Coronary Physiology in the Catheterization Laboratory

23 Apr 2009 - 25 Apr 2009 , Sophia Antipolis - France

Course Directors:

Nico HJ Pijls, William F Fearon, Bernard De Bruyne

Invited Faculty:

Jeroen J. Bax, Giedrius Davidavicius, Nicola Jagic, Petr Kalà, Bon-Kwon Koo, Michael Lindstaedt, Alfonso Medina, Keith Oldroyd, Augusto Pichard, Zsolt Piroth, Uwe Siebert, Timur Timurkaynak, Piet Vanhoenacker, Peter Verlee

Preliminary Programme:

Thursday 23 April

10:00 Registration at the Heart House  
14:00 Introduction Nico H.J. Pijls
     
 The diagnosis of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Chairpersons: William F. Fearon, Jeroen J Bax
14:10 Structure and function of the coronary circulation Nico H.J. Pijls
14:30 What is the role of non-invasive testing? Jeroen J. Bax
14:50 What is the role of MD-CT? Piet Vanhoenacker
15:20 IVUS-VH, OCT, Palpo and Co... a glossary for the interventionalist Augusto Pichard
15:40 Ischaemia versus Vulnerability in patients with CAD Bernard De Bruyne
 
Coronary Physiology: the Basics
Chairpersons: Augusto Pichard, Keith Oldroyd
16:30 ABC of coronary physiology for the interventionalist Bernard De Bruyne
17:00 Fractional flow reserve (FFR): concept and practical set up Nico H.J. Pijls
17:30 Index of myocardial resistance (IMR): concept and practical set up William F. Fearon
17:50 Discussion
 

Friday 24 April

 
FFR in Clinical Practice (Part I)
Chairpersons: Bernard De Bruyne, Bon-Kwon Koo
09:00 Hyperemic stimuli Keith Oldroyd
09:30 Pitfalls with pressure measurements Nico H.J. Pijls
10:00 FFR and LM disease Bernard De Bruyne
10:20 FFR after stenting Nico H.J. Pijls
 
FFR in Clinical Practice (Part II)
Chairpersons: Zsolt Piroth, Keith Oldroyd
11:10 FFR in diffuse disease and serial stenoses Bernard De Bruyne
11:30 FFR in unstable syndromes and after MI William F. Fearon
11:50 FFR in bifurcation lesions: what did we learn? Bon-Kwon Koo
12:10 FFR in MVD and the FAME study Nico H.J. Pijls
 
FFR in Clinical Practice (Part III)
Chairpersons: Bernard De Bruyne, Augusto Pichard
14:00 How should daily practice change after the FAME study? William F. Fearon
14:20 ARTS, SYNTAX, COURAGE, and FAME Bernard De Bruyne
14:40 Cost-effectiveness analysis in the FAME study Uwe Siebert
 
Case Review Session
Chairpersons: Bernard De Bruyne, Augusto Pichard
15:00 Clinical Case from the Baltic Giedrius Davidavicius
15:10 Clinical Case from Hungary Zsolt Piroth
15:20 Clinical Case from Scotland Keith Oldroyd
 
FFR in  Clinical Practice (Part IV)
Chairpersons: Bernard De Bruyne, Augusto Pichard
16:00 How did I implement FFR measurement in all my patients? Peter Verlee
16:20 How did I implement FFR in a high volume centre where IVUS prevails? Augusto Pichard
16:40 Long term clinical outcome of mild coronary stenoses Nico H.J. Pijls
17:00 The CAD patient: the all-in-one approach Bernard De Bruyne
 
Case Review Session
Chairpersons: Bernard De Bruyne, Augusto Pichard
17:20 Clinical Case from Turkey Timur Timurkaynak
17:30 Clinical Case from Spain Alfonso Medina
17:40 Clinical Case from Serbia Nicola Jagic
17:50 Discussion
 

Saturday 25 April

 
New Cardiac and non Cardiac Applications of Pressure and Flow Measurements
Chairpersons: TBA
09:00 LV dP/dt in cardiac resynchronisation therapy Nico H.J. Pijls
09:20 Pressure measurements in renal artery stenosis Bernard De Bruyne
09:40 Clinical application of IMR William F. Fearon
10:00 Absolute blood flow measurements by thermodilution Nico H.J. Pijls
 
Case Review Session
Chairpersons: TBA
11:00 Clinical Case from Korea Bon-Kwon Koo
11:10 Clinical Case from Czech Republic Petr Kalà
11:20 Clinical Case from Germany Michael Lindstaedt
11:30 Clinical Case from the USA Augusto Pichard
 
Concluding Remarks
11:40 FFR, CFR, IMR, Absolute Flow Measurements. Do we need them all? William F. Fearon
12:00 Wrap-up and take home messsages Bernard De Bruyne