Topics

1. Minimal Invasive General
2. Imaging, Perfusion, and Clotting
3. Assist Devices, Heart Failure and Pediatric
4. Arrhythmia Surgery
5. Coronary Grafting and Conduits
6. Revascularization Strategy
7. Cancer
8. Thoracic General
9. Aortic Valve
10. Mitral
11. Valve - Transcatheter Therapies

Minimal Invasive General | Back to Top
P1	Preliminary Experience with the Thoraflex Hybrid Prosthesis in Frozen Elephant Trunk Vito Giovanni Ruggieri1, Alfonso Agnino2, Andrea Antonazzo2, Reda Belhaj Soulami1, Andrea Albertini2, Bruno Madaffari2, Jean Philippe Verhoye1. 1Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France, 2Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergame, Italy.
P2	Minimal Invasive Surgical Treatment for Aneurysms of the Ascending Aorta Darius Rassoulian1, Meradjoddin Matin1, Hamid Naraghi1, Aristeidis Argyroulis1, Abdallah Mahmoud1, Christian Friedrich Vahl2, Ali-Asghar Peivandi1. 1Klinikum Kassel, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kassel, Germany, 2University of Mainz, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Germany.
P3	Valve-Sparing vs. Non-Valve-Sparing Operations: Contemporary Single-Center Midterm Outcomes Ali Khoynezhad, Anja Muehle, Alfredo Trento. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA.
P4	Reconstructive Surgery for Aortic Valve and Aortic Root Anguseva N. Tanja, Sr., Zan Konstantin Mitrev, Sr. Special Hospital of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
P5	Pressure or Flow: What Makes The Difference? The Impact of Flow and Gradient on the Outcome of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Severe Aortic Stenosis Anneliese Heinz, Markus Kofler, Lukas Stastny, Sebastian Johannes Reinstadler, Corinna Velik-Salchner, Daniel Höfer, Gudrun Feuchtner, Silvana Müller, Thomas Bartel, Ludwig Müller, Michael Grimm, Wolfgang Michael Franz, Guy Friedrich, Nikolaos Bonaros. University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
P6	Late Follow-Up of a Single-Center Experience with a Novel Device for Apico-Aortic Conduit Implantation Gabriele Di Giammarco, Carlo Canosa, Massimiliano Foschi, Daniele Marinelli, Michele Di Mauro, Donato Micucci. University "G.D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
P7	Robotic Cardiac Surgery: 7-Year Single-Center Follow-Up Results Changqing Gao, Ming Yang, Huajun Zhang, Cangsong Xiao, Yang Wu, Gang Wang, Yao Wang, Jiali Wang. PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
P8	Alternative Technique for Cardioplegia Delivery in Totally Endoscopic Robotic Intracardiac Surgery Ishikawa Norihiko, Go Watanabe, Shigeyuki Tomita, Shojiro Yamaguchi, Ryuta Kiuchi, Hroshi Ohtake, Kenji Kawachi. NewHeart Watanabe Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
P9	EuroSCORE Perfomance in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Rafik Margaryan, Marco Moscarelli, Tommaso Gasbarri, Giacomo Bianchi, Enkel Kallushi, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Pierandrea Farneti, Marco Solinas. Ospedale Del Cuore Fondazione 'G. Monasterio', Massa, Italy.
P10	How Do Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Patients Compare to Median Sternotomy Patients on Expectations and Psychosocial Outcomes? Sari D. Holmes, Lisa M. Martin, Casey E. Miller, Deborah J. Shuman, Niv Ad. Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA USA.
Imaging, Perfusion, and Clotting | Back to Top
P11	The Computed Tomography Angiographic Navigation of Coronary Fistulae for the Surgeons Terumasa Morita, Atsushi Amano. Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
P12	Prediction of Perpendicular Projection for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using a New Automatic 3D Computed Tomography Analyzing-Tool Arnaud Van Linden, Johannes Blumenstein, Helge Möllmann, Won-Keun Kim, Tibor Ziegelhöffer, Christian Hamm, Thomas Walther, Jörg Kempfert. Kerckhoff Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
P13	3D Print for Planning of Transcatheter Heart Valve Implantations (THVI) in Patients with Complex Anatomy Gry Dahle, Ole Jakob Elle, Kjell Arne Rein. Rikshospitalet, OUS, Oslo, Norway.
