Scientific Program

Subject to changes

07:30-08:00Registration
08:00-08:15

Welcome

Maria Kiaffas (USA) – Andreas Giannopoulos (Greece) – Sotiria Apostolopoulou (Greece) – Sanket Shah (USA)

08:15-10:30

Session 1: Basics in Congenital Heart Disease and imaging

Moderators: John Papagiannis (Greece) – Maria Kiaffas (USA) – Thomas Vrachliotis (Greece)

08:15-08:35Stephen Sanders (USA): The cardiac development and evolution
08:35-08:55Jennifer Kussmann (USA): ‘Designer genes’ in Congenital Heart Disease aka Cardiogenetics
08:55-09:15Pei-Ni Jone (USA): Novelties in echocardiography
09:15-09:35Suma Goudar (USA): Pediatric Transesophageal echocardiography – when and why
09:35-09:55Maully Shah (USA): Utility of imaging in electrophysiology procedures
09:55-10:15Andrew Powell (USA): The right tool for the ‘broken’ heart – Cardiac MRI vs Cardiac CT in CHD
10:15-10:30Discussion
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-13:15

Session 2: The Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)

Moderators: Andrew Powell (USA) – Alexandra Frogoudaki (Greece) – Antonios Vlahos (Greece)

11:00-11:20Stephen Sanders (USA): The morphology of Tetralogy of Fallot and its variants
11:20-11:40Marietta Charakida (Greece/ UK): Tetralogy of Fallot in the fetus
11:40-12:00Sharda Srinivasan (USA): Imaging TOF in the newborn period and time of repair
12:00-12:20Anne Marie Valente (USA): The repaired TOF – imaging as the means for monitoring and timing of re-intervention
12:20-12:40Sotiria Apostolopoulou (Greece): Imaging tips for the interventionalist
12:40-13:00Petros Anagnostopoulos (USA): What is important to the surgeon from an imaging standpoint
13:00-13:15Discussion
13:15-14:15Lunch               
14:15-15:45

Session 3:  The pregnant woman with Congenital Heart Disease

Moderators: John Papagiannis (Greece) – Anne Marie Valente (USA) – Sotiria Apostolopoulou (Greece)

14:15-14:30Panelists: Case presentations
14:30-14:45Anne Marie Valente (USA): Risk stratification of pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease the role of imaging
14:45-15:00Kathy Economy (USA): Intrapartum challenges and delivery planning for the OB and MFM
15:00-15:15Lana Tisma (USA): The ‘Excited’ Pregnant Heart in patients with CHD – how and when to assess
15:15-15:30Dafni Charisopoulou (Greece): Monitoring of the fetus and newborn of a Congenital Heart Disease pregnancy
15:30-15:45 Discussion
15:45-16:00Mini Break
16:00-17:00

Interesting Cases

Moderators: Andrew Powell (USA) – Sanket Shah (USA)

16:00-16:12Stephen Sanders (USA): Isolated Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure in an Infant
16:12-16:24Eliza Chiperi (Romania): When heterotaxy does not fit: multimodality imaging guiding Kawashima palliation
16:24-16:36Olga Boleti (Greece): A case of Rasopathy associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: what can go wrong?
16:36-16:48Andriana Anagnostopoulou (Greece): Persistent LGE CMR changes after COVID 19 infection associated myopericarditis
16:48-17:00Stephen Sanders (USA): Tricuspid Valve Mass in a Premature Infant
17:15-19:00Opening Ceremony – Reception

Subject to changes

08:00-08:30Registration
08:30-10:30

Session 4: Common Atrioventricular Canal Defects – The never-ending story?

Moderators: Anitha Parthiban (USA) – Meletios Kanakis (Greece) – Giannakopoulou Aikaterini (Greece)

08:30-08:50Stephen Sanders (USA): The morphologic spectrum of CAVC
08:50-09:10Jennifer Co-Vu (USA): Diagnostic challenges in the fetus with CAVC and prognostic factors
09:10-09:30Anitha Parthiban (USA): The imager’s approach to diagnosing CAVC defects
09:30-09:50Pei-Ni Jone (USA): Imaging challenges of the repaired CAVC
09:50-10:10Petros Anagnostopoulos (USA): What does the surgeon want to know for the CAVC patient
10:10-10:30Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:15

Session 5: The Single Ventricle

Moderators: Petros Anagnostopoulos (USA) – Aphrodite Tzifa (Greece) – John Papagiannis (Greece)

11:00-11:20Miwa Geiger (USA): Prenatal counseling for the fetus with a Single Ventricle
11:20-11:40Nadine Chouetier (USA): The role of imaging in the different repair stages of the Single Ventricle
11:40-12:00Irene Lytrivi (USA): Imaging characteristics of a failing Single Ventricle
12:00-12:20Apurva Panchal (USA):The Single Ventricle in the CICU
12:20-12:40William Gibson (USA): Ventricular assist devices for the Single Ventricle. Where are we today?
12:40-13:00Lazaros Kochilas (USA): Multicenter studies for Single Ventricle patients. What have we learned?
13:00-13:15Discussion
13:15-14:15Lunch
14:15-16:00

