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MONDAY, 29 JUNE, 2009

 

7:45 AM  -  1:15 PM
Ballroom 3

 

Mitral Valve Symposium

8:00 AM  -  10:05 AM
Ballroom 2

Percutaneous Valve Surgery

Key Note Lecture – Michael Mack (tbc)

 

 

C49

Transapical Implantation Of A Novel Self-expanding Sutureless Aortic Valve Prosthesis - A Three Step Protocol To Optimize Device Positioning
Mario Stalder1; Rakesh M. Suri2; Eva S. Kraehenbuehl1; Gerrit Hellige1; Peter Wenaweser1; Claudia Zobrist1; Harzel V. Schaff2; Thierry P. Carrel1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland;   2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

 

C50

Transcatheter Aortic Heartvalve Implantation Of Edwards Sapien Bioprothesis With A Mobile X-ray System Experiences And Results Of An Interdisciplinary Workgroup
Holger Schroefel1; Gerhard Schymik2; Heinz Baumann3; Frank Redling1; Veronika Elsner1; Bernd-Dieter Gonska3; Claus Schmitt2; Herbert Posival1
1Clinic for Heart Surgery, Karlsruhe, Germany;   2City Clinic, Dep. of Cardiology, Karlsruhe, Germany;   3St. Vincentius Clinic, Dep. of Cardiology, Karlsruhe, Germany

 

C51

Survival After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Is Not Related To The Implantation Technique
Domenico Mazzitelli; Sabine Bleiziffer; Hendrik Ruge; Andrea Hutter; Christian Schreiber; Robert Bauernschmitt;  Rüdiger Lange
German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany

 

C52

Transapical And Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Shows Similar Safety And Efficacy In Patients With High Surgical Risk
Hendrik Treede1; Olaf Franzen1; Jochen Schofer2; Matthias Kubik1; Stephan Baldus1; Hermann Reichenspurner1
1University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;   2University Cardiovascular Center, Hamburg, Germany

 

C53

Evaluation Of A New Transcatheter Aortic Prosthesis - the Ventor Valve
Joerg Kempfert1;  Thomas Walther1; Johannes Blumenstein1; Ehud Schwammenthal2; Axel Linke1; Gerhard Schuler1; Friedrich W. Mohr1; Volkmar Falk1
1Heart Center University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany;   2Ventor Inc., Tel Aviv, Israel

 

C54

Impact Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation On Atrio-Ventricular And Intra-ventricular Conduction Disorders
Angelo Ramondo; Chiara Fraccaro; Massimo Napodano; Giuseppe Tarantini; Valeria Gasparetto; Giambattista Isabella; Renato Razzolini; Sabino liceto
Dpt of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padova, Italy

 

C55

Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation At Two Years
 Thomas Walther; Jörg KEmpfert; Michael A. Borger; Chiro Mukherjee; Jörg Ender; Axel Linke; Gerhard Schuler;  Friedrich W. Mohr
HeartCenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

 

8:00 AM  -  10:05 AM
Marriott Hotel

Tissue Engineering III

Key Note Lecture – Richard Bianco (tbc)

 

 

C56

Optimization Of The Collagen Architecture In Engineered Human Heart Valve Tissue
Mirjam Rubbens1; Anita Mol1; Ruud Bank2; Frank Baaijens1;  Carlijn Bouten1
1Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands;   2
TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, Netherlands

 

C57

Eight Years Follow-up Of A Tissue Engineered Pulmonary Valve In Eleven Consecutive Patients During Ross Operation
 Pascal M. Dohmen1; Alexander Lembcke2; Sebastian Holinski1; Axel Pruss3;  Wolfgang Konertz1
1Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany;   2Dept. of Radiology, Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany;   3Tissue Bank, Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany

 

C58

Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduit Made From Small Intestine Submucosa
Megumi Mathison; Nicolas A. Chronos; Bobby D. Price; Spencer B. King
Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute,
Atlanta, GA, United States

 

C59

Development Of Novel Collagen And Fibronectin Mimetic Scaffolds For Tissue Engineering Heart Valves
Murugesan Muthu3; Ivan Carubelli2;  Adrian H. Chester1;  Tony Cass3;  Magdi H. Yacoub1;  Patricia Taylor1
1Imperial College, Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom;   2IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato, Milano, Italy;   3Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

 

C60

Improvement Of Allogeneic Detergent-Decellularized Heart Valves By Surface Coating Using Autologous Fibrin Enriched Plasma Protein Solution
Payam Akhyari1; Hiroyuki Kamiya1; Patricia Mambou2; Mareike Barth3; Soeren Schilp4; Werner W. Franke3; Matthias Karck2; Artur Lichtenberg1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany;   2Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;   3Helmholtz Group for Cell Biology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany;   4Department of Applied Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

 

C61

In Vivo Spontaneous Tissue Regeneration Of Allogeneic Decellularized Aortic Valves
Laura Iop1; Alessandro Gandaglia1; Antonella Bonetti2; Maurizio Marchini2; Michele Spina1;  Cristina Basso1;  Gaetano Thiene1;  Gino Gerosa1
1University of Padua, Padua, Italy;   2University of Udine, Udine, Italy

 

C62

Three-dimensional Structural Characterization Of Tissue-engineered And Native Ovine Pulmonary Valves
Chad E. Eckert1; Brandon T Mikulis1; Dane Gerneke2; Ian LaGrice2; Danielle Gottlieb3; John E. Mayer3;  Michael S. Sacks1
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;   2University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;  3Children’s Hospital, Dept of Cardiac Surgery, Boston, MA, United States

 

10:05 AM  -  10:50 AM
Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

Refreshment Break

10:05 AM  -  10:50 AM
Ballroom 1

Poster Session III

 

P73

Mitral Valve Repair In Infective Endocarditis: Current Approach And Results
Taweesak Chotivatanapong; Choosak Kasemsarn; Piyawat Lertsomboon; Vibhan Sungkahapong
Chest Disease Institute,
Nonthaburi, Thailand

 

P74

Long-term Results Of Mitral Valve Repair With The Duran Flexible Ring
Yukikatsu Okada; Michihiro Nasu; Hiroshi Fujiwara;  Yu Shomura
Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan

 

P75

Preoperative Predictor Of Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling After Mitral Valve Repair In Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Naoto Morimoto; Nobuhiko Mukohara; Yoshihisa Morimoto; Keitaro Nakagiri; Masato Yoshida; Tsutomu Shida
Himeji Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

 

P76

Pulmonary Artery Hypertension After Restrictive Mitral Valve Or Ring Sizes
Giulio Rizzoli; Jonida Bejko;  Tomaso Bottio; Vincenzo Tarzia;  Gino Gerosa
dpt. of Cardio, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Padova, Italy

 

P77

Long Term Results Of Mitral Valve Repair In Elderly Patients
Yu Shomura;  Yukikatsu Okada; Michihiro Nasu; Hiroshi Fujiwara; Shigeru Komori; Mikito Inouchi; Yasuhisa Ozu; Takashi Hashimoto
Kobe General Hospital, Kobe, Japan

 

P78

Video-assisted Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Via A Right Minithoracotomy - From An Innovative Approach To Clinical Routine
Lenard Conradi; Hendrik Treede; Jens Brickwedel; Christian Detter; Hermann Reichenspurner
University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

 

P79

Preliminary Clinical Experience And Early Results With A New Semi-rigid Mitral Anuloplasty Ring: The Sorin Memo 3D
Piergiorgio Bruno1; Cristian Leva1; Ilaria Lazzarini1; Luisa Santambrogio2; Giorgio Musazzi2; Germano Di Credico1
1Cardiac Surgery Dept, Ospedale Civile di Legnano, Legnano, MI, Italy;   2Anestesiology Dept, Ospedale Civile di Legnano, Legnano, MI, Italy

 

P80

An Intra-annular Hemispherical Mounting Frame For Aortic Valve Repair
 J. S. Rankin1, 2
1Centennial Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States;   2BioStable Science and Engineering Inc, Austin, TX, United States

 

P81

Mitral Valve Leaflet Patch Repair For Infective Endocarditis: Fresh Autologous Pericardium Is Durable And Efficacious
Charles F. Evans; Christopher R. deFilippi; Eric Shang; Bartley P. Griffith; James S. Gammie
The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

 

P82

Chordal Preservation In Patients With Mitral Stenosis Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement
Akiko Tanaka;  Yutaka Okita
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

 

P83

Mitral Valve Repair And Replacement For Valvular Heart Disease In Sudan. Initial Experience From The Salam Centre For Cardiac Surgery
Enrico Donegani; Gino Strada; Gina Portella; Luca Weltert
Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery - Soba Hilla, Khartoum, Sudan

 

P84

Correction Of Sam And Mitral Valve Regurgitation In Patients With HOCM: A Modified Repair Strategy Using Implantation Of Neochordae
Joerg Seeburger; Jurgen Passage; Joerg Ender; Nico Doll;  Friedrich W. Mohr
Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany

 

P85

Mitral Valve Function Following Repair With Either Leaflet Resection Or Implantation Of Neochordae - Results Of An Echocardiographic Exercise Study
Joerg Seeburger; Sabine Meier; Johannes Lucas; Matthias Sauer; Jurgen Passage; Michael A. Borger;  Friedrich W. Mohr;
Volkmar Falk
Heart Center
, Leipzig, Germany

 

P86

Mitral Valve Repair With The New Annuloplasty Ring Memo 3D - preserved Flexibility One Year After Implantation
Steffen Bargenda; Julie Haeggqwist; Esther Palmer; Detlef Roser; Johannes Paula; Nicolas Doll; Joachim-Gerd Rein
Sana Cardiac Surgical Clinic Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

 

P87

Remodeling Of The Aortic Root Using The Yacoub Technique. In-vitro Investigations Of Different Neo-sinus Shapes On Hemodynamic Parameters
Martin Misfeld; Michael Scharfschwerdt; Matthias L. Zirk; Thorsten Hanke;  Hans H. Sievers
Dept. of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, UK-SH, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

 

P88

Does Aortic Cusp Repair Influence The Outcome Of Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement?
Masamichi Matsumori; Hiroshi Munakata; Hitoshi Minami;  Kenji Okada;  Yutaka Okita
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

 

P89

Investigation For The Strength Of Glutaraldehyde Treated Human Pericardium, The Materials For Aortic Valve Reconstruction
Hiromasa Yamashita1; Kiyotaka Iwasaki2; Shigeyuki Ozaki1; Shin Uchida1; Takayoshi Matsuyama1; Mitsuo Umezu2
1Toho University Ohashi Medical Center Department of Cadiovascular Surgery, Tokyo, Japan;   2Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

 

P90

Mid-term Results Of Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair In Combination With Endocardial Or Epicardial Ablation In 112 Patients
Ralf F. Krakor; Michael Chares; Johannes Schneider; Ralf Kuhnert; Hendrick Bernau; Ingolf Eichler
Heart Center Dortmund, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Klinikum Dortmund GmbH, Dortmund, Germany

 

P91

Tracheal Cartilage As A Suitable Graft Source For Reconstructive Pediatric Valve Surgery
Jan-Philipp Minol1; Hassina Baraki1; Erik Bagaev1;  Payam Akhyari2; Christoph Bara1; Axel Haverich1; Andres Hilfiker1;  Artur Lichtenberg2
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany;   2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Jena, Jena, Thuringia, Germany

 

P92

The Evolution Of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair: From Heartport Through da Vinci To Fibrillation Without Cross-clamping
Paul Massimiano; Henry A. Tran; Linda Henry; Sharon L. Hunt; Scott D. Barnett; Waseem Sheikh; Chidima Martin; Niv Ad
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, United States

 

P93

The Interleaflets Triangles Configuration Focused On Aortic Valve Repair
Andrea Mangini1; Monica Contino1; Massimo Lemma1; Guido Gelpi1; Pietro Zerbi2; GianLuca Vago2; Carlo Antona1
1"L SACCO" University Hospital Cardiac Surgery Department, Milano, Italy;   2"L SACCO" University Hospital Pathology Department, Milano, Italy

 

P94

Long Term Outcome Of Combined Valve Repair And Maze Procedure For Non Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation And Associated Atrial Fibrillation
Tomoyuki Fujita;  Junjiro Kobayashi; Koichi Toda; Hiroyuki Nakajima; Yutaka Iba; Yusuke Shimahara; Toshikatsu Yagihara
National Cardiovascular Center,
Suita, Osaka, Japan

 

P95

Aortic Valve Lealets Repair Associated To Functional Unit Stabilization: A Five Years Experience
Andrea Mangini; Monica Contino; Massimo Lemma; Paolo Vanelli; Guido Gelpi; Carlo Antona
"L SACCO" University Hospital Cardiac Surgery Department, Milano, Italy

 

P96

Influence Of Pulmonary Hypertension On Early Clinical Outcome Following Mitral Valve Repair
Ayyaz Ali; Yasir Abu-Omar; Kate Willis; Kirsten Stroud; Ziad Ali; Amber Saeed; Thanos Athanasiou; Francis C. Wells
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

 

P97

Freedom From Reintervention And Long-term Survival After Interventional Balloon Valvuloplasty Vs Surgical Commissurotomy In Patients With Congenital Aortic Stenosis
Boris A. Nasseri; Peter Ewert; Christof Stamm; Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili; Michael Hübler; Yu-Guo Weng; Felix Berger;  Roland Hetzer
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

 

P98

Long-term Results In Patients Submitted To Mitral Repair With No Ring With The Double Teflon Technique
Pablo M. Pomerantzeff; Carlos M. Brandao; Marcos F. Silva; Osanam A. Filho; Noedir A. Stolf
Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

P99

One-year Survival Following Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comparison Of 4 Risk Prediction Models
Henry Tran1; Scott D. Barnett1; Amir Aljijani2; Niv Ad1
1Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, United States;   2Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States

 

P100

Outcomes In Octogenarians Undergoing Mitral Valve Repair
Joanna Chikwe1; Javier G. Castillo1; Anelechi C. Anyanwu1;  David H. Adams1
1Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States;   2Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States

 

P101

Leaflet Curvature After Mitral Valve Repair: the Influence Of Annuloplasty Shape
Mathieu Vergnat1; Benjamin M. Jackson1; Clayton Brinster1; Stuart J. Weiss3; Albert T. Cheung3; Michael A. Acker2; Joseph H. Gorman1; Robert C. Gorman1
1Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States;   2Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States;   3Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

 

