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Barcelona Program

 

             57th ESCVS International

             Congress

Barcelona, Spain

24-26 April, 2008

 

 

APRIL 23, 2008 – PRE-CONGRESS DAY

                                                             

 

 


   15.00 –    19.00


Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Level -1

Registration

 

 

APRIL 24, 2008 - 1st CONGRESS DAY

 

 

     08.00 – 19.00

 

Registration


      09.00

 14.30

 

 


CARDIAC AND VASCULAR AUDIENCE ROOM
Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Level -1

F Room – Plenary Session

 

AORTIC ANEURYSMS CONTROVERSIES

 

Moderators:

L. Llagostera (Spain), J.L. Pomar (Spain), S. Schueler (UK)
 

Audience roomLive Surgery Coordinators:
C. Garcia  (Spain ), D. Pereda ( Spain )

Hospital Clínic, Barcelona

 

09.00

 

Cerebrovascular accidents during open & endovascular surgery of aortic arch 

V. Riambau, Spain

09.15

 

Debranching of supraaortic vessels: techniques and pitfalls
M. Czerny, Austria

 

09.30

 

Distal Arch Endovascular Treatment: Preoperative assessment and technique of aortic arch zone II endovascular treatment
 
R Chiesa, Italy

 

09.45

 

LIVE RECORDED CASE
Debranching of aortic arch

 

10.30

 

Discussion

 

10.45

 

Break

Please visit Posters and Exhibits

11.15

 

VIDEO PRESENTATION

Decision making in endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysms: patient and endograft selection
V. Riambau, Spain

 

11.45

 

The following step on elephant trunk surgery: endo VS open approach
H. Jakob, Germany

 

12.00

 

LIVE RECORDED CASE
Elephant trunk technique

C. Mestres, Spain

12.30

 

Short distal necks in endovascular treatments of descending thoracic aorta: tricks and solutions
N. Cheshire, UK

 

12.45

 

TAKE HOME MESSAGES

Invited discussants:
C Dzsinich (Hungary) , J.L. Pomar (Spain)

 

 

13.00

 

Light snack

 

 

Please visit Posters and Exhibits

 

 

 

 

  

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Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Level -1

A Room


                CARDIAC DEBATE

                Aortic Valve Surgery

 

Chairman: L. Bockeria (Russian Federation)

Moderators:   B. Gersak ( Slovenja)

                       C. Muneretto (Italy)

 

Debate

Transcatheter valve replacement

G. Schuler, Germany

 

Transfemoral Corevalve placement

T. Folliguet, France

 

Debate

Indications and guidelines of transcatheter valve replacement and transfemoral Corevalve placement
T. Folliguet,  B. Gersak, C. Muneretto,
G. Schueler

 

Aortic Valve preservation and reconstruction

A. Mangini (Italy)

 

Difficult situations & decision making in AVR

O. Oto, Turkey

 

 

Minimal invasive mitral valve surgery: new tools

C. Muneretto, Italy

 

Take-home message
 T. Folliguet, A. Mangini, O. Oto, G. Schuler

 

 


Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Level -1

F Room

 

VASCULAR DEBATE

                   Abdominal Aorta Debate

 

Chairman: J.C. Schoevaerdts ( Belgium )

Moderators: L. Davidovic (Serbia), M. Miralles (Spain)

 

Debate

Abdominal Aorta Aneurysms: Open Appraoch X. Barral, France

Abdominal Aorta Aneurysms: Endovascular Approach
M. Malina, Sweden

 

Debate

Ruptured Abdominal Aorta Aneurysms: Open Approach

F. Grego, Italy
Ruptured Abdominal Aorta: Endovascular Approach:
Preoperative assessment and technique
M. Lachat, Switzerland

 

VIDEO DEMONSTRATION

Live recorded case on EVAR

 

EVAR Surveillance: current strategies
J.P Becquemin, France

 

Difficult AAA: Technical notes
A. Odero, Italy

 

Iliac Aneurysms: the room for iliac branched endografts
S. Haulon, France

 

Aortic Dynamics and its implications on EVAR  F. Moll, The Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

14.30

  17.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.30

 

14.45

 

 

 

 

15.00

 

 

15.15

 

 

 

 

15.30

 

 

15.45

 

 

16.00

 

 

16.15

 

 

 

16.30

 

  17.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          17.45


Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Level -1

A Room – Plenary Session

                                       

JUNIOR SYMPOSIUM

 

Training in Cardiovascular Surgery

 

Chairmen: E. Martinez (Spain), B. Nyawo (UK), D. Pereda (Spain)

 

Crossing the boundaries of training in Cardiovascular surgery

Mathew Williams (Columbia University, New York, USA)

 

Cardiovascular and Thoracic training in Europe: an overview

Bryan Nyawo (Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)

 

The European Working Time directive: useful or detrimental tool
for trainees?

Massimiliano Codispoti (Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK)

 

 

 

19.00

 

 

 

 

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception

 Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I

Marenostrum Hall

 

Welcome addresses

Prof. J.L. Pomar

Cardiac Chairman of the Local Org. Committee

 

Prof. V. Riambau

Vascular Chairman of the Local Org. Committee

 

Prof. J. Piqué

Medical Director of Hospital Clínic of Barcelona

 

Prof. T. Estrach

Medical School Dean, University of Barcelona

 

J.  Bombi

President Medical Academy of Catalunya and Balears

 

Hnble. M. Geli                    

Health Councillor, Generalitat de Catalunya

 

Prof. M. Zembala, Poland

Warsaw 2009 Congress Introduction 

 

C. Muneretto

Secretary General of the E.S.C.V.S.

 

Prof. S. Schueler, UK (ESCVS President) Presidential address

 

 

 

 

20.00

 

Marenostrum Hall

Welcome Reception

 

 

 

 

APRIL 25, 2008 – 2nd CONGRESS DAY

 

 

08.00 - 18.00         Registration

 

 

 

 

 

09.00
 
13.00