Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery

2010 Program and Abstracts

SCVS 38th Annual Symposium April 7-10, 2010
Preliminary Program 

Subject to Change
Tuesday, April 6
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm SCVS Fellows Program – Part I
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm SCVS Fellows Program Reception
Wednesday, April 7
7:00 am - 12:00 pm   SCVS Fellows Program – Part II
9:00 am - 5:00 pm   Registration Desk
9:00 am - 5:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm   Poster Setup
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm   Exhibit Hall Hours (plus welcome reception 5:30-6:30 pm)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm FOCUSED SESSION
What Made Vascular News in 2009?

Moderated By:
Michel S. Makaroun, MD and George H. Meier, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Recognize the salient features of major reports on carotid, aneurysm, lower extremity arterial and venous diseases among others
• Review the highlights of major advances in vascular disease management during the previous year.
• This course is designed to review the 3 most important advances in each topic.
 

Medical Vascular News of 2009
Thom Rooke, MD

Venous Highlights of 2009
Joann Lohr, MD

Aneurysms in the News 2009
Manish Mehta, MD

Lower extremity advances 2009
Luke Marone, MD

Carotids and stroke news 2009
Peter Faries, MD

The Best of the Rest 2009
Ash Mansour, MD

1:00 pm - 2:25 pm  

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1 – AORTIC

Moderated by:
R. Clement Darling III, MD and William Stone, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Describe recent trends and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for aortic aneurysm and dissection
• Recognize evolving technical considerations, physiologic factors and surveillance protocols that may improve outcomes for EVAR and TEVAR
• Describe recent trends in management and outcomes for ruptured abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm
   
1:00 pm - 1:13 pm     1. Surgical Robotics In Vascular Surgery
Petr Stadler, MD, PhD, Libor Dvoracek, MD, Petr Vitasek, MD, Pavel Matous, MD.
Na Homolce Hospital, Praha 5, Czech Republic.
1:13 pm - 1:26 pm     2. Delayed Conversions after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
James G. Chambers, IV, MD, Shardul B. Nagre, MBBS, Mark A. Patterson, MD, Steve M. Taylor, MD, Marc A. Passman, MD, William D. Jordan, Jr., MD.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
1:26 pm - 1:39 pm     3. Five-year Experience with EVAR without Fenestration for Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms. Clinical Efficacy, Reintervention Rates & Cost-effectiveness Compared with Open Repair in High Deliberare Practice Volume centres
Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS EBQS - VASC FACS, Niamh Hynes, MB BCh, MMSc, MD.
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland.
1:39 pm - 1:52 pm     4. Duplex ultrasound factors predicting persistent Type II endoleakand increase AAA sac diameter after EVAR
Brian R. Beeman, MD, Kathy Murtha, RVT, Kevin Doerr, RVT, Sandy McAfee-Bennett, RVT, Matthew J. Dougherty, MD, Keith D. Calligaro, MD.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
1:52 pm - 2:05 pm     5. Duplex ultrasound graft limb velocity asymmetry predicts endoleak after EVAR
Shardul B. Nagre, MBBS, Marc A. Passman, MD, Bart R. Combs, MD, Bruce G. Lowman, MD, William D. Jordan, Jr., MD.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm     MP1. EVAR Outcomes with Anatomical Fixation
Matthew T. Jung, MD1, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD2, Mark J. Garcia, MD3, Zvonimir Krajcer, MD4, Julio A. Rodriguez, MD5.
1Baptist Hospital East, Louisville, KY, USA, 2Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, USA, 3Christiana Care, Newark, DE, USA, 4Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA, 5Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm     MP2. Significance of Initial Aortic Aneurysm Pressure Sensor Readings Varies With Aortic Endograft Design
Gautam V. Shrikhande, MD, Hafiz G. Hussain, MD, Alicia Menezes, John K. Karwowski, MD, Lee J. Goldstein, MD, William Gray, MD, James F. Mckinsey, MD, Harry L. Bush, Jr., MD. New York Presbyterian Hospital/University Hospitals of Cornell and Columbia, New York, NY, USA.
2:15 pm - 2:20 pm     MP3. Pulmonary Artery Catheter Directed Rapid Right Ventricular Pacing to Facilitate Precise Deployment of Endografts in the Thoracic Aorta: A Novel Approach
Catalin Harbuzariu, MD, Joseph J. Ricotta, II, MD, Juan N. Pulido, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Thomas C. Bower, MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Audra A. Duncan, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
2:20 pm - 2:25 pm     MP4. Hybrid Repair of Distal Arch and Proximal Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Endovascular Elephant Trunk Completion
Jeffrey Jim, MD, Luis A. Sanchez, MD, Marc R. Moon, MD, Brian G. Rubin, MD, Gregorio A. Sicard, MD.
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm   DEDICATED HANDS-ON SESSION (Exhibits & Stations available)
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm  

