Program

Please see below for the conference program, which includes a world-class international faculty, with experts from Europe, Latin America, and North America.

Please note the program and faculty are subject to change.

07:45 - 08:00

Opening Remarks

Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Atlanta, GA

J. Rafael Sadaba, MD, PhD, Pamplona, Spain

Rui M. Almeida, MD, MSc, PhD, Cascavel, Brazil

08:00 - 09:15

General Session I : Mitral Valve

Moderator: Vinod H. Thourani, MD; Jose Pomar, MD, PhD, Barcelona, Spain; Vadim Kotowicz, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina

08:00 - 08:10

Management of Arrhythmic MV Prolapse: Myth or Reality?

Juan Umaña, MD

08:10 - 08:20

SAM: How to Prevent and Treat

Victor Dayan, MD, Montevideo, Uruguay

08:20 - 08:30

Mitral Annular Calcification: Surgical Management

08:30 - 08:40

Residual MR: How Much MR Is Too Much?

08:40 - 08:50

Considerations in Prioritizing ERAS-Cardiac Elements

Filip Casselman, MD, PhD, FEBCTS, Aalst, Belgium

Vinay Badhwar, MD, Morgantown, WV

Kevin Lobdell, MD, Charlotte, NC

09:15 - 10:15

ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION I: Mitral Valve + Heart Failure

Moderators: Vinay Badhwar, MD; Filip Casselman,
MD, PhD, FEBCTS; Maria del Sol, MD, Mexico City, Mexico

Heart Transplantation in Uruguay: A Single-Center Experience

Federica Venturino, Montevideo, Uruguay

Comparison of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion Donor Heart Preservation with Static Cold Storage Preservation With Extended Ischemia Time: A Secondary Analytical

Ram Duvuru, Auckland, New Zealand

Is Obesity A Contraindication for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair? A Comparative Analysis With 10-Year Follow-Up

Joaquin Gundelach, Talcahuano, Chile

Prophylactic Strategies To Prevent Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation In Mitral Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

Catherine Jara-Rodas, Lima, Perú

Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement In Rheumatic Disease: A Review Of Current Evidence

Karlos Jennysson Sousa Soares, MD, MSc, Fortaleza, Brazil

CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION I:

Moderators: Stephanie Fuller, MD, Philadelphia, PA; Lorenzo Galletti, MD, Roma, Itay; Nestor Sandoval, MD, Bogota, Colombia

Integrating Surgical Complexity and Physiological Severity to Predict Length of Stay After Congenital Heart Surgery

Managing d-Transposition of the Great Arteries with Intact Septum: Surgical Outcomes of Arterial Switch and Mustard Procedures in a Developing World Setting

Operative Outcomes and Safety of Modified Single-Patch Versus Double-Patch Repair in Pediatric Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Giant Coronary Fistula in a Pediatric Patient

Outcomes of a Standardized Protocol for Safe Resternotomy in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Five-Year Experience in Two Mexican Centers

Outcomes In Pediatric Patients with Ebstein's Anomaly

10:15 - 11:15

Coffee Break/Visit Exhibits

Orlando Armenta Ortega, Ciudad de Mexico, México

Isabella Roa Bastidas,Bogota, Colombia

Omar Victoria Guzmán, Monterrey, México

David Ramirez Cedillo, San Pedro, México

Ana Irene Ramirez Antunez, Ixtapaluca, México

Ericka Yolanda Gutierrez Fernandez, Mexico, City, México

10:20 - 11:15

Moderated e-Posters Session 1 and 2

11:15 - 12:15

Parallel Sessions

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

How-I-Do-It Adult Cardiac

Moderators: Pablo Ruda-Vega, MD, Cleveland, OH; Rafael Sadaba, MD; Rui Almeida, MD, Cascavel, Brazil

Respect and Resect: How I Choose Techniques for MV Repair

Multi-Arterial Grafting: How I Choose the Conduit and Configuration

Jose Pomar, MD, PhD

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, Cleveland, OH

11:45 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:15

Annular Enlargement AVR: Tricks and Pitfalls

Current and Upcoming Techniques in Management of HOCM

Jaime Camacho, MD, Bogota, Colombia

Patrick Myers, MD, Lausanne, Switzerland

11:15 - 11:17

11:17 - 11:32

11:32 - 11:47

11:47 - 12:02

12:02 - 12:17

Tetralogy of Fallot Across the Lifespan

Moderators: Christian Pizarro, MD, New York, NY; Ignacio Berra, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Welcome and Introduction

