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Monthly Newsletter - July 2008

Table of Contents

What's New

Good News from EJCTS!

The European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS), official organ for the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), has announced that beginning NOW all back-content older than 1 year is OPEN-ACCESS. This applies to all readers, subscribers or not.

CTSNet - New Site Enhancements

Three new features have been added to the website.

Image Gallery

CTSNet has added an Image Gallery feature on the home page. Random images are rotated to the home page from the Image gallery archives.  If these pique your curiosity, go to the gallery itself by clicking here. The archive location is on the home page left menu, under CLINICAL RESOURCES/ Images.

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Google Calendar

CTSNet has launched a new calendar feature using the Google web calendar to graphically display 2008 and 2009 events for all organizations. This supplements the CTSNet Event list, but provides additional help and convenience to the reader in finding information on a particular meeting. After you have located the dates of the meeting on the calendar, clicking on the name of the meeting at the top of the calendar day will display more information. Give it a try!

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Readers comments

A new interactive feature has been put in place so that CTSNet readers may comment on an individual contribution directly without going to a discussion forum to do so. At present, this feature is showcased in two places to illustrate two types of access:

(1) a cardiac expert technique article: The reader comments material is found at the bottom of the right gutter information. This will be the location for most of the content on the website. Clicking in the box will permit you to view or add comments, although for the latter you will need your ID and password. New entries will be visible within 2 minutes from time of publication on the article page.

(2) A second type of comment access is found in the Safety Reporting System section, where under each vignette name is a comment link that will access the same system detailed in (1) above.

Any organizations that would like to use the Reader Comments system for their articles should contact Robert Oberteuffer (roberte@ctsnet.org) for setup.

Going forward, each new piece of scientific content posted on CTSNet will have this comment capability available. Because of its simplicity and convenience of use, we anticipate a lot of author/reader and reader/reader interactions, an activity that should be useful and instructive to everyone. Please participate!

Michael E. DeBakey

It is with heavy heart that CTSNet notes the passing of one of the greatest surgeons of all time. Michael E. DeBakey. He died quietly at 9:38 p.m. Friday, July 11 from natural causes at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, just short of his hundredth birthday. In a professional career that spanned 70 years he managed to pack several lifetimes of work. He will be missed the world over, by physicians and patients alike. His long-time colleague, Dr Gerald M. Lawrie, will write a tribute to the life of Dr. DeBakey for CTSNet.

New Technology - July 2008

"A New Sternal Reinforcement Device to Prevent and Treat Sternal Dehiscence" by Jacob Zeitani, MD, Tor Vergata University, Rome Italy, and Luigi Chiariello, MD Policlinico University Tor Vergata, Rome Italy.

Cardiac Video - July 2008

"Buzzing the Maze" Radiofrequency Microbipolar Coagulation to Replace Cox's Maze III Incisions - The Technique by Anil M. Patwardhan, MD, Professor and Head Dr. P.K. Sen Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seth G. S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Congenital Literature Watch - First Quarter 2008

Congenital Literature Watch - First Quarter 2008 covers the articles published 1/1 - 3/31/2008. The section is compiled and edited by Congenital Portal Editor Carl L. Backer MD, Chicago, Illinois USA and Aditya K. Kaza MD, Salt Lake City, Utah USA.

CryoLife, Inc. Announces The Ross Summit 2008: Toward a Pulmonary Autograft Renaissance

CryoLife, Inc. is pleased to announce free open registration for The Ross Summit 2008: Toward a Pulmonary Autograft Renaissance, Friday and Saturday, October 10th and 11th, 2008.  Registered surgeons will have an opportunity to interact with 13 elite internationally renowned faculty in the world-class Ron Elkins’ Learning Center at CryoLife, Inc. The emphasis will be on a detailed examination of the critical technical success factors for a life-long lasting pulmonary autograft, including a hands-on wet lab experience.

For further information, please visit www.cryolife.com or contact Sandy Hayes by e-mail at hayes.sandy@cryolife.com. or phone at +1 800 438 8285 ext. 4370 or fax at +1 770 590 3742.

Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) Call for Protocol Concepts

In recognition of the need for clinical evaluations in cardiac surgery the National Institutes of Health (through the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute with collaboration from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research have recently established the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN). The CTSN is a cooperative network of academic medical centers whose goal is to foster rigorous scientific comparisons and promote the evaluation of newer surgical techniques, technologies, devices, and innovative pharmaceutical and bioengineered products directed at cardiovascular disease. The CTSN is comprised of a Data Coordinating Center, The International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (InCHOIR) at Columbia University and eight Clinical Centers

o Cleveland Clinic Foundation
o Columbia University Medical Center
o Duke University/Eastern Carolinas Heart Institute
o Emory University
o Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
o Montreal Heart Institute
o University of Pennsylvania
o University of Virginia Health System

The Network has an interest in promoting collaborative interactions with the broader surgical community and consideration of clinical research ideas from colleagues in the surgical community, allied health specialties, and academic areas. To bring ideas forward for consideration by the Network, an investigator outside the network can log into the CTSN website for further information.

For more information:
Ellen Moquete, RN, BSN, Project Leader
International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research
Columbia University
600 W 168th St.
New York, NY 10032
(O) 212-305-5801
(C) 646-734-7229
(F) 212-305-0906

Two New Congenital Heart Videos

Two congenital heart videos presented at the STS 2008 Annual Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale are reproduced here by permission of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. They are:

1) Aortic Root and Mitral Valve Replacement for Destructive Endocarditis: Reconstruction of the Aorto-Mitral Curtain by Thomas Yeh, MD, Reenu S. Eapen, MD and Hisashi Nikaidoh, MD

2) Aortic Translocation (Nikaidoh Operation) for d-TGA, VSD and Subpulmonary Stenosis by Frank A. Pigula, MD

Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - First Quarter 2008

The First Quarter 2008 Literature Watch (articles from 1/1/08 to 3/31/08) is now available for viewing. Editors of this Section: Eric J. Okum, MD Cincinnati, Ohio  USA, and Domenico Pagano, MD Birmingham UK.

Thoracic Survey July 2008

Take the new survey on management of giant paraesophageal hiatal hernia and help us learn about current clinical practice for this problem. Access survey here.

Thoracic Survey Results Available - July 2008

Management of pericardial effusion

The following information was given at the beginning of this survey:

"For purposes of this survey, readers were asked to assume that they were consulted on a hospitalized middle aged patient who has been diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. The patient has shortness of breath in the absence of an important pleural effusion. There is no endobronchial obstruction and there is no evidence for pulmonary embolism. A CT scan demonstrates a pericardial effusion. Although echocardiography demonstrates a large pericardial effusion with no evidence for tamponade, there is some mild diastolic collapse."

Read the results here.

And be sure to participate in the current survey on the Management of Giant Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia here.

These surveys are conceived and constructed by Dr. Mark K. Ferguson, Editor of the CTSNet Thoracic Portal.

New Training Film - Learn CABG

New Training Film - Learn CABG is a series of videoclips of the operative techniques used by the authors Dr. Sidney Chocron and Dr. Dimitrios Buklas, Besancon, France. Note that a version in French is also available.

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Treatments - Cleveland Clinic Outreaching to China

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Treatments - Cleveland Clinic Outreaching to China will be held December 11-13, 2008 at the Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai China.

In a meeting guaranteed to provide a historic educational interaction, the leading cardiovascular experts from America and China will converge for the first time to discuss similarities and differences in the Eastern and Western approaches to cardiovascular care. Cardiac and vascular surgical experts will define the state of the art in their respective countries and offer their perspective on controversial issues and future developments. An entire conference segment will be dedicated to simulator training for a variety of endovascular techniques, including stent grafting, coronary angioplasty, carotid stenting, percutaneous cardiac valve placement, and others. Simultaneous translation will allow full participation in English and Chinese.

Brochure of the meeting. For information and registration. For other information, including questions about registering online, contact: The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education, 3050 Science Park Drive, AC 313; Beachwood, Ohio 44122; Phone: +1 216-448-0777.

New In My Opinion Contribution - July 2008

"A Contrarian View of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation" by Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD, Redwood City, California USA. This paper is sure to stimulate much discussion, and for your convenience access to the Readers Comment facility is right beside the article. Use it, and let's get a lively interchange going!

Cardiac Master Classes 2008

Cardiac Master Classes 2008 in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Valve and Atrial Fibrillation will be held 14 - 15 August 2008 at the East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. For information, contact: Phone: 1 252-754-2629; Fax: 1 252-754-8353; Email: CardiacMstrClass@aol.com; Additional information.

New Horizons Contribution - July 2008

"Residency in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: My Viewpoint" by Siddharth Lakhotia MD, B.M. Bidla Heart and Research Centre, Calcutta, India.

Articles for the New Horizons Section of the Residents site are selected and edited by Dr. Walter H. Merrill, Cincinnati, Ohio USA.

New Additions to MMCTS - July 2008

Three additions to the MultiMedia Manual for Cardiothoracic Surgery for July 2008.

Sylvain Chauvaud, Alain Carpentier.
Ebstein's anomaly: the Broussais approach.
MMCTS (June 26, 2008). doi:10.1510/mmcts.2007.003038.

Francesco Maisano, Iassen Michev, Paolo Denti, Ottavio Alfieri, Antonio Colombo.
Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the balloon expandable SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve device.
MMCTS (June 26, 2008). doi:10.1510/mmcts.2007.003087.

Dominique Gossot, Costin Radu, Mohamed Sadok Boudaya, Pierre Magdeleinat.
Totally endoscopic anatomic pulmonary segmentectomies.
MMCTS (June 26, 2008). doi:10.1510/mmcts.2007.003137.

There are now 126 contributions available in the MMCTS collection.

ESTS Officers for 2008-2009

Officers of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) were elected at the 16th European Conference held 8-11 June 2008 in Bologna, Italy.

President
Laureano Molins, Barcelona

President Elect and Treasurer
Michael Mueller, Vienna

General Secretary
Dirk Van Raemdonck, Leuven

Editor
Pascal Thomas, Marseille              

Past President
Gaetano Rocco, Naples

Past Past President
Richard Berrisford, Exeter

Council

Alessandro Brunelli, Ancona
Jozsef Furak, Szeged
Jaroslaw Kuzdzal, Krakow
Gunda Leschber, Berlin
Mariano Garcia Yuste, Valladolid
Konstantinos Papagiannopoulos, Leeds
Federico Venuta, Rome
Danail Petrov, Sofia – Regents Representative


The 17th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery will be held in Krakow, Poland from the 31 May – 3 June 2009. 

The next ESTS School of Thoracic Surgery will be held in Elancourt, Paris. This is the practical component of the school.  The School will take place from the 25 - 26 September 2008 on the topic of Minimally Invasive Oesophageal Surgery. 

New Book by CTSNet Member

The premise of "The Donation," a novel by Myles Edwin Lee MD, is that if prisoners on death row have a choice of a last meal, why can they not choose their method of execution?

As the story evolves, the result is a collision of medical ethics and hospital politics with the criminal justice system. These conflicts create the potential to erode the public's trust in its caregivers, but the potential also exists that organ donation, approved by the states as a means of execution, may benefit the public welfare in a tangible and meaningful way. Read a more complete review here, and then order your copy here.

Announcements from AATS

AATS 89TH ANNUAL MEETING

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery will host its 89th Annual Meeting from May 9 – 13, 2009 in historic Boston, Massachusetts USA.  To view the preliminary schedule, visit the AATS website.

AATS ANNOUNCES A CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstract deadline is October 6, 2008 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

All submissions for the Annual Meeting must be made electronically.  The abstract submission site will soon open and will be accessible by visiting the AATS website.

Residents are encouraged to submit abstracts for the 12th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Residents’ Forum.

The Forum will take place during the Annual Meeting on Sunday afternoon, May 10, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. It will consist of presentations of original work by North American thoracic surgery residents and residents in general surgical training programs who are working in a cardiothoracic surgical laboratory or clinical rotation.  The presentations are selected by the AATS Program Committee and the Training Program Director must acknowledge that the material being presented is original work and that of the resident.

Abstracts for the Lillehei Residents’ Forum must be received by October 6, 2008 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

For further information on this Forum, or on submitting an abstract for consideration, please contact:

American Association for Thoracic Surgery
900 Cummings Center
Suite 221-U, Beverly, MA 01915
Telephone: (978) 927-8330
Fax: (978) 524-8890
E-Mail: aats@prri.com
Website: www.aats.org

AATS 88TH ANNUAL MEETING – WEBCAST NOW AVAILABLE

To access educational content from the recently held 88th Annual Meeting, click here.

Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery - Abstract Deadline Extended

Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery - Abstract Deadline has been Extended from JULY 15 to JULY 31, 2008. Submit abstracts here. The 46th Annual Meeting will be held 1-5 October 2008, at Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida USA. For more information.

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Industry Forum

Medtronic Introduces the Thoratrak™ mics retractor system your access to minimally invasive cardiac surgery

The new THORATRAK™ MICS Retractor System is the newest addition to Medtronic’s full minimally invasive product portfolio. Featuring a low profile design, this reusable, stainless steel minimally invasive retractor has multiple interchangeable blades to accommodate various patient anatomies – including various lift blades and thoracotomy blades.

Medtronic Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Solutions:
Putting the future of MICS in your hands today.
www.medtronicmics.com

NEW in Mitral Valve Repair - Medtronic's Profile 3D™ Annuloplasty System

Medtronic's Profile 3D™

The Profile 3D™ ring is a fully rigid remodeling ring with a physiologic mitral valve shape and can be used to treat functional mitral valve diseases, such as ischemic mitral regurgitation and dilated cardiomyopathy.

Profile 3D™ Annuloplasty System
Indications: This device is indicated for the reconstruction and/or remodeling of pathological mitral valves. Valvular insufficiency and/or stenosis may be corrected by appropriate repair and annular remodeling.

Contraindications: Heavily calcified valves, valvular retraction with severely reduced mobility, active bacterial endocarditis.

Warnings/Precautions/Adverse Events: Only physicians who have received proper training in valve repair should use this device. Adverse events can include: thromboembolic events, dehiscence, hemolysis, stenosis, residual incompetence, heart block, endocarditis, systolic anterior motion, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, anticoagulant-related bleeding or hemorrhage.

For additional information please refer to the Instructions for Use provided with the product or contact your local Medtronic representative.

CAUTION: Federal law (USA) restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
Profile 3D is a trademark of Medtronic, Inc.

Medtronic Announces A New Web site for the Performer® CPB

Medtronic Performer® CPB

When you visit www.performercpb.com you’ll see more. More flexibility . . . more standard features . . . and more reasons to invest in a heart lung machine that takes up about 1/3 the space of traditional heart lung machines. It is a desirable size for your Hybrid OR, but that’s not all. Through this Web site, you can actually get a feel for how the Performer® CPB works. Created for perfusionists and surgeons, this new Web site lets you download an online demo, explore the standard features and shows you how the Performer® CPB can prepare you for the expected changes in cardiac surgery moving forward.

To see what the Performer® CPB has to offer, visit www.performercpb.com. It’s the next best thing to a live demonstration.

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Books

New Book Available from CTSNet Bookstore

"Techniques in Valvular Heart Surgery" by A. Sampath Kumar, MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He is currently Editor of the Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Kumar has generously contributed many videos of his operative procedures to CTSNet. Click here to go to the Bookstore to find this and other recently published volumes.

New Book by CTSNet Member

CTSNet member John Opie, MD of Scottsdale Arizona USA has written another thriller entitled "Nazi Treasure." The volume is available through the CTSNet Bookstore.

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Clinical Resources

Expert Techniques

Cardiac

Congenital

Special Report

Literature Watch


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Organizations

IMIG-EACTS JOINT MEETING

The International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG)/EACTS Joint Meeting will be held 25 - 27 September 2008 at the Congress Centre De Meervaart, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Get up-to-date on all aspects of mesothelioma by attending this meeting. For additional information and to Register online.    

AmSECT Continuing Education CD/DVDs

In our efforts to maintain an adequate stock of popular titles in the "AmSECT Presents...." CD/DVD program, there are several selections for which we have too large an inventory. These titles are now available for only $5 each - while supplies last.  Visit AmSECT's Continuing Medical Education site for descriptions and to order these and other fascinating topics.

JCTSE Surgical Director of Education – Call for Applications

The newly organized Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education, Inc. (JCTSE) is seeking an ABTS-certified thoracic surgeon to serve in a half- to full-time position as its first Surgical Director of Education. The position has been created to direct the Thoracic Surgery Education Initiative formulated by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS), Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE). The position's major focus will be to improve cardiothoracic surgical resident education and facilitate the redesign of the thoracic surgery resident training paradigm, as well as to develop innovative techniques for post-resident education.

For further details regarding the requirements and expectations for this position, please see the complete job description.

Interested applicants should mail or e-mail a cover letter (of no more than 2 pages) and curriculum vitae to the attention of Irving L. Kron, MD, Chair of the Search Committee (contact information shown below). The cover letter should summarize the applicant's thoughts about the challenges facing present day thoracic surgery resident and post-resident education and what approaches might meet these challenges. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS JULY 31, 2008.

Irving L. Kron, MD
Chair, Search Committee
Surgical Director for Cardiothoracic Surgery Education
c/o The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 2320
Chicago, IL 60611-3658
surgicaldirectorsearch@sts.org

Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery

CTSNet welcomes its newest member organization, The Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery. Their website design and slate of current officers is viewable here. The call for abstracts for their 46th Annual Meeting has been issued, and abstracts can be submitted here. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 31, 2008. The meeting will be held at the Amelia Island Plantation, Florida, October 1-5, 2008. Find more information here. A preliminary program will be forthcoming. 

Important! CTSNet Members

An updated, functioning e-mail address is our only way of communicating with you.

For those of you who wish to be kept up to date on all the CTSNet menu offerings, meetings, Newsletter, and other information in cardiothoracic surgery, PLEASE MAINTAIN YOUR CORRECT E-ADDRESS ON YOUR HOME PAGE. It is our only reliable way of communicating with you.

It takes only a minute to do, so go to your home page right now and double check that your address is the correct one. If it is not, and needs changing in any way, go to the top of your home page and click on Profile Update under Member Services in the blue bar. Add your password to your UserID to access your Update options. Your e-address, as well as all the other information we have about you, is found under CONTACT INFORMATION.

This is also a good time to double check all the other Contact Information to make sure it is correct, as well as update the other elements on your home page - your Specialty, Interests and Background Information.

PLEASE DO IT NOW!

AATS 88th Annual Meeting Highlights

To view a complete summary of the AATS 88th Annual Meeting Highlights, click here.

Perioperative Blood Management Technologist Examination

The International Board of Blood Management (IBBM) will administer a certification exam for specialization in blood management techniques on August 13, 2008, immediately preceding AmSECT's 16th Annual Symposium on New Advances in Blood Management, Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole Wyoming. The examination is a prerequisite to certification by the IBBM as a Perioperative Blood Management Technologist. This exam is available to individuals who are currently performing techniques of clinical Autotransfusion and cell processing in the perioperative environment. Registration for the exam is $200; annual renewal fee is $100. For examination qualification and registration 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. 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. Please register prior to the 24th of August.  After this date you are welcome to register on-site. For more information.

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Residents Section

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Core Curriculum Review Course

The Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Core Curriculum Review Course will be held September 6-9, 2008 in the Doty Family Education Center at Intermountain Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.  For registration and additional information please contact the Intermountain Healthcare CME office at 1-800-842-5498, email cme@imail.org, or visit our website.

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Journals

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY - July 2008

CME

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease

Incomplete revascularization reduces survival benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting: Role of off-pump surgery.
Mats J. Synnergren, Rolf Ekroth, Anders Odén, Helena Rexius, Lars Wiklund.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:29-36.

Congenital Heart Disease

Risk factors for interstage death after stage 1 reconstruction of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants.
David A. Hehir, Troy E. Dominguez, Jean A. Ballweg, Chitra Ravishankar, Bradley S. Marino, Geoffrey L. Bird, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, J. William Gaynor, Sarah Tabbutt.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:94-99.

General Thoracic Surgery

Lack of fludeoxyglucose F 18 uptake in posttreatment positron emission tomography as a significant predictor of survival after subsequent surgery in multimodality treatment for patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Ichirou Higuchi, Takushi Yasuda, Masahiko Yano, Yuichirou Doki, Hiroshi Miyata, Mitsuaki Tatsumi, Hironori Fukunaga, Shuji Takiguchi, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Jun Hatazawa, Morito Monden.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:205-212.

SELECTED ARTICLES OF INTEREST
This month the following articles appear on the cover of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery:

Point/Counterpoint

Structural–functional correlates of the 3-dimensional arrangement of the myocytes making up the ventricular walls.
Robert H. Anderson, Damian Sanchez-Quintana, Peter Niederer, Paul P. Lunkenheimer.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:10-18. 

Cardiac structure/function relationships: Reality or deduction?
Gerald Buckberg.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:19-20. 

Acquired Cardiovascular Disease

Use of custom Dacron branch grafts for "hybrid" aortic debranching during endovascular repair of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
G. Chad Hughes, Jeffrey J. Nienaber, Errol L. Bush, Mani A. Daneshmand, Richard L. McCann.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:21-28. 

A self-renewing, tissue-engineered vascular graft for arterial reconstruction.
Kei Torikai, Hajime Ichikawa, Koichiro Hirakawa, Goro Matsumiya, Toru Kuratani, Shigemitsu Iwai, Atsuhiro Saito, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, Yoshiki Sawa.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:37-45.

Congenital Heart Disease

Functional status, heart rate, and rhythm abnormalities in 521 Fontan patients 6 to 18 years of age.
Andrew D. Blaufox, Lynn A. Sleeper, David J. Bradley, Roger E. Breitbart, Allan Hordof, Ronald J. Kanter, Elizabeth A. Stephenson, Mario Stylianou, Victoria L. Vetter, J. Philip Saul Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:100-107.

Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology

Pretreatment with {omega}-33 fatty acid infusion to prevent leukocyte–endothelial injury responses seen in cardiac surgery.
Jonathan McGuinness, John Byrne, Claire Condron, Jim McCarthy, David Bouchier-Hayes, J. Mark Redmond. 
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:135-141.

Evolving Technology

A dynamic and chamber-specific mitochondrial remodeling in right ventricular hypertrophy can be therapeutically targeted.
Jayan Nagendran, Vikram Gurtu, David Z. Fu, Jason R.B. Dyck, Al Haromy, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Evangelos D. Michelakis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:168-178.

General Thoracic

Accelerated treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema: A binational long-term study.
Didier Schneiter, Tomasz Grodzki, Didier Lardinois, Peter B. Kestenholz, Janusz Wojcik, Bartosz Kubisa, Jaroslaw Pierog, Walter Weder.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:179-185. 

Coming in our August issue is a WTSA Presidential Address from Dr. Gelfand, as well as articles on cardiovascular surgery as a single specialty, a commentary on the 2008 ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines for Cardiac Rhythm Disorders, adult heart surgery performed at Children's Hospitals, thorascopic lobectomy, and robot mitral valve repair.

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery – Spring 2008

Single Issue – Management of Thoracic Trauma - Selected Articles

Upper Airway Injury and Its Management.
Michael G. Corneille, Ronald M. Stewart, Stephen M. Cohn.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;20:8-12.

Emergency Department Thoracotomy.
Juan C. Mejia, Ronald M. Stewart, Stephen M. Cohn
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;20:13-18.

Great Vessel and Cardiac Trauma: Diagnostic and Management Strategies.
Forozan Navid, Thomas G. Gleason.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;20:31-38.

Combat Casualty Car in an Air Force Theater Hospital: Perspectives of Recently Deployed Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
Jeffrey D. McNeil, Jerry W. Pratt.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;20:78-84.

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery – Spring 2008

Cardiac Surgery
Pericardiectomy for Constrictive or Recurrent Inflammatory Pericarditis.
Mauricio Villavicencio.
Op Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;13:2-13.

Congenital Surgery
Surgical Therapy for Anomolous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries.
James Jaggers, Jay Pal.
Op Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;13:26-34.

General Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Management of Subglottic Stenosis.
Cameron D. Wright.
Op Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;13:53-65.

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY - July 2008

STATISTICIAN’S PAGE
Jin R, Grunkemeier GL, Brown JR, Furnary AP.
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Renal Function.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1-3.

J. MAXWELL CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL PAPER FOR GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY
Bharat A, Kuo E, Steward N, Aloush A, Hachem R, Trulock EP, Patterson GA, Meyers BF, Mohanakumar T.
Immunological Link Between Primary Graft Dysfunction and Chronic Lung Allograft Rejection.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:189-197.

THORACIC SURGERY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AWARD
Mettler BA, Sales VL, Stucken CL, Anttila V, Mendelson K, Bischoff J, Mayer Jr JE.
Stem Cell–Derived, Tissue-Engineered Pulmonary Artery Augmentation Patches In Vivo.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:132-141.

CME

Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Albacker T, Carvalho G, Schricker T, Lachapelle K.
High-Dose Insulin Therapy Attenuates Systemic Inflammatory Response in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:20-27.

Adult Cardiac Surgery
Waisbren EC, Stevens L-M, Avery EG, Picard MH, Vlahakes GJ, Agnihotri AK.
Changes in Mitral Regurgitation After Replacement of the Stenotic Aortic Valve.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:56-62.

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Mettler BA, Sales VL, Stucken CL, Anttila V, Mendelson K, Bischoff J, Mayer Jr JE.
Stem Cell–Derived, Tissue-Engineered Pulmonary Artery Augmentation Patches In Vivo.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:132-141.

General Thoracic Surgery
Brunelli A, Refai M, Xiumé F, Salati M, Sciarra V, Socci L, Sabbatini A.
Performance at Symptom-Limited Stair-Climbing Test is Associated With Increased Cardiopulmonary Complications, Mortality, and Costs After Major Lung Resection.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:240-248.

ATS Discussion Paper - July 2008

Kalangos A, et al. Mitral valve repair for rheumatic valve disease in children: midterm results and impact of the use of a biodegradable mitral ring.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:161-8.

In the July 2008 issue of The Annals, the Geneva group report their experience with a new biodegradable mitral ring, which has some obvious theoretical advantages. They note that mitral valve repair for rheumatic mitral valve disease in children is the preferred surgical modality, and that a recently introduced biodegradable ring has shown promising results and allows for growth of the native annulus. Two hundred and twenty children underwent mitral valve repair for rheumatic valve disease, predominantly insufficiency (90%). Fifty-seven patients (26%) had associated aortic valve insufficiency and 51 (23%) had tricuspid valve insufficiency addressed during the same surgery. Mitral valve rings were used in 213 patients (173 Carpentier-Edwards and 40 biodegradable rings). There were no hospital deaths or major postoperative morbidities, and follow-up (mean 74 months) was complete in 96% (212 of 220). Recurrent mitral insufficiency/stenosis-free survival was 94.5% at 5 years and 92.7% at 10 years. Mean gradient was 5.2 +/- 1.9, 6.2 +/- 2.0, and 7.0 +/- 2.3 mm Hg, respectively, at 7 days, 6 months, and 1 year postoperatively for the Carpentier-Edwards ring and significantly lower (p < 0.001) for the biodegradable ring at 2.8 +/- 0.5, 3.1 +/- 0.7, and 3.3 +/- 0.5 mm Hg, respectively. Unchanged mean gradient during the first year was 65% (26 of 40) for the biodegradable ring and 21% (31 of 147) for the Carpentier-Edwards ring. The authors concluded that the use of biodegradable mitral valve ring results in a significantly lower mean gradient during the first year of implantation compared with the Carpentier-Edwards ring.

The use of biodegradable rings intuitively seems like an excellent solution, and the data herein support the concept. The results overall, with either strategy, are excellent. Rings are not always necessary (according to some authors), which complicates the interpretation somewhat. This is an important contribution, and should stimulate some discussion and controversy. 

Please read the article, and add your comments and experience to this Dilemma in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in the CTSNet Discussion Forum.

The monthly articles for discussion are selected and summarized by Dr. Tom R. Karl, University of California at San Francisco, UCSF Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, San Francisco, California USA. Dr. Karl is Editor of the ATS Discussion Section.

EACTS Publications July 2008

EJCTS: IMPORTANT: All back-content older than 1 year is now OPEN-ACCESS. 
July issue now published, including 3 CME articles.

ICVTS: June issue now published. Coming soon  - EACTS meeting Abstracts!

MMCTS: 3 new procedures published - MMCTS has a total of 126 multimedia surgical procedures on-line.

Asian Annals - June 2008

Volume 16 Issue 3 (June 2008) of the Asian Annals is available.

A selection of interesting articles:

EDITORIAL
Fast Track in Thoracic Surgery.
Jorge L Freixinet, Pedro M Rodríguez.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:187-188.

CONGENITAL
Bicuspidized Pulmonary Homograft for Truncus Arteriosus Repair.
Vichai Benjacholamas, Jule Namchaisiri, Apichai Khongphatthanayothin, Pornthep Lertsapcharoen.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:189-193.

CARDIAC
Catheter Ablation of Left Atrial Ganglionated Plexi for Atrial Fibrillation.
Evgueny Pokushalov, Alex Turov, Pavel Shugayev, Sergey Artyomenko, Alex Romanov, Natalya Shirokova.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:194-201.

