Program Chair
Hirokuni Arai
President of Hokushin General Hospital, Nagano Japan
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Society President of Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery (JACAS)

Course Directors
John D. Puskas, Mount Sinai Heart, New York, New YorkDavid P. Taggart, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Shuichiro Takanashi, IUHW Mita Hospital/Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Japan

Educational Co-Sponsors
Japanese Association forCoronary Artery Surgery

International Society forCoronary Artery Surgery

THE JAPANESECORONARY ASSOCIATION

T HE JAPANESECORONARYASSOCIATIONTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

Room1〜3

Opening Remarks
7:45-8:00
JACAS ＆ ICC Joint Session 1
8:00-10:00
Panel discussion Harvest and Deployment of Coronary Bypass Grafts in 2023
Moderators: John D. Puskas, Hirokuni Arai
JI-JS1-1

Safe Use of BITA Grafts：Skeletonized versus Non-Skeletonized Harvest

JI-JS1-2

How to Harvest and Deploy BITA Grafts

JI-JS1-3

30 Years of RA Grafting

John D. Puskas
David P. Taggart
James Tatoulis
JI-JS1-4

How to Harvest and Deploy the GEA in All-Arterial Grafting Procedures
Hiroshi Niinami

JI-JS1-5

Fate of competitive graft flow

JI-JS1-6

Current Evidence for the use of non-touch SVG

Ki-Bong Kim
Umberto Benedetto
JI-JS1-7

The Viola // a new anastomotic device
Gil Bolotin

JI-JS1-8

How to Harvest and Deploy RA Grafts
Mario FL Gaudino― 13 ―

JI-JS1-9＜Featured Abstract＞
The strength of NT-SVG
Atsushi Sugaya
Kurashiki Central Hospital

JI-JS1-10

Graft Selection Questionnaire results：Current Graft Deployment in Japan
Toshihiro Fukui

JACAS ＆ ICC Joint Session 2
10:10-10:40
Debate：Use of FFR for CABG
Moderators: David P. Taggart, Tatsuhiko Komiya
JI-JS2-1

From pro perspective

JI-JS2-2

From con perspective

Hristo Kirov
John D. Puskas

JACAS ＆ ICC Joint Session 3
10:55-11:25
Why is Off- pump CABG Still the Major Procedure in Japan? -Current status ofJapanese off-pump CABG
Moderators: David P. Taggart, Shuichiro Takanashi
JI-JS3-1

Development of OPCAB in Japan
Hirokuni Arai

Discussants: Masao Takahashi, Hitoshi Yaku, Hirofumi Takemura, Hiroshi Niinami, Toshihiro Fukui

Lifetime Achievement Award
11:25-11:35
Awardees: Yukiyasu Sezai, Hisayoshi Suma

Luncheon Seminar 1
12:30-13:20
The Necessity of Quality Assessment in CABG
Moderators: Hirokuni Arai, Shuichiro Takanashi, David P. Taggart, Hiroshi Niinami
1

Optimal application of TTFM in CABG
Hirofumi Takemura

2

TTFM beyond de SVG graft
Ki-Bong Kim

3

Ultrasound imaging outside CABG

4

Practicalities of Starting a Quality Assessment Program

Hirokuni Arai
Gil Bolotin
Co-sponsored by Medistim― 14 ―

JACAS ＆ ICC Joint Session 4
13:35-15:05
Non-sternotomy CABG-MICS /Robotic/Hybrid CABG
Moderators: Bob Kiaii, Taichi Sakaguchi
JI-JS4-1

Hybrid coronary revascularization for complex coronary artery disease
Taichi Sakaguchi

JI-JS4-2

MICS CABG as a standard coronary revascularization
Keita Kikuchi

JI-JS4-3＜Featured Abstract＞
Totally endoscopic left main coronary artery bypass grafting：a propensity scorematched analysis
Jade Claessens
Hasselt University - Jessa Hospital

JI-JS4-4

Robotic MIDCAB

JI-JS4-5

Robotic BITA grafting

JI-JS4-6

How to start Robotic CABG program

Bob Kiaii
Husam H. Balkhy
Gianluca Torregrossa
JI-JS4-7

Evidence base for MICS CABG
Piroze Davierwala

JACAS ＆ ICC Joint Session 5
16:15-17:55
CABG for low LV function Why and How
Moderators: Stephen E. Fremes, Hirofumi Takemura
JI-JS5-1

Evidence base for CABG in patient with low LV function
Sigrid E. Sandner

JI-JS5-2

The role of preoperative viability assessment in patient selection for CABG
Michael E. Farkouh

JI-JS5-3

STICH3C comparing PCI and CABG in patients with LV dysfunction

JI-JS5-4

Emergent CABG with ECMO support in ACS patients

JI-JS5-5

CABG for low EF, as many grafts as possible

Stephen E. Fremes
Tomohiro Mizuno
Hirofumi Takemura
JI-JS5-6

IMPELLA supported CABG
Keitaro Domae

JI-JS5-7

Impella Supported CABG：US Perspective

JI-JS5-8＜Featured Abstract＞
Impella 5.0 supported coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severely
depressed left ventricular function

Deane Smith

Yukiharu Sugimura
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and RWTH University Hospital Aachen,
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany― 15 ―

JACAS ＆ ICC Joint Session 6
18:00-18:20
Intraoperative TTFM for CABG：Evidence and Expert Opinion Statement
Moderators: David P. Taggart, Hirokuni Arai
Presenter: Mario FL Gaudino
Panelists: John D. Puskas, Sigrid E. Sandner, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Stephen E. Fremes, Tohru Asai

Featured Abstract
18:20-19:00
Moderators: John D. Puskas, Hirokuni Arai
FA-1

Time-Varying Risk Factors in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass
Grafting. Fifteen Years follow-up with a Propensity-Matched Analysis
Gianluca Torregrossa
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Lankenau Medical Center, MainLine Health, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

FA-2

The Impact of the Number of Distal Anastomosis on the Early and Long-term
Outcomes after CABG in Patients with left ventricular dysfunction
Kim Sang Yoon
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang
Hospital, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

FA-3

Outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting in hemodialysis patients with diabetes
mellitus
Chen Ken
SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE, TOKYO, JAPAN

FA-4

Feasibility of a novel excimer laser-assisted non-occlusive anastomotic connector
in a porcine model of minimally invasive coronary artery surgery
Timo Z. Nazari Shafti（1）German Heart Center Berlin, Germany（2）Charité Universitätsmedzin Berlin, Germany（3）Berlin Institute of Health, Germany

FA-5

HOW COVID19 AFFECTED CORONARY SURGERY IN A NATIONAL HEART CENTER
Avenilo Aventura Jr
Philippine Heart Center

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

Room4

Oral Abstract Presentation 1
8:00-8:30
Graft Harvest / Others
Moderators: Nuttapon Arayawudhikul, Kenji Iino
OAP1-1Long-term outcomes and vein graft patency in endoscopic versus conventional vein
graft harvesting technique：a propensity score analysis
Mariano Cefarelli
Cardiac Surgery Unit, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Polytechnic University of Marche,
Ancona, Italy

OAP1-2

A Closer Look at Endothelial Cells of Conduits and Harvesting Techniques
Nataliya Bahatyrevich
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California-Davis, USA.

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OAP1-3

The Use of Ultrasonically Activated Scalpel Versus Electrocautery In Harvesting
The Internal Mammary Artery To Prevent Sternal Wound Infection In Coronary
Artery Bypass Graft Patients：A Prospective Cohort Study
Karl Derrick O. Sia
Aventura, Avenilo, Jr.

OAP1-4

Sternal Closure with Rigid Plate Fixation for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass
Grafting：Can Sternal Plating Increase the Feasibility of Bilateral Internal Thoracic
Artery Usage in High-Risk Patients?
Jota Nakano
Kurashiki Central Hospital

OAP1-5

Effects of Different Preoperative Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Discontinuation Times
on Blood Loss after Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass
Alaa Abd El Al
German Heart Center Berlin

Oral Abstract Presentation 2
8:40-9:10
OPCAB / Others
Moderators: Suchart Chaiyaroj, Takeshiro Fujii
OAP2-1

Double check intraoperative graft validation using both TTFM and IFI can achieve
awake from general anesthesia just after Off Pump CABG surgery.
Masao Takahashi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiratsuka Kyosai Heart Center

OAP2-2

Stroke after isolated CABG with our clampless strategy in consecutive 892 patients
Kentaro Amano
Fujita Health University

OAP2-3

Myocardial injuries after OPCAB and on-pump beating CABG
Kazuki Matsuhashi
Fujita Health University

OAP2-4

Factors Affecting the Outcome of Patients who underwent Coronary Artery Bypass
Grafting with Coronary Artery Endarterectomy： A Single Center Experience
Allan Anthony Ortiz
Philippine Heart Center

OAP2-5Comparing CABG and PCI Across the Globe Based on Current Regional Registry
Evidence
Tulio Caldonazo
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany.

Oral Abstract Presentation 3
9:15-9:39
New Technique / Anastomotic Device
Moderators: Oh-Choon Kwon, Yosuke Ishii
OAP3-1

MODIFIED LIMA SUTURE TECHNIQUE TO FACILITATE OFF PUMP CABG
Kohei AbeSt. Lukeʼs international hospital, Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery― 17 ―

OAP3-2

Angiographic Findings and Clinical Outcomes Following Robotic-Assisted Coronary
Artery Bypass Grafting Using MicroCore Knot.
Gianluca Torregrossa
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Lankenau Medical Center, MainLine Health, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

OAP3-3

Early Clinical Experience：Micro Titanium Fasteners to Secure 6-0, 7-0, or 8-0
Polypropylene Suture：The First 200+ Patients and 700+ Fasteners
Kyle C. Purrman
LSI SOLUTIONS

OAP3-4

COR-KNOT Fastener Obstructing the Left Main Coronary Artery Following Aortic
Valve Replacement： A Case Report
Azzahra Edrees
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital andResearch Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Oral Abstract Presentation 4
9:50-10:20
Coronary Aneurysm / Myocardial Bridging
Moderators: Jun Aventura, Kenji Okada
OAP4-1

Surgical treatment for coronary artery aneurysms.
Ryo Kawabata
Division of Cardiovascular surgery, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

OAP4-2

A Giant Right Coronary Artery with Fistulous Communication to the Right Ventricle
Post Cardiac Vascular Plug ＆ Coiling：A Case Report
Jerome D. Urbina
Philippine Heart Center

OAP4-3

Repair of Isolated Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm
Anna H. Xue
University of California, Davis Medical Center

OAP4-4

Dynamic remodeling of coronary artery lesions occurs even at remote period inpatients with Kawasaki disease
Shintaro Katahira
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

OAP4-5

Identification of Patient Factors Associated with Symptomatic Improvement after
Surgical Myocardial Bridge Unroofing
Hanjay Wang
Stanford University

Oral Abstract Presentation 5
10:25-10:55
Low EF / Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Moderators: Sigrid E. Sandner, Satoru Wakasa
OAP5-1

Surgical technique and early outcomes of OPCAB in patient with low ejection
fraction
Masahito Minakawa
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University School of
Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan― 18 ―

OAP5-2

Short and Intermediate Term Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery
Alaa Abd El Al
German Heart Center Berlin, Germany

OAP5-3

Ventricular Treatment for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy as Compared to Non-ischemic
One
Masashi Komeda
Cardiac Cetner, Fukuda General Hospital

OAP5-4

Long term results of ELIET（Endocardial Linear Infarct Exclusion Technique）
proceedure for ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Satoshi Numata
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

OAP5-5

Left ventricular restoration with scar exclusion in the non-heart transplant surgicaltreatment for ischemic heart failure
Yasunori Cho
Tokai University School of Medicine

Oral Abstract Presentation 6
11:00-11:36
AMI mechanical complication
Moderators: Jeong Seob Yoon, Tomohiro Mizuno
OAP6-1

A case of ventricular double rupture -mitral valve papillary muscle rupture 4 weeks
after repair of ventricular septal perforation associated with acute myocardial
infarction
Kohei Furusawa
Kawasaki Medical School Hospital

OAP6-2Clinical Result of Ventricular Septal Perforation
Shuji Chino
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shinshu
University

OAP6-3

Post Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture：When do we operate? A National
Cardiac Center Experience
Avenilo L Aventura Jr
Philippine Heart Center

OAP6-4

LV unloading therapy using Impella 5.5 after emergency surgery for acute
myocardial infarction mechanical complication in two adults
Kenji Iino
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa University

OAP6-5

Analysis of risk factors and survival of surgical repair of post myocardial infarction
ventricular septal rupture - 15 years of experience
Shilpa Suresh
MBBS , DNB , Mch

OAP6-6

Ventricular Septal Defect Associated with Acute Myocardial Infarction：A Single
Center Experience
Kan Nawata
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Marianna University School of Medicine― 19 ―

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

Room1・2

Morning Seminar 1
7:20-7:50
Moderator: Yutaka Okita
Novel Technologies for Clampless Proximal Anastomosis 〜Usage experience of VIOLA〜
Speaker: Gil Bolotin
Co-sponsored by VITAL Corporation

Coronary Week Opening Remarks
7:50-8:00
JACAS ＆ JCA ＆ ICC Joint Session 1
8:00-9:30
Controversies in management of CAD post ISCHEMIA
Moderators: Hitoshi Yaku, Masato Nakamura, John D. Puskas
JJI-JS1-1

Overview of the ISCHEMIA Trial and Updated Guideline in Japan

JJI-JS1-2

Japanese Interventional Cardiology Perspective

Shun Kosaka
Kenichi Tsujita
JJI-JS1-3

Cardiology（PCI）
Hiroki Shiomi

JJI-JS1-4

AHA Guidelines perspective

JJI-JS1-5

STS/AATS guidelines perspective

Stephen E. Fremes
Faisal G. Bakaeen
JJI-JS1-6

Non-Interventional Cardiology Perspective
Michael E. Farkouh

JACAS ＆ JCA ＆ ICC Joint Session 2
9:40-11:25
Management of CAD in 2025-2030：Beyond FAME III and ISCHEMIA
Moderators: Toshiro Shinke, Toshihiro Fukui, Faisal G. Bakaeen
JJI-JS2-1

Cardiologistʼs perspective of FAMEIII

JJI-JS2-2

Surgeonʼs perspective of FAMEIII

Michael E. Farkouh
David P. Taggart
JJI-JS2-3

How will the epidemic of diabetics change management?（Surgeonʼs perspective）
Umberto Benedetto

JJI-JS2-4

How will the epidemic of diabetics change management?（Cardiologistʼs
perspective）

JJI-JS2-5

Impact of Kidney Disease in Revascularization（Surgeonʼs perspective）

Sunao Nakamura
Stephen E. Fremes― 20 ―

JJI-JS2-6

Impact of Kidney Disease in Revascuralization（Cordiologistʼs perspective）
Ken Kohzuma

JJI-JS2-7＜Featured Abstract＞
Graft selection for long-term survival in CABG for patients with impared renal
function
Keiji Oi
Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

JJI-JS2-8

Non interventional cardiologistʼs vision of the future
Michael E. Farkouh

JACAS ＆ JCA ＆ ICC Joint Session 3
13:20-14:50
Advanced revascularization technique Cardiologist vs Surgeon
Moderators: David P. Taggart, Takeshiro Fujii, Kiyoshi Hibi
JJI-JS3-1

Cardiologist（CTO）
Makoto Sekiguchi

JJI-JS3-2

Halfway Rotational Atherectomy for severely calcified lesions
Kenichi Sakakura

JJI-JS3-3

Surgeon（stentectomy/endarterectomy）

JJI-JS3-4

No-aortic-touch, all-arterial OPCAB（European perspective）

JJI-JS3-5

No-aortic-touch, all-arterial OPCAB（USA perspective）

Shuichiro Takanashi
Sotirios N. Prapas
John D. Puskas
JJI-JS3-6

Minimally invasive LITA vs PCI for the LAD（Surgeons perspective）
Husam H. Balkhy

JJI-JS3-7

Minimally invasive LITA vs PCI for the LAD（Cardiologist perspective：Less invasive
PCI：Distal radialaproach）
Fuminobu Yoshimachi

Afternoon Seminar 4
15:00-15:50
Expert Perspectives for the Future of Less Invasive Coronary Surgery
Moderator: Hitoshi Yaku
1

Hybrid Approach for Less Invasive Coronary Surgery
Yoshitsugu Nakamura

2

Past, Present and Future of Less Invasive Coronary Surgery
Bob Kiaii
Co-sponsored by Medtronic― 21 ―

