Preliminary Program
Echo features of pure rheumatic mitral stenosis: Dr. Nana Akyaa Yao, Paediatric Cardiologist, KTH, Accra
Anatomy & pathomorphology of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. The surgeon’s view:
Prof. Dr. Charles Yankah, DHZB, Berlin
Coffee/Tea Break
Wetlab
Mentor: Prof. Charles Yankah
Demonstrations of the normal mitral valve apparatus
Demonstration of pig’s mitral valve and the possible structural changes.
Demonstration of transatrial approach to the mitral valve via the left atrial appendage (auricle)
Trainees (Hands-on training)
Day 1: Hands-on practice on pig heart under tutorial guidance for pure juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis:
Transatrial approach to the mitral valve
Commissurotomy/valvotomy techniques
Papillary muscle splitting techniques
Resection of secondary chordae
Day 2: (Repair techniques for complex cases)
Posterior leaflet plication techniques
Triangular leaflet resection techniques
Quadrangular leaflet resection techniques