Brief notices of meetings, courses, and svmuosia relevant to cardiothoracic sur- &i are published as a service. They should be formatted as follows: meetinn utle, date, place, sponsor, accreditation. director, fee, minimum/maximum atten- dance, and address/phone for further in- formation. Announcements should be sent at least 4 months in advance of publication to The Annals of Thoracic Sur- gey, 3108 Queeny Tower, Barnes Hospi- tal Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63110-1041; telephone, (314) 361-6064.

n Thirteenth Annual San Diego Cardiothoracic Surgery Symposium, San Diego, California-February 11-14, 1993 For information on this meeting, en- titled “Pathophysiology & Tech- niques of Cardiopulmonary Bypass,” contact CREF, PO Box 23220, San Diego, CA 92193; or telephone (619) 541-1444.

n Forty-second Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology, Anaheim, California- March 14-18,1993 For information on this meeting, contact American College of Cardiol- ogy, 9111 Old Georgetown Rd, Be- thesda, MD 20814; or telephone (800) 253-4636.

m Neurohumoral Effects of Profound Hypothermia in Infant Heart Surgery, London, England-March U-19,1993 For information on this meeting, contact The Postgraduate Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse St, London SW3 6LY, England; or telephone 071351 8172 (facsimile: 071-376 3442).

n Le Club Mitrale, Paris, France-March 27-April3,1993 For information on this live telecon- ference, contact Margo Irr, ProMed-

ica International, 620 Newport Cen- ter Dr, Suite 575, Newport Beach, CA 92460; or telephone (714) 640- 5870, extension 28 (facsimile: (714) 759-6911).

n One Hundred Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the American Surgical Association, Baltimore, Maryland- April l-3,1993 For information on this meeting, contact American Surgical Associa- tion, Department of Surgery, CB 7245, University of North Carolina, 136 Burnett-Womack Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599; or tele- phone (919) 966-4320 (facsimile: (919) 966-6009).

n American College of Surgeons, Montreal, Canada- April 2%28,1993 For information on this meeting, contact American College of Sur- geons, 55 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611; or telephone (312) 664- 4050 (facsimile: (312) 440-7014).

n Seventy-third Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois-April 26-28,1993 For information on this meeting, contact American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 13 Elm St, Manchester, MA 01944; or tele- phone (508) 526-8330 (facsimile: (508) 526-4018).

q Fourteenth Annual Scientific Session of the North American Society of Pacing and- Electrophysiology, San Diego, California-May 6-8,1993 For information on this meeting, contact NASPE, 377 EUiot St, New- ton Upper Falls, MA 02164; or tele- phone (617) 2447300 (facsimile: (617) 2443920).

1993 World Symposium on Cardiomyoplasty and Biomechanical Assist, Paris, France-May U-26,1993 For information on this meeting, contact Beverly Farrier, ProMedica International, 620 Newport Center Dr, Suite 575, Newport Beach, CA 92660; or telephone (714) 640- 5870, extension 22 (facsimile: (714) 759-6911).

The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery/The Society for Vascular Surgery, Washington, DC-June 7-9, 1993 For information on this meeting, contact the Association offices, 13 Elm St, Manchester, MA 01944; or telephone (508) 526-8330 (facsimile: (508) 526-4018).

Fifth European Congress on Extra-Corporeal Circulation Technology, Arles, France, June g-12,1993 For information on this meeting, contact MOB0 Promotions/FECECT, Catharijnesingel 105, 3511 GV Utrecht, Netherlands; or telephone 31-(0)30-310751 (facsimile: 31-(0)30- 311198).

World Congress on Diseases of the Chest, Amsterdam, the Netherlands-June 13-l&1993 For information on this meeting, contact XVII WorId Congress on Dis- eases of the Chest, International Academy of Chest Physicians & Sur- geons, 3300 Dundee Rd, North- brook, IL 60062-2348.

n Nineteenth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Carlsbad, California-June 24-26,1993 For information on this meeting, contact The Western Thoracic Surgi-

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cal Association, 13 Elm St, Manches- ter, MA 01944; or telephone (508) 526-8330 (facsimile: (508) 526-4018).

Le Club Mitrale, Paris, France, June 26June 3,Y993 For information on this live telecon- ference, contact Margo Irr, ProMed- ica International, 620 Newport Cen- ter Dr, Suite 575, Newport Beach, CA 92668; or telephone (714) 6-40- 5870, ext 28 (facsimile: (714) 759- 6911).

Twenty-first World Congress of The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal-September 12-15, 1993 For information on this meeting, contact ISCVS XXIst World Con- gress, Congress Secretariat, 13 Elm St, Manchester, MA 01944.

Seventh Annual Meeting of The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, September 2ct-22,1993 For information on this meeting, contact EACTS Executive Secretariat,

Le Fugon, PO Box 51, rue Cardinal Richaud, F-33028 Bordeaux, France; or telephone 33 56 50 67 36 (facsimile: 33 56 50 67 43).

Neurological injury and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (including results of the prospective Boston Circulatory Arrest Study), Boston, Massachusetts, September 3Q October 2,1993

For information on this meeting, contact Laura Young, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children’s Hospi- tal, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115; or telephone (617) 735-7930 (facsimile: (617) 735-6742).

Fifty-ninth Annual Scientific Asseu:bly, American College of Chest Physicians, Orlando, Florida--October 2&28,1993 For information on this meeting, contact American College of Chest Physicians, 3300 Dundee Rd, North- brook, IL 60062; or telephone (708) 498-1400 (facsimile: (708) 4985460).

Fortieth Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Panama City Beach, Florida-November 4-6, 1993 For information on this meeting, contact Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611-4267; or tele- phone (312) 644-6610 (facsimile: (312) 321-6869).

Sixty-sixth Scientific Session of the American Heart Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November t&11,1993 For information on this meeting, contact American Heart Association, 7320 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231; or telephone (214) 373-6300 (facsimile: (214) 3733406).

Thirtieth Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons0 New Orleans, Louisiana, January 31-February 2,1994 For information on this meeting, contact Richard P. Anderson, MD, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611; or telephone (312) 644- 6610 (facsimile: (312) 527-6635).