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[CWS4-1]Intervention on aortic valve in CF-LVAD implantation. When, how, and why?
Ivan Netuka (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic)

Ivan Netuka, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine(IKEM), Prague, Czech Republic
After graduating from 1st Medical School of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic in 1997, Prof. Ivan Netuka completed his vascular and subsequently cardiovascular surgery residency and successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis in cardiovascular pathophysiology. Since 2000 he has been professionally attached to the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Prague, where in 2017 he was promoted to Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. In the following year, he was appointed Professor of Cardiac Surgery at 1st Medical School in Prague. He has authored over 180 peer-reviewed international journal articles and book chapters focusing predominantly on all aspects of advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory assistance. Prof. Netuka is active in numerous professional international projects and associations.
Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine(IKEM), Prague, Czech Republic
After graduating from 1st Medical School of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic in 1997, Prof. Ivan Netuka completed his vascular and subsequently cardiovascular surgery residency and successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis in cardiovascular pathophysiology. Since 2000 he has been professionally attached to the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Prague, where in 2017 he was promoted to Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. In the following year, he was appointed Professor of Cardiac Surgery at 1st Medical School in Prague. He has authored over 180 peer-reviewed international journal articles and book chapters focusing predominantly on all aspects of advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory assistance. Prof. Netuka is active in numerous professional international projects and associations.
