SPCCTV CONGRESS 2026 - CIRURGIA CARDÍACA

Cirurgia Cardíaca

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All Day

Training Village

Endoscopic vein harvesting (simulator)

Left atrium appendage ligation

10:00

Hands-on course | Valve-sparing procedures- Remodelling and Reimplantation (wetlab)

Trainers: Rui Rodrigues, Márcio Madeira, Gonçalo Coutinho

Organizers: António Canotilho, Paulo Oliveira

12:00

Lunch

14:00

Short Communications

Moderators: Paulo Oliveira, João Cardoso, António Canotilho

Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Over 80: Effects on Age-Adjusted Survival

Inês Pereira-Sousa

Extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator from a cardiac surgery perspective - Initial experience of a tertiary center

Hagen Kahlbau

Climate factors and the risk of acute type A aortic dissections: a machine learning approach

Tiago R. Velho

Near-total right atrial excision and complex reconstruction for primary angiosarcoma diagnosed during pregnancy

Henrique Soares Moreira

Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Adults After Cardiac Surgery: Incidence, Predictors, and Long-Term Follow-Up

Helena Boavida

Positive fluid balance during aortic valve replacement: can we protect the kidney?

Rafael Maniés Pereira

New-onset atrial fibrillation after aortic valve replacement: mini-sternotomy versus complete median sternotomy — a single-centre experience

Helena Boavida

Full Versus Mini-Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement: Single Center Retrospective Cohort

Inês Pereira-Sousa

Effect of pulmonary hypertension on outcomes of mitral valve surgery

João Aquino

Women's Representation in Observational Studies Versus Randomized Clinical Trials in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: An Umbrella Review

Inês Pereira-Sousa

Priming in Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Effects on Perioperative Hematocrit Profiles in Mannitol vs. Non-Mannitol Groups

Rafael Maniés Pereira

David Procedure: Single Center Initial Experience

Belisa Marques Gomes

The Trapped Leaflet: Intermittent Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Malfunction Presenting as Cardiogenic Shock

Mariana Campos

Cardiac Surgery Outcomes: A Retrospective Institutional Study of Mortality and Morbidity

Belisa Marques Gomes

Transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of venous baffle obstruction after Senning Surgery, in D-TGV

Marina Sofia Fonseca da Silva

Cerebral Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery

Cátia Filipa Ribeiro Sá

HTK-Custodiol versus Blood Cardioplegia: Comparison of Myocardial Protection in Aortic Valve Surgery

Inês Pereira-Sousa

16:00

Free Communications

Moderators: Rui Cerqueira, Diogo Rijo

Less-invasive aortic valve replacement: mid-term comparative single-center study

António Canotilho

Aortic root surgery beyond Bentall: single-center experience and outcomes with the David procedure

Catarina Antão

Is the increase in cardiopulmonary bypass time associated with peripheral cannulation in reoperations harmful when compared to central cannulation?

Rafael Maniés Pereira

Experience with Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Using the Tendyne System: The České Budějovice Cohort

Rafaela Santos

Del Nido Cardioplegia efficacy and safety in adult multivalvular reoperative cardiac surgery: a propensity matched comparison

Tiago Velho

17:00

Manuel Machado Macedo Award

Moderators: António Brazão, Rui Rodrigues, Nuno Guerra

Assessing the Prognostic Value of the Penn Classification in Acute Aortic Dissection: A Survival and Risk Analysis

Maria Resende

Transplante Cardíaco Utilizando Doação Controlada Após Morte Circulatória (cDCD): experiência de um centro em Barcelona

Ana Dantas Aveiro

Mechanical versus Bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in patients aged 55-70 years old – a comparative outcome single center analysis

António Canotilho

All Day

Training Village

Endoscopic vein harvesting (simulator)

Left atrium appendage ligation

08:15

How to get minimal in aortic valve surgery – different visions different approaches (vídeos and thoughts sessions)

Moderators: Ângelo Nobre, António Brazão

Discussants: Rui Cerqueira, Manuel Magalhães, Filipe Soares

The role of the Cardiac Surgeon in TAVI: From alternative accesses to live-saving action

Paulo Oliveira

RAT – Right anterior thoracotomy

Daniel Martins

Transaxillary approach

Luis Baquero

The Role of Sutureless/Rapid deployment bioprosthesis in minimally invasive aortic valve replacement

Pedro Correia

09:15

Aortic root surgery

Moderators: Adelino Leite Moreira, Rui Rodrigues

Discussants: Diogo Rijo, Pedro Correia, Tiago Velho

Aortic valve sparing procedures

Reimplantation

Omar Nawaytou

Remodeling

Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Beyond Preservation:

Surgical Strategies When the Native Valve Cannot Be Saved

Augusto D’Onofrio

10:15

Coffee break

10:40

Sponsored symposium I: Artivion | Leading in Aortic Arch Solutions – What is NEW

Moderator: Paulo Neves

Speaker: Katie O'Sullivan

AMDS – Treating ADTI with reproducible positive outcomes

FET – Versatility with the LSA in Mind

The Portuguese experience

11:10

Moving Forward: From Root to Arch

Moderators: Márcio Madeira, António Tomás

Discussants: Carlos Branco, Ricardo Ferreira, Rui Cerqueira

Tailoring Surgical Strategy in Aortic Dissection

Is it time to create an Aortic Fast-Track Pathway?

José Pedro Neves

Managing organ malperfusion, fenestrations and other approaches: which is the best strategy?

Augusto D'Onofrio

Arch Under Fire: Endovascular vs. Frozen Elephant Trunk – Which Holds the Future?

Endovascular (Live in a box and short presentation)

Vincent Riambau

Frozen Elephant Trunk (Live in a box and short presentation)

Raphael Rodríguez Lecoq

12:30

Sponsored symposium II: Cardiva | Next-Generation solutions for Aortic Disease: A full-spectrum approach from arch to iliac

Evolution of the Thoraflex Hybrid Graft: Towars tailored solutions in aortic surgery

António Tomás

Elephant trunk: Frozen vs classical

Raphael Rodríguez Lecoq

Engineering precision: The TREO Fenestrated Endograft and the new era of aortic care

Vincent Riambau

Discussion

António Tomás and Gonçalo Alves

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Surgical Horizons in arrythmology

Moderators: Ricardo Ferreira, Marta Marques

Discussants: Nelson Paulo, Hagen Kahlbau, Rui Cerejo

Surgical Atrial fibrillation

Surgical atrial ablation: Current evidence

Manuel Carnero Alcázar

MAZE IV, step by step

Manuel Castella Perica

How to adapt the MAZE to minimally invasive surgery

Mahmoud Wehbe

Current options for Left atrial appendage occlusion

Ângelo Nobre

Discussion

EP and Cardiac Surgeon Working together?

Hybrid approaches

Manuel Castella

The TT MAZE: Is there still room for it

Mahmoud Wehbe

Extravascular ICD

Carlos Branco

Clinical cases

Cardiac denervation for long QT syndrome

Beatriz Draiblate

Epicardial Leads

Hagen Kahlbau

Lead extraction

António Canotilho

Discussion

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

New developments in mitral and tricuspid valve surgery

Moderators: Gonçalo Coutinho, Manuel Magalhães

Discussants: Nuno Guerra, Pedro Magro, Inês Alves

How to improve my mitral valve repair rate - from simple to complex disease

Javier Gallego

My toolbox for getting minimal in mitral and tricuspid valve surgery – from cannulation to exposure

Miguel Ángel Piñón

How I do minimally invasive mitral valve repair – lessons from the Expert

Nelson Paulo

Predictives of successful treatment for functional tricuspid regurgitation – implications for surgery

Luís Puga

18:30

Assembleia geral

All Day

Training Village

Endoscopic vein harvesting (simulator)

Left atrium appendage ligation

09:00

Lions’ Arena

Moderators: Adelino Leite Moreira, Paulo Neves

Discussants: José Neves, Rui Rodrigues, Luís Baquero

ULS São João: The Hybrid paradox: when easy becomes a nightmare

Henrique Moreira

ULS Santa Maria: TBC

Francisca Montenegro

ULS Lisboa Ocidental: Could it be an Eisenmenger?

