LIVERPOOL AORTIC SYMPOSIUM XI PROGRAMME


June 4th 2026

Time Session
08.00 - 08.45 Registration and Coffee
08.45 - 08.50 Introduction
08.50 - 09.00 An Update on Aortic Dissection Toolkit in the UK - Graham Cooper


09.00 - 10.00 Theme I: Syndromes and Dissections

Chair: John Elefteriades

Panel: Bo Yang and Debbie Harrington

Time Session Faculty
09.00 - 09.15 Genotypes & phenotypes in acute aortic dissection: How significant are “variants of unknown significance”? Dianna Milewicz
09.15 - 09.30 VSRR in acute Type A Aortic Dissection in syndromic patients Edward Chen
09.30 - 09.45 Managing Non A Non B dissections in syndromic patients Davide Pacini
09.45 - 10.00 Q&A


10.00 - 11.10 Theme II: Syndromes and the Root

Chair:  Duke Cameron

MDT:  Edward Chen, Ahmed Othman and Jullien Gaer

Time Session Faculty
10.00 - 10.15 Remodelling alone can suffice in connective tissue disorders. Hans-Joachim Shäfers
10.15 - 10.30 Yacoub II: A refinement promoting dynamism! Ahmed Afifi
10.30 - 10.40 Reimplatation...or an annuloplastry is key for success! Omar Nawaytou
10.40 - 10.50 Reinforce, don’t replace: the PEARS philosophy! - talk supported by Aortic Centre Trust John Pepper
10.50 - 11.00 Pre-Assembled Bio-Bentall in a Complex Aortic Practice: Experience and Recommendations Joseph Bavaria
11:00 - 11:10 Q&A

11.10 - 11.30 Coffee Break/Posters/Exhibitions


11.30 - 12.30 Theme III: Syndromes and the Arch

Chair:  Magne Torsteinsen

Panel:  Simon Neequaye and Davide Pacini

Time Session Faculty
11.30 - 11.55 Is Endo-Arch a treatment option in these patients? Stephan Haulon
11.55 - 12.20 Prophylactic Arch Replacement: When and Why? Joseph Bavaria
12.20 - 12.30 Q&A


12.30 - 13.30 Professor Bob Bonser Memorial Lecture:  20+ years of scientific and clinical progress in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

Introduction:  Duke Cameron

Speakers:  Hal Dietz and Bart Loeys

Panel:  Duke Cameron, Dianna Milewicz

Session support by Heart UK

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch/Posters/Exhibitions/Patient Forum


14.30 - 15.30 Proximal Aortic MDT: round table discussion of 3 complex syndromic cases

Case Presenter: Andrew Brazier

Chair: Ayman Kenawy

Panel: Sam Srivastava, Joseph Bavaria, Ahmed Afifi, Ricardo Proietti


15.30 - 16.00 Video and Poster Presentation Session

Moderators: Debbie Harrington, Graham Cooper, Janice Harper

Time Session
15.30 - 15.40 Comorbidity prevalence and clinical outcomes following EVAR in patients with and without diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis Shriya Karlapudi
15.40 - 15.50 Extent of Repair and Early Outcomes in Acute Syndrome Surgery: A contemporary Barts Heart Centre NICOR Cohort Farhin Holia
15.50 - 16.00 Point of care haemolysis detection and renal injury following surgery on the descending aorta James Bennett

16.00 - 16.30 Afternoon Tea/Posters/Exhibitions


16.30 - 17.30 Theme IV: Other Syndromes

Chair: Dianna Milewicz

Panel: Hal Dietz and Bart Loeys

Time Session Faculty
16.30 - 16.40 Marfan Syndrome: New insights on an old disease Duke Cameron
16.40 - 16.50 BAV aortopathy: the ever-changing goalpost! John Elefteriades
16.50 - 17.00 Pregnancy in patients with CT disorders Katya Bennett
17.00 - 17.10 Management of large vessel inflammatory syndromes Taryn Youngstein
17.10 - 17.30 Q&A

19.30 - GALA DINNER - Spaces at the Spine

June 5th 2026

Time Session
08.30 - 08.55 Registration and Coffee

09.00 – 09.30 Keynote Lecture: Aorta: Biomechanics and Computer-generated models: Future Applications                                                                                             

Introduction: John Elefteriades

Speaker: Professor Gerhard Holzapfel

Panel: John Elefteriades, Mark Field


09.30 - 10.15 Distal Aortic MDT: round table discussion of three complex syndromic cases

Case Presentation: Andrew Brazier

Chair: Francesco Torella

MDT: Orwa Fallah, Ahmed Kharabish, Manoj Kuduvalli, Rao Vallabhaneni

10.15 - 10.45 Coffee Break/Posters/Exhibitions


10.45 - 11.45 Theme V: It is not all about the aorta!

Chair: Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Panel: Edward Chen, Ayman Kenawy

Time Session Faculty
10.45 - 11.00 Embryology and anatomy of the aortic-mitral continuity and the LVOT Adrian Crucean
11.00 - 11.15 Annular and root enlargement Bo Yang
11.15 - 11.30 LVOT enlargement Sameh Said
11.30 - 11.45 Q&A


11.45 - 12.15 Video and Poster Presentation Session

Moderators:  Ravi De Silva, Jakub Marczak, Jonathan Smout

Time Session
11.45 - 11.55 The Ross Procedure: Importance of Autograft Stabilization Karen B. Abeln
11.55 - 12.05 Early Experience and Outcome of Aortic Roob Enlargement Riya Varman
12.05 - 12.15 Early and Mid-Term Outcomes Following Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: A Single-Centre Experience Daud Oyediran


12.15 - 13.00 Theme VI: Syndromes and endovascular surgery 

Chair: Orwa Fallah

Panel: Donald Adam, Rachel Bell and Christoph Nienaber 

Time Session Faculty
12.15 - 12.25 Is Thoracoflo an applicable option in CT disorders - Talk sponsored by Terumo Aortic Aung Oo
12.25 - 12.35 The dilemma of stenting in subacute type B dissection for young patients with unknown CT disease Simon Neequaye
12.35 - 12.45 Complex TEVAR in chronic type B dissection Magne Torsteinsen
12.45 - 13.00 Q&A


13.00 - 14.00 Theme VII: Syndromes and thoracoabdominal aortic disease

Chair: Aung Oo

Panel:  Joseph Bavaria, Rob Fisher

Time Session Faculty
13.00 - 13.15 Reintervention in BEVAR versus Open TAAA Donald Adam
13.15 - 13.30 One Aorta, One Team: Hybrid Solutions for multi-segment aortic disease Christoph Nienaber
13.30 - 13.45 A Pan-Aortic Strategy for Syndromic Disease: The Liverpool Experience Ahmed Othman
13.45 - 14.00 Q&A

Lunch, Best Video Abstract Awards and Finish