Session 1 – AORTIC VALVE

Chairmen: T. Nguyen, M. Rinaldi

  • 4.00 pm Introduction – M. Di Eusanio
  • 4.05 pm Trends and real words outcomes in transcatheter valve interventions: report from the STS/ACC TVT REGISTRY – J. Bavaria
  • 4.20 pm TAVR and SAVR in 2020: where do we go from here? – F. Musumeci
  • 4.35 pm 360° mini-AVR: going beyond ‘a small cut’M. Di Eusanio

MiniAVR: Why I Do It

  • 4.50 pm Ministernotomy – T. Yan
  • 4.55 pm Right anterior minithoracotomy – M. Solinas
  • 5.00 pm Transaxillary – U. Kappert
  • 5.05 pm Endoscopic – L. Salvador
    Online ballot and discussion
  • 5.30 pm Is TAVR done by cardiac surgeons as good as TAVR done by cardiologists? – M. Cassese

What is the best reoperative AV intervention?

  • 5.45 pm ViV – T. Nguyen
  • 5.50 pm Redo (mini) AVR – M. Glauber
    Online ballot and discussion

Session 2 – MITRAL VALVE

Chairmen: M. Borger, F. Maisano

  • 4.00 pm Minimally invasive is the ‘gold standard’ in mitral valve surgery – M. Borger
  • 4.15 pm Transcatheter mitral valve surgery: the present and perspectives – O. Alfieri

Mini MVR: Why I Do It

  • 4.30 pm Direct vision Transaxillary – M. Di Eusanio
  • 4.35 pm Video assisted / fully endoscopic – M. Solinas
  • 4.40 pm Robotic – E. Navarra
  • 4.45 pm Transapical chordal repair – G.Gerosa
    Online ballot and discussion
  • 5.10 pm Evolving as a surgeon: Incorporating trans catheter mitral techniques into your practice. – F. Maisano
  • 5.25 pm Step-by-step guide in edge-to-edge mitral valve repair – a surgeon’s perspective – P. Denti
  • 5.35 pm Is TMVR ready for prime time? – T. Modine
    Online discussion

Closing remarksM. Di Eusanio