CARDIAC II
Predictors of Emergency Conversion to On-Pump During Off-Pump Coronary Surgery.
Arman Hovakimyan, Vilen Manukyan, Sarkis Ghazaryan, Merouzhan Saghatelyan, Lusine Abrahamyan, MD, Hagop Hovaguimian.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:226-230.

REVIEW PAPER
Cardioprotection with Volatile Anesthetics in Cardiac Surgery.
Suraphong Lorsomradee, Stefanie Cromheecke, Sratwadee Lorsomradee, Stefan G De Hert.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:256-264.

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Transitions

Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland 

The Executive Committee for the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) was elected at the Annual Meeting of their Society held 9 – 12 March 2008 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Edinburgh, UK.

President
  Leslie Hamilton                                 
President-Elect
  David Taggart
Treasurer                                             
  Babulal Sethia
Honorary Secretary     
  Graham Cooper 
 Meeting Secretary
  Simon William Henry Kendall
Communications Secretary                 
  Sunil Ohri
Education Secretary
  John Pepper
Revalidation Chair
  Steve Livesey
Nursing Representative 
  Tara Bartley
Trainee Representative 
  Sunil Kishore Bhudia     
Data Committee Chair 
  Benjamin Bridgewater    

Elected Members
John Peter Duffy           
Timothy Robin Graham  
James A. McGuigan      
Neil Moat

The next Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland will be held 22-24 March 2009 at the Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, UK.

In Memory of Professor Eoin O’Malley, 1919-2007

Read the beautiful tribute to Professor O'Malley by Maurice C. Neligan, MD, Rock Road, County Dublin, Ireland.

French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

At the 61st Congress of the French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FSCVTS) in Versailles 4-8 June 2008 the following Council members were elected:

President
  Alain J. Pavie
Vice President
  Marcel Dahan
Secretary General
  Jacques F. Azorin
Secretary General
  Remi Nottin
Treasurer
  Alain G. Prat
Executive Editor
  Gilbert Massard
 
Council Members

Jean-Louis de Brux
Charles De Riberolles
Gerard L. Fournial
René Jancovici
Marc Laskar
Emmanuel Pouliquen
Marc Riquet
Pascal Alexandre Thomas   
Jean-Francois Velly
 
The 62nd Congress of the French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery will take place 10-13 June 2008 in Lille, France.

German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

The Board of Directors for the German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery were elected at the Joint Meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery held 17-20 February, 2008, in Innsbruck Austria.

President
Axel Haverich

First Vice-President
Friedhelm Beyersdorf

Second Vice-President
Arno Krian

Secretary
Jochen Cremer

Treasurer
Joachim-Gerd Rein

Committee Members

Sabine Daebritz
Christian Hagl
Wolfgang Harringer
Hans-Hinrich Sievers
Christian-Friedrich Vahl
Armin Welz

The 38th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery will be from 15-18 February 2009 in Stuttgart Germany.

Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS)

The following officers were elected at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Singapore 13 - 16 March 2008.

President of the Society
Akira Furuse (Tokyo)

President of the Congress
Tarng Jenn Yu (Taipei)

President-elect of the Congress
Arkalgud Sampath Kumar (New Delhi)
 
Immediate Past President of the Congress
Chuen Neng Lee (Singapore)

Secretary General
Shinichi Takamoto (Tokyo)

Assistant Secretary General
Shunji Sano (Okayama)

Treasurer
Yuichi Ueda (Aich)

Councilors

Qing-Yu Wu (Beijing)
Bum-Koo Cho (Seoul)
Yong-Jin Kim (Seoul)
Yasuyuki Hosoda (Tokyo)
Prinya Sakiyalak (Bangkok)
David Lik-Ching Cheung (Hong Kong)
Mohamed Azhari Yakub (Kuala Lumpur)
Omer Isik (Istanbul)
Masashi Komeda (Kyoto)
Teruhisa Kazui (Hokkaido)
Tarmizi Hakim (Jakarta)

The 17th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery will be 5-8 March 2009 in Taipei.

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Abstract Deadlines

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Upcoming Meetings

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Treatments - Cleveland Clinic Outreaching to China

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Treatments - Cleveland Clinic Outreaching to China will be held December 11-13, 2008 at the Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai China.

In a meeting guaranteed to provide a historic educational interaction, the leading cardiovascular experts from America and China will converge for the first time to discuss similarities and differences in the Eastern and Western approaches to cardiovascular care. Cardiac and vascular surgical experts will define the state of the art in their respective countries and offer their perspective on controversial issues and future developments. An entire conference segment will be dedicated to simulator training for a variety of endovascular techniques, including stent grafting, coronary angioplasty, carotid stenting, percutaneous cardiac valve placement, and others. Simultaneous translation will allow full participation in English and Chinese.

Brochure of the meeting. For information and registration. For other information, including questions about registering online, contact: The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education, 3050 Science Park Drive, AC 313; Beachwood, Ohio 44122; Phone: +1 216-448-0777.

AmSECT's Blood Management Symposium

AmSECT's 16th Annual Symposium on New Advances in Blood Management will be held August 14-16, 2008 at the Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For more information: contact astammers@aol.com or visit the website.

Cardiac Master Classes 2008

Cardiac Master Classes 2008 in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Valve and Atrial Fibrillation will be held 14 - 15 August 2008 at the East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. For information, contact: Phone: 1 252-754-2629; Fax: 1 252-754-8353; Email: CardiacMstrClass@aol.com; Additional information.

Scandinavian Association for Thoracic Surgery and Scandinavian Society for Extracorporeal Technology

The 57th Annual Meeting of Scandinavian Association for Thoracic Surgery and 28th Scandinavian Society for Extracorporeal Technology will be held 21-23 August 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.  For information, contact: ICS A/S, Strandvejen 169-171, P.O. Box 41, DK-2900 Hellerup, DENMARK; Phone: +45 7023 7823; Fax: +45 7023 7888; Email: sats2008@ics.dk  Additional information.    

SEPTEMBER 

Controversies and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Controversies and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: The Eighth in the Series will be held 3 - 5 September 2008, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California USA.  For information contact: Promedica International CME, 2333 State Street, Suite 203; Phone: +1 760 720-2263; Fax: +1 760 720-6263; Email: controversies08@promedicacme.com; Additional information.

Difficult Scenarios in Cardiac, Thoracic & Oesophageal Surgery

Wednesday 3rd September
A one-day course aimed at trainees in years 3 to 6. The day will be run as an interactive session between the course organisers and the delegates.

Terms and Techniques in Aortic Surgery for Trainees

Thursday 4th September 2008
A one-day course aimed at registrars, covering the; Aortic root, Ascending aorta, Aortic arch, Descending aorta, Stenting, Stenting and extra anatomical bypass, Aspects of Perfusion, and Anaesthesia, including video demonstrations.

XI. World Congress of International Society for Diseases of Esophagus

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.

Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons

The Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons 11th Annual Meeting will be held 11-14 September 2008, at the World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, NS Canada. For information, contact: Joanne Clifton, MSc; Phone: +1 604-875-5355; Fax: +1 604-875-4036; Email: joanne.clifton@vch.ca
Additional information.

Society for the Advancement of Blood Management

Society for the Advancement of Blood Management Annual Meeting 2008 will be held 12-14 September 2008 at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD USA. For information, contact: Leah Sheforgen, 555 East Wells Street, Phone: 1-414-276-9339; Fax: 1-414-276-3349; Email: lsheforgen@sabm.org
Additional 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. 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.

Duke Endosurgery Center - Masters Courses in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Duke Endosurgery Center - Masters Courses in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery will be held 18 - 20 September 2008 at Walt Disney World Resort - Disney's Grand Flordian Resort & Spa, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. For information, contact: Caren Genovese, Ciné-Med, Inc.; Phone: +1 203 263-4839; Fax: +1 203 263-0006; Email: cgenoveses@cine-med.net; Additional information.

2008 Heart Valve Summit: Case-Based Review: Medical and Surgical Management

2008 Heart Valve Summit: Case-Based Review: Medical and Surgical Management will be held September 18-20, 2008 at the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, Illinois USA.  Co-Sponsored by
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Society of Echocardiography.

Program Directors: David H. Adams, MD, FACC and Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC
Program Co-Directors: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, FACC and Pravin Shah, MD, MACC

This two-and-half day program offers an in-depth and interactive look at medical, imaging and surgical challenges in valvular heart disease. Drawing on the ACC/AHA Guidelines annual review and building on the success of previous programs, the 2008 Heart Valve Summit offers up-to-date and clinically relevant information on future directions in valvular heart disease. The format includes case-based patient management discussions and debates with experts in the field; break-out sessions; and poster presentations featuring original research from early career physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice nurse members of the cardiac care team.

New this year!  Submit your challenging cases to the experts before the conference. The top cases will be presented at the conference. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 AUGUST 2008.

Early bird registration ends June 18, 2008. Register today for best rates!

International Congress on Aortic Aneurysms

International Congress on Aortic Aneurysms will be held 19-20 September 2008 in Leige, Belgium in honor of retiring Professor Raymond R. Limet.  Read the preliminary program here. For more information.

AmSECT Pediatric Perfusion-ELSO Conference

AmSECT Pediatric Perfusion/ELSO Conference will be held September 22 - 24, 2008 at the Catamaran Resort, San Diego, California USA. For more information.              

9th International Dead Sea Symposium (IDSS) on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Device Therapy

The 9th International Dead Sea Symposium (IDSS) on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Device Therapy will be held September 22-24, 2008 at the Dan Panorama Convention Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.  For more information.   

IMIG-EACTS Joint Meeting

IMIG-EACTS Joint Meeting will be held 25-27 September 2008 at the Congress Centre De Meervaart, Amsterdam, Netherlands.  For information, contact: International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG).
Additional information.

ESTS School for Thoracic Surgery

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) School for Thoracic Surgery will be held 25-26 September 2008 at the Covidien European Training Center, Elancourt, France. This will be a practical course in the laboratory. For information, contact: Sue Hesford, PO Box 159, Exeter, EX2 5SH, UK; Phone: +44 1392 430671; Fax: +44 1392 430671; Email: sue@ests.org.uk For more information. For future courses.

OCTOBER

Applying Human Factors in Health Care: Leveraging Multidisciplinary Approaches to Improve Patient Safety

"Applying Human Factors in Health Care: Leveraging Multidisciplinary Approaches to Improve Patient Safety" will be held 1-3 October 2008 at Phillips Hall, Siebens Building, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota United States. For information, contact: Phone: +1 800 323-2688; Fax: +1 507 284-0532; Email: cme@mayo.edu
Additional information.

Australasian Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons

Australasian Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting and Aortic Symposium will be held 15 - 19 October 2008 at the Sheraton Noosa Spa & Resort, Noosa Queensland Australia. ABSTRACT DEADLINE: AUGUST 11, 2008. For information, contact: Taylored Images - Conference Meeting & Event Management, P. O. Box 247, Ashgrove, Queensland 4050, Australia; Phone: +61 7 3366 2205; Fax: +61 7 3366 5170; Email: 2008ascts@tayloredimages.com.au; Additional information.                  

Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery

The 46th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery will be held 1-5 October 2008, at Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida USA. ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED: 31 JULY 2008. For information, contact: Sanjay M. Mehta, M.D., 2545 Schoenersville Road, 4th Floor, Bethlehem, PA 18017; Phone: 1 484-884-1011; Email: sanjay_m.mehta@lvh.com  For more information.

BIRMINGHAM REVIEW COURSE IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

BIRMINGHAM REVIEW COURSE IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY will be held October 2-5, 2008 at the Education Centre, Birmingham Heartlands, Contact: L.R. Associates – Ms. L. Richardson, 58, Kiln Close, Calvert Green, Buckingham, MK18 2FD UK; PHONE: +44 01296 733 823; FAX: +44 01296 733 823; MOBILE: +44 077 111 32946; E-MAIL: lrassociates@lycos.co.uk  WEBSITE                

Science of Thoracic Surgery 20th Anniversary Course Meeting

Science of Thoracic Surgery 20th Anniversary Course Meeting will be held October 3 - 4, 2008, at the Taj Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts USA. For information, contact: David J. Sugarbaker. M.D., Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115; Telephone: +1 617-732-6824. For more information; For syllabus and registration information.

American Association of Blood Banks

American Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting will be held 4-7 October 2008 in Montreal, PQ Canada. For information, contact: American Association of Blood Banks; Phone: 1-301-907-6977; Fax: 1-301-907-6895; Email: aabb@aabb.org
Additional information.

VIVA practice for part III FRCS (CTh)

Wednesday 8th October 2008
A one-day course aimed at trainees preparing for their specialist exams. Numbers will be limited to ensure one-on-one assessment. These courses are designed to identify knowledge gaps for the candidates, rather than formal teaching sessions. The day will be run as an interactive session between the course organisers and the delegates.

American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress will be held 10 - 14 October 2008 in San Francisco, California USA. For information, contact: Kay Anthony, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Phone: +1 312 202-5385; Fax: +1 312 202-5029; Email: kanthony@facs.org; Additional information.

Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) for Surgeons - Advanced Surgical and Percutaneous Techniques: Emerging Directions for the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon - will be held 12 - 17 October, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. Washington, DC USA. For information, contact: Tara Donegan, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 111 E 59th St., New York, NY 10022; Phone: +1 212-851-9138; Fax: +1 212-851-9397; Email: tdonegan@crf.org; Additional information.

European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Bergamo, Italy, Thoracic Course level C, 13-18 October 2008. For further details.

Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Society

The 10th National Congress of the Turkish Cardiovascular Surgery Society will be held October 17-21, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel and Congress Center in Cesme, Izmir, Turkey. For information, contact: United Expo; Phone: + 90 232 465 00 85; Fax: + 90 232 465 00 86; Email: serapaykutaka@gmail.com 
Additional information.

AmSECT's Best Practices in Perfusion

The American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology, in conjunction with the International Consortium for Evidence-Based Perfusion (ICEPB), is pleased to announce the date and location of its third annual Best Practices in Perfusion meeting. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 AUGUST, 2008. This two and a half-day conference will be co-hosted by the Florida Perfusion Society in Tampa, Florida from October 16 - 18, 2008 at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. Registration and hotel information can be found by visiting here. Attendees at last year's meeting were awarded 24 CEUs. The International Consortium for Evidence-Based Perfusion (ICEBP) partners and collaborates with perfusion societies, professional medical societies, interested clinicians and industry to improve continuously the delivery of care and outcomes for our patients.

