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This year Mark Hazekamp spoke about about Conjectures and Refutations in Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Presidential Address.

Key moments from Thursday’s gripping scientific programme included:

Cardiothoracic surgeons from across the world were welcomed to Barcelona yesterday with Techno College – an invaluable opportunity to learn more about the latest pioneering technologies and techniques in the field of cardiovascular surgery.

Konstantinos Tsagakis of the Vascular Disease Domain, Ruggero De Paulis of the Aortic Valve Task Force and Davide Pacini of the Aortic Dissection Task Force have been working behind the scenes to put together the inaugural Aortic Forum in Bologna in November. Here, Ruggero and Davide give their inside view of the event and what it has to offer.

Over 40 bursaries are now available ahead of the 35th EACTS Annual Meeting next month in the name of the Francis Fontan Fund to residents from the Latin American Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgeons.

There’s no time to lose to apply for a 2022 Fellowship position.

The 35th EACTS Annual Meeting will take place in Barcelona from 13th – 16th October at the Centre Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) and online, reconnecting members and other health care professionals and offering a packed programme of education and discussion – ranging from plenary sessions on the latest guidelines and clinical trials to professional challenge, focus and abstract sessions.  

The EACTS Academy offers advanced training programmes in surgical skills, developed in collaboration with experienced surgeons.

At the 35th EACTS Annual Meeting in Barcelona, participants will be ‘thrown into’ the Lions’ Den.

Patrick Myers Domain Chair, Acquired Cardiac Disease It has been a privilege to have Jan Ankersmit from the Medical University…

EACTS members have an exciting opportunity to join the world-leading European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EBCTS).

EACTS is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified applicants for a Board Member position on the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EBCTS).

EACTS’ new Chief Executive is Brendan Eley. He has a long track record in corporate governance and is bringing all his experience and expertise to the task of building an even brighter future for EACTS.

Francis Fontan Fund Fellowships: Open for Applications Now until mid-end Sep 2021

EACTS is saddened by the loss of Hans Huysmans on 25 August 2021. Professor Hans Huysmans was one of the founding fathers of our Association. 

The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for the management of valvular heart…

PUBLICATIONS DIRECTORCirca £50,000pa full-time, permanent EACTS, Windsor, UK. The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is Europe’s largest and leading membership…

EACTS journals achieved their highest ever Impact Factors in 2020, according to new data published this July by global analytics firm Clarivate. 

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