Sunday, June 10, 2007

Moderators:
Richard P. Cambria, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Luis A. Sanchez, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.

At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss the methodology, results, and conclusions of the
   research presented in vascular health.
2. Gain knowledge of new technology for diagnosis and
   treatment of vascular disease.

8:00 am
P1. Current Indications for Inferior Vena Cava
Filters: Where Do We Draw the Line?

8:05 am
P2. Reduced Mortality, Paraplegia and Stroke with Stent Graft
Repair of Blunt Aortic Transections: A Modern Meta-Analysis

8:10 am
P3. Clinical Outcomes of Mesenteric Artery Stenting vs. Mesenteric
Surgical Revascularization in Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia

8:15 am
P4. Type 3 Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors May Be Protective
Against Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Claudication

8:20 am
P5. A New Three Step Program for National Stroke Prevention

8:25 am
P6. Initial Experience Using a Sequential Compression
Biomechanical Device (SCBD) in Critical Limb
Ischaemia (CLI): Non-operative Active Limb Salvage
 
8:30 am
P7. Distal Revascularization: A 25-Year Experience

8:35 am
P8. Lower Extremity Endovascular Intervention:
Can Hospitals Afford this New Technology?

8:40 am
P9. Does Early Failed Endovascular Treatment of
the Superficial Femoral Artery Affect Subsequent
Revascularization Options and Patient Outcomes?

8:45 am
P10. The Management of Severe Aorto-iliac Occlusive
Disease: Endovascular Therapy Rivals Open Reconstruction

8:50 am
P11. Infrainguinal Balloon Angioplasty for Arterial Occlusive
Disease: A Comparison of Duplex-Guided (DG) With Dye-Based
Fluoroscopy (DBF) in a Recent Series

8:55 am
P12. Kissing Stents in the Aortic Bifurcation – An Acceptable
Alternative to Open Surgery Irrespective of TASC Classification

9:00 am
P13. Factors Affecting Outcomes of
Percutaneous Tibial Interventions: Mid-term Results

9:05 am
P14. Subintimal Angioplasty and Stent-grafting of
Long Segment Femoropopliteal Occlusions:
Technical Considerations and Four-Year Results

9:10 am
P15. Open vs. Endovascular Treatment of
TASC C and D Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease

9:15 am
P16. Hospital Characteristics, Volume Thresholds and In-hospital
Mortality After Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States

9:20 am
P33. Discrete Fixation for Endovascular Aortic Grafting:
Interim Results of the Phase I Multicenter Trial
of the Aptus™ Endovascular AAA Repair System

Moderators:
Ronald M. Fairman, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Frank B. Pomposelli, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center West, Boston, Mass.

At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss the methodology, results, and conclusions of the
   research presented in vascular health.
2. Gain knowledge of new technology for diagnosis and
   treatment of vascular disease.

10:00 am
P17. The Patient Trial: A Prospective Consecutive Observational
Study of Open (OR), Endovascular Abdominal  Aortic Aneurysm
Repair (EVAR) and Best Medical Treatment Alone (BMT) in
High-risk Patients Suitable for EVAR

10:05 am
P18. Multicenter Study of Aneurysm Sac Behavior After Endovascular
AAA Repair with the Original and Low Permeability Gore Excluder

10:10 am
P19. Application of Sac Pressure Measurement
as a Surveillance Tool Following EVAR

10:15 am
P20. Long-term Survival of Cardiac High-Risk Patients
Undergoing Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Repair Is Similar to Open Surgical Repair

10:20 am
P21. The Powerlink Multicenter Trial: Five-Year Results

10:25 am
P22. 92 Vascular Fellows’ Assessment of Their Training

10:30 am
P23. The Importance of Gender-Specific Role Models
in Choosing a Career in Vascular Surgery

10:35 am
P24. Should DOQI Guidelines for Access Creation
be Modified for Women?

10:40 am
P25. Minimally Invasive Limited Ligation Endoluminal Revision
(MILLER) of Arteriovenous Fistulas to Correct Steal Syndrome:
Results and Clinical Outcomes at One Year
 
10:45 am
P26. Results of Rheolytic Thrombectomy of 285 Arteriovenous
Vascular Access Grafts and Fistulas Followed by Aggressive
Surveillance and Endovascular Management

10:50 am
P27. Effect of Medical High Risk on Long-term
Survival and Stroke Following Carotid Artery Stenting

10:55 am
P28. Duplex Ultrasound Velocity Criteria for the Stented Carotid Artery

11:00 am
P29. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting and Carotid Endarterectomy
in the Community – Analysis of Outcomes Using Large Data Sets

11:05 am
P30. Measurement and Impact of Proximal and
Distal Tortuosity in Carotid Stenting Procedures

11:10 am
P31. Patterns of In-stent Restenosis After Carotid
Artery Stenting: Implications for Long-term Outcome

11:15 am
P32. Acute Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery
(ICA): Reappraisal of Emergency Vascular Surgery
Based on Modern Stroke Imaging