Slide Presentations: TCT 2015

Carotid and Stroke Intervention – State of the Art

Beyond Stenosis Severity: Top 5 Important Duplex Characteristics to Identify in the Patient With Carotid Disease

Jan Sloves

Debate: Is CREST-2 a Worthwhile Use of Precious Resources? Another Failed NIH-Funded Study: CREST-2 Is CORAL Redux (or Worse)!

D. Christopher Metzger

Debate: Is CREST-2 a Worthwhile Use of Precious Resources? The CREST-2 Trial Is the Right Trial at the Right Time!

Gary Roubin

Debate: Is Transcarotid Artery Revascularization a Revolutionary Advance? No, It Is Too Complex and There Is No Advantage for the Patient!

Bernhard Reimers

Debate: Is Transcarotid Artery Revascularization a Revolutionary Advance? Yes, It Is a Game Changer for Both Outcomes and Adoption of Carotid Stenting!

Christopher Kwolek

Debate: Should Carotid Stenting Volume Requirements Be Markedly Decreased or Eliminated? Nonsense, Patient Safety Above All Else!

Herbert Aronow

Debate: Should Carotid Stenting Volume Requirements Be Markedly Decreased or Eliminated? Yes, Given the Drop in Activity Resulting From a Lack of Reimbursement and No Data Showing They Are Necessary!

Gary Roubin

Defining the Elements, Workings, and Challenges of Developing a Truly Comprehensive Stroke Center

Leo Nelson Hopkins

Featured Lecture: Endovascular Stroke Trials Go From Sorry to Sensational Practically Overnight – Results, Analysis, and Implications for the Field

Philip Meyers

Integrating Imaging Into the Clinical Decision Making in Acute Stroke

Tudor Jovin

Interventional Manpower and Logistics in the New Era of Stroke Therapy: Should Cardiology Integrate Into the Stroke Team? If so, How?

Klaus Mathias

Mesh-Covered Stents for Carotid Intervention: Rationale, Device Designs, Imaging, and Data to Date

Piotr Musialek

Overview of Stroke: Etiologies, Demographics, Syndromes, and Outcomes by the Rankin Scale

Alex Abou-Chebl

Prerecorded Case: Acute Stroke Intervention

Tudor Jovin

The Role of TPA in the Updated Stroke Approach

Joshua Willey

Update on the ACST-2 Trial: Early Outcomes and Perspectives on the Field From Across the Pond

Bernhard Reimers

What Are the Hard Data Regarding the Impact of Medical Therapy on Stroke Prevention in Established Severe Carotid Stenosis?

Klaus Mathias

What Cardiologists Need to Know Before Becoming Stroke Interventionalists I: Basic Cerebrovascular Anatomy and Physiology and Differences Between the Cerebral and Coronary

Mark Wholey

What Cardiologists Need to Know Before Becoming Stroke Interventionalists II: How to Use Modern Neuro-Interventional Tools and Techniques to Optimize Stroke Outcomes

Alex Abou-Chebl