Interdisciplinary Cardiac-Vascular Surgery - ESCVS Dubrovnik 2012

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Interdisciplinary 

Cardiac-Vascular Surgery 

April 26 th 2012, Thursday 

8:00 – 10:00 CV 1 – Plenary Session I 

(Elafiti 3+4 – Hotel Lacroma) 

Moderators: 

M. Zembala (Poland), D. Palombo (Italy), Ž. Sutlić (Croatia) 

8:00 - 8:20 Endovascular Management of Atherosclerotic Descending Aortic Disease M. Krasoń, Zabrze, Poland 

8:20 - 8:40 Endovascular Treatment as a Golden Standard for Traumatic Aortic Rupture D. Unić, Zagreb, Croatia 

8:40 - 9:00 TEVAR in Treatment of Acute Type B Dissection - Early and Late Complications P. Kasprzak, Regensburg, Germany 

9:00 – 9:20 TEVAR Complications – Diagnosis and Management F. Grego, Padova, Italy 

9:20 - 9:40 Initial Experience with the Magellan Robotic Endovascular Catheter System C. Bicknell, London, UK 

9:40 - 10:00 Testing and Developments of New Medical Devices in the Laboratories - 

Feasibility, Safety Ethical Issues 

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break – Visit Exhibition and Posters 

10:30 – 12:30 CV 2 – Plenary Session II 

(Elafiti 3+4 - Hotel Lacroma) 

Moderators: 

V. Treska (Czech Republic), Ž. Sutlić (Croatia), L. Davidović (Serbia) 

F. Laborde, Paris, France 

10:30 – 10:50 Visceral Debranching R. Chiesa, Milan, Italy 

10:50 – 11:10 Endovascular Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection Including ADSORB Study J. Brunkwall, Cologne, Germany 

11:10 – 11:30 Techniques to Prevent Paraplegia During Surgical Repair of Thoracoabdominal 

Aneurysms 

M. Jacobs, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

11:30 – 11:50 Debranching of Supra-Aortic Vessels for Performing TEVAR J. Wolfe, London, UK 

11:50 – 12:10 Total Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aorta E. Verhoeven, Nürnberg, Germany 

12:10 – 12:30 Vascular Surgeon in the Future: a Co-Head Physician or a Leader C. Setacci, Siena, Italy 

Honoured Lecture 


Final Scientific Program 

12:30 - 13:00 Future Horizons with MCS Devices O.H. Frazier, Houston, Texas, USA


13:00 – 14:00 Lunch – Visit Exhibition and Posters 

Lunch Symposium – ETHICON 

Olipa – Hotel President 

Lunch Symposium – SHIMADZU 

Tajan – Hotel President 

Lunch Symposium – ABBOTT VASCULAR 

Asimon – Hotel Lacroma 

Lunch Symposium – HANSEN 

Bokar – Hotel Lacroma 

14:00 – 16:00 CV 3 – Plenary Session III 


Moderators: 

S. Schueler (UK), I. Lovričević (Croatia), D. Velimirović (Serbia) 

14:00 – 14:20 E-Vita Open Hybrid Stent Graft Prosthesis in Mega Aorta Syndrome as Well as 

Successful Bail-Out Procedure in Complicated Type a Aortic Dissection 

14:20 – 14:40 Safety and Efficacy of Central Cannulation Through Ascending Aorta for Type a 

Aortic Dissection 

14:40 – 15:00 Insights into Diagnostic Techniques and Non-Surgical Management of Aortic 

Diseases 

P. Oberwalder, Graz, Austria 

T. Asai, Shiga, Otsu, Japan 

D. McPherson, Houston, Texas, USA 

15:00 – 15:20 Arch Surgery and the Frozen Eelephant Trunk: Still Learning. C. Mestres, Barcelona, Spain 

15:20 – 15:40 E-Vita Open Stentgraft as Bailout Therapy in Complex Case of Stanford a 

Dissection after TEVAR in Descending Aorta 

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break – Visit Exhibition and Posters 

Dry Lab 


9:00 – 12:30 ETHICON Dry Lab Workshop 

Anastomotic Skills Simulation Lab 

(Asimon – Hotel Lacroma) 

I. Rudež, Zagreb, Croatia 

9:00 – 12:30 CABG with Prof. Paul Sergeant P. Sergeant, Leuven, Belgium 

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Cardiac Surgery 


16:30 – 19:00 C1 – Atrial Fibrillation 

(Elafiti 4 – Hotel Lacroma) 

Moderators: 

P. Suwalski (Poland), B. Geršak (Slovenia), I. Medved (Croatia) 

16:30 – 16:45 Key Note Lecture: 

Hybrid Treatment of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation 

16:45 – 19:00 C1 – Atrial Fibrillation Abstracts 



0012 Role of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy in the Management of Stroke 

B. Geršak, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

Magdi Muhammad 

King Fahd Hospital, Almadina Almunawara, Saudi Arabia, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt 

0055 Epicardial Atrial Mapping Can Predict Elimination of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation after the Box Pulmonary Vein 

Isolation During Mitral Valve Surgery 

Taijiro Sueda, Naomichi Uchida, Shinya Takahshi, Taiichi Takasaki, Tatsuya Kurosaki, Keijiro Katayama, Katsuhiko Imai 

Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan 

0394 Surgical Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 

Miklos Fabri, Rosic Milenko, Redzek Aleksandar, Golubovic Miodrag, Dejanovic Jadranka, Kovacevic Dragan 

Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vojvodina – Sremska Kamenica, Serbia 

0038 Invasive Treatment of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation 

Thierry Folliguet, Clement Bars 

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France 

0076 Long-Term Results of Surgery Persistant Atrial Fibrillation During CABG Operations 

Yulia Kareva 

Federal State Institution Academician E.N.Meshalkin Novosibirsk State Research Institute, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0321 Sequential Approach for Treatment of Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation 

Bockeria L. A., Revishvili A.Sh., Matsonashvili G.R., Serguladze S.U., Shmul A.V., Kvasha B.I., Labartkava E.Z. 

A.N. Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0447 Analysis of Results of Operations Combining Correction of Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Heart Disease 

Sergey Sukhanov 2 , Leo Bockeria 1 , Mesrop Shatakhyan 2 , Irina Naumenko 2 , Vahram Haroutunyan 2 , Aleksey Nitishevsky 2 , Roman 

Shekhmametyev 2 , Tatyana Matanovskaya 2 

1 Bakoulev CCVS of RAMS, Moscow, Russia, 2 Perm Heart Institute – Branch of the Bakoulev CCVS of RAMS, Perm, Russia 

0600 Minimally Invasive Hybrid Ablation Procedure for the Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation – One Year Results. 

Michael Zembala, Krzysztof Filipiak, Oskar Kowalski, Joanna Boidol, Adam Sokal, Tomasz Niklewski, Zbigniew Kalarus 

Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland


17:30 – 19:00 C2 – Robotic Cardiac Surgery 

(Bokar – Hotel Lacroma) 

Moderators: 

C. Bicknell (UK), T. Mihaljević (UAE) 

17:30 – 17:50 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair T. Mihaljević, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

17:50 – 18:10 Robotic Surgical Approach for Electrophysiological Challenges L. Labrousse, Bordeaux, France 

18:10 – 19:00 C2 – Robotic Cardiac Surgery Abstracts 


0142 A Simple Method for Grading Aortic Atherosclerosis Which Has Prognostic Value in Robotic Totally Endoscopic 

Coronary Artery Bypass 

Jeffrey Lee, Patrick Chan, Gregory Bittle, Patricia Hong, Brody Wehman, Bartley Griffith, Johannes Bonatti 

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 

0612 Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Using Robotic Totally Endoscopic Surgery – Perioperative Outcome and 5-Year 

Results 

Jeffrey Lee 1 , Eric Lehr 1 , Mark Vesely 1 , Zachary Kon 1 , Brody Wehman 1 , Andreas DeBiasi 1 , Benedikt Hofauer 2 , Felix Weidinger 2 , 

Thomas Schachner 2 , Nikolaos Bonaros 2 , Guy Friedrich 2 , David Zimrin 1 , Johannes Bonatti 1 

1 University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2 Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria 

16:30 – 19:00 C3 – Congenital Heart Surgery Abstracts 


Moderator: 

L.A. Bockeria (Russia) 

0068 Results of Palliative Operations for Congenital Heart Defects with Absent Left Pulmonary Artery 

Leo Bockeria, Vladimir Podzolkov, Osman Makhachev, Bagrat Alekyan, Titalav Khiriev, Mikhail Zelenikin, Konstantin Shatalov, 

Andrey Sobolev 

Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0236 Function of Bioconduits after Implantation in RVOT Position During Ross Procedure 

Farid Khammoud, Ravil Muratov, Dmitry Britikov, Nataliya Soboleva, Leo Bockeria 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia 

0327 Our Experience of Concomitant Radiofrequency “Maze III” Procedure and Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect in 

Adults 

Vasyl Lazoryshynets, Valeriy Zalevskiy, Borys Kravchuk, Artem Klimenko, Oleksiy Paratsiy, Oleksandr Golovenko, Oleksiy Lozoviy, 

Rostyslav Maliarchuk 

Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine 

0069 Agenesis of the Pulmonary Artery in Patients with Congenitally Absent Pulmonary Valve: Experience with Surgical 

Treatment 

Leo Bockeria, Vladimir Podzolkov, Osman Makhachev, Titalav Khiriev, Mikhail Zelenikin, Alexey Kim, Vladimir Cheban 


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0070 Quantitative Heart Anatomy in Tetralogy of Fallot 

Leo Bockeria, Osman Makhachev, Margarita Gordeeva, Tatiana Filippkina, Marina Panova, Titalav Khiriev 


0131 Results of Atrioventricular Septal Defect Correction with Eisenmenger Syndrome 

Sergey Gorbachevsky, Marianna Belkina, Kamal Rahmonov, Anastasia Tkacheva, Alla Gorchakova, Ulugbek Mazidov, Yuriy 

Koltsov 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for cardiovascular Surgery, RAMS, Moscow, Russia 

0190 Complete Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. Single Center Experience 

A.Y. Omelchenko, Y. N. Gorbatykh, Y.S. Sinelnikov, Y.L. Naberuhin, V.G. Stenin, T.V. Vatolina, A.A. Porodikov, S.N. Prohorov, O.V. 

Strunin 

Academician E.N.Meshalkin Novosibirsk State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Ministry of Health and Social 

Development, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia 

0302 Factors for Poor Outcomes in Patients with VSD Accompanied by Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and High 

Pulmonary Vascular Resistance 

Oleksandr Golovenko 1 , William Novick 2 , Natalia Iashchuk 1 , Sergiy Siromakha 1 , Artem Klimenko 1 , Vadim Sakalov 1 , Vasyl 

Lazoryshynets 1 

1 Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, 

TN, USA 

0310 Systemic to Pulmonary Shunt Using the Internal Thoracic Artery in 2 Patients with Cyanotic Congenital Heart 

Disease: a Case Report 

Joanna Sliwka 1 , Jan Borzymowski 1 , Roman Przybylski 1 , Szymon Pawlak 1 , Ireneusz Haponiuk 3 , Jacek Bialkowski 2 , Jan Glowacki 4 , 

Marian Zembala 1 

1 Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology of the Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Centre for Heart 

Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 2 Clinical Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Silesian 

Center for Heart Diseases,, Zabrze, Poland, 3 Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Ward, Provincial Specialist Hospital, Gdansk, Poland, 

4 Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland 

0118 ECMO after Repair of Congenital Cardiac Defects in Russia 

Maksim Mahalin, L. Bockeria, K. Shatalov, M. Mahalin, L. Lobacheva, A. Kharkin, R. Ahtiamov, A. Brodskii 

Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (Bakoulev CCVS), Moscow, Russia 

0595 Quality of Life (QoL) for Patients after TGA Arterial Switch Procedure in Long-term Follow-up: One Centre Study. 

Marek Kopala, Katarzyna Mludzik, Maciej Moll, Jadwiga Moll, Piotr Kazmierczak, Jacek Moll 

Polish Mothers Memorial Hospital- RI, Lodz, Poland 

0023 Pulmonary Autograft Dilatation after the Ross Operation: a Computational Model Study 

Andrew Wisneski1 ,2 , Peter Matthews1 ,2 , Ali Azadani1 ,2 , Sam Chitsaz1 ,2 , Natalie Lui1 ,2 , Kiyoaki Takaba1 ,2 , Liang Ge1 ,2 1 ,2 

, Elaine Tseng 

1 2 University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, 

CA, USA 


0180 Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Surgery of Immature Intrapericardial Teratoma 

Zeynep Eyileten 1 , Deniz Bozdogan 1 , Anar Aliyev 1 , Fikri Demir 2 , Cem Karadeniz 2 , Acar Koc 3 , Ercan Tutar 2 , Semra Atalay 2 , Adnan 

Uysalel 1 

1 Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara, Turkey, 2 Ankara University, Faculty 

of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey, 3 Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Depatment of 

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey 

0051 Risk Factors for Heart Valve Replacement after Primary Repair of Congenital Heart Defects 

Vladimir Podzolkov, Aleksey Nosachev, Bakhadir Sabirov, Timur Danilov, Igor Chernogrivov, Sergey Zaets 

Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia


0460 Risk of Late Aortic Events after Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with BAV Stenosis Versus BAV 

Insufficiency 

Evaldas Girdauskas, Kushtrim Disha, Heinrich Raisin, Anna-Maria Secknus, Thomas Kuntze 

Central Clinic Bad Berka, Bad Berka, Germany 

0224 One and a Half Ventricle Repair for Ebstein Anomaly and Failing Right Ventricle 

Edvin Prifti 1 ,4 , Arben Baboci 1 , Altin Veshti 1 ,2 , Massimo Bonacchi 3 , Vittorio Vanini 4 , Elona Dado 2 , Albi Fagu 1 , Klodian Krakulli 1 

1 Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Universty Hospital Center of Tirana, Tirana, Albania, 2 Hygeia Hospital, Tirana, Albania, 3 Divisione di 

Cardiochirurgia, Policlinico Careggi, Florence, Italy, 4 Heart of Children Foundation, Bergamo, Italy 

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Vascular Surgery 


16:30 – 18:00 V1 Abdominal Aorta 

(Karaka – Hotel Argosy) 

Moderators: 

A. Ivančić (Croatia), P. Štádler (Czech Republic) 


Ruptured AAA 

16:45 – 18:00 V1 Abstracts 


M. Marković, Belgrade, Serbia 

0192 Gender Differences in Mechanic Properties of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall and Intraluminal Thrombus 

Tina Cohnert 1 , Jinhua Tong 2 , Peter Regitnig 3 , Gerhard Holzapfel 2 

1 Graz Medical University, Dept. of Vascular Surgery, Graz, Austria, 2 Institute of Biomechanics, Center of Biomedical Engineering, 

Graz, Austria, 3 Graz Medical University, Dept. of Pathology, Graz, Austria 

0203 A Method for Patient-Specific Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Risk Based on Geometric 

Biomechanics Factors: Clinical Validation Test 

Guillermo Vilalta 1 

1 Service Vascular Surgery. Universitary Hospital, Valladolid, Spain, 2 Mechanical Engineering Division. University Valladolid, 

Valladolid, Spain 

0147 Does the Unfit Patient Exist for Open AAA Repair? 

Bianca Pane, Nikolaos Rousas, Giovanni Spinella, Valerio Gazzola, Debora Musio, Silvia Venturino, Maria Cecilia Perfumo, 

Francesco Mongelli, Domenico Palombo 

Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital IST, Genoa, Italy 

. 0193 Open Surgical Treatment for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Octogenarians 

Marko Dragas1 ,2 , Dusan Kostic1 ,2 , Miroslav Markovic1 ,2 , Dragan Opacic1 , Igor Koncar1 ,2 , Nikola Ilic1 ,2 1 ,2 

, Lazar Davidovic 

1 2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular 

Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia 


0352 Early and Late Results for Surgical Minimally Invasive Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatment: Is Hand Assisted 

Laparoscopic Surgery a Failed Experience? 

Daniele Adami, Raffaella Berchiolli, Gianmarco Leo, Andrea Del Corso, Francesca Tomei, Mauro Ferrari 

Azienada Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Toscana, Italy 

. 0381 Treatment of Aorto-Iliac Septic Conditions with Arterial Homografts, Autologous Deep Femoral Veins and Silver 

Impregnated Dacron Grafts 

Zoltán Szeberin, Gábor Bíró, Mátyás Fehérvári, Gábor Viktor Szabó, Zoltán Oláh, György Acsády, László Entz 

Semmelweis University, Department of Vascular Surgery, Budapest, Hungary 

0514 Minimally Invasive Aortic Surgery: Standard of Care 

Andrija Škopljanac-Mačina, Zvonimir Ante Korda, Igor Alfirević, Vlado Juranko 

“Magdalena” – Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

0016 Lessons Learnt from Combined vs. Staged Coronary By-Pass and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Open Repair 

Konstantinos Spanos, Vasileios Saleptsis, Nikolaos Roussas, Antonios Vouzas, Christos Argyriou, Athanasios Giannoukas 

University Hospital of Larisa, Larisa, Greece


17:30 – 19:00 V2 Thoracoabdominal Aorta 

(Galijun – Hotel Argosy) 

Moderators: 

M. Petrunić (Croatia), J. Wolfe (United Kingdom) 


Thoracic Endografts in Aortic Dissections 

17:45 – 19:00 V2 Abstracts 

(Galijun – Hotel Argosy) 

V. Prochazka, Ostrava, Czech Republic 

0221 Abdominal Aortic Tailoring Procedure in Aortic Dissection 

Valery Arakelyan, Vasil Papitashvili, Leo Bokeria 

Department of Vascular Surgery, Bakoulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0057 Traumatic Injuries of Thoracic Aorta: Medium and Long-Term Results of Endovascular Treatment 

Gattuso Roberto 1 , Gossetti Bruno 1 , Laurito Antonella 1 , Martinelli Ombretta 2 , Venosi Salvatore 1 , Malaj Alban 1 , Irace Francesco 

Giosue’ 2 , Bresadola Luciano 2 , Irace Luigi 2 , Bertoletti Giovanni 3 

1 Vascular Surgery a – Sapienza Univerity, Rome, Italy, 2 Surgical Emergency Department – Sapienza Univerity, Rome, Italy 3 UOC 

Vascular Surgery, LATINA, Italy 

0024 Our Initial Experience in Open Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 

Nikola Ilic, Igor Končar, Marko Dragaš, Miroslav Marković, Kostic Dusan, Nebojsa Savic, Lazar Davidovic 

KVEH KCS, Belgrade, Serbia 

0171 Bare Stenting of the Descending Aorta in Type a Acute Dissection Stabilizes Further False Lumen Evolution: 

Results of a Comparative Study 

Audrey Janssens, A. Piccardo, P. Marticho, D. Carmi, A. Petit, J.P. Remadi, G. Touati, Thierry Caus 

Amiens-Picardy University Hospital and INSERM ERI12, Amiens, France 

0459 Selective Use of Adjuncts in Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair 

Mladen Petrunic 1 , Yvonne Loncaric 2 , Tomislav Mestrovic 1 , Zeljko Drvar 2 

1 Department of Surgery, Division for Vascular Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of 

Anesthesiology, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 

0399 Extra-anatomic Bypass for Postoperative Infectious Aneurysms of Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta 

Valery Arakelyan, Inna Chshieva, Nazim Gamzaev, Vasil Papitashvili, Nikita Gidaspov, Leo Bockeria 

Bakoulev Center for cardiovascular surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0621 Follow-Up Is Crucially Important after the Interventional Repair of Aortic Coarctation: Case Report, Review 

Literature And Suggestions 

Okan Yurdakok 1 , Irfan Tasaoglu 1 , Bahadir Serhat Genc 1 , Muharrem Tola 3 , Mehmet Ozdemir 3 , Tulga Ulus 1 , Aysenur Pac 2 , 

Mustafa Pac 1 

1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek İhtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 2 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, 

Turkiye Yuksek İhtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 3 Department of Radiology, Turkiye Yuksek İhtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 

0526 Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring with Cold Blood Spinoplegia and Multi-Slice Computed Tomography Facilitated 

Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery in TEVAR Era 

Shinya Takahashi, Keijiro Katayama, Taiichi Takasaki, Katsuhiko Imai, Naomichi Uchida, Taijiro Sueda 


0279 Selective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion for Surgical Correction of Congenital Pathology of the Arch and Descending 

Thoracic Aorta 

Valeriy Arakelyan, Nikita Gidaspov 


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16:30 – 18:00 V3 Cerebrovascular Disease 

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(Ruda – Hotel President) 

Moderators: 

B.D. Franjić (Croatia), D. Radak (Serbia) 


Predicting Intraoperative Neurological Deficiencies During CEA 

16:45 – 18:00 V3 Abstracts 


0462 Does Gender Influence Restenosis after Carotid Artery Stenting? 

Ron Karmeli, Dallit Mannheim, Tal Solomon 

Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel 

B. D. Franjić, Zagreb, Croatia 

0498 Correlation Between Carotid Artery Stump Pressure and Neurological Deficit in Carotid Endarterectomy Under Local 

Anaesthesia 

Lidija Erdelez 1 , Andrija Škopljanac-Maćina 0 ,2 , Slaven Suknaić 1 , Ivan Cvjetko 1 

1 Clinical Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Cardiovascular Clinic Magdalena, Krapinske toplice, Croatia 

0199 Our Experience after 20 Years of Carotid Surgery and 10747 Performed Procedures 

Predrag Matic1 , Slobodan Tanaskovic1 1 ,2 

, Djordje Radak 

1 2 IKVB Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia, Medicinski Fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Belgrade, Serbia 

0374 Opportunity of Vertebral Arteries Lesions Surgical Treatment 

German Sokurenko 1 , Alexey Shatravka 0 ,2 , Alexey Markov 1 , Olga Petrova 1 , Sergey Suvorov 1 , Sergey Yuzvinkevich 1 

1 City Hospital 26, St.Petersburg, Russia, 2 St.Petersburg I.P. Pavlov Medical University, St.Petersburg, Russia 

0492 Multiple Lesions of Brachiocephalic Arteries: Prevalence and Association in Patients Undergoing Revascularization 

Svetlana Tkhor 1 , Polina Dombure 1 , Helmuts Kidikas 2 

1 Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, 2 Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Pauls Stradins Hospital, Riga, Latvia 

0534 Surgery in Patients with Carotid Stenosis and Controlateral Occlusion Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Neurological 

Complication 

Anna Rita Rizzo, Enrico Sbarigia, Laura Capoccia, Danilo Menna, Chiara Pranteda, Francesco Speziale 

Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy 

0586 Simultaneous Carotid Surgery and Heart Surgery – Benfit or High-Risk 

Jiri Molacek 1 , Vladislav Treska 1 , Jiri Skorpil 2 , Bohuslav Certik 1 , Karel Houdek 1 , Richard Sulc 1 

1 University Hospital, Vascular Surg. Dept., Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2 University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surg. Dept., Pilsen, 

Czech Republic 


0259 Combined Carotid Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery 

Theodor Tirilomis, Dieter Zenker, Tomislav Stojanovic, Friedrich Schoendube 

University of Goettingen – Dept. for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, Goettingen, German 

0454 Coronary and Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease: Changed Approach to Operative Tactics? 

Kovacevic Pavle, Milosavljevic Aleksandar, Kostovski Sasa, Bjeljac Ilija, Komazec Nikola, Susak Stamenko 

Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vojvodina – Sremska Kamenica, Serbia


16:00 – 19:00 Vascular Workshop 1 

(Tajan – Hotel President) 

Measuring and Sizing in Planning Endovascular Procedures 

Director: 

M. Matsagkas, Ionnina, Greece 

Moderators: 

P. Kasprzak, Regensburg, Germany 

J. Mašković, Split, Croatia 

Secretary: 

I. Končar, Belgrade, Serbia 

Theoretical Part (free participation) 

Hands-On Practice (pre-registration is required at dr.koncar@gmail.com ) 

Number of participants: 10 

16:00 – 16:30 Theoretical Part 

16.00 – 16.05 Is It Important for the Treating Physician to Know How to Measure an Aneurysm 

and How to Size and Choose the Adequate Graft? 

