5th Leiden Cardiology Course
January 15-16, 2009, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Einthoven lecture and medal

Update on Invasive Cardiology

Scientific Program

Thursday January 15, 2009
12:45-13:45 Registration and lunch  
13:45-14:00 Welcome F.C. Breedveld
     
  Update on invasive Cardiology! P. Nihoyannopoulos and M.J. Schalij (chairs)
14:00-14:20 PFO and ASD closure, techniques, indications B. Meier (Switzerland)
14.20-14.30 discussion  
14:30-14.50 Atrial fibrillation ablation – techniques, results and future C. Wolpert (Germany)
14.50-15.00 discussion  
15:00-15:20 Ventricular tachycardia ablation – integration with imaging K. Zeppenfeld
15:20-15:30 discussion  
15:30-15:50 Cardiac resynchronization therapy – where are we going? P. Nihoyannopoulos (London)
15:50-16:00 discussion  
 

16:00-16:30

 

Break  
  Update on percutaneous valve replacement! R. Klautz & D. Atsma (chairs)
16:30-16:50 Percutaneous mitral valve repair and not replacement A. Vahanian (France)
16:50-17.00 discussion  
17:00-17:20 Percutaneous aortic valve – indications, results F. van der Kley
17:20-17:30 discussion  
17:30-19:00 Get together (in the city of Leiden, 3 minutes walk)  

19:00-21.30

Dinner (in the city of Leiden) (3 minutes walk)  
     
     
Friday January 16, 2009  
08.45-09.00 Coffee or tea in the LUMC  
     
9:00-09:15 Introduction program modules  
09.15-12.15 Live cases / hands on  
  -Cardiac CT: coronary arteries, LV function and valves P. de Feyter / J. D. Schuijf
  -Echocardiography: 4D imaging and contrast E.R. Holman / N. Ajmone Marsan
     
09-15-12.15 Live from the cathlab  
  - Percutaneous aortic valve: apical approach J.W. Jukema / D.E. Atsma
A. de Weger / F. van der Kley / M.J. Schalij
  - Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: alcohol septal ablation D. Atsma / M.J. Schalij
     
12-15-13.30 Lunch  
     
  Update on percutaneous revascularization! J.W. Jukema & W. Wijns (chairs)
13.30-13.50 Revascularization in diabetes: percutaneous or surgical? J.J. Piek
13.50-14.00 discussion  
14.00-14.20 Revascularization in multivessel disease: Syntax results W. Wijns (Belgium)
14.20-14.30 discussion  
14.30-14.50 The latest on stent thrombosis J.M. ten Berg
14.50-15.00 discussion  
     
15.00-15.30 Break  
     
  Update on vulnerable plaque! E.E. van der Wall & A. van der Laarse (chairs)
15:30-15:50 Invasive imaging of vulnerable plaque P.J. de Feyter
15:50-16:00 discussion  
16:00-16:20 Therapeutic options G. Heyndrickx (Belgium)
16:20-16:30 discussion  
16.30-16.50 Einthoven lecture: Noninvasive imaging of the vulnerable plaque J. Narula (USA)
16.50-17.00 discussion  
17.00-17.10 Closing remarks E.E. van der Wall