Society For Clinical Vascular Surgery
2019 Preliminary Program

Program and Abstracts  |  Karmody Posters  |  ePosters

Friday, March 15, 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
*Fellows Welcome Reception
Spanish Terrace

Saturday, March 16, 2019
8:00 am - 4:45 pm
*Fellows Program
Grand Ballroom GH

Sunday, March 17, 2019
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Registration Desk
Registration North
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Speaker Ready Room
Grand Pre-Assembly
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Focused Session I: TCAR (Transcarotid Arterial Revascularization): What the Clinical Vascular Surgeon Should Know
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Caron R. Rockman & Timur P. Sarac

Review of the Results of TCAR Trials
Mahmoud Malas, MD
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

Appropriate Patient Selection for TCAR: Indications and Contraindications.
Neal S. Cayne, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY

Technical Aspects of Performing TCAR
Vikram S. Kashyap, MD
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Who Should Perform TCAR? How Should One Become Competent in Using this Technology
Keith D. Calligaro, MD
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Update on the Published Results of Transfemoral Carotid Stenting: Will TCAR Make this Procedure Obsolete?
Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Predictors of Perioperative Stroke and Death after Carotid Artery Stenting: What Effect will TCAR have on Outcomes? Will TCAR Replace CEA?
Ali F. AbuRahma, MD
West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
1:45 pm - 3:20 pm
Scientific Session I: Aortic
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Audra A. Duncan & Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
 
1. In-situ Bypass and Extra-anatomic Bypass Procedures Result in Similar Survival in Patients with Secondary Aorto-Enteric Fistula
Matthew R. Janko, MD1, Robert Hacker, MD2, Peter Lawrence, MD3, Karen Woo, MD3, Jayer Chung, MD, MSc4.
1University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, 2Mercy Hospital, Toledo, OH, 3University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 4Baylor University, Houston, TX
 
MP1. Safety and Efficacy of Hybrid Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery Complications
Sarah E. Gray, MD, MPH, Salvatore T. Scali, MD, Kristina A. Giles, MD, Dean J. Arnaoutakis, MD, MBA, Martin R. Back, MD, MS, Michol A. Cooper, MD, PhD, Scott A. Berceli, MD, PhD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD, Javairiah Fatima, MD.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
 
2. Predicting Visceral Aortic Growth after Infrarenal AAA Repair
Sean P. Steenberge, MD, MS, Daniel G. Clair, MD, Matthew J. Eagleton, MD, Christopher J. Smolock, MD, Francis J. Caputo, MD, Sean P. Lyden, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
 
MP2. Impact of Gender on Outcomes following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Satinderjit Locham, MD1, Abdelrahman Sherif Saeed Shaaban2, Hanaa Dakour-Aridi, MD1, Linda J. Wang, MD, MBA3, Marc Schermerhorn, MD4, Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS, FACS1.
1University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
 
3. Outcomes of Directional Branches using Self-Expandable versus Balloon-Expandable Stent-Grafts during Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Emanuel R. Tenorio, MD, PhD, Jussi M. Kärkkäinen, MD, PhD, Bernardo C. Mendes, MD, Randall R. DeMartino, MD, Jean Wigham, RN, Alisa Diderrich, RN, Jan Hofer, RN, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
 
MP3. The State of Complex Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs in the Vascular Quality Initiative
Thomas FX O'Donnell, MD1, Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH1, Sarah E. Deery, MD2, Chun Li, MD3, Nicholas J. Swerdlow, MD3, Patric Liang, MD3, Adam W. Beck, MD4, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD3.
1New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 4University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
 
MP4. Endovascular Treatment of Ascending Aortic Pathology in Otherwise Inoperable Patients Yields Favorable Outcomes
Motahar Hosseini, MD, Mehrdad Ghoreishi, MD, Aakash Shah, MD, Jean Jeudy, MD, Chetan Pasrija, MD, Josh Leibowitz, MD, Rajabata Sarkar, MD, Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD, Bradley S. Taylor, MD.
University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD
 
V1. Image-Guided Percutaneous Coil Embolization of Ascending Aortic Pseudo-aneurysm
Ahmed Mohamed, MD, Ponraj Chinnadurai, MBBS, MMST, Kavya Sinha, MD, Mahesh Ramchandani, MD, Alan Lumsden, MD.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
 
MP5. TEVAR Improves Survival Despite Otherwise Dismal Outcomes in Complicated Type- B Aortic Dissection
James C. Iannuzzi, MD, MPH1, Sahael M. Stapleton, MD2, David Chang, PhD2, Yanik J. Bababekov, MD2, Laura T. Boitano, MD2, Richard M. Green, MD3, Hiroo akayama, MD, PhD3, Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH3.
1University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center / Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
 
MP6. Long Term Outcome of Thoracofemoral Bypass
Indrani Sen, Manju Kalra, Thomas C. Bower, Jill K. Johnstone, Randall R. DeMartino, Fahad Shuja, Gustavo S. Oderich, Peter Gloviczki.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
 
4. Treatment Strategies and Outcomes of Infected Thoracoabdominal and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms
Javairiah Fatima, MD, Erik Anderson, MD, Jeffrey D. Crawford, MD, Michol A. Cooper MD, Salvatore T. Scali, MD, Martin R. Back, MD, MD, Kristina A. Giles, MD, Scott A. Berceli, MD, PhD, Dean K. Arnaoutakis, MD, Gilbert J. Upchurch, MD, Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
 
MP7. Locoregional Anesthesia Attenuates Complications of Emergent Endovascular Aortic Repair
Martin Walsh, MS, Michael Soult, MD, Pegge Halandras, MD, Carlos Bechara, MD, Bernadette Aulivola, MD, Paul Crisostomo, MD.
Loyola University, Maywood, IL
 
MP8. Validation of a Preoperative Prediction Model for Mortality within One Year after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair of Intact Aneurysms
Salvatore T. Scali, MD1, Adam W. Beck, MD2, Mohammed Eslami, MD, MS.3, Marc Schermerhorn, MD4, Jack L. Cronenwett, MD1, Michael Singh, MD3, Alfio Carroccio, MD5, Dan Neal, MS.1.
1University of Florida-Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, 2University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 5Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, NY
2:00 pm - 6:30 pm
*Exhibit Hall Hours
Grand Ballroom E-F
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm
*Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & ePoster Viewing
Grand Ballroom E-F
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Scientific Session II: PAD
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Alik Farber & Peter L. Faries
 
5. Economic Burden and Clinical Impact of Opioid Dependence in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery: Quantifying the Cost of a New Epidemic
Matthew Aizpuru, BA, Kevin X. Farley, BS, Lindsay K. Gallo, BA, Eric R. Wagner, MD, William D. Jordan, Jr., MD, Jaime Benarroch-Gampel, MD, Robert S. Crawford, MD.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
 
MP9. Predictors of Ambulatory Status at One-Year Following Major Lower Extremity Amputation
Kyle R. Diamond, MD1, Grace J. Wang, MD, MSCE2, Allison S. Wyman, MS1, Edward J. Arous, MD, MPH1, Dejah R. Judelson, MD1, Francesco Aiello, MD1, Andres Schanzer, MD1, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH1.
1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 2Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
 
MP10. Primary Patency of Long-Segment Femoropopliteal Artery Lesions in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Treated with Paclitaxel-Eluting Technology
Matthew Carnevale1, John Phair, MD2, Saadat Shariff, MD2, Larry Scher, MD2, Karan Garg, MD2.
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
 
6. Poor Medical Management, Atherectomy and Multilevel Therapy are Associated with worse Outcomes after Endovascular Interventions for Claudication
Jonathan Bath1, Peter F. Lawrence2, Dan Neal3, Yuanyuan Zhao3, Adam W. Beck4, Michael Conte5, Marc Schermerhorn6, Karen Woo2.
1University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 2UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 3Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago, IL, 4University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 5UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 6Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
 
MP11. Examining Radiation Exposure during Endovascular Infrainguinal Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Elizabeth Andraska, MD, MS1, Danielle Sutzko, MD, MS2, Catherine Go, MD1, Rabih Chaer, MD1, Nicholas Osborne, MD, MS.
1University of Pittsburgh Medical Centers, Pittsburgh, PA, 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
 
MP12. Superior Short- and Long-Term Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Undergoing PTFE Tibial/Peroneal Arterial Revascularization Compared to Primary Amputation
Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III, MD, FACS1, Maya J. Chandramoulli2.
1The Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center, New York, NY, 2The Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center, Old Bethpage, NY
 
MP13. The Impact of True Lumen Reentry Devices on Early and Late Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Femoropopliteal Total Occlusions
Michael A. Sywak, MD, Mariel Rivero, MD, Sikandar Z. Khan, MBBS, Gregory S. Cherr, MD, Linda M. Harris, MD, Maciej L. Dryjski, MD, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD.
SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
 
7. BEST-CLI Site Performance Comparison Between Multidisciplinary Sites and Non-Multidisciplinary Sites
Maria Fernanda Villarreal, MD1, Susan Assmann2, Matthew Menard, MD3, Kenneth Rosenfield, MD4, Flora S. Siami, MPH2, George Sopko, MD, MPH5, Diane Reid, MD5, Michael Strong3, Alik Farber, MD1.
1Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2New England Research Institutes, Inc., Watertown, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital's, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 5National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
 
MP14. National Trends of Hybrid Lower Extremity Revascularization in the ACS-NSQIP Database
Arash Fereydooni, MS1, Bin Zhou2, Saman Doroodgar Jorshery, MD3, Yanhong Deng2, Alan Dardik, MD, PhD3, Cassius I. Ochoa Chaar, MD3.
1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2Yale School of Public Health, Center for Analytical Sciences, New Haven, CT, 3Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
 
MP16. Viabahn and Viabahn VBX Demonstrate Favorable Outcomes for the Treatment of Percutaneous Access Related Complications
Michael J. Wilderman, MD1, Ahkar Phyo, MD1, Sophia Simonian, MD1, Courtney Micallef, MD1, David J. O'Connor, MD1, Anjali Ratnathicam, DO1, Kristen Cook, MD1, Joseph DeGregorio, MD2, Massimo Napolitano, MD1.
1Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 2Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
 
MP17. Critical Analysis and Limitations of Resting Ankle-Brachial Index in the Diagnosis of Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: Role of Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease
Elliot Adams, MD1, Ali F. AbuRahma, MD1, Joseph AbuRahma, MD1, Luis Mata, MD1, Cristyn Caron, BS, RVT, RDMS2, Jennifer Sloan, BS, RVT, RDMS2, L. Scott Dean, PhD, MBA3, Mary Emmett, PhD3.
1Robert C. Byrd HSC, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV, USA, 2Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV, USA, 3CAMC Health Education and Research Institute, Charleston, WV, USA.
 
MP18. Association of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio with Disease Severity and Outcome after Lower Extremity Procedures
Jonathan Bath, Jamie B. Smith, Robin L. Kruse, Todd R. Vogel.
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
 
MP19. Preoperative Inflammatory Status Is Not Associated with Primary Patency of Drug-Eluting Stents Placed in Tibial Vessels
Kenenth R. Nakazawa, Shravani Pathak, Rami O. Tadros, Robert Lookstein, Peter L. Faries, Ageliki G. Vouyouka.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
*Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Grand Ballroom E-F
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Monday, March 18, 2019
6:30 am - 1:00 pm
Speaker Ready Room
Grand Pre-Assembly
6:30 am - 1:00 pm
Registration Desk
Registration North
6:45 am - 8:00 am
*Continental Breakfast with Industry
Grand Ballroom E-F
6:45 am - 7:45 am
Special Interest Group (SIG) Breakfast Sessions

Abdominal Aortic
Moderators: Javariah Fatima & Gustavo S. Oderich
Grand Ballroom G

71-Year-Old Male with Hematemesis and Prior Open Paravisceral Aortic Repair
Aleem K. Mirza, MD, Shuja Fahad, MBBS, Manju Kalra, MBBS.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Complete Endovascular Visceral Reconstruction for Mycotic Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysm
Dimitrios Koudoumas, MD, PhD1, Mariel Rivero, MD2, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD2.
1SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, 2Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY

Aorta to Superior Mesenteric Artery Bypass in a 14-Year-Old with Elastin Arteriopathy
Julia F. Chen, MD1, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS1, Kristine Orion, MD1, Michael Caty, MD1, Timur Sarac, MD2, Jonathan Cardella, MD1.
1Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA, 2Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Understanding Hepatic Artery Anatomy And Possible Anatomic Variables Through Open Treatment Of A Complex Hepatic Artery Aneurysm
Anthony C. Feghali, MD, Paul DiMuzio, MD.
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Successful Treatment of a Persistent Type Ia Endoleak with Endoanchors Following Chimney Endovascular Aortic Repair
Clayton J. Brinster, MD, Davis Moon, MD, Hernan Bazan, MD, Taylor Smith, MD, Charles Leithead, MD, W C. Sternbergh, MD.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA

Novel Utility of Amplatzer Septal Occlusion Device to Treat Persistent Aortocaval Fistula Following Ruptured Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Brian Sheehan, MD1, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD1, Patrick Lee, MD1, Luke Putnam, MD2, Shelley Maithel, MD2, Ian Gordon, MD, PhD2, Roy M. Fujitani, MD2, Peyman Borghei, MD2.
1University of California, Irvine, Long Beach, CA, USA, 2University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA
Venous / Dialysis
Moderators: London Guidry & Erica L. Mitchell
Grand Ballroom H
Management of Superior Vena Cava Occlusion Causing Bleeding “Downhill” Esophageal Varices in a Dialysis Patient
Pablo V. Uceda, MD, Jasmine L. Richmond, MS, Julio Peralta Rodriguez, MD, Hernán Vela, MD, Luis Vega Salvatierra, MD, Adelina Lozano Miranda, MD, Samuel S. Ahn, MD.
DFW Vascular Group, Dallas, TX

Caval Reconstruction after Suprarenal Inferior Vena Cava Transection During Nephrectomy
Anand Parikh, MD, Benjamin Jackson, MD, Grace Wang, MD, Ronald Fairman, MD, Paul Foley, MD.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Clampless Technique for Aneurysmorrhaphy for Arteriovenous Fistula with a Tourniquet for Dialysis Patients
Ali Irshad, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD, Maham Rahimi, MD.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Infected Arteriovenous Graft Requiring Extensive Debridement and Coverage with Fasciocutaenous Flap: A Case Report
Juan B. Umana-Pizano, MD, Hunter M. Ray, MD, Stuart A. Harlin, MD.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Pelvic Venous Congestion During Pregnancy Resulting in Positional Neurologic Symptoms
Joann Lohr1, Emily Wright2, Elizabeth Venard3, Deanna Caminiti3.
1Lohr Surgical Specialists, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2University of Cincinnati College of Medicene, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 3Seven Hills Women’s Health Centers, Cincinnati, OH

Vena Cava Filter With Symptomatic Narrowing and Difficult Reconstruction of IVC and Bilateral Iliac Veins
Whitney Thorne, DO, Brian Kuhn, MD, Matt Recht, MD, Patrick Muck, MD, Aaron Kulwicki, MD.
TriHealth/Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
7:00 am - 11:30 am
*Exhibit Hall Hours
Grand Ballroom E-F
8:05 am - 9:20 am
Scientific Session III: Other
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Carlos F. Bechara & Jean Bismuth
 
8. Predictors of Blunt Abdominal Aortic Injury in Trauma Patients and Analysis for Mortality
Brian Sheehan, MD1, Areg Grigorian, MD1, Christian de Virgilio, MD2, Roy M. Fujitani, MD1, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD1, Michael Lekawa, MD1, Sebastian D. Schubl, MD1, Jeffry Nahmias, MD1.
1University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, 2Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
 
9. Differential Impact of Etiology on Long-Term Functional Outcomes of Patients with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Zain Al Rstum, MD1, Harleen Sandhu1, Charles Miller, PhD1, Naveed Saqib, MD1, Gordon Martin, MD1, Joseph Besho, MD1, Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, MD1, Ali Azizzadeh, MD2.
1McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, TX, 2Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
 
MP20. Medicare Reimbursement for Common Vascular Services: Practice Patterns and Interstate Variation
William W. Sheaffer, MD, Samuel R. Money, MD, William M. Stone, MD, Victor J. Davila, MD, Andrew J. Meltzer, MD.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
 
MP21. Beware the Negative Stress Test: Postoperative Cardiac Events May Be More Prevalent Than in Patients Without a Preoperative Workup
Jesse A. Columbo, MD, MS1, Ravinder Kang, MD, MS1, Douglas W. Jones, MD2, Bjoern D. Suckow, MD, MS1, Daniel B. Walsh, MD1, Richard J. Powell, MD1, Salvatore T. Scali, MD3, Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS1, David H. Stone, MD, MS1.
1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL
 
