AATS: 2006 Annual Meeting Scientific Program

2006 Annual Meeting Program

AATS 2006 Annual Meeting

Program Outline

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Developing The Academic Surgeon - A Symposium
Room 202 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Co-Chairmen: Mark J. Krasna, John G. Byrne

Introduction: Mark J. Krasna and John G. Byrne

1:15 pm

"What will the future academic cardiac surgeon look like?".
David Zhao

1:45 pm

"The University General Thoracic Surgeon as Interventionalist: incorporation of Non - Surgical therapies into Practice and Training Programs".
James D. Luketich

2:15 pm

"Endograft Therapy for Aortic Disease- Developing A New Treatment and Training Paradigm in CT Surgery".
Joseph E. Bavaria

2:45 pm

Discussion/Break

3:00 pm

"The Malpractice Epidemic and Its Impact on Academic CT Surgery".
Peter Angelos, Esq.

3:45 pm

Developing New Technology In The Era Of Pharma/Copyrights/IRB.
Joel D. Cooper

4:00 pm

Dealing with Conflict of Interest in Academics.
Andrew Wechsler MD

4:30 pm

Discussion

5:00 pm

Adjourn

5:00 - 7:00 pm

General Thoracic Biology Club.
Location: TBA

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Cardiac Surgery Biology Club.
Location: TBD

Sunday, April 30, 2006

AATS/STS Adult Cardiac Symposium
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Chairman: Gus J. Vlahakes

7:55 am

Introduction
Gus J. Vlahakes
Massachusetts General Hospital

Session I: Diseases of the Aorta

8:00 am

Decision-making in Thoracic Aortic Surgery.
Eric M. Isselbacher
Massachusetts General Hospital

8:30 am

Cerebral Protection in Thoracic Aortic Surgery.
Randall B. Griepp
Mount Sinai Medical Center

8:50 am

Acute Aortic Dissection: Surgical Decision-making and Operative Management: How much is enough?
R. Scott Mitchell
Stanford University Medical Center

9:20 am

Options for Aortic Arch Replacement.
Thomas E. MacGillivray
Massachusetts General Hospital

9:45 am

Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement.
Alan D. Hilgenberg
Massachusetts General Hospital

10:05 am

Discussion

10:25 am

Break

10:40 am

Management of the Patient with an Aortic Root Sepsis.
Arvind K. Agnihotri
Massachusetts General Hospital

11:00 am

Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Intervention- Basic Principles/Hospital Regulatory Issues.
Joseph E. Bavaria
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

11: 20 am

Hybrid Open- Endovascular Reconstruction of the Thoracic Aorta
George Tolis, Jr.
Lenox Hill Hospital

11:40 am

Discussion

12:00 pm

Lunch

Session II: The Injured Ventricle

1:00 pm

Structure/Function Relationships between Fiber Orientation and Ventricular Efficiency.
Gerald D. Buckberg
David Geffeb School of Medicine at UCLA

1:20 pm

The Impaired Ventricle and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Mechanisms, Evaluations, Surgical Decision-making, and Perioperative Management.
Gus J. Vlahakes
Massachusetts General Hospital

1:40 pm

Surgical Ventricular Restoration (SVR) of the Infarcted Ventricle.
Constantine L Athanasuleas
Norwood Clinic and Kemp-Cattaway Heart Institute

2:00 pm

Surgical Management of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.
David H. Adams
Mount Sinai Medical Center

2:20 pm

Passive LV Restraint Devices in the Management of the Impaired Left Ventricle.
Patrick M. McCarthy
Northwestern University/Northwestern Memorial Hospital

2:40 pm

The Surgeon's Role in Resynchronization Therapy (Biventricular Pacing).
Henry M. Spotnitz
Columbia Medical Center

3:00 pm

Discussion

3:20 pm

Break

Session III: Challenging Patients in Cardiac Surgery

3:35 pm

Management of Complex Aortic Stenosis - Role of the Apex-to-Aortic Conduit.
John W. Brown
Indiana University

3:55 pm

Radiation-Induced Heart Disease.
Bruce W. Lytle
Cleveland Clinic

4:15 pm

Advanced Coronary Artery Disease in High-Risk Patients - Role for Off-Pump Surgery and Novel Revascularization Strategies.
John D. Puskas
Emory University

4:35 pm

Update on Drug-Eluting Stents- What Can Interventional Cardiology Do?
Howard C. Herrmann
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

4:55 pm

Discussion

5:15 pm

Adjourn

AATS/STS General Thoracic Symposium
204 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Chairman: Steven J. Mentzer

Session I: Lung Cancer
Raphael Bueno
Brigham & Women's Hospital

8:00 am

Update on Lung Cancer Imaging.
Warren Gefter
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

8:15 am

Invasive Mediastinal Staging: Role of Lymphadenectomy.
Michael T. Jaklitsch
Brigham & Womens Hospital

8:30 am

Management of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule.
Thomas A. D'Amico
Duke University Medical Center

8:45 am

How I do it: VATS Lobectomy.
Robert J. McKenna
Cedars Sinai Medical Center

9:00 am

Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer.
Thomas J. Lynch
Massachusetts General Hospital

9:15 am

How I do it: Sleeve Lobectomy.
Phillippe G. Dartvelle
Marie Lannelongue Hospital

9:30 am

Discussion

10:00 am

Break

Session II: Mediastinal Masses
Larry R. Kaiser
University of Pennsylvania

10:30 am

Mediastinal Masses: Diagnosis and Imaging.
Cameron D. Wright
Massachusetts General Hospital

10:45 am

Mediastinal Pathology.
William Travis
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

11:00 am

How I do it: Video-Assisted Transcervical Thymectomy.
Shaf Keshavjee Toronto General Hospital

11:15 am

Adjuvant Therapy in Mediastinal Disease.
Kenneth E. Rosenzweig
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

11:30 am

Discussion

12:00 pm

Lunch

Session III: Esophageal Disease
Claude Deschamps
Mayo Clinic

1:00 pm

Esophogeal Cancer: Staging and Neoadjuvant Therapy.
Mark J. Krasna
University of Maryland Medical Center

1:15 pm

Esophogeal Replacement: Approaches and Conduits.
James D. Luketich
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

1:30 pm

How I do it: Robotic Esophagectomy.
Kemp Kernstine
City of Hope National Medical Center

1:45 pm

The Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Management of Esophageal Motility Abnormalities.
Steve Demeester
University Of Southern California

2:00 pm

How I do it: Laprascopic Collis Gastoplasty and Fundoplication.
Claude DesChamps
Mayo Clinic

2:15 pm

Discussion

2:45 pm

Break

Session IV: Innovations in Thoracic Surgery
Joseph Freidberg
Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center

3:15 pm

Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma and EGFR.
Bruce E. Johnson
Dana Farber Cancer Institute

3:30 pm

Radiofrequency Ablation and Cyberknife.
Malcolm M. DeCamp
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

3:45 pm

Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and Heated Chemotherapy.
David J. Sugarbaker
Brigham & Women's Hospital

4:00 pm

Indwelling Pleural Catheters.
Joe B. Putnam
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

4:15 pm

Bronchosopic Treament of Emphysema.
Joel D. Cooper
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

4:30 pm

Discussion

5:00 pm

Adjourn

AATS/STS Congenital Heart Symposium
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Chairman: Erle H. Austin, III; University of Louisville

8:00

Introduction and Welcome.
Erle H. Austin, III

Session I: Complete Atrioventricular Canal - How I do it

8:05 am

Overview: Anatomy, Timing, Results.
Carl L. Backer
Children's Memorial Hospital

8:20

Single Patch Technique.
Fred A. Crawford
Medical University of South Carolina

8:35 am

Double Patch Technique.
S. Bertrand Litwin
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

8:50 am

Modified Single Patch Technique.
Graham Nunn

9:05 am

Technical Modifications for Complex AV Canal.
James S. Tweddell
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

9:20 am

Partial A-V Canal - Pitfalls in Technique.
Peter B. Manning
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

9:35 am

Intraoperative Echo for AV Canal - Decision Making for Surgeons.
Gordon Cohen

9:50 am

Panel Discussion

10:10 am

Break

Session II: New Concepts of Cardiac Anatomy and Function - The Helical Heart

10:25 am

The Helical Ventricular Myocardial Band of Torrent-Guasp (including practical demonstration).
Mladen J. Kocica
UC-CCS - Institute for CVD

10:45 am

Pathophysiologic Implications of the Ventricular Myocardial Band (Helical Heart).
Gerald D. Buckberg
UCLA Medical Center

11:05 am

Potential Applications to Congenital Heart Disease.
Antonio F. Corno
Alder Hey Royal Children Hospital

11:25 am

The Ventricular Myocardial Band and Right Ventricular Remodeling - Clinical Experience.
Pedro J. del Nido
Boston Children's Hospital

11:45 am

Discussion

12:00 pm

Lunch

Session III: Valve Reconstruction (Replacement) in Congenital Heart Disease

1:00 pm

Aortic Valve
Hillel Laks
UCLA Medical Center

1:20 pm

Mitral/Systemic A-V Valve
John J. Lamberti
San Diego Children's Hospital

1:40 pm

Tricuspid Valve
Edward L. Bove
University of Michigan Medical Center

2:00 pm

Adult Ebstein's
Joseph A. Dearani
Mayo Clinic

2.20 pm

Neonatal Ebstein's
Christopher J. Knott-Craig
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

2:40 pm

When Reconstruction Fails or is Not Feasible - Which Valve Replacement?
John W. Brown
Indiana University

3:00 pm

Discussion

3:20 pm

Break

Session IV: Evolving Developments in Congenital Heart Surgery

3:40 pm

Tissue Engineered Heart Valves - Current Status
Richard A. Hopkins
Hasbro Children's Hospital & Brown University

4:00 pm

The Maze in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Constantine Mavroudis
Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital

4:20 pm

New Therapeutic Approaches for Borderline HLHS
Pedro J. del Nido
Boston Children's Hospital

4:40 pm

Hybrid approaches in pediatric heart surgery - Current Status.
Emile A. Bacha
Boston Children's Hospital

5:00 pm

HITT in Pediatric Heart Surgery.
Irving Shen
Oregon Health & Science University

5:20 pm

Discussion

5:40 pm

Adjourn

3:00 pm

C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum Session 202 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
(7 minutes presentation, 8 minutes discussion)
Moderators: Mark J. Krasna, John G. Byrne

L1. Intra-operative Localization of Lymph Node Metastases Using a Replication-competent Herpes Simplex Virus
Prasad S Adusumilli, David P Eisenberg, Yanghee Woo, Mei-Ki Chan, Brendon M
Stiles, Valerie W Rusch, Yuman Fong
New York, NY

L2. Improvement In Hemodynamic Performance, Exercise Capacity, Inflammatory and Apoptotic Profiles After Intra-coronary Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) in an Experimental Model of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Ezequiel Jesus Molina, Jon Palma, Dipin Gupta, John Gaughan, Steven Houser, Mahender Macha
Philadelphia, PA

L3. The Clinical Stage of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer as Assessed by FDG-PET/CT Scan is Less Accurate in Smokers
Ayesha S Bryant, Robert J Cerfolio
Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL

L4. Wnt Inhibitory Factor Inhibits Lung Cancer Cell Growth
Jae Y Kim, Liang You, Zhidong Xu, Julien Mazieres, David M Jablons
San Francisco, CA, Toulouse Cedex, France

L5. Endothelin-1 Accentuates the Proatherosclerotic Effects of C- Reactive Protein via Protein Kinase C
Danny Ramzy, Laura C Tumiati, Ning Xu, Diego H Delgado, Heather J Ross, Vivek Rao
Toronto, ON, Canada

L6. Radial Artery Graft Treatment with Phenoxybenzamine is Safe and Reduces Perioperative Myocardial Injury
Alexander Kulik, Derek Gunning, Fraser D Rubens, Michael E Bourke, Thierry G Mesana, Marc Ruel
Ottawa, ON, Canada

L7. Conditional Transgenic Overexpression of Angiopoietins (Ang) Reveals a Dominant Role for Ang-2 in Neovascularization of the Chronically Ischemic Hindlimb
Michael C Lekas, Quiwang Zhang, Yidan Zhao, Yupu Deng, Shirley Mei, Michael Jb Kutryk, Daniel J Dumont, Duncan J Stewart
Toronto, ON, Canada

L8. Proteomics of Brain Injury in a Neonatal Model of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.
Amir M Sheikh, Cindy Barrett, Nestor Villamizar, Sara Miller, Oscar Alzate, John Shelburne, Andrew Lodge, Jeffrey Lawson, James Jaggers
Durham, NC

5:00 pm

Adjourn To Welcome Reception

Monday, May 1, 2006

8:00 am

Scientific Session (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Richard A. Jonas, Irving L. Kron

1. Long Term Results of Aortic Valve Sparing Operations for Aortic Root Aneurysm
Tirone E David, Christopher M Feindel, Jack Colman, Susan Armstrong, Manjula D Maganti
Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussant: Han Joachim Schaefers

2. Risk Model of In-Hospital Mortality in 15,183 Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery: Results from a Nationally Representative Database
Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Massimo Conti, Laurent Brouchet, Sidney Chocron, Marc Puyraveau, Mariette Mercier, Joseph-Philippe Etievent, Marcel Dahan
Besançon, France, Lille, France, Toulouse, France
Discussant: David H. Harpole

3. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Regional Cerebral Perfusion versus Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Outcomes for Infants with Functional Single Ventricle
Caren S Goldberg, Edward L Bove, Eric J Devaney, Eileen Mollen, Edward Schwartz, Shauna Tindall, Cheryl Nowak, Richard G Ohye
Ann Arbor, MI
Discussant: Frank L. Hanley

4. Neurocognitive Function, Cerebral Emboli, and S100ß after On-pump and Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: a Randomised Study.
Reza Motallebzadeh, John Martin Bland, Hugh S Markus, Juan Carlos Kaski, Marjan Jahangiri
London, United Kingdom, York, United Kingdom
Discussant: John D. Puskas

9:20 am

Intermission Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

10:05 am

Basic Science Lecture
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Genetic Control of Programmed Cell Death in C. elegasm
H. Robert Horvitz, Ph.D.
Introduced By: Richard A. Jonas

10:45 am

Scientific Session
Moderators: Bruce W. Lytle, Irving L. Kron

5. CABG And Intramyocardial Delivery Of CD133+ Bone Marrow Stem Cells For Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure: Final Phase-1 And Phase-2 Results
Gustav Steinhoff, Andreas Liebold, Jan-Arne Lauffs, Hans-Dieter Kleine, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Simone Dunkelmann, Bjorn Lorenzen, Arpad David, Christoph Nienaber, Mathias Feund, Christof Stamm
Rostock, Germany
Discussant: Richard D. Weisel

6. The Utility of Positron Emission Tomography in Staging of Patients with Potentially Operable Carcinoma of the Thoracic Esophagus
Bryan F Meyers, Robert J Downey, Robert J Keenan, Barry A Siegel, Robert J Cerfolio, Rodney J Landreneau, Carolyn E Reed, Dennis M Balfe, Farrokh Dehdashti, Valerie W Rusch, Joe B Putnam, Jr.
St. Louis, MO, New York, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, Birmingham, AL, Charleston, SC, Nashville, TN
Discussant: Mark J. Krasna

11:25 am

Presidential Address
Richard A. Jonas
Washington, D.C.

Introduced by: Bruce W. Lytle

12:30 pm

Adjourn For Lunch Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

1:45 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - Adult Cardiac Surgery
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., Andrew S. Wechsler

7. Carotid Artery Cannulation in Aortic Surgery
Anno Diegeler, Aristidis Lenos, Yvonne Lindemann, Michael Zacher, Paul P Urbanski
Bad Neustadt, Germany
Discussant: R. Scott Mitchell

8. Reverse Right Ventricular Remodeling after Pulmonary Endarterectomy
Andrea M D' Armini, Giorgio Zanotti, Stefano Ghio, Giulia Magrini, Laura Scelsi, Giulia Meloni, Matteo Pozzi, Mario Vigano
Pavia, Italy
Discussant: Michael S. Mulligan

9. Analysis of 92 Mitral Pulmonary-Autograft Replacement (Ross II) Operations
Sami S Kabbani, Sr., Hisham Jamil IV, Fawzi Nabhani IV, Ryad Hariri VI, Nada Sabbagh IV
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Discussant: John W. Brown

10. Dividing Secondary Chords Improves Mitral Leaflet Mobility and Reduces Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Ischemic MR
Michael A Borger, Patricia M Murphy, Asim Alam, Shafie Fazel, Vivek Rao, Tirone E David
Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussant: D. Craig Miller

11. Conduit Selection Strategy Determines The Long-term Results Of Coronary Surgery For Triple Vessel Disease: Results Over 10 Years
James Tatoulis, Brian Fowell Buxton, John Arthur Fuller
Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Discussant: Joseph F. Sabik, III

3:25 pm

Intermission Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

4:00 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - Adult Cardiac Surgery
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., Andrew S. Wechsler

12. Suture Bicuspidization of the Tricuspid Valve Versus Ring Annuloplasty for Repair of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: Mid-Term Results of 257 Consecutive Patients
Ravi K. Ghanta, Raymond Chen, Narendren Narayanasamy, Siobhan McGurk, Stuart Lipsitz, Lawrence H. Cohn
Boston, MA
Discussant: Patrick M. McCarthy

13. Surgery For Atrial Fibrillation In Mitral Patients With And Without Additional Procedures. Results At 5 Years From An International Registry
Joao Q Melo, Eva Berglin, Haw Sie, Stefano Benussi, Michael Knaut, Mathew Williams, Fernando Hornero, Giuseppe Marinelli, Enrique Fulquet-Carreras, Paul Ridley
Carnaxide, Portugal, Goteborg, Sweden, Zwolle, The Netherlands, Milano, Italy, Dresden, Germany, New York, NY, Valencia, Spain, Bologna, Italy, Valladolid, Spain, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Discussant: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.

14. Endovascular Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Eric E Roselli, Roy Greenberg, Kate Pfaff, Lars Svensson, Bruce W Lytle
Cleveland, OH
Discussant: Joseph S. Coselli

5:00 pm

Adjourn

1:45 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - General Thoracic Surgery
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
204 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Cameron Wright, Robert Korst

15. Factors Predicting Poor Survival After Resection of Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Michael Y Chang, Steven J Mentzer, Yolonda L Colson, Philip A Linden, Michael T Jaklitsch, David J Sugarbaker
Boston, MA
Discussant: Alex G. Little

16. Long-term Survival and Recurrence in Patients with Resected Subcentimeter Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Paul C Lee, Robert J Korst, Jeffrey L Port, David E Becker, Yaniv Kerem, Amanda L Kansler, Nasser K Altorki
New York, NY
Discussant: Daniel L. Miller

17. Preoperative FDG Pet SUVmax Predicts Survival Independent Of Clinical But Not Pathologic TNM Staging Of NSCLC
Robert Downey, Timothy Akhurst, Mithat Gonen, Bernard Park, Valerie Rusch
New York, NY
Discussant: Carolyn E. Reed

2:45 pm

Intermission - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

3:20 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - General Thoracic Surgery
204 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Cameron Wright, Robert Korst

18. Restaging Patients with N2 (Stage IIIa) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A Prospective Study
Robert J Cerfolio, Ayesha S Bryant
Birmingham, AL
Discussant: Robert Korst

19. Prevalence Of Mediastinal Metastases And Sensitivity Of Mediastinoscopy In Potentially Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Screened By Computerized Tomography And Positron Emission Tomography.
Eric M Toloza, Bryan F Meyers, Linda Mackie-McCall, Carolyn E Reed, Joe B Putnam, Jr.
Durham, NC, Saint Louis, MO, Charleston, SC, Nashville, TN
Discussant: Griffith F. Pearson

20. T2N0M0 Esophageal Cancer
Thomas W Rice, David P Mason, Sudish P Murthy, Gregory Zuccaro, Jr., David J Adelstein, Lisa A Rybicki, Eugene H Blackstone
Cleveland, OH
Discussant: Stephen G. Swisher

21. Collis Gastroplasty and Reinforced Crural Repair: Essential Components of Laparoscopic Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair
Bryan A Whitson, Chuong D Hoang, Adam K Boettcher, Rafael S Andrade, Peter S Dahlberg, Michael A Maddaus
Minneapolis, MN
Discussant: Claude DesChamps

22. Postoperative Esophageal Leak Management using the Polyflex Esophageal Stent
Richard K Freeman, Anthony J Ascioti, Thomas C Wozniak
Indianapolis, IN
Discussant: Henning Arthur Gaissert

5:00 pm

Adjourn

1:45 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - Congenital Heart Disease
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Scott M. Bradley, Carl L. Backer

23. Over Two Decades of Pediatric Heart Transplantation
David L S Morales, Brandi E Braud, William J Dreyer, Susan W Denfield, Jeffrey S Heinle, E Dean McKenzie, Jack F Price, Jeffrey A Towbin, O H Frazier, Denton A Cooley, Charles D Fraser, Jr.
Houston, TX
Discussant: Vaughn A. Starnes

24. Resection of Posterior Coarctation Shelf Reduces Neoaortic Obstruction in HLHS.
Victor Bautista-Hernandez, Gerald R Marx, Kimberlee Gauvreau, John E Mayer, Jr., Pedro J Del Nido
Boston, MA
Discussant: James S. Tweddell

25. Less Invasive Cardiopulmonary Bypass System In Neonates And Small Infants
Kagami Miyaji, Takashi Miyamoto, Satoshi Kohira, Hajime Sato, Kuniyoshi Ohara, Hirokuni Yoshimura
Sagamihara, Japan
Discussant: V. Mohan Reddy

26. Predictors of Reintervention Following Non-valved Autologous Reconstruction of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in Neonates and Infants.
Christopher D Derby, Jacek Kolcz, Emilio Quezada, Samuel Gidding, Christian Pizarro
Wilmington, DE
Discussant: Miguel Barbero-Marcial

3:05 pm

Intermission - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

3:40 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - Congenital Heart Disease
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Scott M. Bradley, Carl L. Backer

27. Pulmonary Valve Cusp Augmentation With Autologous Pericardium May Improve Early Outcome For Tetralogy Of Fallot.
Petros V Anagnostopoulos, Anthony Azakie, Nelson Alphonso, Shobha Natarajan, Michael M Brook, Tom R Karl
San Francisco, CA
Discussant: Mark W. Turrentine

28. Current Surgical Therapy for Ebstein's Anomaly in Neonates
Brian L Reemtsen, Brian T Fagan, Winfield J Wells, Vaughn A Starnes
Los Angeles, CA
Discussant: Christopher J. Knott-Craig

29. Can Pulmonary Conduit Dysfunction and Failure Be Reduced In Infants Less Than Age Two Years?: A Congenital Heart Surgeons Society Study
Tara Karamlou, Eugene H Blackstone, Christopher A Caldarone, John A Hawkins, Marshall L Jacobs, John W Brown, Constantine Mavroudis, William G Williams, Brian W Mc Crindle
Toronto, ON, Canada, Cleveland, OH, Salt Lake City, UT, Philadelphia, PA, Indianapolis, IN, Chicago, IL
Discussant: Joseph A. Dearani

30. Surgical ASD Closure After Interventional Occluder Placement - Incidence And Outcome
Thomas Walther, Christian Binner, Ardawan Rastan, Ingo Dähnert, Rainer Hambrecht, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W Mohr, Martin Kostelka
Leipzig, Germany
Discussant: Carl L. Backer

5:00 pm

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 2, 2006

7:00 am

Cardiac Surgery Forum Session
(5 minutes presentation, 7 minutes discussion)
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Ludvig K. Von Segessor, John S. Ikonomidis

F1. Differential Patterns Of Matrix Metalloproteinase And Inhibitor Expression In Ascending Aortic Aneurysms With Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Valves.
John S Ikonomidis, John R Barbour, Jeffrey A Jones, Leslie L Clark, Robert E Stroud, Francis G Spinale, Fred A Crawford, Jr., Joseph E Bavaria, Joseph H Gorman III, Robert C Gorman
Charleston, SC, Philadelphia, PA
Discussant: John A. Kern

F2. Chordal "Translocation" for Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) ---- Towards Another Surgical Contribution in the Era of Percutaneous Valve Treatment
Masahira Fukuoka, Michihito Nonaka, Tadashi Ikeda, Masashi Komeda
Kyoto, Japan
Discussant: David H. Adams

F3. Overexpression of Integrin-Linked Kinase Induces Cardiac Stem Cell Expansion
Hideaki Yamabi, Huanzhang Lu, Xiaojing Dai, Gregory E. Hannigan, John G. Coles
Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussant: Frank W. Sellke

F4. Postnatal Changes In Human Cardiac Myocyte Putative Precursor Cell Populations.
Gabriel Amir, Xiaoyuan Ma, V Mohan Reddy, Frank L Hanley, Olaf Reinhartz, Chandra Ramamoorthy, R Kirk Riemer
Stanford, CA
Discussant: Richard D. Weisel

F5. Strain Related Regional Alterations of Calcium Handling Proteins in Heart Failure
Ahmet Kilic, Tieluo Li, Jennifer R Nash, Deyanira J Prastein, Gary Schwartzbauer, Timothy Dc Nolan, Zhongjun Wu, Bartley P Griffith
Baltimore, MD
Discussant: John V. Conte

F6. Myocardial Regeneration Therapy for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy with Cyclin A2
Y Joseph Woo, Corinna M Panlilio, Richard K Cheng, George P Liao, Pavan Atluri, Jeffrey E Cohen, Hina W Chaudhry
Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY
Discussant: Frank Sellke

F7. Myocardial Transcription Factors Are Modulated During Pathologic Cardiac Hypertrophy In Vivo- Identifying Potential Targets For Pharmaco-therapy Of Heart Failure
Anthony Azakie, Jeffrey R Fineman, Tom R Karl
San Francisco, CA
Discussant: Robert C. Robbins

F8. Aging Is Associated With An Impaired Coronary Microvascular Response To Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor In Patients
Shigetoshi Mieno, Richard T Clements, Basel Ramlawi, Munir Boodhwani, Jian Li, Frank W Sellke
Boston, MA
Discussant: Robert M. Mentzer

F9. Increased Bcl-2 Immunoreactivity at 10°C Indicates Additional Protection of Neocortex and Hippocampus during Prolonged Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (HCA)
Olga G Ananiadou, George E Drossos, Aikaterini N Bibou, Antonia Charchanti, Maria Bai, Saleem Haj-Yahia, Constantine E Anagnostopoulos, Elisabeth O Johnson
Ioannina, Greece, London, United Kingdom, New York, NY
Discussant: Frank L. Hanley

F10. The Potential Role of Cytoprotective Cytokines in Mediating the Beneficial Effects of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Corey D Anderson, Maria C Jordan, Jeanne K Kim, Jin Q Yang, David A Brown, Hillel Laks, Kenneth P Roos, W Robb Maclellan, Ramin E Beygui
Los Angeles, CA
Discussant: Edward D. Verrier

7:00 am

General Thoracic Forum Session
(5 minutes presentation, 7 minutes discussion)
204 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Yolonda Colson, David R. Jones

F11. Idiopathic Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Edema: 1.Hyperinflation Of The Remaining Lung Is An Aetiological Factor 2. Abolished By Use Of Balanced Pleural Drainage
John Manuel Alvarez
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Discussant: Mark K. Ferguson

F12. Molecular Changes Of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor And Its Impact On The Clinical Outcomes In Surgically Resected Adenocarcinoma Of The Lung
Young Tae Kim, Tae-You Kim, Dong Soon Lee, Sun Jung Park, Ju-Yeon Park, Hee Jung Kang, Seokyung Han, Chang Hyun Kang, Sook Whan Sung, Joo Hyun Kim
Seoul, Republic of Korea, Anyang, Republic of Korea
Discussant: Thomas A. D'Amico

F13. Behavior Of Oxidative Stress And Scavenger Capacity In Esophageal Mucosa After Antireflux Surgery: A Prospective Four Year Follow-up Study
Jari V Rasanen, Tuomo K Rantanen, Eero I Sihvo, Martti A Farkkila, Ari L Harjula, Jarmo A Salo
Helsinki, Finland, Tampere, Finland
Discussant: Steven DeMeester