P. Kasprzak, Regensburg, Germany 

16.05 – 16.10 3Mensio. Basic Features and Characteristics of the Program M. Matsagkas, Ionnina, Greece 

16.10 – 16.20 Live Demonstration on Measuring and Sizing an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm I. Končar, Belgrade, Serbia 

16.20 – 16.30 Live Demonstration on Measuring and Sizing a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm J. Mašković, Split, Croatia 

16:30 – 18:40 Hands-On Practice 

Each participant will have the chance to measure and size an AAA and a TAA case of his 

preference (easy, moderate, difficult) using Trimensio working station, under supervision 

Tutors: 

M. Matsagkas (Greece), P. Kasprzak (Germany), J. Mašković (Croatia), 

I. Končar (Serbia), N. Komighilis (Greece) 

18.40 – 19.00 Discussion and Presentation by the Participants (all together) 

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Interventional Cardiology Working Group Meeting 


8:00 – 8:15 CROINTERVENT Opening 

J. Fajadet, EAPCI President 

A. Ernst, President of the Croatian Interventional Cardiology 

Working Group 

8:15 – 9:45 Session 1 – PCI in ACS 

Moderators: 

M. Strozzi (Croatia), M. Lesiak (Poland), V. Nikolić-Heitzler (Croatia) 

8:15 – 8:25 NSTEMI: What is Changed in the Treatment Strategy M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 

8:25 – 8:40 The Polish ACS Registry M. Lesiak, Poznan, Poland 

8:40 – 8:50 Discussion 


8:50 – 10:00 Session 2 – LMCA and MVD Disease Treatment Debate 

Moderators: 

J. Fajadet (France), T. Folliguet (France), G. Sianos (Greece) 

8:50 – 9:05 Pro PCI J. Fajadet, Toulouse, France 

9:05 – 9:20 Pro Surgery T. Folliguet, Paris, France 

9:20 – 9:50 Round Table Discussion with Experienced Operators V. Kanič, Maribor, Slovenia 

G. Sianos, Thesaloniki, Greece 

M. Lesiak, Poznan, Poland 

9:50 – 10:00 Conclusion J. Fajadet, Toulouse, France 

10:00 – 10:15 Recognition of Accomplishment in Croatian Interventional Cardiology 2012 to Prof. Šime Mihatov 


10:30 – 11:15 Session 3 – The PCI Dilemmas 

Moderators: 

I. Iakovou (Greece), P. Seferović, V. Kanič (Slovenia) 

10:30 – 10:50 Antiplatelet Therapy Following PCI I. Iakovou, Athens, Greece


10:50 – 11:05 “No reflow” Phenomena-Why It Happens and How to Solve It M. Nikšić, Rijeka, Croatia 


11:15 – 12:30 Session 4 – New Technologies in Interventional Cardiology 

Moderators: 

M. Sabate (Spain), M. Zadura (Germany), E. Margetić (Croatia) 

11:15 – 11:35 Resorbable Stents M. Sabate, Barcelona, Spain 

11:35 – 11:55 Drug Eluting Balloons M. Zadura, Karlsburg, Germany 

11:55 – 12:05 First Croatian Experience with DEB M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 




12:30 – 13:00 Future Horizons with MCS Devices O.H. Frazier, Houston, Texas, USA 










14:00 – 14:45 Session 5 – Complex Patients Treatment 

Moderators: 

J. Šikić (Croatia), Ž. Plazonić (Croatia), L. Giunio (Croatia) 

14:00 – 14:15 PCI in the Elderly J. Šikić, Zagreb, Croatia 

14:15 – 14:30 PCI in Patients with Impaired Renal Function V. Tomulić, Rijeka, Croatia 

14:30 – 14:40 Myocardial Revascularization in Diabetic Patients: Impact of Volume and Cardiac 

Surgery Availability 


I. Hadžibegović, Slavonski Brod, Croatia 

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14:45 – 16:00 Session 6 – Complex Lesions Treatment 

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Moderators: 

A. Serra (Spain), I. Ungi (Hungary), W. Wijns (Belgium) 

14:45 – 15:00 PCI Optimalization by Combined OCT/FFR W. Wijns, Alst, Belgium 

15:00 – 15:15 Dedicated Bifurcation Stents I. Ungi, Szeged, Hungary 

15:15 – 15:30 CTO by the Antegrade Approach: Managing All the Aspects A. Serra, Barcelona, Spain 

15:30 – 15:45 How to Perform Safe and Efficient Complex PCI Through the Wrist Approach S. Antov, Skopje, Macedonia 

15:45 – 16:00 Non-invasive FFR Using Coronary CT W. Wijns, Alst, Belgium 



16:30 – 18:00 Astra Zeneca Session 7 – New Antiplatelet Therapy 

Moderators: 

A. Ernst (Croatia), D. Miličić (Croatia), M. Noč (Slovenia) 

16:30 – 16:40 Introduction and Case Presentation M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 

16:40 – 16:55 The Guidelines D. Miličić, Zagreb, Croatia 

16:55 – 17:10 What Studies Tell Us R. Bernat, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

17:10 – 17:25 The Slovenian Experience M. Noč, Ljubljana, Slovenia 



17:35 – 17:45 Conclusion A. Ernst, Zagreb, Croatia 

18:00 – 19:00 Session 8 – The Role of BMS 

Moderators: 

B. Starčević (Croatia), H. Stipić (Croatia), Đ. Prvulović (Croatia) 

18:00 – 18:15 Role of “Bare–Metal” Stents in the “Drug-Eluting” Stents Era M. Trbušić, Zagreb, Croatia 

18:15 – 18:30 Is There a Place for Treating Complex Bifurcations with BMS in the DES Era? I. Šesto, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

18:30 – 19:00 Where DES Implantation is Mandatory Despite Budget Reduction Round Table Discussion


Brano Radovancevic’s 

End-stage Heart Failure Workshop 



8:00 – 8:15 Introduction I. Gregoric, Houston, Texas, USA 

8:15 – 9:30 Heart Failure & Indications for Support 

Chairmen: 

I. Gregoric (USA), B. Medallion (Israel) 

8:15 – 8:30 Advanced Heart Failure: Significance and Current Management D. Planinc, Zagreb, Croatia 

8:30 – 8:45 Destination Therapy in the New Era of MCS J. B. O’Connell, Atlanta, USA 

8:45 – 9:00 Indications & Timing for Chronic Support: Cardiologist’s View J. Parameshwar, Papworth, UK 

9:00 – 9:15 Indications & Timing for Chronic Support: Surgeon’s View B. Medallion, Tel Aviv, Israel 

9:15 – 9:30 Mechanical Circulatory Support: Relevance of Pulsatility J. Lahpor, Utrecht, Netherlands 

9:30 – 9:45 Preimplant Care and Patient Optimization E. Gonsalvesova, Bratislava, Slovakia 

9:45 – 10:00 Panel Discussion 


10:30 – 12:20 Implantation and Complications 

Chairmen: 

J. Lahpor (Netherlands), J. Parameshwar (UK) 

10:30 – 10:45 Anesthesia for MCS Patients A. Alfirevic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 

10:45 – 11:00 TTE / TEE pre & intraoperative L. Paluszkiewicz, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 

11:00 – 11:15 Right Heart Failure: Avoidance & Treatment S. Schueler, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 

11:15 – 11:30 Biventricular Support by Continuous Flow Devices E. Potapov, Berlin, Germany 

11:30 – 11:45 Infections: How to Avoid and How to Treat? A. Zuckermann , Wien, Austria 

11:45 – 12:00 Transfusion Strategies in MCS Patients R. Radovančević, Houston, Texas, USA 


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12:30 – 13:00 Future horizons with MCS Devices O.H. Frazier, Houston, Texas, USA 

13:00 -14:00 Lunch – Visit Exhibition and Posters 









14:00 – 15:30 Short-Term Support 

Chairmen: 

S. Schueler (UK), A. Zuckermann (Austria) 

14:00 – 14:15 MCS in Acute Heart Failure: Available Options I. Gregoric, Houston, Texas, USA 

14:15 – 14:30 ECMO: What is New in 2012 

Disclosure: Scientific Consultant for Maquet Cardiovascular LLC 

M. Firstenberg, Columbus, USA 

14:30 – 14:45 CentriMag Device for Short and Mid-Term Support: When, How any Why? I. Netuka, Prague, Czech Republic 

14:45 – 15:00 Chronic Implant Therapy vs. Heart Transplant E. McGee, Chicago, USA 




16:00 – 17:30 Complex Cases – Case Discussion 

Chairmen: 

E. McGee (USA), E. Potapov (Germany) 

16:00 – 16:15 Challenges in Set Up of the Integrated ECLS/MCS/HTx Programme B. Biočina, Zagreb, Croatia 

16:15 – 16:30 Re-establishing the Heart Transplant Programme Following Successful 

Implantation of LVAD as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation at Ankara University 

16:30 – 16:45 Heart Failure Recovery after an Acute Non-fulminant Myocarditis: 

A Bridge Too Far? 

A. Ruchan, Ankara, Turkey 

D. Barić, Zagreb, Croatia 

16:45 – 17:00 Challenging Cases in ECMO: Absolute Contraindications Are Only Relative M. Firstenberg, Columbus, USA



17:15 – 17:30 Closing Remarks I. Gregoric, Houston, Texas, USA 

17:30 – 19:00 Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation Abstracts 


Moderators: 

B. Biočina (Croatia), I. Gregorič (USA) 

0065 Myocarditis – a Key Factor of Unfavorable Surgical Outcomes of Heart Failure Treatment 

Vladimir Shipulin 1 , Vitaly Kazakov 1 ,2 , Alexander Lezhnev 1 , Boris Kozlov 1 , Vadim Babokin 1 , Ruslan Aimanov 1 , Irina Suhodolo 2 , 

Sergey Gutor 2 , Oksana Ogurkova 1 , Anna Gusakova 1 

1 Tomsk Institute of Cardiology, Tomsk, Russia, 2 Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia 

0264 Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Treatment Option for End-Stage Heart Failure at the University Hospital Center 

Zagreb 

Bojan Biočina 1 , Davor Miličić 2 , Višnja Ivančan 3 , Hrvoje Gasparović 1 , Mate Petričević 1 , Maja Čikes 2 , Lucija Svetina 1 , Sandra Uzun 3 , 

Ivan Burcar 1 

1 University Hospital Center Zagreb; Cardiac Surgery Department, Zagreb, Croatia,, 2 University Hospital Center Zagreb; 

Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 University Hospital Center Zagreb; Department of Anesthesiology, 

Zagreb, Croatia 

0309 Less Invasive EpiCardial Ventricular Reconstruction (ECVR) for Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Heart 

Failure 

Andrew Wechlser 1 , Jerzy Sadowski 2 , Boguslav Kapelak 2 , Krzysztof Bartus 2 , Gintaras Kalinauskas 3 , Kestutis Rucinskas 3 , Robertas 

Samalavicius 3 

1 Drexel Unviersity College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2 Jageillonian University, Krakow, Poland, 3 University of Vilnius, 

Vilnius, Lithuania 

Disclosure: Consultant for Bioventrix 

0395 Left Ventricle Restoration in End Stage Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy 

Jonjev Zivojin, Torbica Vladimir, Rosic Milenko, Mihajlovic Bogoljub, Fabri Miklos 


0047 Bridge to Transplant Using BiVAD or Total Artificial Heart: Is There a Survival Difference? 

Nguyen Anthony, Pozzi Matteo, Mastroianni Ciro, Leprince Pascal, Pavie Alain, Leger Philippe, Kirsch Matthias 

Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France 

0445 Temporary Right Ventricular (RV) Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Treatment of Refractory Right Heart Failure 

after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation (LVAD). 

Bartlomiej Zych, Prashant Mohite, Ajay Moza, Mohamed Amrani, Toufan Bahrami, Fabio De Robertis, Nicholas Banner, Andre 

Simon 

Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and 

Harefield NHS Foundation Trust., Harefield. Middlesex, UK 

0575 Concomitant Heart Transplantation and Replacement of Ascending Aorta 

Igor Rudež, Mislav Planinc, Davor Barić, Daniel Unić, Robert Blažeković, Petra Radolović, Josip Varvodić, Željko Sutlić 

University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia 

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April 27 th 2012, Friday 

8:00 – 10:00 C4 – Coronary Surgery 


Moderators: 

M. Zembala (Poland), O. Oto (Turkey), B. Biočina (Croatia) 

8:00 – 8:20 Are the Guidelines Followed Appropriately? M. Sousa Uva, Lisbon, Portugal 

8:20 – 8:40 Hybrid Revascularisation: Where Do We Stand and for Which Patients? N. Bonaros, Innsbruck, Austria 

8:45 – 10:00 C4 – Coronary Surgery Abstracts 


0013 The Forgotten Conduit – the Distal “In Situ” Inverted Left Internal Thoracic Artery to Revascularize the Left Anterior 

Descending Coronary Artery Bed 

Dusko Nezic1 , Milan Cirkovic1 , Petar Vukovic1 , Sasa Borovic1 , Predrag Milojevic1 ,2 1 ,2 

, Miomir Jovic 

1 2 Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade,, Belgrade, Serbia 

0257 Definition of Acetylsalicylic Acid Resistance Using Whole Blood Impedance Aggregometry: Impact on Antiplatelet 

Therapy Management after Coronary Artery Surgery 

Mate Petricevic 1 , Bojan Biocina 1 , Sanja Konosic 2 , Davor Milicic 3 , Maja Cikes 3 , Visnja Ivancan 2 , Zeljko Colak 2 , Hrvoje Gasparovic 1 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery; University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of Anesthesiology; 

University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Department of Cardiovascular Diseases; University Hospital Center 

Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 4 University of Zagreb; Medical School; Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia, 

0354 Single Aortic Clamping Strategy Reduces the Incidence of Microembolic Doppler Signals During Coronary Artery 

Bypass Surgery 

Hrvoje Gasparović, Marko Borojević, Branko Malojčić, Bojan Biočina 

Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 

0531 Lacidipine in Prevention of Ischemia after Arterial Myocardial Revascularization 

Aleksandar Knezević 1 , Željko Sutlić 2 , Kristina Brkić 2 , Dubravka Jonjić 2 , Vesna Bačić Vrca 3 , Vladimir Trkulja 4 

1 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia, 2 Department of Cardiac and Transplant Surgery, 

Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Central Hospital Pharmacy, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 

4 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia 

0631 Stent-Free Survival Under the Continuous Atorvastatin Treatment in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 

Aysegul Kunt, Mete Hidiroglu, Levent Cetin, Aslihan Kucuker, Erhan Renan Ucaroglu, Kemal Esref Erdogan, Fethi Saglam, 

Abdulkadir Bilgic, Erol Sener 

Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 

8:00 – 10:00 C5 – Aortic Surgery Abstracts 



Moderators: 

M. Thielmann (Germany), I. Rudež (Croatia), E. Lansac (France)


0010 Repair for Acute Type a Aortic Dissection with Mild-To-Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Selective 

Cerebral Perfusion 

Satoshi Numata, Yasushi Tsutsumi, Osamu Monta, Sachiko Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Seo, Ryo Sugita, Shohei Yoshida, Hirokazu 

Ohashi 

Fukui Cardiovascular Center, Fukui, Japan 

0353 Early Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm in Marfan Syndrom Patients 

Igor Rudež, Josip Varvodić, Davor Barić, Daniel Unić, Robert Blažeković, Mislav Planinc, Petra Radolović, Željko Sutlić 

Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia 

0403 Posterior Aortoplasty for Narrow Ostium of Aorta During Aortic Valve Replacement: New Variant Of Operation 

Volodymyr Popov 

National Amosov’s Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine 

0029 Detection of Aortic Wall Instability with the New Dissectometer: Correlation with Histological Findings 

Jaroslav Benedik jr. 1 , Kevin Pilarczyk 1 , Konstantinos Tsagakis 1 , Hideo Baba 2 , Jiri Indruch 3 , Jaroslav Benedik 4 , Heinz jakob 1 

1 Department for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Centre Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 

Germany, 2 Department for Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany, 3 Oprox a.s., Brno, Czech Republic, 4 Aortix a.s., 

Brno, Czech Republic 

0078 The Valsalva Graft vs. Standard Cylindrical Valved Conduit in the Bentall Operation: Long-Term Results 

Paolo Nardi, Antonio Pellegrino, Laura Ragni, Valentina Gislao, Jacob Zeitani, Antonio Scafuri, Carlo Bassano, Luigi Chiariello 

Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy 

0134 Chronic Type B Dissection: How and When Cardiac Surgery Should Intervene? 

Álvaro Larnjeira Santos, Daniela Varela-Afonso, Luis Rodrigues, Hugo Marques, José Fragata 

Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal 

0344 Aortic Valve Remodeling Sparing Some Valsalva Sinuses with Separate Patches Technique in Aortic Root Aneurysms 

– with Good Long Term Results 

Miroslaw Bitner 1 , Ryszard Jaszewski 1 , Slawomir Jander 1 , Andrzej Walczak 1 , Marek Maciejewski 2 

1 Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital – Central Veterans’ Hospital, Cardiac Surgery Department, Lodz, Poland, 

2 Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital – Central Veterans’ Hospital, Cardiology Department, Lodz, Poland 

0472 Aneurysm of Sinus of Valsalva: Over 20 Years Experience in Uzbekistan 

Hakimjon Abrolov, Amonjon Alimov, Umidjon Murodov, Miraziz Mirsaidov 

Republican Specialized Center of Surgery named after academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

0502 Innominate Trunk Proximal Repositioning in Acute Aortic Dissection 

Giuseppe Rescigno 1 , Francesco Massi 1 , Sacha Matteucci 1 , Emanuele Gatta 2 , Luciano Carbonari 2 , Sante Bucari 1 , Franco 

Allegrezza 3 , Lucia Torracca 1 

1 Cardiac Surgery Department, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy, 2 Vascular Surgery Department, Ospedali Riuniti di 

Ancona, Ancona, Italy, 3 Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Department, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy 

Disclosure: Proctoring Activity with Maquet Italia SRL 

0470 Bicuspid Aortic Valve: How Often Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta Forming 

Ivan Kravchenko, Vitalii Kravchenko, Olga Pantas, Oleksandr Tretyak, Olena Larionova, Olena Ribakova, Gennadiy Knyshov, 

Michail Atamanyk 

M. Amosov National institute of cardiovascular surgery NAMS Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 

0421 Routine Cannulation of the Intra-Thoracic Right Subclavian Artery for Repair of Type a Acute Aortic Syndromes: an 

Original, Safe and Effective Arterial Access Site 

Antonio Panza, Severino Iesu, Antonio Longobardi, Mario Miele, Antonella Villano, Paolo Masiello, Francesco Cafarelli, Antonia 

Alfano, Giuseppe Di Benedetto 

Cardiac Surgery Division, San Giovanni e Ruggi University Hospital, Salerno, Sa, Italy 

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10:30 – 12:30 C6 – ISMICS / ESCVS 


Moderators: 

B. Geršak (Slovenia), P. Suwalski (Poland), M. Levinson (USA) 

10:30 – 10:50 Balancing Success and Risks of Cathteter Ablation for Paroxysmal vs Persistent 

Atrial Fibrillation 

R. Bernat, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

10:50 – 11:10 Totally Thoracoscopic Extended Epicardial Ablation Using Atricure System N. Doll, Stuttgart, Germany 

11:10 – 11:30 Two-stage Hybrid Approach for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation G. Bisleri, Brescia, Italy 

11:30 – 11:50 One-stage Hybrid Approach for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation M. Zembala Jr , Zabrze, Poland 

11:50 – 12:10 Challenges in the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Guidelines and 

Modern Follow-Up 


B. Geršak, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

10:30 – 12:30 C7 – Cardiac Research – Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering 


Moderators: 

T. Folliguet (France), T. Ulus (Turkey) 

10:30 – 10:45 Vascular Regeneration: Which Stem Cell Fits Better? P. Madeddu, Bristol, UK 

10:45 – 11:00 CorMatrix Bioscaffold for Cardiac Tissue Repair M. Gerdisch, Indianapolis, USA 

11:00 – 12:30 C7 – Abstracts 



0557 Periperative Intramyocardial Implantation of Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells During Coronary Artery 

Bypass Grafting Surgery – Initial Observations and Expirience 

Zoran Trifunovic, Radoje Ilic, Slobodan Obradovic, Balint Bela 

Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia 

0614 Mutations in VKORC1 and CYP2C9 Cause Warfarin Resistance 

Emre Boysan 1 , Kerem Yay 2 , Erdem Cetin 2 

1 Bayindir Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 2 Seyrantepe Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey 

0566 Accurate Design of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials for Evaluation of Stem Cell Effects on Myocardial 

Regeneration 

Tea Kakuchaya, Leo Bockeria, Elena Golukhova, Marina Eremeeva, Nikolai Chigogidze, Iraklii Aslanidi, Irina Shurupova, 

Andrei Svobodov 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia 

0067 Cardiac Surgery Patients on Clopidogrel: a Novel Epitfibatide Protocol to Bridge Patients off Clopidogrel 

Natalie Lui, Sam Chitsaz, Andrew Wisneski, Kiyoaki Takabe, Ali Azadani, Elaine Tseng 

UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA


0026 The Protective Effect of Preconditioning and Postconditioning in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: 

An Experimental Study 

Athanasios Madesis 1 , Maria-Eleni Manthou 2 , Charilaos-Panagiotis Koutsogiannidis 1 , Olga Ananiadou 1 , Elpida-Niki Emmanouil- 

Nikolousi 2 , Christos Papakonstantinou 3 

1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, “G.Papanikolaou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2 Laboratory of Histology- 

Embryology and Anthropology, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3 Department of Cardiothoracic 

Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece 

0148 Investigation of Graft Endothelial Dysfunction after Cold Storage and Warm Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Model of 

Aortic Transplantation 

Gabor Veres 1 , Eniko Barnucz 1 , Peter Hegedus 1 , Raphael Zoeller 1 , Sevil Korkmaz 1 , Tamas Radovits 1 ,2 , Matthias Karck 1 , Gabor 

Szabo 1 

1 University of Heidelberg, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany, 2 Semmelweis University, Heart Center, 

Budapest, Hungary 

0046 Can Injectable Extracellular Matrix Bioscaffolds Reverse Negative Ventricular Remodeling and Promote 

Cardiomyocyte Regeneration? 

W. Douglas Boyd, M. Gerdisch 

University of California Davis, Sacramento , California, 95817, USA 

Leriche Lecture 


13:00 – 13:30 Cardiovascular Surgeon – Return of the Hybrid Specialty M. Zembala, Zabrze, Poland 


Lunch Symposium – NOVARTIS 

Ruda – Hotel President 

Lunch Symposium – SORIN 

Elafiti 1 – Hotel Lacroma 

Lunch Symposium – MEDTRONIC 1 (ENABLE) 


Lunch Symposium – MEDTRONIC 2 (EVAR/TEVAR) 


Lunch Symposium – CORMATRIX 


15:00 – 18:30 C8 – Valvular Disease 1 Mitral Valve 


Moderators: 

D. Barić (Croatia), F. Maisano (Italy) 


Proposed Criteria for Patient Selection for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair 

15:15 – 15:30 A New and Simple Technique for Eliminating Residual Leaks During 

Mitralannuloplasty 

F. Maisano, Milan, Italy 

M. Levinson, Hutchinson, USA 

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0176 Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment of Acquired Mitral Valve Disease with Left Ventricle Systolic Dysfunction 

Dmitry Shmatov, Yuriy Gross, Vasiliy Balakhonov, Andrey Marchenko, Dmitry Gorbunov, Valeriy Sakovich, Dmitry Buyankov, 

Elena Shulga 

Federal Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia 

0297 Treatment of Moderate Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Controversy or Not 

Emilija Nestorovic 1 , Natasa Milic 2 , Ivan Stojanovic 3 , Milan Petrovic 4 , Miljko Ristic 1 

1 Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 Institute for Medical Statistics and Informatics, Belgrade 

University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia, 3 Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia, 4 Clinic for 

Cardiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 

0464 The Mitral Valve Prolapse Correction Using Pre-Measured Gore-Tex Loops 

Ivan Scopin, Irma Tsiskaridze, Pavel Kakhktsian, Tigran Asatryan, Grigoriy Danilov, Inga Farulova, Darya Murisova 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, RAMS, Moscow, Russia 

0529 Impact of Correction of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation on Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling 

Maja Mirocevic1 , Aleksandar Nikolic1 ,2 , Miodrag Radunovic1 ,2 , Ana Popovic1 , Aleksandar Mugosa1 ,2 , Aleksandar Radovic1 , 

1 ,2 

Sergej Radovic 

1 2 Clinical centre of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro, School of Medicine University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro, 

3School of Medicine University Goce Delcev, Stip, Macedonia 

0099 Randomized Trial Comparing the Use of Carpentier’s Ring with Posterior Segment Annuloplasty Using a C-Shaped 

Ring of Teflon Felt for Mitral Valve Repair in Rheumatic Population 

Chander Mohan Mittal 1 , a Sampath Kumar 2 

1 BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India, 2 Pushpanjali Crosslays Hospital, Delhi-NCR, India 

0138 Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery for Poor Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction – Experience in 177 Patients 

Jens Garbade, Joerg Seeburger, Philipp Kiefer, Bettina Pfannmüller, Piroze Davierwala, Martin Misfeld, Michael Borger, 

Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr 

Heart Surgery, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany 

0216 Determinants of Clinical and Functional Outcome after Undersized Annuloplasty or Valve Replacement for Ischaemic 

Mitral Regurgitation 

Marco Pocar1 ,2 , Davide Passolunghi2 , Alessandra Di Mauro2 , Andrea Moneta2 , Alda Bregasi1 ,2 , Alberto Clerici1 ,2 , 

1 ,2 

Francesco Donatelli 

1 2 Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, Scientific Institute MultiMedica Hospital, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, Italy 

0341 Mitral Regurgitation and Aortic Pathology in the Elderly 

Ignacio Moriones 

Hospital De Navarra, Pamplona/Navarra, Spain 

0468 Papillary Muscle Approximation and Mitral Annuloplasty Is More Effective to Prevent Recurrence of Mitral 

Regurgitation 

Aureliu Batrinac, Vitalie Moscalu, Vladislav Morozan, Andrei Ureche, Gheorghe Manolache, Serghei Voitov, Nelea Ghicavii, 

Iurie Guzgan 

Republican Hospital, Cardiac Surgery Department, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 

0401 Intraoperative Renewal of Sinus Rhythm in Mitral Valve Replacement 

Volodymyr Popov, Olena Trembovetskaya, Alina Topchii, Vlada Popova, Gennady Knyshov 


0194 Parachute Technique and Folding: a Standardized Approach for Barlow Mitral Valve Disease Correction 

Konstantinos Zannis, Thierry Folliguet, Arrigo Lessana 

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France


0559 Mitral Valve Replacement Through Right Lateral Thoracotomy by Onpump Beating Heart Technique in Patients with 

Functioning Coronary Graft Conduits 

Kerem Yay, Ferit Çiçekçioğlu, M.Emir Erol, Alaa Hijazi, Veysel Başar, Emre Boysan, Ufuk Tütün, S.Fehmi Katircioğlu 

Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 

15:00 – 16:30 C9 – Young Surgeon Prize 


Moderators: 

Ž. Sutlić (Croatia), M. Zembala (Poland), S. Schueler (UK) 

0283 A New Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve for Transapical Implantation: Initial Experimental Results of the 

Acurate TATM valve 

Susanne Pasa 1 , Daniel Wendt 1 , Philipp Kahlert 2 , Stéphane Delaloye 3 , Rolf-Alexander Jánosi 2 , Nicolas Borenstein 4 , Luc Behr 4 , 

Thomas Konorza 2 , Raimund Erbel 2 , Heinz Jakob 1 , Matthias Thielmann 1 

1 Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart Center Essen, University of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany, 

2 Department of Cardiology, West-German Heart Center Essen, University of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany, 3 Symetis SA, 

Research & Development, Ecublens, Switzerland, 4 IMM Recherche Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France 

0173 A Comparative Analysis Results of Surgical Treatment Atrial Fibrillation Methods Mini Maze and Maze IV 

Dmitry Shmatov, Andrey Marchenko, Dmitry Gorbunov, Yuri Gross, Vasiliy Balakhonov, Mikhail Verkhoturov, Dmitry Buyankov, 

Valeriy Sakovich 

Federal Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia 

0071 Calcium Volume Measured by Micro-Computed Tomography Can Precisely Detect Aortic Stenosis Severity 

Sam Chitsaz1 ,2 , Charlie Blackshear1 ,2 , Nebiyu Tegegn1 ,2 , Andrew Wisneski1 ,2 , Ali Azadani1 ,2 , Liang Ge1 ,2 , Michael Hope1 ,2 , 

1 ,2 

Elaine Tseng 

1 2 University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA 

0556 Long-Term Results of Aortic Valve Sparing Tyrone David Procedure: Single Center Experience. 

Andreas Paramythiotis 1 , Vito Giovanni Ruggieri 1 , Majid Harmouche 1 , Neza Roudmane 1 , Christian Felix 2 , Thierry Langanay 1 , 

Herve Corbineau 1 , Alain Leguerrier 1 , Jean Philippe Verhoye 1 

1 Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rennes, France, 2 Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Rennes, France 

0263 Bleeding Risk Assessment Using Whole Blood Impedance Aggregometry in Patients Following Coronary Artery 

Bypass Surgery: a Prospective Study 

Mate Petričević 1 , Bojan Biočina 1 , Davor Miličić 2 , Sanja Konošić 3 , Visnja Ivančan 3 , Jure Samardžić 2 , Milan Milošević 4 , 

Hrvoje Gašparović 1 

1 University Hospital Center Zagreb; Cardiac Surgery Department, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 University Hospital Center Zagreb; 

Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 University Hospital Center Zagreb; Department of Anesthesiology, 

Zagreb, Croatia, 4 University of Zagreb, Medical School, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia 

0560 Ventricular Septal Rupture as a Complication of Acute Myocardial Infarction – Clinical Characteristics and Our 

Treatment Experience 

Marko Cubrilo, Ilija Bilbija, Nemanja Aleksic, Bojan Nikolic, Milica Terzic, Vladimir Jovicic, Milos Velinovic, Mile Vranes 

Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 

0609 Influence of Beating Heart Revasularization on Heart Rate Turbulence Parameters 

Jus Ksela 1 , Jurij Matija Kalisnik 1 , Viktor Avbelj 2 , Janez Zibert 3 , Borut Gersak 1 

1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2 Department of 

Communications and Computer Networks, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3 Faculty of Health Science, University 

of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

0313 The Stormy Debate over TAVI: Cost–Effectiveness Analysis in a European Perspective 

Herbert Quinz, Frank Oertel, Michael Beyer 

Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany 

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0323 Safety and Efficiency of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy with Direct Bronchoscopic Guidance for Thoracic 

Transplant Recipients 

Kevin Pilarczyk, Jens Heckmann, Kathrin Lyskawa, Guenter Marggraf, Markus Kamler, Heinz Jakob, Nikolaus Pizanis 

West German Heart Center Essen, Essen, Germany 


17:00 – 18:30 C10 – Valvular Disease 2 Aortic Valve 


Moderators: 

O. Oto (Turkey), B. Geršak (Slovenia), H. Gašparović (Croatia) 


Aortic Valve Repair: a Step by Step Approach Using an Aortic Ring 

17:15 – 17:30 Preservation Techniques, Transport and Preparation for Implementation of 

Human Tissues 

E. Lansac, Paris, France 

R. Jashari, Brussels, Belgium 

17:30 – 17:45 New Development in Aortic Valves: Do They Have a Future? T. Folliguet, Paris, France 

17:45 – 18:00 Integrated Organ Transplantation and Cardiovascular Tissue Banking Program- 

Regional Perspective 

18:00 – 18:30 C10 – Aortic Valve Abstracts 



B. Biočina, Zagreb, Croatia 

0311 Comparison of Clinical and Echocardiographic Results of Implantation Small Size New Biological Sutureless, 

Stentless and Mechanical Valve Prostheses in Patients with Severe Stenosis and Narrow Aortic Annulus 

Tomasz Niklewski, Krzysztof Filipiak, Roman Przybylski, Szymon Pawlak, Michal Zembala, Marian Zembala 

Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland 

0037 Mini Invasive Sutureless Perceval Aortic Valve Replacement: Multicenter study results 

Thierry Folliguet 1 

1 Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France, 2 Medizinsche Hochschule, Hannover, Germany 

0305 Risk Prediction in High Risk Aortic Valve Procedures Using the New Euroscore 2 

Francesco Massi, Michele Danilo Pierri, Carlo Zingaro, Giuseppe Rescigno, Luca Di Nunzio, Veneranda Aurelio, Lucia Torracca 

Cardiac Surgery Department, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy


Cardio-Vascular Surgery 


8:00 – 10:00 CV4 – Cardio-Vascular Anesthesia and Echocardiography 


Moderators: 

A. Alfirević (USA), N. Nikić (Croatia) 

8:00 – 8:15 TEE During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation – a Valuable Tool? J. Ender, Leipzig, Germany 

8:15 – 8:30 Reasons for Conversion to General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Carotid 

Surgery Under Cervical Plexus Block 

R. Sinđelić, Belgrade, Serbia 

8:30 – 8:45 Usefullness of Intraoperative 3D TEE A. Alfirević, Cleveland, USA 

8:45 – 9:00 Cerebral Oximetry – Established and Emerging Concepts M. Heringlake, Lübeck, Germany 

9:00 – 10:00 CV4 – Abstracts 

0270 Low Molecular Weight Heparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Varicose Vein Surgery in 

Moderate Risk Patients: a Randomised Controlled Trial 

Enrique M. San Norberto, Borja Merino, James Taylor, Inmaculada Vizcaíno, Carlos Vaquero 

Valladolid University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain 

0359 Heparin During Open AAA Surgery: “Devil in Disguise”? 

Arno Wiersema 1 , Boy Bruijninckx 2 , Michel Reijnen 3 , Jan Albert Vos 4 , Otto van Delden 5 , Clark Zeebregts 6 , Frans Moll 7 

1 Westfriesgasthuis, Hoorn, The Netherlands, 2 Equipe Zorgbedrijven, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3 Rijnstate Hospital, 

Arnhem, The Netherlands, 4 St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, 5 AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6 UMCG, 

Groningen, The Netherlands, 7 UMCU, Utrecht, The Netherlands 

0499 Hemodynamic Stability of Patients Undergoing TEA for Bilateral Carotid Obstruction 

Zrinka Šafarić Oremuš, Ivana Tudorić Đeno, Nada Nikić 


0465 Surgical and Echocardiography Considerations in Complex Mitral Valve Repair 

Vitalie Moscalu, Aureliu Batrinac, Gheorghe Manolache, Nelea Ghicavii, Iurie Guzgan, Vitalie V. Moscalu 

Republican Hospital, Cardiac Surgery Department, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 

0578 Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) – Early Experience 

Sergej Radovic 1 ,2 , Natasa Rakocevic 1 , Ljiljana Bobic 1 , Sinisa Drekalovic 1 , Marija Krnjevic 1 , Dusan Matkovic 1 , Aleksandar Nikolic 1 ,2 , 

Ana Popovic 1 , Maja Mirocevic 1 

1 Center for cardiac surgery,Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro, 2 University of Montenegro, School of 

Medicine, Podgorica, Montenegro 

0594 Cardioprotection with Sevoflurane Usage 

Ino Husedžinović, Nikola Bradić 

University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia 


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0605 Levosimendan in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on a Beating Heart 

Ino Husedžinović, Nikola Bradić 


0613 Anesthetic Considerations for the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation 

Nikola Bradić, Ino Husedžinović, Željko Sutlić, Daniel Unić, Mislav Planinc, Nada Nikić 


0477 Can Echocardiography Measurement Predict Severity of Structural Changes in the Ascending Aorta in Patients with 

Degenerative Aortic Stenosis? 

Sasa Borovic 1 , Milica Labudovic Borovic 2 , Sinisa Gradinac 1 , Predrag Milojevic 1 , Miodrag Peric 1 , Vera Todorovic 3 , Bosko 

Djukanovic 1 

1 Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 Institute of Histology and Embryology Faculty of Medicine University of 

Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, 3 Faculty of Stomatology in Pancevo University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia 

0376 Management of a Patient with an Acute Stanford a Dissection with TEE Guided Transapical Cannulation 

Zrinka Šafarić Oremuš, Nada Nikić, Marina Desnica 


0537 Risk Factors of Unsuccessful Restrictive Annuloplasty for Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation-Medium Term 

Results with Echocardiographic Follow-Up 

Dariusz Puszczewicz, Jerzy Pacholewicz, Roman Przybylski, Szymon Pawlak, Jacek Wojarski, Marian Zembala 

Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland 

0435 Application of Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Prevention of Pulmonary Complications after Cardiac Surgery 

Leo Bockeria, Elena Golukhova, Asel Medressova, Mikhail Luckashkin, Konstantin Shumkov 

Bakoulev Cardiovascular Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia 

17:00 – 18:30 CV5 – Cardio-Vascular Resident Forum 


Moderators: 

D. Palombo (Italy), D. Luu (France), I. Končar (Serbia) 

17:00 – 17:10 What Operations an Ordinary Cardiac Surgeon Should Perform? M. Zembala, Zabrze, Poland 

17:10 – 17:20 Surgery of Thoracoabdominal Aorta – Advice of the Expert C. Dzsinich, Budapest, Hungary 

17:20 – 17:30 Educational Curriculum for Cardiac Surgery, Are We Close to a Unique One? M. Planinc, Zagreb, Croatia 

17:30 – 17:40 Educational Curriculum for Vascular Surgery, Are We Close to a Unique One? S. Suknaić, Zagreb, Croatia 

17:40 – 17:50 Will I Need to Know How to Perform Conventional Procedures in 15 Years? R. Lazarev, Moscow, Russia 

17:50 – 18:00 Endovascular Training in Eastern European Countries vs. Open Surgical Training 

in Western Countries 

K. Houdek, Pilsen, Czech Republic 

18:00 – 18:10 Presentation of the Platform of the ESCVS Junior Committee D. Luu, Paris, France 


Final Scientific Program

8:00 – 10:00 

(12’ + 3’) 




Vascular and Endovascular Symposium I: Aortic Surgery 


Moderators: 

L. Davidović (Serbia), J. Brunkwall (Germany) 

8:00 – 8:15 Robotic Surgery of the Abdominal Aorta P. Štádler, Prague, Czech Republic 

8:15 – 8:30 AAA Open Repair Through Mini Laparotomy T. Klokočovnik, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

8:30 – 8:45 Ruptured AAA – Open or Endovascular Repair F. Spinelli, Misina, Italy 

8:45 – 9:00 EVAR from Iliac Point of View P. Kasprzak, Regensburg, Germany 

9:00 – 9:15 Vascular Graft Infections in Aorto-iliac Area V. Treska, Pilsen, Czech Republic 

9:15 – 9:30 Prevention of Type II Endoleaks by Coils and Fibrin Glue Embolization of the 

Aneurysmatic Sac 

F. Grego, Padova, Italy 

9:30 – 9:45 Indications for Late Secondary Interventions Following EVAR D. Böckler, Heidelberg, Germany 


10:30 – 12:30 V4 – Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease 


Moderators: 

K. Čandrlić (Croatia), W. Kuczmik (Poland) 


Actual Tools for Limb Salvage in Diabetic Patient 

10:45 – 12:30 V4 – Abstracts 


0615 Need for New Reporting Standards for Endovascular Treatment of Claudication 

Maciej Dryjski, Mollie O’Brien-Irr, Hasan H Dosluoglu 

University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA 

G. Marcucci, Rome, Italy 

0058 Popliteal Artery Injuries: Analysis of Factors Influencing Surgical Outcome 

Andrea Siani 1 , Federico Accrocca 1 , Roberto Gabrielli 1 , Luigi Irace 2 , Ombretta Martinelli 2 , Bruno Gossetti 2 , Giustino Marcucci 1 

1 San Paolo Hospital Unit of vascular and endovascular surgery, Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy, 2 Policlinico Umberto I° Università 

“La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy 

0274 Results of Femorodistal By-Passes with Biosynthetics Prosthesis (Omniflow II) and/or PTA + Stent in Femoropopliteal 

Lesions Cotratement with Iloprost in Patients with Critical Chronic Ischaemia of Inferior Limbs 

Oreste Sassi, Eliodoro Scudieri, Salvatore Pecoraro, Evangelos Nitadorakis, Angelo Matarazzo 

Second University of Naples School of Vascular Surgery, Naples, Italy 

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0461 Use of Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Vein for Revascularization in Critical Lower Limb Ischaemia 

Laura Nicolai, Edoardo Galeazzi, Stefano Doro, Massimo Corato, Letizia Turini, Daniele Masotti, Lorenzo Ganassin 

U.O. di Chiruria Vascolare-Ospedale Regionale “Ca’Foncello”, Treviso, Italy 

0250 Amputations in Diabetic Patients: A Critical Overview 

Hendrik Van Damme 

University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium 

0606 Recontructive Procedures in Acute Critical Lower Limb Ischemia 

Vladimir Manojlović, Vladan Popović, Janko Pasternak, Đorđe Milošević, Miloš Kaćanski, Dragan Nikolić, Svetolik Avramov 

Departement of Vascular Surgery, Novi Sad, Serbia 

0244 Results of “Hybrid” Therapy in Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia at Multilevel Lesions of Limb Arteries 

Vyacheslav Yanushko, Turliuk Dmitriy, Isachkin Dmitriy, Ladygin Pavel 

Republican Scientific Practical centre “Cardiology”, Minsk, Belarus 

0563 Hybrid Vascular Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease – A Single Center Experience 

Marko Ajduk 1 , Tomislav Šalamon 1 , Predrag Pavić 1 , Boris Brkljačič 2 , Josip Ćurić 2 , Mirko Šarlija 1 

1 Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of 

Radiology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia 

0629 Etiology of the Peripheral Arterial Disease Changes the Efficacy of Cilostazol 

Hayati DENIZ, Yavuz ARSLANOGLU, Gokhan GOKASLAN, Ozerdem OZCALISKAN, Cem ATIK, Alptekin YASIM, Hasim USTUNSOY 

Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gaziantep, Turkey 


Moderators: 

I. Lovričević (Croatia) 


What is the Best Option for AAA? 

10:45 – 12:30 V5 – Abstracts 



H. Schumacher, Zürich, Switzerland 

0004 Suprarenal Graft Fixation in Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) Associates with a Decrease in 

Renal Function at Twelve Months 

Athanasios Saratzis 1,3 , Pantelis Sarafidis 2 , Trifonas Papettas 1 , Nikolaos Melas 3 , George Kitas 4 

1 Coventry University Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, Coventry, UK, 2 King’s College University Medical School, 

Department of Renal Medicine, London, UK, 3 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, 

Thessaloniki 

0320 Endovascular Repair of Para-Anastomotic Aneurysms with Standard Devices: Analysis of Feasibility and Results 

Yamume Tshomba 1 , Daniele Mascia 1 , Andrea Kahlberg 1 , Enrico Maria Marone 1 , Luca Bertoglio 1 , Roberto Chiesa 2 

1 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, 2 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute, Milan, Italy 

0390 Midterm Results of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Outside of Instructions for Use (IFU) 

Kosuke Ujihira, Kiyofumi Morishita, Toshio Baba, Toshifumi Saga, Tsuyoshi Shibata, Toru Mawatari 

Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate city, Hokkaido, Japan 

0510 Fenestrated Stentgraft in Treatment of Short-Neck AAA 

Jacek Szmidt 1 , Tomasz Jakimowicz 1 , Bohdan Solonynko 1 , Lukasz Romanowski 1 , Piotr Kasprzak 2 

1 Medical University of Warsaw, Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw, Poland, 2 University of 

Regensburg, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Regensburg, Germany


0550 Lesson Learned from EVAR Treatment on over 360 Cases in a Single Centre Study 

Mario Manno, Varroni Alessandro, Misuraca Mariella, Bertoletti Giovanni 

Vascular surgery Departement S.M. Goretti Hospital, Latina, Lazio, Italy 

0392 EVAR: Minimal Complications with Infrarenal Fixation – Ten Years Results 

Marco Signorelli 

Istituto Clinico Sant’ambrogio, Milan, Italy 

0006 Iliac Artery Aneurysms: a New Classification Aimed to Assist Endovascular Repair and an Update on Endovascular 

Repair Options 

Nikolaos Melas 2 , Athanasios Saratzis 1 ,2 , Dimitrios Kiskinis 2 

1 Coventry University Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, Coventry, UK, 2 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department 

of General and Vascular Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece 

0015 Changes in Treatment Strategies for Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysms: Impact on Morbidity and Mortality 

Jan-Willem Elshof, Patrick Vriens, Jan Heyligers 

St.Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands 

0339 Experience of Endovascular Treatment of AAA with Unsuitable Aortic Anatomy 

Timur Imaev, Renat S. Akchurin, Alexey Komlev, Peter Lepilin, Midat Osmanov, Ilya Pokidkin 

Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Moscow, Russia 

10:30 – 12:30 Vascular Workshop 2 


Endovenous Treatment of Varicose Veins 

Director: 

A. Giannoukas, Larissa, Greece 

Moderator: 

M. Šarlija, Zagreb, Croatia 

Secretary: 

M. Menegolo, Padova, Italy 

(pre-registration is required at mirko.menegolo@unipd.it ) 

10:30 – 11:00 Introduction lectures 

Mechanisms and Technique of Endovenous Surgery (Endothermal Ablation – RF, 

Laser, Sclerotherapy) 

K. Ćandrlić, Croatia 

Technical Aspects of Laser and RF Ablation: Tips and Tricks P. Kovačić, Slovenia 

A Critical Review of the Effectiveness of Thermal Ablation and Sclerotherapy as 

Compared to Conventional Surgery 

11:00 – 12:30 Hands-on-training 

Five Workstations Equipped with Models for RFA and Laser 

Moderators: A. Flor (Austria), P. Kovačić (Slovenia), P. Dragić (Serbia) 

P. Dragić, Serbia 

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15:00 – 16:30 V6 – Endovascular procedures 


Moderators: 

A. Škopljanac (Croatia), C. Setacci (Italy) 


Hybrid Revascularization Procedures Involving the Common Femoral Artery in CLI Patients 

15:15 – 16:30 V6 – Abstracts 



M. Matsagkas, Ionnina, Greece 

0554 Effect of Training with VR Simulation of Endovascular Procedures in Individuals Without Previous Experience 

Manuel Miralles 

Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la fe. Univ. of Valencia, Valencia, Spain 

0513 Endovascular Treatment versus Bypass Surgery in CLI Patients with Below-the-knee Lesions: Retrospective Analysis 

Ilya Uckin 1 , Alexey Zudin 2 , Nikolay Talov 2 , Artursepukh Bagdasaryan 1 , Anna Hmyrova 2 

1 I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, 2 Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia 

0391 Endovascular Treatment of Iliac Arteries Total Occlusions: Early and Mid-term Results 

Miltiadis Matsagkas 1 , Michael Peroulis 1 , Nektario Papa 1 , Stavros Avgos 1 , Dimitrios Godevenos 2 , John Papacostas 1 , Eleni 

Arnaoutoglou 3 , George Papadopoulos 3 

1 Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 2 Department of Surgery, Medical School, 

University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, 

Greece 

0163 Endovascular Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: Tips and Tricks of 10 Years Experience 

Mirko Menegolo, Michele Antonello, Michele Piazza, Paolo Frigatti, Franco Grego 

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac,Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy


0364 Is the Surgical Above-knee Bypass Still the Gold Standard in Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Disease? 

Experiences with Viabahn Stent Graft 

A Fawad Jebran, Aron F Popov, Dieter Zenker, Theodor Tirilomis, Christian Bireta, Fritz a Schoendube, Tomislav Stojanovic 

University Hospital Goettingen, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Goettingen, Niedersachsen, Germany 

0061 Angioplasty and Stenting for Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusion 

Mikhail Chernaysvkiy 

Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0544 Treatment Options for Visceral Artery Aneurysms: Ten Years’ Experience 

Daniela Mazzaccaro1 ,3 , Giovanni Nano2 ,3 , Michele Carmo1 , Giovanni Malacrida2 , Raffaello Dallatana1 , Silvia Stegher2 , Maria Teresa 

Occhiuto2 , Alberto Maria Settembrini1 ,3 1 ,3 

, Piergiorgio Settembrini 

1 2 Division of Vascular Surgery, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy, Ist Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San 

Donato, San Donato Milanese, MIlan, Italy, 3University of Milan, Milan, Italy 

15:00 – 16:30 V7 – Young Surgeon Prize 


Moderators: 

M. Šarlija (Croatia), V. Treska (Czech Republic), D. Palombo (Italy) 

0217 Post EVAR Endoleak – Natural History and Management 

Maheswaran Pitchaimuthu, Amit Savjani, Muthu Krishna Lingam, Peter Bungay 

Royal Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, Derbyshire, UK 

0080 Mid-term Results of (S)imultaneous (H)ybrid Rev(a)scularization by Ca(r)otid Stenting and Coronary Artery By(p)ass 

Grafting (SHARP) protocol 

Paolo Nardi, Guglielmo Saitto, Antonella D’Annolfo, Benedetto Del Forno, Francesco Versaci, Luigi Chiariello 

Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy 

0064 In Vivo Application of Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels of Bacterial Cellulose as Small Arterial Substitutes: 

Proof of Concept 

Maximilian Scherner 1 , Stefanie Reutter 1 , Klemm Dieter 2 , Sterner-Kock Anja 1 , Madershahian Navid 1 , Slottosch Ingo 1 , Wahlers 

Thorsten 1 , Wippermann Jens 1 

1 University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, 2 University of Jena, Jena, Germany 

0260 Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome – Is it Safe? Retrospective Analysis of 29 Patients 

Karel Houdek, Jiri Molacek, Vladislav Treska 

University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Pilsen, Czech Republic 

0348 The influence of Contralateral Carotid Occlusion on the Outcome of Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting 

Rodolfo Pini, Gianluca Faggioli, Raffaella Mauro, Mauro Gargiulo, Antonio Freyrie, Andrea Stella 

Vascular Surgery – Bologna University, Bologna, Italy 

0528 8-Year Results of a Low-Dose Thrombolysis Protocol in Peripheral Arterial Occlusions on a General Surgical Ward 

H.P. Ebben, J.H. Nederhoed, R.J. Lely, M.R. Meijerink, B.B. van der Meijs, W. Wisselink, K.K. Yeung, A.W.J. Hoksbergen 

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

0373 Triple-Barrel Graft as a Novel Strategy to Preserve Supra-Aortic Branches During the Treatment of Aortic Arch 

Pathologies 

Robert Shahverdyan, Michael Gawenda, Jan Brunkwall 

Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 

Disclosure: W.L. Gore and Associates GmBH 

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0125 A Feasibility Study of In-Vivo Measurements of Flow Quantities within Abdominal Aortic Aneurisms Using Ultrasound 

Scan-Piv (USPIV) Technique 

Nikolaos Rousas 1 , Giovanni Spinella 1 , Alessandro Stocchino 2 , Bianca Pane 1 , Federica Persi 1 , Marta Mari 1 , Maria Cecilia Perfumo 1 , 

Domenico Palombo 1 

1 Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital – IST, Research 

Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Vascular Biology, Genoa, Italy, 2 Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural 

Engineering, Genoa, Italy 

0113 Duplex Scanning in Planning for Infrainguinal Revascularization Procedures: Accuracy of Decision Making 

Ahmed ELbadawy, Bahgat Thabet, Mostafa Elsharkawy, Mostafa Saad 

Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt 

0008 A Cross Sectional Survey of Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Fistulae in Haemodialysis Patients 

Maeve Gallagher, G. Griffiths, N. Nagy 

University of Dundee, Scotland, UK 

0521 Fibrinolysis in Patients with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Undergoing Endovascular and Open Repair 

Monika Pfanhauser 2 , Maria Kotschy 1 , Wojciech Witkiewicz 1 ,2 , Ryszard Grendziak 2 , Norbert Zapotoczny 2 , Joanna Dubis 1 , Natalia 

Zuk 1 , Daniel Kotschy 3 

1 Research & Development Centre, Regional Specialized Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland, 2 Department of 

Vascular Surgery, Regional Specialized Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland, 3 Department of Angiology, Regional 

Specialized Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland 



Moderators: 

I. Cvijetko (Croatia), N. Ilić (Serbia) 

0034 The Contralateral Extremity has also Benefit from the Locally Administered Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear 

Cells and Cord Blood Serum in Diabetic Ischemic Wound Healing 

Ahmet Tulga Ulus 1 , Ferda Alparslan Pinarli 2 , Devrim Sonmez 3 , Ahmet Yesilyurt 2 , Tuncay Delibasi 2 

1 Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey, 2 Diskapi Yildirim 

Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Cell Research Unit, Ankara, Turkey, 3 Department of Pathology, 29 Mayıs Hospital, 

Ankara, Turkey 

0056 Accuracy of Cerebral Oximetry in Predicting of the Protection of the Brain in Carotid Endarterectomy 

Vladimir Starodubtsev, Andrey Karpenko, Elena Levicheva, Mikhail Cherniavsky, Oksana Kamenskaya, Aleksandr Edemskiy, 

Rossi Kuzhuget 

Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Pathology Named by Meshalkin, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0059 Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of the Ulnar Artery in Patient with Radiocephalic Fistula Complicated by 

Hand Ischemia 

Andrea Siani, Federico Accrocca, Roberto Gabrielli, Roberto Antonelli, Alessandro Giordano, Giustino Marcucci 

S.Paolo Hospital Unit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy 

0062 Endovenous Laser Treatment of Lower Limbs Varicose Veins at Patients with Wide Ostial Segment of the Great 

Saphenous Veins 

Vladimir Starodubtsev, Mikhail Lukyanenko, Mikhail Cherniavsky, David Sergeevichev, Andrey Karpenko 


0158 The Role of Cerebral Oxygenation in the Evaluation of Collateral Reserve of the Brain During Carotid 

Endarterectomy 

Andrei Karpenko, Vladimir Starodubtsev, Elena Levicheva, Michail Cherniavsky, Pavel Ignatenko, Rossi Kuzhuget 

Novosibirsk Research Institute of Circulation Pathology Named by Meshalkin, Novosibirsk, Russia


0091 The Use of Laser Technology to Eliminate Pathological Horizontal Veno-venous Shunts in Chronic Venous 

Insufficiency 

Vladimir Starodubtsev, Mikhail Lukyanenko, Mikhail Cherniavsky, David Sergeevichev, Andrey Karpenko 


0251 Vertebral Artery Injury During Reposition and Fixation of Fractured C4 Vertebra Successfully Treated with 

Endovascular Approach 

Tihomir Banic 1 , Morana Mimica 1 , Ivan Cvjetko 2 , Nenad Somun 1 , Vide Bilic 1 , Vinko Vidjak 3 , Tomislav Kokic 4 , Zvonko Kejla 1 

1 Department for spine surgery, University Hospital for Traumatology, Clinical Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, 

Croatia, 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Department of Interventional Radiology, 

University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia, 4 Division of Traumatology and Bone and Joint Surgery, Department of surgery, 

University Hospital Center “Zagreb”, Zagreb, Croatia 

0267 Endovascular Embolization of a Symptomatic Muscular Arteriovenous Malformation with Glubran 2 Acrylic Glue 

Enrique M. San Norberto, José A. Brizuela, Álvaro Revilla, Carlos Vaquero 


0330 Our Surgical Experience in Pseudoaneurysms of Arteriovenous Fistulae 

Barcin Ozcem 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Serdar Bayrak 1 , Mehmet Bademci 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Levent Yilik 1 , Nilgun Alp 1 , 

Gokcen Koker 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 

1 Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Izmir Katip Celebi 

University, Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, Izmir, Turkey 

0377 Single Center Eighteen-years History of Open Carotid Endarterectomy: a Comparison Between Surgical Results and 

Carotid Stenting Studies 

Petr Sedivy 

Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic 

0441 Early Failure of Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis 

Janko Pasternak, Vladan Popovic, Jovan Pfau, Miloš Kaćanski, Vladimir Manojlović, Dragan Nikolić 

Clinical center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia 

0442 Surgical Management of Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms 

Vladan Popovic, Janko Pasternak, Dragan Nikolic, Milos Kacanski, Vladimir Manojlovic, Milošević Djordje, Vladimir Markovic, 

Aleksandar Vasiljev 

Clinical center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia 

0466 Early Results of Treatment of Recurrent Carotid Stenosis 

Vladimir Manojlović 1 , Vladan Popović 1 , Janko Pasternak 1 , Dragan Nikolić 1 , Đorđe Milošević 1 , Viktor Till 2 

1 departement of vascular surgery, novi sad, Serbia, 2 departement of radiology, novi sad, Serbia 

0488 Endovenous Thermal Ablation of Superficial Venous Reflux of the Lower Extremities Using Diode Laser 1470 Nm and 

Radial Fiber: Single-Center Experience with 2000 Legs Treated in a 4-Year Period 

Petar Dragić, Jelica Malešev 

Kardio Centar, Belgrade, Serbia 

0593 Compartment Syndroma in Vascular Trauma of Lower and Upper Extremities 

Aleksandar Tomic, Uroš Zoranović, Miroljub Drašković, Zoran Bjelanović, Ivan Marjanović, Ivan Leković, Momir Šarac 

Clinic for Vascular and endovascular surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia 

0602 Initial Results of the Alkannin and Shikonin Effect in Chronic Vein Leg Ulcers Through Planimetry Data and Relevant 

Mathematical Models 

Marianna Theodorakopoulou 1 , Andreas Manios 1 , Christos Ioannou 1 , Eelco De Bree 1 , Vassilis Papageorgiou 2 , Ioannis Melissas 1 

1 Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 2 Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 

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0387 The Retrospective Study of Surgical Treatment in Carotid Artery Disease in University Hospital Split 

Vedran Radonic, Ratomir Opacak, Dragan Baric, Teo Boric, Ivan Ribicic, Veridijana Sunjic Roguljic, Duje Orsulic 

University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia 

0443 Thromboexclusion of the Complete Aorta in the Treatment of Chronic Type B Aneurysm 

Kovacevic Pavle, Nikolic Dragan, Komazec Nikola, Velicki Lazar, Bjeljac Ilija, Milosavljevic Aleksandar 


0129 Phases of Endovenous Laser Obliteration 

Constantin Masayshvili, Yury Stoyko, Tatyana Khlevtova, Sergey Maximov, Irakliy Kutidze, Dmitriy Morenko 

Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia 

0450 Carotid-Carotid Bypass as an Option in the Treatment of Infected Pseudoaneurysm after Carotid Endarterectomy 

Kovacevic Pavle, Velicki Lazar, Milosavljevic Aleksandar, Komazec Nikola, Nikolic Dragan, Bjeljac Ilija 



Moderators: 

B.D. Franjić (Croatia), M. Marković (Serbia) 

0003 Anemia is Associated with Mortality Following Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (EVAR) 

Athanasios Saratzis 1 ,2 , Nikolaos Melas 2 , Trifonas Papettas 2 , Nikolaos Saratzis 2 , Hannah Dixon 1 , Dimitrios Kiskinis 2 , George Kitas 3 

1 Coventy University Hospital, Coventry, UK, 2 Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Papageorgiou General Hospital, 

Thessaloniki, Greece, 3 Research Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK 

0022 Limb Arterial Trauma in Albania 

Arben Zenelaj 1 , Dritan Cobani 1 , Valbona Zenelaj 1 , Albana Shahini 3 , Mihal Kerci 1 

1 Central Military University Hospital Laprake, Tirana, Albania, 2 National Trauma Centre, Tirana, Albania, 3 Orthodox Medical 

Centre, Tirana, Albania 


0005 Outcome Prediction Scores in Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 

Hannah Dixon 1 , Athanasios Saratzis 1 ,2 , Nikolaos Melas 2 , Trifonas Papettas 1 , Dimitrios Kiskinis 2 , George Kitas 3 

1 Coventry University Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, Coventry, UK, 2 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department 

of General and Vascular Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3 University of Manchester, Research and Epidemiology Unit, 

Manchester, UK 

0162 Open Surgery Treatment of an Aorto-Esophageal Fistula after Thoracic Aorta Endografting 

Mirko Menegolo, Riccardo Campo Dall’Orto, Michele Antonello, Carlo Maturi, Alessandra Ferrari, Franco Grego 

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy 

0281 An Unusual Aortic Stent Graft Complication: Outlining a Possibility for the Treatment of an Infected Stent Graft 

Jan-Willem Elshof, M.E.E. van Kasteren, J.M.M. Heyligers, P.W.H.E. Vriens 

St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands 

0362 Treatment of the Abdominal Aortic Graft Infections in Europe: Is the Reconstruction with Deep Vein of the Legs 

(NAIS) the Best But Underused Procedure? 

Simone Carulli, Roberto Mezzetti 

Policlinico San Marco di Zingonia, Osio Sotto, Bergamo, Italy 

0409 TAER – Total Aortic Endovascular Repair for Complicated Type B Dissection: the Full-Metal-Jacket of Endo-Aortic 

Repair 

Hugo Rodrigues, João Albuquerque e Castro, Carlos Amaral, Luis Mota Capitão 

Hospital de Santa Marta, CHLC, Lisbon, Portugal


0426 Ex Vivo Repair of an Intraparenchimal Renal Artery Aneurysm 

Elena Molon, Mirko Menegolo, Irene Morelli, Michele Antonello, Franco Grego 

Padua University, Padua, Veneto, Italy 

0474 Endovascular Reconstruction of AAA in Patients with Malignancy, Strategy and Tactics – Our Four Year Experience 

Ivan Marjanovic, Momir Sarac, Aleksandar Tomic, Sinisa Rusovic, Jovana Obradovic 


0478 Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Involving Abdominal Aorta and Caval Bifurcation: Case Report 

Mirko Menegolo, Elena Molon, Michele Piazza, Irene Morelli, Franco Grego, Michele Antonello 

Padua University, Padua, Veneto, Italy 

0520 Reoperation after Surgical Treatment of Aortic Coarctation 

Valery Arakelyan, Nazim Gamzaev, Leo Bockeria 

Department of Vascular Surgery, Bakoulev Scientific Center of Cardivascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0569 Carotid Artery Stenting Followed by an Coronary Artery Bypass Graft – Hybrid Procedure. 

Jacek Piatek 1 , Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk 1 , Pawel Rudzinski 1 , Piotr Pieniazek 2 , Piotr Musialek 2 , Karolina Dzierwa 2 , Jerzy 

Sadowski 1 

1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland, 2 Department of Cardiac 

and Vascular Diseases, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland 

0577 “Back table” Surgery in Organ Transplantation 

Aleksandar Tomić 1 , Zoran Bjelanović 1 , Novak Milović 2 , Ivan Leković 1 , Nebojša Stanković 3 , Darko Mirković 3 , Ivan Marjanović 1 

1 Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 Urology Clinic, Military Medical 

Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, 3 Clinic for General surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia 

0325 Selection of Surgical Decompression Shunt in Dependence on the Type of Collateral Portosystemic Circulation and 

Functional State of Liver 

Radenko Koprivica1 , Bozina Radevic0 ,2 , Nebojša Lucic0 ,1 , Rada Jesic0 ,3 , Djordje Radak0 ,2 , Miljko Pejic0 ,1 0 ,1 

, Jelena Stankovic 

1 2 3 Health center Uzice, Uzice, Serbia, Institut for CVD “Dedinje”, Beograd, Serbia, Clinical Center Serbie, Beograd, Serbia 

0551 Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Emergent Endovascular Repair 

Maria Misuraca, Mario Manno, Alessandro Varroni, Marco Massucci, Giovanni Bertoletti 

Department of Vascular Surgery, S.M.Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy 

0649 Pseudoaneurysma of the Internal Carotid Artery Caused by a Gunshot Wound 

Klokočovnik T¹, Piljić D², Tabaković M², Tursunović A² 

¹ Clinical center Ljubljana. Department for cardiovascular surgery, ²Clinical center Tuzla. Department for cardiovascular 

surgery 

0467 Effectiveness and Durability of the Combined Simultaneous Endovascular and Open Surgical Reconstruction of 

Aortoiliac Occlusive Lesions – Three-Years Monocentric Experience 

Miljko A. Pejic 1 , Zoran Ristic 1 , Veronica Reijnen 0 ,1 , Tillman Boye 0 ,1 , Petter Pettersen 0 ,1 , Johanne Heggland 1 , Christina Rike 1 

1 Sørlandet sykehus-Vascular surgery dept., Kristiansand, Norway, 2 Sorlandet sykehus-Interv. radiology dept., Kristiansand, 

Norway 

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TAVI 


TAVI Session 


Moderators: 

M. Thielmann (Germany), T. Folliguet (France), R. Bernat (Croatia) 

8:00 – 8:20 Concepion of TAVI H. Andersen, Aarhus, Denmark 

8:20 – 8:40 Current & Future Indications M. Thielmann, Essen, Germany 

My Experience with… 

8:40 – 9:00 TF-TAVI A. Segev, Tel-Hashomer, Israel 

9:00 – 9:20 TA-TAVI D. Wendt, Essen, Germany 

9:20 – 9:40 TAo-TAVI V. Bapat, London, UK 

9:40 – 10:00 TS-TAVI F. Maisano, Milan, Italy 


10:30 – 10:50 What is Evident so Far? An Overview of Recent Trials & Registries M. Laskar, Paris, France 

10:50 – 11:10 New Devices & Future Concepts H. Treede, Hamburg, Germany 

11:10 – 11:30 Valve-in-Valve, Valve-in-Ring, Double Valve & Beyond V. Bapat, London, UK 

11:30 – 11:50 What do I need to Start a Successful TAVI Program? J. Kempfert, Bad Nauheim, Germany 

11:50 – 12:10 TAVI in Emerging Countries: A View From Croatia Ž. Sutlić, Zagreb, Croatia 















Asimon – Hotel Lacroma


Cardiology 


15:00 – 16:00 Session 9 Non-Coronary Interventions 

Moderators: 

S. Kar (USA), M. Vidovich (USA) 

15:00 – 15:15 Mitral Insufficiency Percutaneous Treatment S. Kar, Los Angeles, USA 

15:15 – 15:35 Peripheral Interventions for Cardiologist D. Mikas, Greece 

15:35 – 15:50 Renal Artery Ablation A. Jain, London, UK 

15:50 – 16:05 Percutaneous Cardiac Assist Device – Impella M. Vidovich, Chicago, USA 

16:05 – 16:20 Patent Foramen Ovale – Indications for Transcatheter Closure N. Čače, Rijeka, Croatia 



17:00 – 17:45 Session 10 DES 

Moderators: 

A. Kastrati (Germany), K. Štambuk (Croatia), B. Škorić (Croatia) 

17:00 – 17:15 Are All DES Equal? A. Kastrati, Munich, Germany 

17:15 – 17:30 Restenosis after DES K. Štambuk, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 


17:45 – 18:45 Session 11 PCI in STEMI 

Moderators: 

Z. Babić (Croatia), M. Ostojić (Serbia), R. Steiner 

17:45 – 18:00 Croatian Primary PCI Network – Trends Between 2005 and 2012 Z. Babić, Zagreb, Croatia 

18:00 – 18:15 Management of Coronary Thrombus M. Noč, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

18:15 – 18:30 BMS or DES in STEMI: Current Knowledge: What Are RCTs and Registries 

Teaching Us? 

M. Ostojić, Belgrade, Serbia 

18:30 – 18:45 Primary PCI in Late-Comers T. Šipić, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 


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Fellow Course 


(Olipa – Hotel President) 

Moderators: 

H. Pintarić (Croatia), I. Iakovou (Greece), I. Ungi (Hungary) 

8:00 – 8:20 The Lesion Analysis H. Pintarić, Zagreb, Croatia 

8:20 – 8:40 Radiation and Contrast Risk Management K. Štambuk, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

8:40 – 9:00 Stent Selection J. Bulum, Zagreb, Croatia 

9:00 – 9:20 The Lesion Assessment with FFR I. Ungi, Szeged, Hungary 

9:20 – 9:40 OCT Imaging I. Iakovou, Athens, Greece 

9:40 -10:00 Q&A 


Moderators: 

R. Bernat (Croatia), W. Wijns (Belgium), B. Starčević (Croatia) 

10:30 – 10:50 Risk Assessment in PCI Patients R. Bernat, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

10:50 – 11:10 The Approach to Stable Patients W. Wijns, Alst, Belgium 

11:10 – 11:30 PCI and the LMCA Disease J. Fajadet, Toulouse, France 

11:30 – 11:50 Approach to Diabetic Patient B. Starčević, Zagreb, Croatia 

11:50 – 12:10 When to Perform a CTO PCI G. Sianos, Thessaloniki, Greece 

12:10 – 12:30 Complications in the Cath Lab A. Ernst, Zagreb, Croatia 

12:30 – 13:00 Q&A 





13:30 – 14:30 Lunch – Visit Exhibtion and Posters 

Moderators: 

A. Ernst (Croatia), J. Fajadet (France), M. Noč (Slovenia) 

14:30 – 14:50 Do We Need to Aspirate in All STEMI Patients? A. Serra, Barcelona, Spain 

14:50 – 15:10 High Risk Patients with STEMI M. Noč, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

15:10 – 15:30 Percutenous Valve Implantation J. Fajadet, Toulouse, France

15:30 – 15:50 Structural Heart Disease Interventions S. Kar, Los Angeles, USA 

15:50 – 16:10 PCI in Bifurcation Lesions M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 

16:10 – 16:30 Q&A 



17:00 – 18:45 TRANSRADIAL INTERVENTION WORKSHOP organized by University of Illinois M. Vidovich, Chicago, USA 

18:45 – 19:00 Closing Remarks M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 

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Nurses 



Lectures I – Plenary Session 

Moderators: 

J. Daskijević (Croatia), Ž. Roginić (Croatia) 

08:00-08:20 Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect – Indications, Procedure and 

Reevaluation 

R. Bernat, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

08:20-08:40 Complex Procedures – Prevent and Manage Complications, Nurse’s Role J. Hunter, Scotland 

08:40-09.00 Left Ventricular Mechanical Support D. Barić, Zagreb, Croatia 

09:00-09:20 Medical Care of the AMI patient – Nursing Aspect J. Hunter, Scotland 

09:20-09:40 New Trends in Interventional Cardiology M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 

09:40-10:00 Longterm Mechanical Circulatory Support B. Skorić, Zagreb, Croatia 


Lectures II 

Moderators: 

M. Grubišić (Croatia), V. Berković (Croatia) 

10:30 -10:45 ECMO in Cardiac Surgery Patients – Nurse’s Role V. Berković, M. Stanec, Zagreb, Croatia 

10:45 -11:00 Heart Transplantation M. Grubišić, Zagreb, Croatia 

11:00 -11:15 Quality of Life after Heart Transplantation K. Dodig, Zagreb, Croatia 

11:15 -11:30 Admission, Diagnosis and Preparation of a Patient for Surgical Treatment of 

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm 

11:30 -11:45 Role of Scrub Nurse in Surgical Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic 

Aneurysm 

11:45 -12:00 Postoperative Monitoring and Care for a Patient after Surgery of 

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm 

12:20 – 12.30 Discussion 


13:30 – 14.30 Lunch – Visit Exhibtion and Posters 

S. Ruvidić, Belgrade, Serbia 

M. Dorner, S. Prebiračević, N. Milić, 

Belgrade, Serbia 

M. Banović, D. Kovačević, Belgrade, Serbia


Lectures III 

Moderators: 

M. Matoš (Croatia), I. Ferjačić (Croatia) 

14:30-14:50 Complications in Cath Lab A. Ernst, Zagreb, Croatia 

14:50-15:10 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation D. Unić, Zagreb, Croatia 

15:10-15:25 Complications of PCI – A Case Report D. Šmalcelj, Zagreb, Croatia 

15:25-15:40 Management of Patients with PCI Complication in a Centre Without Cardiac 

Surgery 

J. Daskijević, Zagreb, Croatia 

15:40-15:55 PCI for Carotid Artery - Nurse’s Role M. Matoš, Zagreb, Croatia 

15:55-16:10 Nurse’s Competency in Hybrid Operating Theatre B. Šego, I. Šarić, K. Radić, Zagreb, Croatia 

16:10-16:25 Acute Coronary Syndrome in Athletes A. Miljas, B. Mihatović, Dubrovnik, Croatia 

16:25-16:40 Discussion 

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Perfusion 



8:00 – 9:00 Registration 

9:00 – 9:15 CROSECT Meeting Opening Ceremony 

Željko Sutlić, ESCVS President of the Organizing Committee 

Petar Mardešić, President of the Croatian Society of Extracoporeal Circulation 

Ružica Mrkonjić, President of the Organizing Committee 

Scientific Sessions 

Moderators: 

J. Slavik, A. Bauer, R. Mrkonjić 

9:15 – 9:30 Balancing Perfusion C. Hamilton, Vogtareuth, Germany 


9:35 – 9:50 Strategies to Improve Biocompatibility of CPB F. Merkle, Berlin, Germany 


9:55 – 10:05 Hematocrit on Cardiopulmonary Bypass: the Efect of Extracorporeal Circulation 

Design 



Moderators: 

C. Hamilton, Ž. Vidaković, Z. Lenart 

F. Corti, S. Mariani, F. Formica, M.C. Costa, 

R. Caruso, S. Capalbi, Monza, Italy 

10:30 – 10:45 Optimizing Blood Usage in Cardiac Surgery and the Role of the MECC Systems A. Bauer, Coswig, Germany 


10:50 – 11:05 Optimization of a Comprehensive Blood Management Program in Cardiac 



11:10 – 11:20 Endothelial Dysfunction as a Prognostic Factor in the Treatment of Critical 

Lower Limb Ischemia 



E. Overdevest, Eindhoven, The 

Netherlands 

V. Soroka, I. Borovskyj, M. Mytsyk, S. Aidaev, 

St. Petersburg, Russia


11:25 – 11:35 Perioperative Plasma Exschange Ž. Vidaković S. Simić V. Minić G. Milošević 

S. Jagodić B. Čalija B. Djukanović 

Cardiovascular Institut, Dedinje, Beograd, 

Serbia 


11:40 – 11:50 Evaluation of Blood Management Standards in Conducting Conventional 

Cardiopulmonary Bypass(CCPB) and minimized Extracorporeal 

Circulation(MECC) 


11:55 – 12:05 Perfusion and Visceral organ Protection in Patients with Thoraco-Abdominal 

Aneurism Repair-our Experiences 



Moderators: 

N. Marušić, F. Merkle, N. Istvanić 

A. Bauer J.Schaarschmidt C. Ulrich J. 

Schubel T. Eberle H.Hausmann Coswig, 

Germany 

P. Mardešić M. Milković D. Zovko D. 

Antunović, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia 

12:30 – 12:45 Tranexamic Acids Effect on Coagulation Time During Cardiopulmonary Bypass C. Nielsen, Aalborg, Denmark 


12:50 – 13:00 Different Techniques of Cerebral Protection During Repeated Circulatory Arest 

in the Same Patient-Case Report 


13:05 – 13:15 A Miniaturized Extracorporeal Circulation System Versus Standart 

Extracorporeal Circulation in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with High-Risk 

Patients 


13:20 – 13:30 Perfusion Strategy in Patients with Patent Internal Mammary Artery Grafts 

Indicated for Reoperative Aortic Surgery 


13:35 – 13:45 Warm Blood Cardioplegia Permanently Supplemented with Mg++ in CABG 



14:00 – 15:00 Lunch – Visit Exhibtion and Posters 

S. Simić Ž. Vidaković N.Djikanović D. Milić 

I. Stojanović Lj. Laušević-Vuk S. Jagodić B. 

Djukanović , Beograd, Serbia 

H. Yaliniz a .Atalay O. Salih U. Gocen M. 

Turktan S. Demir Ural Zerrin, University of 

Cukurova, Turkey 

A. Steriovsky V. Lonsky J. Ostransky M. 

Skvarilova V. Bruk P. Santavy, University 

Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic 

A. Batrinac I. Guzgan V. Moscalu G. 

Manolache V. Morozan S. Barnaciuc, 

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 

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15:00 – 16:30 ECMO Session 

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Moderators: 

L. Vercaemst, S. Strancarić, P. Mardešić 


ECMO – Not Just for Salvage Therapy Anymore 

Disclosure: Scientific Consultant for Maquet Cardiovascular LLC 

15:45– 15:50 Discussion 

M. Firstenberg, Ohio, USA 

15:50 – 16:05 ECMO: a Perfusionist’s Perspective L. Vercaemst, Leuven, Belgium 


16:10 – 16:20 ECMO – our experiences S. Strancarić, M. Jelovečki, S. Horvat, K. 

Sarajlija, M. Pijetlović, S. Horvatić, D. Belina, 

D. Anić, H.Gašparević, B. Biočina, Zagreb, 

Croatia 



Moderators: 

D. Antunović, E. Overdevest, C. Nielsen 

17:00 – 17:10 Contribution of ECMO in arterial Switch operations-Six years experience in 

AIIMS 


17:15 – 17:25 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for H1n1-Associated Respiratory 

Failure. Croatian Experiences 


17:30 – 17:40 Pumples Extracorporeal membrane Lung Support (NOVALUNG) in Adult Cardiac 

Surgery Patients with postoperative severe Hypercapni-Hypoxemic Respiratory 

Failure 


17:45 – 17:55 A new miniaturized Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator with Integrated 

Rotary Blood Pump (Ilias): First results in a porcine model of lung injury 


S.C. Yadav, Y. Singh, L. Kumar, S. Chauhan, 

A.K. Bisoi, B. Airan, New Delhi, India 

Mardešić P.¹ Filar B². Kutleša M.³ Novokmet 

A.³ Josipović-Mraović R.³ Vranjican M. 

³Vlajnić I. ³Mihajlović A. ³, Zagreb, Croatia 

V. Poptsov, I. Potapenko, P. Lavrenov, 

S. Uchrenkov, A. Loishev, Schumakov, 

Moscow, Russia 

J. Heckmann K. Pilarczyk K. Lyskawa H. 

Jakob M. Kamler N. Essen, Germany 

18:00 – 18:10 Heart Support Devices in CHTHC Brno J. Slavik R. Norek J. Nešporova Pichovcova 

B. CKTHH, Brno, Czech Republic 


Final Scientific Program


18:15 – 18:25 Retrograde autologous priming reduces transfusion requirements in coronary 

artery bypass surgery 


EE Ševerdija, JH Heijmans JH, M 

Theunissen, JG Maessen, PH Roekaerts 

PH, PW Weerwind, Maastricht, The 

Netherlands 

18:30 – 18:40 Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infective Endocarditis Patients R. Mrkonjić N. Marušić M. Sentić M. Solarić 

N. Lukačević D. Barić D. Unić I. Rudež Ž. 

Sutlić, Zagreb, Croatia 


18:45 – 19:00 Closing Remarks 

Wet Lab 1 


8:00 – 10:30 TERUMO 

15:00 – 18:30 SORIN 

(Divona 1+2 – Hotel Lacroma) 


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April 28 th 2012, Saturday 

9:00 – 11:00 C11 – Aortic Valve and Miscellaneous Abstracts 



Moderators: 

H. Okutan (Turkey), S. Khogali (UK) 

0346 Long-Term Outcome in Patients Underwent David Procedure by Using Valsalva-Design Graft 

Dmitry Sirota, Alexander Chernyavskiy, Sergey Alsov, Dmitry Khvan, Evgeny Kliver, Maxim Lyashenko 

Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0543 Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement – Improving Patient Safety and Satisfaction 

Krzysztof Filipiak, Jacek Wojarski, Michal Zembala, Szymon Pawlak, Roman Przybylski, Marian Zembala 


0582 Aortic Valve Repair – 2 years Experience with External Aortic Ring Coroneo 

Jaroslav Hlubocký, Katerina Jiratova, Katerina Plocova, Zuzana Hlubocka, Jaroslav Lindner 

General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic 

0623 The First Combined Percutaneous Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Drive-By Endovascular Abdominal 

Aortic Aneurysm Repair 

Mark Drury-Smith, Andrew Garnham, Simon Hobbs, Michael Collins, Suresh Lakshmanan, Moninder Bhabra, James Cotton, 

Saib Khogali 

Heart and Lung Centre, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK 

0536 Stented Versus Stentless Tissue Aortic Valve. Are both options Equally Safe? 

Bartlomiej Szafron, Nicola Masala, Jacek Szostek 

Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK 

0434 Predictors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients after Heart Surgery 

Elena Golukhova, Leo Bockeria, Vadim Merzlyakov, Konstantin Shumkov, Asel Medressova 


0123 Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A Ten-year Experience of Surgical Treatment 

Leo Bockeria, Marina Berseneva, Dmitry Malenkov, V. Makarenko, V. Mironenko 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow, Russia 

0415 The Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 

Elena Golukhova, Vadim Merzlyakov, Konstantin Shumkov, Natalia Samsonova, Natalia Pak, Naida Bulaeva, Maida Kubova, 

Mariya Ryabinina 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery RAMS, Moscow, Russia 

0130 Atrial Septostomy as a Long Bridge to Lung Transplantation in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial 

Hypertension 

Sergey Gorbachevsky, Marianna Belkina, Manolis Pursanov, Anastasia Tkacheva, Alexandr Kosenko, Marina Vladimirskaya, Yuriy 

Koltsov, Natalia Savina, Bagrat Alekyan 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for cardiovascular Surgery, RAMS, Moscow, Russia


9:00 – 11:00 C12 – Coronary Surgery Abstracts 


Moderators: 

A. Civelek (Turkey), M. Fabri (Serbia) 

0035 Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Immediate and Long Term Results of an Early Experience 

Thierry Folliguet, Fabrice Larrazet, Jean Bachet, Alain Dibie, Francois Philippe, Michel Slama, Francois Laborde 

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France 

0145 The Impact of TMR as an Adjunct to CABG on Outcomes of Operations in Patients with Advanced CAD: 

Ten-year Follow-up of a Prospective Randomized Trial 

Ilia Berishvili 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0164 Early Clinical Results after Coronary Artery Surgery in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction 

Ashraf Abdallah 1 , Ashraf El-Sebaie 2 , Ahmad Dokhan 3 , Tarek El-Sayegh 2 

1 Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, 2 Faculty of Medicine 

0307 Clinical and Tomographic Assessment of Sequential Aorto-Coronary Bypass Graft Patency in Groups of Patients 

Matched for Demographic Data and the Type of Aorto-Coronary Bypass Procedure 

Joanna Sliwka, Roman Przybylski, Jan Glowacki, Adam Nagajewski, Karol Miszalski-Jamka, Jan Borzymowski, Marian Zembala 

Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology of the Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Centre for Heart 

Diseases, Zabrze, Poland 

0369 CABG in the Course of Treatment of Myocardial Bridge in Left Anterior Descending Artery (Analysis of the Results of 

Coronary Bypass Angiography) 

Leo Bockeria, Sergey Sukhanov, Ekaterina Orekhova Mesrop Shatakhyan, Dmitry Korotaev 0 

Bakoulev CCVS of RAMS, Moscow, Russia, 2 Perm Heart Institute – the Branch of the Bakoulev CCVS of RAMS, Perm, Russia 

0355 Preoperative Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Valve Surgery: Is MDCTA a Viable Option? 

Siniša Birovljev, Želimir Antonić, Milorad Borzanović 

Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia 

0050 Predictors of New Requirement of Renal Replacement Therapy Post Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Propensity 

Analysis of Complication and Early Outcome 

Bassel Al-Alao 1,2 , Haralabos Parissis 1,2 , Michael Tolan 1 , Eilis McGovern 1 , Vincent Young 1 

1 St.James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 2 Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK 

0021 Statins Reduce Inflammatory Response and Improve Hemodynamics in Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function 

Undergoing Coronary Surgery 

Petar Vukovic, Miodrag Peric, Predrag Milojevic, Vera Maravic-Stojkovic, Dusko Nezic, Vera Tesic, Bosko Djukanovic 

Cardiovascular Institute Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia 

0044 Coronary Microsurgery. 25-Year-Old Experience 

Renat Akchurin, Andrej Shiryaev, Michael Lepilin, Stanislav Partigulov, Sergej Korolev, Damir Galyautdinov, Vladislav Vasiliev, 

Petr Lepilin 

Russian Cardiology Research Center, Moscow, Russia 

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Moderators: 

I. Rudež (Croatia), D. Luu (France) 

0096 Eliminating Racial Disparities in Cardiac Surgery 

Robert Dunton 

Columbia University, New York, NY, USA 

0132 Four Cases of Surgical Intervention for Severe Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in Isolated Pulmonary Takayasu Arteritis 

Kan Kaneko, Motomi Ando, Yasushi Takagi, Takashi Watanabe, Michiko Ishida, Kiyotoshi Akita, Hiroshi Kondo, Tishiro Higuchi, 

Yuusuke Sakurai, Kentarou Amano 

Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan 

0505 Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis 

Igor Rudez, Josip Varvodic, Daniel Unic, Davor Baric, Robert Blažeković, Petra Radolović, Željko Sutlić 


0491 Comparison of Accuracy Between Euroscore I and II in Prognostic Predictive Value for Early Mortality after Cardiac 


Elena Arnaiz Garcia, Jose María González-Santos, Javier López-Rodríguez, María José Dalmau Sorlí, María Bueno Codoñer 

University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain 

0413 The Use of Tranexamic Acid Reduces Postoperative Blood Loss after Cardiac Surgery 

Zeljko Bradic 1 , Vladimir Tutus 1 , Radmila Karan 1 , Mile Vranes 1 ,2 , Dejan Markovic 1 ,2 , Milica Terzic 1 , Natasa Kovacevic-Kostic 1 

1 Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia 

0027 Review of the Indication for Surgical Pericardiectomy Over a 7 Year Period an a Tertiary Cardiac Surgery Referral 

Centre 

Alan Soo, Darren Porter, Alastair Graham, Onyekwelu Nzewi 

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK 

0053 Extended Cusps Repair with Auto- and Xenopericardium and Neochords in Infective Endocarditis of TV 

Roman Amiraghov, Renat Muratov, Svetlana Babenko, Natalia Soboleva, Leo Bokeria 


0463 Pathological Findings in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension 

Yoshiro Higuchi 1 , Motomi Ando 1 , Shigeo Yamaki 2 , Kan Kaneko 1 , Masato Sato 1 

1 Fujita Health University, Toyoake,Aichi, Japan, 2 Japanese Research Institute of Pulmonary Vasculature, Shiroishi,miyagi, 

Japan 


0509 Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery Improves Postoperative Functional Status Outcomes in the Elderly 

Elias Zias, Patricia Ursomanno, Eugene Grossi, Annette Rabinovich, Aubrey Galloway 

New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA 

0028 Management of Cardiac Patients with Increased Surgical Risk: Is Obtaining a Second Opinion Justified? 

Alan Soo, Onyekwelu Nzewi, Alastair Graham 

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK 

0638 Temporal Improvement in Cardiac Surgical Outcomes in Octogenarians with Poor Left Ventricular Function 

Ramesh Kutty, Marosh Vrtik, Yasir Abu Omar, John Dunning 

Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK 

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break – Visit Exhibition and Posters


11:30 – 13:30 C14 – Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease 


Moderators: 

M. Lainščak (Slovenia), K. Brkić (Croatia) 

11:30 – 11:45 The Role of Mediterranean Diet in Primary and Secondary Prevention 

of Cardiovascular Disease 

D. Vranešić, Zagreb, Croatia 

11:45 – 12:00 Enteral Nutrition for Cardiovascular Patients Ž. Krznarić, Zagreb, Croatia 

12:00 – 12:15 Obesity Paradox: Facts and Numbers M. Lainščak, Ljubljana, Slovenia 

12:15 – 12:30 Nutritional Assessment in Cardiovascular Patients K. Brkić, Zagreb, Croatia 

12:30 – 12:45 C14 – Nutrition Abstracts 


11:30 – 13:30 E – Poster 1 

0533 Body Composition of Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients 

Kristina Brkić 1 , Željko Sutlić 2 , Igor Rudež 2 , Davor Barić 2 , Daniel Unić 2 , Robert Blažeković 2 , Jelena Živković 1 

1 Surgical Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Department of Cardiac and Transplant Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, 

Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of Cardiac and Transplant Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia 


Moderators: 

D. Wendt (Germany), D. Letica (Croatia) 

0094 Off-Pump Versus Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Operation in Diabetic Patients 

Kazim Ergunes, Ismail Yurekli, Muhammed Akyuz, Serkan Yazman, Nagahan Karahan, Ufuk Yetkin, Levent Yilik, Ali Gurbuz 

İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey 

0195 Chlamydia Pneumoniae Seropositivity and Atherosclerosis 

Hafize Yaliniz 1 , Ihsan Bayraktar 1 , Atakan Atalay 1 , Ugur Gocen 1 , Yasin Guzel 1 , Mehmet Aslan 1 , Yüksel Basturk 1 , Vecih Keklik 1 , 

Serafettin Demir 2 , Orhan K. Salih 1 

1 Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana/ Saricam, Turkey, 2 Minister of Adana 

Hospital, Adana/ Karsiyaka, Turkey 

0209 A New Method to Evaluate the Impact of Mechanical Valve Design on Left Chambers Remodeling Following Mitral 

Valve Replacement 

T.I. Kosareva, V.N. Makarenko, A.A. Fadeev, L.A. Bockeria 

The Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation 

0255 The Results of Surgical Treatment of the Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis 

S.A. Kovalev 1 , A.V. Bulynin 1 , D.V. Gryaznov 1 , O.A. Bulynina 1 , A.A. Bulynin 1 

1 Voronezh Regional Clinical Hospital, Cardiac Surgery Center, Voronezh, Russia, 2 Voronezh Burdenko State Medical Academy, 

Voronezh, Russia 

0286 Major Complications and Mortality of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in yhe Treatment of Deep Sternal Wound 

Infection after Cardiac Surgery 

Martin Simek 1 , Martin Kalab 1 , Martin Molitor 2 , Jana Grulichova 1 , Vladimir Lonsky 1 

1 Dept of Cardiac Surgeryy Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2 Dept of Plastic Surgery, Olomouc, Czech Republic 

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0336 Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Mitral Regurgitation – 

Prognostic Implications in the Perioperative Period 

Flavia Catalina Corciova 1,2 , Calin Corciova 1 , Oana Bartos 2 , Diana Anghel 1,2 , Mihai Enache 1,2 Grigore Tinica 1,2 

1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, Romania, 2 Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Iasi, Romania 

0370 Revascularization of the Myocardium on a Beating Heart by Using Composite Grafts in Patients with Severe 

Atherosclerosis of the Ascending Aorta 

Abrol Mansurov, Fazliddin Sobirov, Ulugbek Akhmedov, Abdusalom Khujamberdiev, Khusan Khalikulov, Saidorifkhon 

Murtazaev 

Scientific Center of Surgery, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

0414 Morbidity, Mortality and Mid-Term Survival in Patients Using Intraaortic Balloon Pump Undergoing Off-Pump and 

On-Pump Coronary Surgery 

Kazim Ergunes, Levent Yilik, Mert Kestelli, Banu Lafcı, Mehmet Bademci, Serkan Yazman, Tayfun Goktogan, Ali Gurbuz 


0418 Independent Predictors of Postoperative Stroke in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Surgery 

and Their Mid Term Follow-Up 

Kazim Ergunes, Ufuk Yetkin, Haydar Yasa, Barcın Ozcem, Muhammed Akyuz, Nagahan Karahan, Levent Yilik, Ali Gurbuz 


0457 Iron in Open Cardiac Surgery. What is the better way? 

Pilar Garrido 1 , Rosa Avalos 1 , Rafael Martinez Sanz 1 ,2 , Alejandro Jimenez Sosa 1 , Patricia Rodriguez Fortunez 2 , Tirso Virgos Aller 1 , 

Jose María Raya 1 , Ramiro De La Llana 1 ,2 , Ibrahim Nassar 1 , Alejandro Lacruz 1 , Mónica García Bouza 2 

1 Hospital Universitario De Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, 2 Universidad De La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain 

0490 Early Results of Hemiarch Replacement Without Hipothermic Circulatory Arrest. 

José M González Santos, Elena Arnaiz García, Javier López Rodríguez, María José Dalmau Sorlí, María Bueno Codoñer, 

Concepción Rubia Martín, Leire Reta Ajo, Rosa Diez Castro 

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain 

0500 Comparison Between Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Surgery in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary 

Disease 

Kazim Ergunes, Ismail Yurekli, Mert Kestelli, Orhan Gokalp, Ovunc Aslan, Ersin Celik, Ufuk Yetkin, Ali Gurbuz 


0522 First Reccurence of Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Moderator Band of the Right Ventricle 

Lucian Florin Dorobantu 1 , Daniela Filipescu 1 , Ovidiu Stiru 1 , Anca Prodea 1 , Rodica Cioranu 1 , Anca Georgescu 2 , Vlad Anton 

Iliescu 1 

1 Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof.Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania, 2 ”Victor Babes” Institute, 

Bucharest, Romania 

0523 Coronary Artery By-Pass Grafting in a Patient with Hemophilia A 

Vlad Anton Iliescu, Lucian Florin Dorobantu, Ovidiu Stiru, Ioana Marinica, Cristian Bulescu, Valetina Uscatescu, Daniela Filipescu 

Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof.Dr. C.C. Iliescu”, Bucharest, Romania 

0530 Comparative Results of Endoscopic and Open Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 

Aleksandr Chernyavskiy, Oleg Lavrenyuk, Aleksandr Volkov, Igor Terechov 

E.N. Mechalkin Novosibirsk State Research Institute, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0549 Surgery for Intramiocardial Wall Fordeign Body (Bullet) – Case Presentation 

Ionel Droc 1 , Dragos Trandafir 0 ,2 , Florin Chirculescu 0 ,2 , Cristian Gabriel 1 

1 Army’s Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, 2 Emergency Universitary Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, 

Romania 


0561 Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma: Effect on Tracheal Rupture after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation 

Adolfo Arévalo, Ignacio Gallo, Alberto Sáenz, Ignacio Pérez-Moreiras, Sonia Roussel, Julio Martínez, Jose Méndez 

Cardiac Surgery and Hemodynamics (CCH), Logroño, La Rioja, Spain


0444 Surgical Approach in Surgery of the Proximal Aorta 

Susak Stamenko, Nicin Svetozar, Kovacevic Pavle, Majin Marjan, Popovic Dusan, Velicki Lazar 


0079 Long-Term Risk Factor Analysis after the Bentall Operation 

Paolo Nardi, Mattia Scognamiglio, Irene Binaco, Federica Cenci, Jacob Zeitani, Carlo Bassano, Antonio Scafuri, Luigi Chiariello 

Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy 

0382 Innominate Artery as a Single Site of Arterial Cannulation in Surgical Treatment of Acute Type a Aortic Dissection 

Mojgan Laali 1 , Antonella Galeone 1 , Julien Amour 0 ,2 , Pascal Leprince 1 , Alain Pavie 1 

1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, La Pitié- Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, 2 Department of Anesthesiology, La Pitié- 

Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France 

0402 Paraannular Plasty of Left Atrium During Isolated Mitral Valve Replacement: Problems Solved and Unsolved 

Volodymyr Popov, Igor Zhekov, Kateryna Popova, Olena Rybakova 


0572 Short-Term Follow-Up after Mechanical Valve Implantation 

Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Jacek Piatek, Tomasz Myrdko, Pawel Rudzinski, Jerzy Sadowski 

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland 

0628 Effect of Topical Iloprost on Left Internal Mammarian Artery Spasm 

Dervis Verdi 1 , Ali Vefa Özcan 1 , Emre Boysan 2 , Ibrahim Göksin 1 

1 Cardiovascular Surgery Department Faculty of Medicine Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, 2 bayindir Hospital, Ankara, 

Turkey 

0045 Prosthesis of the Whole Thoracic Aorta 

Yury Belov, Roman Komarov, Anna Stepanenko 

National Research Center of Sergey named by akad. BV Petrovsky, Moscow, Russia 

11:30 – 13:30 C15 Surgical Treatment of Complications of AIM Abstracts 

(Bokar– Hotel Lacroma) 

Moderators: 

V. Nikolić-Heitzler (Croatia), M. Ristić (Serbia) 

0299 Short-Term Results of Reconstructive Surgery of Post Infarction Left Ventricular Aneurysms on Beating Heart 

L.A. Bockeria, V.Y. Merzlyakov, A.I. Skopin, I.V. Klyuchnikov, N.Y. Svetlova, S.K. Mamedova, A.K. Jalilov 

Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia 

0066 The Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Left Ventricular Postinfarction Aneurysm 

Vladimir Shipulin, Vadim Babokin, Ruslan Aimanov, Roman Batalov, Sergey Popov 

Tomsk Institute of Cardiology, Tomsk, Russia 

0245 A Serie of Post Infarction Left Ventricular Ruptures: What Did We Learn? 

Roland Demaria, Mohammad Degestani, Pascal Battistella, Jean Marc Frapier, Philippe Rouvière, Bernard Albat 

Departments of thoracic and cardiovascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve Teaching Hospital, Montpellier, France 

0308 Assessment of Preoperative Predictive Risk Factors for Ischemia in Cardiac Surgery Patients 

Szymon Pawlak 1 , Joanna Sliwka 1 , Piotr Knapik 2 , Daniel Ciesla 2 , Marian Zembala 1 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 2 Department of 

Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland 

0227 Early and Mid Term Outcome in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair: Predictors for Poor Overall 

Outcome and Comparison Between Endoventricular Patch Plasty and Linear Repair 

Edvin Prifti 1 ,2 , Massimo Bonacchi 2 , Gabriele Giunti 2 , Albi Fagu 1 , Altin Veshti 1 ,2 , Elona Dado 2 , Klodian Krakulli 4 , Roland Xhaxho 4 

1 Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center of Tirana, Tirana, Albania, 2 Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Policlinicco 

Careggi, Florence, Italy, 3 Hygeia Hospital, Tirana, Albania, 4 FMES cardioavscular surgery clinic, Tirana, Albania 

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9:00 – 11:00 Vascular and Endovascular Symposium II: Carotid Surgery 


Moderators: 

P. Kasprzak (Germany), V. Arakelyan (Russia) 

8:00 – 9:15 Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Risk stratification A. Halliday, Oxford, UK 

9:15 – 9:30 Eversion CEA: Which is the Technique of Choice? D. Palombo, Genova, Italy 

9:30 – 9:45 CAS or CEA for Patients in Anticoagulant Therapy? A. Stella, Bologna, Italy 

9:45 – 10:00 Morphology of the Carotid Plaque and its Influence in Clinical Decision J. Fernandes e Fernandes, Lisbon, Portugal 

10:00 – 10:15 Restenosis after CAS and after CEA: the Incidence and the Best Treatment C. Setacci, Siena, Italy 

10:15 – 10:30 Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms – Treatment Options L. Davidović, Belgrade, Serbia 

10:30 – 10:45 Carotid Artery Kinking and Coiling – Indications for Surgical Treatment P. Andziak, Warsaw, Poland 


11:30 – 13:30 V8 – Miscellaneous 

(Olipa 1 – Hotel President) 

Moderators: 

V. Radonjić (Croatia), F. Grego (Italy) 


Behcets Disease and Vascular Effects 

11:45 – 13:30 V8 – Abstracts 


T. Ulus, Ankara, Turkey 

0097 The Role of V.A.C in the Treatment of Vascular Groin Infection 

Igor Koncar1 , Sinisa Pejkic1 , Marko Dragas1 ,2 , Nikola Ilic1 ,2 , Miroslav Markovic1 ,2 , Dragan Markovic1 ,2 1 ,2 


1 2 Clinic for Vacular and Endovascular Surgery, Serbian Clinical Center, Belgrae, Serbia, Medical faculty, University of Belgrade, 

Belgrade, Serbia 

Disclosure: I. Koncar is memeber of Medtronic Clinical Advisory Board 

0552 The Effect of Intensified Lipid Lowering Therapy on Renal Function in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery 

George Kouvelos 1 , Elena Arnaoutoglou 2 , Nektario Papa 1 , Christina Kostara 3 , Michalis Peroulis 1 , Haralampos Milionis 4 , 

Miltiadis Matsagkas 0 

1 Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 2 Department of Anesthesiology, 

University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 3 Laboratoty of Clinical Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, 

4 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece 

0574 Multidisciplinary Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Tumor Thrombus in Vena Cava 

Aleksandar Tomić 1 , Novak Milović 2 , Radoje Ilić 3 , Ivan Marjanović 1 

1 Clinic for Vascular and endovascular surgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, 2 Urology Clinic, Military Medical 

Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, 3 Clinic for Cardiosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia


0431 CT-Angiography: Best Diagnostic Approach for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Before Revascularization 

Bukatsello Roman, Bockeria Leo, Arakelyan Valery, Makarenko Vladimir, Pryadko Sergey 

Bakoulev scientific center of cardiovascular surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0041 Aortic Surgery in the Presence of the Horseshoe Kidney 

Miroslav Markovic1 ,2 , Nikola Ilic1 ,2 , Marko Dragas1 ,2 , Igor Koncar2 , Nenad Jakovljevic2 , Ivan Tomic2 , Milos Sladojevic2 , 

1 ,2 

Lazar Davidovic 

1 2 Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia, Clinic for vascular and endovascular surgery, Serbian clinical 

center, Belgrade, Serbia 

0319 Diagnostic Laparoscopy for the Evaluation of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in Patients with Aortic Dissection 

Yamume Tshomba 1 , Giovanni Coppi 1 , Andrea Kahlberg 1 , Enrico Maria Marone 1 , Luca Bertoglio 1 , Michele Carlucci 1 , 

Germano Melissano 1 , Roberto Chiesa 2 

1 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, 2 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute, Milan, Italy 

0095 40 Years Result of the Surgery of the Aneurysms of the Renal Arteries 

Sergey Pryadko, Valery Arakelyan 

The Bakoulev scientific center of cardiovascular surgery, Moscow, Russia 

11:30 – 13:30 V9 – Research 


Moderators: 

M. Ajduk (Croatia), F. Spinelli (Italy) 


Biomechanical Forces in Aorta – Understanding Pathology and Prevent Treatment 

Complications 

11:45 – 13:30 V9 – Abstracts 

N. Filipović, USA/Serbia 

0025 Influence of the Chronic Abdominal Aortic Occlusion on the Femoral Artery Disease Pattern 

Nikola Ilic, , Igor Koncar1 , Marko Dragas1, 2 , Milka Golubovic1, 4 , Vesna Bozic1, 3 , Cinara Ilijas1 , Maksimovic Zivan1,2 1, 2 

Lazar Davidovic 

KVEH KCS, Belgrade, Serbia 

0368 By Rapid Arterialization, Completely Autologous Vascular Grafts Without Synthetic Support Materials “Biotubes” 

Showed No Degenerative Changes Under Systemic Blood Pressure 

Masashi Yamanami 1 ,2 , Taiji Watanabe 2 ,1 , Keiichi Kanda 2 , Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda 1 , Hitoshi Yaku 2 , Yasuhide Nakayama 1 

1 National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan, 2 Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 

Kyoto, Japan 

0581 Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial of Combined Vascular Endothelial and Hepatocyte Growth Factors in 

Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia 

Andreea Rata1 , Georgel Taranu1 , Lucian Jiga1 ,2 , Anca Tursie1 , George Patrut1 1 ,2 

, Mihai Ionac 

1 2 Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania, ”V. Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania 

0312 Helicobacter pylori Infection and Advanced Atherosclerotic Carotid Disease-is There a Link? 

Slaven Suknaić 1 , Lidija Erdelez 1 , Andrija Škopljanac Mačina 2 , Ana Budimir 3 , Miroslava Katičić 1 

1 University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Special Hospital for cardiovascular surgery Magdalena, Krapinske toplice, Croatia, 

3 University Hospital Rebro, Zagreb, Croatia 

0049 Diabetic Microangiopathy Diabetic Foot Prevention and Care 

Giovanni Brotzu 1 

1 Sardegna Ricerche Fase 1 , Cagliari, Italy, 2 University, Cagliari, Italy, 3 Hosp. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy 

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0083 Pomegranateregressed Carotid and Coronary Arteries Atheroma: Is a Fiction or Fact 

Fadhil Al-Amran 1 , Najah Hadi 2 , Maitham Yousif 3 

1 cardithoracic Surgical Departmrnt Medical College Kufa University, Najaf, Iraq, 2 pharmacological Department Medical 

College Kufa University, Najaf, Iraq, 3 microbiology Department College of Science Alqadisia University, Diwania, Iraq 

0033 Conditioning Effect on Visceral Organs During the Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of Spinal Cord 

Ahmet Tulga Ulus 1 , Soner Yavas 1 , Ali Sapmaz 3 , Ziysan Sakaogullari 2 , Erdal Simsek 4 , Siyar Ersoz 3 , Cuneyt Koksoy 3 

1 Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey, 2 Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas 

Education and Research Hospital, Pathology department, Ankara, Turkey, 3 University of Ankara, Department of General 

Surgery, Ankara, Turkey, 4 Etlik Ihtisas Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey 

0331 Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography in Detecting Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaques Complicated with 

Intraplaque Hemorrhage 

Marko Ajduk, Stela Bulimbašić, Ladislav Pavić, Mirko Šarlija, Predrag Pavić, Leonardo Patrlj, Boris Brkljačić 



Moderators: 

L. Erdelez (Croatia), G. Marcucci (Italy) 


Endvoenous Treatment – What Can We Do? 

11:45 – 13:30 V10 – Abstracts 

K. Čandrlić, Osijek, Croatia 

0428 Treatment of Spider and Reticular Veins with Oxigen-Ozone Foam: a Comparative Randomized Study 

Rafael Martinez Sanz 1 ,2 , Rosa Avalos 2 , Carlos Vaquero 3 , Ramiro de la Llana 1 ,2 , Ibrahim Nassar 2 , Pilar Garrido 2 , Alejandro Lacruz 2 , 

Monica Garcia Bouza 2 

1 Instituto Canario Cardiovascular, Tenerife, Spain, 2 University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 3 university of Valladolid, Valladolid, 

Spain 


0608 Circumferential Suction-Assisted Lipectomy for End-Stage Lymphedema of the Arm Has an Long Lasting Effect in 

Multidisciplenary Setting: a prospective study of 100 patients 

Otmar Wikkeling 1 , Pieter Klinkert 2 , D-A.A Lamprou 1 , Robert Damstra 1 , Harry Voesten 1 

1 Nij Smellinghe Hospital, Drachten, The Netherlands, 2 Tjongerschans Hospital, Heerenveen, The Netherlands 

0127 New View on Causes of Perforations of the Vein Wall During Endovenous Laser Obliteration 

Tatyana Khlevtova, Yuriy Stojko, Constantin Mazayshwili, Sergey Maximov, Irakliy Kutidze, Dmitriy Morenko 

Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia 

0246 The Absorption of Laser Radiation in a Vein Wall 

Sergey Maximov 1 , Yuriy Stoyko 1 , Alexandr Krasnovsky 1 ,2 , Constantin Masayshvili 1 , Tatyana Khlevtova 1 , Irakliy Kutidze 1 , 

Dmitriy Morenko 1 

1 Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia, 2 A.N.Bah Institute of biochemistry, Moscow, Russia 

0234 Endovenous Laser Ablation for Saphenous Reflux 

Božidar Novaković, Vuk Joković, Žarko Sretenović, Saša Sretenović 

Center for vascular surgery, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia 

0485 “Laser Crossectomy” Further Step in Endovenous Thermal Ablation – Single Center Experience Using Radial Fiber 

and Diode 1470 Nm Laser 

Petar Dragić 

Kardio Centar, Belgrade, Serbia


0518 Percutaneous Management for Deep Venous Thrombosis 

Levent Cetin, Murat Canyigit, Aslihan Kucuker, Mete Hidiroglu, Aysegul Kunt, Fethi Saglam, Erol Sener 


11:30 – 13:30 V11 – TEVAR 


Moderators: 

D. Unić (Croatia), I. Gölbaşı (Turkey) 

V11 – Abstracts 


0146 Hemodynamic Influences in the Hybrid Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 

Giovanni Spinella 1 , Nokolaos Rousas 1 , Bianca Pane 1 , Alessandro Stocchino 2 , Francesco Mongelli 1 , Federica Persi 1 , Marta Mari 1 , 

Domenico Palombo 1 

1 Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital – IST, Genova, 

Italy, 2 Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering,University of Genova, Genova, Italy 

0169 Initial Experience with Hybrid Endovascular Procedures in Treatment of Complex Aortic Pathology 

Igor Koncar1 , Igor Banzic1 , Nikola Ilic1 ,2 , Marko Dragas1 ,2 , Dragan Markovic1 ,2 , Miroslav Markovic1 ,2 1 ,2 


1 2 Clinic for Vacular and Endovascular Surgery, Serbian Clinical Center, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of 

Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 

Disclosure: I. Koncar is memeber of Medtronic Clinical Advisory Board 

0314 Retrograde Aortic Dissection after Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Arch Pathology 

Yamume Tshomba 1 , Davide Logaldo 1 , Luca Bertoglio 1 , Enrico Maria Marone 1 , Andrea Kahlberg 1 , Germano Melissano 1 , 

Roberto Chiesa 2 

1 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, Italy, 2 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Universita’ Vita-Salute, Milan, Italy, Italy 

0287 Hemi – Aortic Arch Debranching for Hybrid Aortic Arch Repair by Sequential Transposition of the Left Common 

Carotid and Subclavian Arteries 

Ludovic Canaud, Charles Marty-Ané, Pierre Alric 

A de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France 

Endovascular Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms by Means of Branched Stentgrafts 

Jacek Szmidt 1 , Tomasz Jakimowicz 1 , Bohdan Solonynko 1 , Lukasz Romanowski 1 , Piotr Kasprzak 2 

1 Medical University of Warsaw, Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw, Poland, 2 University of 

Regensburg, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Regensburg, Germany 

0604 Reducing TEVAR Complications: The Perioperative Safety Checklist 

Pedro Aranda 1 ,2 , Julio Gutierrez 1 , Lauren Delange 1 , Jose Joaquin Muñoz 1 ,2 , Carlos Casado 1 , Ali Sadek 0 

1 Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain, 2 Hospital Xanit Internacional, Málaga, Spain 

0361 Coagulopathy after TEVAR: the Role of CT-Cuantification of Aneurysm Thrombosis 

Andrea Kahlberg, Enrico Rinaldi, Sara Spelta, Enrico Marone, Yamume Tshomba, Germano Melissano, Roberto Chiesa 

Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 

0262 Combined and Hybrid Procedures in Thoracic Aorta Disease Treatment with Stent-Graft Implantation 

Dario Jocić 1 , Slobodan Tanasković 1 , Srđan Babić 1 , Djordje Radak 1 

1 Cardiovacular institute “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia, 2 Medical School Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 

0360 Late Reinterventions and Open Conversions after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair 

Andrea Kahlberg, Davide Logaldo, Yamume Tshomba, Enrico Marone, Germano Melissano, Roberto Chiesa 

Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 

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TAVI 


9:00 – 11:00 TAVI Abstracts 


Moderators: 

M. Thielmann (Germany), D. Unić (Croatia) 

0087 Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Under-Expansion on Leaflet and Stent Stress Distribution 

Ali Azadani 1 , Sam Chitsaz 1 , Andrew Wisneski 1 , Natalie Lui 1 , Kiyoaki Takabe 1 , Nicolas Jaussaud 1 , Liang Ge 1 , Elaine Tseng 1 

1 University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2 San Francisco VA Medical Center, San 

Francisco, CA, USA 


0316 Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Parameters after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) in Long 

Term Observation 

Tomasz Niklewski, Marcin Krason, Krzysztof Wilczek, Piotr Chodor, Tomasz Kukulski, Marian Zembala 


0383 Tavi in High Risk Patients with a Mean Euroscore of 40% 

Marie-Elisabeth Stelzmueller 1 , Bruno Mora 2 , Sigrid Sander 1 , Marie-Theres Kasimir 1 , Guenther Laufer 1 , Wilfried Wisser 1 

1 Medical University Vienna/ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vienna, Austria, 2 Medical University Vienna/ 2 Department of 

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Vienna, Austria 

0384 Multivariante Analysis of Trace to Mild Paravalvular Regurgitation after Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation 

Marie-Elisabeth Stelzmueller 1 , Bruno Mora 2 , Sigrid Sandner 1 , Marie-Theres Kasimir 1 , Günther Laufer 1 , Wilfried Wisser 1 

1 Medical University Vienna/Department of Cardiac Surgery, Vienna, Austria, 2 Medical University Vienna/Department of 

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Vienna, Austria 

0548 Improved Pre-procedural Assessment of Failing Bioprostheses by CT scan: Implications for Valve-in-valve Procedure 

Vito Giovanni Ruggieri 1 ,2 , Amedeo Anselmi 1 , Qian Wang 2 , Raphael Madeleine 2 , Pascal Haigron 2 , Jean Philippe Verhoye 1 

1 Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France, 2 LTSI – Rennes University, Renens, France 

0215 Results of Aortic Valve Replacement in TAVI Candidates Evaluated by an Aortic Team 

Francesco Massi 1 , Carla Manca 2 , Tommaso Piva 2 , Sacha Matteucci 1 , Michele Danilo Pierri 1 , Gian Piero Perna 2 , Lucia Torracca 1 , 

Giuseppe Rescigno 1 

1 Cardiac Surgery Department, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy, 2 Cardiology Department, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, 

Ancona, Italy 

Disclosure: Proctoring Activity with Maquet Italia SRL 

0315 Neurologic Sequelae after transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: a Prospective Monocenter Study in 27 Patients 

Stephan Knipp 1 , Daniel Jokisch 2 , Jan Felix Fritsch 1 , Daniel Wendt 1 , Marc Schlamann 3 , Hans Christoph Diener 2 , Heinz Jakob 1 , 

Matthias Thielmann 1 

1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Essen, Germany, 2 Department of Neurology, Essen, Germany, 3 Institute 

of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Essen, Germany 

0338 One-year Results of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients 

Renat S. Akchurin, Timur Imaev, Alexey Komlev, Marina Saidova, Elena Dzybinskaya, Anna Margolina 

Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Moscow, Russia 

0122 Continuous Quality Management for Implementation of Trans Apical Valve Implantation 

Joerg Babin-Ebell, Michael Zacher, Wilko Reents, Daniel Griese, Sebastian Kerber, Anno Diegeler 

Cardiovascular Clinic, Bad Neustadt, Germany 

0624 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis: Direct Aortic Approach in Patient with Porcelain Aorta 

and Aorto-Bifemoral Graft 

Moninder Bhabra, Suresh Lakshmanan, James Cotton, Fayaz Mohammed, Ramesh Giri, Saib Khogali 

Heart and Lung Centre, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK

9:00 – 13:30 


9:00 – 13:30 SORIN 

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Cardiology 


Interventional Cardiology Working Group Meeting 


9:00 – 11:00 Session 12 Complex Case and Complication Session 1 

Moderators: 

D. Kozmar, M. Raguž 

9:00 – 9:10 The “Double” CTO Case T. Letilović , D. Kozmar, Zagreb, Croatia 

9:10 – 9:20 Drug Eluting Balloons in Acute Coronary Syndrome, 2 Case Presentations Z. Miovski , K. Marić, M. Strozzi, Zagreb, 

Croatia 

9:20 – 9:30 The Role of the Interventional Cardiology in the Interventricular 

Septum Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction 

9:30 – 9:40 Complete Transcatheter Closure of a Patent Arterial Duct with Subsequent 

Haemolysis 

Z. Babić, V. Nikolić – Heitzler, N. Bulj, 

H. Pintarić, Zagreb, Croatia 

N. Čače, V. Ahel, I. Bilić Čače, Rijeka, Croatia 

9:40 – 9:50 Trombolysis and Aspiration in Treating Acutely Occluded Renal Artery Ž. Plazonić, S. Kovačić, M. Nikšić, Rijeka, 

Croatia 


10:00 – 11:00 Session 13 Cardiology Abstracts 

Moderators: 

I. Vuković, R. Miškulin 


0235 Correlation Between Platelet Functional Parameters, Von Willebrand Factor and Fibrinogen Levels in Patients with 

Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 

Tina Kocica1 , Nebojsa Antonijevic2 ,3 , Nebojsa Savic1 , Natasa Ristanovic1 1 ,2 


1 2 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Clinic,Serbian Clinical Centre, Belgrade, Serbia, Belgrade University School of Medicine, 

