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Tuesday, 27 May
07:30 - 15:30
Medtronic Simulation and Training Day in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
By Invitation Only
Location: Medtronic Innovation Center - Istanbul, Turkey
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Wednesday, 28 May
11:00 - 14:00
Innovations Corner (Invitation Only)
13:00
Residents and Fellows Hands on Training Session
14.00 - 16.00
ISMICS-TSCVS Joint Session
18.00 - 20.00
How to Do It Movie Session
5-minute video presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion
Moderators: Cem Elhan, Antonios Pitsis, Abbas Abbas, Robert Cerfolio
18.00 - 18.02
Introduction
18.02 - 18.15
Cardiac: Robotic Myectomy Transaortic
Danny Ramzy
18.15 - 18.30
Thoracic: Robotic carinal resection with ECMO
Robert Cerfolio
18.30 - 18.45
Cardiac: Beating Heart Transapical Myectomy
Xang Wei
18.45 - 19.00
Thoracic: Robotic First rib and chest wall resection
Faiz Bhora
19.00 - 19.15
Cardiac: Redo MV with Neochords
Peyman Sardari
19.15 - 19.30
Cardiac: Robotic AVR with Yang root enlargement
Ghulam Murtaza
19.30 - 19.45
Thoracic: Robotic Resection of Superior sulcus tumor
Fazi Bhora
19.45 - 20.00
Cardiac: Robotic Heart Transplant
Feras Khaleil

Thursday 29 May
08.25 - 08.30
Opening & Welcome Remarks
08.30 - 10:00
Cardiac Experts Session 1 + Live Surgery - AORTIC
10 Min Talks
Moderator: Antonios Pitsis and Tom Nguyen
Panelist: Toshiaki Ito and Mattia Glauber

LIVE SURGERY: Endoscopic Transaxillary AVR Avalus Ultra
In OR Moderator: Cem Alhan
Surgeon: Marco De Eusanio

