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PREVIEW EDITION
SATURDAY
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Allied Health Personnel Symposium
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Adult Cardiac Skills
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
Congenital Heart Disease Skills
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
General Thoracic Skills
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
Optimal Therapies For End-Stage Thoracic
Organ Failure
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Adult Skills Lunch: Lawrence Cohn, MD
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
General Thoracic Skills Lunch:
Experiencing Atheer 3D Reality Glasses
for Surgery, Sina Fateh and Allen Y. Yang,
Atheer Labs
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Congenital Skills Lunch: Marc de Leval, MD
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
AATS Annual Meeting Highlights
P
lease make your
plans to join us
at the 95th AATS
Annual Meeting at
the Washington State
Convention Center in
Seatle from April 25
through April 29. Te
annual meeting culminates AATS Week 2015
which begins with the
2-day Mitral Conclave
in New York City on
April 24-25. Co-Chairs DR. DEL NIDO
David Adams, MD,
and Yolonda Colson,
MD, have joined Pedro del Nido, MD,
AATS President and Annual Meeting
Chair, in planning fve days of exceptional scientifc programming and
Advanced Techniques for State of the Art
Coronary Bypass Surgery
state-of-the-art presentations from world-renowned leaders in
cardiothoracic surgery.
“In addition to outstanding science and
technology, representing the pinnacle of the
cardiothoracic educational calendar, the
AATS Annual Meeting
provides an opportunity for us to meet with
our colleagues and to
enjoy the international
collegiality of our specialty,” noted Dr. del Nido.
The sessions in Seattle begin on
Saturday and feature the popular
skills courses, as well as two addi-
tional sessions: “Optimal Therapies
for End-Stage Thoracic Organ Failure: The Critical Role of the Surgeon
and the Use of ECMO, MCS and
Transplantation” and “The Allied
Health Personnel Symposium.” Saturday’s program has been expanded
to also include four hands-on sessions (separate registration required)
and a new session on “Advanced
Techniques for State of the Art Coronary Bypass Surgery,” which is open
to registered attendees.
A highlight of Sunday’s program is
the Legends Luncheons. Introduced
last year to enhance the postgraduate
courses, this year’s guest speakers will
be Tirone E. David, Marc R. de Leval and Jean Deslauriers. “Each year
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Welcome to Seattle
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Hands-On Sessions
Separate registration required
Honored Guest
Lecturer Col.
Casey Haskins
olonel Casey
Caccomplished
Haskins, an
military ofcer,
faculty member
at West Point
Academy and
founder of the
consulting frm,
BLK SHP INCOL. HASKINS
NOVATIONS,
will speak about
strategies to help leaders develop an
experimental, innovative mindset, and
facilitate the discovery and reinvention
of solutions to challenging problems. He
will speak on Tuesday at 11:40 a.m.
A
ATS is excited to be in Seatle, Washington, hosting its
95th Annual Meeting, April 25-29, 2015. Tis vibrant
city combines sophisticated urbanity with the unpretentious natural surroundings of the Pacifc Northwest.
Nicknamed the “Emerald City” for its lush evergreen forests,
Seatle has something for everyone – culture, entertainment,
shopping, restaurants and outdoor activities. And, Seatle is
the home of great cofee, which can be purchased from carts
on every corner.
Seatle is a fourishing metropolis – driven by a diverse
and resilient economy, strong entrepreneurial spirit and
historically vital business sectors. Te city of Seatle has a vibrant arts and cultures scene, world-class wineries, celebrity
chef restaurants, live music, fantastic places to shop and eat,
farmers markets and an overabundance of lakes, mountains
and shoreline to explore. Seatle icons include the Space
Needle, the Seatle Waterfront Ferris Wheel, the original
Starbucks location, the home of Bill Gates and Hat N’ Boots
located in Oxbow Park.
For more information, please visit the Seatle Convention
and Visitors Bureau website: htp://www.visitseatle.org/.
SOCIAL PROGRAM & TOURS
Edward D. Verrier, Local Arrangement Chair, has organized
an engaging social program for the 2015 AATS Annual
Meeting that ofers something special for everyone. Pre-registration for tours is required. Tours require a minimum
number of participants. All tours depart from the Washington State Convention Center.
Woodinville Wine Excursion
Sunday, April 26, 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $77 per person
In an intimate, relaxed seting, taste your way through two of
Washington’s most notable wineries, Chateau Ste. Michelle
and Novelty Hill /Januik. Nestled in the Sammamish River
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Discover a new favorite wine and enjoy the spectacular
views in Washington State’s wine country.
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the Scientifc Planning Commitee is
tasked to develop new and innovative
programs to engage and educate our
atendees,” said Dr. del Nido. “Tis
year I am excited to unveil our ‘Deep
Dive’ sessions. Several authors have
been identifed to provide additional
information on their research and to
address questions from a small group
of their colleagues. Tese sessions will
allow us to ‘dive deeper’ into the topic
and to extend the discussions.” Te
Deep Dives will take place in the Mini
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Teatres in the Exhibit Hall during
scheduled breaks.
Simultaneous plenary sessions, an
expanded poster session, the AATS
Learning Center, the Honored Guest
Lecture, the Basic Science Lecture, the
AATS Exhibit Hall, all combine to create a unique learning experience for all
cardiothoracic professionals.
“I urge you to visit the AATS website, watch your email for updates, and
review this issue and the onsite issues
of Toracic Surgery News and the AATS
Daily News for additional meeting updates.”
AATS Annual Meeting
Mobile App
S
oon to be available through iTunes
Store, Android Market, and the AATS
website!
Te 2015 AATS Annual Meeting Mobil
App will ofer atendees the full AATS
meeting experience right in the palm of
their hand. Meeting atendees will be able
to access every detail of the meeting, including the scientifc program, speakers,
exhibitors, meeting locations, atendees,
and Seatle.
Te app will encourage users to add
their own personalization, including a My
Schedule, My Notes, and My Briefcase,
where you can store your favorite documents for future reference.
Additional features include:
• A complete up-to-day schedule of what’s
happening.
• Interactive Exhibit Floor.
• Floor plans for the Convention Center
and hotel Meeting Rooms.
• Exhibitor List, with company description,
contact information, and booth location.
• Info Booth with general information on
the Annual Meeting.
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Deep Dive Sessions:
A New Feature for 2015
A
uthors of specifc papers will
be invited to give an expanded
“deep dive” into their paper
and will address questions from a
small panel of their colleagues. Tis
listing is current as of the printing of
this issue but please see the onsite materials for changes and
additions.
Adult Cardiac
Deep Dive in
the Exhibit Hall:
TAVR vs. SAVR
Monday, April 28,
3:00 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Moderated by
Vinod H. Tourani, MD
– Clinical Outcomes and Technical
Considerations
General Thoracic Deep
Dive in the Exhibit Hall
Monday, April 28, 3:30 p.m. –
3:55 p.m.
Moderated by Keith S.
Naunheim, MD, and
Sidharta P. Gangadharan,
MD
• 23: Routine VTE
Screening afer Pneumonectomy: You Must
Look to Find
• 6: A Multicenter Propensity-score Analysis of
991 Patients with Severe
Aortic Stenosis and Intermediate-high Risk Profle: Conventional
Surgery versus Sutureless Valves vs.
TAVR
• 7: Appropriate Patient Selection
or Healthcare Rationing? Lessons
from Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the PARTNER-I Trial
• 8: Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch
in High Risk Patients with Severe
Aortic Stenosis in a Randomized
Trial of a Self-Expanding Prosthesis
• 9: Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve
Terapy using Five Diferent Devices in Four Anatomic Positions
• P33: Te Incidence and Burden of
Venous Tromboembolism afer Major Lung
Resection: A Prospective
Cohort Analysis
• P34: Caprini Risk Assessment for
Postoperative Venous Tromboembolism in Surgical Lung Cancer
Patients
Congenital Deep Dive
in the Simultaneous
Session Room (6A)
Tuesday, April 29, 5:15 p.m. –
5:35 p.m.
Moderated by Jonathan M.
