Optimizing Care of the PTS Patient: Planning Recanalization, Managing the Patient Beyond the Stent

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Location: Music City Center, Davidson Ballroom A2-3

CE: 1.5

Coordinator(s)

Erin Murphy, MD

Director, Venous and Lymphatics Center
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, United States
Minhaj Khaja, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his)

Professor of Radiology & Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan, United States

This dynamic session brings together leading experts in radiology, vascular medicine, and surgery to address the challenges of managing post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) patients. The program is structured to offer a comprehensive overview—from the technical aspects of stent selection and placement to advanced strategies for recanalization and long-term patient management beyond stenting. Interactive discussion segments are interwoven throughout the session, providing a platform for attendees to engage with experts, ask questions, and explore real-world applications.

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate Venous Stenting Strategies: Understand the role, selection, and technical nuances of venous dedicated stents in optimizing care for PTS patients.
Understans Stent Failpoints: Analyze and apply advanced strategies for preventing stent occlusions including the use of classification of deep venous inflow to guide intervention. Learn advanced strategies for managing stent occlusions.
Integrate Post-Intervention Care: Develop a comprehensive approach that includes post-procedural medical therapy and management of persistent symptoms, such as lymphedema, to enhance long-term patient outcomes.

Presentations:

10:00 AM – 10:11 AM CT

Overview of Venous Dedicated Stents
Speaker: Erin Murphy, MD – Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
10:11 AM – 10:22 AM CT

Does Iliac Vein Stent Placement Provide Durable Management of PTS?
Speaker: Suresh Vedantham, MD (he/him/his) – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
10:22 AM – 10:33 AM CT

Classification of Deep Venous Inflow: Why is it Needed?
Speaker: Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – UNC
10:33 AM – 10:44 AM CT

Discussion
10:44 AM – 10:55 AM CT

How I Do It: Recanalization of Stent Occlusion
Speaker: Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
10:55 AM – 11:06 AM CT

Medical Therapy after Deep Vein Intervention: Is there Consensus?
Speaker: Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
11:06 AM – 11:17 AM CT

Managing Expectations: Persistent Symptoms due to Lymphedema
Speaker: Kimberly L. Scherer, DO – Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian
11:17 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Discussion