Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERYSUNDAY, MAY 10, 20098:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. AATS/STS ADULT CARDIAC SURGERYSYMPOSIUMBallroom A–C, Hynes Convention CenterCo-Chairmen: Michael A. Acker, MDJoseph E. Bavaria, MDUniversity of PennsylvaniaSESSION ITHORACIC AORTA8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. TEVAR: Indications, Current Trends andResultsG. Chad Hughes, MD, Duke University8:20 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. TEVAR in Setting of Aortic Dissection:Type A and BAlberto Pochettino, MD, University of Pennsylvania8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Hybrid ArchWilson Y. Szeto, MD, University of Pennsylvania9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. DISCUSSIONSESSION IIAORTIC ROOT/AORTIC VALVE9:15 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Aortic Valve Repair/Retention with AorticRoot DiseaseG. Michael Deeb, MD, University of Michigan9:35 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Aortic Valve Repair without Root PathologyTricuspid/BicuspidGebrine El Khoury, MD, St-Luc Hospital9:55 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK10:15 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement:TransfemoralJoseph E. Bavaria, MD, University of Pennsylvania13