The London Cardiovascular Symposium 2010: From the aortic valve to the aortic bifurcation - expanding the frontiers

Friday - Saturday  22 - 23 October 2010

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE

A joint meeting with University College London Hospitals Multidisciplinary Endovascular Team

Registration has now closed

Registration Details:
Consultant/GP 1 day: £200
RSM Student 1 day: £40
RSM Trainee 1 day: £110
RSM Fellow 1 day: £160
Student 1 day: £50
Trainee 1 day: £150
AHP/Nurse/Midwife 1 day: £80
RSM Fellow 2 days: £280
RSM Trainee 2 days: £210
RSM Student 2 days: £60
Consultant/GP 2 days: £350
Trainee 2 days: £280
Student 2 days: £70
AHP/Nurse/Midwife 2 days: £130

Meeting ref: VAB01

CPD (Applied for): 10 credits



Friday 22 October 2010

9.00 am

Registration and exhibition

9.50 am

Welcome and overview of programme 2010
George Geroulakos and Peter Harris

SESSION 1: AORTIC PATHOLOGIES AND NON-INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT
Chair: George Geroulakos, London, UK & Frank Veith, New York, USA

10.00 am

Genetic basis of non-Marfans aneurysmal disease
Steve Humphries, London, UK

Marfans and related diseases: genetics and natural history
Anne Child, London, UK

Coarctation: pathophysiology and late sequelae
Mark Turner, Bristol, UK

Aortic complications of pregnancy
Fiona Walker, London, UK

Comparison of balloon angioplasty, stenting and surgery for coarctation
Ralf Holzer, Columbus, USA

Dynamic forces on the arch: A ferocious environment for aortic stent grafts
Bauer Sumpio, Yale, USA

Coral Reef Aorta
Prof William Sandmann, Germany

DISCUSSION

11.20 am

Coffee break

SESSION 2: AORTITIS AND DISSECTIONS
Chair: Nick Cheshire, London, UK & Asterios Katsamouris, Thessaloniki, Greece

11.40 am

Aortic and supra-aortic arteritis: Open and endovascular surgical options and results
Yukio Obitsu, Tokyo, Japan

Mid-aortic syndrome: Open and endovascular surgical options and results
James Stanley, Ann Arbor, USA

Natural history and treatment options for the dissected arch following aortic root replacement for type A dissection
Duke Cameron, Baltimore, USA

Endovascular options for treatment of acute type-B dissections
Tom Carell, London, UK

Open surgical options for acute type- B dissections stand the test of time
Hazim Safi, Houston, USA

False lumen aneurysm: Overcoming the challenges for endovascular repair
Tim Chuter, San Francisco, USA

Endovascular treatment of aortic transections: Specific device requirements
Constantinos Kyriakides, London, UK

DISCUSSION

1.00 pm

LUNCH and exhibition

SESSION 3: THE ABDOMINAL AORTA
Chair: Brian Hopkinson, Nottingham, UK & Bauer Sumpio, Yale, USA

2.00 pm

The IMPROVE trial: Needed to determine the efficacy of EVAR for ruptured AAA
Matt Thompson, London, UK

EVAR is the best option for ruptured AAA: We do not need a trial
Frank Veith, New York, USA

What are the limitations of fenestrated stentgrafts for juxtarenal aneurysms
John Brennan, Liverpool, UK

Triple fenestrations for juxtarenal aneurysms: Are they justifiable?
Brian Manning, Cork, Ireland

Report on a UK consensus process no the use of fenustrated endographs
Peter Harris, London, UK Toby Richards, London, UK

Iliac bifurcation device: Patient selection, pitfalls and results
Tim Resch, Malmo, Sweden

CASE PRESENTATIONS AND TECHNICAL POINTS

Renal artery occlusions from malposition of infra-renal stent/graft
George Geroulakos, London, UK

The approach when the whole aorta needs to be replaced
Andy Chukwuemeka, London, UK

DISCUSSION

SESSION 4: PROTECTING THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
Chair: Martin Brown, London, UK & Michael Jacobs, Maastricht, The Netherlands

3.30 pm

When is carotid endarterectomy indicated for asymptomatic stenosis in patients for cardiac surgery: Do we need a randomized trial?
George Hamilton, London, UK

Options and preferences for cerebral protection in surgical root and arch repair: lessons for endovascular surgeons
Robert Bonser, Birmingham, UK

Endovascular retrieval of cerebral emboli
Andy Platts, London, UK

Spinal cord protection with endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: How I do it
Peter Harris, London, UK

Spinal cord protection with open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: How I do it
Michael Jacobs, Maastricht, The Netherlands

DISCUSSION

4.30 pm

Tea break

SESSION 5: INFECTIONS
Chair: John Robbs, Durban, South Africa; George Hamilton, London, UK

5.00 pm

The impact of infections including MRSA on cardiovascular surgery
Jonothan Earnshaw, Gloucester, UK

Endovascular repair of mycotic aneurysms and other infections
Peter Taylor, London, UK

Is the use of endovascular techniques for treatment of aorto-duodenal fistula justified by the results?
Christos Liapis, Athens, Greece

HIV-related aortic disease and its management
John Robbs, Durban, South Africa

DISCUSSION

5.50 pm

Close of day 1

EVENING SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM:

6.30 pm

COOK MEDICAL: Off-the-shelf devices for endovascular repair of complicated aortic aneurysms

Welcome
Peter Hansen

Introduction and MC
Donald Adam

6.35 pm

The overall concept of off-the-shelf technology
Krassi Ivancev

6.55 pm

Clinical suitability: p-branch anatomical data
Stephan Haulon

7.15 pm

Case study: t-branch
Tim Chuter

7.30 pm

Panel discussion: Convenience, clinical acceptability, pricing, training, pre and post operative care, access
Peter Hansen

7.40 pm

Close
Followed by a drinks reception
Saturday 23rd October 2010

8.00 am

Registration and exhibition

8.50 am

Welcome and outline of programme for the day
George Geroulakos and Peter Harris

SESSION 6: CASE PRESENTATIONS
Chair: Krassi Ivancev, London, UK

9.00 am

Case presentations and technical points

1. Paraplegia preventing branches into multibranched endografts for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Obi Agu, London, UK

2. In-situ fenestration of arch endografts for perfusion of supra-aortic vessels
Seamus Harrison, London, UK

3. Branched arch endograft for wholly endovascular arch repair
Julian Hague, London, UK

4. Additional branch for through and through wire in hybrid arch repair
Jowad Raja, London, UK

5. Non-conventional open surgical repair of an arch aneurysm
Rania Preventza, Houston, USA

6. TAVI for acute aortic regurgitation
Ryan Ko, London, UK

7. Complication of cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass
John Yap, London, UK

8. A chronic dissection treated from the arch to the iliacs including an aortic fenestration with a needle and a fenestrate iliac extension
Marcelo Ferreira

9. Low profile systems endovascular AAA repair: Whose clinical practice will be affected? Will vascular surgeons be side-lined?
Speaker to be confirmed

10.30 am

Coffe Break

SESSION 7: THE AORTIC VALVE
Chair: Edward Diethrich, Phoenix, USA & Mike Mullen, London, UK

11.00 am

Stentless Aortic Valaves
Speaker to be confirmed

Overview of the clinical results of TAVI to date: Comparison of published results of balloon and self-expanding devices
Horst Sievert, Germany

Overview of the clinical results of TAVI to date: UK registry
Mike Mullen, London, UK

Engineering and design specifications of replacement aortic valves for transcatheter implantation
Gaetano Burriesci, London, UK

Is an endovascular Bentall a feasible option?
Edward Diethrich, Phoenix, USA

TAVI: Who do we treat now and who will we be treating in the future?
Neil Moat, London, UK

Industry Sponsored Lecture
Chair: followed by DISCUSSION

12.10 pm

Early experience with the Conformable Gore TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis
Peter Taylor, London, UK

12.25 pm

LUNCH and Exhibition

SESSION 8: ARCH, THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS
Chair: Matt Thompson, London, UK & Hazim Safi, Houston, USA

1.30 pm

Evolution of techniques for surgical repair of aortic arch aneurysms and present day results
Robert Bonser, Birmingham, UK

Evolution of techniques for wholly endovascular repair of aortic arch aneurysms: What is the best bet?
Tim Chuter, San Francisco, USA

Frozen elephant trunks
Piotr Kasprzak, Regensberg, Germany

There is still a role for open repair of thoracic aneurysms
Michael Jacobs, Maastricht, The Netherlands

SESSION 9: RSM/UCLH DEBATE
Chair: Peter Taylor, London, UK

2.20 pm

Why open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms is not the best option
Tim Chuter, London, UK

Why endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is not the best option
Hazim Safi, Houston, USA

DISCUSSION

2.50 pm

Tea break

SESSION 10: THE AORTIC ROOT
Chair: Chris McGregor, London, UK & Peter Harris, London, UK

3.20 pm

Indications and options for elective open surgical root repair
Bansi Koul, Malmo, Sweden

Novel Endovascular Techniques for unusual Pathologies from the coronaries and beyond
Edward Diethrich, Phoenix, USA

We don't need an endovascular option - surgical repair is safe and effective
Robert Bonser, Birmingham, UK

External cuff for root ectasia and aneurysms: Concept and results to date
John Pepper, London, UK

Valve-sparing root replacement: How I do it skin to skin
Duke Cameron, Baltimore, USA

Industry Sponsored Lecture - Jotek Aortic Stent
Dr Dimitri Apostolou, Cuneo, Italy

DISCUSSION

SESSION 11: SPECIAL LECTURES - THE FUTURE
Chair: Peter Harris, London, UK

4.30 pm

Intraoperative imaging for endovascular interventions in the 21st Century
Krassi Ivancev, London, UK

Stem cell biology: Implications for cardiovascular disease
Edward Diethrich, Phoenix, USA

The optimal model for delivery of cardiovascular services
Chris McGregor, London, UK

5.15 pm

Close of meeting

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