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Saturday, May 5, 2007
DAS Symposium
	13:00:00	Introduction
	13:15:00	Cardiac Surgical Research: Basic, Clinical, Or Both?
	13:35:00	Clinical Trial Design: Basic Concepts and Concrete Examples
	13:55:00	Cardiothoracic Surgery and the NIH: Where Do We Stand?
	14:15:00	Models of Academic Thoracic Surgery I
	14:30:00	Models of Academic Thoracic Surgery II
	15:00:00	From Innovation to Application
	15:20:00	Working with Industry
	15:40:00	Training for the Future -- A Program Director's Perspective
	16:00:00	Training for the Future -- Reduced to Practice
	16:00:00	Training for the Future -- Reduced to Practice
	16:00:00	Training for the Future -- Reduced to Practice
Sunday, May 6, 2007
ADULT Symposium
	8:00:00	Indications, Imaging and Timing of Mitral Valve Repair
CONGENITAL Symposium
	8:00:00	Congenital Heart Surgery in Developing Countries
GT Symposium
	8:05:00	Limited Resection
	8:15:00	Lobectomy
CONGENITAL Symposium
	8:20:00	Birth of a New Program -- The Kardias Experience
ADULT Symposium
	8:30:00	Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Quadrangular Resection with and without Sliding Valvuloplasty
GT Symposium
	8:35:00	Chemoradiation as Primary Treatment
	8:45:00	Induction Therapy Followed by Surgery
ADULT Symposium
	8:50:00	Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Triangular Resection without Sliding Valvuloplasty
CONGENITAL Symposium
	9:00:00	Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in Children
GT Symposium
	9:05:00	Endoscopic Management
ADULT Symposium
	9:10:00	Posterior Leaflet Prolapse: Posterior Leaflet Rotation (NYU Repair)
GT Symposium
	9:15:00	Esophagectomy Versus Esophageal Preservation
CONGENITAL Symposium
	9:20:00	One-Stage Repair Coarctation/VSD
GT Symposium
	9:35:00	En Bloc Resection
CONGENITAL Symposium
	9:40 AM	Reconstructive Methods for Complex Systemic Venous Return
GT Symposium
	9:45:00	Induction Therapy Followed by Resection
ADULT Symposium
	10:20:00	Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Chordal Transfer
GT Symposium
	10:20:00	Protracted Air Leak Following Pulmonary Resection
	10:35:00	Bronchopleural Fistula and Empyema
ADULT Symposium
	10:40:00	Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Artificial Chords as a Primary Approach to Leaflet Prolapse
CONGENITAL Symposium
	10:40:00	Intracardiac Repair of Double Outlet Right Ventricle
GT Symposium
	10:50:00	Vocal Fold Immobility and Paralysis
ADULT Symposium
	11:00:00	Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Artificial Chords When Other Techniques Fail
CONGENITAL Symposium
	11:00:00	Transatrial/Transpulomary Repairs of TOF
GT Symposium
	11:05:00	Iatrogenic Chylothorax
ADULT Symposium
	11:20:00	Anterior Leaflet Prolapse: Edge to Edge Repair
GT Symposium
	11:20:00	Anastomotic Leak and Stricture Post Esophagectomy
CONGENITAL Symposium
	11:20:00	Maze Procedure in Single V Patients
GT Symposium
	11:35:00	The Prevention and Treatment of Post-Thoracotomy Pain
ADULT Symposium
	13:00:00	Advantages and Limitations of Cardiac CT and MRI: What the Cardiac Surgeon Needs to Know
CONGENITAL Symposium
	13:00:00	Strategy for Physiologic Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion
GT Symposium
	13:05:00	VATS Lobectomy
CONGENITAL Symposium
	13:20:00	Perioperative Neuroprotection
GT Symposium
	13:25:00	Transhiatal Esophagectomy
ADULT Symposium
	13:30:00	Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Multivessel Revascularization Via a Mini-Thoracotomy
CONGENITAL Symposium
	13:40:00	Training and Outcome of the Low Pressure Morphologic Left Ventricle in CCTGA and Atrially Corrected DTGA
GT Symposium
	13:45:00	Cervical Tracheal Resection
ADULT Symposium
	13:50:00	Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Totally Endoscopic Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
GT Symposium
	14:05:00	Pancoast Resection
ADULT Symposium
	14:10:00	Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Imaging in Coronary Surgery and Hybrid Procedure
CONGENITAL Symposium
	14:20:00	Pediatric Lung Transplantation: A Therapy in its Adolescence
GT Symposium
	14:25:00	Left Thoracoabdominal Esophagectomy
ADULT Symposium
	14:30:00	Less Invasive Coronary Surgery: Anastomotic Connectors
GT Symposium
	14:45:00	Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
CONGENITAL Symposium
	15:00:00	Recent North American Experience -- Berlin Heart
Lillehei Forum Session
	15:00:00	Effect of Induction Regimen on Acute Rejection, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, and Survival Following Lung Transplantation
	15:15:00	Dual Agent Immunosuppression Synergistically Inhibits Nitric Oxide and Endothelin-1 Homeostasis
GT Symposium
	15:25:00	High Frequency Radio Ablation
ADULT Symposium
	15:30:00	Less Invasive Valve Surgery: Upper and Lower Hemisternotomy
Lillehei Forum Session
	15:30:00	Transmyocardial Revascularization Enhances Myocardial Vasculogenesis and Hemodynamic Function
CONGENITAL Symposium
	15:40:00	ABTS Perspective on the Future of Congenital Heart Surgery Education
GT Symposium
	15:45:00	Robotic Approaches in Thoracic Surgery
Lillehei Forum Session
	15:45:00	Timing Is Everything. Pretreatment of Donor Lungs with the Adenosine 2A Receptor Agonist ATL-313 Results in Superior Protection From Lung Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Versus Administration During Reperfusion.
ADULT Symposium
	15:50:00	Less Invasive Valve Surgery: Right Thoracotomy -- Direct
Lillehei Forum Session
	16:00:00	Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase G894T Polymorphism Impacts Vascular Resistance and Long-Term Outcome for Single Ventricle Patients
GT Symposium
	16:05:00	Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction
ADULT Symposium
	16:10:00	Less Invasive Valve Surgery: Right Thoractomy -- Thorascopic
CONGENITAL Symposium
	16:10:00	Perspective on Success in Congenital Heart Surgery
Lillehei Forum Session
	16:15:00	Impact of Tumor-Infiltrating T-Cells on Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
GT Symposium
	16:25:00	Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Procedures
ADULT Symposium
	16:30:00	Mitral Valve Repair Surgery with Robotic Technology
Lillehei Forum Session
	16:30:00	Insulin Treatment Enhances the Myocardial Angiogenic Response in Diabetes
	16:45:00	Therapeutic Induction of Heme-Oxygenase-1 in the Heart Using a Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier
Monday, May 7, 2007
Plenary
	8:00:00	Survival After Aortic Valve Replacement: A Complex Interplay of Age; Ventricular Outflow Obstruction, Structure, and Function; and Prosthesis Size
	8:20:00	One Or Two Ventricles in Critical Aortic Stenosis? The Disproportionate Impact of Pursuing Biventricular Repair in Borderline Cases
	8:40:00	Data From the STS General Thoracic Database: The Surgical Management of Primary Lung Tumors
	9:00:00	Long-Term Results of the Open Stent Grafting Technique for Extended Aortic Arch Disease
	10:05:00	Nanotechnology -- Impact on Cardiovascular Medicine
	10:45:00	Cusp Repair In Aortic Valve Reconstruction; Does the Technique Affect Stability?
	11:05:00	The Role of TEG in Directing Blood Product Usage in Infant Open-Heart Surgery
	11:25:00	Who We Are, Who We Will Be
Adult SS
	13:45:00	Sustained Mild Hypothermia and Neurocognitive Function Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study
General Thoracic SS
	13:45:00	The Impact of Lymph Node Station on Survival in 348 Surgically Resected Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) Patients: Implications for Revision of the AJCC Staging System
Congenital SS
	13:45:00	Case-Mix Complexity Adjustment Using Both RACHS-1 and Aristotle Applied to 45635 Operations in the STS Congenital Database
Adult SS
	14:05:00	Adverse Events During Reoperative Cardiac Surgery: Frequency, Impact, and Rescue
Congenital SS
	14:05:00	Surgical Treatment of Congenital Mitral Valve Disease: Mid-Term Results of a Repair-Orientated Policy
General Thoracic SS
	14:05:00	Feasibility of Multimodality Therapy Including Extended Resections in Stage IVA Thymoma
Adult SS
	14:25:00	Left Atrial Volume Reduction (LA-VR) Helps Restore Atrial Booster and Reservoir Functions After the Cox-Maze Procedure (MAZE) -- A Study by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
General Thoracic SS
	14:25:00	Is Palpation of the Non-Resected Lobe(s) Required for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? A Prospective Study
Congenital SS
	14:25:00	A New Procedure for Ebstein's Anomaly
Adult SS
	14:45:00	Port-Access Surgery as Elective Approach for Mitral Valve Operation in Redo Procedure: A Single Center Experience
General Thoracic SS
	14:45:00	Surgical Treatment of Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura: Outcome and Long-Term Prognosis
	15:05:00	Stereotactic Radio Surgery for the Treatment of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in High-Risk Patients
Congenital SS
	15:20:00	Fate of the Right Ventricle After Fenestrated Right Ventricular Exclusion for Severe Neonatal Ebstein's
Adult SS
	15:40:00	Current Status of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Therapies
Congenital SS
	15:40:00	The Modified Ross-Konno Procedure for the Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease associated with Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and/or Annular Hypoplasia
Adult SS
	16:00:00	Transplant Should Not Be Delayed While Awaiting Functional Recovery in Patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support
General Thoracic SS
	16:00:00	Lung Transplantation in Older Patients?
Congenital SS
	16:00:00	Strategy for Biventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: Rastelli, REV, Or Nikaidoh Procedure?
Adult SS
	16:20:00	When Should Valve Replacement Be Performed in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis?
General Thoracic SS
	16:20:00	The Impact of the Lung Allocation Score on Short-Term Transplantation Outcomes: A Multicenter Review
Congenital SS
	16:20:00	Durability of Hand Sewn Valves in the Right Ventricular Outlet
Adult SS
	16:40:00	Treatment of Type II Endoleaks Associated with Left Subclavian Artery Coverage During Thoracic Aortic Stent Grafting
General Thoracic SS
	16:40:00	Postpneumonectomy Syndrome: Surgical Management and Long-Term Results
Congenital SS
	16:40:00	Aprotinin is Safe in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Cardiac Forum Session
	7:00:00	Regional Remodeling Strain and Its Association with Myocardial Apoptosis Post-Myocardial Infarction in Ovine Model
	7:00:00	Surgical Resection Normalizes the Hemangiogenic Profile in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
	7:12:00	Aprotinin Confers Neuroprotection by Reducing Excitotoxic Cell Death
	7:12:00	Proteomic Analysis of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Potential Markers for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Screening
	7:24:00	Concomitant Treatment with Oral L-Arginine Improves the Efficacy of Surgical Angiogenesis in Patients with End-Stage Coronary Artery Disease: The Endothelial Modulation in Angiogenic Therapy (EMAT) Triple-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
	7:24:00	Extracorporeal Lung Membrane Enables Superior Lung Protection for Post-Pneumonectomy Non-Cardiogenic Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
	7:36:00	Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass -- A Word of Caution Implicated by a Five-Year Follow Up
	7:36:00	Antigen-Specific CD8+ Cell Responses in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma
	7:48:00	The Effects of "Pure" Mitral Regurgitation on Mitral Annular Dynamics
