Turning Ideas into Solutions through Innovationというテーマで開催された64th ASAIO Conference。会場がChicago、Washington DC、San Franciscoで持ち回りになっており、前回Washington DCで開催されたのが2014年でした。今回の会場も2014年同様、Washington Hiltonでした。会期中の心臓部門のテーマは以下の通り。
CARDIAC 1 – ACUTE HEART FAILURE – CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: PATIENT/DEVICE SELECTION
演者;Navin Kapur, MD, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
題名;Tying it All Together: Choosing the Best Device
CARDIAC 2 – RISE OF THE MACHINES: ETHICAL ISSUES, DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN MCS THERAPY
演者;Simon Maltais, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
演題;To VAD or NOT to VAD: Defining a Global Perspective
CARDIAC 3 – OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH DURABLE MECHANICAL SUPPORT: HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT?
演者;John Stulak, MD, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN
演題;What Does the Ideal VAD Look Like?
CARDIAC 4 – THE FUTURE OF MCS THERAPY: INNOVATIVE AND NOVEL BIOENGEERED APPROACHES TO ADVANCED HEART FAILURE
演者;Timothy Baldwin, PhD, NHLBI-NIH, Bethesda, MD
演題;Funding the Future of MCS – NIH and Other Opportunities
CARDIAC 5 – MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT vs. HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN THE CURRENT ERA: MAN vs. MACHINE
演者;Mary Keebler, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
演題;VAD Outcomes Are Approaching Transplantation – For Some or for ALL?
CARDIAC 6 – WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHT? SUPPORT FOR RIGHT AND BI-VENTRICUALR FAILURE
演者;Victor Pretorius, MD, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
演題;What Does the Ideal RVAD Look Like?
この中でCARDIAC 1と2について会場で撮影した写真とPPTに書き直したものでご紹介。
CARDIAC 1 – ACUTE HEART FAILURE – CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: PATIENT/DEVICE SELECTION
CARDIAC 2 – RISE OF THE MACHINES: ETHICAL ISSUES, DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN MCS THERAPY