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Events
23rd Annual Conference of The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery
23rd annual conference of The Egyptian Society of
Cardiothoracic Surgery in collaboration with National
Heart Institute of Egypt, from 4–7 April 2017 at Mena
House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
Workshops:
RV-PA conduit implantation, electrophysiology
anatomy for ablation surgery, aortic repair, simulation for
wire-based techniques, basic anatomy of the heart for junior
staff, TEE for surgeons and anaesthetics, endoscopic vein
harvesting, coronary anastomoses (hands on).
Main topics:
minimal invasive surgery, aortic root surgery,
TEVAR, surgery for heart failure, cardiovascular perfusion,
RV-PA connections, AV valve repair in infants, staging
modalities in lung cancer, woman in cardiac surgery, personal
skill development for surgeons.
Kindly submit abstracts before the deadline 31 December
2016. Please check the link for abstract form:
www.escts2017.com