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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025
7:00 am
MOCK ORAL EXAMS
12:30 pm-5:00 pm
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
SUNSET CATAMARAN SAIL
Separate Sign Up Required via the website
6:30 pm-8:00 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION
8:00 pm-10:00 pm
AORTIC PLANNING & SIZING COMPETITION & RECEPTION
Supported by Cook

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025
6:30 am-7:30 am
NEW MEMBER/SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT’S BREAKFAST
7:45 am-7:50 am
PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME
7:50 am-9:30 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I

Presiding: Adam W. Beck, Javairiah Fatima
7:50 am
1. Evolving Practices of Spinal Drain Use for F/BEVAR Patients in the US-ARC
Angela D Sickels1, Zdenek Novak1, Andres Schanzer2, Mark A Farber3, Matthew P Sweet4, Gustavo S Oderich5, Carlos Timaran6, Darren B Schneider7, Matthew J Eagleton8, Warren Gasper9, W. Anthony Lee10, Adam W Beck1
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Massachusetts Memorial Health, Worcester, MA, 3University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 4University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 5University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 6University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 7University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 8Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 9 University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 10 Baptist Health Heart and Vascular Care, Boca Raton, FL

Discussant: James H. Black
8:10 am
2. Assessment of Safety and Procedural Learning Curve for Pulmonary Embolism Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy under Local Anesthesia: A Retrospective Chart Review
Perry J. Diaz1, Grace Knoer1, Allison Willett1, Callie Fernandez1, Rachel Eom1, Qingwen Kawaji2, Ricardo Quarrie2, Jason Crowner2, Steven Abramowitz3, Raghuveer Vallabhaneni3, Jason Chin2
1Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 2MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 3MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, Washington, DC

Discussant: Linda Le
8:30 am
3. Ischemia-targeted coronary revascularization improves 5-year survival following carotid endarterectomy
Dainis Krievins, Gustavs Latkovskis, Sanda Jegere, Aigars Lacis, Edgars Zellans, Indulis Kumsars, Davis Putrins, Janis Vetra, Andrejs Erglis, Christopher K Zarins
Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Discussant: Samir Shah
8:50 am
4. The Current Status of Aortic Training among Vascular Surgery Trainees in the United States
Christina L Cui, Brian F Gilmore, Lauren N West-Livingston, Chandler A Long, Dawn M Coleman, Young Kim
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Discussant: Claudie Sheehan
9:10 am
5. Outcomes of Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia Revascularization in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in the BEST-CLI Trial
Mahmoud Malas1, Mohammed Hamouda1, Alik Farber2, Matthew Menard3, Katherine Tuttle4
1University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 2Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4University of Washington, Spokane, WA

Discussant: Jayer Chung
9:30 am
FOUNDERS' AWARD PAPER
Ketamine Reduces Opiate Use and Pain Scores in Patients Receiving Low Dose Naloxone for Spinal Cord Protection During Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Eric Johnson, Dan Davenport, Joseph Bobadilla, Eric Endean, David Minion, Ryan King, Sam Tyagi
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
9:50 am
- Introduction of New Members
- Presentation of the S. Timothy String Presidential Award
10:05 am-10:35 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:35 am-12:15 pm
SCIENTIFIC SESSION II

Presiding: James Black, Megan Tracci
10:35 am
6. Comparative Analysis of Open Versus Percutaneous Thrombectomy in Acute Limb Ischemia: Outcomes of Mortality and Limb Salvage at 30 Days and 1 Year
Mohammad Alsarayreh, Katherine G Welch-Mabon, Chris Agala, Mark A Farber, Katharine McGinigle, Federico E Parodi, Ehsan Benrashid, Luigi Pascarella
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Discussant: Emily Spangler
10:55 am
7. Development and Validation of the Vascular Surgery Literacy Assessment Tool
Sophia Trinh, Priscilla Tanamal, Pavan Guduri, Amanda Tullos, Denise Danos, Claudie Sheahan, Malachi Sheahan, III
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Discussant: Mitchell W. Cox
11:15 am
8. Large Endograft Diameter is Associated with Poor Short- and Mid-term Outcomes following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Dean J Arnaoutakis1, Trung Nguyen1, Xinyan Zheng2, Jialin Mao2, Andrew H. Matar1, Benjamin S. Brooke3, Jean Bismuth1, David H. Stone4, Salvatore T. Scali5
1University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 3University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 4Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 5University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Discussant: Michol Cooper
11:35 am
9. Textbook outcomes after revascularization for chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) remain rare
Cuneyt Koksoy, Ilse P Torres Ruiz, Zachary S Pallister, Ramyar Gilani, Joseph L Mills, Sr., Jayer Chung, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E DeBakey
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Discussant: K. Dean Arnaoutakis
11:55 am
10. In Situ Laser Fenestration for Zone 2 TEVAR: A 15 Year Experience Demonstrating Its Safety, Efficacy and Durability
William G. Montgomery, Fletcher Pierce, Ahmad Alsheekh, Fanny S. Allie-Cusson, Hosam F. El Sayed, Jean M Panneton
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Discussant: William Jordan
12:15 pm
THE JESSE E. THOMPSON, M.D. DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURER
Introduced By: Alan B. Lumsden, MD

John F. Eidt, MD, FACS
Baylor Scott & White Heart Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX
12:45 pm
ADJOURN
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
POOLSIDE FUN
Adult Pool Bar
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
SKILLS COMPETITION
Supported by: Terumo, Medtronic, Penumbra and Silk Road

Moderators: J. Middleton Chang, Linda Le
6:00 pm-7:00 pm
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025
7:00 am-8:00 am
MODERATED E-POSTER SESSION

Moderators: Salvatore Scali, Patrick Stone
8:00 am-9:00 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION III

Presiding: William Shutze, Bala Ramanan
8:00 am
11. A Comprehensive Propensity Matched Analysis of Cerebral Infarction Following TEVAR with Left Subclavian Artery Coverage
Ahmad Tabatabaeishoorijeh1, Maham Rahimi2
1Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (ENMED), Houston, TX, 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Discussant: Leila Mureebe
8:20 am
12. Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes after Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow (HeRO) Graft Surgery: Results of a Ten-Year Experience
Christina L Cui1, Tristen T Chun1, Charles Y Kim1, Ellen D Dillavou2, Mitchell W Cox3, Kevin W Southerland1, Young Kim1
1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2WakeMed Health, Raleigh, NC, 3University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Discussant: Tam T. Huynh
8:40 am
13. Preoperative Proteinuria is Associated with Higher Mortality After Fenestrated/Branched Aortic Repair of Complex Anatomy Aortic Aneurysms
Vivian Carla Gomes, F. Ezequiel Parodi, Priya Vasan, William A. Marston, Luigi Pascarella, Katharine L. McGinigle, Jacob C. Wood, Ehsan Benrashid, Mark A. Farber
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Discussant: Yazan Duwayri
9:00 am-9:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
9:30 am-10:30 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV

Presiding: Jason Crowner, Tam Huynh
9:30 am
14. Nonwhite Race, Female Sex, and Tissue Loss are Associated with Increased Risk for Hospital Readmission Following Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Walker R Ueland, Muhammad J Javed, Michael D Spinosa, Tam B Nguyen, Amin Mirzaie, Salvatore T Scali, Martin R Back, Thomas S Huber, Gilbert R Upchurch, Jr., Samir K Shah
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Discussant: Charles Bailey
9:50 am
15. Trainee Autonomy is Associated with Wellbeing
Christina L Cui1, Margaret A Reilly2, Joshua S Eng3, Allan M Conway4, Guillermo A Escobar5, Palma M Shaw6, Yue-yung Hu2, Karl Y Bilimoria3, Malachi G Sheahan, III7, Dawn M Coleman1
1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 4University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 5Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 6Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 7Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA

Discussant: Benjamin J. Pearce
10:10 am
16. Catheter-Based Intervention in the Low-Intermediate Risk PE Patient: Increased Utilization with Only Modest Benefits
Anthony James Laico, Junji Tsukagoshi, Kamil Khanipov, Ruth L. Bush, Mitchell W. Cox
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX

Discussant: Sheila M. Coogan
10:30 am-11:30 am
RAPID FIRE SESSION

Presiding: Behzad Farivar, David Minion
10:30 am
RF1. Long-term Clinical Effectiveness of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Femoral-Popliteal Occlusive Disease
Maria Penuela, Akeem Bartley, Yuchi Ma, Paul Tenewitz, Christina Tran, Jean Bismuth, Charles J Bailey
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
10:35 am
RF2. MAGNIFY-PAD: Development of Machine Learning Tool to Identify Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease in a Medicare Database
Abena Appah-Sampong1, Mengyuan Ruan2, Patrick Heindel1, James Fitzgibbon1, Tanujit Dey2, Behnood Bikdeli1, Eric Secemsky3, Gregory Piazza1, Mohamad Hussain1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Center for Surgery and Public Health, Boston, MA, 3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
10:40 am
RF3. How Does the Rate of Adaption of Percutaneous Venous Mechanical Thrombectomy Affect Clinical and Financial Outcomes Within a Healthcare System
Mallory Thompson1, Brittany Cross2, Brian C Adams2
1Rocky Vista University, Saint George, UT, 2Intermountain Health, Provo, UT
10:45 am
DISCUSSION
10:50 am
RF4. Vein Harvest Technique Is Not Associated With Major Adverse Limb Event and Survival
Andrew Lee1, Frank Annie2, Ryan Butcher2, Mohammad Eslami1
1Charleston Area Medical Center, WVU, Charleston, WV, 2Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV
10:55 am
RF5. A Novel Scoring System to Assess Pre-Operative Documentation Quality of Lifestyle Limitation in Claudicants with Surgical Intervention
Richard Shi, Nicholas Bulatao, Rupak Mukherjee, Adam Tanious
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
11:00 am
RF6. Outcomes of Early Routine Surveillance of Grade 1 Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury
Syed Taha Zaidi DO, Ezra Y Koh MD, Gregory Estrera, Josh Wong, Tommaso Cambiaghi MD, Thaddeus Puzio MD, Gustavo Oderich MD, Anthony Estrera MD, Naveed U Saqib MD
UT Houston, Houston, TX
11:05 am
DISCUSSION
11:10 am
RF7. Comparison of Lower Extremity Dialysis Access and Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow grafts using the Vascular Quality Initiative Hemodialysis Access Registry
Katherine Owsiany, Olamide Alabi, Manuel Garcia-Toca, Yazan Duwayri
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
11:15 am
RF8. Analysis of Radiation Exposure Learning Curve for Vascular Surgery Trainees During Fluoroscopically Guided Interventions
Antonio Solano, Michael Shih, Andrea Klein, Michael C. Siah, Gerardo Gonzalez-Guardiola, Khalil Chamseddin, Mirza S Baig, Carlos H Timaran, Jeffrey Guild, Melissa L Kirkwood
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
11:20 am
RF9. Limb Salvage Surgery for CLTI: Comparing Measures of Neighborhood Health Disparity
Joseph P Hart, Mark G Davies
Ascension Health, Waco, TX
11:25 am
DISCUSSION
11:30 am
INTRODUCTION OF ALAN B. LUMSDEN, MD
Margaret Tracci, MD
11:45 am
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Robotics and Digital Surgery: Toward a Highly Differentiated Specialty
Alan B. Lumsden, MD
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX
12:15 pm
ADJOURN
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
AFTERNOON TURTLE SNORKEL
Separate Sign Up Required via the website
7:00 pm-10:00 pm
PRESIDENT'S PARTY
10:00 pm-1:00 am
PRESIDENT'S AFTER PARTY

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025
7:00 am-8:00 am
POTPOURRI

Moderators: J. Middleton Chang, Chandler Long
7:05 am
V2. Left Axillary to Right Atrial Bypass for Dialysis Access Using Autologous Spliced Femoropopliteal Vein
Paranjay D Patel, Jacob B Watson, Shashank Sharma, Charudatta S Bavare, Maham Rahimi, Eric K Peden
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
7:10 am
V3. Early Concepts In Combining Robotic Surgical and Endovascular Techniques
Balazs C Lengyel, Rebecca G. Barnes, Ponraj Chinnadurai, Alan B Lumsden, Charudatta S Bavare
Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
7:20 am
PANEL DISCUSSION
7:25 am
C1. Multiple Lower Extremity Exostoses Causing Concurrent Pseudoaneurysm and Thrombosis in a Young Female
Anthony L Grzeda, Robert J Esther, Mark A Farber, Ehsan Benrashid
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
7:30 am
C2. Diagnosis and Treatment of Middle Aortic Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient with Previous Renal Transplant
Jared T Gowen, Lauren Story-Hefta, Mohammed Moursi
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR
7:35 am
PANEL DISCUSSION
7:40 am
C3. Staged Approach for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia in High-Performing Athlete with Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Caroline E Minnick1, Lindsay Lynch2, Kevin Chang2, Julie Freischlag2, Matthew P Goldman2
1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 2Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston Salem, NC
7:45 am
C4. Thrown for a Loop: Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis Treated With Proximal Reimplantation of the Internal Carotid Artery
Vishal Patel, Natalia Cavagnaro, Ali Siddiqui, Kousta I Foteh, Eric B Trestman, Hunter M Ray
HCA Healthcare Kingwood/University of Houston, Kingwood, TX
7:50 am
C5. Initial Experience using VenaCore Catheter for Chronic DVT Patient
Oleksiy Gudz, Mohammed Moursi, Victoria Malak, Charles Shirley
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
7:55 am
PANEL DISCUSSION
8:00 am-9:00 am
VASCULAR CASE CONFERENCE

Moderator: Mike McNally
8:00 am
C6. A Twin Case Series of Vascular Aortic Pathology
Amanda Rushing, Cassandra Soto, Daniel Han, Peter Faries, Michael Marin
Mount Sinai, New York, NY
8:15 am
C7. A new Technique using a Stent and a Plug for the Management of Persistent Type IIIc Endoleak Following Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair (FEVAR): A Case Series
Mohammad Alsarayreh, Mark A Farber, Federico E Parodi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel hill, NC
8:30 am
C8. Acute Aortic Dissection in Setting of Preeclampia: A Rare, Yet Potentially Deadly Complication
Natalia Ashely Cavagnaro, Vishal Patel, Ali Siddiqui, Eric Trestman, Kousta Foteh, Hunter Ray
HCA Healthcare Kingwood/University of Houston, Kingwood, TX
8:45 am
C9. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Case of Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia Treated with Deep Vein Arterialization
Carrie Tackett, Diego Monasterio, Rudy Sanchez, David Blitzer
Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA
9:00 am-10:00 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION V

Presiding: Mahmoud Malas, Jean Panneton
9:00 am
17. Impact Of Aortic Visceral Branch Vessel Interventions On The Postoperative Outcomes Of Type B Aortic Dissection Complicated With Visceral Malperfusion
Narek Veranyan, Omar Al-Nouri, John Lane, Mahmoud B. Malas
UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA

Discussant: Behzad Farivar
9:20 am
18. Race and Sex-Based Disparities in Treatment and Mortality Following Pulmonary Embolism Intervention
Kasthuri Nair1, Amelia Fogle1, Adriana Gutierrez Yllu2, Swathi Raikot3, Nkiruka Arinze4, Brent Keeling5, Yazan Duwayri4, Gerard McGorisk6, Wissam Jaber7, Olamide Alabi3
1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine and Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Atlanta, GA, 4Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 5Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 6Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 7Division of Interventional Cardiology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA

Discussant: Mohammed Moursi
9:40 am
19. Isolated Middle Cerebral Artery Significantly Increases Risk of Postoperative Stroke after Transcarotid Revascularization in Asymptomatic Patients
Natalie G Ray1, Fanny S Alie-Cusson1, Halim Yammine1, Charles S Briggs1, Gregory A Stanley1, Hector Crespo-Soto1, Conall T Monahan1, Jeremy M Hackworth2, Joe D Bernard, Jr.3, Frank R Arko, III1
1Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Charlotte, NC, 2Charlotte Radiology, Charlotte, NC, 3Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Charlotte, NC

Discussant: Hernan Bazan
10:00 am-10:30 am
COFFEE BREAK - VISIT EXHIBITS
10:30 am-11:50 am
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI

Presiding: Olamide Alabi, Mark Faber
10:30 am
20. Surgical Intervention Among Asymptomatic Octogenarians with a Contralateral Occlusion Appears Selectively Warranted
Mark A. Eid1, Jesse A. Columbo1, Ian Perry2, Dan Neal2, Thomas S. Huber2, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.2, Michol A. Cooper2, David H. Stone1, Salvatore T. Scali2
1Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Discussant: Michael C. Stoner
10:50 am
21. Impact Of Nutrition On Outcomes Of Limb Salvage For Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Joseph P Hart, Mark G Davies
Ascension Health, Waco, TX

Discussant: Olamide Alabi
11:10 am
22. Age and Frailty are Key Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Initial Dialysis Access Creation: A 12-Year Longitudinal Analysis
Justin Yu, Erin Biggs, Dan Fort, Hernan Bazan, W. Charles Sternbergh, Samuel Money
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Jefferson, LA

Discussant: Rana O. Afifi
11:30 am
23. A longitudinal analysis of the career decisions made by the recipients of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery Medical Student and Resident Scholarships
Bryant McLafferty1, Daniela Medina2, Claudie Sheahan2, Benjamin Pearce3, Megan Tracci4, Adam Beck3, Will Jordan5, Malachi Sheahan, III2
1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2Louisiana State Univeristy, New Orleans, LA, 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 5Medical College of Georgia at Augusta, Augusta, GA

Discussant: Javairiah Fatima
11:50 am
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Members Only)
12:20 pm
ADJOURN