Neonates: Early vs. Staged Repair

Pearl of Pulmonary Atresia with MAPCAS

Valve Conduits: How I Do It

Evolving Indications for Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Stephanie Fuller, MD

Lorenzo Galletti, MD, PhD

Nestor Sandoval, MD

Mario Castro Medina, MD, Pittsburgh, PA

Ignacio Berra, MD

12:15 - 13:30

Lunch

Flexible - Effective - Transformative: Technical and Clinical Evolution of Aortic Arch Treatment in the Americas

12:15 - 13:30

Women in Cardiac Surgery Symposium

Cardiac Surgery in Women from Outcomes to Solutions: Bridging Gaps in Cardiac Surgery Evidence

Moderators: Patrick Myers, MD; Victor Dayan, MD; Stephanie Fuller, MD; Vinod H. Thourani, MD

12:15 - 12:27

Introduction

12:27 - 12:39

Women After Cardiac Surgery: Outcomes and Realities

12:39 - 12:51

The Missing Half: Women in Clinical Trials and Surgical Studies

12:51 - 13:05

Beyond Awareness: Solutions for Inclusions and Better Evidence

13:05 - 13:30

Discussion

13:30 - 14:30

Parallel Sessions

Lorena Montes, MD, Cali, Colombia

Mariá del Sol García, MD

Mónica Gilbert, MD, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Gloria Färber, Homburg, Germany

On the Edge: Clinical Dilemmas in Shock and Heart Failure

Moderator: Ezequiel Molina, MD, Atlanta, GA; Gloria Farber, MD, Homburg, Germany; Monica Gilbert, MD

Ezequiel Molina, MD

13:30 - 13:45

Right Heart, Right Tools: Evolving Therpies in RV Mechanical Support

Lorena Montes, MD

13:45 - 14:00

Tools for a Failing Pump: Surgical and Percutaneous Options MCS in Cardiogenic Shock

Franz Soplopuco, MD

14:00 - 14:15

ECMO to the Rescue: Reversing the Spiral of Cardiogenic Shock

14:15 - 14:30

What Comes Next? Navigating Exit Pathways in Cardiogenic Shock

Daniel Absi, Buenos Aires, Argentina

13:30 - 13:45

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Moderator: Stephanie Fuller, MD, and Nestor Sandoval, MD

PAPVC: Selecting the Right Procedure

13:45 - 14:00

Is There a Superior Technique for TAPVC?

14:00 - 14:15

Medical Management of Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

14:15 - 14:30

Discussion

Ignacio Juaneda, MD

Ignacio Berra, MD

Lorenzo Galletti, MD, PhD

14:30 - 14:45

Break

14:45 - 15:45

Parallell Sessions

14:45 - 14:55

Parallell Sessionsd V: Coronary Artery Disease

Moderators: Pablo Rudá Vega, MD;
Patrick Myers, MD; Yemmy Pérez, Lima, Peru

Multiarterial Grafting: Evidence and Controversies

Josías C. Ríos, MSc, Lima, Peru

14:55 - 15:05

Y, T, Pie Sequentials: Alphabet or the Real Thing?

15:05 - 15:15

Intraoperative Graft Assessment

Filip Casselman, MD, PhD, FEBCTS

Rui Almeida, MD, MSc, PhD

15:15 - 15:25

Redo CABG and Grafting in the Setting of Prior PCI vs. Chronic Angina: When to Refer for Revascularization?

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD

Management of Rehumatic Heart Disease

Moderators: Vinay Badhwar, MD; José Luis Pomar, MD,
PhD, Barcelona, Spain; Julio Moron, MD, Lima, Peru

14:45 - 14:55

Rheumatic Valve Disease: Do the Guidelines Apply to Us?

Carlos Riera -Kinkel, MD

14:55 - 15:05

Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disease in the Young: Ross vs. Osaki?

15:05 - 15:15

Mitral Valve Repair and Rheumatic Cardiitis: How Do We Address It?

