Conference Activities & Talks -

1. Arai H.. Coronary Masterclass: OPCABG on the Lateral Wallonline. 7th Annual International Coronary Congress 2021.12.06 Virtual (New York, USA)

2. Arai H.. How to Run a Successful CABG program/Building a Successful CABG Program in the Most Competitive Asian Market. 7th Annual International Coronary Congress 2021.12.06 Virtual (New York, USA)

3. Arai H.. CABG in Patients with Low EF /Associated Procedures: MR, AF, etc. 7th Annual International Coronary Congress 2021.12.04 Virtual (New York, USA)

4. Arai H.. Pathophysiologic changes and repair strategy in secondary mitral regurgitation. Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 2021.11.06 Web

5. Arai H.. Repair of secondary MR: where are we?. 35th EACTS ANNUAL MEETING 2021.10.16 Hybrid (Barcelona, Spain)

6. Arai H.. (Moderator)Cardiac Abstract Session 3 – Revascularization.. 21 ISMICS Re-imagined 2021.06.20 Web

7. Arai H.. When and How I use the Gastroepiploic Artery. ASCVTS 2021 Online Conference 2021.06.05 Web

8. Arai H.. （Moderator）Ischemic Heart Disease. ASCVTS 2021 Online Conference 2021.06.05 Web

9. Arai H.. Perfused Beating Heart has its Role. AATS 2021 101st Annual Meeting 2021.05.02 Web

10. Arai H. Adjunctive Techniques for Repair of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. America Heart Association 2020 Annul Meeting 2020.11.13 virtual

11. Arai H. Tricuspid valve surgery: going beyond the common scenarios' -'Subvalvular Procedures For Massive Functional TR'. The 34th 34th Annual Meeting of European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2020.10.08 virtual

12. Arai H. Intraoperative Assessment of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency.. Webinar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons of Thailand Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2020.07.05 Thailand

13. Arai H. Breakout Session : Reducing risk in CABG（Moderator）. 28th Congress of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2020.02.08 Chiang Mai, Thailand

14. Arai H. Innovative Surgical Approach for Coronary Ostial Stenosis.. 28th Congress of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2020.02.07 Chiang Mai, Thailand

15. Arai H. Mt.Fuji Technique for Complex Valve Prolapse.. 28th Congress of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2020.02.07 Chiang Mai, Thailand

16. Arai H. IntraoperaBve Ultrasonic Quality Assessment and Surgical Guidance to Improve CABG Outcomes.. 28th Congress of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2020.02.07 Chiang Mai, Thailand

17. Arai H. Subvalvular Repair for Functional TR.. 28th Congress of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2020.02.07 Chiang Mai, Thailand

18. Arai H. Coronary Ostial Patch Angioplasty with Femoral Artery in Takayasu Aortitis . The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting 2020.01.25 New Orleans, USA

19. Arai H.. Recent Evidence for OPCAB.. 1st Philippine Heart Center Advanced Coronary Artery Surgery Workshop 2020.01.10 Quezon City, Philippine

20. Arai H. FFR Guided CABG.. 1st Philippine Heart Center Advanced Coronary Artery Surgery Workshop 2020.01.10 Quezon City, Philippine

21. Arai H. Anatomical - Epiaortic and Epicardial – Assessment.. 1st Philippine Heart Center Advanced Coronary Artery Surgery Workshop 2020.01.10 Quezon City, Philippine

22. Arai H. Techniques and Strategies in Multi-Arterial CABG.. 1st Philippine Heart Center Advanced Coronary Artery Surgery Workshop 2020.01.10 Quezon City, Philippine

23. Arai H.. Choice of Grafts in Multi-arterial CABG.. 1st Philippine Heart Center Advanced Coronary Artery Surgery Workshop 2020.01.10 Quezon City, Philippine

24. Arai H. (panelist) Panel Discussion：The Future of CABG and How We Can Invent It Together. International Coronary Congress 2019 2019.12.08 New York, USA

25. Arai H. Off-pump coronary CABG with the Tentacles Device(Simultaneous Session). International Coronary Congress 2019 2019.12.07 New York, USA

26. Arai H. The Combined use of TTFM and HFUS Imaging to Optimize Outcomes (Simultaneous Session). International Coronary Congress 2019 2019.12.07 New York, USA

27. Arai H. （chair）Plenary Session: Diffuse CAD, Endarterectomy and Full Metal Jacket. International Coronary Congress 2019 2019.12.07 New York, USA

28. Arai H. High Frequncy Ultrasound: What it adds to TTFM. International Coronary Congress 2019, Lunch Symposium 2019.12.07 New York, USA

29. Arai H. Development of Tentacles. International Coronary Congress 2019, Lunch Symposium, 2019.12.07 New York, USA

30. Arai H. GEA Grafting in the Redo CABG Patient (Simultaneous Session). International Coronary Congress 2019 2019.12.06 New York, USA

31. Arai H. （chair）Parallel Session: BITA Grafting: When, Why and How to Do It . International Coronary Congress 2019 2019.12.06 New York, USA

32. Arai H. Evolution of the Choice of Prosthetic Heart Valve. 52nd Anniversary of the E hospital Establishment 2019.10.18 Hanoi, Vietnam

33. Arai H. Innovative Exposure Technique in OPCAB using “TENTACLES” Heart Positioner. The 15th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons 2019.09.29 Nanjing, China

34. Arai H. Posterior leaflet prolapes: Resect or respect?. The 15th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons 2019.09.29 Nanjing, China

35. Arai H. Ischemic MR: Novel surgical repair. The 15th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons 2019.09.29 Nanjing, China

36. Arai H. Intraoperative Ultrasonic Quality Assessment and Surgical Guidance to improve CABG outcomes. The 15th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons 2019.09.28 Nanjing, China

37. Arai H. THE INSPIRIS RESILIA Aortic Valve. AVR Thailand 2019 2019.06.29 Bangkok, Thailand

38. Arai H. Tips and Pitfalls of AVR. AVR Thailand 2019 2019.06.29 Bangkok, Thailand

39. Arai H. When and How I Use the Gastroepiploic Artery（Scientific Simulataneous Breakout Session）. AATS Annual Meeting 2019 2019.05.04 Toronto, Canada

40. Arai H. Is there still a role for subvalvular techniques? （Breakout Session）. AATS Mitral Conclave 2019（Breakout Session） 2019.05.03 New York, USA

41. Arai H,Oishi K, Oi T, Mizuno T, Yashima M, Kuroki H, Fujiwara T, Takeshita T, Kubo T, Okumura Y, Nabeshima J. Ultrasound-Guided Septal Myectomy Using High-Resolution Intracardiac Probe and Mitral Leaflet Height Reduction for Systolic Anterior Motion in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting 2019.01.29 San Diego, USA

42. Arai H. Dealing with Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. AATS Mitral Conclave Workshop 2018.12.16 Shanghai, China

43. Arai H. MV Repair Posterior Leaflet Porlapse:. AATS Mitral Conclave Workshop 2018.12.15 Shanghai, China

44. Arai H. New Guidline and Evidence Basis for CABG 2018. 7th RAMA OPCAB Meeting 2018.12.03 Bangkok, Thailand

45. Arai H. Tentacles neo and new sternal fixation device "WAVE". 7th RAMA OPCAB Meeting 2018.12.03 Bangkok, Thailand

46. Arai H. Intra operative ultrasonic quality assesment and surical guidance. 7th RAMA OPCAB Meeting 2018.12.03 Bangkok, Thailand

47. Arai H. Intraoperative Ultrasonic Quality Assesment and Surgical Guidance to Improve CABG Outcomes. ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 2018.11.10 Noosa, Australia

48. Arai H. Surgical Strategy for Functional MR (Effectiveness of Papillary Muscle Relocation). ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 2018.11.09 Noosa, Australia

49. Arai H. (Panelist) Aortic Surgery. ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 2018.11.09 Noosa, Australia

50. Arai H. Ischaemic Mitral Valve Repair. ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 2018.11.08 Noosa, Australia

51. Arai H. Intraoperative Ultrasonic Quality Assessment and Surgical Guidance to Improve CABG Outcomes. ANZSCTS Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 2018.11.08 Noosa, Australia

