Guidelines and beyond: an interactive case-based course
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Course Directors:
Manuel J. Antunes, Coimbra, PT
Pilar Tornos Mas, Barcelona, ES
Bernard Iung, Paris, FR
Invited Faculty:
Roger Hall, London, UK
Jens Kaden, Heidelberg, DE
Pieter Kappetein, Rotherdam, NL
Bernard Prendergast, London, UK
Raphael Rosenheck, Vienna, AT
Janina Stepinska, Warsaw, PL
PROGRAMME
Thursday 19th February
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| 14:30-16:15 The asymptomatic patient |
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Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Calcification, progression and exercise testing. |
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Asymptomatic severe aortic regurgitation. |
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Asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation. Watchful waiting or surgery? |
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| 16:30-18:15 Heart failure in valvular disease |
| 1 |
Mitral regurgitation and poor left ventricular function |
| 2 |
Tricuspid regurgitation after successful mitral surgery |
| 3 |
Low gradient aortic stenosis and heart failure |
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Friday 20th February
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| 08:30-10:15 Valvular heart disease and coronary artery disease |
| 1 |
Acute coronary syndrome in patients with artificial heart valve |
| 2 |
Moderate aortic stenosis with CAD |
| 3 |
Patient with moderate mitral regurgitation undergoing CABG |
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| 10:30-12:15 Valve disease in the elderly |
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Evolution of aortic valve disease in the elderly |
| 2 |
Risk analysis in elderly patients: are patients denied surgery? |
| 3 |
Transcatheter / transapical valve replacement: The alternative in the elderly? |
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| 12:15-12:45 Discussion |
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| 14:30-16:15 Valvular disease in pregnancy |
| 1 |
Anticoagulation during pregnancy |
| 2 |
Cardiac surgery in pregnant patients |
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| 16:30-18:15 Difficult endocarditits |
| 1 |
Prosthetic valve endocarditis with abscess |
| 2 |
MV IE with cerebral complications in an IV drug addict |
| 3 |
The big vegetation on the mitral valve |
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Saturday 21st February
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| 08:30-10:15 Problems after valve replacement |
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Paraprosthetic leak and severe haemolysis (diagnosis, medical treatment, when to reintervene) |
| 2 |
Primary deterioration of bioprosthesis (diagnosis, timing of reoperation) |
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Stroke and bleeding in patients with mechanical aortic prosthesis (investigations, adaption of anticoagulant therapy in the acute phase and after, indications for reoperation in the case of prosthetic thrombosis) |
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The patient with a high transprosthetic gradient |
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| 10:30-12:15 Anticoagulation and thrombosis |
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To bridge or not to bridge - what to do in case of noncardiac surgical procedures |
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What to do when the valve is thrombosed |
| 3 |
Non-occlusive prosthetic thrombosis |
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| 12:15-12:45 Discussion / evaluation |