DAY 2
FRIDAY 26

08:30 Welcome coffee in the exhibition hall

 09:00 Unraveling the complexity of multivalvular heart diseases: challenges & solutions
Chairs: Philippe Unger, Mani Vannan

09:00 Case-based presentation. David Vancraeynest
09:10 Understanding the hemodynamic interplay. Alison Duncan
09:20 Risk stratification & decision-making. Nina Ajmone
09:30 Surgical vs. transcatheter approaches. Joelle Kefer
09:40 Round table discussion with expert’s panel: Rodolfo Citro, Krzysztof Smarż, Tadafumi Sugimoto

 09:55 Game-changers in valvular heart disease
Chairs: Victoria Delgado, Erwan Donal, Gilbert Habib

09:55 Phenotyping & staging valvular heart disease. Mani Vannan

10:20 Coffee break in the exhibition hall: poster display of accepted abstracts

 10:50 Jekyll & Hyde session: the best approach for asymptomatic aortic stenosis
Chairs: Kalil Fattouch, Konstantinos Papadopoulos, Alessandro Parolari

10:50 Conservative management: a prudent approach? Philippe Pibarot
11:10 Early intervention: acting before it’s too late. Philippe Pibarot
11:20 Expert discussion and closing remarks: Steven Droogmans, Geu-Ru Hong, Mathieu Lempereur

 11:30 Prism vision: the best approach for “at risk” moderate aortic stenosis
Chairs: Gilbert Habib, Patrizio Lancellotti, Giovanni La Canna

11:30 Conservative management: a prudent approach? Augustin Coisne
11:45 Early intervention: acting before it’s too late. Corrado Tamburino
12:00 Expert discussion and closing remarks: Samuel Bruls, Ciro Santoro, Laurent Davin, Philippe Pibarot

 12:15 The forgotten valvular heart disease: rheumatic VHD
Chairs: Geu-Ru Hong, Jadranka Separovic

12:15 The global burden of rheumatic valve disease. Geu-Ru Hong
12.30 Physiopathology of rheumatic heart disease. Romain Capoulade
12.45 Medical treatment and anticoagulation in rheumatic mitral stenosis. Claire Bouleti
13.00 The place of percutaneous treatment in rheumatic disease. Alison Duncan

13:15 Lunch break in the exhibition hall: Poster Display of accepted abstracts

 14:00 Cutting-edge insights in tricuspid regurgitation
Chairs: Bernard Cosyns, Gilles Dreyfus, Vincent Tchana-Sato

14:00 Risk scoring in tricuspid regurgitation: a game changer? Erwan Donal
14:10 The right ventricle: does it really matter? Charlotte Lee Frost
14:20 Isolated TR: when and how should we intervene? Matteo Pettinari
14:30 Key lessons from randomized trials. Tadafumi Sugimoto
14:40 Round table discussion with expert’s panel: Eustachio Agricola, Giuseppina Novo, Adriana Postolache

 15:00 Valvular heart disease in high-risk situations
Chairs: Erwan Donal, Carla Sousa, Simona Sperlongano

15:00 Pregnancy & VHD: maternal & fetal risks. Agnes Pasquet
15:10 VHD in non-cardiac surgery: perioperative strategies. Julien Ternacle
15:20 Active neoplasia & VHD: balancing cancer & cardiac care. Giuseppina Novo
15:30 Athletes with VHD: sports eligibility & restrictions. Lieven Herbots
15:40 Expert panel discussion: Steven Droogmans, Raluca Dulgheru, Marie Moonen

16:10 Closing remarks: Patrizio Lancellotti