2007 Program and Abstracts

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY
87th ANNUAL MEETING
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC May 5-9, 2007

PROGRAM OUTLINE

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2007
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Room 146, Washington Convention Center Chairman: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Morning Session - Current Topics and Controversies in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Moderator: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
8:00 - 8:10 am		Welcome and Introduction Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. Washington University School of Medicine
8:10 - 8:40 am		Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation: Current State of the Art Richard Schuessler, Ph.D. Washington University
8:40 - 9:10 am		Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Does One Approach Fit All Patients? Fred Morady University of Michigan Health Systems
9:10 - 9:35 am		Surgery for Lone Atrial Fibrillation: How Do We Become Competitive with Catheter Ablation? Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. Washington University School of Medicine
9:35 - 10:00 am		Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease: What is the Correct Lesion Set? A. Marc Gillinov Cleveland Clinic Foundation
10:00 - 10:15 am		Panel Discussion
10:15 - 10:30 am		BREAK
Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD
10:30 - 11:00 am		What's New in Ablation Technology? Adam E. Saltman Maimonides Medical Center
11:00 - 11:30 am		How Should We Report Our Clinical Studies and Results? Defining Success Richard Shemin Boston Medical Center
11:30 - 12:00 pm		Debate: Ganglionectomy is an Important Adjunct to AF Ablation Pro: James Edgerton, Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest Con: Richard Schuessler, PhD, Washington University
12:00 - 1:00 pm		LUNCH
Afternoon Session - Operative Techniques for Lone Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Moderator: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD
1:00 - 1:20 pm		Minimally Invasive Maze Procedure Niv Ad Inova Heart & Vascular Institute
1:20 - 1:40 pm		Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Bilateral VATS and Partial Cardiac Denervation and Excision of LAA Randall K. Wolf UC Surgeons, Univ of Cincinnati
1:40 - 2:00 pm		Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Bilateral Thoracoscopic Approach J. Crayton Pruitt Cardiac Surgical Associates
2:00 - 2:20 pm		Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Unilateral Thoracoscopic Approach Li Poa Enloe Medical Center
2:20 - 2:45 pm		Panel Discussion
Operative Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation with Valvular Heart Disease Moderator: Niv Ad, MD
3:00 - 3:20 pm		Left Atrial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Stefano Benussi San Raffaele Hospital
3:20 - 3:40 pm		Biatrial Lesion Sets Patrick M. McCarthy Northwestern Memorial Hospital
3:40 - 4:00 pm		Atrial Fibrillation Surgery through Minimally Invasive Approaches W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. East Carolina Univ School of Med
4:00 - 4:20 pm		Beating Heart Ablation Mark A. Groh Asheville Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons
4:20 - 4:40 pm		Panel Discussion
4:40 - 5:00 pm		Challenges in the Perioperative Management of Patients after AF Surgery Roger C. Millar LDS Hospital
5:00 pm		Adjourn
DEVELOPING THE ACADEMIC SURGEON - A SYMPOSIUM Room 145, Washington Convention Center Chairman: A. Marc Gillinov
1:00 p.m.		Introduction A. Marc Gillinov Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1:15 p.m.		Cardiac Surgical Research: Basic, Clinical, or Both? Aubrey C. Galloway New York University Medical Center
1:35 p.m.		Clinical Trial Design: Basic Concepts and Concrete Examples Eugene H. Blackstone Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1:55 p.m.		Cardiothoracic Surgery and the NIH: Where do We Stand? Pedro J. del Nido Children's Hospital - Boston
2:15 p.m.		Models of Academic Thoracic Surgery I John C. Wain Massachusetts General Hospital
2:30 p.m.		Models of Academic Thoracic Surgery II James D. Luketich University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2:45 p.m.		BREAK
3:00 p.m.		From Innovation to Application Paul A. Spence University of Louisville Cardiothoracic Surgical Associated
3:20 p.m.		Working with Industry Michael J. Mack Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas
3:40 p.m.		Training for the Future - A Program Director's Perspective R. Morton Bolman, III Brigham & Women's Hospital
4:00 p.m.		Training for the Future - Reduced to Practice Eric E. Roselli, Cleveland Clinic Mathew R. Williams, Columbia University Medical Center J. Michael Davidson, Brigham & Women's Hospital
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2007
5:00 - 7:00 pm		General Thoracic Biology Club Location: TBA
5:00 - 7:00 pm		Cardiac Surgery Biology Club Location: TBD
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007
AATS/STS ADULT CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM Ballroom A/B, Washington Convention Center Chairman: Joseph F. Sabik, III
7:55 a.m.		Welcome Joseph F. Sabik, III Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Session I Mitral Valve Repair
8:00 a.m.		Indications, Imaging and Timing of Mitral Valve Repair and Surgical Techiques William Stewart Cleveland Clinic Foundation
8:30 a.m.		Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Quadrangular Resection with and without Sliding Valvuloplasty Lawrence H. Cohn Brigham & Women's Hospital
8:50 a.m.		Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Triangular Resection without Sliding Valvuloplasty Hartzell V. Schaff The Mayo Clinic
9:10 a.m.		Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Posterior Leaflet Rotation (NYU Repair) Aubrey C. Galloway New York University School of Medicine
9:30 a.m.		Discussion: Posterior Leaflet Repair Techniques Lawrence H. Cohn, Hartzell V. Schaff, Aubrey C. Galloway
10:00 a.m.		BREAK
10:20 a.m.		Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Chordal Transfer A. Marc Gillinov Cleveland Clinic Foundation
10:40 a.m.		Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Artificial Chords as a Primary Approach to Leaflet Prolapse Fred W. Mohr Herzzentrum Universitaet LeipzigK
11:00 a.m.		Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Artificial Chords When Other Techniques Fail Tirone E. David Toronto General Hospital
11:20 a.m.		Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Edge to Edge Repair Ottavio R. Alfieri San Raffaele University Hospital
11:40 a.m.		Discussion: Anterior Leaflet Repair Techniques A. Marc Gillinov, Tirone E. David, Fred W. Mohr, Ottavio R. Alfieri
12:00 p.m.		LUNCH
Session II Advantages and Limitations of Cardiac CT and MRI: What the Cardiac Surgeon Needs to Know
1:00 p.m.		Advantages and Limitations of Cardiac CT and MRI: What the Cardiac Surgeon Needs to Know Scott D. Flamm Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Session III Less Invasive Surgical Approaches to Valve and Coronary Surgery
1:30 p.m.		Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Multivessel Revascularization via a Mini-Thoracotomy Roxanne V. Newman Meritcare Medical Center
1:50 p.m.		Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Totally Endoscopic Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker JWG-University of Frankfurt
2:10 p.m.		Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Hybrid Procedure John G. Byrne Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute
2:30 p.m.		Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Anastomotic Connectors Michael J. Mack Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas
2:50 p.m.		Discussion Roxanne V. Newman, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, John G. Byrne, Michael J. Mack
3:10 p.m.		BREAK
3:30 p.m.		Less Invasive Valve Surgery: Upper and Lower Hemisternotomy Tomislav Mihaljevic Cleveland Clinic Foundation
3:50 p.m.		Less Invasive Valve Surgery: Right Thoracotomy - Direct Eugene A. Grossi New York University Medical CenterK
4:10 p.m.		Less Invasive Valve Surgery: Right Thoractomy - Thorascopic Hugo K. Vanermen Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis
4:30 p.m.		Mitral Valve Repair Surgery with Robotic Technology W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. East Carolina University School of Medicine
4:50 p.m.		Discussion Tomislav Mihaljevic, Eugene A. Grossi, Hugo K. Vanermen, W. Randolph Chitwood
5:10 p.m.		ADJOURN TO WELCOME RECEPTION EXHIBIT HALL * Subject to change
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007
AATS/STS GENERAL THORACIC SYMPOSIUM Room 147, Washington Convention Center Chairman: Sudish C. Murthy
STANDARDS OF CARE
8:00 a.m.		Introduction Sudish C. Murthy Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Session I Early Stage (Subcentimeter) NSCLCa
8:05 a.m.		Limited Resection Rodney J. Landreneau University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
8:15 a.m.		Lobectomy Jean DesLauriers Hospital Laval
8:25 a.m.		Discussion
Session II Therapy for Stage IIIA NSCLCa
8:35 a.m.		Chemoradiation as Primary Treatment Tarek Mekhail Cleveland Clinic Foundation
8:45 a.m.		Induction Therapy Followed by Surgery Mark J. Krasna St. Joseph's Medical Center
8:55 a.m.		Discussion
Session III Barrett's Esophagus with High-Grade Dysplasia
9:05 a.m.		Endoscopic Management Kenneth K. Wang The Mayo Clinic
9:15 a.m.		Esophagectomy Versus Esophageal Preservation Steven R. Demeester University of Southern California
9:25 a.m.		Discussion
Session IV Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
9:35 a.m.		En Bloc Resection Nasser K. Altorki Cornell Medical Center
9:45 a.m.		Induction Therapy Followed by Resection Garret L. Walsh MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:55 a.m.		Discussion
10:05 a.m.		BREAK
MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS
10:15 a.m.		Introduction Sudish C. Murthy Cleveland Clinic Foundation
10:20 a.m.		Protracted Air Leak Following Pulmonary Resection John D. Mitchell University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
10:35 a.m.		Bronchopleural Fistula and Empyema Mark S. Allen The Mayo Clinic
10:50 a.m.		Vocal Fold Immobility and Paralysis Robert R. Lorenz Cleveland Clinic Foundation
11:05 a.m.		Iatrogenic Chylothorax Thomas W. Rice Cleveland Clinic Foundation
11:20 a.m.		Anastomotic Leak and Stricture Post Esophagectomy Claude Deschamps The Mayo Clinic
11:35 a.m.		The Prevention and Treatment of Post-Thoracotomy Pain Robert J. Cerfolio University of Alabama at Birmingham
11:50 a.m.		Discussion
12:00 p.m.		LUNCH
HOW TO (INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS)
1:00 p.m.		Introduction Sudish C. Murthy Cleveland Clinic Foundation
1:05 p.m.		VATS Lobectomy Daniel L. Miller Emory University School of Medicine
1:25 p.m.		Transhiatal Esophagectomy Mark B. Orringer University of Michigan Medical Center
1:45 p.m.		Cervical Tracheal Resection Douglas J. Mathisen Massachusetts General Hospital
2:05 p.m.		Pancoast Resection William R. Smythe Texas A&M University Health Science Center
2:25 p.m.		Left Thoracoabdominal Esophagectomy TBD
2:45 p.m.		Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Joel D. Cooper Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
INVESTIGATIONAL THERAPIES
3:05 p.m.		BREAK
3:20 p.m.		Introduction Sudish C. Murthy Cleveland Clinic Foundation
3:25 p.m.		High Frequency Radio Ablation James D. Luketich University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
3:45 p.m.		Robotic Approaches in Thoracic Surgery Kemp H. Kernstine City of Hope National Medical Center
4:05 p.m.		Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction Atul Mehta Cleveland Clinic Foundation
4:25 p.m.		Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Procedures Jeffrey Ponsky University Hospitals Case Medical Center
4:45 p.m.		Discussion
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN TO WELCOME RECEPTION EXHIBIT HALL
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007
AATS/STS CONGENITAL HEART SYMPOSIUM Room 145, Washington Convention Center Chairman: Charles D. Fraser, Texas Children's Hospital
7:55 a.m.		Welcome Charles D. Fraser Texas Children's Hospital
Section I Global Congenital Heart Surgery
8:00 a.m.		Congenital Heart Surgery in Developing Countries Richard A. Jonas Children's Hospital National Medical Center
8:20 a.m.		Birth of a New Program - The Kardias Experience Alexis Palacios-Macedo Instituto Nacional de Pediatria
8:40 a.m.		Discussion
Section II Techniques in Congenital Heart Surgery
9:00 a.m.		Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in Children Duke E. Cameron The John Hopkins Hospital
9:20 a.m.		One-Stage Repair Coarctation/VSD Henry L. Walters, III Wayne State University School of Medicine
9:40 a.m.		Reconstructive Methods for Complex Systemic Venous Return Florentino J. Vargas Hospital de Ninos P. de Elizalde
10:00 a.m.		Discussion
10:20 a.m.		BREAK
10:40 a.m.		Intracardiac Repair of Double Outlet Right Ventricle Francois G. Lacour-Gayet Children's Hospital Heart Institute
11:00 a.m.		Transatrial/Transpulomary Repairs of TOF George E. Sarris Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
11:20 a.m.		Maze Procedure in Single V Patients Carl L. Backer Children's Memorial Hospital
11:40 a.m.		Discussion
12:00 p.m.		LUNCH
Section III Controversies in Congenital Heart Surgery
1:00 p.m.		Strategy for Physiologic Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Frank L. Hanley Stanford University Medical Center
1:20 p.m.		Perioperative Neuroprotection David P. Nelson Texas Children's Hospital
1:40 p.m.		Training and Outcome of the Low Pressure Morphologic Left Ventricle in CCTGA and Atrially Corrected DTGA William J. Brawn Birmingham Children's Hospital
2:00 p.m.		Discussion
Section IV Pediatric Transplantation
2:20 p.m.		Pediatric Lung Transplantation: A Therapy in its Adolescence E. Dean McKenzie Baylor College of Medicine
2:40 p.m.		BREAK
3:00 p.m.		Recent North American Experience - Berlin Heart James K. Kirklin University of Alabama at Birmingham
3:20 p.m.		Discussion
Section V Educating Congenital Heart Surgeons
3:40 p.m.		ABTS Perspective on the Future of Congenital Heart Surgery Education Edward L. Bove University of Michigan
4:10 p.m.		Perspective on Success in Congenital Heart Surgery Aldo R. Castaneda UNICAR
4:40 p.m.		Discussion
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN TO WELCOME RECEPTION EXHIBIT HALL *Subject to change
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 6, 2007
3:00 p.m.		C. WALTON LILLEHEI RESIDENT FORUM SESSION Room 146, Washington Convention Center (7 minutes presentation, 8 minutes discussion) Moderators: John G. Byrne Mark J. Krasna
		L1. Effect of Induction Regimen on Acute Rejection, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, and Survival Following Lung Transplantation Gorav Ailawadi1, Philip W. Smith1, Tomomi Oka1, Hongkun Wang1, K Robert Shen1, Benjamin D. Kozower1, Thomas M. Daniel1, Irving L. Kron1, David R. Jones1 1TCV Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
		L2. Dual Agent Immunosuppression Synergistically Inhibits Nitric Oxide And Endothelin-1 Homeostasis Danny Ramzy1, Laura C. Tumiati1, Ning Xu1, Elissa Tepperman1, Rohit Sheshgiri1, Jessica Jackman1, Mitesh Badiwala1, Vivek Rao1 1Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
		L3. Transmyocardial Revascularization Enhances Myocardial Vasculogenesis and Hemodynamic Function Pavan Atluri1, Erik E. Suarez1, George P. Liao1, Corinna Panlilio1, John B. Hye1, William Hiesinger1, Jeffrey E. Cohen1, Maximillian J. Smith1, Rebecca Levitt1, Y. Joseph Woo1 1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
		L4. Timing is everything. Pretreatment of donor lungs with the adenosine 2A receptor agonist ATL-313 results in superior protection from lung ischemia reperfusion injury versus administration during reperfusion. Leo M. Gazoni1, Victor E. Laubach1, Eric Unger1, Daniel P. Mulloy1, Turner C. Lisle1, Joel Linden1, Irving L. Kron1 1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
		L5. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase G894T Polymorphism Impacts Vascular Resistance and Long-term Outcome for Single Ventricle Patients Thomas S. Maxey1, William T. Mahle2, Shady M. Eldaif1, Brian E. Kogon1, Kirk R. Kanter1, Mark M. Bouzyk2, Paul M. Kirshbom1 1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta , GA, USA.
		L6. Impact of Tumor-Infiltrating T-cells on Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Masaki Anraku1, Kristopher S. Cunningham2, Zhihong Yun1, Ming-Sound Tsao2, Li Zhang3, Shaf Keshavjee1, Michael R. Johnston1, Marc de Perrot1 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2Division of Applied Molecular Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada. 3Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
		L7. Insulin Treatment Enhances the Myocardial Angiogenic Response in Diabetes Munir Boodhwani1, Neel R. Sodha1, Shu-Hua Xu1, Shigetoshi Mieno1, Jun Feng1, Marc Ruel2, Frank W. Sellke1 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. 2Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
		L8. Therapeutic Induction Of Heme-Oxygenase-1 In The Heart Using A Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier Sagar Damle1, Ashok N. Babu1, Ernest E. Moore2, Michael Weyant1, Anirban Banerjee1, Lihau Ao1, Jeffrey L. Johnson2, Xianzhong Meng1, David Fullerton1 1University of Colorado at Denver, Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. 2Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA.