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2 – LE

Moderated by:
Robert B. McLafferty, MD and Steven Rimar, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Recognize the evolving role of novel endovascular, hybrid and imaging techniques in the management of lower extremity occlusive disease.
• Understand recent trends and identify opportunities to improve outcomes in the management of lower extremity obstructive disease
• Review demographic, anatomic, and pharmacologic factors affecting outcomes of endovascular interventions
   
3:15 pm - 3:28 pm     6. Gender Differences in the Outcome of Endovascular Interventions for PAD - Is there a Difference Between Men and Women Treated with Angioplasty or Angioplasty and Stenting?
Katherinen A. Gallagher, MD, Ashley R. Graham, BS, Gautam Shrikhande, MD, Combiz Rezayat, MD, Peter Connelly, MD, Hafiz Hussain, MD, Harry L. Bush, MD, John K. Karwowski, MD, James F. McKinsey, MD.
Weill Cornell Medical Center/Columbia University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
3:28 pm - 3:41 pm     7. Long-term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Endovascular Infrainguinal Interventions with Single Vessel Peroneal Artery Runoff
Christopher J. Abularrage, MD, Mark F. Conrad, MD, Robert S. Crawford, MD, Laura A. Hackney, BS, Vikram Paruchuri, MD, Glenn M. LaMuraglia, MD, Richard P. Cambria, MD.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
3:41 pm - 3:54 pm     8. Post-Procedure Duplex-Calculated Blood Flow Measurements Correlate To Stent Patency At 12 Months
Ankur Chandra, MD, Peter F. Lawrence, MD, Brian G. DeRubertis, MD.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
3:54 pm - 4:07 pm     9. Limitations Of Re-Entry Devices In Lower Extremity Chronic Total Occlusions
Susanna H. Shin, MD, Donald Baril, MD, Rabih Chaer, MD, Robert Rhee, MD, Michel Makaroun, MD, Luke Marone, MD.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
4:07 pm - 4:20 pm     10. Infrageniculate Interventions in Female Patients: Improved Patency Rates but Higher Rates of Postoperative Complications
Tejas R. Shah, MD, Angeliki Vouyouka, MD Daniel K. Han, BA, Sharif Ellozy, MD, Robert Lookstein, MD, Prasad Shirvalkar, MS, Michael Marin, MD, Peter L. Faries, MD.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm     MP5. Midterm Results of a 4F Compatible Stent in Treatment of Femoropopliteal Atherosclerotic Disease
Jeffrey Jim, MD, Brian G. Rubin, MD.
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm     MP6. Immunosuppression After Cardiac Transplantation Improves Patency of Percutaneous Lower Extremity Arterial Interventions
Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD1, Hafiz Hussain, MD1, Susan Restaino, MD2, Donna Mancini, MD2, Mary Jane Farr, MD2, James McKinsey, MD1.
1Columbia/Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York, NY, USA, 2Columbia University Division of Cardiology, New York, NY, USA.
4:35 pm - 4:40 pm     MP7. Management of Flush Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusions with Combined Open Femoral Endarterectomy and Endovascular Femoral-Popliteal Angioplasty and Stenting
Daniel J. Hayes, Jr., MD, Matthew J. Dougherty, MD, Keith D. Calligaro, MD. Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
4:40 pm - 4:45 pm     MP8. Full Metal Jacket of the Superficial Femoral Artery: A Retrospective Analysis
Parth S. Shah, MD,MPH, Anil Hingorani, MD, Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalia Marks, MD RVT, Alexander Shiferson, DO, Kapil Gopal, MD, Srinivas Reddy, MD, Daniel Jung, MD, Theresa Jacob, PhD.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm   DEDICATED HANDS-ON SESSION (Exhibits & Stations available)
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm   WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL
5:30 PM - 9:00 pm SCVS Incoming Fellows Program - Part I (Reception and Working Dinner)
Thursday, April 8
7:00 am - 8:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS

SIG 1 Wound Care in Vascular Medicine
SIG 2 Challenging Cases: Peripheral & Other (Dialysis & Venous)
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 II / VISCERAL

Moderated by:
Fred A. Weaver, MD and Jason Lee, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Describe recent trends in outcomes for open and endvascular repair of  abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm
• Identify factors associated with improved outcomes in patients with emergent or complex aortic aneurysm disease
• Describe recent trends in outcomes for open and endovascular management of visceral artery obstructive disease
• Recognize evolving treatment planning and technical approaches that may improve outcomes for endovascular treatment of visceral artery obstructive disease
• Identify phenotypic and physiologic factors associated with improved outcomes in patients treated for visceral artery obstructive disease
   
8:15 am - 8:28 am     11. The Minimally Invasive Management of Visceral Artery Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms
Grant T. Fankhauser, MD1, William M. Stone, MD1, Sailendra G. Naidu, MD1, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD2, Joseph J. Ricotta, II, MD2, Haraldur Bjarnason, MD2.
1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
8:28 am - 8:41 am     12. Our experience with 140 visceral artery stents: Should celiac artery stenting be abandoned?
Tyler J. Dahl, B.Bm.E., Christopher L. Stout, MD, William N. Veale, MD, Brian L. Chen, MD, Jarrod D. Day, MD, Cory A. Messerschmidt, BS, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
8:41 am - 8:54 am     13. 10 year Experience with Renal Artery In-Stent Restenosis
Patrick A. Stone, MD, Ali F. Aburahma, MD.
West Virginia University, Charleston, WV, USA.
8:54 am - 9:07 am     14. Differences in Anatomy and Outcomes in Patients Treated with Open Mesenteric Revascularization before and after the Endovascular Era
Evan Ryer, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Thanila A. Macedo, MD, Thomas C. Bower, MD, Audra A. Duncan, MD, Joseph J. Ricotta, II,  MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Peter Gloviczki, MD.
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA.
9:07 am - 9:20 am     15. Risk Factors for Failed Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Explant Analysis
Peter H. Lin, MD, Sarah Weakley, MD, Panagiotis Kougias, MD, Joseph Huh, MD, Scott A. LeMaire, MD, Joseph S. Coselli, MD.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
9:20 am - 9:38 am     16. Comparison of Modern Open Repair of Infrarenal and Pararenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Early Outcomes and Late Renal Dysfunction
Geetha Jeyabalan, MD, Jang Y. Kim, MD, Taeyoung Park, PhD, Rabih Chaer, MD, Michel S. Makaroun, MD, Jae S. Cho, MD.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
9:38 am - 9:43 am     MP9. Aortic Endograft Sizing in Trauma Patients  with Hemodynamic Instability
Frederik H.W Jonker, MD1, Hence J. Verhagen, MD2, Hamid Mojibian, MD1, Kimberly Davis, MD1, Jeffrey Indes, MD1, Francis L. Moll, MD3, Bart E. Muhs, MD1.
1Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA, 2Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
9:43 am - 9:48 am     MP10. Totally Percutaneous EVAR: Feasibility Outcomes for a Prospective, Randomized Trial Design
Peter R. Nelson, MD, MS1, Zvonimir Krajcer, MD2, Nikhil Kansal, MD3.
1University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA, 2Leachman Cardiology Associates, Houston, TX, USA, 3University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
9:45 am - 10:30 am   DEDICATED HANDS-ON SESSION (Exhibits & Stations available)
10:30 am - 11:15 am   SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4 – DIALYSIS

Moderated by:
Matthew J. Dougherty, MD and Anil Hingorani, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Describe recent trends in outcomes for arteriovenous access procedures
• Recognize evolving strategies to improve treatment planning for arteriovenous access procedures
• Identify novel strategies to enhance outcomes for arteriovenous access procedures in patients with challenging venous anatomy
   
10:30 am - 10:43 am     17. Translocation of the Femoropopliteal Vein for Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistula Creation: Excellent Patency but High Incidence of Wound Complications and Steal Syndrome
Malachi G. Sheahan, MD, Hernan Bazan, MD, Claudie Sheahan, MD, Bruce Torrance, MD, Addison Thompson, MD, Tapash Palit, MD, Robert Batson, MD, Larry Hollier, MD, Paul Perkowski, MD, Jon Schellack, MD.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
10:43 am - 10:56 am     18. Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) Catheter Outcomes in Patients with Long-Standing Renal Failure: Optimizing Performance
Jarrod D. Day, MD, Harry R. Holt, MD, Brian L. Chen, MD, Christopher L. Stout, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD, Marc H. Glickman, MD.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
10:56 am - 11:01 am     MP11. Fibrin Sheath Angioplasty: A New Technique to Prevent Superior Vena Cava Stenosis Secondary to Dialysis Catheters
Robert Hacker, MD, Lorena P. De Marco Garcia, MD, Theodore Tzeremas, MD, Kambhampaty Krishnasastry, MD, FACS, Thomas Panetta, MD, FACS.
North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA.
11:01 am - 10:06 am     MP12. Are Heparin-Bonded Arteriovenous Grafts Better than the Standard-Wall?
Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD1, Naveed N. Nosrati, BS1, Claudia Pedroza, PhD2, Sheila M. Coogan, MD1, Anthony L. Estrera, MD1, Hazim J. Safi, MD1, Ali Azizzadeh, MD1.
1University of Texas Medical School Houston, Houston, TX, USA, 2University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
11:06 am - 11:11 am     MP13. External Carotid Artery to External Jugular Vein Arteriovenous Fistulae for Hemodialysis Access
Michael J. Cohen, MD. FACS
Vascular Specialists of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
11:11 am - 11:16 am     MP14. Outcomes With Heparin-Bonded Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Grafts Used as a Conduit for Hemodialysis
Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, MD, Candace D. Pettigrew, Zulfiqar F. Cheema, MD, PhD, Jean X. Bismuth, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD, PhD, MBA, Joseph J. Naoum, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD, Eric K. Peden, MD.
Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
11:15 am - 11:20 am   Introduction of Distinguished Visiting Professor
11:20 am - 12:00 pm  

Distinguished Visiting Professor:

"The Seven Blunders of the Vascular World"

Thom W. Rooke, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Society for Vascular Medicine Speakers:

Josh Beckman, MD
Brigham & Women’s, Boston, Massachusetts

Steve Dean, MD
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm   CONCURRENT LUNCHEON SYMPOSIA
12:30 pm   FREE AFTERNOON
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm   SCVS Incoming Fellows Program - Part II
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm   SCVS Vascular Top Gun Program
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm   SCVS Young Vascular Surgeons Dinner Symposium
Friday, April 9
7:00 am - 8:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS

SIG 1 Challenging Cases: Abdominal Aortic
SIG 2 Issues in Dialysis Access
7:00 – 11:00 am &
12:00 – 2:00 pm		   Exhibit Hall Hours
7:00 am - 5:30 pm   Registration Desk
7:00 am - 5:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
7:00 – 8:00 am   Continental Breakfast with Industry
8:15 am - 9:45 am  

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5 – OTHER

Moderated by:
George H. Meier, MD and Joseph Schneider, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Present new data regarding established scoring systems in vascular trauma
• Identify new technologies in wound care, graft surveillance, and anesthetic management 
• Present new data on treatment of rare vascular tumors
   
8:15 am - 8:28 am     19. Existing Trauma and Critical Care Scoring Systems Underestimate Mortality among Vascular Trauma Patients
Shang A. Loh, MD, Caron B. Rockman, MD, Christine Chung, BS, Thomas S. Maldonado, MD, Mark A. Adelman, MD, H. Leon Pachter, MD, Firas F. Mussa, MD.
NYU Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
8:28 am - 8:41 am     20. Surgical Management of Tumors Involving the Aorta and Major Arterial Structures
Susanne G. Carpenter, MD1, William B. Stone, MD1, Thomas C. Bower, MD2, Richard J. Fowl, MD1, Samuel R. Money, MD1.
1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA.
8:41 am - 8:54 am     21. Does Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) Offer an Improved Outcome Over Conventional Compression Dressings (CCD) in the Management of Refractory Non-Healing Venous Ulcers (RVU)?
Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS EBQS - VASC FACS, Wael Tawfick, MB BCh MRCS.
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland.
8:54 am - 9:07 am     22. Type Of Anesthetic Management Affects Outcome For Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Evar)
Hafiz G. Hussain, MD, Muhammad A. Khan, MD, Ritu Aparajita, MD, Gautam Shrikhande, MD, Katherine A. Gallagher, MD, Roman Nowygrod, MD, Nicholas Morrissey, MD, Harry Bush, MD, James F. McKinsey, MD.
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY,
9:07 am - 9:20 am     23. Variations in the Iliolumbar Vein During Anterior Approach for Spinal Procedures
Matthew M. Nalbandian, MD, Jane S. Hoashi, MD, Sameer Kalkotwar, MD, Thomas Errico, MD.
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
9:20 am – 9:25 am     MP15. Significance of the Mangled Extremity Severity Score in Traumatic Popliteal Artery Injury
Jaecel O. Shah, MS, Robert E. Lasky, PhD, Ali Azizzadeh, MD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD, Hazim J. Safi, MD, Sheila M. Coogan, MD.
University Of Texas Medical School Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
9:25 am - 9:30 am     MP16. Blunt Injury to the Thoracic Outlet Arteries: The Experience of a Level I Trauma Center
Sherene Shalub, MD1, Riyad Karmy-Jones, MD2, Benjamin Starnes, MD1, Thomas Hatsukami, MD1, Nam T. Tran, MD1.
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, 2Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA, USA.
9:30 am - 9:35 am     MP17. Implantable Ultrasound Doppler Device that Measures Blood Flow: The Future of Bypass Graft Surveillance
Sung W. Ham, MD, Sukgu Han, MD, Jonathan Cannata, PhD, David Vilkomerson, PhD, Fred A. Weaver, MD, MMM, Vincent L. Rowe, MD.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
9:35 am - 9:40 am     MP18. Combined Laparoscopic and Endovascular Treatment vs. Open Celiac Ganglionectomy in Patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome- A Ten Year Review
Allan W. Tulloch, MD, Juan C. Jimenez, MD, Peter F. Lawrence, MD, Erik P. Dutson, MD, Wesley S. Moore, MD, David A. Rigberg, MD, Hugh A. Gelabert, MD, Brian G. Derubertis, MD, William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD.
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
9:45 am 10:15 am   DEDICATED HANDS-ON SESSION (Exhibits & Stations available)
10:15 – 11:15 am   INTERNATIONAL PANEL

"Current Status of Endovascular Surgery in Hong Kong and China"
Stephen Cheng, MD
The University of Hong Kong, China

"Subintimal Angioplasty, Techniques, Need for Stents, Long Term Follow-up"
Amman Bolia, MD
University of Leicester, United Kingdom

"The Positive and Negative Facets of the British Health Care System and How It Applies to Vascular Surgery"
Matt Thompson, MD
St. Georges University of London, United Kingdom
11:15 am - 11:20 am   Introduction of the President
11:20 am - 12:20 pm   PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

"The Evolution of Vascular Surgery: Is It Time for a New Direction?"

George H. Meier, MD
Cincinnati, Ohio
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm   MEMBERS’ BUSINESS LUNCHEON
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm   Networking Lunch (Exhibit Hall)
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm   POSTER COMPETITION, FIRST ROUND
   
TOPIC: AORTA I

Moderator:
Alan B. Lumsden, MD
P1.   Attitudes Toward Antibiotics and the Treatment of Infected Aortic Endografts
Elizabeth Wooster, Master of Education1, Andrew D. Dueck, MD, M.Sc2, Douglas L. Wooster, MD2, Michael Clemente3, Graham Roche-Nagle, MD MBA2.
1OISE/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
P2.   The Initial Post-EVAR CTA Scan Predicts the Later Need for Secondary Procedures
Mitul Patel, MD, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD.
UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School, Camden, NJ, USA.
P3.   EVAR: Does Device Type Matter?
Jeffrey Sidor, BS, Cheryl Armstrong, BSN, Rami Bustami, PhD, Clifford Sales, MD.
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ, USA.
P4.   Treatment of a Patch Aneurysm Using a Surgeon-Modified Branched Thoracic Endograft
Jeffrey Jim, MD, Luis A. Sanchez, MD, Brian G. Rubin, MD.
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
P5.   Traumatic Aortic disruption: Is Endovascular repair the definite therapy or a bridging option?
Julio Calderin, M.D., Lorena P. De Marco Garcia, MD, Xin Lin, MD, Sotero Peralta, MD, Richard Schutzer, MD, Khambhampaty Krishnasastry, MD.
North Shore LIJ Health Systems, Port Washington, NY, USA.
P6.   Composite Stentgrafts are Not Associated with Increased Endoleak or Reintervention Rates Following EVAR
Julia T. Saraidaridis, BA, Nicholas Osborne, MD, Guillermo A. Escobar, MD, Jonathan L. Eliason, MD, Enrique Criado, MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., MD, John E. Rectenwald, MD.
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

TOPIC: AORTA II

Moderator:
Mark G. Davies, MD
P7.   Thoracic Aortic Endograft Explant-A Single Center Experience
Melissa L. Kirkwood, MD, Alberto Pochettino, MD, Ronald M. Fairman, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
P8.   Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Provides Spinal Cord Protection During Open Repair Of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Mark D. Fleming, MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, Young Erben, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, Thomas C. Bower, MD, Joseph J. Ricotta, II., MD, Audra A. Duncan, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
P9.   Quantification of Intra-Arterial Septum Motion in Type III B Aortic Dissections with Dynamic MRI
Christof Karmonik, PhD, Jean Bismuth, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD, Dipan J. Shah, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD.
The Methodist Hospital DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
P10.   Contemporary Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Colon Cancer: Emerging Trends for an Old Surgical Dilemma
James B. Osborne, Jr., MD, Daniel S. Rush, MD, Tony Katras, MD, David N. Walters, MD, James R. Evans, MD, Steven P. Hopkins, MD.
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
P11.   Late Open Conversion and Explantation of Abdominal Aortic Stent Grafts
Clayton Brinster, MD, Edward Y. Woo, MD, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD, Ronald M. Fairman, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
P12.   Non-Resective Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Robert Hacker, MD, Lorena P. De Marco Garcia, MD, David Siegel, MD, John B. Chang, MD, FACS.
Northshore - Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA.

TOPIC: OTHER

Moderator:
Joann M. Lohr, MD
P13.   Routine use of Activated Clotting Times provides a more Accurate use of Anticoagulation during Open Peripheral Vascular Operations
Jenny Cho, MD, Michael Dalsing, MD, Gary Lemmon, MD, Alan Sawchuk, MD, Michael Murphy, MD, Janet Klein, RN, MSN, CCRP.
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
P14.   Fellow Performance at the SCVS "Top Gun" Simulator Challenge
Jean Bismuth, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD, Joseph J. Naoum, MD, Eric K. Peden, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD.
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
P15.   How Do We Attract Medical Students to Vascular Surgery Careers?
Susanna H. Shin, MD, Kathryn J. Balinger, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
P16.   Three Dimensional Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging of Peripheral Vascular Stents
Paul D. Bishop, MSEE, RVT Vikram S. Kashyap, MD.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
P17.   Public Health Initiatives and Stroke Awareness: Effective Education or Ignored Advertisement
Elizabeth Wooster, Master of Education1, Michael Clemente2, Douglas L. Wooster, MD3, Andrew D. Dueck, M.Sc, MD3, Graham Roche-Nagle, MD MBA3.
1OISE/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 3Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
P18.   Ethnic Disparities in Critical Limb Ischemia
Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III, MD, Amit Shah, MD, David J. O'Connor, MD, Frank Veith, MD, Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, Larry A. Scher, MD, William D. Suggs, MD, Omar Riaz, MD, Raquel M. Benros, DO, James Shamul, MD.
Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

