International Aortic Summit 2025 & Aortic Live Program


DAY 1   Friday - 10/01/2025

IST CET EST Topics Speakers
8:30 4:00 22:00 Opening Remarks & Welcome Dr. Bashi Velayudhan
8:45 4:15 22:15 Opening Remarks & Welcome Prof. Heinz Jakob
Global Session 1
Moderators Anbarasu Mohanraj, Mohamed Rehan, Yusuf M M, Pradeep Narayan, C S Hiremath
9:00 4:30 22:30 Lecture Aortic Surgery India - Current Scenario and Future Perspectives Dr. Bashi V. Velayudhan
9:10 4:40 22:40 Lecture TAR vs Non-TAR in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Dr.Worawong Slisatkorn
9:20 4:50 22:50 Lecture Non-Occlusive Ischemic Colitis in Aortic Dissection Dr. Ali Murtada
9:30 5:00 23:00 Lecture TAVI - Surgeons Perspective Dr. Ajay Kaul
9:40 5:10 23:10 Lecture Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection - A Misnomer & The Unmet Clinical Needs Professor Mohamad Bashir
9:50 5:20 23:20 Discussion
Aortic Live session 1
Moderators Heinz Jacob, Mo Bashir, Bashi Velayudhan, Vivek Jawali, Manoj Durairaj
10:00 5:30 Live Transmission AORTIC LIVE - Case 1 - Minimally invasive descending thoracic aortic replacement following TAR-FET Professor Randolph Wong
10:30 6:00 0:00 Surgical Demonstration Commando Procedure for PVE Involving Mitro-Aortic Fibrosa Professor Marco Di Eusanio
10:40 6:10 0:10 Surgical Demonstration Redo FET in Pseudoaneurysm Professor Marco Di Eusanio
10:50 6:20 0:20 Surgical Demonstration ICAD - Case 1 - Redo Aortic Root Procedure Professor Davide Pacini
11:10 6:40 0:40 Surgical Demonstration ICAD - Case 2 - David's Procedure Professor Roberto Di Bartolomeo
11:30 7:00 1:00 Surgical Demonstration ICAD - Case 3 - Bentall's with Hemiarch in Takayasu arteritis Professor Edward Chen
12:00 7:30 1:30 Surgical Demonstration Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Professor Germano Melisano
12:30 8:00 2:00 Surgical Demonstration Step-by-step Hybrid Arch Aortic Surgery with the Thoraflex Hybrid Prosthesis Professor Roberto Di Bartolomeo
12:40 8:10 2:10 Surgical Demonstration Total Endovascular Repair of Aortic Arch Dr. Luigi Lovato
13:15 8:45 2:45 Lunch
Aortic Live session 2
Moderators Heinz Jacob, Mo Bashir, Ajay Yadav, Murali K, George Joseph, Zainulabedin Hamdullay, Muralikrishna Nekkanti
13:45 9:15 3:15 Live Transmission AORTIC LIVE - Case 2 - Arch Branched Endograft in a chronic dissection Professor Stephan Haulon
14:30 10:00 4:00 Surgical Demonstration Minimal invasive endoscopic aortic root surgery Professor Farhad Bakhtiary
15:15 10:45 4:45 Live Transmission AORTIC LIVE - Case 4 - E-vita open NEO for the Treatment of Kommerell Diverticulum Professor Martin Grabenwoger
16:00 11:30 5:30 Lecture EVITA - Neo Expereince Professor Suk-Won Song
17:00 12:30 6:30 Surgical Demonstration Ross Procedure - Tips and Tricks Professor Ismail El-Hamamsy
17:20 12:50 6:50 Lecture Optimal Valve choice for SAVR Patient - Future Valve in Valve Dr L F Sridhar


DAY 2   Saturday - 11/01/2025

IST CET EST Topics Speakers
Global Session 2
Moderators Jayakumar T K, L F Sridhar, Bineesh, Atanau Saha, Vivek Pillai
8:45 4:15 22:15 Lecture Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Surgery: Enhancing Outcomes and Predicting Complications Professor John Elefteriades
8:55 4:25 22:25 Lecture Modified Bentall with Single Patch Konno Enlargement (BeSPoKE) Plus Myectomy for Severe Aortic Stenosis and Small LVOT Professor Eric Roselli
9:05 4:35 22:35 Lecture Technical Pitfalls for Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair Following PETTICOAT Professor Gustavo Oderich
9:15 4:45 22:45 Surgical Demonstration Aortic Root Enlargement - The BoYang Technique Professor Bo Yang
9:35 5:05 23:05 Lecture Optimal Approach to VSRR/AV Repair with AI Professor Edward P Chen
9:40 5:10 23:10 Discussion
Global Session 2 - Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
Moderators N Sekar, Sathiyajith Bose, Vijay Shankar, Shivanesan Pitchai, Rochan Pant
10:00 5:30 23:30 Surgical Demonstration Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair - Learning Points! Professor Anthony Estrera
10:10 5:40 23:40 Lecture Visceral Debranchng and TEVAR in TAAAR Professor Gabriele Piffaretti
10:20 5:50 23:50 Lecture Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Tips and Tricks Dr. Mohammed Idhrees
10:30 6:00 0:00 Surgical Demonstration Thoracoflo for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Professor Sabine Wipper
10:40 6:10 0:10 Discussion
Global Session 3
Moderators Richard Saldana, Srinivasa Babu, Rajendra Mohan Mathur, AKG Gokulae
10:55 6:25 0:25 Lecture Advance CV needle Technology in Aortic surgery Dr Shaji Palangadan
11:05 6:35 0:35 Lecture Application of Generative AI and Augmented Reality in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Dr. Karthik Ramesh
Global Session 4
Moderators Sairam, Radhakrishnan Raju, Muralikrishna Nekkanti, Thiagarajamurthy, Rohit Nair
11:10 6:40 0:40 Surgical Demonstration Branch First Technique for Aortic Arch Repair Professor George Matalanis
11:20 6:50 0:50 Lecture European Uncompicated Type B Aortic Repair (EU-TBAR) - Update Professor Mohamad Bashir
11:30 7:00 1:00 Lecture Approaching Malperfusion in Type A dissection Professor Edward P Chen
11:40 7:10 1:10 Lecture Hybrid Zone 2 Concept for Extensive Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Repair Professor Gabriele Piffaretti
11:50 7:20 1:20 Lecture The Complexity of Aortic Root Infections Professor Carlos Mestes
12:00 7:30 1:30 Lecture Aortic Diameter in Asian Population Dr. Bijoy Rajbanshi
12:10 7:40 1:40 Discussion
Global Session 5
Moderators Prasanna Simha, Periyasamy, Mohanty, Vimal Yadav, Manoj Nair
12:30 8:00 2:00 Lecture ARNI Benefits in HF Patients Post Re vacsularisation: What's New? Dr S Aravind
12:40 8:10 2:10 Lecture Translating guideline recommendations to clinical practice with Inclisiran Dr.D.Prabhakar
12:50 8:20 2:20 Surgical Demonstration AVR with Epic max TBD
12:55 8:25 2:25 Surgical Demonstration Video Presentation Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim
13:05 8:35 2:35 Lecture FET and Simultaneous Extension for One Stage Treatment of Type I Aortic Dissection Dr. Konstantinos Tsagakis
13:15 8:45 2:45 Lunch
Lunch-on-Symposium (Abott Session) Life Time Management of AVR : Porcine Vs Bovine Panel Discussion
Speaker Dr. Praveen Varma Moderator : Dr. Mohammed Idhrees Panel: Dr. Bashi Velaudhan, Dr. Pradeep Narayan, Dr. Krishna Prasad, Dr Sandeep Varma, Dr. Praveen Varma
14:00 9:30 3:30 Keynote Lecture Essen School of Thoracic Aortic Surgery: A 24-Year Journey Professor Heinz Jakob
Global Session 6
Moderators Rathinavel, Manoj Nair, Rohit Nair, Devagourou Velayoudam, Dhiren Shah
14:30 10:00 4:00 Lecture FET Expereince in Bologna Professor Davide Pacini
14:40 10:10 4:10 Lecture Ruptured Aortic False Lumen After Frozen Elephant Trunk in Chronic Aortic Dissection Dr. Hazem El Beyrouti
14:50 10:20 4:20 Lecture Isolate Left Subclavian Artery In-Situ Fenestration During Zone 2 TEVAR Professor Gabriele Piffaretti
15:00 10:30 4:30 Lecture How to Optimize Cerebral Perfusion During Circulatory Arrest Dr Manoj Kuduvalli
15:10 10:40 4:40 Lecture Evolution of Clinical Practice in EACTS Guidelines Professor Carlos Mestres
15:15 10:45 4:45 Lecture New Fundamental and Clinical Findings on the Development and Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and Thoracic Aortic Dissection Dr Nimrat Grewal
15:25 10:55 4:55 Lecture Management of Aorto-Vascular Disease Associated with the Bicuspid AV Dr. Paneer Selvam
15:35 11:05 5:05 Lecture Endovascular Management of the Arch Post Type A Dissections : MDM approach Dr. Thodur Vasudevan
15:45 11:15 5:15 Discussion
16:00 11:30 5:30 Case Based Discussion Moderator: Mohamad Bashir, Mohammed Idhrees Panel: Edward Chen, Davide Pacini, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Bashi Velayudhen, Heinz Jakob, Paneer Selvam
16:45 12:15 6:15 Round Up of Day 1 & 2 - Closing Remarks Professors Bashi & Jakob