Friday september 29 program

7:00 am –
5:00 pm

A Multi-institutional Comparison of General versus Regional Anesthesia for
Carotid Endarterectomy
Byron J. Faler, MD, Kent DeZee, MD, Gilbert Aidinian, MD, Robyn Macsata, MD, Subodh Arora, MD, Dahlia Plummer, MD, Shukri Khuri, MD, William Henderson, PhD, Tracy Schifftner and Anton Sidawy, MD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, William Beaumont Medical Center, El Paso, TX, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO

Does Preoperative Statin, Beta Blocker, and Diuretic Use Influence the Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy?
Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, David C. Chang, PhD, Matthew J. McGirt, MD, Graeme F. Woodworth, MD, Alexander Coon, MD, Glen R. Roseborough, MD, Julie A. Freischlag, MD and Bruce A. Perler, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Effect of Various Levels of Renal Insufficiency on the Outcome of Carotid
Endarterectomy
Gilbert Aidinian, MD, Paul W. White, MD, Kent DeZee, MD, Christopher J. Abularrage, MD, Niten Singh, Subodh Arora, MD, William G. Henderson, PhD, Shukri Khuri, MD and Anton N. Sidawy, MD
Veterans Affairs Hospital, Washington, DC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC and Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, Boston, MA

Do Angiographic Lesion Characteristics Predict Adverse Outcomes After Carotid Artery Stenting
Shariq Sayeed, MD, Stephen F. Stanziale, MD, Luke K. Marone, MD, Shan-e-Ali Haider, MD, Laurie S. Rieger, Katherine Hill, RN, Mark H. Wholey, MD and Michel S. Makaroun, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA and Pittsburgh Vascular Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Longterm Outcomes of Endoluminal Therapy for Ostial Disease of the Major
Branches of the Aortic Arch
Andrew M. Bakken, MD, Clinton D. Protack, David Lee, MD, Nikhil Patel, MD, Wael E. Saad, MD, Jeffrey M. Rhodes, MD, Michael J. Singh, MD, Karl A. Illig, MD, David L. Waldman, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Moving the Aortic Arch: Long Term Outcome for Extraanatomic Arch Reconstruction. An Analysis of 137 Procedures
R Clement Darling III, MD, Sean P. Roddy, MD, Manish Mehta, MD, Philip S.K. Paty, MD, Paul B. Kreienberg, MD, Benjamin B. Chang, MD, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD, Yaron Sternbach, MD and Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

15 Consecutive Cases of Endograft Repair of Traumatic Aortic Disruption: Lessons Learned
Rao Gutta MD, Kirk Charles MD, Bartley P. Griffith MD, Sina Moaine MD, Thomas M. Scalea MD, William R. Flinn MD and David G. Neschis MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Functional Outcome after Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm (TAA) Repair
Robert S. Crawford, MD, Juan D. Pedraza, MD, Hang Lee, PhD, Michael Corey, Thomas K. Chung, David Brewster, MD, Glenn LaMuraglia, MD and Richard P. Cambria, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Surgical Repair of Ruptured Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Jae S. Cho, MD, Ghassan Abu-Hamad, MD, Robert Y. Rhee, MD and Michel Makaroun, MD
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

The Effectiveness of the Lower Permeability Gore-Excluder Stentgraft in
Preventing AAA Sac Enlargement: A Prospective Analysis
Melissa Shah, MD, Manish Mehta, MD, R Clement Darling III, Yaron Sternbach, MD, John B. Taggert, MD, Philip S.K. Paty, MD, Sean P. Roddy, MD, Paul B. Kreienberg, MD, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD, Benjamin B. Chang, MD and Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Durability of Renal Artery Stents in Patients with Transrenal Abdominal Aortic Endografts
Donald T. Baril, MD, Robert A. Lookstein, MD, Alfio Carroccio, MD, Sharif H. Ellozy, MD, F. Scott Nowakowski, MD, Anondo Stangl, MD, Tikva S. Jacobs, MD, Jamie Won, Victoria J. Teodorescu, MD and Michael L. Marin, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Iliac Artery Aneurysms: a Contemporary Comparison of Endovascular and Open Repair
Rabih A. Chaer, MD,  Stephanie C. Lin, MD, Brian G. DeRubertis, MD, Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD, Leila Mureebe, MD, Peter L. Faries, MD, Roman Nowygrod, MD, K. Craig Kent, MD and James F. McKinsey, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Revision of Venous Bypass Conduits: Venous Patch Versus Interposition
Paul B. Kreienberg, MD, R Clement Darling III, Benjamin B. Chang, MD, Philip S.K. Paty, MD, Sean P. Roddy, MD, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MD, Manish Mehta, MD, Yaron Sternbach, MD and Dhiraj M. Shah, MD
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Cutting Balloon Angioplasty of Autogenous Infrainguinal Bypasses: Short       Term Safety and Efficacy
Robert Garvin, MD, Thomas Reifsnyder, MD, Steven Leers, MD, Gordon McLean, MD and Richard Foster, MD
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Effect of Lesion Characteristics and Tibial Vessel Run-off on Outcome of Lower Extremity Percutaneous Interventions
Brian G. DeRubertis, MD, Rabih A. Chaer, MD, Susan Trocciola, MD, Russell Lam, MD, James McKinsey, MD, John Karwowski, MD, Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD, K. Craig Kent, MD and Peter L. Faries, MD
New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

