SESSION XXVII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXVII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS: OPEN, EVAR, LAPAROSCOPIC AND OTHER TECHNIQUES (6 AND 7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Timur P. Sarac, M.D. / Frank J. Veith, M.D.
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM Update On Robotics And Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery: Its Main Value Is Not For Operations On The Aorta But For Other Vascular Procedures
  Presenters: Willem Wisselink, M.D.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Current Limitations Of Laparoscopic AAA Surgery: What Can And Cannot Be Done
  Presenters: Olivier A. Goëau-Brissonnière, M.D., Ph.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Debate: The Case For Open Repair Of AAAs
  Presenters: Philippe Piquet, M.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Debate: There Is No Case For Open Repair Of AAAs: EVAR Is Always The Preferred Treatment
  Presenters: James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.  
7:12 AM - 7:19 AM The EVAR II Trial Shows That The Intention To Treat By EVAR Confers No Benefit In High Risk AAA Patients But Fails To Show That EVAR Should Not Be Performed In Patients Deemed Unfit For Open Repair
  Presenters: Geoffrey L. Gilling-Smith, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
7:20 AM - 7:27 AM How Does One Make A Patient Unfit For Open Repair Fit For EVAR?
  Presenters: Michael L. Marin, M.D.  
7:28 AM - 7:35 AM Update On Methods To Prevent Abdominal Compartment Syndrome With EVAR For Ruptured AAA
  Presenters: Dieter O. Mayer, M.D. / Mario Lachat, M.D.  
7:36 AM - 7:45 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Roger M. Greenhalgh, M.D. / Wesley S. Moore, M.D.  
7:45 AM - 7:51 AM What Percent Of Ruptured AAAs Can Be Treated Endovascularly If EVAR Is Used Preferentially And Is It Cost Effective?
  Presenters: Eric L.G. Verhoeven, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:52 AM - 7:58 AM EVAR Should Be The Gold Standard For Treatment Of Ruptured AAAs: All Vascular Surgeons Should Be Prepared To Do It And Do It Right
  Presenters: Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
7:59 AM - 8:05 AM EVAR Is No Better Than Open Repair For Ruptured AAAs
  Presenters: Jacob Buth, M.D.  
8:06 AM - 8:12 AM Debate: EVAR For Ruptured AAAs May Be Attractive But It Should Be Restricted To Stable Patients And We Need A Randomized Trial To Prove Superiority
  Presenters: Marc R.H. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:13 AM - 8:19 AM Debate: EVAR Is Feasible In Stable And Unstable Patients With Ruptured AAAs And Reduces Mortality: We Don’t Need A Randomized Study
  Presenters: Manish Mehta, M.D., M.P.H.  
8:20 AM - 8:26 AM EVAR Is A Proven Treatment For Ruptured AAAs And Is Most Effective In Unstable Patients
  Presenters: Randy D. Moore, M.D.  
8:27 AM - 8:33 AM Consequences Of Early And Late Open Conversion Following EVAR: How To Make It Less Morbid
  Presenters: Wesley S. Moore, M.D.  
8:34 AM - 8:40 AM Five-Year Follow-up Of EVAR Patients Increases The Global Cost 50%
  Presenters: W. Charles Sternbergh III, M.D.  
8:40 AM - 8:48 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVII
 
SESSION XXVIII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXVIII: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES (6-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Lucien D. Castellani, M.D. / Thomas S. Riles, M.D.
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8:48 AM - 8:54 AM Are There Limits To The Endovascular Treatment Of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: What Are They?
  Presenters: Peter G. Kalman, M.D.  
8:55 AM - 9:01 AM Debate: Celiac And SMA Stenting Has A High Recurrence Rate And Should Only Be Used When Open Repair Is Not An Option
  Presenters: Richard P. Cambria, M.D.  
9:02 AM - 9:08 AM Debate: Celiac And SMA Stenting Should Be Used In All Patients Requiring Revascularization: If Done Right, Recurrence Is Not A Problem
  Presenters: Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:09 AM - 9:15 AM Tips And Tricks To Deal Surgically With A Heavily And Circumferentially Calcified Aorta
  Presenters: Michel A. Bartoli, MD / Alain Branchereau, M.D.  
9:16 AM - 9:22 AM Iliac Artery Aneurysm Repair: Comparison Of Endo And Open Techniques
  Presenters: James F. McKinsey, M.D.  
9:23 AM - 9:29 AM Iliac Artery Aneurysms: Strategies For Endovascular Treatment And Selection Of Grafts
  Presenters: Jacques Busquet, M.D.  
9:30 AM - 9:36 AM Deep Vein Grafts To Improve Results In Young Patients With Aortoiliac Disease And Small Arteries: Are They Better Than PTA And Stents?
  Presenters: G. Patrick Clagett, M.D.  
9:37 AM - 9:43 AM Renal Artery Aneurysms: Do They Grow And How Are They Best Managed In The Endovascular Era?
  Presenters: Neal S. Cayne, M.D.  
9:44 AM - 9:50 AM What’s New With The Treatment Of Renal Artery Stenosis: Should We Be More Or Less Aggressive And How Frequent Is Significant In-Stent Stenosis?
  Presenters: Thomas A. Sos, M.D.  
9:51 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXVIII
 
SESSION XXIX SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXIX: ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO VASCULAR SURGERY
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, M.D. / James C. Stanley, M.D.
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10:00 AM - 10:06 AM Innovation In Vascular Surgery Education For Medical Students And Residents
  Presenters: Thomas S. Riles, M.D.  
10:07 AM - 10:13 AM Current Vascular Trainees (Fellows) Are Not Receiving Sufficient Training In Open Vascular Cases: High Volume Private Practices Must Participate In Vascular Surgical Training
  Presenters: John F. Eidt, M.D.  
10:14 AM - 10:23 AM Should Vascular Surgery Be An Independent Specialty: A View From Abroad And Why It Is Not Happening In Some Countries Including The United States
  Presenters: Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXIX
 
SESSION XXX SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXX: HONOR THE MILITARY, VASCULAR SURGEONS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Norman M. Rich, M.D., F.A.C.S, D.M.C.C. / David L. Gillespie, M.D.
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10:29 AM - 10:36 AM The Vietnam Vascular Registry With Over 10,000 Vascular Injuries To Soldiers: What Lessons Can It Teach Us Today?
  Presenters: Norman M. Rich, M.D., F.A.C.S, D.M.C.C.  
10:37 AM - 10:44 AM Vascular Surgery In Iraq: Damage Control Resuscitation And Other Advances In Modern War Time Vascular Surgery
  Presenters: Charles J. Fox, M.D. / David L. Gillespie, M.D.  
10:45 AM - 10:52 AM Military Medical Care In Austere Special Ops Environments: What Can Be Accomplished?
  Presenters: Stephen F. McCartney, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
10:53 AM - 10:56 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXX
 
SESSION XXXI SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXXI: RAPID FIRE UPDATE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS ISSUES FOR VASCULAR SURGEONS (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Patrick J. Lamparello, M.D. / K. Craig Kent, M.D.
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10:56 AM - 11:01 AM What Vascular Surgeons Need To Know About “Outcome Measures” And How They Will Affect Their Practice And Their Bottom Line
  Presenters: Anton N. Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H.  
11:02 AM - 11:07 AM How To Structure A Vascular Practice To Survive Financially With Present Reimbursement Policies In The US
  Presenters: Robert M. Zwolak, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:08 AM - 11:13 AM How To Optimize The Value Of A Venous Practice
  Presenters: Clifford M. Sales, MD, MBA  
11:14 AM - 11:19 AM How To Bill And Code To Maximize Revenue In Vascular Surgery: 10 Top Tips
  Presenters: Sean P. Roddy, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM Impact Of Changing Treatment For Infrainguinal Disease On Professional Reimbursement
  Presenters: Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., M.D.  
