Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
2011 Program and Abstracts

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Wednesday, March 16
9:00 am - 5:00 pm   Registration Desk
9:00 am - 5:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm   Karmody Competition Poster Setup
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm   Exhibit Hall Hours
(plus welcome reception 5:30-6:30 pm)
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm   FOCUSED SESSION
What Made Vascular News in 2010?
Moderated by: Alan B. Lumsden, MD, & George H. Meier, MD
Speakers:   New Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet
Russell H. Samson, MD Sarasota Vascular Specialists, Sarasota, FL

Venous Highlights
Stephanie S. Saltzberg, MD
The Vascular Group PLLC, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

Aorta
William D. Jordan, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Carotid/Stoke
Caron R. Rockman, MD
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Disease
Mark Wyers, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Best of the Best
Joseph J. Ricotta, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Government Issues
Sean P. Roddy, MD
The Vascular Group PLLC, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

AV Access
Larry Scher, MD
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1 – THORACIC
Moderated by: Joann M. Lohr, MD & Leila Mureebe, MD
1:45 pm - 1:58 pm   1. Natural History of Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers
Derek P. Nathan, MD, Eric Lai, William Boonn, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD, Nimesh Desai, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD, Ron M. Fairman, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1:58 pm – 2:11 pm   2. Adjunctive Endovascular Techniques in Management of Acute and Chronic Type B Thoracoabdominal Aortic Dissections: Implications of False Lumen Thrombosis, Pressurization, and Remodeling
Manish Mehta, MD MPH, Philip SK Paty, MD, Sean P. Roddy, MD, John B. Taggert, MD, Yaron Sternbach, MD, Paul B. Kreienberg, MD, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD, Benjamin B. Chang, MD, Dhiraj M. Shah, MD, R Clement Darling, III, MD
Albany Medical College/Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
2:11 pm - 2:24 pm   3. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair With and Without Coverage of the Left Subclavian Artery in the 2005-2008 ACS-NSQIP
Rodney P. Bensley, Jr., MD, Teviah Sachs, MD, Mark C. Wyers, MD, Allen D. Hamdan, MD, Frank B. Pomposelli, MD, Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2:24 pm – 2:37 pm   4. In Situ Laser Fenestration and Stenting During TEVAR: A New Approach to Subclavian Artery Revascularization
Sadaf S. Ahanchi, MD, Babatunde H. Almaroof, MD, Christopher L. Stout, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
2:37 pm - 2:42 pm   MP1. Acute Blunt Traumatic Injury to the Descending Thoracic Aorta: A Review of 100 Consecutive Patients at a Single Institution
Paul J. Riesenman, MD MS, James D. Brooks, BS, Mark A. Farber, MD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2:42 pm – 2:47 pm   MP2. Alternative Technical Algorithm to the Repair of Chronic Type B Dissections with Aneurysmal Degeneration
Benjamin M. Jackson, MD, Derek P. Nathan, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD, Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Alberto Pochettino, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD, William G. Moser, CRNP, Ronald M. Fairman, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2:47 pm – 2:52 pm   MP3. Should Octogenarians be Offered Thoracic Stent-Graft Repair?
Paul J. Riesenman, MD MS, Aanand Dayama, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
2:52 pm – 2:57 pm   MP4. Is Revascularization Required for Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair and Left Subclavian Artery Coverage?
Paul L. O’Donnell, DO, Viktor Y. Dombrovskiy, Paul B. Haser, MD, Alan M. Graham, MD, Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
2:57 pm – 3:02 pm   MP5. Management of Ruptured Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in the Post-TEVAR Era
Mounir J. Haurani, MD, Emel Ergul, MS, Virendra Patel, MD, Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD, Richard P. Cambria, MD Mark F. Conrad, MD, MMSc
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
3:02 pm – 3:07 pm   MP6. Clinical Manifestations of Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
Brant W. Ullery, MD, Albert T. Cheung, MD, Michael L. McGarvey, MD, Ronald M. Fairman, MD, Joseph Bavaria, MD, Alberto Pochettino, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
3:07 pm – 3:12 pm   MP7. Outcomes of Flap Fenestration vs. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection in the United States
David E. Timaran, MD1, Erik B. Rosero, MD2, Adriana Higuera, MD2, J Gregory Modrall, MD2, G Patrick Clagett, MD2, Carlos H. Timaran, MD2
1San Martin University Medical School, Bogota, Colombia, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm   COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL and ePOSTER VIEWING IN FOYER
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2 – MISCELLANEOUS
Moderated by: Robert B. McLafferty, MD & Joseph J. Naoum, MD
4:00 pm - 4:13 pm   5. The Impact of Surgeon Volume on Outcomes in Vascular Surgery: What Type of Volume is Relevant?
J. Gregory Modrall, MD, Eric B. Rosero, MD, Jayer Chung, MD, Frank Arko, III, MD, R. James Valentine, MD, G. Patrick Clagett, MD, Carlos H. Timaran, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
4:13 pm - 4:26 pm   6. Is Routine Follow-up Angiography Warranted After Dialysis Access Intervention?
Clifford M. Sales, MD, Christopher Banko, RN, Mark H. Kumar, MD, Michael D. Addis, MD, Salvador A. Cuadra, MD, Raymond J. Holmes, MD, Jonathan A. Levison, MD
The Cardiovascular Care Group, Westfield, NJ
4:26 pm - 4:39 pm   7. A Fresh Cadaver Lab to Conceptualize Troublesome Anatomical Relationships in Vascular Surgery
Erica L. Mitchell, MD, Dae Y. Lee, MD, Timothy K. Liem, MD, Gregory J. Landry, MD, Gregory L. Moneta
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
4:39 pm - 4:52 pm   8. Osteoprotegerin Serum Levels in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Vladislav Treska, PhD, Ondrej Topolcan, PhD, Jindra Vrzalova, Mgr., Jiri Molacek, Ass.Phd., Karel Houdek, MD
University Hospital, Plzen, Czech Republic
4:52 pm - 4:57 pm   MP8. Is BAM a Sham?: The Clinical Efficacy of Balloon Assisted Maturation (BAM) of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistulae (AVF)
Anil Hingorani, MD, Fred Usoh, MD, Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalie Marks, MD RVT, Alexsander Shiferson, DO, Daniel Jung, DO, Pamela Boniscavage, RVT, Robert Jiminez, MD, Theresa Jacob, PhD
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
4:57 pm - 5:02 pm   MP9. Contemporary Outcomes in Vascular Patients Who Require Pre-Operative Coronary Stent
Khalil Qato, BA1, David Harriman, MS2, Dingcai Cao, PhD2, Qi He, MD2, John Lopez, MD3, Sandeep Nathan, MD2, Christopher L. Skelly, MD2
1New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY , 2University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL , 3Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
5:02 pm – 5:07 pm   MP10. A Single Center Experience in Endovascular Foreign Body Retrieval
Megan I. Carroll, Sadaf S. Ahanchi, MD, Jung H. Kim, Jean M. Panneton, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
5:07 pm – 5:12 pm   MP11. Obesity is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Adverse Perioperative and Long Term Clinical Outcomes Following Open AAA Repair or EVAR
Brian D. Park, MD1, Phong Dargon, MD2, Christopher Binette, MD1, Thomas V. Divinigracia, MD3, Michael S. Dahn, MD, PhD1, James O. Menzoian, MD1
1The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT , 2The University of Massachusetts, Worchester, MA , 3Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
5:12 pm – 5:17 pm   MP12. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Infections (MRSA) and Colonisation Rates and Their Consequences on Long Term Upshots to Vascular Patients Imparting to a Tertiary Referral Unit: A Seven Year Experience.
Kamsila Pilay, MRCS, Wael Tawfick, MRCS, Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS FACS
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland
5:17 pm – 5:22 pm   MP13. Postoperative Systolic Blood Pressure Extremes, Operation Start Time After Noon, and Neck Drain Placement are Modifiable Factors that Predict Increased Length of Stay after Carotid Endarterectomy
Richard Bafford, MD, MSPH, Neal Barshes, MD, MPH, Gentian Kristo, MD, Geoff Sisk, MD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH, Michael Belkin, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
5:22 pm – 5:27 pm   MP14. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Status: Association with Perioperative Mortality in Vascular Surgery
Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, MD, Luke P. Brewster, MD, PhD, Laura Mazer, BS, Ravi Veeraswamy, MD, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD, Thomas F. Dodson, MD, Atef Salam, MD, Elliot Chaikof, MD, PhD, Matthew A. Corriere, MD, MS
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm   WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL


Thursday, March 17
7:00 am - 8:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS
Challenging Cases: Peripheral & Other

Moderated by: Mark A. Farber, MD & Kim J. Hodgson, MD & Fred A. Weaver, MD
Speakers:   Aaron Blom, MD
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Arminder Singh Jasser, MD
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Piotr Terlecki, MD
Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Brent Marsden, MD
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Sachin Phade, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Guillermo Escobar, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
7:00 am - 8:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS
Exposing Complex Anatomy Through Imaging

Moderator: Ruth L. Bush, MD & William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD
Speakers:   3D CT/MR Imaging And Flow Modeling To Reveal Complex Aortic Anatomy
Alan B. Lumsden, MD
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX

Use of Contrast Agents to Enhance Duplex Imaging
George H. Meier, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

When and Why Should Vascular Surgeons Use IVUS:
What Can It Tell Us That Other Imaging Modalities Cannot?

Rodney A. White, MS
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

MR Vascular Imaging: When should this be the Diagnostic Test of Choice?
What Advances are Coming?

John Blebea, MS
University Hospital of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
7:00 am - 11:30 am   Exhibit Hall Hours
7:00 am - 12:00 pm   Registration Desk
7:00 am - 12:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
7:00 am - 8:00 am   Continental Breakfast with Industry
8:15 am - 9:45 am   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3 – AORTIC
Moderated by: Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., MD & Mark F. Conrad, MD
8:15 am - 8:28 am   9. Interpreting the EVAR Versus OPEN Repair Randomized Trials: A Critical Meta-Analysis
Caron Rockman, MD, Maya Rubin, BA, Mark A. Adelman, MD, Frank Veith, MD, Jeffrey S. Berger, MD
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
8:28 am - 8:41 am   10. Totally Robotic Aortic Surgery Versus Robotic-Assisted Aortic Surgery with Mini-Laparotomy
Judith C. Lin, MD, Sanjeev A. Kaul, MD, Akshay Bhandari, MD, James O. Peabody, MD, Mani Menon, MD
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
8:41 am - 8:54 am   11. Outcomes of EVAR in Hemodynamically Stable and Unstable Patients with Ruptured AAA: A Prospective Analysis
Manish Mehta, MD MPH, Sean P. Roddy, MD, Yaron Sternbach, MD, John B. Taggert, MD, Paul B. Kreienberg, MD, Philip S K Paty, MD, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD, Benjamin B. Chang, MD, Dhiraj M. Shah, MD, R Clement Darling, III, MD
Albany Medical College/Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY
8:54 am - 9:07 am   12. Clinical Relevance of Serial CT scans in Post-Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Patients
Elizabeth L. Detschelt, MD1, Victoria Y. Lee, MD1, Joseph L. Grisafi, MD2, Marissa Toma3, Daniel H. Benckart, MD1, Satish C. Muluk, MD1
1Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA , 2Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA , 3Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
9:07 am - 9:12 am   MP15. Endovascular Treatment Improves National Outcomes in Surgical Management of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Jeffrey Jim, MD, Pamela L. Owens, PhD, Luis A. Sanchez, MD, Brian G. Rubin, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
9:12 am - 9:17 am   MP16. Predictors of Decreased Short and Long-term Survival Following Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Derek P. Nathan, MD, Clayton J. Brinster, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD, Ron M. Fairman, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
9:17 am – 9:22 am   MP17. Changes in Patient Fitness During Surveillance of Small AAAs: Which Should Have Early Repair?
Carlos H. Timaran, MD, Eric B. Rosero, MD, Andres Martinez, MD, Adriana Higuera, MD, J Gregory Modrall, MD, G Patrick Modrall, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Plano, TX
9:22 am – 9:27 am   MP18. An Evaluation of the Effect of Statins on Perioperative and Long Term Clinical Outcomes Following Open AAA Repair or EVAR
Christopher Binette, MD1, Brian D. Park, MD1, Phong Dargon, MD2, Mohiuddin Cheema, MD3, James O. Menzoian, MD1
1The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA, 2The University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA, 3Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
9:27 am - 9:32 am   MP19. Para Millennium High Risk AAA saga: A Clinical Dilemma But is Not a Major Concern for the Endovascular Specialist
Niamh Hynes, MD MRCS MMSc Endo, Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS FACS
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland
9:32 am - 9:37 am   MP20. Preoperative Aneurysm Diameter Impacts Incidence and Success of Secondary Intervention for Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Peter Connolly, MD, Gautam Shrikhande, MD, Asad Khan, MD, Sikandar Khan, MD, Andrew Meltzer, MD, James McKinsey, MD.
New York Presbyterian-Columbia, New York, NY
9:37 am – 9:42 am   MP21. Has the Diffusion of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Repair Technology Improved Outcomes?
Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH, Aleksandr Rozenberg, Viktor Y. Dombrovskiy, MD, PhD, MPH, Alan M. Graham, MD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
9:42 am – 9:47 am   MP22. Can CardioMEMS EndoSure Be Used as a Primary Monitoring Modality?
Bryan A. Ehlert, MD, Christopher A. Durham, MD, Frank M. Parker, DO, William M. Bogey, Jr., MD, Charles S. Powell, MD, Michael C. Stoner, MD
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
9:50 am - 10:30 am   COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL and ePOSTER VIEWING IN FOYER
10:30 am - 11:15 am   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4 – VENOUS
Moderated by: Alan M. Dietzek, MD & Raymond J. Holmes, MD
10:30 am - 10:43 am   13. Single Center Experience of Anticoagulation Therapy in Deep Venous Thromboembolism Patients -Different Treatment Patterns?
Munier M. Nazzal, MD, Weikai Qu, MD, PhD, Mohamed Fedaly, MD, Jihad Abbas, MD, Gerald Zelenock, MD
University of Toledo, School of Medicine, Toledo, OH
10:43 am - 10:56 am   14. Procedural Factors Influencing the Incidence of Endovenous Heat Induced Thrombus (EHIT)
Soo J. Rhee, MD, Julianne Stoughton, MD, Nancy L. Cantelmo, MD
VeinSolutions, Stoneham, MA
10:56 am - 11:01 am   MP23. Placement of Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filters in High Risk Trauma Patients
Mounir J. Haurani, MD, Elizabeth Blazick, MD, Virendra I. Patel, MD, Hasan B. Alam, MD, Glen M. LaMuraglia, MD, Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, Mark F. Conrad, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
11:01 am – 10:06 am   MP24. Endovenous Laser Ablation of Greater Saphenous Vein and Perforator Veins Improves Venous Stasis Ulcer Healing
Ryan Abdul-Haqq1, MD, Brian Chen, MD2, Jean M. Panneton1, MD, F. Noel Parent, MD3
1Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA , 2EVMS, Division of Vascular Surgery, Norfolk, VA, 3 Vascular transplant Specialists/ Sentara Medical Group, Norfolk, VA
11:06 am – 11:11 am   MP25. The Role of Ultrasound to Identify Non-Thrombotic Lower Extremity Pathology
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
11:11 am – 11:16 am   MP26. Combined Treatment with Endovenous Ablation and Compression Therapy Reduces Ulcer Recurrence in Patients with CEAP 5 Venous Disease
Michael Harlander-Locke1, Peter F. Lawrence, MD2, Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD2, David Rigberg, MD2, Brian DeRubertis, MD2, Hugh Gelabert, MD2
1University of San Diego, San Diego, CA , 2UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
11:15 am - 11:20 am   Introduction of Distinguished Visiting Professor
11:20 am - 12:00 pm   Distinguished Visiting Professor:
Venous Ulcers: Treatable and Presentable
Robert C. Kistner, MD

Kistner Vein Clinic, Honolulu HI
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm   Society for Vascular Medicine Speakers

Evaluation For Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis In The Vascular Laboratory -
Pitfalls And Challenging Cases

Heather L. Gornik, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Anticoagulation for DVT/PE: Duration of Therapy and the Role of New Anticoagulants
James B. Froehlich, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: 2010 Update
Robert D. McBane, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm   CONCURRENT LUNCHEON SYMPOSIA
Luncheon Symposia are not part of the SCVS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credit through the SCVS joint sponsor, the American College of Surgeons.
1:00 pm   FREE AFTERNOON


Friday, March 18
7:00 am - 8:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS
Challenging Cases: Abdominal Aortic

Moderated by: O. William Brown, MD & Keith D. Calligaro, MD & Alan A. Dietzek, MD
Speakers:   Charlie Cheng, MD
University of Texas, Galveston, TX

Wesley Lew, MD
UCLA Gonda Vascular Center, Los Angeles, CA

Sherif Sultan, MD
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland

Owano Pennycooke, MD
Hackensak University Medical Center, Newark, NJ

Kellie Brown, MD
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Dorothy Sparks, MD
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
7:00 am - 8:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS
Challenging Cases: Venous Disease

Moderated by: Joann M. Lohr, MD & Robert B. McLafferty, MD
Speakers:   Michael Addis, MD
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingstone, NJ

Mahsa Bidgoli Mohaddam, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MD

Nanette Reed, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Paul Riesenman, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Alan Lumsden, MD
The Methodist Hospital, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX

Neil Moudgill, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
7:00 am - 12:30 pm   Exhibit Hall Hours
7:00 am - 5:30 pm   Registration Desk
7:00 am - 5:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
7:00 am - 8:00 am   Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:15 am - 9:45 am   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5 – LE
Moderated by: Mark G. Davies, MD & Rabih A. Chaer, MD
8:15 am - 8:28 am   15. Clinical Efficacy of Endoluminal Interventions for Below Knee Occlusive Disease
Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, MD, Christopher J. Smolock, MD, Ruosu An, BS, Joseph J. Naoum, MD, Jean Bismuth, MD, Eric K. Peden, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD.
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
8:28 am - 8:41 am   16. Analysis of Length of Stay, Cost, and Hospital Disposition in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Treated with Open VS Endovascular Procedures
1Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III, M.D, 2 David J. O’Connor, MD,
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
8:41 am - 8:54 am   17. Functional Outcomes of Revascularization for Critical Limb Ischemia
Gregory Landry, MD, Nick Esmonde, Timothy Liem, MD, Erica Mitchell, MD, Gregory Moneta, MD
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
8:54 am - 9:07 am   18. Clinical Efficacy of Concomitant Tibial Interventions Associated with SFA Interventions in Critical Limb Ischemia
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, PhD
Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX
9:07 am –9:12 am   MP27. Long-Term Outcomes of Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions in the Renal and Cardiac Transplant Populations
Katherine A. Gallagher, MD, Sikandar Khan, MD, Andrew J. Meltzer, MD, Reid Ravin, BD, Peter Connolly, MD, Asad Khan, MD, Ashley Graham, BS, Nicholas Morrissey, MD, James McKinsey, MD, Roman Nowygrod, MD
Weill Cornell/Columbia University, New York, NY
9:12 am - 9:17 am   MP28. Predicting The Outcome After Vascular Trauma Using The National Trauma Data Bank
Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, Cynthia Shortell, MD, FACS
Duke University, Durham, NC
9:17 am - 9:22 am   MP29. Outcomes of Restenosis Following Tibial Artery Endovascular Interventions (TAEI) for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
Naveed U. Saqib, MD1, PhD, Natalie Domenick, BS2, Luke Marone, MD1, Robert Rhee, MD1, Michel S. Makaroun, MD1, Rabih A. Chaer, MD1
1University of Pittsburgh, Division of Vascular Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA , 2University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
9:22 am - 9:27 am   MP30. The Long-term Outcome after Lower Extremity Amputation for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Contemporary Series
Samir K. Shah, MD, James F. Bena, MS, Mircea L. Pavkov, MD, Rebecca Kelso, MD, Daniel G. Clair, MD, Lina Vargas, MD, Vikram S. Kashyap, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
9:27 am - 9:32 am   MP31. The Prevalence of Occult Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Symptomatic Tibial Vessel Disease: Findings in a High Risk Region
Malachi G. Sheahan, MD, Claudie Sheahan, MD, Tapash Palit, MD, Bruce Torrance, MD, Robert Batson, MD, Larry H. Hollier, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
9:32 am - 9:37 am   MP32. Do Ethnic Differences and TASC Distribution Affect the Incidence of Lower Extremity Amputation?
Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
9:45 am - 10:15 am   COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBIT HALL and ePOSTER VIEWING IN FOYER
10:15 am - 11:15 am   INTERNATIONAL PANEL
Randomised Controlled Trials in vascualar surgery-why bother?
Roger Greenhalgh, MD

Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, United Kingdom

EVAR endografts in Europe: Present and Future
Vincent Riambau, MD

University of Barcelona Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

The Role of Stem Cells in Critical Limb Iscemia
Frans Moll, MD

University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
11:15 am - 11:20 am   Introduction of the President
11:20 am - 12:20 pm   PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Just Because We Can; Should We?
Joann M. Lohr, MD

