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11th Annual International Coronary Congress
4-7 December, 2025 | New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY, USA
Preliminary Program
*Subject to Change

Salons 1 & 3 Salon 2 Lyceum Complex Julliard Complex

All Session Rooms will be located on the Fifth Floor of the
New York Marriott Marquis, unless otherwise indicated.

Thursday, 4 December 2025
12:30 - 16:00
Registration
Seventh Floor Foyer
13:00 - 17:00
ICC Coronary Training Academy
Seventh Floor, Empire Complex

Session Objective: To deliver an energetic, hands-on, and intellectually engaging training experience for young cardiothoracic surgeons through live skills demonstration, real-time knowledge challenges, and collaborative learning, while giving strategic visibility to innovative industry partners.

Session Description: Join the next generation of coronary surgeons in this energizing training event combining hands-on skills, knowledge testing, and mentorship. The ICC Coronary Training Academy will feature a technical anastomosis competition and a live quiz showdown on the history and evidence behind CABG. Open to residents, fellows, and early-career surgeons, this event launches the ICC Founders' Fellowship to support academic participation and training. Come learn, compete, and connect with the future of coronary surgery.
13:00 - 17:00
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
Attendees will rotate among numerous hands-on training stations where they will be introduced to new technologies designed to advance the state-of-the-art in surgical coronary revascularization, provided by Industry partners.
13:00 - 15:00
Special Event 1: TECHNICAL COMPETITION 🏅
The Anastomosis Challenge
sponsored by Medtronic

Participants will compete in a CABG anastomosis simulation using wet lab or dry lab training platforms (provided by sponsor), evaluated on:
  • Speed
  • Tightness (Leak Test)
  • Aesthetics and Geometry
15:00 - 16:00
Special Event 2: KNOWLEDGE CHALLENGE 🏅
🧠 CABG MasterMind: A Coronary Quiz Showdown
Sponsored by Medistim
Speakers: Balasz Gasz, MD, PhD, FECTS
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD
Hristo Kirov, MD


An interactive quiz competition using Kahoot! platform with live voting and audience participation.

Topics will include:

  • History of CABG (e.g., first CABG in NYC 65 years ago!)
  • Landmark trials (FREEDOM, ART, ROMA, BEST, etc.)
  • Physiology and TTFM-based graft assessment
  • Surgical techniques and conduit choices
16:00 - 16:30
Special Event 3: FOUNDERS' FELLOWSHIP LAUNCH
🏅 ICC Founders' Fellowship for Young Coronary Surgeons

Goal: To support promising early-career CT surgeons with travel grants and registration waivers to attend ICC.
Eligibility: Residents/fellows who submitted an abstract and commits to full participation in the CABG Academy.
Selection Criteria: Abstract quality + institutional diversity.
16:30 - 18:30
ICC ePoster Competition and Cocktail Reception
Seventh Floor Foyer

GROUP A
Minimally Invasive + Robotic CABG (MIDCAB/MICS/LAST) + Hybrid CABG
Judges: Marc Ruel, MD
John Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Ki-Bong Kim, MD
GROUP B
Coronary Misc., ERAS after CABG/CABG Pathways, Heart Failure and CABG
Judges: David Taggart, MD, PhD
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD
GROUP C
CABG in Women, Off-pump CABG & Outcomes in CABG
Judges: Hirokuni Arai, MD
Gil Bolotin, MD
Rashmi Yadav, MD
GROUP D
Conduit Configuration, Harvesting Techniques and Alternative Conduits & Novel Techniques and Technologies in CABG
Judges: Ralph Damiano, MD
Thomas Schwann, MD

Friday, 5 December 2025
07:00 - 18:00
Registration
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 17:00
Speaker Ready
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 17:00
Exhibit Hall
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 08:00
Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:45 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks and Program Overview
Salons 1 & 3

Welcoming Remarks
Welcome to the Global Coronary Operating Room
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS and David Taggart, MD, PhD

Program Overview
How Today's Program Will Change the Way You See CABG
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD and Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD
08:05 - 10:30
Session 1: Dual Screen Experience - Live Surgery & Surgery In A Box
Salons 1 & 3
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A multisensory, real-time coronary surgical masterclass.
Live Moderators: John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
David Taggart, MD, PhD
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD
Balasz Gasz, MD
Volkmar Falk, MD
Hiroshi Niinami, MD
Husam Balkhy, MD
Irsa Hasan, MD
Marc Ruel, MD
Chase Brown, MD
Kikuchi Keita, MD
Sudhir Srivastava, MD


Screen 1: LIVE Robotic TECAB Case from Philadelphia

Surgeons: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD & Husam H. Balkhy, MD


Screen 2: "Surgery In A Box" - Pre-recorded High-quality Cases

Surgeons: Off-pump Total Arterial CABG
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
On-pump BITA CABG
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD


Additional short clips submitted by:

Total Anaortic CABG with Three Inflows
Tohru Asai, MD

GEA-MIDCAB in a Redo Setting
Giuseppe Tavilla, MD, PhD, FECTS

Mammary Takedown with Harmonic Scalpel
Hiroshi Niinami, MD

CABG Clip
Volkmar Falk, MD

Minimally Invasive CABG Technique
Marc Ruel, MD

MICS using Harmonic Scalpel
Kikuchi Keita, MD

TECAB with SSI Mantra
Lalit Malik, MD

🎬 Flow of Events (Interleaved Dual-Screen Timeline):
08:05 - 08:15
Screen 1: TECAB Setup & Internal Thoracic Artery Take-Down
08:15 - 08:30
Screen 2: Dr. Puskas' Off-pump Total Arterial Case
08:30 - 08:45
"How I Do My LITA-RIMA-Y or LIMA-RA" Discussion
08:45 - 09:00
Screen 1: TECAB LAD Exposure & Setup
09:00 - 09:15
Screen 2: Dr. Bakaeen On-pump BITA Grafting
09:15 - 09:30
"On-Pump BITA - Still a Gold Standard?" Discussion
09:30 - 09:45
Screen 1: Live Anastomosis (TECAB LAD) with Narration
09:45 - 10:00
"My First Robotic CABG: Pitfalls and Early Lessons" Discussion
10:00 - 10:25
Wrap-Up: "If I Had to Do That Case, Here's What I'd Change"
10:25 - 10:30
Audience Poll & Takeaways: "What Will You Do Differently on Monday?"
10:30 - 10:45
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
11:00 - 12:00
Session 2: Visions from Giants: The Future of Coronary Disease
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Moderators: Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Naresh Trehan, MD

The PREVENT Trial: A New Concept for Prophylactic PCI of Non-Flow-Limiting Lesions
Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, MSCAI

The Medical Therapy Revolution in Coronary Artery Disease: Where Are We in 2025?
Subodh Verma, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAHA, FCAHS

Coronary Care in 2030 Guided by AI-enabled Non-Invasive Imaging
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS

CABG in 2030: Can Surgery Stay Ahead of Technology?
Volkmar Falk, MD

Panel Discussion: What Will Coronary Disease Management Look Like in 2030?
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch Symposium, supported by Atricure
Salons 1 & 3
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A Stepwise Approach to Adding Surgical Ablation in CABG Patients: how to Maximize Patient Outcomes
Ralph Damiano: My Journey to Becoming an Arrhythmia Surgeon
Richard Whitlock: AtriClip Management of the LAA: The Minimum for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Armin Kiankhooy: Adding Surgical Ablation to CABG Cases, What's the next step?
Rushing: Novel Left Atrial Lesion Set for CABG Patients
Caparrelli: Patient Maximization: NSR and Minimal Pain
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch Symposium, supported by Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Salon 2
View Video
"Advancing Sternal Closure: A New Era in Surgical Outcomes"
Moderator: John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Presenters: Ziyad Gunga
Delaney Klas (PA-C)
13:30 - 14:45
Concurrent Session 3A: Risky Rhythm: CABG and Atrial Fibrillation
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: Ralph Damiano, MD
Jennifer Lawton, MD
Rashmi Yadav, MD

Opening Lecture: Management of Atrial Fibrillation in CABG Patients: A 2025 Comprehensive Update
Armin Kiankhooy, MD

Rhythm vs Rate Control in CABG Patients with AF: What Does the Data Say?
John Alexander, MD

Left Atrial Appendage Management in CABG: What's New, What's Coming
Richard P. Whitlock, MD

How Do I Use Gemini to Treat Afib Off-pump during Sternotomy CABG
Ferdi Akca, MD, PhD

From Registry to Reality: Clinical Experience with the Medtronic Penditure Clip
Albert C. DiMeo, MD

CABG AF Trail
Florian Herrmann, MD

Point–Counterpoint Debate: Should the CABG Patient with New Post-op Afib be Anticoagulated?
Pro: Jennifer Lawton, MD
Armin Kiankhooy, MD
Ralph Damiano, MD
Contra: Todd Dewey, MD
Florian Herrmann, MD
Ferdi Akca, MD
13:30 - 14:30
Concurrent Session 3B: Abstract Session I - Challenging CABG Cases
Salon 2
(4-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
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Moderators: Hirokuni Arai, MD
Gil Bolotin, MD
Louis Roberto Palma Dallan, MD
1.
The Outcomes Of Concomitant Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting And Pulmonary Operations
Mehmet S. Ates1, Zumrut T. Demirozu1, Suat Erus1, Eray Aksoy2, Kadir B. Ozer1, Sami Gurkahraman2, Ekin E. Cesur2, Serhan Tanju1
1Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2VKF American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2.
Pushing The Limits Of Minimally Invasive Off-pump CABG: A Case Series Of Quadruple And Quintuple Bypass, Total Arterial Revascularization
Danko Grujic
Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
3.
Totally Endoscopic Multivessel Coronary Revascularization In A High-risk Patient With Prior Chest Radiation And Bilateral Ita Grafting: A Case Report
Yazan N. AlJamal1, Husam H. Balkhy2
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, 2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
4.
Robotic TECAB For Full Metal Jacket Disease: A Minimally Invasive Solution To A Maximally Complex Problem
Yazan N. AlJamal1, Husam H. Balkhy2
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, IL, USA, 2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
5.
Management Of Left Luxation Of The Heart During Robotic Cardiac Surgery: "How I Do It".
Xander Jacquemyn, Wouter Oosterlinck
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
7.
Advanced Hybrid Coronary Revascularization With Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries In A 45-year-old Woman With Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Xander Jacquemyn, Wouter Oosterlinck
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
9.
Our Experience Of Challenging Complex Coronary Cases From South India
Shilpa Suresh Mavanoor, Sadiq Sheriff
Sri Jayadeva Institute Of Cardiovascular Sciences And Research, Bengaluru, India
10.
Post Atrial Septal Defect Repair Development Of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm In Young Adult A Rare Case Involving The Left Main And Lad Arteries
Soumia Nour el houda Talah, Habiba Kesbia
Ehs Maouche Mohand Amokrane, Algiers, Algeria
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
15:00 - 16:45
Concurrent Session 4A: Multiarterial and Composite CABG in 2025: What Should Be the Standard?
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: Shahzad Raja, MD
Marc Ruel, MD
Gil Bolotin, MD

Opening Lecture: A Million Patients Later: The Case for Multiarterial CABG in 2025
James Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc

The Harvesting Technique Affects The Production Of Nitric Oxide And Endothelin In The Internal Thoracic Artery Graft
Hirofumi Takemura, MD

Why I Like ITAs and How I Use Them in My CABG Practice
Mario Gaudino, MD

Composite Arterial Grafting: Technical Foundations and Clinical Outcomes
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS

Sequential and Y/T Composite Grafts: Flow Logic and Configuration Strategy
David Glineur, MD, PhD

Hybrid Conduits: Elongating the RIMA Using Radial or Vein — Does It Work?
Marijan Koprivanac, MD

