?1.?Bifurcated Endovascular Grafting for Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). David H. Deaton, MD (Presenting), William M. Bogey, MD, Karl Chiang, MD, Denise Brigham, BSN, and C. Steven Powell, MD. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

?2.?Report of a Single Institution Experience Using the EVT Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Graft in 25 Patients. Andy M. Lee, MD (Presenting), Caron B. Rockman, MD, Patrick J. Lamparello, MD, Gary G. Giangola, MD, Robert J. Rosen, MD, Thomas S. Riles, MD, and Ronnie Landis, BSN. New York University Medical Center, New York, NY.

?3.?Endovascular Treatment of Aorto-Iliac Aneurysms: Making to Measure of Stent-Grafts Enhances Feasibility. Fabien Koskas, MD, Philippe Cluzel, MD (Presenting), Albert C. Benhamou, MD, and Edouard Kieffer, MD. CHU Pitté-Salpétriè, Paris, France.

?4.?Endovascular Grafts in the Treatment of Thoracic Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms. Thamrongroj Temudom, MD (Presenting), Michael L. Marin, MD, Larry H. Hollier, MD, Richard E. Parsons, MD, Harold A. Mitty, MD, James Cooper, MD, Jiyong Ahn, MD, and Randall Griepp, MD. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.

?5.?Primary Aortic Thrombus: Presentation and Treatment. Tara L. Hahn, MD (Presenting), Michael C. Dalsing, MD, Alan P. Sawchuk, MD, Dolores F. Cikrit, MD, and Stephen G. Lalka, MD. Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN.

?6.?Autologous Superficial Femoral Vein for Aortic Reconstruction in Infected Fields. Philip M. Brown, Jr., MD (Presenting), Victor B. Kim, MD, William M. Bogey, MD, and C. Steven Powell, MD. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

9:55-11:35 am? paper session II - San Diego Ballroom "C"

?7.?Comparison of Minimal Invasive In Situ Femoro-Tibial Bypass to Reversed Saphenous Vein Revascularization. Steven R. Sparks, MD (Presenting), David Poon, MD, PhD, and John J. Bergan, MD. University of California, San Diego.

?8.?The Influence of Incisional Complications on Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Grafting. Vivian Gahtan, MD (Presenting), Jong H. Nam, BA, Andrew B. Roberts, MD, and Morris D. Kerstein, MD. Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.

?9.?Patency and Limb Salvage for PTFE Bypasses With Vein Interposition Cuffs. Nikhil Kansal, MD (Presenting), Peter J. Pappas, MD, Gary A. Gwertzman, MD, Michael B. Silva, Jr., MD, Zafar Jamil, MD, Frank T. Padberg, Jr., MD, Bing C. Lee, MD, Florence Chan, MD, and Robert W. Hobson, II, MD. UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.

?10.?The Value and Limitations of Duplex Ultrasonography (DU) as a Sole Imaging Method of Preoperative Evaluation for Infrainguinal Arterial Revascularizations. Fernanda S. Mazzariol, MD (Presenting), Enrico Ascher, MD, Anil Hingorani, MD, Marcel Scheinman, MD, and Sergio Salles-Cunha, PhD. Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

?11.?Defining the Learning Curve of the Endovascular In-Situ Saphenous Vein Bypass: Operative Data From 115 Cases of Recently Trained Surgeons. John D. Martin, MD. Horizon Surgical Group, Potomac, MD.

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?12.?Efficacy of Revascularization for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia. Todd K. Kihara, MD (Presenting), John Blebea, MD, Karla M. Anderson, MD, and Robert G. Atnip, MD. Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.

?13.?Cutaneous Microcirculation in the Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Improves Significantly but not Completely After Successful Lower Extremity Revascularization. Subodh Arora, MD (Presenter), Aristidis Veves, MD, Paula Smakowski, PT, Frank B. Pomposelli, MD, Louis Simeone, DPM, Hau Pham, DPM, and Frank W. Logerfo, MD. Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

?14.?Experience with the Combined use of Iliac Artery Angioplasty and Infrainguinal Revascularization for Treatment of Multilevel Atherosclerotic Disease. Gary Siskin, MD (Presenting), R. Clement Darling, III, MD, Brian Stainken, MD, Benjamin B. Chang, MD, Philip S.K. Paty, MD, Paul B. Kreienberg, MD, George Papanicolaou, MD, and Dhiraj M. Shah, MD. Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.

?15.?Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Prior to Aortic Surgery: Long-Term Cardiac Outcome. David A. Bigatel, MD (Presenting), David P. Franklin, MD, James R. Elmore, MD, L.Andrew Nassef, MD, and Jerry R. Youkey, MD. Geisinger Medical Center-Penn State Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA.

?16.?Warfarin Anticoagulation in the Perioperative Period: Is it Safe? Frank J. Caliendo, MD, Vivienne J. Halpern, MD (Presenting), Corrado P. Marini, MD, Ira M. Nathan, PhD, and Jon R. Cohen, MD. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.

3:05-4:45 p.m.?paper session iv - San Diego Ballroom "C"

??Moderators:?Seth W. Wolk, MD

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?17.?Postoperative Blood Pressure Changes Associated with Cervical Block vs. General Anesthesia Following Carotid Endarterectomy. P. Allen Hartsell, MD (Presenting), Keith D. Calligaro, MD, Jennifer R. Syrek, MD, Matthew J. Dougherty, MD, and Carol A. Raviola, MD. Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

?18.?Outcomes of Early Carotid Endarterectomy in Selected Patients Following Non-Disabling Stroke. Mark B. Kahn, MD (Presenting), Heather K. Patterson, PharmD, Jonathon Seltzer, MD, Stanton Smullens, MD, Rodney Bell, MD, Paul Dimuzio, MD, Maurice Fitzpatrick, MD, and R. Anthony Carabasi, MD. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

?19.?The Relationship of Protamine Dosing With Postoperative Complications of Carotid Endarterectomy. Jonathan A. Levison, MD, Glenn R. Faust, MD (Presenting), Vivienne J. Halpern, MD, Anthony Theodoris, BS, Roxana G. Kline, MD, and Jon R. Cohen, MD. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.

?20.?Combined Coronary Artery Bypass and Carotid Endarterectomy. Immediate Results and Long-Term Follow-up. Konstadinos A. Plestis, MD (Presenting) and Jimmy F. Howell, MD. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

?21.?Internal Carotid Artery Patency Following Common Carotid Artery Occlusion: Management of the Asymptomatic Patient. John C. Hansen, MD (Presenting), David L. Cull, MD, Spence M. Taylor, MD, Eugene M. Langan, III, MD, Bruce A. Snyder, MD, and Cindy B. Coffey, RVT. Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC.

4:45-4:50 p.m.?closing remarks - J. Gordon Wright, MD