EACTS statement | BBC Newsnight investigation
The European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) has issued a statement following the BBC Newsnight programme (aired on 18 February 2020)
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Statement – letter to EXCEL trial principal investigators
On behalf of the Council of EACTS, the Secretary General has written to the principal investigators of the EXCEL trial to offer assistance to resolve the concerns that have been raised about the trial.
Changing Evidence, Changing Practice
In December 2019 the EACTS Council withdrew its support for the recommendations on left main coronary artery disease of the 2018 joint ESC-EACTS Myocardial Revascularization Guidelines. Here we explain why.
EACTS-STS new strategic collaboration
We are very excited to announce a new strategic collaboration between STS and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
EACTS responds to BBC Newsnight’s investigation on the EXCEL trial
Following BBC Newsnight’s investigation, Professor Domenico Pagano, Secretary General of EACTS, says: “The Council of the European Association for Cardiothoracic…
Longer term outcomes for heart surgery significantly better than other procedures, new evidence finds
EACTS facilitates an important debate about the most effective treatment options
Statement – Update on Unacceptable Speaker Slides
On behalf of the Association I would like to state that we are deeply sorry for the sexist, unprofessional and unauthorised slide used by an external speaker at an event in Homburg (Saar), Germany yesterday.
ACD: Access your bespoke Centre Report
Adult Cardiac Database: Download your Bespoke Centre Report
Leading Heart Surgery Societies Call for Improved Strategies to Treat Rheumatic Heart Disease
Declaration details global initiative for people living with RHD
Highlights of July issue of ICTVS journal
The new online-only issue of ICTVS journal is published now. Matthias Siepe, Editor-in-Chief, and EACTS invites you to read and share the following selection of recently published articles.
As of now: ICVTS Journal is online-only
In order to move with the times, the Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) journal will be online only from July 2018.
New advanced benchmarking features available
The benchmarking outputs team has implemented a number of advanced features and rigorous data validation processes to improve statistical analysis and research.
Vascular
This year the vascular programme will cover all the aspects of the aortic field with particular emphasis to the new attracting (transcatheters) procedures.
Exhibitors
The EACTS trade exhibition is an important and most time efficient way to keep up to date with new to market technology, state of the art products, innovations and developments in the cardio-thoracic market.
Techno-College
Professor Hendrik Treede and the New Technology Task Force have been busy shaping Techno-College into our new format. The new…
The ADULT CARDIAC DATABASE reaches 100,000 procedures
EACTS is pleased to announce that the Adult Cardiac Database now contains 100,000 cardiac surgical procedures in the benchmarking tool.
EACTS appoints new Database Task Force Chair
The Adult Cardiac Database Task Force was established in 2017 to provide leadership and further advance data collection and benchmarking outputs…
