Group 1: Revascularization

P1. Off-Pump Re-Revascularization Of The Circumflex Branch (Rcx) Via Left Lateral Thoracotomy (Rclt)
Ivar Friedrich1, Heike Kroll2, Roland Prondzinsky3, Rolf-Edgar Silber1, Jochen Börgermann1
1cardiothoracic Surgery, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany, 2anesthesiology, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany, 3cardiology, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany

P2. Feasibility Of A New Device For Endoscopic Isolation Of The Left Atrial Appendage
Alison Lutterman1, Paul Rothstein1, Mark Stewart1, Lynette Phillips2, Linnea Lentz2, David Francischelli1
1cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2physiological Research Laboratories, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA

P3. Intraoperative Coronary Artery And Graft Assessment By 13 Mhz Epicardial Ultrasound
Ricardo P.J. Budde1, Patricia F.A. Bakker2, Rudy Meijer1, Cornelius Borst1, Paul F. Grundeman1
1experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2dept. Cardio Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

P4. Dual-Beam Ultrasound Versus Transit-Time Flow Meter For Intraoperative Graft Flow Measurment During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Curtis T. Hunter, Elad Anter, Richard Murphy, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

P5. Lita To Lad Last; A Safe Approach To Opcab
Alex Zapolanski1, Michael B. Pliam1, Jill Ley2, Laurel M. Mengarelli1
1San Francisco Heart & Vascular Institute, Daly City, CA, USA, 2California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

P6. Arterial Revascularization In Octogenarians. Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Or Supplemental Radial Artery Conduits?
Oren Lev-Ran
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel

P7. Postoperative Aspirin Resistance Is Associated With The Sternotomy Required For Cabg
Robert S. Poston, Jr., Junyan Gu, James Brown, James Gammie, Bartley P. Griffith
Surgery, University Of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

P8. Off-Pump Coronary Surgery Reduces Mortality In Coronary Patients With Ejection Fraction Of Less Than 20
Ramachandra C. Reddy, Nirav C. Patel, Nilesh U. Patel, Dider F. Loulmet, George Tolis, James D. Fonger, Valavanur A. Subramanian
Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Group 2: Arrythmia and Heart Failure

P9. Is Atrial Fibrillation Still A Contraindication For Coronary Imaging With Msct? - Comparison Of New MSCT Reconstruction Algorithms And Standard Invasive Angiography In Patients Before Heart Surgery
Chris Probst1, A. Kovacs2, C. Schmitz1, W. Schiller1, A. Welz1
1dep. Of Cardiac Surgery, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2dep. Of Radiology, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

P10. Angiomyogenesis Using Genetically Modified Skeletal Myoblasts Expressing Angioipoietin-1 Give Better Prognosis For Cardiac Repair
Lei Ye1, Husnain Kh Haider2, Shujia Jiang2, Ruowen Ge3, Peter K. Law4, Rusan Tan5, Eugene Kw Sim6
1numi, National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 2pathology, University Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Oh, USA, 3biological Sciences, National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 4cell Transplants Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 5cardiology, National Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore, 6surgery, National University Of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

P11. Off-Pump Sequential Arterial Grafting Of The Left Circumflex Coronary Territory
Oren Lev-Ran
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel

P12. Reversed Remodeling And Improved Ventricular Function After Left Ventricular Reconstruction : A Mid-Term Follow-Up
Sanjay Kumar, Diane Barker, Dominik Schlosshan, Simon G. Williams, Lip-Bun Tan, R U. Nair
Department Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

P13. Partial Inferior Sternotomy For Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Jochen Börgermann1, Kavous Hakim2, Robert J. Scheubel1, Hasan Bushnaq1, Rolf E. Silber1, Ivar Friedrich1
1Cardiac And Thoracic Surgery, Martin-Luther-University, Halle An Der Saale, Germany, 2cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery, Heart Center Coswig, Coswig, Germany

P14. The Minimized, Extracorporeal Circulation System (Ideal Tm) Is Safe And Cost Effective
Arndt H. Kiessling1, Frank Isgro1, Kai U. Kretz1, Martin Lange1, Andreas Lehmann2, Werner Saggau1
1cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2anaesthesiology, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany

P15. The Primary Cells-Derived From Angiogenic Sprouts Of Aortic Leaflets Explants Showed An Innate Character To Form Engineered Vessels
Fariba Chalajour1, Hendrik Treede1, Alireza Ebrahimnejad2, Dieter Boehm1, Sulyman Ergun3, Hermann Reichenspurner1
1department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center, Hamburg, Germany, 2department Of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, 3department Of Anatomy, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

P16. Novel Device For Minimally Invasive Subxiphoid Videopericardioscopy: Future Of Cardiac Regenerative Therapy
Amit N. Patel1, Suad El Qarra1, David Schwartmann2, Albert Chin3, Marco Zenati1
1cardiac Surgery, Univeristy Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA, 2cardiology, Univeristy Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA, 3guidant Cardiac Surgery, Santa Clara, CA, USA

Group 3: Revascularization Results

P17. Midterm Results After Endoventricular Circular Patch Plasty And Total Arterial Revascularization
Kwang R. Cho, Cheong Lim, Ki-Bong Kim
Dept. Of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic Of Korea

P18. Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting For High Risk Patients With Multivessel Disease
Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk, David Holzhey, Jan F. Gummert, Thomas Walther, Friedrich W. Mohr
Cardio-Thoracic-Surgery, Heartcenter Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

P19. Autologous Cell Saver Blood Transfusion Reduces Homologous Blood Transfusion Without Effects On The Systemic Inflammatory Response: A Randomised Trial
Gunaratnam Niranjan1, George Asimakopoulos1, Gillian Cockerill2, Matthew Thompson2, Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran1
1cardiothoracic Surgery, St Georges Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom, 2vascular Surgery, St Georges Hospital, London, London, United Kingdom

P20. A Left Thoracotomy Approach For Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Pramod Bonde, Christopher Barreiro, Jason Williams, John V. Conte, Jr.
Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

P21. Modeling Of Temperature Mapping For Quantitative Dynamic Infrared Coronary Angiography For Intraoperative Graft Patency Control
Jens Garbade, Markus Hollenstein, Cris Ullmann, Thomas Walther, Nicolas Doll, Markus Jan Barten, Jan Fritz Gummert, Volkmar Falk, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
Heartsurgery, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

P22. Cyclosporine Treatment Enhances Cell Survival After Human Myoblast Transplantation Into Rat Infarcted Heart
Changfa Guo1, Kh H Haider2, L Ye3, Sj Jiang2, Pk Law4, P Wong5, Snw Shim5, M Choolani6, Ssy Ho6, Ekw Sim1
1surgery, Nus, Singapore, Singapore, 2department Of Pathology And Laboratory Medicine, University Of Cincinnati, USA, Cincinnati, Oh, USA, 3national University Medical Institutes, Nus, Singapore, Singapore, 4cell Transplants Singapore, Pte. Ltd, Singapore, Singapore, 5national Heart Center, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 6department Of Obstetrics And Gynecology, Nus, Singapore, Singapore

P23. Effect Of Organic Or Inorganic Coating On Thrombogenicity Of Eptfe Grafts
Mustafa Cikirikcioglu1, N. Sedelnikov2, Priska Zammaretti3, Karim Djebaili1, Ebrahim Khabiri1, Banu Cikirikcioglu1, Andreas Zisch3, Afksendiyos Kalangos1, Beat H. Walpoth1
1department Of Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, 2institute Ginalmazzoloto, Moscow, Russian Federation, 3inst. Of Obstetrics, University Hospital & Ibt-Eth, Zürich, Switzerland

Group 4: Arrythmia and Valves

P24. Reduction In Functional Mitral Regurgitation Using The Coapsys R: Complete 3 Month Results Of The Trace (Treatment Of Functional Mitral Regurgitation Without Atriotomy Or Cpb Clinical Evaluation) Feasibility Trial
Yugal Mishra, Sanjay Mittal, Pravesh Jaguri, Yatin Mehta, Naresh Trehan
Escorts Heart Institute And Reseach Centre, New Delhi, India