P14	Robot-Assisted Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Image Guided Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Justin G. Miller, MD1, Ming Li, PhD1, Dumitru Mazilu, PhD1, Timothy Hunt, BS2, Keith A. Horvath, MD1. 1CSRP/NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, MD USA, 2LAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD USA.
P15	Intra-Operative Quality Control of CABG Using High Frequency Epicardial Ultrasound Imaging in Combination With Transit Time Flow Measurement Hirokuni Arai, Taiju Watanabe, Keiji Oi, Tomohiro Mizuno. Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
P16	Idenifying Intramyocardial Coronary Arteries Using Ultrasonic Devices Dai Une, Keita Kikuchi, Yasuhisa Fukada, Yoshiki Endo, Takayoshi Matsuyama, Atsushi Kurata. Yamato Seiwa Hospital, Yamato, Japan.
P17	Acute Lung Injury Following Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair: A Case-Control Study Michael W A Chu, Mark P. Tutschka, Daniel Bainbridge, Philip M. Jones, Bob Kiaii. University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada.
P18	Risk Factors for Unilateral Pulmonary Edema After Mininammly Invasive Cardiac Surgery Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Mashiko Kuinose, Nobusato Koizumi, Hitoshi Ogino. Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
P19	Does Clopidogel Increase Postoperative Bleeding after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery? Kay Hyun Park, Suryeun Chung, Jun Sung Kim. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
P20	Transfusion Risk and Clinical Knowledge Score as a Predictor of Bloodless Cardiac Surgery Tae SIk Kim1, Jong Hyun Lee2, Chan-Young Na3. 1Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea, 3Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Assist Devices, Heart Failure and Pediatric | Back to Top
P21	A Novel Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery Automated Suturing Device with a Needle Sheath to Minimize the Risk of Needle-Stick Injuries Devang J. Joshi1, Joshua K. Wong1, Jude S. Sauer2, Peter A. Knight1. 1University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY USA, 2LSI Solutions, Victor, NY USA.
P22	Titanium Knot Fasteners in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Affect Outcomes Castigliano Bhamidipati1, Zhandong Zhou2, Ahmad Nazem2, G Randall Green2, Michael Hodell2, Timothy Keyes2, Charles Lutz2. 1State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA, 2St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY USA.
P23	Ultra Compact Mobile Cardiohelp Extracorporeal Life Support System as Treatment Strategy for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Antonio Loforte, Andrea Dell'Amore, Emanuele Pilato, Sofia Martin Suarez, Giuliano Jafrancesco, Sebastiano Castrovinci, Giacomo Murana, Francesco Grigioni, Guido Frascaroli, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Giuseppe Marinelli. S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy.
P24	Epicardial Left Ventricular Lead Placement in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Andrea Droghetti, Maria Caterina Bottoli, Michele Giovanardi, Patrizia Pepi, Giovanni Muriana, Albino Reggiani. Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy.
P25	Experience with Minimally-Invasive Implantation of a Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device in Patients Receiving a Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Andreas Schaefer, Alexander Bernhardt, Miriam Silaschi, Markus Barten, Florian M. Wagner, Hermann Reichenspurner, Tobias Deuse. University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
P26	Minimally Circulatory-Assisted On-Pump Beating Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Patients with High Risk of Hemodynamic Deterioration during Off-Pump Grafting Tomohiro Mizuno, Kenji Sakai, Keiji Oi, Tsuyoshi Hachimaru, Tohru Makita, Kiyotoshi Oishi, Hirokuni Arai. Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo, Japan.
P27	Totally Endoscopic Robotic-Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair in Adults: First Experience in Russia Alexey Arkhipov, Alexander Bogachev-Prokophiev, Yuriy Gorbatykh, Timur Khapaev, Alexey Zubritskiy, Alexander Karaskov. Academician Meshalkin State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.
