Vascular Annual Meeting

Provided by the
Society for Vascular Surgery®

Accepted Papers


Quality Of Life Of Patients With Takayasu's Arteritis
Christopher J. Abularrage, MD,1,2 Mark B. Slidell, MD, MPH,1,2 Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH,1,2,3 Peter Kreishman, MD,1 Richard Amdur, Ph.D,1 Subodh Arora, MD,1,3
1Surgical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC; 2Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; 3Department of Surgery, George Washington University Medical Center
Factors Affecting Outcomes Of Percutaneous Tibial Interventios: Mid-Term Results
Omar Araim, Brett Butler, Sunita D Srivastava, Sean P Lyden, Daniel Clair, Matthew J Eagleton.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Duplex Derived Grey-Scale Median (GSM) Of Femoral/Popliteal Arterial Segments: A Novel Predictor Of Success Or Failure For Subintimal Dissections
Enrico Ascher, Natalie Marks, Alessandra Puggioni, Anil Hingorani.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Aortic Reconstruction With Femoral-Popliteal Vein: Graft Stenosis Incidence, Risk And Re-Intervention
Adam W. Beck, Erin H. Murphy, Jennie Hocking, Guanghua Xiao, Frank R Arko, Carlos H. Timaran, J. Gregory Modrall, R. James Valentine, G. Patrick Clagett.
UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Colonic Ischemia Following AAA Repair In The Era Of EVAR
Jean P Becquemin, Jean Marzelle, Pascal Desganges, Eric Allaire, Hischam Kobeiter.
Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France.
Current Indications For Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Where Do We Draw The Line?
Andre Biuckians, Eric C. Scott, Jessica R Burgess, Jean M. Panneton, George H. Meier, III.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Kissing Stents In The Aortic Bifurcation - An Acceptable Alternative To Open Surgery Irrespective Of TASC Classification
Katarina Björses1, Krassi Ivancev2, Lorenzo Riva3, Jonas Manjer4, Timothy Resch.1
1Department of Vascular Diseases, Malmö, Sweden; 2Endovascular Centre, Malmö, Sweden; 3Department of Surgery, Kristianstad, Sweden; 4Department of Surgery, Malmö, Sweden.
National Endovascular And Total Vascular Clinical Experience Of Vascular Fellows And General Surgical Residents
John Blebea, Rashad Choudry, Paul van Bemmelen, Vittorio Rotella, Krish Soundararajan, Frank Schmieder. 
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Focal Adhesion Kinase Mediates The Frequency And Depth Of Vascular Smooth Muscle Invasion In A Novel Three-Dimensional Assay
Luke P Brewster1, Eric M Brey2, Mark Liwanag3, Allen M Samarel1, Howard P Greisler.1
1Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; 2Illinois Institute of Technology, Maywood, IL; 3Millikan University, Decatur, IL.
Neurologic Complications Associated With Endovascular Repair Of Thoracic Aortic Pathology. Incidence And Risk Factors. A Study Of The EUROSTAR Registry.
Jacob Buth1, Peter L Harris2, Roel Hobo1, Randolph van Eps1, Hans Sybrandy1, Lina Leurs.1
1Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; 2Royal and University Hospital Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Stent Graft Repair (TEVAR) Of Complex Thoracic Aortic Pathology: A Multicenter, Prospective Trial
Richard P. Cambria1, Christopher J. Kwolek1, Venkatesh Ramaiah2, Joseph Bavaria3, Alan Lumsden4, W. Anthony Lee5, Mark Farber6, Jae Cho.7
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.; 2Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.; 3University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa.; 4Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; 5University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; 6University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.; 7University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Powerlink Multicenter Trial: 5-Year Results
Jeffrey P Carpenter, Endologix Investigators.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Totally Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair
Timothy A M Chuter1, David Hartley2, Joseph H Rapp1, Darren B Schneider1, Jade S Hiramoto1, Linda M Reilly.1
1UCSF, San Francisco, CA; 2Cook Australia Research Laboratory, Perth, Australia.
Infrapopliteal Balloon Angioplasty For The Treatment Of Chronic Occlusive Disease: Intermediate-Term Results Of A Contemporary Series
Mark F Conrad, Jeanwan Kang, Richard P Cambria, David C Brewster, Michael T Watkins, Christopher J Kwolek, Glenn M LaMuraglia.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Spinal Cord Complications After Thoracic Aortic Surgery: Long-Term Survival And Functional Status Varies With Deficit Severity
Mark F Conrad, Jason Y Ye, Thomas K Chung, J Kenneth Davison, Richard P Cambria.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
A Regional Registry for Quality Assurance and Improvement: The Vascular Study Group of Northern New England (VSG-NNE)
Jack L Cronenwett1, Margaret T Russell1, Donald S Likosky1, Jens Eldrup-Jorgenson2, Andrew C Stanley3, Brian W Nolan1, Robert E Hawkins.2
1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; 2Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME; 3University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
Distal Revascularization: A 25 Year Experience
R Clement Darling, III, Sean P. Roddy, Manish Mehta, Paul B. Kreienberg, Benjamin B. Chang, Philip SK Paty, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, Yaron Sternbach, Dhiraj M. Shah.
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.
Discrete Fixation for Endovascular Aortic Grafting: Interim Results of the Phase I Multicenter Trial of the Aptus™ Endovascular AAA Repair System
David H. Deaton1, Richard F. Neville1, Manish Mehta2, Elliot Chaikof3, Karthik Kasirajan3, Mark Farber4, Marc H. Glickman5, Ronald M. Fairman.6
1Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.; 2Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY; 3Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga; 4University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N.C.; 5Vascular and Transplant Specialists, Norfolk, Va.; 6Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Effect Of Adding Clopidogrel To Aspirin On The Success Of Below Knee Arterial Bypass Grafts. A Randomised Placebo Controlled Study
John Dormandy1, Jill Belch2, on behalf of the CASPAR investigators.
1St George's Hospital School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom; 2University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee, United Kingdom.
Lower Extremity Endovascular Intervention: Can Hospitals Afford This New Technology?
Maciej L Dryjski1, Maureen S O'Brien-Irr1, Hasan H Dosluoglu2, Linda M Harris.1
1University at Buffalo and Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY; 2University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Surgeon Experience Predicts Outcomes For Elective Endovascular Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm Repair; Results From The National Medicare Database
Natalia N. Egorova1, Giampaolo Greco1, Jeannine K Giacovelli2, Leila Mureebe2, Peter Faries2, Roman Nowygrod2, Alan Moskowitz1, Annetine Gelijns1, Craig Kent2, James F McKinsey.2
1InCHOIR Columbia University, New York, NY;2New York Presbyterian Hospital System, New York, NY.
Initial Experience Using A Sequential Compression Biomechanical Device (SCBD) In Critical Limb Ischaemia (CLI): Non-Operative Active Limb Salvage
Olubunmi Esan1, Niamh Hynes1, Sherif Sultan.1,2
1Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland; 2Galway Clinic, Galway, Ireland.
Measurement And Impact Of Proximal And Distal Tortuosity In Carotid Stenting Procedures
Gianluca Faggioli, Monica Ferri, Mauro Gargiulo, Antonio Freyrie, Francesca Fratesi, Andrea Stella.
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
LATE-BREAKING CLINICAL TRIAL: Pivotal Results Of The Medtronic Vascular Talent™ Thoracic Stent Graft System For Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease. The VALOR Trial
Ronald M. Fairman1, Mark Farber2, Christopher Kwolek3, Alan Matsumoto4, Edward H. Garrett5, Gregorio Sicard, MD6, Manish Mehta7, Rodney White8, Alan Lumsden9, W. Anthony Lee10, J. Michael Tuchek11, Frank Criado.12
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; 2University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.; 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.; 4University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va.; 5Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, PLLC, Memphis, Tenn.; 6Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.; 7Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y.; 8Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.; 9Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; 10University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; 11Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.; 12Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
Multicenter Study Of Aneurysm Sac Behavior After Endovascular AAA Repair With The Original And Low Permeability Gore Excluder
Mark Fillinger1, Luke K. Marone2, Mark D. Morasch.3
1Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; 2U Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 3Northwestern, Chicago, IL.
