University of Messina

Hilton Giardini NaxosOctober 09-10-11 2014

Organized By School of Cardiovascular disease, University of Messina

XIIIIII

International Meetingof Echocardiography

International Course on Echocardiography: from stethoscope to echoscope

Aloisi Bruno - CataniaAndò Giuseppe - MessinaAntonini-Canterin Francesco - PordenoneArrigo Francesco - MessinaBalbarini Alberto - PisaBellieni Giancarlo - CatanzaroBenedetto Frank - Reggio CalabriaBianca Innocenzo - CataniaCalabrò Maria Pia - MessinaCapranzano Piera - CataniaCarerj Scipione - MessinaCaso Pio - NapoliCoglitore Sebastiano -MessinaColonna Paolo - BariConsolo Andrea - MessinaConsolo Giovanni - Messina Crea Pasquale - MessinaCucinotta Domenico - MessinaCusma’ Piccione Maurizio - MessinaDattilo Giuseppe - MessinaDe Tommasi Salvatore Mario - PisaDei Cas Livio - BresciaDeste Wanda - CataniaDi Bella Gianluca - MessinaDi Bello Vitantonio - PisaDi Biase Matteo - BariDodic Slobodan - Novi SadDonato Domenica - MessinaDonato Rocco - Messina

Falanga Gabriella - MessinaFedele Francesco - RomaFelis Salvatore - CataniaGaeta Roberto - MessinaGermanò Giuseppe - RomaGiordano Guido - CataniaGirbino Giuseppe - MessinaGrimaldi Patrizia - MessinaGuccione Paolo - Taormina, MEGullace Giuseppe - LeccoKhandheria Bijoy - PhoenixLa Canna Giovanni - MilanoLa Carrubba Salvatore - PalermoLa Manna Alessio - CataniaLongobardo Luca - MessinaLuzza Francesco - MessinaManganaro Agatino - MessinaManganaro Roberta - MessinaMangano Santi - MessinaMarte Filippo - Barcellona P.G., MEMaurea Nicola - NapoliMercuro Giuseppe - CagliariMonte Ines Paola - CataniaMontemurro Vincenzo - ScillaMusolino Michele - Reggio CalabriaNavarra Giuseppe - MessinaNovo Giuseppina - PalermoNovo Salvatore - PalermoOreto Giuseppe - Messina

Oreto Lilia - MessinaPatanè Francesco - MessinaPatanè Leonardo - CataniaPavan Daniela - S. Vito Al Tagliamento, PNPenco Maria - L’AquilaPepi Mauro - MilanoPerrone Filardi Pasquale - NapoliPezzano Antonio - MilanoPinto Fausto - LisbonaPitrolo Francesco - PalermoPizzino Fausto - MessinaPugliatti Pietro - MessinaRomeo Francesco - RomaSaitta Antonino - MessinaSaporito Francesco - MessinaScandura Salvatore - CataniaScribano Emanuele - MessinaSeverino Sergio - NapoliStella Luigi - MessinaTodaro Maria Chiara - MessinaTrio Olimpia - MessinaTripepi Sonia - MessinaVasquez Ludovico - MessinaVizzari Giampiero - MessinaZito Concetta Maria Ester - Messina

Faculty

14.00 - 14.15 Registration14.15 -14.30 Opening Ceremony S. Carerj, B. J. Kandheria I session Non-invasive diagnosis and risk stratification in coronary artery disease. Chairmen: G. Andò, A. Manganaro, F. Saporito

14.30 - 14.45 Stress echo-Who needs more? P. Caso

14.45 - 15.00 SPECT –Why change a winning concept? P. Perrone Filardi

15.00 - 15.15 Cardiac CT- Why not take the whole picture? R. Donato

15.15 - 15.30 Discussion 15.30-16.00 Multimodality imaging in TAVI and mitraclip B.J. Khandheria

Presenter: G. Dattilo

16.00-16.20 Coffee breakII session How echocardiographic imaging can help us in the clinical practice? The role of echocardiographic imaging in clinical decision making. Chairmen: G. Gullace, L. Patanè, F. Pinto

16.20 - 16.40 In patients with PFO C. Zito

16.40 - 17.00 In patients with heart failure V. Di Bello

17.00 - 17.20 In patients with infective endocarditis D. Pavan

17.20 - 17.40 In patients with valvular prosthesis F. Pitrolo

17.40 - 18.00 Discussion 18.00 - 18.30 Experiences from Aurora Hospital B.J.Khandheria Chairmen: A. Consolo, P. Grimaldi, F. Marte

18.30 - 19.00 What news from ESC meeting 2014 in Cardiovascular imaging? F. Pinto Presenter: S. Carerj

19.00 - 19.30 From pulmonary disease to cardiovascular risk. G. Girbino Presenter: F. Arrigo

October, 09 - 2014 - WorkshopIII International Course on Echocardiography: from stethoscope to echoscope

III session Valve disease: tips and tricks Chairmen: M. De Tommasi, F. Patanè, A. Pezzano

09.00 - 09.15 Aortic stenosis S. Severino

09.15 - 09.30 Mitral regurgitation G. La Canna

09.30 - 09.45 Grading aortic regurgitations W. Deste

09.45 - 10.00 Tricuspid regurgitation I. Monte

10.00 - 10.15 Discussion10.15 - 10.45 From Hypertension to cardiovascular disease: old and new concepts A. Saitta Presenter: S. Carerj

10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break

IV session Controversies in echocardiography (part I) The E/E1 ratio: too good to be reliable? Chairmen: G. Consolo, S. Mangano, N. Maurea

11.15 - 11.25 Feasible and reproducible, accurate in heart failure. Pro V. Di Bello

11.25 - 11.35 Pre-load dependent, not accurate in advanced heart failure. Con G. Novo

11.35 - 11.50 Debate

V session Controversies in echocardiography (part II) Global longitudinal strain: is essential for a routinary clinical application? Chairmen: G. Giordano, P. Pugliatti, O. Trio

11.50 - 12.00 Pro S. Severino

12.00 - 12.10 Con F. Antonini Canterin

12.10 - 12.25 Debate12.25 - 12.45 LV non compactation: state of the art. B.J. Khandheria Presenter: L. Stella

12.45 - 13.00 CME questionnaire evaluation

Supported by the unrestricted grant of “Malesci”

October, 10 - 2014 - Workshop

14.30 - 15.00 Opening ceremony15.00 - 15.30 Aortic stenosis: state of the art B.J. Khandheria Presenter: G. Gullace

I session Imaging and outcome: the best in 2014 Chairmen: G. Oreto, F. Romeo, E. Scribano

15.30 - 15.45 Heart failure V. Di Bello

15.45 - 16.00 Valve disease F. Antonini Canterin

16.00 - 16.15 Cardiomyopathies G. Di Bella

16.15 - 16.30 Ischemich heart disease S. Dodic

16.30 - 16.45 Discussion Discussants: D. Donato, S. Tripepi, G. Vizzari

II session Differential diagnosis between physiologic hypertrophy of athlete’s heart and pathological hypertrophy Chairmen: S.Felis, G. Mercuro, M. Penco

16.45 - 17.00 Electrocardiographic features G. Oreto

17.00 - 17.15 Different echocardiographic patterns of left ventricular hypertrophy I. Monte

17.15 - 17.30 How the new echocardiographic technologies can help us? C. Zito

17.30 - 17.45 Additional value of MRI A. La Manna

17.45 - 18.00 Discussion Discussants: S. La Carrubba, R. Manganaro, F. Pizzino

18.00 - 18.15 Break18.15 - 18.45 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: state of the art of diagnostic imaging. B.J. Khandheria Presenter: B. Aloisi

