The Ventricular Septum

Monday, 22 June 2009 17:00 - 18:15, Hall D

Chairperson Dr Carlos Pedra Dante Pazzanese Instituto de CardiologiaBrazil
Co-Chair Dr John P Cheatham Nationwide Children's HospitalUnited States
Co-Chair Dr Horacio Faella Hospital GarrahnArgentina
Anatomic correlation
  • Dr Paul Weinberg, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States
Echocardiographic correlation
  • Dr Simone F Fontes-Pedra, Hospital Samaritano Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazil
Debate: PMVSD: Surgical closure should be the standard
  • Dr Michel Ilbawi, Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, United States
Debate: Device closure of PMVSD in selected patients is as good if not better than surgery!
  • Gianfranco Butera, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, Italy
Rebuttal and Questions
Percutaneous Device closure of muscular VSD's
  • Dr Jo De Giovanni, Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom
Perventricular Device Closure of VSD
  • Dr Jozef Masura, Children's Cardiac Centre, Slovak Republic