Insurance Status Predicts Access To Care And Outcomes Of Vascular Disease
Jeannine K Giacovelli1,2, Natalia Egorova2, Leila Mureebe1, Roman Nowygrod1, Annetine Gelijns2, Alan Moskowitz2, James McKinsey1, Peter L Faries1, Kenneth Craig Kent1, Nicholas J Morrissey.1
1Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY; 2International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research. Columbia University Health Sciences, New York, NY.
What Is The Clinical Utility Of A Six-Month CT In The Follow-Up Of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Patients?
Michael R. Go, Joel E. Barbato, Michel S. Makaroun.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Mathematical Analysis Of DICOM CT Datasets For Fenestrated And Branched Endografts: Can It All Be Automated?
Vikash R Goel1, Roy K Greenberg1, Donald P Greenberg.2
1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH;2Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Effect Of Estrogen And Progesterone On Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene Expression And Function In Human Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Oscar H Grandas, Stacy S Kirkpatrick, Deidra J H Mountain, Eva F Bukovska, Wendy K Packan, Allison D Stewart, David C Cassada, Scott L Stevens, Michael B Freeman, Mitchell H Goldman.
University of Tennesse Medical Center at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Deficiency Increases Expression Of Aortic Matrix Precursors
Amy E Hackmann, Batool Arif, Monica B. Pagano, Terri L. Ennis, Robert W. Thompson, John A. Curci.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
92 Vascular Fellows’ Assessment Of Their Training
Anil Hingorani, Enrico Ascher, Natalie Marks, Alessandra Puggioni, Alexander Shiferson, Victor Tran.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Infrainguinal Balloon Angioplasty For Arterial Occlusive Disease: A Comparison Of Duplex-Guided (DG) With Dye-Based Fluoroscopy (DBF) In A Recent Series
Anil Hingorani, Fred Usoh, Enrico Ascher, Natalie Marks, Alessandra Puggioni, Alexander Shiferson, Victor  Tran, Theresa Jacob.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Multiple Stents In Carotid Artery Stenting Is Associated With Increased Stroke Rates: Review Of The CREST Lead-In Data
Robert W Hobson, II1, Brajesh K. Lal1, Thomas Brott2, George Howard, PhD Howard3, Gary Roubin4, Robert Ferguson5, Elie Chakhtura6, Jonathan Goldstein6, Alice Sheffet.1
1UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ; 2Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; 3UAB, Birmingham, AL; 4Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, NY; 5Forsythe Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; 6St Michaels Medical Center, Newark, NJ.
The Molecular Chaperone Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90): A Novel Target For Regulating Smooth Muscle Cell (SMC) Growth In Vascular Injury
Andrew W Hoel1, Peng Yu1, Xin Xin Sui1, Janet Plescia2, Dario C. Altieri2, Michael S. Conte.1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 2University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA.
Common Iliac Artery Aneurysm: Expansion Rate And Results Of Open Surgical And Endovascular Repair
Ying Huang, Peter Gloviczki, Audra A Duncan, Manju Kalra, Tanya L Hoskin, Gustavo S Oderich, Thomas C Bower.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
The Patient Trial: A Prospective Consecutive Observatinal Study Of Open (OR), Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) And Best Medical Treatment Alone (BMT) In High-Risk Patients Suitable For EVAR
Niamh Hynes, Sherif Sultan.
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland.
Does The Type Of Embolic Protection Influence Outcome In Carotid Artery Stenting?
Vikram Iyer1, Gianmarco de Donato2, Koen Deloose1, Patrick Peeters3, Jürgen Verbist3, Alberto Cremonesi4, Fausto Castriota4, Carlo Setacci2, Marc Bosiers.1
1AZ St-Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium; 2University of Siena, Siena, Italy; 3Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium; 4Villa Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy.
Does Early Failed Endovascular Treatment Of The Superficial Femoral Artery Affect Subsequent Revascularization Options And Patient Outcomes?
Charles S Joels, John W York, Corey A Kalbaugh, Eugene M Langan, III, David L Cull, Bruce A Snyder, Anna L Cass, Christopher G Carsten, III, Spence M Taylor.
GHSUMC, Greenville, SC.
Novel Markers Of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability
Nikolaos P Kadoglou1, Thomas Gerasimidis2, Spyretta Golemati3, Alkistis Kapelouzou4, Anestis Moumtzouoglou5, Ioulia Vitta6, Elias Kaperonis1, Panagiotis Karayannacos4, Christos D Liapis.1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 2Fifth Surgical Department, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 3School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 4Foundation of Biomedical Research, Center for Experimental Surgery, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece5Laboratory of Radiology, “Ippokratio” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 6Laboratory of Biochemistry, “Ippokratio” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Results Of Rheolytic Thrombectomy Of 285 Arteriovenous Vascular Access Grafts And Fistulas Followed By Aggressive Surveillance And Endovascular Management
Stavros K Kakkos, Georges K Haddad, Joseph Haddad, Martha M Scully, Daniel J Reddy
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Nanotechnology And Nitric Oxide: A Novel Approach To Inhibit Neointimal Hyperplasia
Muneera R Kapadia1, Lesley A Chow1, Sadaf S Ahanchi1, Jason Eng1, Jozef Murar1, Janet Martinez1, Nick D Tsihlis1, Daniel A Popowich1, Qun Jiang1, James F Hulvat1, Samuel I Stupp1, Joseph Hrabie2, Joseph E Saavedra2, Larry K Keefer2, Melina R Kibbe.1
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL;2National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD.
The Management Of Severe Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: Endovascular Therapy Rivals Open Reconstruction
Vikram S Kashyap, Mircea L. Pavkov, James F. Bena, Timur P. Sarac, Patrick J. O'Hara, Sean P. Lyden, Sunita Srivastava, Daniel G. Clair.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Clinical Outcomes Of Mesenteric Artery Stenting Versus Mesenteric Surgical Revascularization In Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Panagiotis Kougias, William Kauffman, Wei Zhou, Hosam F. El Sayed, Joseph J. Naoum, Peter H. Lin.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Duplex Ultrasound Velocity Criteria For The Stented Carotid Artery
Brajesh K Lal, Robert W Hobson, II, Babak Tofighi, Indu Kapadia, Salvador Cuadra, Zafar Jamil.
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
Patterns Of In-Stent Restenosis After Carotid Artery Stenting: Implications For Long-Term Outcome
Brajesh K Lal1, Elias A Kaperonis2, Robert W Hobson, II1, Salvador Cuadra1, Indu Kapadia.3
1UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ; 2University Of Athens, Athens, Greece; 3Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ.
 A New Three Step Program For National Stroke Prevention
George S Lavenson, Jr.1,2
1Kaweah Delta District Hospital, Visalia, CA; 2Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
S31. LATE-BREAKING CLINICAL TRIAL: Early Results Of An International Controlled Trial Of TEVAR
Jon S Matsumura1, Richard P. Cambria2, Michael D. Dake3, Roy K. Greenberg4, Randy D Moore5, Lars G. Svensson.4
1Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.; 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.; 3University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.; 4Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; 5University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Educating America About Venous Disease: The American Venous Forum Expands The National Venous Screening Program
Robert B McLafferty1, Marc A. Passman2, Joseph A. Caprini3, Thom W. Rooke4, Thomas W. Wakefield5, William R. Flinn6, Mark Meissner7, Joanne M. Lohr8, Michael C. Dalsing.9
1Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL; 2University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; 3Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; 4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 5University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 6University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 7University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 8Lohr Surgical Specialists, Cincinnati, OH; 9Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Increased National In-Hospital Mortality Following Carotid Stenting As Compared To Carotid Endartrectomy
James T McPhee1, Josh Hill1, Mohammad H Eslami1, John Blebea2, Rocco G Ciocca1, Louis M Messina.1.
1University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA;2Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA.
