SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2001

6:30-7:25 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast - Whitehall Foyer, Level II

7:25-7:30 AM Opening Remarks by Thomas F. Lindsay, M.D., President -- Whitehall Ballroom

7:30-9:30 AM SESSION I

Moderators: Thomas Lindsay, M.D.

James McKinsey, M.D.

Abstracts

1. THORACIC STENT GRAFT FIXATION ACROSS THE AORTIC ARCH VESSELS

James A. Burks, M.D. (Presenting), Edwin C. Gravereaux, M.D., Peter L. Faries, M.D., Larry H. Hollier, M.D.,

Michael L. Marin, M.D.

From: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

2. ARE TYPE II (BRANCH VESSEL) ENDOLEAKS REALLY BENIGN?

Sonya Tuerff, M.D. (Presenting), Caron B. Rockman, M.D. Patrick J. Lamparello, M.D., Mark A. Adelman, M.D.,

Glenn R. Jacobowitz, M.D., Paul J. Gagne, M.D., Matthew Nalbandian, M.D., Jonathan Weiswasser, M.D.,

Ronnie Landis, RN, Robert J. Rosen, M.D., Thomas S. Riles, M.D.

From: New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

3. PERCUTANEOUS ENDOVASCULAR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR

Elizabeth S. Rachel, M.D. (Presenting), Thomas M. Bergamini, M.D., Edward V. Kinney, M.D., Matthew T. Jung, M.D., Hermann W. Kaebnick, M.D., Richard A. Mitchell, M.D.

From: Surgical Care Associates, Louisville, KY

4. CAN THE INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY BE SAFELY COVERED DURING ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC (AAA) AND ILIAC ARTERY ANEURYSMS (IAA)?

Robert Y. Rhee, M.D. (Presenting), Satish C. Muluk, M.D., Edith Tzeng, M.D., Michel Makaroun, M.D.

From: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

5. ENDOLEAK: PREDICTIVE VALUE FOR ANEURYSM GROWTH AT 3 YEARS

David H. Deaton, M.D. (Presenting), Michel S. Makaroun, M.D., Ronald M. Fairman, M.D.

From: Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD

6. SURGICAL REPAIR OF EXTENT IV THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS: CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH 300 PATIENTS

Joseph S. Coselli, M.D. (Presenting), Scott A. LeMaire, M.D., Lori D. Conklin, M.D.,

Daniel DiBardino, M.D.

From: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

9:30-9:55 AM COFFEE BREAK - Whitehall Foyer, Level II

10:00 AM-12:00 PM SESSION II - Whitehall Ballroom

Moderators: Robert Cambria, M.D.

Michael Farooq, M.D.

Abstracts

7. LOWER EXTREMITY REVASCULARIZATION WITHOUT PREOPERATIVE CONTRAST ARTERIOGRAPHY (Ca): EXPERIENCE WITH DUPLEX ULTRASOUND ARTERIAL MAPPING (DUAM)-275 CASES

Anil Hingorani, M.D., (Presenting) Enrico Ascher, M.D., Tatiana Costa, M.D., Yilmaz Gunduz, M.D., Natalie Markevich, M.D., William Yorkovich, RPA, Shreedhar Kallakuri, M.D., Ben Soule

From: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

8. GENDER DOES NOT INFLUENCE OUTCOMES AFTER ILIAC ANGIOPLASTY

Justin D. Orr, B.S. (Presenting), Nicholas J. Leeper, B.S., Brian Funaki, M.D., Jeffrey Leef, M.D., Bruce L. Gewertz, M.D., Tina R. Desai, M.D.

From: The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

9. DURABILITY OF THE DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION IN DIABETICS AND NON-DIABETICS. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

Kathleen J. Ozsvath, M.D., Paul B. Kreienberg, M.D., Dale Maharaj, M.D., R. Clement Darling, III, M.D., Sean P. Roddy, M.D., Benjamin B. Chang, M.D., William E. Lloyd, M.D., Dhiraj M. Shah, M.D.

From: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

10. SMALL CALIBER MESOTHELIAL CELL LAYERED POLYTETRAFLUORETHYLENE VASCULAR GRAFTS IN NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBITS

Steven R. Sparks, M.D. (Presenting), Uttam Tripathy, M.D., Abraham Broudy, M.D., John J. Bergan, M.D.,

Norman H. Kumins, M.D., Erik L. Owens, M.D.

From: University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

11. CONDUIT CHOICE FOR ABOVE-KNEE FEMOROPOLITEAL BYPASS GRAFTING IN PATIENTS WITH LIMB-THREATENING ISCHEMIA

Michael A. Curi, M.D., M.P.A. (Presenting), Christopher L. Skelly, M.D., Tina R. Desai, M.D.,

James F. McKinsey, M.D., Hisham S. Bassiouny, M.D., Daniel Katz, M.D., Bruce L. Gewertz, M.D.,

Lewis B. Schwartz, M.D.

