Emergencies: Technical Tips And Long-Term Results

Presenter(s): Jean M. Panneton, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

The Endopatch: A Promising Solution For Endovascular Repairs For Aortic Dissections: What Is It And How Does It Work: Clinical Experience

Presenter(s): Wei Guo, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 5:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) ETIOLOGY, DETECTION, TREATMENT AND EVAR

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Caron B. Rockman, MD / Michel Makaroun, MD / Grace J. Wang, MD, MSCE

SESSION 5 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Unexpected Small Bowel Necrosis When Performing EVAR In Patients With Visceral Artery (SMA) Occlusive Disease: How To Predict It And How To Avoid It

Presenter(s): Karan Garg, MD / Neal S. Cayne, MD / Carlos H. Timaran, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

New Medical Therapies For AAA Disease And An Update On The Metformin Trials For Slowing Aneurysm Growth

Presenter(s): Ronald L. Dalman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

DEBATE: The Safe-AAA Study Emphasizes The Importance Of Ongoing Surveillance And Continuing EVAR Device Risk: Some EVAR Endografts Have Been Found To Have More Late Risks Than Others

Presenter(s): Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS / Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

DEBATE: Patient Survival After EVAR Was NOT Improved By Compliance With Surveillance Protocols: The EVAR Surveillance Paradox: From A Systematic Meta-Analysis: What Is The Explanation

Presenter(s): George A. Antoniou, MD, PhD, MSc, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Computer Analysis Of CT Factors Determining AAA Wall Weakness/Strength Of Areas In AAAs Predicts Rupture Risk Independent Of Size And Post EVAR Neck Behavior: The ViTAA System

Presenter(s): Randy D. Moore, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Value Of Properly Performed Ch/EVAR For Juxtarenal AAAs: Results From A Single Center With The Longest Available Follow-Up Confirm Long-Term Safety And Effectiveness: Technique Is Vital

Presenter(s): Joost van Herwaarden, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

Panel Discussion

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Update On An Interesting New Endovascular Technology (Nectero – Intra-Sac Drug After AAA Balloon Isolation) To Slow AAA Growth: Updated Clinical Results Of The First-In-Human Trial

Presenter(s): Andrew Holden, MBChB / Daniel G. Clair, MD / Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM

Short And Long-Term Results For Endovascular Therapy For Infected Aortic Aneurysms At Various Levels: An 18-Year, >163-Case Experience: EVAR Can Work

Presenter(s): Boonprasit Kritpracha, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

Size Thresholds For Repair Of AAAs Are Wrong On The Low Side: Data From Medicare And The VQI Indicate That Rupture Risk Only Increases With AAAs Over 6-6.9 cm

Presenter(s): David H. Stone, MD / Sal Scali, MD / Bjoern D. Suckow, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Update On Long-Term Results From The Dream RCT Comparing EVAR With Open Repair For AAAs Suitable For Both: Adverse Neck Anatomy (Short, Wide, Angulated) Was Associated With Increased Reintervention And Mortality Rates Equally After Open And Endo Repairs: Neck Dilatation Only Occurs After Open Repair And In EVARs With Self-Expanding Endografts: How Should This Influence Today’s Treatment

Presenter(s): Jan D. Blankensteijn, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

DEBATE: Mortality 30 Days And 3-5 Years After Endo Repair Of Juxtarenal And Complex AAAs In The UK Compass Trial (Real World) Is Double That Of Open Repairs: Why Is This So And Why Is This Different Than Results From US Single Centers And The ARC Registry

Presenter(s): S. Rao Vallabhaneni, MD, FRCS / Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

DEBATE: Mortality Early And 3-5 Years After Endo Repair Of Juxtarenal And Complex AAAs In The US Aortic Research Consortium (ARC) Registry Is Less Than That Reported For Comparable Open Repairs

Presenter(s): Andres Schanzer, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

Why EVAR Should Be Preferred Over Open Repair In Young Patients With Suitable Anatomy: From A Meta-Analysis Of >50,000 Patients

Presenter(s): George A. Antoniou, MD, PhD, MSc, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:24 PM - 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 6:

MORE ABOUT TBADs, AAAs AND EVAR, STANDARD AND COMPLEX: UPDATES ON PHYSICIAN MODIFIED ENDOGRAFTS (PMEGs) AND GUIDELINES

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Maarit Venermo, MD, PhD / Dittmar Boeckler, MD / Qingsheng Lu, MD

SESSION 6 SCHEDULE

2:40 PM - 2:45 PM

Initial Experience With A Uniquely Designed Device (The Chinese Fabulous Stent) Designed To Treat TBADs: What Makes It Different And How Does It Work

Presenter(s): Weiguo Fu, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:46 PM - 2:51 PM

Why The NICE AAA Guidelines Favoring Open Repair Over EVAR Are The Way They Are: Bias Has Played A Role As It Does In Many Things: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Can Be Misleading

Presenter(s): Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:52 PM - 2:57 PM

Cancer Is Associated With AAAs: It’s A Chicken And Egg Paradox; Which Came First, The Aneurysm Or The Cancer: Is It Related To Diagnostic And Therapeutic Radiation

Presenter(s): Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:58 PM - 3:03 PM

The Link Between Elevated Cancer Risk And EVARs: Evidence From Biological Studies And A Large Population Based Data Analysis

Presenter(s): Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:04 PM - 3:09 PM

What Do The New ESVS Guidelines For Elective And Emergent AAA Treatment Add To Vascular Practice In 2024: Big Changes Are Coming

Presenter(s): Ian Loftus, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:10 PM - 3:15 PM

The SVS/ESVS/NICE/ACC/AHA Guidelines On AAA: Agreements, Conflicting Recommendations, And Omissions

Presenter(s): Peter Gloviczki, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:16 PM - 3:21 PM

Evolving Role For Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) For Complex AAA Repair: Why Are Poor Results Underreported And When Are They Justified

Presenter(s): Javairiah Fatima, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:22 PM - 3:27 PM

Hospitals Without Investigational Device Exemptions Have Worse Outcomes After PMEGs: These Are Often Unreported

Presenter(s): Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:28 PM - 3:33 PM

PMEGs For Juxta-And Para-Renal Aneurysms Come Out Of The Shadows And Are Now Mainstream: When Should They NOT Be Done

Presenter(s): Benjamin W. Starnes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:34 PM - 3:39 PM

DEBATE: Population Screening With Ultrasound For Early Detection Of AAA Is Recommended For Women Age >65 Years, With A History Of Smoking Or A Family History Of AAA, And For Women Age >75 Years, With A History Of Smoking If They Are Otherwise In Good Health

Presenter(s): Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:40 PM - 3:45 PM

DEBATE: Population Screening With Ultrasound For Early Detection Of AAA Is NOT Recommended For Women Age >65 Years, Even If They Are Former Or Current Smokers Or Have Cardiovascular Disease

Presenter(s): Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD

3:46 PM - 3:56 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 7:

MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AORTIC PATHOLOGY

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Mark A. Farber, MD / Manju Kalra, MBBS / Thomas L. Forbes, MD

SESSION 7 SCHEDULE

3:56 PM - 4:01 PM

Use Of TEVARs For TBAD In Patients With Connective Tissue Disease: When Should They Be Done: How Durable Are They And When Are Open Repairs Better

Presenter(s): Martin R. Back, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:02 PM - 4:07 PM

How To Treat Aortic Dissections With Entry Tears In The Aortic Arch: Can They Be Treated Endovascularly: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:08 PM - 4:13 PM

With Aortic Dissections, How Can Pressures In The True And False Lumens Be Measured And How Should They Influence Treatment Decisions

Presenter(s): David M. Williams, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:14 PM - 4:19 PM

Chronic False Lumen Expansion In Aortic Dissection Requires Complete Flow And Pressure Exclusion: How To Do It With CT Guided Interventions Including Embolization With Polymer Plugs (From Shape Memory) Or Other Methods

Presenter(s): Götz M. Richter, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM

How To Classify Acute Aortic Intramural Hematomas (IMHs): How And When To Treat Them Safely By TEVAR: When And Why Are They So Dangerous

Presenter(s): Jean M. Panneton, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:26 PM - 4:31 PM

Causes And Management Of Retrograde Aortic Dissection After TEVAR For TBAD

Presenter(s): Boonprasit Kritpracha, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:32 PM - 4:37 PM

A Novel Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Endograft For All Aortic Arch Pathologies: What Makes It Unique And Promising: Early Clinical Results

Presenter(s): Wayne W. Zhang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:38 PM - 4:43 PM

Long-Term (>5 Years) Good Results Of The Medtronic Valiant Captiva Endografts For TEVAR In TBAD Patients: Advantages And Disadvantages

Presenter(s): Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD / Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:44 PM - 4:49 PM

Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) Provide Highly Reliable Information On Spinal Cord Function During Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm (TAAA) Repair: Advantages, Requirements And Why It Hasn't Worked For Some Groups

Presenter(s): Michael J. Jacobs, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:50 PM - 4:56 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 8:

MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING TBADs AND TEVAR: NEED FOR AND TIMING OF TEVAR FOR ACUTE UNCOMPLICATED TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION (uTBADs) (FOR IMPORTANT RELATED TALKS SEE SESSION 8 IN OUR 2023 PROGRAM ON OUR WEBSITE VEITHsymposium.org)

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

DEBATE ROUND 2: With Uncomplicated TBADs, The Case For Early TEVAR With Extensive Aortic Coverage In Most Patients: New Data

Presenter(s): William D. Jordan Jr., MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:02 PM - 5:07 PM

DEBATE ROUND 2: With Uncomplicated Acute TBADs, The Case For Waiting 2-6 Weeks From Onset For TEVAR And Then Limiting Aortic Coverage: New Data

Presenter(s): Mark A. Farber, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

DO WE NEED AN RCT COMPARING TEVAR VERSUS MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR uTBADs

5:08 PM - 5:13 PM

Fate Of Medically Managed Acute TBADs: A Plea For Early Repair In Most Patients-Including Those Who Appear Uncomplicated

Presenter(s): Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:14 PM - 5:19 PM

TEVAR For Acute TBAD Significantly Reduces All-Cause Mortality At 3-Years Compared To Best Medical Management: New Data On Outcomes Of All Dissections In England: We Really Don't Need A Randomized Trial

Presenter(s): Jonathan R. Boyle, MD, MA (Cantab) FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:20 PM - 5:25 PM

TEVAR To Treat Uncomplicated Acute/Subacute Type B Aortic Dissections (uTBADs) Must Still Be Justified By An RCT: Is An Appropriate One Possible Or Not

Presenter(s): Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:26 PM - 5:31 PM

Scandinavian (SUNDAY) RCT Comparing TEVAR Versus Medical Therapy In uTBAD: Justification, Rationale And Current Status

Presenter(s): Jacob Budtz-Lilly, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:32 PM - 5:37 PM

Status Of The Multicenter RCT (IMPROVE-AD) To Evaluate The Value Of TEVAR Versus Medical Therapy In Acute And Subacute uTBADs: Rationale And Recruitment To Date

Presenter(s): Firas F. Mussa, MD / Panos Kougias, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:38 PM - 5:43 PM

Advances In The Endovascular Repair Of Complex Aortic Dissections: Timing Of Interventions, Adjunctive Techniques And Outcomes

Presenter(s): Rami Tadros, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:44 PM - 5:49 PM

What Does Endovascular Aortic Repair Do To Cardiac And Coronary Artery Function: Does The Position Of The Graft In The Aorta Make A Difference: Do We Need A Compliant Endograft

Presenter(s): Rachel E. Clough, PhD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:50 PM - 5:55 PM

Re-Entry Specific Endovascular Therapy (RESET), i.e. TEVAR Plus Dealing With Re-Entry Tears: It Promotes False Lumen Thrombosis, Aortic Remodeling And Improves Outcomes: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Jean M. Panneton, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:56 PM - 6:02 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program A

PROGRAM B (SESSIONS 9-16 - PROGRESS IN WEARABLE REMOTE MEASUREMENT DEVICES, VASCULAR ROBOTICS, GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, LAPAROSCOPY, SIMULATION AND COVID; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ACUTE STROKE TREATMENT; ABDOMINAL AORTIC BRANCH TREATMENT; NEW TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI); VASCULAR SURGERY IDENTITY, TRAINING, MANPOWER AND MENTORSHIP; UPDATES ON OPEN VASCULAR SURGERY, AND TREATMENT OF AORTIC COARCTATION; 6:47 A.M. to 5:59 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

SESSION 9:

PROGRESS IN WEARABLE VASCULAR ROBOTICS, LAPAROSCOPY, GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AND SIMULATION

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Barry T. Katzen, MD / Willem Wisselink, MD / Matthew J. Eagleton, MD

SESSION 9 SCHEDULE

6:47 AM - 6:50 AM

Opening Remarks

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

WEARABLE REMOTE VASCULAR MONITORING SYSTEMS

6:50 AM - 6:55 AM

Vascular Research And Innovation Priorities In The UK Should Be Applied Everywhere: They Include Wearable Sensors, And Telehealth Systems

Presenter(s): Celia Riga, MD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

6:56 AM - 7:01 AM

Remote Measurement Of Blood Flow In Any Artery Or Graft Using An Implantable Ultrasonic Sensor With Transmission To The Internet (From IntelVasc): How Does It Work, And Experimental Data

Presenter(s): Jean Bismuth, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:02 AM - 7:07 AM

Inside Out: Next Generation Technology That Transmits Physical Intelligence And Parameters Continuously From Within The Patient: How Will It Help In Vascular Treatment

Presenter(s): Barry T. Katzen, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:08 AM - 7:13 AM

Integrating Robotic Systems Back Into Vascular Surgery: Do Not Abandon Them Yet: We Must Be Involved

Presenter(s): Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:14 AM - 7:19 AM

Robotic And Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery: Where Do They Stand And Why Bother Continuing To Consider Them

Presenter(s): Willem Wisselink, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

RADIATION REDUCING IMAGING GUIDANCE TECHNIQUES

7:20 AM - 7:25 AM

Updated Experience With The Fiberoptic RealShape (FORS From Philips) System: Results From The Completed Multicenter LEARN Registry: What Are Its Limitations And Can FORS Work With Very Complex Anatomy

Presenter(s): Joost van Herwaarden, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:26 AM - 7:31 AM

Improved Fiberoptic Based Imaging With The FORS Lumiguide System (Philips): Fiberoptic Sensors Within A Guidewire And A Special 3D Hub Allow Imaging Guidance With Any Catheter: How Does It Work And Experience

Presenter(s): Carlos H. Timaran, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:32 AM - 7:37 AM

Update On The 3D Radiation Free Electromagnetic Intraoperative Positioning System (IOPS) From Centerline For Endovascular Guidance: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Matthew J. Eagleton, MD / Francis Caputo, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:38 AM - 7:43 AM

Cydar Technology And Its AI Modifications Enhance The Accuracy Of Fusion For F/B/EVAR For Complex AAA Treatment: How Does It Work And Reduce Radiation: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Murray L. Shames, MD / Ross Milner, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:44 AM - 7:50 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 10:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT; DIFFERING VIEWS ON TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS) AND CAROTID SCREENING

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA / Thomas G. Brott, MD

SESSION 10 SCHEDULE

7:50 AM - 7:55 AM

A Data-Driven Look At Interventions For Carotid Disease: Do They Represent Exuberant Enthusiasm, Financial Opportunity For Industry, Doctors And Institutions, Or A Path To Excessive Risk

Presenter(s): Colin P. Derdeyn, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

CORONARY DISEASE IN CAROTID STENOSIS (CS) PATIENTS

7:56 AM - 8:01 AM

Ten-Year Results Of A Multicenter RCT Showing The Long-Term Benefit In CS Patients Of Pre CEA Coronary Angiography And Treatment In Preventing Late MIs And Death

Presenter(s): Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:02 AM - 8:07 AM

Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease Is Deadly In Patients With Carotid Stenosis (CS) Whether The CS Is Treated Invasively Or Not: An RCT Shows How The Coronary Artery Disease Can Be Quantified And Treated To Reduce Myocardial Infarction And Improve Long-Term Survival

Presenter(s): Dainis K. Krievins, MD / Christopher K. Zarins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:08 AM - 8:13 AM

Practice Patterns (CAS, CEA, Medical Treatment, TCAR) For Treatment Of CS Are Changing Dramatically From Those In Previous RCTs: Evidence From A Population Based Analysis

Presenter(s): Christian A. Behrendt, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

VALUE OF CAROTID SCREENING

8:14 AM - 8:19 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

The Case Against Screening For ACS (Like Lifeline): Who Profits: It May Lead To Unnecessary And Possibly Harmful Invasive Treatments

Presenter(s): Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:20 AM - 8:25 AM

Screening For ACS: Its Main Value Is In Guiding Lipid Treatment: How Low Should LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) Be Pushed And What Will It Do To Carotid Plaques

Presenter(s): Stavros K. Kakkos, MD, PhD / Andrew N. Nicolaides, MS, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:26 AM - 8:32 AM

Panel Discussion

DIFFERING VIEWS ON TREATMENT OF ACS AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICY

8:32 AM - 8:37 AM

Plaque Progression In Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS) Patients On Best Medical Therapy (BMT): Does It Mandate Invasive Therapy Or Continued BMT

Presenter(s): Gianluca Faggioli, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:38 AM - 8:43 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

DEBATE: All ACS Patients Are Best Treated Medically: Invasive Treatment Causes More Harm Than Good And Should Not Have Been Widely Reimbursed By CMS

Presenter(s): Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:44 AM - 8:49 AM

DEBATE: Not So: About 25% Of ACS Patients Can Benefit From CEA Or CAS And Should Be So Treated And Reimbursed Accordingly

Presenter(s): Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:50 AM - 8:55 AM

DEBATE: Both Views Are Wrong: Severe ACS Has Declined As A Cause Of Ischemic Stroke To <1% Per Year: So Only <5% Of ACS Patients Should Be Treated Invasively And Reimbursed Accordingly: Can Computer Analysis Of Plaque CT Imaging Help

Presenter(s): Robert W. Chang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:56 AM - 9:01 AM

CMS Expansion Of Reimbursement For CAS For Asymptomatic Disease: An Expensive And Potentially Harmful Decision: How Could CMS Disregard The Evidence, And Why Couldn't They Wait For CREST 2 Results

Presenter(s): Joseph L. Mills, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:02 AM - 9:07 AM

Is Transfemoral CAS Being Overused One Year After CMS Increased Reimbursement For Treating Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:08 AM - 9:14 AM

Panel Discussion

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 11:

MORE ABOUT CAROTID DISEASE: UPDATE ON INVASIVE TREATMENT FOR ACUTE STROKES

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Klaus D. Mathias, MD / Allan L. Brook, MD

SESSION 11 SCHEDULE

9:28 AM - 9:33 AM

A System For Performing TCAR Percutaneously: How Does It Achieve Flow Reversal And How Can It Be Done Safely

Presenter(s): Wayne W. Zhang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:34 AM - 9:39 AM

Acute Stroke Management: How Can A Vascular Surgeon Lead A Team That Provides Optimal Care And What Are Its Advanced Features

Presenter(s): Laura Capoccia, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:40 AM - 9:45 AM

The Current Status Of Intracranial Stroke Thrombectomy: What’s New With Devices And Indications: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Allan L. Brook, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:46 AM - 9:51 AM

With Acute Strokes, What Is New With Endovascular Intracranial Techniques And Indications For Arterial Clot Removal: How Can Improved Imaging, A Dedicated System With Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Intraarterial Thrombolysis With Alteplase (Genentech) Help: The Importance Of Keeping Stroke Patients Flat

Presenter(s): Adnan H. Siddiqui, MD, PhD / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:52 AM - 9:57 AM

Current Optimal Treatment When Carotid Stenosis In The Neck Coexists With Intracranial Disease Or Clot

Presenter(s): Klaus D. Mathias, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:58 AM - 10:03 AM

How Best To Treat An ICA Occlusion With Distal Embolization: Sequence And Timing Of Treatment: Site Of Treatment (OR Versus Angio Suite Versus Hybrid Room): Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Adnan H. Siddiqui, MD, PhD / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:04 AM - 10:09 AM

With Tandem Carotid Lesions In The Neck And Supra-Aortic Trunks, How Should Acutely Symptomatic Patients Be Managed: What About Asymptomatic Patients With Such Lesions

Presenter(s): Francesco Speziale, MD / W. Darrin Clouse, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

Current Optimal Treatment Of Carotid Artery Dissections: When Anticoagulation And Antiplatelet Drugs; When CAS And When Open Surgery: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Klaus D. Mathias, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:16 AM - 10:21 AM

How Should Acute Stroke Severity (NIHSS) Influence Timing To Therapeutic Intervention: For TPA Use; For CEA And CAS; For Intracranial Arterial Clot Removal: It Matters To Neurologic Outcomes

Presenter(s): Hernan A. Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:22 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 12:

PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC AND AORTOILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE;HYPOGASTRIC REVASCULARIZATION

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Daniel G. Clair, MD / Wayne W. Zhang, MD / Zhong Chen, MD

SESSION 12 SCHEDULE

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

The VORTEC Technique For Aortofemoral Bypass: What Is It And How To Do It: Why Is It Especially Valuable For Heavily Calcified And Scarred Aortas

Presenter(s): Mario L. Lachat, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:36 AM - 10:41 AM

What Is New In The Treatment Of External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis In Committed Cyclists: Is There A Role For Endovascular Treatment

Presenter(s): Margaret Tracci, MD, JD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:42 AM - 10:47 AM

Iliac Endofibrosis In Elite Cyclists: What Are Its Symptoms Despite Normal Pulses: Diagnosis Is Difficult: Diagnostic Workup: Surgical Treatment And Prognosis

Presenter(s): Jason T. Lee, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:48 AM - 10:53 AM

DEBATE: How To Treat Chronic Flush Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusions Endovascularly With Safety: Endo Is The Way To Go: How To Do It And What Is The Role Of Lysis

Presenter(s): David J. Minion, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:54 AM - 10:59 AM

DEBATE: Not So: Open Or Hybrid Repairs Are Best For Complex Juxtarenal Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Yamume Tshomba, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

Value Of Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) For Calcified Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease Treatment And For Facilitating Large Bore Access With Narrowed Calcified Iliac Arteries

Presenter(s): Daniel G. Clair, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:12 AM

Panel Discussion

COVERED ENDOVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AORTIC BIFURCATION (CERAB) PROCEDURE

11:12 AM - 11:17 AM

Long-Term Outcomes Of The CERAB Technique In Patients With Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: Advantages, Limitations, And Stent-Graft Choice: How Can CERAB Be Used To Treat Juxtarenal Occlusions

Presenter(s): Michel Reijnen, MD, PhD / Peter C.J. Goverde, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

The CERAB Technique: From A Niche Procedure To A Better General Solution For Complex AortoIliac Occlusive Disease Based On The Updated Results Of The Physician Initiated Multicenter BeGlory Registry: Technical Tips And Precautions

Presenter(s): Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Impact Of Female Gender And Smaller Arteries On Outcomes Of Endovascular Treatment Of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: When Is Open Repair Indicated

Presenter(s): Franco Grego, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM

Treatment Of Isolated Infrarenal And Pararenal Aortic Stenosis: Why Results Are Worse In Women: When Stents; When Stent-Grafts; When Open Bypasses

Presenter(s): Sigrid Nikol, MD

11:36 AM - 11:41 AM

Radiation Free CERAB Procedures Are Possible Using FORS Technology (Philips) With Its 3-D Hub: How Is It Done And Technical Tips: Clinical Experience In Over 20 Patients

Presenter(s): Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM

Can Mesh Covered Stents Replace Stent-Grafts For The Treatment Of Complex Iliac Occlusive Lesions: Advantages And Disadvantages

Presenter(s): Piotr Myrcha, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM

How Can The VORTEC Technique Be Used To Simplify Hypogastric Revascularization With Open Repair Of Difficult Iliac Aneurysms: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD, EMBA HSG
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 13:

NEW CONCEPTS; MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI); TO DECREASE RADIATION (SEE ALSO SESSIONS 9 AND 90)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD / Barry T. Katzen, MD

SESSION 13 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Revolutionizing Vascular Surgery: Navigating The AI And Multiomics Frontiers For Precision Care: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC, PhD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

Why RCTs In Vascular Surgery In The Era Of AI Are Unnecessary, Useless And Possibly Unethical

Presenter(s): Willem Wisselink, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

What Is The VASCUL-AID Platform Which Uses AI To Predict Cardiovascular Disease Progression In AAA And Lower Extremity Lesion Patients (PAD): Interesting Findings To Date

Presenter(s): Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Focus On Radiation Protection During Simulation-Based Training Improves Both Correct Behavior And Procedural Performance: Proven By A Randomized Comparison

Presenter(s): Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

How Can AI Markedly Reduce Radiation, Contrast Usage And Complications For Complex TAAA Repair With PMEGs

Presenter(s): Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Use Of Virtual Reality 3-D Visualization With A Headset For Preoperative Optimization For Treatment Of Visceral Artery Aneurysms

Presenter(s): Dominique Fabre, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

Benefit Of AI And AAA Volume Measurements After EVAR And F/B/EVAR: How Do They Improve Care

Presenter(s): Stephan Haulon, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Is Image Fusion Advanced Guidance For Complex And Simple Aortic Procedures Really Worthwhile And Cost Effective: Why Is It A Question And Do We Need A Trial

Presenter(s): Rachel E. Clough, PhD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM

Update On Siemens I-Flow: A New Intelligent Technology To Improve The Endo Treatment Of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease And Predicting Stroke Risk With Carotid Disease; How Does It Work And How Reliable Is It

Presenter(s): Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

Update On How An AI Based Prediction Of Rupture Risk Is Better Than Size Based Predictions

Presenter(s): Jes S. Lindholt, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Remote Endovascular Proctoring And Mentoring Using An Augmented Reality Virtual Platform: How Does It Work And Experience

Presenter(s): Cherrie Z. Abraham, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:12 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 14:

ISSUES IMPORTANT TO VASCULAR SURGERY'S INDEPENDENCE, IDENTITY AND TRAINING; SHOULD WE GET A COVID-19 VACCINATION

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: James C. Stanley, MD / Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd

SESSION 14 SCHEDULE

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

Why Vascular Surgery Needs To Have An Independent Board And What Is The SVS Doing To Pursue This Goal

Presenter(s): Joseph L. Mills, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

What Is The ABVS Doing To Pursue An Independent Board And Why Hasn't It Done More

Presenter(s): Timur P. Sarac, MD / Jeffrey H. Hsu, MD / Sean P. Lyden, MD / Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, DFSVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:24 PM - 2:29 PM

Why An Independent Board Of Vascular Surgery Was So Helpful In France To Patients And To Vascular Surgeons After It Was Created In 1974: What Organizations Resisted It And How Was The Resistance Overcome

Presenter(s): Jean Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Five Issues Affecting Vascular Surgeons' Bargaining Power: Would An Independent Vascular Board Help

Presenter(s): Margaret Tracci, MD, JD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:36 PM - 2:41 PM

Status Of Cardiology’s Independent Board For Cardiovascular Medicine: What Will Be Its Impact On Vascular Surgery And How Would An Independent Vascular Surgery Board Counteract This

Presenter(s): Alan M. Dietzek, MD, RPVI, DFSVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

The SVS Public Marketing Initiative: Why It Will Help Overcome Vascular Surgery’s Clouded Identity: In View Of Cardiology’s Initiative To Obtain An Independent Board, Shouldn’t Vascular Surgery Get One Too