JACAS ＆ JCA ＆ ICC Joint Session 4
16:00-17:30
Heart Team Discussion 〜Who will treat this case?〜
Moderators: Hirokuni Arai, Yasunori Ueda, David P. Taggart
Multiple real life case presentations and discussion
Discussants: Michael E. Farkouh, John D. Puskas, Tohru Asai, Shuichiro Takanashi, Stephen E. Fremes,
Sigrid E. Sandner, Vipin Zamvar, Sunao Nakamura, Kengo Tanabe, Masami Ochi

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

Room4

Oral Abstract Presentation 7
8:00-8:30
MICS / Robotic CABG Program
Moderators: Bob Kiaii, Eiki Nagaoka
OAP7-1

Impact of Surgeon Experience on Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass
Grafting. A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
Gianluca Torregrossa
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Lankenau Medical Center, MainLine Health, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA

OAP7-2

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Single Surgeon Experience in
the First Year of Clinical Practice.
Gianluca Torregrossa
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Lankenau Medical Center, MainLine Health, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

OAP7-3

Establishment and Three Years Outcomes of Robotic-assisted Hybrid Coronary
Revascularization in the Middle East
Salman W. Bafageeh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

OAP7-4On-pump beating-heart total arterial minimally invasive coronary artery bypass
grafting - our first Polish experience.
Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, John Paul II Hospital, Instituteof Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

OAP7-5MICS CABG：Our Early Experience in the Philippine Heart Center and How I Do It.
John Andrew M. Yam
Philippine Heart Center

Oral Abstract Presentation 8
8:35-9:05
MICS CABG
Moderators: Piroze Davierwala, Taichi Sakaguchi
OAP8-1In-hospital and mid-term Results of Cryo Nerve Block Therapy following minimallyinvasive CABG.
Gianluca Torregrossa
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Lankenau Medical Center, MainLine Health, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

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OAP8-2

MICS off pump of total arterial coronary bypass
Nuttapon Arayawudhikul
Lampang Hospital

OAP8-3The effect of continued mechanical ventilation on the occurrence of myocardialischemia in patients undergoing totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting（endo-CABG）：a pilot study（VENTMICS）
Jade Claessens
Hasselt University

OAP8-4

Early-term Results of Second Redo Minimally Invasive OPCAB Surgery
Doosang Kim
Veterans Health Service Medical Center

OAP8-5

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting（MIDCAB）for chronic total
occlusion of the left anterior descending artery
Hristo Kirov
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany

Oral Abstract Presentation 9
9:10-9:40
Robotic CABG
Moderators: Husam H. Balkhy, Yoshitsugu Nakamura
OAP9-1

Angiographic Findings and Clinical Outcomes Following Reverse Hybrid
Revascularization With Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Gianluca Torregrossa
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Lankenau Medical Center, MainLine Health, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

OAP9-2

Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass：Can Branches of the Right
Coronary Artery be Grafted?
Sarah Nisivaco
University of Chicago Medicine

OAP9-3

Robotic assist total arterial coronary artery bypass grafting：moving towards
futureMEERANGHANI MOHAMED YUSUF
APOLLO HOSPITALS, GREAMS ROAD, CHENNAI, INDIA

OAP9-4

Quality of Life for patients who underwent Robotic Hybrid Coronary
Revascularization vs Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting a comparative
study
Uthman Aluthman
Consultant Adult Cardiac Surgery at KFSHRCJ

OAP9-5

Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass in Single and Multi-vessel
CAD：Bridging the Gender Gap Despite a Higher Risk Profile in Women
HIROTO KITAHARAThe University of Chicago― 23 ―

Oral Abstract Presentation 10
9:45-10:27
SVG
Moderators: Ki-Bong Kim, Yasushi Takagi
OAP10-1

Endoscopic pedicle saphenous vein graft harvesting：procedure and postoperative
outcomes
Rihito Tamaki
St. Lukeʼs International Hospital

OAP10-2

Interim experience with microwave surgical instrument for saphenous vein
harvesting to facilitate no touch technique
Kota Itagaki
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanOAP10-3

Saphenous Vein Graft Optimization for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting：A Group
Practice Experience at the Philippine Heart Center
Christopher Cheng
Philippine Heart Center

OAP10-4

Sternal and Leg Wound Complications after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using
No-Touch Saphenous Vein Composite Grafts in a Newly-Opened Cardiac SurgicalCenter
Min-Seok Kim
Cardiovascular Center, Myeongji Hospital

OAP10-5

Venous External Support in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery：A Systematic Review
and Meta-analysis
Marco Gemelli
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua,
Italy.

OAP10-6Comparison of proximal anastomosis of coronary artery grafting bypass to theprosthetic graft and to the native aorta
Ryosuke Hayashi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University Hospital

OAP10-7

Storage solution-based repeated graft flushing does not impose nephrotoxicity
during coronary artery bypass grafting
Bernhard Winkler, MD
Vienna Health Network, Cardiovascular Surgery KFL, Vienna, Austria

Oral Abstract Presentation 11
10:32-11:20
Arterial Revascularization / Conduit Configuration
Moderators: Gianluca Torregrossa, Kohji Kawahito
OAP11-1

One-year clinical outcomes of total arterial grafting versus single arterial grafting inpatients undergoing isolated coronary bypass grafting：an analysis from theEuropean DuraGraft Registry
Maximilian Y. Emmert
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin,
Germany― 24 ―

OAP11-2

Mid-term patency of in-situ revascularization using bilateral internal thoracic
arteries
Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, John Paul II Hospital, Instituteof Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

OAP11-3

The Problems with the Total Arterial Sling Grafting Configuration are Avoidable
Based on Patient-Specific Predictive Hemodynamics
Krish Chaudhuri（1）Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit at Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New
Zealand（2）Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New
Zealand

OAP11-4Long-Term Results（15 Years）of Myocardial Revascularization with Two and One
Internal Thoracic Artery（ies）（ITA（s））
Armen Martirosyan
Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery

OAP11-5Off-pump Skeletonized in-situ BITA grafting for left coronary territory―Impact of
RITA-LAD grafting―
Kazutoshi Tachibana
MD,PhD

OAP11-6

The Evolution of Arterial Grafting at a National Cardiac Institute
Avenilo L Aventura Jr
Philippine Heart Center

OAP11-7

Coronary artery bypass grafting based on the in situ right internal thoracic artery asa single inflow source
Ji Seong Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital,
Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

OAP11-8

Patency rate of internal thoracic artery grafting to the left coronary artery inpatients with left main lesion.
HIROYUKI NAKAJIMA
International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3

Room1

International Competition of Coronary Anastomosis（Live streaming and Onsite hybrid program）
7:00-9:00
International Competition of Coronary Anastomosis on Online hands-on is a partof JACAS off the job training education program, of which the platform is developed by EBM Corp. Japan. Players demonstrate their anastomosis technique on
YOUCAN and Anasthon A1 simulator. Judges assess the skill by Real-time iceskating assessment method .
Mission forces: Hitoshi Yokoyama, Kohei Abe, Hiroyuki Nishi, Kazuma Okamoto, Park Young Kwang
Moderators: Hitoshi Yokoyama, Tohru Asai
Commentators: John D. Puskas, David P. Taggard, Bob Kiaii, Shuichiro Takanashi, Suchart Chaiyaroj
Judges: Kohei Abe, Hiroyuki Nishi, Kazuma Okamoto
Technology Director（Online hands-on simulation platform）:Park Young Kwang
Strategic partners: Jun Aventura, Nirmal Gupta, Nuttapon Arayawudhikul
Honored competitors: Sutthirug Sutthisak（Thailand）,Dhananjay Bansal（India）,
Gaspher V. Jumao-as（Phillipines）, Rihito Tamaki（Japan）― 25 ―

OPCAB Masterclass APAC 2022
9:30-14:05
Medtronic OPCAB Masterclass Chairmans: David Taggart, John Puskas
Medtronic OPCAB Masterclass Japan Course Directors:
Hitoshi Yaku, Shuichiro Takanashi, Hirokuni Arai, Hiroshi Niinami, Taichi Sakaguchi,
Toshihiro Fukui
9：30 Welcome Address
9：35 Keynote Lecture
Moderators: Hirokuni Arai, Hitoshi Yaku

Evidence from the World：OPCAB 2022
David Taggart

Basic Principles and Techniques of OPCABJohn Puskas

10：35 All Arterial Grafting Technique
Moderators: Hitoshi Yaku, David Taggart
Discussant: John Puskas