MP22. Improvement in Hospital Economics of Endovascular Aortic Repair Following Reclassification of Diagnosis-Related Group
Clayton J. Brinster, MD, G. Thomas Escousse, Hernan Bazan, MD, Taylor Smith, MD, Charles Leithead, MD, W.C. Sternbergh, III, MD.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
 
MP23. Management and Outcomes of Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm Repair
Zachary H. Hodges, BS, Javairiah Fatima, MD, Salvatore T. Scali, MD, Robert J. Feezor, MD, Martin R. Back, MD, Kristina A. Giles, MD, Scott A. Berceli, MD, PhD, Michol A. Cooper, MD, George J. Arnaoutakis, MD, Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., MD.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
 
MP24. Influence of Race in Patterns of Presentation and Outcomes in Patients With Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection
Matthew Aizpuru, BA, Xiaoying Lou, MD, Jaime Benarroch-Gampel, MD, Zachary J. Grady, BS, William D. Jordan, Jr., MD, Bradley G. Leshnower, MD, Robert S. Crawford, MD.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
 
MP25. Implementation of a Machine Learning Algorithm in an Urban Hospital Setting to Reduce Vascular Surgery Readmission Rates
Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA1, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., MD2, Sapan S. Desai, MD, PhD, MBA3.
1Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 3Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL
 
MP26. Malpractice Litigation: Compartment Syndrome
John Phair, MD1, Matthew Carnevale2, Karan Garg, MD1, Evan Lipsitz, MD, MBA1, Larry Scher, MD1.
1Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
 
MP27. Outcomes and Predictors of Popliteal Artery Injury in Pediatric Trauma
Shelley Maithel, MD, Roy M. Fujitani, MD, Areg Grigorian, MD, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, MD, Sahil Gambhir, MD, Brian Sheehan, MD, Jeffry Nahmias, MD.
University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA
 
MP28. Vascular Repair after Firearm Injury is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality
Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, Thomas W. Cheng, MS, Alik Farber, MD, Thea James, MD, Yi Zuo, MPH., Jeffrey A. Kalish, MD, Douglas W. Jones, MD, Bindu Kalesan, PhD.
Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
 
MP29. Incidence and Characteristics of Vascular Trauma at a Level II Trauma Center in a Suburban Teaching Hospital
Alan M. Dietzek, MD, Einstein Juma, Syed Rizvi, Dahlia Plummer, Ian Schlieder, Rio Nomoto, David Mann, Emi Manuia, Minha Kim, Alexander Ostapenko, Shawn Liechty.
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
 
MP30. Assessment of the Accuracy and Reliability of Vascular Surgery Quality Metrics
Zachary B. Fang, MD, MSc, Calvin L. Chao, BA, Andres Schanzer, MD, Edward J. Arous, MD, Elias J. Arous, MD, Danielle R. Doucet, MD, Dejah Judelson, MD, Louis M. Messina, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH, Robert C. Steppacher, MD, Julie M. Flahive, MS, Dawn M. Durocher, BA, Francesco A. Aiello, MD.
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
9:20 am - 10:00 am
*Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & ePoster Viewing
Grand Ballroom E-F
10:00 am - 11:20 am
Scientific Session IV: Carotid
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Scott Hardouin & Sean P. Roddy
 
10. The Effect of Clinical Coronary Disease Severity on Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy with and without Combined Coronary Bypass
Linda J. Wang, MD, MBA1, Jahan Mohebali, MD, MPH1, Philip Goodney, MD, MS2, Virendra Patel, MD, MPH3, Mark Conrad, MD, MMSc1, Matthew Eagleton, MD1, W. Darrin Clouse, MD1.
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 3Columbia University, New York, NY
 
MP31. Outcomes of Different Practice Patters in the Use of Completion Imaging after Carotid Endarterectomy
Hanaa Dakour-Aridi, MD, Mohamed Gamal Mohamed Gaber, MD, Satinderjit Locham, MD, Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS.
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
 
MP32. The Impact of Frailty Syndrome Measured by 5-Factor Frailty Index in Carotid Endarterectomy
Bradley Trinidad, MD.
Banner University-University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
 
11. Single Center Cost Analysis Comparing High-Risk Carotid Endarterectomy and Transcarotid Artery Revascularization
Senthil Jayarajan, MD, MPH, Benjamin Szpila, MD, Jeffrey Jim, MD.
Washington University, St Louis, MO
 
MP33. Identification of Factors Driving Increased Length Stay after Elective Carotid Endarterectomy
William P. Shutze, Sr., MD1, Anupama Vasudevan, BDS, MPH, PhD2, Roshe Nodine, BAAS1, Rachel Rendon, BA3, Salvatore T. Scali, MD4.
1The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, TX, 2Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, TX, 3Texas Vascular Associates, Plano, TX, 4University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
 
MP34. Addition of Carotid Endarterectomy to Supra-Aortic Trunk Surgical Reconstruction Does Not Increase Risk
Linda J. Wang, MD, MBA, Sarah C. Crofts, Thomas P. Nixon, David C. Chang, PhD, MBA, MPH, Mark F. Conrad, MD, MMSc, Matthew Eagleton, MD, W. Darrin Clouse, MD.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
 
MP35. In-hospital Outcomes Alone Underestimate Rates of 30-Day Major Adverse Events Following Carotid Artery Stenting
Patric Liang, MD, Yoel Solomon, BS, Nicholas J. Swerdlow, MD, Chun Li, MD, Rens R.B. Varkevisser, BS, Livia E.V.M. DeGuerre, MD, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
 
