Program Overview

The Aortic Root Surgery Training Workshop provides didactic and hands-on training in all aspects of aortic root surgery. Surgeons will be trained by expert faculty that will help facilitate the development of the cognitive and technical skill-sets required for the competent performance of aortic root procedures. This program will provide surgeons with the unique opportunity for multiple root implants, step by step, utilizing the ideal biological “simulators” of the pig heart and the implantation of both human aortic allografts and the On-X aortic valve.

Topics of Discussion

Aortic Valve Replacement and Root Enlargement
• Optimal Aortic Valve Replacement Strategy for Young Adults
• Challenges of a Small Aortic Root
• Influence of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch
• Root Enlargement Techniques
• Live in a Box Case
• Wet Lab – Aortic Root Enlargement and Aortic Valve Replacement

Aortic Valve Repair/Sparing
• Aortic Valve Repair Techniques and Case Review
• Wet Lab – Aortic Valve Repair/Sparing Techniques

Endocarditis/Redo Root Replacement
• Surgical Strategies for Endocarditis
• Endocarditis – Challenging Cases and How to Repair
• Managing a Calcified Aortic Root
• Coronary Button Challenges
• Challenges of Reop Following TAVR Failures
• Live in a Box Case
• Wet Lab – Endocarditis Repair and Aortic Root Implantation