Summeracademy 2010 Programme

Cigar lecture – Davidoff lounge
Birnbaum, Asella, Ethiopia	A cardiac surgeon’s view onto the “third world”

Sunrise comment

	Körfer Essen, Germany, req.		traditio et innovatio in cardiac surgery
Coronary Surgery
1.	Shroyer Stony Brook, NY, USA		Off-pump – no benefit? - ROOBY trial
2.	Taggart Oxford, UK		What do clinical trials mean to me?
3.	Mohr Leipzig, Germany		SYNTAX - Behind the doors
4.	Carabello Houston, TX, USA		Legal impact of guidelines
Valve Surgery
5.	Walther Bad Nauheim, Germany		Who should receive a percutaneous valve?
6.	Harringer Braunschweig, Germany		Sutureless valves
7.	Liebold Rostock, Germany		Better outcome with videoscopic mitral surgery?
8.	Cremer Kiel, Germany		How can we redefine the standard?
Aortic Surgery
9.	Grabenwöger Vienna, Austria		Hybrid concepts for the arch – longterm aspects
10.	Di Bartolomeo Bologna, Italy		The frozen elephant trunk technique with the E-vita prosthesis
11.	Nienaber Rostock, Germany		Stenting of ascending/descending aortic dissection?
Arrhythmia Surgery
12.	Bänsch Rostock, Germany		Integrative concepts for AF ablation
13.	La Meir Bruxelles, Belgium		Videoscopic stand alone AF ablation
Organ replacement and regeneration
14.	Steinhoff Rostock, Germany		Stem cells – beyond hope?
15.	Reichart Munich, Germany		Xenotransplantation – still a prospect for the future?
16.	Hetzer Berlin, Germany		Artificial heart – beyond bridging?
Dinner and musical sundown