Showcase your research at the 39th EACTS Annual Meeting! General abstract submission open until 30 April 2025

More information >>

Fundamentals in Congenital Heart Disease Webinar 2: Balanced and Unbalanced Atrioventricular Septal Defects

The second in a series of 4 webinars within Fundamentals in Congenital Heart Disease, where our experts will cover 12 modules aligned with EBCTS examinations.
  • 5 Mar 2025
  • Online
Congenital Heart Disease Level 1

Event Information

  • Date/Duration

    5 March 2025
    18:00 – 20:30 Central European Time (2.5 hours)

  • Course Director

    V Vida, Padova

  • Course Format

    Virtual meeting
    Interactive lectures and videos

  • Course Fee

    EACTS Members: FREE
    Non Members: €55
    EACTS Academy terms and conditions

  • Target Audience

    Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus

course registration

Course Programme

WEDNESDAY 5 March
18:00Welcome and introduction
V Vida,Padova
18:05MODULE 4: Partial, transitional and intermediate atrioventricular septal defects
E Buratto, Melbourne
 Anatomy and clinical presentation
 Surgical management
 Break
18:45MODULE 5: Complete atrioventricular septal defect
M Kostelka, Leipzig
 Management of the LAVV in AVSD repair
 Late AVV outcomes following AVSD repair
 Break
19:25MODULE 6: Unbalanced atrioventricular septal defects
S Emani, Boston
 Surgical treatment of unbalanced AVSDs
 Staging the unbalanced AVSD to biventricular repair
20:00Q&A Session
20:30Close
Programme subject to change.

Faculty

Martin Kostelka

Martin Kostelka, MD, PhD, is Professor of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and Head of the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of…