6T H I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O N G R E S S AORTIC SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA “HOW TO DO IT” FEATURING CAROTID, PERIPHERAL AND VENOUS DISEASE OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE MILANO - ITALY - DECEMBER 11TH - 13TH, 2014 FINAL PROGRAM www.aorticsurgery.it CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Roberto Chiesa Roberto Chiesa Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Alberto Zangrillo Alberto Zangrillo Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Germano Melissano Germano Melissano Ottavio Alfieri Ottavio Alfieri Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Ospedale Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano Milano Department ofRaffaele, Cardiovascular Surgery Anesthesia Department ofSan Cardiovascular Surgery andand Anesthesia Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano Università Vita-Salute Raffaele, Milano Università Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele, Milano SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Monica Monica DeGrazia De Luca Luca Maria Maria Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Via San Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly San Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Phone Phone +39+39 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 Via Via Olgettina Olgettina 5802 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly FaxFax +39 +39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 Phone Phone +39 +39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Fax Fax +39 +39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Speakers Speakers areare allowed allowed 5 minutes 5 minutes for for theirtheir presentation presentation andSpeakers and discussants discussants 1allowed minute 1 minute for their their comment comment Speakers areare allowed 5 minutes 5for minutes for for their their presentation presentation andand discussants discussants 1 minute 1 minute for for theirtheir comment comment Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Full Full Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele FullFull Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Full Full Professor Professor of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology and and Intensive Intensive Care FullFull Professor Professor of Care Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute Raffaele Raffaele andand Intensive Intensive Care CareSanSan Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery SurgeryProfessor Associate Associate Professor of Vascular of Vascular Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery SurgeryProfessor Associate Associate Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you ittois itto is with with great great pleasure pleasure that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you the the sixth sixth edition edition of of thethat the International International Congress Congress to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of the the International International Congress Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How “How toCongress to dodo it”it” th th “How th “How th Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia toto doat do it”the it” - 13 , 2014 , 2014 at the taking taking place place onon December December 1111- 13 th th th th th th 13 13 , 2014 , 2014 at at the the taking taking place place on on December December 11 11 Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele in Milano. in Milano. 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The The main main philosophy philosophy of of thethe meeting meeting is is The The main main philosophy philosophy of of the the meeting meeting is is unchanged unchanged and and ourour mission mission is to is to offer offer to to thethe unchanged unchanged and and our our mission mission is is to to offer offer to the the participants participants anan update update focused focused mostly mostly onto on the the participants participants an an update update focused focused mostly mostly on on the the practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular surgery surgery and and anesthesia, anesthesia, through through acardiovascular dynamic a dynamic format format based based onon anesthesia, anesthesia, through through a dynamic a dynamic format format based based onon rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. However, However, there there areare several several changes changes and and However, However, there there are are several several changes changes and and improvements improvements in the in the format format that that wewe hope hope willwill improvements improvements in in thethe format format that that wewe hope hope willwill enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: – besides – besides a significant a significant number number of of abdominal abdominal and and – thoracic besides – besides aaortic significant aaortic significant number number ofwill of abdominal abdominal and and thoracic sessions, sessions, wewe will also also feature feature thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, wewe willwill also also feature feature sessions sessions focused focused onon peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and sessions sessions focused focused onon peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and venous venous disease; disease; venous venous disease; disease; – young – young investigators investigators willwill bebe allowed allowed to to participate participate – in young – young investigators investigators will will bethe be allowed allowed tobeing to participate participate ain “Competition” a “Competition” with with the winner winner being in in aallowed “Competition” a “Competition” with the winner winner being being allowed to to present present inwith the inthe the main main session; session; allowed allowed to to present present in in thethe main main session; session; – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated aswithin as “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. 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UNDER UNDER UNDER THE THE THE AUSPICES AUSPICES AUSPICES OF OF OF CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Ospedale Ospedale SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Via Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly Phone Phone +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 FaxFax +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Speakers Speakers areare allowed allowed 5 minutes 5 minutes for for theirtheir presentation presentation andand discussants discussants 1 minute 1 minute for for theirtheir comment comment TH TH TH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1111 THURSDAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER 11 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTERNOON SESSION SESSION 11 SESSION 1 PERIPHERAL PERIPHERAL ARTERIES ARTERIES PERIPHERAL ARTERIES 13:00-13:50 13:00-13:50 13:00-13:50 President: President: Andrea Andrea Stella Stella President: Andrea Stella Chairmen: Chairmen: Yves Yves S. Alimi S. Alimi Chairmen: Yves S. Alimi Francesco Francesco Spinelli Spinelli Francesco Spinelli Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, SESSION SESSION SESSION 2 22 CAROTID CAROTID CAROTID I I Ithat it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you 14:35-15:25 14:35-15:25 14:35-15:25 to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of thethe International International Congress Congress President: President: Piergiorgio Piergiorgio G. Settembrini G. Settembrini President: Piergiorgio G. Settembrini Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How to to dodo it”it” Chairmen: Chairmen: Gaetano Gaetano Lanza Lanza “How Chairmen: Gaetano Lanza th th th th Pietro Pietro Rispoli Rispoli 13 13 , 2014 , 2014 at at the the taking taking place place onon December December 11 11 Pietro Rispoli Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele in Milano. in Milano. FullFull Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery We We areare delighted delighted and and honoured honoured to to announce announce abolism truly a truly Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San Raffaele Raffaele bolism Tips Tips and and tricks tricks to treat toSan treat long long infrainguinal infrainguinal arterial arterial Tips and tricks to treat long infrainguinal arterial in faculty carotid in faculty carotid stenting: new new markers markers of risk of occlusions occlusions international international ofstenting: of over over 300 300 experts experts inrisk their inbolism their Speaker: Speaker: Gianluca Gianluca Faggioli Faggioli in carotid stenting: new markers of risk occlusions fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote lecturers lecturers who who willwill Comment: Comment: Massimiliano Massimiliano Gessaroli Gessaroli Comment: Comment: Ronald Ronald L. keynote Dalman L. Dalman Speaker: Gianluca Faggioli Comment: Ronald L. Dalman Comment: Approach Massimiliano Gessaroli share share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. 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M. Marone Marone Common Common femoral femoral artery artery and and popliteal popliteal artery artery Comment: Comment: Giancarlo Giancarlo Palasciano Palasciano practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and Endovascular strategies forSetacci “no-stent Speaker: Enrico M. Marone Speaker: Speaker: Francesco Francesco Setacci zones” anesthesia, through through a dynamic a Palasciano dynamic format format based based Misinterpretation Misinterpretation of the of the CREST CREST trial trial and and itson itson Common Alberto femoral artery and popliteal artery anesthesia, Comment: Giancarlo Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Comment: Comment: Enrico Enrico Ascher Ascher misleading misleading impact impact on on thethe AHA AHA guidelines guidelines Speaker: Francesco Setacci rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. Full Full Professor Professor of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology Misinterpretation ofVeith CREST trial and its Plantar Plantar pedal pedal loop: loop: rationale, rationale, tools tools and and Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank J. J.the Veith Comment: and Enrico Ascher and Intensive Intensive Care Care misleading impact on the AHA guidelines techniques techniques Comment: Comment: Alessandro Alessandro Cappelli Cappelli Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele However, However, there there are are several several changes changes and and Speaker: Speaker: Marco Marco Manzi Manzitools and Plantar pedal loop: rationale, Speaker: Frank J. Veith Treatment Treatment of carotid of carotid in-stent in-stent re-stenosis re-stenosis Comment: Comment: Enrico Enrico M. M. Marone Marone techniques Comment: Alessandro Cappelli improvements improvements in the inArnaldo the format format that that wewe hope hope willwill Speaker: Speaker: Arnaldo Ippoliti Ippoliti Speaker: Marco ManziPTA, Subintimal Subintimal PTA, transcollateral transcollateral approaches approaches Comment: Comment: Arno Arno von von Ristow Ristow re-stenosis Treatment of carotid in-stent enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: Comment: and Enrico M. Marone and other other methods methods to improve to improve results results in BTK in BTK Speaker: Arnaldo Ippoliti Surgical Surgical treatment treatment of carotid of carotid artery artery aneurysms aneurysms revascularization Subintimalrevascularization PTA, transcollateral approaches – besides Comment: Arno von Ristow Angelo Angelo Argenteri Argenteri – besides aSpeaker: significant aSpeaker: significant number number of of abdominal abdominal and and Speaker: Speaker: Roberto Roberto Gandini Gandini and other methods to improve results in BTK Comment: Comment: Andrea Andrea Falini Falini Comment: Comment: Armando Armando Natale Natale Surgical treatment of carotid artery aneurysms thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, we we will will also also feature feature revascularization Speaker: Angelo Argenteri Speaker: Roberto Gandini concept The The angiosome angiosome concept in real in real practice: practice: how how Panel Panel Discussion Discussion sessions sessions focused focused on on peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and Comment: Andrea Falini can it help it help to guide to guide ourour revascularization revascularization Comment: can Armando Natale strategies? strategies? The angiosome concept in Ferraresi real practice: how Speaker: Speaker: Roberto Roberto Ferraresi can it helpComment: toComment: guideFrancesco our revascularization Francesco Talarico Talarico Germano Germano Melissano Melissano strategies? Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Speaker: Roberto Ferraresi Surgery Talarico Comment: Surgery Francesco Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Panel Discussion INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS 11 PERIPHERAL PERIPHERAL DEVICES DEVICES 13:50-14:20 13:50-14:20 Moderator: Moderator: Carlo Carlo Setacci INDUSTRY FOCUS 1Setacci PERIPHERAL DEVICES 13:50-14:20 Moderator: Carlo Setacci 14:20-14:35 KEYNOTE LECTURE I Giancarlo Biamino Current state of peripheral Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri interventions Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele venous venous disease; disease; Panel Discussion – young – young investigators investigators will will bebe allowed participate participate INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS 2allowed 2 to to CAROTID CAROTID AND AND PERIPHERAL PERIPHERAL DEVICES DEVICES in ain “Competition” a “Competition” with with the the winner winner being being 15:25-15:55 15:25-15:55 allowed allowed to to present present in the in the main main session; session; INDUSTRY FOCUS 2 Moderator: Moderator: Andrea Andrea Stella Stella CAROTID AND PERIPHERAL DEVICES – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given 15:25-15:55 Moderator: Andrea Stella within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. WeWe wish wish you you a very a very satisfactory satisfactory and and informative informative meeting. meeting. THURSDAY, THURSDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER11 11 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTERNOON THTH SESSION 3 SESSION SESSION3 CAROTID II3 CAROTID CAROTIDII II 15:55-17:15 THURSDAY, THURSDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER11 11 SESSION 4 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON SESSION SESSION44 EVAR I EVAR EVARI I 17:30-18:40 TH CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15:55-17:15 15:55-17:15 17:30-18:40 17:30-18:40 SESSION SESSION 33 SESSION SESSION 4 411 President: Gian President: Carlo Pratesi CAROTID CAROTID II II Paolo Cornalba EVAR EVAR I I President: President:Andrea Gian GianPaolo Paolo Cornalba Cornalba Chairmen: Falini 15:55-17:15 15:55-17:15 Chairmen: Chairmen:Luigi Andrea Andrea Falini Falini Irace Luigi Luigi Irace Frans L.Irace Moll President: President: Gian Gian Paolo Paolo Cornalba Cornalba Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Frans Frans L.Falini L.Moll Moll Chairmen: Chairmen: Andrea Andrea Falini Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Luigi Luigi Irace Irace Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Frans Frans L. L. Moll Moll Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Carotid surgery update AFTERNOON President: President:Carlo CarloPratesi Pratesi Chairmen: Ronald L. Dalman 17:30-18:40 17:30-18:40 Chairmen: Chairmen:Luca Ronald Ronald L.Dalman Dalman DiL. Marzo Luca LucaDi DiMarzo Marzo Fabio Verzini President: President:Carlo Carlo Pratesi Pratesi Fabio Verzini Verzini Chairmen: Chairmen: Ronald Ronald L.Fabio L. Dalman Dalman Luca Luca Di Di Marzo Marzo Fabio Fabio Verzini Verzini When to treat type II endoleak When Whentoto treat treattype II IIendoleak endoleak Speaker: Michel S.type Makaroun Speaker: Speaker:Michel MichelMorelli S.S.Makaroun Makaroun Comment: Irene Carotid Carotid surgery surgery update update When When to to treat treat type type II endoleak IIMorelli endoleak Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Comment: Comment: Irene Irene Morelli Speaker: Speaker: Carlo Carlo Setacci Setacci Speaker: Michel Michel S.factors S. Makaroun Makaroun Prevention and treatment ofMilano stroke Predictive for the development of type II Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milanoin Italy: the Speaker: Comment: Irene Irene Morelli Morelli Prevention Prevention and and treatment treatmentofofstroke strokeininItaly: Italy:the the Comment: Predictive Predictive factors factorsfor forthe thedevelopment developmentofoftype typeII II Italian Stroke Organization endoleaks Italian ItalianStroke Stroke Organization Organization endoleaks endoleaks Speaker: Gaetano Lanza of of Speaker: Arnofor von Ristow Predictive Predictive factors factors for the the development development of of type type II II Prevention Prevention and and treatment treatment stroke stroke in in Italy: Italy: the the Speaker: Speaker: Gaetano Gaetano Lanza Bolgè Speaker: Speaker:Arno Arnovon von Ristow Ristow Comment: Luca P. 