Myocardial Recovery: Alternative and Novel Concepts for MCS
27 March, 2025 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT
Continuous-flow VADs have dominated MCS-therapy for the past two decades. However, despite significant progress challenges remain. Minimally invasive applicable new pulsatile and polymer/cellular-based devices might provide an alternative.
Moderators
Alexander Bernhardt, MD, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Arjang Ruhparwar, MD, PhD, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Presentations
Myocardial Recovery: Future Challenges and Opportunities for MCS
Presented by Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP
The Hybrid Heart Concept: The Best of Two Worlds?
Presented by Annemihn Vis, MD, PhD
External Support of the Heart: Revival of Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty using Soft Robots
Presented by Ulrich Stock, MD, FRCS(CTH), FRACS
The BioVAT Study and Concept
Presented by Stephan Ensminger, MD, DPhil
Panel Discussion
Presented by all speakers