October, 10 - 2014 - Meeting XIII International Meeting Of Echocardiography: “Applying Imaging In Cardiology”

III session Mini symposium: stress echocardiography beyond ischemic heart disease Chairmen: S.Coglitore, G. Germanò, M. Musolino

18.45 - 19.00 In valvular disease G. La Canna

19.00 - 19.15 In Heart Failure F. Benedetto

19.15 - 19.30 Discussion

October, 11 - 2014 - Meeting

IV session Cardiac imaging in risk evaluation of ventricular arrhythmias. Chairmen: F. Fedele, V. Montemurro, A. Pezzano

09.00 - 09.15 The electrocardiogram in the risk stratification of ventricular arrhythmias. F. Luzza

09.15 - 09.30 Prediction of ventricular arrhythmias by MRI- is it useful in clinical routine? G. Di Bella

09.30 - 09.45 Nuclear Imaging of cardiac receptors: can it help us in clinical practice? F. Fedele

09:45 - 10.00 Discussion10.00 - 10.30 New aspect in the treatment of ischemic chronic heart disease F. Arrigo Presenter: S. Coglitore

10.30 - 11.00 Break

V session Atrial fibrillation Chairmen: L. Dei Cas, M. Di Biase, S. Novo

11.00 - 11.15 Thromboembolic risk stratification: what do the last European guidelines say? P. Colonna

11.15 - 11.30 How the integration of clinical and imaging parameters can help us for a better management of patients? S. Carerj

11.30 - 11.45 Cardioembolic sources: not only left atrial thrombosis M. Pepi

11.45 - 12.00 Imaging guiding left atrial appendage closure S. Scandura

12.00 - 12.15 Discussion Discussants: M. C. Todaro, L. Longobardo

12.15 - 12.45 The new anticoagulants in the prevention of embolic events in non valvular atrial fibrillation P. Capranzano Presenter: L. Vasquez

12.45 - 14.30 Lunch

VI session Metabolic syndrome: from diagnosis to prognosis Chairmen: A. Balbarini, D. Cucinotta, G. Navarra

14.30 - 14.45 Cardiometabolic risk definition and prevalence D. Cucinotta

14.45 - 15.00 Impact of obesity on heart structural and functional changes F. Antonini Canterin

15.00 - 15.15 Impact of bariatric surgery on the heart M. Cusmà Piccione

15.15 - 15.30 Discussion Discussants: P. Crea, G. Falanga

VII session Round table: state of the art of echocardiography in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease Chairmen: G. Bellieni, M. De Tommasi, R. Gaeta

15.30 - 15.45 Simple congenital heart disease M.P. Calabrò

15.45 - 16.00 Complex congenital heart disease I. Bianca

16.00 - 16.15 Interventional procedures P. Guccione

16.15 - 16.30 Discussion Discussant: L. Oreto

16.30 Closure and CME questionnaire evaluation

Presidents:F. Pinto, F. Arrigo, S. Coglitore, G. Oreto, A. Pezzano

Directors:

S. Carerj, B.J. Khandheria

Scientific Secreteriat:S. Carerj, G. Di Bella, B.J. Khandheria, C. Zito

Organizing Committee:

S. Carerj, G. Cavalli, M. Cusmà, O. Trio, C. Zito

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 09 -10: € 305,00 Vat included Registration includes: Admission to the meeting, conference kit, certificate of attendance, coffee breaks and lunch Meeting, October 10 - 11: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

Official languagesItalian and english. No translation is provided

Organizing Secretariat and CME provider

Workshop (09-10 October) - n ° 103217: 8 CME credits for physiciansMeeting (10-11 October) - n ° 103216: 5 CME credits for physicians and nurses

Notes

MalesciBayer

MenariniG. Medical

Esaote Pfizer - Bristol Meyer Squibb

Hitachi Medical SystemWemed

Boerhinger IngelheimI.F.B. Stroder

We thank the following sponsors for their precious support.

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