WESTERN VASCULAR SOCIETY
25th Annual Meeting - September 25-28
Sunriver, Oregon
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
2:45p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 17th RESIDENT FORUM
6:30p.m. – 8:30p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
7:15 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WITH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
7:45 a.m. Call to Order and Announcements
Linda M. Reilly, M.D., President
8:00 a.m. SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Presiding: Linda M. Reilly, M.D.
8:00 a.m. 1. Carotid Stenting is Inferior to Carotid Endarterectomy in the Low Physiologic
Risk Population : Results of the National Inpatient Sample, 2004-7
John S. Lane, III, MD, Cheryl P. Magno, Andrew R. Barleben, Karen T. Lane, Ninh
T. Nguyen and Roy M. Fujitani, MD
Vascular Surgery, UC Irvine, Orange, CA and Orange, CA
Discussant: Sam S. Ahn, MD
8:25 a.m. 2. EEG Monitoring With SSEP Obviates Need for Shunting In CEA, Even With
Stroke
Anna Weiss, MD, Anjali Scholten, MD, Jeffrey H. Gertsch, Katherine E. Brown, MD and Niren Angle, MD
Surgery, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA and San Diego, CA
Discussant: Vincent J. Guzzetta, MD
8:50 a.m. 3. Spatial Distribution of Microemboli Following Carotid Interventions
Wei Zhou, MD, Angela R. Laird, PhD, Simon B. Eickhoff, Mickle Fox, Garrett
Chan, Barton Lane, MD, Ronald Dalman, MD and Allyson Rosen, PhD
Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, San Antonio, TX, Aachen, Germany, Palo Alto, CA and Stanford, CA
Discussant: Stephen C. Nicholls, MD
9:15 a.m. 4. Contemporary Management of Aberrant Right Subclavian Arteries
William M. Stone, MD, Joseph J. Ricotta, II, MD, Richard J. Fowl, MD, Thomas C.
Bower, MD and Samuel R. Money, MD
Dept of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, Rochester, MN and Scottsdale, AZ
Discussant: Giacomo A. DeLaria, MD
9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. COFFEE BREAK WITH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
10:10 a.m. 5. Clinical Outcomes and Implications of Failed Infrainguinal Endovascular Stents
Ilia Gur, MD, William Lee, Fred A. Weaver, MD, Vincent L. Rowe, MD, Gabriel
Akopian and Steven G. Katz, MD Pasadena, CA, Los Angeles, CA and Vascular
Surgery, USC, Pasadena, CA
Discussant: Michael T. Caps, MD
10:35 a.m. 6. Intraoperative Thrombolysis and Laser Atherectomy: Effective Treatment for
TASC C and D Lesions in Critical Limb Ischemia
Sam S. Ahn, MD, Kenneth R. Kollmeyer, MD, Foster A. Hays, Julia F. Chen, Craig
A. Ferrara, MD, Pablo V. Uceda, MD and Robert W. Feldtman, MD
DFW Vascular Group, Dallas, TX
Discussant: Bradley B. Hill, MD
11:00 a.m. 7. Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) In Critically Ill Trauma Patients: There Are No
Low Risk Patients
Amir F. Azarbal, MD, Susan Rowell, MD, Jason Lewis, Shannon Moseley, Rakhee Urankar, MD, Erica Mitchell, MD and Gregory L. Moneta, MD
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Proposed Discussant: Frederic S. Bongard, MD
11:25 a.m. 8. Endovenous Ablation of Incompetent Perforator Veins Is Effective Treatment
for Recalcitrant Venous Ulcers
Peter Lawrence, MD, Ali Alktaifi, MD and David Rigberg, MD
UCLA Vascular Surgery, Los Angeles, CA
Discussant: Robert L. Kistner, MD
11:50 a.m. ADJOURN
AFTERNOON WVS GOLF TOURNAMENT AND RECREATION
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. OLD WESTERN THEME DINNER
Sunriver Resort
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WITH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
8:00 a.m. SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Presiding: Ronald L. Dalman, M.D.
8:00 a.m. 9. Early Results of a Highly Selective Algorithm for Surgery on Patients with
Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Prospective Analysis
Venita Chandra, MD, Cornelius Olcott, IV, MD and Jason T. Lee
Stanford, CA and Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Discussant: Robert D. DeFrang, MD
8:25 a.m. 10. Infraclavicular First Rib Resection for Focused and Effective Treatment of
Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Paul C. Johnston, MD, Michael S. Conte, MD, Charles M. Eichler, MD, Linda M.
Reilly, MD and Darren B. Schneider, MD
Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Discussant: Raymond Wai Mun Lee, MD
8:50 a.m. 11. Long-term Impact of a Preclinical Endovascular Skills Course on Medical
Student Career Choices
Ji H. Son, MD, Mohamed A. Zayed, MD, Maureen M. Tedesco, MD, Venita Chandra, MD, Emily A. Lilo, MD and Jason T. Lee
Stanford, CA and Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Discussant: James J. Peck, MD
9:15 a.m. 12. Impact of Simulation in Physician Training During Initial Performance of
Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR)
Carlos E. Donayre, MD, Tyler Reynolds, MD and Ali Khoynezhad, MD
Surgery, Division Vascular Surgery, Harbor/UCLA, Torrance, CA and Omaha, NE
Discussant: Erica L. Mitchell, MD
9:40 a.m.-10:10 a.m. COFFEE BREAK WITH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
10:10 a.m. 13. A Comparison between Single and Two Stage Brachiobasilic Arteriovenous
Fistulas
Tyler S. Reynolds, MD, Mohamed Zayed, MD, Karen M. Kim, MD3 Jason T. Lee,
MD, Brandon Ishaque, Ramanath B. Dukkipati, MD, Amy H. Kaji, MD and Christian
deVirgilio, MD
General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA and Palo Alto, CA
Discussant: Robert G. Scribner, MD
10:35 a.m. 14. Efficiency of the KDOQI Guidelines for Vascular Access in an Academic Setting
Traci A. Kimball, MD, Ken Barz, Kelly Dimond, MD, James Edwards, MD and Mark
R. Nehler, MD
Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, Denver, CO and Portland, OR
Discussant: Samuel Eric Wilson, MD
11:00 a.m. 15. Serum Metalloproteinases MMP-2, MMP-9 and Metalloproteinase Tissue
Inhibitors
(TIMP) in patients are associated with Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Eugene S. Lee, MD, Qiang S. Shen, MD, Mingzhang Guo, PhD, Robert L. Pitts,
Mack H. Wu, MD and Sarah Y. Yuan, MD
Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA
Discussant: Robert J. Hye, MD
11:25 a.m. 16. Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury
Sherene Shalhub, MD, Rachel Lundgren, MD, Samantha Quade, MD and Benjamin
Starnes, MD
Vascular Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Proposed Discussant: Stanley R. Klein, MD
11:50 a.m. ADJOURN
AFTERNOON WVS TENNIS TOURNAMENT AND RECREATION
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION AND DINNER
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
7:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BRAKFAST WITH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
7:30 a.m. SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Presiding: Ronald L. Dalman, MD
7:30 a.m. 17. Failure to Rescue: Physician Specialty and Mortality after Reoperation for
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
Matthew W. Mell, MD, Amy Kind, MD, Christie M. Bartels, MD and Maureen A. Smith, MD, MPH, PhD
Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA and University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Discussant: James W. Holcroft, MD
7:55 a.m. 18. Clinical Outcomes and Volumetric Analysis of Endoluminal Exclusion of Acute
Complicated Type B Descending Thoracic Aortic Dissections
Karen M. Kim, MD, Carlos E. Donayre, MD, Tyler S. Reynolds, MD, George E.
Kopchok, Irwin Walot, MD, Joe P. Chauvapun, MD and Rodney A. White, MD
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Proposed Discussant: Cornelius Olcott, IV MD
8:20 a.m. 19. Gender-based Outcomes Following Endovascular Repair of Degenerative
Thoracic Aneurysms
Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by: Peter Schneider, MD, Honolulu, HI
Proposed Discussant: Stephen W.K. Cheng, MD
8:45 a.m. 20. Translumbar Embolization for type 2 Endoleaks after EVAR: A Multicenter
Retrospective Review
Amelia J. Simpson, Joy Garg, MD, Ralph B. Dilley, MD, David Frankel, MD and
Nikhil Kansal, MD
Department of Vascular Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Discussant: Terence M. Quigley, MD
9:10 a.m. 21. The Transition from Custom-Made to Standardized MultiBranched
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Stent Grafts
Timothy A. Chuter, MD, Ki-Hyuk Park, MD, Jade S. Hiramoto, MD and Linda M.
Reilly, MD
UCSF, San Francisco, CA, Daegu, Korea, Republic of and San Francisco, CA
Discussant: R. Scott Mitchell, MD
9:35 a.m. 22. The Hybrid Procedure: Arch and Visceral/Renal Debranching Combined with
Endovascular Repair for Thoracic/Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Sung W. Ham, MD, Terry J. Chong, MD, Vincent L. Rowe, MD, Mark J.
Cunningham, MD, Robbin G. Cohen, MD and Fred A. Weaver, MD
Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Discussant: Timothy K. Liem, MD
10:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK WITH EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS
10:30 a.m. BUSINESS MEETING (MEMBERS ONLY)
11:30 a.m. ADJOURN