Preliminary Program
FEBRUARY 12-14, 2009
up-dated to August, 8th
Live Practical Demonstration Advanced and Basic Workshop




 who attended 2008
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 2009


MAIN HALL


Chairman: G.W. Stone
Co-chairman: M. Rothman

8.00-10.15

LIVE CASES from Milan, Italy
Columbus Hospital

Commentators:
G.B. Danzi, S. De Servi, B. Katzen, M.C. Morice

Operators:
A. Colombo, G.M. Sangiorgi, C. Godino, G. Melzi, I. Michev, A. Sharp

On-line factoids relevant to the cases presented:
A. Chieffo, A. Latib, V. Magni


10.15-10.45
Coffee break

10.45-12.30

LIVE CASES from Siegburg, Germany
Helios Heart Center

Commentators:
F. Prati, G. Schuler, H.C. Tan, R. Waksman, A. Yeung

Operators:
E. Grube, U. Gerckens, R. Mueller

Guest operators:
K. Mitsudo, M. Wainstein

On-line factoids relevant to the cases presented:
A. Chieffo, A. Latib, V. Magni


12.45-14.15
Working Lunch

  12.45 - 14.15 Lunch Symposium - ROOM GIULIO CESARE

PFO & MITRAL
Chairmen: E. Ribeiro, H. Sievert

- Overview on mitral valve
O. Alfieri
- Update of EVEREST trials
T. Feldman
- Percutaneous approaches to mitral valve repair
J. Schofer
- State of the art of PFO closure: technique
Z. Hijazi
- State of the art of PFO closure: trials and perspectives
J. Tobis

12.45 - 14.15 Lunch Symposium - ROOM CICERONE

IMAGING
Chairmen: P. Fitzgerald, C. Tamburino

- IVUS: Multimodality Invasive Investigation – What is it for?
M. Rothman
- IVUS: my view
A. Bartorelli
- OCT
G. Guagliumi
- NMR
TBA
- Multislice CT angio
TBA

12.45 - 14.15 Lunch Symposium - ROOM NERONE

DES UPDATE 2
Chairmen: T.H. Koh, P.W. Serruys

- SYNTAX. The "surgical patient". Did the gold standard change?
G. Schuler
- Coming back to a patient centric approach
G.W. Stone
- Biodegradable vs durable polymer: Evidence based medicine leading the way
A. Abizaid
- The Genous Pro-HEALING stent: plan for the best, insure against the worst
R. De Winter
- Update of the JACTAX trial
A. Rosenthal
- New generation DES: are they really better and what next?
M. Thomas

MAIN HALL
Chairman: G.W. Stone
Co-chairman: P. Teirstein

14.30-16.00

LIVE CASES from Milan, Italy
Columbus Hospital

Commentators:
A. Bartorelli, W. Gray, Z. Hijazi, S. Marra, W. Wijns

Operators:
A. Colombo, G.M. Sangiorgi, C. Godino, G. Melzi, I. Michev, A. Sharp

On-line factoids relevant to the cases presented:
A. Chieffo, A. Latib, V. Magni


16.00-16.30 Coffee break

16.30-18.00

LIVE CASES from Siegburg, Germany
Helios Heart Center

Commentators:
G. Di Sciascio, P. Fitzgerald, T.H. Koh, E. Ribeiro

Operators: E. Grube, U. Gerckens, R. Mueller

Guest operators:
K. Mitsudo, M. Wainstein

On-line factoids relevant to the cases presented:
A. Chieffo, A. Latib, V. Magni


18.15-20.00
Cocktail Symposia

ROOM NERONE - from 10.00 to 18.00
VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSION
FROM CHEST PAIN TO BALLOON: VIRTUAL EMERGENCIES AT JIM
ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Recognition and Treatment Strategies


Chairman: F. Versaci

A revolutionary medical simulation that make learning a proactive process. This program is built into educational project to meet specific learning objectives. The training program focused on the treatment of acute coronary syndromes is devised by a dedicated faculty with the technical support of the Technical Medical Improvement (TMI) group.


  18.15-20.00 Cocktail Symposium - ROOM GIULIO CESARE

PERIPHERAL: SELECTED TAPED CASES
Chairmen: G. Biamino, B. Katzen

- Selected taped cases proposed by:
A. Cremonesi, F. Castriota, W. Gray, B. Reimers, G.M. Sangiorgi, D. Scheinert, H. Sievert

18.15-20.00 Cocktail Symposium - ROOM CICERONE

NEW CLASS OF STENTS
Chairmen: D. Antoniucci, O. Mendiz

- MIV clinical trial update of a novel polymer-free Hap DES
A. Abizaid
- Tryton Side-Branch Stent™: Update and Clinical program
A. Kaplan
- AXXESS Dedicated Bifurcation Stent
S. Verheye
- XTENT Custom NX DES systems: A novel approach to long and multilesion PCI
B. De Bruyne
- TIDE 9 months (randomized study TITAN vs ENDEAVOR)
S. Windecker