SESSION XVII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XVII: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF CORONARY STENTING (8-MINUTE TALKS)
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12:10 PM - 12:18 PM Current Status Of Coronary Stenting: Are Drug-Eluting Stents Better Than Bare Metal Stents: Will Newer Drug-Eluting Stents Make A Difference; And Is 2 And 3-Vessel Disease Best Treated By Stenting Or CABG (Is The New York State Comparison Right)?
  Presenters: Martin B. Leon, M.D.  
12:19 PM - 12:27 PM Stenting vs. Best Medical Treatment: Which Is Best For Mildly Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease: Is The COURAGE Trial Misleading?
  Presenters: Gregg W. Stone, M.D.  
END OF SESSION XVII
 
SESSION XIII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XIII: TOPICS OF INTEREST TO INTERVENTIONALISTS, CARDIAC SURGEONS AND VASCULAR SURGEONS: NEW TECHNIQUES, ENDOVASCULAR HEART VALVES, THORACIC ENDOGRAFTS (5, 6 AND 7-MI
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6:40 AM - 6:47 AM PFO Closure For Stroke Prevention And Treatment Of Migraine
  Presenters: Ted Feldman, M.D.  
6:48 AM - 6:55 AM Prevention Of Arterial Emboli By Endovascular Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Indication, Techniques And Initial Trial Results
  Presenters: Horst Sievert, M.D.  
6:56 AM - 7:03 AM Update On Experience With The Self-Expanding Endovascular CoreValve Revalving System
  Presenters: Carlos E. Ruiz, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:04 AM - 7:11 AM Percutaneous Repair Or Replacement Of The Mitral Valve: Where Are We Headed?
  Presenters: Samir Kapadia, M.D.  
7:12 AM - 7:18 AM Progress In Endovascular Aortic Valve Replacement
  Presenters: Martin B. Leon, M.D.  
7:19 AM - 7:24 AM Endograft Management Of Ascending Aortic Pathologies: A Brief Glimpse Of The Future (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
7:25 AM - 7:30 AM Modular Branched Endograft For Aortic Arch Replacement: Technique And Early Results (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Timothy A.M. Chuter, D.M.  
7:31 AM - 7:36 AM Update On The ADSORB Trial Comparing Endografting With Best Medical Treatment For Acute Type B Aortic Dissections (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Jan S. Brunkwall, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:37 AM - 7:42 AM Factors Predictive Of False Lumen Enlargement And The Need For Endograft Repair Of Acute Type B Aortic Dissections (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:43 AM - 7:50 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XIII
 
SESSION XIV SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XIV: MORE ABOUT THORACIC ENDOGRAFTS AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS (5, 6 AND 7-MINUTE TALKS)
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7:50 AM - 7:57 AM New Concepts In Treating Type B Aortic Dissections: What We Have Learned From INSTEAD And Beyond: How Well Does Best Medical Treatment Work?
  Presenters: Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D., Ph.D.  
7:58 AM - 8:05 AM The Current And Future Role Of Endografts For Treating Aortic Dissections
  Presenters: Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
8:06 AM - 8:11 AM Proximal Covered Stent And Distal Open Stent – The Petticoat (STABLE) Concept For Treating Type B Aortic Dissections (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D.  
8:12 AM - 8:18 AM Endograft Treatment Of Chronic Type B Dissecting Aneurysm: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  Presenters: Matthew M. Thompson, M.D.  
8:19 AM - 8:25 AM Failure Modes Of Thoracic Endografts: Tips And Tricks For Prevention And Management
  Presenters: W. Anthony Lee, M.D.  
8:26 AM - 8:31 AM Limits Of Endografts In Acute And Chronic Type B Aortic Dissections
  Presenters: Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:32 AM - 8:39 AM The Current Role Of Open Repair For Thoracic And Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
  Presenters: Hazim J. Safi, M.D.  
8:40 AM - 8:47 AM Endovascular Repair Of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms: Modular Branch Designs, Device Construct, Patient Selection And Complications
  Presenters: Timothy A.M. Chuter, D.M.  
8:48 AM - 8:55 AM Contrast Between Open And Endovascular Repair Of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
  Presenters: Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
8:56 AM - 9:03 AM Technical Tips And Tricks For Fenestrated And Branched Endografts
  Presenters: John L. Anderson, M.D.  
9:04 AM - 9:13 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XIV
 
SESSION XI SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XI: TIPS
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3:40 PM - 3:49 PM Hepatic Venous And Portal Vein Anatomy To Facilitate TIPS
  Presenters: Ziv J. Haskal, M.D., FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
3:50 PM - 3:59 PM CO2 Portal Venography: Technique For Safe And Effective Use
  Presenters: James Caridi, M.D.  
4:00 PM - 4:09 PM Which Stent Is Best: 8 mm Or 10 mm Viator?
  Presenters: Plinio Rossi, M.D.  
4:10 PM - 4:19 PM Complications Of TIPS And How To Avoid Them
  Presenters: Ernest J. Ring, M.D.  
4:20 PM - 4:29 PM BRTO - Balloon Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration Of Varices: An Underutilized IR Procedure
  Presenters: John H. Rundback, M.D., F.S.I.R., F.A.H.A.  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XI
 
SESSION XV SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XV: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THORACIC AORTIC LESIONS: NEWER STENT-GRAFTS, MODIFICATIONS, COMPLICATIONS (5, 6 AND 7-MINUTE TALKS)
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9:13 AM - 9:19 AM Hybrid (Open/Endo) Repair For Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Techniques And Results
  Presenters: Mark A. Farber, M.D. / Blair A. Keagy, M.D.  
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM Hybrid Procedures With Visceral And Supra-aortic Bypasses And Extensive Aortic Endografting Are Not So Benign, Even In Centers Of Excellence: A Cooperative Multicenter Study (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Dittmar Boeckler, M.D. / Hans-Henning Eckstein, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:26 AM - 9:32 AM Is Hybrid Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair (Octopus Procedure Plus Endografting) Less Morbid Than Standard Open Repair? What Will Be The Role Of These Hybrid Procedures (Mini Presentation)?
  Presenters: Richard P. Cambria, M.D.  
9:33 AM - 9:39 AM When And How Often Is Open Repair Needed For Failed TEVAR? Tips And Tricks
  Presenters: Michael J. Jacobs, M.D.  
9:40 AM - 9:46 AM Complications And Problems From Endograft Repair Of Traumatic Aortic Disruptions: Creative Solutions To These Problems And Rescue Techniques
  Presenters: Geoffrey H. White, M.D.  
9:47 AM - 9:52 AM 6-Month Experience With The RELAY NBS Endograft In Type B Aortic Dissections: Advantages And Limitations (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Vicente Riambau, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:53 AM - 9:58 AM Solving Problems Of Endografting In The Aortic Arch With A Stent-Graft That Can Be Bent In Situ To Conform To Marked Curvature (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D. / Tilo Kölbel, M.D., Ph.D. / Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:59 AM - 10:04 AM An Off-The-Shelf Side-Branched Endograft (Gore) Device For Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Advantages And Limitations (Mini Presentation)
  Presenters: Jacques Bleyn, M.D.  
10:05 AM - 10:11 AM Effect Of Inflow Direction And Conduit Length On Flow In Aortic Branch Vessels: Impact On Branched Aortic Endografts And Hybrid Procedures
  Presenters: Michael Lawrence-Brown, M.B,B.S., F.R.A.C.S.  
10:12 AM - 10:24 AM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XV
 
