Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS10:35 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement:TransapicalTodd M. Dewey, MD, Medical City Dallas Hospital10:55 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. DISCUSSIONSESSION IIIMITRAL VALVE REPAIR11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 3-D Echo: Clinical Breakthrough orPretty Pictures?Joseph S. Savino, MD, University of Pennsylvania11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Degenerative Disease: Complex RepairMade SimpleDavid H. Adams, MD, Mount SinaiMedical Center11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. DISCUSSION12:05 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. LUNCH —Hall A, Plaza LevelSESSION IVSURGICAL DECISION MAKING: WHEN ARE TWOVALVE PROCEDURES BETTER THAN ONE? /ATRIAL FIBRILLATION1:05 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. The Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation:Are We Ready for Prime Time?Niv Ad, MD, Fairfax Hospital1:25 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Aortic Stenosis/Mitral Regurgitation:When to Repair the Mitral Valve?Thomas G. Gleason, MD, University of Pittsburgh1:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Mitral Stenosis/Mitral Regurgitation andTricuspid Regurgitation: When to Repairthe Tricuspid Valve?Richard J. Shemin, MD, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. DISCUSSION14