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
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