Endovascular Versus Open Surgical Repair Of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Hemodynamically Stable And Unstable Patients: Midterm Outcomes Of A 5-Year Prospective Intent-To-Treat Study
Manish Mehta, Sean P. Roddy, Yaron Sternbach, Philip SK Paty, Paul B. Kreienberg, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, John B. Taggert, Benjamin B. Chang, Dhiraj M. Shah, R Clement Darling, III.
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.
Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting And Carotid Endarterectomy In The Community - Analysis Of Outcomes Using Large Data Sets
Leila Mureebe1, Natalia Egorova2, Chihui Fang2, Jeannine K. Giacovelli2, James F. McKinsey1, Peter L. Faries1, Annetine Gelijns2, Alan J. Moskowitz2, K. Craig Kent.1
1New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; 2International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
Percutaneous Femoral Artery Access: The New Gold Standard For Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair And Its Impact On Arterial Patency
Firas F Mussa1, Alan B Lumsden2, Neil Strickman3, Ali Mortazavi3, Zvonimir Krajcer.3
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; 2Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, TX; 3St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX.
Increased Notch Pathway Expression During Vein Graft Adaptation In Young Adult But Not Aged Rats
Akihito Muto1, Fabio A Kudo1, Jose M Pimiento2, Tamara N Fitzgerald1, David Gortler1, Toshiya Nishibe3, Alan Dardik.1,4
1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; 2Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT; 3Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Japan; 4VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT.
Iodinated Contrast Induced Renal injury is exaggerated in A rat model of genetic non-insulin-dependent-diabetes mellitus and Obesity
Stuart I Myers1, Li Wang2, Daniel J Myers.3
1University of Tennesse, Chattanooga Campus, Chattanooga,, TN; 2McGuire Veterans Research Corporation, Richmond, VA; 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
PVSS10. A Meta-Analysis Of Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Ali Azizzadeh, Martin A. Villa, Charles C. Miller, Anthony L. Estrera, Sheila M. Coogan, Hazim J. Safi.
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
PVSS11. Managing Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease During Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: The Use Of Conduits
Daniel Silverberg, Sharif H. Ellozy, Donald T. Baril, Alfio Carroccio, Saber Ghiassi, Tikva S. Jacobs, Ulka Sachdev, Victoria J. Teodorecu, Michael L. Marin, James J. Peter.
VA Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, N.Y.
PVSS12. Device Specific Aneurysm Sac Morphology Following EVAR: Evaluation Of Contemporary Graft Materials
Harshal Broker, Kosta Foteh, Erin H. Murphy, G. Patrick Clagett, R. James Valentine, Carlos H. Timaran, J. Gregory Modrall, Frank R. Arko.
UT Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas.
PVSS13. Validation Of A New, Simple Subclassification Of ASA III Patients Undergoing Peripheral Revascularization Based On Functional Status
Hasan H. Dosluoglu, Leslie DeFranks-Anain, Nader D Nader. 
VA Western NY Healthcare System, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 
PVSS14. ePTFE Covered Spiral Nitinol Stents (aSpire) For SFA Disease
Karthik Kasirajan, David Rosenthal.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
PVSS15. The Medial Vs. The Posterior Approach In The Repair Of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: A Multicenter Case-Matched Study
Rogier H. J. Kropman, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Joep Teijink, Henricus D. W. M. van de Pavoordt,  Henricus J. Belgers, Frans L. Moll, Jean-Paul P. M. de Vries.
St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Intl, Netherlands.
PVSS16. Infra-Geniculate Interventions For Critical Limb Ischemia As An Alternative To Surgical Bypass In High Risk Patients
Chandra Cherukupalli, Ashish Bedi, Sudhakar Ayilam, Ravi Pulipati, Toufic Safa, Krishnasastry KV, Rajeev Dayal.
North Shore University Hospital, Lake Success, N.Y. 
