Programme

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome

9:10 - 10:45 Introduction to stress echocardiography

• Why functional imaging? The role of stress echocardiography in CAD + Q&A
  B Shah

• Exercise stress echo
  A Borg

• Dobutamine stress echo
  K Medilek

• Vasodilator stress echo
  N Gaibazzi

• Q&A

Break 10:45 - 11:00

11:00 - 11:50 Introduction to transpulmonary contrast echocardiography

• Principle of transpulmonary contrast echocardiography
  A Borg

• Clinical value of ultrasound contrast agents in stress echo and beyond
  N Gaibazzi

• Q&A

Break 11:50 - 12:30

12:30 - 14:15 Stress echocardiography in clinical practice

• How to report stress echo studies  + Q&A
  R Khattar

• Case reports 1
  panel

Break 14:15 - 14:30

14:30 - 16:30 Stress echocardiography in clinical practice 2

• Safety & Quality Assurance in stress echo +  Q&A
  B Shah

• How to set up your stress echo lab +  Q&A
  K Medilek

• Case reports 2
  panel                                                                       

16:30 Closing remarks