STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference

November 15, 2018 - November 17, 2018

Cartagena, Colombia

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This conference, led by Program Directors Juan P. Umaña, MD (El Rosario University/Fundación Cardioinfantil in Bogotá, Colombia), Vinod H. Thourani, MD (MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute in Washington, DC, USA), Nestor F. Sandoval, MD (Fundación Cardioinfantil in Bogotá, Colombia), Jose Luis Pomar, MD, PhD (University of Barcelona, Spain), Manuel J. Antunes, MD, PhD, DSc (University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal), and Joseph E. Bavaria, MD (University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, USA), is a 2.5-day educational activity that will provide a unique and innovative format for the attendees, highlighting the management of cardiovascular surgical diseases.

Sessions will incorporate not only invited lectures from a world-class international faculty on traditional and new technology procedures, but also original scientific abstracts presented in oral and poster sessions. They will concentrate on the multidisciplinary approach to coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, thoracic aorta disease, atrial fibrillation, and the surgical management of heart failure. New this year, select presentations will focus on congenital heart disease. An integral component will be invited technical videos related to procedural expertise in these disease processes, followed by robust panel discussions. This innovative conference will provide attendees access to the highest level of education with the goal of improved patient management.

2018 presentations will be offered in English and Spanish!

Call for Abstracts

Contribute to this important conference by submitting an abstract in any of the following categories: adult congenital, aorta and aortic arch, aortic root, aortic valve, atrial fibrillation, coronary, heart failure, mitral valve, quality and outcomes initiatives, or tricuspid valve. Accepted submissions will be presented as oral presentations or scientific posters.

Submit Abstracts

Log in with your STS Web Portal credentials. If you can’t remember your username or password, contact the STS Member Services Department.

Review the abstract submission instructions and guidelines. If you have any questions, contact the STS Education Department.

Submission Deadline: Friday, August 3, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. CDT

See the conference materials from the 2017 meeting.

Ethical Medtech Compliance
The STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference has been assessed by Ethical MedTech and is COMPLIANT with the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice.