PROGRAMME
Please see below for the conference programme which includes a world-class international faculty, with experts from Europe, Latin America, and North America.
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Please note the programme and faculty are subject to change.
08:00 - 08:10
Opening remarks
08:15 - 09:30
General Session I : Heart Failure
J Bavaria Philadelphia;
V Kotowicz, Buenos Aires;
R Sádaba, Pamplona;
J Umaña, Miami
Moderator: J Umaña, Miami
Panellists: V Dayan, Montevideo; JL Pomar, Barcelona
08:15 - 08:30
08:30 - 08:45
08:45 - 09:00
Current status of heart transplantation in Latin America
Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplant in Latin America
Role of ECMO in cardiogenic shock: indications and contraindications
L Montes, Bucaramanga
M Gilbert, Guayaquil
C Bermudez, Philadelphia
09:00 - 09:15
09:15 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:30
How to implement a cardiogenic shock team
R Posatini, Buenos Aires
Discussion
ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACTS SESSION I:
Mitral, Tricuspid, Heart Failure, & Atrial Fibrillation
Chairs: L Montes, Bucaramanga; J Umaña, Miami
Minimally invasive vs sternotomy mitral valve repair:
A comparative analysis with 10 years follow-up
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Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) versus direct procurement and perfusion (DPP) in heart transplant after circulatory determination of death: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Interdisciplinary strategies for arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: Beyond the valve repair
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EnCompass clamp utilisation in atrial fibrillation surgery: A single institution report of 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year outcomes
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Association between priming with gelatin and postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery
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Evaluation of donor/recipient mismatch and the need for post-transplant assistance, operative mortality, and long-term survival in heart transplantation
J Gundelach, London
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R Ayala, Stuttgart
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A Jimenez, Bogotá
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J Hungate, Cleveland
R M Pereira, Lisbon
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G Perez-Guerra, Concepción
CONGENITAL ABSTRACTS SESSION I
Chairs: P Becker, Santiago; S Fuller, Philadelphia
The landscape of neoaortic reoperation following the arterial switch operation: Perspective from a large series over 22 years
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Survival after surgical septal myectomy in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: 20 years of follow-Up
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Septal myectomy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A referral center experience
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Aortic annular and root enlargement in children and young adults
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Aortic valve replacement in pediatric population: Experience of two decades
Standard procedure applied to an atypical indication: Management of pulmonary artery dissection
A Olds, Los Angeles
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M Hernandez, Montevideo
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C Morales, Santiago
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R Aura, Bogotá
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I Roa, Bogotá
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A F Amado Olivares, Bogotá
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:15
11:15 - 14:30
Coffee break
Parallel Sessions
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11:15 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:15
How I Teach it: Adult Cardiac
Moderator: F Casselman, Aalst
Panellist: F Fleischman, Los Angeles;
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My first mitral valve repair
Sequential or isolated distal anastomosis
Aortic root enlargement
Valve sparing with BAV repair
J Sabik, Cleveland
G Vaccarino, Buenos Aires
R de Paulis, Rome
J Bavaria, Philadelphia
Aortic Valve and LVOT Across the Lifespan
Moderator: L. Galletti, Rome
Panellists: C Kreutzer, Buenos Aires;
C Pizzaro, Wilmington
11:15 - 11:17
11:17 - 11:32
Welcome and introduction
Anatomical and Echo feature
F Biancolini, Buenos Aires
11:32 - 11:47
11:47 - 12:02
12:02 - 12:17
Percutaneous treatment is the first choice
J Kreutzer, Pittsburgh
Surgical treatment is the first choice
When I should abandon 2V repair
P Becker, Santiago
S Emani, Boston
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch
12:15 - 13:30
Women in Cardiac surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery in Women: Exploring the unique challenges and particularities of Cardiovascular Surgery in Latin American Women
Moderator: L Montes Bucaramanga
Panellists: O Preventza, Virginia; P Myers, Lausanne;
C Agatiello; J Umaña, Miami; S Fuller, Philadelphia
12:15 - 12:27
Upgrading coronary surgery: A focus on womens hearts
V Dayan, Montevideo
12:27 - 12:39
Valvular mastery: Tailoring surgery for Latin women
A Freitas, Santo Andre
12:39 - 13:51
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: Navigating complexities in women
P Montanhesi,Sao Paulo
12:51 - 13:03
Addressing unique challenges: Cardiovascular surgery in reproductive-age women
M Gilbert, Buones Aires
13:03 - 13:13
Survey results: Situation of women in cardiovascular surgery in Latin America
L Montes, Bucaramaga
13:13 - 13:30
Discussion
13:30 - 14:45
13:45 - 14:00
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Moderator: J. Sabik, Cleveland
Panellists: V Kotowicz, Buenos Aires; R Sádaba, Pamplona
MAG: What is the evidence?
