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2011 Preliminary Program -  Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 2011 | PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
7:00 a.m.   CARDIAC SURGERY FORUM SESSION
(5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes discussion)
Moderators: R. Duane Davis, MD
Y. Joseph Woo, MD
   
F1.   Enhanced Cell-Matrix Interface Proteolytic Activity in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Relationship to Aneurysm Expansion
Jeffrey A. Jones1,2, Elizabeth O’Quinn1, Robert E. Stroud1, Joseph E. Bavaria3, Joseph H. Gorman3, Robert C. Gorman3, Francis G. Spinale1,2, John S. Ikonomidis1
1. Medical University of SC, Charleston, SC, United States. 2. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC, United States. 3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Gorav Ailawadi, MD
F2.   Metabolic Characteristics of Human Hearts Preserved for 12 Hours by Static Storage, Antegrade Perfusion or Retrograde Coronary Sinus Perfusion
Matthias Peltz1, Michael L. Cobert1, Matthew E. Merritt2, LaShondra M. West1, Michael E. Jessen1
1. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States. 2. Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States.

Invited Discussant: Bruce R. Rosengard, MD
F3.   Novel Regenerative Therapy Using Cell-Sheet Covered with Omentum Flap to Deliver Huge Numbers of Cells in a Porcine Myocardial Infarction Model
Yasuhiro Shudo, Shigeru Miyagawa, Atsuhiro Saito, Taichi Sakaguchi, Satoshi Kainuma, Toru Kuratani, Yoshiki Sawa
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Invited Discussant: Vivek Rao, MD, PhD
F4.   Association of Stem Cells with a Biological Scaffold and Ventricular Constraint Device for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Abdel Shafy1, Trine Fink2, Vladimir Zachar2, Nermine Lila1, Alain F. Carpentier1, Juan C. Chachques1
1. Cardiovascular Surgery, Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France. 2. Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Invited Discussant: Robert C. Robbins, MD
F5.   Evaluation of the Use of an iPS Cell Sheet for the Construction of Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts
Narutoshi Hibino, Daniel R. Duncan, Ani Nalbandian, Dane Mejias, Lesley Devine, Tai Yi, Yuji Naito, Yibing Qyang, Christopher Breuer, Toshiharu Shinoka
Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.

Invired Discussant: John E. Mayer, Jr., MD
F6.   A Novel Mechanism of Action of Transmyocardial Revascularization: Induction of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transmigration and Engraftment Via Upregulation of Stem Cell Factor and Stromal Derived Factor-1
Terrence M. Yau, Uswa Shahzad, Guangming Li, Yaoguang Zhang
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Invited Discussant: Keith A. Horvath, MD
F7.   Sildenafil Citrate, a Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor, Prevents Post Cardiopulmonary Bypass Acute Kidney Injury
Nishith N. Patel1, Tibor Toth2, Ceri Jones1, Hua Lin1, Paramita Ray3, Sarah J. George1, Gavin I. Welsh4, Simon C. Satchell4, Gianni D. Angelini1, Gavin J. Murphy1
1. Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, United Kingdom. 2. Histopathology, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom. 3. Anesthesia and Critical Care, Weston General Hospital, Weston Super Mare, United Kingdom. 4. Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.

Invited Discussant: Jennifer S. Lawton, MD
F8.   Selective microRNA Induction with Progressive Aortic Stenosis: Relation to Profibrotic Pathways
William M. Yarbrough1,2, Rupak Mukherjee1, Robert E. Stroud1, William T. Rivers1, Richard A. McKinney1, Jennifer A. Dixon1, Shaina R. Eckhouse1, John S. Ikonomidis1,2, Francis G. Spinale1,2
1. Medical University of SC, CT Surgery, Charleston, SC, United States. 2. Ralph H. Johnson Veterans’ Association, Charleston, SC, United States.

Invited Discussant: Joseph D. Schmoker, MD
F9.   Reversible Pulmonary Trunk Banding – VI:Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Rapid Ventricular Hypertrophy of Young Goats
Renato S. Assad1, Fernando A. Atik2, Fernanda Oliveira1, Miriam Alaniz1, Maria C. Abduch1, Gustavo Justo1, Jose E. Krieger1, Noedir Stolf1
1. Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2. Cardiovascular Surgery, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Invired Discussant: William J. Brawn, MD
F10.   Levosimendan Is Superior to Epinephrine in Improving Myocardial Function After Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in Rats
Alessio Rungatscher, Daniele Linardi, Mohammed Morjan, Matteo Ortolani, Maddalena Tessari, Tiziano Menon, Alessandro Mazzucco, Giuseppe G. Faggian
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Invited Discussant: Paul M. Kirshbom, MD
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 2011 | PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
7:00 a.m.   GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY FORUM SESSION
(5 minutes presentation, 5 minutes discussion)
Moderators: Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD
Thomas K. Waddell, MD


F11.   Comparison Between Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Gene Expression in Primary Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and in the Corresponding Recurrent Lung Tumor
Peng Zhang, Geing Jiang
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Invited Discussant: Raphael Bueno, MD
F12.   A Novel Diagnostic Method of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Multiplexed Bead-Based Serum Biomarker Profiling
Hyun Joo Lee1,3, Young T. Kim1,2, Pil Je Park4, Hyun Cho Wi1, Yong Sung Shin4, Yoo Jin Jung1, Kyung Nam Kang4, Youngdai Kim5, Chul Woo Kim6
1. Department of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Graduate School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. 2. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. 3. National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. 4. BioInfra Inc., Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. 5. Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. 6. Pathology, Cancer Research Institute, Tumor Immunity Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.

Invited Discussant: Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD
F13.   NSCLC Gene Profiles Correlate with Specific CT Characteristics: “Imageomics”
Chuong D. Hoang1, Sandy Napel2, Olivier Gevaert2, Yue Xu1, Daniel Rubin2, Ann Leung2, Andrew Quon2, Robert E. Merritt1, Richard I. Whyte1, Joseph B. Shrager1, Sylvia Plevritis2
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States. 2. Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.

Invited Discussant: David H. Harpole, Jr., MD
F14.   Interleukin 1 Beta Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells as a Marker for Stage I Lung Cancer
Robert J. Korst1, David H. Chang1, Leonard H. Augenlicht2, John Rutledge1, Benjamin E. Lee1
1. Thoracic Surgery, Valley Health System, Paramus, NJ, United States. 2. Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.

Invited Discussant: Thomas K. Waddell, MD, MSc, PhD
F15.   Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) Signaling Mediates Acute Hyperglycemic Exacerbation of Experimental Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Damien J. LaPar, Ashish K. Sharma, Vanessa A. Hajzus, Sara A. Hennessy, Yunge Zhao, Christine L. Lau, Victor E. Laubach, Irving L. Kron
Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Michael S. Mulligan, MD
F16.   Neoadjuvant Tumor Vaccination Provides Superior Long-Term Outcomes for Thoracic Malignancies as Compared to Standard Adjuvant Protocols
Jarrod D. Predina1, Zvi G. Fridlender2, Brendan F. Judy1, Veena Kapoor1,2, Aaron Blouin1, Natalie Ridge1, Steven M. Albelda2, Sunil Singhal1
1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Invited Discussant: A. Sasha Krupnick, MD
F17.   Ingenuity Pathway Analysis: Discovery of BRMS1 as a Novel Regulator of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in NSCLC
Alykhan S. Nagji, Yuan Liu, Christina Wei, Aizhen Xiao, David R. Jones
Surgery, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Chadrick E. Denlinger, MD
F18.   Depletion of Polycomb Repressor Complex-2 Inhibits the Malignant Phenotype of Pleural Mesothelioma Cells In Vitro and In Vivo
Clinton D. Kemp1, Mahadev Rao1, Julie A. Hong1, Mary Zhang1, Haresh Mani2, Patricia Fetsch2, R. Taylor Ripley1, Aarti Mathur1, Maocheng Yang1, Victor E. Marquez3, David S. Schrump1
1. Thoracic Oncology Section, Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States. 2. Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States. 3. Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.

Invited Discussant: William R. Smythe, MD
F19.   Prognostic Significance of Putative Cancer Stem Cell Marker Expression in a Lung Cancer Tissue Microarray
Brendon M. Stiles1, Patrick Wagner1, Farooq M. Mirza1, Ding Cheng Gao1, Antonio Coppolino1, Raffaella Sordella2, Vivek Mittal1, Nasser K. Altorki1
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States. 2. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, United States.

Invited Discussant: Robert J. Downey, MD
F20.   Intracavitary Chemotherapy for Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma via Polymeric Nanoparticles
Morgan D. Schulz1,5, Kimberly Ann V. Zubris2, Jacqueline E. Wade1, Robert F. Padera3,5, Xiaoyin Xu4,5, Mark W. Grinstaff2, Yolonda L. Colson1,5
1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 2. Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States. 3. Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 4. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 5. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Sunil Singhal, MD
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 2011 | PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
8:45 a.m.   PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Moderators: Irving L. Kron, MD
Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD


28.   Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes of “All-Comers” Undergoing Trans-Apical Aortic Valve Implantation: Results from a National Registry
Augusto D’Onofrio1, Paolo Rubino2, Melissa Fusari3, Loris Salvador4, Francesco Musumeci5, Mauro Rinaldi6, Ettore O. Vitali7, Mattia Glauber8, Roberto Di Bartolomeo9, Ottavio R. Alfieri10, Elvio Polesel11, Marco Aiello12, Riccardo Casabona13, Ugolino Livi14, Claudio Grossi15, Mauro Cassese16, Aniello Pappalardo17, Tiziano Gherli18, Guglielmo Stefanelli19, Giuseppe G. Faggian20, Gino Gerosa1
1. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. 2. Invasive Cardiology Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Clinica Montevergine, Mercogliano, Italy. 3. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. 4. Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. 5. Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy. 6. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. 7. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, Milan, Italy. 8. Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Massa, Italy. 9. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. 10. Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy. 11. Venice Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Venice-Mestre, Italy. 12. Division of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Foundation S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy. 13. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Turin, Italy. 14. Cardio-Thoracic Department, S. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy. 15. Cardiovascular Department, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy. 16. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Clinica S. Anna, Catanzaro, Italy. 17. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy. 18. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. 19. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy. 20. Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Invited Discussant: Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
29.   Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Valved Conduits and Patches with Bulging Sinuses in Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction
Takako Miyazaki1, Masaaki Yamagishi1, Masafumi Yashima1, Yoshinobu Maeda1, Yusuke Yamamoto1, Yuji Sasaki1, Hitoshi Yaku2
1. Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Children’s Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. 2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

Invited Discussant: Andres J. Schlichter
30.   Deep Esophageal Submucosa: The Non-Anatomic Watershed for Esophageal Cancer
Siva Raja, Thomas W. Rice, John R. Goldblum, Lisa A. Rybicki, Sudish C. Murthy, David P. Mason, Eugene H. Blackstone
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Invited Discussant: David R. Jones, MD
31.   Preoperative Predicted Risk Does Not Fully Explain the Association Between Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Mortality in Coronary Bypass Surgery
Gaetano Paone2, Robert J. Brewer2, Patricia F. Theurer3, Gail F. Bell3, Chad M. Cogan2, Richard L. Prager1
1. Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. 2. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, United States. 3. Quality Collaborative, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.

Invited Discussant: Gus J. Vlahakes, M.D.
10:05 a.m.   INTERMISSION – VISIT EXHIBITS/COFFEE BREAK
10:40 a.m.   PLENARY SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minute presentations, 12 minute discussion)
Moderators: Irving L. Kron, MD
Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD


32.   A Comparison of Surgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Stage I Lung Cancer – A Decision Analysis
Varun Puri, Traves D. Crabtree, Steven Kymes, Martin Gregory, Jennifer B. Zoole, Jeffrey D. Bradley, Clifford Robinson, Alec Patterson, Daniel Kreisel, A. Sasha Krupnick, Bryan F. Meyers
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States.

