Dear CTSNet Member,
The 3rd EACTS/ESTS Joint meeting in Leipzig, Germany, was attended by more than 4000 people. Newly elected officers can be found in the TRANSIIONS section below.
Mark the dates for next year's meeting now: 24-28 September 2005, commencing with the Techo-College 24 September. The meeting will be held in the interesting city of Barcelona, Spain. Plan to join us early to enjoy the city with its cultural attractions and the celebration of "Las fiestas de la Mercè."
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Pioneer Interviews takes a look back at the history of cardiac surgery through Dr. W. Gerald Rainer's talks with nine leaders in the field from the past half-century. His fourth interview, with Dr. Clarence Crafoord, is now available:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/8871
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JOBS SECTION
Need to post a Job Opportunity or looking for a Job? Remember to check the CTSNet Jobs Center, as it is a great resource. For example, three new Department/Section Chief-level positions were recently posted:
http://www.ctsnet.org/jobs/listjobs.cfm
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CTSNET STATISTICS
It is useful from time to time to look at the usage statistics for CTSNet in order to track our growth.
Total Journal Activity for the MONTH of August, 2004:
Sessions 192.080
Page Views 1,896,915
Hits 2,244,983
Gigabytes Transferred 38 gb
Entire CTSNet Community Activity for the MONTH of September, 2004:
Sessions 568,054
Page Views 3,754,196
Hits 11,854,196
Gigabytes Transferred 174.11 gb
As a basis for comparison, CTSNet logged 18 million hits a year in 1999. Based on September, 2004 statistics, this projects to a yearly total of over 140 million hits!
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NEW CTSNET FEATURE!
In our continuing efforts to provide new services for our members, we are pleased to announce the opening of the WRITERS' RESOURCE.
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9093
The home page of this Section can be accessed in the left menu under Journals. Writers’ Resource is a compilation of resources for authors on how to prepare and submit articles to medical journals, in particular to the member Journals of CTSNet. It has been developed in cooperation with the four Journal Editors, Drs. David Cheung (AA), L. Henry Edmunds (ATS), Andrew S. Wechsler (JTCVS), and Ludwig K. von Segesser (EJCTS). The Managing Editors of these four journals, Ian R. Beecroft (EJCTS), Lindy Chan (AA), Pamela W. Fried (JTCVS), and Heide M. Pusztay (ATS), have developed the site, and have agreed to act as co-Editors. A special thanks to Pamela Fried, Managing Editor of the JTCVS, who led the effort. The Writers' Resource is a work in progress, and with your help, will be updated and expanded. Please send your comments and suggestions:
http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=14&threadid=20000848&forumid=1
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BOOKSTORE
Another title has been added to our select book list in the Bookstore: "Healing the Heart of Croatia" by Joseph Kerrigan and William Novick. "This book is a marvelous diary about people who help children all over the world."
http://www.ctsnet.org/bookstore/
A new book "Operative Cardiac Surgery" by Timothy Gardner and Thomas L. Spray, is now available as a featured title in the Bookstore:
http://www.ctsnet.org/bookstore/
Order your copy now!
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IN MY OPINION
In this month's IMO, Dr. Lawrence I. Bonchek, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, comments on the current political football on stem cell research. His cogent remarks are up to date, and right on target. Read his essay, entitled "Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research, and the War Against Disease" at
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9510
and then participate in the Discussion, which is sure to be lively:
http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=83&threadid=20000847&forumid=1
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INNOVATION CENTERS
Arrhythmia Center
As an introduction to this New Section, read the Editors' Comments by Dr. John P. Boineau, entitled "Our Purpose" and by Dr. Krishna Khargi, entitled "Why Do We Need an Arrhythmia Innovation Center?" Then read the comprehensive article by Drs. Vinod H. Thourani and John D. Puskas, entitled "Atrial Fibrillation: A Brief Review of Classification Systems." All found at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/innovation/arrhythmia/
Beating Heart Surgery Center
Three commentaries seek to expand the horizons of Beating Heart Surgery, (1) an Editor's Note by Gianni Angelini entitled, "CABG in the awake patient: an ego trip or pioneering surgery?"