Lohr Surgical Specialists, Cincinnati, OH
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm   MEMBERS’ BUSINESS LUNCHEON
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm   KARMODY POSTER COMPETITION, FIRST ROUND
2:15 pm - 4:00 pm   FOCUSED SESSION – What’s New in Advanced Aortic Interventions
Moderator: Samuel R. Money, MD & Roy K. Greenberg, MD
Speakers:   New Aortic Devices
Mark A. Farber, MD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Current Status of Fenestrated Endografts for Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Gustavo S. Oderich, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

The Use of Parallel Endografts in the Treatment of Challenging Aortic Aneurysms
David J. Minion, MD
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY

Use of Debranching Techniques
William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Dissection
Joseph V. Lombardi, M.D.
Cooper Health Systems, Camden, NJ

Iliac Branch Devices
Tara Mastracci, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Open Surgery is Still a Good Option
Hazim J. Safi, MD
University of Texas, Houston, TX
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6 – ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES
Moderated by: Joseph S. Giglia, MD & Michael E. Landis, MD
4:00 pm - 4:13 pm   19. Treatment of Type II Endoleaks: Coil Embolization of Lumbar Vessels has Poor Long-Term Success
Katherine A. Gallagher, MD, Andrew J. Meltzer, MD, Asad Khan, MD, Peter Connolly, MD, Fran Aiello, MD , Gautam Shrikhande, MD, Rajeev Dayal, MD, John Karwowski, MD
Weill Cornell/Columbia University, New York, NY
4:13 pm - 4:18 pm   MP33. Contemporary Management of Aberrant Left Subclavian Arteries with Right Aortic Arch
William M. Stone, MD1, Grant T. Fankhauser, MD1, Thomas C. Bower, MD2, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD2, Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA1
1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ , 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
4:18 pm - 4:23 pm   MP34. The Role of YES Lumen Reentry Devices in Chronic Arterial Total Occlusions
Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD1, Purandath Lall, MBBS1, Linda M. Harris, MD2, Maciej L. Dryjski, MD2
1VA Western NY Heathcare System, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY , 2SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
4:23 pm - 4:28 pm   MP35. Simple Plication of the Initial Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) Inflow Segment is Effective in Treating Vascular Steal Syndrome.
Joseph J. Naoum, MD, Tiffany Street, NP, Davies G. Mark, MD, PhD, George M. Nassar, MD, Eric K. Peden, MD
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
4:28 pm - 4:33 pm   MP36. Early and Mid-Term Outcomes of Endovascular and Hybrid Treatment of Bilateral Common Iliac Aneurysms
Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, MD, Francis Caputo, MD, Yazan Duwayri, MD, Kathleen G. Raman, Brian G. Rubin, MD, Patrick J. Geraghty, MD, John A. Curci, MD, Gregorio A. Sicard, MD, Luis A. Sanchez, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
4:33 pm - 4:38 pm   MP37. Mid-Term Results Justify Endovascular Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms Even in the Emergent Setting
Magdiel Trinidad Hernandez, MD1, Joseph J. Ricotta, MD2, Peter Gloviczki, MD1, Manju Kalra, MD1, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD1, Audra A. Duncan, MD1, Thomas C. Bower, MD1
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN , 2Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
4:38 pm - 4:43 pm   MP38. The Use of the StarClose Device for Obtaining Femoral Artery Hemostasis
Ariel Rodriguez, MD1, Steven G. Katz, MD2
1Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, CA 2Department of Surgery Division of Vascular Surgery USC Keck School of Medicine and the Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, CA
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm   ANNUAL RECEPTION & BANQUET


Saturday, March 19
7:00 am - 12:30 pm   Registration Desk
7:00 am - 12:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
7:30 am - 8:30 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS
Challenging Cases: Thoracic Aortic

Moderated by: Thomas C. Bower, MD & Alan B. Lumsden, MD
Speakers:   Robert Carter, MD
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Dorian deFreitas, MD
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Lakshmikumar Pillai, MD
West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV

Neil Moudgill, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Murray Shames, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Joseph Giglia, MD
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
7:30 am - 8:30 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS
Dilemmas in Coding and Billing: Difficult Cases you Have or May Have Had.

Coding cases found to be as challenging as the procedure.
Moderated by: Sean P. Roddy, MD & Robert M. Zwolak, MD
Speakers:   Sachin Phade, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Raghu Motaganahalli, MD
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
8:45 am - 9:45 am   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 7 – CAROTID
Moderated by: Fred A. Weaver, MD & Firas F. Mussa, MD
8:45 am - 8:58 am   20. Carotid Stenting: The Data of Transcranial Doppler, Cognitive Tests And DWI-MR May Influence Results?
Roberto Gattuso, MD, Luigi Irace, MD, Jihad Jabbour, MD, Marco Maria Giuseppe Felli, MD, Federico Faccenna, MD, Antonella Laurito, MD, Alessia Alunno, MD, Anna Castiglione, MD, Bruno Gossetti, MD
Policlinico Umberrto, Department of Vascular Surgery, Rome, Italy
8:58 am - 9:11 am   21. A National Survey of The Use of Anti-Platelet Medications and Protamine During Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting: What is the Standard?
Elizabeth M. Quiroz, BA, Ross Milner, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
9:11 am - 9:14 am   22. Carotid Surgery is the Gold Standard for High-Risk (HRP) Carotid Artery Intervention: Five Year Cost-Effectiveness and Quality Stroke Free Survival Comparison Between Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA), Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Technique (CAST) and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT).
Niamh Hynes, MD MRCS MMSc Endo, Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS FACS
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland
9:14 am – 9:27 am   23. Characterization of Resident Surgeon Participation During Carotid Endarterectomy and Impact on Perioperative Outcomes
James Reeves, MD, Gabriela Velazquez-Ramirez, MD, Thomas F. Dodson, MD, David McClusky, MD, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD, Ravi Veeraswamy, MD, Atef Salam, MD, Elliot Chaikof, MD, PhD, Matthew A. Corriere, MD, MS
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
9:27 am – 9:40 am   24. The Malignant Course of Carotid Artery Occlusion: Risk Factor and Outcomes
Darren Bryan, BS1, John Carson, MD2, Qi He, MD3, Khalil Qato, BA4, Hisham Bassiouny, MD3, Christopher L. Skelly, MD3
1University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 2University of California, Davis, Mather, CA, 3University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, 4New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
9:45 am - 10:45 am   HEALTH CARE REFORM TOWN HALL MEETING
Robert M. Zwolak, MD, FACS
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

Russell H. Samson, MD, FACS
Sarasota Vascular Specialists, Sarasota, FL
10:45 am - 11:30 am   KARMODY POSTER COMPETITION, FINAL ROUND
11:30 am - 12:30 pm   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 8 – VISCERAL
Moderated by: Michel S. Makaroun, MD & William D. Jordan, Jr., MD
11:30 am - 11:43 am   25. Risk Modification Strategy of Acute Renal Failure in EVAR
In-Kyong Kim, MD, Muhammad A. Khan, MD, Sikandar Z. Khan, MD, James F. McKinsey, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY
11:43 am - 11:56 am   26. Outcomes of Mesenteric Re-Interventions for In-Stent Restenosis in Patients Treated for Atherosclerotic Mesenteric Artery Disease
Tiziano Tallarita, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Audra A. Duncan, MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Steven Cha, MS, Thomas C. Bower, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
11:56 am - 12:09 am   27. Superior Patency of Covered Stents Over Bare Metal Stents in Patients with Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Luke Erdoes, MD, Heather Mixon, BS, Christopher Lesar, MD, Denny Schoch, MD
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit, Chattanooga, TN
12:09 pm - 12:14 pm   MP39. Mesenteric Aneurysms and Associated Mesenteric Stenosis: Endovascular Treatment Options and Outcomes
Katherine Gallagher, MD, Ritu Aparajita, MD, Andre J. Meltzer, MD, Ashley Graham, BS, Peter Connolly, MD, Rajeev Dayal, MD, James McKinsey, MD
Weill Cornell/Columbia University, New York, NY
12:14 pm – 12:19 pm   MP40. Utility of the Renal Resistive Index as a Predictor of Mortality
Mazen Bazzi, DO, Ramandeep Sidhu, MD, Anthony J. Comerota, MD, M. Eileen Walsh, PhD, Dennis Wojnarowski, BA
Jobst Vascular Center, Toledo, OH
12:19 pm – 12:24 pm   MP41. Incidence, Outcomes and Predictors of Mesenteric Artery Complications During Stent Placement for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Tiziano Tallarita, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Audra A. Duncan, MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Sanjay Misra, MD, Stephen Cha, MS, Thomas C. Bower, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
12:30 pm   ADJOURN
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