All times listed in Eastern Time Zone.

Rapid Fire Abstract Session (7 – 8 a.m.)

   

Session 7: EACTS @ STS Coronary Conference (8 – 9 a.m.)

Moderators: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) and Joseph F. Sabik III, MD (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Panelists: Drs. Faisal Bakeen and Yiannis Chatzizisis

Time Presentation Title Presenter Residing Location
8 – 8:12 a.m. What Are The Differences Between the US and European Revascularization Guidelines? Patrick O. Myers, MD Lausanne, Switzerland
8:12 – 8:20 a.m. Panel Discussion    
8:20 – 8:32 a.m. Mechanistic Differences Between PCI and CABG Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD Jena, Germany
8:32 – 8:40 a.m. Panel Discussion    
8:40 – 8:52 a.m. Perioperative Myocardial Infraction After Cardiac Surgery Milan Milojevic Belgrade, Serbia
8:52 – 9 a.m. Panel Discussion     

 

Session 8: Perioperative Management (9 – 9:45 a.m.)

Moderators: Elaine E. Tseng, MD (San Francisco, CA, USA) and Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH (Houston, TX, USA)

Time Presentation Presenter Residing Location
9 – 9:08 a.m. Should Every CABG Patient Receive Posterior Pericardiotomy to Prevent POAF? Mario F. L. Gaudino, MD, PhD, MSCE New York, NY, USA
9:08 – 9:15 a.m. Should Everyone Be on DAPT After CABG? Sigrid Sandner, MD Vienna, Austria
9:15 – 9:22 a.m. How to Avoid Sternal Wound Complications After CABG Gianluca Torregrossa, MD Wynnewood, PA, USA
9:30 – 9: 38 a.m. How to Prevent AKI After CABG Daniel T. Engelman, MD Springfield, MA, USA
9:38 – 9:45 a.m. Panel Discussion    

 

Coffee Break (9:45 – 10:15 a.m.)

 

Session 9: ERAS (10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.)

Moderators: Daniel T. Engelman, MD (Springfield, MA, USA) and Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Time Presentation Presenter Residing Location
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. ERAS Cardiac/STS Expert Consensus of Perioperative Care Overview Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC Cleveland, OH, USA
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Which Medications to Hold Before a CABG? A Turn Key Order Set Amanda Rea, DNP, CRNP Towson, MD, USA
10:45 – 11 a.m. Frailty Assessments and The STS National Database: What's Coming Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH Houston, TX, USA
11 – 11:15 a.m. Panel Discussion    

 

Session 10: Minimally Invasive CABG, MIDCABG - How I Do It (11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)

Moderators: Piroze M Davierwala, MCh., DNB, MD (Toronto, ON, Canada) and Husam Balkhy, MD (Chicago, IL, USA)

Time Presentation Presenter Residing Location
11:15 – 11:23 a.m. The Direct Vision Approach of Minimally Invasive LAD Revascularization: Tips and Tricks-video Donna M. Kimmaliardjuk, MD Cleveland, OH, USA
11:23 – 11:31 a.m. The Robotic Approach of Minimally Invasive LAD Revascularization: Tips and Tricks-video Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, MD, PhD, MPH Houston, TX, USA
11:31 – 11:39 a.m. How to Teach Minimally Invasive CABG-video Kieta Kikuchi, MD, PhD Wuhan, China
11:39 – 11:47 a.m. MIS Technical Consideration in Women-video Rashmi Yadav, MB, BS London, United Kingdom
11:47 – 11:55 a.m. Combined Procedures Tips and Tricks-video Joseph Lamelas, MD Miami, FL, USA
11:55 – 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion    

 

Lunch* (12:15 – 2 p.m.)

Industry Symposium hosted by Medistim

 

Invited Lecture (2 – 2:30 p.m.)

Time Presentation Presenter (s) Residing Location
2 – 2:20 p.m. Coronary Surgery: Evidence and Publishing  Joanna Chikwe, MD, FECS (STS Journals Editor-in-Chief) Los Angeles, CA, USA
2:20 – 2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion

Mario F. L. Gaudino, MD, PhD, MSCE
Marc Ruel, MD, MPH
Joseph F. Sabik III, MD
Patrick O. Myers, MD

 

New York, NY, USA
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Cleveland, OH, USA
Lausanne, Switzerland

 

 

Session 11: Hybrid Revascularization (2:30 – 3:30 p.m.)

Moderators: Rashmi, Yadav, MB, BS (London, United Kingdom) and Massimo G. Lemma, MD (Milan, Italy)

Time Presentation Presenter Residing Location
2:30 – 2:40 p.m. How Can We Standardize the Hybrid Procedure? The Surgeon Perspective  Marc Ruel, MD, MPH Ottawa, ON, Canada
2:40 – 2:50 p.m. How Can We Standardize the Hybrid Procedure? The Cardiologist Perspective  Yiannis S. Chatzizsis, MD, PhD Miami, FL, USA
2:50 – 3 p.m. HCR - For Specific Patient Groups or Every Patient? Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD Cleveland, OH, USA
3 – 3:10 p.m. How to Build a Successful Hybrid Revascularization Program Gianluca Torregrossa, MD Wynnewood, PA, USA
3:10 – 3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion    

 

Coffee Break (3:30 – 4 p.m.)

 

Session 12: Advance Minimally Invasive CABG, MVST: How I Do It (4 – 5 p.m.)

Moderators: Marc Ruel, MD, MPH (Ottawa, ON, Canada) and David Glineur, MD, PhD (Newfoundland, Canada)

Time Presentation Presenter Residing Location
4 – 4:15 p.m. Multi Vessel Small Thoracotomy: My Technique, Tip and Tricks - The Direct Approach with LITA and Radial-video Kieta Kikuchi, MD, PhD Wuhan, China
4:15 –4:30 p.m. Multi Vessel Small Thoracotomy: My Technique, Tip and Tricks - The Direct Approach with BITA Composite-video Piroze M. Davierwala, MCh, DNB, MD Toronto, ON, Canada
4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Multi Vessel Robotic: My Technique, Tip and Tricks - The Full Endoscopic Approach: TECABG-video Husam Balkhy, MD Chicago, IL, USA
4:45 – 5 p.m. Panel Discussion    

 

Session 13:  MIS "How I Do It" Case Presentations (5 – 5:45 p.m.)    

Moderator: Husam Balkhy, MD (Chicago IL, USA)

Panelists: Joseph Lamelas, MD (Miami, FL, USA), Marc Ruel, MD, MPH (Ottawa, ON, Canada), Donna M. Kimmaliardjuk, MD (Cleveland, OH, USA), Gianluca Torregrossa, MD (Wynnewood, PA, USA)

Time Case Presenter Residing Location
5 – 5:11 p.m. Case 1: MVST with RAD Piroze M. Davierwala, MCh, DNB, MD Toronto, ON, Canada
5:11 – 5:22 p.m. Case 2: Robotic LITA - LAD Rashmi, Yadav, MD, BS London, United Kingdom
5:22 – 5:33 p.m. Case 3: MVST My Approach Kieta Kikuchi, MD, PhD

Wuhan, China

5:33 – 5:44 p.m Case 4: LITA RITA Robotic Hybrid Marc Ruel, MD MPH Ottawa, ON, Canada