CRSTI Accomplishments

Accomplishments
2002 - 2005

The following is a brief summary of accomplishments by CRSTI affiliated investigators and faculty that have been supported by CRSTI staff and resources.

Quality Management Programs

Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), National Database Program
Manage data collection, analysis, and harvest of clinical data for cardiac surgeons in North Texas. Submit data to national warehouse for comparative reporting. Database exceeds 35,000 records.

Chart Validation
Perform an annual, random audit of 10% of submitted records.

CRSTI data is utilized for the following:

Abstract Submissions - CRSTI submits clinical abstracts to major national/international meetings
on a wide variety of topics related to cardiovascular questions.

Presentations - CRSTI Researchers present projects in numerous venues over a multitude of
issues in cardiac research.

Manuscripts - CRSTI publishes frequent articles in well respected, peer-reviewed journals.

Educational Programs

Between 1999 and 2004 the CRSTI Education Department sponsored more than 100 education programs with more than 2800 participants. In 2005 alone, CRSTI has 12 programs planned, as of mid year. Ranging from grand rounds to large multi-day education symposiums, CRSTI excels in providing the needed information today for tomorrow’s question. Sponsoring both courses designated for formal continuing medical education credit (CME) and non-CME programs, CRSTI received accreditation from the ACCME in 2002.

Journal Publications

Mack MJ. Invited Commentary: First Clinical Experience with VSTENT: a Device for Direct Left Ventricle-to-Coronary Artery Bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:579.

Mack MJ, Herbert M, Prince S, Dewey TM, Magee MJ, Edgerton JR. Does Reporting of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting From Administrative Databases Accurately Reflect Actual Clinical Outcomes? J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129(6):1309-1317.

Mack, MJ. Invited Commentary: The Second Generation Aortic Connector: Six Months= Angiographic Follow up by Setina M et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80(2):699.

Lytle BW, Mack MJ. The Times, They are a Changin=: Thoracic Surgery in an Era of Change. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1479.

Hunt J, Lerman M, Magee MJ, Dewey TM, Herbert M, Mack MJ. Improvement of Renal Dysfunction by Conversion From Calcineurin Inhibitors to Sirolimus After Heart Transplantation. J Heart and Lung Transplant 2005 (in press).

Edgerton JR, Edgerton ZJ, Mack MJ, Hoffman S, Magee MJ, Dewey TM. Ventricular Epicardial Lead Placement for Resynchronization by Determination of Paced Depolarization Intervals: Technique and Rationale. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 (in press).

Edgerton JR, Herbert MA, Edgerton ZJ, Prince SL, Horswell SL, Michelson L, Magee MJ, Dewey TM, Mack, MJ. Reduced Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Immediately Extubated After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 (in press).

Sellke FW, DiMaio JM, Caplan LR, Ferguson B, Gardner TJ, Hiratzka L, Isselbacher EM, Lytle BW, Mack MJ, Murkin JM, Robbins RC. Comparing On-Pump vs. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Numerous Studies but Fewer Conclusions. Circulation 2005;111(21):2858-64.

Vassiliades TA, Block PC, Cohn LH, Adams DH, Borer JS, Feldman T, Holmes DR, Laskey WK, Lytle BW, Mack MJ, Williams DO. The clinical development of percutaneous heart valve technology. A position statement of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:970-6.

Mack MJ. Letter to Editor. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. New England Journal of Medicine 2005;352(19):2022.

Dewey TM, Chen S, Herbert MA, Leonard AE, Prince SL, Mack MJ. Two-Year Interim Analysis of Mechanical Connectors Indicate Increased Need For Target Vessel Reintervention. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 (in press)

Dewey TM, Herbert MA, Prince SL, Leonard A, Murphree CL, Worley C, Magee MJ. Mack MJ. Does Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) Improve Survival in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease? Ann Thorac Surg 2005 (in press)

Horswell JL, Herbert MA, Prince SL, Mack MJ. Feasibility of Routine Immediate Extubation in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery. J Cardiothorac and Vasc Anes 2005 (in press)

Dewey TM, Herbert MA, Hill SL, Prince SL, Mack MJ. One-Year Follow-Up After Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis: Outcomes and Consequences. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 (in press)

Dewey TM, Walther T, Doss M, Brown D, Ryan WH, Wimmer-Greinecker G, Wildhirt S, Hambrecht R, Mohr FW, Mack MJ. Transapical Beating Heart Aortic Valve Implantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 (in press).

