Programme
SURGERY OF THE THORACIC AORTA
Fifth Postgraduate Course
Monday
30th November 2009
08.00 Participants' registration
08.30 Welcome addresses
08.45-13.00
AORTIC VALVE DISEASE.
ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSMS.
REPAIR OR REIMPLANTATION
Aortic disease and genetics - B. Loeys
New insights in aortic valve repair (bicuspid and tricuspid) - G. El Khoury
Repair of the bicuspid aortic valve: current aspects - J. Schaefers
Early experience with a self-expandable biological aortic valve prosthesis: ‘enable' - T. Carrel
Update in transapical aortic valve implantation - F.W. Mohr
Implant technique and the results of the new "Sutureless Perceval" - A. Haverich
Interactive Session:
Video from attendants
Presentations and Discussion
LIVE SURGERY DEMONSTRATIONS
from the Operating Room of the S. Orsola Hospital
13.00 Lunch
14.00-18.45
AORTIC DISSECTION
Acute aortic Syndrome: what is it? - W.J. Morshuis
Malperfusion Syndrome in acute aortic dissection: new strategies with a multidisciplinary approach - H. Jacob
Hybrid-arch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection - M. Grabenwoeger
Type B acute dissection: endovascular repair - R. Fattori
International registry of the E-vita open prosthesis: preliminary results - D. Pacini
Interactive Session:
Video from attendants
Presentations and Discussion
LIVE SURGERY DEMONSTRATIONS
from the Operating Room of the S. Orsola Hospital
18.45 Closing remarks
20.30 Gala Dinner
Tuesday
1st December 2009
08.30-13.00
AORTIC ARCH AND THORACOABDOMINAL
AORTIC ANEURYSMS: OPEN, HYBRID
AND ENDOVASCULAR TECHNIQUES
I part
Cerebral protection in aortic surgery - R.S. Bonser
Hybrid repair of thoracic aortic arch disease: conceptual framework, anatomic constraints and proper indications - J.E. Bavaria
Supra-aortic transposition for combined vascular and endovascular repair of aortic arch pathology - M. Czerny
Hybrid approach on type A acute aortic dissection and thoracolabdominal aneurisms: the ‘lupiae' technique - G. Esposito
Interactive Session:
Video from attendants
Presentations and Discussion
LIVE SURGERY DEMONSTRATIONS
from the Operating Room of the S. Orsola Hospital
13.00 Lunch
14.00-17.00
AORTIC ARCH AND THORACOABDOMINAL
AORTIC ANEURYSMS: OPEN, HYBRID
AND ENDOVASCULAR TECHNIQUES
II part
Update - Open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms - J.S. Coselli
Strategies to prevent spinal cord damage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery - M. Schepens
To build a strong multidisciplinary team within endovascular aortic repair: can virtual reality training cut the learning curve? - L. Lonn
Hybrid treatment for thoracolabdominal aneurisms - R. Chiesa
Interactive Session:
Video from attendants
Presentations and Discussion
LIVE SURGERY DEMONSTRATIONS
from the Operating Room of the S. Orsola Hospital
17.00 End of the Course