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An advanced three-day program on surgical techniques, developed with the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, emphasizing minimally invasive and robotic approaches.
Hosted in Berlin and streamed online, this immersive course brings together leading cardiac surgeons to share advanced techniques, innovation, and strategies for managing mitral, aortic, and tricuspid valve disease.
It features 3D live surgical broadcasts and ‘live-in-box’ sessions led by procedural analysts, and interactive expert-led discussions designed to foster innovation and best practices.
Audience: senior surgeons with proven expertise in valve surgery, looking to refine their techniques through interaction with international leaders.
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Hosted in Berlin and streamed online, this immersive course brings together leading cardiac surgeons to share advanced techniques, innovation, and strategies for managing mitral, aortic, and tricuspid valve disease.
It features 3D live surgical broadcasts and ‘live-in-box’ sessions led by procedural analysts, and interactive expert-led discussions designed to foster innovation and best practices.
Audience: senior surgeons with proven expertise in valve surgery, looking to refine their techniques through interaction with international leaders.
Wed 25 Mar 2026
12:00 | 1 h
Welcome lunch
12:50 – 13:00 | 10 min
Day 1 opening
13:00 – 16:00 | 3 h
Session 1 Direct vision to robotic approaches in valve repair
Moderators: Volkmar Falk & Daniel Pereda, procedural analyst: Patrick Perier, chat Master: Sergan Ertugay
Live Case 1: Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
Jörg Kempfert
Live Case 2: Direct vision Mitral Valve repair
Michael Borger
CT-based planning for minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Peyman Sardari Nia
Cannulation strategies and aortic cross-clamp options
Markus Kofler
Access and Exposure of the Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
TBC (To be confirmed)
16:00 – 16:30 | 30 min
Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 | 1 h 30 min
Session 2: Valve repair strategies: debate and case insights
Moderators: M. Kofler & J. Kluin, chat Master: A. Pitsis
Make the case: Robotic valve surgery
Daniel Pereda
Make the case: Endoscopic valve surgery
Mario Castillo-Sang
Simulation-based training for robotic and endoscopic technique
Peyman Sardari Nia
Repair using chordae loops
Nikolaos Bonaros
Freehand Gore-Tex repair
Marco Solinas
Resection techniques
Gilles Dreyfus
Managing complex valve repair
Patrick Perier
19:30
Group dinner
Thu 26 Mar 2026
09:00 – 12:15 | 3 h 15 min
Session 3: Advanced valve surgery: complex and concomitant procedures
Moderators: M. Borger, procedural analyst: S. Ertugay, chat Master: P. Sardari Nia
Live cases introduction
Matteo Montagner
Live Case 4: 3D endoscopic Mitral Valve repair
Markus Kofler
Live Case 5: 3D endoscopic Mitral and Tricuspid Repair with Ablation and LAA-Clip
Michael Chu
Anterior prolapse repair: art or standardized technique?
Piotr Suwalski
Concomitant tricuspid repair: risk assessment, timing, and technique
Gilles Dreyfus
Treatment options for MAC
Mario Castillo-Sang
Discussion
Panel
12:15 – 13:15 | 1 h
Lunch
13:15 – 17:15 | 4 h
Session 4: Optimizing valve replacement for better long-term durability
Moderator: V. Falk & M. Di Eusanio, procedural analyst: P. Suwalski, chat Master: N. Bonaros
Live cases introduction
Emilija Miskinyte
Live Case 6: 3D endoscopic Mitral Valve replacement
Mario Castillo-Sang
Live Case 7 : 3D endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement
Antonios Pitsis
What’s new in valvular heart disease guidelines?
Michael Borger
Live-box-case: 3D endoscopic triangulated AVR
Nikolaos Bonaros
Optimizing Lifetime Management in Heart Valve Therapy
TBC (To be confirmed)
Next frontier in valve therapy: integrating predictive analytics and bioengineering for personalized care
Jolanda Kluin
Discussion
Panel
Prefered Special lecture: Most memorable moments in mitral training courses
TBC (To be confirmed)
19:00
Faculty dinner
Fri 27 Mar 2026
09:00 – 12:30 | 3 h 30 min
Session 5: Advanced aortic procedures
Moderator: J. Kempfert & J. Pomar, Procedural analyst: M. Chu, chat Master: DS. Dohle
Live cases introduction
Live Case 8: Direct Vision transaxillary Aortic Valve Replacement
Marco Di Eusanio
Live Case 9: Partial upper sternotomy in aortic root replacement
Malakh Shrestha
Live-box-case: Endoscopic AVR with root enlargement
Jörg Kempfert
Live-box-case: Tips and tricks in transaxillary root surgery
Daniel-Sebastian Dohle
Pushing the limits in Valve-in-Valve TAVI from an interventional perspective
Axel Unbehaun
Live-box-case: TAVR-Explant
David Holzhey
12:30 | 10 min
Course closing
12:40 – 13:30 | 50 min
Lunch
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