CSI AFRICa 2026
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This workshop offers you a comprehensive overview of the most important catheter therapies of congenital, structural and valvar heart disease in children and adults. CSI addresses the needs of adult and pediatric interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, imaging specialists and colleagues of other disciplines who wish to know more about the field. Topics will include:

  • CONGENITAL INTERVENTIONS
  • PDA closure
  • Sinus venosus ASDs
  • ASD closure
  • Fontan completion
  • Pulmonary valve implantation
  • VSD closure
  • Coronary artery fistulas
  • PDA stenting 
  • STRUCTURAL AND VALVULAR INTERVENTIONS
  • Mitral valvuloplasty
  • Mitral clip (in MR) versus surgical repair
  • PFO
  • TAVI
  • LAA closure
  • other TOPICS
  • Prevention of RHD
  • Complex cases (success and complications)
  • Developing structural. CHD and valvar intervention in Africa
  • Use of AI
  • Collaboration between well-established centers in HICs and African centers
  • Establishing a CHD registry