Focus: Valve 2025

16th Training Course for Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

September 21 - 24, 2025  |  Innsbruck  |  Austria

Precision in motion: Shaping the future of endoscopic valve surgery

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DAY 3 | TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 23 | 2025

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

08:25ICU reportSurgeon on Duty
08:30-08:45The heart of the matter: How new valve guidelines are redefining cardiac surgery
Borger M
08:45-09:00Academic vs. industry sponsored studies in cardiovascular medicine
Milojevic M
08:45-12:30Live surgeries
Moderation: Alfieri O
Panel: Di Eusanio M, Girdauskas E, Grabenwöger M, Seitelberger R
 

Case presentations live from the OR
Live surgery 5: Endoscopic MVR and atrial fibrillation surgery
Surgeon: Benussi S
Live surgery 6: Endoscopic mitral valve repair (Barlow)
Surgeon: Höfer D

Faciliator: Ajmone N

10:30-11:00Coffee break at the exhibition hall
 Presentations Block 3: Atrial fibrillation
Live-in-a-box: Concomitant AV/ MV
• Benefit of ablation in mitral surgery
• Afib surgery in AVR/ CABG procedures - Why and how
• Reasons for LAA occlusion in cardiac surgery
• Austrian Digital Heart Project

Pitsis A
Benussi S
Krane M
Doll N
Bauer A
10:00-11:00SKILLS LAB:
Aortic and mitral endoscopic simulators, aortic and mitral on a simulator open surgery simulators, MICS & ECMO Cannulation Trainer
meeting point: registration desk
12:30-13:30Lunch break at the exhibition hall
13:30-14:30Mastering the new guidelines for valvular heart disease: A practical playbook
Moderation: Praz F, Borger M
 • Pushing boundaries, backed by proof in guidelines
• Aortic
• Mitral
• Tricuspid
Milojevic M
De Paulis R
Praz F
Ajmone N
14:30-18:00Live surgeries
Moderation: Doll N
Panel: Schachner T, Garbi M, De Paulis R, Modi P, Seitelberger R
 Case presentations live from the OR
Live surgery 7: Endoscopic MVR, free-hand chordae
Surgeon: Lakew F
Live surgery 8: Endoscopic MVR, loops and go
Surgeon: Treede H
Discussion of strategies: Panel
16:00 - 16:30Coffee break at the exhibition hall
 Presentations Block 4:

Live-in-a-box: Robotic roman arch

  • MICS + ERAS: 7 pillars
  • Prehabilitation for MICS valve surgery
  • CPB/ Cardioplegia modifications for ERAS
  • Between success and failure - the two best of my post surgery imagings (online)
 

Kofidis T
Di Eusanio M
Kindo M
Girdauskas E
Delgado V
15:00-16:00SKILLS LAB:
Aortic and mitral endoscopic simulators, aortic and mitral on a simulator open surgery simulators, MICS & ECMO Cannulation Trainer
meeting point: registration desk
18:00End of Day 3