Summary
In this webinar collaboration between STS, the Latin American Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgery (LACES) and the EACTS Women in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Committee (WICTS), led by LACES President-Elect Lorena Montes Villalobos, MD, international speakers from Latin America will review the features and challenges associated with cardiac surgery in women. Specifically, the panelists will examine the intricacies of coronary artery disease, as well as valvular disease. In addition, the expert faculty will discuss special circumstances like structural surgery in young women, surgery during pregnancy, or minimally invasive and cosmetic approaches. The session will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles.
Moderator
Lorena Montes Villalobos, MD
Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia
Floridablanca, Colombia
President-Elect, LACES
Panelists
Paola K. Montanhesi, MD
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mónica D. Gilbert, MD
Clínica Guayaquil
Samborondón, Ecuador
Issadora Marmolejo Hernández, MD
Hospital Cardiologica Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Lorena Montes Villalobos, MD
Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia
Floridablanca, Colombia
President-Elect, LACES