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Valvassori Valvassori Bolgè Bolgè SVS Guidelines Guidelines for forextracranial extracranial carotid carotiddisease: disease: Intra Intraand andpost post procedural procedural perigraft graftsac sac doSVS they still impact clinical practice? embolization for endoleakperi treatment do dothey they still stillimpact impact clinical clinicalpractice? practice? embolization embolization for for endoleak treatment treatment Intra Intra and and post post procedural procedural peri peri graft graft sac sac SVS SVS Guidelines Guidelines for for extracranial extracranial carotid carotid disease: disease: Speaker: Enrico Ascher Speaker: William J.endoleak Quiñones-Baldrich embolization embolization for for endoleak endoleak treatment treatment do do they they still still impact impact clinical clinical practice? practice? Speaker: Speaker: Enrico Enrico Ascher Ascher Speaker: Speaker: William William J. J.Quiñones-Baldrich Quiñones-Baldrich Comment: Luca Garriboli Comment: Giancarlo Mansueto Speaker: Speaker: William William J.Giancarlo J. Quiñones-Baldrich Quiñones-Baldrich Speaker: Speaker: Enrico Enrico Ascher Ascher Comment: Comment: Luca Luca Garriboli Garriboli Comment: Comment: Giancarlo Mansueto Mansueto Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Technical aspects of acute stroke intervention Comment: Sacotomy forMansueto persistent Comment: Giancarlo Giancarlo Mansueto type II endoleaks Comment: Comment: Luca Luca Garriboli Garriboli Technical Technical aspects aspects ofofacute acutestroke stroke intervention intervention Sacotomy Sacotomy for forpersistent persistenttype typeII IIendoleaks endoleaks Speaker: Enrico Pampana Speaker: Bruno Gossetti Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Sacotomy Sacotomy for for persistent persistent type type II endoleaks II endoleaks Technical Technical aspects aspects of of acute acute stroke stroke intervention intervention Speaker: Speaker: Enrico EnricoPampana Pampana Speaker: Speaker:Bruno Bruno Gossetti Gossetti Comment: Francesco Scomazzoni Maria Comment: Andrea Gaggiano Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Speaker: Speaker: Bruno Bruno Gossetti Gossetti Speaker: Speaker: Enrico Enrico Pampana Pampana Comment: Comment: Francesco FrancescoScomazzoni Scomazzoni Monica Comment: Comment:Andrea Andrea Gaggiano Gaggiano Renata Renata Castellano Castellano De De Luca Luca Comment: Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Comment: Andrea Andrea Gaggiano Gaggiano Comment: Comment: Francesco Francesco Scomazzoni Scomazzoni Monica Treatment of secondary type I endoleaks Late cerebral embolization after protected Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Treatment Treatment ofofsecondary secondary typeI endoleaks I endoleaks Speaker: Marcelo Ferreira Late Late cerebral cerebral embolization embolization after after protected protected carotid artery stenting Treatment Treatment of of secondary secondary type type I endoleaks Itype endoleaks Late Late cerebral cerebral embolization embolization after after protected protected Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Speaker: Speaker: Marcelo Marcelo Ferreira Ferreira Comment: Stefano Michelagnoli Speaker: Speaker: Marcelo Marcelo Ferreira Ferreira carotid carotid artery artery stenting stenting Speaker: Bernhard Reimers carotid carotid artery artery stenting stenting Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Comment: Comment: Stefano Stefano Michelagnoli Michelagnoli Comment: Comment: Stefano Stefano Michelagnoli Michelagnoli Speaker: Speaker: Bernhard Bernhard Reimers Reimers Comment: Enrico Vecchiati Speaker: Speaker: Bernhard Bernhard Reimers Reimers Outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair on Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Comment: Comment: Enrico Enrico Vecchiati Vecchiati Comment: Comment: Enrico Enrico Vecchiati Vecchiati Outcomes Outcomes of of endovascular endovascular aneurysm aneurysm onon renalof function compared with open repair Outcomes Outcomes of endovascular endovascular aneurysm aneurysm repair repair onrepair onrepair Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Emergency CEA for patients with stroke in renal renal function function compared compared with with open open repair repair renal renal function function compared compared with with open openrepair repair Speaker: Franco Grego Emergency Emergency CEA CEA for patients patients with with stroke stroke in in inin Emergency Emergency CEA CEA for for patients patients with with stroke evolution: when and how should itstroke be performed? Speaker: Speaker: Franco Franco Grego Grego Speaker: Speaker: Franco Franco Grego Grego Comment: Ionel Droc evolution: evolution: when when and how how should should it be ititbe performed? evolution: evolution: when when and and how how should should itbeperformed? beperformed? performed? Speaker: Francesco Speziale Comment: Comment: Ionel Ionel Droc Droc Comment: Comment: Ionel IonelDroc Droc Speaker: Speaker: Francesco Francesco Speziale Speaker: Speaker: Francesco Francesco Speziale Speziale Comment: Michael S.Speziale Makaroun Multicenter registry on chimney and periscope Comment: Comment: Michael Michael S. S. Makaroun Makaroun Comment: Comment: Michael Michael S. S. Makaroun Makaroun Multicenter Multicenter registry registry onon chimney chimney and and periscope periscope Multicenter Multicenter registry registry ononchimney chimney and andperiscope periscope grafts A new lease of life carotid stenting; grafts grafts Athe AA new lease lease ofstudy of life life carotid carotid stenting; stenting; grafts grafts Giuseppe Panuccio Speaker: Anew new new lease lease of oflife life carotid carotid stenting; stenting; ACST-2 Speaker: Speaker: Giuseppe Giuseppe Panuccio Panuccio the the ACST-2 ACST-2 study study Speaker: Speaker:Giuseppe GiuseppeMerlo Panuccio Panuccio Comment: Maurizio the theACST-2 ACST-2 study study Speaker: Alison Halliday Comment: Comment: Maurizio Maurizio Merlo Merlo Speaker: Speaker: Alison Alison Halliday Halliday Comment: Comment:Maurizio MaurizioMerlo Merlo Speaker: Speaker: Alison Alison Halliday Halliday Comment: Frans L. Moll Comment: Comment: Frans Frans L. L. Moll Moll Delayed type I and type III endoleak after EVAR Delayed Delayed type type I and I and type type III III endoleak endoleak after after EVAR EVAR Comment: Comment:Frans FransL.details L.Moll Moll - improved Delayed Delayed type typeI Chen and I andtype typeIIIIIIendoleak endoleakafter afterEVAR EVAR Speaker: Po-Lin Changing small Carotid Carotidsurgery surgery update update Speaker: Carlo Setacci Department Department ofCarlo Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Speaker: Speaker:Carlo Setacci Setacci Surgery Speaker: Speaker: Po-Lin Po-Lin Chen Chen Changing Changing small small details details - improved - improved Speaker: Speaker: Po-Lin Po-Lin Chen Chen Comment: Paolo Frigatti Changing Changing small small details details- improved - improved outcomes after CEA Comment: Comment: Paolo Paolo Frigatti Frigatti outcomes outcomes after after CEA CEA Comment: Comment:Paolo PaoloFrigatti Frigatti outcomes outcomes after after CEA CEA Speaker: Wilhelm Sandmann Speaker: Speaker: Wilhelm Wilhelm Sandmann Sandmann ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT Panel Discussion Speaker: Speaker:Armando Wilhelm Wilhelm Sandmann Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Comment: Armando C. Lobato Comment: Comment: Armando C.Sandmann C. Lobato Lobato Comment: Comment:Armando ArmandoC.C.Lobato Lobato Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Panel Discussion Panel PanelDiscussion Discussion SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Via Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly Phone Phone +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 17:15-17:30 FaxFax +39 +39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754II KEYNOTE LECTURE e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Klaus Mathias Current state of carotid stenting Panel PanelDiscussion Discussion 18:40-18:55 18:40-18:55 18:40-18:55 KEYNOTE KEYNOTE LECTURE LECTURE III III III 18:40-18:55 18:40-18:55 KEYNOTE LECTURE Frank Frank J.J. Veith Veith KEYNOTE KEYNOTE LECTURE LECTUREIIIIII Frank J. Veith EVAR: EVAR: yesterday, yesterday, today, today, tomorrow tomorrow Frank Frank J.J. Veith Veith EVAR: yesterday, today, tomorrow EVAR: EVAR:yesterday, yesterday,today, today,tomorrow tomorrow INDUSTRY INDUSTRYFOCUS FOCUS3 3 INDUSTRY FOCUS 3 ABDOMINAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC DEVICES DEVICES I I Speakers Speakers areare allowed allowed 5 minutes 5 minutes forAORTIC for their their presentation presentation INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS 33DEVICES I ABDOMINAL AORTIC 18:55-19:20 18:55-19:20 andand discussants discussants 1 minute 1 minute for for theirtheir comment comment ABDOMINAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC AORTICDEVICES DEVICESI Moderator: Moderator: Armando Armando C. C. Lobato Lobato 18:55-19:20 Moderator: Armando C. Lobato 18:55-19:20 18:55-19:20 Moderator: Moderator:Armando ArmandoC.C.Lobato Lobato I THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 AFTERNOON THTH THURSDAY, THURSDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER11 11 SESSION 5 EVAR II SESSION SESSION519:20-20:30 5 EVAR EVARII II AFTERNOON AFTERNOON Late conversions after EVAR Speaker: Franco Nessi Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, TH Comment: Natzi Sakalihasan Late Late conversions conversions after EVAR EVAR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 after Speaker: Speaker: Franco Franco Nessi Nessi Hypogastric branching: when and how Comment: Comment: Natzi Natzi Sakalihasan Sakalihasan itAFTERNOON isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you Speaker: Carlo Pratesi 19:20-20:30 19:20-20:30 President: Lazar B. Davidovic Chairmen: Stefano Camparini Comment: Marco Udini Hypogastric Hypogastric branching: branching: when when and and how how to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of the the International International Congress Congress Domenico Palombo President: President:Lazar Lazar B. B. Davidovic Davidovic Speaker: Speaker: Carlo Carlo Pratesi Pratesi EVAR should“How be offered toit” selected patien Late conversions after Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia to to dodo it” SESSION 5 Pierfranco Salcuni Chairmen: Chairmen: Stefano Stefano Camparini Camparini Comment: Comment: Marco Marco Udini Udini EVAR“How ruptured Speaker: Franco Nessi th th AAA th th EVAR II Domenico Domenico Palombo Palombo - Michel 13 , 2014 , S. 2014 at at the the taking taking place place on on December December 1111-to13 Comment: Natzi EVAR EVAR should should beSakalihasan be offered offered to selected selected patients patients with with Speaker: Makaroun Pierfranco Pierfranco Salcuni Salcuni 19:00-19:50 ruptured ruptured AAA AAA Comment: Umberto M. Bracale Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele in Milano. in Milano. Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Hypogastric branching: when and how Speaker: Speaker: Michel Michel S. S. Makaroun Makaroun aortic President: Lazar Davidovich Speaker: Carlo Pratesi Full Full Professor Professor of Vascular ofB.Vascular Surgery Surgery The worst Comment: Comment: Umberto Umberto M. M. Bracale BracaleAAA patients for EVAR are the b aneurysms We We are are delighted delighted and and honoured honoured to to announce announce a truly a truly Chairmen: Stefano Camparini Comment: Marco Udini Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele mini-open repair aortic aortic Speaker: Stefano Gennai The worst AAA patients EVAR are the best The worst AAA patients forfor EVAR are the best forfor Domenico Palombo Speaker: Francesco Spinelli international international faculty faculty of of over over 300 300 experts experts in their in their aneurysms aneurysms EVAR should be offered to selected patients with Comment: Luca Del Guercio mini-open repair mini-open repair Pierfranco Salcuni Comment: Domenico Baccellieri Speaker: Speaker: Stefano Stefano Gennai Gennai ruptured AAA Speaker: Francesco Spinelli Speaker: Francesco Spinelli fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote keynote lecturers lecturers who who willwill Comment: Comment: Luca Luca DelDel Guercio Guercio Endovascular repair of inflammatory aortic Speaker: Michel S. Makaroun EVAR deployment in anatomically challenging Comment: Domenico Baccellieri Comment: Domenico Baccellieri share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. aneurysms necks outside the IFU share Comment: Umberto M. Bracale EVAR EVAR deployment deployment in in anatomically anatomically challenging challenging Speaker: Gioachino CoppiRonald L. Dalman Speaker: necks necks outside outside the the IFU IFU Comment: LucaComment: Del GuercioGuido Bellandi The Panel Discussion The main main philosophy philosophy of of thethe meeting meeting is is Speaker: Speaker: Ronald Ronald L. L. 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Dalman cases cases to to complex complex anatomies anatomies Speaker: Comment: Guido Bellandi Afshin Assadian practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and Speaker: Speaker: Afshin Afshin Assadian Assadian Comment: Stefano Camparini Comment: Comment: Stefano Stefano Camparini Camparini A 360 degrees solution to treat from routine anesthesia, anesthesia, through through a dynamic a dynamic format format based based onon Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Calculating risk of rupture of an AAA cases to complex anatomies Calculating Calculating risk risk of rupture rupture of of anan AAA AAA rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. Full Full Professor Professor of Speaker: Anesthesiology ofofAnesthesiology Stefano Michelagnoli Speaker: Afshin Assadian Speaker: Speaker: Stefano Stefano Michelagnoli Michelagnoli and and Intensive Intensive Care Care Comment: Stefano Camparini Comment: Giorgio Ubaldo Turicchia Comment: Comment: Giorgio Giorgio Ubaldo Ubaldo Turicchia Turicchia Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele However, However, there there areare several several changes changes and and Calculating risk of rupture of an AAAvs open surgery: clinical F-EVAR B-EVAR F-EVAR F-EVAR and and B-EVAR B-EVAR vsand vs open open surgery: surgery: clinical clinical Speaker: Stefano Michelagnoli improvements improvements in the in the format format that that wewe hope hope willwill Comment: Giorgio Ubaldo Jean-Pierre Turicchia Becquemin Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Jean-Pierre Jean-Pierre Becquemin Becquemin enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: Comment: Giuseppe Panuccio Comment: Comment: Giuseppe Giuseppe Panuccio Panuccio F-EVAR and B-EVAR vs open surgery: clinical implications of cost efficiency analysis – besides – besides a significant a significant number number of of abdominal abdominal and and Speaker: Jean-Pierre Becquemin thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, we we will will also also feature feature Comment: Giovanni Torsello sessions sessions focused focused onon peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and venous venous disease; disease; Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Italy Pavilion Italy Pavilion ItalyofPavilion Associate Associate Professor Professor Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Italy Pavilion – young – young investigators investigators willwill bebe allowed allowed to to participate participate in ain “Competition” a “Competition” with with thethe winner winner being being allowed allowed to to present present in the in the main main session; session; – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. WeWe wish wish you you a very a very satisfactory satisfactory and and informative informative meeting. meeting. Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele TH THTH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 12 12 12 MORNING MORNING MORNING SESSION SESSION SESSION 666 TRANSCATHETER TRANSCATHETER TRANSCATHETER CARDIAC CARDIAC CARDIAC PROCEDURES PROCEDURES PROCEDURES CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN SESSION SESSION SESSION 777 ASCENDING ASCENDING ASCENDING AORTA, AORTA, AORTA, TYPE TYPE TYPE AAAORTIC AAORTIC AORTIC DISSECTION DISSECTION DISSECTION 07:30-08:40 07:30-08:40 07:30-08:40 Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa President: President: President: Ottavio Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Alfieri Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Luigi Luigi Luigi Chiariello Chiariello Chiariello Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Antonio Antonio Antonio Colombo Colombo Colombo Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Luigi Luigi Luigi Inglese Inglese Inglese 09:05-10:10 09:05-10:10 09:05-10:10 President: President: President: Roberto Roberto Roberto DiDiBartolomeo Di Bartolomeo Bartolomeo Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Heinz Heinz Heinz G.G.Jakob G. Jakob Jakob Nicola Nicola Nicola Mangialardi Mangialardi Mangialardi Claudio Claudio Claudio Muneretto Muneretto Muneretto Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Ospedale Ospedale SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Mitraclip Mitraclip Mitraclip and and and other other other endovascular endovascular endovascular techniques techniques techniques for forfor mitral mitral mitral repair repair repair Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Paolo Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Denti Comment: Comment: Comment: Antonio Antonio Antonio Colombo Colombo Colombo Stent-grafts Stent-grafts Stent-grafts for forfor ascending ascending ascending aortic aortic aortic lesions, lesions, lesions, how how how itit it will will will replace replace replace open open open surgery surgery surgery Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Nicola Nicola Nicola Mangialardi Mangialardi Mangialardi Comment: Comment: Comment: Alberto Alberto Alberto Pozzoli Pozzoli Pozzoli SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Advanced Advanced Advanced procedures procedures procedures for forfor open open open surgical surgical surgical Improvements Improvements Improvements ininsecond in second second generation generation generation devices devices devices for forfor COMMITTEE treatment treatment treatment ofofaneurysms of aneurysms aneurysms involving involving involving the the the ascending ascending ascending TAVR, TAVR, TAVR, future future future prospects prospects prospects aorta aorta aorta and and and aortic aortic aortic arch arch arch Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Matteo Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Montorfano Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Joseph Joseph Joseph S.S.Coselli S. Coselli Coselli Comment: Comment: Comment: Heinz Heinz Heinz G.G.Jakob G. Jakob Jakob Comment: Comment: Comment: Carlo Carlo Carlo Antona Antona Antona Transcatheter Transcatheter Transcatheter aortic aortic aortic valve valve valve replacement, replacement, replacement, when when when Anesthesia Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Ischemic Ischemic Ischemic complications complications complications ofofType of Type Type AAaortic A aortic aortic will will will ititbecome it become become standard standard standard ofofcare of care care for forfor all allall patients patients patients dissection, dissection, dissection, frequence frequence frequence and and and treatment treatment treatment options options options Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Francesco Francesco Francesco Bedogni Bedogni Bedogni Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: AliAliAzizzadeh Ali Azizzadeh Azizzadeh Comment: Comment: Comment: Andrea Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Blasio Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Comment: Comment: Comment: Yamume Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Tshomba Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Valve Valve Valve ininvalve in valve valve procedures procedures procedures and and and aortic aortic aortic Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Giovanni Giovanni Landoni LandoniEvolution Michele Michele De after De Bonis Bonis Evolution Evolution of the distal aorta after open surgery ofofthe the distal distal aorta aorta after open open surgery surgery regurgitation regurgitation regurgitation Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco ofofType Paolo Paolo Denti Denti of Type A aortic dissection Type AAaortic aortic dissection dissection Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Carlo Carlo Carlo DiDiMario Di Mario Mario Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Speaker: Roberto Di Bartolomeo Speaker: Speaker: Roberto Roberto DiDi Bartolomeo Bartolomeo Comment: Comment: Comment: Filippo Filippo Filippo Figini Figini Figini Comment: Efrem Civilini Comment: Comment: Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Percutaneous Percutaneous Percutaneous treatment treatment treatment of of paravalvular of paravalvular paravalvular leaks leaks leaks Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Endovascular treatment of recurrent aortic Endovascular Endovascular treatment treatment ofofrecurrent recurrent aortic aortic Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Mario Mario Mario Carminati Carminati Carminati coarctation coarctation coarctation Comment: Comment: Comment: Alessandro Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Castiglioni Speaker: William J. Quiñones-Baldrich Speaker: Speaker: William William J.J.Quiñones-Baldrich Quiñones-Baldrich Bare Bare Bare ororcovered or covered covered stents stents stents for forfor aortic aortic aortic coarctation coarctation coarctation Comment: Fabio Verzini Comment: Comment: Fabio Fabio Verzini Verzini Speaker: Speaker: Gianfranco Gianfranco Speaker: Gianfranco Butera Butera Butera Frozen elephant trunk procedures extensive Frozen Frozen elephant elephant trunk trunk procedures procedures for forfor extensive extensive Comment: Matteo Montorfano Comment: Comment: Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano or recurrent arch pathology ororrecurrent recurrent arch arch pathology pathology Transcatheter procedures left atrial Transcatheter Transcatheter procedures procedures for forfor left left atrial atrial Speaker: Alessandro Castiglioni Speaker: Speaker: Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni appendage obliteration appendage appendage obliteration obliteration Comment: Giampiero Esposito Comment: Comment: Giampiero Giampiero Esposito Esposito Speaker: Filippo Figini Speaker: Speaker: Filippo Filippo Figini Figini Comment: Corrado Tamburino Comment: Comment: Corrado Corrado Tamburino Tamburino NOAC NOAC NOAC vsvsleft vs left left atrial atrial atrial appendage appendage appendage closure: closure: closure: Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Thierry Thierry Thierry P.P.Carrel P. Carrel Carrel which which which isismore is more more cost cost cost effective? effective? effective? ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT Comment: Comment: Comment: Nicola Nicola Nicola Buzzatti Buzzatti Buzzatti Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Alberto Alberto Alberto Margonato Margonato Margonato Comment: Comment: Comment: Antonio Antonio Antonio Freyrie Freyrie Freyrie Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Panel Discussion Panel Panel Discussion Discussion San San Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Via Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly Phone Phone +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS 444 Fax Fax +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 CARDIAC CARDIAC CARDIAC DEVICES DEVICES DEVICES e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] 08:40-09:05 08:40-09:05 08:40-09:05 Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Matteo Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Montorfano Speakers Speakers areare allowed allowed 5 minutes 5 minutes for for theirtheir presentation presentation andand discussants discussants 1 minute 1 minute for for theirtheir comment comment THTH TH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 12 12 12 MORNING MORNING MORNING SESSION SESSION SESSION 888 AORTIC AORTIC AORTIC ARCH ARCH ARCH 10:10-11:20 10:10-11:20 10:10-11:20 President: President: President: Leo Leo Leo A.A. Bockeria A.Bockeria Bockeria Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Cao Cao Cao Thierry Thierry Thierry P. P. Carrel P.Carrel Carrel Francesco Francesco Francesco Musumeci Musumeci Musumeci Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL HISTORICAL HISTORICAL HISTORICAL SESSION SESSION SESSION “THE “THE “THE PIONEERS” PIONEERS” PIONEERS” it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Frank Frank Frank J. Veith, J.Veith, Veith, Roberto Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Chiesa to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of theJ.the International International Congress Congress Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How “How to to dodo it”it” Juan Juan Juan C.C. Parodi C.Parodi Parodi and and and the the the early early EVAR ofEVAR EVAR th th thdays th ofof -early 13 - days 13 ,days 2014 , 2014 at at thethe taking taking place place on on December December 11 11 Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank Frank J. J. Criado J.Criado Criado EVAR EVAR EVAR “How “How “How I did I Idid it”Milano. it”it”Milano. Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele indid in Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Juan Juan Juan C.C. Parodi C.Parodi Parodi FullFull Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR in in the in the the US US US delighted delighted and and honoured honoured to to announce announce a truly a truly Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele Total Total Total surgical surgical surgical aortic aortic aortic arch arch arch replacement replacement replacement asWe as as a We aaareare Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael Michael D.D. Dake D.Dake Dake safe safe safe strategy strategy strategy toto treat totreat treat complex complex complex multisegmental multisegmental multisegmental Pioneers Pioneers Pioneers ofof of Russia ofRussia Russia and and and former former former USSR USSR USSR international international faculty faculty of over over 300 300 experts experts in their in their proximal proximal proximal thoracic thoracic thoracic aortic aortic aortic pathology pathology pathology Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Leo Leo Leo A.A. Bockeria A.Bockeria Bockeria fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote keynote lecturers lecturers who who willwill Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Martin Martin Martin Czerny Czerny Czerny TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR “How “How “How I did I Idid did it”it”it” Comment: Comment: Comment: Stefano Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Moriggia share share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Nikolay Nikolay Nikolay L.L. Volodos L.Volodos Volodos Sandwich Sandwich Sandwich technique technique technique forfor for aortic aortic aortic arch arch arch aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Armando Armando Armando C.C. Lobato C.Lobato Lobato The The main main philosophy philosophy of of thethe meeting meeting is is SESSION SESSION SESSION 999 Comment: Comment: Comment: Fabio Fabio Fabio Verzini Verzini Verzini unchanged unchanged and and ourour mission mission is to is to offer offer to to thethe THORACO-ABDOMINAL THORACO-ABDOMINAL AORTIC AORTIC AORTIC What What What degree degree degree ofof dilatation ofdilatation dilatation ofof the ofthe the ascending ascending ascending aorta aorta aorta THORACO-ABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS ANEURYSMS ANEURYSMS participants participants an an update update focused focused mostly mostly onon thethe associated associated associated with with with arch arch arch aneurysm aneurysm aneurysm is is tolerable istolerable tolerable forfor for endovascular endovascular endovascular oror hybrid orhybrid hybrid procedures? procedures? procedures? 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FullFull Professor Professor of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology Antegrade Antegrade Antegrade transapical transapical transapical arch arch arch device device device Andrea Andrea Andrea Stella Stella Stella and and Intensive Intensive Care Care Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Tilo Tilo Tilo Kölbel Kölbel Kölbel Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele However, However, there there areare several several changes changes and and Comment: Comment: Comment: Franco Franco Franco Grego Grego Grego Is Is there Is there there still still still a a role a role role for for for hybrid hybrid hybrid repair repair repair with with with improvements improvements in the in the format format that that wewe hope hope will will Endorepair Endorepair Endorepair ofof embolizing ofembolizing embolizing lesions lesions lesions ofof the ofthe the aorta aorta aorta antegrade antegrade antegrade visceral visceral visceral artery artery artery debranching debranching debranching ininin Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Michel Michel Michel S.S. Makaroun S.Makaroun Makaroun enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: high-risk high-risk high-risk patients? patients? patients? Comment: Comment: Comment: Efrem Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Civilini Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Andrank Andrank Andrank Petrosyan Petrosyan Petrosyan Aortic Aortic Aortic re-dissection: re-dissection: re-dissection: aa complex acomplex complex subtype subtype subtype Comment: Guido Guido Guido Gelpi Gelpi Gelpi of of – besides – besides aComment: significant aComment: significant number number abdominal abdominal and and worthy worthy worthy ofof special ofspecial special consideration consideration consideration Technical Technical Technical challenges challenges challenges and and and anatomic anatomic anatomic anomalies anomalies anomalies thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, we we will will also also feature feature Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael Michael D.D. Dake D.Dake Dake encountered encountered encountered during during during aortic aortic aortic surgery surgery surgery Comment: Comment: Comment: Paolo Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Denti sessions sessions focused focused on on peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael Michael J.H.M. J.H.M. J.H.M. Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Comment: Comment: Comment: Paolo Paolo Paolo Frigatti Frigatti Frigatti Clinical Clinical Clinical results results results with with with aa new anew new Japanese Japanese Japanese venous venous disease; disease; aortic aortic aortic arch arch arch device device device Changing Changing Changing trends trends trends inin TAAA inTAAA TAAA open open open surgery surgery surgery Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Shin Shin Shin Ishimaru Ishimaru Ishimaru Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Efrem Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Civilini – young – young investigators investigators will will be be allowed allowed to to participate participate Comment: Comment: Comment: Pierluigi Pierluigi Pierluigi Giorgetti Giorgetti Giorgetti Comment: Comment: Comment: Joseph Joseph Joseph S.S. Coselli S.Coselli Coselli Germano Germano Melissano Melissano in a in “Competition” a “Competition” with with the the winner winner being being Endovascular Endovascular Endovascular arch arch arch repair repair repair for for for complex complex complex Endovascular Endovascular Endovascular treatment treatment treatment ofof thoraco-abdominal ofthoraco-abdominal thoraco-abdominal Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms aortic aortic aneurysm aneurysm aneurysm Surgery Surgery allowed allowed toaortic to present present in the in the main main session; session; Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Stéphan Stéphan Stéphan Haulon Haulon Haulon Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Cao Cao Cao Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Comment: Comment: Comment: Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Cao Cao Cao Comment: Comment: Comment: Tara Tara Tara M.M. Mastracci M.Mastracci Mastracci – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations will will be be given given Proximal Proximal Proximal scallop scallop scallop design design design toto overcome toovercome overcome complex complex complex necks necks necks issues issues issues in in TEVAR in TEVAR TEVAR within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael Michael P.P. Jenkins P.Jenkins Jenkins asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. Comment: Comment: Comment: Carlo Carlo Carlo Coscarella Coscarella Coscarella Experience Experience Experience with with with aa hybrid ahybrid hybrid stent-graft stent-graft stent-graft prosthesis prosthesis prosthesis WeWe wish wish you you afor very aextensive very satisfactory satisfactory and and for for extensive extensive thoracic thoracic thoracic aortic aortic aortic disease disease disease Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Heinz Heinz Heinz G.G. Jakob G.Jakob Jakob 11:20-11:35 informative informative meeting. meeting. Comment: Comment: Comment: Roberto Roberto Roberto DiDi Bartolomeo DiBartolomeo Bartolomeo KEYNOTE LECTURE IV Gaetano Thiene Pathology of Marfan disease Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion TH TH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER 1212 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON 13:00-13:15 13:00-13:15 WELCOMING WELCOMING ADDRESSES ADDRESSES CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN SESSION SESSION 1111 13:15-14:15 13:15-14:15 Lunch Lunch Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa 13:15-14:15 13:15-14:15 Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Luncheon Luncheon Symposium Symposium Covidien Covidien Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Aula Aula Aristotele Aristotele Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Luncheon Luncheon Symposium Symposium Jotec Jotec Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Aula Aula Caravella Caravella Pinta Pinta Ospedale Ospedale SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano SESSION SESSION 10 10 SanSan Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano SPINAL SPINAL CORD CORD ISCHEMIA ISCHEMIA AND AND OTHER OTHER COMPLICATIONS COMPLICATIONS OFOF THORACIC THORACIC AORTIC AORTIC PROCEDURES PROCEDURES GENETIC GENETIC & FAMILIAL & FAMILIAL AORTIC AORTIC DISEASE DISEASE 15:25-16:30 15:25-16:30 President: President: Arturo Arturo Evangelista Evangelista Chairmen: Chairmen: Christos Christos Liapis Liapis Alessandro Alessandro PiniPini Isabelle Isabelle VanVan Herzeele Herzeele Genetics Genetics forfor thethe vascular vascular surgeon surgeon Speaker: Speaker: TaraTara M. Mastracci M. Mastracci Comment: Comment: Isabelle Isabelle VanVan Herzeele Herzeele Acute Acute aortic aortic dissection dissection determines determines thethe fatefate of of initially initially untreated untreated aortic aortic segments segments in Marfan in Marfan Syndrome Syndrome SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE 14:15-15:25 14:15-15:25 Speaker: Speaker: Thierry Thierry P. Carrel P. Carrel Comment: Comment: Maria Maria Teresa Teresa Occhiuto Occhiuto President: President: Wilhelm Wilhelm Sandmann Sandmann Chairmen: Chairmen: Athanasios Athanasios D. Giannoukas D. Giannoukas Familial Familial thoracic thoracic aortic aortic aneurysms aneurysms andand Franco Franco Grego Grego dissections dissections William William J. Quiñones-Baldrich J. Quiñones-Baldrich Speaker: Speaker: Ali Azizzadeh Ali Azizzadeh Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Comment: Comment: RitaRita Spirito Spirito Remote Remote neuromonitoring neuromonitoring during during aortic aortic surgery surgery Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael J.H.M. J.H.M. Jacobs Jacobs Family Family members members of patients of patients with with AAA AAA areare at at Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Comment: Comment: Raffaele Raffaele PulliPulli increased increased riskrisk forfor aneurysms aneurysms Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Speaker: Speaker: Natzi Natzi Sakalihasan Sakalihasan A predictive A predictive model model of paraplegia of paraplegia prevention prevention Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Giovanni Giovanni Landoni LandoniComment: Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Comment: Arturo Arturo Evangelista Evangelista Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Speaker: Speaker: B. Davidovic B. Davidovic Recurrent Recurrent aortic aortic operations operations forfor Marfan Marfan patients patients Enrico Enrico M. Lazar Marone M. Lazar Marone Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Comment: Comment: Roberto Roberto Pacchioni Pacchioni Speaker: Speaker: Joseph Joseph S. Coselli S. Coselli Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Comment: Comment: Michael Michael J.H.M. J.H.M. Jacobs Jacobs Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Reduced Reduced incidence incidence of stroke of stroke after after TAVR TAVR in real in real New New diagnostic diagnostic tools tools for for syndromic syndromic andand lifelife scenarios scenarios non-syndromic non-syndromic collagenopathies collagenopathies Speaker: Speaker: Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano SpeSapkeear:keArle: sAsleasnsdaro ndPini ro Pini Comment: Comment: Heinz Heinz G. Jakob G. Jakob Comment: Comment: Fabien Fabien Koskas Koskas Retrograde Retrograde dissection dissection after after TEVAR TEVAR Loci Loci associated associated with with abdominal abdominal aortic aortic Speaker: Speaker: Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri aneurysms aneurysms in ainlarge a large genome-wide genome-wide association association Comment: Comment: EricEric Verhoeven Verhoeven study study Custodiol Custodiol solution solution infusion infusion reduces reduces renal renal Giovanni Giovanni Pratesi Pratesi Speaker: Speaker: dysfunction dysfunction andand improves improves outcomes outcomes Comment: Comment: Isabelle Isabelle VanVan Herzeele Herzeele Speaker: Speaker: Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Comment: Comment: Fabio Fabio Verzini Verzini Panel Panel Discussion Discussion ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT Complications Complications after after endovascular endovascular treatment treatment of of thoraco-abdominal thoraco-abdominal aneurysms aneurysms with with branched branched grafts grafts Speaker: Speaker: Mauro Mauro Gargiulo Gargiulo 16:30-16:45 Comment: Comment: Frank Frank J. Criado J. Criado SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre KEYNOTE LECTURE V Spinal cord cord ischemia inMilano, open inMilano, open andItaly and endovascular endovascular Via Spinal Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 -ischemia 20132 - 20132 Italy Germano Melissano repair: repair: new new concepts concepts Phone Phone +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 Hybrid aortic arch procedures Speaker: Speaker: Christian Christian D. Etz D. Etz FaxFax +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 Comment: Comment: William William J. Quiñones-Baldrich J. Quiñones-Baldrich e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Impact Impact of early of early pelvic pelvic andand lower lower limbs limbs reperfusion reperfusion on on spinal spinal cord cord ischemia ischemia during during TAAA TAAA endovascular endovascular repair repair Speaker: Speaker: Stéphan Stéphan Haulon Haulon Speakers Speakers areare allowed allowed 5 minutes 5 minutes for for theirtheir presentation presentation Comment: Comment: EricEric Verhoeven Verhoeven andand discussants discussants 1 minute 1 minute for for theirtheir comment comment Panel Panel Discussion Discussion THTH TH FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 12 12 12 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTERNOON Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, SESSION SESSION SESSION 13 13 13 HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS ININ IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you ANESTHESIOLOGY ANESTHESIOLOGY ANESTHESIOLOGY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS 555 ABDOMINAL ABDOMINAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC AORTIC AORTIC DEVICES DEVICES DEVICES II IIII 1616 45 - 17:10 - 17:10 - 17:10 :16 :45 :45 Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Roberto Roberto Roberto Pacchioni Pacchioni Pacchioni SESSION SESSION SESSION 12 12 12 VENOUS VENOUS VENOUS PROCEDURES PROCEDURES PROCEDURES Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa 17:10-18:00 17:10-18:00 17:10-18:00 Full Full Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele President: President: President: Francesco Francesco Francesco Speziale Speziale Speziale Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Guido Guido Guido Bajardi Bajardi Bajardi Pedro Pedro Pedro Pablo Pablo Pablo Komlós Komlós Komlós Paul Paul Paul Pittaluga Pittaluga Pittaluga to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of thethe International International Congress Congress 18:00-19:00 18:00-19:00 18:00-19:00 Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How “How to to dodo it”it” President: President: President: Alberto Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Zangrillo th th th th Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Andrea Andrea Andrea Carozzo Carozzo Carozzo - 13 - 13 , 2014 , 2014 at at thethe taking taking place place on on December December 11 11 Paolo Paolo Paolo DelDel Del Sarto Sarto Sarto Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele in Milano. in Milano. Alessandro Alessandro Alessandro Locatelli Locatelli Locatelli WeWe areare delighted delighted and and honoured honoured to to announce announce a truly a truly Peri-operative Peri-operative Peri-operative prevention prevention prevention and and and management management management ofofof international international faculty faculty of of over over 300 300 experts experts in their in their respiratory respiratory respiratory complications complications complications after after after aortic aortic aortic surgery: surgery: surgery: fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote keynote lecturers lecturers who who willwill role role role ofof early-NIV ofearly-NIV early-NIV Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Fabio Fabio Fabio Guarracino Guarracino Guarracino share share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. Comment: Comment: Comment: Luca Luca Luca Cabrini Cabrini Cabrini The The main main philosophy philosophy ofprotective of the the meeting meeting is is during Intraoperative Intraoperative Intraoperative protective protective ventilation ventilation ventilation during during major major major Revascularization Revascularization Revascularization ofof acute ofacute acute and and and chronic chronic chronic deep deep deep aortic aortic aortic surgery surgery surgery unchanged unchanged and and our our mission mission is to is to offer offer to to thethe vein vein vein obstruction obstruction obstruction Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Gilda Gilda Gilda Cinnella Cinnella Cinnella Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Rick Rick Rick dede Graaf deGraaf Graaf Comment: Comment: Comment: Paolo Paolo Paolo Pelosi Pelosi Pelosi mostly participants participants an an update update focused focused mostly onon thethe Comment: Comment: Comment: Giovanni Giovanni Giovanni Pratesi Pratesi Pratesi Incremental Incremental Incremental value value value ofof high-sensitive ofhigh-sensitive high-sensitive troponin troponin troponin T TT practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and Factors Factors Factors impacting impacting impacting follow-up follow-up follow-up care care care after after after anesthesia, anesthesia, through through a dynamic a dynamic format format based based on on placement placement placement of of temporary oftemporary temporary inferior inferior inferior vena vena vena cava cava cava Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo inin aortic inaortic aortic surgery surgery surgery Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Hans-Jörg Hans-Jörg Hans-Jörg Gillmann Gillmann Gillmann rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. FullFull Professor Professor of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Ronald Ronald Ronald L. L. Dalman L.Dalman Dalman Comment: Comment: Comment: Eustachio Eustachio Eustachio Agricola Agricola Agricola andand Intensive Intensive Care Care Comment: Comment: Comment: Marcelo Marcelo Marcelo Liberato Liberato Liberato dede Moura deMoura Moura Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele However, However, there there areare several changes changes and and ininin Transfusion Transfusion Transfusion ofseveral of allogenic ofallogenic allogenic blood blood blood products products products Current Current Current indications indications indications and and and technique technique technique forfor for proximal proximal proximal aortic aortic aortic surgery surgery surgery with with with hypothermic hypothermic hypothermic improvements improvements in the in the format format that that we we hope hope willwill reconstructive reconstructive reconstructive surgery surgery surgery ofof superior ofsuperior superior vena vena vena cava cava cava circulatory circulatory circulatory arrest: arrest: arrest: effect effect effect ofof thromboelastometryofthromboelastometrythromboelastometrySpeaker: Speaker: Speaker: Fabien Fabien Fabien Koskas Koskas Koskas enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: guided guided guided transfusion transfusion transfusion management management management Comment: Comment: Comment: Pierluigi Pierluigi Pierluigi Giorgetti Giorgetti Giorgetti Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Fabrizio Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Monaco Comment: Marco Marco Marco Ranucci Ranucci Ranucci – besides – besides aComment: significant aComment: significant number number of of abdominal abdominal and and Ilio-caval Ilio-caval Ilio-caval venous venous venous recanalization recanalization recanalization and and and stenting stenting stenting Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Yves Yves Yves S.S. Alimi S.Alimi Alimi Comment: Comment: Comment: Frank Frank Frank J. J. Criado J.Criado Criado the the the lower lower lower limbs limbs limbs Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Oscar Oscar Oscar Maleti Maleti Maleti Comment: Comment: Comment: Paul Paul Paul Pittaluga Pittaluga Pittaluga Towards Towards Towards zero zero zero peri-operative peri-operative peri-operative mortality mortality mortality thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, wewe willwill also also feature feature Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Giovanni Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Landoni sessions sessions focused focused on on peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and Comment: Comment: Comment: Luigi Luigi Luigi Beretta Beretta Beretta venous venous disease; disease; Renal Renal Renal protection protection protection during during during aortic aortic aortic surgery: surgery: surgery: state state state ofofof the the the artart art Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Tiziana Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Bove – young – young investigators investigators will will be be allowed allowed to to participate participate Comment: Comment: Comment: Paolo Paolo Paolo Manunta Manunta Manunta Foam Foam Foam sclerotherapy sclerotherapy sclerotherapy forfor for the the the treatment treatment treatment ofofofin a in “Competition” a “Competition” with with the the winner winner being being Associate Associate Professor Professor ofvenous Vascular of Vascular advanced advanced advanced chronic chronic chronic venous venous disease: disease: disease: aa program aprogram program Impact Impact ofof haemoglobin ofhaemoglobin concentration concentration concentration onon on Surgery Surgery allowed toImpact to present present inhaemoglobin the in the main main session; session; sponsored sponsored sponsored byby by the the the Brazilian Brazilian Brazilian government government government allowed cardiovascular cardiovascular cardiovascular outcome outcome outcome after after after vascular vascular vascular surgery surgery surgery Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Marcelo Marcelo Marcelo Liberato Liberato Liberato deRaffaele de Moura deMoura Moura Comment: Comment: Comment: Pedro Pedro Pedro Pablo Pablo Pablo Komlòs Komlòs Komlòs Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Felix Felix Felix van van van Lier Lier Lier – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given Comment: Comment: Comment: Elena Elena Elena Bignami Bignami Bignami within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. WeWe wish wish you you a very a very satisfactory satisfactory and and informative informative meeting. meeting. Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele TH THTH SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 13 13 13 MORNING MORNING MORNING CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN SESSION SESSION SESSION 15 1515 SESSION SESSION SESSION 14 1414 RENAL RENAL RENAL PROCEDURES PROCEDURES PROCEDURES TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOR FOR THE THE THE AORTA AORTA AORTA 07:30-08:30 07:30-08:30 07:30-08:30 08:30-09:30 08:30-09:30 08:30-09:30 President: President: President: Giovanni Giovanni Giovanni Gandini Gandini Gandini Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Giancarlo Giancarlo Giancarlo Biamino Biamino Biamino Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Gian Gian Gian Paolo Paolo Paolo Cornalba Cornalba Cornalba Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Olivier Olivier Olivier A. A.Goëau-Brissonnière A. Goëau-Brissonnière Goëau-Brissonnière Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri President: President: President: Alessandro Alessandro Alessandro Del DelDel Maschio Maschio Maschio Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Maurizio Maurizio Maurizio Cariati Cariati Cariati Mauro Mauro Mauro Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Stéphan Stéphan Stéphan Haulon Haulon Haulon Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Ospedale Ospedale SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano catheter-based catheter-based catheter-based renal renal renal sympathetic sympathetic denervation denervation denervation Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute Sansympathetic San Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Denis Denis Denis Rossato Rossato Rossato Comment: Comment: Comment: Laurent Laurent Laurent Chiche Chiche Chiche Robotic Robotic Robotic assisted assisted assisted vascular vascular vascular procedures procedures procedures Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas J.J.Cheshire Cheshire J. Cheshire Comment: Comment: Comment: Mauro Mauro Mauro Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Present Present Present and and and future future future of oflaparoscopic of laparoscopic laparoscopic robotic robotic robotic Renovascular Renovascular Renovascular hypertension: hypertension: hypertension: when when when to tointervene to intervene intervene surgery surgery surgery SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE and and and what what what to toexpect? to expect? expect? Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Andrea Andrea Andrea Pietrabissa Pietrabissa Pietrabissa Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Gian Gian Gian Paolo Paolo Paolo Cornalba Cornalba Cornalba Comment: Comment: Comment: Antonio Antonio Antonio M. M.Jannello M. Jannello Jannello Comment: Comment: Comment: Frans Frans Frans L.L.Moll L. Moll Moll Concomitant Concomitant Concomitant renal renal renal and and and aortic aortic aortic disease. disease. disease. virtual virtual virtual reality reality reality What What What to todo to dodo and and and when? when? when? Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank Frank Vermassen Vermassen Vermassen Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Luís Luís Luís Mendes Mendes Mendes Pedro Pedro Pedro Comment: Comment: Comment: Carlo Carlo Carlo Ferro Ferro Ferro Comment: Comment: Comment: Giustino Giustino Giustino Marcucci Marcucci Marcucci Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove The The The cardiovascular cardiovascular cardiovascular hybrid hybrid hybrid room room room Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Kidney Kidney Kidney function function function and and and blood blood blood pressure pressure pressure response response response to toCalabrò toCalabrò Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Claudio Claudio Claudio Novali Novali Novali Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Comment: Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni renal renal renal artery artery artery stenting stenting stenting Comment: Comment: Vicente Vicente Vicente Riambau Riambau Riambau Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Jos JosJos C. C.van C. vanvan den denden Berg Berg Berg Comparison Comparison of of2D of 2DPaolo 2D angiography, angiography, angiography, 3D3D rotational rotational rotational Comment: Comment: Comment: Roberto Roberto Roberto Silingardi Silingardi Silingardi Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Comparison Paolo Denti Denti 3D angiography angiography angiography and and and preprocedural preprocedural preprocedural CT CTCT image image image fusion fusion fusion Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Results Results Results from from from aanational national a national multicenter multicenter multicenter survey survey survey on onon Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Laura Laura Pasin Pasin endovascular endovascular endovascular treatment treatment treatment of ofrenal of renal renal aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms repair repair repair of ofTAAA of TAAA TAAA Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Maurizio Maurizio Maurizio Cariati Cariati Cariati Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Tara Tara Tara M. M.Mastracci M. Mastracci Mastracci Comment: Comment: Comment: Frank Frank Frank Vermassen Vermassen Vermassen Comment: Comment: Comment: Maurizio Maurizio Maurizio Cariati Cariati Cariati Renal Renal Renal transplant transplant transplant in inpatients in patients patients with with with severe severe severe aorto-iliac aorto-iliac aorto-iliac disease disease disease Comment: Comment: Comment: Marcelo Marcelo Marcelo Liberato Liberato Liberato de deMoura de Moura Moura Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion OCT OCT OCT optical optical optical coherence coherence coherence tomography tomography tomography Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Carlo Carlo Carlo Setacci Setacci Setacci Comment: Comment: Comment: Ronald Ronald Ronald L.L.Dalman L. Dalman Dalman Errors Errors Errors in insizing: in sizing: sizing: non-circular non-circular non-circular aortas, aortas, aortas, systo-diastolic systo-diastolic systo-diastolic variability. variability. variability. EKG EKG EKG gated gated gated CT CTCT and and and other other other means means means Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Francesco Francesco Francesco De DeDe Cobelli Cobelli Cobelli Comment: Comment: Comment: Stéphan Stéphan Stéphan Haulon Haulon Haulon Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS 66 6 NEW NEW NEW TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGIES AND AND AND RENAL RENAL RENAL DEVICES DEVICES DEVICES SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Via Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly Phone Phone +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 3700 FaxFax +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] 09:30-10:00 09:30-10:00 09:30-10:00 Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Francesco Francesco Francesco De DeDe Cobelli Cobelli Cobelli 10:00-10:15 KEYNOTE LECTURE VI Giovanni Simonett ti tt Modern diagnosis off aortic disease Speakers Speakers areare allowed allowed 5 minutes 5 minutes for for theirtheir presentation presentation andand discussants discussants 1 minute 1 minute for for theirtheir comment comment THTH TH SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 13 13 13 MORNING MORNING MORNING Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, SESSION SESSION SESSION 1616 16 SESSION SESSION SESSION 1717 17 DESCENDING DESCENDING DESCENDING AORTA, AORTA, AORTA, TYPE TYPE TYPE BB AORTIC B AORTIC AORTIC MULTILAYER MULTILAYER MULTILAYER STENTS: STENTS: STENTS: LIGHTS LIGHTS LIGHTS AND AND AND it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you DISSECTION DISSECTION DISSECTION SHADOWS SHADOWS SHADOWS 10:15-11:45 10:15-11:45 10:15-11:45 to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of thethe International International Congress Congress 11:45-12:40 11:45-12:40 11:45-12:40 Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How “How to to dodo it”it” President: President: President: Bruno Bruno Bruno Gossetti Gossetti Gossetti th th th th Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Angelo Angelo Angelo Argenteri Argenteri Argenteri - 13 - 13 , 2014 , 2014 at at thethe taking taking place place on on December December 1111 Thomas Thomas Thomas Larzon Larzon Larzon Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele inVaislic Milano. inVaislic Milano. Claude Claude Claude Vaislic President: President: President: Christoph Christoph Christoph A. A. Nienaber A.Nienaber Nienaber Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Tara Tara Tara M.M. Mastracci M.Mastracci Mastracci Vincenzo Vincenzo Vincenzo Rampoldi Rampoldi Rampoldi Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Eric Eric Eric Verhoeven Verhoeven Verhoeven FullFull Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery WeWe areare delighted delighted and and honoured honoured to to announce announce a truly a truly Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Three Three years years years multilayer multilayer stents stents stents experience experience experience in in Aortic Aortic Aortic remodelling remodelling remodelling after after after TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR forfor for Type Type Type B aortic Binternational Baortic aortic Three international faculty faculty ofmultilayer of over over 300 300 experts experts in their in intheir complex complex complex aortic aortic aortic aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms dissection dissection dissection fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote keynote lecturers who who willwill Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Thomas Thomas Thomas Larzon Larzon Larzon lecturers Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Santi Santi Santi Trimarchi Trimarchi Trimarchi Comment: Comment: Comment: Franco Franco Franco Nessi Nessi Nessi Comment: Comment: Comment: Stéphan Stéphan Stéphan Haulon Haulon Haulon share share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. European European European guidelines guidelines guidelines forfor for thoracic thoracic thoracic aortic aortic aortic disease disease disease Stent-graft Stent-graft Stent-graft and and and multilayer multilayer multilayer stent stent stent forfor for treatment treatment treatment of of of Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Vicente Vicente Vicente Riambau Riambau Riambau The The main main philosophy philosophy of of thethe meeting meeting is is in in thoraco-abdominal thoraco-abdominal thoraco-abdominal aortic aortic aortic aneurysm aneurysm aneurysm high-risk inhigh-risk high-risk Comment: Comment: Comment: Frans Frans Frans L. L. Moll L.Moll Moll patient patient patient unchanged unchanged and and our our mission mission is to is to offer offer to to thethe Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Domenico Domenico Domenico Palombo Palombo Palombo Endovascular Endovascular Endovascular therapy therapy therapy forfor for Marfan Marfan Marfan Syndrome Syndrome Syndrome Comment: Comment: Comment: Eric Eric Eric Verhoeven Verhoeven Verhoeven participants participants an an update update focused focused mostly mostly on on thethe Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: James James James H. H. Black H.Black Black III IIIIII Comment: Comment: Comment: Francesco Francesco Francesco Stillo Stillo Stillo The The The French French French registry registry registry practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Claude Claude Claude Vaislic Vaislic Vaislic Thoracic Thoracic Thoracic endovascular endovascular endovascular repair repair repair or or medical ormedical medical anesthesia, anesthesia, through through a dynamic a dynamic format format based based onon Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Comment: Comment: Comment: Carlo Carlo Carlo Setacci Setacci Setacci management management management forfor for uncomplicated uncomplicated uncomplicated Type Type Type B aortic BBaortic aortic rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. Full Full Professor Professor of Anesthesiology of Anesthesiology dissections dissections dissections How How How can can can thethe the sac sac sac thrombosis thrombosis thrombosis (even (even (even if extensive ififextensive extensive andSpeaker: and Intensive Intensive Care Care Speaker: Speaker: JanJan Jan S. S. Brunkwall S.Brunkwall Brunkwall butbut but notnot not complete) complete) complete) prevent prevent prevent rupture rupture rupture Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele However, However, there there are are several several changes changes and and Comment: Comment: Comment: Vincenzo Vincenzo Vincenzo Rampoldi Rampoldi Rampoldi Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Sherif Sherif Sherif Sultan Sultan Sultan The The The “Petticoat” “Petticoat” “Petticoat” technique technique technique Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Luca Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Bertoglio Comment: Comment: Comment: Luca Luca Luca Garriboli Garriboli Garriboli Comment: Comment: Comment: Frank Frank J. Criado J.J.Criado Criado improvements improvements in the in Frank the format format that that wewe hope hope willwill Multilayer Multilayer Multilayer stents stents stents for for for peripheral peripheral peripheral and and and visceral visceral visceral enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Claudio Claudio Claudio Rabbia Rabbia Rabbia Long Long Long term term term complications complications complications of of “Uncomplicated” of“Uncomplicated” “Uncomplicated” – besides – besides aComment: significant aComment: significant number number abdominal abdominal and and Comment: Carlo Carlo Carlo Pratesi Pratesi Pratesi of of Type Type Type B aortic BBaortic aortic dissection dissection dissection thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, we we will will also also feature feature Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Christoph Christoph Christoph A. A. Nienaber A.Nienaber Nienaber Multilayer Multilayer Multilayer stents: stents: stents: a skeptic aaskeptic skeptic view view view Comment: Comment: Comment: Giovanni Giovanni Giovanni Lorenzi Lorenzi Lorenzi Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Cao Cao Cao sessions sessions focused focused on on peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and Comment: Comment: Comment: Ali Ali Azizzadeh AliAzizzadeh Azizzadeh Chronic Chronic Chronic dissection dissection dissection with with with ongoing ongoing ongoing aneurysmatic aneurysmatic aneurysmatic venous venous disease; disease; dilatation, dilatation, dilatation, TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR or or open oropen open surgery? surgery? surgery? Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Tara Tara Tara M.M. Mastracci M.Mastracci Mastracci – young – young investigators investigators willwill bebe allowed allowed to to participate participate Comment: Comment: Comment: Michael Michael Michael J.H.M. J.H.M. J.H.M. Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Germano Germano Melissano Melissano in a in “Competition” a “Competition” with with the the winner winner being being Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Value Value Value of of transesophageal of transesophageal transesophageal Surgery Surgery to to present present in the in the main main session; session; echocardiography echocardiography echocardiography during during during TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR forfor for Type Type Type Ballowed BBallowed Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele 12:40-13:00 aortic aortic aortic dissection dissection dissection Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Eustachio Eustachio Eustachio Agricola Agricola Agricola KEYNOTE LECTURE VII – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given Comment: Comment: Comment: Fabio Fabio Fabio Verzini Verzini Verzini Joseph S. 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Nienaber A.Nienaber Nienaber 13:00-14:00 13:00-14:00 13:00-14:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele TH THTH SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 13 13 13 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTERNOON EDOUARD EDOUARD EDOUARD KIEFFER KIEFFER KIEFFER PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS 77 7 THORACIC THORACIC THORACIC AORTIC AORTIC AORTIC DEVICES DEVICES DEVICES President: President: President: Fabien Fabien Fabien Koskas Koskas Koskas Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Roberto Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Chiesa 14:00-14:15 14:00-14:15 14:00-14:15 Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa 15:30-16:10 15:30-16:10 15:30-16:10 Moderator: Moderator: Moderator: Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Piergiorgio Cao Cao Cao Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Impact Impact Impact of ofMelissano Tevar of Tevar Tevar on onon thoracic thoracic thoracic aortic aortic aortic elasticity elasticity elasticity Germano Germano Melissano Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Michele Michele Michele Conti Conti Conti (winner) (winner) (winner) Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri In InMemoriam In Memoriam Memoriam of ofEdouard of Edouard Edouard Kieffer Kieffer Kieffer Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Laurent Laurent Laurent Chiche Chiche Chiche Ospedale Ospedale SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano In InMemoriam In Memoriam Memoriam of ofUgo of Ugo Ugo Ruberti Ruberti Ruberti Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Vincenzo Vincenzo Vincenzo Rampoldi Rampoldi Rampoldi 14:15-14:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE VIII Marcelo Ferreira Endovascular thoraco-abdominal aortic procedures Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery 16:10-16:25 KEYNOTE LECTURE IX Marko I. Turin T a The European Association (and Journal) of Cardio Thoracic Surg r ery: rg a 25 years contribution to aortic surger r y rger SESSION SESSION SESSION 19 1919 MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS 16:25-17:45 16:25-17:45 16:25-17:45 SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE President: President: President: Antonio Antonio Antonio M. M.Jannello M. Jannello Jannello Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Arnaldo Arnaldo Arnaldo Ippoliti Ippoliti Ippoliti Riccardo Riccardo Riccardo Rosati Rosati Rosati Carlo Carlo Carlo Spartera Spartera Spartera Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Vascular Vascular Vascular reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction for for for middle middle middle aortic aortic aortic syndrome syndrome syndrome Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove SESSION SESSION SESSION 18 1818 Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: William William William J.J.Quiñones-Baldrich Quiñones-Baldrich J. Quiñones-Baldrich Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio IN Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS ININ CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR Comment: Comment: Comment: Michele Michele Michele Antonello Antonello Antonello Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni PHARMACOLOGICAL PHARMACOLOGICAL PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY THERAPY THERAPY D-dimer D-dimer D-dimer and and and other other other biomarkers biomarkers biomarkers in inacute in acute acute aortic aortic aortic Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone President: President: President: Cesare Cesare Cesare R. R.Sirtori R. Sirtori Sirtori Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Enrico Enrico Enrico Ascher Ascher Ascher Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Alessandro Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni Castiglioni Carlo Carlo Carlo Setacci Setacci Setacci Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis dissection dissection dissection Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Paolo Paolo Denti Denti Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Ronald Ronald Ronald L.L.Dalman L. Dalman Dalman Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Comment: Comment: Comment: Luca Luca Luca Garriboli Garriboli Garriboli Laura Laura Pasin Pasin EUREC EUREC EUREC new new new insights insights insights regarding regarding regarding the thethe incidence, incidence, incidence, Anna Anna Mara Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio presentation presentation presentation and and and treatment treatment treatment options options options of of of after after after TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Martin Martin Martin Czerny Czerny Czerny Comment: Comment: Comment: Marco Marco Marco Setti Setti Setti Novel Novel Novel antiplatelet antiplatelet antiplatelet drugs drugs drugs Surgery Surgery Surgery versus versus versus endovascular endovascular endovascular intervention intervention intervention in in in Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Cesare Cesare Cesare R. R.Sirtori R. 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Black Black IIIIII III Comment: Comment: Comment: Vittorio Vittorio Vittorio Dorrucci Dorrucci Dorrucci Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion TH TH TH SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 1313 13 AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTERNOON SESSION SESSION SESSION 2020 20 EMERGENCY EMERGENCY EMERGENCY 17:45-18:45 17:45-18:45 17:45-18:45 President: President: President: Flavio Flavio Flavio Peinetti Peinetti Peinetti Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Stefano Stefano Stefano Bonardelli Bonardelli Bonardelli Patrizio Patrizio Patrizio M. M. Castelli M. Castelli Castelli Joseph Joseph Joseph S. S. Coselli S. Coselli Coselli Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Dear Dear Colleagues, Colleagues, SESSION SESSION SESSION 2121 21 INFECTIONS INFECTIONS INFECTIONS it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you 18:45-20:00 18:45-20:00 18:45-20:00 to to thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of thethe International International Congress Congress President: President: President: Roberto Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Chiesa Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How to to dodo it”it” Chairmen: Chairmen: Chairmen: Roberto Roberto Roberto Burioni Burioni Burioni “How th th th th Maurizio Maurizio Maurizio Taurino Taurino Taurino - 13 - 13 , 2014 , 2014 at at thethe taking taking place place onon December December 11 11 Ronald Ronald Ronald L. Dalman L. L. Dalman Dalman Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele in Milano. in Milano. FullFull Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele WeWe areare delighted delighted and and honoured honoured toinfection to announce announce aEVAR truly a truly Treatment Treatment Treatment strategies strategies strategies forfor for infection infection after after after EVAR EVAR international international faculty faculty of of over over 300 300 experts experts in their in their Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Christos Christos Christos Liapis Liapis Liapis Comment: Comment: Comment: Frank Frank Frank J. Criado J. J. 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Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Luca Luca Luca Di Marzo Di Di Marzo Marzo Comment: Comment: Comment: Frank Frank Frank Vermassen Vermassen Vermassen ruptured ruptured ruptured abdominal abdominal abdominal aortic aortic aortic aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Mario Mario Mario Lachat Lachat Lachat Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Nabil Nabil Nabil Chakfé Chakfé Chakfé The The main main philosophy philosophy of of the the meeting meeting is Comment: Comment: Comment: Gioachino Gioachino Gioachino Coppi Coppi Coppi Comment: Comment: Comment: Roberto Roberto Roberto Caronno Caronno Caronno single-institution single-institution single-institution experience experience experience Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Ali Ali Azizzadeh Ali Azizzadeh Azizzadeh Comment: Comment: Comment: Patrizio Patrizio Patrizio Colotto Colotto Colotto Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR for for for traumatic traumatic traumatic aortic aortic aortic rupture rupture rupture Speaker: Speaker: Gabriele Gabriele Gabriele Piffaretti Piffaretti FullSpeaker: Full Professor Professor of Anesthesiology ofPiffaretti Anesthesiology Comment: Comment: Comment: Sherif Sherif Sherif Sultan Sultan Sultan andand Intensive Intensive Care Care Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele Peripheral Peripheral Peripheral vascular vascular vascular trauma trauma trauma Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Flavio Flavio Flavio Peinetti Peinetti Peinetti Comment: Comment: Comment: Carlo Carlo Carlo Ruotolo Ruotolo Ruotolo is unchanged unchanged and and ourour mission mission is to is to offer offer to to thethe participants participants anan update update focused focused mostly mostly onon thethe Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Athanasios Athanasios Athanasios D. 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Jannello Jannello Comment: Comment: Comment: Gianmarco Gianmarco Gianmarco de de Donato de Donato Donatoand However, However, there there areare several several changes changes and Traditional Traditional Traditional and and and innovative innovative innovative solutions solutions solutions forwill for for mycotic mycotic mycotic improvements improvements in the in the format format that that wewe hope hope will aneurysms aneurysms aneurysms enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: IanIan Ian Loftus Loftus Loftus Timing Timing Timing of of TEVAR of TEVAR TEVAR forfor for Type Type Type B aortic BB aortic aortic dissection: dissection: dissection: Comment: Comment: Comment: James James James H. H. Black H. 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Criado Criado Comment: Comment: Comment: Santi Santi Santi Trimarchi Trimarchi Trimarchi thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, wewe willwill also also feature feature silver-coated silver-coated silver-coated Dacron Dacron Dacron is closely is is closely closely linked linked linked to to ato aa sessions sessions focused focused on on peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and suitable suitable suitable bowel bowel bowel repair repair repair Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Xavier Xavier Xavier Berard Berard Berard venous venous disease; disease; Comment: Comment: Comment: Antonio Antonio Antonio Sarcina Sarcina Sarcina Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele – young – young investigators investigators willand will be be allowed allowed to to participate participate Aortic Aortic Aortic infection infection infection and and TEVAR TEVAR TEVAR Speaker: Speaker: Speaker: Andrea Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg Kahlberg in ain “Competition” a “Competition” with with the the winner winner being being Comment: Comment: Comment: Gioachino Gioachino Gioachino Coppi Coppi Coppi allowed allowed to to present present in the in the main main session; session; Panel Panel Panel Discussion Discussion Discussion – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bebe given given within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated CLOSING CLOSING CLOSING REMARKS REMARKS REMARKS asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. 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Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN The The The “World-Class “World-Class “World-Class Keynote Keynote KeynoteLectures” Lectures” Lectures” at atat the the the San San SanRaffaele Raffaele Raffaele Aortic Aortic AorticSurgery Surgery Surgery How How Howto totodo do do it ititMeeting Meeting Meeting Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Department Department of Cardiovascular of Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery andand Anesthesia Anesthesia Ospedale Ospedale SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele, Raffaele, Milano Milano th th 1: 1:1: Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, December December December 11 1111--th14:20-14:35 14:20-14:35 - 14:20-14:35 “Current “Current “Current state state state of ofof peripheral peripheral peripheral interventions” interventions” interventions” Academic Academic Academic Director Director Director Humboldt Humboldt Humboldt University, University, University, “Charite`” “Charite`” “Charite`” Berlin Berlin Berlin -- Professor Professor - Professor of of Internal Internal of Internal Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Cardiology, Cardiology, Cardiology, Angiology Angiology Angiology Achievement Achievement Achievement Award Award Award at at ”New ”New at ”New Frontiers Frontiers Frontiers in in Interventional Interventional in Interventional Cardiology” Cardiology” Cardiology” (NFIC) (NFIC) (NFIC) Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished career career career Award Award Award at at ISET, ISET, at ISET, Miami Miami Miami -- ATLAS ATLAS - ATLAS Award Award Award at at VIVA, VIVA, at VIVA, Las LasLas Vegas Vegas Vegas Vascular Vascular Surgery Surgery Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Anesthesia Anesthesia Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Achievement Achievement Achievement Award Award Award at at New New at New Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Horizons Horizons Horizons (NCVH), (NCVH), (NCVH), N.O. N.O. N.O. Giancarlo Giancarlo Giancarlo Biamino Biamino Biamino Domenico Domenico Baccellieri Baccellieri Tiziana Tiziana Bove Bove Luca Luca Bertoglio Bertoglio Maria Maria Grazia Grazia Calabrò Calabrò Andrea Andrea Blasio Blasio Renata Renata Castellano Castellano Monica Monica De De Luca Luca Alessandro Alessandro Castiglioni Castiglioni th th th 2: 2:2: Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, December December December 11 1111 -- 17:15-17:30 17:15-17:30 - 17:15-17:30 Efrem Efrem Civilini Civilini Giovanni Giovanni Landoni Landoni Michele Michele De De Bonis Bonis Andrea Andrea Kahlberg Kahlberg“Current Fabrizio Fabrizio Monaco Monaco Paolo Paolo Denti Denti “Current “Current state state state of ofof carotid carotid carotid stenting” stenting” stenting” Enrico Enrico M. Marone M. Marone Federico Federico Pappalardo Pappalardo Stefano Stefano Moriggia Moriggia Professor Professor Professor Interventional Interventional Interventional Radiology Radiology Radiology and and and Neuroradiology, Neuroradiology, Neuroradiology, Consultant Consultant Consultant AK AKAK St. St. St. Georg Georg Georg Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg -- Cardiovascular Cardiovascular - Cardiovascular Matteo Matteo Montorfano Montorfano Laura Laura Pasin Pasin Center Center Center Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished Fellow Fellow Fellow of of the of theMara the Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Cardiovascular and andand Interventional Interventional Interventional Radiological Radiological Radiological Society Society Society of of Europe, of Europe, Europe, Honorary Honorary Honorary Yamume Yamume Tshomba Tshomba Anna Anna Mara Scandroglio Scandroglio Klaus Klaus Klaus Mathias Mathias Mathias Member Member Member of of the the of the Endovascular Endovascular Endovascular Intervention Intervention Intervention Society Society Society of of India India of India and andand of of the the of the Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Society Society Society of of Russia, Russia, of Russia, Gold Gold Gold Medalist Medalist Medalist of of the the of the International International International Andreas Andreas Andreas Grüntzig Grüntzig Grüntzig Society Society Society -- Honorary Honorary - Honorary Doctor Doctor Doctor (Dr. (Dr.