University of Messina

Hilton Giardini NaxosOctober 06-07-08 2016

Organized By School of Cardiovascular disease, University of Messina

XIV International Meeting of Echocardiographyand Multimodality Imaging

Honorary Presidents:F. Arrigo, S. Coglitore, A. Pezzano

Presidents:

S. Carerj, B.J. Khandheria, G. Oreto, F. Pinto

October, 06 2016

I SESSION Role of imaging in patients with stroke 15.00 - 15.15 Cardiac source of embolism 15.15 - 15.30 How to understand patent foramen ovale clinical significance 15.30 - 15.45 Patients with atrial fibrillation: does imaging add to CHADVASC? 15.45 - 16.00 The role of multimodality imaging16.00 - 16.15 Discussion16.15 - 16.45 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A decade of progress

II SESSION Asymptomatic valvular disease: which imaging arguments to operate……or not ?

17.00 - 17.15 Severe mitral regurgitation 17.15 - 17.30 Severe aortic stenosis 17.30 - 17.45 Severe aortic insufficiency 17.45 - 18.00 Severe tricuspid regurgitation18.00 - 18.15 Discussion

III SESSION Interactive clinical cases. Part 1 18.15 - 19.00 IV SESSION19.00 - 19.30 Practical session

WORKSHOP

October, 07 2016

V SESSION Incremental role of imaging in patients with arterial hypertension 09.00 - 09.15 Cardiac remodeling and LV function in patients with hypertension: which news? 09.15 - 09.30 Is there a place for imaging in primary and secondary prevention? 09.30 - 09.50 Treatment of arterial hyper tension: state of the art09.50 - 10.10 Discussion10.10 - 10.30 Lecture: hypertension and obesity “a common but bad marriage”

VI SESSION Imaging patient with dyspnoea10.30 - 10.45 Pericardial disease 10.45 - 11.00 Pulmonary embolism 11.00 - 11.15 Acute valvular disease 11.15 - 11.30 Prosthetic valve dysfunction11.30 - 11.45 Discussion

VII SESSION11.45 - 12.30 Clinical cases. Part 2

VIII SESSION12.30 - 13.00 Practical session

October, 07 2016 - Meeting

XIV International Meeting Of Echocardiography and Multimodality Imaging

15.00 - 15.30 Lecture: “Heart Failure” from imaging to treatment efficacy.

I SESSION Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: state of the art 15.30 - 15.45 Which news from the ESC guidelines 2016?15.45 - 16.00 Is systolic left ventricular function really normal? 16.00 - 16.15 Role of exercise stress-echo 16.15 - 16.30 Focal or interstitial CMR fibrosis: does it matter? 16.30 - 16.45 Discussion

16.45 - 17.15 Break

II SESSION Management of endocarditis in the era of multimodality imaging17.15 - 17.30 Role of echocardiography17.30 - 17.45 Role of CT and CMR 17.45 - 18.00 Role of nuclear medicine 18.00 - 18.20 Complications of Endocarditis: what the mind does not know, eyes do not see 18.20 - 18.40 Discussion 18.40 -19.10 Lecture: Bicuspid Valve state of the art.

October, 08 2016

III SESSION State of the art in “Imaging in ischemic heart disease”09.00 - 09.15 Echocardiography: is it required in all patients?... Which stress for which patients?...

Echocontrastography?09.15 - 09.30 Computed tomography(CT): from anatomical to functional imaging09.30 - 09.45 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR): ventricular function, myocardial

fibrosis, perfusion and more...09.45 - 10.00 Nuclear medicine: role of fusion imaging10.00 - 10.20 Which news in the treatment of ischemic heart disease10.20 - 10.45 Discussion

IV SESSION Myocardial strain and vortex imaging 10.45 - 11.00 Use of deformation in clinical practice: tips and tricks 11.00 - 11.15 Use of deformation in cardiac resynchronization therapy 11.15 - 11.30 Use of deformation for inducible ischemia assessment11.30 - 11.45 Use of vortex imaging in clinical practise: tips and tricks11.45 - 12.15 Discussion 12.15 - 13.15 BRUNCH

V SESSION Role of imaging in oncology 13.15 - 13.30 Cardiac dysfunction in patients after cancer treatment: cardiac and oncological

implications 13.30 - 13.45 Role of imaging for the detection of subclinical dysfunction 13.45 - 14.00 Vascular disease as a consequence of cancer therapy: state of the heart 14.00 - 14.15 Discussion 14.15 - 14.45 Prevention of embolic stroke in atrial fibrillation. Which says the last ESC guidelines?

VI SESSION Imaging in rare cardiomyopathies. 14.45 - 15.00 Hypereosinophilia 15.00 - 15.15 Amyloidosis 15.15 - 15.30 Left ventricular non compaction 15.30 - 15.45 Discussion 15.45 - 16.00 Closure and CME evaluation

Conference Venue: Hilton Giardini NaxosVia Jannuzzo, 47 - 98035 Giardini Naxos (ME), Italy

tel. +39 0942 51931 fax +39 0942 56128Hilton Giardini Naxos is located a few steps from the main shuttle bus stop to and from the nearest Catania Airport “V. Bellini”. The hotel is easily accessible by train (only 3,5 km from the railway station) and by car (59 km/40 minutes from Catania airport - A18 motorway direction Messina, exit Giardini Naxos).

Registration feesWorkshop October 06 -07: € 305,00 Vat included (maximum 100 partecipants admitted)Registration includes: Admission to the meeting, conference kit, certificate of attendance, coffee breaks and lunch Meeting, October 07 - 08:SIEC member: € 366,00 Vat includedNon member: € 488,00 Vat includedStudents: € 183,00 Vat includedRegistration includes: Admission to the meeting, conference kit, certificate of attendance, coffee breaks and lunch

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Official languagesItalian and english. No translation is provided

Workshop: CME credits will be requested for physicians.Meeting: CME credits will be requested for physicians and nurses.

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