Program
09.00
Registration
09.30
Welcome and introduction
Robert Bell
SESSION I: CONGENITAL AND GENETICS
Chairs: Christoph Nienaber, Deborah Morris-Rosendahl
10.00
The Hypoplastic Arch and Related Anomalies
Natasha Khan
10.00
Discussion
10.15
The Bicuspid Aortic valve: Common but Complex
Katie Francis
10.25
Discussion
10.30
Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aortic Dissection
Cristina Basso
10.40
Discussion
10.45
Genotype-Phenotype in Marfan; are FBN variants related to prognosis?
VM Becerra-Munoz
10.55
Discussion
11.00
Outcomes after management of Aortic Dissection in UK
Deborah Harrington
11.10
Discussion
11.15
Genotype to Phenotype: precision medicine or diameter as the trigger for intervention?
Florian Schoenhoff
11.25
Discussion
12.00
Buffet lunch with Interactive Case Scenarios and Simulation session ICS
– Malperfusion during surgical repair of AAD
– Imaging is critical
– AAS problem with diagnosis
– An unusual cae of right heart failure
– Acute retrograde Type during TEVAR to descending aorta
– Ischaemia during Aortic Root Replacement/VSRR
– Spinal cord ischaemia during TAA surgery/TEVAR
– Intestinal ischaemia in acute aortic syndrome
– Thoraflex – FET: distal perforation – successful management
Simulation Session
– Virtual endovascular stenting: 4 tables
SESSION II: INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION
Chairs: John Pepper, Anthony L. Estrera
14.00
Biomarkers in thoracic aortic diseases
Toru Suzuki
14.10
Discussion
14.15
Inflammatory aortic conditions
David Newby
14.25
Discussion
14.30
Intramural haematoma
Nicholas Cheshire
14.40
Discussion
14.45
Infected endovascular grafts
Thierry Carrel
14.55
Discussion
15.00
Takayasau: diagnosis and management
Justin Mason
15.10
Discussion
15.15
Coffee Break
SESSION III: AORTOPATHY IN THE CHILD-BEARING YEARS
Chairs: U. Rosendahl, P. Daubney
15.45
Is pregnancy a risk for acute aortic dissection?
Anselm Uebing
15.55
Discussion
16.00
Who needs pre-empitive aortic surgery before pregnancy?
Piers Daubeney
16.10
Discussion
16.15
Controversy within the WHO classification of maternal cardiovascular risk
Lorna Swan
16.25
Discussion
16.30
How to manage acute aortic dissection during pregnancy
John Pepper
16.40
Discussion
16.45
What is the future of minimal invasive AVR?
Toufan Bahrami
16.55
Discussion
17.00
When should we use the Osaki repair?
Cesare Quarto
17.10
Discussion
17.15
KEYNOTE: “I want to be an aortic specialist, show me how”
Alex Pitcher
17.25
Discussion
18.00
Close
19.00
Couse Dinner
Bus transport available outside Fleming building
SESSION 4: NEW OPTIONS IN THE AORTIC ARCH
Chairs: Nicholas Cheshire, Jullien Gaer
09.00
Contemporary results of open arch reconstruction
Anthony L. Estrera
09.10
Discussion
09.15
Open versus Endo arch reconstruction: what is the evidence, what is anecdote?
Nicholas Cheshire
09.25
Discussion
09.30
Frozen elephan trunk: technique, adjuncts and outcomes
Malakh Lal Shrestha
09.40
Discussion
09.45
Total endovascular arch reconstruction: are multiple branched devices ready for mainstream?
Mario Lachat
09.55
Discussion
10.00
How much arch reconstruction in Acute Type A Dissection?
Ulrich Rosendahl
10.10
Discussion
10.15
Parallel grafts for arch disease are the currently best solution
Martin Malina
10.25
Discussion
10.30
Coffee Break
SESSION 5: DECISION MAKING IN AORTIC DISEASES
Chairs: Cesare Quarto, Anthony L. Estrera
10.45
Diagnosis/Rule-Out of Acute Aortic Dissection: Risk Score + Biomarkers
Fulvio Morello
10.55
Discussion
11.00
Triple Rule-Out: a useful concept in daily practice
Tarun Mital
11.10
Discussion
11.15
Type A AAD with visceral malperfusion: protocol or personalised?
Martin Czerny
11.25
Discussion
11.30
Uncomplicated Type B Dissection: is there such a thing?
Christoph Nienaber
11.40
Discussion
11.45
How far are we from the Endo-Bentall?
Christoph Nienaber
11.50
Discussion
12.00
Lunch
SESSION 6: NEW MODELS TO PREDICT OUTCOME IN AORTIC DISEASE
Chairs: Christoph Nienaber, Sunil K. Bhudia
13.00
PET/CT and Biomarkers to predict outcomes in aortic aneurysm and dissection?
Natzi Sakalihasan
13.10
Discussion
13.15
Thoracic aortic aneurysm: role of observation and medical management
Artur Evangelista
13.25
Discussion
13.30
Small AAA: role of observation and medical management
Philippe Lacroix
13.40
Discussion
13.45
Post-primary repair: why is follow-up important?
Artur Evangelista
13.55
Discussion
14.00
Extracting information form CT to predict outcome after Type B AD
Dominik Fleischmann
14.10
Discussion
14.15
Can dynamic imaging and mathematical modelling predict outcome?
Xiao Yun Xu
14.25
Discussion
14.30
Wrap up by chairmen
14.45
Closing Remarks
John Pepper
Date
End: Saturday 2nd June at 14.45