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN TO WELCOME RECEPTION
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2007
7:45 a.m.		Business Session (Limited to Members Only)
8:00 a.m.		SCIENTIFIC SESSION (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Ballroom A/B, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Bruce W. Lytle Irving L. Kron
		1. Abstract was withdrawn from presentation by request of the author
		2. One or two ventricles in critical aortic stenosis? The disproportionate impact of pursuing biventricular repair in borderline cases Edward J. Hickey1, Christopher A. Caldarone1, Eugene H. Blackstone2, Gary K. Lofland3, Thomas Yeh4, Christo I. Tchervenkov5, Christian Pizarro6, Frank A. Pigula7, Brian W. McCrindle1 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. 3Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA. 4University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. 5Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. 6Alfred DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA. 7Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA Invited Discussant: Edward L. Bove
		3. Data from the STS General Thoracic Database: The Surgical Management of Primary Lung Tumors Daniel Boffa2, Joshua D. Grab5, Mark S. Allen1, Henning A. Gaissert4, David H. Harpole3, Cameron D. Wright4 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 3Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. 5Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA Invited Discussant: Valerie W. Rusch
		4. Long-term results of the open stent grafting technique for extended aortic arch disease Kazuo Shimamura1, Toru Kuratani1, Goro Mastumiya1, Masaaki Kato3, Hiroshi Takano2, Yoshiki Sawa1 1Department of cardiovascular surgery, Osaka university graduate school of medecine, Osaka, Japan. 2Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan. 3Morinomiya Hispital, Osaka, Japan Invited Discussant: John A. Elefteriades
9:20 a.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall E, Washington Convention Center
10:05 a.m.		BASIC SCIENCE LECTURE Ballroom A/B, Washington Convention Center Nanotechnology - Impact on Cardiovascular Medicine Steven R. Bailey, University of Texas Introduced By: Bruce W. Lytle
10:45 a.m.		SCIENTIFIC SESSION Moderators: D. Craig Miller Irving L. Kron
		5. Cusp repair in aortic valve reconstruction; Does the technique affect stability? Diana Aicher1, Frank Langer1, Oliver Adam1, Dietmar Tscholl1, Henning Lausberg1, Hans-Joachim Schäfers1 1Department of Thoracic- and Cardiovascular Surgery, University-Hospital Homburg/ Saar, Germany, Homburg, Germany Invited Discussant: Christopher M. Feindel
		6. The Role of TEG in Directing Blood Product Usage in Infant Open-heart Surgery Eric Mendeloff1, George Glenn1, Paul Tavakolian2, Eugene Lin2, Allison E. Leonard2, Syma L. Prince2, John Kampine1, Morley A. Herbert1 1Medical City Children's Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA. 2CRSTI, Dallas, TX, USA Invited Discussant: Andrew S. Wechsler
11:25 a.m.		PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Bruce W. Lytle Cleveland, OH Introduced by: D. Craig Miller
12:30 p.m.		ADJOURN FOR LUNCH VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, 2007
1:45 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Room 146, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Ludwig K. Von Segesser Christopher M. Feindel
		7. Sustained Mild Hypothermia and Neurocognitive Function Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study Munir Boodhwani1, Fraser D. Rubens1, Denise Wozny1, Rosendo Rodriguez1, Howard J. Nathan1 1Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Invited Discussant: Jonathan A. Hammond
		8. Adverse Events during Reoperative Cardiac Surgery: Frequency, Impact, and Rescue Eric E. Roselli1, B. Gosta Pettersson1, Eugene H. Blackstone1, Mariano E. Brizzio1, Penny L. Houghtaling2, Regina Hauck2, Jacob M. Burke2, Bruce W. Lytle1 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA Invited Discussant: Irving L. Kron
		9. Left atrial volume reduction (LA-VR) helps restore atrial booster and reservoir functions after the Cox-Maze procedure (MAZE) - A study by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Akira Marui1, Keiichi Tambara1, Yoshiaki Saji1, Nozomu Sasahashi1, Tadashi Ikeda1, Takeshi Nishina1, Masashi Komeda1 1Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan Invited Discussant: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
		10. Port-Access Surgery As Elective Approach For Mitral Valve Operation In Redo Procedure: A Single Center Experience Mario Viganò1, Davide Ricci1, Andrea M. D'Armini1, Carlo Pellegrini1, Alessia Alloni1, Barbara Cattadori1, Patrizio Spreafico1, Laura Riva1 1Foundation Policlinico San Matteo - University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Invited Discussant: Joseph F. Sabik, III
3:05 p.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
3:40 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY Room 146, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Ludwig K. Von Segesser Christopher M. Feindel
		11. Clinical Effect of Significant Myocardial Atrophy on Peri-operative Outcome following Pericardiectomy due to Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis Ruoyu Zhang1, Axel Haverich1, Shrestha Malakh1, Christoph Bara1 1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany Invited Discussant: Hartzell V. Schaff
		12. Transplant Should Not Be Delayed While Awaiting Functional Recovery in Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support Nicholas G. Smedira1, Katherine J. Hoercher1, Jing Feng1, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski1, Randall C. Starling1, Eugene H. Blackstone1 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA Invited Discussant: James K. Kirklin
		13. When Should Valve Replacement be Performed in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis? Morgan L. Brown1, Patricia A. Pellikka2, Hartzell V. Schaff1, Christopher G. Scott3, Charles J. Mullany1, Thoralf M. Sundt1, Joseph A. Dearani1, Richard C. Daly1, Thomas A. Orszulak1 1Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Mayo Clinic - Cardiovascular Medicine, Rochester, MN; 3Mayo Clinic - Biostatistics, Rochester, MN Invited Discussant: Michael A. Acker
		14. Treatment of Type II Endoleaks Associated With Left Subclavian Artery Coverage During Thoracic Aortic Stent Grafting Mark D. Peterson1, Grayson H. Wheatley1, Jacques Kpodonu1, James P. Williams1, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah1, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez1, Edward B. Diethrich1 1Cardiovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA Invited Discussant: John A. Kern
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, 2007
