Cardiovascular Imaging in Practice

Dear Colleagues, Dear Scientists,

We are delighted to invite you to our Medical Educational Meeting, “ Cardiovascular Imaging in Practice” on December 11th, 2021, regarding the Diagnostic imaging agent’s contribution in  Cardiovascular Disease evaluation.

This Scientific Meeting will include case-based presentations from a renewed panel of international cardiologists, radiologists and Nuclear Medicine specialists.

A voting system to each challenging case will give the opportunity to participants to interact with the scientific panel and to fine tune their experience.

We look forward to your active participation

With Best regards,

The GE Medical Team

Programme

10:30-10:40      Welcome and Opening of the Meeting

Moderators:      Dr. Koutelou Maria, Dr. Natsios Athanasios

Diagnostic imaging agents in Cardiology

Chair: Dr. Koutelou Maria, Dr. Athanasopoulos George

10:40-11:40

• Contrast   enhanced stress Echocardiography to assess the need for coronary intervention, Dr. Athanasopoulos George
• New   developments and future in CMR and CCT, Dr. Kallifatidis Alexandros
• Challenging cases in clinical practice, Dr. Kallifatidis Alexandros, Dr. Athanasopoulos George

11:40-12:30

• MPI Fast protocol using tetrofosmin, Dr. Koutelou Maria

12:30-12:40      Short Break

Pharmacological   stress test agents

Chair: Dr. Koutelou Maria, Dr. Iakovou Ioannis

12:40-13:10

• Pharmacological   Stress Test Agents. Do we need them?, Dr. Koutelou Maria

13:10-14:10

• Clinical   utility of hyperemic stress agent Regadenoson for Fractional Flow Reserve   (FFR) assessment of Coronary Artery stenosis, Dr. Iakovou Ioannis
• Challenging Cases, Dr. Iakovou Ioannis

14:10-14:40 Break

Updates in Molecular Imaging agents of Cardiovascular Disease

Chair: Dr. Koutelou Maria, Prof. Koukouraki Sofia

14:40-15:10

• The   value of I123-Iobenguane in patients with CHF, Prof. Koukouraki Sofia

15:10-15:50

• MPI using Flurpiridaz F-18, Dr. Pipikos Theodoros

15:50-16:00      Q/A, Panel Discussion

16:00-16:15      Final summary of the day

Speakers, Moderators and Chairpersons:

Dr. Athanasopoulos George, Cardiologist, Director of bloodless Diagnostic Studies Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Dr. Iakovou Ioannis, Cardiologist, Associate Director Interventional Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Dr. Kallifatidis Alexandros, Radiologist, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Head of Cardiac Imaging, Radiology Department St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Dr. Koukouraki Sofia, Professor of Nuclear Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

Dr. Koutelou Maria, Nuclear Medicine Physician, Director Nuclear Medicine Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

Dr. Natsios Athanasios, Medical Head South East Europe, GE Healthcare Pharmaceuticals (PDx), Athens, Greece

Dr. Pipikos Theodoros, Nuclear Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine & PET/ CT, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece