Greetings
Endovascular Asia 2019

Endovascular Asia (EndoAsia) 2019 will be held over two days, December 13–14, 2019. This year’s meeting will be at the Knowledge Theater in Grand Front Osaka, which is in Umeda, the most exciting downtown neighborhood of Osaka.

EndoAsia started in 2010 as a grass-roots project called the Bay Area Endovascular Summit (BEST). It has steadily increased in scale each year with the close relationship among cardiovascular and wound specialists in Asia. Thanks to all, EndoAsia 2019 will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. This year’s theme is “Head to Toe.” We would like to focus on ‘unique activities’ including CLI ASIA, VALVE ASIA, VEIN ASIA, STOKE ASIA, and CTO ASIA.

With the rapid advancement of endovascular therapy, it is vital to responsively hone one’s knowledge and skills in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Our main goal is to understand the current situation and share cutting-edge insight with multidisciplinary specialists in Asia including cardiologists, vascular surgeons, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and plastic surgeons. The steps of EndoAsia have been highly evaluated and endorsed by the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (ISEVS). Its official journal is the Journal of Endovascular Therapy. We are pleased to announce that the Asia and Japan chapters of ISEVS have been established in partnership with EndoAsia. We will have an ISEVS Asia/Japan chapter session for more educational opportunities.

We hope you will enjoy EndoAsia and the Christmas season in Osaka.

Koji Hozawa, MD
Endovascular Asia 2019 Course Director
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
New Tokyo Hospital