TOPIC: CAROTID

Moderator:
John Blebea, MD
P19.   Thirty-day Outcomes For Carotid Intervention By Vascular Surgeons At A Single Institution Who Perform Both Carotid Endarterectomy And Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD1, Rafael Malgor, MD1, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD1, Timothy S. Sullivan, MD2.
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 2Abbott Northwestern Vascular Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
P20.   Modified Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy
Sanjay Kumar, MD1, Catherine Porter, DO1, Eric Hager, MD2, Aliza Olive, BA1, James B. Alexander, MD1, Anthony Carabasi, MD2, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD1, Joseph V. Lombardi, MD1.
1UMDNJ-RWJMS, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA, 2Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
P21.   Fast track Carotid Surgery is the gold standard for High-risk (HRP) Carotid Artery Intervention: Five year Cost-effectiveness and Quality Stroke Free Survival comparison between CEA, CAS and OMT
Sherif Sultan, MD FRCS EBQS - VASC FACS, Niamh Hynes, MB BCh MRCS MMSc (Endovasc) MD.
Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland.
P22.   A Retrospective Analysis of Bovine Pericardium (Vascuguard) for Patch Closure in Carotid Endarterectomies
Joseph M. Ladowski, Joseph S. Ladowski, M.D.
Indiana/Ohio Heart, Fort Wayne, IN, USA.
P23.   Carotid-cutaneous Fistula and Pseudoaneurysm Formation as a Complication of Stent Angioplasty for Carotid Restenosis
Trevor Upham, MD, Matt Goettsch, MD, Richard F. Neville, MD.
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
P24.   Carotid Stenting in High-risk Patients: Results in a Selected Target Population
Neelima Katragunta, MD, Tony Katras, MD, James R. Evans, MD, Steven P. Hopkins, MD, Tariq Z. Haddadin, MD, Daniel S. Rush, MD.
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
P25.   Three-dimensional Ultrasound Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease
Lisa M. Louwers, MD, Phillip J. Bendick, PhD, Graham W. Long, MD. William
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.

TOPIC: LE

Moderator:
George H. Meier, MD
P26.   Interposition Greater Saphenous vein Insitu Bypass from the Popliteal artery to Posterior Tibial artery in 1943 after a GSW to the Lower extremity: Case report
Daniel F. Jung, DO
Maimonides, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
P27.   Angioplasty and Stenting of the Supraaortic Trunks is Difficult and not Durable
M. A. Mansour, MD1, Brian J. Wheatley, MD2, Jill M. Gorsuch, MD1, Robert F. Cuff, MD1.
1Spectrum Health and Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 2Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
P28.   Safety and Efficacy of Vascular Closure Devices for 9 Fr Sheaths
Naren Gupta, MD, PhD, Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD, Atef A. Salam, MD, Matthew A. Corriere, MD, Thomas F. Dodson, MD, Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
P29.   Establishing an in-Office Endovascular Suite: Lessons Learned After One Year
John Adams, Jr., MD, Paul Humphrey, MD, Richard Coats, MD, Suzanne Greenwood, RN, Karen Althage, CFA, Deb Smith, RN.
Columbia Surgical Associates, Columbia, MO, USA.
P30.   Partial Excision of Aortofemoral Bypass and Reconstruction with Femoral Vein: Short Term Outcomes
Ahsan T. Ali, MD, Venkat R. Kalapatapu, MD, Kousta Foteh, MD, Mohammad M. Moursi, MD, John F. Eidt, MD.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
P31.   Endovascular Debranching of the Aortic Arch During Thoracic Endograft Repair
Giancarlo Cires, MD, Robert E. Noll, Jr., MD, Jason K. Kim, MD, Francisco C. Albuquerque, Jr., MD, Britt H. Tonnessen, MD, W. Charles Sternbergh, III, MD.
Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA.
P32.   Endovascular Procedures for Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease are Associated with Superior Clinical and Economic Outcomes
Jeffrey Indes, MD, Anant Mandawat, MD, Charles Tuggle, MD, Alan Dardik, MD PhD, Julie Ann Sosa, MD.
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

TOPIC: VENOUS & VISCERAL

Moderator:
Matthew J.  Dougherty, MD
P33.   Acute Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis With Absence Of Inferior Vena Cava: Benefits Of Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy
Brian Chen, MD, Jarrod D. Day, MD, William N. Veale, MD, Christopher L. Stout, MD, Greg A. Barber, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
P34.   Inferior Vena Cava Surgery: Factors Associated With Poor Outcome
Lorena P. De Marco Garcia, MD, Julio Calderin, MD, Xin Li, MD, Sotero Peralta, MD, Robert Hacker, MD, Kambhampaty Krishnasastry, MD, FACS.
North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA.
P35.   The Semmes Weinstein Monofilament Examination Is a Significant Predictor of the Risk of Foot Ulceration and Amputation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Yuzhe Feng, Felix J. Schlösser, MD, PhD, Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD.
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
P36.   A Retrospective Study Examining The Use Of Ivc Filters In Pregnancy
Shonak Patel, MD
Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA.
P37.   Risk factors and outcomes associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) among inhalation burn injury (IBI) patients- Analysis of the National Burn Repository (NBR)
Wei Li, MD, MPH1, Marcus D'Ayala, MD1, Elie Semaan, MD1, William Briggs, PhD1, Bashar Fahoum, MD1, Palmer Bessey, MD2, Roger Yurt, MD2, Leslie Wise, MD1, Anthony Tortolani, MD1.
1New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 2Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
P38.   Value and Limitations of Repeat VNUS closure of the GSV
Anil Hingorani, MD, Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalie Marks, MD, RVT, Alexsander Shiferson, DO, Kapil Gopal, MD, Sreenivas Reddy, MD, Daniel Jung, DO, Theresa Jacob, PhD.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm FOCUSED SESSION