	7:48:00	MicroRNA Expression Profiles in Esophageal Cancer
	8:00:00	RIFLE Criteria for Renal Dysfunction in Arch Aortic Surgery
	8:00:00	Inhaled Prostacyclin Can Improve Pulmonary Hypertension in Acutely Decompensated Patients
	8:12:00	New Insights in the Mechanisms of Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis in Ascending Aortic Dilatation with Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis: Possible Key-Role of Cell-Matrix Interactions
	8:12:00	A Simple Two-Gene Molecular Prognostic Model for Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
	8:24:00	MRI Assessment of Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling Late After Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
	8:24:00	Evaluating the Effects of a Dual Inhibitor of COX-1/COX-2 Versus a Selective COX-2 Inhibitor on Benzo[a]pyrene-Induced Neoplasia of the Forestomach and Lung
	8:36:00	Gene Array Analysis of a Rat Model of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations After Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis
	8:36:00	The Effects of Bone Wax and Ostene(r), a Newly Available Water-Soluble Synthetic Bone Hemostasis Material, on Sternal Healing Following Median Sternotomy in an Animal Model
	8:48:00	Improved Management of Systemic Venous Anomalies in Single Ventricle: New Rationale
	8:48:00	A Novel Vascularized Graft for Replacement of Long Tracheal Defects
Plenary
	9:00:00	Is Survival Always Better After Valve Repair Than After Valve Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease?
	9:20:00	Extrapleural Pneumonectomy (EPP) Versus Pleurectomy/Decortication (P/D) in the Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM): Results in 663 Patients
	9:40:00	EBUS-TBNA for Mediastinal Restaging
	10:00:00	Evolving Arch Surgery Using Integrated Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion; Impact of Axillary Artery Perfusion
	10:20:00	Long-Term Outcome of Operation for Ebstein's Anomaly
	11:40:00	Address by Honored Speaker
Adult SS
	14:00:00	Is Recurrence of Mitral Valve Regurgitation More Frequent in Barlow Disease Than in Fibroelastic Deficiency Postrepair?
General Thoracic SS
	14:00:00	Quality of Life Outcomes Are Equivalent After Lobectomy in the Elderly
Congenital SS
	14:00:00	Cardiac Surgery in Infants with Low Weight Is Associated with Increased Mortality: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database
Adult SS
	14:20:00	The Occasional Open Heart Surgeon Revisited
General Thoracic SS
	14:20:00	Multifocal Neoplasia in T1 Esophageal Carcinoma: Implications for Endoscopic Treatment
Congenital SS
	14:20:00	Long-Term Results of Definitive Repair for Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries -- Late Outcome of the Unifocalized Pulmonary Vasculature; More Than 10 Years Evaluation
Adult SS
	14:40:00	Development of Collateral Blood Supply for Spinal Cord Immediately After Descending Or Thoracoabdominal Repair with Selective Reconstruction of Adamkiewicz Artery
General Thoracic SS
	14:40:00	The Effect of Combined Modality Therapy on Quality of Life in Esophageal Cancer
Congenital SS
	14:40:00	Myocardial Revascularization in Infants and Children: Coronary Artery Proximal Patch Arterioplasty and Coronary Artery Bypass -- A Single Institution Experience
Adult SS
	15:00:00	Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c Level Is More Predictive Than Diagnosis of Diabetes for Adverse Events Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
General Thoracic SS
	15:35:00	Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury: The Influence of Associated Injuries on Mortality
Congenital SS
	15:35:00	Moderate Versus Deep Hypothermia for the Arterial Switch Operation -- Experience with 100 Consecutive Patients
Adult SS
	15:55:00	Reliability of Risk Algorithms in Predicting Early and Late Operative Outcomes in High Risk Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement
General Thoracic SS
	15:55:00	Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Clipping for Hyperhidrosis: Long-Term Results and Reversibility
Congenital SS
	15:55:00	Diaphragm Plication Does Not Correct Splanchnic Venous Flow in Fontan Patients with a Paralyzed Diaphragm
Adult SS
	16:15:00	Mid-Term Angiographic Follow-Up After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass; Serial Comparisons Using the Early, One-year, and Five-year Postoperative Angiographies
General Thoracic SS
	16:15:00	The Effect of Volume on Esophageal Cancer Resections: What Constitutes Acceptable Resection Volumes for Centers of Excellence?
Congenital SS
	16:15:00	An Analysis of a Modification of the Norwood Procedure Using a Right Ventricle -- Pulmonary Artery (RV-PA) Conduit Routed to the Right of the Neoarta
Adult SS
	16:35:00	Surgical Outcomes Following the Cox-Maze Procedure: The Importance of Isolating the Posterior Left Atrium
General Thoracic SS
	16:35:00	Accelerated Treatment of Postpneumonectomy Empyema: A Bi-National Long-Term Study
Congenital SS
	16:35:00	Surgical Outcome for Patients with the Aortic Atresia-Mitral Stenosis Variant of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Emerging Technology Session
	7:00:00	Simultaneous Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Reduces Postoperative Morbidity Compared to Procedures Utilizing Only Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
	7:15:00	Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Ablation Provides Mid Term Freedom From Intermittent Atrial Fibrillation
	7:30:00	A Novel Bio-Engineered Small Caliber Vascular Graft Incorporating Heparin and Sirolimus: Excellent 6 Month Patency
	7:45:00	Worldwide Experience with the Paracor HeartNet(TM) Cardiac Restraint Device
	8:00:00	FLOWATCH(r) Versus Conventional Pulmonary Artery Banding
Global Thoracic Symposium
	8:00:00	CTSnet as the Information Standard in the 3rd Millennium
Emerging Technology Session
	8:15:00	Chronic Ambulatory Counterpulsation Reverses End Stage Heart Failure
Global Thoracic Symposium
	8:20:00	Providing Second Opinion for CTS Colleagues and Patients
Emerging Technology Session
	8:30:00	Heparin Reduces Residual Clot Within the Lumen of Endoscopically Harvested Saphenous Veins
Global Thoracic Symposium
	8:40:00	The Multimedia Manual of the Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emerging Technology Session
	8:45:00	Accuracy of the New Dual-Source CT Coronary Angiography: Evaluation in a Standardized Protocol for Cardiac Surgeons
	9:00:00	Novel Surgical Approach to Myxomatous Mitral Valve Repair
Global Thoracic Symposium
	9:00:00	Telesurgery: How Far Have We Come?
Emerging Technology Session
	9:15:00	Endograft Repair of Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Tears-First Line Therapy?
PLENARY Controversy
	9:30:00	General Surgical Training is a Waste of Time for The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
	9:45:00	General Surgical Training is a Waste of Time for The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
ADULT Controversy
	10:30:00	Aprotinin Should Be Taken Off the Market
CONGENITAL Controversy
	10:30:00	International Databases are Valuable for Benchmarking, Quality Assurance and Pay-for-Performance in Congenital Heart Surgery
	10:30:00	International Databases are Valuable for Benchmarking, Quality Assurance and Pay-for-Performance in Congenital Heart Surgery
GT Controversy
	10:30:00	Interventional Procedures by Thoracic Surgeons: The Time Has Come
ADULT Controversy
	10:45:00	Aprotinin Should Be Taken Off the Market
GT Controversy
	10:45:00	Interventional Procedures by Thoracic Surgeons: The Time Has Come
ADULT Controversy
	11:15:00	Stentless Heart Valves Increase Risk Without Benefit
	11:15:00	Stentless Heart Valves Increase Risk Without Benefit
CONGENITAL Controversy
	11:15:00	Asymptomatic Child with a Coronary Artery from the Wrong Sinus Should have Surgery
GT Controversy
	11:15:00	Optimal Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
	11:15:00	Optimal Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
CONGENITAL Controversy
	11:30:00	Asymptomatic Child with a Coronary Artery from the Wrong Sinus Should have Surgery

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