From April 12th to 15th, the 17th Asia Pacific Annual Conference on Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology in 2023 was held in Seoul, South Korea. The conference brought together over 300 renowned scholars and outstanding representatives from countries such as China, the United States, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and the Netherlands in the field of cardiovascular intervention. They shared and discussed the latest research achievements in the field of interventional radiology around nearly 40 themes.

Professor Han Guohong, Executive Dean of Digestive Hospital of Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, was invited to attend the meeting and gave a special speech around "Intrahepatic portosystemic shunt via jugular vein vein (TIPS) combined with spontaneous portosystemic shunt occlusion to prevent postoperative dominant hepatic encephalopathy".

Professor Han Guohong stated that TIPS combined with coarse shunt occlusion can effectively reduce the incidence of overt hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS surgery, without increasing the risk of complications such as portal hypertension, shunt dysfunction, and other adverse events.

It is reported that the Asia Pacific Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APSCVIR) is an international organization composed of interventional radiologists and professionals in related fields, aiming to promote international exchange of knowledge on cardiovascular and interventional radiology in the Asia Pacific region, improve the clinical practice and research level of cardiovascular interventional radiology in the Asia Pacific region. The first annual conference was held in Korea in 1993 and has now become the top academic conference in the field of interventional radiology in the Asia Pacific region.