15:15 - 15:25

Management of Giant Left Atrium in Mitral Valve Surgery

Lorenzo Galletti, MD

Pablo Rudá Vega, MD

Victor Robles, MD, Lima, Peru

15:45 - 16:30

Coffee Break /Visit Exhibits

15:50 - 16:30

Moderated e-Posters

16:30 - 17:30

ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION II:

Coronary + Quality Improvement

Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik III, MD; Patrick Myers, MD; Lorena Montes, MD

Surgical Deserts in Latin America: A Geospatial and Policy Analysis of Access to Cardiovascular Surgery Training Programs

The Role of Sex in Multiarterial CABG: A Landmark and Risk Factor Analysis

Optimizing the Interval Between Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Analysis of 90,000 Medicare Patients

Two Decades of National Data on Arterial Revascularizations: Comparative Outcomes of Right Internal Mammary Artery Versus Radial Artery Grafting

Leveraging Cardiac Surgery Database: A Comparative Study of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Traditional Statistical Analysis

The Impact of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Versus Frozen Plasma for Hemorrhage Management in Cardiac Surgery

W Samir Cubas, MD, London, ON, Canada

Joseph Kletzer, MD

Michael Catalano, MD

Juan Montero, MD

Mashal Hidayat, MD, Peshawar, Pakistan

Tulio Caldonazo, MD, Jena, Germany

ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION III: Aortic Valve/AF

Moderators: Vinod H. Thourani, MD; Rafael Sadaba, MD; Maria del Sol, MD

Diagnostic Value of Cardiac CT in Patients Undergoing Valve Replacement: Comparison with Coronary Angiography and Analysis of Early Revascularization Risk

Development of a Ross Surgery Program in Latin America: Initial Experience in a High-Complexity Cardiovascular Center

Does Mini-Thoracotomy Approach Improve Operative Results in Aortic Valve Replacement? Comparative Study From the Peruvian Experience

Predicting the Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation, a Registry Review

Rapid-Deployment Valves and Mini-Sternotomy in Aortic Valve Replacement: Progress or Pitfall?

Global Umbrella Review with Meta-Regression on Long-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients: Evidence from Over Half a Million Cases

Carolina Sosa, MD, Montevideo, Uruguay

Santiago Besa, MD, Santiago, Chile

Josias Caleb Ríos-Ortega, MSc

Frazer Kirk, MD, Brisbane, Australia

Tomás D’Angelo, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina

W Samir Cubas, MD

17:30 - 18:30

General Session II: Adult Cardiac Potpourri

Moderators: Joseph E. Bavaria, MD; Eduard Quintana Obrado, MD; Jaime Camacho, MD

17:30 - 17:45

Current Thoracic Aortic Guidelines Update: EACTS/STS Aorta Organ

17:45 - 18:00

Moving Towards Normothermia and Warm Techniques: Innovations and Future Directions

18:00 - 18:15

Atrial Fibrillation MAZE: STS Guidelines

18:15 - 18:30

Tricuspid Valve Therapies: Surgery or Transcatheter

Rui M.S. Almeida, MD, MSc, PhD

Pedro Rojas Sánchez, MD

Vinay Badhwar, MD

Vinod H. Thourani, MD

18:30 - 20:00

Networking Reception
Join conference attendees and faculty in the Garden. Refreshments and open bar will be offered.

08:00 - 09:15

08:00 - 08:10

08:10 - 08:20

08:20 - 08:30

General Session III: Aortic Valve and Root

Moderator: Fernando Fleischman, MD; Filip Casselman, MD; Victor Dayan, MD

Management of the Small Aortic Root at the Time of AVR

Current Data on TAVR and SAVR

Repairing the "Straight-Forward" Bicuspid Aortic Regurgitation with Root Dilation: Do Not Throw Away the Valves!

Juan P. Umaña, MD

Patrick Myers, MD

Joseph E. Bavaria, MD

08:30 - 08:40

08:40 - 08:50

ROSS in BAV: Stabilization or Not

Redo Root Techniques and Bailouts

Gustavo Prieto, MD

Eduard Quintana Obrado, MD

09:15 - 10:15

ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION IV:

Aorta/Aortic Arch/Aortic Root

Moderators: Fernando Fleischman, MD; Eduard Quintana, MD; Gustavo Prieto, MD

Novel Endovascular Treatment of Ascending Aortic Pathology in High-Risk Patients

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Colombia, 2013-2023: A Burden of Disease Study

