General Session III - Superficial Venous Disease

Moderator(s)

• JS

  Julianne Stoughton, MD, ABVLM

  Vascular Surgeon, Assistant Professor
  Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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  Alvaro Orrego, MD, FACS

  Medical Director
  Laser & Veins
  Vina del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile
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  Rashad Bishara, MD

  Chairman of Vascular Surgery
  Organization for Teaching Hospitals of Egypt
  Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Presentations:

• 10:15 AM – 10:27 AM EST

  The Future of Superficial and Perforator Venous Interventions
  

  Presenter: Jose I. Almeida, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVT – Miami Vein
• 10:27 AM – 10:37 AM EST

  Factors Associated with Clinical Failure of Vein Ablation in the VQI
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Paula Pinto Rodriguez, MD – Yale School of Medicine
• 10:37 AM – 10:47 AM EST

  BMI Does Not Impact the Outcomes of Venous Ablation Procedures for Superficial Venous Insufficiency
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Ahsan Zil-E-Ali, MBBS, MPH – Division of Vascular Surgery, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute
• 10:47 AM – 10:57 AM EST

  Going the Distance: Endovenous Ablation of the Entire Refluxing Great Saphenous Is Associated with Lower Mid-Term Symptomatic Recurrence
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Venkata Vineeth Vaddavalli, MBBS – Mayo Clinic
• 10:57 AM – 11:07 AM EST

  Factors Associated with Recanalization and Reintervention Following Below Knee Polidocanol Endovenous Microfoam Ablation for Great Saphenous and Small Saphenous Veins
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: John R. Fang, DO – Morristown Medical Center
• 11:07 AM – 11:17 AM EST

  Complications of Varicose Vein Interventions in the Vascular Quality Initiative
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Matthew Vuoncino, MD – UC Davis
• 11:17 AM – 11:23 AM EST

  Quickshot: Not Entirely in Vein: Predictors of Progressive Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Mediators of Successful Endovenous Laser Ablation
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Leben Tefera, MD – Clveland Clinic Foundation
• 11:23 AM – 11:29 AM EST

  Quickshot: Tibial Vein Thrombosis After Foam Sclerotherapy: A Single Institution Case Series
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Emily Mosher, MD – UPMC
• 11:29 AM – 11:35 AM EST

  Quickshot: Strategies to Reduce Rates of Severe Endothermal Heat-induced Thrombosis Following Radiofrequency Ablation: A Single Center Experience
  

  Abstract Podium Presenter: Baqir J. Kedwai, BHSc – University of Rochester School of Medicine
• 11:35 AM – 11:43 AM EST

  Challenging Cases: Recurrent Bleeding, Recurrent Bleeding
  

  Presenter: Ulka Sachdev