PVSS17.  Profunda Femoris Artery Aneurysms: Association With Aneurysmal Disease And Limb Ischemia
Catalin Harbuzariu, Audra A. Duncan, Thomas C. Bower, Manju Kalra, Peter Gloviczki.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
PVSS18. Therapy Of Renal Artery Aneurysms In New York State: Identifying Patients Undergoing Endovascular Or Open Repair At Risk Of Death Or In Need Of Future Supportive Care
Sean J. Hislop, Peter L. Abt, Siddharth A Patel, Karl A Illig.
University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. 
PVSS19. Management Of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome In Teenage Patients
David A. Rigberg, Hugh A. Gelabert.
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
PVSS1. Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy: A Versatile And Durable Procedure. An Analysis Of 7,781 Procedures
R. Clement Darling III, Sean P. Roddy, Manish Mehta, Philip S. K. Paty, Benjamin B. Chang, Paul B. Kreienberg, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, Yaron Sternbach, Dhiraj M. Shah.
Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y.
PVSS20. Successful Single Puncture Intravascular Ultrasound Directed Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
Robert S. Brumberg, Murray L. Shames, Patrick A. Stone, Joe Chauvapun, Martin R. Back, Brad L. Johnson, Dennis F. Bandyk.
University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla.
PVSS21. Endovascular Management Of Chronic Infrarenal Aortic Occlusion
Mireille A. Moise., Javier A. Alvarez-Tostado, Daniel Clair, Roy K. Greenberg, Sean Lyden, Sunita Srivastava, Vikram S. Kashyap, Timur Sarac, Matthew Eagleton, Patrick J. O'Hara.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.  
PVSS22. A Comparison of Two Retroperitoneal Surgical Approaches for Disc Arthroplasty of the Lumbar Spine
Martin Quirno, Thomas Errico, Norman Bloom, Jeffrey Spivak, Jeffrey Goldstein, John Bendo,  Matthew M. Nalbandian.
New York University, New York, N.Y.
PVSS23.  Propaten® Graft Generates No Systemic Effect On Markers Of Haemostasis Activation Or Detectable HIT-Inducing Antibodies In Humans
Jan M. M. Heyligers, Ton Lisman, Hence J. M. Verhagen, Cees Weeterings, Philip G. de Groot, Frans L. Moll.
University Medical Center Utrecht, Departments of Vascular Surgery and Haematology, Utrecht, Intl., Netherlands.
PVSS24. The Natural History Of First Time Hemodialysis Access: Arteriovenous Fistulas Versus Prosthetic Bridge Grafts
Andre Biuckians, Eric C. Scott, George H. Meier, Jean M. Panneton, Marc H. Glickman.
Eastern Virginia Medical School and Vascular & Transplant Specialists, Norfolk, Va.
PVSS2. Increased Aortic Arch Calcification In Patients Over 75 Years: Implications For Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting In Elderly Patients
Hernan A. Bazan, Hamid Mojibian, Sanjeev Pradhan, Alan Dardik.
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
PVSS3. Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms Of The Head And Neck: Early Endovascular Intervention
Mitchell W. Cox, David R. Whittaker, Irwin M. Feuerstein, Charles J. Fox, Eric D. Adams, Leslie D. Cunningham, Christopher T. Martinez, David C. Gillespie.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
PVSS4. Association Between Minor And Major Surgical Complications After Carotid Endarterectomy: Results Of The New York Carotid Artery Surgery Study
Alexander J. Greenstein, Mark R. Chassin, Jason Wang, Caron B. Rockman, Thomas S. Riles, Ethan A. Halm. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.
PVSS5. Expectant Post-Operative Lumbar Spinal Drainage After Thoracic Aortic Endografts
Martin J. Carignan, Marc A. Passman, Mark A. Patterson, Steve M. Taylor, Bart R. Combs, William D. Jordan, Jr.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
PVSS6. Strategies To Improve Spinal Cord Ischemia In Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Repair: Outcomes Of A Prospective Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Protocol
Jeffrey Hnath, Manish Mehta, Sean P. Roddy, R. Clement Darling III, Yaron Sternbach, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, Philip S. K. Paty, Paul B. Kreienberg, Benjamin B. Chang, Dhiraj M. Shah.
Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y.
PVSS7. A 9-Year Experience With Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Repair: Long-Term Follow-Up And Lessons Learned
Juan Carlos Pereda, Sharif H. Ellozy, Vimal Ramjee, Alfio Carroccio, Tikva S. Jacobs, Omar C. Morcos, Robert A. Lookstein, Victoria J. Teodorecu, Michael L. Marin.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y., Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York, N.Y.
PVSS8. Growth Predictors Of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Possible Consequences For Small Aneurysm Treatment Strategies
Felix J. V. Schlösser, Hence J. M. Verhagen, Marco J. Tangelder, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden, Yolanda van der Graaf, Frans L. Moll.
University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Vascular Surgery, Utrecht, Intl., Netherlands.
PVSS9. Should Endovascular Repair Treatment Threshold Be Expanded For Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms?
Christopher J. LeCroy, Marc A. Passman, Steven M. Taylor, Mark A. Patterson, Bart R. Combs, William D. Jordan, Jr.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
Selective G-Protein Activation Is Required For Urokinase Induced Smooth Muscle Cell Migration
Yanjie Qi, Elisa Roztocil, Suzanne M Nicholl, Mark G Davies.
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Should DOQI Guidelines For Access Creation Be Modified For Women?
Anantha K Ramanathan1, Nader S Nader1, Maciej C Dryjski1, Richard G Curl2, Hasan H Dosluoglu1, Gregory S Cherr1, Alan S Kuritzky1, Linda M Harris.1
1University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; 2Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo, NY.
Unilateral Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease: Long Term Results Of A Randomized Multicenter Trial Examining Direct Revascularization Versus Crossover Bypass
Jean-Baptiste Ricco, Sr.1, Hervé Probst, Jr.2, For the AURC: Association Universitaire de Recherche en Chirurgie.
1University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France; 2University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Minimally Invasive Limited Ligation Endoluminal Revision (MILLER) Of Arteriovenous Fistulas To Correct Steal Syndrome: Results And Clinical Outcomes At One Year
J. Timothy Riley1, Gregg A Miller2, Timothy Wu1, Rafik Moufid1, Gaurav Chandra1, Frank Tarantini1, William Rodino1, Thomas Panetta.1
1Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY; 2American Access Care, Brooklyn, NY.
Subintimal Angioplasty And Stent-Grafting Of Long Segment Femoropopliteal Occlusions: Technical Considerations And Four Year Results
J Timothy Riley, Rafik Moufid, Frank Tarantini, William Rodino, Thomas Panetta.
Staten Island University Hospital, Statin island, NY.
Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Is Stenting The First Line Of Treatment?
Adnan Z. Rizvi, Manju Kalra, Haraldur Bjarnason, Wesam Moustafa, Thomas C. Bower, Audra A. Duncan, Enrique Sabater, Gustavo Oderich, William S. Harmsen, Cathy Schleck, Linda G. Canton, Peter Gloviczki.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Selective G-Protein Activation Is Required For Urokinase Induced Smooth Muscle Cell Migration
Yanjie Qi, Elisa Roztocil, Suzanne M Nicholl, Mark G Davies.
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Technical Factors Affecting Autogenous Vein Graft Failure: Observations From A Large Multi-Center Trial
Andres Schanzer1, Nathanael Hevelone1, Christopher D Owens1, Michael Belkin1, Dennis F Bandyk2, Alexander W Clowes3, Gregory L Moneta3, Michael S Conte.1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 2University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; 3Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR.
Long-Term Survival Of Cardiac High-Risk Patients Undergoing Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Is Similar To Open Surgical Repair
Olaf Schouten1, Tannie M Lever2, Gijs M J Welten1, Ron T. van Domburg1, Hence J. Verhagen2, Jeroen J. Bax3, Don Poldermans.1
1Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2UMCU, Utrecht, The Netherlands; 3Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
A Randomized Trial To Assess Long-Term Outcome Of Prophylactic Coronary Revascularization In Cardiac High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Vascular Surgery: DECREASE-V Pilot Study
Olaf Schouten1, Gijs M J Welten1, Eric Boersma1, Hero van Urk1, Jeroen J Bax2, Don Poldermans.1
1Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Subintimal Angioplasty: Our Experience In The Treatment Of 648 Chronic Total Occlusions
Eric C Scott, Andre Biuckians, Ryan E Light, Jessica R Burgess, Jean M Panneton, George H Meier, III.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Reappraisal Of Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis Velocity Thresholds Utilizing High-Resolution B-Mode Ultrasound Validated With CTA: Do Current Practice Thresholds Overestimate Carotid Bifurcation Disease?
