This course
The Heart Center at the Catharina Hospital is a European training center for endoscopic-assisted minimally invasive off-pump coronary surgery (Endo-CAB). The course focuses on all aspect of these procedures using routine endoscopic instruments. Participants will receive all necessary information for starting a program and receive details for performing the procedures.
Key reasons to attend
- High-volume Endo-CAB center (> 200 cases annually)
- Receiving all necessary information and details to start a program at your own center
- Attending multiple Endo-CAB procedures (both single- or multivessel revascularization)
Objectives
- Endoscopic-assisted LIMA harvest (no robotics required)
- Minimally invasive single vessel LAD revascularization
- Minimally invasive multivessel/multiarterial revascularization
| Target audience | Cardiac surgeons (with or without off-pump coronary bypass experience) Cardiac surgery Residents in training Cardiac anesthesiologists |
| Max. number of participants | 2 |
| Course director | Dr. Ferdi Akca, Cardiothoracic surgeon, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| When and duration | Throughout the year, two-day training |
| Venue | Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| Accreditation | None |
Program
| Day 1 & 2: 08:00-17:00 |
Live Cases (minimally 4 in total):
Patient selection, procedural tips and tricks, perioperative protocols, how to implement endoCAB program |