09:00 – 09:40
Board meeting/conference of the Lithuanian Heart Association
09:40 – 10:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Overview of the progress of imaging and interventional technologies
Prof. S. Glaveckaitė, prof. G. Davidavičius (LT)
I SESSION
Evolution of transcatheter aortic valve interventions
Moderated by: prof. G. Davidavičius, dr. G. Bieliauskas, dr. P. Andréka
10:00 – 10:20
TAVI: present and future
Dr. G. Bieliauskas (DK)
10:20 – 10:40
Imaging of aortic valve disease: only echocardiography (pro).
Dr. G. Balčiūnaitė (LT)
10:40 – 11:00
Imaging of aortic valve disease: beyond echocardiography (contra).
Dr. T. Treibel (UK, remotely)
11:00 – 11:20
Echocardiographic assessment of TAV function.
Prof. D. Zakarkaitė (LT)
11:20 – 11:40
Lifetime management of aortic stenosis
Dr. P. Andréka (HU)
11:40 – 12:00
Echocardiographic navigation.
Dr. E. Buts (NL)
12:00 – 12:20
One heart beat cardiac CT to obtain anatomical and functional cardiac imaging.
Prof. J. M. Serfaty (FR, remotely)
12:20 – 12:50
Coffee break
12:50 – 15:10
II SESSION
Coronary artery disease: current diagnostic and treatment challenges
Moderated by: prof. J. Čelutkienė, prof. A. Tamošiūnas, dr. A. Baranauskas
12:50 – 13:10
History and current status of CCTA in VUH Santaros klinikos.
Prof. A. Tamošiūnas (LT)
13:10 – 13:30
Computed tomography is the "game" changer in coronary syndromes.
Dr. D. Palionis (LT)
13:30 – 13:50
Invasive coronary imaging: IVUS or OCT?
P. Budrys (LT)
13:50 – 14:10
Percutaneous intervention in SCAD (pro).
Dr. A. Baranauskas (LT)
14:10 – 14:30
Percutaneous intervention in SCAD (contra).
Prof. S. Glaveckaitė (LT)
14:30 – 14:50
Choice of antithrombotic treatment in ACS and AF.
Prof. O. Dobiliene (LT)
14:50 – 15:10
Cardiac ischemia 2023.
Prof. G. Šakalytė (LT) (not included in the certified program)
15:30 – 15:50
III SESSION
Minimally invasive and transcatheter atrioventricular valves interventions
Moderated by: prof. R. Benetis, prof. K. Ručinskas, dr. J. Odenstedt
16:00 – 16:20
Overview of minimally invasive mitral valve technologies.
Prof. K. Ručinskas (LT)
16:20 – 16:40
MitraClip evolution trends.
dr. J. Odenstedt (SE)
16:40 – 17:00
Patient selection for mitral valve interventions: suitable patient?
Dr. A. Drąsutiene (LT)
17:00 – 17:20
Imaging capabilities of the tricuspid valve.
Dr. G. Bieliauskienė (LT)
17:20 – 17:40
Challenges of percutaneous atrioventricular valves interventions.
Dr. I. Wong (Hong Kong)
17:40 – 18:00
Q&A/Closing of the conference