Introduction to Live Case

Talk 1: LIB: Robotic AVR
Danny Pereda

Talk 2: Endobentall
Mehrdad Ghoreishi

Talk 3: Combined mini aortic valve and proximal aorta replacement
Thomas Holubec

Talk 4: Decision making; mini AVR vs. TAVI
Basel Ramlawi

Live Surgery Time
10.00 - 10:30
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.30 - 11.30
Cardiac Abstract Session 1: Valve - Surgical Valves
Moderators: Nickolaos Bonaros, Tomas Holubec
10:30 - 10:34
C1. Double Minimally Invasive Access - For Combined Damage To The Coronary Arteries And Aortic Valve In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.
Maksud Muradov, Rustam Yarbekov, Georgiy Li.
American Hospital, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
10:34 - 10:38
C2. Efficacy Of Percutaneous Cannulation In Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Naohiro Wakabayashi1, Makoto Hashimoto2.
1Sapporo Cardio-Vascular Clinic, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.
10:38 - 10:42
C3. Impact Of Complete And Non-complete Semi-rigid Mitral Annuloplasty On Aorto-mitral Interaction
Serdar Akansel, Markus Kofler, Martina Dini, Marian Kukucka, Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk, Jörg Kempfert.
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite, Berlin, Germany.
10:42 - 10:46
C4. Mitral Valve Surgery And Coronary Revascularization Via The Left Anterior Minithoracotomy
Dmytro Babliak, Oleksandr Babliak, Serhii Yatsuk.
Diagnostic and Treatment Center for Children and Adults, Dobrobut Medical Network, Kyiv, Ukraine.
10:46 - 10:50
C5. Minithoracotomy Versus Ministernotomy For Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: An Updated Meta-analysis Of Comparative Studies
Kristine Santos1, Kensei Oya2, Victoria Zecchin Ferrara3, Melissa Chacón Quirós4, Samaniego Laguna Miguel Angel5, Victor Lopez Barrios6.
1NVU, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 3University of Padova, Padova , Italy, Padova, Italy, 4Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, 5Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México, Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 6Centro Cardiovascular SM, San Jose, Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
10:50 - 11:00
Group Discussion
11:00 - 11:04
C6. What Does The Automated Performance Metric "Console Time" Tell In Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair?
Kei Kobayashi, Guo Yizhan, Thomas E. Rubino Jr., Martin Winter, Ariana Jackson, Luis Ramirez, Stephen D. Waterford, David West, David Kaczorowski, Ibrahim Sultan, Johannes Bonatti.
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
11:04 - 11:08
C7. Incidence And Impact Of Atrial Fibrillation: Comparing Outcomes Of Robotic Vs. Open Mitral Valve Repair
Youssef Shahin, Arman Arghami, Behrooz Banivaheb, Tedy Sawma, Phillip Rowse, Richard Daly, John Stulak, Juan Crestanello, Paul Tang, Hartzell Schaff, Joseph Dearani.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
11:08 - 11:12
C8. Quality Of Life And Psychoemotional Health After Robotic And Conventional Mitral Valve Replacement: A Comparative Study
Lokman Yalçin, Burak Ersoy, Hasan Ardal, Mehmet Emin Öner, Abdülkerim Bugra, Yasin Ay.
Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
11:12 - 11:16
C9. Long Term Outcomes Of Minimally Invasive Redo Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Giacomo Bianchi, MD, PhD, Margaryan Rafik, MD, PhD, Marco Solinas, MD.
Fondazione Toscana Monasterio - Ospedale del Cuore, Massa, Italy.
11:16 - 11:20
C10. The Relief Of Arrhythmia Following Mitral Valve Surgery For Mitral Annular Disjunction
Aysen Yaprak Engin, Serkan Ertugay, Evrim Simsek, Sedat Karaca, Zehra Unlu, Mustafa Ozbaran.
Ege University Medical School Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
11:20 - 11:30
Group Discussion
11.30 - 12.15
Subramanian Innovation Award Competition
Judges: Nirav Patel, MD, Anson Cheung, MD

Finalist 1: Double Layer Aortic Vascular Graft
Byung Moon1, Grayson Wheatley, III2.
1Southlake Health, Newmarket, ON, Canada, 2Wheatley Surgical, Nashville, TN, USA.

Finalist 2: Arterial Line With Gas Extraction Membrane With Hypobaric Oxygen Flow: Gme Elimination On Ecmo (the Membranas Devices)
Ignazio Condello, Sr.
Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy.