P28	Minimally-Invasive Surgery for Congenital Atrial Septal Defects vs. Catheter Based Device-Occlusion in Adults Yvonne Schneeberger, Jens Brickwedel, Tobias Deuse, Hendrik Treede, Hermann Reichenspurner, Christian Detter. University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
P29	Interventional Procedures for Congenital Heart Disease Anguseva N. Tanja, Sr., Zan Konstantin Mitrev, Sr. Special Hospital of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
P30	A Usefulness Flow-Adjustable Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Banding as the Initial Therapeutic Procedure for the Complex Congenital Heart Disease Takashi Miyamoto, Shuuichi Yoshitake, Yuki Tanaka, Shinichi Ozaki, Yuji Naitou. Gunma Children's Medical Center, Gunma, Japan.
Arrhythmia Surgery | Back to Top
P31	Initial Experience with the Convergent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedure Guy Kulbak, Mary Greene, On Chen, Jini Samuel, Yisachar Greenberg, Felix Yang, Israel Jacobowitz. Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY USA.
P32	Results of Totally Thoracoscopic Ablation with Autonomic Ganglia Ablation in Patients with Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Anna Witkowska, Krzysztof Jaworski, Radoslaw Smoczy?ski, Bart?omiej Szafron, Dominik Drobi?ski, Jakub Staromlynski, Irena Walecka, Wojciech Sarnowski, Zygmunt Kalicinski, Jaroslaw Swistowski, Dariusz Kosior, Piotr Suwalski. Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
P33	Bilateral Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Maze Procedure (Mini-Maze) for Lone Atrial Fibrillation: Mid-Term Results Rufus Baretti, Matthias Bauer, Christoph Starck, Marian Kukucka, Jin-Hong Gerds-Li, Volkmar Falk. Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
P34	Midterm Outcomes of Thoracoscopic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation using Dallas Lesion Set Ali Khoynezhad. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA.
P35	Minimally Invasive Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Mid-Term Results Aliaksandr Zhyhalkovich, Larisa Plashchinskaia, Veranika Barsukevich, Aliaksandr Savchenko, Aliaksandr Chasnoits, Oleg Kovalenko, Dmitriy Goncharik. National Center of Cardiology, Minsk, Belarus.
P36	Health-Related Quality of Life after Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Niv Ad, Sari D. Holmes, Deborah J. Shuman, Graciela Pritchard, Lisa M. Martin. Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA USA.
P37	Efficacy of Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Atrial Appendage Ligation in Reducing Stroke Recurrence and Enhancing Quality of Life in Comparison to Medical Management in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Prior Stroke Thomas Beaver1, V Shushrutha Hedna2, Anna Khanna2, William Miles3, Catherine Price4, Ilona Schmalfuss5, Seyed Hossein Aalaei Andabili1, Michael Waters2. 1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA, 2Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA, 3Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA, 4Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA, 5Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA.
P38	Efficacy of Left Atrial Auricle Obliteration in Patients who Underwent Coronary Artery Bypass for Triple Vessel Disease Combined with Atrial Fibrillation Dong Woog Yoon, Dong Seop Jeong, Kiick Sung, Wook Sung Kim, Young Tak Lee, Pyo Won Park. Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
P39	Does Excision Completely Obliterate the Left Atrial Appendage: A Comparative Analysis of Conventional Epicardial Excision vs. Novel Pericardial Patch Exclusion Bayan Malakouti-Nejad1, Eliot Winkler1, Marjorie Johnson1, Jorge M. Catrip2, Katie L. Losenno2, Bob Kiaii2, Michael WA Chu2. 1Western University, London, ON Canada, 2London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON Canada.
P40	Alternative to Current Interventional Rationales for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Right Atrial Isolation Gerard M. Guiraudon, Douglas Jones. CSTAR LHSC LHRI Schulich Medical School; UWO, London, ON Canada.
Coronary Grafting and Conduits | Back to Top
P41	Off-Pump Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery via 5th Intercostal Space Keita Kikuchi1, Dai Une1, Yoshiki Endo1, Takayoshi Matsuyama1, Yasuhisa Fukada1, Atsushi Kurata1, Marc Ruel2. 1Yamato Seiwa Hospital, Yamato, Japan, 2University Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON Canada.
P42	Total Arterial MIDCAB Facilitated by the Trinity Clip Connector David Stecher, Gerard Pasterkamp, Marc P. Buijsrogge. University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
P43	Minimally Invasive Composite Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using In-Situ Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries and Radial Artery Aliaksandr Ziankou. Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Belarus.
P44	Survival Benefit of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Myocardial Revascularization Nachum Nesher, Yanai Ben-Gal, Rephael Mohr, Gideon Uretzki, Amir Kramer, Yosef Paz, Amir ganiel, Demitri Pevni. Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
P45	Oblique Venotomy with Rhomboid Anastomosis in Sequential Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Masato Furui, Takeki Ohashi, Hiroshi Iida, Masao Tadakoshi, Souichirou Kageyama, Gaku Uchino, Noriko Kodani. Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.
P46	10-Year Experience of Off-Pump Coronary Endarterectomy for the Diffusely Diseased Left Anterior Descending Artery Kosaku Nishigawa, Toshihiro Fukui, Masataka Yamazaki, Kazuhiro Naito, Hajime Kin, Shuichiro Takanashi. Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
P47	Mid Term Results After Vein Patch Angioplasty and Left Internal Mammary Artery Grafting of Diffusely Diseased Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery on Beating Heart Ajeet Bana. Fortis Hospital, Jaipur, India.
P48	The Relationship Between Mean Graft Flow, Pulsatility Index, Diastolic Filing and Patency of Saphenous Vein Graft by Intraoperative Transit Time Flow Measurement Akitoshi Takazawa, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Kozo Morita, Mimiko Tabata, Hiroyuki Koike, Kazuhiko Uwabe, Toshihisa Asakura, Atsushi Iguchi, Hiroshi Niinami. Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka City, Japan.
P49	External Vein Support in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Early Results from the eMESH I Trial: Work in Progress Lars Englberger1, John D. Puskas2, Robert W. Emery3. 1University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland, 2Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA, 3St Joseph's Hospital, St Paul, MN USA.
P50	Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Vein Harvest in CABG: Update from the REGROUP Multicenter Randomized Trial Marco A. Zenati1, Faisal Bakaeen2, Rosemary Kelly3, Peter Smith4, John Lucke5, Jennifer Gabany6, Kousick Biswas7, Joseph F. Collins7, J Michael Gaziano8, Deepak L. Bhatt8. 1VA Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA, 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA, 3University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA, 4Duke University, Durham, NC USA, 5Asheville VA, Asheville, NC USA, 6VA Boston, Boston, MA USA, 7CSPCC, Perry Point, MD USA, 8Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA.
Revascularization Strategy | Back to Top
P51	The Impact of Robotic versus Conventional CABG on Utilization of Narcotics: A Propensity-Matched Comparison Wissam Raad, Stephen Forest, Marco Follis, Patricia Freidman, Joseph Derose Albert Einstein, College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY USA.
P52	Is There a Role for Diagonal Coronary Artery Stenting in Patients Undergoing Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery? Jeevan Nagendran1, Jorge Catrip2, Stephanie Fox2, Michael Chu2, Patrick Teefy2, Kumar Sridhar2, Pantelis Diamantouros2, Bob Kiaii2. 1University of Western Ontario, Edmonton, AB Canada, 2University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada.
P53	Revascularization Strategy for Patients Requiring Hemodialysis; Optimal Timing and Advantages of Off-Pump Surgery Over Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Hiroyuki Nakajima, Ken Takahashi, Akitoshi Takazawa, Atsushi Iguchi, Hiroyuki Koike, Mimiko Tabata, Yusuke Watanebe, Shintaro Nakano, Shigeyuki Nishimura, Hiroshi Niinami. Saitama International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
P54	Should Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting be used in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure? Dmitry Pevni, Rephael Mohr, Yanai Ben-Gal, Amir Ganiel, Amir Kramer, Yossi Paz, Nahum Nesher. Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
P55	Long-Term Effects of OPCAB versus Conventional CABG on Renal Function Conor F. Hynes, Richard L. Amdur, Lakmir S. Chawla, Michael D. Greenberg, Gregory D. Trachiotis. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC USA.