Mack M, Aklog L, Balkhy H, Beckman D, Connolly M, Corso P, Dullum M, Ferguson B, Patel N, Poa L, Puskas J, Subramanian VA. Intraoperative Crossover During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Experience Makes All The Difference. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 (in press)

Dewey TM, Magee MJ, Edgerton JR, Herbert MA, Prince SL, Trachiotis G, Alexander EP, Mack MJ. Avoidance of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Improves Early Survival in Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Patients with Poor Ventricular Function. The Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7(1):45-50.

Mack MJ. Advances in The Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. Ann of Thorac Surgery 2004;76(6):S2240-5.

Mack MJ. Letter to the Editor. Original Article: Sirolimus-Eluting Stents versus Standard Stents in Patients with Stenosis in a Native Coronary Artery. NEJM 2004;350(4):413-4.

Herbert MA, Prince SL, Williams JL, Magee MJ, Mack MJ. Are Unaudited Records From an Outcomes Registry Database Accurate? Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1960-1965.

Mack MJ, Brown P, Houser F, Katz M, Kugelmass A, Simon A, Battaglia S, Tarkington L, Culler S, Becker E. On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery In a Matched Sample of Women: A Comparison of Outcomes. Circulation 2004;110(11)(Suppl):II1-II6.

Mack MJ, Pfister A, Bachand D, Emery R, Magee MA, Connolly M, Subramanian V. Comparison of Coronary Bypass Surgery With and Without Cardipulmonary Bypass in Patients with Multivessel Disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127(1):167-173.

Mack MJ. Off-Pump Surgery and Alternatives to Standard Operation in Redo Coronary Surgery. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2004;19(4):313-9.

Dewey TM, Crumrine K, Herbert MA, Leonard A, Prince SL, Worley T, Edgerton JR, Magee MJ, Mack MJ. First Year Outcomes of Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Proximal Mechanical Connectors. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1542-9.

Doolabh N, Horswell S, Williams M, Huber L, Prince SL, Meyer D, Mack MJ. Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis: Indications and Results. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:410-414.

Ryan W, Prince HB, Wheatley GH, III, Herbert MA, Worley CM, Prince SL, Dewey TM, Mack MJ. Experience With Various Surgical Options For The Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7(4):E333-6.

Edgerton JR, Herbert MA, Jones KK, Prince SL, Acuff T, Carter D, Dewey T, Magee M, Mack M. On-Pump Beating Heart Surgery Offers an Alternative for Unstable Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. The Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7(1):8-15.

Dewey TM, Magee MJ, Mack MJ. Letter to Editor. RE: Kahn et al randomized study comparing off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. New England J of Medicine 2004;350;17:1792.

Mokadam NA, McCarthy PM, Gillinov AM, Ryan WH, Moon MR, Mack MJ, Gaynor SL, Prasad SM, Wickline SA, Bailey MS, Damiano NR, Ishii Y, Schuessler RB, Damiano RJ. A Prospective Multi-Center Trial of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Early Results. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1665-70.

Mack MJ. Invited Commentary: Cerebral Dysfunction Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is a Fact: What Are The Solutions? Am Heart Hosp J 2004;2(4):225-226, 229.

Edgerton JR, Dewey TM, Magee MJ, Herbert MA, Prince SL, Mack MJ. Conversion in Off pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB): An Analysis of Predictors and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76(4):1138-1143.

Mack MJ, Emery RW, Ley LR, Cole PA, Leonard A, Edgerton JR, Dewey TM, Magee MJ, Flavin TS. Initial Experience With Proximal Anastomoses Performed With a Mechanical Connector. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1866-71.

Ryan W, Cheirif J, Prince SL, Mack MJ. Safety and Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1532-4.

Kugelmass AD, Cohen D, Houser F, Mack M, Simon A, Battaglia S, Tarkington L, Becker ER, Culler SD. Practice and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Community Before Drug-Eluting Stents: A Report From The HCA Database. J Invasive Cardiology 2003;15(30):121-127.

Magee MJ, Coombs LP, Peterson ED, Mack MJ. Patient Selection and Current Practice Guidelines for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 2003;108(1):II9-14.

Mack MJ. Beating Heart Surgery: Does It Make a Difference? Am Heart Hosp J 2003;1:149-157.

Mack MJ. Introduction. Off-Pump Cardiac Surgery. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003;15(1):44.

Mack MJ. Response to Letter to Editor: Beating Heart Surgery: Does It Make a Difference? The American Heart Hospital Journal 2003;1(4):314-315.

Dewey TM, Magee MJ, Acuff TE, Prince S, Herbert M, Edgerton JR, Mack MJ. Beating Heart Surgery Reduces Mortality in the Reoperative Bypass Patient. The Heart Surgery Forum 2002;5(suppl 4):301-316.

Magee MJ, Dewey TM, Edgerton JR, Stamou SC, Corso PJ, Pfister AJ, Prince SL, Acuff T, Mack MJ. Elimination of cardiopulmonary bypass improves early survival in multivessel coronary artery bypass patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:1196-203.

Mack MJ, Dewey TM, Magee MJ. Facilitated anastomosis for reoperative beating heart circumflex coronary revascularization by a left thoracotomy. J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg 2002;123:816-17.

Mack MJ. Presidential Address ISMICS: What is ISMICS and Why Does it Exist? The Heart Surgery Forum 2002;5(1):11-12.

Edgerton JR, Moore D, Nichols D, Lane BW, Magee MJ, Dewey TM, Mack MJ. Obliteration of Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm by Thrombin Injection. Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:S1413-5.

Savcenko M, Wendt GK, Prince SL, Mack MJ. Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis: An Update Of A Single Institution Experience. Euro J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;22:978-983

Mack M, Bachand D, Acuff T, Edgerton J, Prince S, Dewey T, Magee M. Improved Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Beating Heart Techniques. J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg 2002;124:598-607.

Mack MJ, Duhaylongsod FG. Through the Open Door: Where Has The Ride Taken Us? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002;124(4):655-9.

Brown PP, Mack MJ, Simon AW, Battaglia S, Tarkington L, Horner S, Culler SD, Becker ER. Outcomes Experience With Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Women. Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74(6):2113-9, Discussion 2120.

Magee MJ, Mack, MJ. Robotics and Coronary Artery Surgery. Current Opinion Cardiology 2002;17(6):602-7.

Publications (Book and Book Chapters)

Mack MJ. Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and The Role of Arterial Conduits. Arterial Grafting For Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Textbook for Cardiovascular Clinicians and Researchers 2nd Edition. He, GW, ed. Springer-Verlag Singapore ltd, Berlin and New York. 2005 (in press)

Mack MJ. Most Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Requiring Revascularization Should Undergo Surgery. Text Book of Coronary Stenting. CRF Publications, New York, NY 2004 (in press)

Mack MJ. Video-Assisted Thymectomy. General Thoracic Surgery, 6th Edition. Shields TW, LoCiecero J, Ponn RB, Rusch VW eds. Lippencott, Williams, and Wilkins. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2004;178:2638-2644.

Mack MJ. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pages 658-662. Yang SC, Cameron DE eds. Mosby, Inc., An Affiliate of Elsevier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004.

Mack MJ, Savcenko M. Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for mediastinal diseases. Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Yang SC, Cameron DE, eds. Mosby, Inc., a Harcourt Health Sciences Company, Philadephia, PA. 2003 (in press)

Mack MJ. Coronary surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass. Surgery of Coronary Artery Disease 2nd Edition. Wheatley DJ (ed) Hodder Arnold Publishers, London, UK 2003;12:190-205.

Dewey TM, Mack MJ. Myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Second Edition. McGraw Hill Medical Publishing Division, New York, NY 2003;22:609-625.

Presentations

Michael J. Mack

OPCABG Exposure. STS/AATS Tech-Con 2002. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. January 26, 2002.

PRO: Coronary artery surgery: is the pump needed? with Denton Cooley, M.D. 2002 Annual Seminar of the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. January 27, 2002.

Initial Experience with 139 Consecutive Proximal Anastomoses Performed With a Mechanical Connector. 38th Annual STS Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. January 29, 2002.

Cardiac - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Rocky Mountain Advanced Symposium. Vail, Colorado. February 3, 2002.

Future of Cardiac Surgery. Lumen Vascular Interventions Symposium. Miami, Florida. February 9, 2002.

Improving Outcomes and Achieving Benchmark: Understanding the Care of Cardiac Patients and Implementation of Clinical Protocols and Pathways. CCMN Workshop: Getting to Benchmark: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Nashville, Tennessee. February 21-22, 2002.

Improving Outcomes and Achieving Benchmark: Understanding the Care of Cardiac Surgery Patients and Implementation of Clinical Protocols and Pathways. CCMN Workshop: Getting to Benchmark: A Multidisciplinary Approach. CABG Part 2. Nashville, Tennessee. February 21-22, 2002.

Off Pump: To Do or Not To Do? Peak Performance XV. Cheateau Lake Louis, Alberta, Canada. March 2, 2002.

Recent Changes in Use of Off Pump. Peak Performance XV. Cheateau Lake Louis, Alberta, Canada. March 2, 2002.

Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass. ACC 51st Annual Scientific Session. Atlanta, Georgia. March 19-20, 2002.

Introduction. Off Pump Surgery and The Evolution of Facilitated Anastomosis. St. Jude Medical Symmetry Symposium. San Diego, CA. April 5-7, 2002.

Concepts for Computers in Surgery in the Future. Engineering the Future of Surgery. New York, New York. April 7-8, 2002.

Does OPCAB Reduce Morbidity and Mortality? Large Retrospective Analyses. 82nd Annual AATS Meeting. Washington, DC. May 4-8, 2002.

What Will Be The Surgeons Response to This New Challenge Coming from the Interventional Cardiologists? Euro PCR 2002. May 22-26, 2002.

History and Future of OPCAB. Resident's Course. Durham, North Carolina. May 31, 2002.

PRO: Can Adequate Coronary Artery Revascularization Be Achieved Without The Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass? 3rd International Symposium on Myocardial Protection from Surgical Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury. Asheville, North Carolina. June 6, 2002.

CV Surgery: Anastomosis Devices, Atrial Fib Ablation. HCA CCMN Meeting. Braselton, Georgia. July 17-20, 2002.

Anastomotic Connectors and Other Advances in Cardiac Surgery. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2002. Washington, DC. September 26-29, 2002.

Economics of Robotic Surgery: Is It Worth It? Controversies in Adult Cardiac Surgery. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 2002.

Thoracic Sympathectomy and the Treatment of Compensatory Sweating. ACC 2002 Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA. October 6-10, 2002.

Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis. ACC 2002 Clinical Congress. San Francisco, CA. October 6-10, 2002.

Bypass Surgery - The Future for CAD. Pioneering Techniques in Surgery. Leipzig, Germany. December 7-10, 2002.

Moderator: Session IV: Reoperation and Alternative Approaches. Pioneering Techniques in Surgery. Leipzig, Germany. December 7-10, 2002.

Introduction. STS/AATS Tech-Con 2003. San Diego, California. January 29, 2003.

Prima Plus Stentless Aortic Valve. STS/AATS Tech-Con 2003. San Diego, California. January 30, 2003.

On Pump Vs. OPCAB: Patient Selection. Breakfast Session II: Meet the Experts. 39th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. San Diego, California. January 31 - February 2, 2003.

Current Status and Outcomes of Coronary Revascularization 1999-2002: 154,701 Consecutive Surgical and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. 39th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. San Diego, California. January 31 - February 2, 2003.

How to Seek a Job: Adult Cardiac or Cardiothoracic Surgery. STS Resident=s Luncheon. 39th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. San Diego, California. January 31 - February 2, 2003.

Emerging New Technologies. Lumen Vascular Interventions Symposium. Miami, Florida. February 6-7, 2003.

Cardiac - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Rocky Mountain Advanced Laparoscopy Symposium. Vail, Colorado. February 9-12, 2003.

Impact of Drug-Eluting Stents in CAD: Cardiac Surgeon's Point of View - Debate. Advanced Cardiac Techniques in Surgery (ACTS). New York, New York. May 1-2, 2003.

Importance of Off-Pump CABG in the Future of Coronary Surgery. Advanced Cardiac Techniques in Surgery (ACTS). New York, New York. May 1-2, 2003.

Advances in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. Gibbon and His Heart/Lung Machine 50 Years and Beyond. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 3, 2003.

Off Pump Surgery and Alternatives to Standard Operation in Redo Coronary Surgery. Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults Symposium. Boston, Massachusetts. May 3, 2003.

Con: CABG Should be Done On-Pump - Debate. American Association for Thoracic Surgeons (AATS). Boston, Massachusetts. May 4-7, 2003.

Most CABG Should be Done Off Pump. Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease and Its Sequelae. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 7-9, 2003.

Current Status of the Prevent IV Trial. International Society of Minimally Invasive Surgery (ISMICS). San Francisco, California. June 19-21, 2003.

Debate: Surgical vs. Interventional Therapy for Multivessel Coronary Disease: Surgery Still Reigns Supreme! Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2003. Washington, DC. September 15-19, 2003.

Revascularization in Diabetics and Patients With Left Main Disease - Storming The Last Bastions of The Cardiac Surgeon: Drug-Eluting Stents Change Nothing - Total Artery Bypass Reigns Supreme! Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2003. Washington, DC. September 15-19, 2003.

Debate: Surgery is Still The Gold Standard for Multi-vessel Disease in Diabetics and Complex LAD Lesions - The DES Threat to CABG is Exaggerated and Does Not Represent Optimal Care for CAD Patients. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2003. Washington, DC. September 15-19, 2003.

The Role of OPCAB in Improving Patient Outcomes. Clinical Cardiovascular Management Network (CCMN) Meeting. Wesley Chapel, Florida. October 14-16, 2003.

Cross Training. Resident Training Program. New Era Cardiac Care: Innovation and Technology Meeting. Dana Point, California. January 9-11, 2004.

PRO: OPCAB. New Era Cardiac Care: Innovation and Technology Meeting. Dana Point, California. January 9-11, 2004.

What Clinical Trials Surgeons Need to Know. STS/AATS Tech-Con 2004 Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. January 25, 2004.

Moderator. The Finale Session of the STS/AATS Tech-Con 2004 Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. January 25, 2004.

Major Advances in Cardiac Surgery. Prevent IV Investigator's Meeting. 40th Annual Meeting of the STS. San Antonio, Texas. January 26-28, 2004.

Are Women's Outcomes Improved With Off-Pump CABG? Guidant B Improving Women's CABG Outcomes Meeting at the 40th Annual Meeting of the STS. San Antonio, Texas. January 26-28, 2004.

Best of Tech-Con. 40th Annual Meeting of the STS. San Antonio, Texas. January 28, 2004.

Diabetics With Multivessel Disease: Surgery Is The Best Therapeutic Option. American College of Cardiology Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 9, 2004.

Is Beating Heart Surgery Better? Dayton Heart Hospital Distinguished Lecturer. Dayton, Ohio. April 14, 2004.

Cross Training of the Cardiac Interventionalist. Dayton Heart Hospital Distinguished Lecturer. Dayton, Ohio. April 14, 2004.

Shaping the Future of Cardiac Surgery. CarboMedics Fellow Program. Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas. April 16, 2004.

Moderator. Live Surgery Session I: Cases I-III. Advanced Cardiac Techniques in Surgery (ACTS). New York, New York. April 20, 2004.

Moderator. Live Surgery Session II: Cases IV-VI. Advanced Cardiac Techniques in Surgery (ACTS). New York, New York. April 21, 2004.

Does Reporting of CABG Outcomes From Administrative Databases Accurately Assess Actual Clinical Outcomes? The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. April 26, 2004.

Advance Technique and Technologies in OPCAB. Symposium of Seoul National University Hospital. Seoul, South Korea. July 5, 2004.

Is Off-Pump CABG Really Better Than On Pump CABG? Symposium of Seoul National University Hospital. Seoul, South Korea. July 5, 2004.

Is Off-Pump CABG Really Better Than On Pump CABG? Symposium at Jiangsu Provincial Hospital. Jiangsu, China. July 12, 2004.

Can CABG Survive with Drug Eluting Stents? Symposium at Jiangsu Provincial Hospital. Jiangsu, China. July 12, 2004.

Is Off-Pump CABG Really Better Than On Pump CABG? Symposium at Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital of Tianjin. Tianjin, China. July 14, 2005.

Can CABG Survive with Drug Eluting Stents? Symposium at Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital of Tianjin. Tianjin, China. July 14, 2005.

The View of the Future From 40,000 Feet. CarboMedics 2004 - Cardiac Surgery Forum. Beaver Creek, Colorado. August 7, 2004.

Hard Data on Distal Connectors. European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting. Leipzig, Germany. September 11, 2004.

The Great Valve Debate: Will the Cardiologist Take Over Treatment of Valve Disease? No-This is One Area The Predatorial Cardiologist Will Fail to Conquer! Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2004. Washington, D. C. September 29, 2004.

Current Valve Treatment Options. Edwards Life Sciences TCT 2004 Breakfast Symposium. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2004. Washington, D. C. September 30, 2004.

What Patients Need CPB for CABG? Edward's Resident's Program. Irvine, California. October 22, 2004.

Should DES be Used in Left Main Disease? CABG is and Will Remain the Gold Standard. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2004. Washington, D. C. September 30, 2004.

Thoracoscopic Approach to Mediastinal Tumors. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico. November 4, 2004.

Aortoscopy for Immediate Assessment of Aortic Valve and Root Anatomy After Repair/Replacement. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting. Cancun, Mexico. November 4, 2004.

Moderator. Tech-Con 2005 at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. Tampa, Florida. January 23, 2005.

Trends and Evolution in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Look at The Future with Lessons From The Past. Resident's Luncheon. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. Tampa, Florida. January 25, 2005.

Future of Heart Surgery - New Technologies. 9th Annual Cardiac Symposium. Orange County, California. February 5, 2005

Cardiac Surgery: What's New? 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Advanced Surgical Symposium. Vail, Colorado. February 6, 2005.

DEBATE: Triple Vessel Disease and Left Main Disease: Surgery versus Drug-Eluting Stents (with Martin Leon, M.D.). JIMM 2005. Rome, Italy. February 17, 2005.

Percutaneous Valves: Academics. Workshop With the FDA: Regulatory Think-Tank Session at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CRT) 2005. Washington, DC. March 28, 2005.

Total Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Arterial Ducts. XIV International Meeting of the Mexican Society of Cardiac Surgery. Monterrey Neuvo Leon, Mexico. March 29, 2005.

Current Status of PTCA versus Surgery. XIV International Meeting of the Mexican Society of Cardiac Surgery. Monterrey Neuvo Leon, Mexico. March 30, 2005.

The CT Surgeon as an Academician in Private and University Practice. Developing the Academic Surgeon. 85th Annual AATS Meeting. San Francisco, California. April 9, 2005.

Keynote Address: Current State of OPCAB. Guidant Cardiac Surgery Summit for Cardiac Surgeons. Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 28, 2005.

Surgery of the Future and Future of Surgery. Euro PCR 2005. Paris, France. May 27, 2005.

Alternative Surgical Approaches to Aortic Valve Replacement. Society of Heart and Valve Disease Postgraduate Course. Vancouver, BC, Canada. June 17, 2005.

Triple Vessel Disease and Left Main Disease Surgery versus Drug Eluting Stents. Innovation of Less Invasive Techniques in Cardiac Surgery. Kyoto, Japan. July 15, 2005.

Latest Techniques in OPCAB and Future Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Innovation of Less Invasive Techniques in Cardiac Surgery. Kyoto, Japan. July 15, 2005.

Emerging Valve Technologies: Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive. Edwards Life Sciences Symposium on Controversies and Innovations in Heart Valve Surgery. New Port Beach, California. August 20, 2005.

An Overview of Current Devices and Clinical Technology: Adoption of New Technology. CarboMedics Resident Program 2005. Denver, Colorado. August 25, 2005.

Characterizing a 'High Risk' Patient Population with Aortic Valve Disease Who Might Benefit From Interventional Therapies. AATS 2005 Postgraduate Course. Chicago, Illinois. September 9, 2005.

Percutaneous versus Transapical AVR: Why Do We Have to Get Involved? Annual Techno-College of EACTS/ESTS. Barcelona, Spain. September 24, 2005.

A Futuristic Excursion of the Lesser-Invasive "Surgical Vision": From Coronaries to Valves to Arrhythmias to Structural Defects. TCT 2005. Washington, DC. October 18, 2005.

Addressing Politics, Controversies, and "Practical Issue" with this "Renaissance." New Cardiovascular Horizons. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 29, 2005.

DISCUSSANT: Improved Neurologic Outcomes With a Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Program presented by Michael Gibson of Oklahoma City, OK. 52nd Annual STSA Meeting. Orlando, Florida. November 12, 2005.

New Perspectives for Aortic Valve. Pioneering Techniques in Cardiac Surgery: The Fourth in a Series. Leipzig, Germany. December 1-2, 2005.

William H. Ryan, MD

Safety and Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure. Presented at the 8th Annual Cardio- Thoracic Techniques and Technologies Meeting. Miami Beach, Florida, Jan 2002

Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Early Results. Presented at the 4th Annual Conference on the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, San Antonio, Texas, Jan 2004

An Eight Year Experience with the Ross Procedure. Presented at the 5th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Washington DC, May 2004

The Effect on Aortic Valve Replacement of the Contemporary Patient. Presented at the 5th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Washington DC, May 2004

The Occurrence of Post-operative Pulmonary Homograft Stenosis in Patients Undergoing The Ross Procedure. Presented at the Third Biennial Meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease, Vancouver BC, June 2005

The Adult Ross Procedure at Ten Years (1994 - 2004): The Dallas Experience. Presented at the Third Biennial Meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease, Vancouver BC, June 2005

Mitral Valve Surgery Using the Classical "Heartport" Technique: The Dallas Experience. Presented at the Third Biennial Meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease, Vancouver BC, June 2005

Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Preliminary Results of a Predictive Risk Algorithm. Presented at the 52nd Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Orlando Florida, November 2005

Todd M. Dewey, MD

Off Pump Bypass Using the Symmetry Aortic Connector. Presented at the 38th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. January 27, 2002.

Conversion to CPB: When, How and Effect on Patient Outcomes. Advanced OPCRES Training. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. March 3, 2002.

The Facilitated Mechanical Anastomosis - Changing the Face of Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass. Presented at the St. Jude Medical Symmetry Symposium. San Diego, California. April 6, 2002.

Complicated Re-operative Coronary Artery Bypass Procedures. Presented at the Lillehei Memorial Workshop for Japanese Surgeons. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 26, 2003.

Off-Pump Bypass Grafting: The changing face of Surgical Revascularization. Presented at the 50th Meeting of the Japanese College of Cardiology. Naka-Ku, Nagoya, Japan. September 8, 2002

Avoidance of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Improves Early Survival in Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Patients with Poor Ventricular Function. Presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. San Francisco, CA. June 21, 2003.

Does Coronary Artery Bypass Improve Survival in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)? Presented at the Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. San Francisco, CA. June 21, 2003.

Does Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) Improve Survival in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease? Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Society. Bonita springs, Florida. November 13 - 15, 2003.

Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Evidence That Demands A Verdict. Presented at the Guidant Annual Fellow's Program. Tucson, AZ. December 5 - 7, 2003.

Two Year Interim Analysis of Mechanical Connectors Indicate Increased Need for Target Vessel Reintervention. Presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. San Antonio, TX. January 26, 2004.

James R. Edgerton, MD

How to Expand OPCAB in Your Practice Towards Routine Beating Heart Surgery. CTT 2002 Self Assessment Course. Miami, Florida. January 23, 2002.

Obliteration of Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm by Thrombin Injection. CTT 2002. Miami, Florida. January 25, 2002.

Beating Heart CABG Made Simple. CTT 2002: How Do I Do It Breakfast Session. Miami, Florida. January 26, 2002.

Multivessel Off Pump Coronary Surgery. STS 2002: How Do I Do It Breakfast Session. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. January 29, 2002.

Moderator. Emerging Technologies in Cardiac Surgery. AATS 2002. Washington, DC. May 5, 2002.

Off Pump Coronary Surgery and Patient Management. Off Pump Symposium sponsored by Medtronic, Inc. Mexico City, Mexico. June 9-11, 2002.

Focus of the Critically Ill Patient: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Serous Gram Positive Infections. Sponsored by Pharmacia. Napa Valley, California. June 28-30, 2002.

Conversion in Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB): An Analysis of Predictors and Outcomes. Southern Thoracic Surgery Association (STSA) Meeting. Miami Beach, Florida. November 7-9, 2002.

New LV Lead Placement Tool. Medtronic Breakfast Session. 39th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting (STS). San Diego, California. January 31-February 2, 2003.

Collaboration in Optimizing Therapy for Heart Failure Patients: Surgeon's Role. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure - A Collaborative Approach to Optimizing Therapy. San Francisco, California. June 21, 2003.

On-Pump Beating Heart Surgery Offers Alternative for Unstable Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). ISMICS Meeting. San Francisco, California. June 19-21, 2003.

OPCAB: How I do It. OPCAB: A Circle of Knowledge. Beavercreek, Colorado. July 10-12, 2003.

Moderator. OPCAB: A Circle of Knowledge. Beavercreek, Colorado. July 10-12, 2003.

Future of Cardiac Surgery: Mechanisms for Survival. OPCAB: A Circle of Knowledge. Beavercreek, Colorado. July 10-12, 2003.

Surgical Ventricular Resynchronization. OPCAB: A Circle of Knowledge. Beavercreek, Colorado. July 10-12, 2003.

OPCAB: How to Get a Program Started. OPCAB: A Circle of Knowledge. Beavercreek, Colorado. July 10-12, 2003.

Video Aortoscopy for Immediate Assessment of Aortic Valve and Root Anatomy After Repair/Replacement. Presented at Annual Techno College of the European Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Vienna, Austria. October 11, 2003.

Optimal Left Ventricular Lead Placement for Resynchronization by Determination of Paced Depolarization Intervals: Technique and Rationale. Presented at Annual Techno College of the European Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Vienna, Austria. October 11, 2003.

OPCAB: Inhibitors to Adoption. An American Perspective. Presented at Annual Techno College of the European Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Vienna, Austria. October 11, 2003.

Surgical Resynchronization Therapy. Cardiac Update 2003. November 7, 2003.

Moderator. Cardiac Update 2003. November 7, 2003.

STSA 50th Annual Scientific Meeting.

OPCAB: Inhibitors to Adoption. Grand Rounds, Kaiser Hospital, San Francisco, California. February 19, 2004.

Economics of Off-Pump Grafting. Grand Rounds, Kaiser Hospital, San Francisco, California. February 19, 2004.

Moving Into Practice: Remember Who You Are. Medtronic Cardiac Surgery Resident's Program. Minneapolis, MN. May 12-15, 2004.

Right Heart Assist. Medtronic Cardiac Surgery Resident's Program. Minneapolis, MN. May 12-15, 2004.

Surgical Options for Atrial Fibrillation. 7th Annual ISMICS Scientific Meeting. London. June 23-26, 2004.

Moderator. The New Realities of Surgical Revascularization: Optimizing Outcomes and Staying Competitive in Today's Environment. San Francisco, California October 7-8, 2004.

Video Aortoscopy for Immediate Assessment of Aortic Valve and Root Anatomy After Repair/Replacement. 51st Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 2004. Cancun, Mexico, November 4, 2004.

Ventricular Epicardial Lead Placement for Resynchronization by Determination of Paced Depolarization Intervals: Technique and Rationale. 51st Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 2004. Cancun, Mexico, November 4-6, 2004.

Reduced Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Immediately Extubated After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 51st Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 2004. Cancun, Mexico, November 4-6, 2004.

Role of Resynchronization: Endoscopic and Robotic Approaches. ISMICS Winter Workshop. Bangkok. December 4, 2004.

Why the Surgeon Must Get Involved with Leapfrog Criteria: They Are About to Publish Your Numbers. Breakfast Session. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 41st Annual Meeting. Tampa, Florida. January 23, 2005 Public Reporting of Data: Who is Tracking and What They Are About to Report. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 41st Annual Meeting. Tampa, Florida. January 24-26, 2005.

Surgical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation. Presented at the Plano Clinical Conference. Plano, Texas. February 22, 2005.

Physiologic Placement of LV Leads for Cardiac Resynchronization. HealthEast Cardiovascular Surgery Monthly Educational Program, St. Joseph's Scheffer Auditorium. Minneapolis, MN. May 18, 2005.

Mitchell J. Magee, MD

Vasconnect. Presented at the Tech-Con Meeting 39th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting. San Diego, California. January 31 - February 2, 2003.