F14. Gossypol, A Phytochemical Compound With BH3 Mimetic Property, Sensitizes Cultured Thoracic Cancer Cells to Apo2L/TRAIL (TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand)-Mediated Apoptosis
Wen-Shuz Yeow, Aris Baras, Alex Chua, Duc M Nguyen, Jingtong Zuo, David S Schrump, Dao M Nguyen
Bethesda, MD
Discussant: David R. Jones

F15. Prevention Of Local Tumor Growth With Paclitaxel Loaded Microspheres
Solomon Azouz, Yolonda Colson
Boston, MA
Discussant: W. Roy Smythe

F16. Analysis of Cellular Sub-Fractions in Lung Cancer: A Proteomics Approach
King F Kwong, Lindsay Goichochea, Jessica L. Hobbs, Peter L Gutierrez
Baltimore, MD
Discussant: David H. Harpole

F17. Regulation of Mononuclear Inflammation in the Lung by Intercommunications Between the Bronchial and Pulmonary Microcirculations
Dino J Ravnic, Moritz A Konerding, Xiaoqun Jiang, Harold T Huss, Juan P Pratt, Steven J Mentzer
Boston, MA, Mainz, Germany
Discussant: Malcolm Brock

F18. Experimental Safety And Efficacy Evaluation Of An Extracorporeal Pumpless Artificial Lung In Providing Respiratory Support Via The Axillary Vessels
Manuela Iglesias, Oriol Sibila, Ivete Aldabo, Carole Solange Petit, Elisabeth Martinez, Purification Matute, Paolo Macchiarini
Barcelona, Spain
Discussant: Michael S. Mulligan

F19. Life-supporting Function Of Galt ko Pig Lungs In Baboons.
Bao Ngoc H Nguyen, Agnes M Azimzadeh, Tianshu Zhang, Guosheng Wu, H-J Shuurman, David H Sachs, David Ayares, James S Allan, Richard N Pierson III
Baltimore, MD, Cambridge and Boston, MA, Blacksburg, VA
Discussant: Joseph B. Zwischenberger

F20. The Relationship Between RASSF1A Aberrant Methylation And Survival In Small Sized Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Kuniharu Miyajima, Tatsuo Ohira, Yasuhiro Suga, Mitsuru Takahashi, Jitsuo Usuda, Yoshitaka Nagatsuka, Naohiro Kajiwara, Osamu Uchida, Masahiro Tsuboi, Takashi Hirano, Harubumi Kato, Adi F Gazdar
Tokyo, Japan, Dallas, TX
Discussant: David Schrump

9:00 am

Scientific Session
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Richard A. Jonas, Irving L. Kron

31. Long Term Clinical Results of Mitral Valvuloplasty Using Flexible and Rigid Ring : Prospective and Randomized study
Byung-Chul Chang, Young-Nam Youn, Jong-Won Ha, Sang-Hyun Lim, Yousun Hong, Namsik Chung
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Discussant: Aubrey C. Galloway, Jr.

32. Mid-Term Results Of Surgery Of Congenital Heart Disease In Adult Age: Italian Multicentric Study
Massimo Antonio Padalino Simone Speggiorin Vladimiro Lorenzo Vida Giovanni Stellin, and the Adult Congenital Italian Working Group, under the aegis of Italia Society of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Discussant: Hillel Laks

33. Pulmonary Metastasectomy Results in Improved Survival: An Analysis of 1,720 Pulmonary Metastatic Melanoma Patients
Rebecca P Petersen, Steven I Hanish, John C Haney, Charles C Miller III, Douglas S Tyler, Hilliard F Seigler, William R Burfeind, Jr., Thomas A D'Amico, David H Harpole, Jr.
Durham, NC, Houston, TX
Discussant: Josh Sonnett

34. Long-Term Results of the Konno Procedure for Complex Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
Rakesh M Suri, Francisco J Puga, Joseph A Dearani, Hartzell V Schaff, Gordon K Danielson
Rochester Minnesota, MN, Rochester, MN
Discussant: Thomas L. Spray

35. Surgical Therapy For Ischemic Heart Failure: Global Experience With Surgical Ventricular Restoration From One Single Center
Lorenzo A Menicanti, Alessandro Frigiola, Carlo Santambrogio, Carlo De Vincentiis, Serenella Castelvecchio, Marco Ranucci, Marisa Di Donato
San Donato Milanese-Milano, Italy, San Donato Milanese, Italy, Firenze, Italy
Discussant: Andrew S. Wechsler

10:40 am

Intermission Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall

11:25 am

Award Presentations
Ballroom A/B Pennsylvania Convention Center

11:40 am

Address By Honored Speaker
The World in Need: Lessons Learned in Medical Diplomacy. The Project Hope Perspective. John Howe
Introduced By: Richard A. Jonas

12:20 pm

Adjourn For Lunch Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

Cardiothoracic Residents' Luncheon
Pennsylvania Convention Center

2:00 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - Adult Cardiac Surgery
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Christopher M. Feindel, R. Scott Mitchell

36. Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation Following Repair: Should the Mitral Valve be Re-Repaired?
Rakesh M Suri, Hartzell V Schaff, Kenton J Zehr, Joseph A Dearani, Thoralf M Sundt III, Richard C Daly, Charles J Mullany, Thomas A Orszulak
Rochester, MN
Discussant: A. Marc Gillinov

37. Reoperative Aortic Root and Transverse Arch Procedures: A Contemporary Comparison of Redo and Primary Operations
Christian D Etz, Konstadinos A Plestis, Tobias M Homann, Carol A Bodian, Gabriele Diluozzo, James C Halstead, Randall B Griepp
New York, NY
Discussant: Terushisha Kazui

38. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Or Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass In Patients With Preoperative Non Dialysis Dependent Renal Insufficiency: A Randomized Study
Lokeswara R Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, Rajasekara M Chakravarthi, Sriramulu Somaplli, Shanti K Naidu, Bhupathiraju Somaraju
Hyderabad, India
Discussant: John D. Puskas

39. The Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Late Outcomes after Mitral Valve Replacement
Vincent Chan, B-Khanh Lam, Marc Ruel, Paul Hendry, Roy Masters, Pierre Bedard, Bill Goldstein, Fraser Rubens, Thierry Mesana
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Discussant: Fred A. Crawford, Jr.

