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CTSNet Gets a Face Lift!

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INDUSTRY FORUM (PREVIOUSLY CALLED PRODUCT FORUM)

TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS reports the publication of "Intraoperative Regional Myocardial Acidosis and Reduction in Long-term Survival" in the February edition of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery:

http://jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/129/2/372

The study, by Shukri Khuri et al, follows 496 adult cardiac surgery patients and concludes that reversing or avoiding intraoperative acidosis improves long-term patient survival. For more information on pH-guided myocardial management, see the information at: http://www.ctsnet.org/terumo/product/905

GUIDANT announces the launch of a clinical trial. The prospective, randomized trial, called RESOLVE-AF (Randomized Study Of Surgical Ablation with Microwave Energy for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation), will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the FLEX® Microwave Surgical Ablation System to treat permanent AF patients undergoing a mitral valve procedure. See full announcement;

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/industryforum/industry_announce/article.html

and study design:

http://www.resolve-af.com/

Get good fast! CME-accredited endoscopic vein harvesting training for TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS new VirtuoSaph(TM) Endoscopic Vein Harvesting System includes virtual reality training on state-of-the-art endoscopic simulators. Training is sponsored by Terumo for clinicians evaluating the VirtuoSaph System:

http://www.ctsnet.org/terumo/product/949

GUIDANT adds its Vasoview(R) 6 Endoscopic Harvesting System to the Featured Products. Learn more about this minimally invasive system designed for the removal of the saphenous vein and radial artery used during coronary artery bypass surgery at:

http://www.ctsnet.org/guidantcardio/product/649

In November 2004, ATS MEDICAL announced its exclusive global partnership agreement with CryoCath Technologies, granting ATS co-promotion rights in the US as well as exclusive distribution rights in the rest of the world including Europe and Asia. For more information:

http://www.ctsnet.org/company/atsmedical

3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. announces the first clinical implantation of the 3F Enable Aortic Heart Valve(TM), a patented, sutureless implantation, replacement heart valve intended to save valuable surgery time. See details at:

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.cfm?StoryID=18723020&full=1

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WHAT'S NEW

On March 9, 2005 at 3:00 PM EST (GMT -5) the New York University Department of CT Surgery will present a webcast on Mitral Valve Repair. Participants will be Drs. Stephen Colvin and Aubrey Galloway. Supported by an educational grant from Medtronic, Inc. Link:

http://www.or-live.com/nyu/1283

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The European Assocation for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) welcomes applications for the Fontan Prize. The prize is awarded to a cardiac, cardio-thoracic or thoracic surgeon with postgraduate training. It is not limited to European citizens. The amount awarded at present is EURO 30,000. The deadline for applications is 15th April. Rules and application requirements are available at

http://www.eacts.org/doc/199

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Abstract submission is now open for the 4th EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY-EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS (EACTS-ESTS) Joint Meeting being held in Barcelona, Spain, 24th - 28th September 2005. To submit your abstract:

http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9727

The deadline is 01 April 2005. Registration and accommodation are also available online at http://www.eacts.org/index.cfm?annualmeeting=yes

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The General Thoracic Surgical Club Meeting will be held March 10-13, 2005 at The Registry Resort in Naples, Florida. For more details:

http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9452

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The abstract deadline of February 15, 2005 for the EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY has been extended. The new deadline is March 15, 2005. The meeting will be held May 19-22, 2005 in Athens, Greece. For more details:

http://www.escvsannualcongress.org/

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Pre-registration and housing for the Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA, April 10-13, 2005 closes on Friday, March 4, 2005. If you have not already done so, register prior to March 4 to save $100 off your annual meeting fee (non-members). To register for the Annual Meeting, go here:

http://ww7.expocard.com/shows/aat051/

To make hotel reservations through the AATS Housing Bureau, go here:

http://reg.itsmeetings.com/its/0504aatsfo/11.asp?group=Null&FName=&LName=&Title=&Comp=&Addr1=&Addr2=&City=&State=&Zip=&Cntry=&Phone=&Fax=&Email=&PaxID1=&PaxID2=

We are also pleased to tell you that the complete 2005 program has been posted online at

http://www.aats.org/aatsdoc/?did=9935

including all abstracts. Abstracts can be accessed by clicking on the underlined titles.

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Register now for the forthcoming Annual Scientific Meeting of the SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. You can register online at:

HTTP://www.scts.org

where you will find further detailed information, including the full programme.

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Registration is open for the 2nd Spring Meeting of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS (ESTS) to be held in Athens 1-2nd April 2005. This is a postgraduate meeting of highly interactive nature following our successful 1st Spring Meeting in Zurich last year. Programme and on-line registration at:

http://www.estsmeetings.org

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Abstracts are being received for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association to be held November 10-12, 2005 at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club, Orlando, Florida. Submit your abstract to:

http://www.ctsnet.org/abstracts/stsa/856/

DEADLINE is April 8th, 2005. Video submissions must be in STSA office by March 23, 2005.

See STSA website for further details:

http://www.stsa.org/

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The 54th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Association for Thoracic Surgery (SATS) and the 25th Meeting of the Scandinavian Association for Extra-Corporeal Technology (SCANSECT) will be held August 25-27, 2005, in Bergen, Norway. For more details:

http://flimra.intermedia.uib.no

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BOOKSTORE

The Bookstore is featuring a new title: GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY by Thomas W. Shields, Joseph LoCicero, III, Ronald B. Ponn and Valerie W. Rusch. Send for your copy today:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/journalsandbooks/bookstore/index.cfm

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AMERICAN BOARD OF THORACIC SURGERY

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) 2005 In-Training Examination date will be Saturday, April 16, 2005. The back-up date will be April 23, 2005. The fee for each candidate will be $200. Beginning in 2005, access to the back-up exam date will be more strictly limited to those experiencing technical problems during the initial exam date. Access may be denied to programs and candidates who have not made previous arrangement with the ABTS to take the exam on the back-up date. For additional information, contact the ABTS website: http://www.abts.org/

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INNOVATION CENTERS

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Center

Read the comments of Editor Alan Kypson on "Initial Experience with the Cardiovations Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting Equipment", plus a Commentary by Dr. Filip Casselman:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/innovation/minimallyinvasive/index.html

Arrhythmia Center

A new article by Editor John Boineau and Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi entitled "Postoperative Atrial Flutter after repair in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease" is available for viewing:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/innovation/arrhythmia/articles/article-6.html

Beating Heart Surgery Center

Editor Gianni Angelini discusses off-pump usage in his article "Do We Need More Evidence? Five Commentaries from around the world follow. To view them all, click below, and read all the listings for February, 2005:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/innovation/beatingheart/index.html

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VIDEOS

Two videos presented at the November 2004 meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association are available for viewing:

(1) "Modified Konno Procedure" by Drs. Irving Shen and Ross Ungerleider, and

(2) "Left Carinal Pneumonectomy with Partial Resection of Left Atrium on Cardiopulmonary Bypass" by Drs. Hon Chi Suen and Bill Daily. Access both:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/videos/index.html

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ADULT CARDIAC LITERATURE WATCH

The 4th quarter 2004 Literature Watch compiled by Editors Ozuru Ukoha, M.D. and Andrew H. Gogbashian, M.D. has been posted and can be viewed at:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/literaturewatch/adultcardiac_litwatch/article-9.html

This is the last literature watch contribution by Dr. Ukoha and Gogbashian. We are deeply grateful for their efforts. Two new literature watch Editors have been appointed by Section Editor Dr. Edward Savage:

Dr. Eric Okun of Chicago and Dr. Domenico Pagano, Birmingham, UK

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GENERAL THORACIC LITERATURE WATCH

The 4th quarter 2004 Literature Watch compiled by Editor Mark Ferguson has been posted. View at:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/literaturewatch/thoracic_litwatch/article-12.html

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RESIDENTS SECTION

The seventh Pioneer Interview has been posted. Dr. Rainer interviews Dr. Charles Hufnagel, pioneer in prosthetic aortic valve design. Access at:

http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/residents/pioneerinterviews/article-7.html

The Thoracic Surgery Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has always been committed to training leaders in both Cardiac and General Thoracic Surgery. To reflect trends in our field, as of the current NRMP match cycle we will be matching two separate positions, one in Cardiac Surgery and one in General Thoracic Surgery. This is a change from our previous situation by which two residents were matched to "cardiothoracic surgery" without a specified track.

It is anticipated that the candidate who matches to the General Thoracic Track position will spend 14 months in General Thoracic rotations, 6-8 months in Adult Cardiac rotations, and 2-4 months in Pediatric Cardiac rotations.

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JOURNALS

The February issues of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the Asian Annals, the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery are now available online.

Each month the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) on CTSNet will be publishing one or more full articles 'open access.'

January's selection:

Ruggero De Paulis, Enrico Cetrano, Marco Moscarelli, Giuseppe Andò, Fabio Bertoldo, Raffaele Scaffa, Fabrizio Tomai, and Luigi Chiariello

"Effects of ascending aorta replacement on aortic root dilatation" (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 27: 86-89)

http://ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/1/86

February's selections:

Paul P. Lunkenheimer, Klaus Redmann, and Robert H. Anderson

"The architecture of the ventricular mass and its functional implications for organ-preserving surgery" (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 27: 183-190)

http://ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/2/183

Francisco Torrent-Guasp, Mladen J. Kocica, Antonio F. Corno, Masashi Komeda, Francesc Carreras-Costa, A. Flotats, Juan Cosin-Aguillar, and Han Wen "Towards new understanding of the heart structure and function" with online video (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 27: 191-201)

http://ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/2/191

Gerald D. Buckberg

"Architecture must document functional evidence to explain the living rhythm" with online video (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 27: 202-209)

http://ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/2/202

Note that Editorials, Images and Letters are all open access in the European Journal.

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) material for the April issue is now posted and ready and waiting for your eComments. Go to: http://icvts.ctsnetjournals.org/papbyrecent.dtl

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DISCUSSION FORUMS

Interesting discussion threads are developing in 2 areas:

(1) On oversupply of physicians, in the In My Opinion forum:

http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=83&threadid=20000910

(2) On integrated 6-year residencies, in the Resident forum:

http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=14&threadid=15000874

In the Resident Forum and speaking of the job situation, Editor Vinod Thourani had this to say:

"There is no doubt that there remains concern among general surgery residents, cardiothoracic surgical residents, and program directors regarding the job status in cardiac surgery. I wanted to equate with you some of my experiences. I will be finishing 11 years of training this summer and have secured an Assistant Professor spot at my home institution of Emory University with Dr. Robert Guyton. I did not look at any private practice jobs, but there were many available to me (along to my 2 co-chief residents).

My overall experience is that the jobs are there!!! However, there are a few caveats. The academic jobs are very hard to acquire and probably will be for the next 1-3 years. After that, the thought is that these will also open up. There are plenty of private practice jobs. The difference is that the conditions for these jobs have changed. There may be more years to partnership, more hospitals you will operate at; they may require you do thoracic and vascular (in addition to cardiac), or they may want you to come with a niche (extra year of vascular endostenting or minimally invasive cardiac or thoracic training). Although I do not think we will be doing coronary stenting, I do think that we will be doing hybrid coronary revascularization.

Overall, I think the future for cardiac surgery remains extremely bright. Cardiac surgeons, as a group of physicians, are very industrious and innovative, and I invite you whole-heartedly to our profession. As we re-invent ourselves and our profession, I think you will find that quite to the contrary, cardiac surgery will become even more dynamic in the next 10 years."

