FOCUS WORKSHOP:

PDA CLOSURE

This full day workshop will take place on the third day of CSI Frankfurt, the leading congress on catheter interventions in congenital, structural and valvar heart disease. Attend this workshop for a review of PDA stenting and the latest techniques, devices and strategies for PDA closure ranging from closure in the premature infant to closure in adult patients.

Key Details:

Date: Friday, September 18, 2020
Location: Congress Center Messe Frankfurt
For participants of all levels
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SESSION 1: DUCT CLOSURE IN THE PREMATURE INFANT

Anatomy and histology of premature PDAs

The evidence - a neonatologists’ perspective

Debate: Is the evidence there? Should all symptomatic premature babies with a ductus be treated with percutaneous closure?

For
Against

Debate discussion

Setting up a program for premature duct closure

Patient selection

Devices - what’s out there and what do we need going forward

Tips and tricks - the differences compared with “standard” PDA closure

Complications and how to handle them

Cath lab or cot side – what’s best for the baby?

Discussion

SESSION 2: DUCTS CLOSED BEYOND PREMATURITY

Live or recorded case

Morphology and histology of adult PDA’s

Fitting the device to the duct - case and device selection

Post closure coarctation and LPA stenosis - how much should we worry?

Adult PDA closure - tips, tricks and problems

Pulmonary hypertensive ducts - when and how to close

Very large and pulmonary hypertensive ducts - how to close

Ducts I wished I hadn’t tried to close….

Debate: With technology this good, shouldn't ALL smaller ducts be closed?

For
Against

Discussion

SESSION 3: PDA STENTING

Duct morphology in congenitally abnormal hearts

Imaging the duct and planning treatment

Techniques for duct stenting

Are there special considerations in children destined for a single ventricle future?

Jailing or damage to the PAs - is the stent the culprit or is it pre-existing ductal tissue?

Aggressive neointimal proliferation after ductal stenting - what do I do?

Are drug eluting stents the answer to stent longevity?

How and when to close a stented duct in PA IVS

Avoidable mistakes? Case based discussion

Should surgical shunting be reserved for babies with no other option?

The 5 most important things I've learned in a career stenting the arterial duct

Discussion

This workshop is part of CSI Frankfurt, the leading conference on congenital, structural and valvar heart disease interventions, which will take place June 24-27, 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany.

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