Programme from 2015
In 2015 happened the second edition of TALS in the well known Tivoli Hotel, with much success, creating the tradition of an anual conference about the Thoracic Aorta in Lisbon. TALS become the time and place to share, discuss and learn the work done by all involved in this area.
9H00
WELCOME
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
JOSÉ FRAGATA
9H15
1ST SESSION: TAVI AND AORTIC VALVE
90 min – 4 presentations 15 min each and 30 min discussion.
MODERATORS
JOSÉ FRAGATA
Lisboa, Portugal
LINO PATRÍCIO
Lisboa, Portugal
1. INTERMEDIATE RISK AORTIC STENOSIS: TAVI OR SURGERY
JOSÉ CUENCA
La Coruña, Spain
2. CHOOSE THE BEST VALVE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TAVI PATIENT
JEAN-CLAUDE LABORDE
Toulouse, France
3. WILL NEW VALVES IN THE NEAR FUTURE CHANGE THE ACCESS APPROACH IN ALL TAVI PATIENTS?
PEDRO CANAS DA SILVA
Lisboa, Portugal
4. SUTURELESS VALVES. ALTERNATIVE TO TAVI?
CARMELO MIGNOSA
Catania, Italy
DISCUSSANTS
JOSÉ PEDRO NEVES
Carnaxide, Portugal
RUI TELES
Carnaxide, Portugal
10H30
COFFEE-BREAK
11H00
2ND SESSION: MARFAN AND RELATED DISORDERS
90 min – 4 presentations 15 min each and 30 min discussion.
MODERATORS
GONZALO PRADAS
Vigo, Spain
RICHARD SCHULENBURG
Kimberley, South Africa
5. WHO HAS MARFAN SYNDROME? SPONTANEOUS MUTATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. KEY DIAGNOSTICS.
ISABEL GASPAR
Lisboa, Portugal
6. SINDROME DE LOEYS-DIETZ. THE RESEARCH THAT DEFINED A CLINICAL SYNDROME.
BART LOEYS
Antwerp, Belgium
7. BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE. EMBRYOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY. IS IT IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND CLINIC AND SURGICAL INDICATION?
ROSA GOUVEIA
Lisboa, Portugal
8. INDICATIONS AND SURGICAL OPTIONS IN MARFAN ANEURYSMS AND DISSECTIONS.
DAVIDE PACINI
Bologna, Italy
DISCUSSANTS
LÍDIA DE SOUSA
Lisboa, Portugal
JOSÉ CARLOS AREIAS
Porto, Portugal
ÂNGELO NOBRE
Lisboa, Portugal
12H30
CONFERENCE: WHAT CARDIOLOGISTS AND CARDIAC SURGEONS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARFAN SYNDROME
DUKE CAMERON
Baltimore, USA
13H00
LUNCH
14H30
3RD SESSION: THORACIC AORTA
105 min – 5 presentations 15 min each and 30 min discussion.
MODERATORS
DUKE CAMERON
Baltimore, USA
PAULO PINHO
Porto, Portugal
9. COULD MRI HELP SURGICAL DECISION MAKING IN THORACIC AORTA?
NUNO JALLES
Lisboa, Portugal
10. PETTI-COAT TECHNIQUE WITH NON-COVERED STENTS IN TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTIONS. INTERMEDIATE AND LONG TERM FALSE LUMEN PATENCY.
ANGEL FLORES
Toledo, Spain
11. ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: WHEN FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK IS AN OPTION.
KONSTANTINOS TSAGAKIS
Essen, Germany
12. ARCH AND MEGAORTA SYNDROME (MAS). FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK.
KAZIMIERZ WIDENKA
Rzeszowie, Poland
13. ARCH AND MEGAORTA SYNDROME (MAS). HIBRID VERSUS FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK. SANTA MARTA EXPERIENCE.
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
Lisbon, Portugal
DISCUSSANTS
PEDRO MATOS
Lisboa, Portugal
JOÃO RODRIGUES DA SILVA
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
RICHARD SCHULENBURG
Kimberley, South Africa
16H45
COFFEE-BREAK
17H00
4TH SESSION: THORACO-ABDOMINAL AORTA
60 min – 3 presentations 15 min each and 30 min discussion.
MODERATORS
JOÃO ALBUQUERQUE E CASTRO
Lisboa, Portugal
14. ENDOVASCULAR (OR HIBRID) APPROACH IN 2015
MARTIN MALINA
Malmö, Sweden
15. SURGICAL APPROACH IN 2015
GERMANO MELISSANO
Milan, Italy
16. PARAPLEGIA AND SPINAL CORD PROTECTION. NEUROPROTECTION AND MONITORING.
BAREND MEES
Maastricht, The Netherlands
DISCUSSANTS
FREDERICO GONÇALVES
Lisboa, Portugal
18H00
6 CLINICAL REPORTS “HOW WE DID IT”
5 MINUTES PRESENTATION + 5 MINUTES DISCUSSION
MODERATORS
PAULO PINHO
Porto, Portugal
KAZIMIERZ WIDENKA
Rzeszowie, Poland
DAVIDE PACINI
Bologna, Italy
18H30
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CLOSURE
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS