CONTROVERSIES, PROBLEMS & TECHNIQUES IN ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Session 5 • 8.00 am – 10.00 am
ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS 2 - Sponsored by Cook

Chairmen Geoff White and Frank Veith

Keynote Presentation

What are the main messages from the AAA randomised trials (DREAM; EVAR-1 and –2) ? An analysis

John Harris
(10 minutes)

Presentations

How have these trials influenced practice in UK & Europe?

Irwin Mohan
(8 minutes)

The DREAM and EVAR trials are not indicative of the real value of endografts for my practice

Jim McKinsey (8 minutes)
Michael Lawrence-Brown (8 minutes)

Keynote Presentation

Progress with iliac branched devices and techniques. Are these ready for widespread use?

Roy Greenberg
(10 minutes)

AAA controversies

Each controversy will feature a lead-off faculty presenter, followed by panel discussion and audience participation

Controversy 1

Should endoAAA repair be offered more liberally for small AAA?

Luis Sanchez
Michael Stephen

Controversy 2

Should AUI design grafts be abandoned?

Andrew Hill
Frank Veith

Controversy 3

How should we manage renal artery stenosis in endoAA patients?

Roy Greenberg
John Anderson

Controversy 4

What improvements are needed to improve fenestrated endograft procedures?

John Anderson
Tim Chuter/
David Hartley

Controversy 5

Can fenestrated endograft techniques be long-lasting and cost-effective?

Bart Muhs
Randy Moore

Controversy 6

Should surgical or endovascular hypogastric artery revascularization be used more often with EVAR?

Anthony Lee
Frank Veith

Controversy 7

What are the special considerations for use of iliac bifurcation / branch grafts?

Michael
Lawrence-Brown
Tim Chuter

Controversy 8

What is the role for visceral and/or great vessel debranching techniques for complex AAA?

Andrew Hill
Venkatesh Ramaiah

Virtual Live Cases

Virtual live case and problem case discussions (troubleshooting techniques for complex cases)

Hugh Lukins
Geoff White
Roy Greenberg

Coffee Break

Session 6 • 10.30 – 12.00noon
ADVANCES IN IMAGING - Sponsored by Philips

Chairmen Ken Thomson and Andrew Lennox

Keynote Presentation

Applications of Dynamic CT and MRA imaging. Consequences for endograft sizing and design?

Hence Verhagen (10 minutes)

Presentations

Radiation exposure in endovascular repair of AAA

Anna Farrar &
Tom Daly
(10 minutes)

Practical aspects of radiation protection

Ken Thomson
(10 minutes)

Lower limb MRA: Special applications

Andrew Holden
(10 minutes)

3D workstation planning for aortic procedures: Concepts and practical examples

Roy Greenberg
(10 minutes)

Imaging Controversies

Each controversy will feature a lead-off faculty presenter, followed by panel discussion and audience participation

Controversy 1

How will 64-slice CT impact your practice?

Roy Greenberg
Venkatesh Ramaiah

Controversy 2

Advances in image intensifier technology --how does this compare now to fixed systems for the operating room?

Hence Verhagen

Controversy 3

Should we be using ultrasound instead of CT for surveillance of AAA endografts?

John Harris

Virtual Live Cases

Virtual live case and problem case discussions

Lunch Break

Session 7 • 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm
CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY 2

Chairmen Gishel New and Alan Lumsden

Keynote Presentation

What have we learnt to date from carotid angioplasty trials and registries?

Ron Fairman
(10 minutes)

Carotid controversies

Each controversy will feature a lead-off faculty presenter, followed by panel discussion and audience participation

Controversy 1

What are the pros and cons of embolic protection techniques? Is embolic protection needed in all cases?

Hence Verhagen
Jim McKinsey

Controversy 2

Are filters or occlusion balloons best?

Michel Makaroun
Gishel New

Controversy 3

When should we use reversal of flow for carotid protection?

Luis Sanchez
Alan Lumsden

Controversy 4

Which stent for which lesion? Does it matter?

Gishel New
Michel Makaroun

Controversy 5

What should you know about cerebral thrombolysis and neuro-rescue techniques?

Geoff Parker
John Anderson

Controversy 6

In-stent stenosis: What is the best management?

Venkatesh Ramaiah
Ron Fairman

Virtual Live Cases

Virtual live case and problem case discussions (troubleshooting techniques for complex cases)

Coffee Break

Session 8 • 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
THORACIC AORTA - Sponsored by W L Gore

Chairmen John Anderson and Jim McKinsey

Keynote Presentation

The case for routine endovascular grafting for acute thoracic dissections

Christoph Nienaber
(10 minutes)

Keynote Presentation

Experience in China with endovascular grafting for thoracic dissections

Jing Zaiping
(10 minutes)

Keynote Presentation

Staged treatment strategy in endovascular management of complex aortic dissections

Peter Mossop
(10 minutes)

Virtual Live Case

Virtual live case: Hybrid treatment for complex TAA

Ron Fairman

Thoracic controversies

Each controversy will feature a lead-off faculty presenter, followed by panel discussion and audience participation

Controversy 1

Are there established criteria for selective endovascular grafting of acute thoracic dissections?

Roy Greenberg
Randy Moore

Controversy 2

What size of thoracic aneurysm warrants treatment, and does the availability of endograft technology change this?

Nick Hendel
Michael Denton

Controversy 3

Which aspects of current thoracic endograft technology need to be improved?

Michel Makaroun
Tim Chuter/
David Hartley

Controversy 4

“Debranching” techniques for the thoracic arch: Is this the way to go for arch disease?

Mark Farber
John Anderson

Controversy 5

Should CSF drainage be used routinely for spinal cord protection in thoracic endograft cases?

Anthony Lee
Christoph Nienaber

Controversy 6

Are there any downsides to endograft use in acute traumatic disruption? Will the repair be durable?

Hence Verhagen
Venkatesh Ramaiah

4.30 pm

IES 2005 closing remarks

Geoff White