Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing committee, I am very pleased and honored to invite you to the II National Congress of Cardiac Surgeons of Kazakhstan, to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on September 7 and 8, 2013.

The II congress aims at bringing together the best scientists and professionals in cardiac surgery and related fields to share knowledge and clinical experience as well as discuss new scientific developments and breakthroughs.

The Scientific Program of the congress covers an intensive range of topics to be presented in plenary and scientific sessions including congenital and acquired heart defects surgery, coronary artery disease surgery, paediatric cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology, hybrid technologies in treatment of cardiovascular diseases and heart transplantation, cardiac nursing.

We hope that the congress will promote a creative exchange of ideas, and we are assured that your participation and high value expertise in this field will enrich this event and support our efforts to make it success.

We look forward to welcoming you in our beautiful capital Astana very soon!