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Fourth Aortic Summit - International Meeting on Latest Trends in Aortic Aneurysm Management » 8th and 9th January 2011 at MIOT Hospitals

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Fourth Aortic Summit - International Meeting on Latest Trends in Aortic Aneurysm Management » 8th and 9th January 2011 at MIOT Hospitals

09th Jan 2011

RECENT EVENTS METAA – FOURTH AORTIC SUMMIT – INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON LATEST TRENDS IN AORTIC ANEURYSM MANAGEMENT 8th and 9th January 2011

The Fourth Aortic Summit was held at MIOT Hospitals between 8th and 9th January 2011. The meeting was attended by around 150 cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons and they discussed their experiences. In addition, live demonstrations of open and endovascular surgeries are also being performed

MIOT being a leading centre in the country for thoracic and cardio vascular care practices the latest Keyhole or Endovascular stenting – the latest development that involves less risk and minimal stay in the hospital. The success rate of open surgery for aortic aneurysm is 95%, which was only 50-60% in olden days. With this in mind, a Press Meet was conducted on 07th January 2011 in order to create awareness amongst the public about Aneurysm and its treatments options.

This fourth aortic international summit offered the real platform for cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons to share the latest development in aortic aneurysm treatments option available around the world, offered training and share key statistical data.

METAA has been conducting meetings over the last 3 years where experts from India and abroad discuss the recent innovations in aortic diseases. This year we had four international experts who were the keynote speakers in this 4th international summit.

  • Prof. Dr. Roberto Di Bartolomeo M.D.
    Director – Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Almamater University of Bologna, Italy
  • Prof. Gebrine El Khoury
    St. Luc’s Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
  • Dr. Cherrie Abraham
    Vascular Surgeon, Mayill University, Montreal, Canada
  • Dr. Thodur Vasudevan
    Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Welcome address by Dr. K. Murali - Interventional Radiologist - MIOT Hospitals
  • Programme inaugural address by Prof. Dr. P.V.A. Mohandas - Managing Director - MIOT Hospitals
  • Dr. V. V.Bashi - Chairman - Center for Thoracic and Cardio Vascular Care, MIOT Hospitals addressing the press about aortic aneurysm and its treatment options.
  • Doctors talking about aneurysm and its causes and latest treatments techniques to the press.
  • During interaction with the press.
  • During interaction with the press.
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