P102

Flat Ring Mitral Annuloplasty: Does It Really Decrease Leaflet Stress?
Mathieu Vergnat1; Benjamin M. Jackson1; Clayton Brinster1; Stuart J. Weiss3; Albert T. Cheung3; Michael A. Acker2; Joseph H. Gorman
III1; Robert C. Gorman1
1Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States;   2Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States;   3Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

 

P103

The Futility Of Flexible Mitral Annuloplasty: A Dynamic 3D Echocardiographic Assessment Of Normal And Pathologic Mitral Annuli
Mathieu Vergnat1; Benjamin M. Jackson1; Clayton Brinster1; Stuart J. Weiss3; Albert T. Cheung3; Michael A. Acker2; Joseph H. Gorman
III1; Robert C. Gorman1
1Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States;   2Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States;   3Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

 

P104

Can A Single 3-dimensional Transoesophaeal Echogardiogram Frame Accurately Predict Mitral Valve Repair Complexity?
Joanna Chikwe2; Anelechi C. Anyanwu2; Gregory W. Fischer2; Javier G. Castillo2;  David H. Adams2
1 Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States;   2 Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States

 

P105

Myxo Etlogix Mitral Ring Prevents Post-repair Systolic Anterior Motion Without Extensive Leaflet Reduction
Aidan A. Raney;  Pravin M. Shah; Patti Andre;
Marita Fabros
Hoag Memorial Hospital
, Newport Beach, California, United States

 

P106

Impact Of Mitral Annular Dilatation On The Efficacy Of Edge To Edge Mitral Valve Repair For Posterior Leaflet Prolapse
Muralidhar Padala1; Vinod H. Thourani2;  David H. Adams3;  Ajit P. Yoganathan1
1Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States;   2Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States;   3Mt.Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

 

10:50 AM  -  12:55 PM
Ballroom 2

Imaging & Percutaneous Valve Surgery

Key Note Lecture – Volkmar Falk (tbc)

 

 

C63

The Predictive Value Of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Of Worse Late Outcome of Asymptomatic Patients With Patient Prosthesis Mismatch After AVR
Tomasz Niklewski; Jerzy Foremny; Roman Przybylski; Tomasz Kukulski; Dariusz Puszczewicz; Jerzy Pacholewicz;  Marian Zembala;  Lech Polonski
Silesian Center For Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland

 

C64

Relationship Between Exercise Induced Heart Rate Increase And The Formation Of Microbubbles And Hits In Mechanical Heart Valve Implanted Patients
Ayesegul Sunbul; Mustafa S. Yilmazer; Alper Aydin; Tayfun Gunrol; Bahadir Dagdeviren
Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey

 

C65

Utilization Of CT Coronary Angiography In Preoperative Evaluation Of Patients With Ascending Aortic Aneurysms
Ali Shahriari1; Jo Mahenthiran1; Shawn Teague1; Yousuf Mahomed1; John Brown1
1Indiana University Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease and Marfan Syndrome, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, United States

 

C66

Evaluation Of The Shape And Function Of The Pulmonary Autograft Root 10 Or More Years After The Ross Procedure
Ismail El-Hamamsy1; Zeynep Eryigit1; Philip Kilner2; Tarun Mittal1;  Magdi H. Yacoub1
1Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom;   2Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

 

C67

Prospective Assessment Of Quality Of Life In Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Markus Krane; Sabine Bleiziffer; Lisa Schneider; Andreas Hiebinger; Domenico Mazzitelli; Hendrik Ruge; Robert Bauernschmitt; Rüdiger Lange
German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany

 

C68

Immediate And Long-term Results Of Mitral Valvuloplasty
Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez; Pedro L. Sanchez; Maria Sanchez-Ledesma; Javier Martin Moreiras; Pablo Rengifo Moreno; Ignacio Inglessis;
Igor F. Palacios
Massachusetts General Hospital
, Boston, MA, United States

 

C69

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography For Detection Of Cerebral Embolism During Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
Thorsten N. Drews; Miralem Pasic; Semih Buz; Axel Unbehaun; Stephan Dreysse; Marian Kukucka; Alexander Mladenow; Roland Hetzer
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

 

10:50 AM  -  12:55 PM
Marriott Hotel

Timing of Intervention

Key Note Lecture – Jeffrey Borer (tbc)

 

 

C70

Pre-surgical Functional Capacity Assessment In Complex Heart Valve Disease Using Peak Oxygen Consumption
Naylin Bissessor2; Yong S. Wee1; Ralph Stewart2; Irene Zeng2; Rohan Jayasinghe1; Laurence Howes1
1Gold Coast Hospital and Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia;   2Greenlane Cardiovascular research institute, Auckland, New Zealand

 

C71

A Noninvasive Method For Evaluation Of Left Ventricular Overload Due To Combined Aortic Valve Pathology
Brandon Travis1; Brett Fowler1; Geoffrey Rose2; Francis Robicsek1
1Heineman Medical Research Laboratory, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States;   2Sanger Clinic, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