(Dr. h.c.) h.c.) h.c.) stst st stst st Carotid angioplasty angioplasty angioplasty -- 1979, 1979, - 1979, 11 Subclavian 1Subclavian Subclavian occlusion occlusion occlusion angioplasty angioplasty angioplasty -- 1979, 1979, - 1979, 11stst 1st Pioneering Pioneering Pioneering interventions: interventions: interventions: 11 Carotid 1Carotid st st Renal Renal artery artery artery angioplasty angioplasty angioplasty in in aainkidney kidney a kidney graft graft graft -- 1980, 1980, - 1980, 11stst Renal 1 Renal Renal artery artery artery angioplasty angioplasty angioplasty in in in Carotid Carotid Carotid stenting stenting stenting -- 1989, 1989, - 1989, 11stst Renal 1 aa 55ayear year 5 year old oldold boy boyboy -- 1982 1982 - 1982 th th th 3: 3:3: Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, December December December 11 1111 -- 18:40-18:55 18:40-18:55 - 18:40-18:55 EVAR: EVAR: EVAR: yesterday, yesterday, yesterday, today, today, today, tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow Professor Professor Professor of of Surgery Surgery of Surgery at at New New at New York York York University University University Medical Medical Medical Center Center Center and andand the thethe Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Clinic Clinic Clinic ORGANISING ORGANISING SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT William William William J.J. 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Veith SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Congress Congress Centre Centre Via Via Olgettina Olgettina 58 58 - 20132 - 20132 Milano, Milano, ItalyItaly th th th 4: 4:3700 4: Friday, Friday, Friday, December December December 12 1212 -- 11:20-11:35 11:20-11:35 - 11:20-11:35 Phone Phone +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3700 FaxFax +39+39 02 02 2643 2643 3754 3754 “Pathology “Pathology “Pathology of ofof Marfan Marfan Marfan disease” disease” disease” e-mail e-mail [email protected] [email protected] Gaetano Gaetano Gaetano Thiene Thiene Thiene Professor Professor Professor of of Pathology Pathology of Pathology -- Director, Director, - Director, Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Pathology Pathology Pathology Unit, Unit, Unit, Department Department Department of of Cardiac, Cardiac, of Cardiac, Thoracic Thoracic Thoracic and andand Vascular Vascular Vascular Sciences, Sciences, Sciences, University University University of of Padua Padua of Padua Director Director Director PhD PhDPhD Course Course Course "Translational "Translational "Translational Specialistic Specialistic Specialistic Medicine Medicine Medicine -- G.B. 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Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa “Guest “Guest “Guest Lecturer” Lecturer” Lecturer” Japanese Japanese Japanese Society Society Society forfor for Vascular Vascular Vascular Surgery, Surgery, Surgery, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Japan Japan Japan Germano Germano Germano Melissano Melissano FullMelissano Full Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery WeWe areare delighted delighted and and honoured honoured to to announce announce a truly a truly international international faculty faculty of of over over 300 300 experts experts in their in their th th 6:6: 6: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, December December December 1313 13 -th10:00-10:15 -- 10:00-10:15 10:00-10:15 fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote keynote lecturers lecturers who who willwill “Modern “Modern “Modern diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis of of of aortic aortic aortic disease” disease” disease” share share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Giovanni Giovanni Giovanni Simonetti Simonetti Simonetti Professor Professor Professor of Diagnostic ofofDiagnostic Diagnostic and and and Interventional Interventional Interventional Radiology Radiology Radiology at IRCCS atatIRCCS IRCCS Policlinico Policlinico Policlinico TorTor Tor Vergata Vergata Vergata University University University of Rome, ofofRome, Rome, Italy Italy Italy Past Past Past President President President of of the ofthe the Italian Italian Italian Society Society Society ofmain of Interventional ofInterventional Interventional Radiology Radiology Radiology The The main philosophy philosophy of of thethe meeting meeting is is Past Past Past President President President of of Computed ofComputed Computed Tomography Tomography Tomography Section Section Section of of the ofthe the Italian Italian Italian Society Society Society of of ofRadiology Radiology unchanged unchanged and and our our mission mission is to isRadiology to offer offer to to thethe Past Past Past President President President of of Contrast ofContrast Contrast Medium Medium Medium Section Section Section of of the ofthe the Italian Italian Italian Society Society Society of of Radiology ofRadiology Radiology participants participants anmember an update update focused focused mostly mostly onon thethe CIRSE CIRSE CIRSE Gold Gold Gold Medal Medal Medal - RSNA - -RSNA RSNA and and and SIRM SIRM SIRM Emeritus Emeritus Emeritus member member President President President I Section I ISection Section Italian Italian Italian National National National Board Board Board ofaspect of Health ofHealth Health (2009-2014) (2009-2014) practical practical aspect of(2009-2014) of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and anesthesia, anesthesia, through through a dynamic a dynamic format format based based onon Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Zangrillo th th rapid rapid paced paced presentations. FullFull Professor Professor of Anesthesiology of7: Anesthesiology 7: 7: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, December December December 1313 13 -th12:40-13:00 -presentations. - 12:40-13:00 12:40-13:00 andand Intensive Intensive Care Care Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele “Open “Open “Open thoraco-abdominal thoraco-abdominal thoraco-abdominal aortic aortic aortic surgery” surgery” surgery” However, However, there there are are several several changes changes and and Chief Chief Chief of of the ofthe the Division Division Division of of Cardiothoracic ofCardiothoracic Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgery Surgery and and and Professor Professor Professor of of Surgery ofSurgery Surgery at at the atthe the Michael Michael Michael E. E. DeBakey E.DeBakey DeBakey improvements improvements in the in the format format that that wewe hope hope willwill enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: President-Elect, President-Elect, President-Elect, American American American Association Association Association forfor for Thoracic Thoracic Thoracic Surgery Surgery Surgery Dept. Dept. Dept. of of Surgery ofSurgery Surgery at at Baylor atBaylor Baylor College College College of of Medicine ofMedicine Medicine - Chief - -Chief Chief of of Adult ofAdult Adult Cardiac Cardiac Cardiac Surgery Surgery Surgery at at the atthe the Texas Texas Texas Heart Heart Heart Institute Institute Institute Antoine Antoine Antoine Marfan Marfan Marfan Award, Award, Award, by by bythe National National National Marfan Marfan Foundation Foundation Foundation - Michael - -Michael Michael E. E. E.DeBakey DeBakey Research Research Research in Excellence ininExcellence Excellence –the besides –the besides a Marfan significant a significant number number ofDeBakey of abdominal abdominal and and Award Award Award Joseph Joseph Joseph S. Coselli S.S.Coselli Coselli thoracic thoracic sessions, wewe will will also also feature feature Award Award Award forfor for Exceptional Exceptional Exceptional Accomplishments Accomplishments Accomplishments inaortic the ininaortic the the Field Field Field of sessions, of Cardiovascular ofCardiovascular Cardiovascular Disease, Disease, Disease, American American American Heart Heart Heart Association Association Association sessions sessions focused focused onon peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and and thdisease; th thdisease; venous venous 8:8: 8: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, December December December 1313 13- 14:15-14:30 -- 14:15-14:30 14:15-14:30 “Endovascular “Endovascular “Endovascular thoraco-abdominal aortic aortic aortic procedures” procedures” procedures” –thoraco-abdominal young –thoraco-abdominal young investigators investigators willwill be be allowed allowed to to participate participate Director, Director, Director, SITE SITE SITE (Endovascular (Endovascular (Endovascular Techniques Techniques Techniques Integrated Integrated Integrated Service), Service), Service), Riothe Rio Rio dethe de de Janeiro Janeiro Janeiro in a in “Competition” a “Competition” with with winner winner being being Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer in Endovascular ininEndovascular Endovascular Surgery Surgery Surgery specially specially specially Femoral Femoral Femoral Recanalization Recanalization Recanalization and and and Complex Complex Complex Aortic Aortic Aortic Aneurysms Aneurysms Aneurysms Surgery Surgery allowed allowed to to present present in the in the main main session; session; Germano Germano Melissano Melissano Member Member Member ofRaffaele of the ofthe the Brazilian Brazilian Brazilian Society Society Society of ofof Vascular Vascular Vascular and and and Endovascular Endovascular Endovascular Surgery Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Honorary Honorary Honorary member member member of of the ofthe the Argentinian, Argentinian, Chilean, Chilean, Chilean, Peruvian, Peruvian, Peruvian, Uruguayan Uruguayan Uruguayan Vascular Vascular Vascular Societies Societies Societies –Argentinian, “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations will will bebe given given Marcelo Marcelo Marcelo Ferreira Ferreira Ferreira within within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated asas “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. WeWe wish wish you you a very a very satisfactory satisfactory and and informative informative meeting. meeting. “T““hTTe hheEeuEEruu orrp ooe ppa een aanA nA sAsssosscooica ciitaa io ttiin oon(na((n aad nndd JoJJu ooruunrra nnlaa ) lo l))fooC ffa CCraadrridd oiioT ohTTo hhrooarrcaaicciicc Surgery: 25 years contribution to aortic surgery” Surgery: Surgery: a aa 25 25 years years contribution contribution toto aortic aortic surgery” surgery” th th 9:9: 9: Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, December December December 1313 13 -th16:10-16:25 -- 16:10-16:25 16:10-16:25 Dean Dean Dean emeritus, emeritus, emeritus, Medical Medical Medical Faculty, Faculty, Faculty, University University University of of Zürich ofZürich Zürich - Professor - -Professor Professor of of surgery, ofsurgery, surgery, emeritus, emeritus, emeritus, University University University of of Zürich ofZürich Zürich Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri AlfieriPastPast Past Chairman, Chairman, Chairman, Department Department Department of of Surgery, ofSurgery, Surgery, University University University Hospital, Hospital, Hospital, Zürich Zürich Zürich Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac ofDirector, Cardiac Past Past Past Director, Director, Clinic Clinic Clinic forfor for Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgery, Surgery, University University University Hospital, Hospital, Hospital, Zürich Zürich Zürich Surgery Surgery Past Past Past President, President, President, European European European Association Association Association forfor for Cardio-Thoracic Cardio-Thoracic Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Surgery Surgery Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Past Past Past Editor-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief, Editor-in-Chief, European European European Journal Journal Journal of of Cardio-Thoracic ofCardio-Thoracic Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Surgery Surgery Marko Marko Marko I. Turina I.I.Turina Turina SPECIAL SPECIALHISTORICAL HISTORICALSESSION SESSION TH FRIDAY, FRIDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER12 12TH SPECIAL SPECIAL HISTORICAL SESSION FRIDAY, FRIDAY,HISTORICAL DECEMBER DECEMBERSESSION 12 12THTH SPECIAL SPECIALHISTORICAL HISTORICALSESSION SESSION THTH FRIDAY, FRIDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER12 12 THTH FRIDAY, FRIDAY,DECEMBER DECEMBER12 12 “THE “THE PIONEERS” PIONEERS” “THE “THE PIONEERS” PIONEERS” 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 “THE “THEPIONEERS” PIONEERS” 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 SPECIAL SPECIALHISTORICAL HISTORICALSESSION SESSION “THE “THE PIONEERS” PIONEERS” SPECIAL SPECIALHISTORICAL HISTORICALSESSION SESSION 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 THTH Chairmen: Chairmen: Frank FrankJ.J.Veith, Veith,Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER12 12 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 THTH Chairmen: Chairmen: Frank FrankJ.J.Veith, Veith,Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER12 12 Chairmen: Chairmen: Frank FrankJ.J.Veith, Veith,Roberto RobertoChiesa Chiesa Chairmen: Chairmen: Frank FrankJ.J.Veith, Veith,Roberto RobertoChiesa Chiesa Juan JuanC. C.Parodi Parodiand andthe the Pioneers PioneersofofRussia Russiaand and “THE “THE PIONEERS” PIONEERS” Juan JuanJuan C. C. Parodi Parodi and and the thethe Pioneers Pioneers of of Russia Russia and and Juan C. C. Parodi Parodi and and the Pioneers Pioneers of of Russia Russia and and early earlyJuan days days of of EVAR EVARand former former USSR USSR “THE “THE PIONEERS” PIONEERS” Juan C. C. Parodi Parodi and the the Pioneers Pioneers of of Russia Russia and and 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 early earlyearly days days of ofEVAR EVAR former former USSR USSR early days days EVAR EVAR former former USSR USSR Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank J.of J.of Criado Criado Speaker: Speaker: Leo LeoA.A.Bockeria Bockeria 11:35-12:10 11:35-12:10 early early days days of of EVAR EVAR former former USSR USSR Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank J. J. Criado Criado Speaker: Speaker: Leo Leo Bockeria Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank J. J. Criado Criado Speaker: Speaker: Leo LeoA. A.A. 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Parodi Parodi and and the the Pioneers Pioneers of of Russia Russia and and Speaker: Speaker:Juan JuanC.C.Parodi Parodi Speaker: Speaker:Nikolay NikolayL.L.Volodos Volodos Juan Juan C. C. Parodi Parodi and and the the Pioneers Pioneers of of Russia Russia and and TEVAR TEVAR in in the the US US early early days days ofofUS EVAR EVAR former formerUSSR USSR TEVAR TEVAR in in the the US TEVAR TEVAR ininthe the US US early early days days of of EVAR EVAR former former USSR USSR TEVAR TEVAR in in the the US US Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael D.D.J.Dake Dake Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank J.D. Criado Criado Speaker: Speaker:Leo LeoA.A.Bockeria Bockeria Michael Michael D. Dake Dake Speaker: Speaker: Michael Michael D.D.J.Dake Dake Speaker: Speaker: Frank Frank J.D. Criado Criado Speaker: Speaker:Leo LeoA.A.Bockeria Bockeria Michael Michael D. Dake Dake EVAR EVAR“How “HowI Idid didit”it” EVAR EVAR “How “How I I did did it” it” Speaker: Speaker:Juan JuanC. 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Alimi Alimi - Marseille -- Marseille - France -- France - UK- UK Afshin Assadian Wien Austria Afshin Afshin Assadian Assadian - Wien -- Wien - Austria -- Austria Tilo Tilo Kölbel Kölbel Hamburg Hamburg Germany Germany it isit with is with great great pleasure pleasure that that wewe hereby hereby welcome welcome you you Jean-Pierre Becquemin - France - France to to Fabien Fabien Koskas Koskas - Paris - Paris - France - France Jean-Pierre Jean-Pierre Becquemin Becquemin - Créteil -- Créteil thethe sixth sixth edition edition of of the the International International Congress Congress Xavier Berard Bordeaux France Xavier Xavier Berard Berard - Bordeaux -- Bordeaux - France -- France Mario Mario Lachat Lachat - Zürich - Zürich - Switzerland -“How Switzerland Aortic Aortic Surgery Surgery and and Anesthesia Anesthesia “How to to dodo it”it” Giancarlo Biamino Leipzig Giancarlo Giancarlo Biamino Biamino - Leipzig -- Leipzig - Germany - Germany Thomas Thomas Larzon Larzon Örebro - Sweden th - thÖrebro th th- Sweden - 13 , 2014 , 2014 at at thethe taking taking place place onon December December 1111- 13 Leo A. Bockeria Moscow Leo Leo A.A. Bockeria Bockeria - Moscow -- Moscow - Russia -- Russia Christos Christos Liapis Liapis - Athens - Athens - Greece - Greece Ospedale Ospedale San San Raffaele Raffaele in Milano. in Milano. Roberto Roberto Chiesa Chiesa Jan S. Brunkwall Köln Germany Jan Jan S.S. Brunkwall Brunkwall - Köln -- Köln - Germany -- Germany IanIan Loftus Loftus - London - London - UK- UK FullFull Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular Surgery Surgery Thierry P. Carrel Bern Switzerland WeWe areare delighted delighted and and honoured to -to announce a truly Thierry Thierry P.Università P. Carrel Carrel -Vita-Salute Bern -- Bern - Switzerland -- Switzerland Tara Tara M.honoured M. Mastracci Mastracci London - announce London - UK- UKa truly Università Vita-Salute San San Raffaele Raffaele Nabil Chakfé Strasbourg France Nabil Nabil Chakfé Chakfé - Strasbourg -- Strasbourg - France -- France Klaus Klaus Mathias -300 Hamburg - experts Hamburg - Germany - Germany international international faculty faculty ofMathias of over over 300 experts in their in their London Giuseppe Panuccio - Münster - Germany Nicholas J. Cheshire - UK- UK Giuseppe Panuccio - Münster - Germany Nicholas Nicholas J. J. Cheshire Cheshire - London -- London fields fields and and distinguished distinguished keynote keynote lecturers lecturers who who willwill Laurent Chiche Paris France Luís Mendes Pedro Lisboa Portugal Laurent Laurent Chiche Chiche - Paris - Paris - France - France Luís Mendes Pedro - Lisboa - Portugal share share their their outstanding outstanding experience. experience. Martin Czerny Zürich Switzerland Andranik Petrosyan - Marseille - France Martin Martin Czerny Czerny - Zürich -- Zürich - Switzerland -- Switzerland Andranik Petrosyan - Marseille - France The The main main philosophy philosophy of of the the meeting meeting is is Belgrade Serbia Utrecht The Netherlands Lazar B. Davidovic Frans L. Moll - Serbia Lazar Lazar B.B. Davidovic Davidovic - Belgrade - Belgrade Frans L. Moll - Utrecht - The Netherlands unchanged and and our our mission mission is to is to offer offer the the- Germany Rick de Graaf Maastricht The Rick Rick dede Graaf Graaf - Maastricht -- Maastricht - The -- The Netherlands Netherlands unchanged Christoph Christoph A.A. Nienaber Nienaber -toRostock - to Rostock - Germany participants participants anan update update focused focused mostly onon thethe Carlo Di Mario London UK Carlo Carlo DiDi Mario Mario - London -- London - UK-- UK Paul Paul Pittaluga Pittaluga - Nice -mostly Nice - France - France practical practical aspect aspect of of cardiovascular cardiovascular surgery surgery and and Ionel Droc Bucharest Romania Ionel Ionel Droc Droc - Bucharest -- Bucharest - Romania -- Romania Vicente Vicente Riambau Riambau - Barcelona - Barcelona - Spain - Spain anesthesia, anesthesia, through through aSakalihasan dynamic aSakalihasan dynamic format format based based onon Leipzig Germany Christian D. Etz Alberto Alberto Zangrillo Leipzig - Germany -- Germany Natzi Natzi - Liège - Liège - Belgium - Belgium Christian Christian D. D. EtzEtz - Zangrillo -- Leipzig rapid rapid paced paced presentations. presentations. FullEvangelista Full Professor Professor of-Anesthesiology of Arturo Evangelista Barcelona Arturo Arturo Evangelista Barcelona -- Anesthesiology Barcelona - Spain - Spain Wilhelm Wilhelm Sandman Sandman - Duisburg - Duisburg - Germany - Germany andand Intensive Intensive Care Care Athanasios D. Giannoukas Sherif Sherif Sultan Sultan - changes Galway - Galway - Ireland - Ireland Athanasios Athanasios D.D. Giannoukas Giannoukas - Larissa - Larissa - Greece - GreeceHowever, Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele However, there there are are several several changes and and Hannover Hans-Jörg Gillmann - Switzerland - Switzerland Marko Marko I. Turina I. Turina - Zürich - Zürich - Germany - Germany Hans-Jörg Hans-Jörg Gillmann Gillmann - Hannover -- Hannover improvements improvements in the in the format format that that wewe hope hope willwill Olivier A. Goëau-Brissonnière Claude Vaislic Vaislic - Le- Le Chesnay Chesnay - France - France Olivier Olivier A.A. Goëau-Brissonnière Goëau-Brissonnière - Boulogne-Billancourt - Boulogne-Billancourt - France - France Claude enhance enhance everybody’s everybody’s experience: experience: Alison Halliday Oxford UK Jos Jos C.C. van van den den Berg Berg - Lugano - Lugano - Switzerland - Switzerland Alison Alison Halliday Halliday - Oxford -- Oxford - UK-- UK George Hamilton London Isabelle Isabelle Van Van Herzeele Herzeele - Gent - Gent - Belgium - and Belgium – besides – besides a significant a significant number number of of abdominal abdominal and George George Hamilton Hamilton - London -- London - UK- UK Stéphan Haulon Lille France Felix Felix van van Lier Lier Rotterdam - Rotterdam - feature The - The Netherlands Netherlands Stéphan Stéphan Haulon Haulon - Lille -- Lille - France -- France thoracic thoracic aortic aortic sessions, sessions, we-we will will also also feature Michael J.H.M. Jacobs Maastricht Eric Eric Verhoeven - Nürnberg - Nürnberg - Germany - and Germany Michael Michael J.H.M. J.H.M. Jacobs Jacobs - Maastricht -- Maastricht - The - The Netherlands Netherlands sessions sessions focused focused onVerhoeven on peripheral, peripheral, carotid carotid and Heinz G. Jakob Essen Germany Frank Frank Vermassen Vermassen - Gent - Gent - Belgium - Belgium Heinz Heinz G.G. Jakob Jakob - Essen -- Essen - Germany -- Germany venous venous disease; disease; INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONALFACULTY FACULTY Nikolay Nikolay L. L. Volodos Volodos - Kharkov - Kharkov - Ukraine - Ukraine – young – young investigators investigators willwill bebe allowed allowed to to participate participate Germano Germano Melissano Melissano in ain “Competition” a “Competition” with with thethe winner winner being being Associate Associate Professor Professor of Vascular of Vascular INTERNATIONAL FACULTY INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Surgery Surgery allowed allowed to to present present in the in the main main session; session; Enrico Enrico Ascher Ascher - Brooklyn - Brooklyn - NY- NY - USA - USA Pedro Pedro Pablo Pablo Komlós Komlós - Porto - Porto Alegre Alegre - RS- RS - Brazil - Brazil Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele AliAli Azizzadeh Azizzadeh - Houston - Houston - TX- TX - USA - USA Karaoglan Karaoglan Liberato Liberato de Moura Moura - Salvador - Salvador - BA- BA - Brazil - Brazil – “Sponsored” – “Sponsored” presentations presentations willwill bede be given given James James H.H. Black Black III III - Baltimore - Baltimore - MD- MD - USA - USA within Marcelo Marcelo Liberato Liberato de de Moura Moura Salvador Salvador BA BA Brazil Brazil within specific specific non-CME non-CME sessions sessions designated designated Enrico Ascher - USA Pedro Pablo Komlós Porto Alegre - -RS - Brazil Enrico Enrico Ascher Ascher Brooklyn -- Brooklyn - NY- NY - USA Pedro Pablo Komlós Porto Alegre -Brazil Brazil Po-Lin Po-Lin Chen Chen - Taipei -- Taipei -Brooklyn Taiwan - Taiwan Armando Armando C.C. Lobato Lobato - -São - -São Paulo Paulo - SP- -SP -RS Brazil as as “Industry “Industry focus”. focus”. Ali Azizzadeh Houston Karaoglan Liberato de Moura Salvador - Brazil Ali Ali Azizzadeh Azizzadeh Houston Houston TX TX USA USA Karaoglan Liberato de - Brazil - TX- TX - USA - USA Joseph Joseph S.S. Coselli Coselli - Houston - Houston Michel Michel S.S. Makaroun Makaroun - Pittsburgh -Moura Pittsburgh - -PASalvador - PA - USA - USA- BA- BA James H. Black III Baltimore Marcelo Liberato de Moura Salvador BA Brazil James James H. H. Black Black III III Baltimore Baltimore MD MD USA USA Marcelo Liberato Moura -- Argentina Salvador - BA - Brazil wish wish you you a Juan very a very satisfactory and and Frank Frank J. J. Criado Criado - Baltimore - Baltimore - MD- MD - USA - USA WeWe Juan C.satisfactory C. Parodi Parodi - Buenos -de Buenos Aires Aires - Argentina Po-Lin Chen Taipei Taiwan Armando Lobato - São - SP - Brazil Po-Lin Po-Lin Chen Chen - Dake Taipei -- Taipei - -Taiwan -- Taiwan Armando C.C. Lobato - São Paulo SP -Angeles Brazil informative meeting. meeting. Michael Michael D. D. Dake - Stanford Stanford - CA- CA - USA - USA informative William William Quiñones-Baldrich Quiñones-Baldrich - Paulo Los - -Los Angeles - CA- CA - USA - USA Houston Joseph S. Coselli Michel S. Makaroun Pittsburgh PA Houston Houston TX TX USA USA Joseph Joseph S. S. Coselli Coselli Michel Makaroun - York Pittsburgh PA- USA - USAUSA Ronald Ronald L. L. Dalman Dalman - Stanford - Stanford - CA- CA - USA - USA Frank Frank J.S.J. Veith Veith - New - New York CityCity - NY- NY - USA Frank J. Criado Frank Frank J. J. Criado Criado - Baltimore Baltimore - MD - MD - USA - USA Juan Juan C. C. Parodi Parodi - Buenos Buenos Aires - Argentina -- Argentina Marcelo Marcelo Ferreira Ferreira - --Rio -Baltimore Rio de de Janeiro Janeiro - RJ - RJ - Brazil - Brazil Arno Arno von von Ristow Ristow -- Rio - Rio deAires de Janeiro Janeiro RJ- RJ - Brazil - Brazil Michael D. Dake Stanford Michael Michael D. D. Dake Dake Stanford Stanford CA CA USA USA William William Quiñones-Baldrich Quiñones-Baldrich Los - Los Angeles Angeles - CA- CA - USA - USA Shin Shin Ishimaru Ishimaru - Saitama - Saitama - Japan - Japan Ottavio Ottavio Alfieri Alfieri Ronald L. Dalman Stanford Ronald Ronald L. L. Dalman Dalman Stanford Stanford CA CA USA USA Frank Frank J. J. Veith Veith New New York York City City NY NY USA USA Associate Associate Professor Professor of Cardiac of Cardiac Marcelo Ferreira Rio de Janeiro Janeiro Brazil Arno von Ristow Rio de Janeiro RJ Brazil Surgery Surgery Marcelo Marcelo Ferreira Ferreira - Rio -- Rio de de Janeiro - RJ-- RJ -RJBrazil -- Brazil Arno Arno von von Ristow Ristow - Rio -- Rio de de Janeiro Janeiro - RJ-- RJ - Brazil -- Brazil Università Università Vita-Salute Vita-Salute SanSan Raffaele Raffaele Shin Ishimaru Saitama Japan Shin Shin Ishimaru Ishimaru - Saitama -- Saitama - Japan -- Japan INTERNATIONAL HONORARY FACULTY FACULTY INTERNATIONAL HONORARY FACULTY FACULTY CHAIRMEN Valentino Enrico Barral Ascher- Saint-Étienne - Brooklyn - NY - USA Pedro Pablo Komlós - Porto Xavier - France Martelli - Roma - ItalyAlegre - RS - Brazil Ali Azizzadeh Houston TX USA Enrico Ascher Brooklyn NY USA Pedro Pablo Komlós - Porto Alegre- Italy - Brazil- BA - Brazil Karaoglan Liberato de Moura -- RS Salvador Xavier Barral Valentino Martelli - Roma - Italy Giorgio M. BiasiSaint-Étienne - Monza - ItalyFrance G. Raimondo Pistolese - Roma Ali Azizzadeh - Houston - TX - USA James H.M.Black III- Monza - Baltimore - MD - USA Karaoglan Liberato deMoura Moura - Salvador Salvador -- BA BA -- Brazil Marcelo Liberato de - Italy Giorgio Biasi Italy G. Raimondo Pistolese Roma Paolo Biglioli - Milano -Baltimore Italy Dieter Raithel - Nürnberg - Germany James H. Black III MD USA Marcelo Liberato de Moura Salvador BA - Brazil Po-Lin Chen Taipei Taiwan Armando C. Lobato São Paulo SP Brazil Roberto Chiesa Paolo Biglioli - Milano - Italy- France Dieter Raithel - Nürnberg - Germany Lucien Castellani Antonio - Italy- SP Alberto Zangrillo Po-Lin Chen - Taipei---Tours Taiwan - TX - USA Armando C.Makaroun Lobato- -Torino São Paulo Houston Joseph S. Coselli Michel S.Robecchi - Pittsburgh - PA- Brazil - USA Germano Melissano Lucien -- Tours - France Antonio Robecchi - Torino - Italy- Argentina TX- -USA USA Joseph S. Coselli Michel Makaroun - Pittsburgh - PA - USA Massimo Clementi -Houston Milano - - Italy Frank J.Castellani Criado - Baltimore - MD †Juan UgoC.S. Ruberti - -Milano - Italy Parodi Buenos Aires Ottavio Alfieri Massimo Clementi - Milano-- MD -CA Italy- USA Frank J.D. Criado - -Baltimore † Ugo Ruberti Milano Italy Juan C. Parodi Buenos Aires Argentina Michael Dake Stanford William Quiñones-Baldrich Los Valerio Di Carlo - Milano - Italy Domenico Tealdi - San Donato M., MIAngeles - Italy - CA - USA Michael D.Dalman Dake- -Milano Department ofL. Cardiovascular Surgery Anesthesia William Los Ronald -Stanford Stanford -and CA- USA - USA Frank J.Quiñones-Baldrich Veith - New City- -M., NYMI-Angeles USA Valerio Di Carlo - Italy- CA Domenico Tealdi - SanYork Donato - Italy - CA - USA Benedetto Marino -- Roma - Italy Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano Ronald L. Dalman Stanford - CA - USA Frank J. Veith - New- York CityJaneiro - NY - USA Marcelo Ferreira - Rio de Milano Janeiro Arno von Ristow Rio de - RJ - Brazil Benedetto Marino - Roma - Italy - RJ - Brazil Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Marcelo Ferreira - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil Arno von Ristow - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil Shin Ishimaru - Saitama - Japan Shin Ishimaru - Saitama - Japan SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Vascular Surgery Cardiovascular Anesthesia Cardiac Surgery Domenico Baccellieri Tiziana Bove FACULTY Luca Bertoglio MariaHONORARY Grazia Calabrò Blasio HONORARY FACULTY Andrea Renata Castellano Monica De Luca Alessandro Castiglioni Efrem Civilini Giovanni Landoni Michele De Bonis Andrea Kahlberg Fabrizio Monaco Paolo Denti Enrico M. Marone Federico Pappalardo Stefano Moriggia Xavier Barral - Saint-Étienne - France Valentino Martelli - Roma - Italy Matteo Montorfano Laura Pasin Xavier Barral - Saint-Étienne - France Valentino Martelli - Roma - Italy Yamume Tshomba Giorgio M. Biasi - Monza - Italy Anna Mara Scandroglio G. Raimondo Pistolese - Roma - Italy Giorgio M. Biasi - Monza - Italy Paolo PaoloBiglioli Biglioli -- Milano Milano -- Italy Italy Lucien Lucien Castellani Castellani -- Tours Tours -- France France Massimo Clementi Milano Massimo Clementi - Milano -- Italy Italy Valerio Valerio Di Di Carlo Carlo -- Milano Milano -- Italy Italy Benedetto Marino Roma Benedetto Marino - Roma -- Italy Italy G. Raimondo Pistolese - Roma - Italy DieterRaithel Raithel- -Nürnberg Nürnberg- Germany - Germany Dieter AntonioRobecchi Robecchi- -Torino Torino- Italy - Italy Antonio UgoRuberti Ruberti- -Milano Milano- Italy - Italy ††Ugo DomenicoTealdi Tealdi- -San SanDonato DonatoM.,M.,MIMI- Italy - Italy Domenico ORGANISING SECRETARIAT San Raffaele Congress Centre Via Olgettina 58 - 20132 Milano, Italy Phone +39 02 2643 3700 Fax +39 02 2643 3754 e-mail [email protected] Speakers are allowed 5 minutes for their presentation and discussants 1 minute for their comment SAVE THE THE DATE DATE SAVE Dear Colleagues, it is with great pleasure that we hereby welcome you to the sixth edition of the International Congress Aortic Surgery and Anesthesia “How to do it” taking place on December 11th - 13th, 2014 at the Ospedale San Raffaele in Milano. Roberto Chiesa Full Professor of Vascular Surgery Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele We are delighted and honoured to announce a truly T H international faculty of over 300 experts in their INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS T7HT H 77 I INfields NT TEEand RRNdistinguished NAAT TI IOONNAAkeynote L L CCOOlecturers NNGGRREwho ESSSSwill share their outstanding experience. Alberto Zangrillo AORTICSURGERY SURGERY AORTIC AORTIC SURGERY ANDANESTHESIA ANESTHESIA AND AND ANESTHESIA The main philosophy of the meeting is unchanged and our mission is to offer to the participants an update focused mostly on the practical aspect of cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia, through a dynamic format based on rapid paced presentations. “HOWTO TODO DOIT” IT” “HOW “HOW TO DO IT” Full Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele However, there are several changes and improvements in the format that we hope will enhance everybody’s experience: – besides a significant number of abdominal and thoracic aortic sessions, we will also feature sessions focused on peripheral, carotid and venous disease; Germano Melissano 2016 2016 Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele – young investigators will be allowed to participate in a “Competition” with the winner being allowed to present in the main session; – “Sponsored” presentations will be given within specific non-CME sessionsthdesignated thth th thth as “Industry focus”. DECEMBER15 15 -- 17 -17 17 DECEMBER 15 DECEMBER We wish you a very satisfactory and informative meeting. Ottavio Alfieri Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele www.aorticsurgery.it www.aorticsurgery.it www.aorticsurgery.it A C K N O W L E D medical technology sr. .l. Europan Sas G I OVA N N I CASTELLANO ONLUS G M E S.I.D.EM. S.p.A. – Prodotti Elettromedicali www.sidemspa.com [email protected] N T S