Finalist 3: A Mixed Reality Approach To Patient-specific Robotic Thoracic Surgery Planning
Philipp Feodorovici1, Jan Arensmeyer1, Henrik Bonsmann1, An-Nhien Vo1, Hruy Menghesha2, Philipp Schnorr2, Donatas Zalepugas1, Joachim Schmidt1.
1University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2Helios Hospital Bonn/Rhein-Sieg, Bonn, Germany.
12.15 - 13.45
International Residents and Fellow Lunch: "Early Career Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgeon Symposium"
Speakers: David Zapata
Chase Brown
Yazan Al Jamal
Ersin Kadirogullari
Yuji Kawano
Nitin Rajput
Khaled Al Otaibi
Laura Bisola
Kelsey Gray
12.15 - 13.45
LUNCH SYMPOSIA
13.45 - 13.50
Presidential Introduction
Gry Dahle
13.50 - 14.30
Presidential Address
Husam Balkhy
14.30 - 15.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
15.00 - 16:30
Cardiac Experts Session 2 - MITRAL
10 Min Talk / 5 Min Discussion
Moderator: Sloane Guy
Panelist: Gry Dahle, Aubrey Almeda and Ergun Demirsoy
15:00 - 15:15
Endoscopic Mitral LIB with perc cannulation and Intraclude
Joerg Kempfert
15:15 - 15:30
Robotic Totally Endoscopic Redo Mitral LIB
Sahin Senay
15:30 - 15:45
Current Landscape of Transcatheter Mitral Technology
Danny Ramzy
15:45 - 16:30
Robotic Mitral Round Table
Host: Douglas Murphy:
Guests: Marc Gillinov, Yuji Kawano, Paul Modi, Stephen Cerny, Arnar Giersson
16.30 - 17.30
Cardiac Abstract Session 2: Aortic and Endovascular Therapies / Valve - Transcatheter Therapies
Moderators: Sabine Bleiziffer, Ibrahim Sultan
Panelists: Suat Buket, Lucian Lozonschi
4:30 - 4:34
C11. Evaluation Of New Graft For Minimally Invasive Aortic Root Replacement
Fraser William Haven Sutherland1, Cristiano Spadaccio2, Rocco Bilancia3.
1Circle Health Group Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 3Golden Jubilee University National Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
4:34 - 4:38
C12. Preliminary Outcomes Of Four Novel Endograft Systems For Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair
JIA HU, Yu Liu, Peng Yang.
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
4:38 - 4:42
C13. Long Term Results After Endovascular Repair Of Type B Aortic Dissection
Victor Costache.
Sanador Hospital, Bucuresti, Romania
4:42 - 4:46
C14. Pure Echocardiography-guided Radiation-free Tavr For Patients With Severe Aortic Regurgitation: First-in-man
Yao Wang1, Ye Yang1, Lili Dong1, Peng Zhu2, Shaoyi Zheng2, Chunsheng Wang1, Lai Wei1.
1Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
4:46 - 4:50
C15. Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Open David Procedure For Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis
Kristine Santos1, Mislav Planinc, MD2.
1NVU, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
4:50 - 5:00
Group Discussion
5:00 - 5:04
C16. Midterm Survival Of Patients Undergoing Tavr For Mixed Aortic Valve Disease Versus Isolated Aortic Stenosis: Results From Over 7000 Patients
Nav Warraich, Danial Ahmad, James A. Brown, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Dustin Kliner, Catalin Toma, Amber Makani, Irsa Hasan, Takuya Ogami, Johannes Bonatti, Ibrahim Sultan.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
5:04 - 5:08
C17. Technical Details Of Minimally Invasive Ascending Aorta Replacement
Zhandong Zhou, MD, PhD1, Charles Lutz1, Ahmad Nazem1, Anton Cherney1, Karikehalli Dilip1, Mark Lutz2, Harry Ramcharran3.
1St. Joseph Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA, 2SUNY Upstate Medical School, Syracuse, NY, USA, 3Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA.
5:08 - 5:12
C18. Transapical Electrosurgical Laceration And Stabilization Of Mitral Clips Followed By Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement - A One Stop-shop
Ilinca Damian, Joerg Kellermair, Michael Grund, Clemens Steinwender, Georg Hagleitner, Andreas Zierer.
Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.
5:12 - 5:16
C19. Novel Chordal Repair-leaflet Tip To Mitral Annulus-concept, Validation And Transcatheter System
Valavanur Subramanian1, Nirav C. Patel, M.D1, Piotr Suwalski, MD PhD2.
1Creative Heart Valve Solutions LLC, New York, NY, USA, 2Central Clinical Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
5:16 - 5:20
C20. Re-intervention After Recurrence Of Mitral Regurgitation After Mitral Valve Repair: Off-pump Neochords Implantation Vs Standard Surgery
Stefano Salizzoni1, Cristina Barbero2, Giulia Agostini1, Alessandro Vairo2, Marco Pocar1, Cecilia Capozza1, Erik Cura Stura1, Matteo Giunta2, Matteo Marro2, Antonello Carmeci2, Anna Trompeo2, Mauro Rinaldi1.
1University of Turin, Turin, Italy, 2Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy.
5:20 - 5:30
Group Discussion
17.30 - 18.30
Exhibition Hall Reception
17.30 - 18.30
Quick Shot Oral Competition: Round 1

