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Seventh Annual Scientific Meeting
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International Society For Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 7th Annual Meeting - June 19-21, 2003 London, England
Final Program View the Scientific Posters |
| Wednesday, 23 June, 2004 |
| 1:00 – 1:12PM |
Session 1: Facilitated Anastomosis Moderators: Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD Volkmar Falk, MD |
| 1:00 – 1:12PM |
1. Automated Distal Coronary Anastomoses Using the Cardica C-port System: Early Results from a Multicenter Clinical Trial Stefanos Demertzis1, Wolfgang Harringer2, Klaus Matschke3, Jan F. Gummert4, Francesco Siclari1, Utz Kappert3, Marcel Anssar2, Christian Detter5, Volkmar Falk4, Hermann Reichenspurner5 1 Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland, 2Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 3Herzzentrum Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 4Herzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, 5University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. |
| 1:12—1:24PM |
2. Proximal Anastomosis with the PASPORT Device Compared to Hand Sewn Anastomosis—Preliminary Results of a Single Center Prospectvie Randomized Trial Jan F. Gummert, Ullrich Opfermann, Lars Hofmann, Markus J. Barten, Markus Richter, Ardawan Rastan, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr. Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. |
| 1:24—1:36PM |
3. Encouraging Initial Experience with a Magnetic Distal Coupling Device Helge Dom, F.P. Casselman, W. Tack, F. Van Praet, Y. Vermeulen, H. Vanermen. OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium |
| 1:36—1:48PM |
4. First Clinical Experience with the Heartstring Device for Proximal Anastomoses Calin Vicol, Martin Oberhoffer, Sandra Eifert, Markus Müller, Eckart Kreuzer, Peter Boekstegers, Bernd Wintersperger, Frank Christ, Bruno Reichart. Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany |
| 1:48—2:03PM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP1. Aortic Connector Versus Running Suture for Proximal Anastomosis Construction in CABGs: One Year Angiographic Follow-up Piergiorgio Tozzi1, Dominique Delay1, Antonio F. Corno1, Pierre Vogt2, Ludwig K. von Segesser1, Frank Stumpe3. 1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2Cardiologie, Hopital de Sion, Sion, Switzerland, 3 Hopital de Sion, Sion, Switzerland |
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MP2. Taking the Second Step: The Transition from First-generation to Second-generation Anastomotic Connectors Terrence M. Yau, Katherine Tsang, Nancy A. Walton, Robert J. Cusimano. Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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MP3. Remaining Coronary Artery Motions with Five Different Stabilization Techniques Arndt H. Kiessling, Frank Isgro, Markus Blome, Udo Weisse, Andreas Lehmann, Werner Saggau. Heartcenter Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2:03-2:13PM |
V1. Automated Interrupted Nitinol Clip Aortic Anastomoses-- SPYDER™ Nirav Patel, MD. Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA |
| 2:00 – 5:00PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On & Exhibits Open Continuous Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:15-2:50PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 1 Includes Connectors, Valves, & Perfusion |
| 2:15-2:50PM |
Session 2: Off-Pump--Anaesthesia, Coagulation & Perfusion Moderators: John L. Knight, MD Alan H. Menkis, MD |
| 2:50—3:02PM |
5. Efficacy of the Coronary Artery Active Perfusion System for Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Taro Kanamori, Shigeyuki Tomita, Satoru Nishida, Hiroshi Nagamine, Sadahiko Arai, Go Watanabe. Kanazawa University of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan |
| 3:02—3:14PM |
6. A Comparative Evaluation of Coagulation in Patients Undergoing On-pump and Off-pump Coronary Bypass Surgery Vinod H. Thourani, Kenichi A. Tanaka, Willis H. Williams, Robert A. Guyton, Jerrold H. Levy, John D. Puskas. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| 3:14—3:26PM |
7. Moving Towards 100% Clampless Opcab Using In-Situ and Composite Arterial Conduits: What We Have Learnt from a Prospective Study Involving 700 Consecutive Patients Daniel Grandmougin, Maria-Christina Delolme, Georges Fayad, Marco Vola, Richard Azzaoui, Jean-Pierre Favre, Xavier Barral. Hospital Nord—CHU, Saint Etienne, France |
| 3:26—3:38PM |
8. Multi-vessel Revascularization in Awake Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (AOCAB) Shigeyuki Tomita, Taro Kanamori, Koshida Yoshinao, Noriyoshi Yashiki, Satoru Nishida, Hiroshi Nagamine, Go Watanabe. Kanazawa University of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan |
| 3:38—3:53PM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP4. The Progress from Minimally Invasive Direct to Awake Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Five Years Tayfun Aybek, Selami Dogan, Petar Risteski, Peric Peggy, Steffi Hüsch, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Anton Moritz. Johann Wolgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
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MP5. Does Tranexamic Acid Reduce Bleeding After Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? Manouchehr Madani-Civi1, Aflatoon Mehr-Aein2. 1Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 2Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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MP6. Does Peri-operative Use of Aspirin and Clopidrogel Combination in Off-pump Coronary Surgery Increase Post-operative bleeding? A Propensity Matched Analysis Nirav C. Patel, Domenick Acquista, Nilesh U. Patel, Joan Jennings, Ramchandra C. Reddy, George Tolis, Jr., James D. Fonger, John C. McCabe, Didier F. Loulmet, Valavanur A. Subramanian. Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA |
| 3:53—4:03PM |
V2. The Utility of Full Skeletonized Gastroepiploic Artery and Composite Graft in Off-pump coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: New Skeletonization Technique, "Samurai Method" Satoru Nishida, Shigeyuki Tomita, Hiroshi Nagamine, Taro Kanamori, Yoshinao Koshida, Noriyoshi Yashiki, Sadahiko Arai, Go Watanabe. Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazwa, Japan |
| 4:05-4:40PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 2 Includes Connectors, Valves & Perfusion |
| 4:40-6:00PM |
Session 3: Heart Failure & Aortic Surgery Moderators: Hermann Reichenspurner, MD Stephan Schueler, MD |
| 4:40—4:52PM |
9. Angiomyogenesis in a Rodent Heart Using Human Myoblasts Carrying VEGF165: Implications on Blood Vessel Development for Cardiac Repair Husnain K. Haider1, Lei Ye1, Shujia Jiang2, Peter K. Law3, Zeeping Ding2, Ruowen Ge4, Eugene K. Sim1. 1Numi, NUS, Singapore, Singapore, 2National Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore 3Cell Transplantation Pvt Ltd., Singapore, Singapore, 4Biological Sciences, NUS, Singapore, Singapore |
| 4:52—5:04PM |
10. Efficiency of Extracorporeal Long-term Preservation of Cardiac Performance and Energy Budget in Isolated Donor Hearts Jens Garbade, Cris Ullmann, Markus J. Barten, Stefan Dhein, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr, Jan F. Gummert. Heartcenter Leipzig University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| 5:04—5:16PM |
11. Left Ventricular Volume Reduction as an Alternative to Partial Left Ventriculectomy in End Stage Heart Failure Sanjay Kumar, Diane Barker, D J. Wright, S G. Williams, D Schlosshan, L B. Tan, R U. Nair. Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 5:16—5:28PM |
12. Minimally Invasive Surgical Epicardial Lead Implantation in Biventricular Resynchronization: A Better Approach Than the Endovenous Technique Jean-Luc Jansens, Anne Ducart, Eric Stoupel, Didier de Canniere. Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium |
| 5:28—5:43PM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP7. Left Ventricular Mapping results in Improved Response Rates for Robotically-assisted Biventricular Pacing Sandhya K. Balaram1, Robert C. Ashton, Jr. 2, Johnathon S. Steinberg2, Daniel G. Swistel2, Frederick Ehlert2, Margot E. Vloka2, George J. Todd2, Joseph J. DeRose, Jr. 2. 1St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA, 2St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA |
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MP8. Surgery of the Aortic Arch Without ECC A. Lomeo, G. D'Arrigo, M.C. Monea, A. Scolaro, G. Lomeo, F. Distefano. Ospedale Cannizzaro, Catania, Italy |
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MP9. Partial Clamping of the Brachiocephalic Trunk for Total Ascending Aorta Replacement Without Circulatory Arrest (CA): Midterm Clinical Results A M. Calafiore1, M Di Mauro2, C A. Mestres3, A Bivona2, M Pano2, M Gagliardi2, J L. Pomar3. 1University Hospital, Torino, Italy, 2 "GD' Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy, 3Hospital Clinico, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
| 5:43-5:53PM |
V3. Septal Reshaping for Exclusion of Anteroseptal Dyskinetic or Akinetic Areas Antonio Maria Calafiore University of Torino, Torino, Italy |
| 6:00-7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception—Exhibit Hall |
| Thursday, 24 June, 2004 |
| 6:30 – 7:30AM |
Breakfast Symposia |
| 8:00 – 12PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On & Exhibits Open Continuous Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall
Session 4: Off-Pump Results & Arterial Grafting Moderators: John D. Puskas, MD Naresh Trehan, MD |
| 8:00-8:12AM |
13. Full Arterial Resvascularization Provides a Better Clinical Outcome When Combined with Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Propensity Score Analysis Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Thanos Athanasiou, Brian Glenville, Roberto Casula, Shane George, Mohamed Amrani. Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| 8:12—8:24AM |
14. Total Arterial Off-pump Coronary Surgery: Single-institutional Study Alessandro D'Alfonso, Massimo A. Mariani, Jan G. Grandjean. Cardiac Surgery Unit, Pisa, Italy |
| 8:24—8:36AM |
15. Long-term Outcome of Minimally Invasive Bypass Grafting with the Internal Mammary Artery Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| 8:36—8:48AM |
16. A Clinical and Angiographic Long Term Follow-up in 270 Patients After Endoscopic Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass Marek W. Cisowski, Drzewiecka-Gerber Agnieszka, Wojciech Kruczak, Rafal Ulczok, Maria Trusz Gluza, Andrzej Bochenek. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland |
| 8:48—903AM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP10. Flow Assessment of Composite Arterial Graft in OPCAB Marek Jasinski1, Maciej Kolowca1, Grzegorz Smolka2, Piotr Olszówka1, Ryszard Bachowski1, Kazimierz Widenka1, Marek Deja1, Stanislaw Wos1. 12nd Department of Cardiac Surgery, Katowice, Poland, 2 2nd Department of Cardiology, Katowice, Poland |
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MP11. Coronary Artery Bypass as a Treatment for Severe Ischemic Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation Naresh Trehan, Yugal Mishra, Sanjay Mittal. Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India |
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MP12. Endoscopic Versus Standard Radial Artery Harvesting During CABG; Functional Arm Assessment Benjamin Medalion, Michael Katz, Arie Liberman, Eli Hauptman, Lior Sasson, Arie Schachner. The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel |
| 9:03-9:13AM |
V4. Video-assisted Harvesting of the Inferior Epigastric Artery Bruno C. Rocha, Dauar B. Renato, Fares G. Abdulmassih, Renata F. Almeida, José E. Succi. Bandeirantes Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 9:15 – 9:50AM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 3 Includes Stabilizing, Positioning, Endo-conduit Harvesting, Valves & Perfusion
Session 5: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Moderators: Robert J. Downey, MD Anthony P. Yim, MD |
| 9:50—10:02AM |
17. Safety and efficacy of Needlescopic Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Jin-Shing Chen, Yung-Chie Lee. National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China |
| 10:02—10:14AM |
18. Minimal Anterior Thoracotomy for Video-assisted Pulmonary Resection (MATVAP) for Cancer: Six Years with a Hybrid Approach Aristotle D. Protopapas, Catherine Jones, Rex D. Stanbridge. St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom |
| 10:14—10:21AM |
V5. Robotic Assisted VATS Lobectomy Bernard Park Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA |
| 10:21—10:31AM |
Invited Speaker - "MIS for Cancer: Advantages and Pitfalls" Robert J. Downey, MD. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA |
| 10:31—10:43AM |
Invited Speaker - "Lung Volume Reduction Surgery with Bronchoscopic Valve Implants" Tudor P. Toma, MD. Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom. |
| 10:43—10:55AM |
19. Medical Augmented Reality: A new Tool For Minimal Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery and Interventional Radiology Selami Dogan1, Petar Risteski1, Tayfun Aybek1, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker1, Stephan Mierdl2, Michael Schnaider2, Anton Moritz1. 1Johann Wolgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2Fraunhofer Institute, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 10:55—11:05AM |
V6. Robotic Assisted Esophageal Surgery Scott Belsley St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA |
| 11:05 – 11:40AM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 4 Includes Stabilizing, Positioning, Endo-conduit Harvesting, Valves & Perfusion |
| 11:40 – 12:00PM |
Distribute Boxed Lunches |
| 12:00 – 12:45PM |
British Innovators—invited Speakers "John Hunter—The Innovative Surgeon" Simon Chaplin Senior Curator, Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, United Kingdom
"Discovery of Penicillin" Kevin Brown Trust Archivist and Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum Curator, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom |
| 1:00 – 5:00PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On & Exhibits Open Continuous Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall
Session 6: Minimally Invasive & Innovative Valvular Surgery Moderators: Gregory P. Fontana, MD Arie Schachner, MD |
| 1:00—1:12PM |
20. Geometric Changes of the Annulus in Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation Following Off-pump Repair Utilizing the Coapsys Device Naresh Trehan, Yugal Mishra, Sanjay Mittal. Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India |
| 1:12—1:24PM |
21. Endoscopic, Off-pump Mitral Valve Repair: Continued Development of a New Technique Giovanni Speziali, D.Dean Potter, Charles J. Bruce, Gregory Gilman, Paul S. Henke, Scott H. Suddendorf, Michael J. Timmons, Richard C. Daly. Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, USA |
| 1:24—1:36PM |
22. Complex Mitral Valve Anterior Leaflet Repairs Using the Da Vinci Robotic Telemanipulation System Saqib Masroor, Wes Hudson, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA |
| 1:36—1:48PM |
23. Mini-thoracotomy for AVR—the Patients' Point of View Dieter Bimmel, Johannes Maxrath, Christopher Schmitz, Osman Aschraf, Armin Welz, James Likungu. University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
| 1:48—2:03PM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP13. Improved Outcomes with Port Access Mitral Valve Repair Francis Ferdinand, Candace L. Trace, Francis P. Sutter, Scott M. Goldman The Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA, USA |
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MP14. Port Access Aortic Valve Surgery: A Technique in Evolution Grayson Wheatley, III, Syma L. Prince, William H. Ryan. Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Dallas, TX, USA |
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MP15. Comparison of a Modified Mini-thoracotomy Approach to Median Sternotomy for Mitral Valve and Atrial Septal Defect Surgery Timothy Martens, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Deon W. Vigilance, David A. Brunacci, Marco M. Hefti, Ahzar M. Abdul-Quader, Craig R. Smith, Mehmet Oz, Michael Argenziano. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA |
| 2:03—2:13PM |
V7. Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Annuloplasty (PTMA) as a Possible Adjuvant to OPCAB William E. Cohn Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA |
| 2:15 – 2:50PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 5 Includes Stabilizing, Positioning, Endo-conduit Harvesting, Valves & Perfusion
Session 7: Imaging In Cardiothoracic Surgery Moderators: James D. Fonger, MD William E. Cohn, MD |
| 2:50—3:02PM |
24. SPY Intra-operative Imaging System Can Replace Early Post-CABG Angiography Masao Takahashi, Toshihiro Ishikawa, Hiroki Katoh. Hiratsuka Kyosai Hospital, Hiratsuka, Japan |
| 3:02—3:14PM |
25. CT Angiography Control in CABG Nawwar Al Attar, Jean Louis Sablayrolles, Richard Raffoul, Francesco Nappi, Arrigo Lessana, Patrick Nataf. CCN-Centre Cardiologique du Nord, St. Denis, France |
| 3:14—3:26PM |
26. Quantification of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Patients Before CABG Surgery with 16-Slice Msct- Comparison to the Standard Invasive Coronary Angiography C. Probst, C. Schmitz, W. Schiller, A. Kovacs, H. Schild, A. Welz, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
| 3:26—3:38PM |
27. Subxiphoid Videopericardioscopy: A New Minimally Invasive Approach to the Pericardial Cavity for Epicardial Therapies Marco A. Zenati1, Albert K. Chin2, David Schwartzman3. 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2Guidant, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 3 Atrial Arrythmia Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| 3:38—3:53PM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP16. Intra-operative Angiography for Quality Control in Innovative Coronary Bypass Procedures Johannes Bonatti, Thomas Schachner, Nikolas Bonaros, Michael Danzmayr, Otmar Pachinger, Günther Laufer, Guy Friedrich. Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria |
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MP17. Intra-operative Flow Parameters Predict Postoperative Graft Patency After OPCAB Robert Poston, Charles White, Junyan Gu, Katrina Read, James Gammie, James Brown, Andrew Lee, Bartley P. Griffith, Richard N. Pierson, III. University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA |
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MP18. Detection of Technical Construction Errors By a 13 MHz Epicardial Ultrasounds Mini-transducer in Coronary Anastomoses Ricardo P.J. Budde, Rudy Meijer, Thomas C. Dessing, Cornelius Borst, Paul F. Grundeman. Heart Lung Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 3:53—4:03PM |
V8. Use of Functional CT Scanning to Assess Heart Disease Andrew R. Wright1, Arjuna Weerasinghe2, Rex Stanbridge1 1St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2Univeristy of London, London, United Kingdom |
| 4:05 – 4:40PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 6 Includes Stabilizing, Positioning, Endo-conduit Harvesting, Valves & Perfusion |
| 4:40 – 5:30PM |
Invited Topic Review: Imaging Technologies in Cardiothoracic Surgery
"FDG-PET in Lung Cancer: Performance, Pitfalls, Future" Johan F. Vansteenkiste, MD, PhD. Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.
"3-D Echo-image Guided Cardiac Surgery" Pedro J. del Nido, MD. Children's Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston, MA, USA
"Multimodality Imaging for Therapy Planning" Luc Bidaut, PhD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA |
| Friday, 25 June, 2004 |
| 6:30 –7:30AM |
Breakfast Symposia
Session 8: Atrial Fibrillation Moderators: Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD Randall K. Wolf, MD |
| 8:00—8:12AM |
28. Comparison of Spontaneous Versus Post Ablation Related Conversion Rate to Sinus Rate After Different Cardiosurgical Procedures Michael Knaut1, Sems M. Tugtekin1, Ina Schade1, Dominik Joskowiak1, Stefan G. Spitzer2, Klaus Matschke1. 1Heart Center Dresden University Hospital, Dresden, Germany, 2 Praxisklinik Kardiologie-Angiologie-Radiologie, Dresden, Germany |
| 8:12—8:24AM |
29. Cryothermia Maze as an Adjunct to Mitral Valve Surgery Robert F. Hebeler, Jr. Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA |
| 8:24—8:36AM |
30. Additional Intraoperative Microwave Ablation for Treatment of Permanent Atrail Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery with Two Different Lesion Concepts and for High Risk Patients Michael Knaut1, Sems M. Tugtekin1, Stefan G. Spitzer2, Klaus Matschke1, I Schade, D. Joskowiak 1Heart Center Dresden University Hospital, Dresden, Germany, 2 Praxisklinik Kardiologie-Angiologie-Radiologie, Dresden, Germany |
| 8:36—8:48AM |
31. A Comparison of Stapling Techniques for Removal of the Left Atrial Appendage During Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Deon Vigilance, Faisal H. Cheema, IV, Matthew R. Williams, Brian Kim, Joy Peacock, Timothy P. Martens, Satish Kesava, Mathias Szabolcs, Mehmet C. Oz, Michael Argenziano. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA |
| 8:48—9:03AM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP19. Endocardial Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Using Saline Irrigated Cooled Tip Radiofrequency (SICTRA) in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery Ramesh K. Bapna, Naresh Trehan, Zile S. Meharwal, Vanita Arora, Manisha Mishra, Yugul Mishra, Vijay Kohli. Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India |
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MP20. Minimally Invasive Microwave Atrial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Short-term Follow-up in 31 Patients Saqib Masroor, James Johnson, Wes Hudson, Gil Bolotin, Clifton Reade, William Freund, L. Wiley Nifong, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA |
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MP21. Closed Chest Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Experience Jean-Luc Jansens, Constantin Stefanidis, Anne Ducart, Didier de Cannière. Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium |
| 9:03—9:13AM |
V9. A Novel Minimally Invasive Mini-maze Technique Randall K. Wolf University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| 9:00 – 11:00 AM |
Wet Lab Hands-On & Exhibits Open Continuous Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall |
| 9:15 – 9:50AM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 7 Includes Atrial Fibrillation, Stabilizers & Valves
Session 9: Presidential Plenary Session Off-Pump - Demographics & Results Moderators: Rex Stanbridge, MD Vassilios Gulielmos, MD |
| 9:50—10:02AM |
32. Off-pump Coronary Artery Surgery: Influence of Gender and Age on Outcomes Naresh Trehan, Manisha Mishra, Zile Singh Meharwal, Rajneesh Malhotra, Surerndra Nath Khanna, Ramesh Bapana., V. Kohli, Y. Mehta. Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India |
| 10:02—10:14AM |
33. OPCAB Reduces Morbidity and Mortality, Especially Among Women and Diabetics: A Retrospective Comparison of 2544 Consecutive OPCA Versus 3522 Conventional CABG Cases Since 1999 John D. Puskas1, Howard K. Song1, Erez Sharoni1, Rebecca J. Petersen2, William A. Cooper1, Joseph C. Craver1, Ellis Jones1, Omar M. Lattouf1, Robert A. Guyton1. 1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2 The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| 10:14—10:26AM |
34. Unplanned Hospital Re-admissions Following Off-pump Coronary Surgery—Causes and Predictors Nirav C. Patel, Arjun Majithia, Nilesh Patel, Joan Jennings, Rita Considine, Georgia Panagopolous, Didier Loulmet, George Tolis, Jr., Ramchandra Reddy, James D. Fonger, Valavanur A. Subramanian. Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA |
| 10:26—10:44AM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP22. Conversions to Cardiopulmonary Bypass In Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) Surgery R. Malhotra, Y. Mishra, Z.S. Meharwal, V. Kohli, R. Bapna, M. Mishra, Y. Mehta, N. Trehan. Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India |
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MP23. Outcomes of Off-pump Versus On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Octogenarians Mustafa Guden, Ilhan Sanisoglu, Ertan Sagbas, Mehmet U. Ergenoglu, Zehra Bayramoglu, Belhhan Akpinar. Kadir Has University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
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MP24. Coronary Artery Bypass With or Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass Grafting in Patients with Pre-operative Renal Insufficiency Saed Jazayeri, Aline Ecarnot, Eteinne Tatou, Montajab Saleh, Olivier Bouchot, Marie Carmen Gomez, Roger Brenot Michel David. Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France |
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MP25. Influence of Small Body Size on Outcomes of Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) Surgery Alexander Yap, Naoum Baladi, Alex Zapolanski, George Allman, Michael B. Pliam, Richard Shaw. San Francisco Heart & Vascular Institute, Daly City, CA, USA |
| 10:44—10:54AM |
V10. Multi-vessel Small Thoracotomy Featuring Magnetic Vascular Coupling for Total Aterial Revascularization Uwe Klima, Michael Maringka, Eric Bagaev, Axel Haverich Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany |
| 10:54—11:00AM |
Introduction Of The President James D. Fonger, MD |
| 11:00 – 11:50AM |
Presidential Address Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD |
| 11:50 – 12:10PM |
Distribute Boxed Lunches |
| 12:00 – 2:00PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On & Exhibits Open Continuous Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:10 - 12:45PM |
ISMICS Members' Business Meeting |
| 12:45 – 1:30PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 8 Includes Atrial Fibrillation, Stabilizers & Valves |
| 1:30 – 2:15PM |
British Innovators—invited Speaker "Challenge of the Heart" Jim Shekhdar Ocean Adventurer, Guiness Book Record-holder, Solo Rower Across the Pacific, Northwood, UK |
| 2:15 – 2:45PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On Session 9 Includes Atrial Fibrillation, Stabilizers & Valves |
| 2:30 – 4:40PM |
Wet Lab Hands-On & Exhibits Open Continuous Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall
Session 10: Robotics, Congenital & Other Innovations Moderators: Anno Diegeler, MD Anthony C. DeSouza, MD |
| 2:45—2:57PM |
35. Use of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Facilitated by Da Vinci System in Multi-vessel CABG Through Left Thoracotomy (THORACAB). Report of First 100 Cases Sudhir P. Srivastava. Alliance Hospital, Odessa, TX, USA |
| 2:57—3:09PM |
36. A Tethered Robotic Epicardial Module for Intra-pericardial Navigation and Therapuetic Delivery Marco A. Zenati1, Nicholas A. Patronik2, Cameron N. Riviere2. 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| 3:09—3:21PM |
37. Surgical Planning, Intra-operative Nagivation and Augmented Reality in Robotic Surgery Volkmar Falk1, Stephan Jacobs1, Louai Adhami2, Fabien Morgues, Holger Thiele1, Peter Nitsche1, Friedrich W. Mohr1, Eve Coste Manniere2. 1Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, 2Computer Science and Robotics, INRIA, Nice, France |
| 3:21—3:41PM |
Mini Presentations |
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MP26. Minimally Invasive Off-pump Repair of Atrial Septal Defect using Vena Caval inflow Occlusion and Mini-thoracotomy in 50 Cases Mohammad Nezafati, Ghassem Soltani, Ali Hamedanchi. Mashad University of Medical Science Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran |
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MP27. Minimally Invasive Thoracotomy Versus Conventional Sternotomy Approach for Atrial Septal Defect Closure Tobias Deuse, Christian Detter, Dieter H. Boehm, Martin Arnold, Hermann Reichenspurner. University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany |
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MP28. A New Needle Drive for Mini-entry Coronary Artery Bypass Toshiya Ohtsuka, Mikio Ninomiya, Takahiro Nonaka. Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu General Hospita, Tokyo, Japan |
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MP29. Extracorporeal Circulation Without External Clamping and Cannulation of the Aorta: Transventricular Placement of a New Multi-functional Aortic Cannula Albertus M.Scheule, Wolfram Beierlein, Andreas Straub, Gerhard Ziemer. University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany |
| 4:20 – 5:30PM |
Invited Topic Review: Cardiothoracic Robotics Sir Ara Darzi, MD. Imperial College School Of Medicine, St. Mary's Hosptial, London, United Kingdom
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD. Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA |
| 6:30 – 7:15 PM |
Departures To Kensington Palace |
| 7:00 – 9:30PM |
Reception — Orangery At Kensington Palace |
| 8:30 — 8:45 PM |
Awards Presentations: ISMICS Young Investigator Award Best Oral Abstract Presentation Best Use of Audio Visual in a Presentation Best Moderated Poster Founders' Award |
| Saturday, 26 June, 2004 |
| 6:30 – 7:30 AM |
Breakfast Symposia |
| 8:00 – 9:15 AM |
Current Controversies In Cardiac Surgery Moderators: Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD Robert W. Emery, MD |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Ventricular Remodeling, Intracardiac or Extracardiac? Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany |
| 8:30 - 9:15 AM |
CABG Off-pump/On-pump? John Pepper MD. Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
John D. Puskas, MD. Emory University, Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| 9:15 - 10:00AM |
Late Breaking News Moderators: Mohamed Amrani, MD Eugene K. W. Sim, MD |
| 10:00AM |
Adjourn |
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