Wael E Shaalan, Carl Wahlgren, Tina Desai, Giancarlo Piano, Christopher Skelly, Eileen French-Sherry, Laurie Lozanski, Hisham Bassiouny.
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
The Importance Of Gender-Specific Role Models In Choosing A Career In Vascular Surgery
Cynthia E K Shortell, Chad Cook
Duke University, Durham, NC
Application Of Sac Pressure Measurement As A Surveillance Tool Following EVAR
David H Stone, Michael J Stirling, Cynthia K Shortell, Jeffrey Lawson, Rebecca Petersen, Richard L McCann.
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Type 3 Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors May Be Protective Against Cerebrovascular Events In Patients With Claudication
William M Stone, Richard J Fowl, Samuel R Money.
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.
Open Versus Endovascular Treatment Of TASC C And D Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease
Michael C Stoner, Dorian J deFreitas, Mark Manwaring, Clark Kardys, Ricardo Mendoza, Wes Hudson, Taft L Stallings, Frank M Parker, William M Bogey, Charles S Powell.
East Carolina Universitry, Greenville, NC.
Reduced Mortality, Paraplegia, And Stroke With Stent Graft Repair Of Blunt Aortic Transections: A Modern Meta-Analysis
Gale L Tang1, Hassan Y Tehrani2, Eduardo Perez3, Christopher Otero3, Mariano Arosemena3, Kushagra Katariya2, Domenico Calcaterra3, Grayson H Wheatley, III4, Mark K Eskandari.1
1Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL; 2Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India; 3Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; 4Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
Hospital Characteristics, Volume Thresholds and In-hospital Mortality After Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States
Carlos H Timaran1, Frank J Veith2, Eric B Rosero1, John G. Modrall1, Frank Arko1, Rawson J Valentine1, George P Clagett.1
1Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr, Dallas, TX; 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Trends And Outcomes Of Thrombolysis For Deep Venous Thrombosis
Carlos H Timaran, Eric B Rosero, John G Modrall, Rawson J Valentine, George P Clagett.
Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr, Dallas, TX.
 A Population-Level Analysis: The Incidence And Factors Associated With Aortic Graft Infection
Todd R Vogel, Rebecca G. Symons, David R Flum.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Acute Occlusion Of The Internal Carotid Artery (ICA): Reappraisal Of Emergency Vascular Surgery Based On Modern Stroke Imaging
Barbara T. Weis-Mueller, Mario Siebler, Ruediger Seitz, Wilhelm Sandmann.
University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Balloon Angioplasty Maturation Of Arteriovenous Fistulae: A New Paradigm For Surveillance, Maintenance And Improved Function
Timothy Wu1, J. Timothy Riley1, Gregg Miller2, Rafik Moufid1, Gaurav Chandra1, Frank Tarantini1, William Rodino1, Thomas Panetta.1
1Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY; 2American Access Care, Brooklyn, NY.
Doxycycline Delays Aneurysm Rupture In Marfan Syndrome
Wanfen Xiong1, Rebecca A. Knispel1, Francesco Ramirez2, Harry C. Dietz3, Bernard T. Baxter.1
1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; 2Child Health Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-Robert W. Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ; 3Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Effect Of Medical High Risk On Long-Term Survival And Stroke Following Carotid Artery Stenting
Theodore H Yuo1, Philip P Goodney2, Jack L. Cronenwett2, Richard J. Powell.2
1Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH; 2Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Collateral Development in Lower Limb Ischemia Is Impaired by Diabetes
Junhang Zhang, Andreas Bartely, Claes-Göran Östensson, Eric Wahlberg.
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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