Medical Professionals
Inaugural Cleveland Aortic Symposium: The Root, The Arch, The Works
Continuing Medical Education
Presented by University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute (Cleveland, OH)
Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Date & Location
Friday, September 5
7 – 7:50 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50 a.m. – 5 p.m. CME Sessions (lunch provided)
Saturday, September 6
7 – 7:55 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:55 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wet Lab Stations
Tinkham Veale University Center
11028 Bellflower Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Learning Objectives
- Describe basic aortic root anatomy and physiology
- Interpret details of aortic root evaluation with echocardiography, cardiac CT and MRI
- Review indications and techniques for aortic annulus and aortic root enlargement procedures
- Explain indications, techniques and pitfalls of aortic root surgery for infective endocarditis
- Define indications and techniques for aortic valve sparing operations
- Summarize indications and techniques for Ross procedure
- Assess options of endovascular aortic root replacement (Endo-Bentall)
- Compare open, endovascular and hybrid approaches to aortic arch reconstruction
- Apply crucial skills for aortic valve repair and root enlargement, Ross procedure, Konno aorto-ventriculoplasty as well as endovascular and aortic arch hybrid operation
Who Should Attend
- Cardiac and vascular surgeons interested in aortic root, ascending aorta and arch surgery
- Interventional cardiologists, structural heart specialists, cardiac and vascular surgeons interested in hybrid and endovascular proximal aortic reconstruction
- Cardiovascular imaging specialists interested in advanced aortic imaging including cardiac CT and MRI
- Critical care physicians and APPs managing patients postoperatively
- Cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery fellows interested in proximal aortic pathology and treatment options