Thirteenth Annual Meeting
	The European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
	Glasgow Scotland 5 - 8 September 1999

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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
	INTRODUCTION: Joachim Hasse			SLIDE SHOW
	David J. Wheatley			SLIDE SHOW
TALK DELIVERED AT PRESIDENTIAL DINNER
	Torkel Åberg, Secretary General of EACTS			TRANSCRIPT
Aortic Valve Replacement in Children: Are Mechanical Prostheses a Good Option?				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW DISCUSSION
	C Alexiou, A McDonald, M J Dalrymple-Hay, M P Haw, J L Monro Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Exercise Tolerance and Cardiac Performance After Surgical Repair of Pectus Excavatum				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW DISCUSSION
	J Kowalewski, J Laskowska, T Dryjanski, M Brocki, R Lewicki, J Goch Military Medical Academy, Lodz, Poland
Increased ITA Graft Failure with the Use of Free Grafts and Grafts to Right Coronary or Arteries with a Low Grade Stenosis				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW DISCUSSION
	Brian Buxton, James Tatoulis, John Fuller, Chris Reid University of Melbourne & Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Is Heart-Port Surgery for Mitral Valve Surgery Really Needed?				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW
	Mohamed M. El-Fiky, Tarek M. El-Sayegh, Ahmed S. El-Bishry, Mohamed Abdel Aziz Sharaawy, Hossam Aboul Enein, Saiid Waheid Zayed, Ismail A. Sallam Nasser Institute, Cairo, Egypt
Long-Term Survival After Bronchial Sleeve Resection in Relation to Nodal Involvement				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW
	Paul E. Van Schil2, Joost Vankeirsbilck1, Aart Brutel de la Rivière1, Paul J. Knaepen1, Henri A. van Swieten1, Roland G. Vanderschueren1, Jules M. van den Bosch1 1Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, 2University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
A Novel Repair for Patients with Avsd Requiring Re-operation for Left Atrio-ventricular Valve Regurgitation				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW
	Nancy C. Poirier1, William G. Williams1, John G. Coles1, Glen S. Van Arsdell1, Ahmed Omran2, Jeff Smallhorn1, Robert M. Freedom1 1Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Primary Repair of Aortic Arch Obstruction with VSD in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW
	Felix Haas1, Caren S. Goldberg2, Richard G. Ohye1, Ralph S. Mosca1, Edward L. Bove1 1Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, USA, 2Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, USA
The Role of Airway Stents in the Management of Pediatric Tracheal, Carinal, and Bronchial Stenosis				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW DISCUSSION
	Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs1, James A. Quintessenza1, Luis M. Botero1, Hugh M. van Gelder1, Martin J. Elliott2, Claus Herberhold2 1Divisions of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery All Children's Hospital, Florida School of Medicine, St. Petersburg, USA, 2Cardiothoracic Unit Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
A Simple Way to Treat Chronic Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Valve Surgery: the Epicardial Radiofrequency Approach				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW
	Stefano Benussi1, Carlo Pappone2, Simona Nascimbene1, Andrea Blasio1, Alessandro Caldarola1, Pier Luigi Stefàno1, Ottavio Alfieri1 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, 2Department of Arrhythmology, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
What is the Role of Partial Left Ventriculectomy in the Treatment of Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy?				ABSTRACT SLIDE SHOW DISCUSSION
	Luiz Felipe P. Moreira, Noedir A. G. Stolf, Maria L. Higuchi, Edimar A. Bocchi, Fernando Bacal, Adib D. Jatene Heart Institute of São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil