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WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 2009
07.00 - 08.00
Continental Breakfast for all Postgraduate Registrants
08.00 - 12.00
Postgraduate Course - Endovascular Aortic Therapies
Chair: Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Chair: Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
08.00 - 09.10
Getting Started With Endovascular Technologies
08.00 - 08.12
Endovascular Credentialing
Francois Dagenais, MD
Laval University, Québec, PQ, Canada
Francois Dagenais, MD
Laval University, Québec, PQ, Canada
08.12 - 08.24
Building the Endovascular Team
Royce Calhoun, MD
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
Royce Calhoun, MD
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
08.24 - 08.36
Setting-up a Hybrid Operating Room
08.36 - 08.48
Developing the Endovascular Center of Excellenc I
Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
08.48 - 09.00
Discussion
09.00 - 09.10
Break
09.10 - 10.22
Current Perspectives on Thoracic Aortic Endografting
09.10 - 09.22
Overview of FDA-Approved Thoracic Stent Grafts
J. Michael Tuchek, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
J. Michael Tuchek, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
09.22 - 09.34
Case Selection and Procedural Techniques for Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Francois Dagenais, MD
Laval University, Québec, PQ, Canada
Francois Dagenais, MD
Laval University, Québec, PQ, Canada
09.34 - 09.46
Endovascular Repair of Acute Type B Aortic Dissections
Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09.46 - 09.58
Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
09.58 - 10.10
Post-Operative Surveillance of Thoracic Aortic Stent-Grafts
Royce Calhoun, MD
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
Royce Calhoun, MD
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
10.10 - 10.22
Discussion
10.22 - 10.34
Break
10.34 - 12.00
Future Directions in Thoracic Aortic Endografting
10.34 - 10.46
Endovascular Repair of the Complex Aortic Pathologies
10.46 - 10.58
Hybrid Aortic Procedures
10.58 - 11.10
Preventing Complications Associated Thoracic Aortic Endografting Procedures
Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wilson Y. Szeto, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11.10 - 11.22
Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Distal Dissection
J. Michael Tuchek, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
J. Michael Tuchek, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
11.22 - 11.34
Endovascular Repair of the Aortic Arch
Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
11.34 - 12.00
Discussion
13.00 - 17.00
Postgraduate Course - Atrial Fibrillation
Chair: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Chair: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
13.00 - 13.30
Invited Lecture: The Science of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Myths & Realities
Richard P. Schuessler, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Richard P. Schuessler, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
13.30 - 15.00
Concomitant Ablation Strategies
Moderator: Harold G. Roberts, Jr., MD
South Florida CV Surgical, Plantation, Florida
Moderator: Harold G. Roberts, Jr., MD
South Florida CV Surgical, Plantation, Florida
13.30 - 13.50
Patients with Mitral Valve Disease
Evelio Rodriguez, MD
East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Evelio Rodriguez, MD
East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
13.50 - 14.10
Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Nicholas Doll, MD
Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Nicholas Doll, MD
Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
14.10 - 14.30
Patients with Aortic Valve Disease
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
14.30 - 15.00
Discussion
15.00 - 15.15
Break
15.15 - 17.00
Lone Atrial Fibrillation Surgical Techniques
Moderator: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Moderator: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
15.15 - 15.35
Cox-Maze Procedure
Niv Ad, MD
IHVI, Falls Church, Virginia
Niv Ad, MD
IHVI, Falls Church, Virginia
15.35 - 15.55
Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Ablation
Mark LaMeir MD
Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Mark LaMeir MD
Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
15.55 - 16.15
Pericardioscopic Biatrial Ablation
Andy Kiser, MD
First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina
Andy Kiser, MD
First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina
16.15 - 16.35
Thoracoscopic Box Lesion
Richard Lee, MD
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Richard Lee, MD
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
16.35 - 17.00
Discussion
08.00 - 12.00
Postgraduate Course - Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
Chair: W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD
Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
Chair: W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD
Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
08.00 - 08.05
Welcome
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD
Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD
Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina
08.05 - 09.05
Mitral Valve Session
08.05 - 08.20
Right Mini-thoracotomy for Valve Repairs
Volkmar Falk, MD
University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Volkmar Falk, MD
University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
08.20 - 08.35
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
08.35 - 09.05
Questions and Answers
09.05 - 10.00
Special Topics Session
09.05 - 09.20
Mitral/Tricuspid Repair: Do both or the MV alone?
Clark Hargrove, MD
University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clark Hargrove, MD
University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09.20 - 09.35
Combined MV Repair and Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Evelio Rodriguez, MD
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Evelio Rodriguez, MD
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
09.35 - 09.50
Establishing a Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program
L. Wiley Nifong, MD
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
L. Wiley Nifong, MD
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
10.00 - 10.30
Break
10.30 - 12.00
Aortic Valve Session
| Moderators: | W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Gregory Fontana, MD Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California |
10.30 - 10.45
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
10.45 - 11.00
Transapical Surgery: Beyond Aortic Valve Replacement
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
11.00 - 12.00
Panel Discussion
All Presenters
All Presenters
13.00 - 17.00
Postgraduate Course - Percutaneous Valves
Elizabeth C-D
Chair: Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD
University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Patient screening / frailty / scoring
Todd Dewey, MD
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Skills required / specific training
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Direct Flow Valve - The Concept of Retrievability
Christian Detter, MD
University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Ventor Valve - The Concept of Anatomical Correct Orientation
Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD
University of Zurich, Zurich Switzerland
Technical Steps + results transfemoral
Rajendra Makkar, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Transcatheter Mitral Therapies - Where Are We?
Francesco Maisano, MD
San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Panel: Best case / worst case scenarios
Todd Dewey, MD
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Rajendra Makkar, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Francesco Maisano, MD
San Raffaele Hospital, Segrate, Italy
Christian Detter, MD
University Heart Center Hamburg; Hamburg, Germany
Elizabeth C-D
Chair: Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD
University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Patient screening / frailty / scoring
Todd Dewey, MD
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Skills required / specific training
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Direct Flow Valve - The Concept of Retrievability
Christian Detter, MD
University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Ventor Valve - The Concept of Anatomical Correct Orientation
Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD
University of Zurich, Zurich Switzerland
Technical Steps + results transfemoral
Rajendra Makkar, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Transcatheter Mitral Therapies - Where Are We?
Francesco Maisano, MD
San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Panel: Best case / worst case scenarios
Todd Dewey, MD
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Gregory Fontana, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Rajendra Makkar, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Francesco Maisano, MD
San Raffaele Hospital, Segrate, Italy
Christian Detter, MD
University Heart Center Hamburg; Hamburg, Germany
08.00 - 15.00
Postgraduate Course - Advances in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Chair: Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
Chair: Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
08.00 - 08.40
Staging the Mediastinum
Moderator: Robert Cameron, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, California
Moderator: Robert Cameron, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, California
08.00 - 08.15
EBUS, EUS to Stage the Mediastinum & Evaluate Esophageal and Mediastinal Tumors
Mark Krasnik, MD
Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark
Mark Krasnik, MD
Gentofte University Hospital, Denmark
08.15 - 08.20
Discussion
08.20 - 08.35
TEMLA/Transcervical RUL, Mediastinoscopy, VAMLA, VATS Staging
Masahiro Tsuboi MD, PhD
Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Tsuboi MD, PhD
Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
08.35 - 08.40
Discussion
08.40 - 10.00
Surgical Treatment
08.40 - 08.55
VATS Lobectomy/Segmentectomy/Sleeve/Pneumonectomy
Scott Swanson, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Scott Swanson, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
08.55 - 09.00
Discussion
09.00 - 09.15
Robotic Lobectomy/Segmentectomy/Sleeve/Pneumonectomy
Bernard Park, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Bernard Park, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
09.15 - 09.20
Discussion
09.20 - 09.35
Current Status and Techniques of Brachytherapy for Unresectable Lesions, Current Status and Techniques of RadioFrequency Ablation (RFA) for Unresectable Lesions
Chrish Fernando, MD
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Chrish Fernando, MD
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
09.35 - 09.40
Discussion
09.40 - 09.55
Current Status of Gamma Knife, SBRT
Richard Whyte, MD
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
Richard Whyte, MD
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
09.55 - 10.00
Discussion
10.00 - 10.10
Break
10.10 - 11.30
Mediastinal Treatment
Moderator: Joseph Shrager, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Moderator: Joseph Shrager, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
10.10 - 10.25
Transcervical Thymectomy
Joseph Shrager, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Joseph Shrager, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
10.25 - 10.30
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45
VATS Thymectomy and Other Mediastinal Masses
Joshua Sonett, MD
Columbia University, New York, New York
Joshua Sonett, MD
Columbia University, New York, New York
10.45 - 10.50
Discussion
10.50 - 11.05
Robotic Thymectomy and Other Mediastinal Masses
Jens Rückert, MD
University of Medicine Berlin, Germany
Jens Rückert, MD
University of Medicine Berlin, Germany
11.05 - 11.10
Discussion
11.10 - 11.25
Minimally Invasive Sympathectomy
Daniel Miller, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Daniel Miller, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
11.25 - 11.30
Discussion
11.30 - 11.40
Break
11.40 - 12.20
Treatment for Emphysema
Moderator: Todd Demmy, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
Moderator: Todd Demmy, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
11.40 - 11.55
VATS Treatment for Emphysema
Robert McKenna, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Robert McKenna, MD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
11.55 - 12.00
Discussion
12.00 - 12.15
Valve Technologies for the Treatment of Emphysema
Cliff Choong, MD
Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Cliff Choong, MD
Monash University, Victoria, Australia
12.15 - 12.20
Discussion
12.20 - 13.30
Lunch
13.30 - 14.50
Esophagus
Moderator: David Jablons, MD
University of California, San Francisco, California
Moderator: David Jablons, MD
University of California, San Francisco, California
13.30 - 13.45
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Current Status and Future Prospects
Manisha Shende, MD
Magee Woman's Hospital, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Manisha Shende, MD
Magee Woman's Hospital, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
13.45 - 13.50
Discussion
13.50 - 14.05
Robotic Esophagectomy: Current Status and Future Prospects
Kemp H. Kernstine, MD
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
Kemp H. Kernstine, MD
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California
14.05 - 14.10
Discussion
14.10 - 14.25
Current Use of Stents, Cryotherapy, Esophageal Mucosal Resection and BarrXX
Thomas Watson, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
Thomas Watson, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
14.25 - 14.30
Discussion
14.30 - 14.45
Transoral Anti-Reflux Procedures
Matthew Schuchert, MD
University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Matthew Schuchert, MD
University of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
14.45 - 14.50
Discussion
15.00 - 17.00
Postgraduate Course. Advances in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery:
Hands-On Skills Session
Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery, Highlighting VATS Lobectomy
Leaders: Daniel Miller, MD Todd Demmy, MD Scott Swanson, MD Joshua Sonett, MD
Endobronchial Techniques - flexible and rigid bronchoscopy
Leaders: Cliff Choong, MD Mark Krasnik, MD Joseph Shrager MD
EndoEsophageal Techniques
Leaders: Thomas Watson, MD Matthew Schuchert, MD
Radio Frequency Ablation Techniques (RFA)
Leaders: Richard Whyte, MD Chrish Fernando MD
Robotic Surgery
Leaders: Kemp Kernstine, MD Bernard Park, MD Jens Rückert, MD Robert Cameron MD
Hands-On Skills Session
Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery, Highlighting VATS Lobectomy
Leaders: Daniel Miller, MD Todd Demmy, MD Scott Swanson, MD Joshua Sonett, MD
Endobronchial Techniques - flexible and rigid bronchoscopy
Leaders: Cliff Choong, MD Mark Krasnik, MD Joseph Shrager MD
EndoEsophageal Techniques
Leaders: Thomas Watson, MD Matthew Schuchert, MD
Radio Frequency Ablation Techniques (RFA)
Leaders: Richard Whyte, MD Chrish Fernando MD
Robotic Surgery
Leaders: Kemp Kernstine, MD Bernard Park, MD Jens Rückert, MD Robert Cameron MD
17.00 - 19.00
Exhibit Hall Open
14.00 - 19.00
17.00 - 19.00
Welcome Reception in Exhibition Hall
19.00 - 22.00
ISMICS Board of Directors Meeting, Working Dinner
19.00 - 21.00
Case Reports Session (Working Supper)
| Moderators: | Cliff Choong, MD Monash University, Victoria, Australia Vinod Thourani, MD Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia |
CR1
Thorascopic Resection of a Giant Pericardial Cyst: A Case Report
Riny A. Karras, Tricia L. Roesch, Gavin L. Henry
St. Agnes Healthcare, Baltimore, MD
Riny A. Karras, Tricia L. Roesch, Gavin L. Henry
St. Agnes Healthcare, Baltimore, MD
CR2
An Alternative, Minimally Invasive Approach To The Repair Of Large Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticula
Arman Kilic, Sebastien Gilbert
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Arman Kilic, Sebastien Gilbert
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
CR3
Value of VATS in the Treatment of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Rupture with Herniated Stomach in an Octogenarian
Moheb A. Rashid
Department of Surgery, Örnsköldsvik Hospital, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, and Scandinavian Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
Moheb A. Rashid
Department of Surgery, Örnsköldsvik Hospital, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, and Scandinavian Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
CR4
Successful Transcatheter Double Valve Implantations Via Left Ventricular Apex: A Case Report
Anson Cheung, Christopher Thompson, Jean Bernard Masson, John Webb. M
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Anson Cheung, Christopher Thompson, Jean Bernard Masson, John Webb. M
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
CR5
Left Atrial Myxoma. Extraction by Robotic and Vacuum Assistance
Julio Gutierrez de Loma, Jose F. Valderrama Marcos, Jose M. Melero Tejedor, Sergio Gonzalez Gonzalez
Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain
Julio Gutierrez de Loma, Jose F. Valderrama Marcos, Jose M. Melero Tejedor, Sergio Gonzalez Gonzalez
Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain
CR6
Symptomatic Giant False Aneurysm Of Saphenous Vein Graft After Coronary Revascularisation
Sanjay Kumar, Phillip H Kay
Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street,Leeds, United Kingdom
Sanjay Kumar, Phillip H Kay
Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street,Leeds, United Kingdom
CR7
Repair Of Coronary Artery To Pulmonary Artery Fistula On Beating Heart
Harpreet Wasir, Vijay Kohli, Rasjneesh Malhotra, Ramesh Bapna, Suriender Bazaz, Yatin Mehta, Naresh Trehan
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
Harpreet Wasir, Vijay Kohli, Rasjneesh Malhotra, Ramesh Bapna, Suriender Bazaz, Yatin Mehta, Naresh Trehan
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
CR8
Awake minimally invasive coronary surgery and percutaneous coronary revascularization: a new one day hybrid procedure.