 

C72

Predictors And Prognostic Implications Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Complicating Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: A Multicenter Long-term International Study
Francesco Grigioni1; Andrea Barbieri3; Francesca Bursi3; Christophe Tribouilloy2; Jean Francois Avierinos4;  Maurice Enriquez-Sarano5
1University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;   2University of Amiens, Amiens, France;   3University of Modena, Modena, Italy;   4University of Marseille, Marseille, France;   5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

 

C73

Stentless Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis Dehiscence? A Possible Infective Endocarditis With Atypical Presentation But Serious Consequences
Laurent Lepage; Laura Krapf; Guillaume Hekimian; Xavier Duval;  Ulric Hvass;  Alec Vahanian;  David Messika Zeitoun
Bichat Hospital, Paris, France

 

C74

Impact Of Left Atrial Volume On Clinical Outcome In Organic Mitral Regurgitation
Thierry Le Tourneau2; David Messika-Zeitoun3; Antonio Russo1; Delphine Detaint3; Yan Topilsky1; Douglas W. Mahoney1; Rakesh Suri1; Maurice Enriquez-Sarano1
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States;   2Cardiology Hospital, Lille, France;   3Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France

 

C75

Early And Late Outcome Of Aortic Valve Replacement For Aortic Stenosis In Patients With Severely Depressed Left Ventricular Function
Javier G. Castillo; Parwis B. Rahmanian; Joanna Chikwe;  David H. Adams; Farzan Filsoufi
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States

 

C76

Risk Factors And Long- Term Results Of Reoperative Valve Surgery
Carlos M. Brandao;  Pablo M. Pomerantzeff; Ally N. Saroutte; Osanam A. Filho; Noedir A. Stolf
Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

1:00 PM  -  2:30 PM

Lunch Break

 

2:30 PM  -  3:15 PM
Ballroom 2

 

Honored Lecture by Roland Hetzer

3:15 PM  -  4:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

Refreshment Break

:15 PM  -  4:00 PM
Ballroom 1

Poster Session IV

 

P107

Supra-annular Pericardial Tissue Valve Hydrodynamic Performances: Considerations On In-vitro Comparison
Tomaso Bottio; Vincenzo Tarzia;  Giulio Rizzoli;  Gino Gerosa
Cardiovascular Surgery, Padova, Italy

 

P108

Early And Midterm Clinical And Hemodynamic Results After Aortic Valve Replacement With Sorin Freedom Solo. A Prospective Multicenter European Trial
Sven Beholz1; Otto Dapunt2; Alberto Repossini3; Ugolino Livi4; Marc Schepens5; Mohamed El Gabry6; Klaus Matschke7; José L. Zamorano8
1Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany;   2Klinikum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany;   3Cliniche Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy;   4Ospedale S.M. Misericordia, Udine, Italy;   5St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, Netherlands;   6Herzzentrum Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany;   7Herzzentrum Dresden, Dresden, Germany;   8Hospital Clinico Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

 

P109

Flexible Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Rings Provide Superior Annular Dynamics And Force Distribution
Morten Ø. Jensen1; Henrik Jensen1; Jesper B. Askov1; Robert A. Levine3;  Ajit P. Yoganathan4; Hans Nygaard2; Sten L. Nielsen1; J. M. Hasenkam1
1Dept. of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;   2Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Engineering College of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark;   3Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States;   4Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States

 

P110

Differences Of Rigid Ring And Flexible Ring; Asymmetric Annular Motion With Flexible Ring
Yoshimori Araki; Jyun Yokote; Atsuo Maekawa; Hideki Oshima; Akihiko Usui; Yuichi Ueda
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nagoya University Graduated School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi-Pref., Japan

 

P111

In Vivo Early Echocardiographic Assessment Of Supra-annular Prostheses
 Giulio Rizzoli; Jonida Bejko;  Tomaso Bottio; Vincenzo Tarzia;  Gino Gerosa
Dpt. of Cardio,Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Padova, Veneto, Italy

 

P112

Does The Ross Procedure Show Immediately Postoperative Advantages To Stentless Bioprostheses In Elective Primary Aortic Valve Replacement?
 Pascal M. Dohmen1; Alexander Weymann1; Sebastian Holinski1; Simon Dushe1; Torsten Geyer2;  Wolfgang Konertz1
1Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Charité Hospital, Medical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany;   2Dept. of Anesthesiology, Charité Hospital, Medical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany

 

P113

The "Click Within" - Impact Of Prosthesis Sound Of Composite Grafts On Quality Of Life
Mario Stalder; Karl Golczyk; Martin Kompis; Lars Englberger; Thierry Carrel
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

 

P114

Concomitant Surgery Of The Aortic Root And Ascending Aorta: Mechanical Or Stentless Biological Prostheses?
Juergen Ennker; Alexander Albert; Ulrich Rosendahl; Ina C. Ennker; Ines Florath
Heart Institute Lahr/Baden, Lahr, Germany

 

P115

The European Multicenter Study With Soprano Valve For Aortic Replacement; Mid-term Clinical And Hemodynamic Data
Theodor Fischlein1; Eduardo Otero-Coto2; Kalervo Werkkalla3; Giancarlo Passerone4; Giuseppe Marinelli5; Matti R. Tarkka6; Peter Feindt7; Jose L. Zamorano8
1Klinikum Sud, Nuernberg, Germany;   2Hospital Clinico, Valencia, Spain;   3University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;   4Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy;   5Ospedale S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy;   6University Hospital, Tampere, Finland;   7Universitatsklinikum, Dusseldorf, Germany;   8Hospital Clínico Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

 

P116

Long Term 15 Years Of The Cryolife O'Brien Stentless Porcine Aortic Valve: Is Prosthesis Durability Conditioned By Time Of Implant?
Fabio Ius1; Enzo Mazzaro1; Vincenzo Tursi1; Enrico Spagna1; Luigi Paolo Badano1; Luigi Vetrugno2; Igor Vendramin1;  Ugolino Livi1
1Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences University Hospital, Udine, Italy;   2Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care University Hospital, Udine, Italy

 

P117

Relation Of Patient-prosthesis Mismatch To Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptides After Aortic Valve Replacement
Giovanni Melina1; Emiliano Angeloni1; Umberto Benedetto1; Simone Refice1; Antonio Miceli1; Cristina Miele2; Giuseppino M. Ciavarella2; Riccardo Sinatra1
1Dept. of Cardiac Surgery Policlinico S. Andrea University of Rome, Rome, Italy;   2Dept. of Cardiology Policlinico S. Andrea University of Rome, Rome, Italy

 

P118

Clinical Experience With The ATS 3F Stentless Aortic Bioprosthesis - Five Years Follow-up
Joerg Linneweber; Torsten Christ; Benjamin Claus; Wolfgang Konertz
Klinik für kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

 

P119

Registry Of Prosthetic Valve Explants At The University Of Padua
Elena Pettenazzo; Mila Della Barbera;  Cristina Basso; Aierken Abudureheman; Marialuisa Valente;  Gaetano Thiene
Department of Medical-Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy

 

P120

Concommitant Atrial Fibrillation Ablation In Non-mitral Valve Patients: New Ablation Pattern And Its Effectiveness
Francesco D. Petridis1; Sofia Martin-Suarez1; Silvia Punzetti2; Anna Laterza2; Alessandro Leone1; Oliveira Rasovic1; Roberto Di Bartolomeo1; Giuseppe Marinelli1
1Cardiac Surgery Department, Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy;   2Cardiology Department, Ospedale S. Anna, Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy

 

P121

The Changing Spectrum Of Bioprostheses Performance According To Aortic Root Profile: Considerations On Absence Of Valsalva Sinuses From In-vitro Testing
Vincenzo Tarzia;  Tomaso Bottio; Jonida Bejko;  Giulio Rizzoli;  Gino Gerosa
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiologic, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Medical School, Padova, PD, Italy

 

P122

Impact Of Patient- And Device-related Factors On The Incidence Of Patient-prosthesis Mismatch After Aortic Valve Replacement
Sabine Bleiziffer1; Ina M. Hettich1; Melanie Kolz2; Catalin C. Badiu1; Ralf Günzinger1;  Walter B. Eichinger1; Robert Bauernschmitt1;  Rüdiger Lange1
1German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany;   2German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich, Germany

 

P123

Implantation Of The Sutureless 3F Enable Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis
 Matthias Bechtel1; Michael Petersen1; Matthias Heringlake2; Ulrich Stierle1;  Hans H. Sievers1
1Department for Cardiac And Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Luebeck, Germany;   2Department for Anesthesiology, Luebeck, Germany

 

P124

Multiple Valve Replacement In Children: Time-related Outcomes And Risk Factors
Bahaaldin Alsoufi;  Zohair Al-Halees; Bahaa Fadel; Abdulkareem Al-Wesabi; Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi; Mansour Joufan; Ghassan Siblini; Charles Canver
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

P125

Cryolife O'Brien Aortic Stentless Valve In 325 Elderly Patients: Midterm Follow Up
Frederic Pinaud1; Jean-Baptiste Subayi1; François Martin1; Souhil Lebdai1; Jean-Patrice Binuani1; Jean-Jacques Corbeau2; Jean-Louis De Brux1; Christophe Baufreton1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery - University Hospital, Angers, France;   2Department of Anesthesiology - University Hospital, Angers, France

 

P126

Echocardiographic Evaluation Of The Biovalsalva Valved Conduit After Aortic Root Replacement
 Catalin C. Badiu; Anke Opitz; Sabine Bleiziffer; Ina Hettich; Andrea Hutter; Markus Krane; Robert Bauernschmitt; Rüdiger Lange
Department of Cardiovascular surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

 

