Annual Congress of the BWGNICI 2023

17.11.23

Friday November 17th, 2023.
Annual Scientific Meeting of the BWGNICI.

Imaging in Arrhythmia - focus on daily practice

Location: Hotel Van der Valk Hotel Brussels Airport, Culliganlaan 4b, 1831 Diegem

Eager to learn all about how echocardiography and other non-invasive cardiac imaging can improve management of your patient with arrhythmia or cardiac device in daily clinical practice? Then we welcome you to our Belgian Working Group on Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging annual symposium 2023: 'Imaging in Arrhythmia'!

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Thor Edvardsen (Oslo University Hospital, Norway)

Head of Dept. Cardiology
Past-president EACVI 2018-2020
EACVI Industry Round Table Committee member
EACVI 2023 Scientific Programme Committee member
Clinical and experimental research in myocardial function imaging
Over 400 scientific publications

Prof. Ivan Stankovic (CHC Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia)

Head of Echocardiography
EACVI Deputy-chair Scientific Documents committee
EACVI Education Committee member
Clinical and experimental research in imaging and cardiac dev
Over 140 scientific publications

Prof. Mattias Duytschaever (Sint-Jan Bruges and University Ghent, Belgium)

Electrophysiologist
EHRA Scientific Programme Committee member
Clinical and experimental research in catheter ablation of (atrial) arrhythmia
Founder of the CLOSE protocol, AF ablation technique
Over 140 scientific publications

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08h00 – 08h25
Registration

08h25 – 08h30
Welcome and Opening

Ph. Debonnaire, BWGNICI President (Bruges)

08h30 – 09h40
SESSION 1 – The Ventricle: Rhythm is a Dancer

Chairs: G. Cuminetti (Brussels), N. Van de Veire (Ghent)

08h30 – 08h50
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

B. Gerber, Brussels

08h50 – 09h10
Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies

N. Sturkenboom, Antwerp

09h10 – 09h30
Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse

P. Bertrand, Genk

09h30 – 09h40
Q&A

09h40 – 10h10
KEYNOTE LECTURE

Ventricular Arrhythmia in Dilated Hearts: Practical Imaging Considerations

T. Edvardsen, Oslo, Norway

10h10 – 10h35
Coffee break

10h35 – 11h00
Mavacamtem in HCM, kindly supported by Bristol Myers Squibb

11h00 – 12h00
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD SESSION

Chair: Ph. Debonnaire (Bruges), C. Van de Heyning (Antwerp)

Jury Members: T. Edvardsen (Oslo), I. Stankovic (Serbia), M. Duytschaever (Bruges)

12h00 – 13h10
SESSION 2 – The Atrium: It’s a Soul’s Companion

Chairs: L. Herbots (Hasselt), A. Pasquet (Brussels)

12h00 – 12h20
KEYNOTE LECTURE

Imaging in AF ablation: an EPs perspective

M. Duytschaever, Bruges

12h20 – 12h40
Advanced LA imaging: beyond CHADS2-VASC?

F. Timmermans, Ghent

12h40 – 13h00
Estimation of filling pressure in atrial arrhythmia & conduction disturbances

A. Van de Bruaene, Leuven

13h00 – 13h10
Q&A

13h10 – 14h00
Lunch Break

14h00 – 15h40
SESSION 3 – The Devices: Let the Rhythm Ride You, Guide You

Chair: G. Van Camp (Aalst), A. Ciarka (Brussels)

14h00 – 14h30
KEYNOTE LECTURE

Imaging in Cardiac Pacing Devices

I. Stankovic, Belgrade, Serbia

14h30 – 14h50
LV Dyssynchrony pre and post CRT

J. Voigt, Leuven

14h50 – 15h10
Lead-induced Tricuspid Regurgitation

R. Dulgeru, Liege

15h10 – 15h30
Imaging in (suspected) CIED endocarditis

S. Droogmans, Brussels

15h30 – 15h40
Q&A

15h40 – 16h15
TGIF Drinks & Networking, YIA Ceremony: Free Your Mind And Join Us

Chair: Ph. Debonnaire (Bruges)

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