Macedonian Society of Cardiology

Schedule

Event Schedule

Under the Auspices of: The National Society of Cardiology of North Macedonia

10:00-12:00
Opening Session: Heart Failure: From Cinderella to Center Stage

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

Jorgo Kostov, Skopje
Tanja Angjuseva, 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

12:45-14:00
Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF

(Breakout Sessions in three groups)
Advanced Echocardiography in HF

Rajdeep Khattar, London

Cardiac MRI

Planinka Zafirovska/Milka Klinceva, Skopje

Multimodality imaging in HF

Marija Zdravkovic, Belgrade

14:00-16:00
Session 2: Assessing and Diagnosing Heart Failure

Chairs: Thomas F. Lüscher, Chiara Bucciarelli
Assessing heart failure in clinical practice

Bulent Mutlu, Istanbul

Lifestyle interventions: key issues of diet and exercise

Sivana Jovanova, Skopje

Role of biomarkers in heart failure

Christian Müller, Basel

Multimodality imaging in heart failure

Chiara Bucciarelli, London

The spectrum of HF and what it means for practice

Thomas F. Lüscher, London

Panel discussion: Diagnosing heart failure

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

16:30-18:30
Session 3: Comorbidities

Chairs: John E. Deanfield, Francesco Cosentino
Obesity and HF: effects of GLP-1 agonists

John E. Deanfield, London

Hypertension and heart failure

Irena Mitevska, Skopje

Diabetes and heart failure: effects of SGLT-2i

Francesco Cosentino, Stockholm

Case Presentation: A patient with HFrEF

Ana Chelikikj, Skopje

Patient selection for ICD and CRT

Vasil Traykov, Sofia

Panel discussion: Management of comorbidities

18:30
Welcome Reception, Macedonian Chamber of Commerce session, Get Together

09:00-10:45
Session 4: Pharmacotherapy

Chairs: Thomas F. Lüscher, Petar Seferovic
Starting drugs in HF: which ones, how fast an 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

Panel discussion: Guideline-based management of heart failure

10:45-11:15
Coffee Break

11:15-13:00
Session 5: Devices, Cardiomyopathies

Chairs: Iacopo Olivotto, Mariya Tokmakova
CardioMems: remote monitoring and digital health

Igor Tulevski, Amsterdam

ICD for primary prevention of SCD

Vasil Traykov, Sofia

Atrial fibrillation: Cause, consequence and cure of heart failure

Lidija Poposka, Skopje

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: clinical predictors and outcome

Iacopo Olivotto, Florence

Cardiac amyloidosis

Mariya Tokmakova, Plovdiv

Panel discussion

13:15-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:15
Case-based Interactive Learning

(Breakout Sessions in three groups)
Advanced Echocardiography in HF

Rajdeep Khattar, London

Cardiac MRI

Planinka Zafirovska/Milka Klinceva, Skopje

Multimodality imaging in HF

Marija Zdravkovic, Belgrade

15:15-15:45
Coffee Break

15:45-17:30
Session 6: Acute and Advanced Heart Failure

Chairs: Davor Milicic, Marija Polovina
Advanced HF: definition and management

Marija Polovina, Belgrade

Managing acute HF

Tanja Angjuseva, Skopje

LVADs as bridge to transplant or destination therapy

Ivan Knezevik, Ljubljana

Heart transplantation: indications and timing

Davor Milicic, Zagreb

Panel discussion

09:00-10:45
Session 7: Multidisciplinary Procedures and Devices in Heart Failure

Chair: Filippo Crea, Marianna Adamo
Revascularisation in heart failure

Filippo Crea, Rome

Imaging of aortic valve disease

Elizabeta Srbinovska, Skopje

When is the right time for SAVR or TAVR?

Zan Mitrev, Skopje

Mitral and tricuspid valve disease and heart failure

Marianna Adamo, Brescia

Panel discussion: Which patients need an intervention?

10:45-11:15
Coffee Break

11:15-12:30
Case-based Interactive Learning

(Breakout Sessions in three groups)
Advanced Echocardiography in HF

Rajdeep Khattar, London

Cardiac MRI

Alexandros Kallifatidis, Thessaloniki

Multimodality imaging in HF

Marija Zdravkovic, Belgrade

12:45-13:00
Closing Session

Wrap-up and Adjourn

Thomas F. Lüscher
Tanja Anguseva
Jorgo Kostov

Schedule

Event Schedule

10:00-12:00
Opening Session: Heart Failure: From Cinderella to Center Stage

Opening Session: Heart Failure: From Cinderella to Center Stage

12:00-12:45
Lunch Break

Lunch Break

12:45-14:00
Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF

Case-based Interactive Learning – Imaging of HF

14:00-16:00
Session 2: Assessing and Diagnosing Heart Failure

Session 2: Assessing and Diagnosing Heart Failure

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

16:30-18:30
Session 3: Comorbidities

Session 3: Comorbidities

18:30
Welcome Reception, Macedonian Chamber of Commerce session, Get Together

Welcome Reception, Macedonian Chamber of Commerce session, Get Together

09:00-10:45
Session 4: Pharmacotherapy

Session 4: Pharmacotherapy

10:45-11:15
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

11:15-13:00
Session 5: Devices, Cardiomyopathies

Session 5: Devices, Cardiomyopathies

13:15-14:00
Lunch Break

Lunch Break

14:00-15:15
Case-based Interactive Learning

Case-based Interactive Learning

15:15-15:45
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

15:45-17:30
Session 6: Acute and Advanced Heart Failure

Session 6: Acute and Advanced Heart Failure

09:00-10:45
Session 7: Multidisciplinary Procedures and Devices in Heart Failure

Session 7: Multidisciplinary Procedures and Devices in Heart Failure

10:45-11:15
Coffee Break

Coffee Break

11:15-12:30
Case-based Interactive Learning

Case-based Interactive Learning

12:45-13:00
Closing Session

Closing Session

13:00
Lunch Buffet

Lunch Buffet