Macedonian Society of Cardiology

Schedule

Event Schedule

Under the Auspices of the National Society of Cardiology of North Macedonia and Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

09:00-18:00
Registration (Conference Foyer)

10:00-12:00
Opening Session: Heart Failure: From Cinderella to Center Stage (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chair: Thomas F. Lüscher, Jorgo Kostov
Welcome by Course Directors

Jorgo Kostov, Skopje
Tanja Angjusheva, Skopje
Thomas F. Lüscher, London

Learning outcomes

Christine Lohmann, Zurich

Heart failure – the new epidemic in N.Macedonia and worldwide

Sasko Kedev, Skopje

Chronic Persistent HF to Advanced HF: Transition, Phenotyping and Prognosis

Petar Seferovic, Belgrade

What is in the new 2024 ESC HF Guidelines Updates?

Marco Metra, Brescia

Panel discussion: Reality and Future Perspectives of HF Care in North Macedonia and Beyond

12:00-12:45
Lunch Break (Restaurant “Monte”- Ground floor)

12:45-14:00
Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF (Halls: “Platinum 1”, “Platinum 2”, “Gold”)

(Breakout Sessions in three groups)
Advanced Echocardiography in HF

Anastasia Vamvakidou, London (“Platinum 1” / Group A)

Cardiac MRI

Planinka Zafirovska / Milka Klinceva, Belgrade / Skopje (“Platinum 2” / Group B)

Multimodality imaging in HF

Marija Zdravković, Belgrade (“Gold” / Group C)

14:00-16:30
Session 2: Assessing and Diagnosing Heart Failure (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chairs: Thomas F. Lüscher, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci
The Spectrum of HF and What It Means for Practice

Thomas F. Lüscher, London

Assessing Heart Failure in Clinical Practice

Bulent Mutlu, Istanbul

Lifestyle Interventions: Key Issues of Diet and Exercise

Sivana Jovanova, Skopje

Hypertension and Heart Failure

Irena Mitevska, Skopje

Multimodality Imaging in Heart Failure

Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, London

The Role of Magnetic Resonance in Diagnosis of Heart Failure

Jadranka Stojanovska, New York

Panel discussion: Diagnosing Heart Failure

16:30-16:45
Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

16:45-18:30
Session 3: Comorbidities (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chairs: Bülent Mutlu, Francesco Cosentino
Obesity and HF: E ects of GLP-1 Agonists

John Deanfield, London

Diabetes and Heart Failure: E ects of SGLT-2i

Francesco Cosentino, Stockholm

Case Presentation: A Patient with HFrEF

Ana Chelikikj, Skopje

Atrial Fibrillation: Cause, Consequence and Cure of Heart Failure

Lidija Poposka, Skopje

Panel discussion: Management of Comorbidities

18:30
Welcome Reception, Economic chamber of North Macedonia Session, Get Together (Hall “Platinum 1”)

20:30
Opening Ceremony - Maestro Simon Trpchevski (Hall “Diamond” Ball Room / Ground floor) Gala Dinner (Hall “Diamond” Ball Room / Ground floor)

09:00-11:10
Session 4: Pharmacotherapy (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chairs: Thomas F. Lüscher, Petar Seferovic
Starting Drugs in HF: Which Ones, How Fast and in What Order?

Thomas F. Lüscher, London

SGLT2 Inhibitors from HFrEF to HFmrEF and HFpEF

Petar Seferovic, Belgrade

Contemporary Management of Heart Failure with HFpEF

Carsten Tschöpe, Berlin

Diuretics: Loop Diuretics, Thiazides and/or Acetazolamide?

