89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTSF4. 3D Geometry of the Mitral Valve Determines the Success ofSecondary Chordal Cutting in Alleviating Ischemic MitralRegurgitationMuralidhar Padala, 1 Katherine L. Bell, 1 Vinod H. Thourani, 3 David H. Adams, 2*†Ajit P. Yoganathan 11. Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2.Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA; 3. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USAInvited Discussant: Gus J. VlahakesF5. Successful Resuscitation After Prolonged Periods of CardiacArrest – A New Field in Cardiac <strong>Surgery</strong>Georg Trummer, 1 Katharina Foerster, 1 Gerald D. Buckberg, 2* Christoph Benk, 1Claudia Heilmann, 1 Irina Mader, 1 Friedrich Feuerhake, 1 Oliver Liakopoulos, 2Kerstin Brehm, 1 Friedhelm Beyersdorf 1*1. University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 2. David Geffen School ofMedicine, University of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Los Angeles, CA, USAInvited Discussant: Ani AnyanwuF6. Smooth Muscle Phenotypic Modulation Is an Early Event inMurine Aortic Aneurysms and Human AneurysmsGorav Ailawadi, ∞ Sandra P. Walton, Hong Pei, Chris W. Moehle, ZequanYang, Christine Lau, ‡ Mark C. Mochel, Irving L. Kron, * Gary K. OwensTCV <strong>Surgery</strong>, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAInvited Discussant: John S. IkonomidisF7. Biodegradable Synthetic Small-Calibre Vascular Grafts:Long-Term Results After Replacement of the Rat AortaBeat H. Walpoth, 1 Damiano Mugnai, 1 Jean-Christophe Tille, 2Francesco Innocente, 1 Benjamin Nottelet, 3 Corinne Berthonneche, 4Xavier Montet, 5 Sarra de Valence, 3 Michael Moeller, 3 Robert Gurny, 3Afksendiyos Kalangos 11. Department of Cardiovascular <strong>Surgery</strong>, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva,Switzerland; 2. Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Geneva,Geneva, Switzerland; 3. Department of Pharmaceutics & BiopharmaceuticsEPGL, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 4. Department of Medicine,University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; 5. Department ofRadiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandInvited Discussant: Gorav Ailawadi* AATS Member† Alton Ochsner Research Scholarship 1992∞ Resident Traveling Fellowship 2006‡ John W. Kirklin Research Scholarship 200636
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERYF8. Optimal Flow Rate <strong>for</strong> Antegrade Cerebral PerfusionTakashi Sasaki, Shoichi Tsuda, Robert K. Riemer, Vadiyala Mohan Reddy, *Frank L. Hanley *Cardiothoracic <strong>Surgery</strong>, Stan<strong>for</strong>d University, Stan<strong>for</strong>d, CA, USAInvited Discussant: Randall B. GrieppF9. Reduced Oxidative Stress Response in the Ascending Aorta ofBicuspid Aortic Valve Patients: Impact on the ExtracellularMatrixJulie A. Phillippi, Michael A. Eskay, Bruce R. Pitt, Thomas G. GleasonDivision of Cardiothoracic <strong>Surgery</strong>, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAInvited Discussant: Frank W. Sellke* AATS Member37