Thursday, June 5, 2008

Concurrent Breakfast Sessions

Supported by an educational grant from Cook Medical

Moderator: Robert B. McLafferty, MD   
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill.

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

1. Discuss options available to properly identify and treat patients with obstruction as a component of chronic venous disease.
2. Summarize optimal management strategies of acute ileofemoral DVT and the evidence that supports these strategies.
3. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding to approaching patients with chronic wounds of the lower extremities.
4. Distinguish key differences among various most commonly used IVC filters and provide reasonable clinical criteria as to why one type would be preferred over another.
5. Assess technical options and skills needed to remove IVC filters.
6. Compare treatment options of patients with various aspects of venous disease from the panel discussion.

6:30 am
Venous Obstruction in Chronic Venous Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
David L. Gillespie, MD, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

6:38 am
Optimal Management of Acute Ileofemoral DVT
Mark H. Meissner, MD, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.

6:46 am
Update on Wound Care and Compression for Venous Stasis Ulceration
William A. Marston, MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N.C.

6:54 am
Optimizing IVC Filter Choice to Patient Selection and Placement Method
Marc A. Passman, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

7:02 am
Tips and Techniques for Difficult IVC Filter Retrieval
Colleen Johnson, MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill.

7:10 am
Case Presentations/Panel Discussion

Supported by an educational grant from Cordis, Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Abbott Vascular

Moderator: George H. Meier, MD
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio   

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

1. Define the best endovascular techniques for treatment of acute and chronic ischemia due to infrainguinal arterial disease.
2. Understand the role of open surgical adjuncts in endovascular procedures of the lower extremity.
3. Recognize the advantages and limitations of endovascular procedures for lower extremity ischemia.
4. Define the patients who might benefit from endovascular approaches in lower extremity arterial disease.

6:30 am
Endovascular Management of Acute Lower Extremity Ischemia
Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, N.Y.

6:42 am
Endovascular Treatment in the SFA: What Devices, Where?
Richard J. Powell, MD, Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic, Lebanon, N.H.
 
6:54 am
Endovascular SFA Treatment: Can it be as Good as Bypass?
Jean M. Panneton, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.

7:06 am
Endovascular Treatment of Lower Extremity Aneurysms
Patrick J. Geraghty, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.

7:18 am
Endovascular as an Open Adjunct – The Use of Hybrid Endovascular Treatment in the SFA
Amy B. Reed, MD, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
 
7:30 am
The Use and Abuse of Atherectomy: Where Should it be Used?
James F. McKinsey, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.

7:42 am
Panel Discussion

Moderators: Vivian Gahtan, MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.

K. Wayne Johnston, MD
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

SS1. Endovascular vs. Open Surgical Repair of Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Mid-term Outcomes of a Prospective Intent-To-Treat Study
Manish Mehta, R. Clement Darling, III, Philip S. K. Paty, Sean P. Roddy, John B. Taggert, Yaron Sternbach, Paul B. Kreienberg, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, Benjamin B. Chang, Dhiraj M. Shah.
Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y.

SS2. Revised Duplex Criteria and Outcomes for Renal Stents and Stentgrafts Following Endovascular Repair of Juxtarenal and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
Walid Mohabbat, Roy K. Greenberg, Tara Mastracci, Heather Gornick, Pablo Morales, Marcello Cury, Katherine Pfaff, Adrian Hernandez.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

SS3. Significant Perioperative Morbidity Accompanies Contemporary Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery: An NSQIP Report
Glenn M. LaMuraglia, Mark F. Conrad, Tom Chung, Matthew Hutter, Christopher J. Kwolek, Michael T. Watkins, David C. Brewster, Robert T. Lancaster, Richard P. Cambria.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

SS4. A Population Based Case-control Study of Familial Risk of Aortic Aneurysms
Emma Larsson¹, Fredrik Granath², Rebecka Hultgren¹, Jesper Swedenborg.^1
1Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;² Department for Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

RESIDENT RESEARCH PRIZE PAPER
SS5. Limb Ischemia After Iliac Ligation in Aged Mice Stimulates Angiogenesis Without Arteriogenesis
Tormod S. Westvik¹, Akihito Muto¹, Tamara N. Fitzgerald¹, Stephen P. Maloney², Jose M. Pimiento², Tiffany T. Fancher², Dania Magri¹, Hilde H. Westvik¹, Omaida C. Velazquez³, Alan Dardik.^1,4
1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.;²Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Conn.;³The Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, Fla.;⁴VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Conn.

Coffee Break
SDCC: Room 6AB Foyer

Moderator: G. Patrick Clagett, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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

1. Understand the changing demographics of the U.S. population with vascular disease.
2. Appreciate the lack of diversity among the vascular surgery workforce and the current pool of vascular surgery trainees.
3. Understand the genetic differences and phenotypic expression of vascular disease in populations of differing racial background.
4. Appreciate the challenges in treating advanced vascular disease patients who present late in the course due to lack of access to vascular care.
5. Understand the role of mentors in attracting a more diverse vascular surgery workforce.

