| Wednesday April 11, 2012 |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm |
Registration |
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| Thursday April 12, 2012 |
| 7:00 - 8:25 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:00 - 8:25 |
Fascinating Cases for Breakfast
Teaching Sessions
3D Cropping with the Masters I*
Robot Manipulation with the Masters I**
Symposia (to be announced)
Posters |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Plenary I: Valve Heart Disease Revolution
Welcome
VHD:The new epidemy
VHD:Repair revolution
VHD:Percutaneous revolution
VHD: Imaging revolution
Panel
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| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Teaching Sessions
3D Cropping with the Masters II*
Robot Manipulation with the Masters II
**
Posters |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - Noon |
Plenary II: Aortic Stenosis
What is severe aortic stenosis?
Asymptomatic aortic stenosis
Low-flow aortic stenosis
Surgical aortic valve replacement
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: present and future
Panel
|
| 10:30 - Noon |
Meet the Experts
Valve diseases in heart failure
Stems cells for valve substitutes
Advanced hemodynamics for valve diseases
Teaching Sessions
3D Cropping with the Masters III*
Robot Manipulation with the Masters III** |
| Noon- 1:25 |
Lunch
Symposia (to be announced) |
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Plenary III: Controversies in Valvular diseases I
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement reserved for inoperable patients
Pro
Con
Questions/conclusion
Functional mitral regurgitation: Best treatment
Pro clip
Pro annuloplasty
Questions/conclusion |
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Meet the Experts
Running an imaging core lab
Anesthesia for percutaneous high-risk procedures
The secrets of thoracoscopic surgery
Teaching Sessions
TEE orientation in the OR or Cath Lab with the masters I
Percutaneous AVR simulation I |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Break
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| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Plenary IV: Organic Mitral Regurgitation
2D and 3D imaging for valve repair
Who has severe MR: Who needs repair while asymptomatic?
Surgical repair: What is an advanced repair center?
Robotic repair: The Holy Grail
Percutaneous innovations: Real hopes?
Panel
|
| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Meet the Experts
Exercise testing in valve diseases
Complications of percutaneous valve procedures I
Hybrid OR of the future
Teaching Sessions
TEE orientation in the OR with the masters II
Percutaneous AVR simulation II |
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| Friday April 13, 2012 |
| 7:00 - 8:25 am |
Continental breakfast
Fascinating cases for breakfast
Symposia (to be announced)
Posters |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Plenary V: Aortic Regurgitation - Bicuspid Aortic Valve - Aorta
Aortic regurgitation: Natural history
Bicuspid aortic valve: Natural history
Aortic regurgitation repair: When and how durable?
Minimally invasive approach to aortic valve repair
Ascending aortic repair: Best approach
Panel
|
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
Meet the Experts
Mitral valve prolapse genetics and physiology
Percutaneous Innovation Lab: What is coming?
The secrets of robotic surgery
Teaching Sessions
How to do Quantitative Echo I: Stenosis, regurgitation, LA, LV
How to do transapical valve implantation |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - Noon |
Plenary VI: Mitral and Tricuspid
Functional mitral regurgitation: Quantitation – outcome
3D mechanism of ischemic mitral regurgitation
Ischemic mitral regurgitation treatment: How not to be disappointed
Tricuspid regurgitation: New insights into natural history
Tricuspid regurgitation: What to do and when
Panel
|
| 10:30 - Noon |
Meet the Experts
Imaging in the OR or Cath Lab: 3D or not
Complications of percutaneous procedures II
Atrial fibrillation in valve diseases: Interventional and surgical management
Teaching Sessions
How to do Quantitative Echo II: Stenosis, regurgitation, LA, LV
How to implant sutureless valves |
| Noon - 1:25 |
Lunch
Symposia (to be announced) |
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Plenary VII: Controversies in Valvular Diseases II
A surgeon is the best interventional valvular therapist
Pro
Con
Questions/conclusion
A bioprothesis is preferred for aortic valve regurgitation in a 55-year-old man
Pro
Con
Questions/conclusion |
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Meet the Experts
Valve diseases in the world
Preventing stroke in valve disease
Surgical innovation lab: New rings?
Teaching Sessions
How to assess LV function using speckle tracking I
How to implant a mitral clip I |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Plenary VIII: Reoperations -- The New Way
Aortic valve replacement after coronary artery bypass graft
Redo valve repair
Aortic valve in valve
Mitral valve in ring or in valve
Periprosthetic regurgitation
Panel
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| 3:30 - 5:00 |
Meet the Experts
Running valve clinical trials: Options and choices
Future treatments and targets for calcific aortic valve disease
Surgical Innovation lab: New bioprostheses?
Teaching Sessions
How to assess LV function using speckle tracking II
How to treat rheumatic disease
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| Saturday April 14, 2012 |
| 7:00 - 8:25 am |
Continental breakfast
|
| 7:30 - 10:00 |
Masters in Valve Repair I: Simple cases in review
Masters in Valve Imaging I: Simple cases in review
Masters in Valve Intervention I: Simple cases in review
Oral abstracts
Submitted cases |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - Noon |
Masters in Valve Repair II: Complex cases in review
Masters in Valve Imaging II: Complex cases in review
Masters in Valve Intervention II: Complex cases in review
Oral abstracts
Submitted cases |
| Noon |
Adjourn
Participants complete and submit course evaluation and CME form |
