Preliminary scientific programme
Thursday 22 October
- 12h00–13h30
Welcome and registration - 13h40
Opening of MASHS’s 2026 – Jean-Philippe VERHOYE, Eric STEINMETZ, Jean-François HEAUTOT – FRANCE
Session 1 SPONSOR
Type B Aortic Dissection : Endovascular feats end setbacks
Chairman: Eric Steinmetz
Moderators: Blandine Maurel-Desanlis et Myriam Ammi
- 13h45
Type B aortic dissection : STABILISE update - 14h00
Fenestration and type B dissection – A. Kaladji, Rennes - 14h15
TCVR and dissection – S. Haulon, Paris - 14h30
Discussion
Session 2 SPONSOR
Type B Aortic Dissection : Surgical rescue and Pitfalls
Chairman: O. Kawasaki – JAPON
Moderators: Jacques Tomasi et Fabien Thaveau – RENNES / CLERMONT-FERRAND
- 15h00
Acute type B aortic dissection : emergency surgery, when, for whom and how ? – L. Chiche, Paris - 15h15
Chronic type B aortic dissection : failed isthmic stent graft and surgical rescue – X. Chaufour, Toulouse - 15h30
Isthmus and arch through thoracotomy – K. Osaki, Kawasaki - 15h45
Discussion - 16h15
Pause/Coffee break
Session 3 SPONSOR
“Woldwide Aortic Experience”
Chairman: Pascal Leprince – FRANCE
Moderators: Julia Dumfarth et Eric Bezon – INNSBRUCK / BREST
- 16h35
The Sfax experience – I. Frihka, Sfax - 16h50
The Ross root: a game changer for the recommendations – A. Vincentelli, Lille - 17h05
Indian experience with aortic bioprosthesis – Y. K. Mishra, New Delhi - 17h20
Discussion
Session 4 SPONSOR
« MASH’s »
Chairman: John Elefteriades – USA
Moderators: Erwan Flécher et André Vincentelli – RENNES/LILLE
- 17h45
MASH “Between Clamp and Clap: Suicide is Painless” – N. Bonnet, Paris - 18h30
Reception hosted by Mr Didier Lechien, Mayor of Dinan – Dinan City Hall
Friday 23 October 2026
Session 5 SPONSOR
« Bentall / Arche aortique »
Chairman: Imed Frikha – TUNISIE
Moderators: Olivier Bouchot et Olivier Fouquet – DIJON/ANGERS
- 8h00
Long-term outcomes of minimally invasive Bentall operation – A. Sadiq, Bengalore - 8h15
Ready-to-use Bio-Bentall ? – G. Guimbretière, Nantes - 8h30
Technic news : arch and Endo-Bentall – T. Gandet, Montpellier - 8h45
Management of ascending aortic aneurysms beyond diameter thresholds – D. Pacini, Bologne - 9h00
Discussion
Session 6 SPONSOR
Sutureless Aortic Valves and Valve Repair
Chairman: Marco Vola – FRANCE
Moderators: Stéphane Aubert et Jean-Christian Roussel – PARIS/NANTES
- 9h15
Subaortic ring and valve repair – M. Rinaldi, Torino - 9h30
Perceval every time – N. Bonnet, Paris - 9h45
AVNéo – T. Senage, Nantes - 10h00
Discussion - 10h20
Coffee Break
Session 7 SPONSOR
« Syndrome aortique aigu et anévrysme chronique »
Chairman: Jacques Tomasi – FRANCE
Moderators: Laurent Chiche et Davide Pacini – PARIS/BOLOGNE
- 10h40
Japanese strategy for acute type A dissection – T. Hirokami, Kawasaki - 10h55
Extended repair for acute aortic dissection – S. Oshima, Kawasaki - 11h10
Acute type A dissection: European outcomes and trends – J. Dumfarth, Vienne - 11h25
Discussion
Session 8 SPONSOR
« D’un extrême à l’autre RAAC et Arrêt Circulatoire »
Chairman : A. Sadiq – INDE
Moderators: Konstantinos Tsagakis et Baptiste Gaudriot – COLOGNE/RENNES
- 11h40
ERAS and the European Innovative Health Initiative programme – G. Le Gac, Rennes - 11h50
