Programme from 2016
This year was the big conference. There were 3 separate events in addition to the main Thoracic Aorta Symposium: a satellite symposium just about the Marfan Syndrome, that not only discussed the medical aspects but also ways to improve quality of life for patients with this syndrome; a course dedicated to medical students with the help of Ethicon™; a contest evaluating clinical reports in which the team with the best presentation won 1.000€.
Both days of the event happened in Museu do Oriente, in Alcântara, so we had beautiful views of the river and the bridge during breaks and lunch.
13H30
REGISTRATION
ETHICON™ SATELLITE COURSE
Friday, 18 November 2016
14H00 – 16H00
HANDS ON TRAINING / WET LAB FOR CARDIOTHORACIC RESIDENTS (10 POSITIONS)
ASCENDING AORTA AND AORTIC ROOT
AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
COMPOSITE GRAFT. BENTALL
WELCOME
Goals & objective of Aortic root surgery Skills lab.
1. ASCENDING AORTA
Theory.
Hands on demonstration Ascending Aorta anatomy.
2. SIMPLE AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
Theory.
Hands on demonstration of simple aortic valve replacement.
3. COMPOSITE GRAFT. BENTALL
Theory.
Hands on demonstration of Bentall procedure.
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: BEST PRACTICES SHARING
CLOSING AND WRAP UP
MARFAN SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Friday, 18 November 2016
14H00 – 16H00
MODERATORS
LÍDIA DE SOUSA
Lisboa, Portugal
KONSTANTINOS TSAGAKIS
Essen, Germany
1. HOW TO SET UP A MARFAN CLINIC
ELOISA ARBUSTINI
Pavia, Italy
2. MARFAN AND ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE
JOÃO CAMPAGNOLO
Lisboa, Portugal
3. MARFAN AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC DISEASE
MARIA LUISA COUTINHO SANTOS
SILVESTRE CRUZ
Lisboa, Portugal
4. MARFAN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
Lisboa, Portugal
5. ANAESTHESIA IN MARFAN SYNDROME
CRISTINA RAMOS
Lisboa, Portugal
6. PORTUGUESE MARFAN ASSOCIATION: WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO
MARLENE DANAIA DUARTE
Porto, Portugal
DISCUSSANTS
RICARDO ARRUDA PEREIRA
Lisboa, Portugal
JORGE ALMEIDA
Porto, Portugal
DIANA OLIVEIRA ANTUNES
Lisboa, Portugal
10 CLINICAL REPORTS “HOW WE DID IT”
Friday, 18 November 2016
16H00 – 18H30
MODERATORS
KONSTANTINOS TSAGAKIS
Essen, Germany
CARMELO MIGNOSA
Catania, Italy
PRIZE OF 1.000€
FOR THE BEST PRESENTATION
JURY
JORGE MIMOSO
JOSÉ AGUIAR
JOSÉ PEDRO NEVES
MIGUEL SOUSA UVA
RICARDO ARRUDA PEREIRA
THORACIC AORTA SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, 19 November 2016
8H00 – 9H00
REGISTRATION
9H00
WELCOME
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
JOSÉ FRAGATA
9H15
1ST SESSION: TAVI UPDATE
MODERATORS
LINO PATRÍCIO
Lisboa, Portugal
JOSÉ FRAGATA
Lisboa, Portugal
1. GUIDELINES MANAGEMENT OF VALVULAR AORTIC STENOSIS UPDATE (2016 VERSION)
JOSÉ FRAGATA
Lisboa, Portugal
2. UPDATE IMAGING TO ACCURATE TAVI PROCEDURES
BEATRIZ VAQUERIZO
Madrid, Spain
DISCUSSANTS
PEDRO CANAS DA SILVA
Lisboa, Portugal
10H00
2ND SESSION: PROSTHESIS ENDOCARDITIS. PERI-ANNULAR ABSCESSES AND PSEUDOANEURYSMS.
MODERATORS
ADELINO MOREIRA LEITE
Porto, Portugal
3. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PERIAORTIC COMPLICATIONS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
LUÍSA BRANCO
Lisboa, Portugal
4. APPROACH WITH STENTLESS PROSTHESIS FREESTYLE™ AS ROOT REPLACEMENT
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
Lisboa, Portugal
DISCUSSANTS
GONÇALO COUTINHO
Coimbra, Portugal
RUI RODRIGUES
Lisboa, Portugal
10H40
COFFEE-BREAK
11H00
OPENING SESSION
11H15
3RD SESSION: REGURGITANT BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE.
VALVE SPARING AORTIC ROOT REPLACEMENT.
MODERATORS
MÁRIO JORGE AMORIM
Porto, Portugal
CARMELO MIGNOSA
Catania, Italy
5. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY ANALYSIS FOR AORTIC VALVE REPAIR STRATEGY
PASTORA GALLEGO
Sevilla, Spain
6. WHY I PREFER A REMODELING PLUS SUBVALVULAR RING TECHNIQUE
EMMANUEL LANSAC
Paris, France
7. WHY I PREFER A REIMPLANTATION TECHNIQUE
GEBRINE EL KHOURY
Brussels, Belgium
DISCUSSANTS
MIGUEL ABECASSIS
Carnaxide, Portugal
PEDRO BICO
Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
MARIA JOSÉ LOUREIRO
Almada, Portugal
12H30
CONFERENCE
CHAIRMEN
JOSÉ FRAGATA
Lisboa, Portugal
LUÍS VOUGA
Gaia, Portugal
8. HYBRID PROCEDURES FOR AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR
MARTIN GRABENWÖGER
Vienna, Austria
13H00
LUNCH
14H00
4TH SESSION: PAEDIATRIC AORTA
MODERATORS
JOSÉ FRAGATA
Lisboa, Portugal
CONCEIÇÃO TRIGO
Lisboa, Portugal
9. COARCTATION OF THE AORTIC IN THE ADULT. CHALLENGES
JOSÉ FRAGATA
Lisboa, Portugal
10. COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IN THE PAEDIATRIC AGE. STATE OF THE ART
JEAN RUBAY
Brussels, Belgium
DISCUSSANTS
RUI RODRIGUES
Lisboa, Portugal
JOSÉ DIOGO MARTINS
Lisboa, Portugal
15H00
5TH SESSION: ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME (PART 1)
MODERATORS
CHRISTOPH NIENABER
London, UK
JOSÉ PEDRO NEVES
Carnaxide, Portugal
11. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE DEAD
ROSA GOUVEIA
Carnaxide, Portugal
12. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME
ANA GALRINHO
Lisboa, Portugal
13. TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION: ACUTE, SUBACUTE AND CHRONIC. WHEN FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK IS A STRONG OPTION.
HEINZ JAKOB
Essen, Germany
14. ANAESTHESIA AND MONITORING FOR COMPLEX AORTIC PATHOLOGY
ANA FERRO
Lisboa, Portugal
DISCUSSANTS
MARIA JOÃO ANDRADE
Carnaxide, Portugal
FREDERICO GONÇALVES
Lisboa, Portugal
JOÃO RODRIGUES DA SILVA
Funchal, Portugal
16H40
COFFEE-BREAK
17H00
6TH SESSION: ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME (PART 2)
MODERATORS
HEINZ JAKOB
Essen, Germany
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
Lisboa, Portugal
15. TYPE nonA – nonB AORTIC DISSECTION
BARTOSZ RYLSKI
Freiburg, Germany
16. PENETRATING AORTIC ULCER, INTRAMURAL HAEMATOMA: WHEN TO WAIT? WHEN TO INTERVENE? PREOPERATIVE PLANNING AND SIZING FOR ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.
FREDERICO GONÇALVES
Lisboa, Portugal
17. TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION. ACUTE, SUBACUTE AND CHRONIC. TEVAR. LESSONS FROM INSTEAD TRIAL.
CHRISTOPH NIENABER
London, UK
18. AORTIC IMAGING: NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TOOLS.
ANTÓNIO CRUZ TOMÁS
Lisboa, Portugal
DISCUSSANTS
MANUEL ALMEIDA
Carnaxide, Portugal
JOSÉ PINHEIRO TORRES
Porto, Portugal
PEDRO HENRIQUE ALMEIDA
Porto, Portugal
18H30
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CLOSURE
ÁLVARO LARANJEIRA SANTOS
JOSÉ FRAGATA
* Please note that the Programme might still suffer minor changes.