WEDNESDAY October 18, 2017
7:00 – 8:00 Sunrise Session – New Pumps and Technologies
Moderators: M. Ono (Japan), R. Smith (USA) and U. Steinsheiffer (Germany)
Development of an Implantable Ultracompact Fully Magnetically Suspended Centrifugal Blood Pump
Frank Lin, CH Biomedical, Torrance CA USA
CCF TAH
Kiyotaka Fukamachi, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio USA
SynCardia 50
SynCardia Systems, Tucson, Arizona USA
RealHeart
Ina Laura Pieper, Scandinavian Real Heart AB, Västerås, Sweden
CoreWave
Carl Botterbusch, CorWave, Paris, France
Reinheart
Uli Steinsheiffer, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
TorVad (Windmill)
Jeff Gohean, Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, Austin, TX USA
EvaHeart
Tadashi Motomura, Evaheart Inc., Houston, TX USA
BerlinHeart
Robert Kroslowitz, Berlin Heart Inc., The Woodlands, TX USA
Procyrion
Jace Heuring, Procyrion, Houston, TX USA
A novel ECC System for ECLS and ECMO applications (103)
Oliver Marseille, Hemovent GmbH, Aachen, Germany
8:00 – 10:00 Scientific Session IX Physiologic Control
Moderators: T. Masuzawa (Japan), F. Moscato (Austria), and M. Slaughter (USA)
8:00 – 8:15 Do we need them? – M. Slaughter, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
8:15 – 8:25 What can we learn from the data that exists already – F. Moscato, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
8:25 – 8:35 How to design systems – H. Schima, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
8:35 – 8:45 New sensors – T. Siess, Abiomed, Abiomed, Danvers, MA USA
8:45 – 8:55 Potential of Dynamic H/Q for Next Generation Closed Loop Control– C. Reyes, Medtronic, Miami Lakes, USA
8:55 – 9:05 New Sensors/Monitoring – F. Pagani, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
9:05 – 9:15 Panel discussion: J. Cysyk, L. Klein, F. Moscato, H. Schima, T. Siess, M. Slaughter
9:15 -10:00 Rapid Fire Abstracts
Development of a cannula tip with integrated volume sensor for control of continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (3)
Joshua Cysyk, Penn State College of Medicine, State College, PA
A multi-objective physiological control system for left ventricular assist devices (17)
Anastasios Petrou, Group Zurich, Zurich, Germany
Electrocardiogram-Synchronized Rotational Speed Modulation System can reduce the recirculation due to aortic insufficiency in LVAD support (19)
Kei Iizuka, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
Going Beyond the Heart! Importance of Analyzing HVAD Logfiles for Patient Management (30)
Liviu Klein, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Numerical Comparison of Inflow Cannulation Site with a Pulsatile Rotary Blood Pump: Cardiorespiratory Effect during Rest and Exercise (58)
Eric Wu, ICETLAB, Queensland, Australia
Suction prevalence and related arrhythmia in left ventricular assist device recipients (62)
Christoph Gross, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Alarm Algorithms for Early Detection of Pump Thrombosis (104)
Martin Maw, University of Vienna, Vienna Austria
Evaluation of Periodic VAD-Speed changes on Intraventricular Flow Dynamics Using Numerical Simulation (121)
Moigan Ghodrati, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
9:45 MODERATED POSTER Session 3 – Ballroom A
Moderators: R. Avery, K. Breathett, R. Smith, P. Tran
10 – 10:15 Coffee Break/Exhibits
10:15 – 10:30 Special Lecture Arrhythmias in Patients with LVADS: ICDs, CRTs, and All That… Alan Cheng, Medtronic, Mounds View, MN USA
10:30 – 11:00 KEYNOTE 4 Adverse Events: What do they really mean?? Establishing Standards and Developing Testing Modalities (15 min)
Robert Kormos, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Moderators and Discussants (15 min): J. Kirklin University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL USA (will also provide an Intermacs update)
- Long Integris Health, Oklahoma City, OK USA
11:00 – 12:15 Scientific Session X Peripherals and Monitoring
Moderator: S. Airhart (USA), M. Ono (Japan) and H. Schima (Austria)
11:00 – 11:15 Clinical Limitations –T. Elliott, Medstar, Washington, DC USA
11:00 – 11:15 Remote monitoring/Bluetooth – J. Sims, Medtronic, Framingham MA USA
11:15 – 11:30 Batteries and Power – E. Takeuchi, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY USA
11:30 – 11:45 Web interactive systems – D. Christensen, Innovative Program Solutions,
Pine Grove PA USA
11:45 – 12:15 Rapid Fire Abstracts
Wireless Power System for Fully Implanted LVAD (11)
Greg Aber, EverHeart Systems, Webster, Texas USA
What precipitates driveline infection? (5)
Cumara Sivathasan, National Heart Center, Singapore
High Efficiency Fully Implanted LVAS (10)
Greg Aber, EverHeart Systems, Webster, Texas USA
Advanced Machine Learning Techniques for Sound Wave Analysis Can Identify Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis (32)
Liviu Klein, UCSF, San Francisco, CA USA
Daily-activity of patients after left ventricular assist device implantation and during hospital readmissions (61)
Cristoph Gross, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Austria
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch Symposium
Part 1. Abbott Technology Update – K. Bourque, Abbott, Burlington MA USA
Part 2. Brief Lunch Talk “MCS – Clinical Reality – Now and the Future – O. Howard “Bud” Frazier – Baylor/Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas USA
Part 3. Transplantation in the World of Enhanced MCS Use – UNOS and the Future of the Adult Heart Allocation System in the United States – J. Copeland, W. Dembitsky, A. El Banayosy, S. Hankins, Z. Khalpey, J. Long, M. Sherwood, N. Sweitzer, G. Wieselthaler
1:15 -3:00 Scientific Session XI Thrombosis, Shear and Pulsatility
Moderators: D. Bluestein (USA), T. Siess (Germany/USA) and V. Turitto (USA)
1:15 – 1:30 Shear-Mediated Platelet Activation/Anti-thrombotics – Evolving Mechanisms
- Slepian, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
1:30 – 1:40 Can we build devices without shear – K. Bourque, Abbott, Burlington, MA USA
1:40 – 2:10 Can we invoke real pulsatility – J. Cysyk, Penn State, Hershey PA USA
2:10 – 2:25 Panel discussion: J. Cysyk, J. Long, O. Maruyama, J. Sheriff, G. Wieselthaler
2:25 – 3:00 Rapid Fire Abstracts
In vitro characterization of endothelial cell-platelet pro-thrombotic interaction mechanisms associated with left ventricular assist device therapy (68)
Alice Apostoli/Annalisa Dimasi, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Effects of a Left Ventricular Assist Device on Endothelial Function: Comparison between LVAD models (18)
Aya Watanabe, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sensorless Detection of Thrombus Using Real-Time Viscosity Measurement in a Magnetically-Levitated Rotary Blood Pump (22)
Takuro Maruyama
CorWave LVAD Magnetic and Hydraulic Efficiency Study (56)
Pier Paolo Monticone, CorWave SA, Paris, France
CorWave LVAD Optical Visualzation (57)
Pier Paolo Monticone, CorWave SA, Paris France
2:45 MODERATED POSTER Session 4 – Ballroom A
Moderators: S. Hankins, C. Sivathasan, U. Steinseifer, P. Tran
3:00 – 3:15 Coffee Break/Exhibits
3:15- 3:45 Scientific Session XII Myocardial Recovery, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Moderators: M. Slepian (USA) and Z. Khalpey (USA)
3:15 – 3:30 Myocardial Recovery – Emma Birks, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA
3:30 – 3:45 Electrospinning and Microfibers – Utility for MCS systems – V. Merkle, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
Rapid Fire Abstracts
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocyte Tissue Engineered Graft Improves Left Ventricular Function and Electro-Mechanical Coupling in Rats with Heart Failure (124)
Jordan Lancaster, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
Ascending aortic dimension is a useful predictor for left ventricular assist device explantation (15)
Masaki Tsuji, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
3:45 – 4:45 Scientific Session XIII The Total Artificial Heart
Moderators: F. Arabia (USA) and D. Timms (Austria)
3:45 – 4:00 Emerging Clinical Role of the TAH – F. Arabia, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles CA USA
4:00 – 4:15 TAH vs Bi VAD – J. Copeland, University of Arizona (Prof. Emeritus), Tucson, AZ USA
4:15 – 4:30 New TAH Designs – D. Timms, BiVACOR, Houston, Texas USA
4:30 – 4:45 Rapid Fire Abstracts
Progress in the Development of a Continuous Patient Monitor for the Cleveland Clinic Continuous Flow Total Artificial Heart (46)
Barry Kuban, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH USA
TEG Platelet Mapping (TEG PM) Guided Management of Patients with Total Artificial Heart (TAH) (112)
Oksana Volod, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
4:45 – 5:45 Scientific Session XIII Pumps – Present and Future
Moderators: J. Copeland (USA), R. Smith (USA) and T. Yamane (Japan)
Rapid Fire Abstracts
In vivo preclinical biocompatibility evaluation of CH-ventricular assist device with totally magnetic suspension rotor in a sheep model (16)
Haibo Chen, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Preclinical evaluation of an extracorporeal ventricular assist device with the Hydrodynamically levitated centrifugal pump (42)
Tomonori Tsukiya, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center, Osaka, Japan
Multi-Variable Evaluation of Hydraulic Performance in a Minimally Invasive, Partial Support LVAD (43)
Peter Smith, Texas Heart Institute, University of Houston, TX USA
Development of an Implantable Ultracompact Fully Magnetically Suspended Centrifugal Blood Pump (66)
Frank Lin, CH Biomedical, Zurich, Switzerland
First Laboratory Prototype of a Seal-less Rotary Piston Blood Pump (107)
Johannes Wappenschmidt, Aachen University, Aachen Germany
5:45 – 6:15 Innovation Challenge/Hackathon “Results” Presentation
6:15 – 6:30 Closing Remarks