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Wednesday, 31 May
18.00 - 20.00
How to Do It Movie Session
5-minute video presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion
18.00 - 18.02
Introduction
Vinod H. Thourani
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA

Moderators:
Cardiac: Gry Dahle, MD, Kim Holst, MD, and Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Thoracic: Eric Sceusi, MD and Peter Kneuertz, MD
18.02 - 18.15
Cardiac: Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting
Marc Ruel, MD
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
18.15 - 18.30
Thoracic: VATS T4 Tumor Resection
Todd Demmy, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA
18.30 - 18.45
Cardiac: Transcatheter Trans-Septal Mitral Valve Replacement
Kimberly Holst, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA and Mayo Clinic, Roshester, MN
18.45 - 19.00
Thoracic: VATS Sleeve
Sebastian Gibert, MD
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
19.00 - 19.15
Cardiac: Robotic Mitral Valve Repair of Barlow's Valve
Sloane Guy, MD
Georgia Heart Institute, Gainesville, GA
19.15 - 19.30
Cardiac: Mini-Bentall Operation
Eric Roselli, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
19.30 - 19.45
Thoracic: MIE
Ghulam Abbas. MD
WVU Medicine, Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV
19.45 - 20.00
Cardiac: Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Kimberly Holst, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA and Mayo Clinic, Rochester , MN

Thursday, 1 June
07.00 - 08.00
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIA†
Breakfast Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.
Supported by JenaValve
07.55 - 08.00
Opening & Welcome Remarks
Vinod H. Thourani
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA
08.00 - 09.30
Cardiac Experts Session 1A: Coronary Artery Disease
Moderators: John Puskas, MD; Marc Ruel, MD and Gry Dahle, MD
7 minutes and 5 minutes discussion
8:00 - 8:12
Approaches to BIMA Grafts in Minimally Invasive Coronary Revascularization
John D. Puskas, MD
Mount Sinai, New York, NY
8:12 - 8:24
When Do We Need to do Hybrid Coronary Surgery
Bob Kiaii, MD
University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
8:24 - 8:36
AMI-PONT Trial
Louis-Mathiu Stevens, MD
Montreal University Teaching Hospital (CHUM), Montreal, Canada
8:36 - 8:48
Discussion
8:48 - 9:00
Techniques and Outcomes for Robotic vs Mini-Thoracotomy CABG
Husam Balkhy, MD
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
9:00 - 9:12
Strategies for CABG (Impella, OPCAB, on-pump) in those with a Low Ejection Fraction (<35%)
Nirav Patel, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
9:12 - 9:24
Intra-operative Graft Assessment: Utility and Outcomes
Teresa Kieser, MD
University of Calagry, Calgary, Alberta
9:24 - 9:30
Discussion
09.30 - 10.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.00 - 11.30
Cardiac Experts Session 1B: Mitral Valve Covering the Gamut: Transcatheter to Robotics
Moderators: Thomas Nguyen, MD and Vinod H. Thourani, MD & Joseph Zacharias, MD
7 minutes and 5 minutes discussion
10:00 – 10:05
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF MITRAL VALVE INTERVENTION
Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
10:05 - 10:17
Transcapical Mitral Valve Replacement for FMR: Temporary or Here to Stay
Gorav Ailawadi, MD
Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbour, MI
10:17 - 10:29
Trans-septal Mitral Valve Replacment: Will Surgeons Still Play a Role?
Sabine Bleiziffer, MD
Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
10:29 - 10:41
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement: Obtaining the Necessary Skills for Success
Paolo Denti, MD
San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
10:41 - 10:50
Discussion
10:50 - 11:02
Upcoming Trials for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
Washington University, St. Louis MO
11:02 - 11:14
Robotic MV Repair is Superior to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
Danny Ramzy, MD
UT Health, Houston, TX
11:14 - 11:26
Passive Observant or Active Participant: How Transcatheter Valve Therapies has Grown My Open Practice
Joerg Kempfert, MD
German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
11:26 - 11:30
Discussion
11.30 - 12.15
Subramanian Innovation Award Competition

Introduction: Vinod Thourani, MD
Judges: Nirav Patel, MD; Niv Ad, MD; Anson Cheung MD

Finalist 1: Percutaneous Lung Nodule Resection With Sealing Of Airways And Blood Vessels In A Chronic Porcine Model
Rick Fischel, MD, Ph.D1, Edward M. Boyle, MD2, Joanna Nathan3.
1 University of California Irvine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Irvine CA, 2Prana Thoracic LLC, Irvine, CA, USA, 3Prana Thoracic LLC, Houston, TX, USA.

Finalist 2: Use Of 3d Printed Ribcage Models To Investigate Ideal Intrathoracic Ratio For Robotic Left Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting
Sarah Chen, Jorge Catrip, Bob Kiaii.
University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.

Finalist 3: Impact Of Virtual Reality Simulation For Precise Geometric Mitral Valve Repair
KAZUTOSHI TACHIBANA, MD.,PhD, TAKAKIMI MIZUNO, MD., MASATO YONEMORI, MD..
Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.

2022 Award Winner Update
12.15 - 13.45
LUNCH SYMPOSIA†
Luncheon Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.
Supported by Seimens – Marquee
Supported by Edwards Lifesciences – Ensemble E
Supported by Corcym – Ensemble F
Supported by Medistim – Ensemble G
13.45 - 13.50
Presidential Introduction
Jessica Forcillo, MD
University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
13.50 - 14.30
Presidential Address: Defining the Limits of Sanity: The Best We Can Be for Our Patients
Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA
14.30 - 15.30
Cardiac Abstract Session 1: Valve - Surgical Valves
(5 minutes of presentation, followed by a 10 minute discussion period for a group of papers.)
Moderators: Eric Lehr, MD & Joerg Kempfert, MD and Piroze Davierwala, MD
C1.
Robot Assisted Totally Endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement - Transcervical Approach - Proof Of Concept
Fraser Sutherland, MD1, Joel Dunning, MD2.
1Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, United Kingdom.
C2.
Portable 3d-printed Tele-simulator For Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surger
Peyman Sardari Nia, Umar Imran Hamid, Marvin Fillet, Shokoufeh Cheheili Sobbi, jos Maessen.
Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
C3.
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Using A Safe And Effective New Left Atrial Exposure Device
Sara Volpi1, Vinci Naruka1, Bonnie Kyle1, Chris Oscier1, Ulrich Franke2, Magdalena Rufa2, Dincer Aktuerk1.
1St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Heart Center, London (UK), London, United Kingdom, 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Robert-Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
C4.
Impact Of Pleural Integrity Preservation On Clinical Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery.
Beatrice Bacchi1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Aleksander Dokollari2, Massimo Bonacchi1.
1Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy, 2Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Main Line Health, Wynnewood, PA, USA.

