Programme

(all times in CEST)

8:50 - 9:00 Welcome  

9:00 - 10:30 Introduction to stress and contrast echocardiography

• Why functional  imaging? The role of stress echocardiography in CAD
  B Shah
  
  
• Contrast echocardiography A to Z 
  A Borg
  
  
• How to approach ischaemic stress echo studies
  R Khattar

Break 10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:00 Stress echocardiography modalities in ischaemia testing                 

• Dobutamine stress echo
  K Medilek
  
  
• Vasodilator stress echo
  N Gaibazzi
  
  
• Exercise stress echo
  A Borg

Break 12:00 - 12:15

12:15 - 13:15 „Advanced“ stress echocardiography ischaemia testing

• Stress echo for viability
  K Medilek
  
  
• Myocardial contrast echocardiography
  R Senior
  
  
• Coronary flow reserve
  N Gaibazzi

Break 13:15 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:15 Stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease  

• Stress echo in mitral valve disease
  B Shah
  
  
• Stress echo in aortic valve disease
  R Khattar
  
  
• Stress echo in cardiomyopathies
  A Borg
  
  
• Stress echo in diastolic dysfunction
  J Hrecko

15:15 - 15:45 Guest lecture

• ABCDE + protocol
  E Picano

Break 15:45 - 16:00

16:00 - 17:30 Ischaemia stress echocardiography in clinical practice 

• (Almost) live cases from stress echo lab
  K Medilek
  
  
• Case reports
  panel
  
  
• How to set up your stress echo lab
  K Medilek

17:30 Closing remarks