Belgrade, Serbia, 3Clinic for Cardiology-Coronary Care Unit, Serbian Clinical Centre, Belgrade, Serbia 

0211 Results of Stenting in the Treatment of Patients with the “Unprotected” Left Main Coronary Artery Disease 

Bagrat Alekyan, Yuri Buziashvili, Elena Golukhova, Tatiana Nikitina, Anton Staferov, Narek Zakarian, Karen Petrosian, 

Bahram Kadyrov 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0375 Real Time Needle Trajectory Monitoring in Ultrasound Guided Pericardiocentesis 

Ljubomir Crnojevic 

Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK 

0555 Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in Early Cardiac Surgery after Cardiac Catheterization 

Giovanni Mariscalco, Paolo Borsani, Carmelo Dominici, Riccardo Gherli, Marzia Cottini, Antonio Scannapieco, 

Francesco Terrieri, Cesare Beghi 

Department of Cardiac Surgery – Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy 

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break – Visit Exhibition and Posters

11:30 – 11:45 Sponsored Lecture: 

Treatment of STEMI Patients with Bivalirudin – Our Approach and Experience 

11:45 – 12:45 Session 14 Complex Case and Complication Session 2 

Moderators: 

A. Jović, J. Bulum 

V. Kanič, Maribor, Slovenia 

11:45 – 11:55 Renal Denervation – First Croatian Experience Ž. Plazonić, V. Tomulić, Rijeka, Croatia 

11:55 – 12:05 Left Anterior Descending Artery Rupture after Stent Implantation V. Tomulić, V. Jakljević, Đ. Marinović, Rijeka, 

Croatia 

12:05 – 12:15 Wire Migration Into Femoral Vein During Pace Maker Implantation M. Nikšić, S. Brusich, Rijeka, Croatia 

12:15 – 12:25 In-stent Restenosis and Very Late Stent Thrombosis in DES – Case Report H. Jurin, Zagreb, Croatia 

12:25 – 12:35 To Do or Not to Do? LM in Low Volume Cath Lab without on Site Surgery. Đ. Prvulović, Slavonski Brod, Croatia 

12:35 – 12:45 Three Interesting Cases of Descending Aorta Endovascular Treatment M. Strozzi, Zagreb, Croatia 

12:45 – 13:00 Closing 


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Cardiac Surgery — Posters 


0014 Heart Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances after 

CoreValve Implantation 

Oleg Sapelnikov, Timur Imaev, Alexei Komlev, Ruslan Latypov, 

Igor Grishin, Midat Osmaov, Peter Lepilin, Marina Saidova, 

Renat S. Akchurin 

Cardiology Research Center, Moscow, Russia 

0019 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, Red Cell Distribution Width 

and Β2-Microglobulin in Arterial Peripheral Disease 

with Renal Chronic Disease 

Status: AcceptedPresentation type: Group 

Category: Perfusion 

Author’s preference: Poster 

Pablo Braillard, Fátima Batista, Noemí Esparza, Santiago Suria, 

Marta Riaño, Antonio Calderín, María Dolores Checa 

Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de 

Gran Canaria. Las Palmas, Spain 

0036 Mid-Term Result of Tricuspid Valvuloplasty for More 

Than G1 Tricuspid Regurgitation Combined with the 

Left Sided Valvular Heart Disease 

Donghyup Lee, Taeeun Jung, Sungsae Han, Janghoon Lee 

Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of 

Korea 

0040 High Intraoperative Transfusion Volumes are 

Independently Associated with a Higher 30-day 

Mortality in Stanford Type-A Aortic Dissection Patients 

Wadi Gomero-Cure, Robert Lowery, Steven Boyce, Jennifer 

Ellis, Ammar Bafi, Fred Beavers, Sean O’Donnell, Paul Corso 

Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, USA 

0448 Cardiac Pacing in a Transplanted Heart: Special 

Features and Long-Term Follow-Up 

Oleg Sapelnikov 1 , Marat Sagirov 0 ,2 , Victor Sokolov 0 ,2 , Igor 

Grishin 1 , Ruslan Latypov 1 , Anzor Khubutia 0 ,2 , Renat Akchurin 1 

1 Cardiology Research Center, Moscow, Russia, 2 N.V. 

Sklifosovsky Scientific Research Institute of First Aid, Moscow, 

Russia 

0052 Urgent Thrombectomy of Diagnosed Floating Thrombi 

from the Aortic Arch 

Dimitar Nikolov 1 , Veneta Grigorova 1 , Galina Kirova 2 , Asen 

Kelchev 1 , Samuil Kazakov 1 , Plamen Purvanov 1 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tokuda hospital Sofia, Sofia, 

Bulgaria, 2 Department of Radiology, Tokuda Hospital Sofia, 

Sofia, Bulgaria 

0054 The Role of Timp-1 in the Etiopathogenesis of the 

Acute Aortic Dissection 

Zheko Dimitrov Naychov 1 , Eiso Hiyama 1 , Naomichi Uchida 1 , 

Katsuhiko Imai 1 , Koji Arihiro 1 , Shinya Takahashi 1 , Keijiro 

Katayama 1 , Tatsuya Kurosaki 1 , Taiichi Takasaki 1 , Emi Yamaoka 1 , 

Ikuko Fukuba 1 , Konstantin Delchev 2 

1 Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Medicine, 

Hiroshima, Japan, 2 Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 

Faculty of Mathematics, Sofia, Bulgaria 

0089 Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Anastomosis in 

Patients with Complex Congenital Heart Defects and 

Concomitant Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava: Should 

Hepatic Vein Redirection be Considered? 

Ivan Yurlov, Vladimir Podzolkov, Mikhail Zelenikin, Dmitry 

Kovalev, Neele Putiato, Sergey Zaets 


0090 Results of Fontan Operation in Patients with 

Functionally Single Ventricle and Concomitant 

Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation 

Dmitry Kovalev, Vladimir Podzolkov, Ivan Yurlov, Tatiana 

Shinkareva, Marina Vladimirskaya, Sergey Zaets 


0093 Comparison Between Off-Pump and On-Pump 

Techniques in the Elderly Patients Undergoing 

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 

Kazim Ergunes, Ufuk Yetkin, Levent Yilik, Haydar Yasa, Banu 

Lafcı, Barcın Ozcem, Ovunc Aslan, Ali Gurbuz 


0100 Our Surgical Treatment Strategy in a Case with 

Aneurysmatic Dilation of Circumflex Coronary System 

Accompanied by Diffuse Ectatic Right Coronary Artery 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Serkan Yazman 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Hamza 

Duygu 2 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ali Gurbuz 3 

1 Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department 

of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Izmir Ataturk 

Training and Research Hospital, Department of II.Cardiology 

Clinic, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 3 Izmir Katip Celebi University, 

Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey


0103 Successful Total Extirpation of Rhabdomyosarcoma 

Diagnosed as Left Atrial Myxoma 

Kazim Ergunes 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Aylin Orgen Calli 2 , Ismail 

Yurekli 1 , Ali Gurbuz 3 


of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Izmir Ataturk 

Training and Research Hospital, Department of I.Pathology 

Clinic, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 3 Izmir Katip Celebi University, 

Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey 

0104 Frequency of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Among 

Patients Experienced Myocardial Infarction and 

Receiving Beta Blockers Preoperatively 

Levent Yilik 1 , Berkan Ozpak 4 , Omer Tetik 3 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail 

Yurekli 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Gokcen Koker 1 , 

Nilgun Alp 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 


of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Izmir Katip 

Celebi University, Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, Turkey, Izmir, 

Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH, Dept. of CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Tekirdag State 

Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey 

0108 Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device and 

Heart Transplantation in Patients with Factor V Leiden 

Mutation 

Ondrej Szarszoi, Jan Pirk, Jiri Maly, Marian Urban, Daniel Turek, 

Ivo Skalsky, Zorka Dorazilova, Hynek Ríha, Ivan Netuka 

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, 


0116 Treating Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure 

K. Shatalov, N. Koloskova, V. Merzliakov, L. Lobacheva, 

Maksim Mahalin, L. Bockeria 

Bakoulev Scientific Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery 

(Bakoulev CCVS), Moscow, Russia 

0120 Left Sided Chylothorax After Mitral Valve Reparation 

and Coronary By-Pass Grafting: Case Report 

Djeiti Prvulovic 1 , Irzal Hadzibegovic 1 , Zeljko Sutlic 2 

1 General hospital Dr. Josip Bencevic, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, 

2 Clinical hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia 

0121 Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair in Mitral 

Regurgitationa Prospective Analysis of 383 Patients 

Karl Golczyk, Dimitrios Kampitoglou, Konstantinos 

Sarvanakis, Frank Oertel, Michael Beyer 

Heartcentre Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany 

0126 Bosentan in the Management of Protein-Losing 

Enteropathy after Fontan Operation 

Sergey Gorbachevsky, Marianna Belkina, Larisa Magomatova 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for cardiovascular Surgery, RAMS, 


0133 Total Aortic Replacement. Evaluation of the Results 

with the Hybrid Technique in two Surgical Stages. 

Álvaro Laranjeira, Daniela Varela-Afonso, Luis Rodrigues, 

Nuno Costa, Otília Fernandes, José Fragata 

Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal 

0153 Diagnostic Tools for the Device Embolization of the 

Cases Undergoing Emergency Surgery Due to the 

Embolization of the Atrial Septal Occluder Device 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Zehra Ilke Akyıldız 2 , Orhan 

Gokalp 4 , Omer Tetik 3 , Banu Lafçı 1 , Oktay Ergene 2 , Ali Gurbuz 4 

1 Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Dept. of 

Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey., Izmir, Turkey, 2 Izmir Ataturk 

Training and Research Hospital, Dept. of II.Cardiology, 

Turkey., Izmir, Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Izmir Katip 

Celebi University, Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey 

0156 Our Surgical Strategy in a Case with Adult Secundum 

Type Atrial Septal Defect Associated with Epilepsy and 

Congenital Hearing Loss 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Serkan Yazman 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




0172 Late Results of Mitral Valve Replacement with 

Biological and Mechanical Prostheses in Patients with 

Sinus Rhythm and Atrial Fibrillation 

Elena Shchebunyaeva, Ravil Muratov, Svetlana Babenko, 

Nataliya Soboleva, Leo Bockeria 

Bakoulev CCVS, Moscow, Russia 

0174 Risk Factors of the Remote Postoperative Mortality in 

Patients with Valvular Heart Disease and Left Ventricle 

Systolic Dysfunction. 

Dmitry Shmatov, Yuri Shmatov, Vasiliy Balakhonov, Dmitry 

Gorbunov, Andrey Marchenko, Valeriy Sakovich, Dmitry 

Drobot, Mikhail Verkhoturov, Dmitry Buyankov 

Federal Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, Krasnoyarsk, 

Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia 

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0175 Long-Term Clinical-Hemodynamic Results of Surgical 

Treatment of Patients with Severe Mitral Stenosis and 

Left Ventricle Systolic Dysfunction 

Dmitry Shmatov, Yury Gross, Vasiliy Balakhonov, Mikhail 

Verkhoturov, Dmitry Gorbunov, Andrey Marchenko, Valeriy 

Sakovich, Alisa Haliulina 



0177 Cardiac Involvement Of Multivisseral Hydatidosis in a 

Child 

Zeynep Eyileten 1 , Deniz Bozdogan 1 , Ali Ihsan Hasde 1 , Fikri 

Demir 2 , Cem Karadeniz 2 , Ercan Tutar 2 , Semra Atalay 2 , Adnan 

Uysalel 1 

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1 Ankara UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Department of 

Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara, Turkey, 2 Ankara University, 

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, 

Ankara, Turkey 

0178 Long-Term Results for the Surgical Treatment of 

Patients with Atrial Fibrillation 

Dmitry Shmatov, Vasiliy Balakhonov, Andrey Marchenko, Yuriy 

Gross, Dmitry Gorbunov, Mikhail Verkhoturov, Mark Gankin, 

Dmitry Buyankov, Valeriy Sakovich 



0179 Immediate Results of the Surgical Treatment of 

Patients with Isolated Atrial Fibrillation 

Dmitry Shmatov, Vasiliy Balakhonov, Andrey Marchenko, 

Yuriy Gross, Dmitry Gorbunov, Valeriy Sakovich, Mikhail 

Verkhoturov, Olga Tonacheva 



0184 Our Emergency Insertion Technique of Intraaortic 

Balloon Pump Through Ascending Aorta in a Case with 

Leriche Syndrome Developing Low Cardiac Output 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Aykut Sahin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Mehmet Bademci 1 , 

Ali Gurbuz 2 




0185 Our Successful Surgical Approach to a Lung Cancer 

Case with Massive Pericardial Tamponade Due 

to Right Ventricular Injury Developed During Re- 

Pericardiocentesis 

Kazim Ergunes 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Berkan Ozpak 3 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Tekirdag State Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey 

0186 Characteristics of the Operation Technique of the 

Cases Undergoing Emergency Surgery Due to the 

Embolization of the Atrial Septal Occluder Device 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Zehra Ilke Akyıldız 3 , Orhan 

Gokalp 2 , Omer Tetik 4 , Banu Lafçı 1 , Oktay Ergene 3 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 

Department of II. Cardiology, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 4 Bursa YIH 

- Dept. of III. CVS, Bursa, Turkey 

0187 Effect of Aortic Valve Replacements on Left Atrial 

Diameter and Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Performed 

on Patients with Aortic Insufficiency in Whom Left 

Ventricular Functions Were Severely Impaired 

Ali Gurbuz 2 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Levent Yilik 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Sahin 

Bozok 3 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Mert Kestelli 1 




Turkey, 3 Rize University Medical Faculty,Dept of CVS;Turkey, 

Rize, Turkey 

0188 Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation 

Among Patients with Concomitant Coronary Artery 

Disease and Diabetes Mellitus Using Beta Blockers 

Preoperatively 

Berkan Ozpak 3 , Omer Tetik 4 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Kazim Ergunes 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Levent Yilik 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Tekirdag State Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey, 4 Bursa 

YIH,Dept. of III.CVS, Bursa, Turkey


0197 Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time and Aortic 

Cross Clamping Time on Frequency of Postoperative 

Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients with Coronary 

Artery Disease Receiving Beta Blocker Therapy 

Preoperatively 

Berkan Ozpak 4 , Omer Tetik 3 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Kazim Ergunes 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Levent Yilik 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH, Dept. of III.CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Tekirdag 

State Hosp., Tekirdag, Turkey 

0207 Successful Extraction of Permanent Endocavitary 

Pacemaker Lead with Vegetation Using Inflow 

Occlusion in an Adolescent with Previous Mitral Valve 

Replacement 

Ali Gurbuz 2 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Muhammet Akyuz 1 , 

Ismail Yurekli 1 




0212 Results of Mitral Valve Prosthesis with Preservation of 

Subvalvular Structures 

Gordeev Mihail Leonidovich, Novikov Vladimir 

Konstantinovich, Nurbay Zhanar Nurbayevna 

Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, 

St.Petersburg, Russia 

0213 A Novel Heart Retracting System for Off-Pump 

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 

Yoshiei Shimamura, Kazuma Maisawa 

Saitama City Hospital, Saitama, Japan 

0219 Results of One-Stage Repair of Arch Obstructions and 

Associated Ventricle Septal Defect 

Nikolay Antsygin 1 , Ruben Movsesian 1 , Aleksey Shikhranov 1 , 

Michajlova Elena 1 , Sulkovskaja Larisa 1 , Yamgurov Dmitry 1 , 

Lubomudrov Vadim 2 

1 Children’s City Hospital #1, St.Petersburg, Russia, 2 3Chest 

Disease Hospital, Al-Kuwait, Kuwait 

0220 Long-Term Results of Ascending Aortic Replacement 

with Xenopericardial Graft Using Classical Bentall – De 

Bono’s Technique 

Leo Antonovich Bokeria, Anatoli Ivanovich Malashenkov, 

Nikolai Ivanovich Rusanov, Sergei Vladimirovich Ruchin, 

Hong Son Phung Duy, Murat Becsuntanovich Kokoev, 

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Vasilyeva 


0222 Etiology Affects Survival: Ischemic Vs Degenerative 

Mitral Regurgitation 

Konstantinos Sarvanakis, Karl Golczyk, Dimitrios 

Kampitoglou, Frank Oertel, Michael Beyer 

Heartcentre Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany 

0225 Early and Long Term, Outcome in Patients Undergoing 

Aortic Root Replacement with Composite Graft 

According to the Bentall’s Technique 

Edvin Prifti 1 ,2 , Albi Fagu 1 , Gabriele Giunti 3 , Altin Vesti 1 ,2 , 

Massimo Bonacchi 3 , Arben Baboci 1 , Elona Dado 2 , Edvin 

Dado 2 , Klodian Krakulli 4 

1 Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Tirana, 

Tirana, Albania, 2 Hygeia Hospital, Tirana, Albania, 3 Divisione 

di Cardiochirurgia, Policlinico Careggi, Florence, Italy, 4 FMES 

cardiovascular surgery clinci, Tirana, Albania 

0226 Reoperations on Ascending Aorta: Our Experience 

with 51 Patients 

Murat Kokoev, Anatoly Malashenkov, Nikolay Rusanov, 

Valery Umarov, Sergey Rychin, Vladimir Mironenko, Ekaterina 

Vasilyeva, Son Phung 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the 

Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia 

0228 Early and Mid-Term Functional and Hemodynamic 

Evaluation of the St. Jude Medical Regent 17-mm 

Aortic Valve Mechanical Prothesis 

Edvin Prifti 1 ,3 , Giovanni Casali 1 , Massimo Bonacchi 2 , Gabriele 

Giunti 2 , Albi Fagu 3 , Altin Veshti 1 , Arben Baboci 1 

1 Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, 

Italy, 2 Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Ploclinico Careggi, 

Florence, Italy, 3 Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Tirana, Albania 

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0230 Simultaneous Repair of the Aortic Coarctation and 

Ascending Aortic Aneurysm in Combination 

Altin Veshti 1 ,2 , Edvin Prifti 1 , Albi Fagu 1 , Elona Dado 2 , Nevila 

Caushi 2 , Roland Xhaxho 1 

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1 Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center, 

Tirana, Albania, 2 Hygeia Hospital, Tirana, Albania, 3 FMES 

Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Tirana, Albania, 4 American 

Hospital, Tirana, Albania 

0239 Successful Surgical Closure of Pda with Large 

Infundibulum in a Morbid Obese Case 

Ali Gurbuz 2 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Banu Lafci 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Aykut 

Sahin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Tayfun Goktogan 1 




0240 Device Embolization Time and Device Characteristics 

of the Cases Undergoing Emergency Surgical 

Approach Due to the Embolization of the Atrial Septal 

Occluder Device 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Zehra ilke Akyıldız 3 , Orhan 

Gokalp 2 , Omer Tetik 4 , Banu Lafci 1 , Oktay Ergene 3 , Ali Gurbuz 2 





Department of II. Cardiology, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 4 Bursa YIH 

- Dept. of III. CVS, Bursa, Turkey 

0254 Initial Experience with Minimally Invasive Surgical 

Approach for Congenital Malformation in Albania 

Altin Veshti 1 ,2 , Edvin Prifti 1 ,2 , Arben Baboci 1 , Saimir Kuci 1 , 

Alfred Ibrahimi 1 , Maria Kolloturu 2 , Adrian Jorgji 2 , Elona Dado 2 

1 Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center of 

Tirana, Tirana, Albania, 2 Hygei Hospital, Tirana, Albania 

0278 Prosthetic Subclavian-Aortic Bypass as a Safe Surgical 

Technique for the Coarctation of the Aorta in Adults 

Ermal Likaj, Andi Kacani, Saimir Kuci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Laureta 

Dibra, Selman Dumani, Ali Refatllari 

UHC Mother Theresa, Tirane, Albania 

0289 The Experience of 120 Norwood Operations in the 

Children’s Hospital No.1 in St. Petersburg, Russia 

Alexey Shikhranov 1 , Vadim Lubomudrov 2 , Ruben Movsesyan 1 , 

Nikolay Antsygin 1 , Larisa Sulkovskaya 1 , Aleksandr Shagal 1 , 

Helen Mikhailova 1 

1 Childrens City Hospital #1, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2 Chest 

Hospital, El Kuwait, Kuwait 

0290 Concomitant Giant Cardiopericardial and Right 

Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts 

Ali Gurbuz 2 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Kenan Can Ceylan 3 , Aylin Orgen 

Calli 4 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Tayfun Goktogan 1 




Turkey, 3 Dr. Suat Seren Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery 

Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, 4 Izmir Ataturk Training and 

Research Hospital, Department of Clinical Pathology, Turkey, 

Izmir, Turkey 

0295 Effect of Using Blood and Fresh Frozen Plasma in Off- 

Pump Cardiac Surgery on Blood Urea Nitrogen (Bun) 

Values 

Orhan Gokalp 2 , Mert Kestelli 1 , Yuksel Besir 4 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Murat Aksun 3 , Haydar Yasa 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 





Department of Anesthesiology, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 4 Bursa 

YIH,Dept. of CVS, Bursa, Turkey 

0298 Surgical Treatment of Primary Cardiac Tumors: 

30-Years Single Centre Experience 

Mikhail Nuzhdin, Vladimir Prihodko, Alexandr Yarigin 

Chelyabinsk Clinical Regional Hospital, Department of 

Cardiac surgery, Chelyabinsk, Russia 

0303 Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia Following Pediatric 

Cardiac Surgery: Risk Factors, Prophylaxis, Treatment, 

Outcomes 

Nataliia Iashchuk, Oleksandr Golovenko, Julia Iermolovych, 

Sergiy Boyko, Vasyl Lazoryshynets 

Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyiv, 

Ukraine


0304 Results of a New Technique For Proximal 

Chordae Shortening In Mitral Prolapse 

Ignacio Morines 

Hospital De Navarra, Pamplona/Navarra, Spain 

0317 Surgical treatment of complex aortic coarctation 

with hypoplastic distal aortic arch combined with 

large aortic pseudoaneurysm in 52 years old patient. 

( case report ) 

Frantisek Sabol PhD, Jan Luczy PhD, Adrian Kolesar 

Eastern Slovakian Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, 

Košice, Slovakia 

0318 Outcome Prediction after Cardiac Surgery: Is There a 

Need for Locally Derived Model? 

Lazar Velicki 1 ,2 , Bogoljub Mihajlovic 1 ,2 , Nada Cemerlic-Adjic 1 ,2 , 

Svetozar Nicin 1 ,2 , Nikola Komazec 1 , Miklos Fabri 1 

1 Institute of cardiovascular diseases Vojvodina, Sremska 

Kamenica, Serbia, 2 University of Novi Sad, Medical faculty, 

Novi Sad, Serbia 

0324 Impact of Donor Serum Sodium Levels on Outcome 

After Bilateral Lung Transplantation 

Kevin Pilarczyk, Jens Heckmann, Kathrin Lyskawa, Heinz 

Jakob, Markus Kamler, Nikolaus Pizanis 

West German Heart Center Essen, Essen, Germany 

0326 Causes of Repeated Mitral Valve Lesions after 

Previously Performed Closed Mitral Commissurotomy 

Baurzhan Duisenbin, Vladimir Novikov 

Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, 

Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

0329 Comparisons of the Operative Data in Terms of Aortic 

Cross-Clamping, Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time, 

Length of Intensive Care Unit Stay, Amount of Blood 

Products Used and Amount of Mediastinal Drainage 

Among Cases Undergoing Emergency Surgery Due to 

the Embolization of the Atrial Septal Occluder Device 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Zehra ilke Akyıldız 3 , Orhan 

Gokalp 2 , Omer Tetik 4 , Banu Lafci 1 , Oktay Ergene 3 , Nilgun Alp 1 , 






Department of Cardiology, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 4 Bursa YIH - 

Dept. of III. CVS, Bursa, Turkey 

0332 Right Auricular Duplication and Double Right 

Coronary Ostia Identified Coincidentally During the 

Operation of a Case with Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Berkan Ozpak 3 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Serkan Yazman 1 , 

Kazim Ergunes 1 , Tayfun Goktogan 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Tekirdag State Hosp, Tekirdag, Turkey 

0334 A Case with Massive Hydropericardium Necessitating 

Emergency Surgery 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Barcin Ozcem 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ali 

Gurbuz 2 




0335 Surgical Approach to Post-Infarction Vsd with an 

Unsuccessful Attempt of Percutaneous Closure 

Ali Gurbuz 2 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Mehmet Bademci 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 




0349 The Gender Aspect of Outcome after Valve Surgery in 

Patients with and without Depressive Symptoms 

Sevime Loga 1 , Thomas Wenzel 2 , Jeanette Strametz-Juranek 1 , 

Werner Mohl 3 

1 Department of Internal Medicine 2, Medical University of 

Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2 Department of Psychiatry, Medical 

University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 3 Department of 

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical University of 

Vienna, Vienna, Austria 

0356 Atrioventricular Valve Annuloplasty Using Bands of 

Sizes Chosen According to Pathology Rather than 

Valve Dimension 

Antonio Panza, Severino Iesu, Mario Miele, Antonella Villano, 

Paolo Masiello, Generoso Mastrogiovanni, Rocco Leone, 

Francesco Itri, Giuseppe Di Benedetto 

Cardiac Surgery Division San Giovanni e Ruggi University 

Hospital, Salerno, Sa, Italy 

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0351 Trend Analysis of Euroscore Performance: A 

Prospective Ten-Year Experience 

Fabio Barili 1 ,2 , Antonio Capo 1 , Enrico Ardemagni 1 , Francesco 

Rosato 1 , Faisal H. Cheema 2 , Claudio Grossi 1 

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1 Cardiovascular Department, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, 

Cuneo, Italy, 2 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of 

Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University – New York 

Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA 

0363 A Danger to Recognize before Aortic Valve 

Replacement: High Take Off and Intramural Aortic 

Right Coronary Artery 

Roland Demaria, Pascal Battistella, Phillipe Rouviere, Jean 

Marc Frapier, Bernard Albat 

A de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France 

0367 Composite Treatment of Deep Sternal and Systemic 

Fungal Infection with and without Vac-Therapy in a 

Patient after Composite Heart Surgery 

Anna Witkowska 1 , Piotr Suwalski 1 , Zygmunt Kalicinski 1 , 

Feliks Orchowski 1 , Jaroslaw Swistowski 1 , Dominik Drobinski 1 , 

Radoslaw Smoczynski 1 , Irena Walecka 2 , Kazimierz B. Suwalski 1 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery Central Teaching Hospital, 

Ministry of Interior and Administration, Woloskastreet 137, 

02-507 Warsaw, Poland, 2 Central Teaching Hospital, Ministry 

of Interior and Administration, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland 

0380 Atrial Septal Defects Closure Through a Minimal Right 

Vertical İnfra-Axillary Thoracotomy Versus Standard 

Median Sternotomy 

Hafize Yaliniz 1 , Atakan Atalay 1 , Sah Topcuoglu 1 , Orhan Kemal 

Salih 1 , Ugur Gocen 1 , Mediha Turkkan 2 , Yasin Guzel 1 , Mehmet 

Aslan 1 , Yüksel Basturk 1 , Vecih Keklik 1 

1 University of Cukurova,Faculty of Medicine ,Department of 

Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana,Saricam, Turkey, 2 University 

of Cukurova,Faculty of Medicine,Department of Anestesia, 

Adana,Saricam, Turkey 

0396 Dilated Ascending Aorta: Is reductive ascending 

aortoplasty really forgotten? 

