First Pan-African Cardiothoracic Surgery Summit (PACTSS)
Venue: Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana, West Africa.
Address: Castle Road, Accra-Osu, Ghana; GA-057-0036
Preliminary Program at a Glance
Program at a glance
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First Pan-African Cardiothoracic Surgery Summit (PACTSS)
Venue: Ghana College of Physicians & Surgeons,
Address: Jomo Kenyatta Road, Ridge, Accra. GA-052-3865
Anatomy of the Chest
Constrictive Pericarditis Mimicking Endomyocardial Fibrosis
Constrictive Pericarditis Endomyocardial fibrosis Endomyocardial fibrosis
Outline of Scientific Sessions
- Cardiovascular surgical emergencies in neonates and children
- Complex Congenital heart surgery: The challenges
- Critical aortic stenosis, TGA in Neonates, Children
- Neo-Aortic Valve (Ozaki) vs. Pulmonary autograft (Ross)
- Early repair vs clinical observation
- Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD), VSD, ASD.
- RVOT Obstructions (PS, ToF, TA)
- PDA, Coarctation
- Adults with congenital heart surgery. A challenge in Africa
- Inflammatory cardiac valve disease: Surgery of rheumatic and infective bacterial endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valve associated with tricuspid regurge. Endomyocardial fibrosis
- Cardiovascular surgical emergencies in adolescents and adults (decompensated rheumatic mitral steonosis in prgenancies, thromboembolic prosthetic heart valve, traumatic limb ischemia)
- Cardiac tumors, echinococcal cysts
- Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis
- Thoracic aortic disease (Marfan aortic root, dissections and aneurysma): Perfusion strategies for complex aortic arch reconstruction
- Obstructive coronary artery disease: CABG surgery in Africa. On- vs Off-Pump. (Harvesting skeletonized single and bilateral ITA, RA, GEA, SV. Techniques for sequential I, T and Y grafts
- Pacemaker, cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation therapy for heart failure
- Endoscopic thoracic surgery in Africa?
- Chest trauma (Cardiovascular and skeletal injuries)
- Lung tumors (Standards for lung cancer surgery)
- Mediastinal tumors (Thymomas, Lymphomas, Germ cell tumors and Cysts)
- Macro- and vascualar surgery for cerebro-peripheral vascular malperfusion
- Risk prediction models for clinical decisions, treatment strategies and better outcomes