P56	Outcomes of Redo OPCAB vs. Redo ONCAB Odeaa Al Jabbari, Walid K. Abu Saleh, Mahesh Ramchandani. Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX USA.
P57	Early Results of Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial MICSREVS: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery REVascularization Strategy Aliaksandr Ziankou, Mikalai Laiko, Kiryl Vykhrystsenka. Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Belarus.
P58	The Comparison Between Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting Surgery and Conventional Bypass Grafting Surgery in Proximal LAD Lesion Mehmet Ezelsoy, Baris Caynak, Kerem Oral, Zehra Bayramoglu, Ertan Sagbas, Belhhan Akpinar. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
P59	Heparin Infusion during Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Safely Maintains Steady Level of Anticoagulation Kamales Kumar Saha1, Ajay Kumar1, Mandar M. Deval2, Kakalee K. Saha1, Rinu V. Jacob1, Ratnaprabha Adsul1, Lukash Jagdale3. 1Private Practice in Multiple Private Hospitals in Mumbai, Mumbai, India, 2Fortis S L Raheja Hospital, Mahim West Mumbai, Mumbai, India, 3Fortis S L Raheja Hospital Mahim West Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
P60	Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Mid-Term and Long-Term Results: Single-Centre Experience Zile S. Meharwal, Yugal K. Mishra, Sanket Garg. Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
Cancer | Back to Top
P61	The Use of Tissue Microarray Technology on Recognition the Simultaneous EGFR and VEGF Alterations in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Athanasios Stamatelopoulos1, Timotheos Sakellaridis2, Evangellos Tsiambas3, Nikolaos Atzoulatos1, Petros Michos1, Ioannis Gakidis1, Christos Chatziantoniou1, Nikolaos Theakos1, Dimostenis Bouros4. 1Kat General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, 2Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom, 3401 Gen. Military Hospital, Athens, Greece, 4Dimocrition University of Thrace, Medical School, Department of Respiratory Disease, Alexandroupoli, Greece.
P62	Therapeutic Efficacy of Single-Incision Thoracoscopic Surgery for Stage I Lung Cancer Kyoji Hirai1, Shingo Takeuchi1, Yosihito Iijima1, Jitsuo Usuda2. 1Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusou Hospital, Chiba, Japan, 2Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
P63	The Two-Directional Retraction Suture Application for Right Upper & Lower Paratrachea Lymph Node Dissection in Single-Incision Thoracoscopic Surgery Changwan Kim, Bongsoo Son, Dohyung Kim. Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.
P64	Pre-Operative Localization of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule with Computed Tomography-Guided Hook Wire: Experience with 181 Patients Matthieu Hanauer, Thorsten Krueger, Jean Yannis Perentes, Hans-Beat Ris, Pierre Bize, Sabine Schmidt, Michel Gonzalez. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
P65	Extended Applications of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Surgery Eunjue Yi, Dongjin Kim, Sukki Cho, Sanghoon Jheon, Kwhanmien Kim. Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea.
P66	The Clinical and Economic Burden of Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome After Lung Resection Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of Real-World Data Sudip Ghosh1, Sanjoy Roy2, Eugena Ackerman3, Richard DeVenezia3, Andrew Yoo3, Gang Li3, Elliott Fegelman1. 1Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson), Cincinnati, OH USA, 2Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson), Somerville, NJ USA, 3Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ USA.
P67	VATS Lobectomy is Beneficial in Patient with Poor Pulmonary Lung Function for Stage I Lung Cancer Jong Ho Cho, Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Jae Ill Zo, Jhingook Kim, Young Mog Shim. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
P68	VATS Sentinel Node Biopsy Reduces the Need for Systematic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy in Early Stage NSCLC Nenad Ilic1, Josko Juricic1, Dragan Krnic1, Nives Frleta Ilic2, Duje Orsulic1. 1University Surgical Hospital, Split, Croatia, 2Policlinic Cito, Split, Croatia.
