EACTS 2026 Congress

Join us at EACTS 2026 as we celebrate 40 years of progress in cardiac surgery and the collaboration that continues to move the field forwards.

Lunch Symposia

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

Modern valve surgery: Advancing technology, empowering teams, improving outcomes

Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
Time: 12:15–13:30 CEST
Room: 114 on L1

Faculty: Prof. Pieter Kappetein, Dr. Gorav Ailawadi, Mr. Dincer Aktuerk, Dr. Markus Kofler, Dr. Laura Rings, Dr. Jan-Hendrik Stripling

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LUNCH SYMPOSIA

Lung health and thoracic surgery

Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
Time: 12:15–13:30 CEST
Room: 118 & 119

Moderator: Mr. Kelvin Lau
Faculty: Mr. Alex Brunelli, Dr. Bo Laksafoss Holbek, Prof. Rene Petersen

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LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

Innovative and multidisciplinary solutions: Optimize outcomes in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Date: Friday 9 October 2026
Time: 12:15–13:30 CEST
Room: 114 on L1

Faculty: Prof. Jean-Christian Roussel, Dr. Luca Aerts, Dr. Mahmoud Wehbe, Dr. Ferdi Akca, Dr. Jelle Fleerakkers, Prof. Thorsten Hanke, Dr. Manuel Castella

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Educational activities
We are excited to offer a varity of education activities throughout the three days of the event.
All our trainings will be delivered on the Medtronic booth No. 56

What activities could you join?

Explore & Experience

On-demand session to delve deeper with our solutions and see them in action through simulators

Educational showcases

Live sessions with experienced cardiac surgeons or Medtronic trainers showcasing live-in-a-box cases for a step-by-step learning experience

Simulation sessions

Educational appointments with experienced cardiac surgeons or Medtronic trainers to learn advanced techniques in cardiac surgery through simulators

Hands on experiences

Live opportunities to improve your manual skills in medical approaches

Meet our trainers

Prof. Marco Di Eusanio

Prof. Tom Verbelen

Prof. Joerg Kempfert

Mr. Dincer Aktuerk

Dr. Mahmoud Wehbe

Dr. Ferdi Akca

Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang

Prof. Farhad Bakhtiary

Prof. Alfred Kocher

Discover below our education schedule

Thursday, October 8th 2026

Heart valves station

9:30 – 10:00 Avalus Ultra™: the trans-axillary experience with Prof. Marco Di Eusanio

10:00 – 10:30 ACE 2.0 registry: further strengthening evidence for Avalus Ultra with Prof. Tom Verbelen

11:00 – 11:30 Mastering mitral valve replacement with Mosaic Neo™ with Prof. Joerg Kempfert

11:30 – 15:00 Explore & Experience

15:30 – 16:00 Mastering complex mitral valve Repair with Mr. Dincer Aktuerk

16:00 – 17:00 Explore & Experience

Surgical ablation and LAA station

9:00 – 10:00 Explore & Experience

10:00 – 10:30 AF: the concomitant advantage with Gemini™-s and Penditure™ with Dr. Mahmoud Wehbe

10:30 – 11:00 Explore & Experience

11:30 – 12:00 Mastering LAA clipping with Penditure™ with Dr. Ferdi Akca

12:00 – 14:00 Explore & Experience

14:30 – 15:00 AF: the thoracoscopic advantage with Gemini™-s and Penditure ™ with Dr. Mahmoud Wehbe

15:00 – 16:00 Explore & Experience

16:30 – 17:00 AF dose response algorithm: the transmurality advantage with iRF

ECMO and perfusion station

9:00 – 10:00 Explore & Experience

10:30 – 11:00 Mastering cannulation

11:30 – 12:00 ECMO: advanced simulation with VitalFlow™

12:00 – 14:30 Explore & Experience

15:00 – 15:30 Mastering cannulation

16:00 ECMO: advanced simulation with VitalFlow™

16:30 – 17:00 Explore & Experience

Friday, October 9th 2026

Heart valves station

09:00 – 09:30 ACE 2.0 registry: further strengthening evidence for Avalus Ultra with Prof. Tom Verbelen

10:00 – 10:30 Mastering mitral valve replacement with Mosaic Neo™ with Dr. Mario Castillo Sang

11:00 – 11:30 Avalus Ultra™: the endoscopic experience with Prof. Farhad Bakhtiary

11:30 – 14:30 Explore & Experience

15:00 – 15:30 Mastering aortic root enlargement with Avalus Ultra™ with Prof. Alfred Kocher

15:30 – 17:00 Explore & Experience

Surgical ablation and LAA station

09:00 – 09:30 Explore & Experience

10:00 – 10:30 AF: the concomitant advantage with Gemini™-s and Penditure™ with Dr. Mahmoud Wehbe

10:30 – 11:00 Explore & Experience

11:30 – 12:00 Mastering LAA clipping with Penditure™

12:00 – 14:30 Explore and Experience

15:00 – 15:30 AF dose response algorithm: the transmurality advantage with iRF

16:00 – 17:00 Explore and Experience

ECMO and perfusion station

09:30 – 10:00 Mastering cannulation

10:30 – 11:00 ECMO: advanced simulation with VitalFlow™

11:00 – 14:30 Explore & Experience

15:00 – 15:30 Mastering cannulation

16:00 ECMO: advanced simulation with VitalFlow™

16:30 – 17:00 Explore & Experience

On Saturday, October 10th we will be delivering only the Explore and Expand session throughout the three stations.

Interested in learning more?

Discover our all-year educational initiatives:

Lung health and thoracic surgery

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