6th Course: Scientific and technological advances in cardiac and vascular surgery: a translational approach

Organized in collaboration with the Internation School of Solid State Physics

ERICE-SICILY: 30 APRIL – 6 MAY 2015

Sponsored by the: • Italian Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research • Sicilian Regional Government • National Research Council
• Policlinico di Monza Foundation • Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery • University of Milano-Bicocca

A. ZICHICHI
EMFCSC President and director of the centre

G. BENEDEK – U.F. TESLER
Directors of the SCHOOLS

S. BROVELLI – J.R. PEPPER
Directors of the course

Introduction

THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO SICILY THAN ONE: A BRIEF HISTORY G. Benedek

TRANSFER OF NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM BENCH TO CLINICAL PRACTICE A. Lansky

Session 1 A

Regenerative medicine concepts and techniques

NEW ADVANCES IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION THERAPY: THE REGENERATION APPROACH G. Esposito

Session 1 B

Regenerative medicine concepts and techniques

VASCULAR TISSUE ENGINEERING USING BIODEGRADABLE, SYNTHETIC, NANO SCAFFOLDS B. Walpoth

TECHNIQUES OF TISSUE AND ORGAN DECELLULARIZATION AND REPOPULATION BY INDUCTION OF PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS. BIOLOGICAL AND SYNTHETIC SCAFFOLDS FOR CARDIAC REPAIR L. Iop

Session 2
Materials

INNOVATIONS IN CARDIAC DEVICES A. Baumbach

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR CORONARY STENTS F. Migliavacca

Session 3
Imaging

COLLOIDAL ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES FOR MULTIMODAL IMAGING, BIO-DIAGNOSTIC AND NANOSENSING S. Brovelli

MAGNETIC RESONANCE VERSUS NUCLEAR MEDICINE FOR TISSUE CHARACTERISATION T. Khouri

Session 4
New Concepts and Technology for clinical application

NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR THE PLANNING OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES G. Dubini

COGNITION GUIDED HEART SURGERY. COMPUTER-ASSISTED MITRAL VALVE ANALYSISI BY OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM – A NEW QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO MITRAL VALVE RECONSTRUCTION. THE SURGEON’S VISION R. De Simone

COGNITION HEART SURGERY. THE ROLE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE S. Engerlhardt

Session 5

WHICH IS THE ROLE OF MYOCARDIAL TRABECULAE? M. L. Costantino

RENAL DENERVATION THERAPY: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS F. Scalise

Session 6
Ascending aorta

PERSONALISED EXTERNAL AORTIC ROOT SUPPORT J. R. Pepper, T. Golesworthy

 DEVELOPMENT OF AORTIC SURGERY SIMULATORS R. Devotini

Session 7

A Mechanical assistance I

FROM ENGINEERING TO MEDICINE AND BACK: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF MECHANICAL CIRCULATION B. Biocina

LESSONS FROM MOCK CIRCULATION FOR MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE C. Bowles

Session 7 B

Mechanical assistance II

 

Session 8

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF ARTIFICIAL MITRAL CHORDAE: EX VIVO STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE M.L. Gastaldello, P.P. Caimmi

TIN DIFFUSIVE LAYERS APPLIED AS ATHROMBOGENIC SURFACE FOR CARDIAC IMPLANTS: HEART VALVES, ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS M. Gonsior, R. Kustosz

Session 9

Nanotechnology

THE VULNERABLE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE – IMPROVED MANAGEMENT BY COOPERATION BETWEEN RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY AND NANO MEDICINE H. Mangge

IN-VIVO IMAGING WITH LUMINESCENT NANO-PARTICLES EMITTING IN THE SECOND BIOLOGICAL WINDOW A. Vedda

Session 10

“INTERACTION OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES WITH ENDOTHELIAL CELLS. AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH” F. Re