The Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club is dedicated to raising global awareness of the benefits of endoscopic cardiac surgery among patients, surgeons, and industry partners. Stay tuned for more ECSC videos in the coming weeks.  [3]     

At the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2024, Dr. Ramprassath M. Siddhan, a senior consultant cardiothoracic surgeon and associate professor at Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, delivered a presentation titled “Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery—India.”   

In his presentation, he discussed his journey to learning endoscopic approaches in India and showcased various mitral valve cases in which an endoscopic approach was utilized, providing live footage and images from the procedures. He also covered the basic requirements for endoscopic surgery and the types of camera units that can be utilized. Additionally, Dr. Siddhan discussed the future of endoscopic surgery in India and the potential scope of endoscopic techniques moving forward.  

The Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club promotes global awareness of the advantages of endoscopic cardiac surgery among patients, surgeons, and industry partners. A primary goal is to increase the safe and widespread adoption of endoscopic techniques in cardiac surgery, ultimately driving improvements in both short- and long-term outcomes for cardiac patients.    

The Club vision is to establish cardiac surgery as a specialty in which endoscopic methods are utilized more widely, improving surgical performance and patient outcomes. The Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club operates as a not-for-profit organization.    

The annual meeting is a highly technical event featuring live cases and live in a box presentations of both endoscopic and robotic cardiac operations. The meeting is filled with discussions and participation of younger surgeons, who present their endoscopic work from around the world in the Endoscopic Video Competition.    

This year, for the first time, the meeting will take place in the United States from September 4-6, 2025, in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky.    

All are invited to attend the meeting [4] and learn more about the Club. [5]

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