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Vascular Workshops – Wednesday, July 19th 2017

Workshops: Morning Session

10:00 12:00 Minimally Invasive Valve / Vascular / CFD

12:00 13:30 Lunch

Workshops: Afternoon Session

13:30 15:30 Minimally Invasive Valve / Vascular / CFD

18:00 Welcoming Ceremony ( 4 minutes speeches )

Tribute to Dr. Ted Diethrich : Clifford J. Buckley, MD, Rodney A. White, MD and Jacques Busquet, MD

19:00 Opening Reception with Cocktails and Buffet Dinner

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Day 1 – Thursday, July 20th 2017

JOINT SRCET - ISEVS Minimally Invasive Cardiac Session + Live Case RAM mini AVR

Session A 08:00-10:14 - Minimally invasive aortic valve

Chairman: Joseph Zacharias, UK

Moderators: Konstadinos Plestis, USA, Mattia Glauber, Italy, Serban Balanescu, Romania, Joseph Zacharias, UK

08:00 Introduction: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery – Is it important? Joseph Zacharias Blackpool, UK

08:10

Live Case Presentation: RAM® COR-KNOT® mini AVR - Polisano European Hospital - HeartTeam

Cristina Leatu Sibiu, Romania

08:14 Live Case Update: RAM® COR-KNOT® mini AVR Victor Costache Sibiu, Romania

08:20 Right anterior mini-thoracotomy SAVR Joseph Zacharias Blackpool, UK

08:28 Hemisternotomy SAVR Konstadinos Plestis Philadelphia, USA

08:38 Discussion

08:42

5 Minute Debate – Best Access for AVR: Minithoracotomy vs hemisternotomy vs transarterial

Mattia Glauber vs. Konstadinos Plestis vs Serban Balanescu

Mattia Glauber Konstadinos Plestis Serban Balanescu

Milano, Italy Philadelphia, USA Bucharest, Romania

08:57 Vote and Discussions

09:03 Minimally invasive conventional SAVR still the “Gold Standard” Jude S. Sauer Rochester, USA

09:13 Minimally invasive sutureless / rapid deployment AVR –significant progress Mattia Glauber Milan, Italy

09:23 TAVR is the future in aortic valve therapy Serban Balanescu Bucharest, Romania

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09:33 Discussion

09:37

5 Minute Debate – Best technology for valve prosthesis: Conventional SAVR prosthesis (Sauer)

vs sutureless (Glauber) vs transcatheter (Balanescu)

Jude S. Sauer Mattia Glauber Serban Balanescu

Rochester, USA Milan, Italy Bucharest, Romania

09:52 Vote and Discussions

09:58 Live Case Update: RAM® COR-KNOT® mini AVR Victor Costache Sibiu, Romania

10:04 Coffee Break

Session B 10:14-11:09 - Late breaking news on minimally invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

Chairman: Mattia Glauber, Italy

Moderators: Mattia Glauber, Italy, Scott Goldman, USA, T. Sloane Guy, USA, Lucian Dorobantu, Romania

10:14 Minimally invasive non-robotic mitral valve surgery: A new standard Mattia Glauber Milan, Italy

10:24 Robotic mitral valve solutions T. Sloane Guy New York, USA

10:34 Discussion

10:39 Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement Scott Goldman Philadelphia, USA

10:49 Minimal invasive double valve replacement – aortic + mitral Lucian Dorobantu Bucharest, Romania

10:59 Live Case Update: RAM® COR-KNOT® mini AVR Victor Costache Sibiu, Romania

Session C 11:09-12:18 - Focusing on minimally invasive surgery of the Ascending Aorta

Chairman: Konstadinos Plestis, USA

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Moderators: Horatiu Suciu, Romania Eric Arnaud Crozat, France, Miklos Bitay, Hungary, Peter Haldenwang, Germany

11:09 Minimal access surgery of the ascending aorta. Is this procedure safe? Peter Haldenwang Bochum, Germany

11:19 Minimal invasive aortic root - ministernotomy Konstadinos Plestis Philadelphia, USA

11:29 Discussion

11:34 Partial Sternotomy Is Suitable for Major Aortic Surgery Miklos Bitay Szeged, Hungary

11:44 Valve sparing aortic root procedures – outcomes and controversies Eric Arnaud Crozat Grenoble, France

11:54 Discussion

12:00 Lunch

NEXTCARDIO AORTIC WORKSHOP endorsed by the ISEVS

Session D 13:00-13:39 - Overview an Update on Type A Aortic Dissection

Chairman: Rodney White, USA

Moderators: Rodney White, USA, Horatiu Moldovan, Romania, Eric Arnaud Crozat, France