SESSION XVI SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XVI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SFA AND CRURAL ARTERY TREATMENTS: THE STATE-OF-THE-ART, NEW ADJUNCTS AND DEBATES (5 AND 6-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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10:24 AM - 10:29 AM Debate: Long-Term (5-Year) Results Of BASIL Trial Show “Open Surgery First” To Be Superior To “Endovascular Treatment First” For Critical Limb Ischemia
  Presenters: Andrew W. Bradbury, M.D., FRCSEd  
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Debate:“Endovascular Treatment First” Is Better For Critical Ischemia Based On High Perioperative Morbidity For Contemporary Infrainguinal Open Surgery: Is The U.S. Different From The UK?
  Presenters: Glenn M. LaMuraglia, M.D.  
10:36 AM - 10:41 AM Debate:Endovascular Treatment First Decreases The Need For Bypasses Without Increasing Amputation Rate
  Presenters: Samuel E. Wilson, M.D.  
10:42 AM - 10:48 AM What Is The Level I Evidence That Nitinol Stents Are Better Than POBA For Femoropopliteal And Infrapopliteal Disease: Are 2-Year Results Available?
  Presenters: Thomas Rand, M.D. / Johannes Lammer, M.D.  
10:49 AM - 10:55 AM Is There Any Role For Atherectomy, Lasers, Cryoplasty, Bypass, etc. For Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease With Critical Ischemia: Subintimal Angioplasty Is Just As Good: Are There Any New Better Wires Or Catheters?
  Presenters: Amman Bolia, M.D.  
10:56 AM - 11:01 AM Debate:The Fox Hollow Rotational Atherectomy Device (Silverhawk) Is Effective After 2 Or More Years
  Presenters: James F. McKinsey, M.D.  
11:02 AM - 11:07 AM Debate:The Fox Hollow Rotational Atherectomy Device (Silverhawk) Is Not Effective After 2 Or More Years
  Presenters: Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, M.D.  
11:08 AM - 11:15 AM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Frank J. Veith, M.D. / Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM Update And New Findings From The RESILIENT Trial Comparing The (Bard) Lifestent With POBA: Is The Improvement With Stenting Durable Beyond 1 Year?
  Presenters: Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
11:21 AM - 11:26 AM Update On Results With The Drug Coated Nitinol PTX Stent (Paclitaxol Without Polymer) From Cook: Results To 1 Year And Beyond
  Presenters: Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
11:27 AM - 11:32 AM 12-Month Results With The Lifestent (Bard) For Popliteal Lesions
  Presenters: Koen Deloose, M.D. / Marc Bosiers, M.D.  
11:33 AM - 11:38 AM Challenge Of Treating Calcified Lesions Endovascularly: Tips, Tricks, Long-Term Results And Value Of The IDEV Stent
  Presenters: Dierk Scheinert, M.D.  
11:39 AM - 11:45 AM Paclitaxol Coated Balloons Improve Results Of PTA For SFA Lesions: Results Of The THUNDER Trial At 12 Months And Will Cypher Drug Eluting Stents Prevent Restenosis That Occurs With Bare Metal Stents?
  Presenters: Gunnar Tepe, M.D.  
11:46 AM - 11:51 AM The Value Of Drug-Eluting Stents For Infrapopliteal Artery Lesions: A New Horizon
  Presenters: Konstantinos Katsanos, M.D. / Dimitris Siablis, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:52 AM - 11:57 AM Retrograde Pedal Approach For Difficult Tibial And Popliteal Lesions: Technique, Indications And Results: The SAFARI Approach – A New Endovascular Advance
  Presenters: Dierk Scheinert, M.D. / Marcus Thieme, M.D. / Andrej Schmidt, M.D.  
11:58 AM - 12:10 PM Panel Discussion
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION XVI
 
SESSION XVIII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XVIII: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TEVAR AND EVAR (5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM Sacrifice Of The Left Subclavian Artery With TEVAR Produces Neurological Complications And Is Unsafe: Based On EUROSTAR Thoracic Registry Results
  Presenters: Peter L. Harris, M.D., F.R.C.S. / Jacob Buth, M.D.  
1:06 PM - 1:11 PM Interventional Repair Of Aortic Coarction: Technique For Safe Performance And Results
  Presenters: Christoph A. Nienaber, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:12 PM - 1:17 PM How Does Aortic Arch Morphology Affect The Choice Of Thoracic Endograft?
  Presenters: Dietmar H. Koschyk, M.D.  
1:18 PM - 1:23 PM Hybrid Approach To Thoracic Aneurysm Repairs (Extra-anatomic Bypasses And Elephant Trunk Procedures): Advantages And Disadvantages Of Staged vs. Simultaneous Procedures
  Presenters: Peter H. Lin, M.D.  
1:24 PM - 1:29 PM Role And Value Of Stent-Grafts In Infected Fields And For Treatment Of Mycotic Aneurysms: When Can They Work And When Are They Likely To Fail?
  Presenters: Peter R. Taylor, M.A., MChir, F.R.C.S.  
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Infected Endografts: They Do Not All Have To Be Removed: An Effective Alternate Strategy Which Can Work
  Presenters: Martin Malina, M.D., Ph.D.  
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM EVAR II Is Misleading: Patients Unfit For Open Repair Can Undergo EVAR With Improved Survival And Quality Of Life At An Acceptable Cost
  Presenters: Sherif Sultan, M.D., F.R.C.S., EBQS-VASC  
1:42 PM - 1:47 PM Shocking And Unexpected 5-Year Results From The DREAM Trial
  Presenters: Jan D. Blankensteijn, M.D.  
1:48 PM - 1:53 PM Effect Of Anemia, Statins And AAA Size On Long-Term Survival After EVAR: Can Anything Be Done To Positively Influence This Survival?
  Presenters: Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
1:54 PM - 1:59 PM Inhibition Of Migration Following EVAR In Patients With Wide Aortic Necks: A Multicenter Prospective Trial
  Presenters: William D. Jordan, Jr., M.D.  
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XVIII
 
