| Year |
Annual Meeting |
Location | Presenter / Title |
| 2008 | 22nd |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Paul Sergeant,
Leuven, Belgium Risk! |
| 2007 | 21st | Geneva, Switzerland |
Siegfried Hagl, Heidelberg, Germany Cardiothoracic Surgery 2007: Time for Re-appraisal! |
| 2006 | 20th | Stockholm, Sweden |
Tom Treasure, London, UK The evidence for what we do: different tools for different times Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Dec 2006; 30: 819 - 824. |
| 2005 | 19th | Barcelona, Spain |
Torkel Åberg, Umea, Sweden The quest for quality and progress (not published) |
| 2004 | 18th | Leipzig, Germany |
James Monro,
Southampton, UK The next challenge: adapting to change Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Dec 2004; 26: 1063 - 1072. |
| 2003 | 17th | Vienna, Austria |
Walter Klepetko, Vienna,
Austria Visions and revisions - A society visiting its roots Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jan 2004; 25: 1 - 5. |
| 2002 | 16th |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Marko Turina, Zurich,
Switzerland European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: carrying the torch Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Dec 2002; 22: 857 - 863. |
| 2001 | 15th | Lisbon, Portugal |
Marcos Murtra, Barcelona,
Spain The Adventure of Cardiac Surgery Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Feb 2002; 21: 167 - 180 |
| 2000 | 14th | Frankfurt, Germany |
Joachim Th. Hasse,
Freiburg, Germany Perfection and Compassion - Essentials in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Dec 2000; 18: 635 - 641. |
| 1999 | 13th | Glasgow, Scotland |
David J Wheatley, Glasgow,
Scotland Cardiothoracic Surgery in Europe: Politics, Pressures and Practice Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Dec 1999; 16: 593 - 601. |
| 1998 | 10th | Brussels, Belgium |
Eugene Baudet, Bordeaux,
France Cardiac Surgery in the 21st Century. The Future is now. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1998 Dec;14(6):545-53 attached as a pdf |
| 1997 | 11th | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Ernst Wolner, Vienna,
Austria Research in Cardio-thoracic surgery - A European challenge. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Dec 2006; 30: 819 - 824. |
| 1996 | 10th | Prague, Czech Republic |
Toni Lerut, Leuven, Belgium Skiing on the avalanche Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1997; 11: 803 - 809. |
| 1995 | 9th | Paris, France |
Hans G Borst, Hannover,
Germany A European Surgeon's Odyssey - Experience, Conclusions Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1996; 10: 77 - 82 |
| 1994 | 8th | The Hague, Netherlands |
Armand Piwnica, Paris,
France Update in surgical treatment on acute post-infarction: mitral insufficiency and ventricular septal defects Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1995; 9: 117 - 119. |
| 1993 | 7th |
Barcelona, Spain |
Jaroslav Stark, London, UK Predicting the unpredictable? Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1994; 8: 1 - 6. |
| 1992 | 6th | Geneva, Switzerland |
Ramiro Rivera, Madrid,
Spain Progress in cardio-thoracic surgery: freedom or control and regulations? Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1993; 7: 1 - 4. |
| 1991 | 5th | London, UK |
Maurizio Cotrufo, Naples,
Italy Fine arts and surgery: talent, technique and culture Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1992; 6: 1 - 4. |
| 1990 | 4th | Naples, Italy |
Hans Huysmans, Leiden, The
Netherlands Steps into the future Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1991; 5: 1 - 5. |
| 1989 | 3rd | Munich, Germany |
Fritz Sebening, Munich,
Germany United Europe: a challenge for the Association Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1990; 4: 59 - 62. |
| 1988 | 2nd | Bordeaux, France |
Keyvan Moghissi, Hull, UK European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Quo vadis? Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1989; 3: 1 - 5 |
| 1987 | 1st | Vienna, Austria |
Francis Fontan, Bordeaux,
France The faith in the future Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., Jul 1988; 2: 1 - 7. |
