This interview focuses on endovascular treatment and advancements. At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Associate Editor Defne Gunes Ergi, a cardiovascular surgeon based at the Ege University in Bornova, Izmir, Turkey, spoke with Leonard Girardi, O. Wayne Isom Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA, and President-Elect of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), to discuss this topic.
They analyzed the ongoing advances in endovascular treatment and their potential to improve long-term patient outcomes, while emphasizing that open surgery will always have an important role. Additional topics included infections and failed endografts, precautions to reduce the risk of future aortic events, precision surgery, hybrid procedures, and the skills that young surgeons should begin developing early in their training. They also discussed vascular surgery training programs.
At the 40th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, CTSNet connected with leading cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world to explore the latest advances in the field. Watch for additional interviews from the meeting.
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