All Arterial In-situ Grafting
Hiroshi Niinami

Free RITA Composite Grafting in MICS
Piroze Davierwala

Radial Artery I - composite Grafting
Hiroyuki Nakajima

11：35

Break

Case Discussion：Difficult Case
12：00 Topic 1. Lunch Session, Bailout Case
Moderators: Hirokuni Arai, Hiroshi Niinami
Discussants: Hitoshi Yaku, Taichi Sakaguchi

Case 1. Preoperative optimization with Mitra clip.―Bail-out strategy―
Shuichiro Takanashi

Case 2. TTFM quality assessment - how to change the management
David Taggart

Case 3. How to deal with epicardial hematoma
John Puskas

13：00

Break

13：15 Case Discussion：Difficult Case
Topic 2. Deeply buried coronary in myocardium - How to find and how to keep
hemodynamics
Moderators: Shuichiro Takanashi, John Puskas
Discussants: Nuttapon Arayawudhikul, David Taggart
Case 1: Toshihiro Fukui
Case 2: Taichi Sakaguchi

14：05

Closing Remarks
Co-sponsored by Medtronic― 26 ―

Video Presentation
VP-1

Anatomical repair of left main coronary artery ostial atresia using pulmonary arterypatch
Nobuyasu Kato
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine

VP-2

A Novel Technique of Endoscopic No-touch Saphenous Vein Harvesting
Kunihiko Yoshino
Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center

VP-3

Robotic Totally Endoscopic Internal Thoracic Artery Bypass to the Right Coronary
Artery for a Patient with a Prior Bypass Surgery
HIROTO KITAHARAThe University of Chicago

VP-4

Inferior Ventricular Septal Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Luis Roberto Dallan
INCOR - Heart Institute from the University of Sao Pauloe-Poster PresentationeP-1

A case of a ruptured left coronary artery aneurysm associated with coronarypulmonary artery fistula：Advantage of the on-pump beating-heart techniqueAtsushi Hiromoto
Department of cardiovascular surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi HospitaleP-2

Tactics against Coronary to Pulmonary Artery Fistulas with Large Aneurysm
Atsushi Oi
Gunma University

eP-3

Comparing the outcomes of multiple and single arterial grafts for Veterans Affairs
patients
Mohammad Arammash
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

eP-4

How does off-pump coronary artery surgery affect frailty patients?
Hiromasa Yamashita
Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh HospitaleP-5

On-Pump vs. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery in a VeteranPopulation
Jay Patel
California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, California

eP-6

Saphenous vein graft with axillar artery inflow for porcelain aorta
Satoshi Uesugi
Jichi Medical University, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery

eP-7

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting without transfusion in patients who were
Johovahʼs Witnessess
Sang Yoon Yeom
Sejong General Hispital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

eP-8

MICS Off pump CABG：a single-Center Analysis of 227 Patients
Ryohei Ushioda
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Lampang Hospital,
Lampang, Thailand

eP-9

Preliminary trials of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting at nonexperienced institution
Satoshi Kimura
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital― 27 ―

eP-10Morphological changes in endothelial cell organelles in a no-touch saphenous vein
graft
AKIRA SUGAYA
Gyotoku General HospitaleP-11

Outcomes in dialysis patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Yasuhiro Kawase
Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh HospitaleP-12

Clinical Outcomes of Coronary Artery Reconstruction in Redo Aortic Root
Replacement
Yojiro Koda
Kobe University HospitaleP-13

Patch Repair for the Seagull Deformity of a Sequential Diamond-Shape Coronary
Anastomosis
Vasily Kaleda
Central Clinical Hospital（Moscow, Russia）

eP-14

An Unusual Case of Huge Fibrotic Sac of Hematoma at Saphenous Vein Harvest Site
for CABG
June Lee
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul St. Maryʼs Hospital, College ofMedicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

eP-15

Treatment for sternal osteomyelitis or mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass
grafting surgery
Sho Onoda
Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hkosoh HospitaleP-16

Collateral robustness-stratified short- and long-term outcomes of surgicalrevascularization using epicardial echo-imaging for CTO in LAD
Kenji Iino
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa University

eP-17

The Effect of Transit-Time Flowmetry on Surgical Outcomes among Patients
Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Francis BelmontePhilippine Heart Center - Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines― 28 ―