| 08:00 | Welcome | V Falk, Zürich; P Vouhé, Paris |
08:10-10:10 Session 1: Atrial Fibrillation
Moderators: K Khargi, The Hague; G Wimmer-Greinecker, Bad Bevensen
| To close or not to close – the appendage story | J Dunning, Middlesbrough |
| Navigation in atrial fibrillation - a surgeon’s perspective | R Damiano, St Louis |
| Hybrid atrial fibrillation – current state | M La Meir, Maastricht |
| New Technology Innovation Award Presentation | TBA |
| Video Presentations | |
| Surgical technique to create connecting ablation lines off pump | A Yilmaz, Nieuwegein |
| Single port off pump subxyphoid approach – Sub-X maze | S Bolling, Ann Arbor |
| Live Surgery | |
| Single port subxyphoid approach for surgical ablation – Convergent procedure | B Gersak, Ljubljana |
10:10-12:10 Session 2: Aortic Surgery
Moderators: J Bachet, Abu Dhabi; F Beyersdorf, Freiburg
| Genetically guided decision making in aortic surgery | E Arbustini, Pavia |
| Hybrid brachiocephalic debranching with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) | J Bavaria, Philadelphia |
| Hybrid open/endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) | N Cheshire, London |
| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) repair: malpractice if not used? |
M Schepens, Bruges |
| Video Presentations | |
| Transapical deployment of endovascular Thoracic aortic stent grafts | G Gerosa, Padua |
| Live Surgery | |
| Double transposition for distal arch aneurysm | M Grabenwöger, Vienna; M Czerny, Berne |
12:10-13:10 Lunch
13:10-15:10 Session 3: Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery
Moderators: M Mack, Dallas; T Walther, Bad Nauheim
| Transapical aortic valve implantation | J Kempfert, Leipzig |
| Transcatheter aortic valve implantation – transfemoral or transapical? | M Mack, Dallas |
| Tissue engineered heart valves - 2010 update | F Baaijens, Eindhoven |
| Video Presentation | |
| The concept of sutureless aortic valve replacement | M Shrestha, Hannover |
| Robotic sutureless valve implantation | R Suri, Rochester |
| Live Surgery | |
| Second generation sutureless valve implantation | S Martens, Frankfurt |
| Transcatheter (transfemoral) aortic valve replacement and cerebral protection device | J Schofer, Hamburg |
15:10-15:40 Coffee
15:40-18:00 Session 4: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Moderators V Falk, Zürich; H Vanermen, Aalst
| 3D echo guidance in mitral and aortic valve surgery | S Mankad, Rochester |
| Mitra-Clip indications and results | R Corti, Zürich |
| Transcatheter mitral valve replacement | J Bavaria, Philadelphia |
| Transapical chordal replacement - first clinical experience | J Seeburger, Leipzig |
| Video Presentation | |
| Minimally invasive mitral valve repair using an adjustable mitral valve ring | H Vanermen, Aalst |
| Percutaneous ventricular repair of the mitral valve | T Tuebler, Hamburg |
| Live Surgery | |
| Adjustable neochordae (animal lab) | F Maisano, Milan |
| Aortic valve implantation. Disinfectant sealing | M Borger, Leipzig |
| 18:00 | Closing Remarks | V Falk, Zürich |
Programme subject to change at Organiser's discretion