P69	Palliative Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Due to Mesothelioma Using Pleurx Drains Rizwan Attia, Farhana Akter, Loic Lang-Lazdunski. Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
P70	Study on the Correlation Between the Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and the Failure Treatment of Iressa Cheng Shen, Guowei Che. West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Thoracic General | Back to Top
P71	Role of Surgical Biopsies in the Modern Management of Interstitial Lung Disease Adnan Raza, Mark Jones, Luca Richeldi, Aiman Alzetani. Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
P72	The Clinical and Economic Burden of Significant Bleeding During Lung Resection Surgery: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Analysis of Real-World Data Sudip Ghosh1, Sanjoy Roy2, Mehmet Daskiran3, Ronald Levine3, Andrew Yoo3, Gang Li3, Elliott Fegelman1. 1Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson), Cincinnati, OH USA, 2Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson), Somerville, NJ USA, 3Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ USA.
P73	Minimally Invasive Thrombectomy for Pulmonary Embolism for Redo Patient Masato Furui, Takeki Ohashi, Hiroshi Iida, Masao Tadakoshi, Souichirou Kageyama, Gaku Uchino, Noriko Kodani. Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.
P74	Clinical Feasibility of Single-Port Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Sungkwang Lee, Do Kyun Kang, Ho-ki Min, Youn Ho Hwang, Woon Heo. Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
P75	Single Incision Thoracoscopic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Experience in Single Institution Jeong Su Cho, Hyo Yeong Ahn, Yeong Dae Kim, Hoseok I. Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
P76	Minimally Invasive Lung Transplantation Surgery: Anterior Small Thoracotomy Incisions for Single and Bilateral Sequential Lung Transplantation Hartmuth B. Bittner, Bradford Ledzian, Andres Pelaez, Joseph H. Boyer. Florida Hospital Transplant Institute, Orlando, FL USA.
P77	Intraoperative and Postoperative ECMO Support with Cardiohelp in Lung Transplantation: Single-Center Experience Andrea Dell'Amore, Antonio Loforte, Giampiero Dolci, Guido Caroli, Saverio Pastore, Alberto Rocca, Giuseppe Marinelli, Guido Frascaroli. S.Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy. P78
P78	Awake Thoracic Surgery: Our Experience Shaiwal Khandelwal, Narendra Agarwal, Kamran Ali, Ali Zamir Khan. Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
P79	Uniportal VATS: Our Initial Experience Narendra Agarwal, Saihwal Khandelwal, Kamran Ali, Ali Zamir Khan. Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
P80	Phase II-III Pleural Empyema: Ultrasound Stage-Based Management by Uniportal VATS vs. Open Thoracotomy Alessandro Gonfiotti, Stefano Bongiolatti, Sara Borgianni, Roberto Borrelli, Giorgia Tancredi, Domenico Viggiano, Luca Voltolini. Thoracic Surgery Unit, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Aortic Valve | Back to Top
P81	Rapid Deployment Aortic Valves Deliver Superior Hemodynamic Performance Lisong Ai1, Harvey Chen1, Virginia Lin1, Vinayak N. Bapat2. 1Edwards Lifesciences LLC., Irvine, CA USA, 2Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
P82	Rapid-Deployment Aortic Bioprosthesis: Two-Year Single-Center Experience Francesca Chiaramonti, Giovanni Concistrè, Enkel Kallushi, Federica Marchi, Giacomo Bianchi, Andrea Farneti, Michele Murzi, Tommaso Gasbarri, Marco Solinas Heart Hospital G.Pasquinucci FTGM, Massa, Italy.
P83	Outcomes of Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy Compared with Hemisternotomy for Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Christina Jenkins, Mohsen Bannazadeh, Jimmi Mangla, Lisa Grelecki, Francis Shannon, Marc Sakwa. Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI USA.
P84	Aortic Valve Replacement through Manubrium: Limited Sternotomy is Safe and Reduces Blood Loss Vivek Srivastava, Ignacio Bibiloni, Tracey Smailes, Andrew Owens, Andrew Goodwin, Enoch Akowuah. James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
P85	Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis in High Risk Patients: Role of the New Surgical Options Gianluca Folesani, Carlo Savini, Mariano Cefarelli, Jacopo Alfonsi, Paolo Berretta, Giuliano Jafrancesco, Marco Di Eusanio, Francesco Saia, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Antonio Marzocchi, Roberto Di Bartolomeo. Azienda Ospedaliera S. Orsola - Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
P86	Combined MIDCAB and RAT AVR: The New Mini-Mini Mark Anderson, Salil Shah, Alexandra Tuluca. Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA USA.
P87	Postoperative Pulmonary Function is Better Preserved in Elderly Patients after Less Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement through the Right Minithoracotomy Compared with Conventional Sternotomy Approach. Jaroslaw Stolinski, Darek Plicner, Grzegorz Grudzien, Pawel Kruszec. John Paul II Hospital, Jagiellonian University Cracow, Cracow, Poland.
P88	Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Ministernotomy versus Minithoracotomy Approach Mohammed Hassan1, Yongjie Miao2, Ahmed Maraey3, Joy Lincoln2, Shelby Brown1, Jimmy Windsor1, Marco Ricci1. 1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM USA, 2Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital Research Institute, Columbus, OH USA, 3Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
P89	Does Ministernotomy Improve Postoperative Outcome in Aortic Valve Operation? A Real-World Multicenter Study Khalil Fattouch1, Pietro Dioguardi1, Mauro Del Giglio2, Alberto Albertini3, Renato Gregorini4, Roberto Coppola5, Giuseppe Nasso6, Giuseppe Speziale6. 1GVM Care and Research - Maria Eleonora Hospital, Palermo, Italy, 2GVM Care and Research - Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy, 3GVM Care and Research - Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, Italy, 4GVM Care and Research - Citta' Di Lecce Hospital, Lecce, Italy, 5GVM Care and Research - ICLAS - Istituto Clinico Ligure Di Alta Specialità, Rapallo, Italy, 6GVM Care and Research - Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy.
P90	Minimally Invasive versus Full Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Surgery in Octogenarians Elisa Mikus, Simone Calvi, Alberto Tripodi, Marco Paris, Mauro Del Giglio. Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM for Care and Research, Cotignola (Ra), Italy.
Mitral | Back to Top
P91	Novel Intraoperative Evaluation for Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Retrograde Cardioprotective Beating Test Kazutoshi Tachibana. Sapporo Medical University, Saporo, Japan.
P92	Patient Reported Outcomes Measures Following Mitral Valve Repair: Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Compared to Sternotomy Jennifer Whiteley, Matthew Shaw, Klaire Exarchou, Sion Jones, Ken Palmer, Omar Al-Rawi, Paul Modi. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
P93	A Comparison of Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Surgery for Mitral Valve Repair in a Single-Center Mohamed M. ElSaegh, Khalid Khan, Clare Burdett, Louise Kenny, Mehdi Hasan, Andrew Goodwin, Simon Kendall, Steve Hunter, Enoch Akowuah. James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
P94	Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery via Minithoracotomy and Direct Cannulation Mohammad H. Nezafati, Pouya Nezafati, Mahmoud Hosseinzadeh, Sahar Omidvar Tehrani. Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
P95	Mitral Valve Replacement Technology through Anterior Right Minithoracotomy Berik Bolatbekov, Ikrom Mukhamedov, Aiman Issakova, Almas Begdildaev, Zafar Rozbaev, Aliya Azimzhanova, Seithan Dzhoshibaev. Research Clinical Center of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation, Taraz, Kazakhstan.
P96	Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in Truly High-Risk Patients: Are We Pushing the Boundaries? An observational, Retrospective, Single-Center Study Marco Moscarelli1, Rafik Margaryan1, Alfredo Cerillo1, Enkel Kallushi1, Andrea Farneti1, Marco Solinas1. 1Ospedale G. Pasquinucci, Fondazione G. Monasterio, Massa. Imperial College London, Massa, London, Italy.
P97	Comparison of Total Endoscopic versus Video-Assisted Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis Alexander Meyer, Ayse Cetinkaya, Mani Arsalan, Tibor Ziegelhoeffer, Markus Schoenburg, Thomas Walther, Joerg Kempfert. Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
P98	Complete Closed Chest Mitral Valve Repair: The New Step in Minimal Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Alaaddin Yilmaz, Frank R.N. Van Schaagen, Nicole Hes, Robert K. Riezebos, Bart M.P. Rademaker, Vikash G. Hindori. Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
P99	Propensity-Matched Comparison of Endoclamping versus Direct Aortic Clamping for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Joerg Kempfert, Alexander Meyer, Ayse Cetinkaya, Mani Arsalan, Tibor Ziegelhoeffer, Markus Schoenburg, Thomas Walther. Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
P100	A Shift in Cracking the Code: Change from CorMatrix ECM to Autologous Pericardium and CardioCel Usage to Repair Type III Mitral Valve Disease Mohammed A. Kashem1, Thomas Kelley2, Priya Kothapalli1, G. William Moser1, Grayson H. Wheatley, III1, Yoshiya Toyoda1, Larry R. Kaiser1, T. Sloane Guy1. 1Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA, 2Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA USA.
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P101	Symetis Acurate TA Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: The North American Experience Jorge Catrip, Jeevan Nagendran, Andrew Yadegari, Pantelis Diamantouros, Patrick Teefy, Stephanie Fox, Jill Gelinas, Teresa Novick, Michael Chu, Bob Kiaii. University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada.
P102	Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients >75years: A Propensity-Matched Analysis in a Non-DRG-Based Reimbursement System Sakic Adel, Sr., Heinz Anneliese, Semsroth Severin, Kilo Juliane, Bartel Thomas, Friedrich Guy, Müller Silvana, Franz Wolfgang-Michael, Müller Ludwig, Grimm Michael, Bonaros Nikolaus. Medical Univesity Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
P103	Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in TAVI Patients: Why, When, What to Treat? Tine E. Philipsen, Johan M. Bosmans, Guy D. Lenders, Valérie M. Collas, MSc, Rodrigo A. Salgado, Bernard P. Paelinck, Inez E. Rodrigus. Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium. P104
P104	Initial Experience of Using a New Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve (The J-Valve) in Treatment of High-Risk Patient with Aortic Valve Disease Yingqiang Guo, Da Zhu. West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
P105	Transaortic Aortic Valve Implantation in 100 Patients: Follow-Up to 3 Years Riccardo Cocchieri, Ezra Koh, Paola Meregalli, Laurens Wollersheim, Abdenasser Bardai, Berto Bouma, Bas de Mol. AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
P106	TAVI Access: Femoral First Strategy: Complications and Solutions Tine E. Philipsen, MD, Inez E. Rodrigus, Valérie M. Collas, , Guy D. Lenders, Bernard P. Paelinck , Rodrigo A. Salgado, Johan M. Bosmans. Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
P107	Alternative Approaches to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A High Volume, Single-Center Experience Matthew C. Henn, MD, Alan Zajarias, Brian R. Lindman, Jennifer M. Bell, John M. Lasala, Marc R. Moon, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr, Hersh S. Maniar. Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO USA.
P108	Zero 30-Day and Inpatient Mortality: Lessons Learned from Our Consecutive 126 TAVR Cases as One of the Initial Commercial Sites in the United States Takushi Kohmoto, Satoru Osaki, Shahab Akhter, Giorgio Gimelli, Amish N. Raval, Kurt M. Jacobson, Brenda L. Schuetz, Abbasali S. Badami, Entela B. Lushaj, Lucian Lozonschi. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI USA.
P109	Risk Stratification in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Long-Term Results Nora Goebel, Samir Ahad, Kristina Wachter, Tanja Oppermann, Stephan Hill, Tim Schaeufele, Ulrich F.W. Franke, Hardy Baumbach. Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
P110	Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Degenerated Surgical Bioprostheses: Single-Center Experience Vito Giovanni Ruggieri, Sana Chatti, Reda Belhaj Soulami, Amedeo Anselmi, Majid Harmouche, Dominique Boulmier, Herve Lebreton, Jean Philippe Verhoye. Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France.