Moderated by:
Michel S. Makaroun, MD and Gilbert Upchurch, MD

Population Based studies: Facts and Fiction

Learning Objectives:
This post graduate course is intended to review the methodology of population based studies and provide the attendees with the background to interpret findings appropriately. At the conclusion of the activity the physician should be able to understand the methodology of data collection, the power of population studies as well as their limitations.
 

The Power of Numbers: Advantages of Population Studies
Marc Schermerhorn, MD

The Medicare Databases
Ellen Dillavou, MD

The NIS Database
Todd Vogel, MD

Regional Databases
Philip Goodney, MD

Limitations of Population Studies: What they cannon tell us.
Gilbert Upchurch, MD

NSQIP: The Power of Prospective Registries
Anton Sidawy, MD

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm  

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6 – NIS/NSQIP

Moderated by:
Joann M. Lohr, MD & Kellie Brown, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Information will be provided regarding the design, maintenance, accuracy and limitations of these databases, which are being increasingly utilized, mined, and referenced
• Several abstracts based on these databases will be presented
• There will be invited experts to advocate for, or critique the use of, these databases
   
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm     MP19. Predictors of Surgical Site Infection After Surgery for Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease: Results From the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
David Yu Greenblatt, MD,MSPH, Victoria Rajamanickam, MS, Matthew W. Mell, MD.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
3:50 pm - 3:55 pm     MP20. Failure to Achieve Clinical Improvement Despite Graft Patency in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Bypass for Critical Limb Ischemia
Jessica P. Simons, MD1, Philip P. Goodney, MD2, Jack L. Cronenwett, MD2, Louis M. Messina, MD1, Andres Schanzer, MD1.
1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA, 2Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
3:55 pm - 4:00 pm     MP21. Expanded Indication Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: The Effect of Case Complexity on Outcome
Christopher A. Durham, MD, Jason Brinkley, PhD, David Bocchino, Curtis A. Anderson, MD, Charles S. Powell, MD, William M. Bogey, MD, Frank M. Parker, DO, Michael C. Stoner, MD.
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm     MP22. Predictors of Post Operative Respiratory Failure After Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
Robert C. Steppacher, Jr., MD1, YouFu Li, MD, MPH1, Philip Goodney, MD, MS2, Mohammad H. Eslami, MD1, Louis M. Messina, MD1, Jack Cronenwett, MD2, Andres Schanzer, MD1.
1University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA, 2Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm     MP23. The Rest of the Story: The Decline of Aortic Surgical Experience in the EVAR Era
Jason T. Lee, MD, Weesam Al-Khatib, MD, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, John Morton, MD, Ronald L. Dalman, MD.
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA.
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm     MP24. Longitudinal Analysis of Outcomes for Open Aortic Reconstructions: Has the "Endovascular Era" Impacted Mortality?
Sumona V. Smith, MD, Eric B. Rosero, MD, J Gregory Modrall, MD, G Patrick Clagett, MD, Carlos H. Timaran, MD.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Plano, TX, USA.
4:15 pm - 4:20 pm     MP25. Race Affects Outcomes in Traumatic Arterial Vascular Injury: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Fernando L. Joglar, MD, Palma Shaw, MD, Robert Eberhardt, MD, Naomi Hamburg, MD, Denis Rybin, Gheorghe Doros, PhD, Alik Farber, MD.
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm     MP26. Racial Differences in Utilization and Outcomes for CEA and CAS: NIS Study for 2007
Haisar Dao, MD, Peter Lee, MD, MPH, Charles Strom, MD, Rocco Ciocca, MD.
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm     MP27. Effect of Ethnicity and Insurance Type on Open Thoracic Aneurysm Repair Outcome
Wayne K. Nelson, MD, Charles M. Davis, BS, Erin H. Murphy, MD, Gregory Modrall, MD, R. James Valentine, MD, G Patrick Clagett, MD, Frank R. Arko, III, MD.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm   ANNUAL RECEPTION & BANQUET
Saturday, April 10
7:00 am - 12:30 pm   Registration Desk
7:00 am - 12:00 pm   Speaker Ready Room
8:00 am - 9:00 am   SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) BREAKFAST SESSIONS

SIG 1 Quandaries in Venous Disease; Cases I wish someone else had done
SIG 2 Challenging Cases: Thoracic Aortic
9:05 am - 9:45 am  

