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2009 Program and Abstracts
AATS 89th Annual Meeting, May 9-13, 2009, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | Cardiac Surgery Forum Session
7:00 am – 8:45 am   CARDIAC SURGERY FORUM SESSION
(5 minutes presentation, 7 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: James S. Gammie, MD
                 John A. Kern, MD

F1. Vascularized Patch Used for Cardiac Reconstruction Stimulates Myocardial Tissue-Specific Regeneration
Serghei Cebotari,1 Sava Kostin,2 Igor Tudorache,1 Matthias Karck,1 Christoph Bara,1 Omke Teebken,1 Tanja Meyer,1 Alexandru Calistru,1 Andres Hilfiker,1 Axel Haverich1
1. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover,
Germany
2. Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research,
Bad Nauheim, Germany

F2. Repair of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract by a Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Seeded Bioabsorbable Valved Patch: Medium-Term Follow-Up in a Growing Lamb Model
David Kalfa,1 Alain Bel,2 Annabel Chen-Tournoux,1 Philippe Rochereau,1 Cyrielle Coz,1 Valérie Bellamy,1 Elie Mousseaux,3 Patrick Bruneval,4 Jérôme Larghero,5 Philippe Menasché1
1. INSERM U633, Paris, France
2. Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
3. Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Radiology, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
4. Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Pathology, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
5. Hôpital Saint-Louis, Laboratory of Cell Therapy; University Paris Diderot, Paris, France

F3. The Novel Synthetic Serine-Protease Inhibitor CU2010 Dose-Dependently Reduces Postoperative Blood Loss and Improves Postischemic Recovery after Cardiac Surgery
Gábor Szabó, Tamás Radovits, Gábor Veres, Matthias Karck
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University
of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

F4. 3D Geometry of the Mitral Valve Determines the Success of Secondary Chordal Cutting in Alleviating Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Muralidhar Padala,1 Katherine L. Bell,1 Vinod H. Thourani,3 David H. Adams,2 Ajit P. Yoganathan1
1. Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA, USA
2. Mt. Sinai Hospital,
New York, NY, USA
3. Emory University,vAtlanta, GA, USA

F5. Successful Resuscitation after Prolonged Periods of Cardiac Arrest–A New Field in Cardiac Surgery
Georg Trummer,1 Katharina Foerster,1 Gerald D. Buckberg,2 Christoph Benk,1 Claudia Heilmann,1 Irina Mader,1 Friedrich Feuerhake,1 Oliver Liakopoulos,2 Kerstin Brehm,1 Friedhelm Beyersdorf1
1. University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2. David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California,
Los Angeles, CA, USA

F6. Smooth Muscle Phenotypic Modulation is an Early Event in Murine Aortic Aneurysms and Human Aneurysms
Gorav Ailawadi, Sandra P. Walton, Hong Pei, Chris W. Moehle, Zequan Yang, Christine Lau, Mark C. Mochel, Irving L. Kron, Gary K. Owens
TCV Surgery, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA, USA

F7. Biodegradable Synthetic Small-calibre Vascular Grafts: Long-term Results after Replacement of the Rat Aorta
Beat H. Walpoth,1 Damiano Mugnai,1 Jean-Christophe Tille,2 Francesco Innocente,1 Benjamin Nottelet,3 Corinne Berthonneche,4 Xavier Montet,5 Sarra de Valence,3 Wojciech Mrowczynski,1 Michael Moeller,3 Robert Gurny,3 Afksendiyos Kalangos1
1. Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2. Dept. of Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
3. Dept. of Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics EPGL, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
4. Dept. of Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
5. Dept. of Radiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

F8. Optimal Flow Rate For Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion
Takashi Sasaki, Shoichi Tsuda, Robert K. Riemer, Vadiyala Mohan Reddy, Frank L. Hanley
Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Stanford University,
Stanford, CA, USA

F9. Reduced Oxidative Stress Response in the Ascending Aorta of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients: Impact on the Extracellular Matrix
Julie A. Phillippi, Michael A. Eskay, Bruce R. Pitt, Thomas G. Gleason
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

7:00 am – 8:45 am   GENERAL THORACIC FORUM SESSION
(5 minutes presentation, 7 minutes discussion)
Room 302-306, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Yolonda L. Colson, MD
                 David S. Schrump, MD

F10. MAGE-A3 Expression is an Independent Determinant of Worse Survival in Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Jeffrey L. Port,1 Sacha Gnjatic,2 Otavia Caballero,2 Ramon Chua,2 Achim A. Jungbluth,2 Gerd Ritter,2 Cathy A. Ferrara,1 Paul C. Lee,1 Lloyd J. Old,2 Nasser K. Altorki1
1. Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
2. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY, USA

F11. MicroRNA Expression Profiles Predict Recurrence after Surgery for Stage 1 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Sai Yendamuri,1 Steen Knudsen,2 Todd L. Demmy,1 Santosh Patnaik1
1. Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
2. Medical Prognosis Institute, Horsholm, Denmark

F12. Seventy-two Hours Total Respiratory Support with a Single Double-lumen Cannula Placed in a Venousvenous Pump-driven Extracorporeal Lung Membrane
David Sanchez-Lorente, Tetsuhiko Go, Philipp Jungebluth, Irene Rovira, Paolo Macchiarini
General Thoracic Surgical Experimental Laboratory, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

F13. Replacement of the Trachea with Fully Bioengineered Graft in Pigs
Tetsuhiko Go, Philipp Jungebluth,1 Adelaide Asnaghi,2 Sara Mantero,2 Maria-Teresa Conconi,3 Antony Hollander,4 Martin Birchall,4 Paolo Macchiarini1
1. General Thoracic Surgical Experimental Laboratory, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2. Department of Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
3. Pharmaceutical Science, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
4. Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom

F14. DYRK2, a Dual-specificity Tyrosine-(Y)- Phosphorylation-regulated Kinase Gene, Expression can be a Predictive Marker for Chemotherapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Shin-ichi Yamashita, Katsunobu Kawahara
Surgery II, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan

F15. Generation of Epigenetically-modified Autologous Tumor Cell Lines for Vaccines Targeting Cancer-testis Antigens in Thoracic Malignancies
David S. Schrump, Julie A. Hong, Mary Zhang, Yuwei Zhang, Tricia F. Kunst, Ana Hancox, Leandro Mercedes, King Kwong
Thoracic Oncology Section, NCI,
Bethesda, MD, USA

F16. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Extends Lung Preservation Attenuating Ischemia-Reperfusion Lung Injury Through Phospholipase A2 Inhibition
Yury A. Bellido Reyes, Prudencio Díaz-Agero, Joaquin García S. Girón
Thoracic Surgery, La Paz Hospital,
Madrid, Spain

F17. Comparative Glycomic Profiling in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Zane Hammoud,1 Yehia Mechref,2 Ahmed Hussein,2 Slavka Bekesova,2 Min Zhang,2 Kenneth Kesler,3 Robert Hickey,3 Milos Novotny2
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
2. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
3. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

F18. Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
Sonam A. Shah,1 John S. Ikonomidis,2 Robert E. Stroud,2 Eileen I. Chang,2 Francis G. Spinale,2 Carolyn E. Reed2
1. Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine,
Charleston, SC, USA
2. Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Surgery,
Charleston, SC, USA

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | Plenary Scientific Session

8:45 am   PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Thomas L. Spray, MD
Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD

29. Non Operative Thoracic Duct Embolization for Traumatic Chylothorax: Experience in 103 patients
Maxim Itkin, John C. Kucharczuk, Scott O. Trerotola, Andrew Kwak, Constantin Cope, Larry R. Kaiser Maxim Itkin,
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA

30. Valve Repair for Regurgitant Bicuspid Aortic Valves: A Systematic Approach
Munir Boodhwani, Laurent de Kerchove, David Glineur, Robert Verhelst, Jean Rubay, Christine Watremez, Pasquet Agnes, Philippe Noirhomme, Gebrine El Khoury Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery,
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc,
Brussels, Belgium

31. Ten-Year Experience of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass; Lessons Learned from Early Postoperative Angiograms
Ki-Bong Kim, Jun-Sung Kim, Hae-Young Lee, Hyun-Jae Kang, Bon-Kwon Koo, Hyo-Soo Kim, Dae-Won Sohn, Byung-Hee Oh, Young-Bae Park
Seoul National University Hospital,
Seoul, South Korea

32. Pneumonectomy after Chemo- or Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer
Walter Weder,1 Stéphane Collaud,1 Thomas Krbek,2 Sven Hillinger,1 Sylvia Fechner,2 Peter Kestenholz,1 Rolf Stahel,1 Georgios Stamatis2
1. Zurich University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
2. Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
10:05 am   INTERMISSION Visit Exhibits Exhibit Hall C-D, Hynes Convention Center
10:40 am   PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Thomas L. Spray, MD
                 Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD

33. Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve Function at Mid-term Following the Fontan Operation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Impact of Shunt Type.
Victor Bautista-Hernandez, Ravi Thiagarajan, Hugo Loyola, Jared Schiff, Joshua Salvin, John E. Mayer, Mark Scheurer, Frank A. Pigula, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Pedro J. del Nido, Emile A. Bacha
Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA, USA

34. Four Decades of Experience with Mitral Valve Repair: Analysis of Differential Indications, Technical Evolution and Long-Term Outcome
Daniel J. DiBardino, Andrew W. ElBardissi, Ann Maloney, R Scott McClure, Oswaldo Razo-Vasquez, Judah A. Askew, Lawrence H. Cohn
Cardiac Surgery, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA, USA

11:20 am   The Role of Simulation in Future Cardiothoracic Surgical Education
11:50 am  

HONORED SPEAKER LECTURE
The Creation of the Universe, String Theory and Time Travel
Dr. Michio Kaku
City University of New York
Introduced By: Thomas L. Spray, MD

12:30 pm   LUNCH - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall C-D, Hynes Convention Center
  ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY
2:00 pm   SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik, MD
                 David H. Adams, MD

35. The Papillary Muscle Sling for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
U. Hvass, Thomas Joudinaud
Heart Surgery, Bichat Hospital,
Paris, France

36. Surgical Management of Secondary Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: Anulus, Commissure, or Leaflet Procedure?
Jose L. Navia, Edward R. Nowicki, Eugene H. Blackstone, Daniel E. Nento, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, A. Marc Gillinov, Lars G. Svensson, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Bruce W. Lytle
Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, OH, USA

37. When is the Ross Procedure a Good Option to Treat Aortic Valve Disease?
Tirone E. David, Anna Woo, Susan Armstrong, Manjula Maganti
Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital,
Toronto, ON, Canada
3:00 pm   INTERMISSION - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall C-D, Hynes Convention Center

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | Simultaneous Scientific Sessions

3:45 pm   SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Joseph F. Sabik, MD
                 David H. Adams, MD

38. Surgical Ventricular Restoration for Anteroseptal Scars. Volume or Shape?
Antonio M. Calafiore,1 Angela L. Iacò,1 Davide Amata,1 Cataldo Castello,1 Egidio Varone,1 Fabio Falconieri,1 Antonio Bivona,1 Sabina Gallina,2 Michele Di Mauro3
1. Cardiac Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
2. University of Chieti– Department of Cardiology, Chieti, Italy
3. University of Catania– Villa Bianca Hospital, Catania–Bari, Italy

39. Early and Late Outcome of 517 Consecutive Adult Patients Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock
Ardawan J. Rastan, Andreas Dege, Matthias Mohr, Nicolas Doll, Sven Lehmann, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr
Heart Surgery, Heart Center Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany

40. Duration of LVAD Support Does Not Impact Post-Cardiac Transplant Survival in the Continuous-Flow Pump Era
Ranjit John,1 Francis D. Pagani,2 Yoshifumi Naka,3 John V. Conte,4 Charles T. Klodell,5 Carmelo A. Milano,6 David Farrar,7 O Howard Frazier8
1. Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
3. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
4. John Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA
5. University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA
6. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
7. Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA.
8. Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA
5:00 pm   EXECUTIVE SESSION
(AATS Members Only)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY
2:00 pm   SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Room 302-306, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Nasser K. Altorki, MD
                 Shaf Keshavjee, MD

41. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes: The Thoracic Surgeon’s Perspective
Shawn S. Groth, Natasha M. Rueth, Jonathan D’Cunha, Michael A. Maddaus, Rafael S. Andrade
Surgery, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, USA

42. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Lung Transplantation
Varun Puri,1 Deirdre Epstein,1 Steven C. Raithal,1 Sanjiv K. Gandhi,1 Stuart C. Sweet,2 Albert Faro,2 Charles B. Huddleston1
1. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University,
St. Louis, MO, USA
2. Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis,
St. Louis, MO, USA

43. Lung Transplantation Using Donation after Cardiac Death Donors:
Long-term Follow-up in a Single Center
Satoru Osaki,1 James D. Maloney,1 Keith C. Meyer,2 Richard D. Cornwell,2 Holly K. Thomas,1 Niloo M. Edwards,1 Nilto C. De Oliveira1
1. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
2. Section of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
3:00 pm   INTERMISSION - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall C-D, Hynes Convention Center
3:45 pm   SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Room 302-306, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: Nasser K. Altorki, MD
                 Shaf Keshavjee, MD

44. Laparoscopic Diaphragm Plication: An Objective Evaluation of Short-and Mid-Term Results
Shawn S. Groth,1 Natasha M. Rueth,1 Amy Klopp,1 Teri Kast,1 Jonathan D’Cunha,1 Rosemary F. Kelly,2 Michael A. Maddaus,1 Rafael S. Andrade,1
1. Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

45. Minimally Invasive Resection of Stage 1 and 2 Thymoma: Comparison with Open Resection
Arjun Pennathur, Irfan Qureshi, Matthew Schuchert, Peter Ferson, Neil A. Christie, Sebastien Gilbert, William Gooding, Manisha Shende, Rodney J. Landreneau, James D. Luketich
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

46. Predictive Factors for Survival in Esophageal Cancer Patients with Persistent Lymph Node Metastases Following Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery
Brendon M. Stiles,1 Subroto Paul,1 Jeffrey L. Port,1 Paul C. Lee,1 Paul Christos,2 Nasser K. Altorki1
1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
2. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
5:00 pm   EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Members Only)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
2:00 pm   SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Room 312, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: J. William Gaynor, MD
                 Richard G. Ohye, MD

47. Genetic Factors are Important Determinants of Impaired Growth Following Infant Cardiac Surgery
Nancy B. Burnham,1 Richard F. Ittenbach,2 Virginia A. Stallings,1 Marsha Gerdes,1 Elaine H. Zackai,1 Judy Bernbaum,1 Gil Wernovsky,1 Robert R. Clancy,1 Jo Ann D’Agostino,1 Donna McDonald-McGinn,1 Diane Hartman,1 Jennifer Raue,1 Jennifer Hufford,1 Courtney Terrili,1 Susan C. Nicolson,1 Thomas L. Spray,1 J. William Gaynor1
1. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

48. Mechanical Mitral Valve Prostheses in Children Don’t Deserve Their Ill Repute
Roland Henaine, Joseph Nloga, Fabrice Wautot, Jacques Robin, Jean-François L. Obadia, Jean Ninet
Cadiothoracique Surgery, Lyon, France

49. Fate of Reconstructed Biventricular Outflow Tracts after Repair for Transposition of the Great Arteries with Ventricular Septal Defect and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: Midterm Results and Future Implications
Sheng-shou Hu, Yan Li, Shoujun Li, Zhigang Liu, Zhe Zheng, Yongqing Li Cardiovascular Surgery, National Heart Center and Fuwai Hospital,
Beijing, China
3:00 pm   INTERMISSION - Visit Exhibits
Exhibit Hall C-D, Hynes Convention Center
3:30 pm   SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Room 312, Hynes Convention Center
Moderators: J. William Gaynor, MD
                 Richard G. Ohye, MD

50. Gene Expression Profiling in the Right Ventricular Myocardium of Newborns with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Marco Ricci,1 Bhagyalaxmi Mohapatra,2 Arnel Urbiztondo,1 Matteo Vatta2
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
2. Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

51. Twenty Three Years of One-stage End-to-Side Anastomosis Repair of Interrupted Aortic Arches
Yves d’Udekem,1 Aisyah S. Hussin,1 Ajay J. Iyengar,1 Igor E. Konstantinov,1 Suzan M. Donath,1 Gavin R. Wheaton,2 Andrew M. Bullock,3 Leeanne E. Grigg,4 Bryn O. Jones,1 Christian P. Brizard1
1. Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2. Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
3. Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
4. Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

52. Unifocalisation of Major Aortopulmonary Arteries in Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect is Essential to Achieve Excellent Outcomes Irrespective of Native Pulmonary Artery Morphology
Ben Davies,1 Shafi Mussa,1 Paul Davies,2 John Stickley,1 John G. Wright,1 Joseph V. de Giovanni,1 Oliver Stümper,1 Rami Dhillon,1 Timothy J. Jones,1 David J. Barron,1 William J. Brawn1
1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2. Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

53. Impact of Comprehensive Perioperative and Interstage Monitoring on Survival in High-risk Infants after Stage 1 Palliation of Univentricular Heart Disease
Nancy S. Ghanayem,1 Kathleen A. Mussatto,2 George M. Hoffman,1 Michael E. Mitchell,1 Michele A. Frommelt,1 Joseph R. Cava,1 James S. Tweddell1
1. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
2. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
5:00 pm   EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Members Only)
Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center
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