Perioperative management of CABG
P Myers, Lausanne
R Almeida, Cascavel
14:00 - 14:15
CABG in CCS
W Gomes, SãoPaulo
14:15 - 14:30
Outcomes of CABG in LATAM
V Dayan, Montevideo
13:30 - 13:45
13:45 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:30
Aortic Valve Replacement in Neonates and Infants
Moderator: S Fuller, Philadelphia
Panellists: I Lugones, Buenos Aires; L Galletti, Rome;
Neonatal Ross
C Kreutzer, Buenos Aires
Staging the Ross: Pros and Cons
C Pizarro, Wilmington
Aortic Valve reconstruction (Ozaki)
S Emani, Boston
Enlarging the LVOT OR Bypassing the LVOT:
The Yasui
N Sandoval, Bogotá
14:45 - 15:45
General & ERAS Parallel Sessions
General Session II: Endocarditis
Moderator: P Myers, Lausanne
Panellist: J Ferrari Ayarragaray, Buenos Aires;
N Desai, Philadelphia
14:45 - 14:55
14:55 - 15:05
15:05 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:25
Case presentation
2023 ESC Endocarditis CPGL applied to the case
Destructive endocarditis: mitro-aortic curtain replacement
The role of homografts in the management of destructive aortic endocarditis
F. Vilalba, Buenos Aires
E Quintana, Barcelona
J Umaña, Miami
F da Costa, Curitiba
15:25 - 15:45
Discussion
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ERAS-Cardiac/STS Expert Consensus on Perioperative Care
Moderators: J DeLaRosa, Pocatello;
D Engelman, Springfield
14:45 - 14:55
ERAS/STS expert consensus on perioperative care overview
M Grant, Baltimore
14:55 - 15:05
Expert consensus - Preoperative Elements
M Grant, Baltimore
15:05 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:25
15:25 - 15:45
Expert consensus - Intraoperative Elements
Expert consensus - Postoperative Elements
Audience Q&A
S Reddy, Nashville
K Lobdell, Charlotte
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:30
General Session III: Mitral valve
Moderator: J L Pomar, Barcelona
Panellist: J Crestanello, Rochester; F da Costa, Curitiba
16:30 - 16:45
How I deal with the severe mitral annular calcification in a mitral valve disease
P Ruda Vega, Cleveland
16:45 - 17:00
Mitral annular disjunction: Why should I modify my mitral repair technique?
V Kotowicz, Buenos Aires
17:00 - 17:15
Interventional management in mitral disease: Better results or less invasive
V Thourani, Atlanta
17:15 - 17:30
Mitral valve repair in the elderly: Is itthe ideal treatment?
E Veronese, São Paulo
17:30 - 18:30
ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION II:
Coronary Surgery
Chairs: F Casslemani, Aalst; V Dayan, Montevideo
Beneficial effect of multi-arterial grafting. National registry with long term follow-up
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Gender and coronary revascularisation surgery. 20 years results
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āRobotic-assisted versus non-robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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A minimally invasive multiarterial coronary artery bypass graft technique with conventional instruments, the beginning of a programme in an emerging upper middle income country
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STS Risk Score: is it an appropriate mortality predictor for Latin America?
M Hernandez, Montevideo
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J Montero, Montevideo
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F M Rincon, Bogotá
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P Poltronieri, Santo André
CONGENITAL ABSTRACTS SESSION II
Chairs: C Kreutzer, Buenos Aires; C Pizarro, Wilmington
Efficacy of impella microaxial left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplant in children with end stage heart disease
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Thoracic duct-to-azygous vein lymphovenous anastomosis for lymphatic decompression: Initial experience and early outcomes
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Does a previous sternotomy in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure represent a significant risk for heart transplantation?