Inês Alves

ULS Coimbra: A rare constellation of fatal cardiac anomalies

Helena Boavida

10:30

Sessão plenária

Inteligência artificial: imagem e cirurgia, um desafio no presente

Palestrante: João Santinha

Dados imperfeitos e registos em cirurgia: utilidades e desafios no uso da inteligência artificial

Palestrante: Rafael Pereira

Patient- based value care in AI era

Palestrante: Filipe Costa

12:00

Sessão de encerramento

ALL DAY

Training Village

14:00 15:45

Short Communications

Chairs: João Pedro Monteiro, TBA

15:45 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 17:00

Free Communications

Chairs: José Máximo, TBA

17:00 18:00

Manuel Machado Macedo Award

19:00

Opening Session

ALL DAY

Training Village

08:15 09:15

Congenital cardiac surgery and GUCH (grown-up congenital surgery)

Chairs: Pedro Correia, TBA

Discussants: Rui Cerejo, TBA

Primary Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: Tailoring Surgical Techniques to Protect the Long-Term Future

Rui Rodrigues

Pulmonary Valve Replacement: when and how to go Percutaneous?

Pulmonary Valve Replacement: when and how to Operate?

Congenital Cardiac Surgery and GUCH: Managing Late Complications and Reoperations in the Aging Population

09:15 10:45

Multivalvular surgery

Chairs: Adelino Leite-Moreira, António Tomás

Discussants: Márcio Madeira, TBA

The Moderate Valve Dilemma: Fix It Now or Come Back Later?

João Presume

Multiple valve repair: technique and long-term durability

Concomitant AF Ablation in Multivalvular Surgery: Evidence, Technique, and Outcomes

Ricardo Ferreira

Reducing the impact of multiple valve disease:

Less Is More: PBM Strategies to Reduce the Burden of multiple valve surgery
Diana Paupério
Two Valves Through a Small Incision: Feasibility and Limits
Daniel Martins

10:45 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 12:45

Endocarditis (native, prosthetic and device-related)

Chairs: Paulo Neves, TBA

Discussants: Rui Cerqueira, Sara Ranchordás, Rui Rodrigues

ESC Guidelines Meet Portuguese Reality: Adapting Endocarditis Care to Our Epidemiology

Catarina Sousa

Endocarditis team on the line

The imaging Expert perspective: From Echo to PET-CT: Building the Imaging Case for Surgery
The Infectiologist's Perspective: Antibiotics, Timing, and the Surgical Window
Nuno Pereira
Neurology perspective: Timing of surgery in infective endocarditis with neurological complications
Surgeons perspective: Timing: How fast is fast enough?
Intervention perspective - Alternatives to surgery

Endocarditis in the Transcatheter Era: TAVI, Clips, and Devices

The Commando Procedure: Standardising a Non-Standard Operation

13:00 14:00

Lunch

14:00 15:45

Coronary artery surgery

Chairs: Miguel Sousa Uva, António Brazão

Discussants: Paulo Oliveira, António Canotilho, TBA

What's New in Imaging and Functional Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease: From Pressure Wire to CT-Derived Physiology

Nuno Bettencourt

Multiple arterial grafting — lessons from the ROMA trial

Mario Gaudino (REMOTO)

Building a Minimally Invasive Coronary Program: Training, Learning Curve, and Safety Nets

Stak Dushaj

CABG as an Opportunity for Innovative Cardiovascular Interventions

Mediastinitis After CABG: Contemporary Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management

15:45 16:45

Coffee Break

16:45 18:00

End-stage heart failure surgery and Heart transplantation

Chairs: David Prieto, Pedro Coelho

Discussants: Tiago Nolasco, TBA

Patient selection and timing: heart transplantation vs. durable LVAD in 2026

Impella 5.5 as a Bridge to Transplant: How Ambulatory Support Reshaped Heart Transplant Allocation

Heart transplantation in 2026 : expanding the donor pool (DCD, machine perfusion)

Roberto Roncon de Albuquerque Jr.

Durable LVAD support: contemporary results, complications and pump thrombosis

Cristopher Strong

18:00 19:00

SPCCTV General Assembly

ALL DAY

Training Village

09:00 10:00

Lions' Arena

Chairs: Hagen Kahlbau, TBA

Discussants: Nuno Guerra, Nelson Paulo, Pedro Magro

10:00 11:00

Plenary Session

Leadership under pressure

Leadership in healthcare

Isabel Vaz

12:00

Closing Session

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