International Symposium On Hybrid Approach To Heart Diseases

International Symposium on Hybrid Approach to Heart Diseases (With Live Demonstrations) will be held 18 - 20 October 2008 at the Beijing International Hotel, Beijing China. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 SEPTEMBER 2008. For information, contact: Hybridheartbeijing Secretariat; Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China; Phone: +86 10 88398063; Fax: +86 10 68313012; Email: hybridheartbeiing@gmail.com; Additional information.

11th BelSECT Symposium on Perfusion

The 11th BelSECT Symposium on Perfusion will be held 18 October 2008 in Brussels Belgium. For information, contact: Leen Vercaemst, Perfusion Dept.-OKAI-E940-Campus Gasthuisberg-Herestraat 49-3000 Leuven Belgium; Phone: +32 163 48697; Email: leen.Vercaemst@uzleuven.be
Additional information.

Complications During Coronary Interventions

2nd International Workshop on Complications During Coronary Interventions: Management and Prevention will be held October 22 - 24, 2008 at  Rust, Austria. Contact: Congress Secretariat: E&E PCO; Tel.: +43 1 867 49 44 0; Fax: +43 1 867 49 44 9; E-Mail: office@ee-pco.com
For more information.

6th Triennial Brigham Cardiac Valve Symposium

6th Triennial Brigham Cardiac Valve Symposium will be held October 23-24, 2008 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts USA. Co-Sponsored by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. For more information and preliminary program. For registration.

Contemporary General Thoracic Surgery

The Annual Postgraduate Course in Contemporary General Thoracic Surgery will be held 23 - 24 October 2008 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri USA. For information, contact: Continuing Medical Education; Phone: +1 314 362-6891; Fax: +1 314 362-1087; Email: cme@wustl.edu; For additional information.

Cardiac Master Classes 2008

Cardiac Master Classes 2008 in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Valve and Atrial Fibrillation will be held 23 - 24 October 2008 at the East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. For information, contact: Phone: 1 252 754-2629; Fax: 1 252-754-8353; Email: CardiacMstrClass@aol.com
Additional information.

Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland

Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland Congress 2008 will be held 24-25 October 2008, at the Midland Hotel, Manchester United Kingdom. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008. For information, contact: Kate O'Brien, Clinical Perfusion; Phone: +44 (0) 131 242 3105; Email: kate.o'brien@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Additional information.        

Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion

Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held 25-29 October 2008, Toronto, ON Canada. For information, contact: Eric Laliberté, CSCP National Office, 11 Baseline Road East, Phone: +1-888-496-2727; Fax: +1 519-473-6087; Email: agm@cscp.ca
Additional information.

American College of Chest Physicians

The American College of Chest Physicians meeting - Chest 2008 - will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center 25 - 30 October 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. For information, contact: ACCP Customer Relations, 3300 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-2348; Phone: 1 847 498-1400; Fax: 1 847 498-5460; Email: accp@chestnet.org; Additional information.

Chinese Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

8th National Scientific Conference of Chinese Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery will be held 29 October-2 November 2008 at the California Garden Hotel Chengdu, Chengdu, China. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31 AUGUST 2008. For information, contact: 8th NSCCSTCS secretariat: Ying LAN, 167 Beilishilu, Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, 100037 China; Phone: +8610-88396164; Fax: +8610-68316046; Email: yinglan@vip.sina.com
Additional information

NOVEMBER

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting

The Fifty-Fifth Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting will be held November 6-8, 2008 at the Los Pines Resort Austin, Texas. For information, contact: Nancy Gray Puckett, 633 North St. Clair, Suite 2320, Chicago, IL 60611; Phone: +1 800 685-7872; Fax: +1 312 202-5801; Email: stsa@stsa.org
Additional information.

YORKSHIRE CHEST IMAGING COURSE

YORKSHIRE CHEST IMAGING COURSE will be held Friday 7 November, 2008 at the Radiology Academy, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds UK. Course convenor: Dr. RJH Robertson, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust. Please email radiologycourses@hotmail.co.uk for the information pack and application form. Places limited to 45, reserved on a first come first serve basis. More Information.

Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery

XXIV Congress of the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery will be held 8-11 November 2008
at the Hotel Cavalieri Hilton, Rome Italy. For information, contact: Organizing Secretariat: La Conor S.r.l., Via Monte delle Gioie, 29, IT-00199 Rome, Italy; Phone: +39 06-85305059; Fax: +39 06-85304862; Email: conor@conor.it; Additional information.          

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008 will be held 8 - 12 November 2008 at the New Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana USA. For information, contact: AHA National Center, Dallas, Texas USA; Phone: +1 214 570-5935; Fax: +1 214 706-5262; Email: sessions@heart.org; Additional information.

European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Bergamo, Italy, Cardiac Course level C, 10-15 November 2008. For further details.

13th Congress on Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

13th Congress on Cardio-Thoracic Surgery of the Belgian Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery will be held 15 November 2008 at Sodehotel, Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 AUGUST, 2008. For information, contact: Dr. A. Poncelet, Chairman Scientific Committee, Cardio-Thoracic & Vascular Unit, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Email: poncelet@chir.ucl.ac.be  Additional information.

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN CARDIAC SURGERY

20-22 November 2008, Krakow, Poland. The International Cooperation Committee of EACTS is repeating a two and a half day teaching course for cardio-thoracic surgeons, centred on advanced surgical techniques in the field of adult cardiac surgery. The course consists of a series of lectures by invited experts addressing various surgical conditions; and direct video transmissions of their surgical procedures. Participants will be able to involve the faculty in direct discussions following the presentations and surgeries. For more information.

Second Conference on Lung Cancer

Second Conference on Lung Cancer will be held 21 - 22 November 2008 at the Hotel Hyatt Regency Warsaw Poland. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2008. For information, contact: Prof. T. Orlowski and Mrs Aneta Wachowicz. National Institute of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Department of Thoracic Surgery; Phone: +48 22 43 12 266; Email: a.wachowicz@igichp.edu.pl  Additional information.                      

Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society

1st Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session (APHRS2008) will be held 27 - 29 November 2008 at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, Singapore. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE 12 AUGUST 2008. For information, contact: Symposium Manager, 73 Bukit Timah Road, Phone: +65 6330 6730; Fax: +65 6336 2123; Email: aphrs2008@pwevent.com Additional information.                             

Working Group on Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease

A Training Course of ESC Working Group on Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease in conjunction with 4th Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery will be held 29 - 30 November at the Sungate Port Royal Hotel, Antalya Turkey. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 AUGUST 2008. For information, contact: Professor Öztekin Oto, Sair Esref Boulevard, 2/2 Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey; Phone: +90 5327014241; Fax: +90 232 464 2470; Email: oztekinoto@oztekinoto.com or oztekin.oto@deu.edu.tr
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DECEMBER

Integrated Cardiovascular Repair-Workshop

ICR 2008: Integrated Cardiovascular Repair-Workshop: 4th Interdisciplinary Workshop for Interventional Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons and Cardiac Intervention. Teams will be held 4-6 December 2008 at the New Innsbruck City Hall, Innsbruck Austria. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 SEPTEMBER, 2008. Scientific Committee: Johannes Bonatti, MD FETCS - Guy Friedrich, MD FESC. For information, contact: Congress Secretariat: Conventive, Ms. Doris Mueller; Email: doris.mueller@conventive.at
Additional information.                 

Aortic Surgery and Anesthesia "How to do it"

Aortic Surgery and Anesthesia "How to do it" will be held 11-13 December 2008 at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. For information, contact: San Raffaele Congress Centre; Phone: +39 02 2643 3700; Fax: +39 02 2643 3754; Email: info@aorticsurgery.it
Additional information.    

