The 2019 AATS Mitral Conclave continues its tradition as the benchmark meeting in the field of mitral valve disease. The faculty includes over 70 international leaders in the field, and the program features over 200 invited or submitted lectures, abstracts, and video presentations.

During the two day Conclave every topic in mitral valve disease will be covered, with a unique emphasis on technical aspects of reconstructive valve surgery. Six plenary lecture sessions, four expert video sessions, twenty-two breakout sessions, and eight lunch sessions are sure to generate a high energy learning environment as the mitral world comes together for two days.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

7:30 am  Plenary Session 1: Mitral Valve Intervention: Past, Present, and Future - David H. Adams, MD

7:58 am  The French Correction - Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD

9:23 am  Leaflet Prolapse: Sliding Plasty - David H. Adams, MD

10:45 am Plenary Session 2: Dealing with Mitral Annular Calcification - Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD

3:21 pm  Expert Technique/Video Session: A Challenging Case I did this Year, Case 2 - David H. Adams, MD

4:05 pm  Mitral Conclave Achievement Award Introduction - David H. Adams, MD

6:00 pm  Breakout Session 10: Selected Video Session - Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD

6:48 pm  Direct Access Sapien  Valve-in-MAC for Radiation Induced Mitral Disease - Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD

6:39 pm  Mitral Valve Repair Based on Intraoperative Parameters Measurement: State of Art and Perspective - Daniel Grinberg, MD

Friday, May 3, 2019

7:00 am  Breakfast Breakout Session 16: Selected Video Session II - Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD

7:40 am  Reconstruction of Posterior Mitral Valve Commissure for Acute Mitral Valve Endocarditis - Amit Pawale, MD

9:55 am  Malignany Arrythmia Syndrome Associated with Barlow's Disease - David H. Adams, MD

12:00 pm The Dysfunctional Ventricle - Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD

2:00 pm  Breakout Session: Repair Master Class: Interactive Long Videos - David H. Adams, MD

2:52 pm  Blood Flow Dynamics Drive Left Ventricular Remodeling in Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation with Normal Ventricular Dimensions - Dimosthenis Pandis, MD

3:15 pm  Closing Plenary & the Top Four Controversial Abstracts - Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD