• Track on Pediatric/Adult Congenital and Structural Interventions

    The following is a tentative agenda for the GIS educational track on Pediatric/Adult Congenital and Structural Interventions. This agenda is subject to change.

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    Friday, October 22

    MORNING SESSIONS

    Opening Session

    • Assessing Hemodynamics and Operability
    • Angiography in Intervention for CHD: An Art That Must Be Perfected
    • How to Stock Your Cath Lab for Optimal Patient-Management

    Live Cases: Session 1

    Workshop: The Atrial Septum & Device Closure of ASDs

    • Echocardiographic and Pathological Correlations
    • Stroke, Migraine & PFO: Where are We with the Trials
    • Device Closure Using the ASO: Technical Tips and Tricks

    Live Case: PFO Case

    Lunch Break: How to Minimize Radiation to Patients and Staff


    AFTERNOON SESSIONS

    The Patent Ductus Arterious

    • Echocardiographic Evaluation-Indications for Closure
    • Coil Closure of PDA
    • PFM Nit Occlud: Technique & Results
    • Device Closure of the PDA in Children Beyond One Month of Age
    • Closure of the PDA in Small Babies: Technical Considerations & Outcome

    Break/Visit Exhibit

    Techniques & How To

    • Transhepatic Puncture
    • Trans-septal Puncture
    • RF Perforation: When & How
    • Critical PS & PA/IVS
    • How to Manage Vascular Complications (Arterial & Venous)

    How Do We Train the Next Interventional Cardiologists in Congenital & Structural Heart Disease

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    Saturday, October 23

    MORNING SESSIONS

    The Atrial Septum

    • Selection of Patients for device closure of ASDs
    • Technical Aspects of ASD Closure
    • Available Devices For ASD Closure
    • Acute & Long-term Outcome

    Live Case: ASD Closure

    Break/Visit Exhibit

    The Ventricular Septum

    • Pre-selection for Device Closure
    • Technical Considerations of VSD Closure
    • Post Infarct VSDs: Everything you Need to Know
    • Complications of VSD Closure

    The Aortic Valve & Arch

    • Echocardiographic evaluation of AS & Coarct
    • Indications for intervention in AS/Coarc
    • Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty: Technique & Outcome
    • Balloon Angioplasty of Coarctation: When & How

    Lunch Break: Contrast Media in Pediatric Patients. Should we have guidelines?

    Live Cases: Session 4


    AFTERNOON SESSIONS

    The Pulmonary Valve

    • Indications for Replacement & Work-Up of Patients with Pulmonary Regurgitation
    • The Melody Valve: Technique & Outcome
    • The Edwards Sapien THV

    Live Case: Pulmonary Valve Implantation

    Hybrid Interventions

    • What is Hybrid Lab? Do I really Need One?
    • Hybrid Stage 1 For HLHS
    • Perventricular Closure of VSDs
    • Intraoperative Stenting
    • Perventricular Pulmonary Valve Implantation: When, How & Outcome

    Guidelines in Pediatric Intervention: Do We Need Guidelines? Who Should Write Them?

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    Sunday, October 24

    MORNING SESSIONS

    Adult Congenital Heart Disease

    • Scope of the Problem
    • Coarctation of the Aorta in the Adult Patient
    • Pateints With Single Ventricle Physiology
    • Patients Post Tetralogy Repair

    Live Case: Coarctation in Adult

    Break/Visit Exhibit

    Pediatric/Congenital Session

    • Branch Pulmonary Arteries
    • How to Assess the Branch Pulmonary Arteries: CTs/MRI's or Angio's
    • Balloon Angioplasty of the PA’s
    • Cutting Balloon Angioplasty
    • Stent Implantation: When, How & Outcome
    • Embolization Therapy
    • Equipment Needed-Closure of PAVMs
    • AP Collaterlkas: When & How to Close Them
    • Venovenous Collaterals: When & How
    • Retrieval of Embolized FB

    Lunch/Visit Exhibit


    AFTERNOON SESSIONS

    The Critically Ill Neonate

    • Echocardiographic Assessment
    • Intensivist Role
    • Surgeon’s Perspectives
    • Interventionalist Perspectives

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