Chen, MD
• 2: Late Survival and Right Ventricular Performance in 332 Matched
Children: Classic Norwood-BT
Shunt Versus Norwood-Sano Modifcation
AATS 2105 Mitral Conclave Launches AATS Week
AATs
K
icking off AATS Week 2015 will be the AATS
percutaneous approaches, surgical techniques, and
Mitral Conclave in New York, immediately
long-term results.
preceding the AATS 95th Annual Meeting,
The AATS Mitral Conclave is the largest mitral
held this year in Seattle.
valve meeting in the world, and over
The Mitral Conclave brings the
1,000 attendees are again expected, inworld’s leading figures in mitral valve
cluding a large international contingent.
disease together on April 23 and 24 in
Over 70 national and international
New York to discuss the latest informafaculty members will provide expert lection regarding management guidelines,
tures in plenary sessions, as well as over
imaging, pathology, minimally invasive
15 focused break-out sessions. Debates
approaches, percutaneous approaches,
and expert video sessions round out the
surgical techniques, devices, and long
program, which includes new sessions
term results.
highlighting mini-oral presentations
DR. ADAMS
Invited presentations, videos, and foof abstracts submitted from surgeons
cused discussions will center around the
around the world.
latest information regarding management guidelines,
“During the Conclave we will cover all aspects
imaging, pathology, minimally invasive approaches,
of mitral valve disease,” said course director David
H. Adams, MD, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis
Professor and Cardiac Surgeon-in-Chief of Mount
Sinai Health System in New York. “It’s a very ambitious meeting that will allow attendees to focus
on decision making and technical aspects in mitral
valve surgery.”
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ECMO, MCS and transplantation: Managing the changing landscape
M
ethical dilemmas that occur with these
technologies; and how to handle endof-life decision making, said course
chair R. Duane Davis, Jr., MD, professor of surgery and
director of transplant services at
Duke University
Medical Center.
A wet laboratory
will be set up so
atendees can get
their hands on the
devices, he says.
DR. REICHENSPURNER
ECMO has
had “extraordinary growth for heart and lung transplantation,” Dr. Davis says. “We’ve
gone from about 10 deployments a
year to close to 200.” A lot of discussion has centered around what to do
when patients arrest, he says, including
how and when to deploy extra-corporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(ECPR) to mechanically re-establish
perfusion. “Tis has profound alterations on how patients are dealt with.”
Atendees will gain education and
training in the indication for and procedures of ECMO and ventricular
assist device (VAD) insertion, says
Dr. Reichenspurner, president of the
International Society for Heart & Lung
Transplantation. Tere will be “critical
discussion of postoperative results and
quality of life,” he adds.
Discussion topics will include how
to interact with outside hospitals that
may otherwise be your competitors,
Dr. Davis says, and how to create support for services they can’t provide,
such as the management of acute cardiogenic shock. Presenters also will
address how to handle lef ventricular
assist devices (LVADs) for destination
therapy.
Te program is broken down into
four sections. Te frst part will go over
the management of cardiogenic shock
and bridging to devices like VADs or
conventional situations of transplantation. Ashish S. Shah, MD, of Johns
Hopkins will discuss the establishment
of an emergency ECMO deployment
program, and Ashok Babu, MD, of the
University of Colorado will discuss
outcomes of ECMO for cardiopulmonary failure.
Te second part will address how
ECMO and ex-vivo lung perfusion
(EVLP) are altering the felds of respiratory failure and transplantation. Talks
in this section include a presentation
on ECMO/ mechanical circulatory
support (MCS) fnance by Scot C. Silvestry, MD, of Washington University,
and outcomes of ECMO for respiratory failure by Mathew D. Baccheta,
MD, of Columbia University.
Part three, afer lunch, will address
what’s new and interesting in the world
of MCS. Te session kicks of with a talk
about experience with new technologies
and minimally invasive LVADs by Jan
D. Schmito, MD, PhD, of Hannover
Medical School (Germany) and features
presentations about alternative surgical
approaches to placement of VADs by
Edwin Clyde McGee, MD, of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and initiation of destination therapy (DT) LVAD
programs at non-transplant centers by
Rohinton J. Morris, MD, of Abington
Memorial Hospital.
Finally, the course will cover the fnancial and regulatory realities of lung
transplantation. Dr. Davis will make a
presentation on the essentials of transplant regulation and fnance and what
specialists in this feld need to know.
Te course will close with a talk about
the regulatory environment created by
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
and the United Network for Organ
Sharing (UNOS) by Christine L. Lau,
MD, of the University of Virginia.
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Novelty Hill and family-owned Januik
are two independent wineries that
share a tasting room and production
facility. Sample wines from distinguished winemaker Mike Januik,
recently named one of the world’s 10
“Masters of Merlot” by Wine Enthusiast
magazine. He has had numerous wines
appear on Wine Spectator’s prestigious
“Top 100” list, including the 2003
Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon.
Te main assembly building is as large
as 75 NFL football felds and produces 747, 767, 777 and 787 airplanes.
Witness how these modern marvels of
fight are transformed from parts made
around the globe into some of the
most famous airplanes in the world.
where local farmers and merchants
ofer a diverse array of products. Palates will be awakened by tasting locally-made food and beverages. During
the tour, pick up helpful hints, such as
cooking ideas, buying tips, can’t-miss
restaurants and handy market history.
Tis walking tour can include delicious
tasting samples of:
Locally-Roasted Cofee
Alderwood Smoked Salmon
Fresh Seasonal Produce
Handmade Artisan Cheeses
Nation’s Best Clam Chowder
And more tasty surprises!
Discover the sights, sounds and
favors of this historical landmark in a
way that even surprises locals.
Valley, Woodinville is a small community that has become a haven for fne
winemakers.
Chateau Ste. Michelle, located on
87 acres of historic, chateau and arboretum-like grounds, combines an
ongoing dedication to research with a
commitment to classic winemaking traditions. Known for its highly-acclaimed
Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot and Cabernet, Chateau Ste. Michelle receives
some of the highest accolades in the
industry, including “American Winery
of the Year 2004” from Wine Enthusiast
magazine and “2005 Winery of the
Year” by Restaurant Wine magazine.
Uniting innovation with tradition,
Plan to Attend the
AATS Annual
Business Meeting
AATS Members Only
Business Session
Monday 7:20 am
Executive Session
Tuesday 5:35 pm - 6:15 pm
Boeing and Future of Flight Tour
Monday, April 27, 9:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m.
Cost: $57 per person
Don’t miss the only public tour of
a commercial jet assembly plant in
North America: the fun, fascinating
Future of Flight Aviation Center &
Boeing Tour. What beter place to soar
into the world of commercial aviation
than in Seatle, a major aeronautical
hub and the home of Te Boeing
Company – one of the greatest aviation
dynasties in the world.
Participate in a guided 90 Minute
Tour of the Boeing Assembly Plant
which includes interactive exhibits
and displays in the 73,000-square-foot
high-tech Future of Flight Aviation
Center. Ten watch the world’s largest
jets be assembled in the world’s largest
building at the Boeing Assembly Plant.
Tastes of Pike Place Market Tour
Tuesday, April 28, 9:15 a.m. –
1:15 p.m.
Cost: $78 per person
Eat your way through Seatle’s most
celebrated culinary landmark, Pike
Place Market. Established in 1907, Pike
Place Market is the oldest continually
operating farmers’ market in the United States featuring over 600 businesses
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anaging the latest technologies
for heart and lung failure will be
the theme of Saturday’s course,
“Optimal Terapies for End-stage
Toracic Organ
Failure: the Critical Role of the
Surgeon and the
Use of ECMO,
MCS and Transplantation.”
“We have an increasing number
of patients with
DR. DAVIS
terminal heart
and lung failure,”
said course co-director Hermann
Reichenspurner, MD, PhD, medical
director of the University Heart Center
Hamburg (Germany). “Tese patients
need to be treated ofen acutely by
insertion of extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation [ECMO] or mechanical
circulatory support.”
Te full-day course, from 8:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m., will address the changing
landscape with respect to acute cardiac
failure, cardiogenic shock, and acute
respiratory failure; what technologies
are available and how to use them in
the most efcient way; how to set up
these programs; how to manage the
Seattle’s Pike
Place Market
is a worldrenowned
destination for
fresh seafood,
produce, crafts,
and other
specialties
of the Pacifc
Northwest.
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SUNDAY
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AATS/STS Adult Cardiac Surgery
Symposium
AATS/STS Congential Heart Disease
Symposium
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
AATS/STS General Thoracic Surgery
Symposium
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Legends Luncheons
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
MONDAY
6:30 a.m.
Maintenance of Certifcation
Information Breakfast
7:20 a.m.
Business Session (AATS Members Only)
7:30 a.m.
Plenary Scientifc Session
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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T
imothy J. Gardner , MD, Medical
numerous publications on the study of
Director of the Christiana Care Cen- cardiac disease and being the driving
ter for Heart & Vascular
force behind and frst director
Health will receive the 2015
of the Cardiothoracic Surgery
AATS Lifetime Achievement
Network — which has had a
Award at the Plenary Session,
lasting impact on the feld.
on Monday, April 27.
