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- Thursday, 15 september 2005 (print version)

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- Saturday, 17 September 2005 (print version)




THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2005
ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
09:00 Chairmen: A. Bennis, N. Nanda

Lectures:
Echocardiography in the new millenium
N. NANDA
10:00
Opening Ceremony
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00

Chairmen: L. Pierard, D. Poldermans

Stress Echocardiography in Ischemia

Echocardiographic assessment of ischemia
D. BACH

Preoperative cardiac risk stratification
D. POLDERMANS

Role of exercise echocardiography
P. LANCELOTTI

3D real time stress echocardiography
M. AHMAD

Stress echo and cardiomyopathy
A. NESKOVIC

Stress echocardiography after acute myocardial infarction:
Prognostic significance of ischemic and viability response
G. RESTREPO

Chairmen: R. Mesbahi, N. Pandian

3D Echocardiography

3D echo and mitral valve repair
A. GOPAL

3D echo: current and future potential quantification
B. MUMM

3D echo in heart failure
N. PANDIAN

3D echo of aorta
J. DROZDZ

Clinical use of real time three-dimensional echocardiography
J. KWAN

Chairmen: S. Nagueh, R. Gal

Stress echocardiography

3D Echocardiography in assessment of patients with coronary artery disease
M. ASSAD

Diagnosis and prognosis in ACS
P. CHANDRATANA

How to improve the accuracy of dobutamine stress echo
W. MATHIAS

Stress echocardiography in left bundle branch block
A. POPPAS

Diagnosis of CAD by echo vs. nuclear
R. GAL

Stress echocardiography to assess myocardial viability in ACS
J. MALOUF

       
12:00
Lectures

Chairmen: D. Bach, B. Khanderia

• Optimal Visualization of echo Doppler methods for assessment of valvar
regurgitation   N. NANDA
• Assessment of left ventricular systolic function   S.NAGUEH
• Doppler Tissue Imaging: State of art   B.KHANDHERIA
13:00
       
14:00

Chairman: A. Klein

Diastology 2005

Diastology 2005: State of art
J. THOMAS

Assessing diastolic function in challenging patients
A. KLEIN

Diastolic heart failure
M. SARIC

Diastolic function in coronary artery disease
S. JOVANOVA

Is diastolic heart failure still a useful diagnosis?
A.G. FRASER

Chairmen: A. Cohen, J. Kwan

Cardiac embolism/PFO

TEE in the search of sources of embolism: Where are we now?
A. COHEN

Significance of PFO in patients with embolic events. Atrial septal aneurysm
B. KHANDHERIA

Which PFO To close ?
J. MALOUF

Amplatzer close of ASD/PFO
L. BELEM

Embolic phenomenom in cardiac myxomas (a study of 127 cases)
E. APETREI

New anticoagulants
O. IQBAL

The PFO conundrum: To close or not to close?
K. HARJAI

Chairmen: A. Hamani, ME. Sarano

Mitral regurgitation / Mitral valve prolapse

Dynamic mitral regurgitation
L. LANCELOTTI

3D Echo in mitral regurgitation
S. DeCASTRO

Ischemic mitral regurgitation
J. THOMAS

Mitral regurgitation quantification: State of Art
M.E. SARANO

Assessment of "unorthodox" regurgitatant flows
I.M. COMAN

Mitral valve prolapse - Do we need to find better diagnostic criteria
N.G. KARANDIKAR

15:30
Coffee Break
16:00

Chairmen: N. Nanda, JL. Vanoverschelde

Contrast Echocardiography: from basic principles to clinical applications

Microbubbles interaction with ultrasound
S. LAFITTE

Newer Contrast Agents
N.NANDA

Contrast echo for therapeutic purposes
J.L. VANOVERSCHELDE

Contrast Echo in clinical practice
N. PANDIAN

Myocardial contrast echo and microcirculation in type 2 diabetes
J. COUCELLO

Myocardial perfusion and erectile dysfunction: Is there a relationship?
J. ORTIZ

Contrast echo and the identification of extra-cardiac source of stroke
T. WOODS

Contrast echocardiography and valvular heart diseases
V. SPIROSKA

Myocardial contrast echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction: A comparative study with MRI
N. CHUNG

Contrast echo in coronary artery disease
E. AIAZIAN

Chairmen: M. Agharbi, C. Tei, B. Timuralp

Left Ventricular function

Echocardiographic tracking for ventricular remodelling and reverse remodelling evaluation
H.K. REDDY

Diabetic cardiomyopathy: Doppler and echo findings
P. PALMIERO

Echocardiography versus biological markers of prognosis in patient with heart failure
P. RAHKO

