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Valvular Heart Disease 2007: Advanced Surgical and Interventional Therapies

September 7-9, 2007
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL

Preliminary Program
Subject to Change

Friday, September 7, 2007
Aortic Valve Disease
1:00 p.m.   Welcome Introduction
Tirone E. David
Toronto General Hospital
1:10 p.m.   Functional Anatomy and Pathology of the Aortic Valve
Tirone E. David
Toronto General Hospital
1:30 p.m.   What is the Best Operation for Aortic Stenosis
W.R. Eric Jamieson
University of British Columbia
1:45 p.m.   Is There a Place for the Ross Procedure in Adults?
Michael J. Mack
Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas
2:00 p.m.   Echocardiographic Selection of Patients for Aortic Valve Repair and/or Sparing Operations
Maurice E. Sarano
The Mayo Clinic
2:20 p.m.   Operative Techniques and Outcomes of Aortic Valve Repair for Aortic Insufficiency and/or Aortic Root Aneurysm
Hans-Joachim Schaefers
University Hospital of Saarland
2:35 p.m.   Panel Discussion: Aortic Valve Repair and Replacement
Moderator: Tirone E. David
Panelists: W.R. Eric Jamieson
Michael J. Mack
Maurice E. Sarano
Hans-Joachim Schaefers
3:00 p.m.   BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
3:30 p.m.   What I Have Learned About Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (Retrograde Femoral and Trans-Apical Approaches)
John Webb
St. Paul’s Hospital
4:00 p.m.   Clinical Outcomes of Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation: The CoreValve
Eberhard Grube
Heart Center Sieburg

The Cribier-Edwards Aortic Bioprosthesis
John Webb
St. Paul’s Hospital
4:30 p.m.   The Present and Future Management of Patients with Combined Coronary and Aortic Valve Disease
Martin B. Leon
New York Presbyterian Hospital
4:50 p.m.   Round Table Discussion: Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation Will Become the Initial Procedure to Treat Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis
Moderator: Tirone E. David
Discussants: Martin B. Leon
John Webb
Eberhard Grube
Hans-Joachim Schaefers
Michael J. Mack
Craig R. Smith
5:30 p.m.   RECEPTION (Exhibit Hall)
Saturday, September 8, 2007
7:30 a.m.   CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Exhibit Hall)
Mitral Valve Disease
9:00 a.m.   Functional Anatomy and Pathology of the Mitral Valve
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.
East Carolina University School of Medicine
9:20 a.m.   Why is the Pathophysiology of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation So Complex?
D. Craig Miller
Stanford University Medical School
9:40 a.m.   Echocardiographic Selection of Patients for Mitral Valve Repair
Maurice E. Sarano
The Mayo Clinic
10:00 a.m.   How Durable is Mitral Valve Repair for Myxomatous Disease?
Tirone E. David
Toronto General Hospital
10:10 a.m.   BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
10:40 a.m.   Why Does Repair of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Fail?
David H. Adams
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
10:55 a.m.   If the Mitral Valve is Not Repairable, What to Use for Replacement?
W.R. Eric Jamieson
University of British Columbia
11:10 a.m.   Is Annuloplasty Always Needed in Mitral Valve Repair?
Lawrence H. Cohn
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
11:30 a.m.   Surgery to Treat Endocarditis of the Mitral Valve
Christopher M. Feindel
The Toronto Hospital
11:45 a.m.   Panel Discussion: Mitral Valve Surgery
Moderator: David H. Adams
Panelists: W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.
D. Craig Miller
Maurice E. Sarano
Tirone E. David
Lawrence H. Cohn
12:15 p.m.   LUNCH
1:15 p.m.   Trans-Catheter Mitral Valve Therapies: Mitral Valvuloplasty
Ted E. Feldman
Evanston Hospital

Results with E-Valve
Ted E. Feldman
Evanston Hospital

Annuloplasty Through the Coronary Sinus
John Webb
St. Paul’s Hospital
2:30 p.m.   Surgical Implications of Trans-Catheter Mitral Valve Procedures
Craig R. Smith
New York Presbyterian Hospital
2:50 p.m.   Round Table Discussion: Trans-Catheter Mitral Valve Therapies
Moderator: Lawrence H. Cohn
Discussants: Ted E. Feldman
John Webb
David H. Adams
Craig R. Smith
3:30 p.m.   BREAK (Exhibit Hall)
4:00 p.m.  

Evolving Therapies in Heart Valve Disease
Eric Horlick
Toronto General Hospital

Sunday, September 9, 2007
7:30 a.m.   CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves
9:00 a.m.   Management of Isolated Tricuspid Insufficiency in Combination with Mitral Valve Disease
Jose L. Navia
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9:30 a.m.   Choices of Valve and Late Outcomes of Triscuspid Valve Replacement
Hartzell V. Schaff
The Mayo Clinic
9:45 a.m.   Should Mechanical Valve Always be Used in Patients Who Need Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement?
W.R. Eric Jamieson
University of British Columbia
10:00 a.m.   Current Status of Trans-Catheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation – World Experience with Medtronic Melody
Philipp Bonhoeffer
Great Ormond St. Hospital
10:30 a.m.   Panel Discussion: Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves
Moderator: Hartzell V. Schaff
Discussants: Jose L. Navia
W.R. Eric Jamieson
Philipp Bonhoeffer
11:00 a.m.   Adjourn

 
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