Acute Type A Dissection: Twenty Years of Surgical Outcomes

Rethinking the Gold Standard: Homografts No Better Than Prosthetic Valves in Destructive Aortic Endocarditis — A Network Meta-Analysis

Outcomes of Aortic Valve-Sparing Operation with TrioneE. David's Reimplantation Technique: Thirteen Years of Experience at a National Referral Center

Long-Term Aortic Valve Performance After David Procedure During Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection

Alexandra Sperry, MD, Philadelphia, PA

Diego Penagos-Lopez, MD, Bogota, Colombia

Carolina Sosa Vota, MD, Montevideo, Uruguay

W Samir Cubas, MD

Frank Garcia Rojas, MD, Lima, Perú

Jan Hlavicka, MD, Hessia, Germany

CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION II

Moderators: Mario Castro Medina, MD, and Ignacio Juaneda, MD

Utility of Virtual Reconstruction and Three-Dimensional Printing in the Surgical Planning of Left Atrium Isomerism

Delayed Surgical Correction in a Young Infant with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Restrictive Atrial Septal Defect: A Case Report

Native Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Versus Infundibular Stent: Surgical Strategy in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Biventricular Repair

Minimally Invasive Approach to Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in Children

Early Experience with the Reimplementation and Optimization of a Model of Chronic Cyanosis in Neonatal Swine

Extrapleural Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A Convenient Surgical Approach in a High-Altitude City of Bolivia

Yessica Charytin Hernandez Garcia, MD, México City, México

Yessica Charytin Hernandez Garcia, MD

Samantha Toldeo Garica, MD, México City,
México

Guillermo Godoy Rabago, MD, Torreon, México

Michael Catalano, MD, Philadelphia, PA

Alvaro Diego Zambrana Torrez, MD, Cochabamba, Bolivia

10:15 - 11:15

10:20 - 11:00

11:15 - 12:15

Coffee Break/Visit Exhibits

Moderated e-Posters

Parallel Sessions

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

Aortic Dissection and Arch

Moderator: Chris Malaisrie, MD, Chicago, IL; Eduard Quintana, MD; Eduardo Turner, MD

Keep it Simple: How to Preserve the Root in Acute Type A Dissection

AMDS vs. FET vs. Zone 2 with Sequential TEVAR - What is the Optimal Extended Arch Operation in Type A Dissection?

11:45 - 12:00

Management of Malperfusion and CVA in Patients with Acute Type A Dissection

12:00 - 12:15

The "Painful" and "Pesky" Super-Aortic Vessel: Options for LSA Managment During Open Total Arch Replacement

Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD

Fernando Fleischman, MD

J. Rafael Sádaba, MD

Ricado Dias, MD

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

Coarctation of the Aorta: Where, When, Who?

Moderators: Stephanie Fuller, MD, and Lorenzo Galletti, MD

Discrete Coarctation in the Neonate

Mario Castro-Medina, MD

Perfusion and Surgical Techniques in Neonatal Arch Augmentation

Nestor F. Sandoval, MD

11:45 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:15

Recurrent Aortic Arch Obstruction

Considerations for Aortic Arch Disease with Genetic Syndrome

Christian Pizarro, MD

Ignacio Juaneda, MD

12:15 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 13:45

Minimally Invasive/Transcatheter Valves

Moderators: Juan Pablo Umaña, MD; Patrick Myers, MD; Julio Peralta, MD

Mini-MV Surgery: Robot Is Preferred

Mini-MV Surgery: Endoscopic Is Preferred

13:45 - 14:00

14:00 - 14:15

14:15 - 14:30

TMVR: Is the Management Changing of MV Disease Changing in the US?

How I Started My Mini-AVR Program

MAZE and LAA Mangement in Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery

Vinay Badhwar, MD

Vadim Kotowicz, MD

Vinod H. Thourani, MD

Josías C. Ríos-Ortega, MD

Gloria Färber

13:30 - 13:32

13:32 - 13:47

13:47 - 14:02

14:02 - 14:17

14:17 - 14:32

Late Sequelae and Challenges in Adulthood

Moderators: Mario Castro Medina, MD, and Ignacio Juaneda, MD

Endocarditis in Transcatheter Valve

Stephanie Fuller, MD

Recurrent LVOTO in Shones Complex

Carlos Riera-Kinkel, MD

Coronary Anomalies - AAOCA

Nestor F. Sandoval, MD

Failed Ross Procedure

Recurrent AV Valve Disease

Stephanie Fuller, MD

Christian Pizarro, MD

14:30 - 15:30

Parallel Sessions

How-I-Do-It (Adult Cardiac) - Technical Tricks for Aortic Root Replacement: From Routine to the Extreme Challenege

