Edwards Training Village at EACTS 2025

Edwards Training Village: Advanced MIS Skills Lab

This hands-on session focuses on mastering a range of minimally invasive approaches, including trans-axillary access, endoscopic techniques, and mini-thoracotomy. Participants will refine their skills in both aortic and mitral valve procedures through guided simulations designed to enhance precision and efficiency.

Thursday 9 Oct 2025

10:10 – 11:30 | Edwards Training village, Room 1: Surgical Skills Lab |

MIS Aortic

Gianluca Lucchese
United Kingdom
12:30 – 14:00 | Edwards Training village, Room 1: Surgical Skills Lab |

MIS Mitral

Di Eusanio
Italy
15:00 – 16:30 | Edwards Training village, Room 1: Surgical Skills Lab |

MIS Mitral

Antonio Pitsis
Greece

Friday 10 Oct 2025

12:30 – 14:00 | Edwards Training village, Room 1: Surgical Skills Lab |

MIS Aortic

Piotr Suwalski
Poland

Clinical data on valves with RESILIA tissue up to 7-year follow-up have been published, with additional follow-up of up to 10 years in process.

Reference: Beaver T, Bavaria JE, Griffith B, et al. Seven-year outcomes following aortic valve replacement with a novel tissue bioprosthesis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep;168(3):781-791.

Expert opinions, advice and all other information represent contributor’s views and not necessarily those of Edwards Lifesciences.

Medical device for professional use. For a listing of indications, contraindications, precautions, warnings, and potential adverse events, please refer to the Instructions for Use (consult https://eifu.edwards.com where applicable).