AATS: 2009 Program: Wednesday, May 13

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 \| Emerging Tech Forum and Plenary Session
7:00 am		EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES FORUM (5 Minutes Presentation, 7 Minutes Discussion) Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center Moderators: Robert J. McKenna, MD Lars G. Svensson, MD T1. The Direct Flow Valve: First in Man Experience with a Repositionable and Retrievable Pericardial Valve for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement Hendrik Treede,¹ Jochen Schofer,² Thilo Tuebler,² Olaf Franzen,¹ Thomas Meinertz,¹ Reginald Low,³ Steven F. Bolling,⁴ Hermann Reichenspurner¹ 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 2.Hamburg University Cardiovascular Center, Hamburg, Germany 3. University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA 4.University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA T2. Use of Subclavian-Carotid Bypass and Thoracic Stent Grafting to Minimize Cerebral Ischemia in Total Aortic Arch Reconstructions Steve Xydas,¹ Benjamin Wei,² Hiroo Takayama,¹ Mark J. Russo,¹ Craig R. Smith,¹ Matthew D. Bacchetta,¹ Allan Stewart¹ 1. NY Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York, NY, USA 2. NY Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA T3. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in High-risk Patients: Superior Results Compared to Conventional Surgery Robert Bauernschmitt, Domenico Mazzitelli, Christian Schreiber, Hendrik Ruge, Sabine Bleiziffer, Andrea Hutter, Peter Tassani, Ruediger Lange Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany T4. Cavopulmonary Assist Using a Percutaneous, Bi-conical, Single Impeller Pump: a New Spin for Fontan Circulatory Support Mark D. Rodefeld,¹ Brandon Coats,² Travis Fisher,² John Brown,¹ Steve Frankel² 1. Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA 2. Purdue University Department of Mechanical Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA T5. Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts in Humans: Correlating Clinical Outcomes to Vascular Neotissue Formation in Mice Narutoshi Hibino,¹ Edward McGillicuddy¹ Tai Yi,¹ Goki Matsumura,² Uji Naito,² Hiromi Kurosawa,² Christopher Breuer,¹ Toshiharu Shinoka¹ 1. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA 2. Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan T6. Abdominal Debranching with Thoracic Endografting for the Treatment of Thoraco-abdominal Aneurysm in 21 Consecutive Patients Jacques Kpodonu,¹ Venkatesh Ramaiah,² Grayson H. Wheatley,² Julio Rodriguez-Lopez,² David Caparrelli,² Rame Iberdemaj,² Edward B. Diethrich² 1. Hoag Memorial Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA, USA 2. Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA T7. High Resolution Analysis of Lung Cancer Stem and Progenitor Cells in Primary Non Small Cell Adenocarcinoma Vera S. Donnenberg,¹ Rodney J. Landreneau,² James D. Luketich,² Albert D. Donnenberg¹ 1. Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2. Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA T8. Robotic Lobectomy for the Treatment of Early Stage Lung Cancer Giulia Veronesi,¹ Franca Melfi,² Domenico Galetta,¹ Ralph A. Schmid,³ Patrick Maisonneuve,¹ Nicole Rotmensz,¹ Fernando Vannucci,¹ Raffaella Bertolotti,¹ Lorenzo Spaggiari¹ 1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy 2. Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy 3. Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland
9:00 am		CONTROVERSIES IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PLENARY SESSION Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center Topic: The Sole Pathway Leading to ABTS Certification Should be a Comprehensive Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program Beginning Directly after Medical School Moderator: G. Alexander Patterson, MD St. Louis, MO Pro: Richard H. Feins, MD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Con: David R. Jones, MD University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Simultaneous Scientific Session
10:00 am - 12:00 pm		Ablation vs. Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation: Antagonism or Synergism? Ballroom A-C, Hynes Convention Center Chairman: Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD
10:00 am		The “Classic Maze”: Experimental Origins, Surgical Lesion Sets, Alternative Energy Sources Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD Washington University
10:15 am		Neurological Approaches to the AF Problem Ganglion Mapping James H. McClelland, MD Oregon Cardiology, PC Cervical Interventions Benjamin J. Scherlag, MD Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute
10:35 am		Less Invasive Approaches – Critical Step or Critical Mistake? Robotics as Applied to Arrhythmia Surgery Ranny Chitwood, MD East Carolina University School of Medicine Thoracoscopic Arrythmia Surgery Richard Lee, MD Northwestern Intravascular Approaches Vivek Y. Reddy, MD University of Miami Hospital
11:25 am		Defining Success Richard J. Shemin, MD University of California, Los Angeles
11:40 am		Working Together Panel Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD Washington University James H. McClelland, MD Oregon Cardiology, PC Benjamin J. Scherlag, MD Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute Ranny Chitwood, MD East Carolina University School of Medicine Richard Lee, MD Northwestern
Simultaneous Scientific Session
10:00 am - 12:00 pm		Pneumonectomy: A treatment or a disease? Room 302-306, Hynes Convention Center Chairman: Thomas A. D’Amico, MD
10:00 am - 10:15 am		Patient Selection for Pneumonectomy Joseph P. Shrager, MD University of Pennsylvania
10:15 am - 10:30 am		Role of Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy Todd L. Demmy, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute
10:30 am - 10:45 am		Managing Intraoperative Complications G. Alexander Patterson, MD Washington University
10:45 am - 11:00 am		Early Complications after Pneumonectomy Valerie W. Rusch, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
11:00 am - 11:15 am		Late Complications after Pneumonectomy Douglas J. Mathisen, MD Massachusetts General Hospital
11:15 am - 11:30 am		Pneumonectomy after Induction Therapy Walter Weder, MD University Hospital
11:30 am - 11:45 am		Extrapleural Pneumonectomy David J. Sugarbaker, MD Brigham & Women’s Hospital
11:45 am – 12:00 pm		Discussion

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