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Monthly Newsletter - October 2007

Table of Contents

What's New

Cardiac Portal Launched

The new Cardiac Portal, which includes all content in the adult cardiac domain plus a number of new features, is now functioning. The Portal Editor is Dr. Edward B. Savage, St. John's Mercy Heart Center, St. Louis, Missouri USA. The following is a statement By Dr. Savage on the occasion of the Portal launch:

Announcement of CTS Portal

To the members of the CTSNet community: I would like to introduce the Cardiac Surgery Portal. You will see a link to this site in the left navigational menu on the main page, and if you choose, you may make the Portal your home page. The top of the Portal will have streaming announcements, similar to those on the main page, and it will have direct access to many of the content areas relevant to adult cardiac surgery, with highlights of new additions as they are posted. In addition, the Portal creates a framework for us to further develop content in an organized fashion. We hope that you find it useful, and we appreciate suggestions from you, as community members, regarding improvements that we can make to the Portal. The purpose of the Portal is to assist you in navigating through the content continually being added to CTSNet.

Edward B. Savage MD
Editor, CTSNet Cardiac Surgery Section

SPECIAL REPORT - Invention and Innovation

SPECIAL REPORT "Invention and Innovation - A New Era for Cardiothoracic Surgeons" by James L. Cox, MD, Past President, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO USA, and William A. Baumgartner, MD, Past President, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA.

This is a landmark assessment and prediction for the future of Cardiothoracic Surgery. It will be of great interest to every member of our specialty.

Thoracic Literature Watch - Third Quarter 2007

The third quarter 2007 Thoracic Literature Watch is now available for viewing. For this feature the articles are selected and compiled by the Thoracic Portal Editor, Dr. Mark Ferguson of Chicago, Illinois USA.

Congenital Literature Watch - Second & Third Quarters 2007

Congenital Literature Watch - Second & Third Quarters 2007 (Articles published 04/01/07- 09/30/07) are now available for viewing. This feature is compiled and edited by Carl L. Backer MD, Chicago IL USA and Aditya K. Kaza MD, Boston MA USA.

In My Opinion - Dr. S. Takamoto

In his In My Opinion Article, Dr. Takamoto discusses "Guidelines for Live Surgery". Troubled by the sometimes cavalier attitude taken (or perceived) when operative telecasts are performed, members of three leading Japanese organizations developed a set of guidelines designed to control the more dangerous aspects of these teaching activities. These guidelines are now being studied by cardiothoracic surgical organizations around the world.

Dr. Shinichi Takamoto is Professor of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan. He is current Past President of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (new member of CTSNet), and Secretary-General of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVS).

Survey Results on Thoracic Portal Content

"The latest survey on CTSNet content in the Thoracic Portal provides important information as to what users find effective and what new content they would like to see. Clinical practice is most influenced by Experts' Techniques and by clinical videos. Clinical knowledge is most influenced by current literature. New features that users would most like to see include difficult case discussions by experts, and critical analysis of selected issues, either through pro-con debates or evidence-based reviews. There is also some interest in availability of CME credits on CTSNet. The CTSNet management group will be meeting in the next few months to address these issues and will strive to make the Thoracic Portal increasingly responsive to the users' needs."

Mark K. Ferguson, MD
Editor, CTSNet Thoracic Portal

MMCTS Moves into Podcasting

The Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery is now Podcasting. Listen to Marko Turina interviewing Antonio Calafiore, Ottavio Alfieri and David Wheatley about their MMCTS procedures.

New Thoracic Survey

Achalasia remains a challenging clinical entity for which there are many treatment options. See how your management practices match up to those around the world by participating in our new clinical survey.

Take the survey now!

New Thoracic Expert Technique

A new Thoracic Expert Technique has been posted entitled "Postero-lateral (Shaw-Paulson) Approach to Pancoast Tumor" by Federico Rea, MD, Giuseppe Marulli, MD and Francesco Sartori, MD, all of University Hospital, Padova Italy.

A new featured volume is available in the CTSNet Bookstore

A new featured volume is available in the CTSNet Bookstore: Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration (Robotic Radiosurgery) by E. Thomson, John J. Kresl, James D. Luketich, Harold C. Urschel, L. Papiez, and R.D. Timmerman.

Thoracic New Technology

"Clinical Use of a Digital Air Leak System" is described by Robert J. Cerfolio, MD of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL USA. The Digivent is a new digital device that allows physicians to quantify the size of air leaks objectively.

AORTIC SYMPOSIUM 2008 - ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS BEING ACCEPTED

CHAIRED BY RANDALL B. GRIEPP AND STEVEN L. LANSMAN.

Course chairs Randall B. Griepp, M.D. and Steven L. Lansman, M.D. have announced that abstracts representing videos for presentation are now being accepted for the 2008 Aortic Symposium. This symposium, sponsored by the AATS, will primarily feature "How To Do It" videos.

Mark your calendar now for this two-day postgraduate course: May 8-9, 2008, Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY USA. This course will be held immediately prior to the 88th Annual Meeting of the AATS, May 10-14, 2008, in San Diego, California.

The abstract submission site contains complete submission instructions and guidelines.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2007.

THORACIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

The Department of Thoracic Surgery of the University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium, will hold a THORACIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM on Friday, November 16. 2007. Symposium Director: T. Lerut

Morning Session topics: Invasive mediastinal staging of NSCLC: controversies or consensus.

Afternoon Session topics: The role of surgery in multimodality treatment for IIIA (N2) NSCLC

The 5th Huub and Imelda Spierings distinguished lecturer in Thoracic Surgery: "The leadership role of the thoracic surgeon in the TNM staging of thoracic malignancies" by Valerie Rusch, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York USA.

Information and registration: Secretariaat Thoraxheelkunde, Bea Libert, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Tel.: +32 16 34.68.22; Fax : +32 16 34.68.21 Email: Bea.Libert@uzleuven.be

ESCVS now Receiving Abstracts for 57th Annual Meeting

The European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS) is pleased to announce that the abstract submission is now open for the 57th International Congress to be held on April 24-27, 2008 in Barcelona (Spain). For more information about the Congress please visit the ESCVS website or the Congress website.

Online Registration Open for STS 2008 Annual Meeting

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is pleased to announce that online registration is now open for the STS 44th Annual Meeting, January 28-30, 2008, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Click here to register.

In addition to an expanded educational agenda, the Annual Meeting will feature several special presentations, including the Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture delivered by Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, PhD, co-author of the ground-breaking critique on America's health care system, Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, and a much anticipated Presidential Address by John E. Mayer, Jr., MD. A timely ethics debate, No Heroic Measures: How Soon is Too Soon to Stop, has been added to the program, and STS University will offer rotating sessions to allow attendees to participate in two hands-on courses.

Also at the meeting, the STS Exhibit Hall will feature more than 100 exhibitors demonstrating the newest and best products and services in CT surgery; a Patient Safety Symposium will offer the potential for discounted professional liability insurance premiums to those who attend; and there will be a wide variety of social events to allow time for important networking opportunities, including a dinner reception with performance artistry provided by Cirque Cabaret. And that's just the beginning.

Housing information is available.

If you have questions regarding the registration process, please visit www.sts.org. Make plans now to attend the premier educational event in cardiothoracic surgery

European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP)

Academic Committee
Chair
Alexander Wahba, Trondheim, Norway
General Secretary
Frank Merkle, Berlin, Germany
Secretary
Judith Horisberger, Lausanne, Switzerland
Member
Carole Hamilton, Tübingen, Germany
Delegate EACTA
Jouko Jalonen, Turku, Finland

Accreditation Sub Committee
Chair and Secretary
Conny Nielsen, Aalborg, Denmark
Member
Heinz Weitkemper, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Member
Judith Horisberger, Lausanne, Switzerland

Certification Sub Committee
Chair
Dominique Hella, Liège, Belgium
Secretary
Renate Behr, Zurich, Switzerland
Member
Maita Mata, Barcelona, Spain

Website Manager
Heinz Weitkemper, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

NEW ABTS Officers 2007-2008

Vice-Chair
Valerie W. Rusch, MD, (New York, NY)

Directors
John E. Mayer, Jr., MD (Boston, MA)
R. Scott Mitchell, MD (Stanford, CA)
Curtis G. Tribble, MD (Gainesville, FL)
Cameron D. Wright, MD (Boston, MA)

The Board has chosen Dr. William A. Baumgartner (Baltimore, MD) to be the next Executive Director after Dr. William Gay's (St. Louis, MO) term ends in 2008.

ISMICS Abstract Deadline

ISMICS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS 17 DECEMBER 2007. Submit your work now for the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held 11 to 14 June, 2008, at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts USA. For more information.

Dr. Mark Orringer is the ACS 2008 Gibbon Lecturer

Dr. Mark Orringer of Ann Arbor, Michigan gave the John H. Gibbon, Jr. Lecture at the recently concluded Meeting of the American College of Surgeons in New Orleans, Louisiana. The title of his address is "Esophageal Mythology."

EACTS Thoracic Courses

Last chance to book your place on EACTS Thoracic Course: Thoracic "Toolkit" on Lung cancer staging, Pleural disease, Prague, 1-3 November 2007. Further information and on-line registration available here.

New Safety Reporting System (srs) Vignette

This Cardiothoracic Safety Reporting System (ct-srs) vignette deals with the problem of unsigned operative consent forms in emergency situations. Lots of good advice here.

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Industry Forum

Less is More: Medtronic's EOPA 3D(TM) diffuse flow arterial cannulae

Medtronic's EOPA 3D(TM) diffuse flow cannula demonstrates up to 50% less flow velocity* than standard arterial cannulae. The 3D arterial design features a centralized flow pattern, a unique tapered tip configuration that diffuses the flow through multiple outlets and the versatility for either minimally invasive procedures or traditional median sternotomy approaches.
*Data on file at Medtronic.

MEDTRONIC EDGE UPDATE

Medtronic is pleased to announce that the EDGE Advanced Endosurgical Training Course for Cardiac Surgery Teams has now been endorsed by the STS!

We are excited to bring to you a newly developed EDGE course:

Advanced Endosurgical Training for Cardiac Surgery Teams Course

The course is designed for both cardiac surgeons and their surgical team members to include perfusionists, scrub techs, PAs and other OR personnel. The surgeons will participate in hands-on training via advanced simulation as well as procedural complication management and advanced endosurgical device study.

The surgery team member will be participating in a simultaneous track on the basics of endosurgery. The two tracks will then be brought together near the end of the course to work as a team on simulation.

*** This course is specifically designed for the cardiac surgeon who has completed the EDGE Basic Guidewire, Catheter and Imaging Skills Course or has significant experience in endosurgical procedures as the primary operator. Significant experience would include > 15 endograft cases or other interventional experience. For more details contact Melanie Anderson at 763-391-9908.

General information on this new EDGE Course

Disclaimer: These courses offer skills-based training and case analysis only and do not provide training on any specific Medtronic product or related therapy.

General Information on the Medtronic EDGE Basic Guidewire, Catheter and Imaging Skills Course

New discount being offered to Residents and Fellows! $400 for STS Candidates and $450 for all others.

Dates Available Include:
October 25-26
November 15-16

Upcoming Terumo Exhibits

As the exclusive distributor for Vascutek® vascular grafts in the United States, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems will be exhibiting at US regional and national surgeon meetings. Stop by the Terumo booth, look for the Vascutek banner, to see what's new in vascular grafts at the following meetings:

Visit the Terumo CVS web site to see a complete listing of US and international meetings.

TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS NOW SELLS VASCUTEK® VASCULAR GRAFTS

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems recently became the exclusive distributor and provider of clinical support in the U.S. for vascular grafts manufactured by its sister company, Vascutek Ltd. Vascutek® vascular grafts are available for thoracic, thoracoabdominal, vascular and peripheral surgical applications and vascular access. This includes the popular Gelweave Valsalva(TM) graft, the world's only anatomically designed aortic root graft.

Read the press release at Terumo CVS News and Events.

Vascutek's reputation for performance, innovation and service is worldwide; Terumo CVS' sales and distribution network provides easy access to the products and clinical support. See the complete line and many of the US and international vascular and thoracic surgical association meetings we will attend at Vascutek vascular grafts.

TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS ADDS NEW LOW PRIME OXYGENATOR

Terumo offers a full line of hollow fiber oxygenators in the US. The new CAPIOX® RX15 Oxygenator is designed for use with children, minimized circuits and small adults. Combined with the CAPIOX Baby RX(TM) Oxygenator for neonates and the RX25 for adults, the RX15 rounds out the CAPIOX RX series which now covers a wide range of needs with a consistent product design to assure high performance.

Terumo's line of RX oxygenators features superb gas exchange, low pressure drop and low prime volume, all optimally balanced for best performance. Oxygenators feature X Coating(TM), Terumo's biopassive surface coating that reduces platelet adhesion and minimizes platelet activation, and TOTM, an alternative plasticizer that provides outstanding physical properties, such as flexibility, to the material and low plasticizer elution.

See the complete range at CAPIOX RX oxygenators.

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books

Featured Title Available in CTSNet Bookstore

Thoracic Surgery Atlas by Mark K. Ferguson, MD of Chicago, Illinois USA. Dr. Ferguson is the Editor of the Thoracic Portal on CTSNet, and a frequent contributor to the website. Take advantage of the price saving offered by Amazon.com for books purchased through the CTSNet Bookstore.

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Clinical Resources

Cardiothoracic Safety Reporting System - 2 New vignettes

Two new case vignettes have been posted:
"Mislabelled IV Solution"
""Near-miss" of a Left IMA after Bleeding Control due to a Dislodged Hemostatic Clip by Means of a 8-0 Suture"

Read these interesting clinical accounts, as well as the critical assessments of the situations, and then share an experience of your own by sending a vignette to this valuable repository.

Videos

Literature Watch

Expert Techniques

Thoracic

Cardiac

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Organizations

Bergamo Conference

A one-day conference entitled "The Transfer of Knowledge and Technical Skills to the Young Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons" will be held November 17th, 2007, at the Centro Congressi Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo, Italy. This meeting is organized by Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital (40 years of Cardiac Surgery) and by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). It will also celebrate the distinguished career of Prof. Lucio Parenzan, as a pioneer of the modern Cardiac Surgery in Italy. Prof. Parenzan, constantly present in the Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, in which he was able to create the International Heart School and give enormous support to the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, today known among the cardiothoracic surgeons around the world as the Bergamo School.

It is our wish to invite not only all current specialists but particularly the young cardiothoracic surgeons of tomorrow, those who will be involved in the new discoveries, the new techniques and the great hopes of cardiology and cardiac surgery, those who should keep in mind "how much has been done by who preceded you and that this outstanding and hard journey never ends."

The conference is totally free. No CME credits will be given.

For more information, a brochure of the meeting, and hotel and meeting registration, please go here.

Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) 2008 Scholarship

The Women in Thoracic Surgery 2008 STS Scholarship application process is now open.

WTS is proud of its scholarship program, which has awarded $23,500 and 18 scholarships since 2005. In awarding the annual WTS scholarships, the Women in Thoracic Surgery is fulfilling one of its stated missions, "to enhance the education of women thoracic surgeons."

This is the fourth year that WTS will be aiding women who are interested in pursuing a career in thoracic surgery to attend the annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) meeting. The 44th Annual Meeting is to be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA, January 28-30, 2008. The scholarship is open to women residents in an accredited thoracic surgery or general surgery program. International applicants in approved surgical training programs are also welcome. This year's essay topic was chosen to encourage the applicant to reflect on how her career decision will affect the person closest to her - be it a spouse, friend or family member.

The scholarship, a $1,500 stipend, will be given to the recipient at the WTS Membership meeting held in conjunction with the STS meeting on Sunday, January 27, 2008 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1. Recipients will be notified by November 19, 2007.

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM

SCTS Now Receiving Abstracts for 2008 Annual Meeting

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) is now receiving abstracts for their 2008 Annual Meeting, to be held 9-12 March, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS MIDNIGHT 5TH NOVEMBER 2007. To submit an abstract. For further meeting information.

EACTS Presents the First Thoracic "Toolkit"

EACTS presents the first Thoracic "Toolkit" on Lung Cancer Staging and Pleural Disease November 1-3, 2007, at the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) Congress Center, Prague, Czech Republic.

For information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat; 3 Park Street, Berkshire, SL4 1LU, UK; Phone: +44 1753 832166; Fax: +44 1753 620407; Email: info@eacts.co.uk For more information.


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Residents Section

NEWERA CARDIAC CARE RESIDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

NEWERA CARDIAC CARE RESIDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

For cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology residents in good standing, three levels of scholarships are available to attend the 10th Annual NewEra Cardiac Care Conference, January 5 - 7, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa in Huntington Beach, California. Fifteen scholarships are available:

All recipients must arrange and pay for their own travel.

To be considered for any of the above scholarships, the applicant must submit to Susan Westwood (susan@amainc.com) a current CV and nomination letter from his or her resident director.

In addition, to be considered for the Edwards-sponsored scholarship, each applicant must submit a topic that he or she would present to Edwards in twenty minutes in one of the following areas: (a) an area of unmet clinical need, the prevalence of that need, and potential ways to address it; (b) an area of personal research and its importance to the clinical community; or (c) an idea for a product or product improvement and what issue it addresses.

The deadline for scholarship applications is NOVEMBER 15, 2006. The Program Committee will choose the scholarship recipients, and applicants will be notified of their decision by December 1, 2006. For additional information, visit www.amainc.com, call 805.541.3118, or email susan@amainc.com.

New Horizons Contribution

Another New Horizons offering has been posted: Letter to a Young General Thoracic Surgeon by Dr. Mark R. Katlic, Director of Thoracic Surgery, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA USA. This feature is a regular part of the Resident's Section of CTSNet. Dr. Walter H. Merrill, of the University of Cincinnati in Ohio USA, is the Editor.

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Journals

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals - October Issue

The October issue of the Asian Annals is now available. There are many excellent and thought-provoking articles in this issue. A representative sampling follows:

Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis: Prognostic Factors in 70 Patients.
Aghajanzadeh M, Khoshrang H, Mohammadzadeh A, Roudbari SA, Ghayeghran AR.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:371-375.

Continuous Hemodiafiltration During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants.
Yoshimura N, Oshima Y, Yoshida M, Murakami H, Matsuhisa H, Yamaguchi M.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:376-380.

Results of Isolated Valve Replacement in Hemodialysis Patients.
Kato W, Tajima K, Terasawa S, Tanaka K, Usui A, Ueda Y.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:386-391.

Long Intraaortic Balloon Treatment Time Leads to More Vascular Complications.
Christenson JT, Sierra J, Romand J-A, Licker M, Kalangos A.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:408-412.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October Issue

ETHICS IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Iserson KV, Cerfolio RJ, Sade RM.
Politely Refuse the Pen and Note Pad: Gifts From Industry to Physicians Harm Patients.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1077-1084.

CME

General Thoracic

Alam N, Park BJ, Wilton A, Seshan VE, Bains MS, Downey RJ, Flores RM, Rizk N, Rusch VW, Amar D.
Incidence and Risk Factors for Lung Injury After Lung Cancer Resection.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1085-1091.

Adult Cardiac

Del Duca D, Iqbal S, Rahme E, Goldberg P, de Varennes B.
Renal Failure After Cardiac Surgery: Timing of Cardiac Catheterization and Other Perioperative Risk Factors.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1264-1271.

Pediatric Cardiac

Caldarone CA, Benson L, Holtby H, Li J, Redington AN, Van Arsdell GS.
Initial Experience With Hybrid Palliation for Neonates With Single-Ventricle Physiology.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1294-1300.

REPORT FROM THE STS CONGENITAL DATABASE TASK FORCE AND JOINT EACTS-STS CONGENITAL DATABASE COMMITTEE

Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Mavroudis C, Maruszewski B, Tchervenkov CI, Lacour-Gayet FG, Clarke DR, Yeh Jr T, Walters III HL, Kurosawa H, Stellin G, Ebels T, Elliott MJ, Vener DF, Barach P, Benavidez OJ, Bacha EA.
What is Operative Morbidity? Defining Complications in a Surgical Registry Database.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1416-1421

EACTS Publications - October

EJCTS: October issue now published, including 3 CME articles.

ICVTS: is now included in PubMed as from Volume 1, Issue 1 (2002)! October issue now published.

MMCTS: is now Podcasting. Listen to Marko Turina interviewing Antonio Calafiore, Ottavio Alfieri and David Wheatley about their MMCTS procedures. Over 100 surgical procedures now on-line.

Message From the Editor of ICVTS

As from 2007 Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) is indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed. All ICVTS articles published to date are now in PubMed.

ICVTS is EACTS' OPEN-ACCESS journal and there are NO AUTHORSHIP CHARGES.

You are cordially invited to join-in with the interactive discussion at ICVTS.

The accepted papers for ICVTS volume 6/issue 6 (December 2007) have now been posted on the website and are open for discussion.

To submit an eComment for a particular article in the listing, open it then simply click on the link 'eComments: submit' which appears in the content box to the right of the article Abstract or PDF proof. To respond to a specific eComment simply click on the link which appears to its left. We would be delighted if you could look at the papers posted and contribute any appropriate 'eComments' - your comments will be citable, posted on-line and subsequently published in print in ICVTS volume 6/issue 6. eComments will also appear in PubMed.

To submit an article to ICVTS

Many thanks for your support, interest and cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

Ludwig von Segesser - Editor-in-Chief ICVTS

ICVTS Editorial Office
av. Gd. St. Bernard 69B (app. 6)
CH-1920 Martigny
Switzerland

tel: +41 27 7236171
fax: +41 27 7236173
e-mail: info@ejcts.ch

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October Issue

CME Articles

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease
Aicher D, Langer F, Lausberg H, Bierbach B, Schäfers H-J.
Aortic root remodeling: Ten-year experience with 274 patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:909-915.

General Thoracic Surgery
Pennathur A, Luketich JD, Abbas G, Chen M, Fernando HC, Gooding WE, Schuchert MJ, Gilbert S, Christie NA, Landreneau RJ.
Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer in high-risk patients.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:857-864.

Selected Articles of Interest

In a timely editorial, "Rebuilding the house of health care," Richard Lamm, a former 3-term governor of Colorado, discusses the pressing need to look at our health care system with new eyes and to consider that "we need a moral foundation for resource allocation in a world where infinite demand has run into finite resources." Dr. Enoch Akowuah and colleagues discuss the management of prosthetic graft infection after surgery of the thoracic aorta, concluding that removal of the prosthetic graft is not necessary. Scott LeMaire and Joseph Coselli, in an accompanying editorial, provide a number of treatment options that can be tailored to the individual patient. Dr. Peng Zhang and colleagues show that endoventricular patch plasty (Dor procedure) increases systolic circumferential shortening in sheep. They used magnetic resonance imaging with tissue tagging in multiple short-axis and long-axis slices to analyze their results. Dr. Gerald Buckberg, in an accompanying editorial, discusses the value of applying this imaging technique: Such methods allow studies to focus on how interventions improve function by changing ventricular muscle deformation that occurs sequentially during the cardiac twisting motion.

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Transitions

Michael K. Banbury, M.D. Named to Chair of Surgery

The W. Samuel Carpenter III Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, first held by Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., has been formally conferred upon Christiana Care Chief of Cardiac Surgery Michael K. Banbury, M.D.

Dr. Banbury completed his cardiothoracic surgery training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1997 and had a distinguished career there as a clinician and researcher for nine years before joining the Center for Heart & Vascular Health as Chief of Cardiac Surgery in April 2006. Dr. Lemole is the newly appointed medical director of Christiana Care's Eugene du Pont Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute and founder of the new Center for Integrative Health.

Dr. Lemole brought open-heart surgery to Delaware in 1986 after the opening of Christiana Hospital. He was the first person to be named to the chair, which was endowed in 2004 by a generous gift from the Good Samaritan Foundation in Mr. Carpenter's name.

The chair was established to help secure Christiana Care's continued leadership in the field of cardiovascular surgery and as a testament to Dr. Lemole's vision, leadership and exceptional contributions to the advancement of heart surgery in our community.

"It is an honor, a privilege and a welcome challenge to take responsibility to be continuing the great tradition of clinical excellence in cardiac surgery started by Dr. Lemole. The spirit of this tradition is embodied in the W. Samuel Carpenter III Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery," Dr. Banbury says.

"I thank the Carpenter family for their confidence in me, my colleagues and Christiana Care," Dr. Lemole says. "It has been an honor to have served as the first W. Samuel Carpenter III Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery. I believe the program will continue to grow and develop under the able leadership of the new Chairman, Michael Banbury, M.D."

Christiana Care received the 2007 Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the nation's leading provider of health care quality measurements, while placing in the top 10 percent in the U.S. in cardiac surgery for four years in a row.

TSRA 2007-2008 Officers

TSRA Executive Committee 2007-2008

President
Faraz Kerendi

Immediate Past President
Daniel Boffa

Vice President
John Stulak

Secretary
Bret A. Mettler

Executive Committee Members

David T. Cooke
Peter Ellman
Cherie Parungo Erkmen
Daniel Leite Cardoso Fortes
James Huang
Robert Merritt
Rishi M. Reddy
T. Brett Reece
Sreekumar A. Subramanian
Joseph W. Turek

EACTS Council 2007-2008

At the recently concluded Annual Meeting in Geneva, the following slate was elected for Council 2007-2008:

President Paul T. Sergeant
Vice President Erino Angelo Rendina
Secretary General Bruce E. Keogh
Treasurer Jose Luis Pomar
Editor Ludwig Karl von Segesser
Information officer Raffaele De Simone
Past President Siegfried Hagl
Councilor Ottavio R. Alfieri
Stefano Elia
Bohdan Maruszewski
Ralph Alexander Schmid
Pascal R. Vouhe
Andrew S. Wechsler
Member Maciej Karol Kolowca

World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons New Officers

World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (WSCTS)
Slate of Officers approved on July 13, 2007

Honorary Chancellor & Founder
J. Wada (Tokyo)

Chancellor
S. Jamieson (San Diego)

Vice Chancellors
F. Unger (Salzburg)
W. R. E. Jamieson (Vancouver)

Honorary Founding Members
C.E. Cabrol (Paris)
D.A. Cooley (Houston)
C.J. Hahn - deceased
N.E. Shumway - deceased

President
M. Matsumoto (Yamanashi)

Immediate Past President
T. Mussivand (Ottawa)

Incoming Chairman
S. Prapas (Athens)

Secretary-General
W. R. Ade (Tokyo) 2005-2010
M.M. Madani (San Diego) 2007-2012

Historian
F. Robicsek (Charlotte)

Honorary Editor
A. Gunning (Oxford)

Executive Councillors
F. J. Benetti (Buenos Aires)
W. Dembitsky (San Diego CA)
R. R. Favaloro (Buenos Aires)
O. H. Frazier (Houston TX)
H. Osada (Kawasaki)


Announcement from the Retiring Chancellor:

Dear Colleagues,

After extensive consideration I came to the conclusion to ask Stuart W. Jamieson, M.B., F.R.C.S. to succeed me in the office of Chancellor with effect of July 13th, 2007. Stuart hosted the XIIIth World Congress in the year 2003 and served then as President of the Society. Under very challenging conditions in the aftermath of the September 11 tragedy and threatened by unprecedented wild fires, he organized a superb meeting which was a big step forward for our WSCTS. His broad international background and his strong commitment for the Society give me the conviction that Stuart is the right person to lead our Society in this changing environment.

I do ask you to give him every support.

J. Wada, M.D., F.C.T.S.
Honorary Chancellor and Founder WSCTS

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Upcoming Meetings

Applied Cardiothoracic Basic Sciences Course

Applied Cardiothoracic Basic Sciences Course will be held 25-26 October, 2007, at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Adamson Centre, 3 Hill Place, Edinburgh , Scotland, UK, EH8 9DS. For information contact: Laura McQuade; Phone: 44 (0)131 668 9238; Fax: 44 (0)131 668 9241; Email:l.mcquade@rcsed.ac.uk Additional Information.

21ST CENTURY TECHNIQUES FOR COMPLEX VALVE SURGERY

The 21ST CENTURY TECHNIQUES FOR COMPLEX VALVE SURGERY will be held October 25-27, 2007, at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee USA. There will be a live OR presentation "David IV Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement" by Tirone E. David, MD, Toronto, Canada. Click here to register and learn more about the symposium.

NOVEMBER

Eighth Biennial Congress of the Syrian Cardiovascular Association

The Eighth Biennial Congress of the Syrian Cardiovascular Association will be held in Damascus, Syria, November 1-3, 2007. Information: Prof. Sami Kabbani, P.O. Box: 8487, Damascus, Syria; Tel/Fax: 00963 94 27 27 55; E-mail: scva@scs-net.org; More information.

The Thoracic Toolkit: Pleural and Staging Issues

The Thoracic Toolkit: Pleural and Staging Issues will be held November 1-3, 2007 at IKEM Congress Centre, Prague Czech Republic. For information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat, 3 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL41LU, UK; Phone: +44 (0)1753 832166; Fax: +44 (0)1753 620407; Email: info@eacts.co.uk Additional information

The 2nd Annual Meeting of International Chinese Society of Thoracic Surgery (ICSTS)

The 2nd Annual Meeting of International Chinese Society of Thoracic Surgery (ICSTS) in conjunction with The Third International Chinese Forum of Thoracoscopic Surgery will be held 1-4 November, 2007, at the Xiamen International Seaside Hotel, Xiamen, China. For information, contact: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei, Taiwan 105; Phone: 886-3-3281200, ext 2118, 2104; Fax: 886-3-328-5818; Email: chestsurgery@icsts.com More information.

Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of GB & Ireland Congress 2007

The Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain & Ireland 2007 Congress will be held 2-3 November, 2007, at the Newcastle Hilton Hotel, Gateshead, Newcastle United Kingdom. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 OCTOBER, 2007. For information, contact: Email: john.campbell@nuh.nhs.uk Additional information

STSA Annual Meeting

Register on-site for the upcoming STSA 54th Annual Meeting, to be held November 7-10, 2007 in Bonita Springs, Florida. Many will remember the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point as the site of STSA's 50th anniversary celebration. The tropical gardens, warm breezes and sparkling gulf coast waters will provide a breathtaking background for another stimulating, scientific session.

The 2007 Program Committee has selected a robust program that provides a balance between education, opportunity for thoughtful discussion and time to renew friendships and enjoy camaraderie - all of which make the Southern special.

For information, contact: Katie McAuliff, 633 North Saint Clair, Suite 2320, Chicago, IL 60611; Phone: 1 800 685-7872; Fax: 1 312 202-5801; Email: stsa@stsa.org

AmSECT Meeting Announcements

NNJAECT & I-SECT's 16th International Symposium, CARDIAC SURGERY, BEYOND, meeting will be held November 7 - 11, 2007, at the Naples Grande Resort & Club, Naples, Florida USA. Anyone needing immediate information, please contact Paul Cappola, Craig Vocelka or Travel Unlimited New Jersey USA, (Official coordinator for registration & accommodations). The travel center will also assist you with any travel needs.

Program Contacts: Paul Cappola: ecmoinc@aol.com or 1.401.455-0618; Craig Vocelka: vocelka@u.washington.edu or 1.206.685-3677. Travel Unlimited, New Jersey USA, (Alan or Anne): 800.228-1502 or e-mail info@travelunlimited.com or 1.973-228-1500.

European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Course Level C

European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Course Level C will be held November 12-16, 2007 at Villa Elios, Bergamo Italy. For information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat, 3 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LU, UK; Phone: +44 1753 832166; Fax: +44 1753 620407; Email: info@eacts.co.uk Additional information

International Symposium on Lung and Pleural Malignancies

International Symposium on Lung and Pleural Malignancies will be held on 15-17 November, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey. Eighteen foreign speakers will be attending this 3-day symposium. The language of the symposium is English and Turkish with simultaneous translation. The symposium program is available in English. This event is organized by Turkish Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society (ERS) and International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). For more details, contact: Hasan F. Batirel, MD, PhD; email: hbatirel@marmara.edu.tr Tel: 90 216 325-9133; Fax: 90 216 325-2426.

12th Annual Perspectives in Thoracic Oncology

The 12th Annual Perspectives in Thoracic Oncology will be held November 16-17, 2007 at the Westin New York Times Square Hotel in New York, New York USA. With a vibrant mix of oncologists, surgeons, and pulmonologists, this conference provides a great forum to interact with your colleagues and to learn from internationally renowned faculty. Click here to view program. Click here to register

THORACIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

The Department of Thoracic Surgery of the University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium, will hold a THORACIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM on Friday, November 16. 2007. Symposium Director: T. Lerut

Morning Session topics: Invasive mediastinal staging of NSCLC: controversies or consensus.

Afternoon Session topics: The role of surgery in multimodality treatment for IIIA (N2) NSCLC

The 5th Huub and Imelda Spierings distinguished lecturer in Thoracic Surgery: "The leadership role of the thoracic surgeon in the TNM staging of thoracic malignancies" by Valerie Rusch, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York USA.

Information and registration: Secretariaat Thoraxheelkunde, Bea Libert, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Tel.: +32 16 34.68.22; Fax : +32 16 34.68.21 Email: Bea.Libert@uzleuven.be

Bergamo Conference

A one-day conference entitled "The Transfer of Knowledge and Technical Skills to the Young Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons" will be held November 17th, 2007, at the Centro Congressi Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo, Italy. This meeting is organized by Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital (40 years of Cardiac Surgery) and by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). It will also celebrate the distinguished career of Prof. Lucio Parenzan, as a pioneer of the modern Cardiac Surgery in Italy. Prof. Parenzan, constantly present in the Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, in which he was able to create the International Heart School and give enormous support to the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, today known among the cardiothoracic surgeons around the world as the Bergamo School.

It is our wish to invite not only all current specialists but particularly the young cardiothoracic surgeons of tomorrow, those who will be involved in the new discoveries, the new techniques and the great hopes of cardiology and cardiac surgery, those who should keep in mind "how much has been done by who preceded you and that this outstanding and hard journey never ends."

The conference is totally free. No CME credits will be given.

For more information, a brochure of the meeting, and hotel and meeting registration, please go here.

Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta, Fourth Postgraduate Course

Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta, Fourth Postgraduate Course will be held November 19-20, 2007 at Boscolo Hotel Towers, Bologna Italy. Course approved by EACTS. For information, contact: Noema Srl, Via Orefici, 4, 40124 Bologna, Italy; Phone: +39 051 230385; Fax: +39 051 221894; Email: info@noemacongressi.it Additional information

Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa

The Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa will hold its 'Heart 2 Heart/Africa Congress 2007' November 22-25, 2007 in Sun City, South Africa. More information.

The 9th Annual Conference of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India

The 9th Annual Conference of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India will be held 23-25 November, 2007, at Swabhumi, The Heritage Plaza, Kolkata, West Bengal India. For information, contact: Dr. Biswajit Bandyopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, 124, Mukundapur, Off E M Bypass, Kolkata-94 India; Phone: +91 332 436 4000; Fax: +913 324 26 4204; Email: bisban@rediffmail.com Additional information

Asian Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty Update Course

The Second Asian Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty Update Course will be held 23-24 November, 2007, at Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. For information, contact: Secretariat: c/o Conference Team, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 3/F, Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic (North Wing), Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong; Phone: (852) 2632 2951; Fax: (852) 2632 4708; Email: cardio-update@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk Additional information

Congress - Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA)

18th Biennial Congress - Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA) will be held November 25-28, 2007, at the Bali Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. For information, contact: Indonesian Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Main Building, 4th Floor, Jl. Let. Jend. S. Parman Kav. 87, Slipi, Jakarta 11420 Indonesia; Phone: 62.21.569.44.08; Fax: 62.21.566.5993; Email: aditya_kusuma_w@yahoo.com.au

ISMICS Winter Workshop

The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) Winter Workshop/3rd Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery will be held 28 November - 2 December, 2007, at the Sungate Port Royal Resort in Antalya, Turkey. The abstracts will be published in the Heart Surgery Forum. For more information about the meeting.

Third Annual Heart Failure Holiday Symposium

The Third Annual Heart Failure Holiday Symposium will be held November 30-December 1, 2007, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois USA. Sponsored by The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute's Center for Heart Failure, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The 2007 symposium assembles several leading cardiologists and cardiac surgeons with expertise in heart failure and cardiac surgery to provide updates on the latest scientific and technological advances along with practical treatment strategies for those with heart failure syndromes. Course Directors: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, John B. O'Connell, MD, and Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, APN. This conference is endorsed by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). For more information about program, accommodations and registration.

DECEMBER

Asian Thoracic Surgical Club

The 4th Meeting of the Asian Thoracic Surgical Club will be held 1-2 December, 2007 at the Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan. For information, contact: Jin-Shing Chen, No. 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd, Taipei 100, Taiwan; Phone: 886-2-23123456 Ext. 5070; Fax: +886-2-33933989; Email: chenjs@ntu.edu.tw; For additional information

5th Live Teleconference: Latest Techniques in Cardiac Surgery

The 5th Live Teleconference: Latest Techniques in Cardiac Surgery will be held December 6-7, 2007, in Leipzig Germany. See brochure for Program, Registration, and Accommodations. Dr. Friedrich W. Mohr, Course Director.

Ultrasonography: Fundamentals in Critical Care

Ultrasonography: Fundamentals in Critical Care - A meeting sponsored by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) - will be held December 7-10, 2007, at the Hyatt Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. CME approved. For more information, contact ACCP Customer Relations, 800-343-2227, e-mail accp@chestnet.org, or visit the ACCP website.

Focus on Adenocarcinoma

Focus on Adenocarcinoma. AIDAcp (Italian Association of Women Against Lung Cancer)/EACTS Joint Meeting will be held December 7-8, 2007, at San Giuliano Terme, Pisa Italy. For information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat, 3 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1 LU, UK; Phone: +44 (0)1753 832166; Fax: +44 (0)1753 620407; Email: info@eacts.co.uk Additional information

JANUARY 2008

11th Annual NewEra Cardiac Care: Innovation & Technology

The 11th Annual NewEra Cardiac Care: Innovation & Technology meeting, co-chaired by W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD and Robert C. Robbins, MD, will be held January 10-13, 2008, at the Four Seasons Aviara Resort & Spa in North San Diego, California. The DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS IS NOVEMBER 11, 2007. For further information, please click here, or email Susan Westwood at s.westwood@amainc.com

2nd EACTS Course on Thoracic Robotic Surgery

The 2nd EACTS Course on Thoracic Robotic Surgery will be held January 17-19, 2008, in Strasbourg France. For information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat, 3 Park Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1LU, UK; Phone: +44 (0)1753 832166; Fax: +44 (0)1753 620407; Email: info@eacts.co.uk Additional information

Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery 27th Annual Educational Meeting

Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery 27th Annual Educational Meeting will be held 25-27 January, 2008, at the Bahia Mar Radisson Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL USA. For information, contact: APACVS, P.O.Box 4834, Englewood, CO 80155; Phone: 877-221-5651; Fax: 303-771-2550. Additional information.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The 44th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons will be held 28-30 January 2008, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. For information, contact: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 2320, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3658; Phone: 1 312 202-5800; Fax: 1 312 202-5801; Email: sts@sts.org Additional information.

4th Asian Pacific Congress of Heart Failure

The 4th Asian Pacific Congress of Heart Failure will be held January 31 - February 3, 2008, at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia.

For information, contact: Congress Managers, GPO Box 128, Sydney Australia 2001; Telephone: +61 2 9265 0700; Fax: +61 2 9265 5443; Email: apchf@tourhosts.com.au; Additional Information

FEBRUARY

Scandinavian Society for Research in CardioThoracic Surgery (SSRCTS)

The 18th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Research in CardioThoracic Surgery (SSRCTS) will be held 7-9 February, 2008, at the Norlandia Geilo Hotel, Geilo Norway. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 DECEMBER, 2007. For information, contact: J. Michael Hasenkam, Dept. of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, DK-8200 Aarhus N; Phone: ++4589495480; Fax: ++4589496016; Email: hasenkam@ki.au.dk Additional information

28th Annual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium

The 28th Annual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, chaired by Julie A. Swain MD, will be held February 14-17, 2008, at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, CA USA. THE ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 30, 2007. For further information, please visit here or email Susan Westwood at s.westwood@amainc.com

Joint Meeting - German, Austrian and Swiss Societies For Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The 5th Joint Meeting - German, Austrian and Swiss Societies For Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery will be held February 17-20, 2008, in Innsbruck Austria. For more information.

Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons

The 54th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons will be held 21-24 February, 2008, at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. For information, contact: Conference Secretariat: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Military Hospital (CTC), Golibar Maidan, Pune 411040, Mah India; Phone: +91 020 26306171; Fax: +91 9822891284; Email: info@ctcon2008.com Additional information

MARCH

26th International Cardiovascular Surgical Symposium

The 26th International Cardiovascular Surgical Symposium will be held 1 - 8 March, 2008, at Zurs/Arlberg, Austria. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE 10 JANUARY, 2008. For information, contact: Secretary General: M. Deutsch, M.D., European Heart Institute of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Monchsberg 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria; Phone: +43 662 841345; Fax: +43 662 841343; Email: congress@herzchirurgie.at Additional information

Florida Valve 2008

Florida Valve 2008 will be held 7 - 9 March, 2008, at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. For information, contact: Carole Erickson, Program Administrator, 6006 49th Street North, Suite 320, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709. Phone: 1 406 370-8555; Email: siestavc@aol.com Additional information.

Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS)

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) will be held March 9 - 12, 2008 at the Edinburgh International Convention Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland. ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 5 NOVEMBER, 2007. For further details, contact sctsadmin@scts.org or +44 (0)20 7869 6893, and check the website periodically.

ASIAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY

The 16th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery will be held 13-16 March, 2008, at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Stamford Ballroom, Singapore, Singapore. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 OCTOBER, 2007. For information, contact: ASCVS Congress Secretariat c/o The Meeting Lab Pte Ltd, 176 B Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427447. Phone: +65 63464402 Fax: +65 63464403 Email: mice@themeetinglab.com Additional information

General Thoracic Surgical Club

The 21st Annual Meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club will be held March 13-16, 2008 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California USA. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2007. For information, contact: Bonnie Lemmerman; Mayo 1241 W, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905; Phone: 1 507 538-4969; Email: blemmerman@mayo.edu Additional information

APRIL

The Houston Aortic Symposium - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases

The Houston Aortic Symposium - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases will be held 4 - 6 April, 2008, at The Westin Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE 22 FEBRUARY, 2008. For information, contact: Laura Steigerwald, Promedica International CME, a California Corporation, 2333 State Street, Suite 203, Carlsbad, California 92008; Phone: 1 760 720-2263; Fax: 1 760 720-6263; Email: lsteigerwald@promedicacme.com Additional information

Ninth International Conference of the Jordan Cardiac Society

Ninth International Conference of the Jordan Cardiac Society will be held April 22-25, 2008 at the Le Meridien Hotel, Amman, Jordan. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22, 2008. For information, contact: Arab Organizers, Mr. Muhanad Ramini, General Manager; Phone: +962 6 553 9771; Fax: +962 6 551 0090; Email: araborganizers@index.com.jo
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European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

The 57th International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS) will be held April 24-27, 2008, in Barcelona, Spain. For more information, contact: ESCVS General Secretariat, Prof. Claudio Muneretto , ESCVS Secretary General, UDA Cardiochirurgia, Spedali Civili P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123 Brescia (Italy); Phone: + 39 030 3996401; Fax: + 39 030 3996096; E-mail: munerett@med.unibs.it; And consult the website.