13:00 Update on surgical techniques for type A aortic dissection Horatiu Moldovan Bucharest, Romania

13:10 Discussion

13:13 Endovascular solutions for type A aortic dissection Rodney White Los Angeles, USA

13:23 Discussion

13:26 Normothermic aortic arch repair in aortic dissection Eric Arnaud Crozat Grenoble, France

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13:36 Discussion

Session E 13:39-15:04 - Challenges and Solutions for Aortic Arch Aneurysms

Chairman: Michel Makaroun, USA

Moderators: Michel Makaroun, USA, Konstadinos Plestis, USA, Peter Haldenwang, Germany, Carmine Sessa, France, Martin Malina, UK

13:39 Single-branch devices for the aortic arch Michel Makaroun Pittsburgh, USA

13:49 Discussion

13:52 The role of multi-layer stents in the management of arch aneurysm Barchiche Reda Bruxelles, Belgium

14:02 Discussion

14:05 Open surgery is the gold standard for aortic arch aneurysms Konstadinos Plestis Philadelphia, USA

14:15 Discussion

14:18 State of the art and innovations in organ protection for aortic arch surgery Peter Haldenwang Bochum, Germany

14:28 Discussion

14:31 Proper Technique For Subclavian To Carotid Artery Transposition Carmine Sessa Grenoble, France

14:41 Discussion

14:44 Management of Multi-level PAD and the need for technical flexibility and broad skill sets Martin Malina London, UK

14:54 Coffee Break

Sessions F 15:04 - 16:42 - Controversies and Updates in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA)

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Chairman: Frank Criado, USA

Moderators: Frank Criado, USA, Konstadinos Plestis, USA, Michel Makaroun, USA, Rolf Dammrau, Germany, Amira Benjelloun, Morocco

15:04

Thoracic aorta aneurysms: what to expect from modern imaging techniques and common pitfalls

Marcus Carlsson Lund, Sweden

15:14 Discussion

15:17 Does hybrid repair have a role in the management of TAAA? Rolf Dammrau Dueren, Germany

15:27 Discussion

15:30

Gore Multibranched Tambe Off-The-Shelf (OTS) Device For Treating TAAA: Technique And Early Experience

Michel Makaroun Pittsburgh, USA

15:40 Discussion

15:43 TAAA: Update on open repair, review of the literature Konstadinos Plestis Philadelphia, USA

15:53 Discussion

15:56 Multi-layer solutions for TAAA repair Amira Benjelloun Rabat, Morocco

16:06 Discussion

16:09

10 Minutes Debate: “Open repair for TAAA remains the gold standard” (Plestis) vs “TEVAR is the new standard of care” (Criado)

Konstadinos Plestis Frank Criado

Philadelphia, USA Baltimore, USA

16:39 Discussion

19:00 Dinner at Ramada

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Day 2 – Friday, July 21st 2017

ISEVS Vascular Session – JOINT SRCET - ISEVS

Session G 08:00-09:05 - Type B Aortic Dissection: Redifining TBAD

Chairman: Rodney White, USA

Moderators: Rodney White, USA, Frank Criado, USA, Konstadinos Plestis, USA, Victor Costache, Romania

08:00 TEVAR intervention for TBAD, Current Status Rodney White Los Angeles, USA

08:10 Discussion

08:13 TEVAR treatment of uncomplicated TBAD, does available evidence support it? Frank Criado Baltimore, USA

08:23 Discussion

08:26

"Centralization of flow" concept is safe and efficient on patients with aortic dissection complicated by end-organ ischemia

Ivo Petrov Sofia, Bulgaria

08:36 Discussion

08:39 Is there a place for open surgery in type B aortic dissection? Konstadinos Plestis Philadelphia, USA

08:49 Discussion

08:52 Dynamic treatment of a dynamic disease: Using MFM in TBAD Victor Costache Sibiu, Romania

09:02 Discussion

Session H 09:05-09:57 - Late-Breaking News on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA)

Chairman: Frank Criado, USA

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Moderators: Frank Criado, USA, Rodney White, USA, Martin Malina,UK, Ionel Droc, Romania

09:05 Best TEVAR devices: Review of the literature Rodney White Los Angeles, USA

09:15 Discussion

09:18

TEVAR plus Chimney grafts: Purpose-built dedicated grafts are necessary and the clinical trials demonstrate clear benefit

Martin Malina

London, UK

09:28 Discussion

09:31 Preventing paraplegia during TEVAR treatment of TAA Frank Criado Baltimore, USA

09:41 Discussion

09:44 Open repair of TAA Ionel Droc Bucharest, Romania

09:54 Discussion

09:57

How to choose the best infrarenal aortic stent graft

Guilherme Vieira Meirelles

Sao Paolo, Brasil

10:07 Coffee Break

Session I 10:17-12:22 - Overview and Update on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Chairman: Cliff Buckley, USA

Moderators: Cliff Buckley, USA, Michel Makaroun, USA, Radu Popa, Romania, Jacques Busquet, France

10:17

Does size matter? The Threshold for AAA Intervention is 5.5cm and there is no evidence to the contrary

Radu Popa Iasi, Romania

10:20 Discussion

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10:23 Has EVAR reached equipoise with open surgical repair for AAA repair? Cliff Buckley Texas, USA

10:38 Discussion

10:41 Follow-up of EVAR patients with duplex ultrasound is safe Michel Makaroun Pittsburgh, USA

10:51 Discussion

10:54 Short Angulated Proximal neck: FEVAR is best Rolf Dammrau Dueren, Germany

11:14 Discussion

11:17 Who cares about short necks? Multi-layer solutions for AAA Victor Costache Sibiu, Romania

11:27 Discussion

11:30 Open Repair is the gold standard for ruptured AAA Radu Popa Iasi, Romania

11:40 Discussion

11:43

Operative treatment of ruptured AAA is not reasonable! Results from IMPROVE trial or how to lie with statistics

Rodney White Los Angeles, USA

11:53 Discussion

11:56

Sac enlargement with type II endoleaks often reflects presence of an occult type I or type III endoleak

Michel Makaroun Pittsburgh, USA

12:06 Discussion

12:09 Endotension Jacques Busquet Paris, France

12:19 Discussion

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12:23 Minimally invasive Abdominal Aortic Surgery Adrian Muresan Tg. Mures, Romania

12:33 Lunch

SAVING HEARTS: NEW PROCEDURES AND NEW TEACHING METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Session A 13:00-15:59 - More Valve Surgery

Chairman: Adrian Molnar, Romania

Moderators: Adrian Molnar, Romania, Claudio Muneretto, Italy, Horatiu Moldovan, Romania, Serghei Furkalo, Ukraine

13:00 Surgical AVR in 2017 – Fighting against high gradients Adrian Molnar Cluj, Romania

13:10 Discussion

13:13 Alternative techniques cardiac valve surgery Jude S. Sauer Rochester, USA

13:23 Discussion

13:26

The importance of the Bicuspid Aortic Valve: when to intervene and the risk of concomitant aortic arch pathology

Dave Veerasingam Galway, Ireland

13:36 Discussion

13:39 Sutureless Aortic Valves: are they gaining ground on TAVI? Claudio Muneretto Brescia, Italy

13:49 Discussion

13:52

The role of imaging in TAVI: fail to plan, plan to fail. What are the biggest complications with TAVI

Serban Balanescu Bucharest, Romania

14:02 Discussion

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14:05 Should all high-risk patients with aortic stenosis be treated with transcatheter valves? Claudio Muneretto Brescia, Italy

14:15 Discussion

14:18 Valve sparing aortic root procedures – outcomes and controversies Konstadinos Plestis Philadelphia, USA

14:28 Discussion

14:31 Bentall procedure in 2017, review of the literature Adrian Molnar Cluj, Romania

14:41 Discussion

14:54 Mitral valve surgery in 2017 – sternotomy or minimal invasive Horatiu Moldovan Bucharest, Romania

15:04 Discussion

15:07

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Technology: Where is the interventional market in 2017 and who is leading the way?

Calin Iulian Bucharest, Romania

15:17 Discussion

15:20 Minimally invasive mitral surgery: resect or respect? Victor Costache Sibiu, Romania

15:30 Coffee Break

15:33

Minimal invasive operations from mitral valve repair to LVAD implantations in a minimal invasive way-GOKI experience

Boglarka Juhasz Budapest, Hungary

15:43 Discussion

15:46 Advanced surgical management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy T. Sloane Guy New York, USA

15:56 Discussion

Session B 15:59-17:04 – Coronary artery bypass – Review of the literature and controversies

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Chairman: Liviu Moraru, Romania

Moderators: Liviu Moraru, Romania, Vadim Popov, Russia, Miklos Bitay, Hungary, Lucian Stoica, Romania, Florescu Nicolae, Romania

15:59 Radial Artery Conduit – Review of the literature and controversies Liviu Moraru Tg. Mures, Romania

16:09 Discussion

16:12 Concomitant maze procedure and CABG. When and how? Vadim Popov Moscow, Russia

