Dear Colleagues,

 

It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to the Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Intervention & Surgery 2024 (APCIS 2024) and the 29th 3-Day Seminar on Congenital Heart Diseases on Nov 14-16, 2024. This convention will be held at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel, Seoul, Korea.

 

The year APCIS 2024 has a special social and political issue on the vital medical care, both basic / clinical medical education and medical services. There is no doubt that cardiology and cardiac surgery are in the center of the issues.

 

Doctors and researchers on cardiology and cardiac surgery have missions to keep supplying top tier medical services and to continue highest level of medical training and education. In this regards, the organizing committee of APCIS 2024 decided to reflect those missions to the general policy and our program.

 

The slogan of APCIS 2024 is “Vital Medical Service of Heart Diseases: Advanced, Basic and Clinical.”

Special dedicated sessions for residents and fellows on Cardiac Surgery are prepared in collaboration with The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 

 

The APCIS 2024 will provide an extensive coverage of new advances in the diagnosis and the management of cardiovascular disease of various etiologies using medical, surgical and intervention techniques. The 3-Day Seminar, with its 29-year history, provides an in-depth review of various surgical / intervention techniques on congenital heart diseases as well as a unique pathology review program, covering gross pathology of congenital heart disease.

 

There will be an in depth review of following topics on adult cardiac diseases.

1. 1. Advanced Heart Failure and Myocardial Disease
2. 2. Cardiac Conduction System and HF
3. 3. Mechanical Support for Heart
4. 4. Heart Transplantation
5. 5. Structural Heart Diseases (1) Transforming Aortic Care and Aortic Valve
6. 6. Structural Heart Diseases (2) Mitral Valve and Tricuspid Valve
7. 7. Structural Heart Diseases (3) PFO, ASD and LAAO
8. 8. Artificial Intelligence and Cardiovascular Disease 

 

Sessions on pediatric heart diseases will cover following topics.

1. 1. Simple and Complex Congenital Heart Diseases
2. 2. Adult Congenital Heart Diseases
3. 3. Heart Specimen Observation 1: Normal Heart and Simple VSD
4. 4. Heart Specimen Observation 2: Tetralogy of Fallot
5. 5. Update in Intervention for CHD - PDA Closure in Premature
6. 6. Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation
7. 7. Surgical Issues in CHD - Failing Fontan
8. 8. Debate Session - Severe AR in 18Y boy - Ross or AVR
9. 9. Group Case Competition and Presentation
10. 10. Challenging Cases - Intervention & Surgery 

 

Special Satellite Sessions are also prepared on following topics.

1. 1. Hands-on Cardiac Anatomy for Residents and Fellows on Cardiac Surgery
2. 2. Cardiology Programs for Nurses
3. 3. Special Lectures for Beginners
4. 4. Cardio-pulmonary Perfusionists
5. 5. Cardiac Rehabilitation 

 

Please visit the official web site http://apcis.kr and use those video programs of lectures at the previous APCIS’s and 3-Day Seminars on Congenital Heart Diseases.

2024.8.

 

Byung-Hee Oh, MD, PhD,
President and Chairman of Organizing Committee
Asia Pacific Cardiovascular Intervention and Surgery (APCIS) 2024

Jeong-Wook Seo MD, PhD,
Chairman, Woochon Cardio-Neuro-Vascular Research Foundation