Mauro Del Giglio, Andrea Dell'Amore, Simone Calvi, Harvitt Sokoli, Andrea Zuffi, Mauro Lamarra
Villa Maria Cecila Hospital, Cotignola, Lugo (RA), Italy
Mauro Del Giglio, Andrea Dell'Amore, Simone Calvi, Harvitt Sokoli, Andrea Zuffi, Mauro Lamarra
Villa Maria Cecila Hospital, Cotignola, Lugo (RA), Italy
THURSDAY, 4 JUNE 2009
06.30 - 08.00
6.30 - 7.50
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIA
07.30 - 08.30
Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall
07.30 - 11.00
Exhibition Hall Hours
08.00 - 08.15
Opening & Welcome Remarks
08.15 - 09.25
Session 1:
Valve - Transcatheter Therapies
Moderator: Anson Cheung, MD
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Valve - Transcatheter Therapies
Moderator: Anson Cheung, MD
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
1
Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Shows Similar Safety and Efficacy Compared to Transfemoral AVR
Hendrik Treede1, Olaf Franzen1, Jochen Schofer2, Thomas Meinertz1, Maciej Kubik1, Stephan Baldus1, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2University Cardiovascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Hendrik Treede1, Olaf Franzen1, Jochen Schofer2, Thomas Meinertz1, Maciej Kubik1, Stephan Baldus1, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2University Cardiovascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
2
Transapical mitral valved stent implantation: an off-pump technique
Georg Lutter1, René Quaden1, Kenji Iino1, Niloo Edwards2, Jochen Cremer1, Lucian Lozonschi2
1School of Medicine, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 2Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Georg Lutter1, René Quaden1, Kenji Iino1, Niloo Edwards2, Jochen Cremer1, Lucian Lozonschi2
1School of Medicine, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 2Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
3*
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: Emerging tractability for sufficient intra-cardiac resection of the aortic valve
Rene Bombien Quaden1, Lucian Lozonschi2, Max Feucker1, Claudia Lesche3, Ralf Brinkmann4, Jochen Cremer1, Georg Lutter1
1University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 2University of Wisconsin, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Madison, WI, 3Institute of Microtechnology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 4Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Rene Bombien Quaden1, Lucian Lozonschi2, Max Feucker1, Claudia Lesche3, Ralf Brinkmann4, Jochen Cremer1, Georg Lutter1
1University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 2University of Wisconsin, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Madison, WI, 3Institute of Microtechnology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 4Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
4
Successful Series of Minimally Invasive Valve-in-a-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations in Patients with Degenerated Bioprostheses
Hendrik Treede1, Jochen Schofer2, Olaf Franzen1, Thomas Meinertz1, Maciej Kubik1, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2University Cardiovascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Hendrik Treede1, Jochen Schofer2, Olaf Franzen1, Thomas Meinertz1, Maciej Kubik1, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2University Cardiovascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
MP1
Percutaneous Endoscopic Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
Michael W. Chu1, Joerg Kempfert2, Johannes Blumenstein2, Tobias Kobilke2, Volkmar Falk2, Friedrich W. Mohr2, Thomas Walther2
1University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 2Herzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Michael W. Chu1, Joerg Kempfert2, Johannes Blumenstein2, Tobias Kobilke2, Volkmar Falk2, Friedrich W. Mohr2, Thomas Walther2
1University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 2Herzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
V1
Alternative Approaches for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Domenico Mazzitelli, Sabine Bleiziffer, Hendrik Ruge, Andrea Hutter, Anke Opitz, Christian Schreiber, Paul Libera, Peter Tassani-Prell, Robert Bauernschmitt, Ruediger Lange
German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
Domenico Mazzitelli, Sabine Bleiziffer, Hendrik Ruge, Andrea Hutter, Anke Opitz, Christian Schreiber, Paul Libera, Peter Tassani-Prell, Robert Bauernschmitt, Ruediger Lange
German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
09.25 - 10.00
Coffee Break
10.00 - 11.10
Session 2
Valve - Minimally Invasive Approaches, Technologies & Techniques
Valve - Minimally Invasive Approaches, Technologies & Techniques
| Moderators: | Francesco Maisano, MD Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Milano, Italy Gregory Fontana, MD Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California |
5*
Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Endoclamp versus External Aortic Clamp Techniques
Fabio Ius, Enzo Mazzaro, Vincenzo Tursi, Giorgio Guzzi, Enrico Spagna, Luigi Vetrugno, Flavio Bassi, Ugolino Livi
University Hospital Udine, Udine, Italy
Fabio Ius, Enzo Mazzaro, Vincenzo Tursi, Giorgio Guzzi, Enrico Spagna, Luigi Vetrugno, Flavio Bassi, Ugolino Livi
University Hospital Udine, Udine, Italy
6
Upper Mini Sternotomy As First Choice Approach For Aortic Valve Replacement Following Previous Cardiac Surgery Procedure
Pasquale Totaro, Giuseppe Zattera, Francesco Pagani, Simone Carlini, Vincenzo Cianci, Carlo Pellegrini, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Mario Viganò
IRCCS Foundation San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Pasquale Totaro, Giuseppe Zattera, Francesco Pagani, Simone Carlini, Vincenzo Cianci, Carlo Pellegrini, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Mario Viganò
IRCCS Foundation San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
7
Redo Endoscopic Mitral/Tricuspid Valve Surgery, evolution to the standard approach
Frank Van Praet, Ivan Degrieck, Filip Casselman, Hugo Vanermen
OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
Frank Van Praet, Ivan Degrieck, Filip Casselman, Hugo Vanermen
OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
MP2
Awake "Trans-apical Aortic Valve Implantation-Is it a feasible approach?"