52. Arai H. Quality Assessment in CABG: Transit-time Flow Measurement and Epicardial Ultrasound. The 50th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018.10.27 Korea

53. Arai H. Current Strategy for Ischemic MR. The 23rd ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress 2018.09.29 Bangkok, Thailand

54. Arai H. Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery.. The 23rd ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress 2018.09.28 Bangkok, Thailand

55. Arai H. (moderator)Free Paper B: CVT. The 23rd ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress 2018.09.28 Bangkok, Thailand

56. Arai H. (moderaror)Symposium 10: Advances in management of coronary artery disease: Surgical perspective. The 23rd ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress 2018.09.28 Bangkok, Thailand

57. Arai H. (moderator)Symposium 6: Current Advances in Valve Surgery. The 23rd ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress 2018.09.28 Bangkok, Thailand

58. Arai H. (Chair)Session 10B(Simultaneous): Surgical Skill Training. 2018 International Coronary Congress 2018.08.04 Beijing, China

59. Arai H. CABG with Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation and/or Heart Failure. 2018 International Coronary Congress 2018.08.04 Beijing, China

60. Arai H. (Discussant) Special Session: East Meets West. 2018 International Coronary Congress 2018.08.04 Beijing China

61. Arai H. (Chair)Session 1: Indications for CABG in 2018.. 2018 International Coronary Congress 2018.08.02 Beijing, China

62. Arai H. How I Do My OPCAB 2. RCST Annual Scientific Congress 2018.07.28 Pattaya, Bangkok

63. Arai H. Cardiovascular Surgical Training and Quality Control in Japan.. RCST Annual Scientific Congress 2018.07.28 Pattaya, Bangkok

64. Arai H. The Fuji Technique, Surgical Techniques: How I Repair.. MICS 2018 Mitral Conferences 2018.06.08 Rome, Italy

65. Arai H. OPCAB Surgery in Japan & Current Trends/Perspectives of CV Surgery Development. Opening of the 1st in Russia Simulation Center for OPCAB surgery in Astrakhan Federal Center 2018.05.28 Astrakhan, Russia

66. Arai H. Subvalvular procedure for functional mitral regurgitation.. 2018 Annual meeting of Korean Society of Coronary Artery Surgery 2018.05.12 Busan Korea

67. Arai H. Arterial revascularization after ART trial in Japan. 4th Int'l Heart Symposium on The Beach 2018.04.21 Phuket, Thailand

68. Arai H. Intra-operative ultrasonic quality assessment and surgical guidance to improve CABG outcome. 4th Int'l Heart Symposium on The Beach 2018.04.21 Phuket, Thailand

69. Arai H. Subvalvular procedure for functional mitral regurgitation – Effectiveness of papillary muscle relocation. The II All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference 2018.04.17 Astrakhan, Russia

70. Arai H. Current Japanese Coronary Artery Surgery. The II All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference 2018.04.17 Astrakhan, Russia

71. Arai H. Aortic scanning, epicardial scanning and TTFM. The II All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference 2018.04.16 Astrakhan, Russia

72. Arai H. Multi-suction heart positioner “Tentacles” for OPCAB. The II All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference 2018.04.16 Astrakhan, Russia

73. Arai H. Current Trends in CABG in Japan. 23rd PATACSI Annual Convention 2017.12.02 Manila, Philippine

74. Arai H. Intra-operative Ultrasonic Quality Assessment and Surgical Guidance to Improve CABG Outcomes. 23rd PATACSI Annual Convention 2017.12.02 Manila, Philippine

75. Arai H. Current CABG in Japan. The 16th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2017.10.28 Taipei, Taiwan

76. Arai H. Intraoperative Ultrasonic Quality Assessment and Surgical Guidance to Improve Outcomes after CABG. The 16th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2017.10.28 Taipei, Taiwan

77. Arai H. （Moderator） SESSION XVII– VIDEO PRESENTATION. The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.23 Iasi, Romania

78. Arai H. OPCAB Technique using multi-suction heart positioner „TENTACLESTM”. The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.23 Iasi, Romania

79. Arai H. A new pathology oriented repair technique for posterior mitral leaflet “Mt. Fuji Repair Technique” (video presentation in AATS Mitral Conclave 2017). The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.23 Iasi, Romania