6th Current Trends in Cardiothoracic Surgery/Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society 17th Congress (Joint Session)

6th Current Trends in Cardiothoracic Surgery/Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society 17th Congress (Joint Session) will be held April 30-May 3, 2008 at the InterContinental Hotel, Houston, Texas USA. For information, contact: Baylor College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 155, Houston, TX 77030 USA; Phone: +1 713 798 8237; Fax: +1 713 798 6600; Email: seaback@bcm.edu
Additional information: www.baylorcme.org/search/detail.cfm?cme=646 or www.mediss.org

18th WSCTS World Congress - World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons

18th WSCTS World Congress - World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons will be held 30 April-3 May, 2008 at the Kos International Convention Centre, Kos Island, Greece. Early registration. Abstract submission. Abstract Deadline: 30 November 2007. For information, contact: 18th WSCTS Congress Secretariat, 29 Sinopis Str. 115 27, Athens, Greece; Phone: +30 210 7799261;Fax: +30 210 7711768; Email: secretariat@wscts2008.com; Additional information

MAY

Aortic Symposium 2008 - Abstract Submissions Now Being Accepted

Course chairs Randall B. Griepp, M.D. and Steven L. Lansman, M.D. have announced that abstracts representing videos for presentation are now being accepted for the 2008 Aortic Symposium. This symposium, sponsored by the AATS, will primarily feature "How To Do It" videos.

Mark your calendar now for this two-day postgraduate course: May 8-9, 2008, Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY USA. This course will be held immediately prior to the 88th Annual Meeting of the AATS, May 10-14, 2008, in San Diego, California USA.

The abstract submission site contains complete submission instructions and guidelines.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2007.

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

The 88th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery will be held 10-14 May, 2008, at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA. For information, contact: Megan Tainer, 900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915. Phone: 978-927-8330. Additional information.

7th Croatian Congress on Extracorporeal Circulation Technology

7th Croatian Congress on Extracorporeal Circulation Technology will be held May 15-18, 2008 at Hotel Medena, Trogir Croatia (Hrvatska). ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2008. For information, contact: Mrs. Natalija Janicar; Dept. Cardiac Surgery, Perfusion, University Hospital Dubrava, Avenija Gojka Suska 6, 10000 Zagreb Croatia; Fax: 385/1/2863695; Email: natalija.janicar@zg.t-com.hr

The Second Asia-Pacific Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

The Second Asia-Pacific Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery will be held May 27-30, 2008 in Jeju, Korea (South). ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 29, 2008. For information, contact: Secretariat of the PCCS2008, INTERCOM Convention Services, Inc., 10th Fl., Samick Lavied'or Bldg., 720-2 Yeoksam, 2-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-920, Korea; Phone: +82-2-3452-7291; Fax: +82-2-3452-7292; Email: pccs2008@intercom.co.kr
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34th Annual Toronto Thoracic Surgery

The 34th Annual Toronto Thoracic Surgery will be held June 6-7, 2008 at the Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information: Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Phone: 1.416.978.2719; Toll Free: 1.888.512.8173; Fax: 1.416.946.7028; E-mail: help-SUR0807@cmetoronto.ca
Conference website

JUNE - SEPTEMBER

ISMICS Abstract Deadline

ISMICS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS 17 DECEMBER 2007. Submit your work now for the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held 11 to 14 June, 2008, at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts USA. For more information.

Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery

Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery 9th Annual Summer Educational Meeting will be held 30 June - 2 July, 2008, at the Keauhou Bay Hotel, Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA. For information, contact: APACVS, P. O. Box 4834, Englewood, CO 80155; Phone: 1 877 221-5651; Fax: 1 303 771-2550. Additional information.

World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Diseases

The World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment and Interventions will be held July 3 - 6, 2008, at the InterContinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: APRIL 1, 2008. For more information on registration, housing and program, please go here.

20th Anniversary Essen-Mayo-Meeting - International Symposium

20th Anniversary Essen-Mayo-Meeting - International Symposium will be held July 18-20, 2008 at the West-German Heart Center, Essen Germany. Clinical application of advanced echocardiography for decision making in clinical cardiology and new developments in cardiovascular surgery. Live interactive workshops, how-to sessions. For information, contact:
Congress management RevierA GmbH; Franz-Arens-Straße 15, 45139 Essen, Germany; Phone: +49-201-27408-35; Fax: +49-201-27408-15; E-Mail: lhp@reviera.de
Additional information

World Congress on Heart Disease International Academy of Cardiology

The 14th World Congress on Heart Disease International Academy of Cardiology: Annual Scientific Sessions will be held July 26-29, 2008 at The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, ON, Canada. ABSTRACT DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 25, 2008. Inquiries: Asher Kimchi, M.D., Chairman, International Academy of Cardiology, PO Box 17659, Beverly Hills, CA 90209, USA; Tel +1 (310) 657 8777; Fax +1 (310) 659 4781; Email: klimedco@ucla.edu
More information

XI. World Congress of International Society for Diseases of Esophagus (ISDE)

The XI. World Congress of International Society for Diseases of Esophagus (ISDE) will be held September 10-13, 2008, in the Novotel Budapest Congress Center, Budapest Hungary. For information, contact: Peter Horvath, MD; Phone: +36 72536126; Fax: +36 72536127; Email: Peter.O.Horvath@aok.pte.hu Other Information

22nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery will be held September 13-17, 2008, at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Lisbon Portugal. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 APRIL 2008. For information, contact: EACTS Executive Secretariat; 3 Park Street, Berkshire, SL4 1LU, UK; Phone: +44 1753 832166; Fax: +44 1753 620407; Email: info@eacts.co.uk For more information

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Upcoming Meetings

If you are planning to attend the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) 54th Annual Meeting November 7-10, 2007 in Bonita Springs, Florida, look for us in the registration area to say hello and get your picture taken for your home page. Look for us too at the Congress of the Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia November 25-28, 2007 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.

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