Terumo Cardiovascular Systems to Sponsor Presentations on Key Issues in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery at Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo announced it has finalized its agenda of sponsored presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 24-27. The presentations cover topics currently of heightened interest in the cardiovascular community: controversies in aortic surgery procedures, the debate over endoscopic vein harvesting, and the role of minimized perfusion circuits in blood management.
Terumo will be represented at the STS by its three subsidiaries that develop, manufacture and market products for cardiac and vascular surgery: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) produces products for cardiopulmonary bypass, endoscopic vessel harvesting and intraoperative monitoring; Terumo Heart Inc. produces the DuraHeart(TM) Left Ventricular Assist System, currently in clinical trials in the U.S.; Vascutek Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts. All product lines will be represented at the Terumo exhibit.
Terumo CVS and Vascutek are co-sponsoring a dinner symposium on Sunday, January 24 entitled, "Great Debates: Five Controversies in Aortic Surgery." The program features ten world renowned cardiovascular surgeons presenting opposing viewpoints on five current topics in aortic surgery. The program is moderated by Joseph Bavaria, MD, Vice Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System. More information on the program can be found at www.terumo-cvs.com/greatdebates2010.
Also at the Terumo exhibit on Monday, Ingo Kutschka, MD, Hannover Medical School, Germany, presents "Minimized Circuit Technology Improves Patient Outcomes." Dr. Kutschka is involved in a multi-center European trial; preliminary results of the trial, presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery, suggest an association between the use of Terumo's reservoir-less circuit technology and reductions in blood transfusions and post-operative atrial fibrillation.
About Terumo's Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Subsidiaries
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with manufacturing operations in Ann Arbor; Elkton, Maryland; and Ashland, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.terumo-cvs.com.
Vascutek Ltd., based outside of Glasgow, Scotland, is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of vascular products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, including a wide range of sealed and unsealed knitted and woven polyester and ePTFE vascular prosthetic grafts. For more information, visit www.vascutek.com.
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