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Adult Cardiac

Aortic Valve Surgery: What Do Our Patients Need to Know?

Saturday, January 25, 2025
3:30pm - 5:15pm PT
Location: 403B

    Moderator(s)

  • Gregory Fontana, MD (he/him/his)

    National Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
    HCA, California, United States

    Disclosure(s): Janssen Research and Development: Consultant (Ongoing); Jenavalve: Advisory Board (Ongoing)

  • Katherine Harrington, MD

    Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    Baylor Scott & White - The Heart Hospital Plano
    Plano, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): Abbott: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Artivion: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Life Sciences: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):
Gregory P. Fontana, MD: Janssen Research and Development: Consultant (Ongoing); Jenavalve: Advisory Board (Ongoing)
Katherine B. Harrington, MD: Abbott: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Artivion: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boston Scientific Corporation: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Edwards Life Sciences: Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Presentations:

  • 3:30pm - 3:40pm PT
    Tissue vs. Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement in Medicare Beneficiaries

    Presenting Author: Stanley B. Wolfe, MD, MPH – West Virginia University

  • 3:40pm - 3:50pm PT
    Investigating the Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch in Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

    Presenting Author: Lucy Nam, MD (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital

  • 3:50pm - 3:58pm PT
    10,000-Foot View on Aortic Valve: SAVR Past, Present, and Future

    Invited Speaker: Ibrahim Sultan, MD – University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • 3:58pm - 4:06pm PT
    Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement: International Multicenter Reproducibility

    Invited Speaker: Feras Khaliel, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

  • 4:06pm - 4:14pm PT
    Asymptomatic Severe AS: TAVR or SAVR—Does it Make a Difference?

    Invited Speaker: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis

  • 4:14pm - 4:30pm PT
    Panel Discussion
  • 4:30pm - 4:38pm PT
    Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper for Adult Cardiac Surgery: Increased Risk of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Concomitant Valve Disease

    Presenting Author: Robert B. Hawkins, MD, MSc – University of Michigan

  • 4:38pm - 4:46pm PT
    Richard E. Clark Memorial Paper Discussant for Adult Cardiac Surgery

    Discussant: Wilson Y. Szeto, MD – University of Pennsylvania

  • 4:46pm - 4:49pm PT
    Audience Q&A
  • 4:49pm - 4:57pm PT
    Aortic Valve Repair: Simple Tips and Techniques for Aortic Regurgitation

    Invited Speaker: Joshua Grimm, MD – Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin

  • 4:57pm - 5:05pm PT
    The Ross Procedure: A Great Operation for the Right Patient

    Invited Speaker: Christopher E. Mascio, MD (he/him/his) – West Virginia University

  • 5:05pm - 5:15pm PT
    Panel Discussion