IMPORTANT DATES
13 November 2026 / Congress Start Date 14 November 2026 / Congress End Date 16 October 2026 / Registration & Accommodation Early Bird Deadline 13 November 2026 / Congress Start Date 14 November 2026 / Congress End Date 16 October 2026 / Registration & Accommodation Early Bird Deadline

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

TIME HALL 1
07:50–08:00 Opening remarks and summit objectives
Ziyad M. Hijazi
08:00–09:30 Session 1 Live cases
Chairs: Ziyad M. Hijazi, Scott Lim
Panel: Sherien Abdelsalam, John Cheatham, Nazmi Narin, Mohamed Alnassef, Ahmet Şaşmazel
08:00–08:45 Live case 1 from Hong Kong
Operator: Robin Chen
08:45–09:30 Live case 2 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Op
09:30–11:15 Session 2 Istanbul live case and indications for TPVR
Chairs: Damien Kenny, Tarek Momenah
Panel: İlker Kemal Yucel, Abdulrahman Elafifi, Adam Klosenik, Dr. Tin, Oktay Korun
09:30–10:15 Live case 3 from Munich
Operator: Peter Ewert, Stanimir Georgiev
10:15–10:23 Conduit and bioprosthetic valve dysfunction: indications and lifetime management
Dhafer AlShahrani
10:23–10:31 Native RVOT after a transannular patch: the 12 year old with RVEDVi 150 mL/m²
Gregor Krings
10:31–10:39 CMR and MR angiography: identifying higher risk substrates
Phuoc Duong
10:39–10:47 Discussion
Chairs and audience
10:47–10:52 PVR timing debate: follow current guideline thresholds
Abdulrahman Elafifi
10:52–10:57 PVR timing debate: intervene more proactively
Scott Lim
10:57–11:05 CT angiography for TPVR planning
Phuoc Duong
11:05–11:13 3D printed models and augmented reality for selection and preparation
Jenny Zablah-Recorded
11:13–11:15 Closing discussion
Chairs and audience
11:15–11:30 Coffee break
11:30–13:00 Session 3 Live cases
Chairs: Damien Kenny, Mario Carminati
Panel: Ender Ödemiş, Jae Young Choi, Abdullah Erdem, Marcelo Rivarola, Numan Ali Aydemir
11:30–12:15 Live case 4 from Hong Kong
Queen Mary Hospital
Operator: Robin Chen
12:15–13:00 Live case 5 from Munich
TUM Klinikum Deutsches Herzzentrum
Operator: Peter Ewert
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–16:00 Session 4 Istanbul live case and procedural techniques
Chairs: Ziyad M. Hijazi, Levent Saltik
Panel: Mahmoud Shehata, Maiy El-Sayed, Faleh AlQahtani, Mehmet Salih Bilal, Nazmi Narin
14:00–14:45 Live case 6 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Operator
14:45–14:52 Coronary compression testing: when and how
Sebastian Hascoet
14:52–14:59 Pre stenting conduits: complex anatomy and technical tips
Ahmed Al-Omrani
14:59–15:06 TPVR in small conduits: how small is too small
Mario Carminati
15:06–15:13 Valve in valve in surgical bioprostheses: when and how to fracture
Gareth Morgan (recorded)
15:13–15:20 Balloon expandable valves in native RVOT: changing thresholds
Abdullah Erdem
15:20–15:27 Harmony in a large native RVOT
Stanimir Georgiev (recorded)
15:27–15:34 Venus P in a large native RVOT
Marcelo Rivarola
15:34–15:41 Pulsta in a large native RVOT
Jae Young Choi
15:41–15:48 Alterra adaptive prestent and SAPIEN
Phil Roberts
15:48–15:55 Med Zenith PT Valve
John Cheatham
15:55–16:00 Discussion
Chairs and audience
16:00–17:15 Session 5 Istanbul live case and valve platform discussion
Chairs: Damien Kenny, Scott Lim
Panel: Ender Ödemiş, Mahmoud Shehata, Levent Saltik, Abdulrahman Elafifi, Mehmet Salih Bilal
16:00–16:45 Live case 7 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Operator
16:45–17:00 Coffee break
17:00–17:15 Valve platform selection and procedural questions
Chairs and audience
17:15–18:00 Session 6 Debates on native RVOT assessment
Chairs: Mario Carminati, Tarek Momenah
17:15–17:20 Coronary compression testing in every native RVOT: for
Phil Roberts
17:20–17:25 Coronary compression testing in every native RVOT: against
Kothandam Sivakumar
17:25–17:30 Discussion
Chairs and audience
17:30–17:35 Balloon sizing in every native RVOT: for
Mahmoud Shehata
17:35–17:40 Balloon sizing in every native RVOT: against
Sebastian Hascoet
17:40–18:00 Discussion and day one take home messages
Chairs and audience
TIME HALL 1
08:00–10:15 Session 7 Istanbul live case and complications
Chairs: Ziyad M. Hijazi, Sonia El-Saiedi, Adam Kolesnik
Panel: Dhafer AlShahrani, Nazmi Narin, Alper Güzeltaş, Khalid AlNajashi, Ahmet Şaşmaz
08:00–08:45 Live case 8 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Operator
08:45–08:52 SAPIEN and Alterra: an instructive case
Khalid AlNajashi
08:52–08:59 Myval: an instructive case
Maiy El-Sayed
08:59–09:06 Venus P: an instructive case
Ziyad M. Hijazi
09:06–09:13 Harmony: an instructive case
John Cheatham
09:13–09:20 Pulsta: an instructive case
Do Nguyen Tin
09:20–09:27 Conduit rupture: recognition and rescue
Phil Roberts
09:27–09:34 Stent migration in native RVOT
Gregor Krings
09:34–09:41 Arrhythmias with self expanding valves
Volkan Tuzcu
09:41–09:48 Perforation with self expanding valve systems
Damien Kenny
09:48–09:58 Discussion
Chairs and audience
09:58–10:03 Aneurysmal RVOT debate: favor surgery and RVOT reconstruction
Mehmet Salih
10:03–10:08 Aneurysmal RVOT debate: favor hybrid TPVR with plication
Tarek Momenah
10:08–10:15 Discussion and patient selection
Chairs and audience
10:15–12:00 Session 8 Istanbul live case and long term follow up
Chairs: Mario Carminati, Maiy El-Sayed, Levent Saltik
Panel: Kothandam Sivakumar, Supaporn Roymanee, Osman Başpınar, Abdullah Erdem, Oktay Korun
10:15–11:00 Live case 9 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Operator
11:00–11:07 Infective endocarditis: current updates
Sonia El-Saiedi
11:07–11:14 HALT and HAM: clinical significance in pulmonary valves
Gianfranco Butera (recorded)
11:14–11:21 Transcatheter pulmonary valve durability: why it varies
John Cheatham
11:21–11:28 What do the registries tell us
Sebastian Hascoet
11:28–11:35 Reintervention and valve in valve in dysfunctional TPVs
Khalid AlNajashi
11:35–11:40 Endocarditis risk debate: valve related factors predominate
Supaporn Roymanee
11:40–11:45 Endocarditis risk debate: patient related factors predominate
Kothandam Sivakumar
11:45–12:00 Discussion and lifetime follow up strategy
Chairs and audience
12:00–12:45 Session 9 Istanbul live case
Chairs: Ziyad M. Hijazi, John Cheatham
Panel: İbrahim Ece, Sherien Abdelsalam, Sonia El-Saiedi, Mohamed Alnassef, Numan Ali Aydemir
12:00–12:45 Live case 10 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Operator
12:45–13:00 Coffee break
13:00–14:00 Lunch Symposium Venus Medtech
Scott Lim, Supaporn Roymanee
14:00–15:00 Session 10 Advanced imaging debate and selected cases
Chairs: Damien Kenny, Mario Carminati
Panel: Osman Başpınar, Ahmed Al-Omrani, Ilker Kemal Yucel, Faleh AlQahtani
Each selected case has 5 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for discussion.
14:00–14:05 Advanced imaging in native RVOT debate: essential
Adam Kolesnik
14:05–14:10 Advanced imaging in native RVOT debate: a selective approach
Maiy El-Sayed
14:10–14:20 Discussion
Chairs and audience
14:20–14:28 Selected case 1: 5 min presentation and 3 min discussion
Sherien Abdelsalam - Melody
14:28–14:36 Selected case 2: 5 min presentation and 3 min discussion
Ender Ödemiş – Pulsta
14:36–14:44 Selected case 3: 5 min presentation and 3 min discussion
Ibrahim Halil Demir - Myvalve
14:44–14:52 Selected case 4: 5 min presentation and 3 min discussion
Ahmed Al-Omrani - Sapien
14:52–15:00 Selected case 5: 5 min presentation and 3 min discussion
Alper Guzeltas - VenusP
15:00–16:25 Session 11 Istanbul live case and selected case conference
Chairs: Mario Carminati, Damien Kenny
Panel: Ilker Kemal Yucel, Sherien Abdelsalam, Nazmi Narin, İbrahim Ece, Numan Ali Aydemir
15:00–15:45 Live case 11 from Istanbul
Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Operator: Ahmet Çelebi & Guest Operator
15:45–16:15 Keynote lecture: The future of TPVR
Jae Young Choi
16:15–16:30 Closing remarks
Ziyad M. Hijazi, Ahmet Çelebi, Damien Kenny and Mario Carminati