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Thursday, September 30th
15:15-15:30 Welcome
15:30-16.45

Clinical diagnosis in cardiomyopathies (Up to Date session):
Moderators: Eloisa Arbustini, Italy Lorenzo Monserrat, Spain
15.30-15:45

Application of the new criteria for the diagnosis of ARVC.
William J. McKenna, United Kingdom
15:45-16:00 Approach in the diagnosis of LVNC
Antonis Pantazis, United Kingdom
16:00-16:15

Establishing a diagnosis of RCM
Andre Keren, Israel
Clinical cases:
16:15-16:25 Novel insights into the pathogenesis of ARVC
Angeliki Asimaki, USA
16:25-16:35

LVNC?
Martín Ortiz, Spain
16:35-16:45

G HCM, RCM?
Roberto Barriales, Spain
16:45-17:45 Magnetic resonance imaging in cardiomyopathies (How to session)
Moderators: James Moon, United Kingdom Carlos Dumont, Argentina
16.45-17:00 General talk on technology/methods T1/t2/gadolium
James Moon, United Kingdom
17:00-17:15 How to do and interpret MRI in HCM
James Moon, United Kingdom
17:15-17:30

How to do and interpret MRI in ARVC
Alicia Maceira, Spain
17:30-17: 45

How to do and interpret MRI in DCM
Sanjay Prasad, United Kingdom
17:45-18:00 Coffee break
18:00-19:20

Genetic diagnosis in practice (How to session)
How to perform genetic studies in cardiomyopathies
Moderators: Jens Mogensen, Denmark Manuel Hermida, Spain
18:00-18:20

Genotyping methods: present and emerging strategies
Jens Mogensen, Denmark
18:20-18:40

Which disease, which patients, which genes
Philippe Charron, France
18:40-19:00

How to provide genetic counselling
Tiina Helio, Finland
19:00-19:20 Interpreting the genetic studies: examples, pitfalls and Problems
Lorenzo Monserrat, Spain
19:20-20:40

The best treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (How to and Clinical Cases Session)
Moderators: Iacopo Olivotto, Italy
Fernando Alfonso, Spain
19:20-19:35