Aortic Hemi Arch replacement « Clamp off &Go » a center experience – J-Ph. Verhoye, Rennes - 12h00
“History and News” – J. Elefteriades, Yale New Haven - 13h00
Déjeuner
Session 9 SPONSOR
Hybrid Aortic Surgery
Chairman : Konstantinos Tsagakis – ALLEMAGNE
Moderators : Thomas Gandet et Guillaume Guimbretière – MONTPELLIER/NANTES
- 14h00
Open descending aortic repair in the endovascular area – J. Tomasi, Rennes - 14h15
New aortic devices – F. Dagenais, Québec - 14h30
Complex arch aneurysm hybrid versus open repair – L. Di Marco, Bologne - 14h45
Discussion
Session 10 SPONSOR
At the Frontiers of Aortic Surgery
Chairman: Hervé Corbineaus – FRANCE
Moderators: Mathieu Revest et Daniel Grinberg – RENNES/LYON
- 15h05
Perioperative coagulation management during extensive aortic surgery – A. Mansour, Rennes - 15h20
Managing of infected roots and ascending aorta – M. Ascaso, Barcelone - 15h35
Demain notre santé – A. Buzin, Paris (à confirmer) - 15h50
Discussion - 15h50
Coffee Break
Session 11 SPONSOR
Setting Sail for the Aorta
Chairman: Kojiro Shiraishi – JAPON
Moderators: Sabino Caprio et Thierry Langanay – NAPLES/SAINT CAST LE GUILDO
- 16h30
High-level sailing and aortic disease – F. Carré / Skypper – BELLE ILE/SAINT MALO - 17h30
Debate
- 18h00
Adjournement
Saturday 24 October 2026 – 8.00 am to 2.00 pm
Session 12 SPONSOR
Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery
Chairman: Erwan Donal – FRANCE
Moderators: Laura Munte, Céline Chabanne et Pierre Tattevin – PARIS/RENNES
- 8h00
Specific aspects of pre-, intra- and postoperative echocardiographic assessment for Ross procedures – A. Coisne, Lille - 8h10
Specific aspects of pre-, intra- and postoperative echocardiographic assessment for sutureless valves – M. Aymami, Rennes - 8h20
Echocardiographic support for repair indications in bicuspid aortic valve disease – J-L. Monin, Paris - 8h30
European endocarditis registry – G. Habib, Marseille - 8h40
Discussion
Session 13 SPONSOR
Surgeons and TAVI
Chairman: Miguel Sousa Uva – PORTUGAL
Moderators: Amedeo Anselmi et Vincent Auffret et Jean-Marc Baste – RENNES/ROUEN
- 9h15
TAVI and bicuspid aortic valve – T. Modine, Bordeaux - 9h25
Italian TRACS trial – A. Parolari, Milan - 9h35
TAVI today in USA – R. Redberg San Francisco - 9h45
French observatory of TAVI centres without cardiac surgery – M. Kindo, Strasbourg - 9h55
Discussion - 10h20
Coffee Break
Session 14 SPONSOR
Aorta and Current Scientific Developments
Chairman: Michel Rochette – FRANCE
Moderators: Pascal Haigron et Julien Guihaire – RENNES/PARIS
- 10h40
… – M. Gaudry, Marseille - 10h50
… – L. Geronzi, Rome - 11h00
… – O. Fouquet, Angers - 11h10
…- O. Bouchot, Dijon - 11h20
… – P. Escrig, Rennes - 11h40
Discussion
Session 15 SPONSOR
Call of the Open Sea
Chairman: Elie Fadel – FRANCE
Moderators: Clarisse Angelier et Jean-Philippe Verhoye – PARIS/RENNES
- 12h00
Lecture : Etienne Klein, physicist and philosopher of science – Paris
Session 16 SPONSOR
« Appel du grand Large »
Chairman: Jean-Marc Baste – FRANCE
Moderators: Gianvito Ruggieri, Alfonso Agnino, Tan N’Guyen – FRANCE/ITALIE/VIETNAM
- 13h15
- 13h25
- 13h35
- 13h45
- 13h55