Jonjev Zivojin, Rosic Milenko, Mihajlovic Bogoljub, Redzek 

Aleksandar, Kovacevic Dragan, Fabri Miklos 

Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vojvodina - Sremska 

Kamenica, Serbia 

0397 Levosimendan- the First Experience 

Ivan Miljković, Anita Popović, Miomir Jović 

IKVB Dedinje, Beograd, Serbia, Serbia 


0404 Mitral Valve Replacement without Usage of Donor 

Blood 

Volodymyr Popov, Sergey Neplyaha 

National Amosov’s Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyiv, 

Ukraine 

0405 Validation Study: Preparation, Testing and Storage 

of Human Heart Valve Allografts in the Bank of 

Cardiovascular Tissue at University Hospital Center 

Zagreb 

Branka Golubic Cepulic 1 , Mirna Golemovic 1 , Ivica Safradin 0 ,2 , 

Ivana Leskovar 1 , Drazen Jelasic 3 , Bojan Biocina 2 

1 University Hospital Center Zagreb, Department of 

Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation Biology, Zagreb, 

Croatia, 2 University Hospital Center Zagreb, Department of 

Cardiac Surgery, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 University Hospital Center 

Zagreb, Department of Pathology and Cytology, Zagreb, 

Croatia 

0406 Surgical and Long-term Results of Aortic Valve 

Replacement in Octogenarians 

Akinori Tamenishi, Yasumoto Matsumura, Hiroshi Okamoto 

Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan 

0410 Comparison Between Off-Pump and On-Pump 

Coronary Surgery with Left Ventricular Dysfunction 

Kazim Ergunes, Ismail Yurekli, Ufuk Yetkin, Orhan Gokalp, 

Muhammed Akyuz, Nihan Karakas, Levent Yilik, Ali Gurbuz 


0412 Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Surgery in 

Hypertensive Patients 

Kazim Ergunes, Ismail Yurekli, Mehmet Bademci, Ersin Celik, 

Murat Aksun, Ufuk Yetkin, Levent Yilik, Ali Gurbuz 


0416 Tight Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients Undergoing 

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous 

Coronary Interventions Improves Outcomes 

Elena Golukhova, Galina Chebotareva, Tatiana Zavalikhina, 

Nargiz Magomedova 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery RAMS, 


0417 Brain Electric Activity Changes after Open Heart 


Elena Golukhova, Anna Polunina, Natalia Lefterova 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery RAMS, 

Moscow, Russia

0419 Validity of Defibrillation Treshold Testing During 

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation 

for Primary Prevention 

Natasa Kovacevic-Kostic1 , Radmila Karan1 , Biljana Obrenovic- 

Kircanski1 ,2 , Milos Velinovic1 ,2 , Zeljko Bradic1 , Mile Vranes1 ,2 , 

1 ,2 

Goran Milasinovic 

1 2 Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, School of 

Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia 

0427 To Minimize Fibrinolysis and Inflammatory Response 

after Open Heart Surgery: ¿Single or Double 

Tranexamic Acid Dose? 

Rafael Martinez-Sanz 1 ,2 , Juan Jose Jimenez 3 , Rosa Avalos 3 , 

Jose Luis Iribarren 3 , Maitane Brouard 3 , Ramiro de La Llana 2 

,3 , Ibrahim Nassar 3 , Pilar Garrido 3 , Monica Garcia Bouza 2 , 

Alejandro Lacruz 3 


1 Instituto Canario Cardiovascular, Tenerife, Spain, 2 University 

of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 3 Hospital Universitario de 

Canarias, Tenerife, Spain 

0429 Blood Platelets’ P2y12 Receptors Blockade Test In 

Patients Scheduled for Coronary Artery Bypass 

Grafting- Clinical Use Evaluation 

Pawel Kwinecki 1 , Marcin Mader 2 , Tomasz Stankowski 2 , Piotr 

Koltowski 1 , Olaf Medras 2 , Romuald Cichon 1 

1 The Lower Silesian Heart Diseases Centre MEDINET, Wroclaw, 

Poland, 2 The Student Society of Cardiac Surgery at the Lower 

Silesian Heart Diseases Centre MEDINET, Wroclaw, Poland 

0430 Transmyocardial Revascularization with Laser; a “New 

Old Technique” But, Is It Useful? a 453 Patient’s Cohort 

Study. 

Ramiro de la Llana 1 ,2 , Rosa Avalos 2 , Rafael Martinez-Sanz 1 ,3 , 

Alejandro Lacruz 2 , Patricia Gutierrez 4 , Beatriz Abdul 1 , Ibrahim 

Nassar 2 , Pilar Garrido 2 , Juan Jose Jimenez 2 , Jose Luis Iribarren 2 , 

Maitane Brouard 2 , Monica Garcia Bouza 1 

1 La Laguna Univversity, Tenerife, Spain, 2 Hospital 

Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, 3 Instituto Canario 

Cardiovascular, Tenerife, Spain, 4 Hospital La Fe, Valencia, 

Spain 

0432 Mitral valve evaluation by 3D-TEE imaging to better 

management of mitral value diseases 

Tatiana Mashina, Elena Golukhova, Alexandra Bakuleva, Tea 

Kakuchaya, David Mrikaev 


0433 The Dyssynchrony Indexes Predict Cardiac 

Resynchronization Therapy Outcomes in Heart Failure 

Patients 

Tatiana Mashina, Elena Golukhova, Tea Kakuchaya, David 

Mrikaev, Olga Morelly 


0440 An Unusual Place for Proximal Coronary Artery Bypass 

Graft Anastomosis in Simultaneous Carotid and 

Combined Heart Surgery 

Kovacevic Pavle, Nikolic Dragan, Susak Stamenko, Kostovski 

Sasa, Velicki Lazar, Komazec Nikola 



0443 Thromboexclusion of the Complete Aorta in the 

Treatment of Chronic Type B Aneurysm 

Kovacevic Pavle, Nikolic Dragan, Komazec Nikola, Velicki 

Lazar, Bjeljac Ilija, Milosavljevic Aleksandar 



0450 Carotid-Carotid Bypass as an Option in the 

Treatment of Infected Pseudoaneurysm after Carotid 

Endarterectomy 

Kovacevic Pavle, Velicki Lazar, Milosavljevic Aleksandar, 

Komazec Nikola, Nikolic Dragan, Bjeljac Ilija 



0451 Aspiration Catheter in Acute Myocardial Infarction 

Zvezdana Jung, Milka Petrovic, Danijela Dickov, Milana 

Vilovski, Lidija Pilipovic, Robert Jung 



0452 Risk and Complication in Hemodynamic Procedures 

Petrovic Milka, Jung Zvezdana, Dickov Danijela, Vilovski 

Milana, Pilipovic Lidija, Ivanovic Vladimir 



0453 Euroscore and Number of Postoperative Nurse 

Interventions in Intensive Care Unit 

Stojakovic Natasa, Danicic Leposava, Szigeti Valerija, 

Golubovic Miodrag, Miklos Fabri, Mihajlovic Bogoljub 



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0455 Ministernotomy – Our Expirience in Minimaly Invasive 

Heart Valve Surgery 

Kovacevic Pavle, Milosavljevic Aleksandar, Nikolic Dragan, 

Popovic Dusan, Susak Stamenko, Kostovski Sasa 



0469 Heart Cavities Remodeling at the Chronic 

Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension 

Natalja Matveeva, Alexender Chernjavskij, Galina Nartsissova, 

Michael Chernjavskij 

Academician E.N.Meshalkin Novosibirsk State Research 

Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0471 Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia 

in a Patient with Left Ventricular Assist Device Used as 

a Bridge to Transplant 

Ivica Safradin 1 , Branka Golubic Cepulic 2 , Koraljka Gojceta 2 , 

Mate Petricevic 1 , Stjepan Ivankovic 1 , Bojan Biocina 1 

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1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center 

Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia, 2 Department of Transfusion 

Medicine and Transplantation Biology, University Hospital 

Center Zagreb, Zgareb, Croatia, Croatia 

0476 Our Experience in the Implementation of Bentall 

Procedure 

Feruz Nazyrov, Hakimjon Abrolov, Ludmila Nazyrova, 

Umidjon Murodov, Amonjon Alimov, Maruf Mahmudov 

Republican Specialized Center of Surgery named after 

academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

0482 Drug Therapy at the Stage of Surgical Treatment of 

Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy 

Feruz Nazyrov, Hakimjon Abrolov, Bunyod Akbarhanov, 

Amonjon Alimov, Miraziz Mirsaidov, Umidjon Murodov 

Republican Specialized Center of Surgery named after 

academician V. Vakhidov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 

0538 Arrhytmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomiopathy and 

Heart Transplantation 

Petra Radolovic, Jozica Sikic, Spomenka Manojlovic, Zeljko 

Sutlic 

University Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia 

0540 Long-Term Experience with the St. Jude Medical 

Mechanical Valve Prothesis 

Mihaela Schnaas, Stefan Fuchs, Edgar Schmitz, Jonella Nistor, 

Herbert Vetter 

Klinik für Herchirurgie, Helios Klinikum Wuppertal, 

Wuppertal, Germany 

0542 Features of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for 

Patients with Intramural Course of Coronary Arteries 

Olena Gogayeva, Gennadiy Knishov, Liudmyla Dzakhoieva, 

Anatolii Rudenko 

National Amosov’s Institute of cardiovascular surgery AMS of 

Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine 

0553 The Validity of EuroScore in Mortality Risk Prediction 

in Cabg Patients 

Ilija Bilbija, Dejan Lazovic, Milos Matkovic, Milica Terzic, Marko 

Cubrilo, Aleksandar Djordjevic, Svetozar Putnik, Mile Vranes 

Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 

0567 Changes of Mitral Valve as a Reason of Obstruction in 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 

Kostyantyn Rudenko, Gennady Knyshov, Vasil Lazoryshynets, 

Vyacheslav Beshlyaga, Borys Kravchuk, Bogdan Batsak, 

Natalia Kollyakova 

National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery Academy of 

Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine 

0570 Milrinone or Papaverine in Pharmacological Radial 

Artery Predilatation - Which Is Better From the 

Perspective of Endothelium? 

Piotr Wegrzyn 1 , Pawel Rudzinski 1 , Grzegorz Lis 2 , Ryszard 

Nosalski 3 , Jacek Piatek 1 , Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk 1 , Tomasz 

Mikolajczyk 4 , Jerzy Sadowski 1 

1 John Paul II Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular 

Surgery and Transplantology CM UJ, Krakow, Poland, 

2 Jagiellonian University, Department of Histology, Krakow, 

Poland, 3 Jagiellonian University,Department of Internal 

and Agricultural Medicine, Krakow, Poland, 4 Jagiellonian 

University, Department of Pharmacology, Krakow, Poland 

0579 Neurological Complications after Heart 

Transplantation in Shariati Hospital 

Behnam Shakerian, Mahmoud Sarzaiim, Jamshid Bagheri, 

Mohammad Jebeli, Mohammad Hosein Mandegar 

Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran


0591 Epicardial Pacing Wires Placement During Cardiac 

Surgery and Unusual Post-Operative Gastrointestinal 

Complications 

Nicola Masala1 , Usman Puar0 ,2 , Antony Walker1 0 ,2 

, Rakesh Vaja 

1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, 

University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK, 2Department of 

Cardiac Anaesthesia, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals 

of Leicester, Leicester, UK 

0596 Hungarian Experiences with Simultaneous Heart and 

Kidney Transplantations 

Miklós Pólos 1 , Imre Fehérvári 2 , Tamás Benkő 2 , István 

Hartyánszky 1 , Erzsébet Paulovich 3 , Tivadar Hüttl 1 , Zoltán 

Szabolcs 1 

1 Semmelweis University, Department of Cardiac Surgery, 

Budapest, Hungary, 2 Semmelweis University, Department of 

Transplantation Surgery, Budapest, Hungary, 3 Semmelweis 

University, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive 

Therapy, Budapest, Hungary 

0601 Intraaortic Balloon Pump Counterpulsation in the 

Presence of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation: 

Contraindication or Therapeutic Alternative? 

Nicola Masala1 0 ,2 

, Justiaan Swanevelder 

1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, 

University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK, 2Department of 



0620 E-vita Open Prosthesis as Bailout Therapy in Complex 

Case of Stanford a Dissection with a Previously Placed 

Stent Graft in the Descending Aorta 

Igor Rudez, Josip Varvodic, Davor Baric, Daniel Unic, Robert 

Blazekovic, Mislav Planinc, Petra Radolovic, Zeljko Sutlic 


0633 The Short-Term and Middle-Term Results of Sorin 

Freedom Solo Aortic Valve: The Single Center 

Experience 

Hasim Ustunsoy, Alptekin Yasim, Gokhan Gokaslan, Hayati 

Deniz, Ozerdem Ozcaliskan 

Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of 

Cardiovascular Surgery, Gaziantep, Turkey 

0637 Mortality Predictors in the Ascending Aorta and Aortic 

Arch Surgery 

Hayati Deniz, Gokhan Gokaslan, Yavuz Arslanoglu, Ozerdem 

Ozcaliskan, Gokalp Guzel, Alptekin Yasim, Hasim Ustunsoy 

Gaziantep University of Cardiovascular Department, 

Gaziantep, Turkey 

0261 Renal Replacement Therapy in Cardiac Surgery 

Population – Risk Analysis 

Piotr Olszówka, Kazimierz Widenka, Maciej Kolowca, Jerzy 

Domagała, Jausz Bąk, Tomasz Stącel, Arkadiusz Kurowicki, 

Nikodem Stożyński 

Cardiac Surgery Dept., Rzeszów, Poland 

0296 In-Hospital Outcome Post Surgical Interventions in 

Patients with Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. Insights 

from Polish Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Registry – 

PIMAR 

Andrzej Kubicius 1 , Tomasz Kukulski 1 , Tomasz Niklewski 2 , 

Krzysztof Mokrzycki 1 , Malgorzata Winter 4 , Kazimierz 

Widenka 5 , Zbigniew Kalarus 1 , Marian Zembala 2 

1 Dpt of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease and 

Electrotherapy,Silesian Medical University,Silesian Center 

for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 2 Dpt of Cardiac Surgery 

and Transplantology,Silesian Medical Univerity, Silesian 

Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 3 Pomeranian 

Medical University, Szczecin, Poland, 4 Lower Silesia Heart 

Disease Center, Wroclaw, Poland, 5 County Hospital - Dpt of 

Cardiosurgery, Rzeszow, Poland 

0345 Aortic Valve Replacement and Mitral Valve Repair after 

Huge Aortic Root Aneurysm Remodeling with Separate 

Patches Technique - Case Report 

Miroslaw Bitner, Slawomir Jander, Karol Bartczak 

Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital - Central 

Veterans’ Hospital, Cardiac Sugery Department, Lodz, Poland 

0422 In situ Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting – 

Early-Term Results of a Single Centre’s Experience 

Paulo Neves, Miguel Guerra, Jorge Machado, Paulo Ponce, 

João Carlos Mota, Luís Vouga 

Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar de 

Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal 

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0436 Long Term Surgical Outcomes for Mitral Regurgitation 

Complicated with Atrial Fibrillation: Effect of 

Concomitant Maze Operation 

Takashi Murashita, Yukikatsu Okada, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Tadaaki 

Koyama, Yu Shomura, Mitsuru Yuzaki, Naoto Fukunaga, 

Yasunobu Konishi 

Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan 

0504 One Year Post-Transplant Outcome of Patients Bridged 

with Continuous Implantable Left Ventricular Assist 

Device in Comparison with Non-Supported Patients 

Marian Urban, Ivan Netuka, Ondrej Szarszoi, Martin Pokorny, 

Jan Pirk, Hynek Riha 

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, 


0507 Freedom SOLO Valve: Early-Term Results of a Single 

Centre’s Initial Experience 

Miguel Guerra 1 , Paulo C Neves 1 , Daniel Martins 1 , Francisco 

Sampaio 2 , José Ribeiro 2 , Luís Vouga 1 

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1 Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Vila Nova de Gaia, 

Portugal, 2 Cardiology Department, Vila Nova de Gaia, 

Portugal 

0568 Epicardial Approach for the Stimulation of the Left 

Ventricle in the Resynchronization Therapy of Heart 

Failure 

Nemanja Aleksic1 , Svetozar Putnik1 ,2 , Mladen Kocica1 , Dragan 

Cvetkovic1 ,2 , Milos Velinovic1 ,2 , Ilija Bilbija1 , Marko Cubrilo1 , 

1 ,2 

Mile Vranes 

1 2 Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Belgrade, Serbia, School of Medicine 

University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 


0576 Biovalsalva Stentless Valved Conduit for the Bentall 

Procedure: Five Years Experience 

Nicola Masala 1 , Bart Szafron 1 , Justiaan Swanevelder 0 ,2 , Jacek 

Szostek 1 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, 

University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK, 2 Department of 



0585 First Clinical Experince with Transcatheter Aortic Valve 

Replacement in High Risk Patients with Aortic Stenosis 

Daniel Unić, Mislav Planinc, Igor Rudež, Davor Barić, Nikola 

Bradić, Robert Blažeković, Petra Radolović, Josip Varvodić, 

Željko Sutlić 

0589 On-Pump and Off-Pump Cabg Surgery. Which is Better 

from the Perspective of Short Time Pooperative 

Results? – A Brief Review 

Jaroslaw Stolinski, Piotr Wegrzyn, Bogdan Suder, Artur 

Bartoszcze, Pawel Rudzinski, Piotr Jawniak, Grzegorz 

Wasilewski, Marcin Szczechowicz, Jerzy Sadowski 

John Paul II Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 

and Transplantology CM UJ, Krakow, Poland 

0598 Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Continuous Renal 

Replacement Therapy after Cardiac Surgery with 

Cardiopulmonary Bypass 

Andrzej Walczak 1 , Slawomir Jander 1 , Karol Bartczak 1 , 

Radoslaw Zwolinski 1 , Andrzej Banys 2 , Ryszard Jaszewski 1 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Unversity, Lodz, 

Poland, 2 Depatment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive 

Cardiological Care, Medical Unversity, Lodz, Poland 

0610 Root and Ascending Aorta Surgery Through Mini- 

Access in Consecutive Patients 

Piotr Suwalski, Radosław Smoczynski, Zygmunt Kalicinski, 

Anna Witkowska, Wojciech Sarnowski, Dominik Drobinski, 

Feliks Orchowski, Tadeusz Gburek, Jarosław Swistowski, 

Dariusz Kosior, Kazimierz B. Suwalski 

Department of Cardiac Surgery, CSK MSWiA, Warsaw, Poland 

0641 Surgical Treatment of Acute Massive Pulmonary 

Embolism as Complication of Deep Vein Thrombosis 

Goran Djuzel, Sead Mulahasanovic, Ante Bosnjak, Michael 

Markin, Mate Cavar, Ante Kvesic 

University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and 

Herzegovina

Vascular Surgery — Posters 


0018 Endovascular Stent Placement for Isolated Dissection 

of the Visceral Arteries 

Mingyue Cai, Wensou Huang, Kangshun Zhu, Xiaochun 

Meng, Bin Zhou, Yongjian Guo, Pengfei Pang, Hong Shan 

Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital, and 

Interventional Radiology Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, 

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 

0030 Peripheral Arterial Disease in Primary Care Setting in 

Central Greece: It is prevalent but underdiagnosed and 

undertreated 

Christos Argyriou, Vassileios Saleptzis, Athanasios Giannoukas 

University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece 

0043 Comparison of Two Techniques for Carotid 

Endarterectomy: Conventional or Evertion 

Haydar Yasa 1 , Necmettin Yakut 2 , Muhammet Akyuz 1 , Ovunc 

Aslan 1 , Engin Tulukoglu 2 , Barcın Özcem 1 , Ali Gurbuz 1 , Galip 

Akhan 1 

1 Katip Çelebi University Ataturk Traınıng and Research 

Hsopital, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Gazi Hospital, Izmir, Turkey 

0048 Coil Embolisation and Surgical Removal of Carotid 

Body Paraganglioma 

Ivan Cvjetko 1 , Lidija Erdelez 1 , Zoran Podvez 3 , Majda Buhin 1 , 

Vinko Vidjak 1 , Ana Borovecki 1 , Tereza Cvjetko 2 , Kresimir Grsic 4 

1 University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Suvag 

Polyclinic for Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Zagreb, 

Croatia, 3 General Hospital Varazdin, Varazdin, Croatia, 

4 Institute for Tumors, Zagreb, Croatia 

0063 Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with 

Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta and Coronary Heart 

Disease 

Vladimir Starodubtsev, Andrey Karpenko, Mikhail Cherniavsky 

Novosibirsk research institute of circulation pathology 

named by Meshalkin, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0077 Rupture of the Suprarenal Abdominal Aorta Caused by 

Blunt Trauma 

Johanna Fruhmann 1 , Helmut Müller 1 ,2 , Anneliese Baumann 1 , 

Tina Cohnert 1 

1 Graz Medical University, Dept. of Vascular Surgery, Graz, 

Austria, 2 Graz Medical University, Dept. of Transplantation, 

Graz, Austria 

0092 Analysis of 7-Years Patency and Survival Rate 

after Reconstructive Operations on Arteries of 

Aortoileofemoral Segment 

Alexey Shatravka 1 ,3 , Alexey Gusinskiy 1 ,2 , Vladimir Shlomin 2 , 

German Sokurenko 3 , Jury Didenko 2 , Mikhail Bogomolov 2 , Igor 

Kasyanov 2 , Sergey Juzvinkevich 3 

1 Saint-Petersburg Pavlovs State Medical Univercity, Saint- 

Petersburg, Russia, 2 City Hospital # 2, Saint-Petersburg, 

Russia, 3 City Hospital # 26, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

0098 Comparison of Demographic Properties and 

Comorbidity Factors of Cases with Abdominal Aortic 

Aneurysm in Conventional or Endovascular Repair 

Tevfik Gunes 1 , Levent Yilik 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Barcin 

Ozcem 1 , Serkan Yazman 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Ali Gurbuz 2 


of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Izmir 

Katip Celebi University,Medical Faculty,Department of 

Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey 

0101 Our Successful Surgical Approach to a Saccular 

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Compressing and 

Displacing Inferior Vena Cava in a Case with Moderate 

Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease of Lower 

Extremities 

Haydar Yasa 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Muhammet Akyuz 1 , Ersin Celik 1 , 

Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




0102 Association with Coronary Artery Disease of Our Cases 

with Chronic Total Occlusion of the Abdominal Aorta 

Undergoing Surgery 

Omer Tetik 2 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Orhan Gokalp 4 , Aykut 

Sahin 1 , Berkan Ozpak 3 , Tevfik Gunes 1 , Ali Gurbuz 4 


of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 2 Bursa YIH, 

Dept. of CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 3 Tekirdag State Hospital.CVS, 

Tekirdag, Turkey, 4 Izmir Katip Celebi University, Med. Fac., 

Dept. of CVS, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey 

0105 Our Therapeutic Strategy in a Case with Concomitant 

Chronic Traumatic Popliteal Arteriovenous Fistula and 

Contralateral Iliac Artery Stenosis 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ovunc Aslan 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ali 

Gurbuz 2 




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0106 Our Modified Surgical Reconstruction Method for 

Aneurysmectomy and Successful Intervention for Re- 

Use as Vascular Access of an Arteriovenous Fistula with 

Giant Aneurysm That Was Unsuitable for Permanent 

Vascular Access for Hemodialysis 

Barcin Ozcem 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Nihan Karakas 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Ali Gurbuz 2 

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0107 Postoperative Renal Problems of Our Cases with 

Chronic Total Occlusion of the Abdominal Aorta 







Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH,Dept. of CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Tekirdag State 

Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey 

0154 Our Approach to Digital Emboli of Upper Extremity 

Developed on the Basis of Vasculitis in a Case with 

Chronic Scleroderma 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ersin Celik 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




0155 Risk Factors and Indications for Surgery of Our Cases 

with Chronic Total Occlusion of the Abdominal Aorta 




1 Bursa YIH, Bursa, Turkey, 2 Izmir Ataturk Training and 

Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 

Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 3 Tekirdag State Hospital, Tekirdag, 

Turkey, 4 Izmir Katip Celebi University, Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, 

Turkey, Izmir, Turkey 

0157 A Giant Pseudoaneurysm of Femoral Artery Developed 

6 Weeks after Admission to Emergency Service Due to 

Gunshot Injury 

Omer Tetik 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 2 , Serdar Bayata 3 , Ismail Yurekli 2 , Ali 

Gurbuz 4 

1 Bursa YIH, Bursa, Turkey, 2 Izmir Ataturk Training and 

Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 

Turkey, Izmir, Turkey, 3 Izmir Ataturk Training and Research 

Hospital, Department of I.Cardiology, Turkey., Izmir, Turkey, 

4 Izmir Katip Celebi University, Med. Fac., Dept. of CVS, Turkey, 

Izmir, Turkey 

0160 Significance of Dopplerography for Primary Screening 

of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease 

Mikhail Bogomolov, Valeriy Sedov, German Sokurenko, 

Liubov Makarova, Yuriy Lukyanov, Alexey Shatravka, Vita 

Slobodyanyuk 

Pavlov’s Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, Saint- 

Petersburg, Russia 

0161 Long-Term Results of Carotid Artery Patency after 

Carotid Endarterectomy 

Andrei Karpenko, Vladimir Starodubtsev, Igor Kim, Pavel 

Ignatenko, Rossi Kuzhuget, Viktor Gorbatykh, Michael 

Cherniavsky 

Novosibirsk research institute of circulation pathology 

named by Meshalkin, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0168 Acute Aortic Stent Graft Thrombosis Secondary to 

Displacement 

Diego Ruiz Chiriboga, Rosario García Pajares, Javier Rio 

Gómez 

Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain 

0181 Therapeutic Approach to Our Case with Hypoplasia of 

Left Superficial Palmar Arch 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Berkan Ozpak 4 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Omer Tetik 3 , 

Orhan Gokalp 2 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen Koker 1 , Ali 

Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH, Dept. of CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Tekirdag State 

Hospital, Tekirdag, Turkey


0182 Coiling of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries 

Discovered Coincidentally in a Case with Ischemic 

Stroke and Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Serkan Yazman 1 , Serdar Bayrak 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen Koker 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




0189 Evaluation of Ankle-Brachial Pressure Indices of Our 

Cases with Chronic Total Occlusion of the Abdominal 

Aorta Undergoing Surgery 


Sahin 1 , Berkan Ozpak 4 , Tevfik Gunes 1 , Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen 

Koker 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH, Dept. of III.CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Tekirdag 


0196 Our Treatment Protocol in a Case with Dissection of the 

Internal Carotid Artery 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Haydar Yasa 1 , Mert Kestelli 1 , Omer Tetik 3 , Banu 

Lafci 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen 

Koker 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH, Dept. of III.CVS, Bursa, Turkey 

0198 Comparison of Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal 

Aortic Aneurysm with Conventional Surgery Regarding 

Development of Postoperative Complications 

Tevfik Gunes 1 , Levent Yilik 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Barcin Ozcem 1 , Serkan Yazman 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Nilgun Alp 1 , 





0200 Method to predict the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 

Rupture Risk based on Geometric Biodeterminants. 

Carlos Vaquero 1 

1 University Hospital Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, 2 High 

School Engineering, Valladolid, Spain 

0201 Surgical Treatment of Popliteal Artery Entrapment 

Syndrome: Our Experience 

Carlos Vaquero 

University Hospital Valladolid, Valladolid. Castilla y Leon, Spain 

0202 Evaluation Pregression by Duplex Scan of 

Atherosclerotic Disease in Patients with Contralateral 

Carotid Endarterectomy 


Service Vascular Surgery. Universitary Hospital, Valladolid, 

Spain 

0204 Etiopathogenetic Classification Chylous of 

Complications after Operations in Cardiovascular 


Alexander Malinin, Valery Arakelyan, Sergey Pryadko, Erlan 

Mashimbaev 

Bakulev Centre of science of cardiovascular surgery, Moscow, 

Russia 

0206 Lymphodinamics for Maintenance Trombosis of Deep 

Veins after Crises of Bones of Extremities 

Alexander Malinin 1 , Sergey Pryadko 1 , Tymur Kvetenadze 1 

1 Bakulev Centre of science of cardiovascular surgery, Moscow, 

Russia, 2 Fist МGМU, Moscow, Russia 

0218 Increased Factors VIII and Von Willebrand in 

Type 2 Diabetes Women and Their Association to 

Macrovascular Disease Extent 

Marinez Sousa 1 , Michelle Borges 2 , Pedro Rosário 2 , Maria das 

Graças Carvalho 1 

1 Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte/Minas 

Gerais, Brazil, 2 Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, Belo 

Horizonte/Minas Gerais, Brazil 

0229 Bull Horn Vascular Injuries. Personal Experience 


Service of Vascular Surgery. universitary Hospital, Valladolid, 

Spain 

0231 Environmental Impact on the Rupture of Abdominal 

Aortic Aneurysms 


Service of Angiology and Vascular Surgery. University 

Hospital, Valladolid, Spain 

0237 Results of Endovascular and Hybrid Treatment Patients 

with Leriche Syndrome 

Mikhail Chernyavskiy 

Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, 

Russia 

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0241 Our Therapeutic Approach to Digital Emboli Secondary 

to Vasculitis in a Case with Chronic Rheumatoid 

Arthritis Under Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Due to 

Previous Deep Vein Thrombosis 

Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Mehmet Bademci 1 , Tayfun 

Goktogan 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 

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0247 Endovascular Treatment of Distal Lower Limb Arteries 


Service Angiology and Vascular Surgery. University Hospital, 

Valladolid, Spain 

0268 Percutaneous Treatment of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia 

and Liver Failure 

Enrique M. San Norberto, Vicente M. Gutiérrez, José A. 

