Participants’ registration
Welcome greetings
Davide Pacini
Symposium Director
Giorgio Arpesella
Honorary Chairman
Raffaele Donini
Assessore alle Politiche per la Salute, Regione Emilia Romagna
Giovanni Molari
Rettore Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Chiara Gibertoni
Direttore Generale
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero – Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant’Orsola
Alessandro Parolari
Presidente della Società Italiana di Chirurgia Cardiaca SICCH
Session I - ADVANCED CHRONIC HEART FAILURE CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
G.D. Gargiulo, A. Terzi , S. Urbinati
14.30
Epidemiology, pathophysiology and real clinical impact
A. Gkouziouta
14.40
Genetic cardiomyopathies: an underestimated problem?
M. Dal Ferro
14.50
Pulmonary hypertension in advanced chronic heart failure: significance, treatment and prognosis
N. Galiè
15.00
Diagnostic work-up and prognostic factors
M. Graziosi
15.10
The role of pharmacological treatment: how to choose and when to use the right drugs?
A. Verde
15.20
Role and perspectives of interventional cardiology in advanced heart failure: the cardiological point of view
G. Tarantini
15.30
Patients’ selection, new devices and outcomes in complex transcatheter procedures: the surgical point of view
P.Denti
15.40
Pushing the limits of conventional surgery: when and how
H. Takayama
15.50
Discussants
L. Di Marco, T. Palmerini, A. Rubboli
LVAD THERAPY: INNOVATION AND OUTSTANDING CLINICAL OUTCOMES THAT MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN YOUR PATIENTS’ LIVES
Moderators: P. Lanmüller, L. Potena
16.20
INTRODUCTIVE LECTURE
Multi-Disciplinary Approach to LVAD Candidacy: from GPs and Cardiologist to Cardiac Surgeon
P. C. Colombo
16.30
Patient Selection for LVAD Therapy: a Moving Target
A. Gkouziouta
16.40
Long-term MCS Outcomes: Momentum III 5 years and ELEVATE Data
G. Baudry
16.50
HTx: is it still an option for everyone?
J. Gonzáles-Costello
17.00
Changing paradigms: Should we transplant stable LVAD patients? From BtT to DT
L. Botta
17.10
Discussion
SESSION II - CARDIAC TRASPLANTATION: FROM DONORS TO RECIPIENTS
Moderators: M. De Feo, G. Gerosa, M. Senni
17.25
How to manage the donor and the graft: the key role of the anesthesiologist
E. Cerchierini
17.35
The importance of marginal donation: scouting and courage
S. Martìn-Suàrez
17.45
How to improve organ procurement: past present and future of the allocation system
M. Cardillo
17.55
New preservation systems vs. standard cold storage: is it time to expand the donor pool?
S. Sponga
18.05
How to manage immunity
L. Potena
18.15
Mechanical circulatory support as bridge to heart transplantation: devices, techniques and outcomes
K. Takeda
18.25
Multiple organ transplantation: logistics and current results
M. Rinaldi
18.35
Discussants
A. Leone, M. Maccherini, G. Sangiorgi, S. Tsui
