Program
The ROSS-Operation - Lifetime Management for all Aortic Valve Pathologies?
| Program ROSS Symposium | Monday, May 12, 2025 | |
| 08:00 | Start of Registration |
| Session I: ROSS-Operation – Past – Present and Future Moderation: Stephan Ensminger (Lübeck) and Daniel Zimpfer (Vienna) | |
| 09:00 | Welcome and Introduction Stephan Ensminger (Lübeck) |
| 09:10 | Donald Ross and the Development of the ROSS-Operation Stephan Ensminger (Lübeck) |
| 09:30 | Future Perspectives of the Ross Register Thomas Pühler (Lübeck) |
| 09:50 | Quality Requirements for a ROSS-Program Peter Murin (Vienna) |
| 10:10 | The Future of the ROSS-Operation Martin Andreas (Vienna) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| Session II: ROSS-Operation – Patient Selection, technical Aspects, Tips and Tricks Moderation: Vladimir Voth (Stuttgart) and Alfred Kocher (Vienna) | |
| 11:00 | The ideal ROSS Patient Surgeon’s View Cardiologist’s View |
| 11:20 | Alternatives for RVOT Reconstruction Igor Berezovets (Lübeck) |
| 11:40 | The ROSS-Pears Operation – a personalized concept to avoid autograft dilatation Alfred Kocher (Vienna) |
| 12:00 | Critical Evaluation of the ROSS-Operation a) There is no future for ROSS in times of Inspiris, Avalus, Epic-plus et al. b) Make ROSS great again! |
| 12:30 | Group Photo |
| 12:35 | Lunch |
| Session III: ROSS-Operation – New Strategies and Aspects Moderation: Fabian Kari (München) and Thomas Pühler (Lübeck) | |
| 13:30 | Update on ROSS – Data in 2025 Ismael El Hamamsy (New York) |
| 13:50 | ROSS-Operation – interventional Treatment Options Phuoc Duong (Liverpool) |
| 14:10 | ROSS-Recoveries Daniel Zimpfer (Vienna) |
| 14:30 | ROSS-Lessons for an Adult Cardiac Surgeon from a Congential Cardiac Surgeon Fabian Kari (München) |
| 14:50 | Coffee Break |
| Session IV: ROSS-Operation in Pediatric Patients Moderation: Peter Murin (Vienna) and Mi-Young Cho (Berlin) | |
| 15:30 | Longterm – Survival for Pediatric Patients after ROSS-Operations Nina Sophie Pommert (Lübeck) |
| 15:50 | What is the optimal RV-PA-Conduit for pediatric patients after Ross – Role of decellularized Homografts Samir Saricouch (Hannover) |
| 16:10 | Autograft Reinforcement in Pediatric Patients: Luxury or Must do? Peter Murin (Vienna) |
| 16:30 | The role of Ross operation and its alternatives in the lifelong management of congenital aortic valve disease Boulos Asfour (Bonn) |
| 16:50 | End of Symposium and Farewell |