MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014 - 13:30 - 15:00 - HALL 1
Moderators: Atilla Sezgin, Turkey & Kenton Zehr, USA
13:30 - 13:45 Cannulation strategies for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Frank Van Praet, Belgium
13:45 - 14:00 Minimally invasive, off-pump correction of MR with artificial chords: Updated experience with the Neochord device, and Edge-to-Edge application. Richard C. Daly, USA
14:00 - 14:15 Minimally invasive surgery for mitral valve disease: Approaches and techniques. Theo Kofidis, Singapore
14:15- 14:30 Less-invasive valve surgery: Small incision vs. the Robot. Belhan Akpýnar, Turkey
14:30 - 14:45 Minimally invasive approach to aortic valve and ascending aorta. Kuan-Ming Chiu, Taiwan
14:45 - 15:00 Discussion