1:45 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Room 147, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Cameron D. Wright James D. Luketich
		15. The impact of lymph node station on survival in 348 surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients: implications for revision of the AJCC staging system Raja M. Flores1, Thomas A. Routledge1, Ennapadam Venkatraman1, Joseph Dycoco1, Yael Hirth1, Valerie W. Rusch1 1Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: W. Roy Smythe
		16. Feasibility of multimodality therapy including extended resections in Stage IVA thymoma James Huang1, Nabil Rizk1, Bernard Park1, Manjit Bains1, Raja Flores1, Robert Downey1, Valerie Rusch1 1Thoracic Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: Cameron D. Wright
		17. Is palpation of the non-resected lobe(s) required for patients with non-small cell lung cancer? A prospective study Robert J. Cerfolio1, Ayesha Bryant1 1Surgery, Univer of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA Invited Discussant: Thomas A. D'Amico
		18. Surgical Treatment of Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: Outcome and Long-Term Prognosis Karen M. Harrison-Phipps1, Francis C. Nichols1, Paul H. Schipper1, Mark S. Allen1, Stephen D. Cassivi1, Claude Deschamps1, Cathy D. Schleck1, Dennis Wigle1, Peter C. Pairolero1 1Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA Invited Discussant: Robert J. Downey
		19. Stereotactic Radio Surgery For The Treatment Of Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer In High-Risk Patients ARJUN PENNATHUR1, Steve A. Burton1, James D. Luketich1, Ghulam Abbas1, Mang Chen1, Dwight E. Heron1, William E. Gooding1, Cihat Ozhasoglu1, Rodney J. Landreneau1, Neil A. Christie1 1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA Invited Discussant: Jack A. Roth
3:25 p.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
4:00 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY Room 147, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Cameron D. Wright James D. Luketich
		20. Lung Transplantation in Older Patients? Sam Bastani1, Rajan Saggar2, Ramin Beygui1, David J. Ross2, Joseph P. Lynch2, Gabriel T. Schnickel1, Abbas Ardehali1 1Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Invited Discussant: John C. Wain
		21. The Impact of the Lung Allocation Score on Short-Term Transplantation Outcomes: A Multicenter Review Benjamin D. Kozower1, Bryan F. Meyers2, Michael A. Smith3, Nilto C. De Oliveira4, Stephen D. Cassivi5, Tracey J. Guthrie2, Mark R. Conaway1, Beverly J. Ryan1, K. Robert Shen1, David R. Jones1 1Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. 2Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. 3University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 4University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. 5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Invited Discussant: Kenneth R. McCurry
		22. Postpneumonectomy Syndrome: Surgical Management and Long-Term Results K. Robert Shen1, John C. Wain1, Cameron D. Wright1, Hermes C. Grillo1, Douglas J. Mathisen1 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Invited Discussant: Sudish C. Murthy
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, 2007
1:45 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Room 145, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Scott M. Bradley Joseph A. Dearani
		23. Case-mix Complexity Adjustment using both RACHS-1 and Aristotle applied to 45635 Operations in the STS Congenital Database Jeffrey P. Jacobs1, Marshall L. Jacobs2, Francois G. Lacour-Gayet3, Kathy Jenkins4, Kimberlee Gauvreau4, Emile Bacha4, Bohdan Maruszewski5, David R. Clarke3, Christo I. Tchervenkov6, J. Wiliam Gaynor7, Thomas L. Spray7, Giovanni Stellin8, Martin J. Elliott9, Constantine Mavroudis10 1The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), University of South Florida (USF), Saint Petersburg and Tampa, FL, USA. 2St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 3Denver Children's Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA. 4Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. 5Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland. 6Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 7The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , Philadelphia , PA, USA. 8University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy. 9Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom. 10Childrens Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA Invited Discussant: William G. Williams
		24. Surgical treatment of congenital mitral valve disease: Mid-term results of a repair-orientated policy Guido Oppido1, Ben Davies1, D. Michael McMullan1, Andrew D. Cochrane1, Michael M. Cheung 2, Yves d'Udekem1, Christian P. Brizard1 1Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 2Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Cardiology Unit, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Invited Discussant: John J. Lamberti
		25. A New Procedure for Ebstein's Anomaly Qingyu Wu1 1Heart Center, First Hospital of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100016 China Invited Discussant: Joseph A. Dearani
2:45 p.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
3:20 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Room 145, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Scott M. Bradley Joseph A. Dearani
		26. Fate of the right ventricle after fenestrated right ventricular exclusion for severe neonatal Ebstein's Brian L. Reemtsen1, Anastasios C. Polimenakos1, Brian T. Fagan1, Winfield J. Wells1, Vaughn A. Starnes1 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Invited Discussant: V. Mohan Reddy
		27. The Modified Ross-Konno Procedure for the Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease associated with Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and/or Annular Hypoplasia Zohair Yousef Al Halees1, Saud Al Oufi1, Ahmed Al Omrani1, Maie Shahid1, Mohammed Al Amri1, Bahaa Michel Fadel1 1King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Invited Discussant: Pedro J. del Nido
		28. Strategy for Biventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: Rastelli, REV, or Nikaidoh Procedure? Zhi Gang Liu1, Sheng Shou Hu1 1Pediatric cardiovascular surgery, The National Cardiovascular Institute, Fu Wai Hospital Beijing, Beijing, China Invited Discussant: Marshall L. Jacobs
		29. Durability of Hand Sewn Valves in the Right Ventricular Outlet Graham R. Nunn1, Jayme Bennetts1, E.Onukul1 1Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Invited Discussant: John W. Brown
		30. Aprotinin is Safe in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Carl L. Backer1, Angela M. Kelle1, Robert D. Stewart1, Sunitha C. Suresh1, Farah N. Ali2, Constantine Mavroudis1 1Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA Invited Discussant: James S. Tweddell
5:00 p.m.		ADJOURN
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 2007
7:00 a.m.		CARDIAC SURGERY FORUM SESSION (5 minutes presentation, 7 minutes discussion) Room 145, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Vaughn A. Starnes Soichiro Kitamura
		F1. Regional Remodeling Strain and its Association with Myocardial Apoptosis Post-Myocardial Infarction in Ovine Model Godfred K. Yankey1, Tieluo Li1, Ahmet Kilic1, Sina Moainie1, Nathan Weidenhamer1, Timothy Nolan1, Guangming Cheng1, Deyanira Prastein1, Gary Schwartzbauer1, Zhongjun Wu1, Bartley Griffith1 1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA Invited Discussant: Robert C. Gorman
		F2. Aprotinin confers neuroprotection by reducing excitotoxic cell death Yusuke Iwata1, Olivier Nicole2, David Zurakowski1, Toru Okamura1, Richard A. Jonas1 1Children's National Heart Institute, Washington, DC, USA. 2UMR-CNRS 6185, Université Caen, Caen, France Invited Discussant: John V. Conte
		F3. Concomitant Treatment with Oral L-Arginine Improves the Efficacy of Surgical Angiogenesis in Patients with End-Stage Coronary Artery Disease: The Endothelial Modulation in Angiogenic Therapy (EMAT) Triple-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Marc Ruel1, Vincent Chan1, Erik J. Suuronen1, Fraser D. Rubens1, Frank W. Sellke2, Nancy Camack3, Duncan J. Stewart3, Robert S. Beanlands1, Thierry G. Mesana1 1University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 3St.Michael's Hospital - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Invited Discussant: Todd K. Rosengart
		F4. Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass -A word of caution implicated by a five-year follow up Utz Kappert1, Sems M. Tugtekin1, Romuald Cichon1, Klaus E. Matschke1 1Kardiochirurgie, Herzzentrum Dresden, Dresden, Germany Invited Discussant: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
		F5. The Effects of "Pure" Mitral Regurgitation on Mitral Annular Dynamics Tom C. Nguyen1, Akinobu Itoh1, Robert A. Oakes1, Tomasz A. Timek1, Daniel B. Ennis1, David Liang1, George T. Daughters2, Neil B. Ingels2, David C. Miller1 1Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. 2Research Institute of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA, USA Invited Discussant: Joseph H. Gorman, III
		F6. RIFLE Criteria for Renal Dysfunction in Arch Aortic Surgery George J. Arnaoutakis1, Tomas D. Martin1, Phillip J. Hess1, Charles T. Klodell1, Curtis G. Tribble1, Cyndi Garvan1, Thomas M. Beaver1 1Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Invited Discussant: R. Scott Mitchell
		F7. New Insights in the Mechanisms of Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis in Ascending Aortic Dilatation with Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis: Possible Key-Role of Cell-Matrix Interactions Alessandro Della Corte1, Cesare Quarto1, Clotilde Castaldo2, Franca Di Meglio2, Daria Nurzynska2, Luca S. De Santo1, Marisa De Feo1, Michelangelo Scardone1, Stefania Montagnani2, Maurizio Cotrufo1 1Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. 2'Federico II' University - Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Naples, Italy Invited Discussant: John S. Ikonomidis
		F8. MRI Assessment of Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling Late After Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Jerry Braun1, Jos J. Westenberg1, Nico R. van de Veire1, Stijntje D. Roes1, Rob J. van der Geest1, Albert de Roos1, Ernst E. van der Wall1, Johan H. Reiber1, Jeroen J. Bax1, Robert A. Dion1 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands. Invited Discussant: Michael A. Acker
		F9. Gene Array Analysis of a Rat Model of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations after Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis Brian W. Duncan1, Russell S. Tipps1, Patrick Leahy2, Muhammad A. Mumtaz1 1Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 2Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA. Invited Discussant: Frank J. Sellke
		F10. Improved Management of Systemic Venous Anomalies in Single Ventricle: New Rationale Antonio Amodeo1, Mauro Grigioni2, Sergio Filippelli1, Giuseppe D'avenio2, Roberto M. Di Donato1 1Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy. 2Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy Invited Discussant: Emile A. Bacha
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 2007
7:00 a.m.		GENERAL THORACIC FORUM SESSION (5 minutes presentation, 7 minutes discussion) Room 147, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Thomas A. D'Amico David S. Schrump
		F11. Surgical Resection Normalizes the Hemangiogenic Profile in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer David Jin1, Jeffrey L. Port1, Robert Korst1, Paul Lee1, Li Zhang1, Kathleen A. McDonald1, Cathy A. Ferrara1, Danish Meherally1, Shahin Rafii1, Nasser Altorki1 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: Michael Lanuti
		F12. Proteomic Analysis of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Potential Markers for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Screening Aiman Alzetani1, Sridhar Rathinam1, Nicholas D. James2, Douglas G. Ward2, Jane Starczynski1, Ashley Martin2, Philip J. Johnson2, Pala B. Rajesh1 1Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom. 2Cancer Research UK Institute for Cancer Studies, Birmingham, United Kingdom Invited Discussant: David H. Harpole
		F13. Extracorporeal Lung Membrane Enables Superior Lung Protection For Post-Pneumonectomy Non-Cardiogenic Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Manoli Iglesias1, Phillipp Jungebluth1, Purificacion Matute1, Irene Rovira1, Elisabeth Martinez1, Carole Petit1, Paolo . Macchiarini1 1General Thoracic Surgical Experimental Laboratory, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Invited Discussant: Michael S. Mulligan
		F14. Antigen-specific CD8+ Cell Responses in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: Ara A. Vaporciyan
		F15. MicroRNA Expression Profiles in Esophageal Cancer Virginia R. Litle1, Andrew Feber1, Liqiang Xi1, James D. Luketich2, Arjun Pennathur2, Rodney J. Landreneau2, Maoxin Wu1, Scott J. Swanson1, Tony E. Godfrey1 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Invited Discussant: Nasser K. Altorki
		F16. Inhaled Prostacyclin Can Improve Pulmonary Hypertension in Acutely Decompensated Patients George Comas1, Steve Xydas1, Kyle Glithero1, Jonathan Chang1, Alexandra Stylianos1, Christina Lesch1, Eileen Barnwell1, Amy Dzierba1, Ervant Nishanian1, Robert Sladen1, Mehmet Oz1 1Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: John C. Wain
		F17. A Simple Two-Gene Molecular Prognostic Model for Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Carolyn E. Reed1, Amanda Graham1, Michael B. Wallace2, Rana S. Hoda1, Andras Khoor2, Michael Mitas1 1Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. 2Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA Invited Discussant: Virginia Litle