Session 6: The challenges of Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Artery from the Aorta – AOACA

Moderators: Adrew Powell (USA) – Evagelia Nyktari (Greece) – Meletios Kanakis (Greece)

14:15-14:30Maria Kiaffas (USA): Coronary artery variations in the normal heart
14:30-14:45Shubhika Srivastava (USA): The first diagnostic encounter – echocardiographich approach to AOACA
14:45-15:00Sanket Shah (USA): Upping the game – the role of CTA in risk stratification
15:00-15:15Nadine Chouetier (USA): Going to major league – Is a cardiac MRI necessary for all patients with AOACA?
15:15-15:30Marinos Kantzis (Greece): Is there a place for cardiac cath in AOACA patients
15:30-15:45Panelists: AOACA Cases – To intervene or not to intervene?
15:45-16:00Discussion
16:00-16:15Mini Break
16:15-17:00

Interesting cases

Moderators: Maria Kiaffas (USA) – Marietta Charakida (Greece / UK)

16:15-16:27Daphni Charisopoulou (Greece): Isolated Fetal Left Ventricular Apical Diverticulum: Challenges in Prenatal Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Counselling
16:27-16:39Stephen Sanders (USA): Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Trunk in HLHS: Surgical Implications
16:39-16:51Maria Kavga (Greece): Prenatally Diagnosed Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries: Challenges in Postnatal Management
16:51-17:03Daphni Charisopoulou (Greece): Multiple Fetal Intracardiac Masses in the Setting of Familial Cardiac Myxoma: Diagnostic and Counselling Challenges

Subject to changes

08:00-08:30 Registration
08:30-09:30

Session 7: The Fetus with Congenital Heart Block

Moderators: Maully Shah (USA) – Shubhika Srivastava (USA)

09:30-09:40Maria Kavga (Greece): Case Presentation
09:40-09:50Sharda Srinivasan (USA): Work-up and risk stratification
09:50-10:00Anitha Parthiban (USA): Management and follow-up
10:00-10:10Maria Kiaffas (USA): Delivery planning – perinatal management
10:10-10:30Discussion
09:30-10:30

Session 8: Fetus with Ebstein’s and Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia

Moderators: Aparna Kulkarni (USA) – Jennifer Co-Vu (USA)

08:30-08:40Mariam Taleb (USA): Case Presentation
08:40-08:50Miwa Geiger (USA): Early diagnosis – follow-up
08:50-09:00Anita Moon Grady (USA): Risk stratification – The fetus with the circular shunt
09:00-09:10Mary Donofrio (USA): Delivery planning – Postnatal management
09:10-09:30Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00

Session 9: The fetus with the restrictive atrial septum

Moderators: Anitha Parthiban (USA) – Sharda Srinivasan (USA)

11:00-11:10Mariam Taleb (USA): Case Presentation
11:10-11:20Aparna Kulkarni (USA): TGA and HLHS with RAS – the differences
11:20-11:30Mary Donofrio (USA): Utility of Acute Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing in the fetus with RAS
11:30-11:40Shubhika Srivastava (USA): Delivery planning
11:40-12:00Discussion
12:00-13:00

Session 10: The fetus with the myocardial tumor

Moderators: Miwa Geiger (USA) – Ioannis Germanakis (Greece)

12:00-12:10Maria Kavga (Greece): Case Presentation
12:10-12:20Tania Kourtidou (Greece): Important considerations in the fetus with a myocardial tumor
12:20-12:30Suma Goudar (USA): Diagnostic work-up of fetal myocardial tumors
12:30-12:40Lito Mantagou (Greece): Prenatal and immediate postnatal management
12:40-13:00Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00 -14:30

Keynote Lecture

Moderators: Anita Moon-Grady (USA) – Mary Donofrio (USA)

Prof. Kypros Nicolaides (Cyprus): The present and future of fetal medicine

14:30-16:00

Session 11: Quality, Present and future of Prenatal Diagnosis of CHD

Moderators: Mary Donofrio (USA) – Aparna Kulkarni (USA)

14:30-14:45Aparna Kulkarni (USA): Enhancing Fetal Cardiac Care – Sources of Variation in prenatal diagnosis of CHD and how to address them
14:45-15:00Tania Kourtidou (Greece): Prenatal diagnosis of CHD in Greece
15:00-15:15Shubhika Srivastava (USA): Benchmarks on Prenatal Diagnosis of CHD in the US
15:15-15:30Eduardo Macias (USA): Challenges on Prenatal Diagnosis of CHD in Middle and Low-Income Countries
15:30-15:45Anita Moon Grady (USA): Where will the future take us? Is AI the solution
15:45-16:00Disussion