Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS3:45 p.m. SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION –ADULT CARDIAC SURGERYBallroom A–C, Hynes Convention CenterModerators: R. Duane DavisChuen-Neng Lee10. Have Hybrid Procedures Replaced Open Aortic Arch Reconstructionin High Risk Patients: A Comparative Study of Open Arch Debranchingwith Endovascular Stent Graft Placement and Conventional OpenTotal and Distal Aortic Arch ReconstructionRita K. Milewski, Wilson Y. Szeto, Alberto Pochettino, G. William Moser,Patrick Moeller, Joseph E. BavariaHospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAInvited Discussant: Yutaka Okita11. Effect of Partial Thrombosis on Distal Aorta After Repair of AcuteDeBakey Type I Aortic DissectionSuk-Won Song, 1 Byung-Chul Chang, 2*† Bum-Koo Cho, 2*∞ Kyung-Jong Yoo 21. Yondong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea;2. Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South KoreaInvited Discussant: Anthony L. Estrera12. Staged Repair Significantly Reduces Paraplegia Rate AfterExtensive Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairChristian D. Etz, Stefano Zoli, Christoph S. Mueller, Carol A. Bodian,Gabriele Di Luozzo, Ricardo Lazalla, Konstadinos A. Plestis, Randall B. Griepp *Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAInvited Discussant: Joseph S. Coselli* AATS Member† Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship 1987–1988∞Graham Memorial Traveling Fellowship 1976–197728