Session sponsored by: Ethicon, Karl Storz, and St.Jude Medical

Chairman: O. Alfieri

08.00-08.10
Opening of the workshop
- L.K. von Segesser

08.10-08.30
Actual trends in beating heart surgery
-O. Reuthebuch

08.30-08.50
OPCAB demonstration with the Karl Storz stabilizer system
- J. Schöllhorn

08.50-09.00 Discussion

09.00-09.20
Hands-on beating heart anastomoses
-Participants

09.20-09.40 Coffee

09.40-10.00
Current status of anastomotic device developments
-P. Tozzi

10.00-10.30
Introduction and demonstration of the St. Jude Q-CAB II anastomotic devices
-F. Eckstein

10.30-10.40 Discussion

10.40-11.00
Hands-on training with anastomotic devices

11.00-11.10 Discussion

11.10-11.40
Introduction and demonstration of central and peripheral smart cannulation
for less invasive open heart surgery
-S. Taub

11.40-12.00
Hands-on peripheral and central smart cannulation for less invasive open
heart surgery
- Participants

12.15 Lunch

Hands-on less invasive a-v valve repair with video assistance.
Session sponsored by: Edwards , Tyco, and Karl Storz

14.00-14.30
Introduction and demonstration of less invasive tricuspid edge-to-edge repair
-O. Alfieri

14.30-14.40 Discussion

14.40-15.10
Hands-on training of less invasive tricuspid edge-to-edge repair
- Participants

15.10-15.30 Tea

15.30-15.40 Discussion

15.40-16.20
Introduction to less invasive mitral valve repair for ischemic regurgitation with
video assistance
-R. Dion

16.20-16.30 Discussion

16.30-17.10
Hands-on video-assisted mitral valve repair with the Edwards IMR-ring
- Participants

17.10-17.20 Discussion

17.20-17.50
New technology demonstration: Sutureless aortic valves
- R. C. Quijano

17.50-18.00 Discussion