[Programme] 12th Congress of the ICDS

GENERAL PROGRAMME

Wednesday, September 4, 9.00 -13.00

Echokardiografia dopplerowska w praktyce klinicznej

9.00 - 9.45	Podstawy metody echokardiograficznych badaą dopplerowskich Anna Klisiewicz
10.00 - 10.45	Podstawy oceny hemodynamicznej nabytych i wrodzonych wad serca Piotr Szymański
11.00 - 11.45	Ocena funkcji rozkurczowej lewej komory i jej znaczenie Ewa Michalak
12.00 - 12.30	Dopplerowska echokardiografia tkankowa Mirosţaw Kowalski
12.30 - 13.00	Echokardiografia kontrastowa Robert Olszewski
14.00 - 15.30	Symposium Satelitarne MSD Przewodniczący: Prof. dr hab. n. med. Jerzy Adamus Klinika Kardiologii, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny WAM w Warszawie. 1. Wyniki badania HPS - implikacje kliniczne - Dr n. med. Robert Olszewski Klinika Kardiologii, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny WAM w Warszawie. 2. Polekowe uszkodzenia wątroby - Prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Cianciara Klinika Hepatologii i Nabytych Niedoborów Immunologicznych, Wojewódzki Szpital Zakaźny w Warszawie. 3. Rehabilitacia kardiologiczna w dobie statyn - zbytek czy konieczność ? - Prof. dr hab. n. med. Ryszard Piołrowicz Instytut Kardiologii w Aninie, Klinika Kardiologii i Rehabilitacji w Warszawie. 4. Statyny w ostrych zespołach wieńcowych - Dr hab. n. med. Tomasz Pasierski Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej, Instytut Kardiologii w Warszawie. Po spotkaniu serdecznie zapraszamy na poczęstunek

Thursday, September 5

	HALL A
9.00 - 10.30	Assessment of LV function Chairmen: A. Nowicki, A.Pearlman Invited Lectures 1. Significance of Doppler diastolic parameters for estimating cardiovascular events of patients with mildly depressed left ventricular function – A.Kitabatake, H.Onozuka, K.Nishihara, T.Mikami, Japan. (20 min) 2. Myocardial layers: advantages of a transmular separate investigation of wall velocities – C.Veyrat, France. (20 min) 3. Insights and understandings of Tissue Doppler and strain rate imaging which mandate 3D method for analysis of cardiac function – D.J.Sahn, USA. (20 min) 4. Therapeutic ultrasound. A novel approach in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction – E.Tuero, Argentina. (20 min)
10.50 - 12.30	From scientific lab to clinical practice Chairmen: J. Adamus, J. Roelandt Invited Lectures 1. A review of the development and evaluation of color pulsed Doppler echocardiography in Seattle: lessons learned from fundamental ultrasound physics - J.G.Stevenson, USA. (20 min) 2. Three-dimensional echocardiography: current applications and perspectives – J.R.T.C.Roelandt, The Netherlands. (20 min) 3. Application and value of dynamic three-dimensional color Doppler sono–imaging - Xin-Fang WANG, Kun SUN, Jin-Fang XING, Ming-Xing XIE, et al., PR CHINA. (20 min) 4. Improved grading scale for patent ovale using transcranial power M-mode Doppler – Spencer MP, Heidmiller CT, White JA, Gray WA, Reisman M, Olsen JV, and Krabill KA, USA. (20 min) 5. Quantitative Stress Echo - Strain/Strain Rate Imaging - M. Kowalski, Poland. (15 min) 6. Non-invasive estimation of hematocrit – A.Nowicki, W.Secomski, P.Tortoli, Poland. (15 min)
12.30 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 15.00	Kalmanson Award competition - Collete Veyrat 1. Evaluation of regional function in ischemic and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy using ultrasonic strain rate and strain imaging - L.Herbots, M.Kowalski, P.Claus, J.D’hooge, B.Bijnens, G.S.Sutherland, Belgium 2. Assessment of the internal thoracic artery graft patency by transutaneous ultrasound in postoperative patients - O.Kardash, Belarus 3. Assessment of aortic flow profiles by 3D-Doppler - S.Mottl-Link, I.Wolf, M.Hastenteufel, CF Vahl, HP Meinzer, S.Hagl, R.De Simone, Germany 4. Rate of failure of atrial septal defect closure with the Amplatzer device. Single institution experience. - M.Konka, P.Hoffman, W.Rużyłło, M.Demkow , C.Kępka, J.Wilczyński, Warsaw Poland
15.30 - 17.00	Sesje satelitarna firmy PFIZER Stratyfikacja ryzyka choroby niedokrwiennej serca Przewodniczący: prof. Witold Rużyłło 1. Jak skuteczniej leczyć chorobę niedokrwienną serca - Prof. Jacek Dubiel 2. Statyny - prewencja czy leczenie? - Prof. Jerzy Adamus 3. Berlin 2002 najnowsze doniesienia z Europejskiego Kongresu Kardiologicznego - Prof. Waldemar Banasiak
18.00	Opening Ceremony Welcome Address - Andrzej Nowicki Organizing Committee Welcome Address - Alan Pearlman President ICDS Welcome Address - Michaţ Kleiber Minister of Science Invited Lecture Dead or just sleeping? Clinical importance of myocardial viability and detection by stress echo – Alan S.Pearlman, USA Violin Concerto
19.00	Get Together Reception

Friday, September 6

	HALL A	HALL B
9:00 - 10:00	Satellite Symposium ALOKA
10:00 - 10:40	Invited Lectures Chairmen: P.Hoffman, M.Spencer 1. Diagnosis of coronary artery disease in women: the value of stress echocardiography – A.S.Pearlman, USA. (20 min) 2. Power M-mode Doppler (PMD) transcranial and pulmoanry artery monitoring – M.P.Spencer and M.Moehring, USA. (20 min)
11:00 - 12:30	Advanced Echo/Doppler technologies Chairmen: C.Bom, J.Kasprzak Invited Lectures 1. Survey of advances in cardiovasular echo imaging - N.Bom, P.Palanchon, A.F.W. van der Steen, The Netherlands. (20min) 2. Augmenting the physical cardiac examination: ultrasound stethoscopy at last! – J.R.T.C.Roelandt, The Netherlands. (20 min) Abstracts (7min + 3 min discussion) 1. Contrast echocardiographic visualization of resting perfusion defects using bolus administration of levovist and power contrast imaging - J. D.Kasprzak, M.Plewka, J.Drozdz, K.Wierzbowska, P.Mik-Wejner, M.Ciesielczyk, M.Krzeminska-Pakula, Łódź, Poland 2. Advanced echocardiographic technology in the assessment of aortic root abscess and its utility for surgical decision making - H.Siniawski, Y.Weng, M.Hofmann, C.Greve, I.Behnke, H.Lehmkuhl, M.Dandel, C.Yankah, M.Pasic, R.Hetzer, Germany	Wall motion analysis Chairmen: J.Lovenstein, M.Kowalski Invited Lecture 1. Simultaneous analysis of wall motion and coronary flow reserve of the left anterior descending coronary artery by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography during dipyridamole stress – J.Lowenstein, (20 min) Abstracts (7min + 3 min discussion) 1. Can strain and strain rate quantify regional right ventricular myocardial function? A study in normal subjects. - M.Kowalski, T.Kukulski, F.Jamal, J.D’hooge, F.Weidemann, B.Bijnens, L.Hatle, G.R.Sutherland, Belgium 2. Acute Changes in RV wall deformation after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure. An ultrasound strain and strain rate study. - T.Kukulski, P.Banaszak, J.Bialkowski, M.Szkutnik, A.Duszanska, Z.Kalarus, Zabrze Poland 3. The feasibilty of regional strain rate/strain imaging in quantifying dobutamine stress echocardiography - M.Kowalski, M.C.Herregods, L.Herbots, F.Weidemann, L.Simmons, J.Strotmann, J.D'hooge, B.Bijnens, L.Hatle, G.R.Sutherland, Germany, Belgium.
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Diastolic function Invited Lecture Chairmen: D.Sahn, A.Klisiewicz 1. Constrictive pericarditis (CP) v/s restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) Utility of echo Doppler studies - K.D.Shah, India (20 min) Abstracts (7min. + 3 min discussion) 1. Left atrial dysfunction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy with and without restriction in Doppler study - E.Michalak, J.Grzybowski, Z.T.Biliąska, W.Rużyłło, W.Rydlewska-Sadowska, P.Hoffman, Warsaw, Poland 2. Subsequent heart failure after myocardial infarction can be predicted by restrictive pattern of mitral inflow - B.Brzezińska, A.Kowalska, L.Sokalski, Łoboz-Grudzień, Wrocław, Poland 3. Does systolic dysfunction have any impact on mitral early and atrial wave propagation velocity in patients with delayed relaxation? - K.Wierzbowska, J.Drożdż, M.Krzemińska-Pakuła, J.D.Kasprzak, Łódź, Poland 4. Evaluation of diastolic filling and vascular response applying mitral Doppler and carotid Wave intensity measurement for distinguishing hemodynamic groups of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy - H.Sieniawski, H.Lehmkuhl, A.Unbehaun, S.Kapell, R.Hetzer, Germany	Coronary flow evaluation Invited Lecture Chairmen: E.Tuero, X.Wang 1. Coronary flow reserve measured by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. Does it have any clinical utility in the every day practice? - J.Lowenstein, Argentina (20 min) Abstracts (7min. + 3 min discussion) 1. Transcutaneous Doppler assessment of flow in grafted mammary artery after minimal invasive surgery - Z.Gąsior, A.Bochenek, M.Cisowski, J.Drzewiecki, A.Jaklik, A.Drzewiecka-Gerber, M.Trusz-Gluza, Katowice, Poland 2. Coronary blood flow velocity reserve assessed by transesophageal echocardiography in young dailts wilth long-term type 1 diabetes mellitus - R.Dankowski, M.Michalski, M.Kandziora, W.Biegalski, K.Poprawski, M.Wierzchowiecki, Poznań, Poland 3. Doppler diagnostic criteria of main coronary arteries stenoses: the multiplane transesophageal ultrasound study - A.Vrublevsky, A.Boshchenko, R.Karpov, Russian Federation
15:30 - 17:00	Tissue Doppler Imaging Chairmen: K.D.Shah, R.Olszewski Invited Lecture 1. Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) its utilty in cardiac arrhythmias with ECG and vectorial correlation - K.D.Shah, India (20 min) Abstracts (7min. + 3 min discussion) 1. The value of regional velocity information for the assessment of acute RV volume unloading after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure. A doppler myocardial imaging study - T.Kukulski, P.Banaszak, J. Bialkowski, M.Szkutnik, W.Kreis, A.Duszanska, Z.Kalarus, Zabrze Poland 2. The relation between surface ECG and site of earliest and latest systolic motion in DCM and ICM patients with LBBB – a Doppler Myocardial imaging study. - L.Herbots, O.A.Breithardt, P.Claus, M.Kowalski, B.Bijnens, G.S.Sutherland, Belgium 3. Assessment of myocardial function at infarct zone after PTCA infarct-related artery – a study with tissue Doppler echocardiography - A.Klisiewicz, P.Michałek, P.Hoffman, Warsaw, Poland 4. Age-dependency of mitral annulus motion assessed by pulsed tissue Doppler in normal subjects - K.Wierzbowska, J.Drożdż, M.Krzemińska-Pakuła, J.D.Kasprzak Łódź, Poland	Congenital Heart Disease Chairmen: P. Hoffman, G. Stevenson Invited Lecture 1. Increased stiffness of the entire aortic arch folllowing repair of coarctation of the aorta - J.G.Stevenson, USA (20 min) Abstracts (7min. + 3 min discussion) 1. Echocardiographically evaluated right ventricular ejection fraction is a usefull indicator of the functional status of the systemic ventricle in complete transposition - P.Hoffman, P.Szymański, B.Lubiszewska, A.Teresińska, J.Różański, Warsaw, Poland 2. Residual aortic stenosis and hypertension in adult patients after coarctation of the aorta - O.Trojnarska, A.Szyszka, Z.Sarnowska, A.Ciesliński, Poznań, Poland 3. Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography during interventional cardiac catheterization in Children - B.Werner, Warsaw, Poland
	Closing remarks
19:30	Gala Diner (optional)

