Date
OCTOBER 17-18 2025Location
BUCHAREST, ROMANIAABOUT THE EVENT When East meets West knowledge knows no bounds.
Dear Colleagues,
After the last six successful editions of East Meets West Congress, an event that has been nationally and internationally appreciated, we look forward to be part of East Meets West 2025, the seventh prestigious medical conference organized for Central and Eastern Europe, fully endorsed by the ISEVS – the International Society for Endovascular Specialists from the USA, in partnership with the Romanian Society of Endovascular Surgery.
EMW2025 will be held in Bucharest, 17&18 October 2025, at Crowne Plaza Conference Center.
We invite you to take part at this special event, the only one that brings together all heart specialists at the same table.
Why should you attend the EMW2025 Congress?
Because the idea of the event itself started from the desire to create a different framework for our colleagues in Romania, a framework that puts the Romanian heart specialists in front of the world leaders in the field. They will share their knowledge and opinions, as well their professional secrets. And we assure you they are not just a few. Global techniques and technologies will be presented by our partners – the vast majority being important companies in America and Europe. Certainly, all the presented information at the event will help you treat your patients successfully.
EMW2025 will also encourage the creative exchange of ideas and learning experiences for everyone. Registered participants will have the opportunity to relate directly to faculty members. Also, exhibitors in medical industry will present new insights into the field and talk about new technologies. We also promise you that the East Meets West 2025 Congress will be a unique event for us, for Romania, thanks to distinguished speakers who will honor us with their presence – faculty members from the International Society for Endovascular Specialists from the USA and Europe who have agreed to be with us and to support us in our common approach – excellence in treating cardiovascular disease.
We all face daily challenges and difficult situations in our professional life. EMW2025 aims to come to the aid of those who are eager to learn, who are aiming for an international successful career. Knowledge has no borders and the opportunity to meet us in an open, neutral environment, regardless of nationality and professional level, should not be missed!
We are waiting for you at EMW 2025!
Prof. Univ. Dr. Horațiu Moldovan – President of EMW2025
Prof. Univ. Dr. Victor Costache – Vicepresident
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silviu Ionel Dumitrescu – Vicepresident
EMW President
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silviu Dumitrescu
- Senior cardiology consultant, MD PHD
- Cardiologist primary doctor
- Doctor of Medical Sciences
- Head of Cardiology Section 1 at the Military Emergency University Hospital “Dr. Carol Davila”
Vice Presidents
Prof. Dr. Horațiu Moldovan
- MD. PhD Habil
- University Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery – Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Qualified Doctor in Medical Sciences
- Full Member of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences
- Head of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital
- Associate Member of the Romanian Academy of Scientists
Prof. Dr. Victor Costache
- University professor, Titu Maiorescu University Bucharest
- Member of the French Academy of Surgery (https://www.academie-chirurgie.fr)
- Former Minister of Health in Romania 2019, 2020
- President of the Romanian Society of Vascular Surgery
- Medical Director and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Sanador Clinical Hospital, Bucharest
- Executive Director for Eastern Europe within the International Society of Endovascular Specialists
What to expect
The event will highlight the latest research directions, the latest techniques, and changes in current practice, in an exclusive and dynamic program consisting of 2 days of presentations and case reports, theoretical courses and live surgical cases, vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and other specialists.
Schedule / Find all our activities here
Update on vascular access for dialysis
Therapeutic strategies in PAD – one size fits all
Risk factors associated with surgical site infections in vascular surgery Who decides
Surgery of abdominal visceral arteries
Einstein and Nissen: Anatomy of a New York Aneurysm Story wrapped in cellophane
Who decides and performs amputations in Romania today
Disparities in Carotid Artery Disease – Treatment across Europe challenges the notion of equality
Aortobifemoral bypass -uncommon circumstances
Iliac artery ostial occlusion. Revascularization issues regarding brachial vs inguinal approach
Discussion
Coffee Break
Welcome note from ISEVS Vicepresident
CT imaging for TAVI planning: from State of the Art to Spacial Computing
Urgent TAVI in patients with severe heart failure
Patient selection for aortic valve therapy
Endovascular management of the ascending aorta and root – The Final Frontier
From pre-operative sising to 3D image fusion in OR for endovascular procedures
Long-term results of the David procedure in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valve morphology
The hybrid therapy of the Aortic Arch : indications, techniques and results
New devices for transcatheter aortic valve interventions
Cases of conversion to open surgery post TAVI
Discussion
Lunch / Sympozium Endosize Structural Heart
Intraoperative Echocardiography for surgical degenerative mitral valve repair
MITRA.FR – The MitraClip French Connection
Mitral valve reconstruction: is the minimally invasive approach the right way in all cases?
