The 21st century is certainly the century of high technologies, bold decisions and a drive for innovation. Today's vascular surgery cannot be imagined without endovascular and hybrid methods of treatment, which have affected the entire global medical community.
On March 27-29, the XIII annual international conference on Hybrid Technologies in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases (MICHS-2022) took place in Moscow. The conference traditionally covered the most important issues and achievements of invasive cardiology and cardiovascular surgery: hybrid, minimally invasive and transcatheter procedures for the treatment of structural heart disease, new technologies and surgical methods for diseases of the aorta and its branches, main and peripheral vessels, new innovative imaging techniques for cardiovascular surgery.
Leading experts from more than ten countries spoke about the development of surgical methods in hybrid surgery of the heart, aorta and great vessels.
Dr. Mikhail Chernyavsky, Head of the Research Department of Vascular and Interventional Surgery, gave presentations on innovative high-tech approaches used in the vascular surgery clinic, which sparked a lively discussion among cardiovascular and endovascular surgeons. His presentations were devoted to the natural paradigm shift in the treatment of the aortic arch disease: from open surgery towards minimally invasive total replacement of the aortic arch and its branches, as well as the fast track trend in hybrid surgery for Leriche syndrome. Particular attention was placed on the need to build multidisciplinary teams.
“Today, modern specialists face new challenges that require bold solutions. A vascular surgeon must be proficient in both open surgery and hybrid and endovascular techniques. We live in a new era of vascular surgery, where the evolution of treatment approaches is natural and inevitable, and every specialist should strive to give patients the best possible outcomes while minimizing surgical trauma. This is what we call the patient focus in our clinic,” emphasized Dr. Chernyavsky.