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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device (VAD) support on survival and outcomes after heart transplantation in pediatric patients – “A single center experience”
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Sliding tracheoplasty associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support
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Effective repair of left ventricle perforation after pectus excavatum correction with nuss bar: Preservation of ventrilar function and geometry
B Alsoufi, Louisville
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B Smood, Philadelphia
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LL Rosenthal, Munich
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L Rosenthal, Munich
A F Guerrero, Bogotá
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C Ladessa, São Paulo
08:00 - 08:10
08:15 - 09:30
Opening remarks
General Session IV : Aortic Valve - Lifetime management of Aortic Stenosis
Moderator: V Thourani, Atlanta
Panellists: J Bavaria, Philadelphia;
R Almeida, Cascavel
08:15 - 08:20
08:20 - 08:25
08:25 - 08:35
08:35 - 08:45
08:45 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:05
09:05 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:30
Introduction
Case introduction
TAVR first approach
SAVR first approach
Discussion on alternatives
Case continuation
Discussion
R Sádaba, Pamplona
F Casselman, Aalst
E Saadi, Porto Alegre
ALL
F Piccinini, Buenos Aires
F Casselman, Aalst
ALL
ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION III:
Aortic Root & Aortic Valve
Chairs: J Ferrari Ayarragaray, Buenos Aires
C Pizzaro, Wilmington
14-year experience with the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis: The end of open surgery?
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Aortic valve leaflet reconstruction with three same-sized leaflets guided by 3D virtual reality imaging
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Autologous pericardium in aortic valve replacement: Mid-term results of the AvNeo® technique
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Comparative evaluation of mechanical and biological prosthesis in patients with aortic stenosis
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Porcine root as an alternative to homograft in Ross Procedure: The Colombian Solution
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Personalised external aortic support for ascending aortic aneurysm: Initial case series in the Americas
S Cifuentes, Bogotá
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T Tedoriya, Koto City
G Perez-Guerra, Concepción
M Hernandez, Montevideo
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G Prieto, Floridablanca
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E Menegat, Porto Alegre
CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION III
Chairs: S Emani, Boston; I Lugones, Buenos Aires
10:30 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:15
11:15 - 14:30
The starnes procedure for severe neonatal ebstein anomaly: Functional recovery of the right ventricle
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34 years in ebstein surgery
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Cone repair for ebstein anomaly.
Is it always feasible?
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Survival after norwood surgery. analysis of a bundle of care to reduce mortality at the austral university hospital
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Multivariate factors associated with post-surgical mortality of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Systematised review f the last decade
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The norwood procedure performed with a beating heart and no prosthetic materials
A Olds, Los Angeles
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G G Sivori, Buenos Aires
R Aura, Bogotá
R Fraire, Pilar
C Alcantara, Mexico City
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P Carrera, Tucuman
Coffee break
Parallel Sessions
11:15 - 11:30
Aortic dissection
Moderator: E Quintana, Barcelona
Panellists: O Preventza, Charlottesville;
J Ferrari Ayarragaray, Buenos Aires
Getting on bypass and protecting the brain: Perfusion and cerebral protection strategies
N Desai, Philadelphia
Debate; What arch operation should be done? Which patient populations and presentations should receive:
11:30 - 11:37
A Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) procedure
F Fleischman, Los Angeles
11:37 - 11:44
11:44 - 11:51
11:51 - 12:15
"B-Safer"…always
A “Middle Road” with an Index open Zone 1/2 Arch procedure with “planned” sequential TEVAR?
Discussion
E Roselli, Cleveland
J Bavaria, Phildadelphia
Panel Discussion
Aortic Valve in Children and Adolescents
11:15 - 11:30
Aortic valve reconstruction: when and how
Moderator: N. Sandoval, Bogotá
Panellist: I Juaneda,Córdoba; S Emani, Boston
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R De Paulis, Rome
11:30 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:15
Ross procedure is the first choice
Ross procedure: support or not to support
J Hörer, Munich
L Galletti, Rome
When to use a mechanical valve
S Fuller, Philadelphia
12:15 - 13:30
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch
Minimally invasive/Transcatheter
Moderator: J Umana, Miami
Panellists: F Casselman. Aalst ;
V Kotowicz, Buenos Aires
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13:30 - 13:42
Is TAVI the option for All Risk patients in Latin America?
C Agatiello, Buenos Aires
13:42 - 13:54
13:54 - 14:06
SAVR is still standard of care
Transcatheter mitral valve repair, is the evidence growing?
E Roselli, Cleveland
E Saadi, Porto Alegre
14:06 - 14:18
14:18 - 14:30
Surgical MV repair will never be replaced
F Jatene, São Paulo
Transcatheter tricuspid valve therapy may be a reasonable treatment
V Thourani, Atlanta
Late Sequelae and Challenges in Adulthood
Moderator: C Pizarro, Wilmington
Panellist: P Becker, Santiago; S Fuller, Philadelphia
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13:30 - 13:32
Welcome and introduction
13:32 - 13:47
Enlarging the LVOT for a larger prosthesis
13:47 - 14:02
14:02 - 14:17
Shone's Complex
The Failed Ross
14:17 - 14:32
Revising the LVOT in an Adult: Late LVOTO
N Sandoval, Bogota
I Juaneda, Córdoba,
J Hörer, Munich
L Galletti, Rome
14:45 - 15:45
General & ERAS Parallel Sessions
Aorta
Moderator: E Roselli, Cleveland
Panellists: J Camacho, Bogota; R De Paulis, Rome;
E Turner, Santiago
14:45 - 15:00
Valve sparing root in Marfan/TAV: why, when, how?
15:00 - 15:15
When to do a Bentall vs VSRR vs simple ascending graft at STJ with normalization of STJ to annular ratio?
15:15 - 15:30
Focused review of recent ascending aneurysm aortic guidelines: sporadic, familial, syndromic and other nuances
N Desai, Philadelphia
J Umaña, Miami
O Preventza, Charlottesvile
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15:30 - 15:45
Ascending aortic replacement in BAV aortopathy: clamped, hemi, or more? ... pitfalls and benefit
J Camacho, Bogotá
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion
Implementation of key ERAS Elements
Moderator: P Ruda Vega, Cleveland;
K Lobdell, Charlotte
14:45 - 15:55
14:55 - 15:05
Patient Blood Management
Turnkey Order Sets (Multimodal Analgesia, Preop meds, PBM)
R Sádaba, Pamplona
M Grant, Baltimore
15:05 - 15:15
Turnkey Order Sets (AKI, SSI, Afib)
D Engelman, Springfield
15:15 - 15:25
ERAS Cardiac in LATAM
O Mejia, São Paulo
15:25 - 15:35
Non Traditional ERAS Elements in Perioperative Cardiac Care
J DelaRosa, Pocatello
15:35 - 15:45
Audience Q & A
16:00 - 16:30
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:30
ADULT CARDIAC ABSTRACT SESSION IV: Aorta & Aortic Arch
Chairs: J Bavaria, Philadelphia, P Ruda Vega, Cleveland
National Trends and Short-Term Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Marfan Syndrome
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Clinical and Histopathological findings in Surgery of the ascending aorta: Results and comparison of bicuspid and tricuspid valves
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Ascending aortic replacement through a partial upper sternotomy
Patient-Centered Aortic Program: Feasibility and Outcomes in South America
Innominate artery cannulation for arterial inflow in type A aortic syndrome. A 10 years experience
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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane support in the setting of type A aortic dissection repair – too little too late?
A Sperry, Philadelphia
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G Gutierrez, Buenos Aires
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G Chaud, Talcahuano
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P Salazar, Santiago
M Catalano, Philadelphia
CONGENITAL ABSTRACT SESSION IV
Chairs: J Hörer, Munich; N Sandoval, Bogotá
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Mycotic Aneurysm Complicating Neonatal Aortic Coarctation Repair: A Case Report
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Management of Thoracic Actinomycosis via Minimally Invasive Thoracotomy
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Mitral valve replacement using the top hat technique
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Surgical treatment of Pericardial celomic Cyst
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C Alcantara, Mexico City
M S Mahboob Ali, Paris
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C Alcantara, Mexico City
G A Bastianelli, Buenos Aires
17:30 - 18:00
General Session VI (Key note)
Chairs: V Kotowicz, Buenos Aires; J Luis Pomar, Barcelona
Artificial Intelligence is here: How to incorporate it into our daily practice?āāā
J Crestanello, Rochester
08:00 - 09:00
Residents Symposium
Moderator: J Sabik, Cleveland
08:00 - 08:10
Paper critical appraisal and most common biases
M Marin-Cuartas, Leipzig
Round table discussion
08:10 - 08:40
08:40 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:15
09:15 - 09:30
PARTNER 3 /Evolut LR
FAME 3
ISCHEMIA
LAAOS III
Discussion
R Sádaba, Pamplona
F Casselman, Aalst
V Dayan, Montevideo
P Myers, Lausanne
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Awards Presentation: Prize for best abstract
Coffee break
09:30 - 12:30
Hands on workshops
Mitral Valve Repair
Moderators: R De Paulis, Rome; V Kotowicz, Buenos Aires;
J L Pomar, Barcelona; P Ruda Vega, Cleveland
Participants will refine their skills with wetLab 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.
ECMO Cannulation
Moderators: Moderator: J M Torillas, Buenos Aires
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 pathology treatment options:
A comprehensive approach
Moderators: J Bavaria, Philadelphia; F Fleischman, Los Angeles; R Heijmen, Nijmegen; A Valencia, Medellin
Participants will be provided with an in-depth exploration of tips and tricks for various treatment techniques in the aorta.