Moderators: Joseph Bavaria, MD; Filip Casselman, MD; Pedro Rojas Sanchez, MD; Maria del Sol Garcia, MD

14:30 - 14:45

14:45 - 15:00

15:15 - 15:30

15:30 - 15:45

Valve Sparing Root Reimplantation: Step-by-Step

Valve Preservation Options for the Acutely Dissected Root

Root Replacement with Commercially Available and Self-Assembled Devices

Root Replacement on Top of the Reconstructed Intervalvular Fibrosa

Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD

Chris Malaisrie, MD

Julio Moron, MD

Eduard Quintana, MD, PhD

14:30 - 15:30

CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION

Moderators: Christian Pizzaro, MD, and Lorenzo Galletti, MD

Clinical-Surgical Profile in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Challenges in a Peruvian Reference Center

Incidence and Distribution of Various Arterial Territories Involved in Postoperative Neurological Complications in Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgery: A Single Center Analysis

Surgical Repair of Congenital Gerbode Defect: A Two-Patient Case Series

Extrinsic Compression of the Left Coronary Artery Due to Pulmonary Artery Dilatation: Surgical Resolution, a Viable Alternative

Thrombus in Transit From the Inferior Vena Cave to the Pulmonary Branches

Recurrent Myxoma in a Patient with Carney Complex Treated with Minimally Invasive Surgery

Carlos Alberto Carcausto Huamani, MD, Lima, Perú

Kumar Rahul, MD,Lucknow, India

Maximiliano Rodriguez, MD,Montevideo, Uruguay

Ericka Yolando Gutierrez, MD, México City, México

Alondra Contreras Godinez, MD, Guadalajara, México

Cinthya Ramirez Frias, MD, Guadalajara, México

15:30 - 16:15

Coffee Break/Visit Exhibits

15:35 - 16:15

Moderated e-Posters

16:15 - 17:30

General Session IV: Cutting Edge: Redefining Surgical Terapy for Heart Failure in 2025

Moderators: Ezequiel Molina, MD; Eduard Quintana, MD; Lorena Montes, MD

16:15 - 16:30

Optimizing ECMO Management: Pathways to Better Outcomes and Quality of Care

Monica Gilbert, MD

16:30 - 16:45

Establishing Durable Mechanical Support in Resource-Limited Settings: Insights from Peru

Franz Soplopuco, MD

16:45 - 17:00

Expanding the Heart Transplant Pool in Latin America: Is Donation After Circulatory Death the Way Forward?

Ezequiel Molina, MD

17:00 - 17:15

The Future of Cardiogenic Shock Management: Emerging Mechanical Support Technologies and Their Impace on Care

Gloria Farber, MD

17:15 - 17:30

ERAS-Cardiac & the Failing Heart

Kevin Lobdell, MD

17:30 - 18:00

General Session V: Keynote Address

Introduction

Understanding History Is the Key to the Future: The Gibbons Achievement

José Luis Pomar, MD

Joseph E. Barvaria, MD

08:00 - 08:45

08:45 - 09:30

Residents Symposium - Update and Controverseries in New Trial Publications

Moderators: Joseph E. Bavaria, MD; Patrick Myers, MD; Rui M.S. Almeida, MD, MSc, PhD

Long-Term Aortic Stenosis Studies: The Impact

Vinod H. Thourani, MD

10-Year Noble Trial Results

Gloria Farber

TV: Evoque and Trilluminate

Chris Malaisrie, MD

Residency Testimonials and Career Development

How to Design a Scientific Paper and Not Die Trying

How to Lead an Operating Room: Essential Skills for Team Management and Decision-Making in Surgery

Learning When to Say No. Recognizing Limits, Avoiding Burnout, and Making Ethical Decisions

Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD

Eduard Quintana Obrador, MD

Lorena Montes, MD

09:30 - 09:45

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 13:00

Abstract Awards Presentations

Coffee Break

Hands-On Workshops

Hands-On Mechanical Circulatory Support: Integrating HeartMate 3
and CentriMag Technologies for Acute and Durable Heart Failure
Management