González-Fajardo, Jaldun Chehayeb, James Taylor, Carlos 

Vaquero 


0269 Delayed Iatrogenic Arteriovenous Fistula Following 

Infrapopliteal Angioplasty Presenting as Critical Limb 

Ischemia 

Enrique M. San Norberto, Noelia Cenizo, James Taylor, Carlos 

Vaquero 


0271 Successful Treatment and 3 Year Follow-Up in Patient 

with Aortic Arch Atresia 

Leo Bockeria, Olga Bockeria, Valery Arakelyan, Anton Koassary 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the 


0284 Our Modified Reconstruction Method Enabling Use of 

an Arteriovenous Fistula at Her Upper Arm of a Senile 

Case Which Was Inaccessible for Hemodialysis for One 

Year 

Barcin Ozcem 1 , Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Tevfik Gunes 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Ali 

Gurbuz 2 




0285 Prosthetic Infection Treated with Myo-Cutaneous Flap: 

2 Case Reports and Review of the Literature 

Alessandra Paolini 1 , Incoronata Di Cosmo 1 , Elena Sportelli 1 , 

Andrea Alexandre 2 , Sante Ucchino 1 , Francesco Spigonardo 1 

1 Cardiovascular Science Departement, Chieti, Italy, 

2 Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, 

Catholic University, Rome, Italy 

0291 An Aneurysmal Giant Jugular Venous Collateralization 

Developed Due to Thrombosis after Jugular Venous 

Catheterization in Open Heart Sugery 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ovunc Aslan 1 , Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen Koker 1 , Ali 

Gurbuz 2 




0294 Iatrogenic Pseudoaneurysm Developed after Brachial 

Arterial Catheterization in a Case Undergoing 

Endovascular Stent Grafting Due to Aneurysm of 

Abdominal Aorta 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Orhan Gokalp 2 , Mehmet Bademci 1 , Nihan 

Karakas 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Melda Apaydin 3 , 

Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen Koker 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 





Department of I. Radiology, Turkey, Izmir, Turkey 

0300 Successful Healing of Toe Osteomyelitis in a Patient 

with Critical Limb Ischemia (a case report) 

Mikhail Bogomolov, German Sokurenko, Liubov Makarova, 

Alexey Shatravka, Vita Slobodyanyuk 

Pavlov’s State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

0328 A Case with Elongation of Internal Carotid Artery 

Combined with Bilateral Mild Stenotic Lesions 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Ovunc Aslan 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen Koker 0 ,1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




0331 Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography 

in Detecting Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaques 

Complicated with Intraplaque Hemorrhage 

Marko Ajduk, Stela Bulimbašić, Ladislav Pavić, Mirko Šarlija, 

Predrag Pavić, Leonardo Patrlj, Boris Brkljačić 

University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia


0333 Treatment Strategy of a Senile Case with Significant 

Lower Extremity Obstructive Peripheral Arterial 

Disease and Extensive Collateralization in the Absence 

of Claudication 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Kazim Ergunes 1 , Omer Tetik 3 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , 

Berkan Ozpak 4 , Nilgun Alp 1 , Gokcen Koker 1 , Ali Gurbuz 2 




Turkey, 3 Bursa YIH Dept. of III.CVS, Bursa, Turkey, 4 Tekirdag 


0393 Open Treatment of Late Complications after EVAR 

Jacek Szmidt, Tomasz Jakimowicz, Zbigniew Galazka, Bohdan 

Solonynko 

Medical University of Warsaw, Department of General, 

Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw, Poland 

0400 Treatment of Endoleak Type II after EVAR 

Olgierd Rowinski 2 , Tomasz Jakimowicz 1 , Zbigniew Galazka 1 , 

Bohdan Solonynko 1 , Krzysztof Milczarek 2 , Jacek Szmidt 1 

1 Medical University of Warsaw, Department of General, 

Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Warsaw, Poland, 2 Medical 

University of Warsaw, 2-nd Department of Radiology, 

Warsaw, Poland 

0408 Changes in Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 

Thrombus Morphology May Identify Rapid Aneurysm 

Expansion. 

Nikolaos Kontopodis 1 , Laurentiu Lipsa 2 , Eleni Metaxa 2 , 

Efstratios Georgakarakos 3 , Yannis Papaharilaou 2 , Dimitrios 

Tsetis 4 , Christos Ioannou 1 

1 Vascular Surgery Department, University of Crete Medical 

School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 2 Institute of Applied and 

Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research 

and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 3 Vascular Surgery 

Department, ‘‘Demokritus’’ University of Thrace Medical 

School, Alexandroupolis, Greece, 4 4. Interventional Radiology 

Unit, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, 

Greece 

0411 Complement C3 Levels Are Associated to Ankle- 

Brachial Index and Bollinger Score 

Mátyás Fehérvári 1 , Zoltán Szeberin 1 , Gábor Széplaki 2 , Hunor 

Sarkadi 1 , László Entz 1 , György Acsády 1 

1 Semmelweis University, Department of Vascular Surgery, 

Budapest, Hungary, 2 Semmelweis University, Heart Center, 

Budapest, Hungary 

0425 Tracheal Compression From Giant Subclavian 

Aneurysm an Unusual Manifestation of Behçet’s 

Disease 

Hugo Rodrigues, João Monteiro Castro, Hugo Valentim, 

Alvaro Laranjeira, Maria Emilia Ferreira, Luis Mota Capitão 

Hospital de Santa Marta, CHLC, Lisbon, Portugal 

0456 Saccular Aneurysm of the Distal Segment of the Right 

Superficial Femoral Artery Coexistent with Peripheral 

Arterial Disease 

Ufuk Yetkin 1 , Nihan Karakas 1 , Ismail Yurekli 1 , Nilgun Alp 1 , 





0473 Immune Response and Renal Function in Abdominal 

Aortic Aneurysm Repair – Comparison Between 

Endovascular and Open Surgery 

Ivan Marjanovic, Momir Sarac, Aleksandar Tomic, Jovana 

Obradovic, Sinisa Rusovic 


0480 The Use of Blood and Blood Products to the Ground 

of ,,Point of Care“ Analysis During the Surgical 

Treatment in Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic 

Aneurysm- Preliminary Results 

Momir Sarac, Ivan Marjanovic, Aleksandar Tomic, Jovana 

Obradovic, Slobodan Obradovic, Sanja Sarac 


0484 Intraoperative Alternatives During Endovascular 

Repair of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 

David Carrasco de Andres, Fernando Utrilla Fernandez, 

Rodrigo Yoldi Bocanegra, Estrella Navarro Muñoz, Rocio 

Rodriguez Carmona, Jose Moreno Escobar 

Torrecardenas Hospital, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain 

0493 Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic 

Aneurysms in High Risk Patients 

Ionel Droc, florina pinte, francisca calinescu 

army’s center for cardiovascular diseases, bucharest, 

Romania 

0506 Traumatic Aortic Transection Treated by Stent Graft. 

A Comparison Between Acute and Elective Indication 

Khaled El Samman 

nemocnice na homolce, prague, Czech Republic 

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0516 Structural and Biochemical Characteristics of Arterial 

Stiffness in Patients with Atherosclerosis and in 

Healthy Subjects 

Jaak Kals 1 ,2 , Maksim Zagura 2 , Priit Kampus 3 , Mihkel Zilmer 2 , 

Eve Unt 4 , Jüri Lieberg 1 ,5 , Martin Serg 3 , Meelis Jakobson 6 , Jaan 

Eha 3 

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1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Tartu University Hospital, 

Tartu, Estonia, 2 Department of Biochemistry, Centre of 

Excellence for Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, 

Tartu, Estonia, 3 Department of Cardiology, University of Tartu, 

Tartu, Estonia, 4 Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, 

Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia, 5 Department of 

Surgery, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, 6 Department of 

Radiology, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia 

0558 Aorto-Bicarotid Bypass Surgery after Cerebral 

Malperfusion at 3 Patients with Bilateral Supraaortic 

Branches Occlusion 

Matija Milić, Vedran Radonić, Dalibor Letica, Zlatko Marović 

KBC Split, Split, Croatia 

0564 Floating Thrombus in the Distal Aortic Arch. An 

Unusual Cause of Peripheral Artery Embolism after 


Adolfo Arévalo, Ignacio Gallo, Alberto Sáenz, Ignacio Pérez- 

Moreiras, Sonia Roussel, Julio Martínez, Jose Méndez 

Cardiac Surgery and Hemodynamics (CCH), Logroño, La 

Rioja, Spain 

0584 Vasculoplastic Approach to Reduce the Number of 

Lower Limb Amputation Due to Chronic Tissue Loss 

Mihai Ionac 1 ,2 , Lucian Jiga 1 ,2 , Georgel Taranu 1 , George Patrut 1 , 

Sorin Barac 1 ,2 , Alexandru Nistor 1 ,2 , Andreea Rata 1 

1 Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania, 2 ”V. Babes” 

University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania 

0635 Hybrid Approaches to the Treatment of Peripheral 

Artery Disease 

Gökhan GOKASLAN, Hayati DENIZ, Alptekin YASIM, Ozerdem 

OZCALIŞKAN, Yavuz ARSLANOGLU, Mehmet ASAM, Hasim 

USTUNSOY 

Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, department of 


0636 Does the Presence of Femoral Artery Disease Affect the 

Outcome of the Aortic Occlusive Disease-Associated 

By-Pass Surgery? 

Alptekin Yasim, Hayati Deniz, Gökhan Gökaslan, Eren 

Kalbisagde, Yavuz Arslanoglu, Özerdem Özcaliskan, Hasim 

Üstünsoy 

Gaziantep University faculty of Medicine, Department of 


0151 Surgical Procedure in Isolated Traumatic 

Arteriovenous Fistula Between External Iliac Artery 

and Vein 

Nenad Ilic 

Clinical center of Nis, Vascular surgery clinic, Nis, Serbia, 

Serbia 

0232 Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Aneurisms – a 

Ten Years Retrospective 

Saša Sretenović, Božidar Novaković, Žarko Sretenović, Dragan 

Ćuković, Vuk Joković 

Center for vascular surgery, Clinical Center Kragujevac, 

Kragujevac, Serbia 

0233 Color – Doppler Sonographic (CDS) analysis of lower 

limb venous system in order to select patients for 

surgical treatment of varicous veins 

Vuk Joković, Božidar Novaković, Žarko Sretenović, Dragan 

Ćuković, Saša Sretenović 

Center for Vascular Surgery, Clinical Center Kragujevac, 

Kragujevac, Serbia 

0243 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Simultanous 

Internal Carotid Endarterectomy - Cerebral Morbidity 

and Mortality 

Peter Konstantiniuk 1 , Matthias Leitner 1 , Georg Schramayer 1 , 

Stephan Koter 1 , Michael Thalhammer 2 , Tina Cohnert 1 

1 University of Graz, Department of Vascular Surgery, Graz, 

Austria, 2 University of Graz, Department of General Surgery, 

Graz, Austria


0378 Renal Function Impairment in Endovascular vs Open 

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Are There Any 

Differences? 

Aggelos Laliotis 1 , Evdoxia Kotsiou 1 , Alexandros Protonotarios 1 , 

Ioannis Perakis 1 , Dimitrios Koukoumtzis 1 , Emmanouil Tavlas 1 , 

Alexandros Kafetzakis 1 , Theodoros Kostas 1 , Dimitrios Tsetis 2 , 

Christos Ioannou 1 

1 Department of Vascular Surgery University Hospital 

of Heraklion, Heraklion Crete, Greece, 2 Laboratory of 

Interventional Radiology University Hospital of Heraklion, 

Heraklion Crete, Greece 

0437 Vascular Access with Prosthesis - a Comparison 

Between Venaflo® and Gore® 

Peter Konstantiniuk, Georg Schramayer, Stephan Koter, Tina 

Cohnert 

University of Graz, Department of Vascular Surgery, Graz, 

Austria 

0494 The Selection of Treatment Mode of Atherosclerotic 

Extracranial Carotid Stenosis 

Ilya Uchkin 1 , Alexey Zudin 2 , Arthursepukh Bagdasaryan 1 , 

Nikolai Talov 2 

1 I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 

Moscow, Russia, 2 Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 


0077 Rupture of the Suprarenal Abdominal Aorta Caused by 

Blunt Trauma 

Johanna Fruhmann 1 , Helmut Müller 1 ,2 , Anneliese Baumann 1 , 

Tina Cohnert 1 

1 Graz Medical University, Dept. of Vascular Surgery, Graz, 

Austria, 2 Graz Medical University, Dept. of Transplantation, 

Graz, Austria 

0495 Rational Approach to Innominate Artery 

Revascularisation 

Svetlana Tkhor 1 ,2 , Polina Dombure 1 , K. Kupcs 2 , Helmuts 

Kidikas 2 

1 Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, 2 Institute of Diagnostic 

Radiology, P. Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia 

0526 Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring with Cold Blood 

Spinoplegia and Multi-Slice Computed Tomography 

Facilitated Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic 

Surgery in TEVAR Era 

Shinya Takahashi, Keijiro Katayama, Taiichi Takasaki, Katsuhiko 

Imai, Naomichi Uchida, Taijiro Sueda 


0583 Unused Arteriovenous Grafts (AVG) as a Source of 

Chronic Infection in Haemodialyzed Patients. Benefits 

of FDG PET / CT Examination 

Petr Bachleda, Petr Utikal, Lucie Kalinova, Monika Vachalova, 

Pavel Koranda 

University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 


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Cardiology — Posters 


0017 Efficacy and Safety of Prolonged Antiplatelet Therapy 

Before Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients 

with Different Body Mass Index 

Sergey Altarev, Olga Barbarash, Yulia Podaneva 

Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular 

Diseases, Kemerovo, Russia 

0031 Excellent Performance at Rest and Under Exercise 

of a Stentless Bioprosthesis. A New Perspective for 

the Increasing Importance of Valve Hemodynamic 

Assessment under Exercise 

Guglielmo Stefanelli 1 , Fabrizio Pirro 1 , Clorinda Labia 1 , 

Giuseppe D’anniballe 1 , Domenico Sarandria 2 , Filippo 

Benassi 1 , Stefania Marazia 2 

1 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, 

Italy, 2 Department of Cardiology, Villa Berica, Vicenza, Italy 

0072 Prognostic Significance of Pharmacological Stress- 

Echocardiography in Patients with Acute Coronary 

Syndrome 

Simon Matskeplishvili, Vigen Gukasyan, Victoria Ioshina, 

Elmira Asymbekova, Yuri Buziashvili 

Bakoulev center for cardiovascular surgery, Moscow, Russia 

0073 Biochemical Predictors of Atherosclerotic Lesions 

in the Coronary Arteries in Patients with Metabolic 

Syndrome 

Simon Matskeplishvili, Elena Surkichin, Igor Shuvaev, Elmira 

Asymbekova, Yuri Buziashvili 


0074 Transplantation of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells 

for Regenerative Therapy of Ischemic Heart Disease 

Simon Matskeplishvili, Jamshed Kamardinov, Maya 

Ousherzon, Akmal Rakhimov, Yuri Buziashvili 


0084 5-Year Survival in Patients with Inoperable Coronary 

Artery Disease after Treatment with Cell Based 

Therapy 

Alexander Nemkov, Valery Sedov, Boris Afanasiev, Sergey 

Beliy, Elena Babenko, Sergey Burnos, Vadim Lukashenko, 

Julia Nesteruk 

SPb State Pavlov Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

0088 The Comparison of Two Different Treatment Strategies 

in the Prevention of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with 

Atrial Fibrillation 

Sladjana Novakovic-Anucin 

Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia 

0110 Rare Form of Coronary Artery Fistula: Complex 

Vascular Anomaly Manifesting with a Steal 

Phenomenon 

Mario Sicaja 1 , Boris Starcevic 1 , Mirjana Vukelic 1 , Maria Nicole 

Miklec 1 , Mario Udovicic 1 , Ivana Sakic 1 

1 Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Hospital 

Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of Radiology, 

Clincal Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Department of 

Radiology, Clincal Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 

0112 Myocardial Revascularization in Diabetic Patients: 

Impact of Volume and Cardiac Surgery Availability 

Boris Starcevic 1 , Irzal Hadzibegovic 2 , Deiti Prvulovic 2 , Ivana 

Sakic 1 , Mira Stipcevic 1 

1 Clinical hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 General 

hospital Dr. Josip Bencevic, Slavonski Brod, Croatia 

0117 Using «Berlin Heart ECXOR»in Arrhythmogenic Right 

Ventricular Cardiomyopathys Patient 

Nadezda Koloskova, L. Bockeria, K. Shatalov, V. Merzliakov, 

L. Lobacheva, M. Mahalin, R. Ahtiamov 

Bakoulev Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (Bakoulev 

CCVS), Moscow, Russia 

0119 Revascularization Strategies in STEMI Patients Treated 

in a Hospital with Cath-Lab out of the STEMI Network 

Irzal Hadzibegovic, Deiti Prvulovic, Bozo Vujeva, Kresimir 

Gabaldo, Marijana Knezevic-Pravecek, Pejo Samardzic 

General hospital Dr. Josip Bencevic, Slavonski Brod, Croatia 

0135 Does the Unrecognized Hypofunction of the Thyroid 

have the Influence on the Surgical Course at Ill Older 

Subjected Cardiosurgical Operations? 

Anetta Kowalczuk-Wieteska 1 , Jerzy Foremny 1 , Mirosława 

Herdynska -Was 1 , Marian Zembala 1 

1 Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 2 Silesian 

Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 3 Silesian Center 

for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland, 4 Silesian Center for Heart 

Diseases, Zabrze, Poland 

0140 Coronary Artery Disease: Fibrinogen and 

Plasminogen Plasma Levels According to 

Atheromatosis Extent 

Marinez Sousa 1 , Luciana Lima 2 , Cirilo Neto 3 , José Carlos 

Garcia 3 , Maria das Graças Carvalho 1 

1 Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horiozonte/Minas 

Gerais, Brazil, 2 Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa/Minas 

Gerais, Brazil, 3 Socor Hospital, Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais, 

Brazil


0149 Time and Body Mass Index Dependencies of 

Advanced Glycation End Products Deposition in 

Explanted Insufficient Heart: The Underestimating 

Role of Connective Tissue Cells 

Roman Przybylski, Marian Zembala, Jerzy Nozynski, 

Michal Zakliczynski, Dominika Konecka-Mrowka, Marcin 

Maruszewski 

Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland 

0210 Intraoperative Shuntography For Immediate Control 

of Coronary Bypass Surgery 

Leo Bockeria, Bagrat Alekyan, Narek Zakarian, Anton 

Staferov, Karen Petrosian, Andrey Abrosimov 

Bakoulev Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia 

0223 Surgical Treatment of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis 

Extended to the Right Heart with the Use of 


Leo Bockeria, Olga Bockeria, Roman Serov, Maria Sokolskaya 

Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of 


0235 Correlation Between Platelet Functional Parameters, 

Von Willebrand Factor and Fibrinogen Levels in 

Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated 

with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 

Tina Kocica1 , Nebojsa Antonijevic2 ,3 , Nebojsa Savic1 , Natasa 

Ristanovic1 1 ,2 


1Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Clinic,Serbian Clinical 

Centre, Belgrade, Serbia, 2Belgrade University School of 

Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia, 3Clinic for Cardiology-Coronary 

Care Unit, Serbian Clinical Centre, Belgrade, Serbia 

0256 Acute Coronary Syndrome Due to Embolisation in 

Patient with Organized Left Atrial Thrombus 

Marin Pavlov, Vjeran Nikolic Heitzler, Nikola Bulj, Zdravko 

Babic 

University hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia 

0265 Does Valve-Incomponent Foramen Ovale Influence on 

Migraine Development 

Lusine Enokyan 

SCCVG A.N.Bakoulev, Moscow, Russia 

0266 Venous return disturbane as the cause of IHD in 

permanent coronary arteries 

Anna Gordeeva 

SCCVG A.N.Bakoulev, Moscow, Russia 

0337 Residual Pulmonary Hypertension after Valvular 

Cardiac Surgery - Causes, Outcomes and Evolution 

Flavia Catalina Corciova1 ,2 , Calin Corciova1 , Diana Anghel1 ,2 , 

Oana Bartos2 , Mihai Enache1 ,2 1 ,2 

, Grigore Tinica 

1University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi, 

Romania, 2Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Iasi, 

Romania 

0340 An Unusual Case of Myocardial Infarction Caused by 

Sports Injury 

Jerko Ferri Certic 1 , Hrvoje Vrazic 2 , Boris Starcevic 2 

1 Department of cardiology, General Hospital Dubrovnik, 

Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2 Division of cardiology, Department 

of internal medicine, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, 

Croatia 

0350 Ascending Aortic Distensibility, Stiffness Index Beta 

and Tissue Doppler-Based Wall Strain in Bicuspid 

Aortic Valve Patients 

Mariusz Kalinowski 1 , Mariola Szulik 1 , Witold Streb 1 , Barbara 

Rybus-Kalinowska 2 , Tomasz Kukulski 1 , Roman Przybylski 1 , 

Marian Zembala 1 

1 Silesian Center for Heart Disease, Zabrze, Poland, 2 Institute 

of Basic Medical Sciences, Bytom, Poland 

0358 Endothelial Function Assessment in Patients with 

Coronary Heart Disease 

Leo Bokeria, Olga Bokeria, Uliana Polyakova 


0389 Analysis of the Frequency and Characteristics of 

Restenosis after Implantation of Coronary Stents with 

Different Modifications 

Darya Elkina, Osiev A.G., Mironenko S.P., Elkina D.S., 

Koleda N.V., Krestyaninov O.V. 

“Academician E.N. Meshalkin Novosibirsk State Budget 

Research Institute of Circulation, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0424 Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale 

-Experience with Novel Devices 

Nataša Černič Šuligoj1 ,2 , Metka Zorc2 , Anton Grad1 , Saibal 

Kar2 ,3 2 ,4 

, Marko Noč 

1 2 General hospital Izola, Izola, Slovenia, Medical center Izola, 

Izola, Slovenia, 3Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 

USA, 4University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, 

Slovenia 

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0446 The Correlation Between the Bnp Levels and Severity 

of Pulmonary Hypertension in Potential Candidates 

for Heart Transplantation (HTX) 

Karol Wierzbicki 1 , Dorota Sobczyk 1 , Irena Milaniak 1 , Dorota 

Ciolczyk-Wierzbicka 2 , Piotr Przybylowski 1 , Jerzy Sadowski 1 

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1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology 

UJ CM KSS JP II, Krakow, Poland, 2 Jagiellonian Uniwersity 

Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland 

0497 Fluvastatin and Cyclosporin Induced Rhabdomyolysis 

in Heart Transplant Patient Triggered by CMV 

Infection 

Jozica Sikic 3 , Daniel Unic 2 , Mira Stipcevic 5 , Davor Baric 2 , Boris 

Starcevic 1 , Bojan Biocina 4 , Igor Rudez 2 , Zeljko Sutlic 2 

1 Department of Cardiology, Dubrava University Hospital, 

Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Dubrava 

University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Department of 

Cardiology, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 

4 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zagreb University Clinical 

Center, Zagreb, Croatia, 5 Department of Internal medicine, 


0501 Heart Transplantation in Patient with Dilated 

Cardiomyopathy Due to Crush Syndrome and Blunt 

Chest Trauma 

Jozica Sikic 1 , Mira Stipcevic 4 , Daniel Unic 3 , Davor Baric 3 , 

Igor Rudez 3 , Boris Starcevic 2 , Spomenka Manojlovic 5 , Zeljko 

Sutlic 3 

1 Department of Cardiology, Sveti Duh University Hospital, 

Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department of Cardiology, Dubrava 

University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Department of Cardiac 

Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 

4 Department of Internal medicine, Dubrava University 

Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia, 5 Department of Pathology, 


0503 Management of Maternal Cor Triatriatum During 

Pregnancy: A Case Report 

Stanko Biočić, Mario Udovičić, Josip Vincelj, Željko Đurašević, 

Mario Sičaja, Boris Starčević 

Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal 

Medicine, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia 

0508 A Rare Form of Iatrogenic Pulmonary Arterial 

Hypertension: A Case Report 

Boris Starčević 1 , Mario Udovičić 1 , Krešimir Šutalo 2 , Mario 

Sičaja 1 , Ivana Šakić 1 , Mira Stipčević 1 

1 Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of 

Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, 

Croatia, 2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital 

Koprivnica, Koprivnica, Croatia 

0512 Effectiveness Stenting of «Unprotected» Trunk of the 

Left Coronary Artery (Tlca) of Patients with Acute 

Myocardial Infarction with ↑ST 

Mariya Vyborova, A.G. Osiev, S.P. Mironenko, Krestyaninov 

Oleg 

Academician E.N. Meshalkin Novosibirsk State Budget 

Research Institute of Circulation, Novosibirsk, Russia 

0555 Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in Early Cardiac 

Surgery after Cardiac Catheterization 

Giovanni Mariscalco, Paolo Borsani, Carmelo Dominici, 

Riccardo Gherli, Marzia Cottini, Antonio Scannapieco, 

Francesco Terrieri, Cesare Beghi 

Department of Cardiac Surgery - Ospedale di Circolo e 

Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy 

0587 3D Analysis and Planning of Septal Reduction Therapy 

in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 

Konstantin Rudenko, Bogdan Batsak, Elena Trembovetskaja, 

Gennady Knyshov 

National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of Medical 

Sciences Academy of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 

0592 New Look of Determining Lv Twist and Their Role in 

Predicting the Outcome of Dilated Cardiomyopathy 

Gennady Knyshov, Konstjantin Rudenko, Elena 

Trembovetskaja, Bogdan Batsak 

National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of Medical 

Sciences Academy of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine 

0597 The Significance of Clopidogrel Low-Responsiveness 

on Stent Thrombosis Assessed by the Verifynow 

P2Y12 Assay in Patients with Acute Coronary 

Syndrome after Bare-Metal Stent Implantation 

Boris Starčević, Sanda Sokol, Miroslav Raguž, Dražen Šebetić, 

Miomir Vesković, Mirjana Kardum, Ivana Šakić 

University hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia

0619 Does it Matter which Carotid Artery We Take to IMT 

Measurement? 

Tat’yana Sveklina, Alexander Kulikov, Andrey Bobrov, Sergey 

Shulenin 

Military Medical academy, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

0630 A Case of Patient Awaken from Minimal 

Consciousness State - Implementation of New 

Advances in Medicine 

Hrvoje Vrazic 1 , Igor Rudez 2 , Nikola Bradic 3 , Darko Chudy 4 , 

Boris Starcevic 1 

1 Division of Cardiology, Department of internal medicine, 

University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Department 

of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, 

Croatia, 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology and 

Intensive Care, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia, 

4 Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Dubrava, 

Zagreb, Croatia 


0631 Stent-Free Survival Under the Continuous 

Atorvastatin Treatment in Patients after Coronary 

Artery Bypass Grafting 

Aysegul Kunt, Mete Hidiroglu, Levent Cetin, Aslihan Kucuker, 

Erhan Renan Ucaroglu, Kemal Esref Erdogan, Fethi Saglam, 

Abdulkadir Bilgic, Erol Sener 


0634 Myocardial Infarction in Professional Football Player 

Emilija Matana 1 , Jozica Sikic 3 , Ilenija Romic 2 , Jerko Ferri 

Certic 1 

1 Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Dubrovnik, 

Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2 Department of Haematology, General 

Hospital Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 3 Department of 

Cardiology University Hospital Sveti Duh, Zagreb, Croatia 

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Interdisciplinary Cardiac-Vascular Surgery - ESCVS Dubrovnik 2012

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