Day 1 - FOCUS Valve

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15^th Training Course for Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

September 15 - 18, 2024

Valve Surgery under RE-CONSTRUCTION

Day 1 | Sunday | September 15 | 2024

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

13:00-14:30	Session 1: Data affecting daily practice
	The UK Mini-mitral study New tissue valves data Anticoagulation for mechanical prostheses The CEASE-AF study for persistent AF Risk stratification in tricuspid regurgitation: the TRI-Score
14:30-16:30	Workshop 1: Case-based learning in mitral disease
NEW! One case presenter and one surgeon from the same team present and comment on cases on a dialogue format. The case presenter shows the echo findings, the surgeon comments on the technique of repair. A commentator provides theoretical knowledge on basic definitions
BLOCK 1	Case presenter Innsbruck Primary MR – flail leaflet simple P2 – flail AML flail	Surgeon Selection of surgical techniques resection artificial chordae	Commentator Definitions flail/ prolapse chordal rupture vs elongation commissural anatomy
BLOCK 2	Case presenter Innsbruck Primary MR – Barlow P2 flail – myxomatous degeneration bi-leaflet prolapse functional prolapse – MAD	Surgeon Selection of surgical techniques resection artificial chordae alternative techniques	Commentator Definitions anatomy and histology of Barlow’s disease identations MAD
BLOCK 3	Case presenter Augsburg Secondary MR atrial MR ventricular MR w/o tethering ventricular MR with tethering	Surgeon Selection of surgical techniques ring and run subvalvular techniques replacement	Commentator Definitions atrial MR: causes and prognosis ventricular MR: Impact of revascularization tethering
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00	Workshop 2: Case-based learning in tricuspid disease
BLOCK 1	Case presenter Mainz Secondary atrial TR concomitant MR isolated TR	Surgeon Selection of surgical techniques ring and run beating heart surgery	Commentator Definitions etiology and prognosis of atrial TR indications for treatment in concomitant TR indications for treatment in isolated TR
BLOCK 2	Case presenter Jena Secondary ventricular TR concomitant MR isolated TR	Surgeon Selection of surgical techniques ring and run subvalvular techniques	Commentator Definitions TAPSE RV-PA coupling indications for treatment
BLOCK 3	Case presenter Milan Primary TR leaflet prolapse traumatic TR	Surgeon Selection of surgical techniques artificial chordae kay replacement	Commentator Definitions RV papillary muscle anatomy bicuspidalization edge-to-edge
18:00	End of Day 1

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