Invited Discussant: Alessandro Brunelli, MD
33.   A Surgical Perspective on Interventional Mitral Valve Repair: Percutaneous Clip-based Edge-to-Edge Plasty as an Important Adjunct to a Surgical Mitral Valve Program for Treatment of High-Risk Patients
Hendrik Treede1, Stephan Baldus2, Johannes Schirmer1, Olaf Franzen2, Moritz Seiffert1, Lenard Conradi1, Thomas Meinertz2, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. 2. Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

Invited Discussant: A. Marc Gillinov, MD
34.   Urgent Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Is a Superior Alternative to Traditional Open Repair for Ruptured Thoracic Aneurysm: A Nationwide Risk-Adjusted Study of 923 Patients
Raja R. Gopaldas1, Tam K. Dao4, Scott A. LeMaire2,3, Joseph Huh2,3, Joseph S. Coselli2,3
1. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, United States. 2. Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, United States. 3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States. 4. Department of Education Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.

Invited Discussant: John A. Kern, MD
11:40 a.m.   HONORED SPEAKER LECTURE
“The Only Constant is Change"
Michael J. Mack, MD
Baylor Health Care System
Introduced By: Irving L. Kron, MD
12:30 p.m.   ADJOURN FOR LUNCH – VISIT EXHIBITS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 2011 | SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
2:00 p.m.   ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Moderators: W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD
David C. McGiffin, MD


35.   Preoperative Pulmonary Hypertension Adversely Impacts Short- and Long-Term Survival After Operation for Mitral Regurgitation: Implications for Timing of Surgery
Mehrdad Ghoreishi, Charles F. Evans, Cindi A. Young, James M. Brown, Bartley P. Griffith, James S. Gammie
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Invited Discussant: Gerald M. Lawrie, MD
36.   OPCAB Does Not Preserve Renal Function Better than CABG: Results of a Case-Matched Study in 5,940 Patients
Elsayed M. Elmistekawy1, Vincent Chan1, Michael E. Bourke2, Jean-Yves Dupuis2, Fraser D. Rubens1, Thierry G. Mesana1, Marc Ruel1
1. Cardiac Surgery Division, Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Invited Discussant: Marc R. Moon, MD
37.   Quality Not Volume Determines Outcome in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a University-Based Community Hospital Quality Network
Paul A. Kurlansky1,2, Michael Argenziano2, Robert Dunton2, Robert Lancey2, Edward P. Nast2, Allan Stewart2, Timothy H. Williams2, Alex Zapolanski2, Helena Chang2, Judy Tingley2, Craig R. Smith2
1. Florida Heart Research Inst, Miami, FL, United States. 2. Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.

Invited Discussant: Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD
3:00 p.m.   INTERMISSION – VISIT EXHIBITS/COFFEE BREAK
3:45 p.m.   ADULT CARDIAC SURGERY
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Moderators: W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD
David C. McGiffin, MD


38.   Predictors and Impact of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation on Patients’ Outcome: A Report from Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Trial
G. Hossein Almassi1,2, Sharon Pecsi1, Joseph F. Collins3, Annie L. Shroyer4,5, Marco A. Zenati6, Frederick L. Grover5
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, United States. 2. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States. 3. Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Perry Point, MD, United States. 4. Northport VA Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, United States. 5. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Denver, CO, United States. 6. Cardiothoracic Surgery, West Roxbury VA Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.

Invited Discussant: David C. McGiffin, MD
39.   The Effect of Surgeon Volume on Mortality for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the United States
Damien J. LaPar1, Carlos M. Mery1, Benjamin D. Kozower1, John A. Kern1, Irving L. Kron1, George J. Stukenborg2, Gorav Ailawadi1
1. Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States. 2. Department of Public Health, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

Invited Discussant: R. Morton Bolman, III, MD
40.   Strict vs. Liberal Target Range for Postoperative Glucose in CABG Surgery Patients
Shalin P. Desai1, Linda Henry1, Sari D. Holmes1, Sharon L. Hunt1, Shrinivas Hebsur1, Chidima Martin1, Niv Ad1,2
1. Cardiac Surgery Research, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, United States. 2. Associates, P.C., IHVI, Falls Church, VA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Harold L. Lazar, MD
5:00 p.m.   EXECUTIVE SESSION
(AATS Members Only)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 2011 | SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
2:00 p.m.   AORTIC/ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Moderators: Leonard N. Girardi, MD
Marc R. Moon, MD


41.   Two Years Clinical and Echocardiographic Follow-Up After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in 155 Patients
Sabine Bleiziffer, Domenico Mazzitelli, Andrea Hutter, Anke Opitz, Ina Hettich, Hendrik Ruge, Nicolo Piazza, Robert Bauernschmitt, Rudiger S. Lange
German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany.