To respond, go to:

http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=14&threadid=20000927

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TRANSITIONS:

HONORED: At the recently concluded XIII Annual Meeting of The Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery in Chiang Mai, Thailand, new officers were elected for 2005-2007. These are:

President of the Society Akira Furuse

President of the 14th Congress Soichiro Kitamura

President-elect Qing-Yu Wu

Secretary General Shinichi Takamoto

Treasurer Yuichi Ueda

Assistant Secretary General Noboru Motomura

Councilors:

Cheun Neng Lee

Yasuyuki Hosoda

Bum-Koo Cho

David L. C. Cheung

Prinya Sakiyalak

Tarng Jen Yu

Yong-Jim Kim

Mohd Azhari Yaku

Omer Isik

Masashi Komeda

Teruhisa Kazui

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ABSTRACT DEADLINES:

March 15, 2005: (extended from Feb. 15, 2005): European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS), Athens Greece

March 15, 2005: Global Forum on Humanitarian Medicine in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Geneva, Switzerland

April 1, 2005: European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery-European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (EACTS-ESTS) Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain

April 8, 2005: Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA), Orlando, Florida

May 1, 2005: Scandinavian Association for Thoracic Surgery (SATS) and Scandinavian Association for Extra-Corporeal Technology (SCANSECT) Meeting, Bergen, Norway

July 1, 2005: Belgian Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (BACTS), Brussels, Belgium

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MARCH MEETINGS:

The SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (SCTS) will hold its Annual Meeting in London, UK, March 5-8, 2005. For further information, please go to:

http://www.scts.org/

The WHISTLER BRITISH COLUMBIA CARDIAC TEAM MEETING will be held March 18-22, 2005. "Ski the Canadian Rockies." For more information, visit:

http://www.cardiacteam.com/whistler/

The 5th BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE PAKISTAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGEONS, and the 1st HEART SUMMIT OF EMERGENT COUNTRIES, Hosted By: PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, LAHORE, PAKISTAN, and supported by different national and international organizations, will be held March 27-29, 2005 in Lahore, Pakistan. The theme of the conference is "Development of Adult and Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery in Emergent Countries." Experts and delegates around the world will get together to discuss challenges and issues they face in their locality, and share experiences and knowledge. The scientific sessions will cover the topics of Adult and Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery. Appropriate scientific papers are requested. For details, see:

http://www.pakscts.com

FUTURE MEETINGS:

The 85th Annual Meeting of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY (AATS) will take place from April 10-13, 2005 at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. For further details, please visit: http://www.aats.org/annualmeeting

The next Annual Meeting of the ISRAEL SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, in association with the ISREAL HEART SOCIETY, will take place on April 13-14, 2005, at the David Intercontinental Conference Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Keynote Speaker in Cardiac Surgery will be Prof. Stephen Westaby from Oxford, UK. His title is: "The Future of Cardiac Surgery - Where are we heading?" Further details about the meeting and abstract submission regulations and forms can be found at the Meeting's website:

http://www.congress.co.il/cardiology-cardiacsurgery05

The 54th International Congress of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY will be held May 19-22, 2005 at the Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece. Deadline for abstract submission: March 15, 2005. Deadline for early registration: March 15, 2005. Other particulars can be found on the website:

http://www.escvsannualcongress.org/

The 2nd GLOBAL FORUM ON HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE IN CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY will be held in Geneva, Switzerland May 26-28, 2005. The DEADLINE for abstract submission is March 15, 2005. We recommend you register and make your hotel reservations as early as possible because availability of hotel rooms in Geneva during the month of May is limited. More details at:

http://www.gjs-swiss.com/global-forum-humanitarian-medecine05/registration.html

The 31st ANNUAL THORACIC REFRESHER COURSE will be held May 27-28, 2005 at the Sutton Palace Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For registration, go to:

http://cme.med.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/hmscme.cgi?SECTION=CLASSES&ID=00252540&SO=N

