Day One: Thursday 3 October 2024

 

08:00 – 09:00  Registration & Breakfast

09:00 – 09:05  Welcome & Introduction

 

Session One: The ascending aorta

 

Chairpersons: Prof John Pepper and Mr Ulrich Rosendahl

 

09:05 – 09:15  Implications of tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valve anatomy-impact on natural history?

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09:20 – 09:30  Surgical approaches to bicuspid aortic valve disease-more than you think.

Mr Omar Nawaytou, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital

 

09:35 – 09:45  Percutaneous treatment for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis-the role of TAVI - PRESENTED REMOTELY

Prof. Andreas Baumbach, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London and Bart's Heart Centre, London

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09:50 – 10:00  BAV with Aortopathy - does it matter and what is special?

Mr Ben Adams, St, Bartholomew's Hospital 

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10:05 – 10:15  Can a failing bicuspid AV be reconstructed - and how?  

Mr Marek Jasinski, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

 

10:20 – 11:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

 

 

 

Session Two: Pathways for the spectrum of aortic syndromes in 2024

 

Chairpersons: Prof Aung Oo and Prof Mark Field

Moderator: Dr Stephan Kurz

 

 

11:00 – 11:10  Epidemiology of proximal aortic dissection in the Western and the Eastern world - PRESENTED REMOTELY

Dr Makoto Hibino, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio, US.

 

11:15 – 11:25  The worldwide burden of disease from acute aortic syndrome.

Dr Stephan Kurz, Charite Berlin, Germany

 

11:30 – 11:40  How to minimise the risk of misdiagnosis of aortic dissection?

Dr Yousuf Salmasi, Imperial College London & Harefield Hospitals

 

11:45 – 11:55  The challenge of diagnosing & managing Acute Aortic Syndrome in the community PRESENTED REMOTELY

Prof. Zhihui Dong, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

 

12:00 – 12:10  What is the significance of non-A non-B aortic dissections - is it real?​

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12:15 – 12:25  The EACTS/STS 2024 Guideline view on type B aortic dissection-what’s new? 

Prof. Christoph Nienaber, Brompton & Harefield Hospitals.

 

 

12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH  & NETWORKING

 

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Session Three:  The aortic arch - progress in 2024?

 

Chairpersons: Mr George Asimakopoulos and Mr Jullien Gaer

Moderator: Mr Max Bagai

 

13:30 – 13:40  Involvement of the aortic arch in aortic dissection-Impact on managing strategies?

Prof. Martin Czerny, Freiburg, Germany.

 

13:45 – 13:55  Total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk-what are the pitfalls?

Mr Ulrich Rosendahl, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals.

 

14:00 – 14:10  The role of a bare metal scaffold in the dissected arch-driven by evidence or eminence?

Prof. Aung Oo, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

 

14:15 – 14:25  Outlook on endovascular arch procedures-bright or bleak? 

Prof. Mo Hamady, St. Mary's Hospital, London.

 

14:30 – 14:40  What is the natural history of aortic arch pathology?

N.N.

 

14:45 – 14:55  Can we prevent aortic dissection-a look to the microstructure of the aorta?

Prof. Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Graz University of Technology, Austria / Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

 

15:00 – 15:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

 

 

Session Four: Genetics in aortic diseases

 

Chairpersons: Dr Debbie Morris-Rosendahl and Dr Riccardo Abbasciano

Moderator: Dr Yaso Emmanuel

 

15:30 – 15:40  Epigenetics of aortic diseases-what is real? - PRESENTED REMOTELY

Dr Maite Tome, St George's Hospital

 

15:45 – 15:55  Who should be screened for Familial Thoracic Aortic Dissection-and why?  

N.N.

 

16:00 – 16:10  Current indication for the use of the R125 aortopathy panel for clinical tests.