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 7 – VENOUS

Moderated by:
Alan M. Dietzek, MD and Joseph Ricotta, II, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Describe recent trends in outcomes for endovascular management of superficial venous insufficiency
• Recognize evolving treatment planning,  technical approaches for endovascular management of venous thromboembolic disease, superficial venous insufficiency and varicose veins
• Identify novel technologies and emerging trends in the management of venous thromboembolic disease
   
9:05 am - 9:18 am     24. Longevity and Outcomes of Axillary Valve Transplantation for Severe Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Loay Kabbani1, MD, Guillermo Escobar1, MD, Peter Henke1, MD, Farah Mansour2, Thomas Wakefield1, MD.
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 2St Joseph Mercy, Ypsilanti, MI, USA.
9:18 am - 9:31 am     25. Management of Gastrocnemius and/or Soleal Vein Thrombosis: Is Anticoagulation Effective?
Faheem Haq, MD, Clifford M. Sales, MD, Cheryl Armstrong, BSN, Rami Bustami, PhD.
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ, USA.
9:31 am - 9:36 am     MP28. Clinical Outcome Analyses Of Radio-Frequency Ablation (RFA) In The Treatment Of Incompetent Greater Saphenous Vein (GSV): Differences Between ClosurePlus and ClosureFast Catheters
Anil Hingorani, MD, Enrico Ascher, MD, Natalie Marks, MD RVT, Alexsander Shiferson, DO, Kapil Gopal, MD, Sreenivas Reddy, MD, Daniel Jung, DO, Theresa Jacob, PhD. Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
9:36 am - 9:41 am     MP29. Expanding the role of Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLT): Early Results in Large Diameter, Small Saphenous and Anterior Accessory Veins
Casius I. Ochoa Chaar, MD, Stanley Hirsch, MD, Michael T. Cwenar, Robert Y. Rhee, MD, Rabih Chaer, MD, Ghassan Abu-Hamad, MD, Ellen D. Dillavou, MD.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
9:45 am - 10:45 am   COMBAT SURGERY SESSION
Evaluation and Management of Combat Vascular Injuries

Lieutenant Colonel W. Darrin Clouse, MD
10:45 am - 11:30 am   POSTER COMPETITION FINAL ROUND
11:30 am - 12:30 pm  

SCIENTIFIC SESSION 8 – CAROTID

Moderated by:
Mark G. Davies, MD and Danny H. Vo, MD

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation the participant will be able to:
• Describe recent trends in management, outcomes and costs in the management of carotid artery obstructive disease
• Identify evolving trends in treatment planning, technical approaches and monitoring strategies in patients undergoing carotid angioplasty and stent procedures
• Describe phenotypic and physiologic factors associated with improved outcomes for carotid artery obstructive disease
   
11:30 am - 11:43 am     26. Carotid Artery Stenting for Post-Carotid Endarterectomy Restenosis is Safer than Redo Carotid Endarterectomy, and Should be the Procedure of Choice
Ali F. AbuRahma, MD, Shadi Abu-Halimah, MD, Patrick A. Stone, MD, Stephen M. Hass, MD, Albeir Mousa, MD, Erik Lough, MD, L Scott Dean, PhD, MBA, Tammi Keiffer, RN, Mary Emmett, PhD.
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of WVU, Charleston, WV, USA.
11:43 am - 11:56 am     27. Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Long-term Results of Open Repair
Joseph J. Ricotta II, M.D.,M.S.1, Jarrod R. Daniel, MBBS1, Audra A. Duncan, MD1, Thomas C. Bower, MD1, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD1, William M. Stone, MD2, Manju Kalra, MBBS1, Samuel R. Money, MD2, Peter Gloviczki, MD1.
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 2Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
11:56 am - 12:09 am     28. Carotid Duplex Findings in Patients with Acute Type A Dissection
Sheila M. Coogan, MD1, Kristofer M. Charleton-Ouw, MD1, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD1, Jaime A, Valdes, MD1, Cynthia A. Hernandez, RVT2, Richard G. Witte, RVT2, Anthony L. Estrera, MD1, Hazim J. Safi, MD1.
1University Of Texas Medical School Houston, Houston, TX, USA, 2Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
12:09 pm - 12:11 pm     MP30. Selective Use of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation and Venous Pacing for Carotid Stenting Before Cardiac Surgery
Dawn Hui, MD, J Gregory Modrall, MD, Carlos H. Timaran, MD.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Plano, TX, USA.
12:11 pm - 12:16 pm     MP31. Aggressive Endovascular Management Of Extracranial Arterial Dissection Associated With Intracranial Thrombosis
Gabor Bagameri, MD, Jabbour Pascal, MD, Robert Rossenwasser, MD, Joshua Eisenberg, MD, Paul DiMuzio, MD.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
12:16 pm - 12:21 pm     MP32. Carotid String Sign: Is There a Role for Carotid Stenting?
Alvaro Razuk, MD1, Roberto Caffaro, MD1, Walter Karakahanian, MD1, J Gregory Modrall, MD2, Carlos H. Timaran, MD2.
1Santa Casa School of Medicine, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Plano, TX, USA.
12:30 pm   ADJOURN