ANCONA LIVE COURSE
Minimally Invasive and Trans-Catheter Cardiac Surgery
Focus on transaxillary valve surgery and ERAS

Episode V

May 28th-29th, 2026

ANCONA LIVE COURSE
Minimally Invasive and Trans-Catheter Cardiac Surgery
Focus on transaxillary valve surgery and ERAS

Episode V

May 28th-29th, 2026
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

MAY 28th, 2026

MORNING

Welcome

M. Di Eusanio, U. Kappert

Introduction
Transaxillary valve surgery: the concept

M. Di Eusanio

AORTIC VALVE

Chairmen: M. Solinas, M. Di Eusanio, N. Bonaros, F. Grigioni

FROM THE OR – CASE PRESENTATION
Live surgery 1
Transaxillary AVR (ERAS)

OR surgeon: M. Wilbring
OR moderator: U. Kappert

Live surgery 2
Transaxillary AVR (ERAS)

OR surgeon: C. Zingaro
OR moderator: K. Zannis

PRESENTATIONS
Options to avoid patients-prosthesis mismatch
  1. PPM: what all surgeons should know
    N. Bonaros
  2. LVOT index: new ideas
    A. Taghizadeh-Waghefi
  3. Sutureless and rapid deployment valves
    P. Berretta
  4. Root enlargement
    J. Kempfert
  5. The Ross procedure
    J. Vojacek
  6. TAVI
    G. Tarantini

Discussion

AVR and TAVI: follow up data and lifetime management
  1. Interventional cardiologist’s perspective
    G. Tarantini
  2. Surgeon’s perspective
    T. Doenst
  3. Clinical cardiologist’s perspective
    F. Grigioni

Discussion

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

MAY 28th, 2026

AFTERNOON

MITRAL and TRICUSPID VALVES

Chairmen: J. Kemfert, A. Pitsis, M. Wilbring, T. Doenst

FROM THE OR – CASE PRESENTATION
Live surgery 3
Transaxillary Mitral and Tricuspid Valve repair (ERAS)

OR surgeon: U. Kappert
OR moderator: K. Zannis

Live surgery 4
Transaxillary Mitral and Tricuspid Valve repair + AF abl + LAAM (ERAS)

OR surgeon: M. Di Eusanio
OR moderator: M. Castella

PRESENTATIONS
Perfusion strategies and complex scenario
  • Perfusion Stratiegis
    M. Wilbring
  • REDO MV surgery
    J. Kempfert
  • MAD
    M. Solinas
  • Endocarditis
    A. Zacharias
  • MAC
    A. Pitsis
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

MAY 29th, 2026

MORNING

COMBINED AORTIC AND MITRAL VALVES

Chairmen: E. Castella, K. Zannis, P.G. Malvindi, A. Zacharias

FROM THE OR – CASE PRESENTATION
Live surgery 5
Transaxillary AVR + MV repair (ev TV repair) (ERAS)

OR surgeon: M. Di Eusanio
OR moderator: M. Solinas

Live surgery 6
Transaxillary AVR + MV replacement (ev. LAAM and AF abl) (ERAS)

OR surgeon: U. Kappert
OR moderator: M. Wilbring

PRESENTATIONS
AF ablation and LAAM
  • Surgical timing and strategies for atrial functional MR
    T. Hanke
  • Af ablation: 3 pillars
    M. Castella
  • Totally toracoscopic AF ablation
    B. Maesen
  • PFA in ablation surgery
    B. Van Putte

Discussion

ERAS
  • ERAS: expanding the concept of MICS
    C.M. Münch
  • ERAS by telemedice
    P.G. Malvindi

Discussion