VT03 - Technique of Baroreflex Activation Therapy Device Implantation

Thursday, June 11, 2026

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM ET

Location: Hynes CC, Second Level, Hall D

Submitting & Presenting Author(s)

AG

Aakanksha Gupta, MD

Resident
Cooper University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Co-Author(s)

Patrick D. Conroy, MD

Vascular Surgery Resident
Cooper University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MZ

Mark Zemela
AS

Alec Schubert

Camden, New Jersey
JL

Joseph V. Lombardi

Chief Physician Executive
Atlanticare
Camden, New Jersey

Senior Author(s)

PB

Philip M. Batista, MD

Chief of Vascular Surgery
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, New Jersey

Summary: BarostimTM (CVRx, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) is a novel device that emits electrical pulses to baroreceptors in the carotid artery wall, stimulating the baroreflex and initiating an autonomic response to the heart, alleviating heart failure (HF) symptoms. Vascular surgeons have the skill set to implant these due to their intimate knowledge of carotid artery anatomy. The objective of this video is to demonstrate the steps of this procedure.