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  • Day 1
    October, 17
  • Day 2
    October, 18
  • Session A
  • Session B
  • Session C
  • Session D
Mihai Cucu
09:00-09:15

Proximal radial artery and cubital fossa perforator vein for AVF cration-techniques and benefits

Mihai Cucu / Bucharest, Romania  
Cristina Strobescu
09:15-09:30

Unexpected AAA diagnosis in a 26-years-old patient

Cristina Strobescu / Iasi, Romania  
Marcel Gaina
09:30-09:45

The transdiciplinary applicability of virtual reality in minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures

Marcel Gaina / Iasi, Romania  
Claudia Gherman
09:45-10:00

Risk factors associated with surgical site infections in vascular surgery

Claudia Gherman / Cluj Napoca, Romania  
Radu Popa
10:00-10:15

Entrapment syndrome- a rare pathology with diverse localization and multimodal treatment

Radu Popa / Iasi, Romania  
Frank Criado
10:15-10:30

Managing Accessory Renal Arteries during EVAR

Frank Criado / Baltimore, USA  
Mihai Ionac
10:30-10:45

Topical Oxygen Therapy (TWO₂) in Diabetic and Venous Ulcers: Evidence and Clinical Applications

Mihai Ionac / Timisoara, Romania  
Guillermo A. Escobar
10:45-11:00

Advanced Techniques for Intravascular Extractions

Guillermo A. Escobar / Atlanta, USA  
Horatiu Coman
11:00-11:15

The importance of vascular reconstructions in oncologic surgery – a team approach in a specialized center

Horatiu Coman / Cluj Napoca, Romania  
Adrian Muresan
11:15-11:30

Biomechanical enhancement of Vascular Tissue using UVA/R photocrosslinking

Adrian Muresan / Targu Mures, Romania  
11:30-11:40

Discussion

  
11:40-11:50

Coffee Break

  
11:50-12:10

Opening Ceremony

  
Monica Trofin
12:10-12:25

Transesophageal echography in TAVI – is it still the case?

Monica Trofin / Bucharest, Romania  
Markus Kofler
12:25-12:40

Longest clinical data after the use of Resilia Valve

Markus Kofler / Berlin, Germany  
Victor Costache
12:40-12:55

Best solutions for minimally invasive treatment of aortic valve disease

Victor Costache / Bucharest, Romania  
Eric Arnaud Crozat
12:55-13:10

Sutureless valve implantation vs TAVI – 14 years clinical experience and results

Eric Arnaud Crozat / Grenoble, France  
Eliza Mikus
13:10-13:25

Minimally invasive approach for endocarditis

Eliza Mikus / Foggia, Italy  
Horatiu Moldovan
13:25-13:40

TAVI in patients with bicuspid valve disease

Horatiu Moldovan / Bucharest, Romania  
Catalin Trifan
13:40-13:55

Early experience with transaxilary MICS

Catalin Trifan / Bucharest, Germany  
Magdalena Gurzun
13:55-14:10

Biological valves under fire: clotting the unclottable

Magdalena Gurzun / Bucharest, Romania  
Rodney White
13:55-14:10

Progress in development of endografts for ascending aortic lesions

Rodney White / Los Angeles, USA  
14:10-14:20

Discussion

  
14:20-14:50

Lunch Break

  
Anatolie Cazacu
14:50-15:05

CMR and CT imaging for mitral valve surgery

Anatolie Cazacu / Chișinău, Moldavia  
Cristina Pitiș
15:05-15:20

Intraoperative and intraprocedural echography for the mitral valve

Cristina Pitiș / Bucharest, Romania  
Valavanur Subramanian
15:20-15:35

Evolution of robotics in cardiac surgery

Valavanur Subramanian / New York, USA  
Victor Costache
15:35-15:50

Minimally invasive mitral repair, a 2025 update

Victor Costache / Bucharest, Romania  
Jean Paul Couetil
15:50-16:05

The forgotten tricuspid valve: is the tricuspid prosthetic ring sufficient for a durable repair

Jean Paul Couetil / Paris, France  
Konstantinos Spargias
16:05-16:20

Pioneering innovation in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid space

Konstantinos Spargias / Athens, Greece  
James Fonger
16:20-16:35

CardioScout – a new endoscopic platform to navigate and intervene on the epicardial surface of the beating heart

James Fonger / New York, USA  
Valavanur Subramanian
16:35-16:50

“Simply Bridging” The Valvular Gap / TAB- The Trans Annular Bridge (Surgical & Trans Catheter)

Valavanur Subramanian / New York, USA  
16:50-17:00

Discussions

  
17:00-17:15

Coffee Break

  
Jaques Busquets
17:15-17:30

History of EVAR

Jaques Busquets / Paris, France  
Rodney White
17:30-17:45

How to maximize Use of Cook Dissection Stents in Descending Aortic Dissections

Rodney White / Rodney White  
Arjan Hoksbergen
17:45-18:00

Horror in the hybrid OR, a case I’ll never forget

Arjan Hoksbergen / Amsterdam, Netherlands  
Kak Khee Yeung
18:00-18:15

Prediction of cardiovascular disease progression in AAA and PAD patients: the VASCUL AID project

Kak Khee Yeung / Amsterdam, Netherlands  
Victor Costache
18:15-18:30

Long term results after endovacular treatment of aortic dissections with multilayer stents

Victor Costache / Bucharest, Romania  
Ivo Petrov
18:30-18:45

In situ fenestration for totally endovascular aortic arch procedures

Ivo Petrov / Sofia, Bulgaria  
Guillermo A. Escobar
18:45-19:00

Optimizing results in Nonsurgical management of mycotic aortic aneurysms (including Rifampin-soaked endografts)

Guillermo A. Escobar / Atlanta, USA  
Daniela Branzan
19:00-19:15

Saccular Growth after EVAR. How to prevent it?

Daniela Branzan / Munchen, Germany  
Frank Criado
19:15-19:30

A Critical Look at Saccular Aortic Aneurysms: Are They All Ticking Time Bombs? How to Best Measure Diameters, Do They Rupture at a Smaller Diameter?”

Frank Criado / Baltimore, USA  
Kak Khee Yeung
19:30-19:45

Outcomes of the Treo fevar

Kak Khee Yeung / Amsterdam, Netherlands  
19:45-19:55

Discussions

  
20:00-22:00

Gala Dinner Crowne Plaza

  
  • Session E
  • Session F
  • Session H
  • Session G
Ioana Biris
09:00-09:15

First trimester fetal heart anomalies

Ioana Biris / London, UK  
Eliza Cinteza
09:15-09:30

Transcatheter approach for coarctation of aorta in children

Eliza Cinteza / Bucharest, Romania  
Nathalie Dediu
09:30-09:45

The child with single ventricle pathway – Single ventricle service

Nathalie Dediu / Bristol, UK  
Petru Liuba
09:45-10:00

Harmony valve: Expanding the Horizon of Pulmonary Valve Therapy

Petru Liuba / Lund, Sweden  
Pavel Heghi
10:00-10:15

Pediatric Cardiopulmonary bypass

Pavel Heghi / Stuttgart, Germany  
Șerban Stoica
10:15-10:30

Aortic stenosis in childhood – pitfalls and fallacies

Șerban Stoica / Bristol, UK  
Ioannis Tzanavaros
10:30-10:45

Vascular ring surgery

Ioannis Tzanavaros / Nicosia, Cyprus  
10:45-10:55

Discussion

  
10:55-11:10

Coffee Break

  
Adrian Molnar
11:10-11:25

Does early surgery improves risks or prognosis in acute aortic valve endocarditis?

