INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

Day 1: 17 July, 2017 Monday

10:00 – 12:00 Interventional Cardiology: Hybrid Therapies for CHD
10:00 - 10:40 Live Case# 1 (Saudi)
10:40 – 11:00 Establishing a Successful Hybrid Program
11:00 – 11:20 The Hybrid approach for HLHS: Patient selection, Technical Considerations and Pooled Outcomes
11:20 – 11:40 Intra-operative stenting: Patient Selection and Technical Considerations:
11:40 - 12:00 Exit Angiography
13:30 – 15:30 Interventional Cardiology: Interventions for the Dysfunctional RVOT
13:30 – 14:10 Live Case # 2
14:10 – 14:30

RVOT Interventions in small babies: Planning for the Future

  • Surgical Perspective
  • Interventional Perspective
14:30 – 14:50 Perspectives on over 15 Years of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement: Impact of the Learning Curve on Clinical Outcomes:
14:50 – 15:10

Pushing the Boundary on the Native RVOT (10 mins each)

  • Turkish Experience
  • Saudi Experience
15:10 – 15:30 Clinical Outcomes with Self-Expanding Pulmonary Valve Systems

Day 2: 18 July, 2017 Tuesday

10:00 – 12:00 Interventional Cardiology: Atrial Interventions
10:00 - 10:40 Live Case #3 (India)
10:40 – 11:00 Long Term Outcomes Following Transcatheter ASD Closure
11:00 – 11:20 PFO: The Cart Before the Horse - Indications for Closure and Results of the Trials
11:20 - 11:40 Matching the device to the anatomy: How to select the appropriate device?
11:40 – 12:00 Debate: Surgeon & Cardiologist
"Transcatheter closure in younger patients has more potential for negative consequences than surgical closure: A Data Driven Debate”
13:30 – 15:30 Interventional Cardiology: New Techniques and Technologies
13:30 - 14:10 Live Case #4
14:10 – 14:25 MRI- Guided Cardiac Catheterization: Progress to Date and Clinical Possibilities for the Future
14:25 – 14:45 Interventions outside the Heart: Porto-systemic Circulation, Lymphatics and Beyond
14:45 – 15:00 Application and Development of Bioresorbable Materials for Congenital Heart Interventions:
15:00 – 15:15 Evolving Imaging Technologies: Seeing Beyond the Contrast
15:15 – 15:30 ICE for congenital & structural interventions: do we need TEE?

Day 3: 19 July, 2017 Wednesday

10:00 – 12:00 Interventional Cardiology: Interventions for Heart Failure
10:00 - 10:40 Live Case #5 (Germany)
10:40 – 11:00 Remote Monitoring and Transcatheter Therapy for Heart Failure Patients: Applications to Children and CHD Patients
11:00 – 11:20 Interventions on Patients on ECMO: Timing, Clinical Impact and Outcomes
11:20 – 11:40 Interventions on Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
11:40 – 12:00 Transcatheter Ventricular Assist Devices
13:30 – 15:30 Interventional Cardiology: Transcatheter PDA and VSD Closure
13:30 – 14:10 Live Case #6
14:10 – 14:30 Closure of PDA’s in extremely LBW infants: Parameters for Success
14:30 – 14:50

Stenting the PDA is a Viable Alternative to Surgical Shunting in All Forms of Duct-Dependent Lesions.

  • Pro
  • Con
14:50 – 15:10 Matching the device to the anatomy – The Key to Success in PDA Occlusion
15:10 – 15:30 Matching the device to the anatomy – The Key to Success in VSD Occlusion
16:00-18:00 PICS at World Congress Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
16:00 – 17:00 Round table Discussion: Working globally to promote congenital cardiac devices (FDA, CE, etc)
17:00 – 18:00 Nightmare Cases (5 minutes + 5 minutes discussion) 6 cases

Day 4: 20 July, 2017 Thursday

10:00 – 12:00 Interventional Cardiology
10:00 - 10:45 Live Case # 7
10:45 - 12:00 Oral Abstracts
13:30 – 15:30 Interventional Cardiology: Stenting
13:30 - 14:10 Live Case # 8
14:10 – 14:30 Evolution of Stent Design for CHD Patients
14:30 – 14:50 Aortic Stenting – Matching the Stent to the Anatomical Substrate
14:50 – 15:10 Stenting the Pulmonary Arteries in Infants – Technical & Future Considerations
15:10 – 15:30 Stents beyond Pulmonary Arteries/Coarctation