Dr Fleur van Dijk, National EDS Service London, North West Thames Regional Genetics Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 

 

16:15 – 16:25  Inherited conditions associated with risk of aortopathy: thinking outside the box

Dr Matina Prapa, St. George's/Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals

16:30 – 16:40 The changing landscape of life expectancy in hereditary connective tissue disorders

Professor Julie De Backer, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

 

16:45 – 18:15 Drink's Reception in the Medicinal Gardens

 

 

 

Day Two: Friday 4 October 2024

 

 

Session Five: Patient-Centred Session Regarding Aortic Dissection

 

Chairpersons: Mr Gareth Owens and Prof Christoph Nienaber

 

09:00 – 09:10  Aortic Dissection in my family due to a VUS (variant of unknown significance)?

Mrs Lisa Skinner

 

09:10 – 09:20  Aortic Dissection due to Loeys-Dietz Syndrome – Mrs Sharon Goddard's Story.  

Told by her sister, Mrs Jackie Duffy

 

09:20 – 09:30  Marfan Syndrome: A lifetime of aortic surgery and the 1st Thoracoflo-case in the UK. 

Miss Sarah Nutman – Patient Pioneer

 

09:30 – 09:40  Patients and their Relatives – The DECIDE-TAD Research Programme.

Dr Riccardo Abbasciano, Hammersmith Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust / University of Leicester

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09:40 – 10:15  Questions & Answers

 

 

10:15 – 10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING

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Session Six:  Nurse-led session

 

Chairperson: Dr Nitha Naqvi

Moderators: Ms Fortunate Mamombe & Dr Elena Cervi

 

10:45 – 10:55  Aortic Nurses’ Network – an update! 

Joanne Jessup, CNS Marfan Trust

 

11:10 – 11:10  Nurse-led aorto-vascular clinics 

Binitha Rinosh, Royal London Hospital

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11:15 – 11:25  Aortic surveillance clinic

Rodrigo Leon Conde, University Hospital Sussex

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11:30 – 11:40  Psychosocial care of patients post aortic surgery: Nurses' perspective

Miss Rosalie Magboo, St. Bartholomew's Hospital

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11:45 – 11:55  Challenges of transitioning aortopathy patients - A case study 

​Rachana Kalathiparambil, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

 

           

12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH & NETWORKING

 

 

Session Seven: New technologies/trends in aorto-vascular medicine

 

Chairpersons:  Mr Colin Bicknell and Prof Bijan Modarai

Moderator: Prof. Saeed Mirsandree & Mr Vijay Gadhvi

 

 

13:00 – 13:10  Novel application of CT imaging of the aorta – the bigger picture!

Dr Regent Lee, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, Oxford UK

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13:15 – 13:25 New findings on the development of aortic aneurysm and thoracic aortic dissection

Dr Nimrat Grewal, Amsterdam University UMC, Amsterdam, NL

 

13:30 – 13:40  Endovascular strategies in connective tissue disorders – when and when not?
Prof Nick Cheshire, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals

 

13:45 – 13:55  Incidence and treatment of type B dissection in the UK.

Mr Colin Bicknell, St. Mary's Hospital, London

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14:00 – 14:10  Industry Session - Artivion: A new and complete Endovascular solution for zones 0 & 1 Total Aortic Arch Repair with the custom-made Nexus TRE stent graft

Prof. Theodosios Bisdas, Athens Medical Centre

 

14:15 – 14:25  False lumen management with various techniques.

Dr Matt Matson, Royal London & St Bartholomew's Hospital

 

14:30 – 15:00 REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

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Session Eight: Concept of the aorta as an organ

 

Chairperson: Dr Regent Lee

Moderator: Mr Ulrich Rosendahl

 

15:00 – 15:10  New views to an old organ system!

Prof Christoph Nienaber, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals

 

15:15 – 15:25  Should we forget about A, B, Non-A non-B dissection and view the aorta in a holistic way?

Prof. Mark Field, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

 

15:30 – 15:40  Children with Aortopathy - we now see!

Dr Elena Cervi, Great Ormond Street Hospital

 

15:45 – 15:55  Managing the psychological burden of aortic diseases.

N.N.

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16:00 – 16:15  Conclusive Words