Treatment of Femoropopliteal Disease

Sunday, April 12, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Location: 701A

Coordinator(s)

Constantino Pena, MD

Medical Director of Vascular Imaging, Interventional Radiologist
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, United States
Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR

Medical Director
Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging, United States

This session aims to overview of the treatment of basic and complex femoropopliteal disease. Medical management, physical examination, basic and advanced crossing techniques, as well as case-based presentation, will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the medical management of patients with PAD/CLTI, specifically the roles of antiplatelet agents, factor Xa inhibtors, statin impact, GLP-1RA and other medical treatments.
Discuss common pitfalls and potential complications for certain types of PAD / CLTI patient presentations.
Demonstrate proficiency in advanced crossing techniques such as CART, balloon assisted re-entry, and crossing devices.

Presentations:

8:30 AM - 8:37 AM ET

PAD Medical Management
Speaker: Erika Ugianskis, MD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital
8:37 AM - 8:44 AM ET

Preprocedure Evaluation PAD Patients with Infra-inguinal Disease - Physical Exam and Imaging Workup
Speaker: Bret N. Wiechmann, MD – Vascular & Interventional Physicians
8:44 AM - 8:51 AM ET

When and How to Deal with In-stent Restenosis in the Femoropopliteal Distribution
Speaker: Sabeen Dhand, MD – Harbor UCLA Medical Center
8:51 AM - 8:58 AM ET

Crossing Femoropopliteal Occlusions - When and How to Utilize Basic & Advanced Techniques
Speaker: John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR – Advanced Interventional & Vascular Services, LLP
8:58 AM - 9:05 AM ET

Vessel Preparation in Femoropopliteal Disease - Atherectomy, IVL, Specialty Balloons
Speaker: Adam Geronemus, MD, FSIR – Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute
9:05 AM - 9:12 AM ET

POBA, DCB, DES, Bypass - When and How to Decide Which Is Best?
Speaker: Mike Watts, MD, FSIR – Atlantic Medical Imaging
9:12 AM - 9:19 AM ET

Complex Femoropopliteal Case 1
Speaker: Kumar Madassery, MD – Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park
9:19 AM - 9:26 AM ET

Complex Femoropopliteal Case 2
Speaker: Constantino Pena, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
9:26 AM - 9:33 AM ET

Complex Femoropopliteal Case 3
Speaker: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, FSIR – Vascular Institute of Atlantic Medical Imaging
9:33 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Q&A