Session 1• 8.30 – 10.00 am
CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY 1 - TECHNIQUES & DIFFICULTIES

Keynote Presentation

Current status and future projections for carotid angioplasty. Will surgery survive?

Frank Criado
(10 minutes)

Carotid Controversies

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

Controversy 1

What is the best imaging protocol for patient workup and device selection? (Should all have a CT/MRI of brain? Is cerebral angiography necessary)?

Andrew Holden
Michael Denton

Controversy 2

Access: Which catheter equipment is best? Which techniques?

Michael Denton
Frank Criado

Controversy 3

Should carotid stenting be done for asymptomatic patients? (Are all asymptomatic patients the same)?

Gishel New
Frank Veith

Controversy 4

Should CAS be used for calcified lesions? If so, how should the technique be modified?

Michel Makaroun
Martin Ng

Controversy 5

What are the contraindications (absolute and relative)?

Christoph Nienaber
/ Gish New
Venkatesh Ramaiah

Controversy 6

How to get through the learning curve for carotid angioplasty and stenting? What numbers are required to be competent?

Alan Lumsden
Michael Denton

Controversy 7

Are simulators really useful in training?

Mark Farber
Nick Boyne

Controversy 8

What should you know about credentialing?

Michael Denton
Ron Fairman

Virtual Live Cases

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

Coffee Break

Session 2 • 10.30 – 12.00noon
ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS 1

Chairmen Michael Lawrence-Brown and Frank Criado

Keynote Presentation

Current status and future projections for endovascular repair of AAA. Will it completely replace open repair?

Tim Chuter
(10 minutes)

Keynote Presentation

Update on the collected world experience of endograft use to treat ruptured abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms

Frank Veith
(10 minutes)

AAA controversies

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

Controversy 1

Small AAA's: Should we consider changing who we treat by endovascular means?

Luis Sanchez
Alan Lumsden
Frank Veith

Controversy 2

Should we use different designs for different anatomies? Which graft is best?

Michel Makaroun
Geoff White

Controversy 3

What are the true anatomic limitations now? (Aortic neck)

Geoff White
Michael Denton

Controversy 4

What are the true anatomic limitations now? (Iliacs and access vessels)

Michael
Lawrence-Brown
HenceVerhagen

Controversy 5

What is the ideal long-term surveillance regimen? Can we reduce the use of CT for follow-up?

Tim Chuter
Roy Greenberg
Mark Farber

Controversy 6

What is the role of endograft technology for ruptured AAA? Is it warranted to treat all ruptures this way? What are the problems?

Randy Moore
Hence Verhagen
Michael Denton
Anthony Lee

Virtual Live Cases

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

Lunch Break

Session 3 • 1.00 – 3.00 pm
PERIPHERAL ARTERY INTERVENTIONS

Chairmen Michael Stephen and Hence Verhagen

Keynote Presentation

Update on subintimal angioplasty: advances in technique and results

William Clark
(10 minutes)

Keynote Presentation

Can the results of SFA angioplasty and stenting be improved by aggressive lipid modification or other factors?

Alun Lumsden
(10 minutes)

Arterial controversies

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

Controversy 1

Which stent for iliac disease? Is there really a difference?

Ken Thomson
Eric Farmer

Controversy 2

Which stent for femoral disease? Is there really a difference?

Frank Criado
Andrew Holden
Venkatesh Ramaiah

Controversy 3

When should primary stenting be used in lower limb arteries?

William Clark
Jim McKinsey

Controversy 4

Access: What can you do when the wire won't pass?

Richard Waugh
Frank Criado

Controversy 5

Subintimal angioplasty: What are the best techniques for crossing and true lumen re-entry?

Michael Stephen
William Clark

Controversy 6

How effective is subintimal angioplasty? Should we all be using it?

Frank Veith
Anthony Lee

Controversy 7

Is dual antiplatelet therapy necessary? If so, for how long?

John Fletcher
Charles Fisher

Controversy 8

Does cryoplasty work in peripheral arteries or is it a fad?

Venkatesh Ramaiah
Martin Ng
Mark Farber

Controversy 9

Can bench simulators improve training?

Thodur Vasudevan

Virtual Live Cases

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

Coffee Break

SESSION 4A • 3.30 pm – 5.15 pm
RENAL INTERVENTIONS

Chairmen John Harris and Michael Denton

Keynote Presentation

Current status & future projections for renal angioplasty techniques

Andrew Holden
(10 minutes)

Renal controversies

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

Controversy 1A

Which stents are best in the renal arteries?

Frank Criado
Ken Thomson

Controversy 2A

Will embolic protection be needed for renal angioplasty, and if so, which cases?

Andrew Lennox
Andrew Holden

Controversy 3A

What are the best techniques for complex renal lesions?

Ken Thomson
Frank Criado

Controversy 4A

What are the contra-indications?

Richard Waugh
Andrew Holden

Virtual Live Cases

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

SESSION 4B • 3.30 pm – 5.15 pm
VENOUS INTERVENTIONS

Chairmen Ken Myers and Peter Woodruff

Keynote Presentation

Current status and future projections for interventional treatment of venous disease

Gary Frydman
(10 minutes)

Venous controversies

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

Ken Myers
Andrew Lennox

Controversy 1B

Are laser or radiofrequency techniques as good as they should be for GSV venous ablation?

Ken Myers
Andrew Lennox

Controversy 2B

What is the role of laser/heat probes for perforator and other veins?

Alan Lumsden
Venkatesh Ramaiah

Controversy 3B

Time for another look at thrombolysis and/or thrombolytic devices for major DVT?

Steven Dubenec
Andrew Holden

Controversy 4B

Will valved stents have a role in chronic venous disease?

Ramesh Tripathi
Ken Thomson

Controversy 5B

Are endovascular techniques durable for central vein occlusion?

Kishore Sieunarine
Richard Waugh

Virtual Live Cases

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