Fokus Herz Bern 2022

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09:05 – 10:15 — Coronary Artery Disease / Atherothrombosis / Prevention

Role of stress MRI in assessing ischemic heart disease
Dr. Anna Giulia Pavon – Cardiocentro Lugano

2021 ESC Prevention Guidelines and new risk score
Prof. Francois Mach – University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Geneva

LDL lowering: from statins over antibodies to RNA interference
Dr. Konstantinos Koskinas, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern

Update on Management of Acute Coronary Syndroms
Prof. Jean-Philippe Collet, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Paris, F


10:50 – 12:15 — Valvular Heart Disease

2021 ESC/EACTS Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines
Prof. Martine Gilard, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire CHU Brest, F (Presentation will follow soon)

Minimal-invasive surgical mitral valve reconstruction
Prof. Matthias Siepe, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern 

Lifetime management of aortic valve replacement therapy
Prof. Thomas Pilgrim, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern

Tricuspid valve interventions – indications for repair and replacement
Prof. Fabien Praz, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern

Cases presentation
PD Dr. Jonas Lanz, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern (Presentation not released)
Dr. David Reineke, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bern (Presentation not released)


13:30 – 14:00 — Key Note Lecture

Cardiac fibrillations: new insights during the past 20 years
Prof. Michel Haissaguerre, IHU Liryc Bordeaux, F


14:00 – 15:10 — Heart Failure Update

2021 ESC Heart Failure Guidelines
Dr. Marianna Adamo, University of Brescia, Italy

Electrical management of heart failure
PD Dr. Samuel Hannes Baldinger, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: what works and what does not work
Prof. Frank Ruschitzka, University Heart Center, Zurich (Presentation will follow soon)

Future of advanced HF therapies: LVAD, total artificial heart and xenotransplantation
Prof. Volkmar Falk, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, D (Presentation will follow soon)


15:45 – 16:55 — Arrhythmias

2021 ESC Guidelines Cardiac Pacing and Resynchronisation
Prof. Haran Burri, University Hospital, Geneva

Atrial fibrillation – medical therapy vs ablation
Dr. Claudia Herrera-Siklody, University Hospital, Lausanne

Update on antithrombotics and oral anticoagulation
Prof. Marco Valgimigli, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano

Stroke Prevention in 2022: LAA closure
Prof. Lorenz Räber, University Hospital, Inselspital, Department of Cardiology, Bern (Presentation will follow soon)

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