Presenter(s): Matthew J. Eagleton, MD / Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Joseph L. Mills, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:48 PM - 2:53 PM

The Importance Of Mentorship In Vascular Surgery: How Best To Achieve It

Presenter(s): Malachi Sheahan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:54 PM - 2:59 PM

How To Handle Bad Clinical Outcomes And Other Professional And Personal Adversity: It Really Matters For A Vascular Surgeon/Specialist

Presenter(s): John F. Eidt, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Evolution And Current Status Of Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency (0+5) Training: Advantages And Limitations: A View From One Of The First Such Trainees

Presenter(s): Daniel K. Han, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:06 PM - 3:11 PM

Important Developments In Vascular Surgery Training Programs: Changes In Numbers And Quality Of 0+5 And 5+2 Trainees; Why We Need More Qualified Vascular Surgeons And How Are We Going To Get Them

Presenter(s): Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:12 PM - 3:17 PM

How Safe And Effective Are Current COVID-19 Drugs For Vaccination: When And How Often Should Vascular Surgeons/Specialists Get Them If They Are <50, >50, >65 Or >75

Presenter(s): Clayton J. Brinster, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:18 PM - 3:24 PM

Panel Discussion

3:25 PM - 3:36 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 15:

PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL AND RENAL ARTERY DISEASE (FOR IMPORTANT RELATED TALKS SEE SESSION 15 IN OUR 2023 PROGRAM ON OUR WEBSITE VEITHsymposium.org)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Manju Kalra, MBBS / Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS / Timur P. Sarac, MD

SESSION 15 SCHEDULE

3:36 PM - 3:41 PM

Natural History Of Untreated Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms (Renal, Splenic, Celiac, Etc.): From Large Series With Mid-To Long-Term Follow Up

Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:42 PM - 3:47 PM

Multidisciplinary Consensus Statement On The Management Of Pediatric Renovascular Hypertension, Renal Artery Stenosis And Midaortic Syndrome: Optimal Conduits, Techniques And Results

Presenter(s): Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS / James C. Stanley, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

Treatment Of Visceral And Renal Artery Aneurysms: Technical Tips And When To Use Coils, Covered Stents Or Uncovered Stents: How To Maintain Critical Arterial Flow

Presenter(s): Paulo E. Ocke Reis, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:54 PM - 3:59 PM

Why Is Open Repair Always Indicated To Treat Long Complex SMA Occlusions: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Armando Mansilha, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Endovascular Mesenteric Artery Revascularization: Has It Improved Outcomes Of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Stents Versus Covered Stents

Presenter(s): Manju Kalra, MBBS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:06 PM - 4:11 PM

When Should SMA Endovascular Embolectomy Be The Standard Of Care: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Loay S. Kabbani, MD, MHSA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:12 PM - 4:17 PM

Visceral Artery Aneurysms: When To Treat Invasively, At What Size: When Endo, When Open

Presenter(s): Rabih A. Chaer, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:18 PM - 4:23 PM

Open Versus Endovascular Treatment For Visceral Artery Aneurysms And Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: When Is Open Surgery Mandatory

Presenter(s): Timur P. Sarac, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:24 PM - 4:29 PM

Gastroduodenal Aneurysms Associated With Celiac Artery Occlusion – Patterns, Treatment (Endo Versus Open); Technical Tips To Maintain Flow Through The Gastroduodenal And Results

Presenter(s): Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Samy S. Nitecki, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:30 PM - 4:36 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 16:

UPDATE ON OPEN VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC COARCTATIONS (FOR IMPORTANT RELATED TALKS SEE SESSION 16 IN OUR 2023 PROGRAM ON OUR WEBSITE VEITHsymposium.org)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: R. Clement Darling III, MD / James H. Black, III, MD / Peter Gloviczki, MD

SESSION 16 SCHEDULE

OPEN VASCULAR SURGERY

4:36 PM - 4:41 PM

What Are The Symptoms And What Is Current Open Surgical Treatment For Arterial Nutcracker Syndrome (Compression Of The Duodenum By The SMA)

Presenter(s): Keith D. Calligaro, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:42 PM - 4:47 PM

What Is ERAS (Early Recovery After [Open Aortic] Surgery): How To Do It With AAAs And What Are Its Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): W. Anthony Lee, MD

4:48 PM - 4:53 PM

Strategies And Technical Challenges In The Open Treatment Of Large TAAAs In Patients With Connective Tissue Disorders

Presenter(s): James H. Black, III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:54 PM - 4:59 PM

How To Perform All Vascular Operations Through Small Incisions: Technical Tips, Why Is It Advantageous And Results: When Is It Contraindicated

Presenter(s): Robert M. Proczka, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

The Role Of Open AAA Repair In The Era Of F/EVAR And EVAR: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Francis Caputo, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:06 PM - 5:11 PM

The Right Retroperitoneal Approach For Open AAA Repair: When To Do It, Advantages And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Ashraf Mansour, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:12 PM - 5:17 PM

Update On Renal Consequences Of Left Renal Vein Division During Open AAA Repair: It Is Not Always Benign

Presenter(s): Kimihiro Komori, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:18 PM - 5:24 PM

Panel Discussion

UPDATE ON COARCTATION TREATMENT

5:24 PM - 5:29 PM

Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Coarctation: Balloon Angioplasty Versus Bare Stents Versus Covered Stents And When Is Open Repair Necessary

Presenter(s): Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:30 PM - 5:35 PM

Open And Endovascular Treatment Of Aortic Arch Aneurysms Following Aortic Coarctation Repairs - (First Author Germano C.G. Melissano, MD)

Presenter(s): Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:36 PM - 5:41 PM

Axillo-Unifemoral And Axillo-Bifemoral Bypasses Have Equal Patency For More Than A Year: Why The Bilateral Procedure Should Only Be Used When Bilateral Ischemia Exists

Presenter(s): Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:42 PM - 5:47 PM

Technical Tips And Lessons Learned To Make In Situ Vein Bypasses More Effective And Better

Presenter(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:48 PM - 5:53 PM

Anterior Lumbar Spine Exposure: Technical Tips And How To Avoid Pitfalls

Presenter(s): Timothy K. Liem, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:54 PM - 5:59 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program B

PROGRAM C-1 (SESSIONS 17-18 - MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE APPROACH; 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

SESSION 17:

MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE APPROACH - PART 1

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Michael R. Jaff, DO

SESSION 17 SCHEDULE

7:00 AM - 7:05 AM

Introduction To The Symposium

Presenter(s): Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:05 AM - 7:15 AM

Welcome And Introduction

Presenter(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:15 AM - 7:25 AM

The Basics Of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: What Is The Role Of The History, Exam, Biomarkers

Presenter(s): Raghu Kolluri, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:25 AM - 7:35 AM

Echocardiography Is All You Need To Manage Acute Submassive PE

Presenter(s): David M. Dudzinski, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:35 AM - 7:45 AM

CTA Is All You Need To Manage Acute Submassive PE

Presenter(s): Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:45 AM - 7:55 AM

Testing For Cancer And Other Hypercoagulable States In PE: Why, When, And What Tests

Presenter(s): Aditya Sharma, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:55 AM - 8:10 AM

Medical Treatment Of PE: When, Why, For How Long, And How Can I Remember

Presenter(s): Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:10 AM - 8:25 AM

An Overview Of Clinical Trials For PE: Will Any Of Them Move The Needle?

Presenter(s): Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:25 AM - 8:35 AM

Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy For PE: Why, When, And At What Dose?

Presenter(s): Lauren Glassmoyer, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:35 AM - 8:45 AM

Ultrasound-Assisted Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis: Emerging Data To Define Use In PE

Presenter(s): Assaf Graif, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM

Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis With The Bashear Catheter: Unique And Differentiated Approach

Presenter(s): Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:55 AM - 9:05 AM

Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: The FlowTriever System

Presenter(s): Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy Without Lytics: The Indigo System

Presenter(s): Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:15 AM - 9:25 AM

Large Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy—Tips, Tricks And Pearls

Presenter(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

Moderator(s): Michael R. Jaff, DO

9:25 AM - 9:40 AM

Panel Discussion

Panelist(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD / Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA / Lauren Glassmoyer, MD / Assaf Graif, MD / Raghu Kolluri, MD / Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA / Geno J. Merli, MD, MACP, FHM, FSVM / Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH / Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc / Aditya Sharma, MD / Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 18:

MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM: THE ULTIMATE APPROACH – PART 2

PROGRAM C-2 (SESSIONS 19-22 - INTERESTING TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS; 1:00 P.M. to 6:06 P.M.)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

SESSION 19:

HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS - MEDICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY ISSUES

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: William D. Jordan Jr., MD / Vincent L. Rowe, MD

SESSION 19 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Personalized Anticoagulation For Lower Extremity Revascularization Using The Distinctive Utilization Of Antiplatelets Protocol To Decrease Thrombosis (Failure) Rates: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

Why Are Patients Who Undergo Lower Extremity Revascularization At Risk For Major Bleeding: How To Estimate That Risk And What Should Be Done To Decrease It

Presenter(s): Christian A. Behrendt, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

Frailty With CLTI: How Best To Measure It And Can It Improve With Revascularization

Presenter(s): Mark G. Davies, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

How Atherosclerosis In Peripheral Arteries Differs From That In The Coronary Arteries: What Are The Therapeutic Implications

Presenter(s): Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Premature Peripheral Artery Disease: What Factors Predispose To It: How Should Its Treatment Differ: How Does It Influence Treatment Outcomes

Presenter(s): Olamide Alabi, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Open And Endo Revascularization In Young Patients With PAD: What Works, What Doesn’t, And How Should Treatment Be Modified

Presenter(s): William P. Robinson, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

'Low-Flow State' Induced Limb Ischemia: What’s The Etiology: Is The Incidence Increasing In The Era Of ECMO, IMPELLA, LVADs And Heart Transplantation: How Should It Be Treated

Presenter(s): Sateesh C. Babu, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Renal Failure In CLTI Patients Should Not Be A Contraindication To Limb Salvage Attempts

Presenter(s): Vincent L. Rowe, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 2:04 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 20:

MORE HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT – EVALUATING ARTERIAL ANATOMY AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES WITH CLTI

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Marianne Brodmann, MD / Caron B. Rockman, MD

SESSION 20 SCHEDULE

2:04 PM - 2:09 PM

How To Accurately Evaluate Availability And Nonavailability Of Ipsilateral Or Contralateral Great Saphenous Vein For Use For Potential Bypasses In Patients Being Treated For Severe CLTI: How Can One Determine Optimal Treatment

Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:10 PM - 2:15 PM

Value Of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) In Treating BTK Arterial Lesions: How Does It Work And Indications

Presenter(s): Lee Bouwman, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:16 PM - 2:21 PM

The Value Of Distal Angiography, Selective And Subselective, In The Treatment Of Lesions Causing CLTI

Presenter(s): Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:22 PM - 2:27 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

The Japanese SPINACH Registry Confirms That Open Bypasses Are Superior To Endovascular Treatments In CLTI Patients When Ischemia And Infection Are Advanced

Presenter(s): Nobuyoshi Azuma, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:28 PM - 2:33 PM

What Is The Role Of IVUS In Peripheral Arterial Endovascular Procedures: When Is It Better Than Contrast Arteriography And When Can It Replace It

Presenter(s): Hany M. Zayed, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:34 PM - 2:39 PM

What Are The Best Ways To Evaluate CLTI Treatment Outcomes: Physiology (ABIs And PVRs), Wound Healing, Anatomy (Angiography Or Ultrasound), MACE Or MALE: Why It Matters

Presenter(s): Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD / Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:40 PM - 2:45 PM

How Should We Define Success For CLTI Treatment: What Criteria Are Best: The UK Perspective: Why Is It Different

Presenter(s): Jonathan R. Boyle, MD, MA (Cantab) FRCS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:46 PM - 2:52 PM

Panel Discussion

2:52 PM - 3:00 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 21:

HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENTS

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Neal S. Cayne, MD / Gary M. Ansel, MD

SESSION 21 SCHEDULE

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Technical Tips For Vessel Prep For DCBs Or DESs: It Is Different And Not Simple: How To Do It And How Important Is It

Presenter(s): Erwin Blessing, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:06 PM - 3:11 PM

Current Comparative Value Of Paclitaxel Coated DCBs Versus Uncoated Balloons In Below The Knee (BTK) Arteries: The SAMBA Trial Shows That DESs Can Work In This Location

Presenter(s): Gunnar Tepe, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:12 PM - 3:17 PM

When Are Polymer Based Paclitaxel Eluting Stents (Eluvia, Boston Scientific) Superior To Other Endo Treatments For Lower Extremity Lesions

Presenter(s): Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:18 PM - 3:23 PM

Update On The Advantages Of The Chocolate Wire Constrained Uncoated Balloon (From Medtronic) For Treating Popliteal And BTK Lesions

Presenter(s): Gunnar Tepe, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:24 PM - 3:29 PM

Tips For Treating Difficult BTK/BTA Lesions: How To Get A Guidewire Across A Long Calcified Occlusion, Getting A Resistant Balloon To Go Over The Wire And Tips For Retrograde Access

Presenter(s): Marco G. Manzi, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Propensity Matched Comparison Of Uncoated And Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty For Isolated Popliteal Lesions Excluding Bail-Out Stenting: The DCBs Are Better

Presenter(s): Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, EBIR / Thomas Zeller, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:36 PM - 3:42 PM

Panel Discussion

3:42 PM - 3:47 PM

Outcomes Following Profunda Revascularization Using Atherectomy And DCB Angioplasty: Technical Tips And Comparison With Open Surgery

Presenter(s): Giovanni B. Torsello, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

First-In-Human Experience With The Efemoral Bioresorbable Scaffold And New Sirolimus DCB (Provision DCB From BD) In FemPop Disease

Presenter(s): Andrew Holden, MBChB
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:54 PM - 3:59 PM

Why The Zilver PTX DES (Cook) Is A Durable Effective Treatment For Long FemPop Lesions: Based On Worldwide Trials And Experience

Presenter(s): Charles J. Bailey, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Non-Aspiration Based Mechanical Thrombo-Embolectomy With The Pounce (From Surmodics) Or Rotarex (From BD) Devices: How Do They Work And How They May Lead To More Concrete Procedural End Points And Improved Value Analysis

Presenter(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:06 PM - 4:11 PM

Local Anesthetic Injection Into A Lesion Site Facilitates Angioplasty (PTA) And Stent Placement: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Andrej Schmidt, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:12 PM - 4:17 PM

Technical Tips For A Successful BTK Intervention In Patients With CLTI Including How To Perform An Antegrade Femoral Artery Puncture And Pass The Guidewire Easily Into The SFA And Not The Profunda

Presenter(s): Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:18 PM - 4:23 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 22:

MORE HOT NEW TOPICS RELATED TO LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE, CLTI AND ITS TREATMENTS

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Brian G. DeRubertis, MD / Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS

SESSION 22 SCHEDULE

4:24 PM - 4:29 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

How To Evaluate The Need For Below The Ankle (BTA) Recanalization In CLTI Patients: When Is It Important To Achieve Foot Healing: Technical Tips To Do It And How Durable Is Its Patency

Presenter(s): Lorenzo Patrone, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM

Lymphatic Embolization For Postoperative Groin Wound Leaks: How To Do It And How Effective Is It

Presenter(s): Lindsay Machan, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:36 PM - 4:41 PM

When Is Endovascular Treatment For CLTI Justified And Better For Patients Classified As “Bypass Preferred” In The Global Vascular Guidelines: What Are The Guidelines Missing

Presenter(s): Kimihiro Komori, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:42 PM - 4:47 PM

A Radiologist's View Of Open Bypass vs Endovascular As First Treatment For CLTI: Bypasses Still Have An Important Role

Presenter(s): Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:48 PM - 4:53 PM

How To Size Lower Extremity Target Arteries For Endo Treatments Accurately Using Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS): How Does It Help

Presenter(s): Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:54 PM - 4:59 PM

Do Diabetic Patients With CLTI And Extensive Foot Necrosis Have Time For An Endovascular First Strategy: Primary Open Bypass Is Better Treatment In This Setting

Presenter(s): Katariina M. Noronen, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Does Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) (Shockwave) Eliminate The Need For Other Vessel Prep

Presenter(s): Lawrence A. Garcia, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:06 PM - 5:11 PM

Panel Discussion

5:12 PM - 5:17 PM

Experience With >1500 Retrograde Recanalization For Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs); What Predicts Technical Success And What Predicts Periprocedural Complications: Are Re-Entry Devices Ever Helpful

Presenter(s): Erwin Blessing, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:18 PM - 5:23 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Guillotine TMA After Arterial Revascularization: When And Why Is It Helpful With CLTI And How Should It Be Done

Presenter(s): Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:24 PM - 5:29 PM

Value Of Redo Tibial Bypasses: Technical Tips For Facilitating - Some Old And Some New Tricks

Presenter(s): Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:30 PM - 5:35 PM

A New Technology (From AOTI) Combining Local Oxygen Therapy With Cycled Compression And Humidification Enhances Healing Of Diabetic Wounds And Ischemic Ulcers After Revascularization

Presenter(s): Anil P. Hingorani, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:36 PM - 5:41 PM

When Lower Extremity Interventions Are Required In Patients With Prior EVAR Or Kissing Iliac Stents, How Can Contralateral Femoral Access Be Used: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Dipankar Mukherjee, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:42 PM - 5:47 PM

Alternate Anatomic Approaches To Lower Extremity Arteries When Standard Approaches Are Prevented By Scarring Or Infection

Presenter(s): Neal S. Cayne, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:48 PM - 5:53 PM

Effects Of Atherectomy On Immediate Luminal Gain In Patients With In-Stent Restenosis/Thrombosis: Which Atherectomy Device Is Best

Presenter(s): Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:54 PM - 5:59 PM

How To Do Bypass Surgery To Heavily Non-Compressible Calcified Target Arteries

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:59 PM - 6:00 PM

End of Program C-2

(No formal Panel Discussion will be held. Comments and Questions should be addressed to the Speakers on an individual basis later in the meeting.)

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - Program Details

Open All Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Sessions

6:00 AM	General Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
6:00 AM	Faculty Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Gramercy Suite West, 2nd Floor
6:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - New York Hilton Midtown Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor

PROGRAMS D, E AND F ARE CONCURRENT WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS

PROGRAM D (SESSIONS 23-30 - PROGRESS IN LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT; 6:40 A.M. to 6:05 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SESSION 23:

GENERALITIES IN THE ENDOVASCULAR AND OPEN TREATMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND CLTI

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Enrico Ascher, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD / Christopher K. Zarins, MD

SESSION 23 SCHEDULE

6:40 AM - 6:45 AM

How Do Prior Endovascular Interventions Affect Future Lower Extremity Bypass Outcomes For CLTI: Why Do The Results Of The BEST-CLI Trial Make This More Important

Presenter(s): Kenneth Rosenfield, MD / Alik Farber, MD, MBA / Matthew T. Menard, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:46 AM - 6:51 AM

The Effect Of Optimal Medical Therapy On Outcomes In Patients With CLTI In The BEST-CLI Trial: What Should This Therapy Be And How Should It Be Monitored

Presenter(s): Vikram S. Kashyap, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:52 AM - 6:57 AM

Five-Year Mortality In Medicare Patients Undergoing Interventions For CLTI And IC Is Worse Than We Thought: 67% For CLTI And 33% For IC

Presenter(s): Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:58 AM - 7:03 AM

DEBATE: An Endo First Approach Is Best For Treating CLTI In Almost All Patients: The Role For Open Bypasses Is Very Limited (What Percent): Why BEST-CLI And BASIL 2 Have Not Changed My Practice

Presenter(s): Christopher J. Abularrage, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:04 AM - 7:09 AM

DEBATE: Open Bypass Should Be The First Treatment For Many CLTI Patients: When Is This So And In What Percent Of CLTI Patients

Presenter(s): Michael S. Conte, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:10 AM - 7:15 AM

Is The Open Surgery First Or Endovascular First Approach Controversy Still Alive For CLTI: What Percentage Of An Interventionalist's Patients Should Be Treated First By Open Surgery

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:16 AM - 7:21 AM

What Causes Small Foot Arteries To Have Decreased Blood Flow Resulting In CLTI: Medial Arterial Calcification (MAC) Causes Increased Vascular Stiffness And Decreased Blood Flow; Atheromatous And Non Atheromatous Lesions Further Obstruct Blood As Shown Pathologically: Can Any Of These Be Treated

Presenter(s): Roberto Ferraresi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:22 AM - 7:27 AM

What Are The Best Current Techniques For Revascularizing BTK And Below-The-Ankle (BTA) Lesions Causing CLTI: Is Open Bypass Ever The Best

Presenter(s): Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:28 AM - 7:33 AM

Microembolization During Complex Endovascular Procedures Is Causing More Damage Than We Think To The Already Compromised Pedal Runoff: Is Paclitaxel A Causal Agent

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:34 AM - 7:39 AM

Is Preop CT Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR_CT) Guided Coronary Revascularization Beneficial In Patients Requiring Invasive Treatment For Lower Extremity (LE) Lesions: An RCT Comparing Standard Care Versus Such Revascularization Is Showing The Benefit Of The Latter: What Is The Best Time For The Coronary Procedure—Before Or After The LE Treatment

Presenter(s): Christopher K. Zarins, MD / Dainis K. Krievins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:40 AM - 7:45 AM

Radial-to-Peripheral Interventions For Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions (PAD): An Update On Available Tools And Techniques And Precautions: What's Possible And What's Not

Presenter(s): Craig M. Walker, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:46 AM - 7:53 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 24:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ATHERECTOMY, STENTS (UNCOATED, COATED AND BIORESORBABLE)

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Craig M. Walker, MD / Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi) / Peter A. Schneider, MD

SESSION 24 SCHEDULE

PROGRESS IN ATHERECTOMY

7:53 AM - 7:58 AM

Which Vascular Specialists Are Performing Tibial Atherectomies And Angioplasties For Intermittent Claudication And Are There Suboptimal Outcomes: Is Atherectomy Usage Overall Being Abused

Presenter(s): Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:59 AM - 8:04 AM

Update On Atherectomy Devices: Do They Still Have A Role In 2024: Which One Or Ones Are Best: Has Their Benefit Been Proven

Presenter(s): Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:05 AM - 8:10 AM

Atherectomy In Patients With CLTI, In Stent Restenosis (ISR) And Diabetes: When Is It Helpful; How Durable Is It: Which Devices Are The Best

Presenter(s): Ignacio Escotto, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:11 AM - 8:16 AM

The Objective Benefits Of Directional Atherectomy In Treating Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions Are Real: When And How Should It Be Used And When Should It Not

Presenter(s): Dierk Scheinert, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:17 AM - 8:22 AM

What Is The Evidence That Atherectomy Is Effective In Femoropopliteal Interventions

Presenter(s): Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:23 AM - 8:28 AM

3-Year Experience With The Rotarex Atherectomy And Thrombectomy System (From BD) For Arterial Occlusive Disease (Femoral And Popliteal) And ISR: How Does It Work And Advantages

Presenter(s): Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DESs) FOR BTK LESIONS

8:29 AM - 8:34 AM

An Update Of The 2-Year Results And Economic Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of The LIFE-BTK Randomized Controlled Comparison Of Abbott’s Esprit Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffold (DRS) With Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA): When Will DRSs Make A Difference

Presenter(s): Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi) / Sahil A. Parikh, MD / Brian G. DeRubertis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:35 AM - 8:40 AM

Update On Bioresorbable Everolimus DESs To Treat BTK Lesions Causing CLTI: Promising Results Up To 5 Years: From The DISAPEAR Registry And A Meta-Analysis Of Other Bioresorbable BTK Stent Results

Presenter(s): Steven Kum, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:41 AM - 8:46 AM

Updated Experience With Everolimus And Other Nonabsorbable DESs To Treat Infrapopliteal BTK Lesions – Long And Short – Causing CLTI: What Are The Stents And When Do They Help: Why Will The DERSs Be Better

Presenter(s): Robert A. Lookstein, MD, MHCDL, FSIR, FAHA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:47 AM - 8:52 AM

Late-Breaking Final Patency And Wound Healing Results With A 3-French Compatible Microstent (From Micro Medical) Versus POBA For Antegrade Or Retrograde Insertion To Treat Tibial Artery Lesions: From The STAND RCT

Presenter(s): Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI / Marco G. Manzi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:53 AM - 9:00 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 25:

LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS RELATED TO DRUG COATED BALLOONS (DCBs), AND DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DESs) AND OTHER INTERWOVEN (SUPERA) STENTS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA / Sahil A. Parikh, MD / Michael S. Conte, MD

SESSION 25 SCHEDULE

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

One View On The Final Result Of The Scare And Concern That Paclitaxel Coated Devices For Lower Extremity Treatments Increased Mortality And Amputation Rates: The Case Is Closed: What Were Its Costs

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:06 AM - 9:11 AM

Another View On The Final Word: Is There Still Any Validity To The Increased Amputation And Mortality Rate Signals After Use Of Paclitaxel Coated Devices In The Lower Extremity: How Can We Explain These Signals In Older Studies And Their Disappearance In More Recent Data: The Case Is Not Yet Fully Closed

Presenter(s): Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:12 AM - 9:17 AM

Update On DCBs For BTK Angioplasty: RCT Comparing A Paclitaxel DCB (Litos From Acotec) Versus A Sirolimus DCB (Magic Touch From Concept Medical): Update On Enrollment And Data In The DEBATE BTK DUELL RCT And The XTOSI Study

Presenter(s): Francesco Liistro, MD / Edward T. Choke, MBBS, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:18 AM - 9:23 AM

Progress With A Sustained Release Sirolimus DCB For FemPop Lesions: 1-Year Results With The Magic Touch DCB Compared To A Paclitaxel DCB: From The SIRONA Study

Presenter(s): Andrej Schmidt, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:24 AM - 9:29 AM

Adventitial Drug Delivery With The BullFrog Device (From Mercator MedSystems) And The Spur Device (From ReFlow): How Do They Work And How Will We Know They Improve Results

Presenter(s): William A. Gray, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:30 AM - 9:35 AM

To Reduce Injury In Post Balloon PTA Dissections: The Value Of Stents, Tacks, Etc.

Presenter(s): Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:36 AM - 9:41 AM

Late Breaking Information Shows That Higher Dose Of Statins Greatly Lessens The Risk Of SFA Stent Restenosis: Is It True With DESs

Presenter(s): Timothy W.I. Clark, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:42 AM - 9:47 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

The Light And Darkness Of Fluoropolymer-Based Limus DESs In The Treatment Of Femoropopliteal Lesions

Presenter(s): Osamu Iida, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:48 AM - 9:53 AM

Updated And Long-Term Follow-Up Results With The Vasculomimetic Interwoven Supera Stent In Angulated And Tortuous Lower Extremity Anatomies

Presenter(s): Rajiv Parakh, MBBS, MS, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:54 AM - 9:59 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Are DESs Ever Associated With Aneurysmal Degeneration: Is It Related To The Drug (Paclitaxel Or Limus) Or To The Fluoropolymer Excipient To Which The Drug Is Attached

Presenter(s): Osamu Iida, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:00 AM - 10:08 AM

Panel Discussion

10:08 AM - 10:18 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 26:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DRUG COATED BALLOONS (DCBs) AND DRUG ELUTING STENTS (DESs): UPDATES ON RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCTs) AND BTK LESION TREATMENTS WITH DCBs AND DESs

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: John R. Laird, MD / Dierk Scheinert, MD / Sean P. Lyden, MD

SESSION 26 SCHEDULE

NEW INFORMATION ON DCBs AND DESs FOR FEMPOP LESIONS: UPDATES ON RCTs

10:18 AM - 10:23 AM

How Should We Move Forward With Limus Coated Devices After FDA Has Cleared Paclitaxel Coated Devices: Are There Promising Results Currently With Limus Coated DCBs

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:24 AM - 10:29 AM

4-Year Results Of An RCT Comparing Surveil DCBs (Surmodics) With In.Pact DCBs (Medtronic) For Treating FemPop Lesions: From The TRANSCEND Trial

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

2-3-Year Results Of The EMINENT RCT Show The Superiority Of DESs (Eluvia-Boston Scientific) Over Bare Metal Stents For Long Complex FemPop Lesions

Presenter(s): Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:36 AM - 10:41 AM

Update On The Randomized Head-To-Head Comparison Of In.Pact (Medtronic) And Ranger (Boston Scientific) DCBs For Complex SFA Lesions: 5-Year Results Of The COMPARE RCT: Similar Results With Different Paclitaxel Dosages

Presenter(s): Dierk Scheinert, MD / Sabine Steiner, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:42 AM - 10:47 AM

Update On The BioMimics 3D Spiral Flow Prosthetic Graft From Veryan Medical: Does It Prevent Neointimal Hyperplasia And Improve Patency: 3-Year Results With FemPop Lesions

Presenter(s): Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:48 AM - 10:53 AM

One Year Results Of The SPORTS RCT – Comparing DESs (Eluvia – Boston Scientific) Versus Bare Metal Stents (BMSs) Versus DCBs: Which Device Is Best And In What Circumstances

Presenter(s): Gunnar Tepe, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:54 AM - 10:59 AM

Updated 5-Year Results Of The IMPERIAL RCT Head-To-Head Comparison Of The Eluvia DES (Boston Scientific) With The Zilver PTX DES (Cook): Both Are Safe And Effective: What Are The Differences

Presenter(s): Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD / William A. Gray, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

1-Year Results Of The DEBATE-BTK SHOCK RCT Evaluating The Impact Of Lithotripsy Prior To DCB Treatment In Diabetic Patients Undergoing BTK Revascularization

Presenter(s): Francesco Liistro, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:11 AM

Stellarex (Philips) DCBs With Low Dose Paclitaxel Is Safe And Has Higher Patency Rates Than POBA With De Novo Or Recurrent FemPop Lesions At 5 Years In The ILLUMENATE US And European RCTs

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD / Marianne Brodmann, MD / Sahil A. Parikh, MD / William A. Gray, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:12 AM - 11:18 AM

Panel Discussion

NEW INFORMATION ON BTK DCBs AND DESs

11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

Why Some BTK DCB Trials Have Not Shown Uniformly Better Results: Technical And Balloon Factors Matter

Presenter(s): Francesco Liistro, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

When, How And With What Devices Are Endovascular Treatments The Best Way To Treat BTK Disease Causing CLTI

Presenter(s): Brian G. DeRubertis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM

5-Year Results From The AcoArt II BTK DCB RCT Show Safety With No Increased Mortality And Improved Patency Versus POBA To Treat BTK Lesions

Presenter(s): Francesco Liistro, MD / Wei Guo, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:36 AM - 11:41 AM

Sirolimus DCBs For Infrapopliteal Interventions: The Cordis/MedAlliance Selution 4BTK IDE Trial Update: Overseas Results Have Been Promising

Presenter(s): Patrick J. Geraghty, MD / George L. Adams, MD / Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM

How Does The LIFE BTK Study With Esprit Bioresorbable DES (From Abbott) Change The BEST- CLI Conclusions For BTK Lesions

Presenter(s): Lawrence A. Garcia, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM

Below-The-Ankle Endo Interventions In 2024: Techniques, Devices And Should Balloons Be Drug Coated Or Not

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 27:

PROGRESS IN EXOTIC AND EXTREME NEW TREATMENTS FOR VERY DISTAL LOWER EXTREMITY DISEASE CAUSING ADVANCED CLTI: OPTIONS TO SAVE THE “NO OPTION FOR TREATMENT” LIMB AND THE “DESERT FOOT”

Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor
Moderators: Richard F. Neville, MD / Marco G. Manzi, MD / Roberto Ferraresi, MD

SESSION 27 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Successful Bypasses To Foot Arteries And Their Branches Allowed Limb Salvage In What Were Thought To Be 'No Option For Treatment' CLTI Patients

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

What Presently Defines A No Option Or Desert Foot Before Or After Failed Endo Or Open Treatments: Under What Conditions Are Further Extreme Limb Salvage Procedures Possible

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

No Option CLTI Is Often A Misnomer: What Diagnostic And Therapeutic Procedures Can Result In Successful Limb Salvage In Many Of These Patients

Presenter(s): Hisham Rashid, FRCS, FRCS(Gen)
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

VALUE OF PROSTHETIC (PTFE) TIBIAL BYPASSES

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

Why PTFE Bypasses To Infrapopliteal Arteries Have Been A Controversial Procedure For More Than 40 Years – And Why They Continue To Be

Presenter(s): Matthew T. Menard, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Long-Term Multicenter Outcomes Show That Prosthetic (PTFE) Bypasses To Tibial And Peroneal Arteries Are Worthwhile

Presenter(s): Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD / Richard F. Neville, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

UPDATE ON FOOT VEIN ARTERIALIZATION FOR CLTI

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Value Of Open Surgical Vein Arterialization: When And How It Can Be Useful: Technical Tips From The First One To Make It Work

Presenter(s): Pramook Mutirangura, FRCS (Edinburgh)
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

Why Foot Vein Arterialization Can Save Limbs With Truly No Other Option: What Is The Physiology That Allows Successful Arterialization Into Small Veins And The Capillary Bed: What Is Necessary For This To Occur

Presenter(s): Roberto Ferraresi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Update On The PROMISE Trials And Registry Results In No Option CLTI Patients With Foot Gangrene Shows That Deep Vein Arterialization (DVA) Using The LimFlow Device Can Produce Wound Healing And Limb Salvage: When Does It Work And When Doesn’t It: Are There Drawbacks

Presenter(s): Daniel G. Clair, MD / Hany M. Zayed, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD / Daniela Branzan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM

Technical Advances In (DVA) With The LimFlow Device: Improved Access, Better Post Procedural Care And Wound Management Are Essential

Presenter(s): Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

Technical Tips For DVA: The Most Important Part Starts After The Procedure

Presenter(s): Erwin Blessing, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Deep Venous Arterialization (DVA): Advantages Of Open Surgical Versus Endovascular Procedures Based On A Single Center Experience

Presenter(s): Richard F. Neville, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

Novel Uses Of Selective Superficial Venous Arterialization To Achieve Lower Limb Salvage: Techniques, Indications, Precautions And Results

Presenter(s): Patrick J. Geraghty, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

Hybrid Superficial Venous Arterialization For No Option CLTI: Technical Tips: Causes And Patterns Of Failure - Which Is Common

Presenter(s): Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:24 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 28:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PROSTHETIC GRAFTS; STENT GRAFTS; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOVASCULAR BYPASSES; STENT OCCLUSIONS AND TREATMENT OF IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR)

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Timothy M. Sullivan, MD / Patrick J. Geraghty, MD / Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA

SESSION 28 SCHEDULE

NEW CONCEPTS RE PTFE GRAFTS AND STENT-GRAFTS

2:25 PM - 2:30 PM

Heparin-Bonded Expanded PTFE Grafts For BTK Bypasses: What Is The Evidence That They Are Better And Are Propaten (Gore) Grafts The Best For Extensive FemPop Disease: Based On An RCT And A Systemic Review And Meta-Analysis

Presenter(s): Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:31 PM - 2:36 PM

Less Invasive And More Effective Hybrid Method For Restoring Patency To Occluded PTFE Bypasses Using A Fluoroscopically Guided Adherent Clot Remover (From Edwards)

Presenter(s): Neal S. Cayne, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:37 PM - 2:42 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

5-Year Results Of Viabahn Stent-Graft For Complex FemPop Lesions: Technical Tips, Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Osamu Iida, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

PERCUTANEOUS FEMPOP BYPASSES

2:43 PM - 2:48 PM

3-Year Results With Percutaneous (PQ) Transvenous FemPop PTFE Bypasses Using The Torus 2 Endograft (From Endologix): How Is It Done And Updated Results From The US DETOUR Trial: Does It Have Limitations

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD / Daniel G. Clair, MD / Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:49 PM - 2:54 PM

5-Year Results With Percutaneous Transvenous PTFE FemPop Bypass (PQ From Endologix) The DETOUR 1 TRIAL: Will Open Bypasses Become Obsolete

Presenter(s): Dainis K. Krievins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM

Percutaneous Extravascular FemPop PTFE Bypasses Without Traversing The Vein: Technique And 6-Year Experience In Patients: Is It More Cost Effective: What Are The Limitations

Presenter(s): Pierre G. Sarradon, Docteur / Jean Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

STENT OCCLUSIONS AND TREATMENT OF IN STENT RESTENOSIS (ISR)

3:01 PM - 3:06 PM

Treatment Of SFA In Stent Occlusions: Technique Of Direct Stent Puncture: And Value Of The Excimer Laser To Cross And Treat The Occlusions: How Is It Done And Advantages

Presenter(s): Craig M. Walker, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:07 PM - 3:12 PM

What Are The Best Current Treatment Options For ISR: What Are The Results Including Recurrence Rates

Presenter(s): Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

ROLE OF OPEN PTFE BYPASSES IN CLTI

3:13 PM - 3:18 PM

In The Endovascular Era, What Is The Current Role Of Open Bypasses In A Limb Salvage Program: What Percentage Of CLTI Patients Will Need One At Some Time In Their Course And What Percentage Of Those Will Require A PTFE Graft

Presenter(s): Niten Singh, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:19 PM - 3:39 PM

Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 29:

LOWER EXTREMITY TRIALS; GUIDELINES; FOOT PERFUSION EVALUATION METHODS AND VALUE OF ANGIOSOMES

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Brian G. DeRubertis, MD / Marco G. Manzi, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD

SESSION 29 SCHEDULE

3:40 PM - 3:45 PM

An Important Multicenter Propensity Matched Comparison Of Endo Versus Open Infrainguinal Treatment For CLTI Shows That Open Treatment Is Superior And Supports The Main Finding Of BEST-CLI

Presenter(s): Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:46 PM - 3:51 PM

How To Reconcile The Different Primary Outcomes And Main Conclusion Of The BEST-CLI And BASIL-2 RCTs

Presenter(s): Michael S. Conte, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:52 PM - 3:57 PM

How The Data From BEST-CLI And BASIL-2 Can Be Combined To Produce Conclusions Superior To Those Of Either Trial Alone

Presenter(s): Alik Farber, MD, MBA / Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd / Matthew T. Menard, MD / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:58 PM - 4:03 PM

New Subanalysis Findings From The BEST-CLI RCT Are Critically Important To The Treatment Of CLTI Patients: Open Surgical Bypass Operations Still Have A Critical Role: Open Versus Endo Treatment Of Infrapopliteal Disease: Does Endo Treatment Burn Bridges

Presenter(s): Matthew T. Menard, MD / Alik Farber, MD, MBA / Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:04 PM - 4:09 PM

Findings From BASIL-3, An RCT Comparing Clinical And Cost Effectiveness Of 3 Treatment Modalities For CLTI From FemPop Disease: POBA Versus DCBs Versus DESs

Presenter(s): Andrew W. Bradbury, MD, FRCSEd
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

METHODS FOR EVALUATING FOOT PERFUSION

4:10 PM - 4:15 PM

Foot Perfusion Measurements Are The Best Method To Evaluate Treatment Effectiveness For CLTI: What Methods Are Available And Best

Presenter(s): Werner Lang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:16 PM - 4:21 PM

How And Why To Measure Foot Perfusion During And After Endo Treatments: Hyperspectral Imaging, O2 Sensors, Etc.: When Is The Angiosome Concept Helpful; When Not

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:22 PM - 4:27 PM

New Methods For Evaluating The Significance Of Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions And Foot Perfusion Using Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) And MRI; How They Work And Their Value In Assessing Therapeutic Success

Presenter(s): Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:28 PM - 4:35 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 30:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (IC) AND ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA (ALI)

Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor
Moderators: Matthew T. Menard, MD / Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS / Thomas S. Maldonado, MD

SESSION 30 SCHEDULE

INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (IC)

4:36 PM - 4:41 PM

At 2 Years After Endovascular Interventions For IC, Only 32% Of Patients Were Free From Recurrent IC: From A VQI Multicenter Study: What Are The Implications

Presenter(s): Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

4:42 PM - 4:47 PM

Decreasing Unnecessary And Potentially Harmful Endovascular Procedures In Patients With IC Which Are Almost Never Justified And Should Not Be Reimbursed

Presenter(s): Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

4:48 PM - 4:53 PM

Under What Circumstances Could Tibial Endo Interventions Possibly Be Justified For IC

Presenter(s): Sahil A. Parikh, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

4:54 PM - 4:59 PM

When Do Outcomes For Lower Extremity Revascularization Justify Their Use For IC In Patients >80 And >90

Presenter(s): Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:00 PM - 5:04 PM

Panel Discussion

ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA (ALI) (SEE ALSO SESSION 63)

5:04 PM - 5:09 PM

When And Why Is ALI Best Treated By Open Surgery: When Are Endovascular Treatments Best

Presenter(s): Peter Henke, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:10 PM - 5:15 PM

The PROMOTE-ALI Study Shows That Open Surgery Is Still Number One In The Treatment Of ALI

Presenter(s): Katariina M. Noronen, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:16 PM - 5:21 PM

DEBATE: ALI Is Always Best Treated Endovascularly: Why And What Techniques May Be Required

Presenter(s): Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:22 PM - 5:27 PM

DEBATE: When Is Open Surgery Required To Treat ALI: When Is Mechanical Thrombectomy And Thrombo-Aspiration The Best Treatment: When Should Lytics Be Used: Based On A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

Presenter(s): Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:28 PM - 5:33 PM

Characteristics Of All The Commercial Systems For Mechanically Removing Clot To Treat ALI: What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Each

Presenter(s): Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:34 PM - 5:39 PM

What Is New With Penumbra Indigo Clot Aspiration Systems: Improved Mechanical Catheter And Computer Based Clot Removal Indigo Systems: Modulated Pulsed Aspiration Technology (Lightning Bolt And Thunder Bolt) For The Treatment Of Acute Arterial Clot: How It Works And Why It Improves Clot Removal In Various Vascular Beds: Is Open Surgery Ever Needed

Presenter(s): James F. Benenati, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:40 PM - 5:45 PM

New Findings From The STRIDE Multicenter Trial: Mechanical Suction Thrombectomy With The Indigo Aspiration System (Penumbra) Had Few Complications And Excellent Limb Salvage: When Was It Contraindicated And When Was Angioplasty, Stenting Or Bypass Necessary

Presenter(s): Thomas S. Maldonado, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:46 PM - 5:51 PM

Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy Is Obviating The Need For Thrombolytics In ALI: What Devices Are Available And What Are Their Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:52 PM - 5:57 PM

Time To Perfusion In ALI: Which Is Faster, Lightning Bolt 7 (Penumbra) Or Open Surgical Embolectomy: When Is Open Surgery Necessary In 2024

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

5:58 PM - 6:05 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program D

PROGRAM E (SESSIONS 31-38 - NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND NEW DRUGS; PROGRESS IN ANTI-ATHEROGENIC AND ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE TREATMENTS; MANAGEMENT OF ENDOLEAKS; RECORDED LIVE CASES FROM LEADING CENTERS IN THE US AND EU; ISSUES OF INTEREST; OUTPATIENT AND OFFICE BASED VASCULAR TREATMENT; TOPICS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT, REIMBURSEMENT, THE SVS, VQI, FDA, GUIDELINES, TRIALS AND EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; 6:40 A.M. to 6:05 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

SESSION 31:

ADVANCES IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS IN VASCULAR PATIENTS; NEW ANTI-ATHEROGENIC DRUGS AND RIVAROXABAN

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Caron B. Rockman, MD / Michael R. Jaff, DO

SESSION 31 SCHEDULE

6:40 AM - 6:45 AM

Postop Myocardial Infarctions (MIs) In Vascular Patients: What Are The New Options For Diagnosis, Prevention And Treatment

Presenter(s): Peter Henke, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

6:46 AM - 6:51 AM

What Is The Best Current Method For Evaluating The Heart In Patients Undergoing Open And Endo Vascular Surgery: When Is A Stress Test An Important Tool

Presenter(s): David H. Stone, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

6:52 AM - 6:57 AM

New Findings From The VOYAGER PAD And COMPASS RCTs With Low Dose Rivaroxaban (Xarelto [Janssen/J&J]) And Aspirin: How Do These Drugs Lower Major Adverse Limb And Cardiac Event Rates After Lower Extremity Revascularization (Endo And Open)

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD / Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

6:58 AM - 7:03 AM

How Does The Morbidity And Pathology Of Adverse Events With Arteriosclerosis Depend On Thrombosis: This Explains The Benefits Of Rivaroxaban And Aspirin Seen In The VOYAGER And COMPASS Trials

Presenter(s): Anthony J. Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:04 AM - 7:09 AM

DEBATE: LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C) Lowering And Statins For Prophylaxis Of Vascular Events Are Dangerous And Not Helpful: What Does The Latest Evidence Show

Presenter(s): Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC, PhD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:10 AM - 7:15 AM

DEBATE: Not So: Update On LDL-C Lowering With Statins And Other Drugs: They Are Proven To Stabilize And Shrink Plaques And Decrease Morbid Vascular Events: Stopping Statins Increases Patients’ Risk Of MI And Death

Presenter(s): Ron Waksman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:16 AM - 7:21 AM

The Risk Of Arteriosclerosis And Its Complications Are Increased By LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C) Levels, Elevated Lp(a) And Inflammation: What Are The Best Medical Strategies To Decrease These Parameters: Statins, Adjunctive LDL-C Lowering Drugs Inclisiran, Bempedoic Acid, Ezetimibe, PCSK-9 Inhibitors, Lepodisiran, Colchicine, Olezarsen, Etc.) And Anti-Inflammatories: How They Should Be Administered

Presenter(s): Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:22 AM - 7:27 AM

Update On LDL-C Lowering During A Lifetime: How Low To Strive For With Intensive Drug Therapy: How Young To Start If High; How Old To Continue Statins: Why And How Often Should LDL-C Levels Be Measured

Presenter(s): J. David Spence, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:28 AM - 7:33 AM

An Interesting New Anti-Atherosclerosis Vaccine (AtheroVax): A Drug To Produce Lifelong LDL-C Lowering With A Single Gene Modifying Treatment: The Heart-1 Gene-Editing Trial: How Does AtheroVax Work

Presenter(s): Nicholas Kipshidze, MD, PhD, DSc
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:34 AM - 7:42 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 32:

CATHETER BASED TREATMENTS FOR RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS, CORONARY DESs, SMOKING AND TRANSFUSION IN VASCULAR SURGERY PATIENTS; PREVENTING VASCULAR AND CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Ron Waksman, MD / Lindsay Machan, MD

SESSION 32 SCHEDULE

UPDATE ON RENAL DENERVATION FOR HYPERTENSION

7:42 AM - 7:47 AM

Renal Denervation For Resistant Hypertension Really Works As Shown By RCTs: What Are The Techniques And Devices: When Should They Be Used

Presenter(s): Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:48 AM - 7:53 AM

The Role Of Pressure Wires And IVUS In The Assessment Of Renal Artery Stenosis In The Treatment Of Hypertension And Other Conditions

Presenter(s): Lindsay Machan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:54 AM - 7:59 AM

Effect Of Increased Hydration And Protein Intake On Lower Extremity Arteriosclerotic Ischemia With Intermittent Claudication And CLTI: What Is The Evidence And The Mechanism: Will It Change The Game And Decrease The Need For Stents And Bypasses

Presenter(s): Juan C. Parodi, MD / Samuel Fernandez, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO VASCULAR DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

When And To What Level Can Postoperative Anemia Be Tolerated After Major Vascular Surgery: When Should It Be Corrected By Transfusion And Do Cardiac Comorbidities Make A Difference

Presenter(s): Panos Kougias, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:06 AM - 8:11 AM

New Developments In Methods To Prevent Kidney Damage From Iodinated Contrast Agents

Presenter(s): Roxana Mehran, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:12 AM - 8:17 AM

How Important Is Inflammation As Determined By C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels In Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events: What Drugs Can Lower This Risk

Presenter(s): Ron Waksman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:18 AM - 8:23 AM

When Should Smoking Be Stopped Before AAA Repair; Before Lower Extremity Bypass: At Least 4 Weeks: Why Does The Duration Of Cessation Matter

Presenter(s): Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:24 AM - 8:29 AM

In Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA), What Should Best Medical Therapy (BMT) Be: Should Clopidogrel Be Part Of This BMT And Should It Be Continued During The Perioperative Period

Presenter(s): Timothy M. Sullivan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

How To Manage Patients With Recent Coronary DESs Who Require Vascular Operations Or Interventions: What To Do About Antiplatelet Medications: How Long To Wait Before Stopping Safely: What To Do With Urgent Or Emergent Cases To Avoid DES Thrombosis

Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:36 AM - 8:42 AM

Panel Discussion

8:42 AM - 8:54 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 33:

PROGRESS IN MANAGING ENDOLEAKS: UNDERSTANDING THEIR CONSEQUENCES AND PREDICTING, PREVENTING AND TREATING THEM (FOR IMPORTANT RELATED TALKS SEE SESSION 33 IN OUR 2023 PROGRAM ON OUR WEBSITE VEITHsymposium.org)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Timur P. Sarac, MD / Luis A. Sanchez, MD / Mark W. Mewissen, MD, FSIR, RVT

SESSION 33 SCHEDULE

ALL ENDOLEAKS AFTER EVAR

8:54 AM - 8:59 AM

Update On The Optimal Management Of Endoleaks: Key Points From A Systematic Review

Presenter(s): Bernardo C. Mendes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Dynamic CT Scanning – The Gold Standard For Evaluating Endoleaks: Technical Requirements And How To Make It Help In Diagnosis And Treatment

Presenter(s): Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:06 AM - 9:11 AM

How To Improve Endoleak Detection And Finding Its Source With Contrast Enhanced Sonography

Presenter(s): Thanila A. Macedo, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

TYPE 1 ENDOLEAKS

9:12 AM - 9:17 AM

Major Systemic Trauma Can Lead To High-Flow (Type 1) Endoleaks In EVAR Patients: Can They Occur With Endografts Fixed By Hooks Or Barbs And What Is The Best Treatment

Presenter(s): Carlo Setacci, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:18 AM - 9:23 AM

Update On Embolization Treatment For Type 1 Endoleaks After EVAR: Indications And Technical Tips To Make It Work Successfully: Contraindications

Presenter(s): Robert A. Morgan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:24 AM - 9:29 AM

How Can Type I Endoleaks Cause Sac Pressurization (Endotension) Without Contrast Visualization: How To Detect And Treat It: What Else Can Cause Endotension

Presenter(s): Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:30 AM - 9:35 AM

How To Treat Type 1 Endoleaks After EVAR: When Cuff, When F/EVAR, When Chimney, When Open Conversion: What About Embolization

Presenter(s): Matteo Orrico, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:36 AM - 9:41 AM

Panel Discussion

TYPE 2 ENDOLEAKS AFTER EVAR

9:41 AM - 9:46 AM

Most Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR Should Be Left Alone Because Treatments Have Poor Results, Have Complications And Do Not Improve Outcomes: What Are The Exceptions

Presenter(s): Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:47 AM - 9:52 AM

When Should We Reintervene And Keep Reintervening For Persistent Type 2 Endoleaks: What Factors With Persistent Type 2 Endoleaks Are Predictors Of AAA Rupture

Presenter(s): Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:53 AM - 9:58 AM

When Do Type II Endoleaks Cause Type I Endoleaks After Standard EVAR: How To Best Diagnose And Treat Them: Does One Need Proximal Aortic Control If Treatment Is Open Conversion

Presenter(s): Randall R. De Martino, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:59 AM - 10:04 AM

The Role Of Mural Thrombus In The Development Of Late Type II Endoleaks: How Best To Prevent Them And Treat Them

Presenter(s): Natzi Sakalihasan, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:05 AM - 10:10 AM

Patients On Anticoagulation Are More Likely To Develop Endoleaks After EVAR: How Does It Influence The Outcome Of Endoleak Treatment And Should It Be Stopped If Possible

Presenter(s): Faisal Aziz, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:11 AM - 10:16 AM

How Can 3D Fusion And ASSIST Guidance (GE) Help In Type 2 Endoleak Treatment By Any Approach: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Mark W. Mewissen, MD, FSIR, RVT
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:17 AM - 10:22 AM

Panel Discussion

10:23 AM - 10:28 AM

Transcaval Approach For Endoleak Embolization: A Minimally Invasive Hot Needle Approach And Other Technical Tips Including How To Close The Aortic Access Site

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:29 AM - 10:34 AM

Transgraft Treatment Of Type 2 Endoleaks After EVAR: When And How To Do It

Presenter(s): James F. McKinsey, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:35 AM - 10:40 AM

The Latest Advances In The Treatment Of Type 2 Endoleaks: A New Technique With The Taurus Device Will Be Better: What Is It And Results

Presenter(s): Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:41 AM - 10:46 AM

Innovative Type 2 Endoleak Obliteration Via Collateral Networks: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Palma M. Shaw, MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI, DFSVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:47 AM - 10:55 AM

An Algorithm For Diagnosing And Treating Challenging Endoleaks After F/B/EVAR For TAAAs

Presenter(s): Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:56 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 34:

ISSUES IMPORTANT TO VASCULAR SURGEONS/SPECIALISTS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Kim J. Hodgson, MD / Thomas L. Forbes, MD

SESSION 34 SCHEDULE

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

A Tribute To James S. T. Yao, MD, PhD (1932-2023)

Presenter(s): Jon S. Matsumura, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:11 AM

How Human Behavior – Even With Vascular Surgeons/Specialists – Is Controlled By Biases And Rationalizations: How To Overcome These And Perform Better

Presenter(s): Scott L. Stevens, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ISSUES RE EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

11:12 AM - 11:17 AM

RCTs Are Too Often Underpowered With Other Serious Flaws: So They Are Misused As Evidence, Negatively Influencing Practice And Innovation In Health Care

Presenter(s): Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

Why Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses And RCTs Can Be Misleading: What To Do About It: Does Current Wisdom Help

Presenter(s): Janet T. Powell, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Answering The Current Big Questions: Vascular Surgeons/Specialists Need To Develop High Quality Evidence To Improve Care: How And Why To Do It

Presenter(s): Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ISSUES IMPORTANT TO VASCULAR SURGEONS/SPECIALISTS

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM

How Can Vascular Surgeons/Specialists Become Successful Entrepreneurs: What To Do And What Not To Do

Presenter(s): Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:36 AM - 11:41 AM

The Distracted Surgeon: Lessons Learned From Running Multiple Rooms: Is It Really More Efficient Or A Bad Practice Resulting In Poor Patient Care

Presenter(s): Patrick A. Stone, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ISSUES IN VASCULAR TRAINING

