ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Day 1: 17 July, 2017 Monday

10:00 – 12:00 ACHD: The Fontan Disease
10:00 – 10:20 Abstract #1
10:20 – 10:40 Abstract #2
10:40 – 11:00 How does the Fontan fail in the adult?
11:00 – 11:20 What does invasive exercise testing teach us about Fontan physiology?
11:20 – 11:40 Treatment options the Failing Fontan circulation – can we target the pulmonary vascular bed and/or diastolic dysfunction?
11:40 – 12:00 FALD – what is the optimum therapy for FALD beyond transplantation (case-based teaching)
13:30 – 15:30 ACHD: Arrhythmias in ACHD – Do We Have an Answer?
13:30 – 13:50 Abstract #1
13:50 – 14:10 Abstract #2
14:10 – 14:30 Should anticoagulants routinely be prescribed to adults with CHD and atrial tachyarrhythmias?
14:30 – 14:50 Should a pacemaker be implanted for asymptomatic sinus bradycardia in ACHD?
14:50 – 15:10 Is a primary prevention ICD indicated in patients with a dysfunctional systemic right ventricle or single ventricle?
15:10 – 15:30 Is CRT indicated in patients with a dysfunctional systemic right ventricle or single ventricle?

Day 2: 18 July, 2017 Tuesday

10:00 – 12:00 ACHD: Grown up Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot
10:00 – 10:20 Ventricular function and heart failure: Is it a problem in TOF patients?
10:20 – 10:40 Changing the surgical approach: will we reduce re-operation?
10:40 – 11:20

DEBATE: Are we treating our patients too late?

  • "Yes, I suggest treating much earlier.”
  • "Maybe yes, but I suggest avoiding being too aggressive”
11:20 – 11:40 RV remodeling after pulmonary valve replacement, is it true?
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion
13:30 – 15:30 ACHD: Global ACHD Care Around the World
13:30 – 13:50 Advanced Models (North American, Europe, Asia-Pacific)
13:50 – 14:10

Developing Models

  • Chile
  • China
  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
  • Russia
14:10 – 14:30 ACHD Education
14:30 – 14:50 Resource Allocation
14:50 – 15:10 Pediatric Cardiologist Perspective
15:10 – 15:30 Discussion

Day 3: 19 July, 2017 Wednesday

10:00 – 12:00 ACHD: Pregnancy & Contraception in ACHD
10:00 – 10:15 Keynote Lecture: Pregnancy and Anticoagulation – what is the appropriate management in 2017?
10:30 – 10:45 Pregnancy and complex congenital heart disease – current outcomes
10:45 – 11:00 Interventions and cardiac surgery during pregnancy – who, how and when?
Cases Examples: ACHD & Pregnancy
11:00 – 11:20 Case #1: Transposition complexes
11:20 – 11:40 Case #2: Aortopathies and pregnancy
11:40 -12:00 Case #3: Univentricular Fontan.
13:30 – 15:30 ACHD: Heart Failure/Transplantation in ACHD
13:30 – 13:50 Heart failure therapy and transplant; where are we in 2017?
13:50 – 14:10 Assist devices for Fontan and subaortic RV?
14:10 – 14:30 What is the role of CRT in heart failure in ACHD?
14:45 – 14:55 Abstract #1
14:55 – 15:15 Abstract #2

Day 4: 20 July, 2017 Thursday

10:00 – 12:00 ACHD: Advance Care Planning in ACHD: Preparing Patients and Providers
10:00 – 10:15 Mortality in ACHD: A global perspective
10:15 – 10:30 Advance care planning: Who, what, where, when and why?
10:30 – 10:45 What can we learn from advance care planning and palliative care in acquired heart disease?
10:45 -11:00 What can we learn from adolescent palliative care?
11:00 -11:15 Cultural variation in end-of-life care:
1. A case presentation from Japan
11:15 – 11:30 Cultural variation in end-of-life care:
2. A case presentation from Switzerland
11:45 -12:00 Cultural variation in end-of-life care:
3. A case presentation from North America
12:00 – 12:15 Panel Discussion
13:30 – 15:30 Bridging Together Session: ACHD & Electrophysiology
13:30 – 13:50 How do I identify patients at risk for SCD? Role of imaging
13:50 – 14:10 Fenestration in Fontan patients: please don't close access to the atria and leave it open!
14:10 – 14:30 Is there really an indication for primary AICD implantation in ACHD patients to prevent SCD?
14:30 – 14:50 Atrial Fibrillation & CHD: Approach to a growing epidemic
14:50 – 15:10 Surgery for arrhythmia in ACHD patients
15:10 – 15:30 Discussion