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
Juan P. Umaña, MD, Miami, FL
Joseph E. Bavaria, MD, Philadelphia, PA

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

08:20 - 08:30

Mitral Annular Calcification: Surgical Management

Victor Dayan, MD, Montevideo, Uruguay

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

08:30 - 08:40

Residual MR: How Much MR Is Too Much?

08:40 - 08:50

Considerations in Prioritizing ERAS-Cardiac Elements

Vinay Badhwar, MD, Morgantown, WV

Kevin Lobdell, MD, Charlotte, NC

08:50 - 09:15

Discussion

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

Beyond Anatomical Repair Ventricular Arrhythmia Burden After Mitral Valve Surgery

Andres Jimenez, MD, Bogota, Colombia

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

Orlando Armenta Ortega, Ciudad de Mexico, México

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

Isabella Roa Bastidas,Bogota, Colombia

Ramón Adrián Magaña Dávalos, Nuevo Leon, México

David Ramirez Cedillo, Guadalajara, México

Ana Irene Ramirez Antunez, Ixtapaluca, México

Ericka Yolanda Gutierrez Fernandez, Mexico, City, México

10:15 - 11:15

10:20 - 11:15

Coffee Break/Visit Exhibits

11:15 - 12:15

Parallel Sessions

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

11:45 - 12:00

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

Annular Enlargement AVR: Tricks and Pitfalls

Jose Pomar, MD

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD, Cleveland, OH

Jaime Camacho, MD, Bogota, Colombia

12:00 - 12:15

Current and Upcoming Techniques in Management of HOCM

Patrick Myers, MD, Lausanne, Switzerland

Tetralogy of Fallot Across the Lifespan

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

11:15 - 11:17

11:17 - 11:32

11:32 - 11:47

11:47 - 12:02

12:02 - 12:17

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

12:15 - 13:30

Women in Cardiac Surgery

Exploring the Unique Challenges and Particularities of Cardiovascular Surgery in Latin American Woman

Moderator: TBD

12:15 - 12:27

TBD

12:27 - 12:39

TBD

12:39 - 13:51

TBD

12:51 - 13:03

TBD

13:03 - 13:13

TBD

13:13 - 13:30

Discussion

Stephanie Fuller, MD,

13:30 - 14:30

Parallel Sessions

13:30 - 13:45

On the Edge: Clinical Dilemmas in Shock and Heart Failure

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

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

13:45 - 14:00

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

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

Aldo Rafael-Yarihuaman, MD, Dallas, TX

Lorena Montes, MD, Floridablanca, Colombia

Carlos Riera, Mexico City, Mexico

Fabio Gaiotto, MD, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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 - 14:30

Medical Management of Recurrent Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ignacio Juaneda, MD, Cordoba, Argentina

Ignacio Berra, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lorenzo Galletti, MD

14:30 - 14:45

14:45 - 16:00

Break

Parallell Sessions

14:45 - 14:55

14:55 - 15:05

15:05 - 15:15

15:15 - 15:25

Parallell Sessionsd V: Coronary Artery Disease

Moderators: Pablo Ruda Vega, MD; Patrick Myers, MD; Yemmy Perez, MD

Multiarterial Grafting: Evidence and Controversies

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

Intraoperative Graft Assessment

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

Josias C. Rios, MD

Filip Casselman, MD

Rui Almeida, MD

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD

15:25 - 15:45

Discussion

Management of Rehumatic Heart Disease

Moderators: Vinay Badhwar, MD; Jose Pomar, MD; Julio Moron, MD

14:45 - 14:55

Rheumatic Valve Disease: Do the Guidelines Apply to Us?

Mateo Marin, MD

14:55 - 15:05

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

Lorenzo Galletti, MD

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

Pablo Ruda Vega, MD

Victor Robles, MD

15:25 - 15:45

Discussion

15:45 - 16:30

Coffee Break

15:50 - 16:30

16:30 - 17:30

ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION II:

Coronary/Quality

Moderators:: Joseph F. Sabik III, MD; Patrick Myers, MD; Maria del Sol, MD

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

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

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

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

Juan Montero, MD

Joseph Kletzer, MD

Michael Catalano, MD

W Samir Cubas, MD

Mashal Hidayat, MD

Tulio Caldonazo, MD

ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION III:

Aortic Valve/AF

Moderators: Vinod 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

Santiago Besa, MD

Josias Caleb Rios-Ortega, MD

Frazer Kirk, MD

Tomas D'Angelo, MD

W Samir Cubas, MD

17:30 - 18:30

General Session II: Adult Cardiac Potpourri

Moderators: Joseph Bavaria, MD; Eduard Quintana, 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

18:30 - 20:00

Networking Reception

Rui Almeida, MD

Pedro Rojas, MD

Vinay Badhwar, MD

Vinod Thourani, MD

07:50 - 08:00

08:00 - 09:15

08:00 - 08:10

08:10 - 08:20

08:20 - 08:30

08:30 - 08:40

08:40 - 08:50

08:50 - 09:15

09:15 - 10:15

Opening remarks

General Session IV: 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!

ROSS in BAV: Stabilization or Not

Redo Root Techniques and Bailouts

Juan Umaña, MD

Patrick Myers, MD

Joseph Bavaria, MD

Gustavo Prieto, MD

Eduard Quintana, MD

Discussion

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

Diego Penagos-Lopez, MD

Carolina Sosa Vota, MD

W Samir Cubas, MD

Frank Garcia Rojas, MD

Jan Hlavicka, MD

CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION II

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

10:15 - 11:15

10:20 - 11:00

11:15 - 12:15

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

Samantha Toldeo Garica, MD

Guillermo Godoy Rabago, MD

Michael Catalano, MD

Alvaro Diego Zambrana Torrez, MD

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

Aortic Dissection and Arch

Moderator: Chris Malaisrie, MD; 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

Fernando Fleischman, MD

Rafael Sadaba, MD

Ricado Dias, MD

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 11:45

11:45 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:15

Coarctation of the Aorta: Where, When, Who?

Discrete Coarctation in the Neonate

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

Mario Castro Medina, MD

Perfusion and Surgical Techniques in Neonatal Arch Augmentation

Nestor Sandoval, MD

Recurrent Aortic Arch Obstruction

Christian Pizarro, MD

Considerations for Aortic Arch Disease with Genetic Syndrome

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

Josias C. Rios-Ortega, MD

Gloria Farber, MD

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

Recurrent AV Valve Disease

Christian Pizarro, MD

Recurrent LVOTO in Shones Complex

Coronary Anomalies - AAOCA

Failed Ross Procedure

Endocarditis in Transcatheter Valve

Carlos Riera, MD

Nestor Sandoval, MD

Stephanie Fuller, 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

Valve Sparing Root Reimplantation: Step-by-Step

14:45 - 15:00

Valve Preservation Options for the Acutely Dissected Root

15:15 - 15:30

Root Replacement with Commercially Available and Self-Assembled Devices

15:30 - 15:45

Root Replacement on Top of the Reconstructed Intervalvular Fibrosa

Nimesh Desai, MD

Chris Malaisrie, MD

Julio Moron, MD

Eduard Quintana, MD

CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION III

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

15:30 - 16:15

15:35 - 16:15

Coffee break

Carlos Alberto Carcausto Huamani, MD

Kumar Rahul, MD

Maximiliano Rodriguez, MD

Ericka Yolando Gutierrez, MD

Alondra Contreras Godinez, MD

Cinthya Ramirez Frias, MD

16:15 - 17:30

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

Moderators: Aldo Rafael, MD; Eduard Quintana, MD; Lorena Montes, MD

16:15 - 16:30

16:30 - 16:45

16:45 - 17:00

17:00 - 17:15

17:15 - 17:30

17:30 - 18:00

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

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

Monica Gilbert, MD

Franz Soplopuco, MD

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

Ezequiel Molina, MD

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

Gloria Farber, MD

ERAS-Cardiac & the Failing Heart

Kevin Lobdell, MD

General Session V: Keynote Address

Introduction

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

Jose Pomar, MD

Joseph Barvaria, MD

08:00 - 08:45

08:45 - 09:30

09:30 - 09:45

09:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 13:00

Residents Symposium

Moderators: Joseph Bavaria, MD; Victor Dayan, MD; Rui Almeida, MD

Partner 3: 7-Year Data

Partner 3: AVIV

TV: Evoque and Trilluminate

Vinod Thourani, MD

Chris Malaisrie, MD

Filip Casselman, 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

Patrick Myers, MD

Lorena Montes, MD

Awards Presentation: Prizes for Best Abstract and e-Poster Presentations

Coffee Break

Hands-On Workshops

Mitral Valve Repair

Moderators:TBD

Participants will refine their skills with wet lab exercises and simulation stations focused on mitral valve techniques. Guided by experts, this interactive session offers practical insights and innovative approaches to elevate your surgical practice.

CHF Topics: HeartMate 3, CentriMag and Impella Implant and Management

Moderators: TBD

Participants will be provided with an in-depth exploration of tips and tricks for various treatment techniques in the aorta.

ECMO Cannulation

Moderators: TBD

Participants will learn and practice neonatal ECMO cannulation techniques using a cervical approach. Also they will gain expertise in percutaneous ECMO cannulation, with or without ultrasound guidance.

Using the Seldinger technique, participants will practice inserting cannulas into peripheral femoral or jugular access points.

Aortic Arch

Moderators: TBD