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Valve Experience 2026 Live Exploration of Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery Techniques
Valve Experience 2026
Live Exploration of Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery Techniques
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
Live cases:
- Robotic mitral valve repair
- Direct vision mitral valve repair
- Robotic mitral valve repair from Chicago
Presentations:
- CT-based planning for minimally invasive and robotic surgery mitral valve surgery
- Cannulation strategies and aortic cross-clamp options
- Access and Exposure of the Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
- Robotic mitral valve repair
- Direct vision mitral valve repair
- Robotic mitral valve repair from Chicago
Presentations:
- CT-based planning for minimally invasive and robotic surgery mitral valve surgery
- Cannulation strategies and aortic cross-clamp options
- Access and Exposure of the Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
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
Debates:
- Make the case: Robotic valve surgery
- Make the case: Endoscopic valve surgery
- Simulation-based training for robotic and endoscopic technique
- Discussion
Interactive case based discussions: Mastering surgical techniques
- Make the case: Robotic valve surgery
- Make the case: Endoscopic valve surgery
- Simulation-based training for robotic and endoscopic technique
- Discussion
Interactive case based discussions: Mastering surgical techniques
19:30
Group dinner
Course directors:
Volkmar Falk
Berlin, Germany
Joerg Kempfert
Berlin, Germany
Thu 26 Mar 2026
09:00 – 12:15 | 3 h 15 min
Session 3
Advanced valve surgery: complex and concomitant procedures
Debriefing live cases Day 1
Live cases:
- Live cases introduction
- Live case: 3D endoscopic mitral valve repair
- Live case: 3D endoscopic mitral and tricuspid repair with ablation and LAA-Clip
Presentations:
- Anterior prolapse repair: art or standardized technique?
- Concomitant tricuspid repair: risk assessment, timing, and technique
- Treatment options for MAC
- Treatment options
Live cases:
- Live cases introduction
- Live case: 3D endoscopic mitral valve repair
- Live case: 3D endoscopic mitral and tricuspid repair with ablation and LAA-Clip
Presentations:
- Anterior prolapse repair: art or standardized technique?
- Concomitant tricuspid repair: risk assessment, timing, and technique
- Treatment options for MAC
- Treatment options
12:15 – 13:15 | 1 h
Lunch
13:15 – 17:15 | 4 h
Session 4
Optimizing valve replacement for better long-term durability
Live cases:
- Live cases introduction
- 3D endoscopic mitral valve replacement
- 3D endoscopic aortic valve replacement
Presentations:
- What’s new in valvular heart disease guidelines?
- Strategies for lifetime management in heart valve surgery
- Live-box-case: 3D endoscopic triangulated AVR
- Next frontier in valve therapy: integrating predictive analytics and bioengineering for personalized care
- Discussion
- Live cases introduction
- 3D endoscopic mitral valve replacement
- 3D endoscopic aortic valve replacement
Presentations:
- What’s new in valvular heart disease guidelines?
- Strategies for lifetime management in heart valve surgery
- Live-box-case: 3D endoscopic triangulated AVR
- Next frontier in valve therapy: integrating predictive analytics and bioengineering for personalized care
- Discussion
19:00
Faculty dinner
Course directors:
Volkmar Falk
Berlin, Germany
Joerg Kempfert
Berlin, Germany
Fri 27 Mar 2026
09:00 – 12:30 | 3 h 30 min
Session 5
Optimizing Valve Replacement for Better Long-Term Durability
Debriefing live cases Day 2
Live cases:
- Live cases introduction
- Direct vision transaxillary aortic valve replacement
- Partial upper sternotomy in aortic root replacement
Presentations:
- Live-box-case: Endoscopic AVR with root enlargement
- Live-box-case: Tips and tricks in transaxillary root surgery
- Pushing the limits in Valve-in-Valve TAVI from an interventional perspective
- Live-box-case: TAVR-Explant
- Discussion
Live cases:
- Live cases introduction
- Direct vision transaxillary aortic valve replacement
- Partial upper sternotomy in aortic root replacement
Presentations:
- Live-box-case: Endoscopic AVR with root enlargement
- Live-box-case: Tips and tricks in transaxillary root surgery
- Pushing the limits in Valve-in-Valve TAVI from an interventional perspective
- Live-box-case: TAVR-Explant
- Discussion
12:30 | 10 min
Course closing
12:40 – 13:30 | 50 min
Lunch
Course directors:
Volkmar Falk
Berlin, Germany
Joerg Kempfert
Berlin, Germany
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