Posters (100 cm * 70 cm)

Posters should be displayed from 8.30, Friday, September 6

DIASTOLIC FUNCTION

Chairmen: W.Tracz, J.Drożdż (discussion 12.30 – 13.30)

1. Low dobutamine dose improves left ventricular diastolic function estimated by inflow propagation velocity - A.Wojtarowicz, R.Kaliszczak, E.Płońska, M.Peregud, D.Drechsler, Szczecin, Poland

2. Transmitral flow pseudonormalization as a sign of latent heart failure in patients with three vessel coronary artery disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy - A.Arandjelovic , M.Asanin, A.Crni, D.Vasic, V.Stojanov, N.Kozarevic, A.Dikic, B.Obrenovic, D.Matic, Yugoslavia

3. Flow propagation velocity and miyocardial performance index in the evaluation of LV function in patients after Q-wave myocardial infarction - N.Oryshchyn, O.Zharinov, Yu.Ivaniv, Ukraine

4. The assessment of diastolic function in coronary artery with normal systolic performance - Wierzbowska K, Drożdż J, Krzemińska-Pakuła M, Kasprzak JD., Łódź, Poland

5. Significance of left atrium dimension and pulmonary veins flow parameters for the diagnosis of severe diastolic dysfunction - Wierzbowska K, Drożdż J, Krzemińska-Pakuła M, Kasprzak JD., Łódź, Poland

6. The influence of gender on diastolic function in normal subjects and patients with coronary artery disease. - Wierzbowska K, Drożdż J, Krzemińska-Pakuła M, Kasprzak JD., Łódź, Poland

TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING

Chairmen: A.Klisiewicz, T.Kukulski (discussion 15.00 – 15.30)

1. Changes in the response of hibernated myocardium to inotropic stimulation after angioplasty: comparison of tissue Doppler Echocardiography velocity with wall motion score index - A.Klisiewicz , P.Michałek, P.Hoffman, Warsaw, Poland

2. The longitudinal myocardial kinetics in different LV geometry types in essential and borderline hypertension - A.Turkin, Y.Kryukov, Y.Ivaniv, Ukraine

3. Dipyridamol stress echocardiography normal values of longitudinal myocardial kinetics - Y.Ivaniv, A.Turkin, Y.Kryukov, Ukraine

4. Quantitative assessment of left ventricular wall motion abnormalities in patients after myocardial infarction using tissue Doppler parameters - M.Ciesielczyk, J.Drożdż, J.D.Kasprzak, M.Plewka, M.Krzemińska-Pakuła, Łódź, Poland.

STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Chairmen: H.Szwed, E.Płońska (discussion 12.30 – 13.30)

1. How to minimize periopeartive cardiac risk?. Dobutamine stress echocardiography performed in 91 patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm resection - J.Syska-Suminska, M.Kuch, A.Mamcarz, W.Braksator, P.Krzyżak, A.Światowiec, W.Gierlak, J.Kuch, Warsaw, Poland.

2. Rest and stress echocardiography as the methods of risk stratification of acute coronary syndroms in post Q-wave myocardial infarction patients. 26 months follow-up of 112 patients - M.Kuch, M.Dłużniewski, M.Chmielewski, M.Janiszewski, P.Krzyżak, W.Gierlak, W.Braksator, A.Mamcarz, A.Raczkowska, J.Kuch., Warsaw, Poland.

3. Safety of dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction - E.Płońska, Z.Gąsior, A.Szyszka, J.Kasprzak, A.Wojtarowicz, A.Gackowski, M.Maciejewski, A.Varga. Łódź, Poland

4. The infuence of low-intensive stress on hemodynamic response estimated by Doppler echo in coronary atery disease - V.Kuznetsov, D.Krinochkin, V.Todosiychuk, G.Shakhov, Russia.

5. Low cardiac output syndrome after CABG in patients with basal ventricular asynergy due to ischaemic CHF - Maroz-Vadalazhskaja N., Komissarova S., Kardash O., Kurganovitch S., Jasko T., Ostrovski J., Belarus

6. Dobutamine stress echocardiography role in left ventricular contractility in patients with congestive heart failure assigned to trimetazidine - A.Martynov, Y.Vasyuk, E.Iouchtchouk, I.Sadulayeva, A.Hadzegova, E.Shkolnik., Russian Federation

LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION

Chairmen: J.Adamus, A.Szyszka (discussion 12.30 – 13.30)

1. Relationship between left ventricular systolic and diastolic function with duration of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in asymptomatic patients - G.Bajraktari, A.Bakalli, M.Ajeti, L.Kamberi, N.Rexhepaj, F.Hima, Kosovo

2. Left ventricular function in patients after acute pulmonary oedema – relationship to long-term prognosis - M.Fiutowski, T.Waszyrowski, M.Krzemińska-Pakuła, J.D.Kasprzak, J.Drożdż, Łódź, Poland

3. Changes in the athlete’s heart (sportman,s heart) in echocardiography in 2-year follow-up. Compenstaion or pathology? - K.Wrzosek, W.Braksator, A.Mamcarz, K.Sadkowska, P.Krzyżak, M.Dłużniewski, Warsaw, Poland.

4. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: is it a phenomenon indicating reperfusion injury? - H.Siniawski, I.Behnke, Y.Weng, C.Yankah, R.Hetzer, Berlin, Germany

5. Mitral ring motion is an independent predictor of the letf ventricular diastolic dysfunction in arterial hypertension. - QirkoS., Pavli E., Qirko M.Tirana. Albania.