Invited Discussant: Gregory P. Fontana, MD
42.   Impact of Patient Prosthesis Mismatch After Transcatheter Aortic Valve-in-Valve Implantation in Degenerated Bioprostheses
Moritz Seiffert1, Malgorzata Knap2, Johannes Schirmer1, Olaf Franzen2, Lenard Conradi1, Stephan Baldus2, Thomas Meinertz2, Hermann Reichenspurner1, Hendrik Treede1
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. 2. Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

Invited Discussant: Mathew R. Williams, MD
43.   Long-Term Comparison of TEVAR to Open Surgery for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Nimesh D. Desai1, Kristen Burtch1, Patrick Moeller1, William G. Moser1, Alberto Pochettino1, Edward Woo2, Ronald M. Fairman2, Wilson Y. Szeto1, Joseph E. Bavaria1
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Vascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Invited Discussant: John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
3:00 p.m.   INTERMISSION – VISIT EXHIBITS/COFFEE BREAK
3:45 p.m.   AORTIC/ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Moderators: Leonard N. Girardi, MD
Marc R. Moon, MD


44.   Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Repair without Downsizing of the Annulus: Long-Term Results
Paul P. Urbanski, Xiaochun Zhan, Husam Hijazi, Michael Zacher, Anno Diegeler
Cardiovascular Clinic, Bad Neustadt, Germany.

Invited Discussant: Tirone E. David, MD
45.   Valve-Sparing Root Replacement with the Reimplantation Technique Increases the Durability of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair
Laurent de Kerchove1, Munir Boodhwani2, Glineur David1, Philipe Noirhomme1, Gebrine El Khoury1
1. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholoque de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. 2. Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Invited Discussant: Thomas G. Gleason, MD
46.   Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis in Patients at High Surgical Risk
Lenard Conradi1, Hendrik Treede1, Miriam Silaschi1, Olaf Franzen2, Moritz Seiffert1, Stephan Baldus2, Johannes Schirmer1, Thomas Meinertz2, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. 2. Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

Invited Discussant: Vinod H. Thourani, MD
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 2011 | SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
2:00 p.m.   CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Moderators: J. William Gaynor, MD
Shunji Sano, MD, PhD


47.   Younger Gestational Age Is Associated with Worse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery in Infancy
Donna A. Goff1, Marsha Gerdes1, Xianqun Luan1, Judy Bernbaum1, Jo Ann D’Agostino1, Jack Rychik1, Daniel J. Licht1, Susan C. Nicolson2, Robert R. Clancy1, Thomas L. Spray3, J. William Gaynor3
1. Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2. Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 3. Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Frank A. Pigula, MD
48.   Predictive Value of Near Infrared Spectroscopy on Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Children Following Congenital Heart Surgery
Julie Simons2, Erica Sood2, Christopher D. Derby1, Christian Pizarro1
1. Cardiac Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital, Wilmington, DE, United States. 2. Behavioral Health, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, United States.

Invited Discussant: James S. Tweddell, MD
49.   Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Strategies Before and Late After Cardiac Transplantation – Which Device? What Approach? How Successful?
Jonathan M. Chen1,2, Kevin Charette2, Yasutaka Hirata3, Rabin Gerrah2, Mathew R. Williams2, Hiroo Takayama2, Kimberly Beddows2, Linda J. Addonizio2
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cornell University, New York, NY, United States. 2. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States. 3. Cardiac Surgery, National Medical Center for Children and Mothers, Tokyo, Japan.

