Chandigarh: The 3-day 15th Annual CardioMorsis Global Conference 2025, which aimed to promote an integrated approach to comprehensive cardiac care, concluded last night.
The conference, held in a hybrid mode in Chandigarh and Rome, was attended by 112 top cardiologists, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons from 25 countries.
The conference was organised by CardioMorsis, a trust established in 2011 that promotes an integrated approach to comprehensive cardiac care globally.
CardioMorsis Global Chairman Dr. Deepak Puri gave two presentations at the conference. In his first session, he presented a new modification of Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. It is a technique that allows complex thoracic procedures to be performed through a single 3 cm incision.
With a specially designed retractor and an improved anterior-posterior approach, this modified uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery provides a direct view compared to open thoracotomy, while minimizing postoperative pain, cost and recovery time.
In his second presentation he addressed the management of rapidly worsening ischemic heart failure.
This is a condition that is often seen in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease, which manifests late after the onset of a heart attack and rapidly worsens.
The second keynote speaker, Dr. Johannes, a cardiac surgeon from Pittsburgh USA, explained how robotic technology will shape the future of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Dr. Johannes Bonati explained how robotics has been successfully applied in coronary bypass grafting, mitral valve repair, and is now being applied to more complex operations such as aortic valve replacement, septal myectomy, LVAD implantation, and even heart and lung transplantation.
Dr. Eric J. Lehr, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeon at the Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Seattle USA, explained how robotic systems like the da Vinci platform have expanded the possibilities for minimally invasive procedures such as mitral valve repair and coronary bypass surgery, allowing for greater precision and patient comfort.
Among others, Dean (Examination), Professor and HOD, Department of Anatomy, AIIMS Bilaspur HP Dr. Nidhi Puri
also shared her valuable results and views.