Reframing SAVR: Patient-Centered strategies for lifetime quality of life

 

Abstract

From mechanical to biological solutions, leading experts from the USA and Europe will explore patient-tailored approaches to the treatment of Aortic Stenosis, aimed at providing enhanced quality of life and a wide range of options for lifetime management

 

Chair

S. Chris Malaisrie

 

Agenda

• 12:15 – Welcome – S. Chris Malaisrie, Northwestern, Chicago US
• 12.30 – The challenges of Tight Spaces: Mechanical Valves for normal Annuli in SAVR – Bo Yang ​- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
• 12.50 – Patients’ quality of life comes first: from Low-INR Mechanical Valves to Sutureless technology – Guillaume Lebreton – Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France​
• 13.10 – One valve, many patients: my first 15 years with the Perceval Platform and what the future holds – Bart Meuris – UZ Leuven, Belgium