PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGERY SOCIETY
27th Annual Spring Meeting
June 8, 2002
The Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2002
6:30-7:25 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast — Ballroom Foyer
7:25-7:30 AM Opening Remarks by R. Clement Darling III, M.D., President — Grand Ballroom
7:30-9:30 AM SESSION I
Moderators: R. Clement Darling, III, M.D.
Jean M. Panneton, M.D.
Papers #1 through #6
1. COMPARISON OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL APOPTOSIS AND FIBROUS CAP MORPHOLOGY IN ATHEROMATOUS PLAQUES FROM SYMPTOMATIC AND ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID DISEASE
Krish Soundararajan, M.D. (Presenting), Ashwini S. Dhume, Ph.D., Devendra K. Agrawal, Ph.D.
From: Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
2. THE BENEFITS OF SURGICAL CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IN THE OCTOGENARIAN: A CHALLENGE TO THE RESULTS OF CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING
Caron B. Rockman, M.D. (Presenting), Glenn R. Jacobwitz, M.D., Mark A. Adelman, M.D., Patrick J. Lamparello, M.D.,
Paul J. Gagne, M.D., Matthew M. Nalbandian, M.D., Ronnie Landis, R.N., Thomas S. Riles, M.D.
From: New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
3. STATE WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEDURES, OUTCOMES AND COSTS FOLLOWING CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY
John Blebea, M.D. (Presenting), Christopher Hollenbeck, Ph.D., Jonathan-Hien Vu, M.D.
From: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
4. DETERMINING PATIENT PREFERENCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF EXTRACRANIAL CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS : CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY VERSUS CAROTID
Julio A. Warren, BS (Presenting), William D. Jordan, Jr., M.D., Gustavo R. Heudebert, M.D., W. David Whitley, M.D.,
Douglas J. Wirthlin, M.D.
From: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
5. MANAGEMENT OF RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS: EFFECTS OF A SHIFT FROM OPEN SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO PERCUTANEOUS THERAPY ON INDICATIONS AND OUTCOMES IN A VASCULAR SURGERY PRACTICE
Peter J. Mackrell, M.D. (Presenting), Eugene M. Langan, M.D., Timothy M. Sullivan, M.D., Bruce H. Gray, D.O., Spence
M. Taylor, M.D., Bruce A. Snyder, M.D., Christopher G. Carsten, M.D., Jerry R. Youkey, M.D.
From: Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC
6. ACUTE MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME
Matthew S. Edwards, M.D. (Presenting), Gregory S. Cherr, M.D., Timothy E. Craven, MSPH, Amy W. Olsen, M.D.,
Kimberley J. Hansen, M.D.
From: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
9:30-9:55 AM COFFEE BREAK — Rostrum
10:00 AM-12:00 PM SESSION II
Moderators: William D. Jordan, M.D.
Mark A. Mattos, M.D.
Papers #7 through #12
7. TECHNICAL SUCCESS FROM ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR IN THE POST-MARKETING ERA: A MULTI-CENTER PROSPECTIVE TRIAL
Thomas C. Naslund, M.D. (Presenting), Stacey Y. Becker, R.N.
From: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
8. AORTIC ANEURYSM SAC SHRINKAGAE AFTER ENDOVASULAR REPAIR IS DEVICE DEPENDENT
W. Charles Sternbergh, III, M.D. (Presenting), Michael S. Conners, III, M.D., Britt Tonnenson, M.D., Glen Carter, RT,
Moises Yoselevitz, M.D., Samuel R. Money, M.D.
From: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
9. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIDE BRANCH PATENCY, TYPE II ENDOLEAK AND AAA SIZE FOLLOWING ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR
Martin R. Back, M.D. (Presenting), Andrew N. Bowser, M.D., Brad L. Johnson, M.D., Dale C. Schmacht, M.D., Ph.D.,
Dennis F. Bandyk, M.D.
From: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
10. ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF FAILED PRIOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR
Peter L. Faries, M.D. (Presenting), Jamie Won, BA, Nicholas J. Morrissey, M.D., Alfio Carroccio, M.D., Vania L. Briggs,
BA, Victoria Teodorescu, M.D., Larry H. Hollier, M.D., Michael L. Marin, M.D.
From: Mount Sinai School of Medicin, New York, NY
11. OPTIMAL OPERATIAVE STRATEGIES IN REPAIR OF JUXTRARENAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
Cynthia K. Shortell, M.D. (Presenting), Marcia Johansson, RNP, Richard M. Green, M.D., Karl A. Illig, M.D.
