2011 Postgraduate Course Programme
| POSTGRADUATE COURSE PROGRAMME: | ||
| “Clinical Research Update and Transcatheter Valve Therapy” Course Directors: David Adams, Jeffrey Borer, Michael Borger, Johanna Takkenberg | ||
| Saturday, June 25 | ||
| Registration | ||
| I. Valvular Therapy Potpourri (08:00 – 09:30) Moderators: Maurice Sarano (Rochester), David Adams (New York) | ||
| Epidemiology, classification, and clinical relevance of bicuspid aortic valve disease – Efstratios I. Charitos (Luebeck) | ||
| Surgical considerations for the bicuspid aortic valve – John Ikonomidis (Charleston) | ||
| Severe mitral regurgitation: When should patients be referred for surgery? When should they be observed? – Maurice Sarano (Rochester) | ||
| Barlow’s disease and fibroelastic deficiency: Why is it important to differentiate? – David Adams (New York) | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Coffee Break | ||
| II. Clinical Research Update (10:00 – 12:30) Moderators: Michael Borger (Leipzig), Johanna Takkenberg (Rotterdam) | ||
| PARTNER Trial Arms A and B: Good news for everyone? – Thomas Walther (Bad Nauheim) | ||
| EVEREST II Trial: Where do we go from here? – Holger Thiele (Leipzig) | ||
| Randomized trials in valvular heart therapy: Are they feasible? – Jeffrey Borer (New York) | ||
| Statin therapy for aortic valvular disease: Is there still a role? – Johanna Takkenberg (Rotterdam) | ||
| Minimal invasive versus conventional mitral valve surgery: ISMICS position paper – Ehud Raanani (Tel HaShomer) | ||
| Dabigatran for prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation: Implications for mechanical valve therapy? – Mostafa Mokhles (Rotterdam) | ||
| STICH trial: Results, insights and implications (including for the mitral valve) – Robert Bonow (Chicago) | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Lunch Break | ||
| III. Transcatheter Therapy (13:30 – 15:30) Moderators: Blase Carabello (Houston), Ruediger Lange (Munich) | ||
| Starting a successful transapical program – Ruediger Lange (Munich) | ||
| TAVI therapy: A cardiologist’s perspective - Blase Carabello (Houston) | ||
| Elective and emergent valve-in-valve therapy: Indications and results – Joerg Kempfert (Bad Nauheim) | ||
| Echocardiography during TAVI: Is it necessary? - Joerg Ender (Leipzig) | ||
| Transapical MV repair / replacement: What does the future hold? – Francesco Maisano (Milan) | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Coffee Break | ||
| IV. The Future (16:00 – 17:15) | ||
| Mitral valve rings: Which device for which patients? – Robert Klautz (Leiden) | ||
| Functional heart valve tissue engineering – Carlijn Bouten (Eindhoven) | ||
| Special Lecture “What the future cardiac surgeon needs to know and do” - Fred Mohr (Leipzig) | ||
| Closing Remarks - Jeffrey Borer (New York) | ||
| Biennial Meeting Welcome Reception Blue Salon, Hotel Rey Juan Carlos | ||