SESSION XIX SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XIX: CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CAROTID ARTERY STENTING (CAS) (5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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2:06 PM - 2:12 PM Debate I: ACST – The 10-Year Results: We Do Not Need A Trial Of CAS And CEA vs. Best Medical Treatment (Vintage 2008) With Asymptomatic Patients
  Presenters: Alison Halliday, M.S., F.R.C.S.  
2:13 PM - 2:19 PM Debate I: Any Randomized Trial Comparing CAS To CEA Must Include A Best Current Medical Treatment Arm Or It Is Worthless
  Presenters: Peter R.F. Bell, M.D., F.R.C.S., D.S.C., K.B.E.  
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM Will The TACIT Trial Comparing CAS And CEA To Best Medical Therapy In Asymptomatic Patients Ever Take Place?: What Is Its Status?
  Presenters: John H. Rundback, M.D., F.S.I.R., F.A.H.A.  
2:26 PM - 2:31 PM New Findings From The SPACE Trial: CEA Is Better Than CAS In Symptomatic Patients Over 68; And The SPACE Investigators Will Perform A Three-Armed Trial (SPACE II) Comparing CAS To CEA To Best Medical Treatment: When Will We Have An Answer?
  Presenters: Dittmar Boeckler, M.D. / Hans-Henning Eckstein, M.D., Ph.D.  
2:32 PM - 2:37 PM Timing Of Strokes In The EVA-3S And Other Trials Indicate That Embolic (Cerebral) Protection Devices Are Often Not Protective When They Need To Be
  Presenters: Emmanuel M. Houdart, M.D.  
2:38 PM - 2:43 PM When After A TIA Is The Risk Of Stroke Maximal And When After A TIA Should A Patient Be Treated By CEA, CAS Or Medical Treatment?
  Presenters: Ross Naylor, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
2:44 PM - 2:49 PM Debate II: CAS Can Be Performed Safely And Effectively In Patients Over 75
  Presenters: Max Amor, M.D.  
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM Debate II:CAS Should Be Outlawed In Patients Over 75
  Presenters: Bruce A. Perler, M.D., M.B.A.  
2:56 PM - 3:06 PM Panel Discussion
Moderator(s): Peter Gaines, M.D. / Mark A. Adelman, M.D.  
3:06 PM - 3:11 PM Debate III:EVA-3S Was A Worthless And Misleading Trial
  Presenters: Alberto Cremonesi, M.D., FESC  
3:12 PM - 3:17 PM Debate III:EVA-3S And SPACE Are Valid Trials: Recently Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Should Not Be Treated By CAS
  Presenters: Jean-Pierre Becquemin, M.D., F.R.C.S.  
3:18 PM - 3:23 PM Debate IV: Stent Characteristics And Geometry Are Of Critical Importance In The Outcome Of CAS: Is There Better Stent Technology On The Horizon?
  Presenters: Koen Deloose, M.D. / Marc Bosiers, M.D.  
3:24 PM - 3:29 PM Debate IV: Stent Characteristics And Geometry Are Only One Of Many Factors Determining The Outcome Of CAS
  Presenters: Mark H. Wholey, M.D.  
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM The SAPPHIRE Trial Is Seriously Flawed And Does Not Help In Treatment Choices For High Risk Patients
  Presenters: Anthony J. Comerota, M.D., FACS, FACC  
3:36 PM - 3:41 PM Morbidity And Mortality For CAS Is Higher Than For CEA In U.S. Population Based Studies: A Disturbing Trend
  Presenters: John Blebea, M.D.  
3:42 PM - 3:47 PM Aggressive Interventions For Chronically Occluded Internal Carotid Arteries: Can They Be Helpful And When?
  Presenters: Pedro Puech-Leão, M.D.  
3:48 PM - 3:58 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XIX
 
SESSION XX SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XX: UPDATE ON STENT-GRAFTS IN THE SFA AND OTHER NEW TREATMENTS (5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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3:58 PM - 4:03 PM How Should Popliteal Aneurysms Be Treated? Indications, Contraindications, Technical Tips And Results With Endovascular Grafts (Gore Viabahn)
  Presenters: Eric L.G. Verhoeven, M.D., Ph.D.  
4:04 PM - 4:09 PM Randomized Prospective Comparison Of Open Repair And Popliteal Aneurysms With 5-Year Complete Follow-up: What Are The Contraindications To Endovascular Repair?
  Presenters: Giovanni P. Deriu, M.D.  
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM Single Center And Multicenter Results (VIBRANT Trial) Of Viabahn Stent-Graft vs. Uncovered Nitinol Stent For SFA Occlusive Disease: How To Rescue Occluded Stents And Stent-Grafts (The SALVAGE Study)
  Presenters: Mark W. Mewissen, M.D.  
4:16 PM - 4:21 PM Treatment Of SFA In-Stent Restenosis – What Works, What Doesn’t: Is There A Role For Laser Or Atherectomy?
  Presenters: Gary M. Ansel, M.D.  
4:22 PM - 4:27 PM Endovascularly Created A-V Fistula To Treat COPD: Technique And Which Patients Should Be So Treated
  Presenters: Horst Sievert, M.D.  
4:28 PM - 4:33 PM Carotid Sinus Electrical Stimulator With The Rheos System For Treatment Of Drug Resistant Hypertension: Positive Results From A Multicenter Trial (The DEBUT-HT Trial)
  Presenters: Jürg Schmidli, M.D.  
4:34 PM - 4:39 PM Tips, Tricks And Precautions For Using Cyanoacrylate Glue As An Embolic Agent
  Presenters: Claudio J. Schonholz, M.D.  
4:40 PM - 4:45 PM Is There Value Of Drug Eluting Stents (Cypher) To Treat Tibial Artery Lesions?
  Presenters: Dierk Scheinert, M.D.  
4:46 PM - 4:51 PM Best Methods For Treating Femoropopliteal And Below-Knee Lesions: When And How To Use Distal Protection Devices
  Presenters: Peter A. Schneider, M.D.  
4:52 PM - 4:59 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XX
 
SESSION XXI SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XXI: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS (4 AND 5-MINUTE FAST PACED TALKS)
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4:59 PM - 5:04 PM What Causes Strokes During CAS?
  Presenters: Michael H. Wholey, M.D. / Mark H. Wholey, M.D.  
5:05 PM - 5:09 PM When Is Conservative Treatment Of Carotid Artery String Sign Acceptable: What Are The Duplex Criteria?
  Presenters: Peter L. Faries, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM How To Do CAS Safely In Patients Over 80: Tips For A Safe Percutaneous Cervical Approach
  Presenters: Patrice F. Bergeron, M.D.  
5:16 PM - 5:20 PM How And When To Use Upper Extremity Access For All Vascular Beds
  Presenters: Peter A. Schneider, M.D.  
5:21 PM - 5:25 PM Intracranial Hemorrhage Is 6 Times More Common After CAS Than CEA: What Are The Possible Reasons For This?
  Presenters: Carlos H. Timaran, M.D.  
5:26 PM - 5:31 PM How Do Statins Prevent Strokes? Can They Increase Plaque Echogenicity And Stabilization And Decrease The Response To Vascular Surgery?
  Presenters: Giorgio M. Biasi, M.D.  
5:32 PM - 5:37 PM What Are The Key Elements Of Best Medical Treatment In Patients With Carotid Stenosis? How Low Should LDL Levels Be? Does Lowering Of LDL Correlate With Decreased Stroke Risk?
  Presenters: Henrik Sillesen, M.D., DMSc  
5:38 PM - 5:43 PM Tips, Tricks, Optimal Techniques For Embolization Of Lumbars, IMA And Hypogastric Branches To Manage Endoleaks
  Presenters: Jos C. van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.  
END OF SESSION XXI
 
