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Group 1: Revascularization
	P1. Off-Pump Re-Revascularization Of The Circumflex Branch (Rcx) Via Left Lateral Thoracotomy (Rclt) Ivar Friedrich1, Heike Kroll2, Roland Prondzinsky3, Rolf-Edgar Silber1, Jochen Börgermann1. 1cardiothoracic Surgery, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany, 2anesthesiology, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany, 3cardiology, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany.
	P2. Feasibility Of A New Device For Endoscopic Isolation Of The Left Atrial Appendage Alison Lutterman1, Paul Rothstein1, Mark Stewart1, Lynette Phillips2, Linnea Lentz2, David Francischelli1. 1cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2physiological Research Laboratories, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.
	P3. Intraoperative Coronary Artery And Graft Assessment By 13 Mhz Epicardial Ultrasound Ricardo P.J. Budde1, Patricia F.A. Bakker2, Rudy Meijer1, Cornelius Borst1, Paul F. Grundeman1. 1experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2dept. Cardio Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
	P4. Dual-Beam Ultrasound Versus Transit-Time Flow Meter For Intraoperative Graft Flow Measurment During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Curtis T. Hunter, Elad Anter, Richard Murphy, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
	P5. Lita To Lad Last; A Safe Approach To Opcab Alex Zapolanski1, Michael B. Pliam1, Jill Ley2, Laurel M. Mengarelli1. 1San Francisco Heart & Vascular Institute, Daly City, CA, USA, 2California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
	P6. Arterial Revascularization In Octogenarians. Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Or Supplemental Radial Artery Conduits? Oren Lev-Ran. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
	P7. Postoperative Aspirin Resistance Is Associated With The Sternotomy Required For Cabg Robert S. Poston, Jr., Junyan Gu, James Brown, James Gammie, Bartley P. Griffith. Surgery, University Of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
	P8. Off-Pump Coronary Surgery Reduces Mortality In Coronary Patients With Ejection Fraction Of Less Than 20 Ramachandra C. Reddy, Nirav C. Patel, Nilesh U. Patel, Dider F. Loulmet, George Tolis, James D. Fonger, Valavanur A. Subramanian. Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Group 2: Arrythmia and Heart Failure
	P9. Is Atrial Fibrillation Still A Contraindication For Coronary Imaging With Msct? - Comparison Of New MSCT Reconstruction Algorithms And Standard Invasive Angiography In Patients Before Heart Surgery Chris Probst1, A. Kovacs2, C. Schmitz1, W. Schiller1, A. Welz1. 1dep. Of Cardiac Surgery, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2dep. Of Radiology, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
	P10. Angiomyogenesis Using Genetically Modified Skeletal Myoblasts Expressing Angioipoietin-1 Give Better Prognosis For Cardiac Repair Lei Ye1, Husnain Kh Haider2, Shujia Jiang2, Ruowen Ge3, Peter K. Law4, Rusan Tan5, Eugene Kw Sim6. 1numi, National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 2pathology, University Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Oh, USA, 3biological Sciences, National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 4cell Transplants Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 5cardiology, National Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore, 6surgery, National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
	P11. Off-Pump Sequential Arterial Grafting Of The Left Circumflex Coronary Territory Oren Lev-Ran. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
	P12. Reversed Remodeling And Improved Ventricular Function After Left Ventricular Reconstruction : A Mid-Term Follow-Up Sanjay Kumar, Diane Barker, Dominik Schlosshan, Simon G. Williams, Lip-Bun Tan, R U. Nair. Department Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yorkshire Heart Centre,Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street,Leeds, United Kingdom.
	P13. Partial Inferior Sternotomy For Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Jochen Börgermann1, Kavous Hakim2, Robert J. Scheubel1, Hasan Bushnaq1, Rolf E. Silber1, Ivar Friedrich1. 1Cardiac And Thoracic Surgery, Martin-Luther-University, Halle An Der Saale, Germany, 2cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery, Heart Center Coswig, Coswig, Germany.
	P14. The Minimized, Extracorporeal Circulation System (Ideal Tm) Is Safe And Cost Effective Arndt H. Kiessling1, Frank Isgro1, Kai U. Kretz1, Martin Lange1, Andreas Lehmann2, Werner Saggau1. 1cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2anaesthesiology, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
	P15. The Primary Cells-Derived From Angiogenic Sprouts Of Aortic Leaflets Explants Showed An Innate Character To Form Engineered Vessels Fariba Chalajour1, Hendrik Treede1, Alireza Ebrahimnejad2, Dieter Boehm1, Sulyman Ergun3, Hermann Reichenspurner1. 1department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany, 2department Of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 3department Of Anatomy, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
	P16. Novel Device For Minimally Invasive Subxiphoid Videopericardioscopy: Future Of Cardiac Regenerative Therapy Amit N. Patel1, Suad El Qarra1, David Schwartmann2, Albert Chin3, Marco Zenati1. 1cardiac Surgery, Univeristy Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA, 2cardiology, Univeristy Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA, 3guidant Cardiac Surgery, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Group 3: Revascularization Results
	P17. Midterm Results After Endoventricular Circular Patch Plasty And Total Arterial Revascularization Kwang R. Cho, Cheong Lim, Ki-Bong Kim. Dept. Of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic Of Korea.
	P18. Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting For High Risk Patients With Multivessel Disease Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk, David Holzhey, Jan F. Gummert, Thomas Walther, Friedrich W. Mohr. Cardio-Thoracic-Surgery, Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
	P19. Autologous Cell Saver Blood Transfusion Reduces Homologous Blood Transfusion Without Effects On The Systemic Inflammatory Response: A Randomised Trial Gunaratnam Niranjan1, George Asimakopoulos1, Gillian Cockerill2, Matthew Thompson2, Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran1. 1cardiothoracic Surgery, St Georges Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom, 2vascular Surgery, St Georges Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom.
	P20. A Left Thoracotomy Approach For Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Pramod Bonde, Christopher Barreiro, Jason Williams, John V. Conte, Jr.. Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
	P21. Modeling Of Temperature Mapping For Quantitative Dynamic Infrared Coronary Angiography For Intraoperative Graft Patency Control Jens Garbade, Markus Hollenstein, Cris Ullmann, Thomas Walther, Nicolas Doll, Markus Jan Barten, Jan Fritz Gummert, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr. Heartsurgery, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
	P22. Cyclosporine Treatment Enhances Cell Survival After Human Myoblast Transplantation Into Rat Infarcted Heart Changfa Guo1, Kh H Haider2, L Ye3, Sj Jiang2, Pk Law4, P Wong5, Snw Shim5, M Choolani6, Ssy Ho6, Ekw Sim1. 1surgery, Nus, Singapore, Singapore, 2department Of Pathology And Laboratory Medicine, University Of Cincinnati, USA, Cincinnati, Oh, USA, 3national University Medical Institutes, Nus, Singapore, Singapore, 4cell Transplants Singapore, Pte. Ltd, Singapore, Singapore, 5national Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 6department Of Obstetrics And Gynecology, Nus, Singapore, Singapore.
	P23. Effect Of Organic Or Inorganic Coating On Thrombogenicity Of Eptfe Grafts Mustafa Cikirikcioglu1, N. Sedelnikov2, Priska Zammaretti3, Karim Djebaili1, Ebrahim Khabiri1, Banu Cikirikcioglu1, Andreas Zisch3, Afksendiyos Kalangos1, Beat H. Walpoth1. 1department Of Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, 2institute Ginalmazzoloto, Moscow, Russian Federation, 3inst. Of Obstetrics, University Hospital & Ibt-Eth, Zürich, Switzerland.
Group 4: Arrythmia and Valves
	P24. Reduction In Functional Mitral Regurgitation Using The Coapsys R: Complete 3 Month Results Of The Trace (Treatment Of Functional Mitral Regurgitation Without Atriotomy Or Cpb Clinical Evaluation) Feasibility Trial Yugal Mishra, Sanjay Mittal, Pravesh Jaguri, Yatin Mehta, Naresh Trehan. Escorts Heart Institute And Reseach Centre, New Delhi, India.
	P25. Comparison Of Electrical Properties Of The Heart After Off-Pump And On-Pump Myocardial Revascularization Jurij M. Kalisnik1, Avbelj Viktor2, Trobec Roman2, Ivaskovic Daroslav3, Vidmar Gaj4, Troise Giovanni5, Gersak Borut1. 1cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2department Of Communications And Computer Networks, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Cardiac Resort Smarjeske Toplice, Novo Mesto, Slovenia, 4institute Of Biomedical Informatics, University Of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5department Of Cardiac Surgery, Poliambulanza Hospital Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
	P26. Performance Of A Modified Cox-Maze Procedure On The Beating Heart Using Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Energy: A Chronic Animal Study Sydney L. Gaynor, Spencer J. Melby, Yosuke Ishii, Paymon Rahgozar, Anson M. Lee, Geneva R. Baca, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
	P27. Anatomic And Histologic Characteristics Of Human Left Atrial "Box" Lesion Created With Flex 10 Microwave Probe Joseph W. Turek, Louis R. Dibernardo, Shu S. Lin, Andrew J. Lodge, R Duane Davis, Peter K. Smith, Carmelo A. Milano, Donald G. Glower, Sinan A. Simsir. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
	P28. A Computational Model For Bipolar Ablation Jinback Hong1, Jayadeep Gopalakrishnan2, David Francischelli1. 1cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2department Of Mathematics, University Of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA.
	P29. Left Atrial Maze Procedure Is An Excellent Treatment For Patients In Atrial Fibrillation (Af) Undergoing Mitral Valve (Mv) Surgery Farzan Filsoufi, Sacha P. Salzberg, Anil Gehi, Kai Von Harbou, David H. Adams. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
	P30. What Are Patients' Perceptions Of Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery? Charles Y. Ro1, Robert C. Ashton, Jr.2, Sandhya K. Balaram3, Daniel G. Swistel3, Joseph J. Derose, Jr.3. 1department Of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Ny, Ny, USA, 2division Of Thoracic Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Ny, Ny, USA, 3division Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, NY, USA.
	P31. Epicardial Beating Heart Ablation With The Cardioblate Ablation Pen Tony Dupre1, Paul Iaizzo1, Mark T. Stewart2. 1department Of Surgery, University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Group 5: New Technology
	P32. Routine Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass, Reasons For On-Pump Conversion Hitoshi Hirose, Atsushi Amano. Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
	P33. Intraoperative Coronary Bypass Connector Anastomosis Assessment By 13 Mhz Epicardial Ultrasound Ricardo P.J. Budde1, Willem J.L. Suyker2, Paul T.W. Suyker3, Cees W.J. Verlaan1, Rudy Meijer1, Cornelius Borst1, Paul F. Grundeman1. 1experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2dept. Of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands, Utrech Bv, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
	P34. Initial Experience With A Novel "Heads-Up" Intra-Operative Monitoring Device During Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Thomas J. Langdon. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Omaha Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, P.C., Omaha, NE, USA.
	P35. Non- Invasive Coronary Angiography In Patients With Acute Typ- A Aortic Dissection Using Retrospective Ecg-Gated Msct -Reduction Of Motion Artifacts- Chris Probst1, A. Kovacs2, C. Schmitz1, W. Schiller1, H. Schild2, A. Welz1. 1dep. Of Cardiac Surgery, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2dep. Of Radiology, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
	P36. Determinants Of Late Outcome After Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Giulio Pompilio. Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico Di Monza, Monza, Italy.
	P37. Opcab In Ventricle With Less Them 35% Of Ejection Fraction. Rodrigo Milani, Paulo Roberto Brofman, Jose Augusto Souza, Maximiliano Guimarães, Alexandre Varela, Laura Barbosa, Alexandre Barboza, Dalton Precoma, Francisco Maia. Cardiovascular Surgery, Santa Casa De Misericordia - Puc/Pr, Curitiba - Paraná, Brazil.
	P38. Simple Amiodarone Protocol Reduces Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Keith Allen, David Heimansohn, Rich Fogel, Gary Griffith, Robert Robison, John Schier, Eric Prystowsky. Heart Center Of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Group 6: Cardiac Techniques and Technology
	P39. Reduced Hemostatic Activation With The Use Of A Minimized Extracorporeal System - A Prospective Randomised Trial Petar Risteski, Ulf Abdel-Rahman, Sven Martins, Feyzan Özaslan, Anton Moritz, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker. Department Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, Johann Wolgang Goethe University, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany.
	P40. Mini-Invasive Approaches In Reoperations In Coronary Surgery Jan Harrer, Zdenek Sorm, Pavel Zacek, Vladimír Brzek, Vladimír Lonský, Jirí Mand'ák. Dept. Of Cardiac Surgery, Univ. Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
	P41. Structured Operative Techniques In Off-Pump Revascularisation Results In Routine Cabg With Avoidance Of A Learning Curve Helmut Mair, Sven Pohl, Michael Schmoeckel, Bruno Reichart, Sabine Daebritz. Cardiac Surgery, University Of Munich, Munich, Germany.
	P42. Histopathology And Transmurality Of Acute Microwave Lesions On Human Right Atrium Joseph W. Turek, Louis R. Dibernardo, Andrew J. Lodge, Shu S. Lin, R Duane Davis, Peter K. Smith, Carmelo A. Milano, Donald G. Glower, Sinan A. Simsir. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
	P43. Surgical Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation With Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation: Mid-Term Results Spencer J. Melby, Yosuke Ishii, Sydney L. Gaynor, Marci S. Bailey, Beth A. Burnside, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.. Surgery, Division Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
	P44. Left Ventricular Reconstruction And Bypass Grafting In End-Stage Ischemic Heart Failure On Beating-Heart Settings Mitrev K. Zan, Sr.1, Anguseva N. Tanja, Sr.2. 1cardiosurgery, Special Hospital Of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, Macau, 2intensive Care, Special Hospital Of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, Macau.
	P45. Cryothermia Maze And Mini-Maze In Mitral Valve Surgery Robert F. Hebeler, Jr., Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Group 7: Imaging Technology
	P46. Influence Of Anastomotic Techniques In Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass J. Michael Smith1, Hubert Stein2, John R. Robinson1, Jenny Hawes1, Amy Engel3. 1department Of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Oh, USA, 2intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, Ca, USA, 3hatton Research, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
	P47. Does Preoperative Multislice Computed Tomography (Msct) Predict Operative Times In Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Tecab) ? Thomas Schachner1, Gudrun Feuchtner2, Nikolaos Bonaros1, Armin Oehlinger1, Eva Gassner3, Guy Friedrich4, Guenther Laufer1, Johannes Bonatti1. 1department Of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, 2department Of Radiology Ii, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, 3department Of Radiology I, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, 4department Of Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
	P48. Miniaturization Of Cardioplulmonary Bypass Does Not Minimize Inflammatory Response - Results From A Randomized Trial Stefan Brose1, Steffen Rex2, Sebastian Metzelder3, Wolfgang Buhre2, Stefan H. Christiansen3, Thomas Busch3, Rolf Rossaint2, Michael Knaut1, Rüdiger Autschbach3. 1dept. Of Cardiac Surgery, Technical University Of Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 2dept. Of Anesthesiology, University Of Aachen, Aachen, Germany, 3dept. Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery, University Of Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
	P49. Influence Of Induced Hypothermia On Myocardial Microcirculation During Extracorporeal Circulation Klaus Matschke1, Sems M. Tugtekin1, Ralph Kanig1, Christoph Mrowietz2, Thomas Waldow1, Michael Knaut1, Jai-Wun Park2, Friedrich Jung2. 1dept. Of Cardiac Surgery, University Of Technology, Dresden, Germany, 2institute For Heart And Circulation Research, Hoyerswerda, Germany.
	P50. The Heartstringtm Device For Proximal Anastomoses: Performance, Pitfalls And Patency Martin Oberhoffer1, Sandra Eifert1, F.Kur1, S. Daebritz1, Eckardt Kreuzer1, Peter Boekstegers2, Bernd Wintersperger3, Bruno Reichart1, Calin Vicol1. 1cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany, 2cardiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany, 3radiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany.
	P51. A Randomized Comparison Of Intraoperative Angiography And Transit-Time Flow Measurement To Detect Technical Errors In Coronary Bypass Grafts Nimesh Desai, George Christakis, Bernard Goldman, Senri Miwa, David Kodama, Stephen Fremes. Sunnybrook And Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, On, Canada.
	P52. Complications Following Radial Artery Harvest: Analysis From A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Nimesh Desai, Eric Cohen, Stephen Fremes. Sunnybrook And Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Group 8: Revascularization Strategies
	P53. Closure Of Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defects On A Beating Heart Amit Banerjee. Cardiothoracic Surgery, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
	P54. Clamp-Less Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With The Use Of Magnetic Coupling Devices Thanos Athanasiou, Hutan Ashrafian, George Krasopoulos, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Brian Glenville, Rex Stanbridge, Roberto Casula. Cardiothoracic, St-Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
	P55. Our Experience With Skeletonized Right Gastroepiploic (Rga) Kit V. Arom, Vibul Jotisakulratana, Vitoon Pitiguagool, Sujit Banyatpiyaphod, Sawat Asavapiyanond, Piyapan Pamornsing, Chokchai Suwanakijboriharn. Bangkok Heart Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
	P56. Coronary Revascularization In Hiv Patients: The Role Of Opcab Alex Zapolanski, Jill Ley, Laurel Mengarelli, Michael B. Pliam, Richard Shaw. California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
	P57. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting For Acute Myocardial Infarction Hideaki Takai, Junjiro Kobayashi, Osamu Tagusari, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura. Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita-City, Osaka, Japan.
	P58. Aorta "No-Touch" Vs Standard Approach For Off-Pump Total Arterial Revascularization-A Single Center Experience Igor Rudez, Daniel Unic, Zeljko Sutlic, Bojan Biocina, Davor Baric. Dpt. Of Cardiac Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
	P59. Can Surgeons Do Complete Revascularization In Diabetic Patient Using Off-Pump Technique? Kit V. Arom. Bangkok Heart Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Group 9: Revascularization Techniques
	P60. Hemodynamic Stability During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In The Unstable Patients. Manisha Mishra1, Rajneesh Malhotra2, Anil Karlekar1, Naresh Trehan2. 1cardiac Anesthesia, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India, 2cardiac Surgery, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India.
	P61. Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In Patients With Poor Left Ventricular Function (LVEF <30%) Osamu Tagusari, Junjiro Kobayashi, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Takeshi Nakatani, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura. Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
	P62. Long Term Angiographic Monitoring Reveals Safety And Efficacy Of The Converge End-To-Side Anastomotic Coupler Uwe Klima1, Theo Kofidis1, Felix Schoeneich2, Andreas Boening2, Erik Bagaev1, Jochen Cremer2, Axel Haverich1. 1thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, 2cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
	P63. Robotic Assisted Coronary Surgery Thierry A. Folliguet, Zannis Konstantinos, Fabrice Vanhuyse, François Laborde. Cardiac Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
	P64. Total Arterial Revasculrisation:Early Results And Technical Considerations Vinayak Karmarkar. Cariac Surgery, Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune, India.
	P65. Glutamine Pretreatment Improves Myocardial Function Following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Gil Bolotin1, Jai Raman2, Ursulla Williams2, Emile Bacha2, Valluvan Jeevanandam2. 1cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2cardiothoracic Surgery, The University Of Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA.
	P66. Anatomic Observations Of The Left Atrial Isthmus: Implications For Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation Mark T. Stewart1, James Skarda1, Paolo Della Bella2, Anton E. Becker3. 1cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2centro Cardiologico, Milan, Italy, 3cardiovascular Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
	P67. Right Atrial Surgery Without Caval Snaring: Animal Model Reddy Dandolu1, Douglas Eaton1, Aras Ali2, Nannette Schwann2, Andrew Wechsler1.1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University, Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2cardiac Anesthesia, Drexel University, Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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