Friday, 30 May
8:30 - 10:00
Cardiac Experts Session 3 TRICUSPID/TEVAR + Live Surgery
10 min talks
Moderators: Joerg Kempfert, Sathyaki Nimbala
Panelists: Douglas Murphy, Sarkan Durdu and Mario Castillio Sang

LIVE SURGERY: Robotic Mitral Valve Replacement
In OR Moderator: Sahin Senay
Surgeon: Cem Alhan

Intro to Live Surgery

Talk 1: Robotic Redo TV
Kenneth Liao

Talk 2: Endoscopic Redo TV
Joe Zacharias

Talk 3: Transcatheter tricuspid valve
Anson Cheung

Talk 4: TEVAR
Grayson Wheatly
10.00 - 10.30
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.30 - 11.30
Cardiac Abstract Session 3: Revascularization
Moderator: Nirav C. Patel, Marc Ruel
Panelist: Abdulwahid Almulla, Ilhan Mavioglu, Francis Ferdinand
10:30 - 10:34
C21. Democratizing The Use Of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts In Coronary Bypass Surgery: The Value Of A Robotic Approach
Yazan AlJamal1, Sarah Nisivaco2, Riya Bhasin1, Hiroto Kitahara1, Gianluca Torregrossa3, Husam H. Balkhy1.
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, 2University of northwestern, Chicago, IL, USA, 3Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA.
10:34 - 10:38
C22. Quality Of Life In Patients Undergoing Robotic-assisted Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Vs Conventional Cabg: A Prospective Study
Mohammed Ashour, Salman W. Bafageeh, Uthman Aluthman.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
10:38 - 10:42
C23. Robotic Coronary Bypass: Coronary Artery Stabilization Without The Endowrist Stabilizer For A Second Arterial Graft
Ghulam Murtaza, MD1, Korey Zellner1, Rebecca Wachowiak, PA-C1, Husam H. Balkhy, MD2.
1SSM Health, Madison, WI, USA, 2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
10:42 - 10:46
C24. Enhanced Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Of The Great Saphenous Vein For Cabg Using Hydrodissection
Louis P. Perrault1, John F. Gallagher2, Pamela M. Gallagher3, Steven Escavarage4, Kaitlin Masciello5, Paul J. Gallagher6, Victor Garcia7, Dan Fusco8.
1Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Montreal Heart Institute Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3N/A, N/A, NY, USA, 4Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Bridgeport, CT, USA, 5Hackensack Meridian Health, New York, NY, USA, 6N/A, Bayshore, NY, USA, 7New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA, 8Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Bri, CT, USA.
10:46 - 10:50
C25. Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting With A Novel Single-port Robotic System: An Experimental Feasibility Study
Jiamiao GONG, Jiexu MA, Sheng LIU, Zhe ZHENG.
National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China.
10:50 - 11:00
Group Discussion
11:00 - 11:04
C26. Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery: Sternotomy Vs Minimally Invasive Approach
Joshua S. Newman1, Shelby Shamir2, Omar A. Jarral2, Derek R. Brinster2, Stevan S. Pupovac1, S. Jacob Scheinerman2, Nirav C. Patel2.
1Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA, 2Lenox Hill Hospital / Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
11:04 - 11:08
C27. TECAB- Indian Experience
Sandip Sardar.
Manipal Hospital,Mukundapur, kolkata, India.
11:08 - 11:12
C28. Does Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass Eliminate Gender Bias In Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting?
Sarah Nisivaco1, Hiroto Kitahara1, Riya Bhasin1, Niv Ad2, Husam H. Balkhy1.
1University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
11:12 - 11:16
C29. Total Coronary Revascularization Via Left Anterior Thoracotomy As A Standard Approach
Oleksandr Babliak, Dmytro Babliak, Serhii Yatsuk.
Diagnostic and Treatment Center for Children and Adults, Dobrobut Medical Network, Kyiv, Ukraine.
11:16 - 11:20
C30. Midterm Outcomes Of Robotic Assisted Total Arterial Revascularization In Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Meeranghani Mohammed Yusuf, Varun Bansal, Kavyapriya PA, Aishwarya Mahesh Kumar.
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
11:20 - 11:30
Group Discussion
11.30 - 11:45
Late Breaking Trials
11:45 - 12:00
Presentation of the Cardiac Robotic Investigator Award /Grundeman
12.00 - 13.15
ISMICS Residents and Fellows Luncheon: "How to prepare yourself for a career in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery - Tips from the Experts"
12:00 - 12:10
New Robotic Devices in Evolution
Johannes Bonatti
12:10 - 12:20
The role of simulation in endoscopic surgery training: How to move beyond the sternotomy.
Mario Castillo-Sang
12:20 - 12:30
How I teach robotic coronary surgery
Nirav Patel
12:30-12:40
How I teach robotic thoracic surgery
Robert Cerfolio
12:40 - 12:50
The soft skills of a robotic cardiothoracic surgeon: Teamwork and Beyond
Bob Kiaii
12:50 - 13:00
High-quality research in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery-a primer for trainees
Marc Ruel
13:00 - 13:10
The role of video in teaching minimally invasive CT surgery: How to create and edit an excellent educational video in the current era of CT surgery training
Joel Dunning
12.00 - 13.15
LUNCH SYMPOSIA
13.15 - 13:45
Best Video Abstracts Competition
Moderator: Bob Kiaii
13:45 - 14:00
Late Breaking Trials
14.00 - 14:45
Keynote Speaker
14:45 - 16:00
Cardiac Experts Session 3 - CORONARIES
Moderators: Husam Balkhy and Piroze Davierwala
Panelist: Oleksandr Babliak, Taichi Sakaguchi, Keita Kikuchi
7 min talk / 3 min discussion
14:45 - 14:55
TCRAT with Endoballoon
Hilmar Dorge
14:55 - 15:05
Robotic Advanced Hybrid
Wouter Oosterlinck
15:05 - 15:15
Robotic MICS CABG BITA
Sathyaki Nimbala
15:15 - 15:25
Angiographic f/u Anastomotic Device ELANA
Bart VanPutte
15:25 - 16:00
Robotic CABG Round Table
Host: Gianluca Torregrossa
Guests: Johannes Bonatti, Husam Balkhy, Ersin Kadiroğulları, Yoshitsugu Nakimura, Nirav Patel
16.00 - 16.30
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
16.30 - 17.30
Cardiac Abstract Session 4: Potpourri
Moderator: Peyman Sardari and Eric Lehr
Panelist: Serkan Ertugay and Mustafa Güden
4:30 - 4:34
C31. Flexible Percutaneous Portal Becomes Firm To Facilitate Endocardial And Intravascular Surgical Procedures