From: University of Rochester, Rochester NY
12. QUALITY OF LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM SURGERY: A PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF ENDOVASCULAR AND OPEN REPAIR
Khalifa N. Al-Wahaibi, M.D. (Presenting), Deborah Abner, MScN, Badr Aljabri, M.D., Garbis Meshefedijian, Ph.D, Kent
S. Mackenzie, M.D., Daniel I. Obrand, M.D., Ronald T. Lewis, M.D., Bernard Montreuil, M.D., Oren K. Steinmetz, M.D.
From: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Quebec, Canada
12:00-1:15 PM PVSS BUSINESS LUNCHEON — Ballroom Foyer
1:15-2:30 PM SESSION III
Moderators: Caron B. Rockman, M.D.
W. Anthony Lee, M.D.
The William J. von Liebig Research Award 2001 Progress Report
Papers #13 through #16
13. PREDICTORS OF OUTCOME FOLLOWING INFRAINGUINAL BYPASS FOR LOWER EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE VASCULAR DISEASE; 1289 PATIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Lawrence D. Green, M.D. (Presenting), Beverley Bowyer, R.N., Jack V. Tu, M.D., K. Wayne Johnston, M.D., Daryl S.
Kucey, M.D.
From: Sunnybrook Woman’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14. RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTION OF LOWER EXTREMITY REVASCULARIZATION AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL: ANALYSIS OF 365 PROCEDURES
Jeannette Chang, M.D. (Presenting), Keith D. Calligaro, M.D., Debra Runyan, CIC, Matthew J. Dougherty, M.D., John J.
Stern, M.D.
From: Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
15. INFECTIOUS AND ISCHEMIC COMPLICATIONS FROM PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE DEVICES USED AFTER VASCULAR ACCESS
Umar S. Boston, M.D. (Presenting), Jean M. Panneton, M.D., Jan M. Hofer, R.N., BSN, Enrique A. Sabater, M.D., Noel
Caplice, M.D., Charles M. Rowland, M.S., Audra A. Noel, M.D., Thomas C. Bower, M.D., Kenneth J. Cherry, M.D.,
Peter Gloviczki, M.D,
From: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
16. COMPLICATION RATES OF PERCUTANEOUS BRACHIAL ARTERY ACCESS IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY
Peter J. Armstrong, M.D. (Presenting), David C. Han, M.D., James R. Elmore, M.D., David P. Franklin, M.D., John A.
Baxter, M.D.
From: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
2:30-2:55 PM COFFEE BREAK — Rostrum
3:00-5:00 PM SESSION IV
Moderators: William A. Marston, M.D.
Ralph P. Ierardi, M.D.
Papers #17 through #22
17. ACUTE LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA- DETERMINANTS OF LONG-TERM OUTCOME
Kasirajan Karthikeshwar, M.D. (Presenting), Brian Matteson, M.D., John Marek, M.D., Mark Langsfeld, M.D.
From: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
18. CURRENT STATUS OF MAJOR LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATION
Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, Jr., M.D. (Presenting), Theodore H. Teruya, M.D., Jeffrey L. Ballard, M.D.
From: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
19. MRSA INFECTION DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT CLINICAL OUTCOME OF LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATION
Joaquim J. Cerveira, M.D. (Presenting), Frank T. Padberg, Jr., M.D., Brajesh K. Lal, M.D., Peter J. Pappas, M.D., Robert
W. Hobson, II, M.D.
From: New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
20. SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CORONARY SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME WITH CAROTID SUBCLAVIAN BYPASS
Bryan C. Kramer, M.D. (Presenting), Philip S.K. Paty, M.D., Manish Mehta, M.D., R. Clement Darling, III, M.D., Paul
B. Kreienberg, M.D., Benjamin B. Chang, M.D., Sean P. Roddy, M.D., Kathleen J. Ozsvath, M.D., Dhiraj M. Shah, M.D.
From: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
21. THORACODORSAL SYMPATHECTOMY FOR SEVERE HYPERHYDROSIS: POSTERIOR BILATERAL VERSUS UNILATERAL STAGED SYMPATHECTOMY
Manuel Doblas, M.D., (Presenting), Ramon Gutierrez, M.D., Antonio Orgaz, M.D., Juan Fontcuberta, M.D., Paloma
Lopez, M.D., Enrique Criado, M.D.
From: Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain &
The University of Maryland at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
22. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF PLACEMENT OF A NEW NITINOL INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER
Richard Schutzer,M.D. (Presenting), Anil Hingorani, M.D, Sreedhar Kallakuri, M.D., Enrico Ascher, M.D.
From: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
5:00 PM MEETING ADJOURNMENT
6:00-7:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION — Singleton Room
7:00-10:00 PM BANQUET AND ENTERTAINMENT — Copley’s