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9668
(2) a Guest Commentary entitled, "CABG in the Awake Patient? Are You Nuts?" by Dr. Haldun Y. Karagoz, of Ankara, Turkey
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9582
and (3) another Guest Commentary entitled, "Thoracic epidural anaesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery without intubation: view from the middle of 2004" by Doctors Tomas Vanek and Zbynek Straka, both of Prague, Czech Republic.
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9583
Read these interesting articles, and then add your thoughts to the Discussion:
http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=85&threadid=20000872
Also Editor Mercedes Dullum has introduced a new topic: HYBRID REVASCULARIZATION with an editorial, plus three Commentaries by Drs. Howard S. Bush and Rafael Cabrales, a cardiologist and an anesthesiologist respectively, of Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston FL, and Dr. Johannes Bonatti, of Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck Austria. Access at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9460
Valve Technology Center
The topic for this month discusses the thorny problem of anticoagulation in valve-replacement patients. Editor Jose Revuelta M.D. has contributed an essay entitled: "Anticoagulation therapy after aortic valve replacement: Is there one single answer?"
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9564
and a Guest Commentary by Raul Garcia-Rinaldi, MD, PhD is titled: "Clopidogrel-ASA combination inhibits the thrombogenicity of St. Jude Medical mechanical aortic prostheses."
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9565
Add your comments on this subject in the discussion:
http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=87&threadid=20000871
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Center
The subject this month is MI endoharvesting. An Editor's Note by Dr. Vassilios Gulielmos entitled "Endoscopic Harvesting" leads off, access at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9566
followed by Guest Commentaries by Drs. Utz Kappert of Dresden, Germany, access at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9568
and by Drs. James D. Fonger of Columbia, SC, and V.A. Subramanian, of New York. Read their comments:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9567
and then join in the discussion:
http://www.ctsnet.org/fusetalk/messageview.cfm?catid=88&threadid=20000869
In addition, there is an important contribution from Prof. Andreas Liebold, Rostock, Germany, entitled "Mini-Perfusion Systems: Around the Corner?"
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9397
Also Dr. Kypson has contributed a Literature Review entitled "Clinical Experience with the Mini-Extracorporeal Circulation System: An Evolution or a Revolution?" Access at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9468
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VIDEO GALLERY
A new video contributed by Dr. Arkalgud Sampath Kumar of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, entitled "MVR with a Prosthetic Valve," is available for viewing at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/vidgal/vg2004_kumar_mvr.ram
A video entitled, "Valve-sparing Reimplantation Procedure with Gelweave Valsalva Graft" by Prof. Sidney Chocron, Hopital Jean Minjoz, Besancon, France, has been posted. Two versions are available, a French version:
http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/vidgal/vg2004_chocron_french.ram
and an English version:
http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/vidgal/vg2004_chocron_english.ram
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ADULT CARDIAC EXPERTS' TECHNIQUES
The Cardiac Literature Watch for 2004 second quarter has been posted:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9667
Doctor Ozuru Ukoha of Chicago is Editor of this Section.
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GENERAL THORACIC EXPERTS' TECHNIQUES
Doctors Mark E. Freeman, Kevin L. Huguet and Ronald A. Hinder, Department of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, have submitted a new contribution, "Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication." Access at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9485
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RESIDENTS' SECTION
Resident Scholarship Information
Ten resident scholarships are available to attend the 8th Annual NewEra Cardiac Care conference, January 7-9, 2005, at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, California. The scholarships include waived conference registration and two nights' complimentary hotel. All recipients must arrange and pay for their own travel.
To be considered for a scholarship, the resident's director must email Susan Westwood (susan@amainc.com) with his or her nomination. The Program Committee will make final selections. For additional information, call 805.541.3118 or e-mail susan@amainc.com
Dr. Vinod H. Thourani, Editor, is pleased to announce several new exciting features for the Section:
"NEW HORIZONS IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY," edited by Dr. Walter Merrill, features articles dedicated to "generating interest in cardiothoracic surgery among medical students and residents." Access the page at
http://www.ctsnet.org/section/residents/
In the first article, Dr. Nicholas Kouchoukos discusses why he entered the field of cardiothoracic surgery at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/residents/new_horizons/kouchoukos.cfm
And a second article has just been added: Dr. Harold C. Urschel, Jr., entitled "Lets Bring the Magic Back." Read this inspiring message at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/residents/new_horizons/urschel.cfm
"PIONEER INTERVIEWS" takes a look back at the history of cardiac surgery through Dr. W. Gerald Rainer's talks with nine leaders in the field from the past half-century. http://www.ctsnet.org/residents/pioneer/ A full transcript and streaming audio are now available for the following interviews:
Dr. Henry Swan at http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9089
Dr. Dwight Harken: http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9398
Dr. Wilfred Bigelow: http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/8840
Dr. Clarence Crafoord: http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/8871
"An Interesting Source of Hemoptysis," a case study by Dr. Vinod Thourani, introduces the new CTSNet Resident's Case Presentation Section. Individuals interested in contributing should contact Dr. Thourani for information.
http://www.ctsnet.org/doc/9396
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SOCIETY NEWS
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF THORACIC SURGERY will administer the 2004 Part I (Written) Examination to all qualified candidates on Monday, December 6, 2004. The exam will be given at multiple sites throughout the United States using an electronic format. For more information on the examination or application process, please contact the Board at (312) 202-5900, e-mail: info@abts.org., or access at:
http://abts.org/
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JOURNAL NEWS
Editorials, Comments, Images and Letters are now OPEN-ACCESS in the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) from their journal home page
http://ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/
The EACTS Symposium on the Future of Cardiac Surgery, held July 1-2, 2004 in Frankfurt, will be carried as a journal Supplement in the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS), with the expected publication December, 2004.
The EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY for (ESCVS) adopts Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) as official journal. For more:
http://www.icvts.org/pdf/icvts387.pdf
The October issue of THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY contains the following articles of interest:
A set of Ethics articles (pp 1137-1141) on "Are Thoracic Surgeons Ethically Obligated to Serve as Expert Witnesses for the Plaintiff?" with Dr. Donald C. Watson taking the Pro side and Dr. Francis Robicsek taking the Con side, with introduction and concluding remarks by Dr. Robert M. Sade, the Associate Editor for Ethics.
http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/78/4/1137
The J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for General Thoracic Surgery (pp 1142-1151) presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, Jan 26-28, 2004, entitled "Early Fundoplication Prevents Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease." Edward Cantu III, James Z. Appel III, Matthew G. Hartwig, Hiwot Woreta, Cindy Green, Robert Messier, Scott M. Palmer, and R. Duane Davis, Jr.
http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/78/4/1142
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TRANSITIONS
The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery announces its officers for 2004-2005.
Torkel Aberg, President
Tom Treasure, Vice-President
Bruce Keogh, Secretary General
Jose Pomar, Treasurer
Ludwig von Segesser, Editor
Paul Sergeant, Information Officer
James Monro, Past-President
Councillors
Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Juan Comas
Stephano Elia
Timothy Gardner
Pieter Kappetein
Ralf Schmid
The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons announces its officers for 2004-2005.
Walter Weder, President
Semih Halezeroglu, President-elect
Tomasz Grodzki, Past-President
Richard Berrisford, General Secretary
Gaetano Rocco, Treasurer
Jay Jeyasingham, Editor
Councillors
Ion Bellenis, Past Past President
Kalliopi Athanassiadi
Dirk van Raemdonck
Michael Mueller
Bernward Passlick
Ab Hensens
Sandro Mattioli
Pascal Thomas
Pavel Pafko
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ABSTRACT DEADLINES
October 15, 2004: ISMICS WINTER WORKSHOP, Bangkok, Thailand.
http://www.ismicswinter.com/abstract_submission.html
October 31, 2004: 8th ANNUAL NewEra CARDIAC CARE: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, Dana Point, California.
