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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: A three-day workshop titled ‘Sentient Summit,’ and which is being organised by the Apollo Hospitals for cardiac surgeons and cardiologists will be inaugurated on Friday. Over 400 doctors are expected to participate in the workshop that will discuss new treatment modalities, said Dr Sai Satish, senior interventional cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. “When a patient walks in with a heart problem, it is always better to discuss the condition with cardiac surgeons and/or cardiologists so they can chalk out a treatment plan. This is called a heart team,” said Sai Satish. But, a current breakthrough has made valve treatment possible through transcatheter modalities, he concluded..