Date
23 Jan. 2026 08:45-16:30
Location
AZORG Aalst
Merestraat 80
9300 Aalst
Belgium
Programme
08:45 - 09:00 Opening & Introduction
Session 1: Structural Interventions & Procedural Guidance
- Mitral Valve
09:00 - 09:30 Candidate for M-TEER: which parameters matter most?
09:30 - 09:45 Periprocedural TEE guidance during M-TEER
-Tricuspid Valve
09:45 - 10:15 Candidate for T-TEER: echo anatomy and functional criteria
10:15 - 10:30 Periprocedural TEE guidance during T-TEER
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
Session 2: Functional Imaging & Exercise Testing
11:00 - 11:20 Assessment of RV function: beyond TAPSE
11:20 - 11:40 Atrial strain: applications in HFpEF, AV-valve disease, and atrial fibrillation
11:40 - 12:10Cardiopulmonary exercise testing or ergospirometry in combination
with stress echocardiography
12:10 - 13:30 Lunch Break
Session 3: Advanced Diagnostics & Complex Pathology
13:30 - 13:50 Myocardial strain and myocardial work: hype or must-have?
13:50 - 14:10 Complex valve disease: echo guidance in multivalvular and mixed pathology
14:10 - 14:30 Echocardiography in Cardiogenic Shock
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee Break
Session 4: Coronary Artery Disease
15:00 - 16:00 Pro-con debate: Dobutamine stress echo vs coronary CT
Closing remarks