Friday, September 8 Program

Time-Resolved Imaging of Contrast Kinetics (TRICKS) Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Can Replace Diagnostic Angiography in Infra-Geniculate Arterial Occlusive Disease
Matthew Mell, MD, Girma Tefera, MD, David Siepman, MD, Frank Thornton, MD and William Turnipseed, MD
From:  Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison

A Personal Experience with Direct Reconstruction and Extra-anatomic Bypass for Aorto-iliofemoral Occlusive Disease
Norman R. Hertzer, MD, (Emeritus),  James F. Bena and Mathew T. Karafa, Ph.D.
From:  Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Are the National Procedure Trends for Training in Vascular Surgery Indicative of the Current Status in Vascular Surgery?
Robert B. McLafferty, MD, Aamir A. Zakaria, MD, Colleen Johnson, MD, Don E. Ramsey, MD and Kim J. Hodgson, MD
From:  Vascular Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL

Vascular Reconstruction with Cryopreserved Human Allografts in the Setting of Infection: a Single-center Experience with Mid-term Follow Up
Brian G. Peterson, MD, William H. Pearce, MD, Mark K. Eskandari, MD, Melina R. Kibbe, MD, Diana Eastridge, RN and Mark D. Morasch, MD
From:  Northwestern University, Division of Vascular Surgery, Chicago, IL

Arterial Reconstructions in Infected Field Using Covered Stents or Stent-Grafts Are Effective in High Risk Patients with Limited Life Expectancy
Gautam Agarwal, Haraldur Bjarnason, MD, Timothy M. Sullivan, MD, Sanjay Misra, MD, Michael A. McKusick, MD, Gustavo S. Oderich, MD and Peter Gloviczki, MD
From:  Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Prospective Evaluation of Electroencephalography, Carotid Artery Stump Pressure and Neurological Changes during 279 Consecutive Carotid Endarterectomies Performed In Awake Patients
Sachinder S. Hans, MD and  O. Jareunpoon, MD
From:  Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery, St. John Macomb Hospital, Warren, MI

Correlation of Duplex Ultrasound Velocities and Arteriography Following Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting
Santiago Chahwan, MD, Todd Miller, MD, John P. Pigott, MD, Dennis Wojnarowski and Anthony J. Comerota, MD
From:  Jobst Vascular Center, The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH

Renal Artery Intervention in Pediatric And Adolescent Patients: A-Twenty-Year Experience
Ying Huang, MD, Audra A. Noel, MD, Dawn S. Milliner, MD, Thomas C. Bower, MD, Manju Kalra, MD,  Timothy M. Sullivan, MD, Peter Gloviczki, MD, Michael A. McKusick, MD and Tanya L. Hoskin
From:  Division of Vascular Surgery, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2006 D. Emerick Szilagyi Award
Results of Aggressive Graft Surveillance and Endovascular Treatment on Secondary Patency Rates of Vectra Vascular Access Grafts
Stavros K. Kakkos, Roger Haddad and Georges Haddad
From:  Vascular surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

2006 Charles C. Guthrie Award
Balloon Injury With Low Shear Stress Augments Neointimal Thickening in Carotid Arteries
Amito Chandiwal, MD, James Vosicky, Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, Lewis Schwartz, MD and Christopher Skelly, MD
From:  Vascular Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL