Rethinking multivalvular disease: bridging technology and technique, in aortic, mitral, and tricuspid surgery

Abstract

Join Medtronic at EACTS 2025 for a high-impact symposium designed for cardiac surgeons navigating an increasingly complex clinical landscape. From shifting patient demographics to evolving guidelines and rising expectations around durability, timing, and technique; today’s clinical decisions carry more weight than ever.
This is your opportunity to engage with leading surgical voices, explore forward-looking strategies, and examine how innovation, surgical techniques are reshaping the surgical standard of care.

 

Chair

Prof Pieter Kappetein

Dr Gintautas Bieliauskas

 

Agenda

• 12.15 – Welcome – Prof Pieter Kappetein & Dr Gintautas Bieliauskas
• 12.18 – ACE 2.0 registry: first Avalus™ Ultra real-world data – Prof Tom Verbelen
• 12.35 – It’s not just another valve: managing the bicuspid difference – Prof Robert Klautz
• 12.50 – Valve strategies in the young: TAVR first, SAVR first… or regret later? – Mr Dincer Aktuerk
• 13.05 – Through the aortic door – taming the uninvited guest in aortic valve replacement – Prof Omer Dzemali
• 13.20 – Conclusion and final remarks – Prof Pieter Kappetein & Dr Gintautas Bieliauskas