The brochure is available online at:

http://cme.med.harvard.edu/cme_dynamic/content/00252540.pdf

The 8th Annual Meeting of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (ISMICS), a Joint Meeting with CARDIOTHORACIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES (CTT), will be held June 1-4, 2005 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City. Features this year include a Postgraduate Course directed by Dr. Ralph Damiano on Wednesday, June 1st, on the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Case Reports hosted by Dr. Hani Shennib, and live surgery sessions directed by Dr. Valavanur Subramanian. More information can be found on the organization website:

http://www.ismics.org

The AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTERNAL ORGANS (ASAIO) will hold its 51st Anniversary Conference June 9-11, 2005 in Washington, DC. The theme is "Enabling The Future Through Discovery & Innovation." The Conference is unique in scope with coverage of virtually all aspects of organ replacement, including existing therapies and the emerging technology for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and stem cells. ASAIO provides an ideal venue for interaction between physicians, scientists, biomedical engineers and clinical innovators. Registration is now available online at:

http://www.asaio.com

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE 2005, An International CME Conference, will be held June 13-15, 2005 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC. The theme is Integrating Decision Making and Technology to Increase Precision, Effectiveness, Safety and Patient Comfort. For the complete Agenda and to Register:

http://ctscriticalcare.ws

The Third Biennial Meeting of THE SOCIETY FOR HEART VALVE DISEASE will be held in Vancouver, Canada, June 17-20, 2005. The Society website is http://www.shvd.org

The 15th World Congress of the WORLD SOCIETY OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGEONS will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania June 19-23, 2005. For more information, see http://www.wscts-congress2005vilnius.org/

The 31st Annual Meeting of the WESTERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION will be held June 22-25, 2005 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Check the WTSA website for more details: http://www.westernthoracic.org/

The 15th Annual ROCKY MOUNTAIN VALVE SYMPOSIUM will be held July 13-15, 2005 in Missoula, Montana at The International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation located at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center. The Program Directors are Carlos M. G. Duran, MD, PhD, and Sir Magdi Yacoub. For full program information and registration, visit: http://www.rockymountainvalvesymposium.org/

or Email: rocky@ihimontana.org.

Montana-style family and guest activities will also be available.

http://flimra.intermedia.uib.no

The 1st American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Stand-Alone Postgraduate Course will be held September 9-11, 2005 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago: Valvular Heart Disease: Advanced Surgical and Interventional Therapies; Director: Delos M. Cosgrove, III, MD; Medical Director: Martin B. Leon, MD; Contact: Megan Tainer, Meeting Manager, 978-927-8330, mtainer@prri.com

The Fifth TRIENNIAL BRIGHAM CARDIAC VALVE SYMPOSIUM will be held October 26-28th, 2005 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, MA. This is a multidimensional 2-day lecture and panel discussion course on valve surgery involving cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. For information, contact: Norman Shostak, Harvard Medical, School-CME 21 Landmark Center 2nd Floor West, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, Phone: 1 617 384-8611, Fax: 1 617 384-8686, Email: norman_shostak@hms.harvard.edu

The SOUTHERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION (STSA) 52nd Annual Meeting will be held November 10-12, 2005, at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club, Orlando, Florida. Abstracts are currently being received:

http://www.ctsnet.org/abstracts/stsa/856/

THE DEADLINE is April 8th, 2005. Video submissions must be sent to STSA offices by March 23, 2005. For more information go to the STSA website:

http://www.stsa.org/

The 10th Anniversary Congress of the BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY will be held 19 November 2005 at the Sodehotel-Woluwe, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. Invited speakers are Andrew S. Wechsler, Philadelphia and Joel D. Cooper, St. Louis. Deadline for abstract submission: 1st July 2005. Rules for abstract submission:

http://www.bacts.org/doc/181

More information available either at the BACTS website:

http://www.bacts.org

or the Congress website:

http://www.medicongress.com

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MEMBER SECTION

We thank all those members who have sent your photos for posting on your home page. It does make such a difference when curious fellow-members can eyeball you. For those who have not yet done so, we urge you to send a photograph soon. We prefer a jpeg file attached to an e-mail, but will accept other types (bitmap, gif). Or simply send us a wallet-sized glossy print to the address below.

Update your home page periodically. The tool is very simple to use. When others are curious enough about you to go to the member list and click on your home page, they are disappointed when there is no picture, and the page is largely blank. You have had that same experience, and so know what we are talking about. See http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/members/index.html

CTSNet will have a booth at the upcoming SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (SCTS) Annual Meeting in London, UK, March 5-8, 2005. If you are there, please stop by.

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