ANNUAL TECHNO-COLLEGE OF EACTS
Vienna, Austria
Saturday 11 October 2003Please note that the programmes are subject to change
CARDIAC PROGRAMME
New Technologies and Techniques for CAB Surgery and Endovascular Interventions
Moderators: S Westaby, Oxford; V Subramanian, New York08:00 Welcome G Wimmer-Greinecker, Frankfurt 08:15 Coronary Imaging - New Decision Making? C Herzog, Frankfurt 08:30 OPCAB - European Perspective V Gulielmos,Thessaloniki 08:45 OPCAB - USA Perspective J Edgerton, Dallas 09:00 Live Surgery: OPCAB F Van Praet, Aalst 09:30 Anastomotic Devices - Which will fly? J Gummert, Leipzig 09:45 TECAB - Finally for everyone? G Wimmer-Greinecker, Frankfurt 10:00 Live Surgery: TECAB V Falk, Leipzig 10:30 Coffee Break 10:45 Live Surgery: Stent Grafting of Aortic Aneurysm M Grabenwöger and J Lammer, Vienna 11:15 Stenting of the Thoracic Aorta - State of the Art Ch Nienaber, Rostock 11:30 Can we do them all? A cardiologist's view P Urban, Geneva 11:45 Can they do them all? A non-cardiologist's view L Aklog, New York 12:00 Keynote Presentation: New Surgical Technology for Ischemic Heart Disease L Aklog, New York 12:30 LUNCHEON SYMPOSIA Atrial Fibrillation U von Oppel, Cardiff 1. Surgery for atrial fibrillation - Principles, devices and issues U von Oppel, Cardiff 2. The ideal atrial fibrillation - Ablation pattern H Sie, Zwolle 3. Results of using different atrial fibrillation devices: What is safe and effective? N Doll, Leipzig Heart Failure U Lönn, Uppsala 1. Introduction U Lönn, Uppsala 2. Mechanical circulatory support; Is that the way to go? S Westaby, Oxford 3. New pharmacology treatments. Can this solve the problem? G Wikström,Uppsala 4. What's in between? Surgical Options and Perspectives! F Mohr, Leipzig 5. Lively Discussion Mini-CPB: Is it worth the effort? L von Segesser, Lausanne 1. Clinical experience with routine use of MECC A Liebold, Regensburg Discussion 2. MECC Smartsuction: The ideal combination? B Kipfer, Bern Discussion 3. An integrated pump-oxygenator with minimal priming volume W Harringer, Braunschweig Discussion 4. Is augmentation of venous return necessary for mini-CPB? P Tozzi, Lausanne Discussion New Technologies and Techniques for Imaging and Valvular Interventions
Moderators: L Von Segesser, Lausanne; E Wolner, Vienna14:00 Abstract Session : The six best 15:00 New Imaging techniques for preoperative planning? W Fehske, Bonn 15:15 Mini Mitral Surgery - Why is "nobody" doing it? F Mohr, Leipzig 15:30 Robotic Mitral Surgery - Benefits for the patient? R Chitwood, Greenville 15:45 Live Surgery: Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery H Vanermen, Aalst 16:30 Is MIC surgery warrantable for congenitals? R Burke, Miami 16:45 Mini AVR - Is only the incision mini? B Gersak, Ljubliana 17:00 Valve technology - Anything striking new? O Alfieri, Milan 17:15 Will tissue engineering change the world? G Steinhoff, Rostock 17:30 Keynote Presentation: Will valves ever be treated percutaneously? F Beyersdorf, Freiburg 17:45 Closing remarks M Grabenwöger, Vienna 18:00 ADJOURN THORACIC PROGRAMME
(13:00 - 18:00)Moderators: T Grodzki, Szczecin; T Lerut, Leuven
Co-ordinator: M Müller, ViennaLive Surgery from the University of Vienna Videoscopic lobectomy W Walker, Edinburgh Endotracheal sonography H Becker, Heidelberg Videomediastinoscopy P De Leyn, Leuven Invited Presentations: Improving air entry Dynamic endobronchial stenting L Freitag, Bochum Endoscopic treatment of emphysema E Rendina, Rome Discussion of NETT trial D Wood, Seattle Split Lung transplantation in a patient on ECMO (Video) W Klepetko, Vienna Multimedia infrastructure of operating theatre J Luketich, Pittsburg Stopping air leak Effectiveness of fleece bound sealing in lung surgery H Dienemann, Heidelberg Utilization of veritas in thoracic surgery: the application of translational research in clinical application J Miller, Atlanta What's new in research? Advances in lung volume reduction S Springmeyer, Seattle