Non-compaction of the left ventricular: Doppler Echo Spectrum
J.C. MOHAN

Tei index: Global assessment of right and left ventricular function
C. TEI

Integration of echocardiography into management of CHF
W. ARMSTRONG

Asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: results of Multicenter echocardiographic study
S. CARERJ

The prognostic role of myocardial performance index in patients with acute myocardial infarction
G. BAJRAKTARI


Scintigraphy vs Echo in ventricular function assessment
A. SINGH

Chairmen: M. Krim, C. Soydas Cinar

Pericarditis / cardiomyopathy

Echocardiographic evaluation of pericardial disease
P. CHANDRATANA

Constriction versus restriction
A. KLEIN

Differentiation between physiologic and pathologic left ventricular hypertrophy
H. OEMAR

Rare type of cardiomyopathies
C. SOYDAS CINAR

Cardiac amyloidosis. Echocardiographic assessment and differential diagnosis with other restrictive infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
R. ABUGATTAS

Role of echo in evaluating diabetic cardiomyopathy
N. KESER

Usefulness of Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of cardiomyopathies
P. PALKA

From the acute inflammation to the constrictive syndrome
J.C. ARMENDARIZ FERRARI

Left ventricular apical ballooning (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) during critical care
J. KWAN SONG
18:00
Lectures

Chairmen: S. Benyoussef, A. Fraser

• Mitral regurgitation: from epidemiology to treatment    M.E. SARANO
• Echo: the need for accreditation   F. PINTO
• New methods for assessment of LV mechanics   J. THOMAS
• Comparison of transesophageal echocardiography to Cine CT in imaging of the coronary arteries   J. TALANO
 
 





FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2005
ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
08:30 Chairmen: A. Gopal , S. Kort

What’s new in 3D Echo

New technologies are already available
N.NANDA

Clinical application of 3D echo for LV function
B. MUMM

Contrast and stress 3D echo
S. KORT

3D for RV function
A. GOPAL
Chairmen: N. Elhaitem, N. Pandian

Mitral stenosis

Doppler echo in selection of patients for valvuloplasty
R. JARA

Mitral stenosis during pregnancy
A. BENNIS

Mitral stenosis in children
R. MECHMECHE

Valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis: overview of the Moroccan experience
N. ELHAITEM

3D in mitral stenosis
A. HDA

Prevalence of left atrial clot in patients with severe mitral stenosis associated with atrial fibrillation
M. ISHAQ


Reduction of trans-mitral gradient is more important than the increase in mitral valve area in cases of rheumatic mitral stenosis undergoing PTMC
A.A.S. MAJUMDER

Chairmen: S. Lafitte, J. Malouf

Echocardiography in atrial fibrillation

Risk stratification of thromboembolism in AF
A. COHEN

TEE in AF
S. KUCUKOGLU

Echocardiography to guide intervention in atrial fibrillation
N. PIZZANO

Stroke and AF
D. ROYCHOUDHURY

TEE and cardioversion of AF
J. MALOUF

10:00
Coffee Break
   
10:30 Chairman: D. Gilon

Prosthetic heart valve

Evaluation of prosthetic valve
J. MALOUF

Prosthetic valve thrombosis
R. ROUDAUT

Stuck valve – overview and open questions
D. GILON

Patient prosthetic mismatch: Is it clinical important ?
A. PATEL
Chairmen: ME. Sarano , C. Tribouilloy

Asymptomatic valvular heart disease: indication for surgery

Mitral stenosis
A. AOUAD

Aortic regurgitation
C. TRIBOUILLOY
Chairmen: S. de Castro, S. Nagueh

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
K. KIM

Echocardiography to correlate for clinical manifestations
L. ESQUIVEL

Doppler Echo in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
S. NAGUEH

How to evaluate alcohol septal ablation in HCM ?
A. GOPAL

The impaired flow reserve capacity of penetrating intramyocardial coronary arteries in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
H. JOONG YOON

   
12:30
Lectures

Chairman: N. Chraibi

• Myocardial architecture: geometry and function explained   B. KHANDHERIA
• Aortic arch atheroma: state of the art   A. COHEN
13:30
14:00 Chairman: A. Chaara

Congenital heart disease in Adults

Evaluation of congenital heart disease in adults
R. CHUGH

Follow up of operated congenital heart diseases in adults
R. CHUGH

Real Time 3D Echo
S. De CASTRO
Chairmen: Mh. Benomar, S. Kort

Intraoperative echocardiography

Intraoperative TEE: why and when?
S. KORT

Epicardial echocardiography: why and when?
H.K. REDDY

Intraoperative echocardiography in mitral valve repair
D. BACH

Intraoperative echocardiography in aortic valve repair
A. KLEIN

Intraoperative TEE - Surgery correlations
A. OMRAN

Implantation and Management of Ventricular Assist Devices
G. SETHI
Chairmen: C. Ginghina, R. Habbal

Aortic stenosis / Aortic Pathology

Calcification of aortic valve
B. KHANDHERIA

Aortic stenosis, atherosclerosis and calcification
L. AMUCHASTEGUI

Management of aortic stenosis
C. TRIBOUILLOY

Prognosis in asymptomatic oartic stenosis
J. KASPRZAK

Aortic stenosis in difficult scenarii
D. PINEIRO

Difficulties in the echocardiographic evaluation of the pathology of the aortic root
C. GINGHINA

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm during echocardiography: A must!
A. JAUSSI


TEE of the descending aorta: Echocardiographic and radiographic anatomic coherence provided by the celiac artery
L. FRAZIN
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00 Chairmen: R. Pai, P. Rahko

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) / Pacing

Cardiac markers of dyssynchrony
P. RAHKO

Novel Markers of dyssynchrony: MR duration and DTI
W. ARMSTRONG

Myocardial asynchrony: extent the program
R. PAI

Doppler echo for selection and follow­up of CRT in heart failure
S. LAFITTE

How to optimize CRT ?
K. AGGARWAL

Optimal site of atrial and ventricular pacing - echo guided
A. PRAKASH

Chairmen: A. Cohen, J. Gardin

Arterial Hypertension

Doppler echocardiography in the evaluation of the vascular risk
A. COHEN

Echocardiography for determining prognosis and evaluating treatment effects in hypertension
J. GARDIN

LV diastolic function in hypertension
I. VLASSEROS

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and hypertension
I. MOHAMMAD

Chairmen: H. Lambertz, B. Mehadji

Intracoronary US/IVUS/Vascular Doppler

Intracoronary US
F. PINTO

How to assess myocardial flow reserve
H. LAMBERTZ

IVUS in interventional cardiovascular medicine
V. SINGH

Vascular Doppler - complete cardiovascular evaluation by echocardiographer
C. VANJANI

The silent epidemic of peripheral arterial disease
K. HARJAI

   
17:30
Lectures

Chairmen: W. Armstrong, J. Thomas

• Intraoperative echocardiography   J. THOMAS
• Aortic dissection: what we have learned from IRAD?   W. ARMSTRONG
• Cardiovascular echocardiography in the global village   N. PANDIAN
• Diagnostic value of portable echocardiographic devices   V. KUZNETSOV
• Update on clinical usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging   G. POHOST
19:00





SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2005
ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3
08:30 Chairman: S. Fadouach

Doppler Tissue Imaging and Myocardial Disease

The first words of the Doppler techniques
C.VEYRAT

DTI in ischemia
H. THIBAULT

DTI in cardiomyopathy
S. NAGUEH

How DTI can help in stress echocardiography?
S. LAFITTE

Tissue Doppler imaging: from pathophysiological perspective to prognostic impact
V.M. PARATO
Chairmen: L. Gillam, M. Nazi

Right ventricular function/ Pulmonary embolism

How to assess right ventricular function?
L. GILLAM

Echo for ARVD - arrythmogenic RV dysplasia
V. SORRELL

Acute pulmonary embolism
D. ROYCHOUDHURY

DTI in RV function evaluation
S. NAGUEH

Right ventricular dysfunction in HF
L. GILLAM
Chairman: M. Belhaj

Congenital Heart disease in children

Interventional procedures for congenital heart disease
K. HSIEH

Univentricular heart
S. CHRAIBI

Pulmonary and tricuspid valve endocarditis
S. SHARMA

Echocardiography and interventional procedures for congenital heart disease in Morocco
A.CHAARA

Aortic coarctation
N.FELLAT
10:00
Coffee Break
   
10:30
Lectures

Chairman: A. Bennis

• Role of exercise echo in valvular heart disease L. PIERARD
11:00 Chairmen: A. Aouad, JL. Vanoverschelde

Myocardial viability

Stress echocardiography to assess myocardial viability in chronic LV dysfunction
J.L. VANOVERSCHELDE

Echo versus MRI for viability assessment
S. VOROS

Myocardial viability: is augmentation important?
W. ARMSTRONG


Initial experience of echocardiography in chest pain centers in Egypt
G. ELKILANY
Chairmen: H. Thibault , A. Hda

Contrast Echocardiography

Microcirculation dysfunction in diabetes
J. COUCELLO

Contrast echocardiography in ACS
W. MATHIAS

Case studies
S. PECORA-DUNN

Contrast echocardiography: state of art
J.L. VANOVERSCHELDE

Chairmen: I. Afridi, D. Boumzebra

Echocardiography in the Emergency ROOM/Critical Care

Emergency echocardiography: Who, what and how?
A. NESKOVIC

Chest pain
L. PIERARD

Acute dyspnea
I. AFRIDI

Portable echo
V. SINGH

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