A three-day 8th international conference of Pakistan Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons will begin at a local hotel in Bhurban, Murree, from Friday. The conference being organised by Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, will conclude on Sunday. The scientific programme will provide an opportunity for all ths participants to exchange the latest information and ideas, and encourage debate on many issues in intensive care, adult and paediatric cardiac surgery, perfusion, cardiac anesthesiology, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery. There will be an exhibition displaying the latest drugs and equipment related to different health fields.