FOCUS ON THYMIC TUMOURS

Focus on Thymic Tumours held 12 - 13 December 2008, Antwerp, Belgium. Subjects will include Classification of thymic tumours, Clinical aspects of thymic tumours, Surgery for thymic tumours, Extended surgery and recurrence patterns, Role of radio and chemotherapy. It will provide an opportunity to review the evidence on the various surgical strategies, the arguments and the evidence for them and an exchange of view on current surgical practice. For more information.

2009  - JAN - MAR

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) is now accepting abstracts for the 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly, scheduled for January 13-17, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. This is your opportunity to present original research to an audience of prominent members of the trauma community.

The EAST Foundation will be sponsoring two paper competitions during the scientific sessions:

- The Raymond H. Alexander, MD Resident Paper Competition. This competition includes Physicians-In-Training who submit abstracts as the first-named author. The resident or fellow should not have completed his/her training prior to June 2009.

- The John M. Templeton, Jr. MD Injury Prevention Paper Competition. This competition is open to all EAST members who submit original scientific work focusing on an aspect of injury prevention.

The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma is a national organization of more than 1,000 trauma surgeons, emergency physicians, and nurses. EAST welcomes Thoracic Surgeons with an interest in Trauma as members. For additional information on EAST.

EACTS Course Cardiac and Thoracic Robotic Surgery

EACTS Course Cardiac and Thoracic Robotic Surgery will be held 4-7 February 2009 in Strasbourg, France. 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.    

29th Annual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium (CREF)

The 29th Annual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, chaired by Julie A. Swain MD, will be held February 12 - 15, 2009, at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, CA USA. THE ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS JANUARY 10, 2009. For further information, please visit  or email Susan Westwood at susan@amainc.com.

General Thoracic Surgical Club

General Thoracic Surgical Club will be held 12 - 15 March 2009 at Don Cesar Beach Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida USA. The ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 OCTOBER 2008. For information, contact: Bonnie Lemmerman or Carla MacLean, General Thoracic Surgical Club, Rochester, MN; Phone: +1 507-538-4969; Fax: +1 507-284-0058; Email: blemmerman@mayo.edu; Additional information.

Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland (SCTS) Annual Meeting will be held 22 - 24 March 2009 at Bournemouth Conference Centre, Bournemouth United Kingdom. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 5 NOVEMBER 2008. For information, contact: Isabelle Ferner; Phone: +44 020 7869 6893; Email: sctsadmin@scts.org; Additional information.

2009 - APR - JUN    

Houston Aortic Symposium: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases

Houston Aortic Symposium: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Diseases - The Second in the Series will be held  3 - 5 April 2009 at The Westin Oaks Hotel, Houston Texas USA. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 20 FEBRUARY 2009. For information, contact: Michelle Gherardi, 2333 State Street, Suite 203; Phone: +1 760 720-2263; Fax: +1 760 720-6263; Email: mgherardi@promedicacme.com; Additional information.

Vienna Interdisciplinary Symposium on Aortic Repair

The 6th Vienna Interdisciplinary Symposium on Aortic Repair (VISAR) will be held 22 - 24 April 2009 at the Congress Venue, Vienna Austria. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 28 FEBRUARY 2009. For information, contact: Congress Secretariat: E&E PCO, Nobilegasse 23-25; Phone: +43 1 867 49 44; Fax: +43 1 867 49 44-9; Email: office@ee-pco.com; Additional information.

European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

The 58th International Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (ESCVS) will be held April 30 - May 2, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2008. Notification of abstract acceptance: January 15, 2009. Low fee pre-registration: March 1, 2009. Scientific Secretariat: Prof. Claudio Muneretto (munerett@med.unibs.it). Organising Secretariat, Meet and Work srl, contact information: Mario Sbalchiero; Telephone +39 049 860 1818; FAX +39 049 860 2389; Email: meet@meetandwork.com; Additional information.

International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)

The 2009 International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 12th Annual Scientific Meeting will be held 3 - 6 May 2009 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, California USA. For information, contact: EJ Weldon, 900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U, Beverly, MA USA; Phone: +1 978-927-8330; Email: ISMICS@prri.com Additional information.      

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery 89th Annual Meeting will be held 9 - 13 May 2009 at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 6 OCTOBER 2008. For information, contact: AATS, 900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U, Beverly, MA 01915; Phone: 1 978 927-8330; Fax: 1 978 524-8890; Email: aats@prri.com; Additional information.

Catalan Society for Cardiac Surgery

The XIV Congress of the Catalan Society for Cardiac Surgery will be held 27 - 30 May 2009 at the Hotel Avenida Palace, Barcelona Spain. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 MARCH 2009. For information, contact: Nuria Bosch - Oldisseny S.L., Comte Urgell 174, 2-1; Phone: +34 934 510 792; Fax: +34 934 511 736; Email: nbosch@oldisseny.com; Additional information.

17th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery

17th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery organized by the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) will be held in Krakow, Poland, 31 May – 3 June 2009. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 FEBRUARY 2009. For information, contact: Mondial Congress and Events, Mondial GrmbH & Co., KG, Operngasse 20b, 10-40 Vienna, Austria; Phone: +43 1 58804 0; Fax: +43 1 58804 0 185; Email: ests2009@mondial-congress.com
For more information.

Congress on Complications During Coronary Intervention

8th International Congress on Complications During Coronary Intervention: Management and Prevention will be held 17-19 June 2009 at Lausanne, Switzerland. Contact: Congress Secretariat: E&E PCO; Tel.: +43 1 867 49 44 0; Fax: +43 1 867 49 44 9 E-Mail: office@ee-pco.com
For more information.         

Western Thoracic Surgical Association 2009 Annual Meeting

The Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA) 35th Annual Meeting will be held 24 June - 29 July 2009 at The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, AB Canada. For information, contact: April Conti; 900 Cummings Center; Suite 221-U, Beverly, MA 01915; Phone: +1 978-927-8330; FAX: +1 978-524-8890; Email: wtsa@prri.com; Additional information.

Fifth Biennial Meeting of The Society for Heart Valve Disease

The Fifth Biennial Meeting of The Society for Heart Valve Disease (SHVD) will be held 27-30 June 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Berlin Germany. For information, contact: SHVD Executive Secretariat, Heart Science Centre, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6JH, UK; Phone: +44 (0)1895-828977; Fax: +44 (0)1895-828902; Email: secretariat@shvd.org
Additional information.

2009 - JUL  - FORWARD     

The 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer

The 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2009), sponsored by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), will be held July 31–August 4, 2009 in San Francisco, California, USA.

The 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer will be one of the largest international gatherings of clinicians and scientists in the lung cancer field. Those interested in all aspects of lung cancer including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, pathologists, epidemiologists, basic research scientists, nurses and allied health professionals are encouraged to attend this Conference.

The WCLC 2009 1st Announcement/Call for Papers brochure is currently available for download on the website home page. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 13 MARCH 2009.

For further information, please contact Khara Robertson, Conference Manager, at +1-604-681-2153 or by e-mail at wclc2009@meet-ics.com, or visit the website.

Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA)

Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA) 19th Biennial Congress 2009 will be held 25 - 28 October 2009 at the Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul Korea (South). ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 JUNE 2009. For information, contact: Ms. Hyo-Shin Nam, InSession International Convention Services, Inc., Phone: +82 2 3471 8555; Fax: +82 2 521 8683; Email: atcsa2009@insession.co.kr
Additional information.

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