This session will focus on current issues in thoracic aortic surgery.

*Unless otherwise noted, speakers have nothing to disclose.

Moderators

Dawn Hui

Adam Williams

Presentations:

1. Evolution of Big-Data in Aortic Surgery: First Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Aortic Surgery Task Force - Nimesh Desai

2. Evaluation of 90-Day Readmissions Following Open Surgical Repair of Stanford Type A Aortic Dissections - Arsalan Amin

3. David V Valve Sparing Root Replacement v. Bioprosthetic Bentall: Inverse Propensity Weighting Analysis of 796 Patients - Casidhe-Nicole Bethancourt

4. Clinical Outcomes Using a Freestyle Subcoronary Valve/Valsalva Graft Composite Tissue Valve-Conduit for Aortic Root Replacement - Parth Patel

5. A multicenter real-world study of TEVAR with Third-Generation Low-Profile Device - Giovanni Tinelli

6. Progression of Aortic Root or Ascending Aorta dilatation (4.0-4.5cm) after Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Patients - Felix Orelaru