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2007 Poster Competition
Poster Competition
(First Round)
Thursday 7 June, 2007
18.00 – 19.00
Crowne Plaza St. Peter’s, Foro Dei Cesare
Finalists for each Topic Group are highlighted in green.
| Topic 1: Cardiac Arrhythmia Surgery |
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P1 |
Does Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Increase the Risk of Mitral Valve Surgery? Analysis of A Contemporary North American Experience Reported To the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database
James S. Gammie1, Michel Haddad1, Sarah Milford-Beland2, Karl F. Welke3, T. Bruce Ferguson4, Sean M. O'Brien2, Eric D. Peterson2, Bartley P. Griffith1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA, 3Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA, 4East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC, USA |
| P2 |
Epicardial Cryoablation Reliably Produces Transmural Lesions On the Beating Heart
G. Kwame Yankey, MD, Tim Nolan, Nathan Weidenhamer, Zhongjun Wu, PhD, Bartley Griffith, MD, James Gammie, MD
Surgery, University of Maryland, Baitimore, MD, USA |
| P3 |
Beating-Heart Pulmonary Vein Isolation With Epicardial Cryoablation In A Porcine Model
Saqib Masroor1, Timothy Macneil2, Catherine Cartier2, Jean-Pierre Lalonde2, Nicolas Coulombe2, Benoit Thibault2, Andre Tremblay2
1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA, 2CryoCath Technologies Inc., Kirkland, PQ, Canada |
| P4 |
Full Endoscopic Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Techniques and Results
Claudio Muneretto1, Aldo Manzato2, Tomaso Bottio1, Alberto Negri1, Paolo Piccoli1, Gianluigi Bisleri1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy, 2Section of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy |
| P5 |
Left Ventricular Lead Implantation via Mini-Thoracotomy: A Safe and Effective Approach To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Eric J. Lehr, Carrie Ye, Dennis L. Modry, Shao Hua Wang
Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| P6 |
Temporary Modification Temporary Modification of the Epicardial Fat Pads In Patients Undergoing Low To Moderate Risk Open Heart Surgery: Safety and Efficacy of A Novel Approach For Lowering the Incidence of Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation
Anno Diegeler1, Konstantin Chryssagis1, Nasir Marrouche2, Johannes Brachmann3, Stefan Klügl1
1Herz-und Gefasse Klinik Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany, 2Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 3Klinikum Coburg, Coburg, Germany |
| P7 |
Effect of Right Atrium Maze Procedure In Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Yoshito Maehata, Hajime Ichikawa, Takayoshi Ueno, Takaya Hoashi, Goro Matsumiya, Yoshiki Sawa
Osaka University, Suita, Japan |
| P8 |
Prospective Long-Term Results of Pulmonary Vein Isolation In Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting For Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Piotr Suwalski1, Grzegorz Suwalski1, Mariusz Sledz1, Julita Switaj1, Anna Oginska1, Janusz Kochanowski2, Piotr Scislo2, Zbigniew Popiel1, Kazimierz B. Suwalski1
1Cardiac Surgery Derpartment, 2Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Topic 2: Imaging, Access and Flow |
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P9 |
Peripheral Cannulation For Congenital Heart Disease
Christoph H. Huber1, Michel Hurni1, Iker Mallabiabarrena1, Giuseppe Muccciolo1, Eric Meijboom2, Stephano Di Bernardo2, Nicole Sekarsk2, Ludwig K. von Segesser1
1Cardiovascular Surgery Division, 2Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Lausanne -CHUV, Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| P10 |
Pulsatility Index Varies With Different Flowmeter Devices In CABG Surgery
Havard Nordgaard1, Nicola Vitale2, Francesco Onorati2, Francesco Pezzo2, Attilio Renzulli2, Rune Haaverstad1
1Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital in Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway, 2Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy |
| P11 |
Insights From 133 Cases of Remote Access Perfusion For Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Nikolaos Bonaros1, Thomas Schachner1, Armin Oehlinger1, Oliver Bernecker1, Gudrun Feuchtner2, Guenther Laufer1, Johannes Bonatti1
1Cardiac Surgery, 2Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria |
| P12 |
Impact of Completeness of Revascularization and Prevention of Competitive Flow On the Intermediate-Term Outcome In Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Bypass For Three-Vessel Disease
Hiroyuki Nakajima, Junjiro Kobayashi, Osamu Tagusari, Kazuo Niwaya, Toshihiro Funatsu, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura
Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan |
| P13 |
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Is Released During CABG, But Not OPCABG Surgery
Adam Sokal1, Michal Zembala2, Alfred Kocher2, Jerzy Pacholewicz2, Arkadiusz Farmas2, Joanna Los2, Marian Zembala2, Marek Radomski3
11st. Dept. of Cardiology, 2Dept. of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 3Dept. of Pharmacology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
| P14 |
3D-Rapid Prototyping of Cardiac Structures For Guidance In Heart Surgery
Stephan Jacobs, David Holzhey, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich W. Mohr
Cardio-Thoracic-Surgery, Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| P15 |
Lipid Content of the Grafted Radial Artery Increases the Risk of Postoperative Spasm
Nicholas Burris1, Emile Brown1, Patrick Laird1, Joseph Schmitt2, Jamie Brown1, Robert S. Poston1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2LightLab Imaging, Westford, MA, USA |
| P16 |
Blood Flow Imaging - A New 2-D Ultrasound Modality For Enhanced Intra-Operative Visualization of Blood Flow Patterns In Coronary Anastomoses
Lasse Lovstakken, Nicola Vitale, Khalid Ibrahim, Siren Torsvik Henriksen, Idar Kirkeby-Garstad, Hans Torp, Rune Haaverstad
Dept of Circulation and Medical Imaging, University of Trondheim,, Trondheim, Norway |
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| Topic 3: Surgical Results - General |
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P17 |
Withdrawn
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| P18 |
Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery (OPCAB) Achieve Improved Outcome Compared To On Pump CABG In the Setting of A Process Quality Management Program
Anno Diegeler, Carlos Savedra Blume, Michael Zacher, Stefan Klügl
Herz-und Gefasse Klinik Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany |
| P19 |
Long Term Follow Up After MICABG Procedure: A Multifactorial Retrospective Analysis At 1,000 Pt A Years
Uwe Klima1, Theo Kofidis1, Hans Gerd Paeschke2, Axel Haverich2
1CTV Surgery, National Univeristy Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 2TCV Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany |
| P20 |
Predictors of Adverse Outcome In Patients Undergoing Minimal Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Theo Kofidis1, Hans Gerd Peschke2, Jochen Cremer3, Vassilios Didilis4, Axel Haverich5, Uwe Klima1
1CTV Surgery, National Univeristy Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 2TCV Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany, 3TCV Surgery, Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 4TCV Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece, 5CTV Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany |
| P21 |
The Risk For Neurological Disorders In Octogenarians Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Can Be Reliably Reduced By Preoperative Routine Native CT-Scan Helping To Define the Optimal Operative Strategy
Hendrik Treede1, Jeanette Schoenebeck1, Christian Detter1, Dieter H. Boehm1, Phillip Begemann2, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2Department of Radiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany |
| P22 |
Multi Vessel Off-Pump Myocardial Revascularization Through A Mini-Thoracotomy Approach
Massimo Lemma1, Matteo Pettinari1, Guido Gelpi1, Andrea Mangini1, Giuseppe D'Arrigo2, Carlo Antona1
1Cardiovascular Surgery, Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy, 2Cardiovascular Surgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy |
| P23 |
Withdrawn
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| P24 |
Comparing Early Outcomes And Long-Term Survival Of On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Single Institution Experience
Siamak Mohammadi, François Dagenais, Patrick Mathieu, Daniel Doyle, Richard Baillot, Jean Perron, Eric Charbonneau, Eric Dumont, Pierre Voisine
Quebec Heart Institute, Quebec City, PQ, Canada |
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| Topic 4: Surgical Results - Graft-Based |
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P25 |
Feasibility and Safety of Endoscopic Radial Radial Artery Harvesting With A Novel Vessel Sealing System
Gianluigi Bisleri1, Thomas Hrapkowicz2, Jerzy Nozynski3, Claudio Muneretto1, Marian Zembala2
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy, 2Division of Cardiac Surgery, 3Institute of Pathology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland |
| P26 |
Propensity-Score Analysis of Early Outcomes After Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting
John D. Puskas1, Sorin V. Pusca1, Patrick Kilgo2, J David Vega1, Robert A. Guyton1
1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2Biostatistics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| P27 |
Double Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery VS.Double Pediculed Internal Thoracic Artery In Diabetic Patients Submitted To OPCAB
Rodrigo Milani, Paulo Roberto Brofman, Maximiliano Guimarães, Jose Augusto de Souza, Laura Barboza, Alexandre Varela, Marcel Rogers Ravagnelli, Francisco Maia
Cardiovascular Surgery, Santa Casa de Misericordia - PUC/Pr, Curitiba - Paraná, Brazil |
| P28 |
Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery With Concomitant Coronary Endarterectomy - One Year Follow Up With Multislice Computer Tomography
Naresh Trehan, Manisha Mishra, Vijay Kohli, Zile Singh Meharwal, Rajneesh Malhotra, Ashok Bais, Surinder Bazaz, Yugal Mishra
Cardiac surgery, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India |
| P29 |
Sequential OPVCAB Anastomoses With Internal Thoracic and Gastroepiploic Artery Grafts in Situ: Early and Midterm Outcomes
Toshiya Ohtsuka, Mikio Ninomiya, Takahiro Nonaka
Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan |
| P30 |
Five-Year-Patency of the Radial Artery Conduit In Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Martin Oberhoffer1, Konstantin Nikolaou2, Sandra Eifert1, Ingo Kaczmarek1, Andres Beiras-Fernandez1, Amir Bigdeli1, Bruno Reichart1, Calin Vicol1
1Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany, 2Radiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany |
| P31 |
Evaluation of the Learning Curve For Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting Utilizing Post Operative Angiography
Manabu SATO, Etsuro Suenaga, Shugo Koga, Shigefumi Matsuyama
Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki Kouseikai Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan |
| P32 |
Endoscopic Harvest of Saphenous Vein - A Lesson From 1100 Cases
Kuan-Ming Chiu, Shu-Hsun Chu
Cardiovascular surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei County, Taiwan |
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| Topic 5: Robotic & Mitral |
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P33 |
Robotic Technology - Probably A Safe Tool For Development of Completely Endoscopic Coronary Revascularization Procedures
Johannes Bonatti, Thomas Schachner, Nikolaos Bonaros, Elisabeth Ruetzler, Armin Oehlinger, Felix Weidinger, Guy Friedrich, Roland Schistek, Guenther Laufer
Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria |
| P34 |
TEE Measurements For Annuloplasty Band Sizing In Robotic Mitral Valve Repairs
L. Wiley Nifong1, Evelio Rodriguez1, Brian C. Domby1, Sachin Phade1, Michael W. Chu1, Karen Gersch1, Paul Vos2, W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.1
1Surgery, 2Biostatistics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA |
| P35 |
Robotic Epicardial Left Ventricular Lead Implantation For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Jean-Luc Jansens, Albert M. Nana, Martine Antoine, Constantin Stefanidis, Didier De Canniere
Cardiac Sugery, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium |
| P36 |
Left Subclavian Artery As An Inflow Vessel For Vein Grafts In Robotic Assisted Multivessel Small Thoracotomy Coronary Artery Bypass
Kenneth K. Liao1, Ernesto Molina1, Carmelo Panetta2, Emil Missov2, Alan Berger2, Robert Wilson2, Gladwin Das2
1Cardiac Surgery, 2Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| P37 |
Integrated Coronary Revascularization In Beating Heart Single and Multivessel TECAB With the da Vinci Surgical System Combined With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sudhir Srivastava1, Suresh Gadasalli2, Madhava Agusala2, Ram Kolluru2, Reyna Barrera1, Shaune Quismundo1, Usha Kreaden3
1Cardiac Surgical Associates Of West Texas, Odessa, TX, USA, 2Alliance Hospital, Odessa, TX, USA, 3intuitive Surgical Inc, Sunnyvale, Ca, USA |
| P38 |
Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement via Ministernotomy Through the Dome of the Left Atrium: The Other, Easier Minimally Invasive Approach To the Mitral Valve
Steven R. Gundry, Walter J. Ehrman
The International Heart and Lung Institute, Palm Springs, CA, USA |
| P39 |
A Right Mini-Thoracotomy Approach To the Mitral Valve Reduces Perioperative Transfusion Rate, Atrial Fibrillation and Hospital Stay Compared To A Standard Sternotomy Approach: Results of A Case-Match Study
Francois Dagenais1, Eric Charbonneau1, Pierre Laflamme2, Andre Martineau2, Daniel Doyle1
1Cardiac Surgery, 2Anesthetist, Laval Hospital, Sainte-Foy, PQ, Canada |
| P40 |
Tension Measurement of Artificial Chordae Tendinae Implanted Between the Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet and the Left Ventricular Apex: An In-Vitro Study
Pietro Bajona1, Kenton J. Zehr1, Jun Liao2, Giovanni Speziali1
1Div. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2Dept. of BioEngineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
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| Session 6: Valve & Aortic |
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P41 |
Minimal-Invasive Closure of Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect As A Routine Procedure
Darius Rassoulian1, Andreas Tiete1, Ralf Sodian1, Joerg Sachweh1, Jan-Michael Abicht2, Rainer Kozlik-Feldmann3, Bruno Reichart1, Sabine H. Daebritz1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, 2Department of Anaesthesiology, 3Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany |
| P42 |
Novel Pericardial Substitute Composed of Two Regenerative Separated Collagen Sheets Prevents Postoperative Pericardial Adhesions
Yoshihiro Suematsu1, Hiroyuki Tsukihara1, Bob Kiaii2, Richard J. Novick2, Shinichi Takamoto1
1Cardiac Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2Cardiac Surgery, London Health Science Centre, London, ON, Canada |
| P43 |
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Resection: Evaluation of Different Micro Actuator Systems
S. Demming1, R. Quaden2, M. Leester-Schädel1, M. Hoegen1, B. Hoxhold1, J. Cremer2, G. Lutter2, S. Büttgenbach1
1Institute for Microtechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University-Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany |
| P44 |
Less Is More - Mini Aortic Valve Surgery In Octogenarians
Christoph H. Huber1, Lawrence H. Cohn2
1Cardiovascular Surgery Division, University Hospital Lausanne -CHUV, Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA |
| P45 |
Supraannular Implantation of A Pericardial Stentless Valve: Early Hemodynamics and Clinical Results In 141 Patients
Sven Beholz, Benjamin Clus, Natalia Wasieleweski, Simon Dushe, Wolfgang Konertz
Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Charité, Berlin, Germany |
| P46 |
Experiences In Aortic Valve Replacement Through A Right Thoracotomy
Andre Plass, Jurg Grunenfelder, Robert Vachenauer, Gregor Zund, Reza Tavakoli, Michele Genoni
Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| P47 |
Midterm Results of Aortic Valve Replacement Through A Mini Lateral Thoracotomy
Francesco Siclari1, Tiziano Torre1, Romano Mauri2, Stefanos Demertzis1, Raffaele Trunfio1
1Cardiac Surgery, 2Cardiac Anesthesiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland |
| P48 |
New Surgical Technique For Stentless Aortic Valve Replacement
Tanja N. Anguseva, Sr., Zan K. Mitrev, MD, Vladimir Belostockij, Vladimir Petrovski
Intensive care, Special Hospital of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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| Session 7: Glues, Blues & Do’s |
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P49 |
Towards Glue-Based Mid-CABG Technologies: Preparatory Studies
Evgenii V. Kolesov
Dnepropetrovsk University, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| P50 |
Activated Recombinant Factor VII (NovoSeven) Reduces Blood Product Use In Patients At High Risk Bleeding
Keith Allen, David Heimansohn, Robert Robison, John Schier, Peter Walts, Dan Beckman, Chris Selerno
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, CORVASC MD's, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| P51 |
Aprotinin In Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Hartmuth B. Bittner, Janine Lemke, Michelle Lange, Ardawan Rastan, Friedrich W. Mohr
Cardiovascular Surgery, Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| P52 |
Pharmacological Strategies To Decrease Allogenic Blood Transfusion In OPCAB Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomised Trials
Gavin J. Murphy, Chris A. Rogers, Gianni D. Angelini
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, UK |
| P53 |
Effective Combined Off-Pump Surgical Treatment and Autologous Bone-Marrow Transplantation For End-Stage Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Sotirios N. Prapas
Cardiac Surgery, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece |
| P54 |
Duration of Reperfusion Period After Cardioplegic Arrest- Is More Better? A Piglet Working Heart Study
Albertus M. Scheule, Tobias Walker, Christian Munteanu, Mario Lescan, Bernd Neumann, Hans P. Wendel, Gerhard Ziemer
Cardio-thoracic Surgrey, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany |
| P55 |
Shortening Cardioplegic Arrest Time During Combined Coronary and Valvular Surgery: A Novel Surgical Approach
Raimondo Ascione, Chris A. Rogers, Lucy Culliford, Radek Capoun, Gianni D. Angelini
Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK |
| P56 |
Comparison of Two Surgical Techniques: Off-Pump VS. On-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery In the Elderly Patients - Results and Mid Term Outcomes
Jerzy Pacholewicz1, Tomasz Hrapkowicz1, Ewa Kucewicz-Czech2, Marian Zembala1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland |
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