6. Echocardiographic screening in patients with essential hypertension in routine medical practice. - R.Olszewski, W.Marciniak, J.Korzeniowska, R.Czarnecki, T.Makowski, J.Adamus, Warsaw, Poland

7. Doppler pulmonary venous flow velocity in patients with acute coronary syndromes - G.Piotrowski, Z.Gawor, A.Goch, J.H.Goch, Łódź, Poland

8. Transdermal hormone replacement therapy and left ventricule systolic and diastolic function in women with coronary heart disease. - P.Bręborowicz, Z.Sarnowska, O.Trojnarska, T.Mularek-Kubzdela, M.Maciejewska, A.Katarzyńska, E.Bręborowicz, M.Cugowska, A.Warenik-Szymankiewicz, A.Cieśliński, Poznań, Poland

VARIA

Chairmen: T.Pasierski, P.Podolec (discussion 12.30 – 13.30)

1. Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation : estimation and reversebility after coronary surgery - Maroz-Vadalazhskaja N., Kardash O., Kurganovitch S., Jasko T., Borovkova L., Ostrovski J., Belarus

2. Tissue Tracting Imaging for quick noinvasive risk startification – R.Olszewski , W.Marciniak, J.Korzeniowska, K.Olszowska-Pawluczuk, J.Adamus, Warsaw. Poland

3. Could mitral regurgitation be connected with ST changes in exercise test in patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP)? – P.Krzyżak, A.Mamcarz, W.Braksator, W.Pikto-Pietkiewicz, J.Król, M.Janiszewski, M.Tomaszewska-Kiecana, K.Wrzosek, M.Dłużniewski, Warsaw, Poland

4. Could mitral regurgitation be connected with arrhythmias in patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP)? – P.Krzyżak, J.Król, W.Braksator, W.Pikto-Pietkiewicz, M.Janiszewski, A.Mamcarz, M.Tomaszewska-Kiecana, K.Wrzosek, M.Dłużniewski., Warsaw, Poland

5. Disturbance of thoracic aorta elastic properties in atherosclerosis: the multiplane transesophageal ultrasound study - A.Vrublevsky, A.Boshchenko, R.Karpov, Russian Federation

6. Pulmonary artery pressure in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy treated with bisoprolol - M.Michalski, R.Dankowski, W.Biegalski, M.Kandziora, K.Poprawski, M.Wierzchowiecki, Poznań, Poland.

7. 1,2 and 3 – dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function: can we rival radionuclide angiography in the new millenium? – M.Ciesieczyk, M.Borkowski, M.Krzemińska-Pakuła, A.Płachcińska, J.Kuźmierek, M.Plewka, J.Drożdż, J.D.Kasprzak, Łódź, Poland.

8. Is coronary flow impaired by abnormal myocardial relaxation? A transesophageal Doppler study - J.D.Kasprzak , J.Drożdż, J.Z.Peruga , P.Mik-Wejner , K.Wierzbowska , M.Borkowski , M.Krzemińska-Pakuła., Łódź, Poland

9. Coronary blood flows for angina pectoris patients with primary arterial hypotension and normal blood pressure - A.Boshchenko, A.Vrublevsky, R.Karpov, Russian Federation

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Chairmen: W.Kawalec, L. Szydłowski (discussion 15.00 – 15.30)

1. Adult patients after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: Does pulmonary valve insufficiency correlate with arrhythmia & heart rate variability - O.Trojnarska, H.Wachowiak-Baszyńska, A.Szyszka, R.Ochotny, A.Cieśliński, Poznań, Poland

2. Myocardial performance index (MPI) in right ventricular function assessment in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). - A.Mazurek–Kula, K.Ostrowska, E.Makowiecka, J.Binikowska, J.A.Moll, T.Moszura, J.J.Moll,* A.Sysa, Łódź, Poland

3. Triansient vision disturbances late after closure of atrial septal defect with Amplatzer device - M.Konka, P.Hoffman, E.Jakubowska, W.Rużyłło, M.Demkow, C.Kępka, J.Wilczyński, Warsaw, Poland

4. Function of left atrium in patients with interatrial septal aneurysm - A.Goch, G.Piotrowski, R.Drobiński, R.Olszewski, Z.Gawor, J.Adamus, J.H.Goch, Łódź, Warszawa, Poland

5. Tricuspid regurgitation is a useful indicator of the functional status of the systemic ventricle in complete transposition - P.Hoffman, P.Szymański, B.Lubiszewska, A.Teresińska, J.Różański, Warsaw, Poland