Auditorium

08:00

CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM 3
MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT & HEART TRANSPLANTATION

Moderators: Vincent Tchana-Sato, Tom Verbelen

08:00 Political bias in LVAD as destination therapy in the middle of Europe. Philippe Jr. Timmermans
08:07 New VAD concepts as bridge-to heart transplantation. TBA
08:14 LVAD and the failing right heart. Steven Jacobs
08:21 Ex-vivo heart preservation system in heart transplantation. Lukas Stastny
08:28 Discussion
08:41 Total artificial heart devices: the next generation is here. Bart Meyns
08:49 Cardiac procedures under mechanical support – Where do we stand? Bastian Schmack
08:56 Discussion

09:15

CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM 4
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL FOR THE MITRAL VALVE

Moderators: Nikolaos Bonaros, Marc Radermecker, Ergun Demirsoy

09:15 Minimally invasive mitral valve repair: how to make the first steps? Piotr Suwalski
09:22 3D vision and loops: the best way to treat prolapse. Peyman Sardari
09:29 Robotics and resection: modern meets classic. Emiliano Navarro
09:36 Discussion
09:53 Barlow syndrome: one pathology many options. Nikolaos Bonaros
10:00 Star wars: TMVI vs TEER for functional MR. Christophe Dubois
10:07 Percutaneous mitral valve implantation. Thomas Modine
10:14 Discussion

10:30

COFFEE BREAK

11:00

INTERDISCIPLINARY SESSION 2
COVID – 19 RELATED

Moderators: Ronald Dalman, Delphine Szecel, Jean-Michel Dogné

11:00 The role of perivascular fat inflammation and COVID-19 and aortic inflammation. Kakkhee Yeung
11:07 Does Covid-19 increase AAA disease risk? Ronald Dalman
11:14 COVID19 vaccine and thrombosis. Jean-Michel Dogné
11:21 Thrombosis due to disease, vaccination or treatment- will we ever know- and why ? Rebecka Hultgren
11:28 Discussion
11:40 How did COVID-19 impact on the care of patients with aortic dissection? Roman Gottardi
11:47 Heart Transplantation during COVID-19 era. Vincent Tchana-Sato
11:54 The influence of Covid on endocarditis incidence. Raluca Elena Dulgheru
12:01 ECMO during the covid19 pandemic. Roberto Lorusso
12:08 Discussion

12:30

LUNCH

13:30

KIEFFER LECTURE

Moderators: Thierry Folliguet, Natzi Sakalihasan

14:00

CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM 5
A NEW TREND IN CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY – MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH

Moderators: Oztekin Oto, Ergun Demirsoy, Matthias Thielmann, Jean-Olivier Defraigne

14:00 Different graft configurations for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass. Ilhan Mavioglu
14:07 Rita use in minimally Invasive coronary Bypass Surgery. Keita Kikuchi
14:14 Is minimally invasive approach possible in all patients who require coronary Bypass Surgery. Ergun Demirsoy
14:21 Multiple Arterial graft use in Minimally invasive Coronary Bypass Surgery. Oleksandr Babliak
14:28 A new heart Positioner Suction device in Minimally invasive Coronary Bypass Surgery. Taichi Sakaguchi
14:35 Potential complications in minimally invasive multivessel coronary bypass grafting from wound site to
anastomotic quality. Mehmet Kaya
14:42 Discussion
15:00 State of the art of sutureless coronary anastomoses (AMT). Bart van Putte, Marieke Hoogewerf & Patrick Klein
• Pre-clinical trial experiences incl. ELANA Heart Bypass Live in a box.
• First In Human study design and future results
15:10 Next level of MIS with connectors in CABG (AMT). Stephan Jacobs & Timo Nazari
• MIDCAB animal experiences incl. ELANA Heart Bypass Live in a box.
15:20 Discussion

15:30

COFFEE BREAK

16:00

INTERDISCIPLINARY SESSION 3A
OUTCOME PREDICTION IN HERITABLE THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE (HTAD)

Moderators: Julie De Backer, Matthias Thielmann, Natzi Sakalihasan

16:00 Can clinical parameters help in risk prediction?
16:07 Can surgical management be gene-tailored? John Elefteriades
16:14 Personalized Medicine of Heritable Thoracic Aortic disease beyond Marfan syndrome. Dianna Milewicz
16:21 Discussion
16:41 Curating genes and variants for Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease – a dynamic process! Julie De Backer
16:48 Genetics and Genomics 101: What you absolutely need to know, and not a drop more. Bulat A. Ziganshin
16:55 New guidelines in connective tissue disorders. Bart Loeys
17:02 Discussion

17:40

INTERDISCIPLINARY SESSION 3B
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION : DO WE NEED NEW THRESHOLD FOR AORTIC ROUTE AND ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY?

Animator: Natzi Sakalihasan

Moderators: Julie De Backer, Nikolaos Bonaros, Martin Czerny, Alessandro Della Corte, Jean-Olivier Defraigne, John Elefteriades, Nimrat Grewal, Guillaume Jondeau, Stephan Kurz, Bart Loeys, Dianna Milewicz, Christoph Nienaber, Natzi Sakalihasan, Thomas Schachner, Vincent Tchana-Sato, Konstantinos Tsagakis

17:40 Abstract: Liège experience with Type A TAD. Vincent Demesmaker

18:30

END OF SESSION

19:30

OFFICIAL DINNER
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