The Reconstruction of the Aortic Valve and Root: A practical approach will run 18-20 September 2019 in Homburg Saar, Germany.
Full registration to attend the scientific sessions and wetlab is now closed. If you would like to still register for the scientific sessions only please contact [email protected]
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
09:00 | Welcome and introduction | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
09:45 | Anatomy of aortic valve and root | M Heinemann, Mainz |
10:00 | Break | |
10:30 | Aortic regurgitation and aneurysm – epidemiology and guidelines | N Wunderlich, Darmstadt |
11:00 | Why and when to repair the aortic valve | J Vojacek, Hradec Kralove |
11:20 | Echo assessment of AR and its mechanisms | N Wunderlich, Darmstadt |
12:00 | Root and cusp repair – the Homburg approach | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
12:30 | Aortic valve repair – reimplantation | G El Khoury, Brussels |
13:00 | Videos root repair | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
13:15 | Lunch | |
14:15 | Aortic valve surgery – the patient perspective | JJ Takkenberg, Rotterdam |
14:45 | The living aortic valve – repair or else? | J Vojacek, Hradec Kralove |
15:00 | Break | |
15:30 | Annuloplasty – the evidence | U Schneider, Homburg Saar |
16:00 | Results of root and cusp repair | C Giebels, Homburg Saar |
16:30 | Videos cusp repair | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
18:00 | Adjourn |
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
07:45 | Case presentations | |
Live cases moderator: G El Khoury, Brussels | ||
08:00 | Live case 1: Root repair | |
09:30 | Live case 2: Root repair | |
10:45 | From echo to diagnosis | F Langer, Homburg Saar |
11:15 | Live case 3: Root repair | |
12:15 | Case discussion | |
12:30 | Lunch | |
13:00 | Reimplantation is the best root repair | G El Khoury, Brussels |
13:15 | Remodelling is my standard approach | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
14:00 | 3-dimensional echo in aortic valve repair | A Hagendorff, Leipzig |
14:30 | Break | |
14:45 | How to start root repair | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
15:30 | Wetlab | All Faculty |
18:00 | Adjourn |
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
07:45 | Case presentations | |
Live cases moderator: J Vojacek, Hradec Kralove | ||
08:00 | Live case 1: Cusp repair | |
09:00 | Live case 2: Cusp repair | |
10:30 | Pericardial patches in aortic repair – critical perspective | I Karliova, Homburg Saar |
10:45 | Break | |
11:00 | Live case 3: cusp repair | |
11:45 | Live case 4: cusp repair | |
12:30 | Lunch | |
13:00 | How to start an aortic valve repair programme | J Vojacek, Hradec Kralove |
13:20 | 20 years of BAV repair | U Schneider, Homburg Saar |
13:40 | AV repair and atrial fibrillation – what to do? | |
14:00 | How to start cusp repair | H-J Schäfers, Homburg Saar |
14:30 | Adjourn |
COURSE INFORMATION
Date
18-20 September 2019 (2.5 day course)
Location
Saarland University Medical Center
Homburg Saar, Germany
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Course Director
HJ Schäfers, Homburg Saar
Course Overview
Repair of the aortic valve has become an attractive alternative to replacement due to the low incidence of valve-related complications and the associated high quality of life. In order, however, to achieve reproducible repair results it is important that the surgeon understands and applies the basic concepts that are specific for the reconstruction of the aortic valve.
Professor Schäfers and his team have been dedicated to this field for more than 20 years and have developed and refined reconstructive strategies that can be applied to many regurgitant aortic valves, and based on systematic research they have attempted to advance the principal concepts from art to science. He is more than are happy to share experience and concepts in this workshop specially designed in a didactic way that allows most participants to reproduce the content.
Course Format
Didactic lectures, video presentations, hands-on wetlab and live surgery. Please bring your surgical loupes for the wetlab.
Course Fee
Members: €450.00 + VAT
Non-members: €550.00 + VAT
Target Audience
Surgeons, cardiologists, and anesthesiologists who wish to obtain a comprehensive overview, as well as surgeons looking for a deeper insight into aortic valve repair.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the morphologic characteristics of normal and abnormal aortic valve form
- Learn the echocardiographic criteria of repairable aortic valves
- Understand the principles of aortic root repair
- Learn and understand the principles of cusp repair for different anatomic types
- Learn the current limitations of repairability