Fundamentals in Aortic Surgery
- 14 – 16 Mar 2024
- Windsor, UK
- Hybrid
Event Information
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Date/Duration
14-16 March 2024 (2.5 day course)
- Location
- Course Director
F Schoenhoff, Bern
- Course Format
Interactive lectures
Surgical case videos
Wetlab and hands-on simulation sessions- Course Fee
This course is available online and in-person.
In-person registration fees include all sessions, breaks, lunch and dinner on Thursday 14 March.
In-person fees (Windsor,UK):
Members: €525 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €625 inclusive of VATOnline registration fees include all sessions, except sessions 4, 8 and 10. Kindly note there is no interactive function and you will not be able to interact with Faculty and other attendees.
Hybrid fees (online only):
Members: €150.00 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €200.00 inclusive of VAT- Target Audience
Skills level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
- Accreditation
This course is Ethical MedTech compliant, full details can be found here.
EACTS Academy terms and conditions.
Course Overview
Covering the major aspects of aortic surgery, from the aortic valve to the descending aorta. Special attention will be devoted to the various options in sparing the aortic valve and on the modern approach to aortic arch surgery. Guidance will be available for those cardiac surgeons wishing to embark upon an endovascular programme. This year’s course will include hands-on wetlab and simulation sessions.
Learning Objectives
- To obtain the proper instruments for a correct diagnostic evaluation in planning the most appropriate surgical approach on the ascending aorta and aortic arch
- To learn the technical details in various aortic operations
- To acquire basic notions for expanding their endovascular skills
Course Programme
09:00 Welcome and introduction
F Schoenhoff, BernSession 1 – Introduction to aortic diseases 09:10 Aortic disease: Definition, classification and epidemiology
J Dumfarth, Innsbruck09:30 Aortic valve related aortopathy
A Della Corte, Naples09:50 Heritable aortic disease
J Dumfarth, Innsbruck10:10 Pre-op imaging and cannulation in aortic surgery
E Quintana, Barcelona10:30 Discussion
All10:40 Break Session 2 – Surgery of the aortic root and the proximal thoracic
aorta11:00 Ascending aortic replacement – Techniques and pitfalls
J Dumfarth, Innsbruck11:20 Aortic root replacement – Bentall procedure
L Di Marco, Bologna11:40 Aortic root replacement – valve-sparing procedures
R De Paulis, Rome12:10 Discussion
All12:30 Lunch Session 3 – Aortic-lab I: Proximal aortic surgery 13:30 Bentall procedures – Video presentation
L Di Marco, Bologna13:50 Aortic root commando procedure – Video presentation
E Quintana, Barcelona14:10 Valve-sparing procedures – Video presentation
R De Paulis, Rome14:30 Break In-person only: Session 4 – Hands-on session: Proximal aortic surgery 15:30 Wet lab: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement
All18:00 Close Session 5 – Aortic arch disease 09:00 Aortic arch aneurysm – indications and outcomes
M Luehr, Cologne09:20 Open aortic arch repair
M Shrestha, Rochester09:40 Hybrid aortic arch repair
L Di Marco, Bologna10:00 Endovascular aortic arch repair
M Kolowca, Katowice10:20 Discussion
All10:30 Break Session 6 – Aortic dissection – Treatment 11:00 Acute Aortic Dissection – risk factors, presentation and outcomes
M Luehr, Cologne11:20 Acute Aortic Dissection – treatment strategies
F Schoenhoff, Bern11:40 Chronic residual dissection after proximal repair
M Shrestha, Rochester12:00 Neuroprotection in open and endovascular aortic surgery
M Luehr, Cologne12:20 Endovascular repair in acute and chronic type B aortic disease
M Kolowca, Katowice12:40 Discussion
All13:00 Lunch Session 7 – Aortic-lab III: Aortic arch repair 14:00 Proximal aortic repair in acute type A aortic dissection –
Case example
A Della Corte, Naples14:20 Frozen Elephant Trunk surgery – Case example chronic residual aortic dissection
F Schoenhoff, Bern14:40 Frozen Elephant Trunk surgery – Case example acute aortic
dissection
M Shrestha, Rochester15:00 Endovascular treatment in the distal aortic arch – Case example
M Lescan, Tübingen15:20 Break In-person only: Session 8: Hands-on session – Open aortic arch repair 16:00 Total aortic arch surgery
All18:00 Close Session 9 – Endovascular and thoracoabdominal surgery 09:00 Planning of thoracic endovascular aortic repair
M Kolowca, Katowice09:20 Follow-up and complications after endovascular aortic repair
M Lescan, Tübingen09:40 Thoracoabdominal aortic repair – Techniques
F Schoenhoff, Bern10:00 Break In-person only: Session 10 – Hands-on session: Endovascular treatment
(3 Rotating groups)11:00 TEVAR Simulators
M Lescan, TübingenPercutaneous closure system
M Kolowca, Katowice13:00 Lunch & Close Programme and faculty subject to change.
Faculty
Mario Lescan
Mario Lescan, M.D. obtained his medical degree in 2007 from the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany. After his residency,…Malakh Shrestha
Malakh Shrestha is currently working as Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Director of Aortic Surgery and Vice Chairman of the Division… - Location