Discussion
C5.
Novel Machine Learning Model For Sutureless Aortic Valve Sizing
Rafik Margaryan, Nicola Martini, Giacomo Bianchi, Tommaso Gasbarri, Andrea Gori, Marco Solinas.
Ospedale Del Cuore Fondazione 'G. Monasterio', Massa, Italy.
C6.
Minimally Invasive Surgery For Pulmonary Valve Replacement-case Series-10 Patients
Winn M M Aye, Senthil K. Subbian, Ting T. Low, Theodoros Kofidis, Laszlo Kiraly.
National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.
C7.
Intra-operative Balloon Tamponade Of Robotic Port Sites Decreases Bleeding Complications In Robotic Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery
Kaitlin Grady1, Hiroto Kitahara2, Sarah Nisivaco1, Husam Balkhy1.
1The University of Chicago, chicago, IL, USA, 2The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
C8.
Totally Endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement With Aortic Root Enlargement
Timotheos G. Kelpis, Antonios A. Pitsis.
European Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Discussion
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
16.00 - 17.00
Cardiac Abstract Session 2: Aortic and Endovascular Therapies / Valve - Transcatheter Therapies
(5 minutes of presentation, followed by a 7 minute discussion period for a group of papers.)
Moderators: Joseph Zacharias, MD, Jessica Forcillo, MD and Gry Dahle, MD
C9.
Stroke Rates With Single-branch Endovascular System
Paul X. Hayes
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
C10.
Endo-Bentall Procedure Using A Fenestrated Endovascular Valved Conduit To Repair An Aorto-atrial Fistula
Bradley G. Leshnower, MD, Alexander P. Nissen, MD, Yazan M. Duwayri, MD, William J. Nicholson, MD, Adam B. Greenbaum, MD, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, MD.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
C11.
Snared From The Jaws Of Defeat: A Case Of TAVR Valve Migration When Treating Aortic Insufficiency
Ryan Azarrafiy, MD, MPH, Morgan H. Randall, MD, Michael R. Massoomi, MD, Thomas M. Beaver, MD, MPH.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
C12.
"Hotwire Knickerbocker" Technique To Facilitate Distal Landing Zone For Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair In Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
Alexander P. Nissen, MD, Yazan M. Duwayri, MD, William D. Jordan, MD, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, MD, Bradley G. Leshnower, MD.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Discussion
C13.
The Mitracut Technique To Prevent Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transapical Mitral Valve Replacement
Markus Mach, Tillmann Kerbel, Thomas Poschner, Anna Bartunek, Guenther Laufer, Martin Andreas.
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
C14.
Leaflet Kinematics Of Novel Fully Polymeric Heart Valves
Caroline C. Smid1, Georgios A. Pappas1, Volkmar Falk2, Nikola Cesarovic3, Paolo Ermanni1.
1CMASLab ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 3Translational Cardiovascular Technologies, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
C15.
Outcome Mitral Surgery Secondary To Teer
Johannes Petersen, Fabianne Plaßmeier, Oliver Bhadra, Daniel Kalbacher, Andreas Schäfer, Simon Pecha, Stefan Blankenberg, Niklas Schofer, Lenard Conradi.
University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
C16.
Tavi Valve Size Prediction Using Machine Learning
Edoardo Zancanaro, Rafik Margaryan, Tommaso Gasbarri, Marcello Ravani, Anees Al Jabri, Sergio Berti, Marco Solinas.
Ospedale Del Cuore Fondazione 'G. Monasterio', Massa, Italy.

Discussion
17.00 - 18.00
Exhibition Hall Reception
17.00 - 18.00
Poster Competition: Round 1
Chief Moderator: Simon Moten, MD
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Australia

Friday, 2 June
08.00 - 09.30
Cardiac Experts Session 2A: Valves and Vessels
Moderators: Piotr Suwalski, MD, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD & Joseph Bavaria, MD
10 min talks and 2 discussions in between
08:00 - 08:10
Minimally Invasive Concomitant Aortic and Mitral Valve surgery
Joseph Lamelas, MD
University of Miami Health Sytem, Miami, FL
08:10 - 08:20
Percutaneous Treatment Option of Right Sided Infective Endocarditis
V. Seenu Reddy, MD
HCA TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
08:20 - 08:30
Mini David Root Surgery
Jakub Staromlynski, MD
Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
08:30 – 08:40
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair: Resect vs Respect
Tom Nguyen, MD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
08:40 - 8:50
Discussion
08:50 - 09:00
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Artery Endarterectomy
Michael M. Madani, MD
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
09:00 - 09:10
The Future of SAVR: Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement (RAVR)
Vinay Badhwar, MD
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
09:10 - 09:20
Building an Minimally Invasive Center of Excellence: Critical Components and Involvement of Surgeons in Transcatheter and Surgical Options
Piroze Davierwala, MD
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
09:20 - 09:30
Discussion
09.30 - 10.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.00 - 11.30
Cardiac Experts Session 2B: New Innovations for the Management of the Failing Heart
Moderators: Ezequiel Molina, MD, Anson Cheung MD & Gry Dahle, MD
8 mins each with pooled discussion
10:00 - 10:08
The Future of Heart Transplantation
Ezequiel Molina, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA
10:08 - 10:16
Expanding the Donor Pool with the Newest Technology
David D'Alessandro, MD
Massachusets General Hospital, Boston MA
10:16 - 10:24
Stem Cells Organ Regeneration and Ex Vivo Organ Reperfusion for Heart Failure and Heart/Lung Transplant
Nicolas Noiseux, MD
University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
10:24 - 10:32
Advantages of Sternal Sparing Approaches for Durable LVAD Implantation
Igor Gosev, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
10:32 - 10:40
The Mini-Heart Registry
Marzia Leacche, MD
Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, MI
10:40 - 10:48
Future Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Anson Cheung, MD
University British Columbia, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver BC
10:48 - 10:56
New Devices for Right Ventricular Support
Jacob Schroder, MD
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
10:56 - 11:04
New Techniques to Optimizing Outcomes for VA and VV ECMO
Peter Barrett, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA
11:04 - 11:30
Discussion
11.30 - 11:45
Presentation of the Cardiac Robotic Investigator Award and the Grundeman Award
11:45 - 12:00
Late Breaking Trials: The U.K. MiniMitral trial: 1-year results
Joseph Zacharias, MD
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK
12.00 - 13.25
LUNCH SYMPOSIA†
Luncheon Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.
Supported by Abiomed – Ensemble E
12.00 - 13.25
ISMICS International Fellows and Residents Luncheon
Supported by AtriCure - Marquee
13.25 - 14.45
Keynote Speakers
Introduction: Vinod H. Thourani, MD
13.25 - 14.05
Innovation in Healthcare -Can we live without it?
Speaker: Robert Higgins, MD
14.05 - 14.45
Filled Up Life or Fulfilled Life: It's A Choice
Speaker: Mike Maddaus, MD
14.45 - 15.45
Cardiac Abstract Session 3: Potpourri
(5 minutes of presentation, followed by a 10 minute discussion period for a group of papers.)
Moderators: Husam Balkhy, MD, Nicolas Bonaros, MD & Kimberly Holst, MD
C17.
Left-right-left Technology For The Thoracoscopic Treatment Of The Atrial Fibrillation.
Vadim Popov, MD, PhD, Egor Malyshenko, MD, Maxim Novikov, MD, Natalia Popova, MD, Maxim Anischenko, MD, PhD, Amiran Revishvili, MD, PhD.
A.V.Vishnevsky National Reserch Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation
C18.
Totally Endoscopic Left Atrial Appendectomy For Treatment Of Atrial Tachycardia
Toshiya Ohtsuka, Norihiko Ishikawa, Go Watanabe.
New-heart Watanabe International Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
C19.
Minimally Invasive Epicardial Lead Implantation
Johannes Petersen, Yousuf Al Assar, Yalin Yildirim, Tobias Tönnis, Hermann Reichenspurner, Simon Pecha.
University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
C20.
Lowering Thresholds And Learning Curves In Minimal Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Michiel Algoet, MD1, Alfonso Agnino, MD2, Asciano Graniero, MD2, Claudio Roscitano, MD2, Wouter Oosterlinck, MD, PhD1.
1Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Research Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Leuven, Belgium, 2Division of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy.

Discussion
C21.
Learning Curve In Endoscopic Mammary Artery Harvesting Using High Definition 3d Camera
Maria Cannoletta, Richard Trimlett, Anthony De Souza.
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
C22.
Hand To Hand Remote Assistance To Improve Training In Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Yuthiline Chabry1, Didier Letourneur2, Marylou Para1, Chouki Hadri3, Stan Larroque3, Patrick Nataf1.
1Chu Bichat, Paris, France, 2Inserm u1148 lvts, Paris, France, 3Lynx, Paris, France.
C23.
Supra-inguinal Femoral Artery Cannulation In Robotic Cardiac Surgery: Size (and Where You Cannulate) Matters!
Hiroto Kitahara, Blaine Johnson, Yuki Ikeno, Sara Nisivaco, Kaitlin Grady, Husam Balkhy.
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
C24.
Safety And Efficacy Of Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support
Carlos Alberto Valdes, BS, Omar M. Sharaf, BS, Griffin Stinson, BS, Fabian Jimenez, MD, MMCi, Mustafa Ahmed, MD, Juan Vilaro, MD, Alex Parker, MD, Mohammad Al-Ani, MD, Daniel Demos, MD, Juan Aranda, MD, Mark Bleiweis, MD, Eric I. Jeng, MD, MBA.
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

Discussion
15.45 - 16.15
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
16.15 - 17.15
Cardiac Abstract Session 4: Revascularization
(5 minutes of presentation, followed by a 10 minute discussion period for a group of papers.)
Moderators: Patrick Nataf, MD, Piotr Suwalski, MD, Hiroto Kitahara, MD
C25.
Non Lad Territory Revascularization In Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass: Second Arterial Graft Vs Hybrid Stent
Sarah Nisivaco, Hiroto Kitahara, Sandeep Nathan, Husam H. Balkhy.
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
C26.
Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Experience In 1450 Patients
Jade Claessens1, Silke Van Genechten2, Loren Packlé2, Abdullah Kaya1, Alaaddin Yilmaz2.
1Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium, 2Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
C27.
For Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenoses Are Grafts Needed For Both Left Anterior Descending And Circumflex Systems?
Krish Chaudhuri1, Zeke Pullan1, Nicolas P. Smith2.
1Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit at Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, 2Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
C28.
Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting-early Results Of A Multicenter Prospective Study In China
Yuqian Xie1, Liyue Zhang1, Liqun Chi3, Yunpeng Ling4, Yu Chen4, Rong Wang2
1Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China, 2The Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, 3Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R.China, 4 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China

Discussion
C29.
Long-term Results Of Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Shantanu Pande, Surendra K. Agarwal, Amit Rastogi, Ankush Kotwal, Prabhakar Mishra, Prabhat Tewari.
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
C30.
Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Multiple Vessel Coronary Bypass Guided By Computerized Tomography
Gökhan Arslanhan1, Sahin Senay1, Murat Bastopcu2, Muharrem Kocyigit1, Aleks Degirmencioglu1, Deniz Alis1, Cem Alhan1.
1Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University School of Medicine, ISTANBUL, Turkey, 2Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research and Training Hospital, ISTANBUL, Turkey.
C31.
Robotic Beating-heart Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass: Impact Of Chest Wall Dimensions In Single And Multivessel Bypass
Tatsuya Watanabe, Hiroto Kitahara, Charocka Coleman, Brooke Patel, Husam H. Balkhy.
The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
C32.
A Novel Technique Of Endoscopic No-touch Saphenous Vein Harvesting
Kunihiko Yoshino1, Keita Kikuchi1, Rihito Tamaki2, Ryota Hara1, Joji Ito1, Kohei Abe2.
1Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Urayasu, Japan, 2St. Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Japan.

Discussion
17.15 - 18.15
Poster Competition Finals
Chief Moderator: Simon Moten, MD
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Australia
19.00 - 21.00
Attendee Reception
The Envoy Hotel, Lookout Rooftop Bar

