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EP1  Surgical and Endovascular Management of Infected Pseudoaneurysms in Intravenous Drug Abusers
Simon A. Papoyan, MD PhD, Igor Abramov, MD PhD, Derenik Maytesyan, MD PhD
Municipal State Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation

EP2  Hepato-Spleno-Renal Bypass for Malposition of an Infrarenal Aortic Stent-Graft
Maher Hamish, MD, MSc, EBVS. FRCS.
Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

EP3  Blunt Aortic Injury: Changing Patterns of Diagnosis and Treatment
George H. Meier, MD, Peter Muskat, MD, Joseph S. Giglia, MD.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

EP4  Thoracic Aortic Stent Grafting for Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer: Single Center Experience
Christian Ochoa, Vincent L. Rowe, Karen Woo, Fred A. Weaver.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

EP5  Changing Landscapes In Aaa Prevalence And Management
Charles Strom, MD¹, Haisar Dao, MD¹, Justin Lee, MD¹, Julia Tassinari, MD¹, Michael Strom, MA², Rocco Ciocca, MD¹.
¹St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA; ²Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

EP6  Timing of TEVAR Does Not Influence Mortality after Hybrid Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
Nathan J. Aranson, MD, Emel Ergul, MA, Virendra I. Patel, MD, Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD, Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, Richard P. Cambria, MD, Mark F. Conrad, MD.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

EP7  Cardiovascular Burden is More Treacherous Than Any Neoplastic Pathology; Prevalence of Malignancies Post AAA Repair: An Eight Years Comparable Longitudinal Study of EVAR vs Open Repair in a Tertiary Referral University Vascular Centre.
Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS FACS, Wael Tawfick, MRCS.
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland.

EP8  The Floor First Mentality: A Cost Analysis of Avoiding the Intensive Care Unit Following Open Aortic Reconstruction
Frank C. Vandy, M.D.¹, David Butz, Ph.D.², Justin Hurie, M.D.¹, Joan McNeice, R.N.¹, Jamie Myles, Ph.D.¹, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D.³.
¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ³Univesity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

EP9  Ileocolic Pseudoaneurysms: A Rare Complication of Crohn's Disease
Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, Julie Thacker, MD, FACS, Cynthia Shortell, MD, FACS.
Duke University, Durham, NC

EP10  Improving the Process of Care and Outcomes for Patients With Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms- Results of an Institution Based Protocol.
Raghunandan L. Motaganahalli, MD, Micheal P. Murphy, MD, Alan P. Sawchuk, MD, Gary W. Lemmon, MD, Cynthia Richardson, RN, George A. Akingba, MD, Beejay Feliciano, MD, Andres Fajardo, MD, Dolores Cikrit, MD, Micheal C. Dalsing, MD.
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

EP11  A Natural History of Aortic Aneurysm Hygroma
Kristine C. Orion, BA, MD. Rachel M. Nicholson, MD, Melham J. Sharafuddin, MD, Timothy F. Kresowik, MD, John Sharp, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.

EP12  Evolution in the Management Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Outcome in the Pre and Post EVAR Era
Michele Piazza, M.D., Peter Gloviczki, M.D., Manju Kalra, MBBS, Audra Duncan, M.D., Gustavo S. Oderich, M.D., Patrick Fitz-Gibbon, William S. Harmsen, Marianne Huebner, Thomas C. Bower, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

EP13  Symptomatic, Rapidly Enlarging Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) in the Setting of Hematopoietic Disorders
Nitin Garg, MBBS, MPH, Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD, William D. Edwards, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

EP14  Endovascular Repair of Inflammatory Aneurysm for Treatment of Ureteral Obstruction: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Michelle Olson, BS, David Han, MD.
Penn State Hershey, Hershey, PA

EP15  TEVAR after EVAR and Aortic Surgery
M. A. Mansour, M.D., Brian J. Wheatley, MD, Jeff Kirk, MD, Robert F. Cuff, MD, Jill M. Gorsuch, MD, Christopher M. Chambers, MD, Ph.D.
Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

EP16  An Ode to Cimino - Do We Really Need Balloons?
Anantha K. Ramanathan, MBBS¹, Jerzy Nowacki, MD¹, Helen Hoffman, RN BA¹, Kay McLaughlin, RN MA¹, Peta Kelly, RN².
1Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand; 2Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.

EP17  Treatment of Underlying Central Venous Stenoses is Required for Successful Therapy of AV Access Pseudoaneurysms
Joseph J. Naoum, MD¹, Mark Davies, MD, PhD², Jean Bismuth, MD², Eric K. Peden, MD².
¹The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; ²The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

EP18  Difference of Wall Motion Dynamics in Intramural Hematoma and DeBakey Type III Aortic Dissections investigated with Cine Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Christof Karmonik, PhD, Jean Bismuth, MD, Dipan J. Shah, Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD.
The Methodist Hospital DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX.

EP19  Bovine Pericardial Patches Heal via an Ephrin-B2-Cell Mediated Mechanism.
XIN LI¹, Kenneth Ziegler¹, Yuanyuan Guo¹, Akihito Muto¹, Yuka Konda¹, Lynn Model¹, Chang Shu², Alan Dardik¹.
¹Yale University, New Haven, CT; ²Vascular Surgery Department, Xiangya 2nd Hospital, Changsha, China.

EP20  Hemoglobin A1C as a Measure of Disease Severity in Critical Limb Ischemia
Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III, M.D., David J. O'Connor, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

EP21  Hyperbaric Oxygen Decreases Intimal Thickness and Area after Carotid Artery Balloon Injury in a Rat Model
Yevgeniy Rits, M.D., Maciej Uzieblo, MD, O W. Brown, MD, Charles J. Shanley, MD.
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

EP22  Amaurosis Fugax Caused by Complex Cerebrovascular Disease: The Clinical Significance of Opthalmic Steal
Carter B. Freiburg, MD¹, Michele H. Johnson, MD¹, Ralph W. De Natale, MD², Alan Dardik, MD, PhD¹, Richard J. Gusberg, MD¹.
¹Yale University, New Haven, CT; ²Connectict Vascular Center, PC, North Haven, CT

EP23  The Differential Genetic Expression in Unstable and Stable Carotid Plaques may be a Predictor of Stroke Risk
Ankur Aggarwal, MS, Michelle R. Lennartz, Ph.D, Paul B. Kreienberg, MD.
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

EP24  Current Status and Demographics of Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting in the United States 2001 - 2007
Judson B. Williams, MD, Kyla M. Bennett, MD, Cynthia K. Shortell, MD, Leila Mureebe, MD.
Duke, Durham, NC

EP25  Feasibility of a Brachial Artery Approach for Carotid Stenting in Bovine Aortic Arches
Patrick Muck, MD, Matthew Recht, MD, Aaron Kulwicki, MD, Brian Kuhn, MD, Amy M. Engel, MA.
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

EP26  Recent Trends in the Publications of the U.S. Vascular Surgery Program Directors
Anil Hingorani, M.D., Enrico Ascher, MD, Alexsander Shiferson, DO, Daniel Jung, DO, Robert Jiminez, MD, Natalie Marks, MD RVT. Theresa Jacob, PhD.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

EP27  Mesenteric Artery Stenting With Embolic Protection Devices in Selected Patients With Chronic Atherosclerotic Mesenteric Ischemia
Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Tiziano Tallarita, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Audra A. Duncan, MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Stephen Cha, MS, Sanjay Misra, MD, Thomas C. Bower, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

EP28  Series on "Double Barrel Endografts": Hypogastric Artery Preservation Using a Novel Approach
Kevin M. Casey, MD, Weesam K. Al-Khatib, MD, George K. Lee, MD, Jason T. Lee, MD.
Stanford University, Stanford, CA

EP29  Single Center Experience with Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic-Assisted Abdominal Aortic Operations in the Endovascular Era
Joseph S. Giglia, MD.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

EP30  Routine Diabetic Eye Care and Cancer Counseling in the Vascular Office
Anil Hingorani, M.D., Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalie Marks, MD RVT, Alexsander Shiferson, DO, Daniel Jung, DO, Robert Jiminez, MD, Theresa Jacob, PhD.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

EP31  The Role of Permanent Vascular Protection in Anterior Spine Instrumentation - A Review of Ten Same Lumbar Level Reoperations
Earl D. Cottrell, MD¹, John S. Thalgott, MD², Frank T. Jordan, MD¹, Thomas Dunn, MD³, Jason E. Garber, MD⁴.
¹General Vascular Specialists, Las Vegas, NV; ²International Spinal Development and Research Foundation, Las Vegas, NV; ³Desert Orthopedic Center, Las Vegas, NV; ⁴Western Regional Center for Brain & Spine Surgery, Las Vegas, NV

EP32  Unusual Operations of Robot-Assisted Vascular Surgery
Petr Stadler, Assoc. Prof. PhD., Libor Dvoracek, MD, Petr Vitasek, MD, Pavel Matous, MD.
Na Homolce Hospital, Praha, Czech Republic.

EP33  Complete in Vitro Model of the Pulsatile Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Circulation: a Platform for Hemodynamic Testing and Modeling
Ankur Chandra, MD¹, Nicole A. Varble, BS², Dan B. Phillips, Ph.D.², Steven W. Day, Ph.D.², Karl Schwarz, M.D.¹, Karl A. Illig, M.D.¹.
¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; ²Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

EP34  Infected Viabahn Stent Graft in the Superficial Femoral Artery
Joseph R. Schneider, MD, PhD, Nilesh H. Patel, MD, Farah Hashemi, MD, Stanley Kim, MD. Michaeel J. Verta, Jr., MD
Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

EP35  Preliminary Evalutation of an Oribital Atherectomy Device in the Iliac Arteries. A Promising Alternative.
Richard Schutzer, MD.
Long Island Jewish, Lake Success, NY

EP36  Vascular Injury and Repair During Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Predictor of Poor Outcome
Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH, William P. Robinson, III, MD, Flavio G. Rocha, MD, Hiromichi Ito, MD, Edward Whang, MD, Michael Belkin, MD.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

EP37  General Surgery Resident Vascular Experience in the 21st Centuryar
Mohammad H. Eslami, MD¹, Amy B. Reed, MD², Andres Schanzer, MD¹, William P. Robinson, III, MD¹, Louis M. Messina, MD¹.
¹Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; ²Division of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA

EP38  Predictors of Early Failure after Bypass for Complex Upper Extremity Arterial Injury
Claudie Sheahan, MD, Malachi G. Sheahan, MD, Joseph Griffin, MD, Tapash Palit, MD, Bruce Torrance, MD, John Hunt, MD, Hernan Bazan, MD, Robert Batson, MD, Larry H. Hollier, MD.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

EP39  Effect of Anesthesia Type on Outcomes in Infrainguinal Bypass Procedures for Critical Limb Ischemia
Racheed J. Ghanami, MD¹, Jeanette S. Andrews, MS¹, Matthew A. Corriere, MD, MS², Philip Goodney, MD, MS³, William B. Newton, MD¹, Christopher J. Godshall, MD¹, Kimberley J. Hansen, MD¹, Matthew S. Edwards, MD, MS¹.
¹Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC; ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; ³Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

EP40  Current Outcomes for SFA Interventions: Role of Diabetes and Renal Insufficiency.
Christopher J. Smolock, MD, Javier E. Anaya Ayala, MD, Jean Bismuth, MD, Joseph J. Naoum, MD, Hosam F. El-Sayed, MD, Heitham Hassoun, MD, Eric K. Peden, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD.
The Methodist Hospital, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX

EP41  Upper Extremity Thromboembolectomy Using Preoperative Ultrasound Findings as The Sole Diagnostic Imaging Modality
Fred Usoh, MD, Anil Hingorani, M.D., Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalie Marks, MD RVT, Alexsander Shiferson, DO, Daniel Jung, DO, Robert Jiminez, MD, Theresa Jacob, PhD.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

EP42  Infrainguinal Bypass VS. Endovascular Interventions For Primary Treatment Of Claudication
Jeffrey J. Siracuse, M.D., Kristina A. Giles, M.D., Frank B. Pomposelli, M.D., Allen D. Hamdan, M.D., David R. Campbell, M.D., Mark C. Wyers, M.D., April E. Nedeau, M.D., Marc L. Schermerhorn, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

EP43  Hemorrhagic Vascular Complications of Neurofibromatosis
George H. Meier, MD.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

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