Programme
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?
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
09:50 – 10:00 BAV with Aortopathy - does it matter and what is special?
Mr Ben Adams, St, Bartholomew's Hospital
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?
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
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?
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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?
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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
09:40 – 10:15 Questions & Answers
10:15 – 10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING
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
11:15 – 11:25 Aortic surveillance clinic
Rodrigo Leon Conde, University Hospital Sussex
11:30 – 11:40 Psychosocial care of patients post aortic surgery: Nurses' perspective
Miss Rosalie Magboo, St. Bartholomew's Hospital
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
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
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.
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16:00 – 16:15 Conclusive Words