V3. Carotid Bypass after Temporary Balloon Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery using Transcranial Doppler to Assess Tolerance of Ligation for Patch Infection
Travis J. Vowels, MD, Zsolt Garami, MD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD.
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
 
MP36. Impact of High-Risk Anatomic and Physiologic Characteristics for Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy
Patric Liang, MD, Vaishnavi Rao, BS, Nicholas J. Swerdlow, MD, Chun Li, MD, Yoel Solomon, BS, Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
 
MP37. Carotid Body Tumors: A single-centre experience over 20 years from Pakistan
Fahad Rind, Umer H. Bhatti, MBBS, Nadeem A. Siddiqui, MBBS, Ziad Sophie, MBBS.
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
 
MP38. Carotid Artery Disease in Hispanics
Rachel Rendon, BA1, Aaron Y. Kluger, MPH2, Kristen M. Tecson, PhD2, Anupama Vasudevan, BDS, MPH, PhD2, John F. Eidt, MD3, William P. Shutze, Sr., MD4.
1Texas Vascular Associates, Plano, TX, 2Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, TX, 3Texas Vascular Associates, Dallas, TX, 4The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, TX
 
MP39. A Majority of Patients who Suffer Postoperative Stroke after Carotid Endarterectomy Experience Significant Disability
Scott R. Levin, MD1, Alik Farber, MD1, Douglas W. Jones, MD1, Denis Rybin, PhD1, Jeffrey A. Kalish, MD1, Kyla M. Bennett, MD2, Nkiruka Arinze, MD1, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD1.
1Boston University, Boston, MA, 2University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
 
MP40. Outcomes Justification for Carotid Endarterectomy in Nonagenarians
Laura Hobbs1, Andre Ramdon, MD1, Jeffrey Hnath, MD2, Chin-Chin Yeh, MD2, R. Clement Darling, III, MD2.
1Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 2The Vascular Group, Albany, NY
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Introduction of Distinguished Visiting Professor
Grand Ballroom A-D
Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
Distinguished Visiting Professor
The Tolls of being a Vascular Surgeon

Samuel R. Money
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
12:00 pm - 12:55 pm
Scientific Session V: Dialysis
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: David A. Rigberg & Palma M. Shaw
 
12. The Role of Duplex Ultrasound in Assessing AVF Maturation
Yana Etkin, MD, Sonia Talathi, MD, Amit Rao, MD, Merideth Akerman, Martin Lesser, Gregg Landis, MD.
Northwell Health, Lake Success, NY
 
MP41. Adjunct Procedures for Non-Maturing Arteriovenous Fistula: How Well Do They Work?
Sami Assi, MSH, Animesh Rathore, MD, Limael E. Rodriguez, MD, David Dexter, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
 
13. Site of Service Influence on Stent Utilization for Hemodialysis Access Interventions
Nicholas J. Madden, DO, Matthew J. Dougherty, MD, Keith D. Calligaro, MD, Douglas A. Troutman, DO, Krystal Maloni, MD
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
 
MP42. Surgeon Factors Have a Larger Effect on Vascular Access Type and Outcomes than Patient Factors
Timothy Copeland, Peter Lawrence, Karen Woo.
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
 
V4. Renal Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Scott Hardouin, MD, Brad Oriel, MD, Thomas W. Cheng, MS, Douglas W. Jones, MD, Jeffrey Kalish, MD, Jeffrey Siracuse, MD, Alik Farber, MD.
Boston University, Boston, MA
 
MP43. Dialysis Access Creation in the Modern Era of Combined Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients
Abigail E. Barger, David Dexter, MD, Limael E. Rodriguez, MD, Jurabek Babadjanov, MD, Catherine Derber, MD, Animesh Rathore, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
 
MP44. Patient Satisfaction and Quality Measures in Hemodialysis Access
Ina Soh, MD, MS1, Ellen C. Meltzer, MD, MS1, Stephen J. Tarsa, PhD2, Victor J. Davila, MD1, Wlliam M. Stone, MD1, Samuel R. Money, MD1, Andrew J. Meltzer, MD1.
1Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix, AZ, 2Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
*Concurrent Luncheon Symposia

Treatment considerations for Type B Dissections and SFA Bypass: Case Reviews and Techniques by the Experts
Supported by Gore, Ballroom A-D

Large-Bore Access to Close: What You Want (and NEED!!) to Know
Supported by Abbott Vascular, Grand Ballroom H

Disease Specific Endovascular Solutions for TBAD
Supported by Cook, Grand Ballroom G
12:55 pm
Free Afternoon
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Women in Vascular Surgery Reception
Grand Ballroom I-J
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
*Top Gun Competition
Grand Ballroom I-J
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
7:00 am - 8:00 am
*Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
*Exhibit Hall Hours
Grand Ballroom E-F
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Speaker Ready Room
Grand Pre-Assembly
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Desk
Registration North
7:00 am - 8:00 am
*Continental Breakfast with Industry
Grand Ballroom E-F
8:15 am - 9:20 am
Scientific Session VI: Education and Training
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Ellen D. Dillavou & Jeffrey J. Siracuse
 
14. Gender-Based Discrimination is Prevalent in the Integrated Vascular Trainee Experience and Serves as a Predictor of Burnout
Linda J. Wang, MD, MBA1, Adam Tanious, MD, MMSc1, Catherine Go, MD2, Dawn Coleman, MD3, Sophia McKinley, MD1, Matthew J. Eagleton, MD1, W. Darrin Clouse, MD1, Mark F. Conrad, MD, MMSc1.
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh,, PA, 3University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
 
