SESSION 1 IMAGING AND DECISION-MAKING IN MITRAL VALVE DISEASE
Chairs: Ottavio Alfieri, Alain Berrebi, Patrizio Lancellotti, Giuseppe Speziale
KEY LECTURES
09.00
Mitral Valve Disease: Advanced Imaging for Diagnosis, Mechanistic Understanding and Surgical Decision-Making
Mani A. Vannan
09.10
Mitral Regurgitation Phenotypes: Beyond Severity - Mechanisms, Remodeling and Imaging Red Flags Francesco Faletra
09.20
Challengers Perspectives
Challengers: Luigi Martinelli, Gaetano Contegiacomo, Domenico Paparella, Marco Di Eusanio
09.30
Multimodality Imaging for Surgical Planning in Complex Mitral Valve Repair
Angelo Squeri
09.40
Mitral Annular Disjunction: The Missing Link Between Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death. Up-to-date from EHRA/ EACVI expert consensus
Corrado Fiore
09.50
Challengers Perspectives
Challengers: Paolo Izzo, Maria Antonietta Demola
SESSION 2 CONTEMPORARY SURGICAL STRATEGIES IN MITRAL VALVE REPAIR
Chairs: Khalil Fattouch, Ernesto Greco, Claudio Muneretto, Carlo Savini, Tirone David
PART I - The Philosophy and Durability of Mitral Valve Repair
10.00
Edge-to-Edge Repair: From the Alfieri Technique to Contemporary Surgical and Transcatheter Applications
Ottavio Alfieri
10.10
Respect but Resect: Follow the Lesions
David Adams
10.20
Respect or Resect: Is There One Better Than the Other?
Gilles Dreyfus
10.30
Remarks from the Chairs
10.40 TEDx Medical Talk
The Mitral Valve Lesson
Giuseppe Speziale with Massimiliano Sisto
PART II - Contemporary Surgical Techniques
11.00
Bileaflet Mitral Valve Dysfunction: RE-LOCK and TRACK Techniques for Complete Repair
Giuseppe Nasso
11.10
Advanced Surgical Strategies in Mitral Valve Repair
Pierluigi Stefano
11.20
Trans-axillary Approach for Mitral Valve Repair: Technique and Clinical Results
Marco Di Eusanio
11.30
Surgical Implications of Mitral Plasticity Antonio
Maria Calafiore
11.40
Totally Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair: a Step Forward
Marco Diena
11.50
LIVE IN THE BOX
Mitral Valve repair in Endocarditis
Carlo Savini
11.55
Challengers Perspectives
Challengers: Alberto Albertini, Davide Ricci, Carlo Zebele
SESSION 3 TRANSCATHETER TREATMENT FOR MITRAL VALVE DISEASE
Chairs: Massimo Chello, Gabriele Crimi, Alessandro Parolari, Francesco Patanè
12.05
Mitral Valve Disease: Guideline-Based Decision Making, Vascular Access Management and future perspectives
Fausto Castriota
12.15
Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair vs Replacement: Indications, Patient Selection and Clinical Outcomes
Sergio Berti
LIVE IN THE BOX
12.25
How to treat mitral valve disease - From Access to Closure
Roberto Nerla
12.30
Challengers Perspectives
Challengers: Luigi Martinelli, Giulia Pignatelli, Luigi Salemme, Gianmarco Arturo Volpe
12.40
The Patient experience: Complex Mitral Regurgitation Treated with MitraClip: Clinical Case and Procedural Strategy
Fausto Castriota and special guest
12.55 - Light Lunch
SESSION 4 TRICUSPID VALVE
Chairs: Francesco Bedogni, Alberto Cremonesi, Tullio Tesorio
14.00
Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Pulmonary Hypertension
Mani A. Vannan
14.10
From Echocardiographic Assessment to Clinical Decision
Francesco Melillo
14.20
When and how to treat tricuspid regurgitation
Khalil Fattouch
14.30
Transcatheter Treatment of Tricuspid Regurgitation: TriClip and Emerging Endovascular Valve Implantation
Anna Franzone
14.40
Recurrent Tricuspid Regurgitation: Contemporary Treatment Algorithms
Giovanni La Canna
14.50
Up to date grading of TR and how to quantify TR in presence of right ventricle dysfunction
Tugba Kemaloglu Oz
15.00 - VIDEO IN THE BOX
Live in the box Surgical Repair
Elisa Mikus
15.05
Challengers Perspectives
Challengers: Corrado Fiore, Michele Di Mauro, Giuseppe Santarpino
ANESTHESIA CORNER Anesthesia and Perioperative Management in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Chairs: Enrico Coscioni, Ilir Dhojniku, Lorenzo Mantovani, Antonio Rago
15.15
Practical Anesthesia Tips for Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery: Making MIMVS Truly Minimal
Cataldo Labriola
15.20
Regional Analgesia in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: The Role of Fascial Plane Blocks
Antongiulio Valenzano
15.25
Anesthetic Management of HighRisk Mitral Patients: Right Ventricular Protection, Pulmonary Hypertension and Safe Weaning from CPB
Flavio Fiore
15.30
Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support After Cardiac Surgery: VA-ECMO in Post-Cardiotomy Shock and VV-ECMO in Postoperative SIRS
Marcello Melone
15.35
Challengers Perspectives
Challengers: Ettore Augugliaro, Andrea Cuccio, Angelo Vavassori, Josè Zulueta
KEY LECTURES
15.45
Biological markers for refining thrombotic risk in cardiovascular patients
Elena Tremoli
SESSION 5 ARRHYTHMOLOGY
Chairs: Saverio Iacopino, Claudio Muneretto, Marino Scherillo, Francesco Solimene, Richard Whitlock
16.00
The New Era of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Energy Sources, Mapping Revolution and Personalized Therapy
Giuseppe Stabile
16.10
Hybrid Atrial Fibrillation Treatment: Lessons from Two Decades of Surgical Innovation
Claudio Muneretto
16.20
New Frontiers in Cardiac Pacing
Saverio Iacopino
16.30
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: RF, PFA or Combined Strategies
Francesco Solimene
16.40
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Prevention
Antonio Dello Russo
16.50
A comprehensive Approach to Atrial Fibrillation: from PFA ablation to LAA closure
Ignacio Garcia Bolao
Challenger: Pasquale Filannino
17.00
Left Atrial Management and atrial fibrillation ablation in Cardiac Surgery: As Important as the LIMA to LAD
Richard Whitlock
Challenger: Domenico Paparella
17.10
Left Atrial Appendage Management: Surgical vs Percutaneous Strategies
Carlo Savini
Challenger: Gaetano Contegiacomo
17.20
Heart Failure Management Through Multiparametric Diagnostics: Bridging Monitoring and Clinical Decisions
Antonio D’Onofrio
17.30
MASTER LECTURE
by Professor Gilles Dreyfus
Surgical Mitral Valve Repair: Art or Science?
17.50
End of Day 2