16:22 Discussion

16:25

Off Pump Total Arterial Revascularisation with Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries "Y" Graft, Aortic No Touch Technique

Miklos Bitay Szeged, Hungary

16:35 Discussion

16:38 Utilisation of multiarterial grafting, sequential grafts – impact of mid and long term survival Lucian Stoica Iasi, Romania

16:48 Discussion

16:51 Midcab plus hybrid revascularization in 2017 Vadim Popov Moscow, Russia

17:01 Discussion

Session C 17:04-17:43 - CONGENITAL

Chairman: Horatiu Suciu, Romania

Moderators: Horatiu Suciu, Romania, Petru Liuba, Sweden, Ivo Petrov, Bulgaria, Victor Costache, Romania

17:04 Emergency treatment of severe neonatal congenital heart disease Horatiu Suciu Tg. Mures, Romania

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17:14 Discussion

17:17 Hybrid solutions for complex congenital malformations Petru Liuba Lund, Sweden

17:27 Discussion

17:30 Endovascular management of Aortic Dissection in pediatric patients Ivo Petrov Sofia, Bulgaria

17:40 Discussion

19:00 Dinner (to be determined)

Day 3 – Saturday, July 22nd 2017

JOINT ISEVS – SRCET - Vascular Session

Session J 08:00-09:21 - Aiming better treatment in carotid disease

Chairman: Carmine Sessa, France

Moderators: Carmine Sessa, France, Radu Popa, Romania, Ruslan Cemartan, Rep. Moldova, Serghei Furkalo, Ukraine

08:00

10 Minute Debate: Stroke prevention – Controversies in the management of cerebral vascular disease Carotid Endarterectomy is still the gold standard vs. Carotid Artery Stenting should be the first line of treatment

Mihai Ionac Serghei Furkalo

Timisoara, Romania Kiev, Ukraine

08:20 Vote and Discussion

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08:25 Carotid artery bypass – is there still a place for it in 2017? Carmine Sessa Grenoble, France

08:35 Vascular patch material alternatives from surgical wound in carotid endarterectomy Ruslan Cemartan Chisinau, Rep. Moldova

08:45 Midterm results of interventional treatment of acute stroke (single center experience) Ivo Petrov Sofia, Bulgaria

08:55 Discussion

08:58 Renals: to stent or not to stent, what is the latest update from clinical trials? Serghei Furkalo Kiev, Ukraine

09:08 Technical options for the surgical management of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms Radu Popa Iasi, Romania

09:18 Discussion

Great matches of the SRCET

09:21

10 Minute Debate: AAA treatment - surgery is better ( Ionel Droc ) / AAA treatment - EVAR is better ( Rolf Damrau )

Ionel Droc Rolf Dammrau

Bucharest, Romania Dueren, Germany

09:41 Vote and Discussion

Session K 09:46-11:00 - Peripheral and Visceral

Chairman: Cliff Buckley, USA

Moderators: Cliff Buckley, USA, Mihai Ionac, Romania, Radu Popa, Romania, Michel Makaroun, USA

09:46 The role of hybrid procedures in the management of CLI Mihai Ionac Timisoara, Romania

09:56 Popliteal Artery Aneurysm: which is the best option? Michel Makaroun Pittsburgh, USA

10:06 Discussion

10:09 Mesenteric Ischaemia: Intelligent clinical algorithms to inform us when and how to treat Ovidiu Bardac Sibiu, Romania

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10:19 Coffee Break

10:29 Are all NOAC the same ? Update Catalina Arsenescu Iasi, Romania

10:39 Frailty substantially affects health care costs and outcomes. Is there a solution? Cliff Buckley Texas, USA

10:49 Discussion

10:52 Endovascular management of the failing low limbs bypasses Eduard Bernaz Chisinau, Rep. Moldova

11:02 The Vasculoplastic Concept for Higher Rates of Limb Salvage Mihai Ionac Timisoara, Romania

11:12 Aorto By (Uni)Femoral Infected By Pass – A Review of Therapeutic Possibilities Radu Popa Iasi, Romania

11:22 Discussion

11:25

Infrainguinal endovascular intervention for lower extremity occlusive disease: indications, limitations, future directions

Cliff Buckley Texas, USA

11:35 Coffee Break

Session L 12:00-13:00 - Advocacy for better management of C.V. SPEAKERS: Adrian Molnar, Cliff Buckley, Jude Sauer, Horatiu Moldovan, Victor S. Costache, Frank Criado, Mihai Ionac, Michael Makroun, Jacques Busquet, Rolf Damrau

13:00 End Of The East Meet West Congress Sibiu 2017