11:26 AM - 11:31 AM Vascular Surgeon Owned Outpatient Endovascular Centers: A Way To Bring Enlightened Vascular Surgery To Underserved Areas
  Presenters: Sam S. Ahn, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.B.A.  
11:32 AM - 11:37 AM How Vascular Screening Can Enhance The Practice Of Vascular Surgery
  Presenters: William R. Flinn, M.D.  
11:38 AM - 11:43 AM Update On Malpractice Relief: Is There Any Hope?
  Presenters: O. William Brown, M.D., J.D.  
11:44 AM - 11:49 AM Comparison Of Economic Impact Of Endovascular And Open Procedures In Various Vascular Beds: Is Endo Profitable Or A Loser?
  Presenters: Richard M. Green, M.D.  
11:50 AM - 11:58 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXI
 
SESSION XXXII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXXII: LUNCHEON SESSION ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR EVAR (6-MINUTE TALKS WITH LUNCH PROVIDED)
Moderators:James M. Seeger, M.D. / Rajiv Parakh, M.B.B.S., M.S., F.R.C.S. / Frank J. Veith, M.D.
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11:58 AM - 12:04 PM With Certain Anatomic Features The New Flexible Aorfix Graft Should Be The Endograft Of Choice: Reasons Why And Clinical Experience
  Presenters: Brian R. Hopkinson, Ch.M., F.R.C.S.  
12:05 PM - 12:11 PM Clinical Results With The New VI Datascope Endograft For Ruptured AAAs And Other Unfavorable Anatomy
  Presenters: Ralf R. Kolvenbach, M.D. / László Pintér, M.D.  
12:12 PM - 12:18 PM Why The Endologix Powerlink Endograft With Fixation On The Aortic Bifurcation Is Best For Most AAAs: Why Is It Good For Flared Necks And When Can It Not Be Used?
  Presenters: Dieter Raithel, M.D., Ph.D.  
12:16 PM - 12:32 PM The Anaconda Endograft For AAAs: A Redeployable Graft With Magnetic Assisted Limb Deployment
  Presenters: Donald B. Reid, M.D.  
12:19 PM - 12:25 PM Technical Options For The Ectatic, Aneurysmal Or Short Common Iliac Artery With EVAR
  Presenters: Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.B,B.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
12:33 PM - 12:39 PM The Aptus Endovascular AAA Repair System: Advantages And Clinical Experience To Date
  Presenters: David H. Deaton, M.D.  
12:40 PM - 12:46 PM Endurant Endograft For EVAR: Advantages Of The Next Generation Medtronic Device
  Presenters: Hence J.M. Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D.  
12:47 PM - 12:53 PM Aortouni-iliac Unifit Endograft (LeMaitre Vascular): Phase I Clinical Trial Update
  Presenters: Rodney A. White, M.D.  
12:54 PM - 1:00 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXII
 
SESSION XXXIII SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXXIII: ETHICAL ISSUES AND WHAT THE FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE (7-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Julius H. Jacobson II, M.D. / Robert B. Rutherford, M.D.
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1:00 PM - 1:07 PM What Impact Will Nano Technology And Nano Particles Have On The Vascular Surgery Of The Future?
  Presenters: Elliot L. Chaikof, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:08 PM - 1:15 PM What Is The FDA Going To Do About Off-Label Use Of Biliary Stents In Blood Vessels?
  Presenters: Dorothy B. Abel, B.S.B.M.E.  
1:16 PM - 1:23 PM The Importance Of National Awareness Programs To Vascular Surgeons
  Presenters: Alan T. Hirsch, M.D.  
1:24 PM - 1:31 PM How Have Randomized Controlled Trials Wrecked The Reimbursement System For Carotid Stenting In Belgium?
  Presenters: Patrick Peeters, M.D.  
1:32 PM - 1:37 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXIII
 
SESSION XXXIV SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXXIV: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (5-MINUTE RAPID FIRE PRESENTATIONS)
Moderators:Giorgio M. Biasi, M.D. / Max Amor, M.D.
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1:37 PM - 1:42 PM Technique To Salvage A TAG Thoracic Endograft That Fails To Deploy
  Presenters: W. Anthony Lee, M.D.  
1:43 PM - 1:48 PM Is MRI Of The Abdomen Or Elsewhere Safe After Placement Of A Stainless Steel Aortic Endograft Like The Zenith?
  Presenters: Timothy A.M. Chuter, M.D.  
1:49 PM - 1:54 PM What The Vascular Interventionist Or Surgeon Needs To Know About Discontinuing Plavix In A Patient With A Drug Eluting Coronary Stent
  Presenters: Ali Amin, M.D., R.V,T., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.  
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Improved Treatment Of Trash Foot (Microembolization) After Endo And Open AAA Repair: Bypasses And Thrombectomy Of Foot Arteries Can Save The Foot
  Presenters: Nicholas J. Gargiulo III, M.D. / Frank J. Veith, M.D.  
2:01 PM - 2:06 PM When A Central Venous Catheter Is Mistakenly Placed In An Artery The Problem Can Be Solved With A Percutaneous Closure Device
  Presenters: Claudio Schonholz, M.D.  
2:07 PM - 2:12 PM Type II Endoleaks After EVAR Is A Bad Prognostic Sign And Can Lead To Rupture
  Presenters: David C. Brewster, M.D.  
2:13 PM - 2:18 PM Thrombolysis: An Occasional Effective Treatment For Acute Blindness
  Presenters: Jos C. van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.  
2:19 PM - 2:24 PM Arterial Reconstructions In Infected Fields Can Be Effective In High Risk Patients
  Presenters: Peter Gloviczki, M.D.  
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM Is Paraplegia Ever A Consideration After EVAR: Should Patients Be Informed?
  Presenters: Patrice F. Bergeron, M.D.  
2:31 PM - 2:36 PM Aortic Endografts In Marfan’s Patients: Helpful Or Senseless?
  Presenters: Dietmar H. Koschyk, M.D.  
2:37 PM - 2:42 PM The Evidence For The Need For Embolic Protection Devices During Renal Artery Stenting
  Presenters: Matthew S. Edwards, M.D.  
2:43 PM - 2:56 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXIV
 
SESSION XXXV SCHEDULE
Saturday
SESSION XXXV: UPDATES AND NEW TECHNIQUES (6-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Joseph L. Mills, M.D. / James May, M.D., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.
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2:56 PM - 3:02 PM Will A Paclotaxil Vascular Wrap Decrease Anastomotic Neointimal Hyperplasia: Experimental Evaluation And Initial Clinical Results With A-V Fistulas And Leg Bypasses
  Presenters: Ted R. Kohler, M.D.  
3:03 PM - 3:09 PM Update On The UK Small AAA Trial: Do The 12-Year Results Change Any Conclusion?
  Presenters: Janet T. Powell, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:10 PM - 3:16 PM Intraluminal Thrombus In AAAs: Is It Good Or Bad With Regard To Rupture Risk?
  Presenters: David A. Vorp, Ph.D.  
3:17 PM - 3:23 PM Is AAA Rupture Risk Related To Whether Patients Are Candidates For EVAR Or Require Open Repair: Why Does It Matter?
  Presenters: Mark F. Fillinger, M.D.  
3:24 PM - 3:30 PM Significance Of Bleeding Into AAA Sac Thrombus: What Is The “Crescent Sign” And Does It Or Other Subtle CT Signs Predict Rupture?
  Presenters: Jesper Swedenborg, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:31 PM - 3:37 PM 3D Imaging Is A Better Way To Follow Patients For Endograft Migration
  Presenters: Sean P. Lyden, M.D.  
3:38 PM - 3:44 PM 3D Imaging For Rapid (10-Minute) Planning For Fenestrated And Branched Endografts
  Presenters: Timothy A. Resch, M.D., Ph.D.  
3:45 PM - 3:53 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Anthony J. Comerota, M.D., FACS, FACC / Hugh G. Beebe, M.D.  
3:53 PM - 3:59 PM Open Surgical Endarterectomy Is Still The Preferred Treatment For Common Femoral Artery Disease
  Presenters: Glenn M. LaMuraglia, M.D.  
4:00 PM - 4:06 PM Routine Kidney Perfusion Cooling For All Open Renal Artery Procedures Is A Better Way: Rationale, Technique And Results
  Presenters: Willem Wisselink, M.D.  
4:07 PM - 4:13 PM Not All Type I Endoleaks After EVAR Have To Be Fixed: When Is It OK To Observe Them?
  Presenters: W. Anthony Lee, M.D.  
4:14 PM - 4:20 PM Tips And Tricks To Facilitate Percutaneous EVAR And TEVAR: When Is It Contraindicated?
  Presenters: Marc R.H. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:21 PM - 4:27 PM Retrograde Stenting of the SMA via Laparotomy: A Useful Bailout in Acute Bowel Ischemia
  Presenters: Bjõrn Sonesson, M.D., Ph.D. / Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:28 PM - 4:34 PM Portal Vein Reconstruction During Whipple Procedures: Technique And Optimal Conduit
  Presenters: Gregory L. Moneta, M.D.  
4:35 PM - 4:41 PM Brain Injury Markers After CEA And CAS: Are There Differences And What Is The Role Of The Circle Of Willis In Predicting Which Patients Should Get Which Treatment?
  Presenters: Nicholas J.W. Cheshire, M.D.  
4:42 PM - 4:50 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Gregorio A. Sicard, M.D. / K. Wayne Johnston, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
4:51 PM - 4:57 PM European Silvergraft Registry: Can The Silvergraft Prevent Graft Infections In Patients At Risk?
  Presenters: Max Zegelman, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:58 PM - 5:04 PM Stem Cell Therapy For Peripheral Vascular Disease: Hype Or Hope?
  Presenters: Michael P. Murphy, M.D.  
5:05 PM - 5:11 PM Which Is More Useful In Evaluating Critical Limb Ischemia Noninvasively: Transcutaneous Oxygen Or Toe Pressures?
  Presenters: Torben V. Schroeder, M.D., D.M.Sc.  
5:12 PM - 5:18 PM Improvement In PTA With The Use Of The AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon For Infrapopliteal Lesions In Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia
  Presenters: Patrick Peeters, M.D.  
5:19 PM - 5:25 PM Revascularization To Achieve Wound Healing: Are Endovascular Techniques As Effective As Bypasses
  Presenters: Richard F. Neville, M.D.  
5:26 PM - 5:32 PM CAS For Radiation Induced Stenosis Yields Suboptimal Results
  Presenters: Zvonimir Krajcer, M.D., F.A.C.C.  
5:33 PM - 5:39 PM Expanding The Indications For EVAR With Hybrid Device Approaches
  Presenters: Jeffrey P. Carpenter, M.D.  
5:40 PM - 5:46 PM The Best Of Charing Cross 2007
  Presenters: Roger M. Greenhalgh, M.D.  
5:47 PM - 5:53 PM The Globalstar Thoracic Endograft Registry: Design And Future Potential
  Presenters: S. Rao Vallabhaneni, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
5:54 PM - 6:00 PM Update On The U.S. Trial Of The Aorfix Endograft For The Treatment Of Difficult AAAs
  Presenters: Mark F. Fillinger, M.D.  
6:01 PM - 6:07 PM 12-Month Results Of The Pivotal Trial For The Abdominal Stent Graft
  Presenters: Michael L. Marin, M.D.  
6:07 PM - 6:15 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXXV