Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana
Federazione Italiana di Cardiologia
Italian Federation of Cardiology
1st WORKSHOP IN CARDIOVASCULAR ECHOGRAPHY:
THE BRIDGE BETWEEN RESEARCH
AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
San Ranieri Hotel
Pisa, 16 th- 17th June 2009
Tuesday 16 th June 2009
08.30
Opening Ceremony
Welcome by Authorities
08.45
Introduction
Alberto Balbarini (Pisa)
Ventricular mechanics
Chairs: Antonio Pezzano (Milano) - Raffaele Calabrò (Napoli)
09.00
Utility o f 3D echo in the study of valvular apparatus
Francesco Faletra (Lugano)
09.15
Utility of 3D echo in the study of left and right ventricular function
Stefano De Castro (Roma)
09.30
Interactions between cardiac mechanics and fluid-dynamic
Giovanni Tonti (Sulmona)
09.45
2D speckle tracking: ready for prime time?
Vitantonio Di Bello (Pisa)
10.00
Discussion
Discussants: Enrica Talini (Pisa) - Ornella Magaia (Genova)
10.30
Coffee break
New applications in CRT
Chairs: Maria Grazia Bongiorni (Pisa) - Luigi Padeletti (Firenze)
11.00
Role of CRT in systolic and diastolic heart failure:
clinical trials vs. clinical routine
Stefano Ghio (Pavia)
11.15
The problem of no-responders: a physiopathological approach
Gerardo Ansalone (Roma)
11.30
3D echo and CRT: is it ready for the clinical arena?
Luigi Badano (Udine)
11.45
2D strain and CRT: what adds?
Donato Mele (Ferrara)
12.00
Discussion
Discussants: Umberto Baldini (Livorno) - Maria Grazia Delle Donne (Pisa)
12.30
Introduction: Carlo Giustarini (Volterra)
Lecture: “Technology and clinical diagnosis”
Gianfranco Gensini (Firenze)
13.00
Lunch session
Round Table (organized by SIEC):
Chairs: Salvatore Mario De Tommasi (Pisa) - Francesco Bovenzi (Lucca)
Carlo Pierli (Siena)
From cardiovascular echography’s diagnostic appropriatness to
Health Technologies Assessment
Speakers
Antonia Alberti (Milano)
Frank Benedetto (Reggio Calabria)
Andrea Erlicher (Bolzano)
Fabio Lattanzi (Pisa)
Massimo Mancino (Pisa)
Daniela Pavan (Pordenone)
Maurizio Turiel (Milano)
Diastology and left atrium
Chairs: Giancarlo Bellieni (Catanzaro) - Maria Penco (L’ Aquila)
14.30
Diastolic function in clinical trials
Pio Caso (Napoli)
14.45
Force-frequency relationship in the echo lab
Frank Lloyd Dini (Pisa)
15.00
The additive prognostic value of diastolic function
Paolo Barbier (Milano)
15.15
Left atrium and 2D strain: physiology and physiopathology
Giovanni Di Salvo (Napoli)
15.30
Discussion
Discussants: Paolo Fontanive (Pisa) - Luna Gargani (Pisa)
16.00
Introduction: Alberto Balbarini (Pisa)
Lecture: “Role of echocardiography in the therapeutic indication
for heart failure”
Livio dei Cas (Brescia)
Interventional echocardiography
Chairs: Rita Mariotti (Pisa) - Uberto Bortolotti (Pisa)
16.30
The role of echo in evaluation of surgical timing for aortic valve substitution
Francesco Antonini - Canterin (Pordenone)
16.45
Intraoperative TEE: 2D or 3D?
Giuseppe Barletta (Firenze)
17.00
IVUS and detection of unstable coronary plaque
Massimo Fineschi (Siena)
17.15
The role of 3D real time TEE in ASD and PFO closure
Claudio Maria Bussadori (Milano)
17.30
Discussion
Discussants: Carmela Nardi (Pisa) - Giovanni Scioti (Pisa)
18.00
Introduction: Francesco Verunelli (Pisa)
Lecture: “Role of echocardiography in mitrial valve surgical repair”
Gaetano Minzioni (Pisa)
Wednesday 17 thJune 2009
Contrast echocardiography
Chairs: Giuseppe Gullace (Lecco) - Italo De Luca (Bari)
09.00
Results of stress perfusion trials with echo, the evidence so far
Nicola Gaibazzi (Parma)
09.15
The safety issue: What’s left after FDA and EMEA statements
Paolo Colonna (Bari)
09.30
Stress perfusion echocardiography
Gian Paolo Bezante (Genova)
09.45
Contrast echocardiography: New research developments
Luciano Agati (Roma)
10.00
Discussion
Discussant: Cristina Giannini (Pisa)
10.30
Introduction: Sergio Berti (Massa)
Lecture: “Physiopathology of coronary microcirculation and its study
methodology”
Mario Marzilli (Pisa)
11.00
Coffee break
Vascular Ultrasound
Chairs: Maria Grazia Modena (Modena) - Roberto Pedrinelli (Pisa)
11.30
Ventricular Arterial coupling: clinical relevance
Scipione Carerj (Messina)
11.45
IMT and arterial stiffness : when and how to assess
Carlo Palombo (Pisa)
12.00
The identification of the vulnerable plaque by contrast agents
Stefano Coli (Parma)
12.15
Endothelial function: advantages and limits of ultrasound techniques
Lorenzo Ghiadoni (Pisa)
12.30
Discussion
Discussants: Flavio Buttitta (Pisa) - Danilo Giannini (Pisa)
13.00
Introduction: Ombretta Biadi (Pisa)
Lecture: “The role of new vascular ultrasonic technologies in evaluation of the
effect of statins: from 4S to Jupiter”
Alberto Balbarini (Pisa)
13.30
Lunch Session: “ Meeting with the industry: last advances in ultrasonic
technologies”
Chairs: Gianfranco Mazzotta (La Spezia) - Daniele Bertoli (Sarzana)
Giuseppe Tartarini (Pontedera)
Cardiovascular imaging for the detection of CAD
Chairs: Giancarlo Casolo (Lido di Camaiore) - Francesco Arrigo (Messina)
14.30
Stress echo vs. nuclear
Danilo Neglia (Pisa)
14.45
Stress echo vs CMR
Alessandro Pingitore (Pisa)
15.00
Stress echo vs. MSCT
Filippo Cademartiri (Parma)
15.15
The imperative of appropriateness
Rosa Sicari (Pisa)
15.30
Discussion
Discussants: Anna Maria Paci (Pisa) - Umberto Conti (Pisa)
16.00
Introduction: Vitantonio Di Bello (Pisa)
Lecture: “Sustainability of cardiac imaging”
Eugenio Picano ( Pisa)
Stress echo
Chairs: Eugenio Picano (Pisa)- Anna Sonia Petronio (Pisa)
16.30
Diastolic Stress Echocardiography
Antonella Moreo (Milano)
16.45
The additive prognostic value of CFR over wall motion
Lauro Cortigiani (Lucca)
17.00
Stress echo in heart valve diseases
Patrizio Lancellotti (Liege - Belgio)
17.15
Stress echo and contractility
Tonino Bombardini (Pisa)
17.30
Discussion
Discussants: Emilio Pasanisi (Pisa) - Lucia Venneri (Pisa)
18.00
Conclusions
Congress Venue
San Ranieri Hotel
Via Mazzei, 2
56124 Pisa
Tel. +39 050 971951 - Fax. +39 050 9719530
www.sanranierihotel.com
President
Prof. Alberto Balbarini
Organizers:
Prof. Vitantonio Di Bello
Dr. Rosa Sicari
Scientific Commettee
Dr. Flavio Buttitta
Dr. Maria Grazia Delle Donne
Dr. Luna Gargani
Dr. Cristina Giannini
Dr. Danilo Giannini
Dr. Carmela Nardi
Dr. Caterina Palagi
Dr. Emilio Pasanisi
Dr. Enrica Talini
Dr. Lucia Venneri
Iscrizione
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scheda di iscrizione in stampatello leggibile e inviarla per fax
al nr. 050-974148.
La lingua ufficiale del Workshop sarà l’Italiano.
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