3:20 pm

Intermission Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

3:55 pm

40. The Impact Of Ablation Technology On Surgical Outcomes Following The Cox Maze Procedure: A Propensity Analysis
Shelly C Lall, Marci S Bailey, Tracey J Guthrie, Rochus K Voeller, Marc R Moon, Ralph J Damiano, Jr.
St Louis, MO
Discussant: W. Randolph Chitwood

41. Primary and Repeat Heart Transplantation in the United States: A propensity score matching analysis of 594 re-recipients through 5-years
Jeffrey Shuhaiber, Robert D Gibbons, Jong Bae Kim, Kwan Hur, Mamdouh Bakhos, Bryan Foy, Jeffrey Schwartz, Hassan Nemeh
Chicago, IL
Discussant: Carmelo A. Milano

42. Prospective Randomised Comparison Of Carbomedics And St Jude Medical Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve Prostheses: 10 Year Follow-up
Alan J Bryan, Chris A Rogers, Kate Bayliss, Jan Wild, Gianni D Angelini
Bristol, United Kingdom
Discussant: Ludvig K. VonSeggeser

2:00 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - General Thoracic Surgery
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
204 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Stephen C. Yang, Joshua R. Sonett

43. A Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Effects Of Intermittent Intercostal Analgesia With Bupivacaine And Intravenous Pethidine On Post-thoracotomy Pain And Pulmonary Function
Mehran Nasr Esfahani, Ali Ghafouri, Ali Movafegh, Ali Gholamrezanezhad
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Discussant: Frank C. Detterback

44. Objective Assessment Of Sudomotor Response Following Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
Pramod Bonde, Colin Fullerton, Judith Allen, Jim McGuigan
Belfast, United Kingdom
Discussant: Mark J. Krasna

45. Risk-adjusted Morbidity and Mortality Models to Compare the Performance of two Units after Major Lung Resections
Alessandro Brunelli, Nicholas J Morgan-Hughes, Majed Al Refai, Michele Salati, Armando Sabbatini, Gaetano Rocco
Ancona, Italy, Sheffield, United Kingdom, Naples, Italy
Discussant: Mark S. Allen

3:00 pm

Intermission - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

3:35 pm

46. Impact of Bilateral Versus Single Lung Transplantation on Survival in Recipients 60 Years of Age and Older
Lois U Nwakanma, Christopher E Simpkins, Jason A Williams, Marvin C Borja, John V Conte, Ashish S Shah
Baltimore, MD
Discussant: Alec Patterson

47. Impact Of Donors Aged 60 Years And Older On Outcome After Lung Transplantation: Results Of An 11-year Single Center Experience
Marc De Perrot, Thomas K Waddell, Yaron Shargall, Andrew F Pierre, Elie Fadel, Karl Uy, Cecilia Chaparro, Michael Hutcheon, Lianne G Singer, Shaf Keshavjee
Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussant: John C. Wain

48. Surgical Patient Outcomes Following The Increased Utilization Of Bilateral Lung Transplantation
Andrew C Chang, Kevin C Chan, Christine L Lau, Vibha N Lama, Allan Pickens, Rosamund Florn, Kevin R Flaherty, Fernando J Martinez, Mark B Orringer
Ann Arbor, MI
Discussant: Shaf Keshevjee

49. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awaiting Lung Transplantation
Matthew Sweet, Marco Patti, Charles Hoopes, Lorianna Leard, Jeffrey Golden, Steven Hays, Pierre R Theodore
San Francisco, CA
Discussant: Raphael Bueno

2:00 pm

Simultaneous Scientific Session - Congenital Heart Disease
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: Joseph A. Dearani, Christo I. Tchervenkov

50. Surgical Repair Of Multiple Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects. The Role Of Re-endocardialization
Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Masaki Osaki, Mitesh V Badiwala, Tara Karamlou, Chan Chee Ching, Subodh Verma, John G Coles, Christopher A Caldarone, William G Williams, Glen S Van Arsdell
Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussant: Emile Bacha

51. How long is the Artificial Graft Used in Total Cavopulmonary Connection Durable? - More than 10 Years Evaluation
Koji Kagisaki, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Soichiro Kitamura
Suita, Japan
Discussant: Marc de Leval

52. Use of Limited Periods of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest is Not Associated with Worse Neurodevelopmental Outcome at One-Year of Age
J William Gaynor, Gil Wernovsky, Gail P Jarvik, Judy Bernbaum, Marsha Gerdes, Elaine H Zackai, Robert R Clancy, Susan C Nicolson, Thomas L Spray
Philadelphia, PA, Seattle, WA
Discussant: Richard A. Jonas

3:00 pm

Intermission - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall, Pennsylvania Convention Center

2:00 pm

53. Surgical Strategy for the Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Tricuspidization with Leaflet Extension Versus Pulmonary Autograft
David Michael McMullan, Rafael Guerrero, Yves D'Udekem, Andrew D Cochrane, Daniel J Penny, Christian P Brizard
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Discussant: John A. Hawkins

54. Outcomes Of Definitive Surgical Repair for Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries or Atrioventricular Discordance with Double Outlet Right Ventricle: Risk Analyses In 195 Patients
Toshiharu Shin'oka, Hiromi Kurosawa, Masakuni Ishiyama, Takahiko Sakamoto
Tokyo, Japan
Discussant: William G. Williams

55. The Cone Reconstruction Of Tricuspid Valve In Ebstein's Anomaly: The Operation, Early And Midterm Results.
José Pedro Da Silva, José Francisco Baumgratz, Luciana Da Fonseca, Sônia Meiken Franchi, Lílian Maria Lopes, Gláucia Maria Penha Tavares, Luís Felipe Pinho Moreira, Miguel Barbero-Marcial
São Paulo, Brazil
Discussant: Jan Quaegebeur