Invited Discussant: David L. S. Morales, MD
3:00 p.m.   INTERMISSION – VISIT EXHIBITS/COFFEE BREAK
3:45 p.m.   CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Moderators: J. William Gaynor, MD
Shunji Sano, MD, PhD


50.   Clinical Impact of Prophylactic Damus-Kaye-Stansel Anastomosis on Timing of Bidirectional Glenn Procedure
Masatoshi Shimada, Koji Kagisaki, Takaya Hoashi, Isao Shiraishi, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hajime Ichikawa
1. National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Invited Discussant: Robert D. Jaquiss, MD
51.   Age Is a Predictor of Structural Valve Deterioration Following Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Tetralogy of Fallot Patients
Peter Chen, Maggie S. Sager, David Zurakowski, Frank A. Pigula, Christopher W. Baird, Francis Fynn-Thompson, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido, Sitaram Emani
Cardiac Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Invited Discussant: Carl Lewis Backer, MD
52.   Pulmonary Artery Sling: Current Results with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Carl L. Backer1, Sunjay Kaushal1, Hyde M. Russell1, Mark J. Rastetter2, Cynthia Rigsby3, Lauren D. Holinger2
1. Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States. 2. Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States. 3. Medical Imaging, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States.

Invited Discussant: Frank L Hanley, MD
5:00 p.m.   EXECUTIVE SESSION
(AATS Members Only)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 2011 | SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
2:00 p.m.   GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
(8 minutes presentation, 12 minutes discussion)
Moderators: Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc
David J. Sugarbaker, MD


53.   Prevalence and Outcomes of Diaphragmatic Hernia Admissions: Analysis of a National Database
Subroto Paul, Farooq M. Mirza, Abu Nasar, Jeffrey L. Port, Paul C. Lee, Brendon M. Stiles, Andrew B. Nguyen, Art Sedrakyan, Nasser K. Altorki
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States.

Invited Discussant: Michael A. Maddaus, MD
54.   Does Donor PaO2 Affect Outcomes Following Lung Transplantation? A Review of Over 12,000 Lung Transplants
Farhan Zafar1,2, Jeffrey S. Heinle1,2, Iki Adachi1,2, E. Dean McKenzie1,2, Marc G. Schecter3,1, George B. Mallory3,1, David L. Morales1,2
1. Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States. 2. Congenital Heart Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States. 3. Pediatric Pulmonology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States.

Invited Discussant: Thomas K. Waddell, MD, MSc, PhD
55.   Thirty and Ninety Day Outcomes After Sublobar Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC); Results from a Multicenter Phase III Study
Hiran C. Fernando1, Rodney J. Landreneau2, Sumithra J. Mandrekar3, Shauna L. Hillman3, Francis C. Nichols3, Thomas A. DiPetrillo4, Dwight E. Heron2, Bryan F. Meyers5, David R. Jones6, Sandra Starnes7, Joe B. Putnam, Jr.8
1. Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States. 2. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 3. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States. 4. Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, United States. 5. Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States. 6. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States. 7. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States. 8. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.

Invited Discussant: Erino Angelo Rendina, MD
3:00 p.m.   INTERMISSION – VISIT EXHIBITS/COFFEE BREAK
3:45 p.m.   GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY
SIMULTANEOUS SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Moderators: Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc
David J. Sugarbaker, MD


56.   Lung-Sparing Radical Pleurectomy Followed by Adjuvant Chemoradiation in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Servet Bolukbas1, Michael H. Eberlein2,3, Thomas Bergmann1, Annette Fisseler-Eckhoff4, Joachim Schirren1
1. Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Horst Schmidt Klinik, Wiesbaden, Germany. 2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. 3. Critical Care Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States. 4. Institutes for Pathology and Cytology, Dr. Horst Schmidt Klinik, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Invited Discussant: David J. Sugarbaker, MD
57.   Robotic Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Long-Term Results and Follow-Up
Bernard J. Park1, Franca M. Melfi2, Patrick Maisonneuve3, Giulia Veronesi3
1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, United States. 2. Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. 3. Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.

Invited Discussant: Thomas A. D'Amico, MD
58.   VATS Lobectomy: Catastrophic Intra-Operative Complications
Raja M. Flores1, Ugonna Ihekweazu2, Joseph Dycoco2, Nabil P. Rizk2, Valerie W. Rusch2, Manjit S. Bains2, Robert J. Downey2, David Finley2, Prasad Adusumilli2, Inderpal Sarkaria2, James Huang2, Bernard Park3
1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States. 2. Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY, United States. 3. Thoracic Surgery, Hackensack University Hospital, Hackensack, NJ, United States.

Invited Discussant: Daniel L. Miller, MD
5:00 p.m.   EXECUTIVE SESSION
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