P127

Non-coronary Sinus Replacement During Ascending Aorta Repair: An Alternative Technique For Aortic Root Remodeling
Vera Renier; Vincenzo Tarzia;  Tomaso Bottio;  Giulio Rizzoli;  Gino Gerosa
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy

 

P128

Influence Of The On-X Mechanical Prosthesis On Intermediate-term Major Thromboembolism & Hemorrhage: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Vincent Chan1;  W R Eric Jamieson2; B-Khanh Lam1; Marc Ruel1; Hilton Ling2; Guy J. Fradet2; Eva Germann2; Thierry G. Mesana1
1University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;   2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

P129

Effects Of Bi-leaflet Prosthesis Orientation On Aortic Pressure Gradient And Coronary Flow Velocity Profiles
Xin Du; Chandi Ratnatunga; Ravi Pillai;  Xu Yu Jin
Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

 

P130

Aortic Valve Replacement With Autologous Pericardium Using A New Device
Maazouzi Wajih;  Lachhab Fadoua; Benyoussef Hicham
Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco

 

P131

Three Years Follow-up After Mitral Valve Replacement With The New Carpentier Edwards Pericardial Magna Bioprosthesis
Reinhard Moidl; Robert Borni; Nura Mejedovic; Marie L. Harrer; Gabriel Weiss; Markus Thalmann; Michael Gorlitzer; Martin Grabenwoeger
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,General Hospital Hietzing, Vienna, Vienna, Austria

 

P132

Long-term Follow-up Of Bioprosthesis In The Tricuspid Position
Carlos M. Brandao; Gustavo I. Judas;  Pablo M. Pomerantzeff; Altamiro R. Dias; Noedir A. Stolf
Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

 

P133

Prospective Randomized Comparison Of Left Ventricular Mass Regression In Patients With A Stentless Or A Stented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve
Ina Hettich; Sabine Bleiziffer; Andrea Hutter; Ralf Günzinger; Sarah Kurzidim; Robert Bauernschmitt;  Walter B. Eichinger;  Rüdiger Lange
German Heart Center, Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany

 

P134

Prognosis Of Mild And Moderate Aortic Stenosis
Valeria Gasparetto; Massimo Napodano; Giuseppe Tarantini; Diletta Peluso; Angelo Ramondo;  Gino Gerosa; Sabino Iliceto; Renato Razzolini
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences. Univeristy of Padova,
Padova, Italy

 

P135

Premature Death After Primary Biocor Valve Replacement Policy
 Giulio Rizzoli; Tomaso Bottio; Ionida Beyko; Vincenzo Tarzia;  Gino Gerosa
dpt. Cardio,Thoracic and Vascular surgery, Padova, Italy

 

P136

Gender Differences In The Management Of Isolated Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease
Susan M. Trocciola; Leonard N. Girardi; Karl H. Krieger; O Wayne Isom; Arash Salemi
New York Presbyterian Hospital of Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States

 

P137

Valve Surgery In Octuagenarians: Does It Prolong Life?
 Giulio Rizzoli; Ionida Beyko;  Tomaso Bottio; Vincenzo Tarzia;  Gino Gerosa
Dpt. of Cardio, Thoracic and Vascular surgery, Padova, Italy

 

P138

Aortic Valve Replacement For Aortic Insufficiency: Consideration Of Prosthesis-patient Mismatch On Survival
Osama Benhameid;  W R Eric Jamieson; Jennifer Higgins; Jian Ye; Anson Cheung; Guy J. Fradet; Eva Germann; Samuel V. Lichtenstein
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

P139

Influence Of Patient Gender On Mortality Following Aortic Valve Replacement For Aortic Stenosis
Jennifer Higgins;  W R Eric Jamieson; Osama Benhameid; Jian Ye; Anson Cheung; Peter Skarsgard; Eva Germann;
Samuel V. Lichtenstein
University
of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

P140

Infective Endocarditis Associated With Electronic Intracardiac Implantable Devices: Single Center Experience
 Pablo Roura; Hugo Fraguas; Horacio Casabe; Claudia Cortes; Eduardo Guevara; Juan San Miguel; Claudia Nagel;  Roberto Favaloro
Favaloro Foundation University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

4:00 PM  -  5:15 PM
Ballroom 2

Valve Repair III

 

C77

Successful Correction Of Aortic Valve Incompetence And Ascending Aortic Aneurysm By Relocating Aortic Valve Plane Through Short Aortic Graft Replacement
Roland Hetzer1; Sead Mulahasanovic1; Natalia Solowjowa1; Rainer Röttgen2
1Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany;   2Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany

 

C78

Repair Of The Tricuspid Rheumatic Valve Disease. A 30-year Follow-up
José Aurelio Sarralde; JM Bernal; I Garcia; A ponton; I Pulitani; F g. diez; MJ Mantilla; JM Revuelta
Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

 

