SUMMARY

Courses Directors p. 2

Invited Faculty p. 3

Multiple-choice Congress p. 4

Scientific Programme p. 5

Congress Website p. 10

Accreditation p. 11

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COURSES DIRECTORS

Sabino Iliceto Director of Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular SciencesUniversity of Padua Medical SchoolPadua, Italy

Director for: course B “The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in ischemic heart disease” and course C “International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease”

Luigi P. Badano

President of the European Association of Echocardiography Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences University of Padua Medical SchoolPadua, Italy Director for: course A “How to include three-dimensional echocardiography in your clinical workflow” and course C “International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease”

Roberto M. Lang

Past President of the American Society of Echocardiography Director of Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, USA

Director for: course A “How to include three-dimensional echocardiography in your clinical workflow”

Joao A.C. Lima Professor of Medicine, Radiology and EpidemiologyDirector of Cardiovascular Imaging Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, USA

Director for: course B “The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in ischemic heart disease” and course C “International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease”

Folkert J. ten Cate

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Director for: course B “The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in ischemic heart disease”

Mani A. Vannan Associate ProfessorPiedmont heart institute, Advanced heart failure centerAtlanta, USA

Director for: course A “How to include three-dimensional echocardiography in your clinical workflow”

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Luciano Agati“Sapienza” University of RomeRome, IT

Giuseppe AmbrosioUniversity of Perugia School of MedicinePerugia, IT

Luigi P. BadanoUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Aernout M. BeekVU University Medical Center of AmsterdamAmsterdam, NL

Claudio BilatoUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Chiara Bucciarelli-DucciUniversity of Bristol Bristol, UK

Filippo Cademartiri Giovanni XXIII Clinic Monastier of TrevisoTreviso, ITErasmus Medical Center Thoraxcenter RotterdamRotterdam, NL

Filippo Crea Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRome, IT

Erica Dall’ArmellinaUniversity of Oxford The John Radcliffe HospitalOxford, UK

Victoria DelgadoLeiden University Medical CenterLeiden, NL

Germano Di SciascioPoliclinico Universitario Campus Bio-MedicoRome, IT

Thor EdvardsenOslo University Hospital RikshospitaletOslo, NO

Raimund ErbelUniversity Duisburg-EssenEssen, DE

Pompilio FaggianoUniversity of BresciaBrescia, IT

Francesco FaletraCardiocentro Ticino FoundationLugano, CH

Nicola GaibazziParma University HospitalParma, IT

Marcel L. GeleijnseErasmus Medical Center Thoraxcenter RotterdamRotterdam, NL

Gino Gerosa University of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Paolo GolinoFederico II UniversityNaples, IT

Giulio GuagliumiBergamo HospitalBergamo, IT

Sabino IlicetoUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Ciro IndolfiUniversity of CatanzaroCatanzaro, IT

Patrizio LancellottiUniversity Hospital of LiègeLiège, BE

Roberto M. LangUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, US

Joao A. C. LimaJohns Hopkins University Baltimore, US

Massimo LombardiC.N.R. “G. Monasterio” FoundationPisa, IT

Thomas F. LüscherUniversity Hospital ZurichZurich, CH

Heiko Mahrholdt Robert-Bosch-Medical CenterStuttgart, DE

Piergiorgio MasciC.N.R. “G. Monasterio” FoundationPisa, IT

Jackie McGhieErasmus Medical CenterThoraxcenter RotterdamRotterdam, NL

Maria Grazia ModenaModena and Reggio Emilia UniversityModena, IT

Mark J. MonaghanKing’s College HospitalLondon, UK

James MoonUniversity College London HospitalLondon, UK

Denisa MuraruUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Giuseppe MusumeciBergamo HospitalBergamo, IT

Aleksandar N. NeskovicClinical Hospital Center Zemun Belgrade, RS

Gianluigi NicolosiA.O.S. Maria degli AngeliPordenone, IT

Martina Perazzolo MarraUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Pasquale Perrone FilardiFederico II UniversityNaples, IT

Eugenio PicanoCNR Institute of Clinical Physiology Pisa, IT

Fausto PintoLisbon University Medical SchoolLisbon, PT

Sven PleinUniversity of LeedsLeeds, UK

Frank Rademakers University Hospitals LeuvenLeuven, BE

Renato RazzoliniUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Fausto RigoDell’Angelo Hospital Venice Mestre, IT

Alberto RoghiHospital Niguarda Cà GrandaMilan, IT

Jeanette Schulz-MengerCharité University Medicine BerlinHELIOS Clinics Berlin, DE

Roxy SeniorRoyal Brompton HospitalLondon and Northwick Park Hospital Harrow London, UK

Gianfranco SinagraUniversity Hospital of TriesteTrieste, IT

Corrado TamburinoUniversity of Catania Catania, IT

Giuseppe TarantiniUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Folkert J. ten CateThoraxcenter Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam Rotterdam, NL

Francesco TonaUniversity of Padua Medical School Padua, IT

Annemien van den Bosch Erasmus MC University HospitalRotterdam, NL

Mani A. VannanPiedmont Heart InstituteAtlanta, US

Massimo Volpe“Sapienza” University of RomeRome, IT

INVITED FACULTY

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Multiple-ChoiCe Congress

Course A: How to include three-dimensional echocardiography in your clinical workflow

Course B: The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in ischemic heart disease

Course C: International Workshop on the role of Advanced Cardiac Imaging: Clinical decision making in Coronary artery disease

Course A + Course CHow to include three-dimensional echocardiography in your clinical workflow & International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease

Course B + Course CThe role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in ischemic heart disease & International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery diseas

Courses combinations

CMRCOURSE

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

3D ECHOCOURSE

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

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Wednesday, 8 May 2013 - COURSE A: 3D ECHO

How to include three-dimensional echocardiography in your clinical workflowCourse Directors: Luigi P. Badano, Roberto M. Lang, Mani A. Vannan

FIRST SESSION3D ECHO TECHNOLOGY: STATE OF THE ARTChairmen: L.P. Badano (Padua, IT), F.J. ten Cate (Rotterdam, NL)

• Image acquisition and displayJ. McGhie (Rotterdam, NL)

• Artifacts and challenges during 3D data set post-processingF. Faletra (Lugano, CH)

• Implementation of 3D in the clinical routineR.M. Lang (Chicago, US)

• Data set processing and quantitationM.A. Vannan (Atlanta, US)

SECOND SESSION3D ECHO ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC CHAMBERSChairmen: R.M. Lang (Chicago, US), F. Faletra (Lugano, CH)

• Left ventricular geometry and functionM.J. Monaghan (London, UK)

• Right ventricular morphology and functionD. Muraru (Padua, IT)

• Left atrium and atrial appendageF.J. ten Cate (Rotterdam, NL)

• Congenital heart diseases/Great vesselsA. van den Bosch (Rotterdam, NL)

THIRD SESSION3D ASSESMENT OF HEART VALVESChairmen: M.J. Monaghan (London, UK), F.J. ten Cate (Rotterdam, NL)

• Mitral valveM.L. Geleijnse (Rotterdam, NL)

• Aortic valveM.A. Vannan (Atlanta, US)

• Tricuspid valveD. Muraru (Padua, IT)

• Prosthetic valvesR.M. Lang (Chicago, US)

FOURTH SESSIONADVANCED QUANTIFICATION AND PERIPROCEDURAL MONITORINGChairmen: R.M. Lang (Chicago, US), D. Muraru (Padua, IT)

• Incremental value of 3D imaging during stress echoL.P. Badano (Padua, IT)

• Assessement of intraventricular dyssynchrony in heart failure patients

F.J. ten Cate (Rotterdam, NL)

• 3D echo in the electrophysiology labF. Faletra (Lugano, CH)

• 3D echo for patient selection and monitoring during TAVIM.J. Monaghan (London, UK)

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Wednesday, 8 May 2013 - COURSE B: CMR

The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in ischemic heart diseaseCourse Director: Sabino Iliceto, Joao A.C. Lima, Folkert J. ten Cate

FIRST SESSIONCLINICAL ROLE OF CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN SUSPECTED ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES & DIFFERENT CLINICAL CONDITIONS MIMICKING AN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMEChairmen: F. Rademakers (Leuven, BE), A. Roghi (Milan, IT)

• The diagnostic performance of CMR in Acute Coronary SyndromesS. Plein (Leeds, UK)

• Acute MyocarditisH. Mahrholdt (Stuttgart, DE)

• Takotsubo cardiomyopathyJ. Schulz-Menger (Berlin, DE)

• How to detect myocardial ischemia by CMR: tissue characterization as a key role in Non-ST Segment elevation Myocardial InfarctionF. Rademakers (Leuven, BE)

SECOND SESSIONFROM MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA TO INTRAMYOCARDIAL HEMORRHAGE: THE LESSON LEARNED IN VIVO BY CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCEChairmen: A.M. Beek (Amsterdam, NL), M. Lombardi (Pisa, IT)

• Myocardial edema: CMR findings compared to other imaging modalitiesE. Dall’Armellina (Oxford, UK)

• Transmural wavefront necrosis: “time-relationship” from a cath-lab point of viewG. Tarantini (Padua, IT)

• An old concept now visible: “salvaged myocardium”C. Bucciarelli-Ducci (Bristol, UK)

• Microvascular obstruction after primary PCI: angiographic assessment compared with CMR findingsA.M. Beek (Amsterdam, NL)

• Intramyocardial hemorrhage: has it a role for clinical practice?M. Perazzolo Marra (Padua, IT)

THIRD SESSIONPROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONChairmen: S. Iliceto (Padua, IT), S. Plein (Leeds, UK)

• The role of right ventricular infarction as prognostic indexP. Masci (Pisa, IT)

• Which is the best predictor of ventricular remodeling?• Infarct Size

G. Tarantini (Padua, IT)• Myocardial salvaged

C. Bucciarelli-Ducci (Bristol, UK)• Microvascular damage

E. Dall’Armellina (Oxford, UK)

FOURTH SESSIONLECTURES

• Post-infarction remodeling: from imaging to therapyS. Iliceto (Padua, IT) Introduced by F. Rademakers (Leuven, BE)

• Ventricular scar: the link between arrhythmogenic substrate and dyssynchronyJ. Moon (London, UK)

• The management of heart failure guided by Cardiac Magnetic ResonanceJ.A.C. Lima (Baltimore, US) Introduced by S. Iliceto (Padua, IT)

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Thursday, 9 May 2013 - COURSE C: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery diseaseCourse Directors: Luigi P. Badano, Sabino Iliceto, Joao A.C. Lima

FIRST SESSIONASYMPTOMATIC PATIENT: IMAGING IN PRECLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSISChairmen: F. Crea (Rome, IT), S. Iliceto (Padua, IT)

• Natural history of atherosclerosis. And impact of medical treatment on its prognosisT.F. Lüscher (Zurich, CH)

• Early calcific degeneration of intracardiac structures as a marker of subclinical coronary artery diseaseP. Faggiano (Brescia, IT)

• Comprehensive assessment of atherosclerotic burden by ultrasound management implications F. Rigo (Mestre, IT)

• Incremental prognostic and therapeutic value of imaging coronary therosclerosis by MCT over traditional risk factors and biomarker assessment?R. Erbel (Essen, DE)

SECOND SESSIONCHEST PAIN WITH INCONCLUSIVE ECG IN THE EMERGENCY ROOMChairmen: M.G. Modena (Modena, IT), M. Lombardi (Pisa, IT)

• Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a fast-track protocol driven by angio CT(t.b.d.)

• Prognostic stratification with stress-echocardiography: added value of assessing myocardial perfusionN. Gaibazzi (Parma, IT)

• Prognostic stratification with nuclear cardiologyP. Perrone Filardi (Naples, IT)

• Cardiac magnetic resonanceS. Plein (Leeds, UK)

• CLINICAL LECTURE: Use and misuse of imaging in patients with ischemic heart diseaseE. Picano (Pisa, IT)

THIRD SESSIONSTABLE SYMPTOMATIC PATIENT AND RISK STRATIFICATION TOOLS IChairmen: C. Indolfi (Catanzaro, IT), G. Di Sascio (Rome, IT)

• New echo modalities applied during stress echo: any added value?

L.P. Badano (Padua, IT)

• Stress echo in particular patient groups (LBBB, diabetes, women)M.J. Monaghan (London, UK)

• Non-invasive coronary flow reserveF. Tona (Padua, IT)

• Anatomic vs. functional imaging: together it may be possibleF. Cademartiri (Treviso, IT)

• CLINICAL LECTURE: Invasive evaluation and treatment perspective based on vulnerable plaque characterization: The role of OCTG. Guagliumi (Bergamo, IT)

FOURTH SESSIONSTABLESYMPTOMATIC PATIENT AND RISK STRATIFICATION TOOLS IIChairpersons: P. Golino (Naples, IT), G. Nicolosi (Pordenone,IT)

• Stress MRI: the new frontierF. Rademakers (Leuven, BE)

• Physiopathology and management implications non-invasive assessment of diastolic dysfunctionR. Razzolini (Padua, IT)

• Myocardial scintigraphyP. Perrone Filardi (Naples, IT)

• When and why invasive evaluation still matter beyond non-invasive imaging?G. Tarantini (Padua, IT)

• CLINICAL LECTURE: Imaging the vulnerable plaque to address proper managementF. Pinto (Lisbon, PT)

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Friday, 10 May 2013 - COURSE C: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery diseaseCourse Directors: Luigi P. Badano, Sabino Iliceto, Joao A.C. Lima

FIFTH SESSIONIMAGING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES IN CORONARY CARE UNITChairmen: G. Ambrosio (Perugia, IT), A. Roghi (Milan, IT)

• How to use echo for assessing cardiac performance and hemodynamicsA.N. Neskovic (Belgrade, SE)

• 2D and 3D echo to assess myocardial infarction complicationsD. Muraru (Padua, IT)

• How to assess effectiveness of revascularizationL. Agati (Rome, IT)

• Cardiac magnetic resonance in the acute phase: indications and limitationsC. Bucciarelli-Ducci (Bristol, UK)

SIXTH SESSIONPREDISCHARGE PROGNOSTIC STRATIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH UNCOMPLICATED ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONChairmen: C. Bilato (Padua, IT), P. Perrone Filardi (Naples, IT)

• Comprehensive assessment of left ventricular geometry and function: the added value of 3D echoR.M. Lang (Chicago, US)

• New pathophysiological insights and prognostic parameters from cardiac magnetic resonance imagingS. Iliceto (Padua, IT)

• Myocardial perfusion by stress echo to assess prognosisR. Senior (London, UK)

• Is there still a role for an invasive evaluation- a glimpse at the guidelinesG. Musumeci (Bergamo, IT)

SEVENTH SESSIONHEART FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHYChairman: G. Sinagra (Trieste, IT), M. Volpe (Rome, IT)

• Myocardial viability, when and how: cardiac MRI vs echo vs nuclear cardiology. Which is the best?S. Plein (Leeds, UK)

• Cardiac magnetic resonance and prevention of sudden death: the evidence and the futureF. Rademakers (Leuven, BE)

• Prevention of sudden death: role of echoT. Edvardsen (Oslo, NO)

• Selection imaging-guided for CRT therapyV. Delgado (Leiden, NL)

• CLINICAL LECTURE: Post-AMI cardiac remodeling: pathophysiology, detection, prevention and managementJ.A.C. Lima (Baltimore, US)

EIGHTH SESSIONFUNCTIONAL MITRAL REGURGITATIONChairmen: G. Gerosa (Padua, IT), C. Tamburino (Catania, IT)

• Clinical scenario: definition and classification of functional mitral regurgitationG. Tarantini (Padua, IT)

• Echocardiography to guide managementP. Lancellotti (Liege, BE)

• Magnetic resonance imagingM. Perazzolo Marra (Padua, IT)

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CONGRESS WEBSITEwww.cardiacimaginginvenice.com

Visit the website to find out more about the following subjects:

• Courses directors • A - B - C courses• Invited faculty• Registration fee• Accomodation• Congress location• Exhibition & sponsors • Information• Photogallery• Organizing secretariat• Accreditation

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ACCREDITATIONEuropean accreditation

The Congress 2013 “Clinical Decision Making in Coronary Artery Disease: The Role of Advanced Cardiac Imaging” - live interactive event divided in:

• Course A: How to include three-dimensional echocardiofraphy in your clinical workflow

• Course B: The role of cardiac magnetic resonance in ischemic heart disease

• Course C: International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease

It will be accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC).

Italian accreditation

L’evento “Clinical Decision Making in Coronary Artery Disease: The Role of Advanced Cardiac Imaging” composto da:

• Corso A: How to include three-dimensional echocardiofraphy in your clinical workflow

• Corso B: The role of cardiac magnetic resonance in ischemic heart disease

• Corso C: International workshop on advanced cardiovascular imaging in coronary artery disease

i quali saranno inseriti nel Piano Formativo Annuale 2013 per la Formazione Continua in Medicina (ECM) del Provider Intermeeting n° 102.L’accreditamento sarà effettuato per le figure professionali di: Medico Chirurgo conspecialità in Cardiologia,Cardiochirurgia, Medicina interna, Anestesia e Rianimazione, Medicina generale e Pediatria.

Per conseguire i crediti sarà necessario:• compilare e consegnare alla Segreteria del Provider l’intera

documentazione che sarà consegnata al termine del corso• partecipare nella misura del 100% ai lavori scientifici• registrare la propria presenza firmando gli appositi moduli, sia in

entrata che in uscita

Gli attestati ECM verranno inviati mediante posta elettronica o posta ordinaria successivamente ai corsi a tutti coloro che avranno riconsegnato il materiale ECM ricevuto al momento della registrazione, contestualmente al questionario di valutazionedebitamente compilato e firmato.