		F18. Evaluating the Effects of a Dual Inhibitor of COX-1/COX-2 vs. a Selective COX-2 Inhibitor on Benzo[a]pyrene-Induced Neoplasia of the Forestomach and Lung Mariana S. De Lorenzo1, Kotha Subbaramaiah1, Nasser K. Altorki1, Madhu Mazumdar 3, Levy Kopelovich2, Krista M. La Perle4, Andrew J. Dannenberg1, Jeffrey L. Port1 1CT Surgery, Weill Cornell , New York, NY, USA. 2NCI, Bethesda, MD, USA. 3Dept. of Biostatistics Weill Cornell, New York, NY, USA. 4Dept. of Comparative Pathology Weill Cornell , New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: Dao M. Nguyen
		F19. The Effects Of Bone Wax And Ostene®, A Newly Available Water-Soluble Synthetic Bone Hemostasis Material, On Sternal Healing Following Median Sternotomy In An Animal Model Jonathan K. Armstrong1, Timothy C. Fisher1, John S. Cambridge1, Qian Kang2, Yuehuei H. An2, Xuejun Wen2, Tadeusz Wellisz1 1Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA Invited Discussant: Todd L. Demmy
		F20. A Novel Vascularized Gaft for Replacement of Long Tracheal Defects Igor Tudorache1, Serghei Cebotari1, Bettina Giere1, Reinhard von Wasielewski1, Jens Gottlieb1, Andres Hilfiker1, Axel Haverich1 1Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany Invited Discussant: Simon K. Ashiku
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 2007
9:00 a.m.		SCIENTIFIC SESSION (8 minute presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Ballroom A/B, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Bruce W. Lytle Irving L. Kron
		31. Is Survival Always Better after Valve Repair than after Valve Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease? A.Marc Gillinov1, Eugene H. Blackstone1, Edward R. Nowicki1, Worawong Slisatkorn1, Ghannam Al Dossari2, Douglas R. Johnston1, Kristopher M. George1, Penny L. Houghtaling2, Brian Griffin2, Joseph F. Sabik1, Lars G. Svensson1 1Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA Invited Discussant: Tirone E. David
		32. Extrapleural Pneumonectomy (EPP) versus Pleurectomy/Decortication (P/D) in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM): results in 663 patients Raja M. Flores1, Harvey I. Pass2, Ennapadam Venkatraman1, Joseph Dycoco1, Manjit Bains1, Valerie Rusch1 1Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. 2New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: David J. Sugarbaker
		33. EBUS-TBNA for Mediastinal Restaging Mark Krasnik1, Armin Ernst1, Ralf Eberhardt1, K. Yasufuku1, Felix Herth1 1Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Invited Discussant: James D. Luketich
		34. Evolving arch surgery using integrated antegrade selective cerebral perfusion; impact of axillary artery perfusion Hitoshi Ogino1, Hiroaki Sasaki1, Kenji Minatoya 1, Hitoshi Matsuda1, Hirotaka Watanuki1, Soichiro Kitamura1 1Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan Invited Discussant: Joseph S. Coselli
		35. Long-Term Outcome of Operation for Ebstein's Anomaly ML Brown, JA Dearani, DJ Driscoll, F Cetta, HM Connolly, CA Warnes, GK Danielson Invited Discussant: Vaughn A. Starnes
10:40 a.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall
11:25 a.m.		AWARD PRESENTATIONS Ballroom A/B Washington Convention Center
11:40 a.m.		ADDRESS BY HONORED SPEAKER TBD Introduced By: Bruce W. Lytle
12:20 p.m.		ADJOURN FOR LUNCH VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center CARDIOTHORACIC RESIDENTS' LUNCHEON Washington Convention Center ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON Washington Convention Center
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 2007
2:00 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Room 146, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. Joseph F. Sabik, III
		36. Is recurrence of mitral valve regurgitation more frequent in Barlow Disease than in Fibroelastic Deficiency postrepair? Willem Flameng1, Bart Meuris1, Paul Herijgers1, Marie-Christine Herregods1 1Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Invited Discussant: Aubrey C. Galloway
		37. The Occasional Open Heart Surgeon Revisited Joseph S. Carey1, Joseph Parker2 1California Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Torrance, CA, USA. 2Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Sacramento, CA, USA Invited Discussant: Ludwig K. Von Segesser
		38. Development of collateral blood supply for spinal cord immediately after descending or thoracoabdominal repair with selective reconstruction of Adamkiewicz artery Satoshi Saito1, Shigeyuki Aomi1, Hiroyuki Tomioka1, Hiromi Kurosawa1 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan Invited Discussant: Joseph E. Bavaria
		39. Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c Level Is More Predictive Than Diagnosis Of Diabetes For Adverse Events Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Michael E. Halkos1, Vinod H. Thourani1, Omar M. Lattouf1, Patrick Kilgo2, Faraz Kerendi1, Robert A. Guyton1, John D. Puskas1 1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. 1Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA Invited Discussant: Harold L. Lazar
3:20 p.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
3:55 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION Room 146, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. Joseph F. Sabik, III
		40. Reliability of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Early and Late Operative Outcomes in High Risk Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement Todd M. Dewey2, David Brown2, William H. Ryan3, Morley A. Herbert2, Syma L. Prince1, Michael J. Mack2 1CRSTI, Dallas, TX, USA. 2Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA. 3Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA Invited Discussant: Eugene H. Blackstone
		41. Mid-term Angiographic Follow-up After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass; Serial Comparisons Using the Early, One-year, and Five-year Postoperative Angiographies Ki-Bong Kim1, Kwang R. Cho1, Dong S. Jeong1 1Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea Invited Discussant: Brian F. Buxton
		42. Surgical Outcomes Following the Cox-Maze Procedure: The Importance of Isolating the Posterior Left Atrium Rochus K. Voeller1, Marci S. Bailey1, Andreas Zierer1, Shelly C. Lall1, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto1, Kristen A. Aubuchon1, Marc R. Moon1, Richard B. Schuessler1, Ralph J. Damiano1 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA Invited Discussant: Ottavio R. Alfieri
5:00 p.m.		EXECUTIVE SESSION (Members Only) Room 146, Washington Convention Center
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 2007
2:00 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Room 147, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Valerie W. Rusch Douglas E. Wood
		43. Quality of Life Outcomes are Equivalent after Lobectomy in the Elderly William R. Burfeind1, Betty C. Tong1, Erin E. O'Branski1, Eric M. Toloza1, Thomas A. D'Amico1, Linda H. Harpole2, David H. Harpole1 1Thoracic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. 2Glaxo Smith Kline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA Invited Discussant: Francis C. Nichols
		44. Multifocal Neoplasia in T1 Esophageal Carcinoma: Implications for Endoscopic Treatment Nasser K. Altorki1, Jeffrey L. Port1, Paul C. Lee1, Yaakov Liss1, Danish Meherally1, David Jin1, Robert J. Korst1 1CT Surgery, Weill Cornell , New York, NY, USA Invited Discussant: Thomas W. Rice
		45. The Effect of Combined Modality Therapy on Quality of Life in Esophageal Cancer Najib Safieddine1, Jennifer Knox1, Rebecca Wong1, Wei Xu1, Jennifer Hornby1, Shaf Keshavjee1, Gail Darling1 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Invited Discussant: Kenneth A. Kessler
3:00 p.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
3:35 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY Room 147, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Valerie W. Rusch Douglas E. Wood
		46. Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: The Influence of Associated Injuries on Mortality Wael Hanna1, Lorenzo Ferri1, David Mulder1 1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Invited Discussant: Peter F. Ferson
		47. Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Clipping for Hyperhidrosis: Long-term Results and Reversibility Hiroshi Sugimura1, Ernst H. Spratt1, Christopher G. Compeau1, Yaron Shargall1 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Suregry, University of Toronto, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada Invited Discussant: James S. Allan
		48. The Effect of Volume On Esophageal Cancer Resections: What Constitutes Acceptable Resection Volumes for Centers of Excellence? Robert A. Meguid1, Eric S. Weiss1, David C. Chang1, Malcolm V. Brock1, Steven C. Yang1 1Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Invited Discussant: Arjun Pennathur
		49. Accelerated treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema: A bi-national long-term study Didier Schneiter1, Tomasz Grodzki2, Didier Lardinois1, Peter B. Kestenholz1, Janusz Wojcik2, Bartosz Kubisa2, Jaroslaw Pierog2, Walter Weder1 1Thoracic Surgery University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 2Thoracic Surgery, Szczecin, Poland Invited Discussant: Francis C. Nichols, III
5:00 p.m.		EXECUTIVE SESSION (Members Only) Room 146, Washington Convention Center
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 2007
2:00 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion) Room 145, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Vaughn A. Starnes Jeffrey P. Jacobs
		50. Cardiac surgery in infants with low weight is associated with increased mortality: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database Christopher L. Curzon1, Sarah Milford-Beland2, Jennifer S. Li1, Sean M. O'Brien2, Jeffrey P. Jacobs4, Marshall L. Jacobs5, Karl F. Welke6, Andrew J. Lodge3, Eric D. Peterson2, James Jaggers3 1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. 2Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA. 3Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. 4The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, University of South Florida, All Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA. 5Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 6Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA Invited Discussant: Scott M. Bradley
		51. Long-term results of definitive repair for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries - Late outcome of the unifocalized pulmonary vasculature; more than 10 years evaluation Koji Kagisaki1, Toshikatsu Yagihara1, Ikuo Hagino1, Shuichi Shiraishi1, Fumiaki Shikata1, Yuki Nakamura1, Junjiro Kobayashi1, Soichiro Kitamura1 1Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan Invited Discussant: Glen Van Arsdell
		52. Myocardial revascularization in infants and children: coronary artery proximal patch arterioplasty and coronary artery bypass. A single institution experience Eric Bergoënd1, Olivier Raisky1, Alexandra Degandt1, Daniel Tamisier1, Daniel Sidi1, Pascal Vouhé1 1Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades, Paris, France Invited Discussant: Carl L. Backer
3:00 p.m.		INTERMISSION VISIT EXHIBITS Exhibit Hall, Washington Convention Center
3:35 p.m.		SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION - CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Room 145, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Vaughn A. Starnes Jeffrey P. Jacobs
		53. Moderate versus Deep Hypothermia for the Arterial Switch Operation - Experience with 100 Consecutive Patients Ardawan J. Rastan1, Thomas Walther1, Nidal Al-Alam1, Ingo Daehnert1, Wilfried Bellinghausen1, Joerg Hambsch1, Friedrich W. Mohr1, Jan Janousek1, Martin Kostelka1 1Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Invited Discussant: Richard A. Jonas
		54. Diaphragm plication does not correct splanchnic venous flow in Fontan patients with a paralyzed diaphragm Tain-Yen Hsia1, Sachin Khambadkone2, Scott M. Bradley1, Marc de Leval2 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. 2Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Trust , London, United Kingdom Invited Discussant: Winfield J. Wells
		55. An analysis of a modification of the Norwood procedure using a right ventricle - pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit routed to the right of the neoarta Andre Brooks1, John Stickley1, Steve Wooley1, Oliver Stumper2, Timothy J. Jones1, David J. Barron1, William J. Brawn1 1Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. 2Birmingham Children's Hospital - Cardiology, Birmingham, United Kingdom Invited Discussant: Shunji Sano
		56. Surgical outcome for patients with the aortic atresia-mitral stenosis variant of hypoplastic left heart syndrome Vladimiro L. Vida1, Kimberlee Gauvreau1, Adam Dorfman1, Alesandro Larrazabal1, Frank Pigula1, Emile A. Bacha1, John E. Mayer1, Pedro J. Del Nido1, Francis Fynn-Thompson1 1Children's Hospital of Boston , Boston, MA, USA. Invited Discussant: Thomas L. Spray
5:00 p.m.		EXECUTIVE SESSION (Members Only) Ballroom A/B, Washington Convention Center
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 2007
7:00 a.m.		EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES FORUM (7 Minutes Presentation, 8 Minutes Discussion) Room 145, Washington Convention Center Moderators: Michael A. Acker Michael J. Mack
		T1. Simultaneous Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Reduces Postoperative Morbidity Compared To Procedures Utilizing Only Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Zachary N. Kon