The 41st Annual Meeting of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the conference slogan "one heart - one team" takes place from 12 to 15 February 2012 held in Freiburg.

Main topics

• Myocardial revascularization: who and how?
• Aortic and mitral valve: Strategies today and tomorrow
• Rhythm surgery: Electrophysiology in the OR
• Imaging and catheter technology for surgeons
• New biomarkers: importance in surgery
• Before and after surgery: risk stratification, scores, concomitant therapy, intensive care
• Congenital heart defects: When surgery when interventional
• Thoracic surgery and the right heart
• Basic research: from experimental model for therapy

 
Congress President

Prof. Dr. Christian Hamm
Medical Director of Cardiology
Kerckhoff-Klinik
Cardiothoracic Centre
Beneke Strasse 2-8, 61231 Bad Nauheim
Tel: + 49 (0) 6032996-2202, Fax: + 49 (0) 6032996-2298
E-mail: c.hamm @ Kerckhoff klinik.de

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Andreas Boening
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Mayer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Walther 

Organisation

INTER PLAN Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG, Munich