He was AATS President
Dr. Gardner is being
(2001-2002), helped initiate
honored for his years of
the creation of the AATS
contributions to cardiothoScientifc Afairs and Governracic surgery. Over a 10-year
ment Relationship Commitperiod, he was Chief of the
tee, and has participated in
DR. GARDNER
Division of Cardiothoracic
numerous AATS commitees,
Surgery at both the University
publications and leadership
of Pennsylvania and Christiana Care.
activities. Dr. Gardner is also Past PresiHis many accomplishments include
dent of the American Heart Association
and served as the frst International
Councilor of the European Association
for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS).
Te award was established in 2004
to recognize individuals for their significant contributions to cardiothoracic
patient care, research, teaching or community service. Previous recipients
include Eugene Braunwald, MD; Fred
Crawford, MD; Tomas Ferguson, MD;
F. Grifth Pearson, MD; and Frank
Spencer, MD.
We invite all AATS Annual Meeting
atendees to be on hand on April 27 to
congratulate Dr. Gardner on this well-deserved honor.
9:45 a.m.
11:05 a.m.
New Member Induction
11:25 a.m.
Presidential address:
“Technological Innovation
in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A
Pragmatist’s Approach”
Pedro J. del Nido, MD
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Congenital Heart Disease
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
General Thoracic Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Perioperative Care
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
18th Annual C. Walton Lillehei
Resident Forum
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Integrating Advanced Imaging in
Planning Interventions: A Case-Based
Interactive Expert Panel Review
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Functional MR: A Surgical Disease?
New Surgical and Interventional
Paradigms for Treatment
TUESDAY
7:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Cardiac Surgery Forum
7:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
General Thoracic Surgery Forum
7:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Adult Cardiac Emerging Technology
and Techniques Forum NEW!
7:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
General Thoracic Emerging Technology
and Techniques Forum NEW!
7:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Video Session
7:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
VAD/ECMO Session NEW!
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Outstanding Opportunities for Residents at AATS 2015
A
ATS encourages residents, fellows
and medical students to atend the
Annual Meeting and ofers:
Resident/Fellow and Medical
Student Registration
Residents/Fellows/Medical Students
are eligible for a special $100 registration
fee to atend the Annual Meeting, the
Saturday Skills Courses and the Sunday
Symposia.
Member for a Day Session
Saturday, April 25, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Available to medical students, general
surgery residents, and up to third year integrated CT residents (I-6). Tis session
provides young aspiring surgeons with
the necessary information on diferent
pathways and issues involved in pursuing
training in CT surgery. Tis session is
complimentary. However, registration is
required to atend.
Resident Poster Competition
Sunday, April 26, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
during the Welcome Reception
CT surgery residents represent their
institutions in a competition against colleagues and present a scientifc poster of
their clinical or laboratory research
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
“Top Gun” Competition
Sunday, April 26, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
during the Welcome Reception
Watch the top fve resident fnalists
showcase technical skills as they compete for the designation of the 2015 Resident Top Gun.
Preparing Yourself for an
Academic Career Luncheon
Monday, April 27, 12:30 p.m.
An interactive resident luncheon will
include presentations from AATS Member faculty covering the many tracks of
contemporary thoracic surgery including
translational research, clinical trials, technology advances, and outcomes research.
18th Annual C. Walton
Lillehei Resident Forum
Monday, April 28, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Includes eight presentations, limited to
original work, presented by residents in
CT surgery or general surgical training
programs in North America. Te winner
of the 18th Annual C. Walton Lillehei
Resident Forum will be announced
during the Plenary Scientifc Session on
Tuesday, April 28.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
“Jeopardy” Competition
Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April
28 in the Exhibit Hall
Tis event features six teams of (2) CT
residents competing in three rounds of
a “Jeopardy!” style competition.
AATS Attendee Reception at The Museum of Flight
Annual Atendee Reception will be
T10:00heheldAATS
on Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00 p.m. to
p.m. at Te Museum of Flight, the world’s
largest private air and space museum. It has more
than 150 aircraf in its collection, including the
famous Blackbird, the only remaining Boeing 80A,
and the Aerocar III. An new exhibit, Inspiring
Rockets, explores the infuence model rocketry
has had in shaping the lives of young enthusiasts
since the very beginning of the space age. Among
the permenant exhibits are NASA Apollo 17 Mission models, historic aircraf from the early days of
fight, World War I and World War II.
Tickets are $85.00 and available when you register online or may be purchased onsite at the Registration desk at the Convention Center.
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Basic Science Lecture
Donald E. Ingber, MD, PhD
Wyss Institute for Biologically
Inspired Engineering
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James L. Cox to Receive the 2015
AATS Scientifc Achievement Award
J
ames L. Cox , MD, will be honored
with the 2015 AATS Scientifc
Achievement Award at
the Plenary Session on Monday, April 27.
Dr. Cox is being honored
for his pioneering work in
cardiothoracic surgery at
Duke, Georgetown and
Washington Universities,
and his accomplishments
as a true surgeon scientist.
DR. COX
He has performed seminal
work on atrial fbrillation,
has a long history of receiving National
Institutes of Health funding to support
institutional research programs, has lead
numerous trainees in achieving scientific discoveries and has been a leader of
the World Heart Foundation. Dr. Cox
served as AATS President (2000-2001).
Te award was established in 1994 to
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8:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Plenary Scientifc Session
11:40 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Honored Guest lecture
Three Ideas About Changing Things
Col. Casey Haskins
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Moderated Poster Competition
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Congential Heart Disease Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
General Thoracic Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
2:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Aortic/Endovascular Surgry
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
5:35 p.m. – 6:15 p.m
Executive Session (AATS Members only)
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
AATS Attendee Reception at The
Museum of Flight
WEDNESDAY
7:00 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
7:00 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
Congeniial Heart Disease
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
7:00 a.m. – 9:35 p.m.
General Thoracic Surgery
Simultaneous Scientifc Session
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Adult Cardiac Masters of Surgery Video
Session
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Congenital Heart Disease Masters of
Surgery Video Session
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
General Thoracic Masters of Surgery
Video Session
recognize individuals who have made
extraordinary scientifc contributions in
CT surgery. Previous recipients have included Eugene
Blackstone, MD; Gerald
Buckberg, MD; Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD; Denton
Cooley, MD; Michael DeBakey, MD; Marc de Leval,
MD; John Kirklin, MD; Norman Shumway, MD; Andrew
Wechsler, MD; and Richard
Weisel, MD. We invite all
AATS Annual Meeting attendees to be on hand on April 27th to
congratulate Dr. Cox on this well-deserved honor.
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AATS Allied Health
Poster Competition
T
he AATS Allied Health Poster
Competition provides an opportunity for cardiothoracic allied
health professionals to participate in
a competition by presenting a scientifc poster at the 2015 AATS Annual
Meeting. Te posters should refect
the participant’s research fndings
and/or new and innovative ideas for
successful approaches in the management of the cardiothoracic patient.
Te Competition will be held
during the AATS Welcome Reception on Sunday, April 26, from 5:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with all successful
applicants in atendance. Once the
Competition has concluded, the
posters will remain on display in the
AATS Exhibit Hall until 4:30 p.m.
on Monday, April 27.
Te winning presenter will receive
a $1,000 stipend to support travel
and accommodations to the Annual Meeting and will be announced
during the Plenary Session on Tuesday, April 28, and in Toracic Surgery
News and the AATS Daily News publications.
Don’t Miss the Legends Luncheons
Sunday: 12:00 p.m.
– 1:00 p.m.
Atend the Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons
featuring Tirone E. David, MD;
Marc R. de Leval, MD, and
Jean Deslauriers, MD.
responsible for creating the
Heart and Heart-and-Lung
transplantation program for
children at Great Ormond
Street.
Jean Deslauriers, MD
(General Thoracic)
Tirone E. David, MD
Dr. Deslauriers is a Professor
DR. DAVID
DR. DE LEVAL
DR. DESLAURIERS
(Adult Cardiac)
of Surgery at Hopital Laval,
Dr. David is a past president
Center of Pneumology, in
Marc R. de Leval, MD
of the AATS, and professor and head
Sainte-Foy, Quebec.
(Congenital Heart)
of the division of Cardiovascular SurHe has edited more than 12 thoDr. de Leval is the medical direcgery at Toronto General Hospital. He
racic surgery textbooks and is the
tor of the International Congenital
developed the “David Operation” to
recipient of the prestigious Order of
Cardiac Center, London. He was
preserve the aortic valve.
Canada.
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Exhibitor List
A & E Medical Corporation
504
Edwards Lifesciences
737
LoupeCam by VizVOCUS inc.
1225
Siemens Healthcare
Abbott Vascular
511
Elsevier Inc.
508
LSI Solutions
1111
Sontec Instruments Inc.