Chirojit Mukherjee, Thomas Walther, Michael Andrew Borger, Gerhard Schuler, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, Joerg Ender
Leipzig Heartcenter, Leipzig,Saxony, Germany
Chirojit Mukherjee, Thomas Walther, Michael Andrew Borger, Gerhard Schuler, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr, Joerg Ender
Leipzig Heartcenter, Leipzig,Saxony, Germany
MP3
3D Roadmap to minimal aortic valve surgery
Gernot Brockmann, Domenico Mazzitelli, Robert Bauernschmitt, Ruediger Lange
German Heart Centre, Munich, Germany
Gernot Brockmann, Domenico Mazzitelli, Robert Bauernschmitt, Ruediger Lange
German Heart Centre, Munich, Germany
MP4
A New Medtentia Ring for Mitral Annuloplasty
Kalervo A. Werkkala1, Jarmo Simpanen1, Wierup Per2
1Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland, 2Skejby Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Kalervo A. Werkkala1, Jarmo Simpanen1, Wierup Per2
1Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland, 2Skejby Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
V2
On-pump beating Mitral Valve Plasty without aortic cross clamp
Hirokuni Arai, Naoto Miyagi, Tomohiko Ushiyama, Fusahiko Itoh, Takeshi Someya, Eiki Nagaoka, Kiyotoshi Oishi, Naoki Kurashima
Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Hirokuni Arai, Naoto Miyagi, Tomohiko Ushiyama, Fusahiko Itoh, Takeshi Someya, Eiki Nagaoka, Kiyotoshi Oishi, Naoki Kurashima
Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
11.00 - 11.30
Invited Talk
The Impeding and Stimulating Factors in the Applications of a Technology
Paul Sergeant, MD
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium
The Impeding and Stimulating Factors in the Applications of a Technology
Paul Sergeant, MD
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium
11.30 - 14.00
ISMICS International Fellows and Residents Luncheon - Trainees to Consultants†
Session Director: Francis D. Ferdinand, MD
The Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Session Director: Francis D. Ferdinand, MD
The Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
11.30 - 13.00
Lunch Symposia†
Evolving Standards in Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery
Elizabethan C-D
Supported by an educational grant from ATS Medical
Medtronic: Putting the Future in Your Hands Today
California Room East
Supported by an educational grant from Medtronic, Inc.
Update on VATS Lobectomy
Elizabethan A-B
Supported by an educational grant form Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Evolving Standards in Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery
Elizabethan C-D
Supported by an educational grant from ATS Medical
Medtronic: Putting the Future in Your Hands Today
California Room East
Supported by an educational grant from Medtronic, Inc.
Update on VATS Lobectomy
Elizabethan A-B
Supported by an educational grant form Ethicon Endo-Surgery
11.30- 14.00
14.00 - 18.00
Exhibition Hall Hours
13.00 - 13.40
Late Breaking News
13.40 - 14.40
CONCURRENT SESSION 3:
Revascularization Technologies
Revascularization Technologies
| Moderators: | Anthony DeSouza, MD Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England Vinod Thourani, MD Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia |
8
Automated distal anastomosis with flex-a device in beating heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass. Initial clinical and angiographic experience in 35 patients
Sudhir Srivastava, Zoila Reyna Barrera, Shaune Quismundo, Valluvan Jeevanadam
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Sudhir Srivastava, Zoila Reyna Barrera, Shaune Quismundo, Valluvan Jeevanadam
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
9
The multi-suction heart positioner TENTACLES equipped with epicardiac sensors for prediction of ischemic change and hemodynamic instability during OPCAB
Naoto Miyagi, Kiyotoshi Oishi, Eiki Nagaoka, Tomohiro Ushiyama, Takeshi Someya, Fusahiko Ito, Hirokuni Arai
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Naoto Miyagi, Kiyotoshi Oishi, Eiki Nagaoka, Tomohiro Ushiyama, Takeshi Someya, Fusahiko Ito, Hirokuni Arai
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
10
One Year Followup Of Combined Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Progenitor Cell Therapy And Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization For Diffuse Nongraftable Coronary Artery Disease
Naresh Trehan, Rajneesh Malhotra, Surindra Bazaz, Vijay Kohli, Ramesh Bapna, Sanjay Mittal, Yatin Mehta
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, India
Naresh Trehan, Rajneesh Malhotra, Surindra Bazaz, Vijay Kohli, Ramesh Bapna, Sanjay Mittal, Yatin Mehta
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, India
MP5
In-Hospital Morbidity and Mortality is Improved in Octogenarian Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Compared to On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Vinod H. Thourani1, Michael Halkos1, Patrick Kilgo2, Omar M. Lattouf1, Robert A. Guyton1, John D. Puskas1
1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, 2Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
Vinod H. Thourani1, Michael Halkos1, Patrick Kilgo2, Omar M. Lattouf1, Robert A. Guyton1, John D. Puskas1
1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, 2Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
MP6
External Saphenous Vein Support: eSVS TM utilizing an Nitinol Mesh - first clinical results
Uwe Klima, Chin Siang Ong, Felix Woitek, Theodorus Kofidis, Chuen Neng Lee
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Uwe Klima, Chin Siang Ong, Felix Woitek, Theodorus Kofidis, Chuen Neng Lee
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
MP7
A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Cerebral Emboli Generation During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with a Clampless Device Versus Partial Clamping of the Ascending Aorta
Shady M. Eldaif1, Vinod Thourani2, John D. Puskas2
1Emory university Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Research, Atlanta, Georgia, 2Emory Univ, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Shady M. Eldaif1, Vinod Thourani2, John D. Puskas2
1Emory university Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Research, Atlanta, Georgia, 2Emory Univ, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
13.40 - 14.40
CONCURRENT SESSION 4:
Thoracic
Moderator: Bernard Park, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Thoracic
Moderator: Bernard Park, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
11
Robotic Video Assisted Anatomic Lobectomy: 180 Consecutive Cases at One Institution
Farid Gharagozloo, Marc Margolis, Barbara Tempesta, Eric Strother, Andrew Nasseri, Farzad Najam
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Farid Gharagozloo, Marc Margolis, Barbara Tempesta, Eric Strother, Andrew Nasseri, Farzad Najam
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
12
Single-Port Anterior VATS: A Five-Year Experience
Joseph M. Arcidi, MD1, Richard E. Davis, MD2, Mohamed Sellami, MD3, Eugene A. Rapaport, MD3
1UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, 2Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Joseph M. Arcidi, MD1, Richard E. Davis, MD2, Mohamed Sellami, MD3, Eugene A. Rapaport, MD3
1UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, 2Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
13
EEA Stapler use for Transoral Anastomosis in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Bernadette U. Laxa, Kristi H. Harold, Dawn E. Jaroszewski
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
Bernadette U. Laxa, Kristi H. Harold, Dawn E. Jaroszewski
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
14*
VATS Management of Mediastinal Tumors
Bradley G. Leshnower, Seth D. Force, Daniel L. Miller
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Bradley G. Leshnower, Seth D. Force, Daniel L. Miller
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
15
Vats Lobectomy: Assisting during your Consultant's Learning Curve reduces trainees Learning Curve significantly
Ali Zamir Khan, Khalid Amer
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Ali Zamir Khan, Khalid Amer
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
14.40 - 15.30
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
15.30 - 17.00
CONCURRENT SESSION 5:
Aorta and Image-Guided Therapies
Aorta and Image-Guided Therapies
| Moderators: | Alex Marmureanu, MD California Heart and Lung Surgery Center, Los Angeles, California Francis Ferdinand, MD The Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania |
16
Nephro-protective Measures in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Intravascular Ultrasound and Pressure Sac Monitoring Device are Safe and Feasible!
