Date
OCTOBER 17-18 2025Location
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
ABOUT THE EVENT When East meets West knowledge knows no bounds.
Dear Colleagues,
After the last seven 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 eighth 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!
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silviu Ionel Dumitrescu – President of EMW2025
Prof. Univ. Dr. Horațiu Moldovan – Vicepresident
Prof. Univ. Dr. Victor Costache – 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
Unexpected AAA diagnosis in a 26-years-old patient
The transdiciplinary applicability of virtual reality in minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures
Risk factors associated with surgical site infections in vascular surgery
Entrapment syndrome- a rare pathology with diverse localization and multimodal treatment
Managing Accessory Renal Arteries during EVAR
Topical Oxygen Therapy (TWO₂) in Diabetic and Venous Ulcers: Evidence and Clinical Applications
Advanced Techniques for Intravascular Extractions
The importance of vascular reconstructions in oncologic surgery – a team approach in a specialized center
Biomechanical enhancement of Vascular Tissue using UVA/R photocrosslinking
Discussion
Coffee Break
Opening Ceremony
Transesophageal echography in TAVI – is it still the case?
Longest clinical data after the use of Resilia Valve
Best solutions for minimally invasive treatment of aortic valve disease
Sutureless valve implantation vs TAVI – 14 years clinical experience and results
Minimally invasive approach for endocarditis
TAVI in patients with bicuspid valve disease
Early experience with transaxilary MICS
Biological valves under fire: clotting the unclottable
Progress in development of endografts for ascending aortic lesions
Discussion
Lunch Break
CMR and CT imaging for mitral valve surgery
Intraoperative and intraprocedural echography for the mitral valve
Evolution of robotics in cardiac surgery
Minimally invasive mitral repair, a 2025 update
The forgotten tricuspid valve: is the tricuspid prosthetic ring sufficient for a durable repair
Pioneering innovation in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid space
CardioScout – a new endoscopic platform to navigate and intervene on the epicardial surface of the beating heart
“Simply Bridging” The Valvular Gap / TAB- The Trans Annular Bridge (Surgical & Trans Catheter)
Discussions
Coffee Break
History of EVAR
How to maximize Use of Cook Dissection Stents in Descending Aortic Dissections
Horror in the hybrid OR, a case I’ll never forget
Prediction of cardiovascular disease progression in AAA and PAD patients: the VASCUL AID project
Long term results after endovacular treatment of aortic dissections with multilayer stents
In situ fenestration for totally endovascular aortic arch procedures
Optimizing results in Nonsurgical management of mycotic aortic aneurysms (including Rifampin-soaked endografts)
Saccular Growth after EVAR. How to prevent it?
A Critical Look at Saccular Aortic Aneurysms: Are They All Ticking Time Bombs? How to Best Measure Diameters, Do They Rupture at a Smaller Diameter?”
Outcomes of the Treo fevar
Discussions
Gala Dinner Crowne Plaza
First trimester fetal heart anomalies
Transcatheter approach for coarctation of aorta in children
The child with single ventricle pathway – Single ventricle service
Harmony valve: Expanding the Horizon of Pulmonary Valve Therapy
Pediatric Cardiopulmonary bypass
Aortic stenosis in childhood – pitfalls and fallacies
Vascular ring surgery
Discussion
Coffee Break
Does early surgery improves risks or prognosis in acute aortic valve endocarditis?
The new ECS/EACTS Guideline for the management of valvular diseases – What remains for the surgeon
TAVI for AR
Progress in development of endografts for ascending aortic lesions
When I do a Bentall and when I do a David procedure
AI in Vascular Surgery – Digital Twin Technology
Endovascular Navigation Aorto-iliac: The latest innovation in the medical field to optimize endovascular surgery
Discussion
Lunch Break
Cardiac MRI in clinical practice
New chalenges in infective endocarditis
Patient selection for Heart Transplantation
Heart transplantation in Romania
The role of combined CPET and exercise echocardiography in Heart Failure
Hybrid approach for the treatment of complex arrythmias
LBBB is a totally non-homogenous concept: dephining4 phenotypes of response to CRT
Multidisciplinary approach for GDMT Implementation in Heart Failure
Discussion
Image-based monitoring after cardiac interventions
Off pump Coronary artery revascularisation: historical perspectives, evidence and future directions
Photon counting Angio CT in interventional cardiology
Do we initiate ECLS support too late for cardiogenic schock postcardiotomy syndrome
The treatment of postinfarction ventricular septal defect – is it still a challenge for the heart team
OCT imaging guided PCI
MIDCAB: ”From Origin to Current Status“
Outcomes in cardiac surgery in 800 consecutive Jehovah’s Witness patients
Revascularization of complex coronary artery disease in elderly mpatients
Spontaneous dissection of coronary arteries : myth of reality
Drug eluting balloons, fashion or fact
Discussion
Coffee Break
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”.