505
Magic Masseuse
1304
Sorin Group
343
Acelity (KCI)
1325
Enova Illumination
Acute Innovations
1017
ESTS
144
MAQUET Medical Systems, USA 337
Spiration, Inc.
Admedus
1105
ETHICON
904
MED Alliance Solutions, LLC
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Advanced Cardiothoracic
Consultants, LLC
1310
Fehling Instruments GmbH
& Co. KG
331
Medistim
517
STS
AtriCure, Inc.
817
Genesee BioMedical, Inc.
711
Medtronic, Inc.
537
Surgitel/General Scientifc Corp 907
Bard Davol
617
Gore & Associates, Inc.
1008
Microsurgery Instruments, Inc.
602
SynCardia Systems, Inc.
605
BFW, Inc.
917
Halyard
1205
MT Medi Corp.
Terumo Cardiovascular Group
531
Biomet Microfxation
804
Hawaiian Moon
1313
Myriad Genetic Laboratories
Bolton Medical Inc.
1213
CardiacAssist, Inc.
1207
704
910
Chase Medical Inc.
601
ClearFlow, Inc.
809
International BioPhysics
Corporation
Covidien
1123
CRC Press - Taylor & Francis
Group LLC
CryoLife, Inc.
CTSNet
CureVentions
1106
523
140
1312
De Soutter Medical USA
1324
Designs For Vision, Inc.
431
EACTS
128
Medela, Inc.
Heart Hugger/Gen’l Cardiac
Technology
HeartWare, Inc
Cormatrix Cardiovascular, Inc. 1327
1326
1117
1110
717
1011
1227
NeoChord, Inc.
611
1201
On-X Life Technologies, Inc.
730
Orascoptic
709
Otto Trading, Inc.
1209
International Society of Minimally
Invasive Cardiac Surgery
1311
Oxford University Press
808
Peters Surgical
831
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Philips Healthcare
1023
Pikeville Medical Center Inc.
1306
Qualiteam s.r.l.
1016
JACE Medical
Kapp Surgical Instrument Inc.
723
1104
512
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America,
Inc.
604
KLS Martin, LP
Lara Tape Labs, LLC
LifeNet Health
705
1211
810
Quest Medical Inc.
909
RTI Surgical Inc.
805
Rultract/Pemco Inc.
700
Scanlan International, Inc.
333
Stroke Prevention Systems
1005
931
1200
134
Thompson Surgical Instruments,
Inc.
600
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for
Research and Education
1309
Thoramet Surgical Products
1006
Thoratec Corporation
520
Transonic Systems Inc.
706
Vitalcor, Inc.
516
Wexler Surgical
919
Wolters Kluwer Health
501
WSPCH
908
ZipperBelt.com
1305
List correct as of March 25.
Registration and Discount Package Information
A
tendees may register for the meeting in three ways,
although online registration is strongly encouraged.
Registrations will not be processed unless payment
is received. Te early registration date of March 18,
2015, has passed. A credit card valid through May 2015
is required to confrm meeting registration and hotel accomodations. Forms received without a valid credit card
and expiration date will not be processed.
1. Internet
OR
2. Mail/Fax
Download a hard copy registration form. Send the
meeting registration and hotel reservation form along
with a check or credit card information to:
AATS/Experient
5202 Presidents Court, Ste. G100
Frederick, MD 21703
Fax: (301) 694-5124 (fax requires credit card information)
*In order to receive the AATS Week 2015 Discount,
please submit both registration forms together indicating that you wish to register for AATS Week 2015.
3. Call Directly
Call the AATS/Experient Customer Service Desk
(800) 424-5249 - Toll-free within the USA
(847) 996-5829 - International
Registration and Cancellation Policy:
Writen requests for cancellations and refunds for
registration must be received by April 15, 2015. Refunds will be subject to a $50 administrative fee and
will be processed afer the meeting. Refunds are not
available afer April 15, 2015. Requests can be faxed
to (301)-694-5124 or [email protected].
Registration Discounts and Packages
Register for AATS Week 2015 and receive a $100
discount!
Mitral Conclave
95th Annual Meeting
April 23-24, 2015
April 25-29, 2015
New York, NY
Seatle, WA
Tose registering for both events will receive a
$100 discount of the Mitral Conclave registration
fee. Te discount does not apply to Residents/Fellows and Medical Students.
Pre-registered Resident/Fellows
and Medical Students
Resident/Fellows and Medical Students are able to
register for the Saturday courses and Sunday symposia at a discounted rates of $100 for each course/
symposium.