C79

Minimally Invasive Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Joerg Seeburger; Jurgen Passage; Michael A. Borger; Bettina Pfannmueller; Markus Czesla; Thomas Walther; Volkmar Falk;  Friedrich W. Mohr
Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany

 

C80

Aortic Valve Reconstruction In Myxomatous Degeneration Of Aortic Valves - Are Fenestrations A Risk Factor For Repair Failure?
Diana Aicher1; Takahashi Kunihara1; Frank Langer1; Kathrin Schmidt1; Roland Fries2;  Hans-Joachim Schäfers1
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
Homburg, Germany;   2Gotthard-Schettler-Klinik, Bad Schönborn, Germany

 

C81

Modified Repair In Patients With Ebstein's Anomaly
 Roland Hetzer; Nicole Nagdyman; Takeshi Komoda; Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili; Yuguo Weng; Michael Huebler; Felix Berger
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

 

4:00 PM  -  5:15 PM
Ballroom 3

Valve Replacement II

 

C82

Results Of A Propensity Score Matched Comparison Of The Perimount Magna And The Mosaic Ultra Aortic Valve Prosthesis
Daniel Wendt1; Uensal Pul1; Matthias Thielmann1; Markus Neuhäuser2; Alexander Jánosi3; Thomas Buck3; Markus Kamler1; Heinz Jakob1
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery West German Heart Center Essen, Essen, Germany;   2Department of Mathematics and Technique Koblenz University of Applied Science, Remagen, Germany;   3Department of Cardiology West German Heart Center Essen, Essen, Germany

 

C83

Intravalve Hemorrhage Is Associated With Increased Inflammation And Neovascularization In Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
 Elias Zias; Purushothaman K-Raman; Luis Astudillo; Meerarani Purushothaman;  David H. Adams; John T. Fallon; Valentin Fuster; Pedro R. Moreno
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

 

C84

Major Adverse Cardiac Events After The Ross Operation: The German - Dutch Ross Registry With Up To 19 Years Follow-up
Thorsten Hanke1; Ulrich Stierle1; Wolfgang Hemmer2; Roland Hetzer7; Rüdiger Lange6; Anton Moritz4; Ad Bogers3; Hans-H. Sievers1
1University of Lübeck, Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Lübeck, Germany;   2Sana Herzchirurgie Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany;   3Thoraxcenter Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands;   4Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main, Herz- und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Frankfurt/Main, Germany;   5Herzzentrum Bodensee, Konstanz, Germany;   6Deutsches Herzzentrum München, München, Germany;   7Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany;   8Universitäres Herzzentrum Eppendorf, Sektion für Kinderherzchirurgie, Hamburg, Germany

 

C85

Octanediol Treatment Of Glutaraldehyde Fixed Bovine Pericardial Bioprostheses In The Mitral Sheep Model
Mila Della Barbera1; Elena Pettenazzo1; Aurelio Giaretta2; Marialuisa Valente1;  François Laborde3;  Gaetano Thiene1
1Department of Medical-Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy;   2C.N.R. Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy;   3IMM-Recherche, Paris, France

 

C86

Fate Of The Pulmonary Valve After Repair And Replacement
Eva Maria Delmo Walter1; Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili1; Michael Huebler1; Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos2; Yuguo Weng1; Felix Berger1; Roland Hetzer1
1Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany;   2Childrens Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

 

4:00 PM  -  5:15 PM
Marriott Hotel

Epidemiology

 

C87

Impact Of Female Gender On Short And Long-term Mortality After Aortic Valve Replacement: Is The Increased Risk Avoidable?
Ines Florath1; Ina C. Ennker1; Alexander Albert1; Ulrich Rosendahl1; Andreas Boening2; Juergen Ennker1
1Heart Institute Lahr/Baden,
Lahr, Germany;   2University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

 

C88

A Predictive Model Of Operative Mortality For Multiple Valve Surgery
Sean M. O'Brien; Shuang Li;  J. S. Rankin; James S. Gammie; David M. Shahian; Fred H. Edwards
STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, Durham, North Carolina, United States

 

C89

Rifle Criteria For Acute Kidney Injury In Valvular Surgery
Luca Salvatore DE Santo2; Gianpaolo Romano1; Nicola Galdieri1; Marianna Buonocore3; Ciro Bancone3; Vincenzo De Simone3; Michelangelo Scardone1; Gianantonio Nappi3
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplants V Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy;   2Chair of Cardiac Surgery University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy;   3Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences
SUN, Naples, Italy

 

C90

Progression Of Aortic Valve Stenosis In Adults: A Systematic Review
Helena J. Heuvelman1; Martijn W.A. van Geldorp1; Marinus J.C. Eijkemans3;  Nalini M. Rajamannan2; Ad J.J.C. Bogers1; Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink4;  Johanna J.M. Takkenberg1
1Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands;   2Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, United States;   3Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands;   4Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

C91

Surgical Events In Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients: A Community-based Long-term Follow-up Study
Hector I. Michelena; Rakesh Suri;  Maurice Enriquez-Sarano
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

 

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