Marija Vavlukis, Skopje

Role of Biomarkers in Heart Failure

Peder Myhre, Oslo

Panel discussion: Guideline-based Management of Heart Failure

11:10-11:25
Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

11:25-13:15
Session 5: Devices, Cardiomyopathies, Imaging (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chairs: Igor Tulevski, Filippo Crea
CardioMems: Remote Monitoring and Digital Health

Igor Tulevski, Amsterdam

ICD for Primary Prevention of SCD

Vasil Traykov, Sofia

Patient Selection for ICD and CRT

Vasil Traykov, Sofia

Revascularisation in Heart Failure

Filippo Crea, Rome

Imaging of Aortic Valve Disease

Elizabeta Srbinovska, Skopje

Panel discussion: Devices, Cardiomyopathies, Imaging

13:15-14:00
Lunch Break (Restaurant “Monte”- Ground floor)

14:00-15:15
Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF (Halls: “Platinum 1”, “Platinum 2”, “Gold”)

(Breakout Sessions in three groups)
Advanced Echocardiography in HF

Anastasia Vamvakidou, London (“Platinum 1” / Group C)

Cardiac MRI

Planinka Zafirovska / Milka Klinceva, Belgrade / Skopje (“Platinum 2” / Group A)

Multimodality Imaging in HF

Marija Zdravković, Belgrade (“Gold” / Group B)

15:15-15:30
Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

15:30-17:40
Session 6: Acute and Advanced Heart Failure (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chairs: Marija Polovina, Ivan Knežević
Advanced HF: Definition and Management

Marija Polovina, Belgrade

Managing Acute HF

Tanja Angjusheva, Skopje

LVADs as Bridge to Transplant or Destination Therapy

Ivan Knežević, Ljubljana

Heart Transplantation: Indications and Timing

Danijela Grizelj, Zagreb

Heart Transplant Patient Care and Follow up

Elena Grueva, Skopje

Panel discussion: Advances in Post-Transplant Care and Surveillance

09:00-11:00
Session 7: Cardiomyopathies and Devices in Heart Failure (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Chair: Iacopo Oliviotto, Daniel Unić
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Predictors and Outcome

Iacopo Olivotto, Florence

Cardiac Amyloidosis

Mariya Tokmakova, Plovdiv

When is the Right Time for SAVR or TAVR?

Daniel Unić, Zagreb

Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease and Heart Failure

Victoria Delgado, Barcelona

Panel discussion: Which Patients Need an Intervention?

11:00-11:15
Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

11:15-12:30
Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF (Halls: “Platinum 1”, “Platinum 2”, “Gold”)

(Breakout Sessions in three groups)
Advanced Echocardiography in HF

Anastasia Vamvakidou, London (“Platinum 1” / Group B)

Cardiac MRI

Planinka Zafirovska / Milka Klinceva, Belgrade / Skopje (“Platinum 2” / Group C)

Multimodality Imaging in HF

Alexandros Kallifatidis, Thessaloniki (“Gold” / Group A)

12:30-13:00
Closing Session (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Wrap-up and Adjourn

Tanja Angjusheva
Jorgo Kostov
Thomas F. Lüscher

Schedule

Event Schedule

Opening Session: Heart Failure: From Cinderella to Center Stage (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Lunch Break (Restaurant “Monte”- Ground floor)

Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF (Halls: “Platinum 1”, “Platinum 2”, “Gold”)

Session 2: Assessing and Diagnosing Heart Failure (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

Session 3: Comorbidities (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Welcome Reception, Economic chamber of North Macedonia Session, Get Together (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Opening Ceremony - Maestro Simon Trpchevski (Hall “Diamond” Ball Room / Ground floor) Gala Dinner (Hall “Diamond” Ball Room / Ground floor)

Session 4: Pharmacotherapy (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

Session 5: Devices, Cardiomyopathies, Imaging (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Lunch Break (Restaurant “Monte”- Ground floor)

Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF (Halls: “Platinum 1”, “Platinum 2”, “Gold”)

Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

Session 6: Acute and Advanced Heart Failure (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Session 7: Cardiomyopathies and Devices in Heart Failure (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Coffee Break (Conference Foyer)

Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF (Halls: “Platinum 1”, “Platinum 2”, “Gold”)

Closing Session (Hall “Platinum 1”)

Lunch Buffet (Conference Foyer)