Table 1.
Scientific Sessions and List of Speakers at IMAD3 in Liege, Belgium, October 4–6, 2012
| Session Title and Moderators | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Opening session | Dimitris-Solon Georgopoulos | Agia Olga General Hospital, Greece |
| Genetics, genomics and pathobiology of thoracic aortic diseasesModerators: Eric Allaire and John A. Elefteriades | Bart Loeys | University of Antwerp, Belgium |
| Jean-Baptiste Michel | INSERM, France | |
| Peter N. Robinson | Charite-Universitätmedizin, Germany | |
| Julie De Backer | University Hospital of Gent, Belgium | |
| Fransiska Malfait | University Hospital of Gent, Belgium | |
| John A. Elefteriades | Yale University, USA | |
| Annette Baas | University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands | |
| Ayako Nagasawa | Yamaguchi University, Japan | |
| Fabio Ramponi | University of Sydney, Australia | |
| Julie Faugerouxb | INSERM, France | |
| Tiwari Kausal | G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Italy | |
| Adiguzel Zelal | Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute, Turkey | |
| Clinical management and treatment of thoracic aortic diseasesModerators: Jean-Olivier Defraigne and Christoph Nienaber | Martin Czerny | Inselspital, Switzerland |
| Luigi Lovato | University Hospital S. Orsola, Italy | |
| Christoph Nienaber | University of Rostock, Germany | |
| Germano Melissano | H. San Raffaele–Chirurgia Vascolare, Italy | |
| Thai An Nguyen | Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam | |
| Tilo Kölbel | Universitätsklinikum, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany | |
| Ian Loftus | St. George's University of London, UK | |
| John A. Elefteriades | Yale University, USA | |
| Thomas Bilfinger | Stony Brook Medical Center, USA | |
| Carsten Bünger | Thorax-, Gefäß- und Transplantationschirurgie Universitätsklinik, Rostock, Germany | |
| Stephan Kische | University Hospital Rostock, Germany | |
| Benjamin W. Starnes | University of Washington, USA | |
| Frédéric Cochennec | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, France | |
| Natzi Sakalihasan | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Davide Patrini | Cliniche Gavazzeni-Bergamo, Italy | |
| Jean-Marc Alsac | Universite Rene Descartes, France | |
| Isabelle Bouckenooghe | OLV Aalst, Belgium | |
| Bart Meurisa | University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium | |
| Epidemiology of AAAModerator: Frank Lederle | Janet Powell | Imperial College, UK |
| Rebecka Hultgren | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
| Frank A. Lederle | Minneapolis VA Center for Epidemiology & Clinical Research, USA | |
| Paul Norman | University of Western Australia, Australia | |
| Soroush Sohrabi | University of Leeds, UK | |
| Jes Lindholt | Viborg Hospital, Denmark | |
| Kim Kargaard Bredahl | Rigshospital Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Fredrik Lundgren | University Hospital of Linköping, Sweden | |
| Jordane Herail | CHU Besançon, France | |
| Rodolphe Durieux | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Genetics and genomics of AAAModerator: Helena Kuivaniemi | Jonathan Golledge | James Cook University, Australia |
| Gerard Tromp | Geisinger Clinic, USA | |
| Betti Giusti | University of Florence, Italy | |
| Pathophysiology and biomarkers of AAAModerators: Gillian Cockerill and Jes Lindholt | Jose Luis Martin Ventura | Autonoma University, Spain |
| Gillian Cockerill | St. George's University of London, UK | |
| Joel Pincemail | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Koichi Yoshimura | Yamaguchi University, Japan | |
| Joost A. Van Herwaarden | University Medical Center in Utrecht, The Netherlands | |
| Jesper Swedenborg | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
| Andrea Ascoli Marchetti | University of Rome, Italy | |
| Marc A Bailey | University of Leeds, UK | |
| Melina Vega de Céniga | Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo, Spain | |
| Osamu Yamashita | Yamaguchi University, Japan | |
| José Monteiro | University of Sao Paulo, Brasil | |
| Tips and tricks for better management in aortic surgery: team building | Francine Blaffart | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium |
| Filip De Somer | University Hospital Gent, Belgium | |
| Marc Schepens | AZ Sin. Jan Brugge, Belgium | |
| Moderators: Francine Blaffart and Filip De Somer | John Murkin | University of Western Ontario, Canada |
| Niels Rahe-Meyer | Hannover Medical School, Germany | |
| Marc G Lagny | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Creating standards for measuring AAA growthModerator: Eric Allaire | Henrik Sillesen | Rigshospitalet, Denmark |
| Timothy Baxter | University of Nebraska, USA | |
| Anders Wanhainen | Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden | |
| Clinical management and treatment of distal arch, thoraco-abdominal and abdominal aortic aneurysms: Part IModerators: Nicos Labropoulos and Eric Verhoeven | Furuzan Numan | Istanbul University, Turkey |
| Eric Verhoeven | Klinikum Nürnberg Süd, Germany | |
| Michael Jacobs | Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands | |
| Clinical management and treatment of distal arch, thoraco-abdominal and abdominal aortic aneurysms: Part IIModerators: Nicos Labropoulos and Hendrik Van Damme | Hence Verhagen | Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands |
| Jason Lee | Stanford University, USA | |
| Athanasios Giannoukas | University Hospital of Larissa, Greece | |
| Nicos Labropoulos | Stony Brook University Medical Center, USA | |
| Frank Veith | New York University, USA | |
| Frank Vermassen | Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Belgium | |
| Gilberto Boselli | Reggio Emilia Public Hospital, Italy | |
| Bertrand Saint-Lèbes | University Hospital of Toulouse, France | |
| V.A. Piccone | Staten Island University Hospital, USA | |
| Sebastien Deglise | CHUV, Switzerland | |
| Roberto Gattuso | University Sapienza, Italy | |
| AAA GeneticsModerators: Matthew Bown and Gregory Jones | Matthew Bown | University of Leicester, UK |
| David Carey | Geisinger Clinic, USA | |
| Daniel Swerdlow | University College London, UK | |
| Anna Helgadóttir | deCODE Genetics, Iceland | |
| Gregory Jones | University of Otago, New Zealand | |
| Per Eriksson | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
| Grisha Pirianov | St. George's University of London, UK | |
| Mohamed Salah | UK SH-Campus Lübeck, Germany | |
| Rebecka Hultgren | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
| Ewa Strauss | Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland | |
| Irene Hinterseher | Charite-Universitätmedizin, Germany | |
| Viviane Kokjeb | Leiden University, The Netherlands | |
| Fernando Rodríguez-Pascual | Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Spain | |
| Epidemiology, genetics and pathophysiology of valvular diseases | Per Eriksson | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden |
| Alessandro Della Corte | Second University of Naples, Italy | |
| Anders Franco-Cereceda | Karolinska Institutet, Sweden | |
| Moderators: Per Eriksson and Victor Legrand | Jean Dumesnil | University Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology of Quebec, Canada |
| Mohamed Salah | UK SH-Campus Lübeck, Germany | |
| M. Buonocore | Second University of Naples, Italy | |
| V. D'Oria | Second University of Naples, Italy | |
| Laure Gilis | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Clinical management and treatment of valvular diseasesModerators: Victor Legrand and Marc A. Radermecker | Luc Pierard | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium |
| Carlo Di Mario | Royal Brompton Hospital, UK | |
| Gebrine El Khoury | Clinique Universitaire de Saint-Luc, Belgium | |
| Vitalii Kravchenko | M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ukraine | |
| K.J. Griffin | University of Leeds, UK | |
| Victor Legrand | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Inez Rodrigus | University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Perceval™ S. the truly sutureless valve: 5-year clinical results and first BeNeLux resultsModerator: Jean-Olivier Defraigne | Bart Meuris | University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium |
| Jean-Marc Marnette | CHR Namur, Belgium | |
| Suzanne Kats | University Hospital Maastricht AZM, The Netherlands | |
| Mattia Glauber | G. Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Italy | |
| Recent advances and future directions of aortic diseasesModerator: Frank Lederle | Frank Veith | New York University, USA |
| Eric Allaire | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor, France | |
| Jan Lindeman | Leiden University, The Netherlands | |
| Frank Lederle | Minneapolis VA Center for Epidemiology & Clinical Research, USA | |
| Natzi Sakalihasan | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Christian Gasser | The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
| Tim McGloughlin | University of Limerick, Ireland | |
| Jes Lindholt | Viborg Hospital, Denmark | |
| Giampaolo Martufi | The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
| Alain Nchimi | University Hospital of Liège, Belgium | |
| Arend-Jan Nieuwland | Leiden University, The Netherlands | |
| Badri Vijaynagara | University of Leicester, UK | |
| Nicoletta Charolidi | St. George's University of London, UK | |
| Laurence Rouet | MediSys, France |
a
Received the Raymond Limet Prize given to the 2 best posters/short communications on natural history and/or pathophysiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
b
Received the Camillo Di Croce Prize given to the 2 best posters/short communications on familial and/or genetic aspects of aneurysms.
For details on the program, visit the conference Web site at http://www.chuliege-imaa.be/.