SESSION XXII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XXII: UPDATES AND NEW CONCEPTS IN VASCULAR DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT (5, 6 AND 7-MINUTE TALKS)
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5:44 PM - 5:50 PM What’s Happening With Stem Cell Treatments For Lower Limb Ischemia And Repopulating The Weakened Myocardium?
  Presenters: Alan Dardik, M.D., Ph.D.  
5:51 PM - 5:57 PM The Best Of Charing Cross
  Presenters: Roger M. Greenhalgh, M.D.  
5:58 PM - 6:04 PM New Endovascular Technology On The Horizon
  Presenters: Alejandro Berenstein, M.D.  
6:05 PM - 6:11 PM Update On The U.S. Trial With The Lombard Aorfix Endograft Device For EVAR
  Presenters: Mark F. Fillinger, M.D.  
6:12 PM - 6:17 PM Nitinol Stents (Cook-Zilver) That Cross The Knee Joint Can Be Effective Treatment For 2-5 Years For Occlusive Lesions
  Presenters: Marcelo Ferreira, M.D.  
6:18 PM - 6:23 PM Is The Angio Sculpt Balloon An Effective Treatment For Lower Extremity Arterial Lesions? Midterm Results
  Presenters: Dierk Scheinert, M.D.  
6:24 PM - 6:29 PM Ileoprost As An Adjunct Decreases Mortality Of Surgical Treatment For Acute Limb Ischemia: The ILAILL Randomized Controlled Trial
  Presenters: Gaetano de Donato, M.D.  
6:30 PM - 6:36 PM Do Lipid Lowering And Statins Improve Carotid Plaque Morphology And Prevent Strokes: Can Carotid Plaques Regress?
  Presenters: Glenn M. LaMuraglia, M.D.  
6:37 PM - 6:42 PM Onyx Liquid Embolic Agent For Type II Endoleak And A-V Malformation: How To Use It
  Presenters: Plinio Rossi, M.D.  
6:43 PM - 6:58 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION XXII
 
SESSION VII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION VII: PVD/CASE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION
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7:50 AM - 7:59 AM What Have We Learned From Randomized SFA Trials?
  Presenters: Jos C. van den Berg, M.D., Ph.D.  
8:00 AM - 8:09 AM Laser Angioplasty: Where Does Laser Energy Fit In The Techniques Spectrum?
  Presenters: David E. Allie, M.D.  
8:10 AM - 8:19 AM New Atherectomy Devices: Where Do I Put My Money?
  Presenters: Andrew S. Blum, M.D.  
8:20 AM - 8:29 AM Cryoplasty: Just A Bunch Of Cold Air?
  Presenters: Thomas O. McNamara, M.D.  
8:30 AM - 8:39 AM Stenting Is A Given, The Data Is In, But Which One?
  Presenters: Mark W. Mewissen, M.D.  
8:40 AM - 8:49 AM Drug Eluting Stents: Practical For The Periphery?
  Presenters: Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
8:50 AM - 8:59 AM Subintimal Angioplasty: Tips And Techniques: How Long Can You Go?
  Presenters: Amman Bolia, M.D.  
9:00 AM - 9:09 AM Across The Knee: What To Do And When?
  Presenters: Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
9:10 AM - 9:19 AM What’s On The Horizon?
  Presenters: Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
9:20 AM - 9:29 AM Limb Salvage: The Myth Of Straight Line Flow
  Presenters: David E. Allie, M.D.  
9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Strange But True PAD Cases
  Presenters: David W. Trost, M.D.  
9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Renal Intervention: When Is It Indicated Based On Current Published Data?
  Presenters: Eli Atar, M.D.  
9:50 AM - 9:59 AM Debate: Renal Angioplasty Is Being Overutilized
  Presenters: Thomas A. Sos, M.D.  
10:00 AM - 10:09 AM Debate: We Don’t Know The Answer As Of Yet And A Prospective Randomized Study Is Necessary
  Presenters: John H. Rundback, M.D., F.S.I.R., F.A.H.A.  
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM Panel Discussion
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Break / Visit Exhibits
END OF SESSION VII
 
SESSION VIII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION VIII: ANEURYSMS/CASE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION
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10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Percutaneous EVAR: How To Achieve Success
  Presenters: William A. Gray, M.D.  
10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Managing The Severely Angulated Aortic Neck
  Presenters: Barry T. Katzen, M.D.  
11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Treating Paraanastomotic Aneurysms Following Open Repair
  Presenters: Roy K. Greenberg, M.D.  
11:10 AM - 11:19 AM What Is Sack Growth Without Endoleak/Endotension?
  Presenters: Robert A. Lookstein, M.D.  
11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Tackling The Refractory Type II Endoleak
  Presenters: Richard A. Baum, M.D.  
11:30 AM - 11:39 AM Managing Traumatic Aortic Injury
  Presenters: Michael D. Dake, M.D.  
11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Optimizing Treatments For Type B Dissecting Aneurysms
  Presenters: Krassi Ivancev, M.D., Ph.D.  
11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Covered Stents For Coarctation
  Presenters: Elchanan Bruckheimer, M.B.B.S.  
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Panel Discussion
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break
END OF SESSION VIII
 
SESSION IX SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION IX: VENOUS/CONTROVERSIES/DISCUSSION
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12:40 PM - 12:49 PM Varicoceles/Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: What Have We Learned?
  Presenters: Robert I. White, Jr., M.D.  
12:50 PM - 12:59 PM Controversies Regarding Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Emboli: CTA Or VQ Scans?
  Presenters: Linda B. Haramati, M.D.  
1:00 PM - 1:09 PM Controversies Regarding Diagnosis Of Lower GI Bleeding: CTA Or VQ Scans?
  Presenters: Barry Stein, MD, FSIR  
1:10 PM - 1:19 PM Management Of Pulmonary Emboli
  Presenters: Jacob Cynamon, M.D.  
1:20 PM - 1:29 PM Update On Optional Filters
  Presenters: David W. Trost, M.D.  
1:30 PM - 1:39 PM The Option Filter: The Best New Filter
  Presenters: Matthew S. Johnson, M.D.  
1:40 PM - 1:49 PM The Safeflo Filter: A New Concept In Filter Design
  Presenters: Jacob Cynamon, M.D.  
1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Acute DVT: My Current Recommendations
  Presenters: Thomas O. McNamara, M.D.  
2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Aggressive Management Of Chronic DVT
  Presenters: Lawrence Hofmann, M.D.  
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION IX
 
SESSION X SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION X: EMBOLIZATION: DEVICES, TECHNIQUES, CASE PRESENTATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS
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2:20 PM - 2:29 PM Catheter, Sheaths And Coils: An Overview Of The Tools Of The Trade
  Presenters: Robert I. White, Jr., M.D.  
2:30 PM - 2:39 PM Glue And Liquid Embolics: When Are They Necessary?
  Presenters: Robert J. Rosen, M.D.  
2:40 PM - 2:49 PM Large Embolic Devices: My Patients Couldn’t Live Without Them
  Presenters: Elchanan Bruckheimer, M.B.B.S.  
2:50 PM - 2:59 PM Devices Designed For Neurointervention Can Be Beneficial In The Periphery
  Presenters: Allan L. Brook, M.D.  
3:00 PM - 3:09 PM Particle Embolics: Handling Characteristics For Optimal Embolization
  Presenters: Jafar Golzarian, M.D.  
3:10 PM - 3:19 PM The Double Microcatheter Technique For Safe Coil Deployment In Difficult Cases
  Presenters: Craig R. Greben, M.D.  
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM The Best Of GEST: Hands-on Demonstrations
  Presenters: Ziv J. Haskal, M.D., FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
END OF SESSION X
 
SESSION XII SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION XII: FIBROIDS
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4:40 PM - 4:49 PM The Truth Regarding Pedunculated Or Submucosal Fibroids
  Presenters: David N. Siegel, M.D.  
4:50 PM - 4:59 PM HIFU For Fibroids
  Presenters: Yvonne Dang, M.D.  
5:00 PM - 5:09 PM Competitive Advances In Fibroid Surgery
  Presenters: James B. Spies, M.D.  
5:10 PM - 5:19 PM Why Embozene May Be Better Than Other Embolic Agents
  Presenters: Götz M. Richter, M.D., Ph.D.  
5:20 PM - 5:29 PM Proof Is Needed Before A New Embolic Replaces Embosphere As The Standard
  Presenters: James B. Spies, M.D.  
5:30 PM - 5:39 PM Endometrial Bleeding Unrelated To Fibroids: Diagnosis And Management
  Presenters: Mark D. Levie, M.D.  
END OF SESSION XII