Submit: http://www.amainc.com/cardiac_care.html
November 1, 2004: CREF: 25th ANNUAL SAN DIEGO CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM, San Diego, California.
Submit: http://www.amainc.com/cref_cardiothoracic.html
December 15, 2004: The SCANDANAVIAN SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (SSRCTS), Geilo, Norway.
Submit: http://www.ssrcts.org/
January 31, 2005: THE SOCIETY FOR HEART VALVE DISEASE, Vancouver, Canada.
Submit: http://www.shvd.org
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OCTOBER MEETINGS
The DENTON A. COOLEY CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY 14th International Symposium: "A Homecoming" will be held October 6-10, 2004 at the Texas Heart Institute, Houston Texas. For more information, go to http://www.cooleysociety.com or contact Dena Houchin: ph. 1 832 355 4942; fax: 1 832 355 3770; email: dhouchin@heart.thi.tmc.edu
The 14th World Congress of THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGEONS (ISCTS) will be held October 14-17, 2004 in Beijing, China. More information at
http://www.3dapple.com/showtime/cstcs/newsopen.asp?id=486
The Second Annual CLEVELAND CLINIC MEDICAL INNOVATION SUMMIT will be held 18-20 October, 2004. This year's Summit: NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW THERAPIES, NEW ECONOMICS, is expected to draw more than 800 top-level industry executives, entrepreneurs, investors and clinicians to discuss the key trends and technologies in medicine. More than 25 speakers from all branches of health care have been confirmed. For more information, contact:
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/home.htm
The 4th Annual LILLEHEI HEART INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Open-Heart Surgery by Cross Circulation will be held October 19-20,2004 at the Coffman Memorial Union, Minneapolis Campus of University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information and registration:
http://www.cme.umn.edu/cme/courses/lilleheisymposium.html
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FUTURE MEETINGS
The ITALIAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIAC SURGERY XXII National Meeting will be held in Bologna, Italy, November 6-9, 2004, in the Palazzo della Cultura e dei Congressi. For more information please visit these websites:
http://www.cardiochirurgiaitalia.it and http://www.sicch.org
At the time of the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans, Medtronic will sponsor a symposium entitled Innovations for Treatment of Valvular Disease -- Stentless to Transcatheter on November 8, 2004, 7 to 9 PM, in Salon A, Hilton New Orleans Riverside. All interested are invited to attend.
The 9th Annual Congress of the BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY (BACTS) will be held in Brussels, Belgium, November 20, 2004. The invited speaker will be Prof. Philippe Menasché (Paris); his topic "Cellular Therapy in Cardiac Surgery."