Andy C. Kiser1, Charles Love2.
1St Clair Health, Presto, PA, USA, 2Neptune Medical, Burlingame, CA, USA.
4:34 - 4:38
C32. Minimally Invasive Surgical Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation Combined With Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation
Ju Mei, Zhaolei Jiang, Chao Wang.
Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
4:38 - 4:42
C33. Evaluation Of A Novel Cryoablation System Based On Liquid Nitrogen: Safety And Efficacy In The In-vivo Study
Mariusz Kowalewski1, Grzegorz Wroblewski2, Paul F. Gründeman3, Adam S. Budzikowski4, Piotr Suwalski1.
1Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland, 2Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, 3Deptartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 4Division of Cardiology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, NY, USA.
4:42 - 4:46
C34. Long-term Outcomes Of Concomitant Left-sided Cryoablation During Totally Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery
Ilia Bazhanov, Johannes Petersen, Yalin Yildirim, Jonas Pausch, Yousuf Al Assar, Hermann Reichenspurner, Simon Pecha.
University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
4:46 - 4:50
C35. Prevent Stroke Using Totally Thoracoscopic Off Pump Mini-maze And Left Appengade Closure In 191 Patients
Hiroshi Ito, Masaya Takahashi, Soichi Ike, Yoshitaka Ikeda, Fumiho Sano, Manabu Sudo.
Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.
4:50 - 5:00
Group Discussion
5:00 - 5:04
C36. The Future Of Bypass? A Novel Simulator For Robotic Beating Heart Tecab Training
Yazan AlJamal1, Juan Crestanello2, Joseph A. Dearani2, Husam H. Balkhy1.
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
5:04 - 5:08
C37. Novel Mitral Annuloplasty Ring Sizer Accurately Forecasts Changes In Leaflet Coaptation Length: Validation In Cadaveric Swine Heart Model
Nikola Dobrilovic.
NorthShore University Hospital System, Chicago, IL, USA.
5:08 - 5:12
C38. Network Meta-analysis Of Axillary, Femoral, And Central Cannulation Strategies In Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Maria Comanici, Abu A. Farmidi, Gurkan Ayaz, Anton Sabashnikov, Sunil K. Bhudia, Shahzad G. Raja.
Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
5:12 - 5:16
C39. Midterm Results Of Minimal Invasive Right Vertical Thoracotomy For Repair Of Congenital Heart Defects
Kamran Ahmadov, Kamran Musayev.
Merkezi Klinika, Baku, Azerbaijan.
5:16 - 5:20
C40. Impact Of Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Peer-to-peer Training On Surgeon And Program Development
Omar Toubar1, Sydney Beiko1, Hugo Issa1, Menaka Ponnambalam1, Keita Kikuchi2, Piroze Dawierwala3, Prem Rabindranauth4, Joseph McGinn5, Marc Ruel1.
1University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, 3Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI, Canada, 5Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, FL, Canada.
5:20 - 5:30
Group Discussion
17.30 - 18.30
Quick Shot Oral Competition Finals
17.30 - 18.30
Reception in Exhibit Hall
20.00 - 23.00
Attendee Reception at Çiragan Palace