P25. Comparison Of Electrical Properties Of The Heart After Off-Pump And On-Pump Myocardial Revascularization
Jurij M. Kalisnik1, Avbelj Viktor2, Trobec Roman2, Ivaskovic Daroslav3, Vidmar Gaj4, Troise Giovanni5, Gersak Borut1.
1cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2department Of Communications And Computer Networks, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 3cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Cardiac Resort Smarjeske Toplice, Novo Mesto, Slovenia, 4institute Of Biomedical Informatics, University Of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5department Of Cardiac Surgery, Poliambulanza Hospital Brescia, Brescia, Italy

P26. Performance Of A Modified Cox-Maze Procedure On The Beating Heart Using Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Energy: A Chronic Animal Study
Sydney L. Gaynor, Spencer J. Melby, Yosuke Ishii, Paymon Rahgozar, Anson M. Lee, Geneva R. Baca, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

P27. Anatomic And Histologic Characteristics Of Human Left Atrial "Box" Lesion Created With Flex 10 Microwave Probe
Joseph W. Turek, Louis R. Dibernardo, Shu S. Lin, Andrew J. Lodge, R Duane Davis, Peter K. Smith, Carmelo A. Milano, Donald G. Glower, Sinan A. Simsir
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

P28. A Computational Model For Bipolar Ablation
Jinback Hong1, Jayadeep Gopalakrishnan2, David Francischelli1
1cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2department Of Mathematics, University Of Florida, Gainesville, Fl, USA

P29. Left Atrial Maze Procedure Is An Excellent Treatment For Patients In Atrial Fibrillation (Af) Undergoing Mitral Valve (Mv) Surgery
Farzan Filsoufi, Sacha P. Salzberg, Anil Gehi, Kai Von Harbou, David H. Adams
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

P30. What Are Patients' Perceptions Of Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery?
Charles Y. Ro1, Robert C. Ashton, Jr.2, Sandhya K. Balaram3, Daniel G. Swistel3, Joseph J. Derose, Jr.3
1department Of Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Ny, Ny, USA, 2division Of Thoracic Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Ny, Ny, USA, 3division Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, NY, USA

P31. Epicardial Beating Heart Ablation With The Cardioblate Ablation Pen
Tony Dupre1, Paul Iaizzo1, Mark T. Stewart2
1department Of Surgery, University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Group 5: New Technology

P32. Routine Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass, Reasons For On-Pump Conversion
Hitoshi Hirose, Atsushi Amano
Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

P33. Intraoperative Coronary Bypass Connector Anastomosis Assessment By 13 Mhz Epicardial Ultrasound
Ricardo P.J. Budde1, Willem J.L. Suyker2, Paul T.W. Suyker3, Cees W.J. Verlaan1, Rudy Meijer1, Cornelius Borst1, Paul F. Grundeman1
1experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2dept. Of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands, Utrech Bv, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

P34. Initial Experience With A Novel "Heads-Up" Intra-Operative Monitoring Device During Off-Pump Coronary Bypass
Thomas J. Langdon
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Omaha Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, P.C., Omaha, NE, USA

P35. Non- Invasive Coronary Angiography In Patients With Acute Typ- A Aortic Dissection Using Retrospective Ecg-Gated Msct -Reduction Of Motion Artifacts
Chris Probst1, A. Kovacs2, C. Schmitz1, W. Schiller1, H. Schild2, A. Welz1
1dep. Of Cardiac Surgery, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2dep. Of Radiology, University Of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

P36. Determinants Of Late Outcome After Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
Giulio Pompilio
Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico Di Monza, Monza, Italy

P37. Opcab In Ventricle With Less Them 35% Of Ejection Fraction.
Rodrigo Milani, Paulo Roberto Brofman, Jose Augusto Souza, Maximiliano Guimarães, Alexandre Varela, Laura Barbosa, Alexandre Barboza, Dalton Precoma, Francisco Maia
Cardiovascular Surgery, Santa Casa De Misericordia - Puc/Pr, Curitiba - Paraná, Brazil

P38. Simple Amiodarone Protocol Reduces Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
Keith Allen, David Heimansohn, Rich Fogel, Gary Griffith, Robert Robison, John Schier, Eric Prystowsky
Heart Center Of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Group 6: Cardiac Techniques and Technology

P39. Reduced Hemostatic Activation With The Use Of A Minimized Extracorporeal System - A Prospective Randomised Trial
Petar Risteski, Ulf Abdel-Rahman, Sven Martins, Feyzan Özaslan, Anton Moritz, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker
Department Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, Johann Wolgang Goethe University, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

P40. Mini-Invasive Approaches In Reoperations In Coronary Surgery
Jan Harrer, Zdenek Sorm, Pavel Zacek, Vladimír Brzek, Vladimír Lonský, Jirí Mand'ák
Dept. Of Cardiac Surgery, Univ. Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

P41. Structured Operative Techniques In Off-Pump Revascularisation Results In Routine Cabg With Avoidance Of A Learning Curve
Helmut Mair, Sven Pohl, Michael Schmoeckel, Bruno Reichart, Sabine Daebritz
Cardiac Surgery, University Of Munich, Munich, Germany

P42. Histopathology And Transmurality Of Acute Microwave Lesions On Human Right Atrium
Joseph W. Turek, Louis R. Dibernardo, Andrew J. Lodge, Shu S. Lin, R Duane Davis, Peter K. Smith, Carmelo A. Milano, Donald G. Glower, Sinan A. Simsir
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

P43. Surgical Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation With Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation: Mid-Term Results
Spencer J. Melby, Yosuke Ishii, Sydney L. Gaynor, Marci S. Bailey, Beth A. Burnside, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano, Jr.
Surgery, Division Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School Of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

P44. Left Ventricular Reconstruction And Bypass Grafting In End-Stage Ischemic Heart Failure On Beating-Heart Settings
Mitrev K. Zan, Sr.1, Anguseva N. Tanja, Sr.2
1cardiosurgery, Special Hospital Of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, Macau, 2intensive Care, Special Hospital Of Cardiosurgery, Skopje, Macau

P45. Cryothermia Maze And Mini-Maze In Mitral Valve Surgery
Robert F. Hebeler, Jr.
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

Group 7: Imaging Technology

P46. Influence Of Anastomotic Techniques In Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass
J. Michael Smith1, Hubert Stein2, John R. Robinson1, Jenny Hawes1, Amy Engel3
1Department Of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Oh, USA, 2intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, Ca, USA, 3hatton Research, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA

P47. Does Preoperative Multislice Computed Tomography (Msct) Predict Operative Times In Total Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Tecab) ?
Thomas Schachner1, Gudrun Feuchtner2, Nikolaos Bonaros1, Armin Oehlinger1, Eva Gassner3, Guy Friedrich4, Guenther Laufer1, Johannes Bonatti1
1department Of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, 2department Of Radiology Ii, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, 3department Of Radiology I, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, 4department Of Cardiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria

P48. Miniaturization Of Cardioplulmonary Bypass Does Not Minimize Inflammatory Response - Results From A Randomized Trial
Stefan Brose1, Steffen Rex2, Sebastian Metzelder3, Wolfgang Buhre2, Stefan H. Christiansen3, Thomas Busch3, Rolf Rossaint2, Michael Knaut1, Rüdiger Autschbach3
1Dept. Of Cardiac Surgery, Technical University Of Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 2dept. Of Anesthesiology, University Of Aachen, Aachen, Germany, 3dept. Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery, University Of Aachen, Aachen, Germany

P49. Influence Of Induced Hypothermia On Myocardial Microcirculation During Extracorporeal Circulation
Klaus Matschke1, Sems M. Tugtekin1, Ralph Kanig1, Christoph Mrowietz2, Thomas Waldow1, Michael Knaut1, Jai-Wun Park2, Friedrich Jung2
1dept. Of Cardiac Surgery, University Of Technology, Dresden, Germany, 2institute For Heart And Circulation Research, Hoyerswerda, Germany

P50. The Heartstringtm Device For Proximal Anastomoses: Performance, Pitfalls And Patency
Martin Oberhoffer1, Sandra Eifert1, F.Kur1, S. Daebritz1, Eckardt Kreuzer1, Peter Boekstegers2, Bernd Wintersperger3, Bruno Reichart1, Calin Vicol1
1cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany, 2cardiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany, 3radiology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany

P51. A Randomized Comparison Of Intraoperative Angiography And Transit-Time Flow Measurement To Detect Technical Errors In Coronary Bypass Grafts
Nimesh Desai, George Christakis, Bernard Goldman, Senri Miwa, David Kodama, Stephen Fremes
Sunnybrook And Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, On, Canada

P52. Complications Following Radial Artery Harvest: Analysis From A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Nimesh Desai, Eric Cohen, Stephen Fremes
Sunnybrook And Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Group 8: Revascularization Strategies

P53. Closure Of Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defects On A Beating Heart
Amit Banerjee
Cardiothoracic Surgery, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India

P54. Clamp-Less Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With The Use Of Magnetic Coupling Devices
Thanos Athanasiou, Hutan Ashrafian, George Krasopoulos, Sharif Al-Ruzzeh, Brian Glenville, Rex Stanbridge, Roberto Casula
Cardiothoracic, St-Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

P55. Our Experience With Skeletonized Right Gastroepiploic (Rga)
Kit V. Arom, Vibul Jotisakulratana, Vitoon Pitiguagool, Sujit Banyatpiyaphod, Sawat Asavapiyanond, Piyapan Pamornsing, Chokchai Suwanakijboriharn
Bangkok Heart Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

P56. Coronary Revascularization In Hiv Patients: The Role Of Opcab
Alex Zapolanski, Jill Ley, Laurel Mengarelli, Michael B. Pliam, Richard Shaw
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

P57. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting For Acute Myocardial Infarction
Hideaki Takai, Junjiro Kobayashi, Osamu Tagusari, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura
Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita-City, Osaka, Japan

P58. Aorta "No-Touch" Vs Standard Approach For Off-Pump Total Arterial Revascularization-A Single Center Experience
Igor Rudez, Daniel Unic, Zeljko Sutlic, Bojan Biocina, Davor Baric
Dpt. Of Cardiac Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

P59. Can Surgeons Do Complete Revascularization In Diabetic Patient Using Off-Pump Technique?
Kit V. Arom
Bangkok Heart Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Group 9: Revascularization Techniques

P60. Hemodynamic Stability During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In The Unstable Patients.
Manisha Mishra1, Rajneesh Malhotra2, Anil Karlekar1, Naresh Trehan2
1Cardiac Anesthesia, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India, 2cardiac Surgery, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India

P61. Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In Patients With Poor Left Ventricular Function (LVEF <30%)
Osamu Tagusari, Junjiro Kobayashi, Ko Bando, Kazuo Niwaya, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Takeshi Nakatani, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura
Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

P62. Long Term Angiographic Monitoring Reveals Safety And Efficacy Of The Converge End-To-Side Anastomotic Coupler
Uwe Klima1, Theo Kofidis1, Felix Schoeneich2, Andreas Boening2, Erik Bagaev1, Jochen Cremer2, Axel Haverich1
1thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, 2cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

P63. Robotic Assisted Coronary Surgery
Thierry A. Folliguet, Zannis Konstantinos, Fabrice Vanhuyse, François Laborde
Cardiac Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France

P64. Total Arterial Revasculrisation:Early Results And Technical Considerations
Vinayak Karmarkar
Cariac Surgery, Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune, India

P65. Glutamine Pretreatment Improves Myocardial Function Following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Gil Bolotin1, Jai Raman2, Ursulla Williams2, Emile Bacha2, Valluvan Jeevanandam2
1cardiothoracic Surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2cardiothoracic Surgery, The University Of Chicago, Chicago, Il, USA

P66. Anatomic Observations Of The Left Atrial Isthmus: Implications For Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation
Mark T. Stewart1, James Skarda1, Paolo Della Bella2, Anton E. Becker3
1cardiac Surgery Technologies, Medtronic, Minneapolis, Mn, USA, 2centro Cardiologico, Milan, Italy, 3cardiovascular Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

P67. Right Atrial Surgery Without Caval Snaring: Animal Model
Reddy Dandolu1, Douglas Eaton1, Aras Ali2, Nannette Schwann2, Andrew Wechsler1
1Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University, Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2cardiac Anesthesia, Drexel University, Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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