Ali Khoynezhad
University of Nebrasksa Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Ali Khoynezhad
University of Nebrasksa Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
17
Outcome of patients suffering from acute type B aortic dissection: A retrospective single center analysis of 134 patients
Jens Garbade1, Moritz Jenniches1, Michael A. Borger1, Dirk Scheinert2, Matthias Gutberlet3, Thomas Walther1, Volkmar Falk1, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr1
1Herzzentrum Leipzig, Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Leipzig, Germany, 2Herzzentrum Leipzig, Klinik für Angiologie, Leipzig, Germany, 3Herzzentrum Leipzig, Klinik für Radiologie, Leipzig, Germany
Jens Garbade1, Moritz Jenniches1, Michael A. Borger1, Dirk Scheinert2, Matthias Gutberlet3, Thomas Walther1, Volkmar Falk1, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr1
1Herzzentrum Leipzig, Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Leipzig, Germany, 2Herzzentrum Leipzig, Klinik für Angiologie, Leipzig, Germany, 3Herzzentrum Leipzig, Klinik für Radiologie, Leipzig, Germany
18*
Real-time 3D CT image guidance and tool navigation using an electromagnetic tracking system for minimally invasive epicardial interventions
Takeyoshi Ota1, David Schwartzman2, Takenori Yokota1, Constantinos Nikou3, Branislav Jaramaz, 4, Marco A. Zenati1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 4The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Takeyoshi Ota1, David Schwartzman2, Takenori Yokota1, Constantinos Nikou3, Branislav Jaramaz, 4, Marco A. Zenati1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 4The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19
A Novel Cardioport For Beating-Heart Image-Guided Intracardiac Surgery
Nikolay V. Vasilyev1, Mitsuhiro Kawata1, Ivan Melnychenko1, Christopher M. DiBiasio2, Keith V. Durand2, Alexander H. Slocum2, Pedro J. del Nido1
1Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nikolay V. Vasilyev1, Mitsuhiro Kawata1, Ivan Melnychenko1, Christopher M. DiBiasio2, Keith V. Durand2, Alexander H. Slocum2, Pedro J. del Nido1
1Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 2Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
20
Transapical Aortic Valve Replacement MRI guidance vs. Fluoroscopic/echocardiographic guidance Real-time MRI guided Transapical Aortic Valve Replacement
Keith A. Horvath, Dumitru Mazilu, Ming Li
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Keith A. Horvath, Dumitru Mazilu, Ming Li
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
MP8
Role of Somatosensory Evoked Potential monitoring in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Panagiotis Hountis, Malavika Bandari, George Alba, Christopher Garcia, Athanasios Plestis, Valavanur Subramanian, Konstadinos Plestis
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
Panagiotis Hountis, Malavika Bandari, George Alba, Christopher Garcia, Athanasios Plestis, Valavanur Subramanian, Konstadinos Plestis
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
MP9
Robot-assisted vascular aortoiliac procedures, 125 cases.
Petr Stadler
Na Homolce Hospital, Praha 5, Czech Republic
Petr Stadler
Na Homolce Hospital, Praha 5, Czech Republic
V3
Percutaneous Treatment of an Anastomotic Psuedoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta
Grayson H. Wheatley, III, Robert Strumpf
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Grayson H. Wheatley, III, Robert Strumpf
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
15.30 - 17.00
CONCURRENT SESSION 6:
Thoracic Video Session
Thoracic Video Session
| Moderators: | Thomas Watson, MD University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York Kemp H. Kernstine, MD City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California |
V4
Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy with Bronchoplasty
Chumy Nwogu, Sai Yendamuri, Todd Demmy
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, Buffalo, NY
Chumy Nwogu, Sai Yendamuri, Todd Demmy
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, Buffalo, NY
V5
Enhancement of Minimal Invasive Thoracic Surgery: Robotic Assisted Pulmonary Lobectomy
Kenneth A. Lee
Brown educational center for robotics, Annapolis, MD
Kenneth A. Lee
Brown educational center for robotics, Annapolis, MD
V6
Transdiaphragmatic Minimally Invasive Lobectomy is feasible in a Pig, is NOTES next?
Urs von Holzen, Poornima Rao, Walter Scott, Abraham Lebenthal
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Urs von Holzen, Poornima Rao, Walter Scott, Abraham Lebenthal
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
V7
Bimanual Robotic Decortication of the Lung
Faisal Al-Mufarrej, Farid Gharagzoloo, Marc Margolis, Eric Strother, Barbara Tempesta
Washington Institute Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, Washington, DC
Faisal Al-Mufarrej, Farid Gharagzoloo, Marc Margolis, Eric Strother, Barbara Tempesta
Washington Institute Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, Washington, DC
V8
V9
Routine Systematic Nodal Dissection As Part Of Vats Lobectomy For Lung Cancer
Khalid Amer, Ali Zamir Khan
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Khalid Amer, Ali Zamir Khan
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
17.00 - 18.00
Exhibit Hall Reception
16.30 - 17.00
17.00 - 18.00
Poster Competition: Round 1
Aortic Valve
Frank Van Praet, MD
OL Vrouw Xiehenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Lishan Aklog, MD
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Revascularization Co-Morbidity and Results
Robert Emery, MD
St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
Revascularization Graft Technology
Sudhir P. Srivastava, MD
University of Chcago, Chicago Illinois
Atrial Fibrillation and General
Randall K. Wolf, MD
Data Quest Healthcare, New Albany, Ohio
Image Guided and Unusual Approaches
Robert Poston, MD
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Thoracic
Seth Force, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Georgia
| Chief Moderators: | Rex De Lisle Stanbridge, MD St. Mary’s Hospital, London, England Robert Cameron, MD UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California |
Aortic Valve
Frank Van Praet, MD
OL Vrouw Xiehenhuis, Brussels, Belgium
Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Lishan Aklog, MD
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Revascularization Co-Morbidity and Results
Robert Emery, MD
St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
Revascularization Graft Technology
Sudhir P. Srivastava, MD
University of Chcago, Chicago Illinois
Atrial Fibrillation and General
Randall K. Wolf, MD
Data Quest Healthcare, New Albany, Ohio
Image Guided and Unusual Approaches
Robert Poston, MD
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Thoracic
Seth Force, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta Georgia
18.00 - 19.30
Technical Challenges: Pitfalls and Disasters
Chair: Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
Chair: Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
FRIDAY, 5 JUNE 2009
6.30 - 7.50
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIA†
Convergent Ex-Maze the Successful Integration of Electrophysiology with Cardiac Surgery for the Treatment of the AFIB Patient
Elizabethan A-B
Supported by an educational grant from ACATI
How Do You Use Fibrin Glue/TachoSil in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery?
Elizabethan C-D
Supported by an educational grant from CSL Behring K.K.
Convergent Ex-Maze the Successful Integration of Electrophysiology with Cardiac Surgery for the Treatment of the AFIB Patient
Elizabethan A-B
Supported by an educational grant from ACATI
How Do You Use Fibrin Glue/TachoSil in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery?
Elizabethan C-D
Supported by an educational grant from CSL Behring K.K.
07.00 - 08.30
Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall
07.30 - 10.30
Exhibition Hall Hours
08.00 - 09.15
CONCURRENT SESSION 7: Thoracic
| Moderators: | Daniel Miller, MD Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Arjun Pennathur, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
21*
Thoracoscopic Left Upper Lobectomy versus Apical Trisegmentectomy: A Retrospective Study
Edward Hong, Ali Mahtabifard, Clark Fuller, Robert McKenna
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Edward Hong, Ali Mahtabifard, Clark Fuller, Robert McKenna
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
22
Toward a simulation and an assessment method for the practice of rigid bronchoscopy
Alberto L. de Hoyos, MD, Lawrence Salud, MS, Carla Pugh, MD, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Alberto L. de Hoyos, MD, Lawrence Salud, MS, Carla Pugh, MD, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
23
Is Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Appropriate in a Community Based Hospital?
Megan McNally, Kimberly Brown, Todd B. Moore, Keith Allen, Emmanuel Daon
MidAmerica Heart and Lung Surgeons, Kansas City, MO
Megan McNally, Kimberly Brown, Todd B. Moore, Keith Allen, Emmanuel Daon
MidAmerica Heart and Lung Surgeons, Kansas City, MO
24
The Impact of Minimal and Limited Anterior Thoracotomy Incisions in Lung Transplantation Surgery.
Hartmuth B. Bittner, Christian Binner, Sven Lehmann, Friedrich W. Mohr
Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Hartmuth B. Bittner, Christian Binner, Sven Lehmann, Friedrich W. Mohr
Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
25
You can perform any kind of segmentectomy easily with a butterfly needle
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Takashi Ibe
Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Takashi Ibe
Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
08.00 - 09.15
CONCURRENT SESSION 8: Arrhythmia
Moderator: Stefano Benussi, MD
San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Moderator: Stefano Benussi, MD
San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
26
Sympathetic and Vagal Heart Innervation Dynamic Profile in Long-term Follow-up After Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Grzegorz Suwalski1, Piotr Suwalski2, Jurij M. Kalisnik3, Anna Witkowska1, Piotr Hendzel1, Kazimierz B. Suwalski2
1Military Intitute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland, 2Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, 3University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Expert Debate - Atrial Fibrillation
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine. St. Louis, Missouri
James Edgerton MD
CSANT, Plano, Texas
8 Minutes Each with 2 minutes for rebuttal
Grzegorz Suwalski1, Piotr Suwalski2, Jurij M. Kalisnik3, Anna Witkowska1, Piotr Hendzel1, Kazimierz B. Suwalski2
1Military Intitute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland, 2Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, 3University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Expert Debate - Atrial Fibrillation
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
Washington University School of Medicine. St. Louis, Missouri
James Edgerton MD
CSANT, Plano, Texas
8 Minutes Each with 2 minutes for rebuttal
27
The effect of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and the Cox maze procedure on left atrial function
Anson M. Lee, Rochus K. Voeller, Marci S. Bailey, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
Anson M. Lee, Rochus K. Voeller, Marci S. Bailey, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
28
Minimally Invasive Cryomaze III Procedure Performed Without Aortic Clamping
Niv Ad, Linda Henry, Sharon Hunt
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA
Niv Ad, Linda Henry, Sharon Hunt
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA
MP10
Endoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Resection with Polyglycolic-acid-felt-buttressed Stapler
Toshiya Ohtsuka, Mikio Ninomiya, Takahiro Nonaka
Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Toshiya Ohtsuka, Mikio Ninomiya, Takahiro Nonaka
Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
MP11
Epicardial Ultrasonic Atrial Fibrillation Ablation During Coronary Artery Surgery Does not Increase STS Risk Scores
Mark Groh, Oliver A. Binns, Harry G. Burton, III, Stephen W. Ely, Alan M. Johnson, Susan E. Sutherland, Gerard L. Champsaur
Asheville Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons PA, Asheville, NC
Mark Groh, Oliver A. Binns, Harry G. Burton, III, Stephen W. Ely, Alan M. Johnson, Susan E. Sutherland, Gerard L. Champsaur
Asheville Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons PA, Asheville, NC
MP12
Regardless of Surgical Access, a Comprehensive, Biatrial Lesion Pattern Enables Treatment of Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Andy C. Kiser1, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker2, Michael Knault3, Wolfgang Harringer4, Krzysztof Bartus5, Boguslaw Kapelak5, Jerzy Sadowski5
1FirstHealth Arrhythmia Center, Pinehurst, NC, 2Flinik fur Herz-Thorax-Chirurgie, Bad Bevensen, Germany, 3Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitatsklinik, Dresden, Germany, 4Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Klinikum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 5Jagiellonian University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Krakow, Poland
Andy C. Kiser1, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker2, Michael Knault3, Wolfgang Harringer4, Krzysztof Bartus5, Boguslaw Kapelak5, Jerzy Sadowski5
1FirstHealth Arrhythmia Center, Pinehurst, NC, 2Flinik fur Herz-Thorax-Chirurgie, Bad Bevensen, Germany, 3Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitatsklinik, Dresden, Germany, 4Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Klinikum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 5Jagiellonian University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Krakow, Poland
09.15 - 10.00
Coffee Break
10.00 - 10.30
Consensus Statement - Atrial Fibrillation
Niv Ad, MD
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
Niv Ad, MD
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia
10.30 - 11.15
Presidential Address
John D. Puskas, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
John D. Puskas, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
11.15 - 12.00
Keynote Speaker
Nanotechnology and the Future of Medicine
K. Eric Drexler, PhD
Nanotechnology and the Future of Medicine
K. Eric Drexler, PhD
12.00 - 13.30
LUNCH SYMPOSIA
Current Innovations in Surgical Ablation
California Room East
Supported by an educational grant form ESTECH
Current Innovations in Surgical Ablation
California Room East
Supported by an educational grant form ESTECH
13.30 - 16.00
Exhibition Hall Hours
13.30 - 14.30
SESSION 9:
Revascularization Outcomes & Strategies
Revascularization Outcomes & Strategies
| Moderators: | Pia Myken, MD Sahigrenska Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden Keith B. Allen, MD Mid-American Heart & Lung Surgeons, Kansas City, Missouri |
MP13
Endoscopic Vein Harvesting is a Strong Independent Predictor of Vein Graft Failure and Worse Long-term Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Renato D. Lopes1, Gail E. Hafley1, Keith B. Allen2, T. Bruce Ferguson3, Eric D. Peterson1, Robert A. Harrington1, Rajendra H. Mehta1, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos4, C. Michael Gibson5, John A. Alexander1
1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2Mid America Heart and Lung Surgeons, Kansas City, MO, 3East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 4Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, 5PERFUSE Angiographic Laboratory, Boston, MA
Renato D. Lopes1, Gail E. Hafley1, Keith B. Allen2, T. Bruce Ferguson3, Eric D. Peterson1, Robert A. Harrington1, Rajendra H. Mehta1, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos4, C. Michael Gibson5, John A. Alexander1
1Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2Mid America Heart and Lung Surgeons, Kansas City, MO, 3East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 4Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, 5PERFUSE Angiographic Laboratory, Boston, MA
MP14
Patency of endoscopically harvested radial artery grafts
Kamellia Dimitrova, Darryl Hoffman, Charles Geller, Bill Dienstag, Bertram Cohen, Robert Tranbaugh
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Kamellia Dimitrova, Darryl Hoffman, Charles Geller, Bill Dienstag, Bertram Cohen, Robert Tranbaugh
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
MP15
Heparin Administration Prior to Endoscopic Vein Harvest Limits Clot Retention and Improves Graft Patency
Robert Poston, Pranjal Desai
Boston University, Boston, MA
Robert Poston, Pranjal Desai
Boston University, Boston, MA
MP16
Long Term Patency Evaluation of the Cardica C-Port Distal Anastomotic Device in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Initial Experiencein 91 Grafts.
Husam H. Balkhy, L Samuel Wann, Susan E. Arnsdorf, Kimberly Maciolek
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
Husam H. Balkhy, L Samuel Wann, Susan E. Arnsdorf, Kimberly Maciolek
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
MP17
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass is Associated with Lower Risk of Post-Operative Renal Failure at All Levels of Predicted Risk of Renal Failure
John D. Puskas1, Vinod Thourani1, Pat Kilgo2, William Cooper1, Thomas Vassiliades, Jr.1, JD Vega1, Cullen Morris1, Ed Chen1, BJ Schmotzer2, Hisham Zayat1, Robert Guyton1, Omar Lattouf1
1Emory university Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Research, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
John D. Puskas1, Vinod Thourani1, Pat Kilgo2, William Cooper1, Thomas Vassiliades, Jr.1, JD Vega1, Cullen Morris1, Ed Chen1, BJ Schmotzer2, Hisham Zayat1, Robert Guyton1, Omar Lattouf1
1Emory university Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Research, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
MP18
Short and mid-term clinical outcome following single vessel LAD revascularization with MIDCAB versus DES
David Glineur, MD, Mounir Boodhwani, Philippe Noirhomme, Laurent Dekerchove, Spiridon Papadatos, Gebrine El Khoury, Pierre Yves Etienne
Cliniques Universitaire St Luc, Brussels, Belgium
David Glineur, MD, Mounir Boodhwani, Philippe Noirhomme, Laurent Dekerchove, Spiridon Papadatos, Gebrine El Khoury, Pierre Yves Etienne
Cliniques Universitaire St Luc, Brussels, Belgium
MP19
MIDCAB for repoperative coronary bypass
Nirav C. Patel1, Didier Loulmet1, Joan Jennings2, Valavanur A. Subramanian2
1Lenoxhill Hospital, New York, NY, 2Lenox hill Hospital, New York, NY
Nirav C. Patel1, Didier Loulmet1, Joan Jennings2, Valavanur A. Subramanian2
1Lenoxhill Hospital, New York, NY, 2Lenox hill Hospital, New York, NY
MP20
Prognostic Value of Preoperative QT Interval for Prediction of Long Term Mortality after Isolated Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Takeshi Kinoshita, Tohru Asai
Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Takeshi Kinoshita, Tohru Asai
Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
14.30 - 15.15
Coffee Break
15.15 - 16.10
Session 10:
Heart Failure & Assist Devices
Heart Failure & Assist Devices
| Moderators: | Bart P Meyns, MD University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium Alan Menkis, MD St. Bonifice Genereal Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada |
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Resizable LV Endoventricular Patch Plasty in the enlarged Pig heart - A Pilot Study
Willemijn Huijgen, MD, Paul F. Grundeman, MD, PhD, Tycho I.G. Van der Spoel MD, Cees Verlaan, Maringa Emons, Merel Schurink, Lex A. Van Herwerden, MD, PhD
UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Willemijn Huijgen, MD, Paul F. Grundeman, MD, PhD, Tycho I.G. Van der Spoel MD, Cees Verlaan, Maringa Emons, Merel Schurink, Lex A. Van Herwerden, MD, PhD
UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Expanding The Horizons of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Left Ventricle Endoplasty Through Left Mini-thoracotomy and Port Access Technique
Pasquale Totaro, Alessia Alloni, Barbara Cattadori, Cristian Monterosso, Matteo Pozzi, Marco Luigi Aiello, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Mario Viganò
IRCCS Foundation San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Pasquale Totaro, Alessia Alloni, Barbara Cattadori, Cristian Monterosso, Matteo Pozzi, Marco Luigi Aiello, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Mario Viganò
IRCCS Foundation San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Low Incidence of Thromboembolic Events in Patients on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Without Systemic Anticoagulation
Yoan Lamarche, MD, Annemarie Kaan, RN, Bryan Chow, Anson Cheung, MD
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Yoan Lamarche, MD, Annemarie Kaan, RN, Bryan Chow, Anson Cheung, MD
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
MP21
The Hybrid Cardiac Synchronization Therapy for the Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure with Micro-invasive Thoracoscopy Techniques
Haibo Zhang
Beiijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
Haibo Zhang
Beiijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
V10
A New Approach for Postinfarction VSD Repair without Left Ventricular Incision
Tohru Asai
Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Tohru Asai
Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
16.10 - 16.30
State of the Art Lecture - Mini VADS
Bart P Meyns, MD
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Bart P Meyns, MD
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
16.30 - 17.15
Poster Competition Finals
| Moderators: | Rex Stanbridge, MD St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, England Robert Cameron, MD UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California John L. Knight, MD Flinders Medical Center, Bedford Park, Australia |
18.30 - 20.30
Attendee Reception
The Carnelian Room, 555 California Street, 52nd Floor
The Carnelian Room, 555 California Street, 52nd Floor
22.00 - 23.30
President’s Nightcap
Golden Gate Suite, Room 3198
Golden Gate Suite, Room 3198
SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2009
07.30 - 08.30
Continental Breakfast
08.00 - 08.30
ISMICS Member Business Meeting
08.30 - 10.30
Session 11:
Other Innovative Technologies & Techniques/Pediatrics and Congenital
Other Innovative Technologies & Techniques/Pediatrics and Congenital
| Moderators: | Paul Grundeman, MD University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands James Fonger, MD Columbia, South Carolina |
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Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement via partial Sternotomy
Sven Martens, Anja Ploss, Sami Sirat, Andreas Zierer, Anton Moritz, Mirko Doss
JW Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sven Martens, Anja Ploss, Sami Sirat, Andreas Zierer, Anton Moritz, Mirko Doss
JW Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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The Feasibility of Introducing and Positioning a Mechanical Aortic Valve through the Left Ventricular Apex via the Universal Cardiac Introducer (UCI), using only Ultrasound Image-guidance in the Off-pump, Beating Pig Heart
Gerard M. Guiraudon1, Daniel Bainbridge2, Terrence M. Peters1, Douglas L. Jones1
1CSTAR LHSC LHRI RRI Schulich Medical School, UWO, London, ON, Canada, 2CSTAR LHSC LHRI, London, ON, Canada
Gerard M. Guiraudon1, Daniel Bainbridge2, Terrence M. Peters1, Douglas L. Jones1
1CSTAR LHSC LHRI RRI Schulich Medical School, UWO, London, ON, Canada, 2CSTAR LHSC LHRI, London, ON, Canada
MP22
Inframammary Mini Thoracotomy Approach to the Mitral Valve in Women with Breast Implants
Alexis E. Shafii, M.D., Jang W. Su, MD, Mark Hendrickson, MD, Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, A Marc Gillinov, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Alexis E. Shafii, M.D., Jang W. Su, MD, Mark Hendrickson, MD, Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, A Marc Gillinov, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
MP23
Factors Influencing Blood Transfusion Requirements in Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart
Johannes Bonatti1, Thomas Schachner2, Nikolaos Bonaros2, Dominik Wiedemann2, Felix Weidinger2, Christian Kolbitsch2, Hans Knotzer2, Berndt Stalzer2, Guy Friedrich2, Guenther Laufer2, Bartley Griffith1
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Johannes Bonatti1, Thomas Schachner2, Nikolaos Bonaros2, Dominik Wiedemann2, Felix Weidinger2, Christian Kolbitsch2, Hans Knotzer2, Berndt Stalzer2, Guy Friedrich2, Guenther Laufer2, Bartley Griffith1
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
MP24
Direct Endoscopic Guided Mitral Valve Repair in the Beating Heart: Acute Animal Study
Tetsuya Horai, Hideyuki Fumoto, Tohru Takaseya, Akira Shiose, Yoko Arakawa, Santosh Rao, Raymond Dessoffy, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Tomislav Mihaljevic
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Tetsuya Horai, Hideyuki Fumoto, Tohru Takaseya, Akira Shiose, Yoko Arakawa, Santosh Rao, Raymond Dessoffy, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Tomislav Mihaljevic
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
V11
Technique for robot assisted internal thoracic artery harvesting: The sliding fascia technique
Norihiko Ishikawa1, Go Watanabe1, Shigeyuki Tomita1, Teruaki Ushijima2, Shojiro Yamaguchi1, Yujiro Kikuchi3, H iroki Kato1
1Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, 2Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 3Tokyo Medical University, Kanazawa, Japan
Norihiko Ishikawa1, Go Watanabe1, Shigeyuki Tomita1, Teruaki Ushijima2, Shojiro Yamaguchi1, Yujiro Kikuchi3, H iroki Kato1
1Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, 2Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 3Tokyo Medical University, Kanazawa, Japan
V12
Left Atrial Myxoma. Extraction by Robotic and Vacuum Assistance
Julio Gutierrez de Loma, Jose F. Valderrama Marcos, Jose M. Melero Tejedor, Sergio Gonzalez Gonzalez
Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain
Julio Gutierrez de Loma, Jose F. Valderrama Marcos, Jose M. Melero Tejedor, Sergio Gonzalez Gonzalez
Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain
09.30 - 09.45
Coffee Break
Session 11 Continued:
PEDIATRIC/CONGENITAL
PEDIATRIC/CONGENITAL
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Beating-Heart Mitral Valve Suture Annuloplasty under Real-Time 3-D Echocardiography Guidance: A Feasibility Study
Mitsuhiro Kawata, Douglas P. Perrin, Pedro J. del Nido, Nikolay V. Vasilyev
Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Mitsuhiro Kawata, Douglas P. Perrin, Pedro J. del Nido, Nikolay V. Vasilyev
Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
MP25
Perventricular device closure of muscular ventricular septal defects on beating hearts: one-year results in eleven children
Changping Gan, Qi An, Ke Lin, Hong Tang, Haibo Song, Raphael C. Lui, Kaiyu Tao, Zhongyun Zhuang, Yingkang Shi
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Changping Gan, Qi An, Ke Lin, Hong Tang, Haibo Song, Raphael C. Lui, Kaiyu Tao, Zhongyun Zhuang, Yingkang Shi
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
INVITED TALK: Minimally Invasive Approaches to Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Emile Bacha, MD
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
Emile Bacha, MD
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
10.30 - 11.00
CONTROVERSY:
Limited Resection For Stage 1A Lung Cancer
Limited Resection For Stage 1A Lung Cancer
11.00 - 11.30
CONTROVERSY:
Robotic Mitral Surgery - Added Value Or Added Cost?
Moderator: John D. Puskas, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Pro: L. Wiley Nifong, MD
East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greensville North Carolina
Con: TBA
Robotic Mitral Surgery - Added Value Or Added Cost?
Moderator: John D. Puskas, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Pro: L. Wiley Nifong, MD
East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greensville North Carolina
Con: TBA
11.30
ADJOURN