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM

Optimal New Training Paradigm For Vascular Surgeons: 0+5 Vascular Surgery Residency Followed By 2 Years Of Cardiac Surgery Residency Training: Why Is It Better Than 2 Extra Years Of Laboratory Research

Presenter(s): Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM

Obtaining Cardiac Surgery Training After Vascular Surgery Training: I Did It, So It’s Possible: Is It Worthwhile: Advantages And Disadvantages

Presenter(s): Jennifer L. Perri, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 35:

RECORDED LIVE CHALLENGING CASES AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FROM THE PLINIO ROSSI AND LINC COMPONENTS

SESSION 36:

MORE ISSUES IMPORTANT IN VASCULAR SURGERY: HISTORY, PRACTICE PATTERNS, VALUE OF GUIDELINES AND RCTs, MALPRACTICE, SCIENCE, TRAINING AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Jack L. Cronenwett, MD / Timothy M. Sullivan, MD / Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd

SESSION 36 SCHEDULE

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

A Tribute To Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD (1955-2024)

Presenter(s): Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

VASCULAR HISTORY

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

Einstein And Nissen: A New York Story About An AAA Wrapped In Cellophane

Presenter(s): Frank J. Criado, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

The SVS Digital History Archive: What Is It, Why It Is Important And Should Vascular Surgeons Contribute To It And Use It

Presenter(s): Jerry Goldstone, MD, FACS, FRCSEd
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

Multispecialty Vascular Care Departments Or Units Within Institutions Are Best For Patients And Physicians: How Should The Dominant Specialty And Leader Be Chosen: How Should Rewards Be Distributed

Presenter(s): Barry T. Katzen, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

VASCULAR SURGERY’S ROLE AND RECOGNITION

2:24 PM - 2:29 PM

Vascular Surgery's Identity And Role Is Usually In A Subservient Position Within A Heart And Vascular Unit: What Should Be Done To Correct This Inequity In The Interest Of Better Patient Care

Presenter(s): Timur P. Sarac, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Vascular Surgery Needs An Independent ABMS Approved Board And Associated RRC To Thrive As A Specialty In The Medical Hierarchy And To Have Its Value Appropriately Recognized

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:36 PM - 2:41 PM

The Negative Impact Of Hospital Administrators On Vascular Surgery And Vascular Surgeons' Careers: Why Is It Happening, Why Is It Worse For Vascular Surgeons Than Other Specialists And What Can Be Done To Counteract It

Presenter(s): Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

The Role Of Women In Vascular Surgery: What Has It Been And Where Is It Going

Presenter(s): Cynthia K. Shortell, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:48 PM - 2:56 PM

Panel Discussion

ISSUES RE THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ETHICS AND FINANCES

2:56 PM - 3:01 PM

Simultaneous Overuse And Undertreatment Of Patients With PAD And CLTI: Why The Problem Exists And What Should Be Done To Fix It

Presenter(s): Joseph L. Mills, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:02 PM - 3:07 PM

Physician And Industry Responsibility In Overuse Of Technology (Atherectomy, CAS, EVAR, Etc.): Especially Important In View Of The Recent Media Spotlight On This Issue

Presenter(s): Murray L. Shames, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

UNIONIZATION FOR VASCULAR SURGEONS

3:08 PM - 3:13 PM

Why Vascular Surgeons Should Unionize: The Pros And Cons

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:14 PM - 3:19 PM

Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Clinical Trials And The Treatment Of CLTI: What Are The Causes And What Can Be Done About Them

Presenter(s): Vincent L. Rowe, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:20 PM - 3:32 PM

Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 37:

MORE ISSUE-RELATED TOPICS IMPORTANT TO VASCULAR SURGEONS AND VASCULAR SPECIALISTS; ISSUES RELATED TO OUTPATIENT CENTERS OR OFFICE BASED LABS (OBLs)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH / Krishna Jain, MD

SESSION 37 SCHEDULE

3:32 PM - 3:37 PM

Vascular Spinoff Revenue In Tertiary Healthcare Systems: Substantially More Downstream Benefits FROM Vascular Surgeons: How To Make Hospital Administrators Appreciate The Value Of Vascular Surgeons And Reward Them Appropriately

Presenter(s): Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:38 PM - 3:43 PM

The Significant Burden Of Iatrogenic Vascular Injury On The Vascular Surgery Workforce At A Tertiary Care Center: What Can And Should Be Done To Offset This Problem

Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:44 PM - 3:49 PM

Current Medicare Reimbursement For Complex AAAs (F/B/EVAR) Is Inadequate For Physicians And Less Profitable For Hospitals: How Does It Harm Vascular Surgery

Presenter(s): Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:50 PM - 3:55 PM

How And Why Aortic And Lower Extremity Artery Gender Differences Matter In The Treatment Of Vascular Disease: What Can Be Done To Offset This Problem

Presenter(s): Linda M. Harris, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:56 PM - 4:01 PM

The Value Of Telehealth In Vascular Surgery: Reimbursement Issues And When Is It Misleading

Presenter(s): Misty D. Humphries, MD, MAS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ISSUES RELATED TO OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND OBLs

4:02 PM - 4:07 PM

The Ever-Changing Reimbursement For Lower Extremity Endovascular Therapies In Hospitals And OBLs: Why It’s Happening And Where Is It Going

Presenter(s): Sean P. Roddy, MD / Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:08 PM - 4:13 PM

Limb Preservation Centers: Benefit To Patients, Physicians And Health Care Systems: How To Create One

Presenter(s): Krishna Jain, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:14 PM - 4:19 PM

How Can OBLs Provide Good Vascular Care With Excellent Results, Be Profitable And Still Allow Vascular Surgeons To Only Work From 8 AM To 5 PM

Presenter(s): Mark A. Mattos, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM

How To Make Outpatient Vascular Treatment Facilities (OBLs, ASCs) Safe, Effective And Profitable Without Doing Unjustified Procedures: How Can They Make Uniquely Important Vascular Research Contributions

Presenter(s): Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:26 PM - 4:32 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 38:

UPDATES AND ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ALL VASCULAR SURGEONS AND SPECIALISTS: FUTURE REIMBURSEMENT; IMPROVING VASCULAR CARE QUALITY; FIXING FALSE TESTIMONY; FLAWED PEER REVIEW; FDA IMPROVEMENTS; LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Sean P. Roddy, MD / Jack L. Cronenwett, MD / Kim J. Hodgson, MD

SESSION 38 SCHEDULE

VASCULAR REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES

4:32 PM - 4:37 PM

What’s Happening With Vascular Surgeon Reimbursement In 2024 And What Are The Prospects For 2025: For Hospital And OBL Procedures

Presenter(s): Sean P. Roddy, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:38 PM - 4:43 PM

Current Medicare Reimbursement For Ch/EVAR And F/EVAR Is Inadequate: The Situation Is Untenable: How Did We Get There And Can The Problem Be Fixed

Presenter(s): Clayton J. Brinster, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:44 PM - 4:49 PM

Reimbursement For Vascular Procedures Under CMS Is Deeply Flawed And Subject To The Bias Of Others: It Results In Unethical Compensatory Behavior: What Can Be Done About It

Presenter(s): Sean P. Roddy, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ISSUES RE QUALITY OF VASCULAR CARE

4:50 PM - 4:55 PM

New Developments In And Benefits From VQI Participation: It Will Make For Better Doctors And Vascular Care And It Will Cut Hospital Costs

Presenter(s): Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:56 PM - 5:01 PM

The SVS/ACS Vascular Verification Program (VVP) To Assure Quality Vascular Care In Inpatient And Outpatient Programs: What Is It And How Will It Help Vascular Surgery

Presenter(s): Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:02 PM - 5:07 PM

How Can The Insurance Industry Improve The Quality And Appropriateness Of Vascular Care And Help Vascular Surgery Survive In A Competitive World

Presenter(s): Russell H. Samson, MD, DFSVS, RVT, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

PUNISHING FALSE TESTIMONY

5:08 PM - 5:13 PM

How Do We Hold Physicians Who Provide False Or Misleading Testimony Against Vascular Surgeons Accountable: Has The SVS Committee On This Topic Ever Done Anything To Do What Should Be Done

Presenter(s): O. William Brown, MD, JD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:14 PM - 5:20 PM

Panel Discussion

PEER REVIEW RELATED ISSUES

5:20 PM - 5:25 PM

Our System Of Peer Reviews Is Flawed: Within Hospitals; Within Journal Reviews: How Might Artificial Intelligence (AI) Improve Them

Presenter(s): Timothy M. Sullivan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:26 PM - 5:34 PM

What Is An Impact Factor For A Peer Reviewed Journal Or An Article: What Is Plum X And H-Index: How Are They Calculated And Why Are They Important: What Constitutes Plagiarism – It’s Not Simple (8-Minute Presentation)

Presenter(s): Peter F. Lawrence, MD / Peter Gloviczki, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

FDA RELATED ISSUES

5:35 PM - 5:40 PM

I Was From The Government And I'm Here To Help: FDA Resources To Assure Safe And Effective Medical Devices In Vascular Disease: What Is The LEAF Initiative To Assure That Trials Are Appropriate For FDA Approval

Presenter(s): Robert E. Lee, MD / Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:41 PM - 5:46 PM

Why Do IDEs Fail To Get FDA Approval: Updates To The FDA 510 (K) Program And Why They Are Important

Presenter(s): Valerie M. Merkle, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:47 PM - 5:52 PM

Different Perspectives From Industry And The FDA Regarding The Importance Of Innovation, Engineering And Financial Rewards That Influence Innovation

Presenter(s): Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:53 PM - 5:58 PM

What Is A Learning Health System And Why Should It Matter To Vascular Surgery

Presenter(s): Charles C. Miller, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:59 PM - 6:05 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program E

PROGRAM F (SESSIONS 39-46 - MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE, TEVAR, AORTIC DISSECTIONS, TAAAs, JUXTA- AND PARARENAL AAAs, PARALLEL GRAFTS, FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED EVAR (F/B/EVAR), MULTILAYER BARE STENTS, INFRARENAL AAAs AND STANDARD EVAR, AND HOT NEW AORTIC TOPICS; 6:50 A.M. to 6:10 P.M.)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

SESSION 39:

MORE TOPICS RELATED TO THE THORACIC AORTA, AORTIC DISSECTIONS, INFLAMMATORY ANEURYSMS AND THEIR TREATMENT

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Ramon Berguer, MD, PhD / Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD

SESSION 39 SCHEDULE

6:50 AM - 6:55 AM

A Novel Low Profile Stent Graft For The Treatment Of All Thoracic Aortic Segments: What Makes It Unique And Clinical Status

Presenter(s): Francesco Setacci, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:56 AM - 7:01 AM

Options For Left Subclavian Revascularization During TEVAR: Laser Fenestration, Open Bypass, Single Branch Device (Gore), Etc.: Advantages And Limitations Of Each

Presenter(s): Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:02 AM - 7:07 AM

Challenges And Successes With Endografts In The Treatment Of Ascending Aortic Dissections (TAADs), Penetrating Ulcers And Pseudoaneurysms

Presenter(s): Rodney A. White, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:08 AM - 7:13 AM

DEBATE: The STABILISE Technique To Eliminate The False Lumen And Relaminate The Aorta Will Change The Treatment Of Acute And Subacute TBADs And Will Replace Most False Lumen Occlusion Devices And F/B/EVAR Treatments: How To Do It And Precautions

Presenter(s): Igor A. Laskowski, MD, PhD / Heepeel Chang, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:14 AM - 7:19 AM

DEBATE: Not So Fast! A Multimodular Approach To Treating Acute, Subacute And Chronic TBADs With TAAAs: Who Needs A F/B/EVAR; Who Needs A Candy-Plug Or Other Techniques

Presenter(s): Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD / Fiona Rohlffs, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:20 AM - 7:25 AM

Outer/Inner/Upward Branches Or Fenestrations: Strategies For Complex Aortic Repair For Patients With Chronic TBADs: Advantages And Limitations Of Each

Presenter(s): Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:26 AM - 7:31 AM

Current Advances In The Treatment For Inflammatory Aneurysms: How Effective Are EVAR And TEVAR

Presenter(s): Furuzan Numan, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:32 AM - 7:37 AM

Update On The Experience With BeGrafts (From Bentley), A Balloon Expandable Covered Stent For Treating Aortic Coarctations, Aneurysms And Midaortic Syndrome: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Elchanan Bruckheimer, MBBS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:38 AM - 7:43 AM

Relay Custom Made Endografts (Terumo) For TEVAR, Scalloped, Etc.: When And Why Are They Advantageous And Do They Still Have A Role In View Of Other New Endografts

Presenter(s): Michael P. Jenkins, MBBS, BSc, MS, FRCS, FEBVS / Mo S. Hamady, MD, FRCR, EBIR, FSIR
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

7:44 AM - 7:51 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 40:

MORE ADVANCES RELATED TO TREATING PATHOLOGY INVOLVING THE ASCENDING AORTA AND THE AORTIC ARCH; AORTIC DISSECTIONS, INTRAMURAL HEMATOMAS (IMHs) AND THEIR TREATMENT

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Rodney A. White, MD / Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD

SESSION 40 SCHEDULE

7:52 AM - 7:57 AM

Debranching Aortic Arch Branches: When And How To Do It; Technical Tips And How To Avoid Pitfalls

Presenter(s): Bernardo C. Mendes, MD

7:58 AM - 8:03 AM

With TAADs When And How Should The Distal Aorta Be Treated By TEVAR Before Repair Of The Ascending Aorta

Presenter(s): Ourania Preventza, MD / Joseph S. Coselli, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:04 AM - 8:09 AM

With TAADs Why And When Should TEVAR Of The Descending Thoracic Aorta Be Performed Prior To Open Type A Repair: Should The Procedures Be Staged

Presenter(s): Mazin Foteh, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:10 AM - 8:15 AM

Late Results Of Patients With TAADs Treated By Open Repair Of The Ascending Aorta And Arch With A FET And Completed By The STABILISE Technique Distally

Presenter(s): Jean-Marc Alsac, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:16 AM - 8:21 AM

With Chronic TBADs Laser Assisted Resection Of The Dissection Septum Or Membrane Creates A Single Lumen TEVAR Landing Zone: How Is This Technique Performed And Updated Results

Presenter(s): Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD / Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:22 AM - 8:27 AM

Panel Discussion

8:27 AM - 8:32 AM

Multicenter Study Of Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) For TAAA And Complex AAA Repairs: What Does It Show About Their Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:33 AM - 8:38 AM

Updated 5-Year Results From The European Experience With The Novel Nexus Single And Double (Duo) Branched (OTS) Endovascular Devices (From Endospan) For The Treatment Of Zone 0 And 1 Aortic Arch Aneurysms: What Makes This Device Unique

Presenter(s): Mario L. Lachat, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:39 AM - 8:44 AM

Status And Results From The US TRIOMPHE Trial Of The Endospan Nexus Endograft (OTS) For Treating Complex Aortic Arch Lesions Including Chronic Dissections

Presenter(s): Ross Milner, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:45 AM - 8:50 AM

In Situ Fenestration For Endovascular Repair Of Aortic Arch Lesions: Does It Reduce Perioperative Strokes And How To Avoid Cerebral Ischemia During The Procedure

Presenter(s): Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:51 AM - 8:56 AM

Origins Of Intramural Hematomas (IMHs): Why So Many Prove Benign And Do Well With Medical Treatment: When And How To Treat Them With TEVAR

Presenter(s): Frank J. Criado, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:57 AM - 9:03 AM

Panel Discussion

9:03 AM - 9:16 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 41:

OPEN AND ENDO TREATMENT OF COMPLEX AAAs (JUXTA, PARA- AND SUPRA-RENAL) AND TAAAs; INTERESTING NEW DEVICES FOR THEIR TREATMENT

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD

SESSION 41 SCHEDULE

COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs

9:16 AM - 9:21 AM

Does Open Repair Still Remain The Gold Standard For Complex AAA Repair: What The Updated And Good Studies That Bear On This Question Show: It’s Not The Old RCTs (EVAR 1, DREAM And OVER)

Presenter(s): George Geroulakos, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:22 AM - 9:27 AM

TAAA Repairs For Aneurysms From Dissections And Degenerative Disease Are Best Treated By Combining Open And Endo Techniques: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Yamume Tshomba, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:28 AM - 9:33 AM

Hybrid Repair Of A TAAA (Proximal Endograft + Distal Open Repair - The Upchurch Procedure): When Is It Indicated; What Are The Advantages And Updated Results

Presenter(s): Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD / Sal Scali, MD / Dean Arnaoutakis, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:34 AM - 9:39 AM

Endovascular Solutions To Effectively Deal With Hostile Neck Anatomy Of AAAs Other Than F/B/EVAR: Why They Should Be Favored

Presenter(s): Stavros K. Kakkos, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:40 AM - 9:45 AM

French National (Real World) Comparison Of Results Of F/EVAR And Open Repair (ORFEVAR Trial) For The Treatment Of Complex AAA (Juxtarenal, Suprarenal And Type IV TAAAs): Do We Need An RCT

Presenter(s): Frederic Cochennec, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:46 AM - 9:52 AM

Panel Discussion

9:52 AM - 9:57 AM

Optimal Surveillance Methods And Timing After F/B/EVAR And EVAR

Presenter(s): Sara L. Zettervall, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:58 AM - 10:03 AM

Secondary Interventions Up To 30 Days Following F/B/EVAR Of Complex AAAs: How Morbid Are They

Presenter(s): Jonathan R. Boyle, MD, MA (Cantab) FRCS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

TOPICS RELATED TO INTERESTING NEW DEVICES

10:04 AM - 10:09 AM

Shape Memory Polymer Embolization Devices To Treat Gutter Endoleaks After Parallel Grafts: Technique And Results

Presenter(s): James F. McKinsey, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

Update On The TAMBE Endograft Device (Gore) For Treating Complex AAAs And TAAAs: Current Configuration And Advantages, Technique For Insertion: Now Approved By The FDA

Presenter(s): Carlos H. Timaran, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:16 AM - 10:21 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Update On The WeFlow Device For Juxtarenal AAA, TAAA And Arch Repairs: A New Inner Branch And Outer Branch Approach: How Does It Work And Promising Results

Presenter(s): Wei Guo, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:22 AM - 10:27 AM

How To Prevent Patch Aneurysms After Open TAAA Repair With Long Antegrade Grafts: How To Treat Them When They Occur – Endo, Open

Presenter(s): Manju Kalra, MBBS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:28 AM - 10:33 AM

Use Of FORS Technology (Philips) In The Treatment Of TAAAs: Technical Tips In Its Use: What Are Its Advantages, Limitations And Disadvantages

Presenter(s): Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:34 AM - 10:40 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 42:

PROGRESS IN TREATING ILIAC ANEURYSMS; ILIAC BRANCHED DEVICES (IBDs); UPDATE ON MULTILAYER FLOW MODULATING (MLFM) AND OTHER BARE STENTS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS AND DISSECTIONS

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Thomas S. Maldonado, MD / Rodney A. White, MD

SESSION 42 SCHEDULE

TREATMENT OF ILIAC ANEURYSMS WITH IBDs OR PARALLEL GRAFTS

10:40 AM - 10:45 AM

15-Year Experience With Iliac Branched Endografts For Aortoiliac Aneurysms: Advantages, Limitations: Long-Term Results Of The Various IBD Devices

Presenter(s): Giovanni Pratesi, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:46 AM - 10:51 AM

5-Year Outcomes Of The ICEBERG Study Of The Gore IBD (IBE Device) For Revascularizing The Hypogastric Artery With Aortoiliac Aneurysms: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Michel Reijnen, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:52 AM - 10:57 AM

5-Year Outcomes Of The Cook PRESERVE II Study Of The Cook IBD (ZBIS): Why Is It Different From Other IBD Devices: When Is It Contraindicated

Presenter(s): W. Anthony Lee, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:58 AM - 11:03 AM

Advantages And Current Status Of The Artivion IBD Device For Treating Common And Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysms: From The PLIANT II Multicenter Study: When Will This Device Be Available In The US

Presenter(s): Lee Bouwman, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:04 AM - 11:09 AM

Parallel Endograft Techniques For Treating Common And Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysms: When And Why They Are Better Than IBDs And How To Make Them Work Effectively

Presenter(s): Armando C. Lobato, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:10 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion

UPDATE ON MULTILAYER FLOW MODULATING (MLFM) AND OTHER BARE STENTS

11:16 AM - 11:21 AM

Why MLFM Bare Stents Should Be The Treatment Of Choice For Visceral, Peripheral And Iliac Aneurysms: Advantages And Has Rupture Been Universally Prevented: What About For TAAAs

Presenter(s): Michel C. Henry, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:22 AM - 11:27 AM

Treatment Of Aortic Dissections With Multilayer Bare Stents (MLFM) And 9 Years Of Follow Up: When Are They Effective And When Aren’t They

Presenter(s): Victor S. Costache, MD, PhD / Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:28 AM - 11:33 AM

Value Of Multilayer Bare Stents (MLFM – Allay From Intressa) In The Treatment Of TBAD Patients With Or At High Risk Of End Organ Malperfusion: Long-Term Results

Presenter(s): Claude D. Vaislic, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:34 AM - 11:39 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Role Of Bare Metal AMDS Stents From Artivion (Formerly Cryolife/Jotec) For Repair Of Acute Type A Dissections: Indications, Results And Limitations

Presenter(s): Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:40 AM - 11:45 AM

Thoraflex Hybrid Graft Rescue When Treatment Of Aortic Dissection In The Arch With Bare Stents (AMDS From Artivion And Allay From Intressa) Fails: What Is The Mechanism Of Failure And What Is The Bailout Procedure

Presenter(s): Mazin Foteh, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:46 AM - 11:51 AM

Aortic Dissection In Pregnancy: Why Is The Mortality So High: Why Is Its Diagnosis Delayed: How Should Its Treatment Differ From Non-Pregnant Patients

Presenter(s): Richard G.J. Gibbs, FRCS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:52 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 43:

MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AAA TREATMENT AND STANDARD EVAR: A NEW DEVICE TO SLOW AAA GROWTH; AAA NECK DILATATION AFTER EVAR; VALUE OF LOW PROFILE AAA ENDOGRAFTS; IMPROVED ULTRASOUND SURVEILLANCE AND ALL AAAs ARE NOT TIME BOMBS WAITING TO EXPLODE

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Michael L. Marin, MD / Stephan Haulon, MD

SESSION 43 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Endovascular Strategies For Repairing Giant Hypogastric Artery Aneurysms (>6 cm): What Special Techniques Are Needed

Presenter(s): Jacques Busquet, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

Debunking The Lingering Myths Of Asymmetrical Saccular Aneurysms: Are They All Ticking Time Bombs, How Should Their Diameter Be Measured – To Include The Normal Aorta Or Not: Do They Rupture At A Smaller Diameter

Presenter(s): Frank J. Criado, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

A Direct Comparison Of Major Contemporary EVAR Devices – Looking At Long-Term Efficacy And Patient Survival Using Big Data And Linkage Techniques

Presenter(s): Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

EVAR Patients On Anticoagulation Have Increased Mortality, Endoleaks, Sac Expansion And Reinterventions: From A Meta-Analysis Of >35,000 Patients

Presenter(s): George A. Antoniou, MD, PhD, MSc, FEBVS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Rapid Gate Cannulation During EVAR: A Technical Tip To Make It Quick And Easy

Presenter(s): Felice Pecoraro, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Panel Discussion

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

An RCT Shows The Advantages Of Inferior Mesenteric Artery (IMA) And Lumbar Embolization: The Next Generation Of EVAR Endografts Must Prevent Endoleaks: How Can It Be Done

Presenter(s): Dominique Fabre, MD, PhD / Stephan Haulon, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Value Of Preemptive Embolization Of AAA Side Branches (IMA And Lumbars) Prior To EVAR: Objective Evidence That It Prevents Sac Enlargement

Presenter(s): Daniela Branzan, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM

How To Minimize Gutter Type 1A Endoleaks With Chimney EVAR (Ch/EVAR): How Does A Standard Protocol Help; How To Treat Them When They Occur

Presenter(s): David J. Minion, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

DEBATE: Repairs Of Small AAAs (<5.5 cm) Are Justified By Many Evidence Based Reasons: What Are These Reasons And What Are The Downsides

Presenter(s): Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

DEBATE: There Is High Level Evidence That Men With AAAs <5.5 cm Should NOT Undergo Elective Repair: AAAs < 6 cm In Men Rarely Rupture: The Thresholds For Repair Of Aortic And Iliac Aneurysms Need To Be Raised

Presenter(s): Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

Panel Disccusion

SESSION 44:

MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AAAs: WITH HERITABLE AORTIC DISEASE (CONNECTIVE TISSUE GENETIC DISORDERS): HOW DOES THROMBUS LOAD EFFECT PROGNOSIS AFTER EVAR; OTHER RELATED AAA TOPICS

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA / James H. Black, III, MD

SESSION 44 SCHEDULE

TREATMENT OF AORTIC ANEURYSMS WITH HERITABLE AORTIC DISEASE AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

In Patients With AAAs From Genetic Aortopathy (Heritable Aortic Disease): Is Active Exercise Beneficial Or Harmful

Presenter(s): James H. Black, III, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

Results Of Endovascular Graft Aortic Repair In Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Heritable Aortic Disease) Patients: Is It Time To Change The Guidelines: In What Circumstance Is Endovascular Repair Indicated

Presenter(s): Sal Scali, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:24 PM - 2:29 PM

Reasons To Change From Open To Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair In Patients With Heritable Aortic Disease (Connective Tissue Disorders): When Is Open Repair Mandatory In This Setting; Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Michael J. Jacobs, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Value Of F/B/EVAR In The Management Of Failed Open Repairs Of Complex AAAs In Patients With Heritable Aortic Disease: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS / Geert Willem H. Schurink, MD, PhD / Michael J. Jacobs, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:36 PM - 2:41 PM

Why Selection Of Bridging Stent-Graft Type Is Vitally Important For F/B/EVAR Treatment Of Complex AAAs In Patients With Heritable Aortic Disease: Which Stent-Graft Is Best

Presenter(s): Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS / Carlos H. Timaran, MD / Andres Schanzer, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

THE EFFECT OF AAA SAC THROMBUS LOAD

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

DEBATE: Large Flow Luminal Space In An AAA Sac With Minimal Mural Thrombus Is Associated With Adverse Events After EVAR: It Is More Important Than AAA Sac Size: Thrombus May Be Protective

Presenter(s): Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:48 PM - 2:53 PM

DEBATE: Large Amount Of AAA Sac Thrombus Promotes Morbidity Without Rupture And With Rupture: By What Mechanisms Is Thrombus Harmful And How Can Thrombus Load Be Quantitated

Presenter(s): David H. Deaton, MD, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:54 PM - 2:59 PM

Update On Technical Tips To Perform SAFE Large Sheath Percutaneous Femoral Access And Closure For Complex AAA EVAR In Obese Or Scarred Groins – Even With Calcified Arteries: It Is Almost Always Possible

Presenter(s): Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Lessons Learned From The Nellix Experience: Why Sac Sealing Should Still Be Pursued For EVAR, But Not From The Nellix Platform: What Changes Would Make Sac Sealing Devices Work

Presenter(s): Matt M. Thompson, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:06 PM - 3:12 PM

Panel Discussion

3:12 PM - 3:24 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 45:

6:00 AM

General Registration - New York Hilton Midtown
Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor

6:10 AM

Faculty Registration - New York Hilton Midtown
Gramercy Suite West, 2nd Floor

6:15 AM

Continental Breakfast - New York Hilton Midtown
Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor

PROGRAMS G, H, I AND J ARE CONCURRENT THURSDAY PROGRAMS

PROGRAM G (SESSIONS 47-54 - EXCITING NEW OR REDISCOVERED TECHNIQUES, CONCEPTS OR DEVICES; PROGRESS IN F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs; TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY; PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AAAs; MORE ABOUT NEW DEVICES, TECHNIQUES OR CONCEPTS; PROGRESS IN RADIATION SAFETY; 6:56 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SESSION 47:

EXCITING NEW OR REDISCOVERED TECHNIQUES, DEVICES, CONCEPTS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Frank J. Veith, MD / Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD / Richard F. Neville, MD

SESSION 47 SCHEDULE

6:56 AM - 7:01 AM

A Patient-Centric Smartphone App For Monitoring Vascular And Endovascular Procedures: What Does It Measure And How Is It Helpful

Presenter(s): Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:02 AM - 7:07 AM

A New Robotic Device (From Sentante) To Assist With Endovascular Treatments: It Can Accommodate 3 Devices At Once And Be Operated From A Great Distance

Presenter(s): Gary M. Ansel, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:08 AM - 7:13 AM

Pediatric Vascular And Endovascular Surgery Is A New Subspecialty Within Vascular Surgery: In Pediatric Patients How Important Are Endovascular Techniques, What Modifications Are Needed And Why Most Aortic Lesions Need To Be Treated By Open Surgery

Presenter(s): Alex Fairman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:14 AM - 7:19 AM

Management Of Pediatric Arterial And Aortic Aneurysms In 2024: Differing Etiologies Necessitating Different Therapeutic Interventions

Presenter(s): James C. Stanley, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:20 AM - 7:25 AM

Update On Remote Monitoring Of Vascular Graft Function And Other Parameters Including Blood Pressure: Where Is It At And Where Is It Going

Presenter(s): Richard F. Neville, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:26 AM - 7:31 AM

Panel Discussion

7:32 AM - 7:37 AM

Provider Skill Is Not Appropriately Recognized And Rewarded In The Health Care Value Equation Of Value = Outcome/Cost: Even Within A Specialty All Doctors Are Not Equal: There Are Stars, Superstars And Journeymen: What To Do About It

Presenter(s): Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:38 AM - 7:43 AM

Can Advances In MRI Eliminate Radiation From AAA Diagnosis, Its Endovascular Treatment And Its Follow Up: The Zero Radiation Project And Where It Stands

Presenter(s): Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:44 AM - 7:49 AM

How And Why Do Thoracic Endografts For TEVAR Negatively Affect The Blood Pressure And The Heart: Can A Compliant Endograft Prevent The Problem; How Should It Be Made

Presenter(s): Juan C. Parodi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:50 AM - 7:55 AM

The Negative Impact On Cardiovascular Hemodynamics: Lessons Of TEVAR, F/EVAR, B/EVAR And EVAR: What Causes The Problem And What Can Be Done To Fix It

Presenter(s): Sherif A.H. Sultan, MD, FRCS, EBQS-VASC, PhD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:56 AM - 8:01 AM

Current Status And Future Potential Of Pig To Human Organ Xenografting

Presenter(s): Robert A. Montgomery, MD, D Phil
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:02 AM - 8:07 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 48:

PROGRESS IN FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED EVAR (F/B/EVAR) AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs; AND RELATED TOPICS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD / Matthew J. Eagleton, MD / James F. McKinsey, MD

SESSION 48 SCHEDULE

8:08 AM - 8:13 AM

Outcomes Of Leaving The Celiac Trunk Without A Stent Or Stent-Graft During 4 Vessel F/EVAR: Why A Stent Is Unnecessary And Can There Be Problems With Wires Across The Celiac Or SMA Orifices

Presenter(s): Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:14 AM - 8:19 AM

Value Of Parallel Endografts In The Management Of TAAAs And Other Aortoiliac Pathology: Why Do They Fail And How To Make Them Work

Presenter(s): David J. Minion, MD

8:20 AM - 8:25 AM

Complete Aortic Endovascular Repairs For Zones 0-10 Using Parallel Endografts With A Docking Station: How And Why To Make Them Work Effectively Despite Doubts About Parallel Grafts: What Are The Limitations

Presenter(s): Manish Mehta, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:26 AM - 8:31 AM

DEBATE: Long-Term Results Of F/EVAR For Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs: Data From ARC Show That It Should Be The Procedure Of Choice

Presenter(s): Andres Schanzer, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:32 AM - 8:37 AM

DEBATE: Not So: Other Data Including A Meta-Analysis Indicates That We Still Need An RCT Versus Open Repair To Determine The Best Treatment For Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs

Presenter(s): Ian Loftus, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:38 AM - 8:44 AM

Panel Discussion

8:45 AM - 8:50 AM

Why Balloon Expandable Bridging Stent-Grafts Are Best For F/B/EVAR: Which One Is Best And Why: A US Perspective: Advantages Of The Gore VBX Stent-Graft

Presenter(s): Mark A. Farber, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:51 AM - 8:56 AM

Which Bridging Covered Stents Or Stent-Grafts Work Best For F/B/EVAR: A European Perspective: Why Renal Artery Bridging Stent-Grafts Are The Achilles Heel In B/EVAR And What To Do About It

Presenter(s): Martin J. Austermann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:57 AM - 9:02 AM

The Role Of Open Surgery As Both An Adjunct And Bailout For Failed F/B/EVAR Procedures For Complex AAAs: How To Choose Between Endo And Open Repairs As The Primary Procedure

Presenter(s): Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:03 AM - 9:08 AM

Aneurysm Rupture During The Interval Of Staged Endovascular TAAA Repairs: How Frequent Is It And What Can Be Done To Prevent It: Optimal Delay For Stage 2

Presenter(s): Randall R. De Martino, MD / Bernardo C. Mendes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:09 AM - 9:14 AM

Evolving Roles Of In Situ Laser F/EVAR For TAAA Repairs: Technical Tips And Results

Presenter(s): Sukgu Han, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:15 AM - 9:23 AM

Panel Discussion

9:23 AM - 9:38 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 49:

MORE PROGRESS IN F/B/EVAR AND PARALLEL GRAFTS FOR COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs; AND RELATED TOPICS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS / Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD / Weiguo Fu, MD

SESSION 49 SCHEDULE

9:38 AM - 9:43 AM

The Value Of Intraoperative Cone Beam CT During F/B/EVAR: What Defects Can Be Detected That Would Otherwise Be Missed: What Equipment Is Required

Presenter(s): Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:44 AM - 9:49 AM

Causes Leading To Branch Leaks And Occlusions After F/B/EVAR: What Forces Are Important And What Can Be Done To Prevent Them

Presenter(s): Thomas L. Forbes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:50 AM - 9:55 AM

Update On Optimal Bridging Stent-Grafts For F/B/EVAR: Advantages And Disadvantages Of The BeGraft, BeGraft Plus (Bentley) And Advanta (iCast – Getinge): Experience With >2,000 Target Vessels

Presenter(s): Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:56 AM - 10:01 AM

AAA Sac Behavior After F/B/EVAR: What Is Its Impact On Overall Survival And What Are Its Predictors: From The US Aortic Research Consortium (ARC)

Presenter(s): Darren B. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:02 AM - 10:07 AM

Prediction Of 1-Year Mortality After Endovascular TAAA Repair: When Should We NOT Offer The Procedure

Presenter(s): Adam Beck, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:08 AM - 10:13 AM

Panel Discussion

10:14 AM - 10:19 AM

Reasons For And Outcomes Of Open AAA Repair In A High Volume Endovascular Center

Presenter(s): Athanasios Katsargyris, MD / Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:20 AM - 10:25 AM

F/EVAR Versus Ch/EVAR For Juxtarenal AAAs: How Do The Results Compare After Up To 8 Years Follow-Up In A Real World Experience

Presenter(s): Ignacio Escotto, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:26 AM - 10:31 AM

Parallel Endografts For Aortoiliac Lesions: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: A Balanced View

Presenter(s): Grace J. Wang, MD, MSCE
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:32 AM - 10:37 AM

Why Is A Distal AUI The Preferred Approach For ZFEN F/EVAR Treatment Of Failed EVAR Devices: When And How To Do It And Outcomes

Presenter(s): Martin R. Back, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:38 AM - 10:43 AM

With Failed EVAR, When Is F/EVAR The Best Treatment: Tips And Tricks For Performing It Successfully

Presenter(s): Andres Schanzer, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:44 AM - 10:49 AM

Tips For Beginners To Avoid Traps When Starting A F/BEVAR Program: It Is Doable But Not Simple

Presenter(s): Piotr Myrcha, MD

10:50 AM - 10:56 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 50:

A TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY AND MILITARY PHYSICIANS: SOME MILITARY HISTORY; TREATMENT OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VASCULAR INJURIES AND CONTROL OF HEMORRHAGE; UPDATE ON REBOA

Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor
Moderators: Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Wayne F. Yakes, MD

SESSION 50 SCHEDULE

10:56 AM - 11:06 AM

The Battle of Midway: How It Saved The United States And The World

Presenter(s): Wayne F. Yakes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:07 AM - 11:12 AM

Update On A Vascular Surgeon’s Impressions About The Devastating Ukraine War: What Is Happening With Major Vascular Injuries

Presenter(s): Andriy O. Nykonenko, MD / Oleksandr Sokolov, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:13 AM - 11:18 AM

What Is Happening With Major Vascular Injuries To Civilians During The Ukraine War: Are The Resources And Medical Personnel Adequate: Are The US And Western Europe Doing Enough

Presenter(s): Yuliia Nahaliuk, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:19 AM - 11:24 AM

New Developments In Clinical Results After 2 Years With Tissue Engineered Human Biological Arterial Grafts (Humacyte) In Military And Civilian Studies

Presenter(s): Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS / Randall R. De Martino, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Lessons Learned On Treating Major Military And Civilian Vascular Trauma From The October 7th Attack On Israel And Its Combat Aftermath

Presenter(s): Samy S. Nitecki, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:31 AM - 11:36 AM

How The US Military Pursued A Policy Of Zero Preventable Combat Deaths From Wounds In Iraq And Afghanistan: Leave No One Behind: How It Applies To Civilian Casualties

Presenter(s): Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:37 AM - 11:42 AM

Update On Isolated Limb Perfusion To Enable Traumatically Amputated Limb Reimplantation

Presenter(s): Zachary M. Arthurs, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:43 AM - 11:48 AM

Progress In Resuscitation And Endovascular Trauma Management With Catheter Based Treatments Including REBOA And Other Devices: What Is Partial And Intermittent REBOA And What Is Their Value

Presenter(s): Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:49 AM - 11:54 AM

When Is REBOA A Valuable Procedure And When Is It Not: Limitations And Precautions: Does It Have Value In Conditions Other Than Trauma

Presenter(s): Joseph J. DuBose, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 51:

PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF RUPTURED INFRARENAL AAAs, COMPLEX AAAs, TAAAs AND RELATED TOPICS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Thomas L. Forbes, MD / Martin Björck, MD, PhD / Frank J. Veith, MD

SESSION 51 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

How Can The Turndown Rate For Invasive Treatment Of Ruptured AAAs Be Decreased And Is It Worthwhile

Presenter(s): Matthew W. Mell, MD, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Selection Of Patients With Ruptured AAAs For Noninvasive (Comfort) Care Based On Scoring System Or Advanced Age Is Inappropriate And Unfair To Some Patients

Presenter(s): Isabelle Van Herzeele, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

Only One-Third Of Ruptured AAA Patients In The 3 RCTs Comparing EVAR With Open Repair Were Randomized: Why Does This And Other Flaws Invalidate The RCT Conclusions: RCTs Can Be Misleading

Presenter(s): Thomas L. Forbes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

Long-Term Results Of The AJAX RCT Comparing EVAR With Open Repair For Ruptured AAAs: Despite Its Flaws, EVAR Wins In The End – Especially In Patients >80

Presenter(s): Willem Wisselink, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Reasons Why The Use Of Open Repair Versus EVAR For Ruptured AAAs Still Varies Greatly Even Though EVAR Has Been Proven Superior: Bias Rules

Presenter(s): Martin Malina, MD, PhD

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Update On Treating All (100%) Ruptured AAAs, Complex AAAs And Thoracic Aneurysms Endovascularly: A 15-Year Experience Shows This Is The Best Treatment And Lowers The Turndown Rate: What Adjuncts May Be Necessary To Achieve This

Presenter(s): David T. McGreevy, MD, PhD / Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

Aortic Endograft Diameter Sizing With Ruptured Aneurysms: Why Is It Different And How To Do It

Presenter(s): Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD, EMBA HSG
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Update On Advances In Treatment Of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Associated With Ruptured AAAs: When And How To Treat Medically And When And How To Treat With Opening The Abdomen

Presenter(s): Martin Björck, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM

AAA Rupture After EVAR Behaves Differently From De Novo Rupture: How Should Treatment Be Modified In Patients With Post EVAR Ruptures

Presenter(s): Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 52:

MORE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNIQUES OF ENDO TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AAAs, COMPLEX AAAs AND TAAAs; WHAT IS AND SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITH AAA SCREENING

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Mario L. Lachat, MD / Manish Mehta, MD, MPH

SESSION 52 SCHEDULE

CURRENT TECHNIQUES FOR TREATING RUPTURED ANEURYSMS

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

With Ruptured Complex AAAs And TAAAs Parallel Grafts Are The Best Treatment: They Are Simpler, More Effective And Less Costly Than Other Treatments

Presenter(s): Manish Mehta, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

In Situ Laser Fenestration For Endovascular Treatment Of Complex Ruptured AAAs: What Equipment Is Needed: When Is It Feasible And Why Is It Better Than Other Treatments: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

Physician Modified Endografts (PMEGs) And Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Devices Are Both Options For Urgent/Emergent Treatment Of Ruptured Complex AAAs: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Bernardo C. Mendes, MD / Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

Modifications Of The TREO-FIT Endograft (Terumo) For EVAR That Make It Suitable For Physician Modification (PMEGs) For Use In Emergent And Ruptured Juxtarenal AAAs

Presenter(s): Benjamin W. Starnes, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:24 PM - 2:29 PM

Applicability And Results Of Cook t-Branch OTS Endograft In Complex Ruptured AAAs: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Ciro Ferrer, MD, PhD / Rocco Giudice, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Outcomes Of A Novel Off-The-Shelf Inner Branch Stent-Graft (E-nside From Artivion) For Urgent TAAA Repair: Insights From An Italian Multicenter Registry

Presenter(s): Rocco Giudice, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:36 PM - 2:41 PM

For Treatment Of Ruptured Complex AAAs A Short Custom Made Single Fenestrated Graft Can Be Used To Revascularize The SMA Followed By A Bifurcated Graft And Laser Fenestration For The Renal Arteries: Technique And Experience

Presenter(s): Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

Panel Discussion

2:48 PM - 2:53 PM

A Transvenous (Transcaval) Approach To Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Thoracic Aneurysms And TAAAs In Patients With Poor Arterial Access: Technical Tips And Can One Deal With Aortic Bifurcation Lesions

Presenter(s): Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:54 PM - 2:59 PM

Open Retroperitoneal Aortic Approach For Ruptured AAAs: Technical Tips, Advantages And Limitations: When Is It Better Than EVAR And F/EVAR

Presenter(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN AAA SCREENING

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Update On Current Screening For AAAs In The US: Most Ruptured AAAs Occur In Patients Not Being Screened: How Should US PSTF Recommendations Be Changed And How Should Screening Groups Be Expanded

Presenter(s): Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Thomas F.X. O'Donnell, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:06 PM - 3:11 PM

New Developments In AAA Screening: Should We Change Who Is Being Screened

Presenter(s): Jes S. Lindholt, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:12 PM - 3:17 PM

The Future Of AAA Screening: The Changing Epidemiology Especially Persistent Declining Prevalence Mandates Changes In Screening Recommendations

Presenter(s): Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:18 PM - 3:24 PM

Technical Tips To Deploy F/EVAR Endografts Precisely With Tortuous Anatomy: How To Compensate For Endograft Rotation And Still Match Fenestrations To Branch Orifices Perfectly

Presenter(s): Neal S. Cayne, MD / Bjõrn Sonesson, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:24 PM - 3:36 PM

Panel Discussion And Break
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 53:

EXCITING NEW OR UPDATED CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES AND TREATMENTS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM / Matt M. Thompson, MD

SESSION 53 SCHEDULE

3:36 PM - 3:41 PM

Update On External Sirolimus Patch Wrap-Arounds For PTFE Graft Anastomoses: Do They Decrease Intimal Hyperplasia And Improve Prosthetic Graft Patency

Presenter(s): Sriram S. Iyer, MD, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:42 PM - 3:47 PM

Implantable Carotid Stent-Like Device To Stimulate The Carotid Sinus Nerve (Of Hering) And Treat Intractable CHF And Hypertension (The Barostim System): Current Clinical Status

Presenter(s): Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM / John F. Eidt, MD / Miguel Manzur, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

Reducing Fiber And Lint Contamination During Endovascular And Surgical Procedures: Why Is It Important And How To Prevent it

Presenter(s): John R. Laird, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:54 PM - 3:59 PM

Value Of Prostate Artery Embolization For BPH: Indications, Technique And Results

Presenter(s): Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Peripheral Embolization With TEVAR And EVAR Procedures: How Widespread And Important Is It And An Update On Devices To Prevent It

Presenter(s): Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:06 PM - 4:11 PM

Cancer Incidence After Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery: How Does It Affect Long-Term Outcome In Patients With CLTI: Why The Relationship With Cancer Exists

Presenter(s): Dittmar Boeckler, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:12 PM - 4:17 PM

Special Technical Tips For The Management Of Pediatric Vascular Trauma And Emergencies: Evolving Endovascular Strategies, Expanded Device Availability, And How To Deal With Spasm

Presenter(s): Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:18 PM - 4:23 PM

Visceral Arterial Compression Syndromes And Their Relationship To Genetic Disorders: Current Optimal Diagnosis And Treatment

Presenter(s): Prof. Dr. Med Wilhelm Sandmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:24 PM - 4:29 PM

High Resolution Infrared Thermography To Detect Vascular Pathology: How Does It Work And How Does It Help

Presenter(s): Ivo Petrov, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:30 PM - 4:37 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 54:

PROGRESS IN RADIATION SAFETY AND MORE NEW CONCEPTS, DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Lindsay Machan, MD / Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR

SESSION 54 SCHEDULE

4:38 PM - 4:43 PM

Intravascular Lithotripsy (From Shockwave): A New Valuable Tool To Facilitate Access For Large Sheaths In F/BEVAR

Presenter(s): Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

WHAT’S NEW IN RADIATION SAFETY

4:44 PM - 4:49 PM

The Occupational Hazards Of The Pregnant Surgeon: What Modifications In Practice And Techniques Are Necessary To Avoid Or Minimize Them

Presenter(s): Venita R. Chandra, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:50 PM - 4:55 PM

Myths And Facts Regarding Radiation Protection And Safety: Imperfections In Protection From Leaded Glasses, Caps, Gloves And Light Weight Leaded Gowns

Presenter(s): Lindsay Machan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:56 PM - 5:01 PM

Improved Radiation Protection With The Protego System: What Is It, How Does It Work; Experience And Results With Operators, Staff And Patients

Presenter(s): Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

NEW CONCEPTS, ETC.

5:02 PM - 5:07 PM

Endovascular Options For The Control Of Submassive And Massive Hemoptysis: It Is Lifesaving: When And How To Do It: Coils Are Required

Presenter(s): Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:08 PM - 5:13 PM

What’s New In Gene And Stem Cell Therapy For No Option CLTI In 2024: Are There Technologies And Trials That Hold Promise – Like BioGenCell

Presenter(s): Richard J. Powell, MD / Yael Porat, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:14 PM - 5:19 PM

Panel Discussion

5:20 PM - 5:25 PM

The Aortyx Aortic Patch: A More Compliant Way Than TEVAR To Seal Aortic Defects With TBADs And Other Lesions: A New Endovascular Approach: How Does It Work: Improved Delivery System And Progress To Date

Presenter(s): Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:26 PM - 5:31 PM

Disseminated Fungal Infections Of The Vascular System: Why Are They Important And How Should They Be Diagnosed And Treated

Presenter(s): Sateesh C. Babu, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:32 PM - 5:37 PM

Endovascular Emergency Treatment Of Carotid Blowout From Head And Neck Cancer Or Carotid Patch Infections: Planning, Preparation And Technical Tips Are Essential

Presenter(s): Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:38 PM - 5:43 PM

Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (IBE) Extension Into The Gluteal Artery To Treat Hypogastric Aneurysms: Technique And Mid-Term Results

Presenter(s): Mark W. Mewissen, MD, FSIR, RVT
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:44 PM - 5:49 PM

Best Bridging Stent Selection For The Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (IBE): What Works And What Doesn’t

Presenter(s): Steven Maximus, MD / Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:50 PM - 6:00 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program G

PROGRAM H (SESSIONS 55-63 - NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR: STANDARD EVAR AND MORE COMPLEX AAAs; REPAIRS OF TAAAs, THE ASCENDING AORTA, THE AORTIC ARCH, AND THE DESCENDING AORTA (TEVAR); NEW DEVICES FOR TREATING LOWER EXTREMITY LESIONS BY ENDO OR OPEN TECHNIQUES; UPDATE ON ENDOANCHORS AND FIXATION DEVICES AND NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR ENDOVASCULARLY REMOVING CLOT AND OCCLUDING BLOOD VESSELS; 7:00 A.M. to 5:59 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

SESSION 55:

NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR INFRARENAL AAA REPAIR WITH STANDARD EVAR

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Rossi M. Silva, MD

SESSION 55 SCHEDULE

7:00 AM - 7:05 AM

Updated Results From The AFX 2-LIVE European Registry: An Experience With The Outcomes Of >500 AFX EVAR Cases: Benefits, Complications, Conversions And Technical Considerations

Presenter(s): Francesco Speziale, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:06 AM - 7:11 AM

Current Status Of The AFX 2 Endograft (From Endologix) For EVAR: Is Increased Surveillance Indicated

Presenter(s): Robert W. Chang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:12 AM - 7:17 AM

Are We Overtreating AAAs: The Current Diameter Thresholds For AAA Repair (5.5 cm For Men; 5.0 cm For Women) Are No Longer Relevant: Based On New Scrutiny Of Old Trials And A Meta-Analysis Of AAA Rupture Risk

Presenter(s): Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:18 AM - 7:23 AM

Mid-Term Results Of The Alto (Ovation) Low Profile Endograft (From Endologix): Advantages And Current Role In Treating AAAs

Presenter(s): Gianmarco de Donato, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:24 AM - 7:29 AM

Comparison Of Excluder Versus Endurant Endografts For EVAR: Which Graft Is Best And In What Circumstances: From A Multicenter Propensity Score Matched Study

Presenter(s): Naoki Fujimura, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:30 AM - 7:35 AM

Panel Discussion

7:36 AM - 7:41 AM

Gore Conformable Excluder For EVAR: Advantages And Indications: From The European EXCeL Registry

Presenter(s): Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:42 AM - 7:47 AM

How To Optimize Infrarenal Aortic Neck Sealing With Short Or Angulated Necks (>60-90 Degrees) Without Placing Branches In The Renals: The Unique Features Of The Gore Excluder Conformable AAA Endograft: >1 Year Results

Presenter(s): Robert Y. Rhee, MD

7:48 AM - 7:53 AM

New Polymer Filled Low Profile Endograft Device With O-Ring Sealing: Advantages, How Does It Work And Why Is It Better In Patients With Complex Proximal Neck Anatomy

Presenter(s): Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:54 AM - 7:59 AM

10-Year Results With The Gore Excluder Endograft For EVAR Show Its Durability: From The GREAT Registry

Presenter(s): Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD / Athanasios Katsargyris, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Mid-Term Results Of EVAR With Endoanchors In Patients With Hostile Neck Anatomy: Do They Work Better When Used Prophylactically Or Therapeutically: Do They Work Equally Well With All Endografts

Presenter(s): Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:06 AM - 8:11 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 56:

NEW OR UPDATED DEVICES FOR STANDARD EVAR OR F/B/EVAR

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Margaret Tracci, MD, JD

SESSION 56 SCHEDULE

STANDARD EVAR DEVICES

8:12 AM - 8:17 AM

Five-Year Results And Advantages Of The TREO (Terumo) Endograft For Standard EVARs: Status In The US

Presenter(s): Matthew J. Eagleton, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:18 AM - 8:23 AM

Real World Outcomes With The TREO Endograft (Terumo Aortic): Results From The European TIGER Registry

Presenter(s): Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:24 AM - 8:29 AM

Status Of The Low Profile Alto Endograft (From Endologix) With More Proximal Polymer Sealing Rings For Standard EVAR: Up To 5-Year Results Show Its Advantages: Status Of The JAGUAR RCT Comparing It With Standard EVAR Endografts

Presenter(s): Sean P. Lyden, MD / Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA / Andrew Holden, MBChB
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

AFX 2 Anatomically Fixed (On The Aortic Bifurcation) Endografts For AAA Repair: The LEOPARD RCT 5-Year Results Show It Has Similar Outcomes To Other Widely Used Proximally Fixed Endografts

Presenter(s): Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

F/B/EVAR TOPICS FOR COMPLEX AAAs

8:36 AM - 8:41 AM

Comparison Of Various Fenestrated Endografts From Cook, Terumo, Etc.: Advantages And Limitations Of Each

Presenter(s): Sonia Ronchey, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:42 AM - 8:47 AM

Real World Evaluation Of The OTS Pre-Cannulated Inner Branched Endograft (E-nside From Artivion) For Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Lee Bouwman, MD, PhD / Theodosios Bisdas, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:48 AM - 8:53 AM

One-Year Outcomes Of The Fenestrated Anaconda (Terumo Aortic) Endograft For Treating Complex AAAs From The GLOBAL FACT Study: What Makes This Endograft Different: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:54 AM - 8:59 AM

Retrospective Analysis Of Laser In Situ Fenestration Of All Endografts: What Does The LIFE Registry Show

Presenter(s): Jonathan Bath, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:00 AM - 9:06 AM

Panel Discussion

9:06 AM - 9:19 AM

Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 57:

NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSM (TAAA) REPAIRS AND THORACIC AORTIC LESION REPAIRS (TEVAR)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Ross Milner, MD / Carlos H. Timaran, MD

SESSION 57 SCHEDULE

IMPROVED DEVICES FOR TAAA REPAIRS

9:20 AM - 9:25 AM

Progress With A New Hybrid Device (Thoracoflo From Terumo Aortic) For TAAA Repair: How It Works, Clinical Experience And Advantages

Presenter(s): Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD / Sabine H. Wipper, MD, PhD / Randy D. Moore, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:26 AM - 9:31 AM

Value Of Endo TAAA Repair In Patients With Connective Tissue Disorders: Which Device Or Devices Are Best And Why

Presenter(s): Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:32 AM - 9:37 AM

Comparison Of The Cook t-Branch OTS Endograft Device With The E-nside (Artivion) Multibranched Device For Juxta- And Pararenal AAAs And TAAAs: Advantages And Limitations Of Each

Presenter(s): Matteo Orrico, MD / Nicola Mangialardi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:38 AM - 9:43 AM

Optimizing Endovascular Treatment Of TAAAs With The Cook OTS t-Branch Endograft: Technical Tips And Contraindications

Presenter(s): Marcelo Ferreira, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:44 AM - 9:49 AM

Current Status And Results With Manifold Branched Grafts For TAAA Repairs: What Are They: What Are Their Limitations And Why Haven’t They Been Commercialized

Presenter(s): Murray L. Shames, MD / Patrick W. Kelly, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:50 AM - 9:55 AM

Treatment Of Narrow True Lumen In Chronic Aortic Dissection Using i-BEVAR E-nside OTS Endograft With Inner Branches (From Artivion): How Does IVUS Help

Presenter(s): Giovanni Tinelli, MD, PhD / Dittmar Boeckler, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:56 AM - 10:01 AM

Twinbranch – A New Approach: Evolution Of The Colt Manifold Device For TAAA Repairs To An Inner Branched Technology

Presenter(s): Piotr Szopinski, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:02 AM - 10:07 AM

Panel Discussion

IMPROVED DEVICES FOR TEVAR

10:08 AM - 10:13 AM

Low Profile Devices For TEVAR And B/EVAR: Disadvantages And Advantages Based On A 10-Year Experience With Matched Patients

Presenter(s): Giovanni B. Torsello, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:14 AM - 10:19 AM

Current US Status And Results With The RelayPro NBS Endograft For TEVAR: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Frank R. Arko, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:20 AM - 10:25 AM

Details Of A Novel Low Profile Stent Graft For The TEVAR Treatment Of All Thoracic Aortic Segments: What Makes It Unique And Clinical Status

Presenter(s): Francesco Setacci, MD

10:26 AM - 10:31 AM

Hybrid Repair Of Arch And Descending Aorta Lesions With The Thoraflex Device And RelayPro TEVAR Device: Technical Tips And Clinical Experience

Presenter(s): Francis Caputo, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:32 AM - 10:37 AM

Real World, Long-Term Results With Cook Zenith Alpha Thoracic Low-Profile Endograft: What Have We Learned

Presenter(s): Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:38 AM - 10:43 AM

The New Cook Custom Single Branch Endograft For TEVAR Of Lesions Close To Or Involving The LSA: Advantages And Results

Presenter(s): Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:44 AM - 10:49 AM

Status Of And When And How To Use The Gore Conformable CTAG Endograft With Variable Angulation Control Optimally: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Sukgu Han, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 58:

NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES FOR THE ASCENDING AORTA, THE AORTIC ARCH OR NEAR THE ARCH AND TAAAs (SEE ALSO SESSIONS 1, 2, 3 AND 40 FOR RELATED TOPICS)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Rodney A. White, MD / Weiguo Fu, MD

SESSION 58 SCHEDULE

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

Current Status And Results With Terumo Ascending Aorta Endograft: What Makes It Different And What Lesions Can It Treat

Presenter(s): Vicente Riambau, MD, PhD / Afshin Assadian, MD / Mo S. Hamady, MD, FRCR, EBIR, FSIR
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:11 AM

Current Status In The US Of The Relay Branch Investigational Device (Terumo Aortic) For Endo Repair Of Aortic Arch Lesions: How Many Branches Can And Should Be Revascularized: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Luis A. Sanchez, MD / Eric E. Roselli, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:12 AM - 11:17 AM

Aortic Arch Endovascular Repairs: Which Device Is Best For Degenerative Aneurysms And For Dissection: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Javairiah Fatima, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

Update On Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair Plus Chimney Graft For TAAA Repairs: The FEVAR/Ch Technique: When And How Is It Beneficial

Presenter(s): Ross Milner, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Changes In The Aortic Valve And Aortic Morphometrics After Ascending Aorta And Arch Endograft Placement: Why Are They Important And How Can They Be Avoided

Presenter(s): Jean Bismuth, MD / Ross Milner, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM

How To Manage Dissected Supra Aortic Trunks During Arch Branch Endovascular Repair

Presenter(s): Stephan Haulon, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:36 AM - 11:41 AM

Preloaded Fenestrated Endografts With A Modified Biport Handle (From Cook): A Way To Make F/EVAR Easier: Results From An International Multicenter Study

Presenter(s): Nikolaos Tsilimparis, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM

What Devices Are Best For Enabling Laser Fenestration For The Endo Treatment Of Arch Lesions: Is The Laser Hole In The Main Graft Made From Below Or Above: How Is The Brain Perfused After The Aortic Graft Is Deployed And Before The Hole Is Made

Presenter(s): Jean M. Panneton, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM

How To Accommodate For Main Endograft Length Discrepancy And Avoid Errant Coverage Of The Supra Aortic Trunks During Emergency Repair Of Ascending Aortic Lesions Coverage

Presenter(s): Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS / Steven Maximus, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 59:

NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION ON RE-ENTRY DEVICES, LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHETIC GRAFTS (SEE ALSO SESSION 28) AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIGRAFT SEROMAS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA / Patrick J. Lamparello, MD

SESSION 59 SCHEDULE

A NEW LOOK AT RE-ENTRY DEVICES

1:00 PM - 1:05 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 A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 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

PROSTHETIC GRAFTS

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

Final 5-Year Results Of The ZILVERPASS RCT Comparing Prosthetic PTFE Bypasses With Zilver PTX (Cook) Stents To Treat Long FemPop Lesions: Clinical And Financial Results And Their Implications

Presenter(s): Michel J. Bosiers, MD / Marc Bosiers, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

PTFE Bypasses To Infrapopliteal Targets Can Be Worthwhile For Limb Salvage In Patients With End Stage CLTI: When Is This So And Technical Tips To Make Them Work

Presenter(s): Matthew T. Menard, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Heparin Coated (Propaten) PTFE Grafts (Gore) Versus 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

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Which Patients With CLTI Should Be Treated Primarily With A Heparin Bonded PTFE Graft And Why: How Can An Amputation-Free Survival Score Be Helpful

Presenter(s): Carlo Pratesi, MD / Giovanni Pratesi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

Update On Novel Supramolecular Polymer Technology To Create Endogenous Tissue With Host Collagen And Endothelium Compatible With Flowing Blood: 2-Year Clinical Results Of The aXess Graft (From Xeltis)

Presenter(s): Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 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

1:48 PM - 1:54 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 60:

NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR LOWER EXTREMITY TREATMENTS: ATHERECTOMY, STENTS, ACCESSORIES, ETC. (SEE ALSO SESSIONS 23-27)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Maciej L. Dryjski, MD, PhD / Sateesh C. Babu, MD

SESSION 60 SCHEDULE

ATHERECTOMY AND LITHOTRIPSY RELATED TOPICS

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

A Balanced View Of The Value Of Atherectomy For Treatment Of Lower Extremity Lesions: Has It Been Overutilized And Why: When Can It Be Helpful And Which Device Is Best

Presenter(s): John R. Laird, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

The Value Of Directional Atherectomy Followed By DCBs For Long Calcified FemPop Lesions As Demonstrated By The Results Of The REALITY Trial

Presenter(s): Brian G. DeRubertis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

Update On Orbital And Laser Atherectomy: Indications, Advantages And Precautions With Above And Below Knee De Novo Lesions And ISR

Presenter(s): Craig M. Walker, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

A New More Complex Device For Treating Calcified Arterial Lesions With Lithotripsy (From BOLT Medical): How Does It Work And Advantages

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

Aortobifemoral Bypass For Aortoiliac Disease Has Gone From A Favored Procedure To A Rarity Because Of Endovascular Techniques Including Intravascular Lithotripsy (Shockwave): Options And Indications

Presenter(s): Christopher J. Smolock, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:24 PM - 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion

ANCILLARY TECHNIQUES AND RELATED TOPICS

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

An Update On The Soundbite Technology For Traversing And Treating Calcified Arterial Lesions: How Does It Work, Advantages, And Clinical Experience

Presenter(s): Marianne Brodmann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:36 PM - 2:41 PM

How Do The Results Of Invasive Treatment Of FemPop Disease Differ In Women And Minorities: The ELEGANCE Global Registry Of Such Treatment With Eluvia DESs And Ranger DCBs Shows How

Presenter(s): Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc / Lee Kirksey, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

NEW INFORMATION ON STENTS AND COVERED STENTS

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

5-Year Results With The VBX Covered Stent For Aortoiliac Disease: Patency Rates, Advantages And Cost Effectiveness

Presenter(s): Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)

2:48 PM - 2:53 PM

The Eiffel Tower Technique For Endovascular Treatment Of Common Femoral Artery Bifurcation Lesions: What Is It And What Are Its Results: Lessons From The TECCO RCT

Presenter(s): Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:54 PM - 2:59 PM

Advantages Of Supera VMI Stent For Complex FemPop Occlusive Lesions: Technical Tips: They Work Even In The Subintimal Position

Presenter(s): Erwin Blessing, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:00 PM - 3:06 PM

Panel Discussion

3:06 PM - 3:18 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 61:

NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE COMBINATIONS FOR LOWER EXTREMITY TREATMENTS: ANGIOPLASTY BALLOON IMPROVEMENTS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: John R. Laird, MD / Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD

SESSION 61 SCHEDULE

3:18 PM - 3:23 PM

The Value Of High-Pressure PTA Balloons And Long-Term Results Of pDVA (Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization): Practice Changing Techniques For CLTI: pDVA Produces Sustained Increased TcPO2

Presenter(s): Steven Kum, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:24 PM - 3:29 PM

Update On The Temporary Stent Assisted DCB Angioplasty In BTK Lesions With The Spur Spiked Stent System (Reflow Medical): The DEEPER OUS Trial

Presenter(s): Michael K.W. Lichtenberg, MD / Thomas Zeller, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Update On The TOBA Trials Of The Tack Device (From Philips): Indications, Advantages In Improving Outcomes And Limitations

Presenter(s): Patrick J. Geraghty, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:36 PM - 3:41 PM

The Serranator® Balloon Catheter (From Cagent Vascular) For Vessel Prep In BTK Arteries: It Makes Microserrations, Prevents Dissections, Lessens Elastic Recoil With PTA: Current Status

Presenter(s): Steven Kum, MD / Andrew Holden, MBChB
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:42 PM - 3:47 PM

Intravascular Lithotripsy (From Shockwave) In BTK Arteries: Updated Data And New Technologies

Presenter(s): Andrew Holden, MBChB
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

IVUS Studies Before And After PTAs With The Ultrascore Scoring Balloons (From BD) Show The Benefits Of Such Balloons And How They Work

Presenter(s): Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:54 PM - 3:59 PM

Progress In Developing A Curved Angioplasty Balloon: How It Works And Why It’s Important: When Will It Be Available

Presenter(s): Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Unfavorable Balloon (Candy) Wrap Can Cause Dissections With Angioplasty: What Is The Mechanism: How Can It Be Recognized And Dissection Avoided: When Does Dissection Have To Be Treated And When Not

Presenter(s): Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:06 PM - 4:12 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 62:

NEW OR IMPROVED DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT OR TREAT ENDOLEAKS OR DEVICE MIGRATION: ENDOANCHORS, ETC.

SESSION 63:

NEW OR IMPROVED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES FOR CLOT REMOVAL OR EMBOLIZATION (SEE ALSO SESSION 30)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: James F. Benenati, MD / Frank R. Arko, MD

SESSION 63 SCHEDULE

CLOT REMOVING DEVICES

4:54 PM - 4:59 PM

Endovascular Arterial Thrombo-Embolectomy Devices: What's The Difference Between Them: Jeti, Penumbra, AngioJet, Pounce, Etc.: What's Coming Down The Road

Presenter(s): Loay S. Kabbani, MD, MHSA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Newer Pharmacomechanical Endovascular Clot Removal Systems: When And Why Is Each Device Best To Use: When Is Open Surgery Needed

Presenter(s): Guillermo A. Escobar, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:06 PM - 5:11 PM

Different Options For Thrombosuction Treatment In ALI: Which Device For Which Case And When To Go For Open Surgery

Presenter(s): Athanasios Katsargyris, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:12 PM - 5:17 PM

Endovascular Hydrodynamic Thrombectomy Of Occluded Visceral Vessels/Stents: Device Description And Clinical Experience

Presenter(s): Marco V. Usai, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:18 PM - 5:23 PM

Rotarex Device Is A Treatment For Subacute Or Chronic Lower Extremity Thrombosed Bypasses Or Stents: How And When Does It Work And When Does It Not

Presenter(s): Animesh Rathore, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:24 PM - 5:29 PM

Panel Discussion

ENDOVASCULAR OCCLUSIVE DEVICES

5:30 PM - 5:35 PM

Embolization Device Selection: The Pros And Cons Of Liquid Agents Versus Coils, Or Plugs

Presenter(s): Frank R. Arko, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:36 PM - 5:41 PM

How Can Shape Memory Polymer Plug Embolization Devices Be Used To Improve Results After TEVAR For Degenerative Aneurysms And TBADs By False Lumen Obliteration

Presenter(s): Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:42 PM - 5:47 PM

Fibered And Non-Fibered Coil Embolism Technology: Which Type Of Coils Are Best For Different Indications

Presenter(s): James F. Benenati, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:48 PM - 5:53 PM

Indications And Outcomes Of The Impede Embolization Plug (From Shape Memory) For Treatment Of Peripheral And Visceral Artery Lesions: What Makes It Unique

Presenter(s): Robert A. Morgan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

5:54 PM - 5:59 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program H

PROGRAM I (SESSIONS 64-73 - SUPERFICIAL VENOUS DISEASE; 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

SESSION 64:

VENOUS CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND HEMODYNAMICS

SESSION 65:

VENOUS GUIDELINES, IMPORTANT PAPERS, AND REIMBURSEMENT

SESSION 66:

SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES I

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD / Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS

SESSION 66 SCHEDULE

8:53 AM - 8:58 AM

The Length Of Treated Great Saphenous Vein As A Marker Of Post-Procedural Improvement In Clinical And Patient Reported Outcomes

Presenter(s): Windsor Ting, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

8:59 AM - 9:04 AM

Update On Fovelass – Society Of French Phlebology Study: RCT Comparing Foam And EVLA In SSV Incompetence

Presenter(s): Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:05 AM - 9:10 AM

What Do You Treat First In C2s With Reflux Of The GSV, SSV, And Vein Of Giacomini

Presenter(s): Jean Luc Gerard, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:11 AM - 9:16 AM

Saphenous Sparing: Why And Instructions For Users

Presenter(s): Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:17 AM - 9:22 AM

Thermal Saphenous Vein Recanalization: Risk Factors

Presenter(s): Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:23 AM - 9:28 AM

Ultrasound Aspects Of The Vein Over Time After Foam Sclerotherapy, And Clinical Consequences

Presenter(s): Claudine M. Hamel-Desnos, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:29 AM - 9:34 AM

Thrombus Extension After Cyanoacrylate Closure Versus Endovenous Glue Induced Thrombosis: What Is The Difference

Presenter(s): Nuttawut Sermsathanasawadi, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:35 AM - 9:40 AM

Synchronous Trial 12 Months Follow-Up Data (Simultaneous AASV Treatment For Patients Undergoing GSV Ablation)

Presenter(s): Tobias Hirsch, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:41 AM - 9:46 AM

Effects Of Truncal Ablation On Pregnancy

Presenter(s): Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:47 AM - 9:52 AM

Saphenous Ablation On Direct Oral Anticoagulants: Safe, Effective And Durable

Presenter(s): Glenn Jacobowitz, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

9:53 AM - 9:57 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 67:

SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES II

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF / Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD

SESSION 67 SCHEDULE

9:58 AM - 10:03 AM

Decision Making In Saphenous Ablation: What To Use And When

Presenter(s): Steve Elias, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:04 AM - 10:09 AM

Diameters Of The Great Saphenous Vein In Phlebological Practice In France: Report Of The DIAGRAVES Study By The French Society of Phlebology

Presenter(s): Matthieu M.J. Josnin, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

Non-Compounded Polidocanol 1% Endovenous Microfoam (Varithena) Or Thermal Ablation: A Network Meta-Analysis

Presenter(s): Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:16 AM - 10:21 AM

The Persistent Sciatic Vein

Presenter(s): Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:22 AM - 10:27 AM

SVT Treatment During Pregnancy: Treatment Choices

Presenter(s): Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:28 AM - 10:33 AM

Would Treatment Of The Whole Length Of The GSV Reduce Recurrence And Reinterventions

Presenter(s): Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FLSW, FMedSci, FEBVS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:34 AM - 10:39 AM

Thermal Versus Nonthermal: Is It Time To Stop The FIRE

Presenter(s): Sergio Gianesini, MD, PhD, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:40 AM - 10:44 AM

African American Patient Outcomes After Saphenous Ablation For Advanced Venous Disease

Presenter(s): Faisal Aziz, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:45 AM - 10:49 AM

The Use Of Simultaneous Foam Sclerotherapy And Thermal Treatment In Varicose Vein Treatment: Why

Presenter(s): Tobias Hirsch, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:50 AM - 10:54 AM

Complications Of Endovenous Thermal Ablation Of The GSV

Presenter(s): Dale Maharaj, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

10:55 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 68:

SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES III

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS / Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD

SESSION 68 SCHEDULE

11:01 AM - 11:05 AM

When Is It OK To Ablate The Truncal Leg Veins With Chronic Iliofemoral Outflow Obstruction

Presenter(s): Houman Jalaie, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:10 AM

SVT Medical Management In 2024: Is There A Role For Surgical Intervention And When

Presenter(s): Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:11 AM - 11:15 AM

Management Of Labial And Vulvar Veins

Presenter(s): Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:16 AM - 11:20 AM

VEINS – An International Platform Trial Collaboration

Presenter(s): Sarah Onida, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:21 AM - 11:25 AM

What You Should Know About Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome

Presenter(s): Byung-Boong Lee, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:26 AM - 11:30 AM

Treatment And Pitfalls: Lateral Marginal Vein

Presenter(s): Peter Gloviczki, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:31 AM - 11:35 AM

Overview Of Multicenter Venclose Study And Early Results

Presenter(s): Erin H. Murphy, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:36 AM - 11:40 AM

Great Saphenous Vein Crossectomy: Why

Presenter(s): Ayman Fakhry, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:41 AM - 11:45 AM

What Is Maven: Is There Any Data

Presenter(s): Jeffrey G. Carr, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:46 AM - 11:50 PM

Does Vein Stenting Reduce Great And Small Saphenous Venous Reflux

Presenter(s): Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:51 AM - 11:55 AM

Safety And Efficacy Of Endovenous Ablation In Patients With A History Of Deep Venous Thrombosis

Presenter(s): Mikel Sadek, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

11:56 AM - 12:00 PM

Value And Limitations Of Postoperative Duplex Scans After Endovenous Thermal Ablation

Presenter(s): Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

12:01 PM - 12:05 PM

VEINRESET: US Multicenter HIFU Trial: 6-Month Results

Presenter(s): Steve Elias, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

12:06 PM - 12:11 PM

Panel Discussion

12:12 PM - 1:12 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 69:

SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES IV

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF / Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT

SESSION 69 SCHEDULE

1:13 PM - 1:18 PM

Cyanoacrylate And The Small Saphenous Vein: How To Treat The Various Anatomy

Presenter(s): Janna Bentley, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:19 PM - 1:24 PM

Lack Of Symptom Improvement: Why

Presenter(s): Jeffrey G. Carr, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:25 PM - 1:30 PM

Is There Any Evidence For Compression

Presenter(s): William A. Marston, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:31 PM - 1:36 PM

New Superficial Venous Devices: Pre FDA Approval

Presenter(s): Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:37 PM - 1:42 PM

Forecast For Venous Reimbursement 2025

Presenter(s): John Blebea, MD, MBA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:43 PM - 1:48 PM

Factors Associated With Recanalization And Reintervention Following Below Knee Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam

Presenter(s): Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:49 PM - 1:54 PM

Which Saphenous Vein Recanalization Should Be Treated And By What Method: Evidence Based

Presenter(s): Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

1:55 PM - 2:00 PM

Varithena Meta-Analysis “RELOADED”, The Living Approach

Presenter(s): Lowell S. Kabnick, MD, FACS, FAVLS, DFAVF
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:01 PM - 2:06 PM

Accessory Veins And Their Impact On Recurrence

Presenter(s): Kerstin S. Schick, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:07 PM - 2:12 PM

Deviation Operation In Patients With Deep Venous Reflux And CVI: First Clinical Results

Presenter(s): Sebastian E. Debus, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:13 PM - 2:18 PM

Do You Need To Treat Venous Tributaries: Pros And Cons

Presenter(s): Kerstin S. Schick, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:19 PM - 2:24 PM

Venous VQI: Ten Years Of Improving Venous Outcomes And Quality

Presenter(s): Marc A. Passman, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:25 PM - 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 70:

SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES V

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Victor M. Canata, MD, PhD / Kasuo Miyake, MD, PhD

SESSION 70 SCHEDULE

2:31 PM - 2:36 PM

Venous Lesions Of The Face

Presenter(s): Kasuo Miyake, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:37 PM - 2:42 PM

Truncal Vein Treatment For Chronic Venous Disease: Is Varithena Endovenous Ablation Or Physician Compounded Foam The Answer

Presenter(s): Edward G. Mackay, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:43 PM - 2:48 PM

Physician Compounded Foam For Truncal Vein Disease: When And Where

Presenter(s): Matthieu M.J. Josnin, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:49 PM - 2:54 PM

Varithena®VLU Registry: Update On The Effects Of Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam On Wound Healing And Recurrence

Presenter(s): Raghu Kolluri, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM

Phlebectomy Versus Sclerotherapy: Which Is Superior When Considering Efficacy, Complications, And Aesthetics

Presenter(s): Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, DSc, FRCS, FLSW, FMedSci, FEBVS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:01 PM - 3:06 PM

Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy For Reticular Venous Plexus: Systematization Of The Technique

Presenter(s): Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:07 PM - 3:12 PM

Tips And Tricks Of Sclerotherapy: What Makes It Easier And Successful

Presenter(s): Victor M. Canata, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:13 PM - 3:18 PM

How To Avoid Complications From Sclerotherapy

Presenter(s): Jean Luc Gerard, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:19 PM - 3:24 PM

Comparison Of Laser And Chemical Sclerosant Versus Sclerosant

Presenter(s): Kasuo Miyake, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:25 PM - 3:30 PM

Quick Case 1: Ask The Panel Or Audience What Would You Do (Cosmetic)

Presenter(s): Edward G. Mackay, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:31 PM - 3:36 PM

Quick Case 2: Ask The Panel Or Audience What Would You Do (Cosmetic)

Presenter(s): Janna Bentley, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:37 PM - 3:42 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 71:

SUPERFICIAL VEIN TREATMENT STRATEGIES VI

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Kathleen D. Gibson, MD / Sarah Onida, MD, PhD

SESSION 71 SCHEDULE

3:43 PM - 3:48 PM

Global Epidemiology Of Chronic Venous Disease: A Systematic Review With Pooled Prevalence Analysis

Presenter(s): Sarah Onida, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:49 PM - 3:54 PM

When Evaluating Superficial Disease, When Do You Look For Deep Venous Obstruction

Presenter(s): Gloria Salazar, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM

Not All C2 Disease Should Be Treated: An Algorithm To Predict Severity

Presenter(s): Mikel Sadek, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:01 PM - 4:06 PM

Ablative Risks Prior And After Flying: What Do You Tell Your Patients

Presenter(s): Sarah Onida, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:07 PM - 4:12 PM

Body Mass Index And CEAP Clinical Severity Score

Presenter(s): Oscar H. Bottini, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:13 PM - 4:18 PM

How Do We Assess Quality Of Life After Venous Interventions: Patient-Reported Outcomes For Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Presenter(s): Kathleen D. Gibson, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:19 PM - 4:24 PM

Optimal Thromboprophylaxis And Post-Op Duplex Imaging Following Superficial Venous Procedures: Evidence Based

Presenter(s): Andrea T. Obi, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:25 PM - 4:30 PM

Mechanical Chemically Assisted Ablation Of Varicose Veins For Venous Insufficiency: American Vein And Lymphatic Society Position Statement

Presenter(s): John Blebea, MD, MBA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:31 PM - 4:36 PM

Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam Ablation Of Large Diameter Saphenous And Tributary Veins

Presenter(s): Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, MBA
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:37 PM - 4:42 PM

Outcome Of Early CAC And Compression Therapy In Healing Of VLU

Presenter(s): Nuttawut Sermsathanasawadi, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:43 PM - 4:48 PM

Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Cyanoacrylate Glue Closure With Surgical Striping: 30D And 6M Outcomes

Presenter(s): Manj S. Gohel, MD, FRCS, FEBVS
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:49 PM - 4:54 PM

How To Avoid Complications Of The Small Saphenous Vein

Presenter(s): Jean Luc Gerard, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM

Mechanical Occlusion Segmental Chemical Ablation (MOSCA): Animal Study With Wavella Device

Presenter(s): Steve Elias, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

5:01 PM - 5:06 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 72:

LIPEDEMA, LYMPHEDEMA, PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA

SESSION 73:

VENOUS ULCERS

Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Anil P. Hingorani, MD / Monika L. Gloviczki, MD, PhD

SESSION 73 SCHEDULE

5:55 PM - 6:00 PM

Turkish Glue And Perforating Veins In VLU Patients

Presenter(s): Kursat A. Bozkurt, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:01 PM - 6:06 PM

Factors That Influence Venous Leg Ulcer Healing And Recurrence Rate After Endovenous Ablation Of Truncal Veins

Presenter(s): Nuttawut Sermsathanasawadi, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:07 PM - 6:12 PM

Review Of Current Evidence For Topical Treatment For Venous Leg Ulcers

Presenter(s): Yuri A. Casseres, MD, MSc
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:13 PM - 6:18 PM

Why Venous Leg Ulcers Have Difficulty Healing

Presenter(s): Joseph D. Raffetto, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:19 PM - 6:24 PM

Role Of Superficial Venous Therapies In Improving Venous Ulcer Healing: Choice Of Techniques And Use Of Adjunctive Strategies

Presenter(s): Sung Yup Kim, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:25 PM - 6:30 PM

Venous Ulcers: The Contributions Of Deep, Perforator, And Superficial Procedures On Wound Healing

Presenter(s): Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:31 PM - 6:36 PM

Skin Substitutes To Promote Venous Leg Ulcer Healing: What Is The Evidence

Presenter(s): Yuri A. Casseres, MD, MSc
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:37 PM - 6:42 PM

Compression, Oxygen, And Humidification – Improves Venous Would Healing And Reduces Venous Ulcer Recurrence

Presenter(s): Joann M. Lohr, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:43 PM - 6:48 PM

Update On Pharmacological Treatment For Venous Ulcers

Presenter(s): Monika L. Gloviczki, MD, PhD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:49 PM - 6:54 PM

Non-Bandage Therapy For Venous Ulcers – Single Arm Study

Presenter(s): Sundaram Ravikumar, MD
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

6:55 PM - 7:00 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program I

PROGRAM J (SESSIONS 74-78 - MULTIDISCIPLINARY STROKE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT)
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor

SESSION 74:

ADVANCES IN STROKE AND THE NEXT FRONTIER

SESSION 75:

INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, VESSEL WALL IMAGING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS

SESSION 76:

CAROTID AND CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS LATER TRENDS AND POTPOURRI

SESSION 77:

PEDIATRIC STROKE AND LESSONS TO BE LEARNED IN UNIQUE CEREBROVASCULAR ARENAS

SESSION 78:

CAROTID ARTERY THERAPY STARS AND LATEST TRENDS

Friday, November 22, 2024 - Program Details

Open All Friday, November 22, 2024 Sessions

6:00 AM	General Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
6:00 AM	Faculty Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Gramercy Suite West, 2nd Floor
6:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - New York Hilton Midtown Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor

PROGRAMS K, L AND M ARE CONCURRENT FRIDAY PROGRAMS

PROGRAM K (SESSIONS 79-86 - PROGRESS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA (SCI) WITH TAAAs AND COMPLEX AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIRS; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT: MESH COVERED STENTS AND TCAR, COGNITIVE CHANGES, TIMING OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT, UPDATE ON CAROTID TRIALS, TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS (ACS), STRING SIGN, CAROTID CLOT, SIGNIFICANCE OF MRI LESIONS, CAROTID CONTROVERSIES AND MORE CAROTID TOPICS; OTHER NEW ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES; UPDATE ON PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS CLOSURE DEVICES AND WOUND CARE; 6:40 A.M. to 5:32 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SESSION 79:

PROGRESS IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA (SCI) ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC, THORACOABDOMINAL AND COMPLEX ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD / Adam Beck, MD

SESSION 79 SCHEDULE

6:40 AM - 6:45 AM

New Experimental Work In Avoiding SCI After TAAA Repair: How Can A Sheep Model Of TEVAR Be Helpful

Presenter(s): Hamdy Awad, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:46 AM - 6:51 AM

With Complex AAAs And Type IV TAAAs, The Incidence Of SCI Is 3 Times Greater With Endovascular Repairs Than Open Repairs: Why Is This A Controversial Finding And How Can It Be So

Presenter(s): George Geroulakos, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:52 AM - 6:57 AM

Prediction Of Spinal Cord Ischemia With AI After Aortic Procedures: Combinations Of Anatomic Features Accurately Predict Risk

Presenter(s): Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

6:58 AM - 7:03 AM

What Is The Muenster Strategy To Avoid SCI After F/B/EVAR For TAAA: What Is The Proof That It Works

Presenter(s): Martin J. Austermann, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:04 AM - 7:09 AM

How To Use Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) To Decrease The Incidence Of SCI After Open And Endo TAAA Repairs: What Else Is Important

Presenter(s): James H. Black, III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:10 AM - 7:15 AM

Role Of Direct Segmental Artery Revascularization To Prevent SCI After Endovascular TAAA Repairs: When And How To Do It

Presenter(s): Sukgu Han, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:16 AM - 7:21 AM

Current Strategies To Minimize SCI With TAAA Repairs (Endo And Open) By Improving The Intraspinal Collateral Arterial Network: Status Of Intercostal Embolization As Preconditioning To Prevent Ischemia (MIS2ACE): Progress Of The PAPA-ARTIS RCT

Presenter(s): Christian D. Etz, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:22 AM - 7:27 AM

Extensive Single Center Clinical Experience With Intercostal Coil Embolization (MIS2ACE) To Prevent SCI With Endovascular TAAA Repair: How And When To Do It: Why We Still Need An RCT

Presenter(s): Daniela Branzan, MD / Andrej Schmidt, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:28 AM - 7:33 AM

Why Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage To Decrease SCI With TAAA Repair Is Not A Benign Procedure: When To Use It And When Not

Presenter(s): Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:34 AM - 7:39 AM

Prevention Of SCI After Endovascular TAAA Repairs: Lessons Learned From The US Aortic Research Consortium (ARC)

Presenter(s): Adam Beck, MD / Mark A. Farber, MD / Andres Schanzer, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:40 AM - 7:45 AM

Shifts In Prevention Protocols For SCI During Open And Endovascular TAAA Repairs: What Is Agreed On And What Remains Controversial

Presenter(s): Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:46 AM - 7:54 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 80:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF CAROTID STENOSIS: UPDATE ON MESH COVERED STENTS AND TCAR (TRANSCERVICAL CAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION)

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Klaus D. Mathias, MD / Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA

SESSION 80 SCHEDULE

7:54 AM - 7:59 AM

Carotid Webs: An Important Etiology Of Devastating Strokes Especially In Young Women: How Should They Be Diagnosed And Treated

Presenter(s): Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

MESH COVERED STENTS

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Long-Term Results Of Micromesh Stents Show Their Value In Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS): Are There Limitations: Do The Differences In The 3 Micromesh Stents Matter

Presenter(s): Max Amor, MD / D. Christopher C. Metzger, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:06 AM - 8:11 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

When You Can Do All, How To Decide Between CEA, TCAR And TFCAS: Will Mesh Covered Stents Like CGuard Make A Difference

Presenter(s): Adnan H. Siddiqui, MD, PhD / L. Nelson Hopkins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:12 AM - 8:17 AM

Outcome Of TCAR Combined With A Mesh-Covered Stent (CGuard From InspireMD): The Best Of All Worlds: What Is The Proof

Presenter(s): Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:18 AM - 8:23 AM

Update On All Trial Results With CGuard And CGuard Prime MicroMesh Covered Stents (InspireMD): Are They Making A Difference And Limitations With Transfemoral/Transradial CAS: Evidence Summary And Long-Term Outcomes

Presenter(s): Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil / D. Christopher C. Metzger, MD / Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:24 AM - 8:29 AM

US Studies And Status Of The CGuard And CGuard Prime MicroMesh Stents: Can They Be Used In TCAR And Are They Making A Difference

Presenter(s): Patrick J. Geraghty, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

Latest Real-World Results Of >2,000 Patients Treated With The Roadsaver (Terumo) Dual-Layer Micromesh Carotid Stent

Presenter(s): Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:36 AM - 8:42 AM

Panel Discussion

TCAR RELATED TOPICS

8:42 AM - 8:47 AM

Update On Comparative Performance And Risks Of TCAR, Transfemoral CAS (TFCAS) And CEA With > 50K TCAR, 25K TFCAS, And 100K CEA: This Population Based Study Shows That CEA Is Better Than TCAR Which Is Better Than TFCAS

Presenter(s): Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD / Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:48 AM - 8:53 AM

Is TCAR Ready To Replace CEA: What About The Clinical Results To Date: What About The Impact Of Clever Marketing: How Will We Find Out

Presenter(s): Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:54 AM - 8:59 AM

DEBATE: CEA Versus TCAR In A Single Center Propensity Matched Study: The Outcomes Of The Two Treatments Are Comparable At 30 Days But TCAR Has A Higher Mortality At 2 Years

Presenter(s): Ali F. AbuRahma, MD / Zach AbuRahma, DO
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

DEBATE: Not So: TCAR Like TFCAS Has Durable Effectiveness Without Increased Mortality At 2 Years And Beyond

Presenter(s): Sumaira Macdonald, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:06 AM - 9:11 AM

Favorable 30-Day Results Of TCAR In Good Risk Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients: Late Breaking Trial Results From ROADSTER 3 Shows That The Stroke, Death And MI Rates Are Lower Than In High Risk Patients

Presenter(s): Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:12 AM - 9:17 AM

TCAR Is Safe In Recently Symptomatic Patients And Those With Contralateral Carotid Occlusions: Why TCAR Should Be The Procedure Of Choice In These Conditions

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:18 AM - 9:23 AM

Panel Discussion

9:24 AM - 9:34 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 81:

MORE CAROTID HOT TOPICS RELATED TO TCAR, CAS AND EFFECTS OF INTERVENTIONS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Thomas G. Brott, MD / Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS / Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD

SESSION 81 SCHEDULE

9:35 AM - 9:40 AM

Comparative Cost Effectiveness Of TCAR, CEA, TFCAS: CEA Is More Cost Effective Than TCAR And TCAR Is More Cost Effective Than TFCAS

Presenter(s): Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:41 AM - 9:46 AM

Intracranial Angiography During TCAR: Why It Can Be Valuable And How To Do It In View Of Flow Reversal

Presenter(s): Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:47 AM - 9:52 AM

Best Device Selection For CAS: What Stent Type And Design, What Type Of Cerebral Protection, What Approach And Delivery System: A Review Of The Evidence

Presenter(s): Carlo Setacci, MD / Francesco Setacci, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:53 AM - 9:58 AM

Comparison Of SVS Versus ESVS Carotid Guidelines For Treatment Of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: What Is Known For Sure And What Remains Controversial

Presenter(s): Ali F. AbuRahma, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:59 AM - 10:04 AM

Management Of Anticoagulants And Antiplatelet Therapy In TCAR Patients

Presenter(s): Michael C. Stoner, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

CAROTID STENOSIS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION

10:05 AM - 10:10 AM

Preservation Of Cognition: The New Role For Carotid Artery Interventions For Asymptomatic Disease: Will CREST 2 Confirm Or Deny Its Importance: Findings To Date

Presenter(s): Wesley S. Moore, MD / Brajesh K. Lal, MD / Thomas G. Brott, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:11 AM - 10:16 AM

DEBATE: Carotid Intervention Improves Cognitive Function Of Patients With Severe Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS): What About In Octogenarians: Should More Or Fewer ACS Patients Undergo Invasive Treatment

Presenter(s): Wei Zhou, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:17 AM - 10:22 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

DEBATE: Not So Fast: There Is Still Great Doubt That Eliminating ACS Improves Cognitive Function: It Should Not Be A Reason For Treating More ACS Patients

Presenter(s): Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:23 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 82:

MORE CAROTID RELATED NEW DEVELOPMENT TOPICS RELATED TO TCAR, CAS AND CEA, NEW DEVICES, MESH COVERED STENTS, MINI-INCISION CEA, SIGNIFICANCE OF DW MRI DEFECTS, TIMING OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DEALING WITH DISTAL (HIGH) CAROTID LESIONS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Richard J. Powell, MD / Wei Zhou, MD / Frank J. Veith, MD

SESSION 82 SCHEDULE

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Transradial CAS Using Novel Low-Profile Double-Mesh Stents (Roadsaver, Terumo): Results And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Andrea Kahlberg, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:36 AM - 10:41 AM

Selecting Patients For Carotid Intervention Is Getting Harder: Candidates Are Older (And Sicker), Anatomic Imaging Is Not Standardized, Medical Therapy Is Improving, More Options For Intervention Exist And Cries For Non-Operative Management Are Getting Louder: Is Consensus Even Possible

Presenter(s): Reese A. Wain, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SIGNIFICANCE OF SMALL DW MRI DEFECTS AFTER CEA/CAS

10:42 AM - 10:47 AM

DEBATE: Silent DWI MRI Brain Lesions (Small Infarcts) After CEA/CAS Don’t Matter

Presenter(s): Thomas G. Brott, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:48 AM - 10:53 AM

DEBATE: Not So: Silent Brain Infarcts (DW MRI Defects) After CEA/CAS Really Matter And Affect Cognitive Changes: The Size And Number Of DW MRI Defects Are Critical

Presenter(s): Wei Zhou, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:54 AM - 10:59 AM

Value Of Lithotripsy (Shockwave) For CAS In Heavily Calcified Lesions: How To Do It Safely And Technical Tips: Limitations And Precautions

Presenter(s): Max Amor, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

Minimal Incision CEA (MICE) Versus TCAR: Technical Tips For MICE, Cost Effectiveness, Advantages And Limitations Of Both

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:11 AM

For Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Invasive Treatment (TFCAS, CEA, TCAR) On Weekends Is More Risky: This Is Especially True For TFCAS Which Probably Should Not Be Performed On Weekends

Presenter(s): Heepeel Chang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:12 AM - 11:18 AM

Panel Discussion

11:18 AM - 11:23 AM

What Is The Best Medical Treatment For Patients With Carotid Stenosis (Asymptomatic And Symptomatic): Can High Risk Plaques Be Made Low Risk And Smaller: All Stroke Patients Should Be On Statins Because They Markedly Decrease Recurrent Stroke And Mortality Rates

Presenter(s): J. David Spence, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM

Technical Tips And Maneuvers To Make Treatment Of High Carotid Lesions Safe And Relatively Simple

Presenter(s): Richard J. Powell, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM

What Are The Real Risk Factors For CEA, TFCAS And TCAR: Why Has CMS Gotten Their Risk Factors Wrong And How Have They Messed Up Their Reimbursement Incentives

Presenter(s): Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

TIMING OF CAROTID INTERVENTIONS AFTER SYMPTOM ONSET

11:36 AM - 11:41 AM

When Is Urgent (Within 48 Hours) CEA Or CAS Fairly Indicated After A Stroke: How Does Use Of tPA Influence Indications And Neurologic Outcomes In This Setting

Presenter(s): Hernan A. Bazan, MD, DFSVS, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM

When Is It Reasonable To Perform CEA Within 48 Hours After Stroke Symptoms Starts: Under What Conditions And What Precautions Should Be Taken

Presenter(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM

With Crescendo TIAs And Thrombus Overlying A Plaque What Is The Best Invasive Treatment And When Should It Be Performed

Presenter(s): Domenico Valenti, DMChir, PhD, FRCS, FRCS(Ed), FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 83:

MORE HOT CAROTID AND SUBCLAVIAN TOPICS: UPDATES ON KEY CAROTID RCTs

Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor
Moderators: Brajesh K. Lal, MD / Wesley S. Moore, MD / Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD

SESSION 83 SCHEDULE

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Lipid Management For High Risk Carotid Lesions: Statins, Ezetimibe, PCSK9 And What Else: Should LDL-C Be Monitored

Presenter(s): Christos D. Liapis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

UPDATE ON CAROTID RCTs

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM

Update On CREST 2: CEA Versus Best Medical Treatment (BMT) And CAS Versus BMT For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS): Recruitment And Findings To Date: Why Not Present The 30-Day And 1-Year Results: If BMT Showed No Difference In Stroke And Death Rates With Those Of CAS Or CEA, Wouldn’t This Remove Justification For Invasive Treatment Of ACS Until A Benefit Was Shown

Presenter(s): Thomas G. Brott, MD / Brajesh K. Lal, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM

Why The Carotid RCTs Fail To Support The Recent CMS Expansion Of Reimbursement For CAS To Treat Asymptomatic Disease (ACS): Do The 5-Year SPACE-2 Results Suggest That Such Expanded Reimbursement Be Delayed Until CREST-2 Data Is In

Presenter(s): Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM

Why CREST-2 May Not Provide Any Valid Answers: Because Of Bad Patient Selection In CREST-2, And Because BMT May Not Be Optimal Without GLP-1 Agonists Which Decrease Stroke Rates: What Is The Evidence

Presenter(s): Sumaira Macdonald, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM

Update On ACST-2: This RCT Found That CEA And CAS For ACS Had Comparable Adverse Event Rates Up To 10 Years And Implied That Both Invasive Treatments Were Superior To Now Obsolete BMT

Presenter(s): Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS / Alison Halliday, MS, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Not So Fast! ACST-2 – Like CREST – Has Flaws That Invalidate Their Conclusions: Invasive Therapies May NOT Be Better Than BMT: What Are These Flaws

Presenter(s): J. David Spence, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM

What Is The Proof That CAS Is Ever Indicated For ACS: The Evidence Does Not Yet Support It

Presenter(s): Franco Grego, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM

Panel Discussion

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM

Consecutive Monocenter Results With CAS For Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS): We Should Not Need An RCT: But Why We Will Still Do

Presenter(s): Klaus D. Mathias, MD / Anna Zeller, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM

The 2nd European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST-2): What Will It Tell Us About Best Medical Therapy Versus Invasive Therapy And Progress To Date

Presenter(s): Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

When A Duplex Scan Detects Subclavian Steal, Symptomatic Or Asymptomatic, What Is The Natural History And How Should It Be Managed

Presenter(s): Ali F. AbuRahma, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:11 PM

DEBATE: Completion Imaging After CEA Is Unnecessary And Potentially Harmful

Presenter(s): Ali F. AbuRahma, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:12 PM - 2:17 PM

DEBATE: Not So: Completion Imaging (Angiography Or Duplex) After CEA Is Necessary And Helpful

Presenter(s): Keith D. Calligaro, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East 3rd Floor

2:18 PM - 2:23 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 84:

MORE HOT CAROTID TOPICS: TREATMENT IN 2024 OF RECURRENT CAROTID STENOSIS; STROKES DURING CAROTID TREATMENT; CAROTID NEAR OCCLUSIONS; SILENT CORONARY ISCHEMIA IN CAROTID PATIENTS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Klaus D. Mathias, MD / Ali F. AbuRahma, MD

SESSION 84 SCHEDULE

2:24 PM - 2:29 PM

Most Recurrent Carotid Stenosis Is Benign: When Is Intervention Justified And What Intervention Should Be Used

Presenter(s): Ashraf Mansour, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM

Current Best Treatment For Strokes Apparent During Or Right After CEA, CAS Or TCAR: Best Diagnostic Modalities And Treatments: Who Should Be Involved And What Skills Are Needed

Presenter(s): Gert J. de Borst, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:36 PM - 2:41 PM

Can TCAR Be Helpful In The Management Of Carotid String Sign Lesions Or Near Occlusions Of The Internal Carotid Artery: When Is Its Use Justified, Advantage And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Animesh Rathore, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

Advances In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Near Total Occlusions And String Signs Of The Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) In Symptomatic And Asymptomatic Patients: How Are They Best Treated: What Do The Current Guidelines Say

Presenter(s): Christos D. Liapis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:48 PM - 2:53 PM

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Proves CAS Is Rendered Safer Because Mesh Covered Stents Decrease Emboli: The Imaging Evidence And What It Shows About The Interaction Between Stent And Plaque

Presenter(s): Carlo Setacci, MD / Francesco Setacci, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

2:54 PM - 2:59 PM

Silent Coronary Ischemia As Detected By FF+R_CT Is Common In Carotid Stenosis Patients: Coronary Revascularization In Such Patients Decreases Mortality: When Should It Be Done – Before Or After Carotid Treatment

Presenter(s): Christopher K. Zarins, MD / Dainis K. Krievins, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Technical Tips To Enable TCAR In Difficult Anatomic Circumstances Including Use Of A Prosthetic Conduit

Presenter(s): Ashraf Mansour, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:06 PM - 3:11 PM

Compared To CEA, TCAR Improves Operating Room (OR) Throughout But Is More Costly: Tips To Improve OR Efficiency

Presenter(s): Gregg S. Landis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:12 PM - 3:19 PM

Panel Discussion

3:19 PM - 3:30 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 85:

UPDATED ENDOVASCULAR CONCEPT AND MORE HOT AND CONTROVERSIAL CAROTID TOPICS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc / Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR / Michael H. Wholey, MD, MBA

SESSION 85 SCHEDULE

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Update On Transvenous Liver Biopsies: What Equipment Is Needed And How To Do Them

Presenter(s): Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:36 PM - 3:41 PM

Floating Clot At The Carotid Bifurcation Is A Prime Indication For Flow Reversal Technology During Treatment Of Carotid Stenosis: How Can Flow Reversal Best Be Achieved In This Setting

Presenter(s): Juan C. Parodi, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:42 PM - 3:47 PM

In Stent Stenosis After CAS: How Can It Be Predicted: When Is It Threatening And How Is It Best Managed

Presenter(s): Jacques Busquet, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:48 PM - 3:53 PM

Anatomic And Procedural Correlates Of Intra- And Postoperative Hypotension With CAS: What Should Be Done About It

Presenter(s): Michael C. Stoner, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

3:54 PM - 3:59 PM

DEBATE: CAS Is The Best Treatment For Young Healthy Patients With High Grade Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (ACS)

Presenter(s): D. Christopher C. Metzger, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

DEBATE:Not So: Even Young Patients With A High Grade ACS Should Not Be Treated By CAS Or CEA: BMT Should Suffice: Are There Any Exceptions

Presenter(s): Anne L. Abbott, MD, PhD, FRACP
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:06 PM - 4:11 PM

Why We Need An R_CT Comparing TCAR With TFCAS, Transradial CAS And Best Medical Treatment For ACS And Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Presenter(s): Michael H. Wholey, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:12 PM - 4:17 PM

New Technical Tips To Make Minimal Incision CEA (MICE) Easier And Better: Can Same Day Discharge Be Safe

Presenter(s): Robert M. Proczka, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:18 PM - 4:23 PM

Risks And Causes Of Non-Ipsilateral Stroke Complicating CEA And CAS: How To Decrease Them

Presenter(s): Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc / W. Darrin Clouse, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:24 PM - 4:30 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 86:

NEW CONCEPTS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS CLOSURE AND WOUND CARE

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC / Mark A. Adelman, MD / Kenneth Ouriel, MD, MBA

SESSION 86 SCHEDULE

PROGRESS IN PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS AND CLOSURE

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM

Update On Large Bore Percutaneous Access Closure: Current Status, New Devices, How To Avoid Complications And Where Do We Go From Here

Presenter(s): Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:36 PM - 4:41 PM

Large Bore Percutaneous Arterial Closure: Which Device Is Best: Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Manta Device

Presenter(s): Michael J. Singh, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:42 PM - 4:47 PM

Current Approaches For Large Bore Device Arterial Closure After Percutaneous EVAR And TEVAR: Technical Tips And Causes Of Failure

Presenter(s): Gianmarco de Donato, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:48 PM - 4:53 PM

How To Use Fascial Suture Technique To Control Percutaneous Large Vessel Access: Technical Tips And When To Use

Presenter(s): Tal M. Hoerer, MD, PhD / Thomas Larzon, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

4:54 PM - 4:59 PM

Results And Benefits Of The CELT ACD Femoral Arteriotomy Closure Device In The Office-Based Laboratory And Hospital

Presenter(s): Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

PROGRESS IN WOUND CARE

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Update/Review Of Recently Published AHA Guidelines For Treatment Of Diabetic Wounds In The Setting Of PAD

Presenter(s): Katherine A. Gallagher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:06 PM - 5:11 PM

A Single Device (From AOTI) For Triple Therapy (Local Oxygen, Compression And Humidification) Enhances Healing Of Non-Healing Lower Extremity Wounds And Incisions

Presenter(s): David J. Dexter, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:12 PM - 5:17 PM

New Developments With The TAVITA System To Predict Wound And Amputation Healing And To Monitor The Effectiveness Of Revascularization Procedures: Hyperspectral Imaging Can Non-Invasively Determine Oxygenation And Perfusion: How Does It Work And Results

Presenter(s): Jan-Willem Elshof, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:18 PM - 5:23 PM

Optimal Treatment For Deep Groin Infection After Prosthetic Bypasses From The Common Femoral Artery: How To Save The Graft And The Leg

Presenter(s): Hosam F. El Sayed, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

5:24 PM - 5:32 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program K

PROGRAM L (SESSIONS 87-94 - NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF POPLITEAL DISEASE; ADVANCES IN TREATING ARTERIAL AND GRAFT INFECTIONS; ADVANCES IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND GUIDANCE; AUGMENTED REALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; RECORDED LIVE COMPLEX ENDOVASCULAR CASES FROM MÜNSTER, GERMANY; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME MANAGEMENT; ADVANCES IN MEDICAL, DRUG, ANTICOAGULANT AND RARE VASCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT; AND ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA; 6:52 A.M. to 4:56 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

SESSION 87:

POPLITEAL DISEASE TOPICS RELATED TO ANEURYSM TREATMENT, ENTRAPMENTS, ADVENTITIAL CYSTIC DISEASE AND TRAUMA

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Jason T. Lee, MD / Martin Björck, MD, PhD

SESSION 87 SCHEDULE

POPLITEAL ANEURYSMS AND THEIR BEST CURRENT TREATMENTS

6:52 AM - 6:57 AM

Endovascular Repair For Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: Pitfalls And Complications: When Is Open Surgery Best

Presenter(s): Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

6:58 AM - 7:03 AM

Treatment Of Popliteal Aneurysms: When Conservative, When Open, When Endovascular: What Are The Hard Data

Presenter(s): Martin Björck, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:04 AM - 7:09 AM

Endovascular Versus Open Repair: Why After 20 Years Of Selective Endografting, I Now Favor Open Repair In Most Patients

Presenter(s): Martin R. Back, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:10 AM - 7:15 AM

Outpatient Endovascular Repair Of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms With Bare Metal Stents: It Shouldn’t Work, But Does: What Is The Evidence

Presenter(s): Sam S. Ahn, MD, FACS, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:16 AM - 7:21 AM

Popliteal Artery Aneurysms – Back To Basics: Indications For Open Surgery And Rescue Procedures For Failed Endovascular Repairs

Presenter(s): Jose Fernandes e Fernandes, MD, PhD, FRCS (Eng), FACS, FESC, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ENTRAPMENTS, ADVENTITIAL CYSTIC DISEASE AND TRAUMA

7:22 AM - 7:29 AM

Updates On The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Popliteal Entrapments: What Are Their Misleading (Doppelganger) Diagnoses

Presenter(s): Katherine A. Gallagher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:30 AM - 7:35 AM

Management Of Functional Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome In Athletes: What Is The Pathological Anatomy And What Symptoms Does It Cause: Technique Of Surgical Repair

Presenter(s): Jason T. Lee, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:36 AM - 7:41 AM

Adventitial Cystic Disease Of The Popliteal Artery: Pathogenesis, Symptoms And Optimal Treatment

Presenter(s): Irwin V. Mohan, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FRACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:42 AM - 7:47 AM

What Is The Surgical Approach And Best Graft Usage For Popliteal Artery Injury From Posterior Knee Dislocation: How Can Associated Vein Injury Be Detected And What Should Its Treatment Be

Presenter(s): Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

7:48 AM - 7:56 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 88:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TREATING ARTERIAL (INCLUDING AORTIC) GRAFT INFECTIONS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Manju Kalra, MBBS

SESSION 88 SCHEDULE

7:56 AM - 8:01 AM

Update On The NAIS Procedure (Deep Vein Reconstruction) For Infected Aortic Grafts: How To Make The Operation Easier And Faster: When Is It Indicated

Presenter(s): John F. Eidt, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

TREATMENT OF MYCOTIC ANEURYSMS

8:02 AM - 8:07 AM

What Is The Best Treatment For Mycotic Aneurysms: Open, Endo, Or Hybrid: When Is EVAR Helpful

Presenter(s): Yamume Tshomba, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:08 AM - 8:13 AM

Rifampin Soaked Endografts To Treat Mycotic AAAs: How To Prepare Them And When To Use Them: Are They Stand-Alone Treatment Or Do They Need Adjunctive Techniques

Presenter(s): Guillermo A. Escobar, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

TREATMENT OF AORTIC AND ARTERIAL GRAFT AND ENDOGRAFT INFECTIONS

8:14 AM - 8:19 AM

For Many Infected Prosthetic Arterial/Aortic Grafts, Endografts And Mycotic Aneurysms Less Than The Current Standard Radical Graft Excisional Treatment Is Best: Details And Examples Of This Less Radical Treatment

Presenter(s): Martin Malina, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:20 AM - 8:25 AM

Support For The Graft Preservation Concept For Treating Prosthetic Aortic Graft Infections From A European Multicenter Study (VASGRA): All Or Part Of The Infected Graft May Be Preserved: Under What Circumstances

Presenter(s): Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD, EMBA HSG
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:26 AM - 8:31 AM

Optimal Techniques In 2024 For Treating Infected Aortoiliac Prosthetic Grafts And Endografts (Including EVAR, TEVAR, F/B/EVAR): From A Large National Cohort And The GRANDPA Global Registry

Presenter(s): Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:32 AM - 8:37 AM

Panel Discussion

8:38 AM - 8:43 AM

With Aortic Graft Infection, How Can Inline (In Situ) Flow Be Reestablished: Indications: What Grafts: Technical Tips: Results

Presenter(s): Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:44 AM - 8:49 AM

Infected Endografts After EVAR: Etiological Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment: Does The Endograft Always Have To Be Removed

Presenter(s): Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:50 AM - 8:55 AM

The Real Truth About Use Of Cryopreserved Conduits (CryoGraft-Artivion) To Treat Infected Aortic/Arterial Reconstructions: From A Large Single Center Experience: There Are Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Randall R. De Martino, MD / Manju Kalra, MBBS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:56 AM - 9:01 AM

Update On Surgical Treatment For Infected Thoracic Aortic Grafts And Endografts, With Or Without Aorto-Esophageal Or Aorto-Bronchial Fistulas: Optimal Techniques And Results From A Committed Center

Presenter(s): Germano C.G. Melissano, MD / Andrea Kahlberg, MD / Roberto L.V. Chiesa, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:02 AM - 9:07 AM

New Concepts In Prosthetic Graft Infection In The Abdomen And Extremities: When Does The Entire Graft Need To Be Excised And When Can All Or Part Of The Graft Be Preserved: How To Make That Judgment

Presenter(s): Waclaw B. Kuczmik, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:08 AM - 9:13 AM

Treatment Of Infected Aortic Grafts (Endo And Open): Explantation Or Preservation: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Javairiah Fatima, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:14 AM - 9:20 AM

Panel Discussion

9:20 AM - 9:34 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 89:

PROGRESS IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND GUIDANCE FOR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENTS WITH LESS RADIATION EXPOSURE OR CONTRAST TOXICITY

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Matthew J. Eagleton, MD / Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS

SESSION 89 SCHEDULE

9:34 AM - 9:39 AM

Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Three Main Hybrid OR Suites (GE, Siemens, Philips): How To Pick The Best One For Your Institution

Presenter(s): Bjoern D. Suckow, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR GUIDANCE WITH LESS RADIATION

9:40 AM - 9:45 AM

3-Dimensional Advanced Guidance Systems For Endovascular Procedures: How Do The IOPS (Centerline), FORS (Philips), And Cydar (Medtronic) Systems Work And Reduce The Need For Radiation

Presenter(s): Mark A. Adelman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:46 AM - 9:51 AM

With F/B/EVAR For Complex AAAs, FORS Lumiguide Fiberoptic Guidance (Philips) Reduces Radiation Exposure Compared To Standard Imaging

Presenter(s): Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:52 AM - 9:57 AM

New Developments With The IOPS (Centerline) Guidance System For F/B/EVAR: How Effective Is It Proving To Be: Advantages And Limitations

Presenter(s): Matthew J. Eagleton, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:58 AM - 10:03 AM

What Is Redo Fusion And How Does It Help After Failed Endovascular Complex Aortic Procedures

Presenter(s): Giovanni Tinelli, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:04 AM - 10:09 AM

Panel Discussion

DUPLEX AND INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND

10:10 AM - 10:15 AM

Duplex Ultrasound Guidance: When Can It Replace Fluoroscopy For Endovascular Procedures: Requirements, Advantages, Limitations: Is Its Use Becoming Widespread

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD / Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:16 AM - 10:21 AM

Intraprocedural Duplex Ultrasound Guidance May Be Better And Cheaper Than IVUS For Most Endovascular Cases: When Is It Not

Presenter(s): Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

EKG-GATED CTA

10:22 AM - 10:27 AM

EKG-Gated CTA And Its Added Value For Sizing EVAR And TEVAR Endografts: How It Decrease Failures

Presenter(s): Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

VASCULAR HOLOGRAPHY

10:28 AM - 10:33 AM

Update On The ARCUS System Of Augmented Reality (Derived From A Contrast CT) And Its Value In Vascular And Endovascular Procedures: How Does It Work And Experience To Date

Presenter(s): Jan M.M. Heyligers, MD, PhD, FEBVS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:34 AM - 10:39 AM

Update On Holographic Guidance Of Endovascular Procedures (With Augmented Reality Goggles And No Screen): How Does It Work And Clinical Experience: What Is Possible And What Is Not

Presenter(s): Claude Mialhe, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:40 AM - 10:48 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 90:

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKFLOWS IN AORTIC CARE: HOW TO DO THE MOST COMPLEX AORTIC CASES BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, FACS / Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS / Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD

SESSION 90 SCHEDULE

10:49 AM - 10:54 AM

Generative AI For Aortic Imaging: The Promise And Perils

Presenter(s): Elsie Ross, MD, MSc
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:55 AM - 11:00 AM

Personalized Treatment Of AAAs With AI: The Development Of The First Prediction Models Of The Vascul-Aid Project

Presenter(s): Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:01 AM - 11:06 AM

AI Based Facial Analysis Identifies Phenotypic Features Of Heritable Aortic Diseases

Presenter(s): David R. Murdock, MD / Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:07 AM - 11:12 AM

AI Prediction Of Type I Endoleaks

Presenter(s): Jean-Noel Albertini, MD / Stephan Haulon, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:13 AM - 11:21 AM

Panel Discussion

HOW TO DO THE MOST COMPLEX AORTIC CASES BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD (VIDEO PRESENTATIONS)

11:22 AM - 11:27 AM

Best Approach To Total Transfemoral TAAA Repair Using TAMBE Device

Presenter(s): Sukgu Han, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:28 AM - 11:33 AM

Intercostal Embolization To Decrease Risk Of Spinal Cord Injury And Endoleaks After Endovascular Repair Of Chronic Post Dissection TAAAs

11:34 AM - 11:39 AM

Bidirectional Branch For Complex AAA

Presenter(s): Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:40 AM - 11:45 AM

Transcatheter Electrosurgical Septotomy 1-0-1

Presenter(s): Mirza S. Baig, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:46 AM - 11:51 AM

Retrograde 3-Vessel Arch Branch Repair

Presenter(s): Giuseppe Panuccio, MD, PhD / Tilo Koelbel, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:52 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 91:

PRESENTATIONS AND CHALLENGING RECORDED LIVE CASES FROM MÜNSTER, GERMANY

SESSION 92:

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROMES (TOSs)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Mark A. Adelman, MD / Michael J. Singh, MD

SESSION 92 SCHEDULE

1:38 PM - 1:43 PM

For Venous TOS An Anterior Infraclavicular Approach Permits Resection Of The Anterior Third Of The First Rib Which Is Sufficient: Technique, Limitations And Results

Presenter(s): Keith D. Calligaro, MD / Matthew J. Dougherty, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:44 PM - 1:49 PM

Minimal Invasive Transaxillary First Rib Resection Under Local And Regional Anesthesia For TOSs: How To Do It, Limitations And Precautions

Presenter(s): Francesco Spinelli, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:50 PM - 1:55 PM

To Treat Various Forms Of TOSs Resection Of The Middle Third Of The First Rib Is Sufficient: A 30-Year Experience: How To Do It And When Not To

Presenter(s): Claude D. Vaislic, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:56 PM - 2:01 PM

Robotic Approach To Thoracic Outlet Decompression: How To Do It: Limitations And Contraindications

Presenter(s): Katherine A. Teter, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:02 PM - 2:07 PM

Supraclavicular Approach To Arterial And Neurogenic TOS: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Mark A. Adelman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:08 PM - 2:13 PM

Botox Injections In The Treatment Of Neurogenic TOS: How Does It Work, When To Do It, How To Do It And Results

Presenter(s): Jason T. Lee, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:14 PM - 2:19 PM

Adolescent Neurogenic And Vascular TOSs: They Are Different And Uniquely Challenging: How To Diagnose Them And How Best To Treat Them In Athletes And Non-Athletes

Presenter(s): Michael J. Singh, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:20 PM - 2:25 PM

Subclavian Artery Aneurysms In Patients With Genetic Arteriopathy: How Should They Be Worked Up And Treated

Presenter(s): Sherene Shalhub, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:26 PM - 2:32 PM

Panel Discussion

2:32 PM - 2:42 PM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

SESSION 93:

BEST ANTIPLATELET REGIMENS UPDATE ON RARE VASCULAR DISEASES; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ANTIPLATELET AND ANTICOAGULATION REGIMENS AND MEDICAL AND DRUG TREATMENTS

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Caron B. Rockman, MD / Kellie R. Brown, MD

SESSION 93 SCHEDULE

UPDATE ON TREATMENT OF RARE VASCULAR DISEASES

2:42 PM - 2:47 PM

Optimal Current Management Of Takayasu's Disease Involving The Supra-Aortic Branches: Technical Details For Open Surgical Management And What Is The Role For Endo Treatment With Bare Or Covered Stents

Presenter(s): Kellie R. Brown, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:48 PM - 2:53 PM

The Present Status Of Buerger’s Disease: Does It Still Exist; How To Diagnose And Treat It

Presenter(s): Kamphol Laohapensang, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:54 PM - 2:59 PM

How To Make Operations For Complications Of Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Go Well

Presenter(s): James H. Black, III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

Medical Treatment Of Patients With Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: How Does Celiprolol Treatment Work And How Does It Help

Presenter(s): Martin Björck, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

ANTIPLATELET AND ANTICOAGULATION TREATMENT

3:06 PM - 3:11 PM

Current Optimal Antiplatelet And Anticoagulation Treatment For Various Vascular Procedures In Various Vascular Beds: What Newer Drugs And DOACs Are Useful And What Is The Optimal Timing Of Treatment

Presenter(s): Peter Henke, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:12 PM - 3:17 PM

Understanding The Barriers To Antiplatelet And Statin Adherence Following Vascular Interventions: What Should Be Done About It

Presenter(s): Wei Zhou, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:18 PM - 3:23 PM

Panel Discussion

3:24 PM - 3:29 PM

Next Generation Antithrombotic Agents: What’s On The Horizon For Anticoagulant And Antithrombotic Drugs: How Will They Work And How Helpful Will They Be

Presenter(s): Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Lowering LDL-C And Controlling Elevated Blood Pressure And Lipoprotein Little A [Lp(a)] Can Lower Cardiovascular Risk 80%: What To Do If Patients Can’t Tolerate A Statin Dose: Ezetimibe (Zetia), A PCSK9 Inhibitor, Inclisiran, Bempedoic Acid (Nexletol), Etc.

Presenter(s): Richard Bulbulia, MA, MD, FRCS

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL MANAGEMENT

3:36 PM - 3:41 PM

What Are The Best Medical Treatments After Carotid, Aortic And Lower Extremity Endovascular And Open Procedures

Presenter(s): Maciej L. Dryjski, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:42 PM - 3:47 PM

Value And Limitations Of Statins And Non-Statin Lipid Lowering Agents And Other Medical Treatments In Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis: Should They Be The Same Or Different In Patients Undergoing Invasive Procedures

Presenter(s): Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:48 PM - 3:52 PM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 94:

ADVANCES IN THE ENDO AND OPEN TREATMENT OF VASCULAR TRAUMA

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS / Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD

SESSION 94 SCHEDULE

3:52 PM - 3:57 PM

Vascular Injuries After Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diagnosis And Management: When Endo, When Open Treatment

Presenter(s): Dittmar Boeckler, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

3:58 PM - 4:03 PM

New Developments In The Endovascular Management Of Vascular Injuries: How Can A Hybrid Suite Be Helpful

Presenter(s): Ravi R. Rajani, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

UPDATE ON BLUNT THORACIC AORTIC INJURY (BTAI)

4:04 PM - 4:09 PM

How To Manage Heparin In TEVAR For BTAI When Head Or Other Injuries Are Also Present: Some, None Or Just Sheath Flushing

Presenter(s): Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:10 PM - 4:15 PM

Outcomes Of BTAI In >1,000 Patients: When Is Observation The Best Treatment; When Is TEVAR Best: When Is It Not: Technical Tips: From The Aortic Trauma Foundation Registry

Presenter(s): Ali Azizzadeh, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:16 PM - 4:21 PM

Acute Thoracic Aortic Pseudo-Coarctation After BTAI: What Is It: How Does It Produce Distal Organ Ischemia: How Should It Be Diagnosed And Treated Emergently By TEVAR: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Erica L. Mitchell, MD, MEd
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:22 PM - 4:27 PM

Classification Of BTAIs In Adults And Pediatric Patients: The Evidence Shows That Grade I And II Lesions Can Be Treated Conservatively Whereas Grades III And IV Should Be Treated Endovascularly: Recommendations For Graft Sizing In Children

Presenter(s): Elina Quiroga, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:28 PM - 4:33 PM

Update On The Retrievable Rescue Stent-Graft For Treating Aortic And Vena Cava Injuries: What Is It: How Does It Work And Current Status

Presenter(s): Bryan W. Tillman, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:34 PM - 4:39 PM

Update On Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion Of The Aorta (REBOA): When Is It A Valuable Procedure And When Is It Not: Limitations And Precautions

Presenter(s): Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:40 PM - 4:45 PM

Evolving Techniques In Pediatric Vascular And Endovascular Trauma Surgery: What Special Precautions Are Needed: How To Deal With Arterial Spasm: When And How Can Endovascular Grafts Be Used

Presenter(s): Michael C. Dalsing, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

4:46 PM - 4:56 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program L

COMBINED VEITHsymposium and AVIDsymposium SESSIONS

VEITHsymposium PROGRAM M (SESSIONS 95-105 - DEEP VENOUS DISEASE; 7:30 A.M. to 6:33 P.M.)
Location: Trianon Ballroom, 3rd Floor

SESSION 95:

DEEP VENOUS PHYSIOLOGY AND VENOUS STENT ISSUES

SESSION 96:

VENOUS STENT TRIALS

SESSION 97:

FEMORO-ILIOCAVAL CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS, RECANALIZATION TECHNIQUES AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

SESSION 98:

VENOUS THROMBOSIS SCIENCE AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES

SESSION 99:

THROMBUS REMOVAL THROMBECTOMY DEVICES AND OTHER ISSUES TO CONSIDER

SESSION 100:

PELVIC VEIN DISORDERS

SESSION 101:

MORE VENOUS THROMBOSIS

SESSION 102:

IVC FILTERS AND MORE ISSUES WITH STENTS

SESSION 103:

MORE DEEP VENOUS OBSTRUCTION, VENA CAVA, AND STENTS

SESSION 104:

MORE IMPORTANT DEEP VENOUS CONCEPTS

SESSION 105:

VENOUS REFLUX ISSUES AND DEEP VEIN VALVE TECHNOLOGIES

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - Program Details

Open All Saturday, November 23, 2024 Sessions

6:00 AM	General Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Gramercy Suite East, 2nd Floor
6:00 AM	Faculty Registration - New York Hilton Midtown Gramercy Suite West, 2nd Floor
6:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - New York Hilton Midtown Grand Ballroom Foyer - 3rd Floor

PROGRAMS N, O AND P ARE CONCURRENT SATURDAY PROGRAMS

PROGRAM N (SESSIONS 106-109 - TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS IN GENERAL AND IN THE TREATMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY, AORTIC OR CAROTID DISEASE; 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

SESSION 106:

MISCELLANEOUS/GENERAL TOPICS AND LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Peter A. Schneider, MD / Venita R. Chandra, MD / Vikram S. Kashyap, MD

SESSION 106 SCHEDULE

7:00 AM - 7:05 AM

Current Status Of An Endovascular First Approach To Lower Extremity Revascularization For CLTI In The Context Of The BEST-CLI Trial: What Are The Exceptions

Presenter(s): Justin George, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:06 AM - 7:11 AM

Radial Access Should Be In The Armamentarium Of Every Vascular Surgeon: Why, When And How To Use It: Equipment Needed And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Heron E. Rodriguez, MD

7:12 AM - 7:17 AM

Essential Angiographic Skills For Endovascular Surgeons: Must Include Gantry Angle Projections, Image Settings, Contrast Dilution, Injection Pressure And Flow Rates, Frame Rates, Cone Beam CTs, Fusion, Etc.

Presenter(s): Martin Malina, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:18 AM - 7:23 AM

Severe Iatrogenic Injuries: Etiologies, Locations, Diagnosis And Safe Endo Treatment Techniques: Precautions And Prevention

Presenter(s): Samy S. Nitecki, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:24 AM - 7:29 AM

Novel Wire Fixation Device: How It Works, Where It Can Help And Advantages

Presenter(s): Patrick E. Muck, MD, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:30 AM - 7:35 AM

Does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Really Work For Ischemic And Nonischemic Wounds In Vascular Patients: Is There Proof And Is It Worth The Cost

Presenter(s): Robert B. McLafferty, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:36 AM - 7:41 AM

Panel Discussion

IMPORTANT LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS

7:42 AM - 7:47 AM

With Prograde CFA Punctures, How To Easily Get The Guidewire Down The SFA Rather Than The Deep Femoral

Presenter(s): Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:48 AM - 7:53 AM

Prograde SFA Access Can Be Safe And Effective For Lower Extremity Endo Procedures; When And How To Do It And Obtain Secure Closure

Presenter(s): Karan Garg, MD / Todd Berland, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

7:54 AM - 7:59 AM

Endovascular Treatment Of CFA Lesions Is Proving Superior To Endarterectomy Because Of Improvements In Technology And Technique And The Complications Of Endarterectomy: How To Do It And When Is Endarterectomy Still Mandatory

Presenter(s): Martin Malina, MD, PhD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Ambulation Physical Therapy For PAD Is Now Covered By Medicare: Why Is It So Poorly Prescribed And What Can Be Done To Enhance Its Use

Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD / Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:06 AM - 8:11 AM

Paclitaxel Use In CLTI Patients: Is There Still Any Evidence Of An Increased Amputation Risk

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:12 AM - 8:17 AM

Open Treatment First For CLTI In The Era Of BEST-CLI: When Is It Best: It’s Not Just For Patients With Good Ipsilateral Great Saphenous Veins

Presenter(s): Yana Etkin, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:18 AM - 8:26 AM

Panel Discussion

SESSION 107:

MORE LOWER EXTREMITY TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Vikram S. Kashyap, MD / Richard F. Neville, MD / Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD

SESSION 107 SCHEDULE

8:26 AM - 8:31 AM

CLTI Nomenclature And Data End-Points Need Refurbishing: A Call To Action For The Next Decade Of Care

Presenter(s): Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:32 AM - 8:37 AM

Outcomes Of Interventions For PAD In African American Female Patients And Asian Patients: Is It Different And Why: Can Anything Be Done About It

Presenter(s): Caron B. Rockman, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:38 AM - 8:43 AM

The Effect Of Optimal Medical Therapy On Outcomes In Patients With CLTI In The BEST-CLI Trial

Presenter(s): Vikram S. Kashyap, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:44 AM - 8:49 AM

Power Point Presentation with Synched Audio

When Is Primary Amputation Ever Appropriate For Patients With CLTI: It’s Much Less Common Than You Think

Presenter(s): Christopher J. Abularrage, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:50 AM - 8:55 AM

Duplex Ultrasound For Diagnosis Of Failing Stents Placed For Arterial Occlusive Disease: Why Is It Important And How Often Should It Be Done After Treatment In Claudicants; In CLTI Patients

Presenter(s): Keith D. Calligaro, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

8:56 AM - 9:01 AM

Panel Discussion

9:02 AM - 9:07 AM

Perfusion Imaging With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS): How Is It Done And What Is Its Value In Patients Requiring Interventions For Lower Extremity Ischemia

Presenter(s): Richard F. Neville, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:08 AM - 9:13 AM

Can The BEST-CLI Trial Tell Us Whether Saving A Limb Also Prolongs Survival

Presenter(s): Peter A. Schneider, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:14 AM - 9:19 AM

Never Say Never: Endovascular Profundaplasty Is Possible And Effective: How To Do It And Results

Presenter(s): Pasqualino Sirignano, MD, PhDS / Francesco Speziale, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:20 AM - 9:25 AM

Value Of Duplex Gray Scale In Predicting Successful SFA CTO Crossing, Re-Entry And The Need For Distal Access

Presenter(s): Natalie A. Marks, MD, RPVI, RVT, FSVM / Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:26 AM - 9:31 AM

Aggressive Interventions Including Atherectomy In Claudicants Leads To More Harm Than Good

Presenter(s): Dipankar Mukherjee, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

9:32 AM - 9:38 AM

Panel Discussion

9:38 AM - 9:48 AM

Break – Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)

SESSION 108:

AORTIC TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS AND SPINE EXPOSURE

SESSION 109:

AORTIC AND CAROTID TOPICS TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS

Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Frank J. Veith, MD / Enrico Ascher, MD / Mark A. Adelman, MD

SESSION 109 SCHEDULE

TOPICS RELATED TO THE AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES

10:32 AM - 10:37 AM

Isolated Mesenteric Artery Dissections Should Be Managed Medically In Most Cases: When Is Open Or Endo Treatment Needed And How To Do It

Presenter(s): Heron E. Rodriguez, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:38 AM - 10:43 AM

Retroperitoneal Exposure Of The Visceral Aorta And Its Branches: It’s Not Simple; Technical Tips

Presenter(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:44 AM - 10:49 AM

Performance Of Newer Generation Endografts (Endologix) Anatomically Fixed On The Aortic Bifurcation For AAA Repair: Long-Term Outcomes In The Medicare Population

Presenter(s): Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:50 AM - 10:55 AM

Fenestrated EVAR Versus Chimney EVAR For Juxtarenal AAAs: When Is One Better Than The Other And What Are The Critical Considerations

Presenter(s): Piergiorgio Cao, MD, FRCS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

10:56 AM - 11:01 AM

Balloon Optimized Molding For Better Deployment And Sealing Of Alto (From Endologix) Low Profile Endografts For EVAR: How To Do It And How It Helps Prevent Endoleaks And Migration

Presenter(s): David J. Minion, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:02 AM - 11:07 AM

The Vascular Surgeon’s Role In TAVR Procedures Via The Common Carotid Artery: Pitfalls And Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Gregg S. Landis, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:08 AM - 11:13 AM

Panel Discussion

CAROTID TOPICS

11:13 AM - 11:18 AM

Tips And Tricks For Successful TCAR And When Is CEA And Best Medical Treatment Better Than TCAR

Presenter(s): Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:19 AM - 11:24 AM

Techniques For Dealing With Challenging Carotid Lesions: How Does TCAR Facilitate Treatment When Nothing Else Could Work

Presenter(s): Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Shaking Limb Syndrome: What Is Its Symptoms And Why Is It A Good But Uncommon And Overlooked Indication For CEA Or CAS

Presenter(s): Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:31 AM - 11:36 AM

Carotid Intervention Improves Mood In Depressed Patients With Carotid Stenosis: What Is The Evidence And Should All Depressed Patients With Carotid Disease Undergo Carotid Intervention

Presenter(s): Wei Zhou, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:37 AM - 11:42 AM

Management Of Carotid Infections Including Post CEA With Patches: Outcomes Of Ipsilateral Carotid Bypass In Hostile Necks: Technical Tips

Presenter(s): Heron E. Rodriguez, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:43 AM - 11:48 AM

Eagle Syndrome: Internal Carotid Artery Compression By A Hypertrophic Styloid Process: What Symptoms Does It Cause, How To Diagnose It And How To Fix It

Presenter(s): Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:49 AM - 11:54 AM

Cerebral Hyperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Interventions: Who Is At Risk; How To Avoid And How To Treat

Presenter(s): Enrico Ascher, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom East, 3rd Floor

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion
End of Program N

VEITHsymposium continues with the A-V Access Program in the Grand Ballroom West, 3rd floor, and the Advances in Vascular Imaging and Diagnosis Program in the Murray Hill Suite on the 2nd floor.

PROGRAM O (SESSIONS 110-115 - IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS; 8:00 A.M. to 4:05 P.M.)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

SESSION 110:

IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)

Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH

SESSION 110 SCHEDULE

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Introduction

Presenter(s): Larry A. Scher, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:06 AM - 8:13 AM

It’s Really All About The Patient!

Presenter(s): Dori R. Schatell, MS
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:14 AM - 8:21 AM

How To Improve The Patient Experience And ‘Ace’ The CMS Patient Experience Surveys

Presenter(s): Terry Litchfield, MPA
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:22 AM - 8:29 AM

What Is The Optimal Time For Access Placement In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Presenter(s): Charmaine Lok, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:30 AM - 8:37 AM

“Optimal Start” In The Era Of “Value Based Care”

Presenter(s): Theodore F. Saad, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:38 AM - 8:45 AM

Does Inflow Reduction Improve Outflow Patency

Presenter(s): Haimanot (Monnie) Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:46 AM - 8:53 AM

The Importance Of Vascular Access Registries In Improving Clinical Outcomes

Presenter(s): Robert Shahverdyan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

8:54 AM - 9:04 AM

Panel Discussion

9:05 AM - 9:12 AM

Update On Access Cannulation: Is There Anything New On The Horizon

Presenter(s): Deborah Brouwer-Maier, RN, CNN
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:13 AM - 9:20 AM

Ultrasound Guided Cannulation For Hemodialysis Access – A Paradigm Shift

Presenter(s): Vandana D. Niyyar, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:21 AM - 9:28 AM

Novel Methods To Predict And Assess AV Fistula Maturation

Presenter(s): Peter Kotanko, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:29 AM - 9:36 AM

Early Follow Up After AV Fistula Creation Improves Access Related Outcomes

Presenter(s): Yana Etkin, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:37 AM - 9:44 AM

Vascular Access Monitoring: Can We Do It Better

Presenter(s): Charmaine Lok, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:45 AM - 9:52 AM

Tips And Techniques For The Use Of Ultrasound In AV Access

Presenter(s): Robert Shahverdyan, MD
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

9:53 AM - 10:03 AM

Panel Discussion

10:04 AM - 10:25 AM

Break - Visit Exhibits And Pavilions (3rd Floor)

SESSION 111:

MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)

SESSION 112:

MINISYMPOSIUM: HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS INDUCED DISTAL ISCHEMIA (7-MINUTE TALKS)

SESSION 113:

POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ISSUES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)

SESSION 114:

NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)

SESSION 115:

UPDATE ON CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS (7-MINUTE TALKS)

COMBINED VEITHsymposium and AVIDsymposium SESSIONS

VEITHsymposium PROGRAM P (SESSIONS 116-125 - ADVANCES IN VASCULAR IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS; 7:00 A.M. to 5:10 P.M.)
Location: Murray Hill Suites, 2nd Floor

SESSION 116:

MANAGING THE PATIENT WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE (PAD): STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, WHO NEEDS WHICH TESTS AND WHEN

SESSION 117:

ABDOMINAL IMAGING TIPS AND TRICKS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

SESSION 118:

CEREBROVASCULAR

SESSION 119:

PRACTICE ENHANCEMENTS AND PHILISOPHICAL ISSUES I

SESSION 120:

TECHNICAL SKILLS LAB

SESSION 121:

INTERPRETING WITH THE MASTERS

SESSION 122:

WHAT THE VASCULAR SPECIALIST SHOULD EXPECT FROM A WELL-DONE VASCULAR ULTRASOUND EVALUATION

SESSION 123:

VENOUS IMAGING: TESTING FOR CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY, LEG REFLUX AND PELVIC VEIN DISORDERS

SESSION 124:

THE EVOLVING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT: IMPACT ON PAYMENT, POLICY, LAB MANAGEMENT AND SVU UPDATES

SESSION 125:

HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS, CURVEBALLS AND CONTROVERSIES

Special Non-CME Accredited Activities

Past Programs

Tuesday, November 19 - Saturday, November 23, 2024