MCS VAD University Course (Separate Registration Required)

Pediatric Medical Device Day Course (Separate Registration Required)

Introduction and Welcome: ASAIO Program Chairman
Egemen Tuzun, MD, PhD; President
Claudius Mahr, DO, FACC, FESC; Program Chair

Sister Society Welcome IFAO
Prof. Heinrich Schima, PhD: President

ASAIO President's Address
Egemen Tuzun, MD, PhD

Top Cardiac Clinical Abstract
Outcomes in Heart Transplant Recipients by Bridge-To-Transplant Strategy When Using the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System
Scott C. Silvestry¹, Marzia Leacche², Dan M. Meyer³, Yasuhiro Shudo⁴, Masashi Kawabori⁵, Balakrishnan Mahesh⁶, David A. D'Alessandro⁷, Jacob Schroder^8
1Cardiovascular Surgery, AdventHealth Transplant Center, Orlando, FL, United States. ²Cardiothoracic Surgery, CoreWell Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States. ³Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States. ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United States. ⁵Cardiac Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States. ⁶Cardiothoracic Surgery, Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, United States. ⁷Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. ⁸Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.

Top Bioengineering Abstract
Miniature Extravascular Aortic Sensor for Continuous Blood Pressure Measurement: In-vivo Validation Under Pathological Conditions
Konstantinos Magkoutas¹, Miriam Weisskopf², Volkmar Falk³, Maximilian Y. Emmert³, Mirko Meboldt¹, Nikola Cesarovic⁴, Marianne Schmid Daners^1
1Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. ²University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. ³Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany. ⁴ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Top Pediatric Abstract
Over 100 Fontan Patients on Ventricular Assist Device Support: An ACTION Update
Sharon Chen¹, Ari Cedars², Joseph A. Spinner³, Iki Adachi³, Katsuhide Maeda⁴, Ryan Davies^,11 Christina VanderPluym⁵, Kurt Schumacher⁶, Anna Joong⁷, Lindsay May⁸, Muhammad Shezad⁹, David Morales⁹, Angela Lorts⁹, David N. Rosenthal¹, Kathleen Simpson^10
1Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, United States. ²Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD, United States. ³Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, United States. ⁴Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States. ⁵Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. ⁶C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. ⁷ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. ⁸Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, United States. ⁹Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, United States. ¹⁰Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States. ¹¹Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States

Top Nursing/ Allied Health Abstract
Measuring Patient Alcohol Intake Pre And Post-LVAD Implant – What’s in a number? Lonnie Ennis, Jennifer M. Hajj, Kate Higgs, Clifford Beach, Elizabeth Hambright, Lucas Witer, Arman Kilic, Brian Houston
Mechanical Circulatory Support, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States

Top Cardiac Research & Development Abstract
Heart Transplant Versus LVADs: Is Destination Therapy The New Goal? Rene Aleman, Federico Napoli, David Baran, Cedric Sheffield, Jose Navia, Nicolas A. Brozzi
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, United States

Top Pulmonary Abstract
Ambulatory Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplant Jaimin R. Trivedi, Matthew Fox, Mark Slaughter, Victor van Berkel
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States

Top Renal Abstract
Dialy-ssist: A Complementary Dialysate Recycling System for Dialysate and Water Conservation Greyson A. St Pierre, Izzy Beeley, Sophia Qamar, Shane Klemish
BME, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States

Top Acute Shock Abstract
Pharmacological and Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock: Does Obesity Put the Patients at Disadvantage?
Maya E. Guglin¹, Borui LI², Manreet Kanwar³, Arvind Bhimaraj⁴, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula⁵, Jacob Abraham6, Rachna Kataria⁷, Navin Kapur^2
1Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, United States.  ²Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.  ³Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburg, PA, United States.  ⁴Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, United States.  ⁵Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States.  6Providence Heart Institute, Portland, OR, United States.  ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

Medical Device Entrepreneur's Forum – MDEF
Moderators: H. David Humes, MD
Panelist: Priscilla Petit, Shuvo Roy, MD

MDEF 1. Esophageal Sphincter Stimulation To Prevent Reflux In Ventilated Patients
Rigu Gupta, MD

MDEF 2. Kidney Pod: An Intraoperative Organ Cooling Device to Improve Transplant Outcomes
Thomas Sorrentino, MD

MDEF 3. Development of Cost Efficient, Minimally Invasive Single Port Pulsatile VAD system for Short to Mid-term LV Support
Dongfang Wang, MD, PhD

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM (Not for Credit)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Cardiac Clinical (1)
Bioengineering (1)
Renal (1)
Nursing/ VAD Coordinator (1)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Cardiac R/D (1)
Bioengineering (2)
Pediatric (1)
IFAO (1)
Nursing/VAD Coordinator (2)
Pulmonary/ CAP (1)

GENERAL SESSION 2
Pramond Bonde, MD; Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD

ASAIOfyi-for young innovators - Student Design Competition
Alice Sweedo, PhD, President ASAIOfyi

Keynote Speaker
Introduced by, Egemen Tuzun, MD, PhD
James Long, MD

ASAIO Fellowship Award Announcements
Egemen Tuzun, MD, PhD

ASAIO History Committee
Introduced by, George M. Pantalos, MD
A Tribute to Dr. Chris Blagg
Stephen R. Ash, MD, FACP

ASAIO Hastings Lecture
Introduced by, Egemen Tuzun, MD, PhD
Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8
James F. Antaki, MD

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM (Not for Credit)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Acute Shock (1)
Bioengineering (3)
Pediatric (2)
Cardiac R/D (2)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Acute Shock (2)
Innovation for Industry & Academia Session (1)
Cardiac Clinical (2)
Nursing/VAD Coordinator (3)
Pediatric (3)
Renal (2)

ASAIO Society Pioneers Reception (Invite Only)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Cardiac Clinical (3)
Bioengineering (4)
Cardiac R/D (2)
Pulmonary/ CAP (2)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Cardiac Clinical (4)
Renal (3)
Cardiac R/D (4)
Pulmonary/ CAP (3)