15. Training in Modern Lower Extremity Revascularization: Analysis of the Operative Experience of Surgical Trainees over Twenty Years
Alexander H. Shannon, MD1, Bernadette J. Goudreau, MD1, Derek de Grijs, MD1, Ian Cook, BS1, Zachary M. Tyerman, MD1, J. Michael Cullen, MD1, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., MD2, William P. Robinson, III, MD1.
1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
 
16. Prevalence of Unprofessional Social Media Content Among Young Vascular Surgeons
Scott Hardouin, MD1, Thomas W. Cheng, MS1, Stephen Raulli, M.Phil1, Douglas Jones, MD1, Jeffrey Siracuse, MD1, Jeffrey Kalish, MD1, Erica L. Mitchell, MD2, Alik Farber, MD1.
1Boston University, Boston, MA, 2Oregan Health and Science University, Portland, OR
 
MP45. Quality of Internet Resources for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patients
Tracy Cheun, MD, Mark Davies, MD, PhD, MBA.
UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
 
MP46. Evolution of the Integrated Vascular Surgery Curriculum
Alykhan Lalani, MD, Malachi G. Sheahan, MD, Donald Mendoza, MD, Nicolas Zea, MD, Marie Unruh, MD, Amit Chawla, MD, Amadis Brooke, MD, Claudie Sheahan, MD.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
 
17. An Analysis of the Current Educational Courses Offered to Vascular Trainees(19-A-335-SCVS)
Joyce J. Kim, MD1, Jeffrey Jim, MD2, Bernadette Aulivola, MD3, Jean Bismuth, MD4, Lori Pounds, MD5, Jonathan Cardella, MD6, Hernan Bazan, MD7, Faisal Aziz, MD8, Rachael Nicholson, MD9, Anna Marjan, MD9, Claudie Sheahan, MD1, Malachi G. Sheahan, III, MD1.
1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 2Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 3Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 4Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, 5UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 6Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 7Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, 8Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, 9University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
 
MP47. A National Survey of Integrated Vascular Surgery Residents' Experiences and Attitudes with Quality Improvement During Residency
Shawn M. Purnell, MD, Laura M. Wolf, BS, Morgan M. Millar, PhD, Brigitte K. Smith, MD.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
9:20 am - 10:15 am
*Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & ePoster Viewing
Grand Ballroom E-F
10:15 am - 11:15 am
International Panel
Grand Ballroom A-D

Local Anesthesia and Intraoperative Morphological Control are Key to Make CEA as Safe as Possible
Hans-Henning Eckstein
Munich, Germany

NextCardio Project and Multilayer Stents - Redefining the Management of Aortic Dissection
Victor Costache
Sibiu, Romania
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Introduction of President
Grand Ballroom A-D
William D. Jordan, Jr.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
Presidential Address
Why Vascular Surgery Needs Millennials!
Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Presidential Address
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
*Members Business Luncheon, Members Only
Grand Ballroom G-H
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
*Non-Members & Exhibitors - Lunch on Own
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Focused Session II: Medicolegal Aspects of Vascular Surgery Practice
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Caron R. Rockman & Malachi G. Sheahan

Why Do Vascular Surgeons get Sued?
Larry A. Scher, MD
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Malpractice Litigation in the Endovascular Era
Satish C. Muluk, MD
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

IVC Filter Litigation
Colleen J. Moore, MD
Saint Francis Medical Partners, Cape Girardeau, MO

How can Regional Variations in Practice in the United States Affect the Rate of Medical Malpractice?
Andrew Meltzer, MD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

How to Survive (and win!) a Medical Malpractice Trial.
Thomas S. Maldonado, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY

Overview: General Aspects of Medical Malpractice for the Practicing Vascular Surgeon
O. William Brown, MD
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Karmody ePoster Competition, First Round & Coffee Beak
Grand Ballroom E-F
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Debate Session
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Alik Farber & Peter L. Faries

PAD
Pro: Endovascular Therapy is Overused in Outpatient Endovascular Laboratories
Matt Menard, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Con: Endovascular Therapy is Not Overused at Outpatient Centers
Brian G. Derubertis, MD
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
AAA
Pro: For Patients With Unruptured AAA >5.5 Cm In Diameter and no Medical Contraindications for Open Abdominal Surgery, Open AAA Should be Offered Rather than EVAR
Thomas C. Bower, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Con: EVAR Should Always be Considered for all Patients with Adequate Aorto-Iliac Anatomy
Jason T. Lee, MD
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Dialysis
Pro: Percutaneous AV Fistulas are Going to Revolutionize the way we do Hemodialysis Access
Eric K. Peden, MD
The Methodist Debakey Heart and Vascular, Houston, TX

Con: Percutaneous AV Fistulas are Just a Fad
Salvatore T. Scali, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Annual Reception
Grand Lawn

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
6:30 am - 12:25 am
Speaker Ready Room
Grand Pre-Assembly
6:30 am - 12:25 am
Registration Desk
Registration North
6:45 am - 7:45 am
Special Interest Group (SIG) Breakfast Sessions

Peripheral & Other
Moderators:
Vincent L. Rowe & Alik Farber
Royal Salon I-II

On-table Modification of Self-expanding Covered Stents for Hybrid Aortobifemoral Revascularization
Arash Fereydooni, MS1, Chrisitine Deyholos, MD2, Alan Dardik, MD, PhD3, Naiem Nassiri, MD3.
1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA, 2Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA, 3VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT

Percutaneous Retrograde Left External Carotid Artery Coil Embolization for Management of Hemorrhage from a Persistent Proatlantal Intersegmental Artery
Hunter M. Ray, MD1, Joshua D. Kuban, MD2, Alda L. Tam, MD2, Tam T. Huynh, MD2, George T. Pisimisis, MD2.
1The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health), McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA, 2The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Treatment of Recanalized Internal Carotid Artery after Occlusion from Iatrogenic Injury
Huong Truong, MD, Shih Yau Huang, MD
Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Popliteal-Tibial Endarterectomy and Retrograde Femoro-Popliteal Stenting when Autologous Bypass is not an Option
Cheryl Richie, MD, David Minion, MD.
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Hybrid Revascularization by Transmediastinal Carotid Artery Stenting with Flow Reversal during Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Novel Technique
Zachary F. Williams, MD, Jacob N. Schroder, MD, Mitchell W. Cox, MD, Kevin W. Southerland, MD.
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

First Case Reported with Infrainguinal Vascular Disease Manifestation from Cogans Syndrome
Michael Sywak, MD1, Linda Harris, MD2.
1Buffalo, Getzville, NY, USA, 2Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Thoracic Aortic
Moderator: Carlos F. Bechara & William J. Quinones-Baldrich
Royal Salon I-II
Physician-Modified Four-Vessel Fenestrated Stent Graft to Treat Ruptured Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with Previous Abdominal Aortic Repair
Tiziano Tallarita, MD, Mendes Bernardo, MD, Thomas Bower, MD, Gustavo Oderich, MD.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Endovascular Treatment of Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries in Aberrant Right Aortic Arch Anatomy
Heepeel Chang, MD, Neal C. Hadro, MD, Marc A. Norris, MD, Alejandro Contreras, MD, Marvin E. Morris, MD.
Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA

Single-Staged, Hybrid Repairs in Two Patients With a Right-Sided Aortic Arch, Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery and Kommerell’s Diverticulum
Joel Crawford, MD, Ritu Aparajita, MD, Adam Sagarwala, D.O., Ossama Reslan, MD, Cindy Sturt, MD, Mark Russo, MD, Bruce Brener, MD.
Newark Beth Israel/Saint Barnabas Medical Center, West Orange, NJ

Delayed Symptomatic Presentation After Remote Grade 1 Blunt Aortic Injury
Katherine MacCallum, MD, John Futchko, MD, Amit Shah, MD, Aksim G. Rivera, MD.
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Endovascular Repair of Aortobronchial Fistula Three Decades After Open Repair of Traumatic Aortic Transection
Joseph A. Di Como, MD, Graham T. Endler, DO, Stephen G. Lalka, MD, Savas Mavridis, MD, James Tretter, DO.
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA

Endovascular Treatment for Symptomatic Aortic Thrombus
Apurva Trivedi, David Mariner, MD, Melissa Obmann, DO, Boyong Song, MD.
Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA
6:45 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast with Extend Coffee Service
Grand Ballroom E-F
8:05 am - 9:25 am
Scientific Session VII: Venous
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: M. Ashraf Mansour & Pegge M. Halandras
 
18. Primary Venous Leiomyosarcoma: Reconstructive and Oncologic Outcomes
William W. Sheaffer, MD1, Victor J. Davila, MD1, Bernardo C. Mendes, MD2, Andrew J. Meltzer, MD1, William M. Stone, MD1, Samuel R. Money, MD1, Thomas C. Bower, MD2.
1Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
 
V5. Surgical Repair of a Retropancreatic Portal Vein Aneurysm with Pancreatic Preservation
David O'Connor, MD, Ellen Hagopian, MD, Massimo Napolitano, MD.
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
 
19. Factors Predicting Failure of Retrieval of Inferior Vena Cava
Katherine L. Morrow, MS1, James Bena, MS2, Sean P. Lyden, MD2, Ezequiel Parodi, MD2, Christopher J. Smolock, MD2.
1Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 2Cleveland Clinic Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland, OH
 
MP48. New Description of Unique Sonographic Findings in Patients with May Thurner Syndrome.
Samuel S. Ahn, MD, Amanda Combs, BS, Jasmine L. Richmond, MS, Robert W. Feldtman, MD, William Peper, MD.
DFW Vascular Group, Dallas, TX
 
MP49. Multiple Ambulatory Venous Procedures Do Not Increase Risk of Complications When Performed in a Single Session
Einstein Juma, MD, Ian Schlieder, DO, Matthew Cornacchia, David Mann, DO, Alexander Ostapenko, MD, Shawn Liechty, MD, Syed Rizvi, DO, Dahlia Plummer, MD, Alan Dietzek, MD.
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
 
MP50. The Incidental Findings of Venous Duplex Examinations: A Look at Their Aftermath
Michael F. Amendola, MD1, Kyeong Ri Yu, BS2.
1VA Medical Center/VCU Health System, Richmond, VA, 2VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
 
MP52. Lessons Learned from the Removal of Thrombosed Inferior Vena Cava Filters
Limael Rodriguez, David J. Dexter, MD, Animesh Rathore, MD, Tomas Mesar, MD, Fanny Alie-Cusson, MD, Gordon K. Stokes, MD, Jean M. Panneton, MD.
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
 
MP53. Improving Access to Treatment for Veterans with Chronic Venous Disease Utilizing Non-Thermal Non-Tumescent Venous Ablation with Cyanoacrylate Glue
Esther Bae, DO, Lalithapriya Jayakumar, MD, Taylor Watkins, MD, Lori Pounds, MD.
UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX
9:25 am - 10:25 am
Scientific Session VIII: How I Do It Video Session
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Thomas C. Bower & Alan B. Lumsden
 
V6. Repair of Chronic Type B Dissection Complicated by Aneurysm Using Candy Plug Technique
Jennifer Chang, MD, Rami Tadros, MD.
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
 