Minimally invasive mitral repair – 2024 update
Challenges in mitral valve repair
Transcatheter solutions for mitral and tricuspid valve disease
Mitral Valve Repair in 2024: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions
New trends in surgical mitral valve replacement
Arrhythmogenic Mitral Valve Prolapse
Discussions
Coffee Break
When the cardiologist meets the cardiovascular surgeon
Ambulatory Heart Failure Clinic
AF ablation and stroke – risk factors and prevention
Unattained targets in HFREF – what about the BAT?
RV dysfunction for cardiac surgeon – when to step back
Telerehabilitation in cardiovascular surgery, could it be a solution for postoperative care
Discussions
Symposium Endosize Vascular
Gala Dinner Crowne Plaza
Transcatheter approach for coarctation of aorta in children
Decision making in CHD – agony and ecstasy
Transcatheter treatment of PA branch stenosis: when simple becomes complex
Fetal Cardiology Challenges
The Heart Visible and Invisible
Borderline LV, when small is too small
Fetal Cardiology: State of the Art
Discussion
Coffee Break
Infective endocarditis – an update
Transcatheter and Sutureless Aortic Valves: Competing Strategies or Complementary Solutions
TAVI in aortic regurgitation
PCI-like TAVI
Possible applications of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular surgery
Benefits of hybrid procedures in difficult cardiovascular cases
TAVI in degenerated biosurgical valves
Discussion
Lunch / Symposion EndoNaut Aorto-iliac&PAD
History of EVAR
Progress in development of endografts for ascending aortic lesions
Feasibility Trial Of First-In-Human Aortic Aneurysm Sac Filling With Aneufix Polymer During Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Hybrid management of Aortic Arch Aneurysms
Aortic remodeling following TEVAR for type B aortic dissections
Long term results after endovacular treatment of aortic dissections with multilayer stents
In situ fenestration for totally endovascular aortic arch procedures
The adaptive sealing technology for complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm endovascular repair
On the nature of intramural hematomas (IMH) of the thoracic aorta: Why is it that many prove benign and do well with medical treatment alone but some turn deadly?
Prediction of cardiovascular disease progression in AAA and PAD patients: the VASCUL AID project
Discussion
Coffee Break
Photo counting Angio CT in interventional cardiology
Surgery for coronary artery disease: recent consensus update
Chronic coronary syndrome guidelines
Using ivus to simplify cto treatment
Management of cardiogenic schock in acute myocardial infarction
Multiarterial grafting, from simple to complex or how to do arterial CABG in over 80% cases in a cardiac surgery center
In-ICU mortality of post-myocardial infarction-related ventricular septal defect complicated by cardiogenic shock
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in highly ischemic patients – is there an extractable benefit prior to myocardial revascularization?
Complete revascularization after myocardial infarction – when and to whom?
Discussion
Interdisciplinary management of the critical cardiac patient – between cardiology department and intensive care
Xenotransplant – a new hope for patients with advanced Heart Failure
Preparing patients for cardiac transplantation
Cardioneuroablation-current status
Barriers in implementing GROMT in HFrEF patients-imaginary or real
Discussions
Organizer
Scientific Partners
Clinical Partner
Partners
Registration / Tickets available
Basic Acces
Open
Limited access only scientific program
Coffee breaks
12 CME Credits
PREMIUM ACCES
Open
Unlimited access to scientific program
Coffee breaks, festive dinner, lunches
12 CME Credits
Students Acces
Open
Limited access only scientific program
Coffee breaks
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest is the capital and largest city in Romania and was first mentioned in documents from September 20, 1459. In addition to being an administrative and economic center, it is also the starting point for tourist destinations in Romania. French influences in culture and architecture brought Bucharest the name “Little Paris”.