International Attendees
Please be sure to check with your local embassy or
consulate regarding the required travel documents
for visiting Seatle. Travel documents may take time
to prepare in order to gain access to the United
States. Refunds for registration fees will not be issued by the AATS if atendees are unable to travel
into the United States due to inadequate travel documents.
For more information, please visit www.visitseatle.
org/Tourism-Development/International-Visitors
If you require a leter of invitation from the AATS,
please visit htp://aats.org/annualmeeting/
International-Travelers.cgi and “Request an
Invitation Leter.”
For more information on the Annual Meeting, to register online, and to make your hotel reservations,
please visit www.aats.org/annualmeeting.
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AATS 95TH ANNUAL MEETING
Basic Science
Lecture
Exhibit Hall Highlights
I
n addition to daily lunch and time spent with your industry colleagues viewing and evaluating the latest
in surgical instrumentation, devices, pharmaceuticals and innovations, don’t miss the following:
D
onald E.
Ingber,
MD, PhD,
a founder of
the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired
Engineering
and Professor
at Harvard
University will DR. INGBER
be addressing
how biologically inspired materials
and devices are being developed
that will solve critical medical and
environmental problems on Monday at 9:45 a.m.
Monday, April 28 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• AATS Learning Center
• AATS Mini-Teater Presentations
Tuesday, April 29 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• AATS Learning Center
• Moderated Poster Competition
Martin
allred
Sunday, April 27 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Welcome Reception
• Resident Poster Competition
• Allied Health Poster Competition
• AATS Learning Center
• AATS Mini-Teater Presentations
Advanced Techniques for State of the Art Coronary Bypass Surgery
A
ATS continues to add innovative
programming to the annual meeting and this year one of the newest
additions is the “Advanced Techniques
for State of the Art Coronary Bypass
Surgery” session which will be held
on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 4:00
p.m. – 6:00 pm.
The course will be chaired by John
D. Puskas, MD, Mount Sinai Beth
Israel, along with co-chairs David
P. Taggart, MD, PhD, University of
Oxford, and Joseph F. Sabik, MD,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Te course will begin with a discussion of BITA grafing and “why to do
it”; followed by “when to do it” (and
when not do it); and concluding with
“how to do it” (skeletonization made
easy).
Te next procedure to be examined
will be Radial Artery Grafing and
will also include why, when and how
discussions, reviewing ERH and pharmacology.
The next section will address Con-
figurations of Arterial Grafts and
includes individual presentations
on: In situ versus composite arterial
conduits; Configurations of ITA, RA
and SVG grafts; and When to use a
SVG graft.
Te fnal session examines Clampless CABG techniques and includes
discussions on clampless anastomotic
facilitating devices and anaortic CABG
with ITA infow, and will conclude
with “How I Decide Conduits and
How I Do It.”
AATS
DAILY NEWS
The Offcial Newspaper
of the AATS 95th Annual
Meeting
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Executive Director
Cindy VerColen
Managing Editor
Lorraine M. O’Grady
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2015 Annual Meeting Accreditation
T
he American Association for
Thoracic Surgery is accredited
by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This live activity has been approved for **33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
**Credit hours subject to change.
Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the American
Association for Thoracic Surgery
(AATS) that any individual who
is in a position to control or influence the content of an educational
activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations.
All identified conflicts of interest
must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted
by AATS for fair balance, scientific
objectivity, and appropriateness of
patient care recommendations. In
addition, faculty members are asked
to disclose when any discussion of
unapproved use of pharmaceuticals
or medical devices occur.
For further information on the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Standards of Commercial Support,
please visit www.accme.org.
Nursing
This program will be submitted to
the American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP) for continuing education credit.
Perfusion
This program will be submitted to
the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) for continuing education credit.
Physician Assistant
This program will be submitted to
the Physician Assistant Review Panel for continuing education credit
Elizabeth Byrne Lobdell
Photographer
Martin Allred
Production Specialist
Maria Aquino
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Association for Toracic Surgery,
500 Cummings Center, Suite 4550,
Beverly, MA 01915. Produced and
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Medical Communications. All rights
reserved. No part of this publication
may be reproduced or transmited in
any form, by any means, without prior
writen permission of the AATS. Te
opinions expressed in this publication
are those of the presenters and
authors, and do not necessarily refect
the views of the Association.
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