56. Optimal timing of the Fontan conversion
Masahiro Koh, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Soichiro Kitamura
Osaka, Japan
Discussant: Constantine Mavroudis

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

7:00 am

Emerging Technologies And Techniques Forum
(7 minutes presentation, 8 minutes discussion)
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Moderators: John D. Puskas, Richard D. Weisel

T1. Myocardial Assistance by Grafting a New Bioartificial Upgraded Myocardium (MAGNUM Trial): Preliminary Results
Juan C Chachques, Jorge C Trainini, Noemi Lago, Jorge Mouras, Alejandra I Christen, Miguel Cortes Morichetti, Giacomo Frati, Olivier Schussler
Paris, France, Buenos Aires, Argentina

T2. Superiority of Cut and Sew Technique for the Cox-maze Procedure. Comparison with Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation
John M Stulak, Hartzell V Schaff, Kenton J Zehr, Thoralf M Sundt III, Richard C Daly, Christopher G A McGregor, Joseph A Dearani
Rochester, MN

T3. Cathether-Based Infrared Light Scanner as a Tool to Assess Conduit Quality in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Nicholas S Burris, Joseph M Schmitt, Cha-Min Tang, Michael H Kwon, Bartley P Griffith, Robert S Poston, Jr.
Baltimore, MD, Westford, MA

T4. Gene Expression Profiles Characterizing The Progression Of Heart Failure In Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis
Bruno K Podesser, Georg Mitterer, Christof Holzinger, Martin Vodrazka, Igor Schor, Konrad Binder, Hermann Kassal, Wolfgang Schmidt
St. Poelten, Austria, Vienna, Austria

T5. In Vivo Autologous Recellularization Of A Tissue Engineered Heart Valve: Are Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells The Best Candidate?
André Vincentelli, Fabrice Wautot, Olivier Fouquet, Delphine Corseaux, Sylvestre Marechaux, Francis Juthier, Sophie Susen, Christophe Decoene, Thierry Le Tourneau, Alain Prat, Brigitte Jude
Lille, France

T6. A New Device for Correcting Aortic Insufficiency: Aortic Ring Annuloplasty
Fredrick Y Chen, Andrew Gogbashian, Ravi K Ghanta, Ramanan Umakanthan, Rita G Laurence, John A Fox, Joseph Scott, Andrew Locke, Lawrence H Cohn
Boston, MA

T7. Application of the Open Arch Antegrade "Stented Elephant Trunk" Approach for Hybrid Repair of the Aortic Arch using the Gore TAG Stent Graft in Type A dissections
Frank W Bowen, Wilson Szeto, Alberto Pochettino, Joseph Bavaria
Philadelphia, PA

T8. Initial US Experience with the Paracor Cardiac Support Device
Charles T Klodell, Jr., David C McGiffin, Barry K Rayburn, Benjamin Sun, William T Abraham, Juan M Aranda, Jr.
Gainesville, FL, Birmingham, AL, Columbus, OH

T9. Clinical Application Of Airway Bypass, A New Bronchoscopic Procedure For Severe Emphysema
Paulo F G Cardoso, Greg Snell, Peter Hopkins, Gerhard Sybrecht, Georgios Stamatis, Alan Ng, Philip Eng
Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil, Pahran, victoria, Australia, Chermside, Queensland, Australia, Homburg, Saar, Germany, Essen, Heidhausen, Germany, Singapore, Singapore

9:15 am

Guest Speaker
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Bram Zuckerman, M.D.

7:00 am

Global Thoracic Surgery Session
204 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Chairman: Phil Cocoran
International Disaster Relief and Bioterrorism Crisis Response

9:30 am

Controversies In Cardiothoracic Surgery
Plenary Session
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center

Topic:	Declining Cardiothoracic Surgery Applications is Good for the Specialty
Moderator:	Irving L. Kron
Pro:	Andrew S. Wechsler
Con:	Douglas J. Mathisen

10:30 am

Controversies In Cardiothoracic Surgery
Acquired Cardiac Controversies
Ballroom A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center

Topic:	Thoracic Aortic Stent Grafts Should Only be Performed by CT Surgeons
Moderator:	R. Scott Mitchell
Pro:	Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Con:	Bruce W. Lytle

11:15 am

Topic:	Robotics are the Future of Cardiac Surgery...And Always Will Be
Moderator:	Friedrich W. Mohr
Pro:	Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
Con:	W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.

12:00 noon

Adjourn

10:30 am

Controversies In Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Thoracic Controversies
204 A/B Pennsylvania Convention Center

Topic:	Esophagectomies Should Only Be Performed in High-Volume Centers
Moderator:	Joe B. Putnam, Jr.
Pro:	Steven G. Swisher
Con:	Ricard I. Whyte

11:15 am

Topic:	VATS Lobectomy is the Best Operation for Clinical Stage 1 NSCLC
Moderator:	Cameron D. Wright
Pro:	Scott J. Swanson
Con:	Alec Patterson

12:00 noon

Adjourn

10:30 am

Controversies In Cardiothoracic Surgery
Congenital Heart Controversies
201 A/B, Pennsylvania Convention Center

Topic:	Congenital Cardiac Surgeons Should be Trained in an Accredited Two-Year Fellowship
Moderator:	Vaughn A. Starnes
Pro:	Constantine Mavroudis
Con:	Richard Ohye

11:15 am

Topic:	Biological vs. Mechanical Valve Replacement of the Pulmonary Valve After Multiple Reconstructions of the RVOT Tract
Moderator:	John J. Lamberti
Biological:	John W. Brown
Mechanical:	Joseph A. Dearani

12:00 noon

Adjourn