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2006 Annual Scientific Meeting Poster Session

ISMICS 2006 Annual Meeting
Poster Session

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Session 1 - Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery I
Session 2 - Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery II
Session 3 - Innovative Techniques And Technologies I
Session 4 - Strategies And Outcomes Of Revascularization
Session 5 - Valve Techniques & Revascularization
Session 6 - Innovative Techniques And Technologies II

Session 1 - Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery I
P1	The Role Of The Cryo-Maze Procedure In Redo Mitral Surgery Iki Adachi, Junjiro Kobayashi, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Osamu Tagusari, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
P2	Epicardial Off Pump Robotic Pulmonary Vein Isolation For Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Filip P. Casselman1, Peter Geelen2, Ihsan Bakir1, Pedro Brugada2, Francis Wellens1, Frank Van Praet1, Ivan Degrieck1, Yvette Vermeulen1, Hugo Vanermen1 1Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium, 2Cardiology, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
P3	Analysing Atrial Fibrillatory Actvity In Patients Undergoing Surgical Ablation: Evaluation Of A Surface Ecg System By Intraoperative Measurements Herko Grubitzsch1, Diethelm Modersohn1, Thomas Leuthold2, Wolfgang Konertz1 1Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2getemed, Teltow, Germany
P4	Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation By Left Atrial Ablation: Are Results Determined By Patients Age? Herko Grubitzsch, Sven Beholz, Pascal M. Dohmen, Jianshi Liu, Simon Dushe, Wolfgang Konertz Klinik für Kardiovaskuläre Chirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
P5	The Efficacy Of Pulmonary Vein Orifice Isolation For Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Yoshiyuki Nishimura Cardiovascular Surgery, Toyohashi Heart Center, Toyohashi, Japan
P6	Unilateral Two Port Access to Perform Epicardial Cardiac Ablation Li Poa Cardiovascular and Thoracic, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA, USA
P7	Laser Energy for Ablation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Li Poa Cardiovascular and Thoracic, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA, USA
P8	Endo- vs. Epimyocardial Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation- a Comparison of Two-Year Follow-up Data Florian M. Wagner1, Teymur Ahmadzade1, Boris Lutomsky2, Stefan Willems2, Christian Detter1, Hermann Reichenspurner1 1Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Session 2 - Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery II
P9	Autonomic Modulation Of The Heart After Successful Ablation For Paroxysmal And Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Jurij M. Kalisnik1, Piotr Suwalski2, Grzegorz Suwalski2, Viktor Avbelj3, Gaj Vidmar4, Kazimierz B. Suwalski2, Borut Gersak1 1Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2Cardiac Surgery Department, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland, 3Department of Communications and Computer Networks, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4Institute of Biomedical Informatics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
P10	Development Of A True Minimally Invasive Approach For Stand-Alone Atrial Fibrillation Mark La Meir1, Luc De Roy2, Dominique Blommaert2, Michel Buche3, Jos Maessen1 1Cardiothoracic surgery, AZM, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 2Cardiology, UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium, 3Cardiothoracic surgery, UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
P11	A New Technique Of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Through A Mono-Lateral Left Thoracoscopic Approach Combined With Left Atrial Apendage Occlusion Mark La Meir1, Luc De Roy2, Dominique Blommaert2, Michel Buche3, Jos Maessen1 1Cardiothoracic surgery, AZM, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 2Cardiology, UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium, 3Cardiothoracic surgery, UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
P12	Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Cryo-Maze Procedure For Treatment Of Lone Atrial Fibrillation. Results From An Initial Series Simon C. Moten, Evelio Rodriguez, L Wiley Nifong, Sachin V. Phade, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, East Carolina Universtiy, Greenville, NC, USA
P13	Outcomes After Surgical Ablation For Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation John D. Puskas, Alexis E. Neill, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, Thomas A. Vassiliades, Edward Chen, Robert A. Guyton Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
P14	Transmural Atrial Lesions with Laser and Optical Fiber Delivery: The Atrilaze J. Michael Smith1, Baron L. Hamman2, Joseph M. Nounou1, Mark Weiss3 1Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, 3Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