Adrian Molnar / Cluj, Romania  
Peter Haldenwang
11:25-11:40

The new ECS/EACTS Guideline for the management of valvular diseases – What remains for the surgeon

Peter Haldenwang / Bochum, Germany  
Ivo Petrov
11:40-11:55

TAVI for AR

Ivo Petrov / Sofia, Bulgaria  
Rodney White
11:55-12:10

Progress in development of endografts for ascending aortic lesions

Rodney White / Los Angeles, USA  
Ioannis Tzanavaros
12:10-12:25

When I do a Bentall and when I do a David procedure

Ioannis Tzanavaros / Nicosia, Cyprus  
Daniela Branzan
12:25-12:40

AI in Vascular Surgery – Digital Twin Technology

Daniela Branzan / Munchen, Germany  
Sharif Elshafei
12:40-12:55

Endovascular Navigation Aorto-iliac: The latest innovation in the medical field to optimize endovascular surgery

Sharif Elshafei / Giesen Germany  
12:55-13:10

Discussion

  
13:10-13:40

Lunch Break

  
Mihnea Baila
16:50-17:10

Cardiac MRI in clinical practice

Mihnea Baila / Bucharest, Romania  
Catalina Arsenescu
17:05-17:20

New chalenges in infective endocarditis

Catalina Arsenescu / Iasi, Romania  
Andrada Guta
17:20-17:35

Patient selection for Heart Transplantation

Andrada Guta / Bucharest, Romania  
Horațiu Moldovan
17:35-17:50

Heart transplantation in Romania

Horațiu Moldovan / Bucharest, Romania  
Silviu Dumitrescu
17:50-18:05

The role of combined CPET and exercise echocardiography in Heart Failure

Silviu Dumitrescu / Bucharest, Romania  
Radu Vatasescu
18:05-18:20

Hybrid approach for the treatment of complex arrythmias

Radu Vatasescu / Bucharest, Romania  
Adrian Radu
18:20-18:35

LBBB is a totally non-homogenous concept: dephining4 phenotypes of response to CRT

Adrian Radu / Bucharest, Romania  
Silviu Dumitrescu
18:35-18:50

Multidisciplinary approach for GDMT Implementation in Heart Failure

Silviu Dumitrescu / Bucharest, Romania  
18:50-19:00

Discussion

  
Theodora Benedek
13:40-13:55

Image-based monitoring after cardiac interventions

Theodora Benedek / Târgu Mureș, Romania  
Fudulu Daniel
13:55-14:10

Off pump Coronary artery revascularisation: historical perspectives, evidence and future directions

Fudulu Daniel / Bristol, UK  
Imre Benedek
14:10-14:25

Photon counting Angio CT in interventional cardiology

Imre Benedek / Târgu Mureș, Romania  
Peter Haldenwang
14:25-14:40

Do we initiate ECLS support too late for cardiogenic schock postcardiotomy syndrome

Peter Haldenwang / Bochum, Germany  
Lucian Stoica
14:40-14:55

The treatment of postinfarction ventricular septal defect – is it still a challenge for the heart team

Lucian Stoica / Iasi, Romania  
Dan Olinic
14:55-15:10

OCT imaging guided PCI

Dan Olinic / Cluj-Napoca, Romania  
Valavanur Subramanian
15:10-15:25

MIDCAB: ”From Origin to Current Status“

Valavanur Subramanian / New York, USA  
Claude Vaislic
15:25-15:40

Outcomes in cardiac surgery in 800 consecutive Jehovah’s Witness patients

Claude Vaislic / Paris, France  
Rodica Niculescu
15:40-15:55

Revascularization of complex coronary artery disease in elderly mpatients

Rodica Niculescu / Bucharest, Romania  
Vlad Bataila
15:55-16:10

Spontaneous dissection of coronary arteries : myth of reality

Vlad Bataila / Bucharest, Romania  
Ruxandra Constantinescu
16:10-16:25

Drug eluting balloons, fashion or fact

Ruxandra Constantinescu / Bucharest, Romania  
16:25-16:35

Discussion

  
16:35-16:50

Coffee Break

  
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