Program and Abstracts | Posters

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015
7:00 am	MOCK ORAL EXAMS
12:30 pm - 5:00 pm	POSTGRADUATE COURSE: FOCUS ON TREATMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTION
12:30 pm	Welcome/Introduction
	SESSION I: UPDATE ON FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM OPTIONS: WHICH ONE IS BEST? Moderator: Geoffrey L. Risley, Sr.
12:35 pm	Analysis of the GE System Erin M. Moore Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates, Jacksonville, FL
12:55 pm	Analysis of the Zeego System David J. Minion University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1:15 pm	Panel and Audience Discussion
1:25 pm - 2:30 pm	SESSION II: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTION: A DEBATE Moderator: Mark A. Farber
1:25 pm	Endovascular Management: The New Gold Standard Mark A. Farber University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1:50 pm	Medical Management is the Preferred Treatment For Asymptomatic Aortic Dissection Ahsan Ali University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
2:15 pm	Panel and Audience Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	COFFEE BREAK
3:00 pm - 3:55 pm	SESSION III: RADIATION SAFETY: WHAT VASCULAR SURGEONS NEED TO KNOW Moderator: Melissa Kirkwood
3:00 pm	Basic Radiation Physics Melissa Kirkwood UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
3:15 pm	Practical Tips for Reducing Radiation Dose Mark A. Farber University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
3:30 pm	Biologic Effects of Radiation Melissa Kirkwood UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
3:45 pm	Panel and Audience Discussion
3:55 pm - 5:00 pm	SESSION IV: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH VASCULAR DISEASE Moderator: Bruce H. Gray
3:55 pm	The Impact of Life Expectancy on the Treatment Algorithm of the Vascular Patient Bruce H. Gray Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC
4:10 pm	Preoperative Management of the Vascular Patient: How Will Quality Be Assessed and Why Should I Care? Adam W. Beck University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
4:25 pm	Postoperative Care of the Vascular Patient: What should be the standard of care and why? John W. Hallett, Jr. Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, SC
4:40 pm	Panel and Audience Discussion
5:00 pm	ADJOURN
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Welcome Reception
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2015
6:45 am	5k Run
6:30 am - 7:30 am	NEW MEMBERS' BREAKFAST
7:30 am - 8:00 am	PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME Ali F. AbuRahma Introduction of New Members Presentation of the S. Timothy String Presidential Award Presentation of The Rudolph Matas Lifetime Achievement Award
8:00am - 9:40 am	SCIENTIFIC SESSION I Presiding: Eugene M. Langan, III Eric D. Endean
8:00 am	1. Volumetric Analysis of the Initial Index Computed Tomography (CT) Scan Can Predict the Natural History of Acute Uncomplicated Type B Dissections Kedar S. Lavingia*, Sebastian Larion*, S. Sadie Ahanchi, Chad Ammar, Mohit Bhasin*, Aleem Mirza*, Neil Reddy*, David Dexter, Jean M. Panneton Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia Beach, VA
8:20 am	2. EndoAnchor Treatment of Type Ia Endoleaks After Endovascular Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair William D. Jordan, Jr.1, Kenneth Ouriel2*, Manish Mehta3, Frank R. Arko4, John P. Henretta5, Benjamin J. Pearce1*, Jean Paul P.M. de Vries6* 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 2Syntactx, New York, NY; 3Vascular Group, PLLC, Albany, NY; 4Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; 5Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC; 6St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
8:40 am	3. Active Smoking Is Associated With Increased Odds Of Limb Loss Among Claudicants Undergoing Infrainguinal Bypass Raghuveer Vallabhaneni1, Corey A. Kalbaugh1*, Mark A. Farber1, Britt H. Tonnessen2, Thomas E. Brothers3, William A. Marston1, John W. Hallett, Jr.2 1University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 2Roper - St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, SC; 3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
9:00 am	4. Multivariate Analysis of 319 Iliac Stents Reveals the Strong Impact of Demographic Factors and Lesion Severity on Stent Patency Amy Roach*, Sebastian Larion*, Chad Ammar, Colin Brandt*, S. Sadie Ahanchi, David Dexter, Jean Panneton Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
9:20 am	5. Redefining the Operative Threshold in Women with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Afshin Skibba, James Evans*, Steven Hopkins*, Heesuk R. Yoon*, Daniel Rush East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
9:40 am	FOUNDERS' AWARD PAPER The Correlation Between CT and Duplex Evaluation of Vein Bypass Grafts and Their Relationship to Graft Failure Jonathan Rehfuss*, Yong He*, Bradley Schmit*, Peter Nelson, Scott Berceli, Salvatore Scali* University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
10:00 am	INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF AWARD Eugene M. Langan, III
10:00 am	Women's Tennis Open Play
10:05 - 10:35 am	COFFEE BREAK
10:35 - 12:15 pm	SCIENTIFIC SESSION II Presiding: Eugene M. Langan, III Eric D. Endean
10:35 am	6. Outcomes of Infected Abdominal Aortic Endografts: A Multicenter Experience Victor J .Davila1*, Audra A. Duncan2*, Emily Wood2*, William D. Jordan, Jr.3, Nicholas Zea4*, W. Charles Sternbergh, III5, Samuel R. Money1 1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Pheonix, AZ; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 4Oschner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA; 5Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
10:55 am	7. The Aorfix AAA Endograft in Highly - angulated Aortic Necks: Performance in the Pythagoras U.S. Clinical Trial Mahmoud B. Malas*, Umair Qazi*, Adam W. Beck, William D. Jordan, Michael Belkin*, Kim Hodgeson*, William Robinson*, Mark Fillinger* Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
11:15 am	8. Improved Trends in Patient Survival and Decreased Major Complications after Emergency Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair from 2005 to 2011 Reshma Brahmbhatt*, Jennifer Gander*, Sebastian Perez*, Luke Brewster, Yazan Duwayri, Ravi Rajani*, Susan Shafii*, Ravi Veeraswamy, Atef Salam, Shipra Arya* Emory University, Atlanta, GA
11:35 am	9. Comparison of Endovascular and Open Repair for Juxtarenal and Pararenal Aneurysms Nathan T. Orr*, Daniel L. Davenport*, Eleftherios S. Xenos University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
11:55 am	10. Low Mortality in Elective and Emergency Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Octogenerians Christopher M. Lamb1*, Katie Rollins1*, Olivia Mitchell1*, David Dawson2, Bruce Braithwaite1*, Sadhana Chandrasekar3* 1Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 3Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
12:15 pm	THE JESSE E. THOMPSON, M.D. DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE Introduction: Ali F. AbuRahma The Evolution of Vascular Surgery Since the Major Contributions to Our Specialty by Jesse E. Thompson, MD Edward B. Diethrich Arizona Heart Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona
12:45 pm	ADJOURN
1:00 pm	Transportation to depart for Sporting Clays
1:30 pm	Transportation to depart for Camelback Mountain Hike
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	General Reception
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015
7:00 – 8:00 am	MODERATED POSTER SESSION Moderators: Eugene M. Langan, III View Moderated Poster Listings
8:00 – 9:00 am	SCIENTIFIC SESSION III Presiding: Scott A. Berceli Eric D. Endean
8:00 am	11. Post Stent Ballooning Increases Postoperative Stroke And Death Rate in Carotid Artery Stenting Mahmoud Malas*, Tammam Obeid*, Isibor Arhuidese*, Umair Qazi*, Chris Abularrage*, James Black, Bruce Perler Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, MD
8:20 am	12. Routine Postoperative Carotid Duplex Ultrasound Surveillance after Carotid Endarterectomy Ali F. AbuRahma, Mohit Srivastava*, Zachary AbuRahma*, Will Jackson*, Patrick A. Stone, Jason Green*, L. Scott Dean*, Albeir Y. Mousa West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
8:40 am	13. Risk factors for Cranial Nerve Injury after Carotid Endarterectomy in NSQIP CEA - Targeted Database Kyla M .Bennett*, John E. Scarborough*, Cynthia K. Shortell Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
9:00 – 9:30 am	COFFEE BREAK – VISIT EXHIBITS
9:30 – 10:30 am	SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV Presiding: Scott A. Berceli Eric D. Endean
9:30 am	14. Surgeon Radiation Dose during Complex Endovascular Procedures Melissa L. Kirkwood*, Jeffrey Guild*, Gary Arbique*, Jon A. Anderson*, R. James Valentine, Carlos Timaran UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
9:50 am	15. Antiplatelet and Statin Treatment is Not Associated with Reduced Myocardial Infarction After High Risk Vascular Procedures Randall R. DeMartino1*, Andrew W. Hoel2*, Adam W. Beck3, John W .Hallett4, Shipra Arya5*, Gilbert H. Upchurch6, Jack L. Cronenwett7, Philip P. Goodney7* 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;2Norwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL;3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL;4Roper St Francis, Charleston, SC;5Emory University, Atlanta, GA;6University of Virginia, Charlottesville, MN;7Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
10:10 am	16. Heart Rate is Not a Reliable Predictor of Adverse Cardiac Outcomes or Mortality after Major Elective Vascular Surgery Salvatore T. Scali1*, Daniel Neal2*, Daniel J. Bertges3*, Jens Eldrup - Jorgensen4*, Jack L. Cronenwett5, Adam W. Beck1 1University of Florida - Gainesville, Gainesville, FL; 2University of Florida - Gainesville, Gainesville, FL; 3University of Vermont - Burlington, Burlington, VT; 4Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME; 5Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
10:30 - 11:30 am	THE BUSINESS OF SURGERY IN MEDICINE Moderator: Jerry R. Youkey Panel: David P. Franklin Samuel R. Money Angelo Sinopoli
11:30 am	INTRODUCTION OF ALI F. ABURAHMA Scott L. Stevens
11:45 am	PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS I May Not be Southern by Birth, but I am Proud to be an American: The Role of International Medical Graduates in Vascular Surgery Ali. F. AbuRahma
12:15 pm	ADJOURN
12:30 pm	Transportation to depart for Golf
1:00 pm	Golf Tournament (Shotgun Start), TPC Stadium Course
1:15 pm	Men's Tennis Open Play
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm	President's Reception & Banquet
10:00 pm - 1:00 am	President's After Party
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015
7:00 am - 8:00 am	BASIC SCIENCE/POSTER PRESENTATION SESSION Moderator: Eugene M. Langan, III
7:00 am	B1. Biochemical Markers in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease: Comparison between Endovascular and Open Reconstructions Patrick A. Stone1, John E. Campbell1*, Stephanie N. Thompson2*, David Williams1*, Zachary AbuRahma1*, Luke Grome1*, Haley Schlarb1*, Molly John1*, Ali F. AbuRahma1 1West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV; 2CAMC Health Education and Research Institute, Charleston, WV
7:15 am	B2. Third Ranked Poster
7:30 am	B3. Second Ranked Poster
7:45 am	B4. First Ranked Poster
8:00 am - 9:00 am	VASCULAR CASE CONFERENCE Moderator: Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr. Panel: James H. Black, III John W. Hallett Cynthia K. Shortell
8:00 am	C1. Finite Element Analysis of a Balloon Expandable Stent and Superior Mesenteric Arterial Wall Interaction Martyn Knowles1*, Tre R. Welch1*, Carlos H. Timaran1, R. James Valentine1, Cheng Jen Chuong2*, Robert C. Eberhart1, Surendranath Veeram Reddy1*, Alan Nugent1*, Joseph A. Forbess1* 1University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX; 2University of Texas Arlington, Dallas, TX
8:15 am	C2. Novel Endovascular Management of Bilateral Congenital Renal Arteriovenous Malformations: Case report and Clinical Review Michael B. Silva, Jr., Charlie C. Cheng, Zulfiqar F. Cheema* UTMB, Galveston, TX
8:30 am	C3. Is Left Renal Vein Ligation Benign? A Novel Method for Maintaining Left Renal Venous Outflow During Extensive Inferior Vena Caval Resection Charles S. Kiell, Andrew R. Barksdale* St Francis Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
8:45 am	C4. Endostaples for Distal Fixation in a Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR) Ratna C. Medicherla*, Evan Lipsitz* Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
9:00 am - 10:00 am	SCIENTIFIC SESSION V Presiding: Patrick A. Stone Eric D. Endean
9:00 am	17. Current Accepted Hemodynamic Criteria For Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Do Not Accurately Stratify Patients At High Risk For Limb Loss Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, Corey A. Kalbaugh*, Ana Kouri*, Mark A. Farber, William A. Marston University of North Carolina - sou, Chapel Hill, NC
9:20 am	18. Primary Stent Placement Improves Patency After Endovascular Treatment of Hepatic Artery Stenosis Following Liver Transplantation Linda Le*, William Terral*, Nicolas Zea*, Hernan A. Bazan, Taylor A. Smith, George E. Loss*, Edward Bluth*, W. Charles Sternbergh, III Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA
9:40 am	19. Validated Prediction of Groin Infection after Revascularization Procedures Kyla M. Bennett*, Howard Levinson*, John E. Scarborough*, Cynthia K. Shortell Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
10:00 am - 10:30 am	COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 am - 11:50 am	SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI Presiding: Patrick A. Stone Eric D. Endean
10:30 am	20. The Effect of Laser Wavelength on Endothermal Heat Induced Thrombosis after Endovenous Laser Ablation William P. Shutze, Sr.1, Katherine Kane1*, Tammy Fisher1*, Yayha Daoud2*, Grace Lassiter3*, Richard Lueking3*, Elizabeth Nguyen3*, William Shutze, Jr.1*, Greg Pearl1, Bert Smith1 1Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX; 2Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, TX; 3Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX
10:50 am	21. Revision Using Distal Inflow: A Safe and Effective Treatment for Ischemic Steal Syndrome After Access Creation Thomas M. Loh*, Matthew E. Bennett*, Mark G. Davies, Eric K. Peden Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
11:10 am	22. Exploring Patient Involvement in Decision - Making for Vascular Procedures Jennifer A. Avise1*, Laura A. Peterson1*, Jeanette M. Stafford1*, Derrick S. Boone, Sr.2*, Douglas Easterling1*, Gregory L. Burke1*, Matthew A. Corriere1 1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC;2Wake Forest University School of Business, Winston Salem, NC
11:30 am	23. Vascular Mock Oral Exams: A Review of the Eight Year Experience of the SAVS Mock Oral Program Matthew P. Goldman1*, Jeanette Stafford1*, Thomas S. Huber2, John F. Eidt3, Kimberly J. Hansen1, Thomas . Naslund4, Spence M. Taylor3, Eric D. Endean5, Matthew S. Edwards1 1Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC; 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 3Greenville Health System University Medical Center, Greenville, SC; 4Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; 5University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY
11:50 am	ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Members Only)
12:20 pm	ADJOURN