Saturday, 31 May
07.45 - 08.15
ISMICS Member Business Meeting (Members Only)
8.15 - 9.30
Early Presentation in MICS Award - EDWARDS
1
Comparative Efficacy Of Totally Thoracoscopic, Mini-thoracotomy, And Mini-sternotomy Approaches In Aortic Valve Replacement
Hua Shen1, Shengli Jiang2.
1Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, 2Chinese PLA General Hospital, beijing, China.
2
Outcomes Of Median Sternotomy Versus Minimally Invasive Approach For Excision Of Cardiac Mass: The “Hangzhou Method”
Peng Teng, Sihan Miao, Liang Ma.
The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
3
A Single Center Initial Experience With Robotic-assisted Coronary Artery Bypass
Yining Li, Yuanhao Fu, Yichen Gong, Tong Ding, Luyu Meng, Yunpeng Ling.
Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
4
A Single-center Experience With Minimally Invasive Approaches In Cardiac Surgery
Aigerim Yessenbekova, Muradym Murzagaliyev, Yermagambet Kuatbayev,
UMC Heart Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
5
Seventeen Year Experience With Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In An Ethnically Diverse Patient Population
Brandon E. Ferrell1, Roger Zhu2, Allen Vaynblat1, Julio Flores3, Mukhlisa Zakirova3, Yashraj Srivastava3, Korri S. Hershenhouse1, Joseph J. DeRose1.
1Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA, 2Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA, 3Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
6
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement For Degenerative Aortic Valve In Prior Aortic Root Replacement
Anna H. Xue, Lynna H. Nguyen, Susan Y. Green, Ginger B. Etheridge, Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, Marc R. Moon, Joseph S. Coselli.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Minimally Invasive Approach For Mitral Valve Surgery Is Associated With Increased Risk Of Postoperative Diaphragm Dysfunction
Sameer Singh, Marco Tagliafierro, Darina Kirilina, Paul Kurlansky, Syed T. Raza.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
9.30 - 10.15
Cardiac Experts Session 5: CONGENITAL and HF
Moderator: Öztekin Oto
Panelist: Husam Balkhy
9:30 - 9:40
Robotics in Congenital Heart surgery
Douglas Overbey
9:40 - 9:50
Impella in high risk Cardiac Surgery
Evaldas Girdauskas
9:50 - 10:10
Ecmella 2.0 video Talk
Pia Lanmuller
10:00 - 10:10
Minimally invasive CTEPH Surgery
Michael Madani
10:10 - 10:15
Panel Discussion
10.15 - 10:45
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.45 - 11.45
Cardiac Experts Session 6: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Moderator: Piotr Suwalski, Mark LaMiere
Panelist: Cengiz Köksal, Robinson Poffo
10:45 - 10:55
Robotic CryoMaze
Hiro Kitahara
10:55 - 11:05
Robotic Convergent
Alfonso Agnino
11:05 - 11:15
Robotic Left Atrial Appendage Closure
TBD
11:15 - 11:45
Round Table Atrial Fibrillation
Host: Piotr Suwalski
Guest: Danny Ramzy, Cüneyt Narin, Arman Arghami, Mark LaMiere
11.45 - 12.30
Kit V. Arom Lectureship
Sudhir Srivastava
"My Journey from Heart Surgeon to Maker of Robots"
12:30 - 14:00
Technical Challenges Abstracts: Pitfalls and Disasters and the Solution
Moderators: Gry Dahle, Ramachandra C. Reddy, and Valavanur Subramanian
TC1.
Valve-in-valve Tavi With Complications In A Degenerated Bioprosthesis: Challenges In Management And Surgical Bailout
Svend Filip Eng1, Mari-Liis Kaljusto1, Tonje Amb Aksnes2, Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Ali2, Morten Svalebjørg3, Gry Dahle1.
1Oslo University Hospital, Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Oslo, Norway, 2Oslo University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Oslo, Norway, 3Oslo University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo, Norway.
TC2.
Tension Pneumothorax Following Chest Tube
MAHMOUD KOULOU.
istanbul medeniyet university, prof.dr.suleyman yalcin city hospital, istanbul, Turkey.
TC3.
Emergency Management Of Thoracic Aortic Rupture With Combined Retrograde Stenting And Ascending Aortic Surgery, For Discussion Purposes
Mohamed Hassan.
University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
TC4.
Punch Hole Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta Secondary To Sternal Wound Infection
Anas Ahmad.
Omar Hospital and Cardiac Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
TC5.
Systemic Artery-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula Mimics Perioperative Myocardial Infarction During Coronary Bypass Grafting
Woosik Han, Kang Min Kim, Seung Ri Kang.
Chung-ang University Gwang-myeong Hospital, Gwangmyeong, Korea, Republic of.
TC6.
Migration Of An Evoque Tricuspid Valve Following Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Mohamed Hassan.
University Hospital of Wuerzburg, würzburg, Germany
TC7.
Latrogenic Left Mainstem Bronchus Injury And Repair During Right Sided Lung Resection
Adin Reisner, Matthew Inra.
Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
14.00 - 15.30
The President's Selection
Moderators: Husam Balkhy Panelist: Bob Kiaii, John Puskas

How I trained over half the world's robotic surgeons
Wiley Nifong

Hybrid trial 2.0
John Puskas

Thoracic
TBD

Telesurgery The Future Is Now
Mehran Anvari

I Can Tell Your Gender From your EKG: AI and Big Data
Juan Cristanello
15.30
Program Concludes