Saturday, 3 June
08.00 - 08.30
ISMICS Member Business Meeting (Members Only)
08.30 - 10.00
Cardiac Experts Session 3A: The Aorta
Moderators: Joerg, Kempfert, MD, and Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD & Kim De La Cruz, MD
7 minutes presentation-5 minutes discussion
08:30 - 08:42
AMDS 3 years Canadian Experience
Jessica Forcillo, MD
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Mtl, Montreal, Canada
08:42 - 08:54
Stent Graft to Treat Ascending Aortic Dissection. ARISE Trial
Patrick Vargo, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH
08:54 - 09:06
Hybrid Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection:
Ourania Preventza, MD
St. Lukes Hospital,Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
09:06 - 09:18
Discussion
09:18 - 09:30
Hybrid Management of Distal Aortic Arch Aneurysm
Philippe Charbonneau, MD
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Mtl, Montreal, Canada
09:30 - 09:42
Total Arch Endovascular Repair
Augusto d'Onofrio, MD
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
09:42 - 09:54
TEVAR for the Management of Acute Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection
Bradley Leshnower, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
09:54 - 10:00
Discussion
10.00 - 10.15
Coffee Break
10.15 - 11.45
Cardiac Experts Session 3B: The Tricuspid Valve and Atrial Fibrillation
Moderators: Eric Okum, MD, Bob Kiaii, MD and Niv Ad, MD
7 minutes and 5 minutes discussion
10:15 - 10:27
Indications and Techniques: Mini-Cox III Maze
Piotr Suwalski, MD
Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Interior and Administration and Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
10:27 - 10:39
Thoracoscopic Maze: Technical Pitfalls and Outcomes
Gan Dunnington, MD
St Helena Hospital, St. Helena, CA
10:39 - 10:51
Convergent 1.0 to 4.0
Eric Okum, MD
TriHealth Heart Institute, Cincinnati, OH
10:51 - 11:03
Rationale for LAA management for all cardiac surgery patients
Piotr Suwalski, MD
Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Interior and Administration and Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
11:03 - 11:13
Discussion
11:13 - 11:25
Mini-TV repair: How-I-Do-It
Joerg Kempfert, MD
German Heart Center, Berlin Germany
11:25 - 11:37
Update on Transcatheter TV Repair and Replacement
Binny Shah, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston MA
11:37 - 11:45
Discussion
11.45 - 12.45
Kit V. Arom Lectureship: Revolutionizing the World, one TEVAR at a Time
Introduction: Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Speaker:
Joseph Bavaria, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
12:45 - 14:00
Cardiac Technical Challenges: Pitfalls and Disasters and the Solution
Lunch Service
Moderators: Gry Dahle, MD, Ramachandra C. Reddy, MD & Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD
5 min talks and 5 min discussion
TC1.
A Hepatocellular Carcinoma Intheheart With No Other Primary. Can Be? Case Report And Reviewof Literature
Tamer M. Abdalghafoor, Dina alwaheidi, Mohamad El-Kahlout, Mohd Lateef Wani, Abdulwahid Al Mulla.
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
TC2.
Uniportal Endoscopic Resection Of A Lv Lipoma
Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos1, Qasim Al Abri2.
1University Hospital Zurich & University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
TC3.
Mini Thoracotomy For ASD Closure In A Patient With Large Breast Implants
Lisardo Garcia
Baptist Health South Florida/Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
TC4.
Percutaneous Trans Catheter Mitral Valve-in-valve Implantation In Surgical Bio-prosthetic Valve Fracture For Optimising Hemodynamics
Attaullah Khan Niazi1, mohammed sharif nassery2.
1Shalamar Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, 2Punjab institute of Cardiokogy, Lahore, Pakistan.
TC5.
Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation After Previous Alfieri Stitch , A Case Of Transcatheter Mitral Edge-to-edge Repair
Attaullah Khan Niazi1, Mohammed Sharif2.
1Shalamar Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, 2Punjab institute of Cardiology, Lahore, Pakistan.
TC6.
Challenging Hybrid Repair Of Non-A-non-B Aortic Dissection In Patient With Right Sided Angulated Aortic Arch
Yama Shoaib Haqzad, Mohamed Shoeib, Mohamed Sherif, Massimo Cappoccia, Ahmed Nassef, Sapna Puppala, David Shaw, Paul Walker, Pankaj Kaul, Walid ElMahdy.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom.
TC7.
Valve-In-Ring Possible, But Needs Planning
Gry Dahle, MD PhD1, Per Snorre Lingaas, MD1, Kjell Arne Rein, MD PhD2.
1Rikshospitalet, OUS, Oslo, Norway, 2Rikshospitalet, OUS, OSLO, Norway.
14:00 - 15:00
The Future of Cardiac Surgery: Insight from the ISMICS President's Club
Moderators: Bob Kiaii, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, and Nicolas Bonaros, MD
Live Audience Poll and Panel Question Session

Panelists:
Patrick Nataf, MD
Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD
John Puskas
Niv Ad
15.15
Program Concludes
Nicolas Bonaros, MD
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

† - No CME Credits Awarded