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• Tricuspid valve repair
• New ASD, PFO and VSD closure devices
• New percutaneous aortic, pulmonary and mitral valves
• New mitral valve repair techniques and mitral valve implantation
• New LAA closure techniques
• New imaging modalities
• Access techniques
• New devices for heart failure treatment

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to CSI 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany, June 27-30. CSI Frankfurt will provide a deep dive into major topics in catheter-based therapy of congenital, structural and valvar heart disease. We look forward to welcoming adult and pediatric interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, technicians and any other medical specialty involved in these procedures to this annual event that has been running for over 20 years!

ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE THERE WILL BE THREE SIMULTANEOUS PROGRAMS:

1. CSI Focus Imaging will provide physicians involved in congenital, structural and valvar interventions with the necessary imaging tools for safe and effective performance. We will also cover basic and advanced concepts of imaging as well as new techniques that are on the horizon.
   
   
2. CSI Focus Innovation is a one-of-a-kind conference that will bring together different disciplines to discuss the process of device design and development from bench to bedside. You will meet innovation experts and market leaders and we will discuss how to establish a start-up or achieve innovation within a large company.
   
   
3. CSI Focus PFO was a real success in 2017 and we will announce details of additional Focus Workshops shortly.
   
   

The scientific program of CSI Frankfurt allows you to customize your learning experience according to your personal requirements: There will be three parallel main sessions at all times offering different types of learning experience, ranging from 100% live cases (Live Only), a mixture between step by step live case presentations and lectures on particular topics (Focus Live), or seminar sessions consisting of lectures and debates only. Parallel streams of adult, pediatric or mixed sessions enable you to tailor the program to your particular needs. At the same time CSI Frankfurt offers the opportunity to discover new areas of interest: You will be able to gain hands-on experience on simulators in our training hub; we will cover the newest devices, techniques and procedures and you can take this chance to explore new fields such as device therapies for heart failure.

What else sets CSI Frankfurt apart from other interventional meetings? We pride ourselves on offering a personal experience to our faculty and attendees. Interaction between panel, operators and audience is encouraged at all times. We try not to take ourselves too serious - we debate with humor, question with a smile and disagree with respect.

Friendships and professional relationships forged at CSI Frankfurt will last a lifetime.

Come and join us at CSI 2018 and learn about the newest techniques, technology and concepts!

Looking forward to seeing you in Frankfurt,

Yours sincerely,
Horst Sievert
Mario Carminati
Neil Wilson
Shakeel A. Qureshi

This meeting will be organised by the CSI Foundation, a not-for-profit organization formed to aid the development of structural, congenital and valvar heart interventions worldwide. CSI Foundation members will receive discounted entry to this event. For more information, please visit the CSI Foundation webpage