This multidisciplinary and highly interactive course aims to provide in-depth understanding of cardiac anatomy, with an emphasis on the surgical and echocardiographic anatomy of the mitral valve.

Providing hands on experience using fresh/frozen cadaveric material this one day course will cover:

• Assessment of mitral valve repairability using TOE
• Assessment of risk of SAM using TOE
• Surgical evaluation of the mitral valve
• Principles of valve repair and an understanding of techniques of repair
• Intraoperative decision-making
• Peri and post operative assessment of valve repair
• Ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation: anatomical basis and indications

Course work will include:

• prosection of the human heart
• hands-on instruction on TOE using simulators
• group cadaveric work with intact human thoraces, including exposure and assessment of valves in situ
• video presentations
• didactic teaching

The course is ideally suitable for cardiology, cardiac surgery and anaesthesia trainees ST3-6.