80. Arai H. LMT ostial plasty using superficial femoral artery patch in Takayasu. The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.23 Iasi, Romania

81. Arai H. （Moderator） SESSION XIII - CORONARY SURGERY PART II. The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.22 Iasi, Romania

82. Arai H. Impact of Intraoperative Imaging during Cardiac surgery using High Frequency Epicardial Ultrasond. The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.22 Iasi, Romania

83. Arai H. Papillary Muscle Relocation for Functional Mitral Regurgitation. The Euro-Asian Bridge Society 13th International Meeting on Cardiac Surgery 2017.09.22 Iasi, Romania

84. Arai H. Non-invasive quantification of blood flow in epicardial coronary arteries, coronary artery graft and anastomosis – Can this change graft patency in minimally invasive CABG?. 2nd Annual Conference of Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of India 2017.09.10 Jaipur, India

85. Arai H. B. Papillary Muscle Relocation. 4th Heart Care Heart International Symposium 2017.08.26 Bangkok, Thailand

86. Arai H. Pathology Oriented Resection in MV Repair : Mount Fuji's Technique. 4th Heart Care Heart International Symposium 2017.08.25 Bangkok, Thailand

87. Arai H. Innovative Approach for treatment of FMR. 4th Heart Care Heart International Symposium (Pre-congress) 2017.08.24 Bangkok, Thailand

88. Arai H. High Frequency Ultrasound Interrogation of Anastomoses. 2017 International Coronary Congress 2017.08.19 New York, USA

89. Arai H. Coronary Shunting and Other Adjuncts to OPCABG. 2017 International Coronary Congress 2017.08.19 New York, USA

90. Arai H. GEA: Which Targets? Free Graft or In-Situ?. 2017 International Coronary Congress 2017.08.18 New York, USA

91. Arai H. New Pathology Oriented Repair Technique for Posterior Mitral Leaflet Prolapse: “Mt. Fuji” Repair Technique.. AATS Mitral Conclave 2017 2017.04.27 New Yori, USA

92. Arai H. Repair Strategies for Functional TR. AATS Mitral Conclave 2017 2017.04.27 New York, USA

93. Arai H. Mitral valve repair: State of Art. Master of Surgery 2017 2017.03.31 Bangkok, Thailand

94. Arai H. How to improve outcomes of CABG. Master of Surgery 2017 2017.03.31 Bangkok, Thailand

95. Arai H. （Moderatior）Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Total Arterial Revascularization for Ischemid Heart Disease. The 25th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2017.03.24 Seoul, Korea

96. Arai H. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Total Arterial Revascularization for Ischemid Heart Disease. The 25th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2017.03.24 Seoul, Korea

97. Arai H. Ultrasonic Intraoperative Surgical Guidance and Quality Assessment to improve outcomes after CABG. The 25th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2017.03.23 Seoul, Korea

98. Arai H. Seeing for Optimum Exposure in OPCAB. Tentacles for CABG 2017.03.22 Seoul, Korea

99. Arai H. My approach to reduce Neurological complication in CABG. 5th RAMA OPCAB Meeting 2016.12.20 Bangkok, Thailand

100. Arai H. Target vessels exposure, flow measurement and ultrasound imaging. 5th RAMA OPCAB Meeting 2016.12.19 Bangkok, Thailand

101. Arai H. How to improve the quality of modern CABG. Inter-hospital Conference 39 2016.12.17 Bangkok, Thailand

102. Arai H. Innovation in Cardiac Surgery. the 30th Kalyanakit Kitiyakara Lecture 2016.11.28 Bangkok, Thailand

103. Arai H. Papillary Muscle Relocation in Functional MR cases. . Medtronic Mitral Academy Japan 2016 2016.11.20 Tokyo

104. Arai H. Posterior leaflet New Repair Technique. Medtronic Mitral Academy Japan 2016 2016.11.19 Tokyo

105. Arai H. (moderator) Parallel Session XVI: Management of Ischemic MR, Heart Failure and Unbypassable Targets. AATS International Coronary Congress 2016 2016.11.13 New Delhi, India

106. Arai H. (moderator) Parallel Session X: Mini Debates, Hot Topics 2.. AATS International Coronary Congress 2016 2016.11.12 New Delhi, India

107. Arai H. Epi-aortic Ultrasound: Standard of Care. AATS International Coronary Congress 2016 2016.11.11 New Delhi, India

108. Arai H. (moderator) Parallel Session V: BITA Grafting: How to Harvest and Use　BITA Grafts. AATS International Coronary Congress 2016 2016.11.11 New Delhi, India

109. Hirokuni Arai. （Moderator) Coronary Revascularization. ISMICS 2016 Winter Workshop 2016.10.28 Kyoto

110. Arai H.. (Panelist) Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Minimally Invasive and Hybrid Revascularisation.. 30th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2016.10.04 Barcelona, Spain

111. Arai H.. Challenges in Training Cardiothoracic Surgery in Current Era.. 3rd Heart Care Heart International Symposium 2015.09.06 Thailand

112. Arai H.. Pericardial Augmentation for Severe TR caused by Pace Maker Lead.. 3rd Heart Care Heart International Symposium 2015.09.06 Thailand

113. Arai H.. Intraoperative Quality Control of CABG using High Resolution Epicardial Ultrasonography.. 3rd Heart Care Heart International Symposium 2015.09.04 Thailand

114. Arai H.. Why I always Image the Ascending Aorta Intraoperatively. AATS International Coronary Congress 2015 2015.08.22 New York, USA

115. Arai H.. High Frequency Ultrasound Interrogation of the Anastomoses. AATS International Coronary Congress 2015 2015.08.22 New York, USA

116. Arai H.. (Moderator) Graft Assessment with Transit Time Flow Measurement. AATS International Coronary Congress 2015 2015.08.22 New York, USA

117. Arai H.. (Moderator) Abstracts/Videos (Parallel Session). AATS International Coronary Congress 2015 2015.08.22 New York, USA

118. Arai H., Watanabe T., Oi K., Mizuno T.. Intra-operative Quality Control of CABG using High Frequency Epicardial Ultrasound Imaging in combination with Transit Time Flow Measurement.. 2015 ISMICS Annual Scientific Meeting 2015.06.04 Berlin, Germany

119. Arai H.. (Moderator) Free Paper Session /Invited Lectures(10). 23rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2015.05.14 Hong Kong

120. Arai H.. (Moderator) Adult Cardiac – Asian Perspective (Mitral Valve). 23rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2015.05.13 Hong Kong

121. Arai H.. Intraoperative validation of CABG using TTFM and Epi-cardiac Ultrasound Imaging.. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2015.05.12 Hong Kong

122. Arai H.. Common CABG strategy in Japan.. 14th Scientific Symposium of Korean Coronary Artery Surgery Forum 2015.05 Korea

123. Arai H., Watanabe T., Kinoshita R., Takeshita M., Kuroki H., Sakurai S., Fujiwara T., Yashima H., Hachimaru T., Oi K., Mizuno T.. Mitral Valve Repair Using Auto-pericardial Patch For Extensive Leaflet Destruction Due To Active Infective Endocarditis.. AATS Mitral Conclave 2015 2015.04.23 New York, USA

124. Arai H.. Optimizing intraoperative decision making during CABG: Luck or science?. 2015.03.26 New York, USA

125. Arai H. Quality Assurance During CABG-Gimmick or Necessity. 24th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia(ATCSA) 2014.11.06 Vietnam

126. Arai H, Watanabe T, Mizuno T. Impact of Intraoperative Imaging during Cardiac surgery using High Frequency Epicardial Ultrasound. 24th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia(ATCSA) 2014.11.06 Vietnam

127. Arai H. Detection of Internal Thoracic Artery Dissection at Coronary Anastomosis Using Intraoperative 15-MHz High-Frequency Epicardial Ultrasound. EACTS 2014 2014.10.13 Italy

128. Arai H. Intra-operative Imaging for CABG and Beyond. 4th CDI International Heart Symposium 2014.03.01 Thailand

129. Arai H. Anterior Papillary Muscle Relocation: Rationale and Techniques. 4th CDI International Heart Symposium 2014.03.01 Thailand