
The Aortic Forum will be an in-person meeting and run from 21-23 June 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE (12:00-17:45)
12:00 | Welcome lunch and registration | |
13:00 | Introduction | |
Session 1: Pros and cons to repair the aortic valve | ||
Live Case | ||
Overview of the long-term results of aortic valve repair | ||
Actual bioprosthetic valve compete and surpass aortic valve repair | ||
The carbon and other synthetic valve strike back | ||
Why TAVI is not a good option | ||
Ross versus repair: Competitor or complementary options | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Abstract presentation | ||
15:15 | Break | |
15:45 | Session 2: Basics and principles of aortic valve repair | |
Echocardiography to describe AI mechanisms | ||
Describing aortic valve and root anatomy with 3D CT reconstruction | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Debate – Repair of isolated AI (TAV and BAV) video presentations: | ||
– Double external ring | ||
– Suture annuloplasty | ||
– Internal ring | ||
– Reimplantation technique | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Abstract presentation | ||
Unifying nomenclature of aortic valve phenotypes | ||
Debate – Repair of BAV with aortopathy video presentations: | ||
– Reimplantation technique | ||
– Remodelling technique and annuloplasty | ||
Panel discussion | ||
17:45 | Close |
THURSDAY 22 JUNE (08:15-17:30)
08:15 | Session 3: Ultimate perspectives from the giants | |
Live Case | ||
Introduction | ||
Personal reflections on reimplantation after 30 years | ||
Personal reflections on remodelling after 30 years | ||
Evolution of leaflets plasty over the years | ||
How geometry has contributed to improve aortic valve repair | ||
Panel discussion | ||
10:15 | Break | |
10:45 | Session 4: Alternative techniques and access to aortic valve repair (video session) | |
Live Case | ||
PEARS, fashion, or evolution of valve sparing | ||
Valve sparing by minimal access: For which patient and which pathology | ||
Single suture for reimplantation. Pros & Cons | ||
The advantages of single sinus remodelling | ||
Debate – Which type of autograft reinforcement? | ||
– Ross full root and loose jacket | ||
– Ross inclusion in native root | ||
– Ross inclusion in vascular graft | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Abstract presentations | ||
12:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 | Session 5: Surgical option in the paediatric population | |
Dilated aortopathies in congenital heart disease | ||
What is on the horizon in valve substitute and update on Ozaki procedure | ||
Unicuspid aortic valve repair in which patient is it worthy (video) | ||
Balance between Ross and valve repair | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Abstract presentation | ||
14:30 | Session 6: Aorta review/debate: New ACC/AHA aorta guidelines – what do they tell us? | |
Introduction to the guidelines | ||
What do the guidelines suggest regarding syndromic aortic conditions? | ||
What do the guidelines suggest regarding aortic dissection? | ||
What do the guidelines suggest regarding thoracic aneurysm/dissection in general (diameters, non-diameter triggers, indexing, etc) | ||
Panel discussion and debate on the guidelines – “What they say and what they don’t say!” for standard practice | ||
16:00 | Break | |
16:30 | Session 7: Arch and stroke mini-symposium | |
Stroke after arch intervention: Consensus definitions, frequency and causes | ||
Cerebral protection strategies in open arch repair | ||
Cerebral embolic protection and/or stroke mitigation during arch TEVAR repair | ||
Pharmacologic neuroprotection and neuro restoration | ||
Abstract presentations | ||
17:30 | Close |
FRIDAY 23 JUNE (08:30-17:40)
08:30 | Session 8: Acute aortic dissection: Dilemmas and solutions | |
Definition of “safe treatment” in acute type A aortic dissection | ||
Individualised treatment in acute type A aortic dissection | ||
Extended aortic arch repair by stent in acute type A aortic dissection the AMDS experience (Video) | ||
Aortic root repair in acute aortic root dissection – Techniques (Video) | ||
Artery cannulation site is the key to success in acute type A aortic dissection surgery | ||
The rationale to abolish the false lumen in acute type A aortic dissection | ||
Panel discussion | ||
10:00 | Break | |
10:30 | Session 9: Chronic aortic dissection treatment: A Prometheus challenge | |
FET surgery: Facts after 20 years of experience | ||
Debate – Treatment of chronic aortic dissection after proximal repair: | ||
– Frozen Elephant Trunk | ||
– Open descending aortic repair | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Endovascular repair of chronic dissected aortic arch after ascending aorta replacement – Prerequisites for patient selection | ||
Endovascular aortic arch repair in chronic aortic dissection (Video) | ||
Spinal cord protection in open and endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic repair | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Optimal medical treatment in chronic aortic dissection patients | ||
Abstract presentation | ||
12:00 | Lunch | |
13:30 | Session 10: Acute and chronic aortic syndromes involving the descending aorta- natural disease course and treatment strategies | |
FET as a landing zone – distal extension as a concept | ||
10 points from the recent STS/AATS guidelines for the treatment of type B aortic dissection | ||
IMH and PAU- how to predict the natural course and when to intervene | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Contemporary practice in treating acute and chronic thoracoabdominal aortic pathology in high volume centers | ||
How to address the LSA – bypass and transposition | ||
dSINE- mechanisms, understanding, importance and prevention | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Abstract presentation | ||
15:00 | Break | |
15:30 | Session 11: Acute and chronic aortic syndromes involving the descending aorta- the next level of complexity in understanding the disease and to individualise treatment | |
Ruptured type B- FET, TEVAR or open TA replacement | ||
Ruptured descending thoracic aorta- is it done after TEVAR? | ||
Endovascular treatment of ruptured TAAA – expensive prestige or economic alternative | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Secondary endovascular conversions for failed open repair | ||
Secondary open conversions for failed endovascular repair | ||
TEVAR for the treatment of organ fistulation in acute aortic syndromes – bridge to open conversion or durable treatment approach | ||
Panel discussion | ||
Abstract presentation | ||
17:40 | Closing remarks |
Programme and faculty subject to change
FORUM INFORMATION
Date/Duration
21-23 June 2023 (2.5 day meeting)
Location
Brussels, Belgium
Aortic Forum Taskforce Chairman
R De Paulis, Rome
Local Chairmen
G El Khoury and L de Kerchove, Brussels
Vascular Disease Domain Chairman
K Tsagakis, Essen
Aortic Forum Taskforce
J Bavaria; F Casselman; M Czerny; L de Kerchove; G El Khoury; I El-Hamamsy; A Estrera; S Fernandez; E Lansac; T Macgillivray; A Oo; D Pacini; S Ronchey; R Sádaba; HJ Schäfers; M Shrestha; K Tsagakis; J Vojáček
Registration Fee
EACTS Member: €595 inclusive of VAT
Non-Member: €695 inclusive of VAT
Resident/Trainee: €375 inclusive of VAT
Registration fee includes lunch and refreshments.
Format
In-person meeting, live surgical cases, interactive lectures, live-in-a-box videos and abstract presentations