From: University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

12. CAROTID ARTERY PATCH ANGIOPLASTY: IMPACT AND OUTCOME

Jeffrey L. Ballard, M.D. (Presenting), Matthew Romano, M.D.

From: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

12:00-1:15 PM PVSS BUSINESS LUNCHEON - Hampton's, Level II

1:15-2:30 PM SESSION III - Whitehall Ballroom

Moderators: Boulos Toursarkissian, M.D.

Mark Davies, M.D.

Abstracts

2000 EDUCATIONAL GRANT AWARD RESULTS

Paul J. Gagne, M.D. (Presenting)

From: N.Y.U Medical Center, New York, NY

13. EEG CHANGES DURING AWAKE CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY

Karl A. Illig, M.D. (Presenting), Yaron Sternbach, M.D., Renyu Zhang, BA, James, Burchfiel. PhD,

Cynthia K. Shortell, M.D., Jeffrey M. Rhodes, M.D., Mark G. Davies, M.D., Ph.D., Sean P. Lyden, M.D.,

Richard M. Green, M.D.

From: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

14. EXTRACRANIAL CEREBROVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION FOR CHRONIC OCULAR ISCHEMIA

William D. Clouse, M.D. (Presenting), Ryan T. Hagino, M.D., Andy Chiou, M.D., Jeffrey D. DeCaprio, M.D.,

Vikram S. Kashyap, M.D.

From: Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX

15. VACUUM ASSISTED WOUND CLOSURE ACCELERATES HEALING IN DIABETIC FOOT INFECTIONS

Andrew T. Gentile, M.D. (Presenting), Scott S. Berman, M.D.

From: Tucson Vascular Surgery, Tucson, AZ

16. A DECADE OF DECLINE: AN ANALYSIS OF MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES

John W. York, M.D. (Presenting), Michael R. Lepore, M.D., W. Charles Sternbergh, III, M.D., Samuel R. Money, M.D.

From: Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA

2:30-2:55 PM COFFEE BREAK - Whitehall Foyer, Level II

3:00-5:00 PM SESSION IV - Whitehall Ballroom

Moderators: Vivian Gahtan, M.D.

David Whitley, M.D.

Abstracts

17. NITRIC OXIDE IN EXPERIMENTAL ANEURYSM FORMATION: EARLY EVENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF NITRIC OXIDE INHIBITION

Jason M. Johanning, M.D. (Presenting), Peter J. Armstrong, M.D., David P. Franklin, M.D., David C. Han, M.D.,

David J. Carey, PhD, James R. Elmore, M.D.

From: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

18. THE FISTULA ELEVATION PROCEDURE: A VALUABLE TECHIQUE FOR MAXIMIZING ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA UTILIZATION

David L. Cull, M.D. (Presenting), Spence M. Taylor, M.D., Christopher G. Carsten, III, M.D., Jerry R. Youkey, M.D., Bruce A. Snyder, M.D., Timothy M. Sullivan, M.D., Eugene M. Langan, III, M.D.

From: Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC

19. THE TRANSPOSED FOREARM LOOP ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA: A BETTER OPTION FOR PRIMARY HEMODIALYSIS ACCESS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS

Jonathan Y. Gefen, M.D. (Presenting), Douglas R. Ewing, M.D., Gary Giangola, M.D.,

Ira S. Meisels, M.D., David Fox, M.D.

From, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

20. SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL-POPLITEAL VEIN (SFPV) AS A CONDUIT FOR BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERIAL RECONSTRUCTIONS

J. Gregory Modrall, M.D. (Presenting), Donald R. Joiner, M.D., Scott A. Seidel, M.D., Mark R. Jackson, M.D.,
R. James Valentine, M.D., G. Patrick Clagett, M.D.
From: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

21. PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF ENDOLUMINAL VENOUS STENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THE MAY-THURNER SYNDROME

Jeffrey P. Lamont, M.D. (Presenting), Gregory J. Pearl, M.D., Dennis R. Gable, M.D., Bertram L. Smith, M.D.,

William P. Shutze, M.D.,

From: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas TX

22. CONTRAST-ENHANCED DUPLEX IMAGING OF THE MESENTERIC ARTERIES

John Blebea, M.D. (Presenting), Nicos Volteas, M.D., Marsha Neumyer, RVT, Kathy Dawson, RN, J. Ingraham, BA

Shahin Assadnia, M.D., K. Anderson, M.D., R. Atnip, M.D.

From: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

5:00 PM MEETING ADJOURNMENT - Thomas F. Lindsay

6:00-7:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION - Whitehall Foyer, Level II

7:00-10:00 PM BANQUET AND ENTERTAINMENT - Whitehall Ballroom