Day 1 Opening & Session 1 - Imaging and access 

Moderators: Joerg Kempfert & Marta Sitges

Procedural analyst: Piotr Suwalski

 

Live cases introduction Panel

  • Live Case 1: 3D endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair Fitsum Lakew
  • Live Case 2: 3D endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair Markus Kofler

 

During the live cases:

Preoperative imaging: current status and future perspective by Marta Sitges

 Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: access and exposure by Piotr Suwalksi

Challenges in diagnostic: dynamic component of functional MR by TBC

Live-box-case: robotic mitral valve repair by Feras H. Khaliel

Discussion with the Panel

Moderators: Patrick Perier & Feras H. Khaliel

Chatmaster: Serkan Ertugay

 

Annuloplasty ring types and sizing: myths and science by TBC

Classic proven resection techniques by Gilles Dreyfus

Non-Resection: how to do “Chordae Loop” by Joerg Kempfert

Non-Resection: how to do “Freehand Chords” by Marco Solinas

Discussion Panel

Special lecture: My journey in mitral surgery by Patrick Perier

Moderators: Fitsum Lakew & Stephan Jacobs

Procedural analyst: Marco Solinas

Chatmaster: Antonio Pitsis

 

Live cases introduction Panel

  • Live Case 3: 3D Mini-thoracotomy Mitral Valve Repair Michael Borger
  • Live Case 4: 3D Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair Joerg Kempfert

During the live cases:

Debriefing of live cases - Day 1 Axel Unbehaun

The concept of Mitral Annular Dysjunction (MAD) Serkan Ertugay

How to repair a “Barlow”? Markus Kofler

How to treat AML and commissural prolapse? Michael Chu

How to deal with MAC? Mario Castillo-Sang

Discussion Panel

Moderators: Mario Castillo-Sang & Marco Di Eusanio

Procedural analyst: Gilles Dreyfus

Chatmaster: Tomas Holubec

 

Live cases introduction Panel

Live Case 5: Aortic root enlargement Piotr Suwalski

Live Case 6: Mitral valve replacement Michael Chu

During the live cases:

Complications after mitral valve surgery and how to avoid them TBC

Live-box-case: MIS beating-heart Re-Do Tricuspid repair Stephan Jacobs

Live-box-case: MIS transaxillary Double Valve Marco Di Eusanio

Endocarditis: surgical strategies and pitfalls Michael Borger

Discussion Panel

Special lecture: Lifetime management Axel Unbehaun

Moderators: Volkmar Falk & Michael Chu

Procedural analyst: Michael Borger

Chatmaster: Axel Unbehaun

 

Live cases introduction Panel

Live Case 7: 3D endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement Joerg Kempfert

Live Case 8: MIS partial sternotomy David Procedure Tomas Holubec

During the live cases:

Debriefing of live cases - Day 2 Axel Unbehaun

Beyond small incisions: ERAS as part of the patient journey Marco Di Eusanio

Training on MIS and endoscopic surgery Antonio Pitsis

Redo after TAVR: technical considerations Volkmar Falk

Discussion Panel

Closure Volkmar Falk