The European Society for CardioVascular Surgery - ESCVS

ESCVS SUMMER SCHOOL 2019
2019-06-27 08:00 - 2019-06-29 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Marriott Hotel Asia, Kayisdagi Caddesi No 3, Istanbul, Atasehir 34, 34750, Turkey
Deadline application date June 1st 2019! Dear Colleagues,
It is a great pleasure as well as an honor for me to invite you to join the ESCVS Summer School, which will be held at Mariott Hotel Asia in Istanbul on June 28 – 30, 2019.
The main mission of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, being one of the oldest societies in the world, has been to provide educational opportunities to residents
and young cardiac and vascular surgeons.
This year’s ESCVS Summer School will focus on a global title “BYPASS in Cardiac and in Vascular Surgery” and will include both cardiac and vascular theoretical sessions as well as practical
Hands on Course to provide an updated, interesting and interactive scientific program.
We look forward to welcoming you in Istanbul with this great occasion which will be very useful for your professional carrier.
With My Warmest Regards
Ergun Demirsoy For application to ESCVS Summer School 2019 please send your CV and copy of ID (passport or ID card) to gulfem.calli@dreamupdmc.com! You will be contacted by organizers about further steps upon application process is closed. Organizers: ESCVS – Cardiac Councillor
Ergun Demirsoy
Junior Committee of ESCVS
Mislav Plancic Organizing Secretariat
Gulfem Callı
EMail: gulfem.calli@dreamupdmc.com Program
ESCVS President: Thierry Folliguet
President Elect: Vladislav Treska
Secretary General: Matthias Thielmann
Associate Secretary: Miltos Matsagkas
Treasurer: Franco Grego
Past President: Lazar Davidovic
Past President: Domenico Palombo
Councillor Cardiac: Ergun Demirsoy
Councillor Cardiac: Fabien Doguet
Councillor Cardiac: Nikolaos Bonaros

President: Athanasios Giannoukas
Associate President: Miltiadis Matsagkas
Members: N. Labropoulos
M. Lazarides
I. Tsolakis
D. Tsetis

TAXINOMISIS workshop 68th ESCVS Congress
2019-05-25 | Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, 9713, Netherlands
A workshop for TAXINOMIS will be organized during the 68th Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS), which will be held in Groningen, on May 22nd-25th.

68th Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS)
2019-05-22 08:00 - 2019-05-25 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, 9713, Netherlands
Dear Colleagues, Friends and Guests,
We are delighted to invite you to Groningen for the 68th Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS).
The ESCVS is the oldest society in Europe in the cardiac and vascular surgical field and was founded by René Leriche and R. Dos Santos in 1950. It has a strong tradition of merging specialties to provide better care for patients. The Society is actively engaged in projects involving its young members, to train them and give them the experience and knowledge of new techniques and materials. Scientific Program In Groningen leben insgesamt mehr als 50.000 Studierende.
Die altehrwürdige Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) blickt auf eine vierhundertjährige Geschichte zurück (gegründet 1614) und hat sich als Forschungs- und Lehrstätte international einen guten Ruf erworben. Die Universität ist in neun Fakultäten untergliedert: Theologie, Philosophie, Medizin, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Jura, Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Raumplanung.
Außerdem gibt es in Groningen die staatliche Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences (niederländisch: Hanzehogeschool). Dabei handelt es sich um keine Universität im deutschen Sinn, sondern um eine HBO, die etwa mit einer deutschen Fachhochschule vergleichbar ist.
Die Hanze University of Applied Sciences führt ihr Gründungsjahr auf 1798 zurück. In diesem Jahr wurde die erste Kunstakademie Minerva eröffnet. Die Hochschule bietet ihren mehr als 25.000 Studenten 70 verschiedene Master- und Bachelorstudiengänge sowie Kursangebote des internen gewerblichen Dienstleisters HanzeConnect. Studiengänge gibt es in den Fachrichtungen Wirtschaft und Management, Technik, Gesundheit und Sport, Sozialwesen, Kunst, Musik und Tanz an insgesamt an 19 verschiedenen Fakultäten. [Quelle: Wikipedia] Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 3, 2019
Don’t miss your chance to have your work showcased at ESCVS 2019 – Submit your abstract today! Many thanks to all the participants who made this annual meeting in Groningen a great success!

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TAXINOMISIS workshop
2019-03-14
Angiology Congress

ESCVS WINTER SCHOOL 2019
2019-01-17 - 2019-01-20 | Kopaonik, Serbia, Kopaonik, Serbia
Deadline for application is December 10, 2018 Dear young colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in Winter School of the ESCVS organised in mountain Kopaonik in Serbia.
This annual event, dedicated to young cardiac and vascular surgeons and trainees, was initiated by professor Domenico Palombo, one of our previous presidents occurs in every summer or winter. The first winter school was organized in Aosta Valley in Italy in 2012. It was followed with schools organized in: Izmir-Turkey 2013, Belgrade-Serbia 2014, Heraklion-Greece 2015, Porec-Croatia 2016, Zabze-Poland 2017, Genoa-Italus 2018 and Patras-Greece 2018.
This year winter school includes practical and theoretical sections. The Practical one will be related to anastomotic techniques with practicing on 3D printed and porcine models of different parts of aorta (aortic arch and infrarenal aorta). Theoretical section will be related to different controversial topics discussed in a “meet the expert” fashion.
Participant will be invited to come with already prepared questions for experts and they will discuss it in a small group (1 expert: 2-3 participants). Question can be related to particular case or particular technique or any other issue related to our professional life and career.
All lecturers are very experienced surgeons and experts in their respective fields, hopefully this event will be useful to improve not only practical and theoretical knowledge but also to facilitate your professional decisions.
Lazar Davidovic and Igor Koncar Here you will find a selection of pictures, showing our specialist at meeting and work with each other.

ESCVS 2018 - SUMMER SCHOOL
2018-05-24 08:00 - 2018-05-25 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras, University Campus, Patras, 26504, Greece
The European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery is dedicated in providing educational opportunities to residents and young cardiac and vascular surgeons.
This year’s ESCVS SUMMER School entitled SIZING AND PLANNING IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES will be held in Patras, Greece, from 24th to 25th May 2018.
The aim of the summer school is for participants to get acquainted with all aspects of surgical sizing and planning before and during the procedures in cardiovascular and endovascular surgery.
10 young surgeons (5 cardiac and 5 vascular) will be granted free accommodation and course fee. Travel expenses will not be covered by the organizers.
Other interested participants will be able to apply until the maximum number of applicants is reached.
Interested participants, younger than 35 years of age, are invited to apply on info@conferre.gr with their CV and ID copy (age proof).
Granted candidates will be selected by members of EC of the ESCVS and informed via e-mail. Course Directors: M. Matsagkas, A. Giannoukas
Secretary: G. Kouvelos Application Deadline: 1st of May! Organizers: The European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS)
Executive Committee of ESCVS:
ESCVS President: Thierry Folliguet
President Elect: Vladislav Treska
Secretary General: Matthias Thielmann
Associate Secretary: Miltos Matsagkas
Treasurer: Franco Grego
Past President: Lazar Davidovic
Past President: Domenico Palombo
Councillor Cardiac: Ergun Demirsoy
Councillor Cardiac: Fabien Doguet
Councillor Cardiac: Nikolaos Bonaros

President: Athanasios Giannoukas
Associate President: Miltiadis Matsagkas
Members: N. Labropoulos
M. Lazarides
I. Tsolakis
D. Tsetis

67th Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS)
2018-04-12 08:00 - 2018-04-15 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Strasbourg, France
Dear Colleagues, Friends and Guests,
We are delighted to invite you to Strasbourg for the 67th Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS).
The ESCVS is the oldest society in Europe in the cardiac and vascular surgical field and was founded by René Leriche and R. Dos Santos in 1950. It has a strong tradition of merging specialties to provide better care for patients. The Society is actively engaged in projects involving its young members, to train them and give them the experience and knowledge of new techniques and materials.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME ABSTRACT BOOK In 2018 we will be returning to Strasbourg, where the first conference of ESCVS was held. Strasbourg’s history is steeped in 2000 years of international encounters, thanks to its location in the heart of Europe. The city of Strasbourg was the seat of some of the most important planning for European post-war reconstruction and it is now home to several EU institutions, including the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights.
Lazar Davidovic
President ESCVS

Thierry Folliguet
Congress President

Jean-Philippe Verhoye
Congress President

Winter School 2018 for Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons
2018-03-08 08:00 - 2018-03-10 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
“The Art of Scientific Lecturing and Writing”
Genoa, 8th – 10th March 2018
The European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS) is dedicated in providing educational opportunities to residents and young cardiac and vascular surgeons.
This year’s ESCVS Winter School entitled THE ART OF SCIENTIFIC LECTURING AND WRITING will be held in beautiful city of Genoa, Italy, from 8th to 10th March 2018.

The aim of the winter school is that the participants to get acquainted with all the aspects concerning the writ-ing and lecturing of scientific papers. The topics of the course are:
how to write a paper, write a review, write a case report and write Phd thesis, use PubMed,
Material and Methods of Statistical study

Nowadays being able to interpret and write a scientific paper is more important than ever in the medical prac-tice.
In the era of global communication, being able to recognise a reliable scientific work from a false one, is a must as well as writing a paper which is scientific and winning at the same time.
20 young surgeons (10 cardiac and 10 vascular) will be granted free accommodation and course fee.
Due to the new Medtech regulation travel expenses will not be covered by the organizers.
Other interested participants will be able to apply until the maximum number of applicants is reached.
Interested participants, younger than 35 years of age, are invited to apply on info@pro-forma.org with their CV and ID copy (age proof). Granted candidates will be selected by members of Executive Committee of the ESCVS and informed via e-mail.
We encourage all interested colleagues to apply as soon as possible as application is open until Tuesday, February 20th 2018!

Aortic Life 2017 - 4th Aortic Live Symposium
2017-10-23 08:00 - 2017-10-24 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the 3rd Aortic Live Symposium, we decided to move forward to an annual meeting rhythm at 2 different sites in Germany, with varying foci.
The 4th Aortic Live Symposium will take place in Hamburg on October 23-24, 2017, in collaboration of the German Aortic Center Hamburg with the West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen.
Numerous live cases will be performed from various sites and displayed in 3D HD quality. We are looking forward to meeting with you again in Hamburg.

SERBIAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS
2017-10-20 11:00 - 2017-10-22 21:00 (Europe/Belgrade)
The 8th Congress of the Serbian Society of Cardiovascular Surgeons (SSCVS) will be held in Belgrade (Serbia), from October 20th to the 22nd, 2017.
The scientific program will cover all important issues, of cardiac and vascular surgery, including joint sessions with angiologists, cardiologist, anaesthesiologists, prefusionists and nurses.

ESCVS SUMMER SCHOOL - VASCULAR & CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
2017-06-08 08:00 - 2017-06-11 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Education center Aesculap Academy Pavilion B. Braun Dialog, Budinova 2464/2b, Prague, Praha 8, 181 02, Czech Republic
The ESCVS Summer School 2017 school is accompanied by the very experienced team of vascular and cardiovascular surgeons.
This year´s ESCVS Summer School entitled Vascular and Cardiovascular Emergencies will be held in our beautiful capital city Prague, the Czech Republic, from 8th to 11th June 2017.

The aim of the Summer School is to give participants the latest knowledge in incidence, diagnosis and treatment of the all spectrum of vascular and cardiovascular emergencies. The ESCVS Summer School is devoted to young surgeons in the training process in vascular and cardiovascular surgery and traumatology.

We would like to welcome you in Prague in June 2017 and believe you will enjoy your stay here.
- Cardiac injuries
– Acute CABG
– Postoperative complications
– Surgical treatment of acute pulmonary embolism
– TAVI in decompensated aortic stenosis
– Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
– Pericardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolism
– Aortic dissection type A
– Aortic dissection type B
– ECMO in cardiogenic shock and resustitation – Injury of thoracic aorta and aortic arch branches
– Vascular injuries of extremities
– Arterial embolism and thrombosis
– Acute carotid endarterectomy
– Graft infections
– AAA rupture
– Symptomatic TAAA
– Mesenteric ischemia
– EVAR complications Date: June 8 – 11, 2017
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Course Directors: Vladislav Treska, Karel Houdek
Course Format: Oral presentation, wetlab session
Course Fee: € 250,-

EXTENSION OF APPLICATION DEADLINE – April 20, 2017

For further informations please visit the site: escvs-summerschool2017.

Extol Inn hotel
Pristavni 2170 00, Prague 7, (view map).
(Pricing for non-members of ESCVS from 1225 CZK per night.)

For taxi reservations, please contact brozova@extolinn.cz.

(Expect the price of ca. 700 CZK for taxi from airport to Extol Inn hotel.)

66th Congress of the ESCVS
2017-05-11 08:00 - 2017-05-14 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | MAKEDONIA PALACE HOTEL 2, Megalou Alexandrou Avenue, Thessaloniki, 54640, Greece
Welcome to the official website of the 66th ESCVS International Congress of the European Society for CardioVascular and Endovascular Surgery. In the present website you will find all the information needed concerning the implementation of the congress. The material will soon be enriched with further details for your convenience.
The congress will be held in conjunction with the annual Leading Innovative Vascular Education (LIVE) Symposium of the Institute of Vascular Diseases.
The scientific program of the 66th Congress aims to provide participants with an interesting insight into the developments and innovations of the cardiac and vascular field. The congress will consist of established international scientists of great impact as well as reputable scientific societies from all over the world. The program will include the latest developments and innovations of the cardiac and vascular field by means of lectures, scientific sessions, educational workshops and joint sessions.
Both events will be hosted at Makedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece, a hotel located by the sea and near the city center allowing visitors to explore the rich cultural and social life of the second largest city in Greece.
We hope that you will join the 66th Congress of the ESCVS in Thessaloniki, Greece and experience a scientific event of high excellence in a unique city.
Yours sincerely,
On the behalf of the organizers
Athanasios Giannoukas
Chair of the Local
Organizing Committee

VISAR 2017
2017-04-20 08:00 - 2017-04-21 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Vienna Interdisciplinary
Symposium on Aortic Repair
Location
Ritz Carlton
Schubertring 5-7
1010 Vienna, Austria
Scientific Programme

13th International Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (UCCVS) Congress
2017-03-23 08:00 - 2017-03-26 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Sheraton Çeşme Hotel, Ilıca, 5131. Sk. No:35, Izmir, Çeşme, 35940, Turkey
Dear Colleagues,
Oztekin Oto, Izmir, Turkey
It is a distinct pleasure for me to announce the 13th International Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery (UCCVS) Congress which will be held at the Sheraton Çeşme Convention Center in Izmir, Turkey on March 23 – 26, 2017.
The Scientific Program of 13th UCCVS Congress will be enriched by the Valve Summit, International Forum of Arrhythmias (IFA), Interventional Cardiology Mediterraean (IC-MED) Meeting, Pulmonary Hypertension Summit, Heart FailureSummit, Hypertension Summit, Adult Congenital Heart Summit.
Moreover , CoreCurriculum in Cardiology, Advanced Echocardiography Course, ECMO Course, Aortic and Mitral Hands on Wet Lab Courses and Anastomotic Simulation Skills Lab will create the other interactive parts of the scientific program.
The Program Committee promise to provide an updated, interesting and most interactive scientific programme coloured by Live Transmissions from international and national cath labs and ORs.
All accepted abstracts of the congress will be published as a supplement to “The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery” or “American Journal of Cardiology” according to their contents and the author’s will.
It is an honor for us to invite you at the unique international platform of the 13th UCCVS Congress which brings cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons together.
Sincerely,
Prof. Ali OTO, MD,FESC, FACC,FHRS,FISHNE
President, 13th UCCVS Congress

ESCVS WINTER SCHOOL 2017
2017-02-16 08:00 - 2017-02-19 22:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 9, Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY GOES HYBRID – A RESPONSE TO NEW CHALLENGES
The European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery (ESCVS) is dedicated in providing educational opportunities to residents and young cardiac and vascular surgeons. This year’s ESCVS Winter School entitled CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY GOES HYBRID – A RESPONSE TO NEW CHALLENGES will be held in beautiful city of Zabrze, Poland, from 16th to 19th February 2017.
The aim of the winter school is for participants to get acquainted with all aspects of modern hybrid cardiovascular surgical treatment.
10 young surgeons (5 cardiac and 5 vascular) will be granted free accommodation and course fee. Travel expenses will not be covered by the organizers.
Other interested participants will be able to apply until the maximum number of applicants is reached.
Interested participants, younger than 35 years of age, are invited to apply on escvsjc@gmail.com with their CV and ID copy (age proof).
Granted candidates will be selected by members of Executive Committee of the ESCVS and informed via e-mail.
We encourage all interested colleagues to apply as soon as possible as application is open until Sunday, January 29th 2017!
ACCOMMODATION:
We recommend accommodation at Pension Innovation, located at the area of Zabrze medical campus (where Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Silesian Park of Medical Technology, Medical University of Silesia are located), within convenient, walking distance (2’) from the workshop venue - Silesian Center for Heart Diseases.

65th Congress of the ESCVS
2016-07-22 - 2016-07-30
Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends and Guests,
We are delighted to invite you to Belgrade and Serbia for the 65th Congress of the ESCVS.
Just 40 years ago, Belgrade was the host of the 25th annual congress of the ESCVS, the oldest society in Europe in the cardiac and vascular surgical field. Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and one of the biggest cities in this part of Europe well known for its tradition, cultural and social resources thus becoming increasingly popular touristic destination in the recent period. Charm, night life and hospitality of inhabitants are usually outlined by foreign visitors.
As your hosts, we will provide you with interesting scientific program enrichedwith educational workshops, scientific lectures related to both clinical problems and scientific topics. Some of the most controversial themes will be presented through “pro et contra” sessions by some of the most experienced physicians from the field, respecting new technologies and innovative therapies while not forgetting conventional open cardiac and vascular surgery. Besides educational workshops, young surgeons will be able to compete for the “best young cardiac/vascular surgeon” prize based on their scientific work. In the name of the fruitful cooperation with other specialties, different joint sessions will be organized. Collaborators in ACST 2 study will endow with interesting lectures and updates from the field of the treatment of asymptomatic carotid disease. Serbian Society for Heart Failure and Working group for pacemaker of the Serbian Society for Cardiology will present their most interesting controversies. Different social and cultural activities will be provided to all visitors of our meeting.
The congress venue will be located at the Crown Plaza hotel, convenient for business and pleasure alike, located in midst of the central business district just a short drive away from Old Town and shopping area.
We hope that you will find the 65th Congress of the ESCVS in Belgrade an unforgettable event.
