8.30-9.00 Cannulation: tips and pitfalls
Chairmen: N. Bonaros, J. Kempfert, A. Pitsis, A. Weymann

• 8.30 | Venous cannulation
  N. Bonaros
• 8.40 | Arterial cannulation
  J. Kempfert
• 8.50 | Questions

9.00-9.45 Access, setup and valve exposure with…

• 9.00 | Antero-lateral minithoracotomy (video-assisted)
  A. Weymann
• 9.07 | Periareolar minithoracotomy (fully endoscopic)
  A. Pitsis
• 9.14 | Transaxillary minithoracotomy (direct view)
  M. Di Eusanio
• 9.21 | Questions

9.45-10.15 Aortic occlusion and myocardial protection

• 9.45 | Transthoracic clamping
  A. Pitsis
• 9.50 | Intrathoracic clamping
  M. Di Eusanio
• 9.55 | Intraortic occlusion
  J. Kempfert
• 10.00 | Cardioplegia: are they all the same?
  P.G. Malvindi
• 10.05 | Questions

10.15 | Coffee Break

10.45-12.45 Repair techniques for Primary MR
Chairmen: O. Babliak, R. De Paulis, M. Rinaldi, M. Wilbring

Leaflet repair:

• 10.45 | How I do Resections (triangular, sliding, atypical?)
  N. Bonaros
• 11.02 | How I do Freehand Neochordae
  M. Di Eusanio
• 11.09 | How I do Loops
  J. Kempfert
• 11.06 | How I do Edge-to-Edge
  M. De Bonis
• 11.13 | How I do Trans-Apical Neochordae
  S. Salizzoni
• 11.20 | Questions

Rings: so many and so different!

• 11.40 | How to choose the right size
  N. Bonaros
• 11.50 | Aortic-mitral valve interactions
  R. De Paulis
• 12.00 | Bands: why and what is available
  M. De Bonis
• 12.10 | Semirigid complete rings: why and what is available
  M. Wilbring
• 12.20 | Questions

12.40 Lunch

14.00 From theory to practice
LIVE SURGERY step by step
Chairmen: N. Bonaros, A. Pitsis, J. Zacharias
Chairmen in the OR: U. Kappert, J. Kempfert

HOT TOPICS:

• Echocardiographic markers for a timely surgical indication in PMR patients
  A. Berrebi
• Mitral Annular Dysjunction
  K. Zannis
• Minimally invasive MV surgery for infective endocarditis
  J. Kempfert
• ERAS to enhance the patient’s experience
  C. Münch

From the Operative Rooms
Mini Mitral Valve Repair: Endoscopic vs Direct View Transaxillary
Chairmen: N. Bonaros, A. Pitsis, J. Zacharias
Chairmen in the OR: U. Kappert, J. Kempfert

LIVE CASE 1:

• • Fully Endoscopic MVR
    Surgeons: M. Solinas / G. Bianchi / A. D’Alfonso

Cardiologist: A. Berrebi

LIVE CASE 2:

• Transaxillary Direct view MVR + Af ablation + left appendage clip
  Surgeons: M. Di Eusanio / C. Zingaro
  Cardiologist: C. Lofiego

8.30-10.00 Preparing the surgeon for the Heart Valve Team
Chairmen: J.E. Bavaria, N. Bonaros, F. Grigioni, F. Maisano

• 8.30 | Update on the STS/ACC TVT Registry on trans-catheter mitral therapies
  J.E. Bavaria
• 8.40 | Trans-catheter and surgical mitral valve interventions: expectations and reality
  F. Grigioni
• 8.50 | Echo assessment for Mitral TEER: anatomy does matter!
  C. Lofiego
• 9.00 | Trans-septal puncture: how to do it
  F. Maisano
• 9.10 | Mitral TEER step by step
  F. Maisano
• 9.20 | Valve in valve, valve in ring and MAC
  F. Capestro
• 9.30 | Questions

10.00-11.30 Surgical Interventions
Chairmen: G. Bianchi, L. Conradi, M. De Bonis, E. Girdauskas

• 10.00 | Surgical Repair vs Replacement: ongoing thoughts
  M. De Bonis
• 10.10 | How to replace
  G. Bianchi
• 10.20 | How to repair
  E. Girdauskas
• 10.30 | TMVR
  L. Conradi
• 10.40 | Questions

11.00 | Coffee Break

11.15-12.10 TV repair, A fib ablation and LAA management
Chairmen: M. Castellà, J. Zacharias, K. Zannis, C. Zingaro

• 11.15 | TV surgery: mini approach and repair techniques
  J. Zacharias
• 11.25 | Concomitant A fib ablation: when and how I do it (mini)
  M. Castellà
• 11.35 | Concomitant LAA management: when and how I do it (mini)
  C. Zingaro
• 11.45 | Hybrid ablation and LAA management for Lone AF
  K. Zannis
• 11.55 | Questions

11.50 – 13.00 HOT TOPICS
Chairmen: A. Berrebi, M. Di Eusanio, F. Grigioni, A. Pitsis

• 11.50 | SAM: what to know and how to avoid it
  A. Berrebi
• 12.00 | HOCM surgery: much more than a myectomy
  M. Di Eusanio
• 12.10 | HOCM surgery: let’s make it endoscopic
  A. Pitsis
• 12.40 | Questions

13.00 | Lunch

14.15 From theory to practice
LIVE SURGERY step by step
Chairmen: O. Babliak, M. Solinas, J. Zacharias
Chairmen in the OR: M. Wilbring, J. Kempfert
HOT TOPICS:

• Mini MVR and technical complications
  J. Zacharias
• Evidence from the Mini Mitral International Registry
  P. Berretta
• International Association Interventional Cardiac Surgeon (AICS): visions and actions
  P. Vaijyanath
• Transaxillary approach: is it only for beginners?
  U. Kappert
• Left sided mini approaches for valve surgery
  O. Babliak
• Questions

From the Operative Rooms
Combined Mitral and Aortic Valve Interventions: Surgery vs Trans-catheter

LIVE CASE 1:

• TAVR + mitral TEER
  Surgeons: M. Di Eusanio / T. Piva / F. Capestro
  Cardiologist: C. Lofiego

LIVE CASE 2:

• Transaxillary AVR + MVR
  Surgeons: U. Kappert / C. Zingaro
  Cardiologist: F. Vagnarelli