The Prevalence of Occult Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Symptomatic Tibial Vessal Disease: Findings in a High Risk Urban Setting
Malachi Sheahan, MD, Claudie Sheahan, MD, Brett Siegrist, MD, Robert Batson, MD and Larry Hollier, MD
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Carotid Duplex Velocity Criteria Revisited for the Diagnosis of Carotid In-Stent Restenosis
Ali F. AbuRahma, Damian Maxwell, MD, Kris Eads, MD, Sarah K. Flaherty and Tabitha Stutler, RN
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of W. Va. Univ., Charleston, WV

A New Method for Hemodynamic Flow Assessment In Graft Anastomoses Using MRI Imaging
Richard F. Neville, MD, Christopher J. Elkins, PhD, Marcus T. Alley, MD, Angela M. Yamauchi, PhD and Ryan B. Wicker, PhD   
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, Stanford University, Stanford, CA and  University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, TX

Long-term Results of Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy
James H. Black, MD, David C. Chang, PhD, Joseph Ricotta, MD and Calvin E. Jones, MD,
Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore,  MD

State of Femoral Runoff And The Outcome of Inflow Operations for Occlusive Disease
Anantha K. Ramanathan, MD, Linda M. Harris, MD, Mollie O'Brien - Irr, RN, Richard G. Curl, MD, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD, Gregory Cherr, MD and Maciej L Dryjski, MD
Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, Veteran's Administration Hospital and Buffalo    General Hospital, Buffalo, NY

The Relevance of Late Endoleaks Following Evar:Implications for Follow-Up Imaging Protocols
Caron B. Rockman, MD, Thomas S. Maldonado, MD, Neal S. Cayne, MD, Glenn R. Jacobowitz, MD, Mark A. Adelman, MD, Paul J. Gagne, MD, Matthew M. Nalbandian, MD, Patrick J. Lamparello, MD and Thomas S. Riles, MD
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

The Effect of Depression On Patency And Progression of Peripheral Arterial Disease After Lower Extremity Revascularization
Gregory S. Cherr, MD, Jiping Wang, MD, Pamela M. Zimmerman, MD and Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD
State University of New York at Buffalo, Western New York Veteran's Administration Hospital, Buffalo, NY

Prolonged Bed Rest: An Indication for Venous Duplex Scanning?
Fred W. Rushton, MD, Steven D. Taylor, MD, and  Marc E. Mitchell, MD
University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS

Through-Knee Amputation Preserves Independent Ambulation
Magdiel Trinidad-Hernandez, MD, Connie Ryjewski, RN, Norton M. Flanagan,    MD, Giohn Lee, MD, Amy Sun, MD, Gregory D. Caldwell and John V. White, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine/Metropolitan Group Hospitals,     Chicago, IL and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Predictors of Lower Extremity Arterial Injury After Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty
Christopher J. Abularrage, MD, Jonathan M. Weiswasser, MD, Anton N. Sidawy, MD, Kent J. DeZee, MD,Kevin M. Douglas, MD, Walter Reed Army Medical William T. Shimeall, MD, Niten Singh, MD, Subodh Arora, MD, Tracy Shifftner, PhD,; Shukri Khuri, MD and William Henderson, PhD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston, MA;and NSQIP Data Center, Denver, CO