V7. Video Assisted Transaxillary First Rib Resection for Venous Thoracic Outlet Sydrome
Daniel H. Newton, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD, MS, Ronald M. Fairman, MD, Scott Damrauer, MD, Grace J. Wang, MD, Paul J. Foley, MD.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
 
V8. Regional Block Anesthesia and Eversion Technique for Treatment of a Symptomatic, Long Length, High Carotid Artery Lesion
Avianne P. Bunnell, MD, Mathew Wooster, MD
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
 
V9. Carotid Endarterectomy Using Maneuvers to Augment Extreme Cranial Exposure
Brad S. Oriel, MD, Thomas W. Cheng, MS, Alik Farber, MD.
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
 
V10. Femoral Vein Interposition Graft and Rectus Femoris Muscle Flap for Management of Infected Bovine Pericardial Patch Following Femoral Endarterectomy
Evan J. Ryer, MD, Jessica Green, MD, PhD, Josiah E. Miller, BA, Matthew C. Cindric, MD, James R. Elmore, MD.
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
 
V11. The Wire Loop Technique for Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, Navid Gholitabar.
Yale University, New Haven, CT
10:25 am - 11:10 am
Karmody ePoster Competition, Final Round
Grand Ballroom A-D
11:10 am - 12:20 pm
Scientific Session IX: Aortic II
Grand Ballroom A-D
Moderators: Mohammad H. Eslami & Javariah Fatima
 
MP54. Vascular Surgeon Preferences and Perceptions in the Operative Management of Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Nader Zamani, MD, Sherene E. Sharath, PhD, MPH, Panos Kougias, MD, MSc.
Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
 
MP55. Medicare Reimbursement for Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair is Decreasing and Varies Substantially Across Centers
Spencer W. Trooboff, MD, MBA1, Zachary Wanken, MD, MS1, Barbara Gladders, MS2, Jesse Columbo, MD, MS1, Bjoern Suckow, MD1, David Stone, MD1, Art Sedrakyan, MD, PhD3, Philip Goodney, MD, MS1.
1Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH, 2The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, NH, 3Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY
 
MP57. Impact of Aortic Coverage Length on Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Remodeling following TEVAR for Type B Dissections
Narek Veranyan, Gregory Magee, Eric Kuo, Fred A. Weaver, Sung W. Ham, Fernando Fleischman, Vincent L. Rowe, Sukgu M. Han.
Keck Hospital of University of South California, Los Angeles, CA
 
21. Computational Fluid Dynamics in Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Tortuosity associated with high Displacement Forces
Viony M. Belvroy, MD1, Rodrigo R. Romarowski2, Joost A. van Herwaarden, MD3, Jean Bismuth, MD, PhD4, Ferdinando Auricchio, PhD5, Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD3, Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD1.
1I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy, 23D and Computer Simulation Laboratory, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy, 3Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 4Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, 5Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
 
V12. Bifurcated Unibody Aortic Endografts Overcome Unfavorable Aortoiliac Anatomy for Deployment of Bilateral Iliac Branch Endoprostheses
Arash Fereydooni, MS1, Christine Deyholos, MD2, Nariman Nezami, MD1, Robert Botta, MD2, Alan Dardik, MD PhD2, Naiem Nassiri, MD2.
1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
 
MP58. Resource Utilization of Open vs Endovascular Repair of Complex Abdominal Aortic Anerysms
Derek P. de Grijs, MD, William Z. Chancellor, MD, Ian C. Armstrong, MS, Benjamin N. Contrella, MD, Carlin A. Williams, MD, John F. Angle, MD, Luke R. Wilkins, MD, William P. Robinson, MD, John A. Kern, MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, MD, Kenneth J. Cherry, MD, Robert B. Hawkins, MD, Megan C. Tracci, MD, JD.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
 
MP59. Electronic Medical Record Data Analysis for Early Diagnosis of Aortic Aneurysms
Anirudh Chandrashekar, Nicholas Stafford, Dorian Cohen, Joseph Adachi, Nishant Prashar, Ian Davidson, Samuel Akhnoukh, Vasilios Koulouris, Christopher Rosenberg, Aaron Zlatopolsky, Stella T. Tsui, Robert Hutnik, Georgios Tzavellas, MD, Rajeev Masson, MD, Nilima Lovekar, MPH, Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD.
Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
 
MP60. FEVAR With Chimney Grafting
Michael D. Sgroi, MD1, Celine Deslarzes-Dubuis, MD1, Graeme McFarland, MD2, Kenneth Tran, MD1, Jason T. Lee, MD1.
1Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
 
MP61. Clinical Significance and Natural History of Incidentally Noted Penetrating Ulcers of the Abdominal Aorta
Brent Safran, MD, Rae Rokosh, MD, Noor Shah, MD, Thomas Maldonado, MD, Neal Cayne, MD, Mikel Sadek, MD, Danny Kim, MD, Glenn Jacobowitz, MD, Caron Rockman, MD.
NYU Langone, New York, NY
 
MP62. Effects of Medicaid Expansion of Affordable Care Act on the Operative Care and Outcomes of Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm
Hanaa D. Aridi, MD1, Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS2, Alik Farber, MD3, Efthymios D. Avgerinos, MD4, Nathan Liang, MD4, Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH4.
1Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 3Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 4University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA
 
V13. Aortocaval Resection and Reconstruction
Daniel H. Newton, MD, Anand Parikh, MD, MBA, Thomas J. Guzzo, MD, MPH, Jon Quatromoni, MD, MTR, Paul J. Foley, MD, Benjamin M. Jackson, MD, MS.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
12:25 pm
Adjourn