Chennai: Eminent speakers and experts would take part in the ninth International Aortic Summit to be held here on 12 and 13 December.
The summit, to be held virtually, would be organised by the Institute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders (ICAD), SIMS Hospital, in global collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) and the Indian association of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.
The event will see key-note lectures by Prof Joseph Bavaria (Penn Heart and Vascular center) and Prof Joseph Coselli (Texas Heart Institute) and will include, The Great Debate on ‘Coronary in Acute Aortic Dissection’, ‘Zone 2 vs Zone 3 Repair in
Frozen Elephant trunk’, case based Debate on Management of Type 1B Endoleak and a round table discussion on ‘Sizing of Frozen Elephant Trunk’ hybrid prosthesis.
Experts from USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
apart from India will attend the symposium, which will bring together experts from across the globe in the field of Cardiac and aortic treatment.
Important topics like management of challenges faced in acute aortic dissections, Thoraco abdominal aneurysms,
Indications of frozen elephant trunk and sizing of the prosthesis, complete with an overview of issues and challenges faced in aortic surgery in the Asia Pacific region, would be discussed.
SRM Group chairman Ravi Pachamoothoo said this summit will provide a platform for the global experts in the field of Aortic Surgery to share their knowledge and collectively push forward the state-of-the-art in Aortic disease management in India.
ICAD Director Dr V V Bashi, who is also the organising chairman, said with increased accessibility to the global audience the two-day event will be one of a kind with prestigious International societies like AATS, ASCVTS and IACTS joining as key partners.