http://www.bacts.org/
Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education will offer a Course on "MULTIMODALITY MANAGEMENT OF TUMORS OF THE AERODIGESTIVE TRACT: Photodynamic Therapy and Other Strategies including Hands-on Sessions in the use of laser, PDT and Stents," November 5-6, 2004, at Harvard Conference Center & Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Course Director is Dr. Raphael Bueno. For more information, contact:
http://cme.med.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/hmscme.cgi?SECTION=CLASSES&ID=00241686&SO=N
or call 617-384-8600 between 10 am and 4 pm EDT
A Course on CONTEMPORARY GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY will be given November 11-12, 2004 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Missouri. Course Chair is Dr. Alexander Patterson. For more information, contact: Continuing Medical Education
Campus Box 8063, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 1 314 362-6891
Fax: 1 314 362-1087
Email: CME@msnotes.wustl.edu
And visit this Website:
http://cme.wustl.edu/Seminars/BROCHUREThoracic2004.doc
The fourth meeting of MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT - TODAY'S FACTS AND FUTURE TRENDS will be held December 1-4, 2004, in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. Chairman: Reiner Koerfer. Program Director: Aly El-Banayosy
Contact Address: Susan Traut
Heart Center NRW
Georgstr.11
32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Tel: +49-5731-971333
Fax: +49-5731-971820
Email: straut@hdz-nrw.de
The Second Annual Winter Workshop of The INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY (ISMICS) will be held December 3-5, 2004 at the Inter Continental Hotel in Bangkok Thailand. Abstract deadline: October 15, 2004. Abstract submission: http://www.ismicswinter.com/abstract_submission.html For information, contact Congress Secretariat, Bangkok Heart Institute 2 Soi Soonvijai 7, New Petburi Road, Bangkok 10320 Thailand. Phone: 662 310 3323, Fax: 662 310 3088, Email: office@ismicswinter.com
Website: http://www.ismicswinter.com
The 8th Annual NewEra Cardiac Care: Innovation & Technology meeting, co-chaired by W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD and Mehmet C. Oz, MD, will be held January 7-9, 2005, at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, California. The deadline for abstracts and videos is October 31, 2004. For further information, please visit http://www.amainc.com/cardiac_care.html
The SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS 41st Annual Meeting will be held January 24-26, 2005 in Tampa, Florida. See http://www.sts.org/ for information about the meeting.
The 13th Annual Meeting of the ASIAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY will be held February 5-8, 2005, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The venue is the Sheraton Chiang Mai (formerly the Westin Hotel). Address for information: Supreecha Tanamai, MD, Honorary Secretary, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rajavithi Hospital, 2 Rajavithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand: Tel: 662-354-8006; Fax: 662-354-8007; E-mail: office@ascvs2005.org Further details can be viewed at http://www.ascvs2005.org/
The 15th Annual Meeting of the SCANDANAVIAN SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (SSRCTS) will be held February 10-12, 2005, in Geilo, Norway. Abstracts due: December 15, 2004. For information, contact the website: http://www.ssrcts.org/ or J. Michael Hasenkam, President of SSRCTS, Tel.: 45 8949 5480, Fax: 45 8949 6016, Email: hasenkam@ki.au.dk
The 25th Annual San Diego CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Symposium, chaired by Julie A. Swain MD, will be held February 10-13, 2005, at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California. The abstract deadline is November 1, 2004. For further information, please visit
http://www.amainc.com/cref_cardiothoracic.html
The 34 Annual meeting of the GERMAN SOCIETY FOR THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY will be held in Hamburg, Germany, February 13-16, 2005. For further information, visit the website:
http://www.interplan.de/thorax05/eng/word_of_welcome.htm
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. The AATS abstract submission deadline is October 4, 2004, and all abstracts must be electronic. For further details, visit
http://www.aats.org/annualmeeting
The 31st ANNUAL THORACIC REFRESHER COURSE will be held May 27-28, 2005 at the Sutton Palace Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Further details to follow. The brochure will be available online in January, 2005.
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 abstract deadline is January 31, 2005, and abstract submissions are currently being accepted. The program and abstracts of the Second Biennial Meeting held in Paris, France in 2003 remains available on the Society website for your information. Abstract submission for Third Biennial Meeting:
http://www.shvd.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. Abstract submission opens November 12, 2004, and closes January 7, 2005. Check the WTSA website for more details:
http://www.westernthoracic.org/
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
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PRODUCT FORUM
At the time of the American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans, Medtronic will sponsor a symposium entitled, Innovations for Treatment of Valvular Disease -- Stentless to Transcatheter on November 8, 2004, 7 to 9 PM, in Salon A, Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The Speakers are Doctors Carlos Duran, Carlos Ruiz, Philipp Bonhoeffer and Magdi Yacoub. The event can also be viewed via live internet broadcast at:
http://www.healthcast-live.com/medtronic/1214
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. announces the 3F Aortic Bioprosthesis(tm) Heart Valve received the CE Marking of Conformity and has commenced commercial distribution. See the press release:
http://www.ctsnet.org/productforum/press/press.cfm?pid=926&pr=29
For more information, visit the 3F website:
http://www.3ftherapeutics.com
and the 3F Product Forum listing:
http://www.ctsnet.org/company/3ftherapeutics
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. announces the launch of SurgiFrost 10 for the complete Maze procedure. SurgiFrost 10 is indicated in the USA for minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures, including the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and in Europe for cardiac surgical procedures, including surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Access further details and descriptions in the CTSNet Product Forum:
http://www.ctsnet.org/cryocath/product/869
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, INC. announces the first U.S. implant of the PERIMOUNT Magna Heart Valve with ThermaFix Process
http://www.ctsnet.org/productforum/press/press.cfm?pid=814&pr=28
The company has also added a new Magna Product Animation to its Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Bioprosthesis listing
http://www.ctsnet.org/realmedia/prodforum/814/45.ram
EDWARDS also announces the first live implant of the new BioPhysio Heart Valve:
http://www.ctsnet.org/company/edwards
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, INC. has provided CTSNet with content from its Fourth International Forum: Controversies and Innovations in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology held early last year. Two most recent releases:
"Late Outcomes of Myxomatous Mitral Valve Repair"
Lawrence H. Cohn, MD
http://www.ctsnet.org/edwards/cohn/cohn.html
"Repair Techniques for Myxomatous Mitral Regurgitation"
Delos M. Cosgrove, MD
http://www.ctsnet.org/edwards/cosgrove1/cosgrove1.html
SYNOVIS SURGICAL posts its Peri-Strips Dry(r) Staple Line Reinforcement as a Featured Product. See product information and literature review:
http://www.ctsnet.org/synovissurgical/product/923
CTSNet welcomes as a participant in the Product Forum BAXTER BioSurgical, a division of Baxter BioScience. Baxter provides a comprehensive line of biological products, preparation/delivery devices, and physician resources. Learn more about the CoSeal Surgical Sealant, including "Instructions for Use", Visualization of CoSeal in Action", and Clinical Trial information, plus a video titled, "CoSeal Surgical Sealant - Educational Video":
http://www.ctsnet.org/baxter/product/924
CTSNet welcomes ATS MEDICAL, Inc. http://www.atsmedical.com/ and INTUITIVE SURGICAL, Inc. http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/ to the CTSNet Product Forum. We look forward to learning more about ATS Medical's ATS Open Pivot(r) Heart Valve, Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci(r) Surgical System, and both companies' other products over the next many months.
ST. JUDE MEDICAL introduces the SJM Tailor(r) Flexible Annuloplasty Repair System.
http://www.ctsnet.org/stjude/product/920
The SJM Tailor(r) Band is a flexible partial ring, offering a convenient and time-saving alternative for surgeons who desire posterior annuloplasty support. It complements the SJM Tailor(r) Ring, which is designed for surgeons who usually implant full rings, but like the option of customizing to a band. The SJM Tailor(r) Delivery System makes the new band convenient and easy to implant, with a one-step, push-button release. The ergonomic handle quickly and securely attaches and detaches, and an extension handle offers the option of added maneuverability during minimally invasive procedures. A malleable section of the holder and sizers can be easily bent during the procedure for more flexibility, but revert to their original shape during heat sterilization.
CARBOMEDICS, INC. posted the Top Hat(r) Supra-annular Aortic Valve as a featured product, the first bileaflet mechanical valve designed for supra-annular placement.
http://www.ctsnet.org/carbomedics/product/297
TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS features its Khuri(r) Myocardial pH Monitoring System, an early warning system for intraoperative myocardial acidosis, enabling pH-guided Myocardial Management.
http://www.ctsnet.org/terumo/product/905
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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.
We will be registering members and taking photos at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association in Cancun, Mexico (Nov 4-6), and the XXII Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery Meeting in Bologna (Nov 6-9). If you are attending these meetings, stop by and see us.
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.
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Senior Editor
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Managing Editor
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