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Event BSC congress 2026 starts on 29 Jan 2026, 09:00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
S7 - Scientific symposium sponsored by AstraZeneca:Belgian Initiatives in Cardiovascular Care to improve the Journey of Patients with Heart Failure, Hypertension, and Cardiac Amyloidosis
Symposium
Location: Room Folon - 29/01/2026, 11:35 - 29/01/2026, 12:50 (Europe/Brussels) (1 hour 15 minutes)
Moderator

Anne-Catherine Pouleur - UCL Saint Luc, Brussels ​

11:35–11:40, Welcome and objectives​

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11:40–12:00​, Implementation of AI into clinical practice: early detection and prevention of cardiovascular diseases

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12:00–12:20​, Closing the Diagnostic Gap in HFpEF: A Structured Dyspnea Clinic Approach​

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12:20–12:40​, Resistant Hypertension Work-Up​

Philippe van de Borne is Professor of Cardiology at the Université libre de Bruxelles (HUB-Erasme). 

He completed a Fogarty Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (USA), where he conducted research on autonomic dysfunction in heart failure. 

His current work focuses on cardiovascular prevention—including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, hypertension, and thrombosis—and on cardiac rehabilitation. 

A former President of the Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Belgian Society of Cardiology, he has authored or co-authored 294 publications (H-index 60), received several international awards, and is actively involved in European and Belgian cardiology and hypertension societies.



12:40–12:50, Q&A and close