P15	Mid-Term Results After Left Atrial Cox-Maze Like Procedure Using Bipolar Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation For Treatment Of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation Calin Vicol, Sandra Eifert, Adel Tariparast, Martin Oberhoffer, Felix Kur, Bruno Reichart Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Session 3 - Innovative Techniques And Technologies I
P16	Sopisticated Logistic Pathways: Magic Phase II Study (Myoblast Autologous Grafting In Ischemic Cardiomyopathy) Jens Brickwedel, Dieter H. Boehm, Hermann Reichenspurner Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
P17	VATS For Treatment Of Vascular Ring (Right Arch With Left Ligamentum) Mao Hao Han, C. Gilbert, Casey W. Daggett Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
P18	Impact Of Passive Haptic Training On Telemanipulator Performance Stephan Jacobs, David Holzhey, Friedrich W. Mohr, Volkmar Falk Cardio-Thoracic-Surgery, Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
P19	Right Anterolateral Minithoracothomy Versus Ministernotomy: Results Of Sex Differentiated-Invasive Cardiac Surgery Approach In The Mid Term Massimo A. Padalino, Altin Veshti, Simone Speggiorin, Alessandra Mantovani, Giovanni Stellin Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
P20	Minimally Invasive Versus Standard Approach For Excision Of Atrial Masses Mark J. Russo, Timothy P. Martens, Kim Hong, Darshan Doshi, David L. Colman, Adeel Abbasi, Satish K. Kesava, Veli K. Topkara, Faisal H. Cheema, Craig R. Smith, Jr., Mehmet C. Oz, Michael Argenziano Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
P21	Robotic vs Open Mitral Valve Surgery: A Comparison of Outcomes J. Michael Smith1, Mohammed Hassan1, Amy Engel2 1Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hosptial, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 2Hatton Institute, Good Samaritan Hosptial, Cincinnati, OH, USA
P22	Minimal Invasive (Anterior) Thoracotomy For Routine Lung Cancer Resection Rex De L. Stanbridge, Elizabeth Bateman, Sian Roberts Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Marys Hospital, London, United Kingdom
P23	Reducing Sternal Infections With Autologous Platelet Gel Edward Woods, Cody Trowbridge, Alfred Stammers Perfusion, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA
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Session 4 - Strategies And Outcomes Of Revascularization
P24	Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Atraumatic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (EACAB): Long Term Clinical and Angiographic Outcome Marek W. Cisowski, Andrzej Bochenek, Wojciech Morawski, Agnieszka Drzewiecka-Gerber, Rafik Abu Sanra, Nikodem Stozynski, Maria Trusz-Gluza Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
P25	Transmyocardial Release of Tn I and CK MB During OPCAB and Conventional CABG Inga Karu1, Toomas A. Sulling2, Margus Alver2, Ragnar Loit1, Joel Starkopf3 1Anesthesiology, North Estonia Regional Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, 2Cardiac Surgery, North Estonia Regional Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, 3Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
P26	Changing Trends In Neurological Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery - A Single Institution Experience Of 33,009 Cases Over 15 Years Manisha Mishra, Rajneesh Malhotra, Anil Karlekar, Yugal Mishra, Naresh Trehan Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India
P27	Prevention Of Reverse And Competitive Flow In Arterial Grafts To Moderately Stenotic Right Coronary Artery Hiroyuki Nakajima, Junjiro Kobayashi, Osamu Tagusari, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Takeshi Nakatani, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
P28	Renal Outcome in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - Predictor of Renal Impairment with Multivariate Analysis - Mitsugu Ogawa, Hitoshi Yaku, Kiyoshi Doi, Atsushi Fukumoto, Keitaroh Koushi, Tamotsu Kanbara, Sachiko Yamazaki Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
P29	Aprotinin Inhibits Myocardial Reperfusion Injury During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results From A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blinded Study Toshinaga Ozeki, Junyan Gu, James M. Brown, James S. Gammie, Richard N. Pierson, III, Andrew Lee, Thrity Avari, Robert Christenson, Michael H. Kwon, Bartley P. Griffith, Robert S. Poston Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
P30	CAB Or OPCAB? Common And Unique Independent Predictors Affect Midterm Survival Differently In Patients With On-Pump And Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Ioannis K. Toumpoulis1, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos2, Chris K. Rokkas1, Themistoklis Chamogeorgakis1, Daniel G. Swistel2, Joseph J. DeRose2 1Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Athens, Attikon Hospital Center, Athens, Greece, 2Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
P31	Outcomes After Carotid Endarterectomy And Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Combined Versus Staged And On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Approaches Sanjay Tripathi, John D. Puskas, Joseph Noora, Patrick Kilgo, Omar Lattouf, William Cooper, David Vega, Edward Chen, Thomas Vassiliades, Robert Guyton Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Session 5 - Valve Techniques & Revascularization
P32	Should Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Be Restricted To Primary Interventions ? Ihsan Bakir, Filip P. Casselman, Francis Wellens, Raphael De Geest, Ivan Degrieck, Frank Van Praet, Yvette Vermeulen, Hugo Vanermen Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium
P33	Minimized Extracorporeal Circulation Setup Leads To Reduction Of Hemodilution, Need For Blood Transfusion And Myocardial Damage Sven Beholz, Henrique Lessa, Wolfgang F. Konertz Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Charité, Berlin, Germany
P34	Outcomes In Conventional Thoracic X-Rays After Totally Endoscopic CABG Heinz Deschka, Selami Dogan, Omer Dzemali, Tayfun Aybek, Anton Moritz, Sven Martens, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker
P35	Self-expanding Cannulas For Combined Use With Valved Stent Based Interventions. Superior Cardiopulmonary Flows In Small Vessels - A Smarter Choice Christoph H. Huber, Gavin Murphy, Iker Mallabiabarrena, Isabelle Seigneul, Monique Augstburger, Giuseppe Mucciolo, David Jegger, Judith Horisberger, Steven Taub, Ludwig K. von Segesser Department of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
P36	Minimally Invasive Direct Mitral Valve Surgery: 120 Cases Mohammad H. Nezafati Cardiac Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashad, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
P37	Comparing Post-Op Systolic Blood Pressures To Burst Pressures Of Closed Loop Controlled Bipolar RF Energy Seals On Saphenous Vein Jessica E. Olson1, Amy Denham1, Jeff Roy1, Philip Tetzlaff1, Ned Cosgriff1, Maurice Lyons2 1R&D, Valleylab, Boulder, CO, USA, 2Denver Cardiac Surgery, Denver, CO, USA
P38	Minimmally Invasive Versus Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement - A 10-Year Experience Oz M. Shapira, Amit Korach, Yusheng Bao, Curtis T. Hunter, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
P39	Mechanisms Of Ventricular Dysfunction During Off-Pump Cardiac Displacement In An Intact Chest Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., James Mykytenko, Jacob Vinten-Johansen Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Session 6 - Innovative Techniques And Technologies II
P40	Surgery For Aortic Arch Employing Mild Hypothermia (32?) And Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Improves Quality Of Life Tayfun Aybek, Selami Dogan, Petar Risteski, Andreas Zierer, Faisal Detho, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Anton Moritz, Anton Moritz Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
P41	Midterm Follow-Up: Robotic-Assisted Lima Harvest, Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Revascularization Lima-Lad Bypass In The Community Setting Eric H. Bronstein1, Nino Carnevale2, Bruce P. Mindich1, Alex Zapolanski1 1Cardio-thoracic Surgery, The Valley-Columbia Heart Center, Ridgewood, NJ, USA, 2Surgery, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, USA
P42	Strategies To Minimize Cerebrovascular Events Associated With Endovascular Repair Of The Descending Thoracic Aorta Hannan Chaugle1, Grayson H. Wheatley, III2, James Williams2, Ourania Preventza2, Venketash Ramaiah2, Julio Rodriguez-Lopez2, Dawn Olsen2, Edward B. Diethrich2 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, 2Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
P43	Value Of 16-Multidetector CT Angiography Before Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Gudrun M. Feuchtner, Thomas Schachner, Nikolaos Bonaros, Guy Friedrich, Guenther Laufer, Dieter zur Nedden, Johannes Bonatti Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
P44	Long-Term Results After Graft-Inplanting Method For Aortic Arch Aneurysm Or Dissection With A Stent Graft Toru Kuratani1, Masaaki Kato1, Hideki Ueda1, Yukitoshi Sirakawa1, Kazuo Shimamura1, Hikaru Matsuda2 1Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, 2Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
P45	Carbon Dioxide Field Flooding Reduces Neurologic Impairment After Open Heart Surgery Sven Martens, Christian Sodemann, Mirko Doss, Katrin Neumann, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Heinz Deschka, Markus Dietrich, Anton Moritz Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, JWGoethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
P46	Early And Long Term Results Of Endovascular Repair For Aortic Arch Disease Combined With Great Vessels Transposition Kazuo Shimamura1, Hiroshi Takano1, Toru Kuratani2, Goro Matsumiya1, Kei Torikai1, Hikaru Mastuda3, Yoshiki Sawa1. 1Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 2Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, 3Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Medical College, Hyogo, Japan
P47	A New Method Of Non-Invasive Measurement Of Left Atrial Function After The Cox-Maze Procedure Rochus K. Voeller, Spencer J. Melby, Anson M. Lee, Jordon G. Lubahn, Ashraf S. Al-Dadah, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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