Is there any residual role for medical treatment (include pacing)
Hugo Madeira, Portugal
19:35-20:10 Surgical treatment of obstruction/MR How to perform a myectomy and correct the mitral regurgitation
19:35-19:45 Perspective and role of the surgeon
Christopher McGregor, United Kingdom
19:45-19:55 Perspective and role of the cardiologist
Maite Tomé, United Kingdom
19:55-20:10 How to perform an alcohol septal ablation
Hubert Seggewiss, Germany
Clinical cases:
20:10-20:20 Medical and/or pacing
Gonzalo de la Morena, Spain
20:20-20:30 Alcohol ablation
Juan Ramón Gimeno, Spain
20:30-20:40 Myectomy
José Anastasio Montero, Spain
20:40 End of first day sessions
Friday October 1st
08:30-09:10 The ABC of the clinical diagnosis in cardiomyopathies (How to Session: Algorithm+clinical case(s))
Moderators: Manuel Penas, Spain
Luiggi Tavazzi, Italy
08:30-08:50 How to interpret the standard ECG in a patient with suspected cardiomyopathy
 Claudio Rapezzi, Italy
08:50-09:10 How to perform and interpret an echocardiogram in a patient with suspected cardiomyopathy
Perry M. Elliott, United Kingdom
09:10-10:25 ICD in cardiomyopathies (Up to date with clinical cases)
Moderators: Perry M. Elliott, United Kingdom Yigal Pinto, The Netherlands
09:10-09:25 Indications and technical problems in HCM
Perry M. Elliott, United Kingdom
09:25-09:40 Indications and technical problems in DCM
Martin Borgreefe, Germany
09:40-09:55 Indications and technical problems in ARVC
Matthias Paul, Germany
Clinical cases:
09:55-10:05 HCM
Tomás Ripoll, Spain
10:05-10:15 LVNC
Isabel Almansa, Spain
10:15-10:25 ARVC
Esther Zorio, Spain
10:25-11:55 Controversies in risk stratification
Moderators: William J. McKenna, United Kingdom Franco Cecchi, Italy
10:25-10:40 Risk stratification in HCM
Paolo Spirito, Italy
10:40-10:55 Risk stratification in familial DCM
Eloisa Arbustini, Italy
10:55-11:10 Risk stratification in ARVC
Perry M. Elliott, United Kingdom
Clinical cases:
11:10-11:25 HCM
Carlos Dumont, Argentina
11:25-11:40 DCM
Martín Ortiz, Spain
11:40-11:55 ARVC
Maite Tomé, Spain
11:55-12:25 Coffeebreak
12:25-14:00 Fabry disease and other storage/infiltrative cardiomyopathies
Moderators: Rene Rodríguez, USA Claudio Rappezzi, Italy
12:25-12:40 How to diagnose Fabry disease
Roberto Barriales, Spain
12:40-12:55 How to evaluate and follow up the patient
Franco Cecchi, Italy
12:55-13:10 When and how to treat Fabry
Ales Linhart, Czech Republic
13:10-13:25 Danon and Glycogen storage disease
Michael Arad, Israel
13:25-13:40 Amyloidoses: protocols for diagnosis and treatment
Rene Rodríguez, USA
Two clinical cases:
13:40-13:50 Case 1
Diego García, Spain
13:50-14:00 Case 2
Rene Rodríguez, USA
14:00-15:10 Lunch
15:10-16.55 Advances in the treatment of DCM and CHF (Up to date session)
Moderators: Alfonso Castro-Beiras, Spain Michael Arad, Israel
15:10-15:25 Resyncronization
Julián Pérez-Villacastín, Spain
15:25-15:40 Advances in medical treatment
Niall Mahon, Ireland
15:40-15:55 Ventricular assist
Ingo Kaczmarek, Poland
15:55-16:10 Present indications for cardiac transplant:
Marisa Crespo, Spain
16:10-16:25 Management of mitral regurgitation in DCM (surgical and percutaneous)
José Cuenca, Spain
Three clinical cases:
16:25-16:35 Case 1
Eduardo Barge, Spain
16:35-16:45 Case 2
Beatriz Díaz Molina, Spain
16:45-16:55 Case 3
Pablo García-Pavía, Spain
16:55-18:00 Pericardium
Moderators: Yehuda Adler, Israel Petar Seferovic, Serbia
16:55-17:10 Management of recurrent pericarditis
Yehuda Adler, Israel
17:10-17:25 Diagnosis and treatment of constrictive pericarditis
Petar Seferovic, Serbia
17:25-17:40 When to perform pericardioscopy and biopsy?
Arsen Ristic, Serbia
Two clinical cases:
17:40-17:50 Case 1
Arsen Ristic, Serbia
17:50-18:00 Case 2
Petar Seferovic, Serbia
18:00 End of Friday session
21:00 Dinner
Saturday October 2nd
09:00-10:30 Practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis
Moderators: Zofia Bilinska, Poland Sabine Pankuweit, Germany
09:00-9:15 Clinical clues for the diagnosis
Bernhard Maisch, Germany
09:15-9:30 Multimodality imaging of myocarditis
James Moon, United Kingdom
09:30-9:45 Role and indications of endomyocardial biopsy
Cristina Basso, Italy
09:45-10:00 How to manage and interpret the EMB
Rene Rodríguez, USA
10:00-10:15 Immunosuppression and Antiviral treatment
Alida Caforio, Italy
10:15-10:30 Evidences and implications of viral persistence in dilated cardiomyophaty
Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Germany
10:30- 11:15 Sport and cardiomyopathies
Moderators: Cristina Basso, Italy William J. McKenna, United Kingdom
10:30-10:45 Ethnic determinants on cardiovascular adaptation in athletes
Sanjay Sharma, United Kingdom
10:45-11:00 Indications for genetic studies in athletes (with clinical case)
Aristides Anastasakis, Greece
11:00-11:15 ECG changes in the elite athlete, differentiation of physiological from pathological
Antonio Pelliccia, Italy
11:15-11:45 Coffeebreak
11:45-12:30 How to organise a specialised clinic for cardiomyopathies
Moderators: Luiggi Tavazzi, Italy
Speakers: Lorenzo Monserrat, Spain Eloisa Arbustini, Italy Perry M. Elliott, United Kingdom
12:30-12:45 Closing