Panel Discussion: Why Multiarterial CABG Is Not a Quality Metric in the STS Star Ratings — And Should It Be?
Panelists: Shahzad Raja, MD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
James Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc
David Glineur, MD, PhD
Marijan Koprivanac, MD
Jennifer Lawton, MD
Rashmi Yadav, MD
Faisal Bakaeen, MD
15:00 - 16:30
Concurrent Session 4B: Abstract Session II - Minimally Invasive & Robotic CABG
Salon 2
(4-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
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Moderators: Husam H. Balkhy, MD
Kikuchi Keita, MD
Kamran Kazimoglu Musayev, MD, PhD
11.
Ten-year Outcomes Off-pump Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting Via Left-sided Minithoracotomy In 1058 Patients
Dmitry Denisyuk, Artem Paivin
City Hospital 40, Saint-Peterburg, Russian Federation
12.
Total Arterial, Aortic No Touch Revascularization In MICS CABG Using Skeletonized Right Gastroepiploic Artery
Hiroki Sakai1, Akihiko Yamauchi2, Kazutoshi Tachibana3, Kunihiko Yoshino1, Joji Ito1, Keita Kikuchi1
1Tokyo Bay Medical Center, Urayasu, Japan, 2Yuuai Medical Center, Tomishiro, Okinawa, Japan, 3Sapporo Cardiovascular Clinic, Hokkaido, Japan
13.
3D Printed Anatomic Models For Preoperative Planning In MICS-CABG: A 125-patient Experience Identifying Predictors Of Procedural Difficulty
Cristiano Spadaccio, Clayton Agler, Amulya Vankayalapati, Carter Glenn, Prashanth Ravi, Michael Burch, Louis Louis, Russell Vester, Antonio Panza
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
14.
How I Teach It: Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Joshua S. Newman, Amy Luckert, Nirav C. Patel
Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA
15.
A Prophylactic Noninvasive Ventilation Strategy To Reduce Pulmonary Complications After Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery
Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Jacek Piatek, Anna Kedziora, Przemyslaw Ptak, Piotr Sliwinski, Dominika Batycka-Stachnik
John Paul II Hospital Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
16.
TECAB On The Da Vinci Xi Platform Without Endowrist Stabilizer: First 50 Cases From A Single-center Experience
Massimo Baudo1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Yoshiyuki Yamashita2, Amanda Yakobitis2, Courtney Murray2, Gianluca Torregrossa2
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA, 2Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA
17.
Mid-term Outcomes Of Bilateral Versus Single Internal Mammary Artery Grafting In Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Propensity-matched Analysis
Xander Jacquemyn, Michiel Algoet, Ismail Cenik, Tom Verbelen, Steven Jacobs, Wouter Oosterlinck
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
18.
Off-pump Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting Via Left-sided Minithoracotomy In Patients With Severe And Extreme Obesity
Dmitry Denisyuk, Artem Paivin, Nikolai Khvan, Oleg Paivin, Nusratullo Shomrotov, Abduvakhkhov Rashidov, Lana Sichinava.
City Hospital 40, Saint-Peterburg, Russian Federation.
19.
Total Endoscopic And Robotic-assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Propensity Matched Analysis
Massimo Baudo1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Yoshiyuki Yamashita2, Amanda Yakobitis2, Dana Foley2, Courtney Murray2, Gianluca Torregrossa2
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA, 2Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA
20.
Robotic-assisted Vs Sternotomy Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Transit Time Flow Measurement Propensity Matched Study
Massimo Baudo1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Yoshiyuki Yamashita2, Amanda Yakobitis2, Dana Foley2, Courtney Murray2, Gianluca Torregrossa2.
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA, 2Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA
21.
Graft Configuration in 1001 TECABs: Matching ITA Conduits to Targets
Nisivaco S, Kitahara H, Al-Jamal Y, Balkhy HH
University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chicago, IL, USA
22.
Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Ipsilateral To Arteriovenous Fistula In Hemodialysis Patients Undergoing Robotic TECAB: Early And Midterm Outcomes
Riya Bhasin, Sarah Nisivaco, Husam H. Balkhy
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
23.
Eleven Years Of Minimal Invasion: A Multi-center Retrospective Cohort Study Of Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery By A Single Surgeon In Sri Lanka
Rajitha De Silva1, Dulani Samaranayake2, Nishanthan Shanthanayagam1, Jeewani Rajasinghe1, Kanishka Indrarathna1, Kumudini Ranatunga3, Gihani Jayawardana1
1Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, 2Department of Community Medicine,Faculty of Medicine , University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3Nawaloka Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
24.
Extracorporeal RIMA–Radial Artery “I” Graft for Anaortic, Off-Pump Total Arterial CABG via Minimally Invasive Access
Gustavo Orellana
UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
25.
Fifteen Years Of Experience In Performing MIDCAB Procedure
Vadim Popov, Kirill Kozirin, Maksim Anishenko
A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation
16:45 - 18:00
Concurrent Session 5A: What Do You Say If Your Cardiologist Asks...
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Kamran Kazimoglu Musayev, MD, PhD
Volkmar Falk , MD

Why is CABG better than PCI?
David Taggart, MD, PhD

Why Don't You Like FFR for CABG?
Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD

Why Do You Need Ischemia Testing for Decision Making?
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD

Why Don't You Always Use Arterial Grafts?
Thomas Schwann, MD
16:30 - 17:45
Concurrent Session 5B: Abstract Session III - Atrial Fibrillation
Salon 2
(4-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
View Video
Moderators: Ken Chen, MD
Hirofumi Takemura, MD
Ralph Damiano, MD
26.
Mid-term Survival After Concomitant Surgical Ablation Vs. Second Arterial Conduit In CABG Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Jakub Braczkowski, Michal Pasierski, Mariusz Kowalewski, Piotr Suwalski
National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland
27.
Impact Of An Interdisciplinary Screening Protocol On Atrial Fibrillation Ablation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery
Xander Jacquemyn, Elissa Castor, Danial Ahmad, Irsa Hasan, Dave West, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Johannes Bonatti, Danny Chu, David Kaczorowski, Floyd Thoma, Ibrahim Sultan
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
28.
The Outcomes Of «PULVAB» RCT On Comparing Preventive Strategies For The New Onset Poaf In CABG
Amiran Revishvili, Vadim Popov, Maksim Anishchenko, Egor Malyshenko, Kirill Kozyrin, Natalia Popova
A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation., Moscow, Russian Federation
29.
Simultaneous Maze V Procedure In Patients With Concomitant AF In CABG
Amiran Revishvili, Vadim Popov, Egor Malyshenko, Maksim Anishchenko, Kirill Kozyrin, Natalia Popova
A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation
30.
Early And Long-term Results Of Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Ablation For Various Form Of Atrial Fibrillation During Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Mikhail Svetkin, Oleg Lukin, Vladislav Aminov
Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
31.
Outcomes Of All-comers Robotic Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Massimo Baudo1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Yoshiyuki Yamashita2, Amanda Yakobitis2, Dana Foley2, Courtney Murray2, Gianluca Torregrossa2
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA, 2Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA
32.
Comparative Mid-term Outcomes Of Rita Versus Radial Artery As Second Arterial Graft In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Isolated CABG
Michal Pasierski, Jakub Braczkowski, Mariusz Kowalewski, Piotr Suwalski
National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland
33.
Is It Possible To Use Isolated Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation Of The Pulmonary Veins In Non-mitral Cardiac Surgery?
Amiran Revishvili1, Vadim Popov1, Vladislav Aminov2, Maksim Anishchenko1, Mikhail Svetkin2, Alexander Kokorin2, Egor Malyshenko1, Oleg Lukin2.
1A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation., Moscow, Russian Federation, 2Federal State Budgetary Institution "Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (Chelyabinsk)", Moscow, Russian Federation
34.
Novel Hybrid Approach: Unilateral Left Thoracoscopic Maze Ablation And Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Combined With Robotic LIMA-LAD Coronary Artery Bypass
Mariusz Kowalewski1, Rados?aw Smoczy?ski1, Sebastian Stec1, Natalia Ogorzelec1, Marta Kornaszewska2, Bart Maesen3, Piotr Suwalski1
1National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, WARSAW, Poland, 2Private Cardiology Practice, CHE?MIEC, Poland, 3Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, MAASTRICHT, Netherlands
37.
Management Of Left Atrial Appendage Isolation During Simultaneous Maze V Procedure And CABG
Amiran Revishvili, Vadim Popov, Egor Malyshenko, Maksim Anishchenko, Kirill Kozyrin, Natalia Popova, Semion Petko
A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery, Moscow, Russian Federation., Moscow, Russian Federation

Saturday, 6 December 2025
07:00 - 18:00
Registration
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 16:00
Speaker Ready
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:30 - 08:30
Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 19:00
Exhibit Hall
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 18:00
ISCAS-ISEVH Summit
Salon 2
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Comprehensive Didactic and Hands-on Training in Atraumatic Endoscopic Vessel Harvest
07:00 - 12:15
DIDACTIC SESSION: From Science to Certification in Conduit Harvesting
Salon 2
13:15 - 18:00
HANDS-ON SESSION: Advancement EVH Procurement Lab
Julliard Complex
08:00 - 17:30
Excellence in a CABG Program: Advanced Care Strategies for RNs, NPs, PAs, and Leaders
Salon 4
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Comprehensive Curriculum for Multidisciplinary Perioperative Care of the CABG Patient
08:00 - 09:20
Session 6: Time for an International Guideline for Coronary Surgery
Salons 1 & 3
Moderators: David Taggart, MD, PhD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Subodh Verma, MD
Rashmi Yadav, MD
Naresh Trehan, MD
Milan Milojevic, MD

Global Variation in Revascularization Strategies
Emma Hansson, MD

The Urgent Need for a Unified Global Voice on Coronary Artery Disease Management in 2026
Faisal Bakaeen, MD

A Glimpse of International Collaboration in Coronary Surgery: Introducing the ISCAS Global Registry for All-Arterial Anaortic CABG
Conor Hynes, MD

International Roundtable Discussion

Japan
Hiroshi Niinami, MD

India
Naresh Trehan, MD
Sudhir Srivastava, MD

China
Wei Feng, MD
Heng Zhang, MD

USA
Craig R. Smith, MD
William Fearon, MD

United Kingdom
Rashmi Yadav, MD

Azerbaijan
Kamran Kazimoglu Musayev, MD, PhD

European Society for Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ESC/EACTS)
Volkmar Falk, MD
Milan Milojevic, MD
09:30 - 10:30
Session 7: Legacy and Leadership – Keynote Lecture by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Lifetime Achievement Award Presentations
Salons 1 & 3
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09:30 - 10:00
Keynote Lecture by CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz

Expert Panelists:

John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(hc), FACS, FACC
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University
Co-Founder and President of the International Society for Coronary Artery Surgery

Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Director of Coronary Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center
Program Chairman, International Coronary Congress 2025

Annetine Gejlins, PhD
Chair, Department of Population Health Science and Poilicy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

Volkmar Falk, MD, PhD
Director, German Heart Center, Berlin
Immediate Past President, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery

Naresh Trehan, MD
World-renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Founder and Managing Director, Medanta, a major hospital group in India
10:00 - 10:30
ICC 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Presentations
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Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation I

Dr. Enio Buffolo, MD (Posthumous)
View Video

Presented by: Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD

Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation II: The Earliest Days of OPCAB
Dr. Federico Benetti, MD

Introduced by: Tomas Salerno, MD
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
11:00 - 12:00
Session 8: TTFM in CABG - Beyond the Basics
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: David Taggart, MD, PhD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Tohru Asai, MD

What the Numbers Mean: Revisiting TTFM Fundamentals
David Taggart, MD, PhD

False Positives and False Negatives in TTFM: When to Revise a Graft
Mojgan Laali, MD

Prediction of Graft Latency During the Year following CABG: Intraoperative TTFM vs. Preoperative CT-FFR
Min-Seok Kim, MD, PhD, MSc

Beyond the Numbers: Integrating TTFM into Surgical Decision-Making and Postoperative Strategy
Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD

Panel Discussion: Mandatory Graft Assessment in CABG: Time for a Global Standard
Panelists: David Taggart, MD, PhD
Mojgan Laali, MD
Min-Seok Kim, MD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Rashmi Yadav, MD
Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch Symposium, supported by Johnson & Johnson MedTech Heart Recovery
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
From Risk Recognition to Recovery: Evolving Strategies in Post-Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock
Moderated by: J&J MedTech’s Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer Surgical Therapies
Presenters: Marisa Cevasco, MD, Kunal Kotkar, MD, Sreekumar Subramanian, MD
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch Symposium, supported by Medtronic
Salon 2
Beyond the Bypass: Advancing LAAM in OPCAB Surgery
Moderator: Ferdi Akca, MD; Catharina Hospital; Eindhoven, Netherlands
Presenters: Hiroshi Niinami, MD; Tokyo Women’s Medical University; Tokyo, Japan
John Puskas, MD; Emory University; Atlanta, GA
13:30 - 14:00
Session 9: Keynote Lectures
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Moderator: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
13:30 - 13:45
How Does CABG And PCI Work? Physio, Pathological and Clinical Differences of Treating Coronary Artery Disease
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD
13:45 - 14:00
EvidenceGate: The Controversy Behind Modern Coronary Trials
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD
14:00 - 14:30
Fireside Chat with Intuitive
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Darla Hutton, Global Vice President Cardiac Surgery Intuitive speaks with John Puskas, MD, Gianluca Torregrossa, MD and Husam Balkhy, MD.
14:30 - 16:00
Concurrent Session 10A: The Risk of Ejection Fraction — Managing High-Risk Patients in CABG
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Moderators: Michael Tong, MD
Marisa Cevasco, MD
Robert Michler, MD

When Low Is Too Low: Impella vs. LVAD for Support in Potential CABG Patients
Hristo Kirov, MD

High-Risk CABG Cases Other Surgeons Turned Down
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD

Mitral Regurgitation in Low EF CABG: What We Learned Since STICH and CTSN Trial
Robert Michler, MD

STICH 3.0: Why Comparing CABG to PCI in Low EF Still Matters
Stephen Fremes, MD

When CABG Is Not the Answer: A Cardiologist's View
Eric Velazquez, MD

Impella-supported Off-pump CABG: A New Tool for Low EF Patients
Hiroshi Niinami, MD

How Do I Use Impella for Low EF CABG Patient
Marisa Cevasco, MD

Panel Discussion: Controversies in CABG for Low EF Patients
14:30 - 16:00
Concurrent Session 10B: Abstract Session IV - Conduits & Harvesting Techniques
Salon 2
(4-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
View Video
Moderators: Hirokuni Arai, MD
Hirofumi Takemura, MD
39.
A Comparative Analysis Of In-hospital Outcomes And 25-year Survival Of OPCAB 3.0 Using Exclusive Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries
Maria Comanici, Abu Farmidi, Sunil K. Bhudia, Nandor Marczin, Shahzad G. Raja
Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
40.
Impact Of Distal Anastomosis Number And Graft Configuration On Mid-term Outcomes After Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Xander Jacquemyn, Michiel Algoet, Ismail Cenik, Tom Verbelen, Steven Jacobs, Wouter Oosterlinck
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
41.
Outcomes Of Multiple- Vs. Single-arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In Multivessel Disease With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Dong Youb Han, Ho Jin Kim, Hong Rae Kim, Jae Suk Yoo, Joon Bum Kim, Sung Ho Jung, Cheol Hyun Chung
Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
42.
Trend In The Use Of Multiple Arterial Grafts In Myocardial Bypass Surgery After Becoming A Quality Metric In A Reference Center In Latin America
Julia Umekita Mitsutani1, Omar Mejia2, Gabrielle Borgomoni2, Luís Roberto Dallan2, Luís Alberto Dallan2, Luiz Lisboa2, Fabio Jatene2
1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Instituto do Coração da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.
Exclusive Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Vs Left Internal Thoracic Artery Plus Radial Artery Revascularization In Diabetic Patients: A Comparative Analysis
Maria Comanici, Abu Farmidi, Sunil K. Bhudia, Nandor Marczin, Shahzad G. Raja
Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
44.
CABG-PRIME Study: An Exploratory Prospective Study On Platelet Function Testing And Postoperative Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Maria Comanici, Albaraa Al Holy, Nicholas Lees, Diana Gorog, Nandor Marczin, Shahzad G. Raja
Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
45.
A 20-year Comparative Analysis Of Single And Multiple Arterial Grafting In Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Tharun Rajasekar1, Maria Comanici2, Sunil K. Bhudia2, Nandor Marczin2, Shahzad G. Raja2
1University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
47.
Configuration Strategies For Multiarterial Coronary Bypass Grafting: Insights From A High-volume Specialized Center
Massimo Baudo1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Yoshiyuki Yamashita2, Amanda Yakobitis2, Dana Foley2, Courtney Murray2, Gianluca Torregrossa2
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA, 2Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA
48.
Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Artery Using Diathermy And Effect On Flow Rate
Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Jacek Piatek, Piotr Sliwinski, Przemyslaw Ptak, Anna Kedziora
John Paul II Hospital Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
49.
A Novel Technique Of Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting
Bipin Chandra
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
50.
Minimizing Stroke Risk In Off-pump CABG: The Role Of Clampless Devices And The Piggyback Proximal Anastomosis Technique
Massimo Baudo1, Francesco Cabrucci1, Yoshiyuki Yamashita2, Amanda Yakobitis2, Dana Foley2, Courtney Murray2, Gianluca Torregrossa2
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA, 2Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, USA
51.
Grafts Options In Minimally Invasive CABG Total Arterial Revascularization, From The Mammary Artery To The Epigastric Inferior Artery
Vojkan Aleksic
University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
52.
The Evolution Of Endoscopic Vessel Harvest At King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Abiduddin Arif Mohammed, M.Ch. FACS, Elnazeer Abdallah, MD, FRCSI, Haitham Alzahrani, MD, FRCSC
King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
53.
Outcomes Of Using Radial Artery As A Second Arterial Graft In Off-pump CABG
Hosam Fouad Aly Fawzy1, Tarek Elshazly Omran2
1Alhada Hospital, Taief, Saudi Arabia, 2Tanta University Hospital, Tanta, Egypt
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
16:30 - 18:00
Concurrent Session 11A: Heart of Evidence - CABG Studies That Will Change Your Practice
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD
Annetine Gelijns, PhD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS

ART Trial - 15-Year Final Results
David Taggart, MD, PhD

FAME 3 - The 5-Year Outcomes
William Fearon, MD

"Radio Gaudino": Ongoing Trials Update
Mario Gaudino, MD, PhD

Safety of Concomitant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair during CABG: A STS Database Study
Michael P. Salna, MD

PACES Trial
John Alexander MD

CAB-AGE Trial: CABG vs PCI in the Elderly (75+)
Hristo Kirov, MD

CAST HF Trial: Cardiac Shockwave Therapy, in Addition to CABG, Improves Myocardial Function in Ischemic Heart Failure
Johannes Holfeld, MD

Panel Discussion: What Have We Truly Learned from Recent Evidence and What Still Needs to Be Tested?
16:30 - 17:30
Session 11B: Rapid Fire Abstract Session I
Salon 2
(3-minute presentation, 1-minute discussion)
View Video
Moderators: David Glineur, MD
Louis Perrault, MD
RF1.
Red Cell Distribution Width To Platelet Ratio Is Related To Cardiac Surgery-associated Acute Kidney Injury
Zhaoxi Li, Chenyi Cui, Xiaoliang Qian, Zhaoyun Cheng
Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
RF2.
Sex Differences In Arterial Grafting Survival Benefit In Dialysis Patients Undergoing Coronary Arterial Bypass Grafting
Christine G. Yang
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
RF3.
Prognostic Value Of Myocardial Viability Assessment In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Meta-analysis
Xander Jacquemyn1, Rohit Ganduboina2, Michel Pompeu Sá3, Takuya Ogami1, Irsa Hasan1, Danny Chu1, Derek Serna-Gallegos1, David Kaczorowski1, Johannes Bonatti1, Ibrahim Sultan1
1UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, India, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
RF4.
Rapid Discharge After Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - How Safe Is It? - A Propensity Matched Study
Ganesh Kumar K Ammannaya, Balraj Joshi, Nishit Rajyaguru
K K Patel Super Speciality Hospital, Bhuj, India, Bhuj, India
RF5.
Ten-year Outcomes Of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In Patients With Three-vessel Disease And Heart Failure
Jimmy JH Kang, Ryaan EL-Andari, Nicholas Fialka, Yongzhe Hong, Michael Sean McMurtry, Jeevan Nagendran, Jayan Nagendran
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
RF6.
Sternal Complication Rates And Healing With Wire Cerclage: Pooled Analysis From 3 Randomized Trials
Keith B. Allen1, Ishan Ghosh2, Graham Pollock1, Benjamin Van Boxtel3, Edward Garrett4, Vinod H. Thourani5, Yoshifumi Naka6, Sloane Guy7, Marc Gerdisch8, John R. Davis1
1St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA, 2Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, USA, 3Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA, 4Baptist Memorial Healthcare, Memphis, TN, USA, 5Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA, 6Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA, 7Northwest Georgia Health System, Gainsville, GA, USA, 8Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
RF7.
Variability In Aspirin Response During Early Post-CABG Recovery
Anna Kedziora1, Jacek Piatek2, Janusz Konstnaty-Kalandyk2, Piotr Sliwinski2, Radoslaw Litwinowicz3, Agnieszka Branicka4, Magdalena Kopytek5, Michal Zabczyk5, Joanna Natorska5, Justyna Toton-Zuranska6, Boguslaw Kapelak2
1Department of Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation, Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroc?aw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, St John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland, 3Department of Cardiac Surgery, Regional Specialist Hospital, Grudziadz, Poland, 4Molecular Biology Laboratory, St John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland, 5Center for Research and Medical Technologies, St. John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland, 6Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
RF8.
Suture Versus Ring Annuloplasty In The Surgical Management Of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: A Comparative Study
Abdusalom A. Abdurakhmanov1, Shahboz Buronov2, Farxod Mamataliev1, Saidjalol Tursunov1
1Republican Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2Republican Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
RF9.
Novel Bioengineered Tissue Conduit In Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A First-in-human Study
Mathew Soule1, Adrian Ebner2, Zeeshan Syedain3, Abrielle Prunty3
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2Sanatorio Italiano, Asuncion, Paraguay, 3Vascudyne Inc., St Paul, MN, USA
RF10.
Ticagrelor Removal To Reduce Bleeding After Urgent CABG: Comparative Analysis Of Real World Data
Michael Schmoeckel1, Michael Schoerghuber2, Kambiz Hassan3, Anna Meyer4, Thomas Kuenzer5, Magnus Dalen6, Daniel Wendt7, Efthymios Deliargyris8, Andrea Berghold5, Robert Storey9
1Cardiac Surgery, LMU, Germany, 2Division of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine 2, Graz, Austria, 3Cardiac Surgery, St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany, 4Cardiac Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany, 5Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 6Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, 7CytoSorbents, Berlin, Germany, 8CytoSorbents Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA, 9Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
RF11.
Clinical Outcomes Of External Saphenous Vein Graft Stenting In Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: The Restart Study
Luca Weltert
European Hospital, Roma, Italy
RF12.
Surgical Versus Percutaneous Revascularization In Patients With Multivessel Disease And Non-ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Meta-analysis Of 77,989 Patients With Reconstructed Time-to-event Data
Ahmed K. Awad1, Ahmed Elbataa2, Momen Hajali3, Ahmed Wahdan Kasem2, Samer O. Alalalmeh4, Mohamed El-Moslemani4, Mohamed Ahmed Zanaty5, Ahmed Shawky6, Mohammed A. Elbahloul7
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ain-Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt, 2Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, 3Faculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan, 4Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt, 5Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt, 6Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Qalyubia, Egypt, 7Faculty of Medicine, Kafr El-Shaikh University, Kafr El-Shaikh, Egypt
RF13.
National Trend In Urgent And Emergent Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery
Matteo Pettinari1, Gaby Aphram1, Steven Laga2, Herbert Gutermann3
1Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussel, Belgium, 2AZ Delta, Rotselaer, Belgium, 3Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium
RF14.
The Challenge Of Defining Type 5 Myocardial Infarction After CABG, Why Cutoffs Fail And Rate Of Change Offers Hope - Review
Tom Friedman, Gil Bolotin
Rambam Hospital, Haifa, Israel
RF15.
The Relationship Between Intraoperative Flow Parameters And Arterial Graft Patency In Computer Tomography Angigraphy Assessment After CABG.
Jakub Zielinski, Krzysztof Wróbel
Medicover Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
17:30 - 18:30
Concurrent Session 11C: Abstract Session IV - Off-pump CABG
Salon 2
(4-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
View Video
Moderators: Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD
Naresh Trehan, MD
54.
Trend And Early Clinical Outcomes In Re-operative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In The United Kingdom
Ramanish Ravishankar1, Jeremy Chan2, Daniel Fudulu2, Gianni Angelini2
1Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom
55.
Aortic No-touch Techniques Have A Favorable Effect On Neurologic Causes Of Mortality After Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Zumrut T. Demirozu1, Eray Aksoy2, Sami Gurkahraman2, Mehmet S. Ates1.
1Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Vehbi Koc Foundation American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
56.
Off-pump Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Reconstruction Using Long Mammary Patch Without Endarterectomy In Extensive Coronary Artery Disease
Hosam Fouad Aly Fawzy1, Khaled Abdullah2
1Alhada Hospital, Taief, Saudi Arabia, 2National Guard Hospital, Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia
57.
On-pump Versus Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease: A 27-year Propensity Score Matched Outcomes Analysis
Man King Newman Lau1, Maria Comanici2, Sunil K. Bhudia2, Nandor Marczin3, Shahzad G. Raja2
1Brunel Medical School, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, 2Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 3Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
59.
Outcomes Of Off-pump Total Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Multicenter Study In Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mohammad Aslam Hossain1, Sanjoy Kumar Saha1, Tania Nusrat Shanta2
1Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2Lubana General and Cardiac Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
60.
Tips To Maintain Stable Hemodynamics In OPCAB For Patients With Low Ejection Fraction
Masahito Minakawa, Yuki Imamura, Minami Yamashita, Shuto Watanabe, Shiho Yamazaki, Kenyu Murata, Zaiqiang Yu, Ryosuke Kowatari, Kazuyuki Daitoku
Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
61.
The Outcomes Of Concomitant Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting And Carotid Endarterectomy
Eray Aksoy1, Zumrut T. Demirozu2, Sami Gurkahraman1, Mehmet S. Ates2
1Vehbi Koc Foundation American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
62.
Comparison Between Off-pump And On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Ilirijana Haxhibeqiri - Karabdic1, Damir Kurtagic1, Lejla Karabdic2, Amar Milaimi1, Nermir Granov1
1University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2Health Center of Sarajevo Canton, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
63.
Is Routine All-Arterial Anaortic Off-pump Coronary Bypass Feasible?
Conor F. Hynes1,2, John D. Puskas1
1Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
18:00 - 19:00
Session 12: Coronary Surgery Video Masterclass
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Moderators: Irsa Hasan, MD
Emma Hansson, MD
Gianluca Torregrossa, MD

BITA 101: How I Teach the Art of Skeletonized Harvest
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Conor Hynes, MD

How to Harvest BITA via Thoracotomy
Piroze Davierwala, MD

Coronary Stentectomy: Change Your Strategy Instead of Your Underwear
Takanashi Shuichiro, MD

Minimally Invasive No Touch (MINT) Harvesting of the Great Saphenous Vein Using Hydrodissection Decreases Platelet Adhesion of Venous Conduits
John Gallagher, MD

Super Skeletonized GEA Harvest: A Japanese Perspective
Hiroshi Niinami, MD

How to Perform a Coronary Endarterectomy
Wei Feng, MD

Oops! Now What? A Masterclass in LITA Injury Rescue
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD

Atraumatic Endoscopic RA and SVG Harvest: Evolving the Role of Physician Assistants
Richard Vitali, PA-C

Long-term Skeletonized BITA Graft Patency after 31 Years: Angiographic Follow-up
Yuki Ichihara, MD

How I Teach Anaortic Off-pump CABG
Giuseppe Tavilla, MD, PhD, FECTS
18:00 - 20:00
Attendee Reception
Fifth Floor Foyer

Sunday, 7 December 2025
07:00 - 15:00
Registration
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:30 - 08:30
Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00- 15:00
Speaker Ready
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 12:00
Exhibit Hall
Fifth Floor Foyer
07:00 - 08:00
Session 13: Rapid Fire Abstract Session II
Salons 1 & 3
(3-minute presentation, 1-minute discussion)
View Video
Moderators: Yuki Ichihara, MD
Irsa Hasan, MD
RF16.
Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Multiple Arterial Grafting By Pump Status In Men And Women
Yuan Qiu1, Fraser D. Rubens1, Pierre Voisine1, Stephen E. Fremes2, Nicholas Grubic3, Dean Fergusson4, Monica Taljaard4, Carl van Walraven4
1University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
RF17.
In-hospital Outcomes And Long-term Survival Of Multiple Arterial Grafting In Females: A Propensity-matched Analysis
Maria Comanici, Abu Farmidi, Sunil K. Bhudia, Nandor Marczin, Shahzad G. Raja
Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
RF18.
Sex Specific Outcomes Of Purely Internal Thoracic Artery Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Ramanish Ravishankar1, Hong Jun Yong2, David Young3, Nawwar Al-Attar1
1Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 3University of Strathclyde, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Glasgow, United Kingdom
RF19.
Coronary Surgery Training For Junior Surgeons - Are We Waiting Too Long?
David I. Ike1, Nicole Asemota1, David I. Ike1, Abiah Jacob1, Emezie Okorocha1, Harry Smith1, Paul Sergeant2, Sasha Stamenkovic1, Alex Shipolini1
1The London School of Cardiothoracics, London, United Kingdom, 2KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
RF20.
Intraoperative Intracoronary Flow Measurement And Stenosis Quantification By High-frequency Ultrasound Imaging: Proof Of Concept
Matteo Pettinari, Gaby Aphram, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Veronica Lorenz, Gebrine El Khoury, Laurent De Kerchove
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussel, Belgium
RF21.
Routine Extubation In The Operating Room After Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Raising The Bar Of The Patient Comfort
Eray Aksoy1, Sami Gurkahraman1, Zumrut T. Demirozu2, Mehmet S. Ates2
1Vehbi Koc Foundation American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Koc School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
RF22.
Protected Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) On Impella Support In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (cad) And Severely Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (lvef ?25%)
Alaa Abd El Al, Gaik Nersesian, Felix Schoenrath, Ott Sascha, Pia Lanmueller, Nicolas Merke, Stephan Jacobs, Volkmar Falk, Evgenij Potapov
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite, Berlin, Germany
RF23.
On-pump Beating Vs Off-pump CABG In Severely Reduced Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis
Hirotaro Sugiyama, Reo Sakakura, Kazuhiro Tani, Masazumi Fukuzawa, Katsushi Ueyama
Kanazawa Cardiovascular Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
RF24.
How To Deal With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation In Patients Undergoing CABG? A Single Center Experience With Five Year Follow-up
Fabrizio Ceresa, Liborio Mammana, Francesco Patanè
Papardo Hospital, Messina, Italy
RF25.
Therapeutic Strategies For Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation With Coexisting Heart Failure And Impaired Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Lianxin Chen, Xieraili Tiemuerniyazi, Wei Zhao, Wei Feng
State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
RF26.
The Impact Of Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors On Long-term Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Umar Shafiq, George Karagkounis, Theodore Velissaris, Szabolcs Miskolczi, Suvitesh Luthra
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
RF27.
Design Iteration Of A Tissue-Engineered Coronary Conduit With Kink Resistance And Remodeling Potential: Preclinical Insights
Abrielle Prunty, Zeeshan Syedain, PhD, Jake Benkofske, Mariah McMahon, Matthew Soule, MD
Vascudyne, Saint Paul, MN, USA
RF28.
De Novo CABG Showed Better Mace Outcome Results Than Post-PCI CABG From Twenty Years Comparison
DOOSANG KIM, Seung Ju Cha, Jihe Kim, Changhoon Lee, Jong Seon Park, Hoon Ki Park, Keun Lee, Byeong Ok Kim
Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
RF29.
Early Outcomes Of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting In Obese And Diabetic Patients Undergoing Isolated CABG
Mark R. Lutz1, Shaelyn M. Cavanaugh2, Samuel J. Martin1, Karikehalli Dilip3, Ahmad Nazem3, Anton Cherney3, Zhandong Zhou3, Charles Lutz3
1SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA, 2University of Rochester, Department of Surgery, Rochester, NY, USA, 3St Josephs Health Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA
RF30.
The Role Of Subcutaneous Drainage In Minimizing Deep Sternal Wound Infections During Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Procedures Using Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries
Salvatore Scianna
Centro Cuore Morgagni, Pedara, Italy
08:00 - 09:00
Session 14: ERAS
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: Thomas Schwann, MD
Jamel Ortoleva, MD
Leila Hosseinian, MD

Post-operative Delirium and Cognitive Recovery – An ERAS Oversight?
Liang Shen, MD, MPH

Opiate Free Recovery in Cardiac Surgery: Vision or Viable?
Marta Kelava, MD

From Frail to Rigorous Quantification of Frailty!
Mark K. Ferguson, MD

Anemia and Blood Transfusions
Thomas Schwann, MD

ERAS – Dollars and Sense
Jamel Ortoleva, MD
09:00 - 09:45
Session 15: Beyond the Incision: Conversations Between Surgeons and Patients
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Surgeons: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD
Torsten Doenst, MD, PhD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
David Taggart, MD, PhD
Patients: Verissimo Costa
Kenneth Mattox
Kenneth Diego
09:45 - 10:15
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibits
Fifth Floor Foyer
10:15 - 12:15
Session 16: Next Stop: Robotic Excellence in Surgery
Salons 1 & 3
View Video
Moderators: Didier Loulmet, MD
Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Husam H. Balkhy, MD
Johannes Bonatti, MD
Sudhir Srivastava, MD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS

Mantra Robotic Cardiac Surgical Technology
Sudhir Srivastava, MD

The Birth of TECAB: A Surgeon’s Journey and Patient Follow-up
Didier Loulmet, MD

Operating with the Future: My Experience with Robotic CABG on DV5
Husam H. Balkhy, MD

Beyond the Learning Curve: Starting a Robotic CABG Program in 2025
Volkmar Falk, MD

Robotic CABG in Multivessel Disease: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls
Husam H. Balkhy, MD

Robotic TECAB Arrested Heart: How Do I Start a Program
Johannes Bonatti, MD

My First 100 Robotic MIDCAB Cases: Lessons Learned
Chase Brown, MD

Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: Patient Selection and Outcomes
Michael Halkos, MD

The Anatomy of a Winning Robotic CABG Team: My Experience as a European Proctor
Wouter Oosterlinck, MD

My First Experience of Remote Robotic Surgical MIDCABG
Piotr Suwalski, MD

Panel Discussion: Expanding Robotic CABG: Technology, Training, and the Road Ahead
12:15 - 12:45
Session 17: Abstract Competition & Sewing Competition
Salons 1 & 3
(7-minute presentation, 3-minute discussion)
Moderators: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Torsten Doenst, MD
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD, PhD

AC1. Comparison Of On-pump And Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery In Low- And High-risk Patients: An Analysis Of In-hospital Outcomes And 25-year Survival
Maria Comanici, Abu Farmidi, Anonna Das, Sunil K. Bhudia, Nandor Marczin, Shahzad Raja
Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom

AC2. Late Outcomes After Oral Anticoagulation For Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation In Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Derrick Tam1, Christopher Olesovsky2, Jiming Fang3, Joshua Lee2, Peter Austin3, Stephen Fremes1, Andrew Ha2
1Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada

AC3. Disease Progression In The Target Vessels After Coronary Artery Bypass Using An In-situ Internal Thoracic Artery Based Composite Graft Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Min-Seok Kim1, Seong Wook Hwang1, Ki-Bong Kim1, Antonio M. Calafiore2
1Myongji Hospital, Go-yang-si, Korea, Republic of, 2Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
12:45 - 13:25
Luncheon Panel Discussion
supported by Medistim
Salons 1&3
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Reflections on CABG from ICC Founders
Presenters:
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
AI: moving toward objective decision-making in coronary revascularization and its impact on the future of CABG.

Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
Collaboration with Industry on innovative solutions: the impact on surgeons and operators in developing user-friendly and interactive medical device software (e.g., INTUI)


David Taggart, MD, PhD
Sponsorship of residents: linking education and excellence – Founders’ Fellowship
13:25
Business Meeting

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13:30 - 15:00
Session 18: Off-pump CABG
Salons 1 & 3
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Moderators: Sotirios Prapas, MD
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
Alexander Albert, MD

Off-Pump CABG: Evidence, Experience, and Evolution
Shahzad Raja, MD

Crafting an Anaortic Plan: The Art and Science of BITA Inflow
Alexander Albert, MD

Starting Strong: My Journey into Off-Pump CABG as a Young Surgeon
Lee West, MD

Performing Off-Pump CABG in a Major Academic Institution
Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD

Is the Aorta the Enemy? Rethinking Proximal Anastomosis in Beating Heart Surgery
John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
15:00 - 16:00
Session 19: Frontiers in Coronary Surgery
Salon 1 & 3
Moderators: David Taggart, MD, PhD
Irsa Hasan, MD
Gianluca Torregrossa, MD

CABG in Women: The Impact of Gender in Coronary Revascularization
Irsa Hasan, MD

Low EF CABG: Have We Made an "IMPACT" Yet?
Edward Soltesz, MD

Global Initiative: Certifying & Training the Next Generation of Conduit Harvesters
Richard Vitali, PA-C

Mantra Robotic Cardiac Surgical Technology
Sudhir Srivastava

Arthrex Sternal Closure
Marc Gerdisch, MD

Vision of Coronary Artery Surgery in Southeast Asia
Naresh Trehan, MD
16:00
Closing Remarks - Announcement of ICC 2026 Annual Meeting
Salons 1 & 3
Speakers: John D. Puskas, MD, MSc, PhD(h.c.), FACC, FACS
David Taggart, MD, PhD
Gianluca Torregrossa, MD