A two-day dedicated conference on the transaxillary approach to cardiac surgery titled ‘TRANS AX SUMMIT 2025’ organised by the State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research concluded in Bengaluru on Saturday (August 2, 2025).

The summit attracted over 350 in-person delegates and was broadcast to more than 100 registered online viewers from India and abroad. The focus of the conference was to promote awareness, share surgical experience, and advance the adoption of the sternal-sparing transaxillary approach — a method that allows cardiac surgery through a small incision under the arm, avoiding the need to cut through the sternum.

This technique offers quicker recovery, less pain, and superior cosmetic outcomes, and has been steadily gaining attention in the global cardiac surgery community.

A major highlight of the event was the presentation by Rajesh Kishan Rao, Professor of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery at Jayadeva, who shared a case series of over 500 transaxillary cardiac surgeries successfully performed at the Institute. 

The summit also featured case discussions led by international faculty from Italy and Spain, the release said.