10:15 am
Introduction: Why Is Diversity a Critical Issue?
G. Patrick Clagett, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medial Center, Dallas, Texas

10:18 am
Changing Demographics in Patients with Vascular Disease: The Browning of America
Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

10:26 am
Diversity Among Vascular Surgery Trainees
Katherine Kane, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medial Center, Dallas, Texas

10:34 am
Mentoring and Attracting Diverse Trainees: Opportunities to Attract the Best and the Brightest
Michael T. Watkins, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

10:42 am
Vascular Disease in Minority Populations: It’s Different
Carlos H. Timaran, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

10:50 am
Vascular Disease in Women: Gender Makes a Difference
Leila Mureebe, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.

10:58 am
Raising a Family and Being a Vascular Surgeon: It’s Really Possible
Cynthia E.K. Shortell, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.

11:06 am
The Orthopedic Diversity Initiative: Genesis and Results
Ramon L. Jimenez, MD, Monterey Peninsula Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute, Monterey, Calif.

11:26 am
Panel Discussion

Lunch in Exhibit Hall
SDCC: Hall B1

Distinguished Fellows Luncheon
SDCC: Room 6C

SVS Medical Student Networking Section Meeting
SDCC: Room 3

Moderators: Anil Hingorani, MD
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Anton Sidawy, MD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

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. 

SS6. LATE-BREAKING CLINICAL TRIAL

SS7. A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous ePTFE/Nitinol Self Expanding Stent Grafts vs. Prosthetic Femoral – Popliteal Bypass in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusive Disease with Twenty-Four Month Follow-up
Karen McQuade, Stephen Hohmann, Brian Theune, Gregory Pearl, Dennis Gable.
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

SS8. Cold Blood and Cold Crystalloid Renal Perfusion Afford Similar Protection Against Acute Renal Injury During Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Results of a Randomized Trial
Joseph S. Coselli, Marisa M. Jones, Stacey A. Carter, Lori D. Conklin, Monique D. Criddell, Xing Li Wang, Scott A. LeMaire.
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

SS9. NT-proBNP as a Predictor of Postoperative Cardiac Events After Vascular Surgery
Olaf Schouten¹, Dustin Goei¹, Gijs J. M. Welten¹, Hero van Urk¹, Jeroen J. Bax², Hence J. M. Verhagen¹, Don Poldermans.^1
1Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

SS10. Decrease in Total Aneurysm Related Deaths (Intact and Ruptured) After Introduction of Endovascular Repair
Kristina Giles, Allen Hamdan, Frank Pomposelli, Ami Jhaveri, Marc Schermerhorn.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

SS11. Elongation of the Thoracic Aorta and Stent-Graft Migration After TEVAR: Lessons Learned from the VALOR I Trial
Mark F. Fillinger¹, Ronald M. Fairman.^2
1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H.;²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

SS12. Carotid Artery Stenting Has Higher Post Procedure Stroke and Mortality Rates, and Higher Hospital Charges than Does Carotid Endarterectomy in the U.S. in 2005
James T. McPhee, Andres Schanzer, Louis M. Messina, Mohammad H. Eslami.
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.

Coffee Break
SDCC: Hall B1

Moderators: G. Patrick Clagett, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Joseph R. Schneider, MD, PhD
Northwestern University Medical School, Winfield, Ill.

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. 

SS13. Clinical In-vitro Endothelialization of Infrainguinal Eptfe Grafts: Long-term Experience in 310 Consecutive Patients
Manfred Deutsch¹, Johann G. Meinhart¹, Norbert Howanietz¹, Michael Gorlitzer¹, Alexander Froeschl¹, Andreas Stuempflen¹, Martin Grabenwoeger¹, Peter Zilla.^2
1Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria;²Christiaan Barnard Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

SS14. Coverage of Celiac Artery During Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Outcomes of a Prospective Analysis
R. Clement Darling III, Manish Mehta, Sean P. Roddy, Yaron Sternbach,
John B Taggert, Philip S K Paty, Paul B Kreienberg, Kathleen J.
Ozsvath, Benjamin B Chang, Dhiraj M Shah
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

SS15. Duplex Criteria for Determination of Significant In-stent Stenosis After Angioplasty and Stenting of the Superficial Femoral Artery
Donald T. Baril, Robert Y. Rhee, Justine Kim, Michel S. Makaroun, Rabih A. Chaer, Steven A. Leers, Luke K. Marone.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

SS16. Complications of Spinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair: A Report of 486 Patients Treated from 1987 to 2008
Martha M. Wynn, Charles W. Acher, Mathew Mell, Girma Tefera, John Hoch.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc.

SS17. Duplex Ultrasound as the Sole Long-Term Surveillance Method Post EVAR: A Safe Alternative for Stable Aneurysms
Rabih A. Chaer, Anya Gushchin, Robert Rhee, Luke Marone, Steven Leers, Michel S. Makaroun.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

SS39. Late Breaking Clinical Trial

Vascular 2008 Reception – A Taste of California Wine
SDCC: Hall B1
All members, guests and exhibitors are welcome.

Supported by Boston Scientific.