Scientific program

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Topics

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Coronary Artery Bypass – Mechanical complications
Valves: Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid (replacement, repair, TAVI, mitra Clip, unstented, sutureless, mini incisions) – Complications
Thoracic Aorta: Aneurysms, acute aortic syndrome, TEVAR and hybrid procedures
Arrythmias
Heart Failure: LV reshaping, Stem cells implantation, transplantation, LVADs, BVADs, ECMO, IABP
Minimally invasive and robotic
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Heart TumorsPericardial diseases

Adult Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Oncology
Thoracic Wall : Tumors, malformations
Thoracic trauma – pneumothorax
Thoracoscopic and Robotic surgery
Diagnostic interventional endoscopy and surgery of aerodigestive tract: endoprosthetics, laser, cryotherapy, endobronchial valves
Diagnostic and supportive procedures ( thoracentesis, biopsies, endoscopies, oesophageal dilatations, tracheotomy)
Acute and chronic pulmonary embolism –Transplantations – Thoracic outlet syndrome – Pulmonary emphysema

Congenital

Neonatal, infant, children
Adult
Children’s thoracic surgery

Interdisciplinary

HEART TEAM
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Extracorporeal circulation  – ECMO
Intensive Care Unit
Management and treatment of complications
Special treatment of high risk patients
Prognostic models
of surgical risk
Imaging
Antithrombotic treatments
Nursing

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation – Nutrition and diet
Research – simulators, biotechnology, mechanical engineering, computer modeling
Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery, Historical topics
Other subjects