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7th Edition of Cardiology World Conference
October 08-10, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic Surgery: Thoracic surgery indicates the operations on organs in the chest, including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Thoracic surgeries cover coronary artery bypass surgery, heart transplant, lung transplant and removal of the lung affected by cancer.
Types of Thoracoscopic Surgery Procedures:
- Video-Assisted Lobectomy
- Wedge Resection
- Lung Biopsy
- Drainage of Pleural Effusions
- Mediastinal, Pericardial, and Thymus Thoracoscopic procedures
Cardiovascular Surgery: Cardiovascular surgery defined as heart surgery. It relates surgical procedure which includes the heart, or the blood vessels that carry blood to heart.
Types of heart surgery:
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Heart valve repair or replacement
- Pacemaker Insertion or cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- Maze surgery
- Aneurysm repair
- Heart transplant
- Ventricular assist device (VAD) or total artificial heart (TAH) insertion
Committee Members
Yochai Birnbaum
Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Robert J Chilton
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, United States
Yong Xiao Wang
Albany Medical Center, United States Cardio 2026 Speakers
Mekhman N Mamedov
National Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Russian Federation
Sergey Suchkov
Professor in Medicine & Immunology, Director for Center for Biodesign of N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Sekib Sokolovic
ASA Hospital Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegowina
Syed Raza
Awali Hospital, BahrainSubmit your abstract Today
Title : New mechanisms and innovative therapeutics for pulmonary hypertension
Yong Xiao Wang, Albany Medical Center, United States
Title : STEMI versus acute occlusive myocardial infarction: Which term should we use?
Yochai Birnbaum, Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Title : Preservation of Skeletal Muscle Mass During GLP 1 Receptor Agonist Mediated Weight Loss Clinical Determinants Risk Stratification and Evidence Based Mitigation Strategies
Narendra Kumar, HeartbeatsZ Academy, United Kingdom
Title : A Unique Case of Infective Endocarditis: Staphylococcus lugdunensis Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Embolic Occipital Stroke Due to Posterior Mitral Leaflet Perforation
Nuha Hasnain, Royal Preston Hospital, United Kingdom
Title : New recommendations for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in athletes and recreational sports
Sekib Sokolovic, ASA Hospital Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegowina
Title : Coronary revascularization in patients with diabetes: Prospects for stenting in patients with type 1 diabetes and coronary artery disease
Mekhman N Mamedov, National Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Russian Federation