Scientific Program


Time Room A [English] Faculty
07:30-08:20 Registration 
08:20-08:30 Opening Remark and Course Objective Geu-Ru Hong (Korea)
08:30-09:50 New Concepts in VHD in 2026 I Byung Chul Chang (Korea), Carlos Astudillo (Chile)
  What's New in Current Guideline in Valvular Heart Disease? Clinical Implication Chi Young Shim (Korea)
  Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Disease: What Has Changed in the Last Years? Seong-Mi Park (Korea)
  Artificial Intelligence in Valvular Imaging: Hype or Clinical Reality? Kazutoshi Tachibana (Japan)
  Risk Stratification of VHD: Malignant/Arrhythmic MVP Nozomi Watanabe (Japan)
  What's Changed in Mitral Valve Recommendations: AFMR/HFpEF Associated MR and Exercise Induced MR Fabian Barbieri (Germany)
  Panel Discussion Myla Gloria S. Supe (Philippines), Nai-Hsin Chi (Taiwan),
Edwin Tucay (Philippines), Suhaini B Kadiman (Malaysia)
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:15 HEART TEAM AT WORK, Learn from Case: Mitral Regurgitation Geu-Ru Hong (Korea), Edward Chen (USA)
  Patient Presentation and Imaging Analysis Kyu-Yong Ko (Korea)
  Discussion and Audience Interaction  
  Assessment: Suitability for TEER: Imager's Point of View Eun Kyoung Kim (Korea)
  Surgical Treatment of MR: Surgeon's Point of View Seung Hyun Lee (Korea)
  Mitral TEER - Device Selection and Planning: Interventionist's Point of View Shih-Hsien Sung (Taiwan)
  Heart Team Discussion and Audience Interaction  
  How Did Our Case End Kyu-Yong Ko (Korea)
  Heart Team Panels Shunsuke Kubo (Japan), Ryo Horita (Japan), Eustachio Agricola (Italy),
Kazutoshi Tachibana (Japan)
11:15-12:30 Mitral Regurgitation: Current Strategies for Management and Unresolved Questions Jong-Won Ha (Korea), Nozomi Watanabe (Japan)
  Mitral Valve Imaging for M-TEER: Imaging-Guided Patient Selection Williams, Ching-Wei Lee (Taiwan)
  What Is Complex Anatomy for Mitral TEER & How I Overcome It?  Shih-Hsien Sung (Taiwan) 
  Assessment and Management of MR Recurrence/Persistence after TEER  Patrizio Lancellotti (Belgium)
  TEER vs Surgical MV Repair for Functional MR: The State of the Art  Soh Hosoba (Japan)
  Beyond TEER: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement and Novel Devices Martin Swaans (Netherlands)
  Panel Discussion Le Minh Khoi (Vietnam), Amiliana M. Soesanto (Indonesia),
Daisuke Hachinohe (Japan), Kazutoshi Tachibana (Japan)
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)-한국 BMS Kee-Sik Kim (Korea)
  Practical Approach to oHCM: From Diagnosis to Provocation Jiesuck Park (Korea)
  Redefining oHCM Treatment with CMIs : Long-Term and Real-World Evidence Sung-Hee Shin (Korea)
13:30-13:50 Opening Ceremony with 10th Anniversary of Echo 360  
13:50-14:40 Plenary Lectures Seok-Min Kang (Korea), Hae-Ok Jung (Korea
  Seeing Is Treating: How Imaging Defines Success in Structural Heart Intervention Mani Vannan (USA)
  Rheumatic Heart Disease: What We Know About and Future Perspective Geu-Ru Hong (Korea)
  Discussion  
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:20 From Rheumatic Burden to Modern Challenges: Redefining Valve Disease in Asia Myla Gloria S. Supe (Philippines), Hoai Thi Thu Nguyen (Vietnam)
  Asian Valve Disease: Distinct Epidemiology and Emerging Complexity Patita Sitticharoenchai (Thailand)
  Beyond Mitral Valve Area: New Insights from the MASTER Registry in Rheumatic MS Iksung Cho (Korea)
  Role of Echo and CT in Structural Heart Interventions for Mitral Stenosis Ka Ho Kevin Kam (Hong Kong)
  Valve Intervention in Asia: Aging, Small Anatomy, and the Need for Tailored Strategies Shunsuke Kubo (Japan)
  Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease in Asia Nai-Hsin Chi (Taiwan)
  Panel Discussion Mefri Yanni (Indonesia), Purevjargal Lkhagvasuren (Mongolia),
Rafidah Abu Bakar (Malaysia), Hoang Dinh Nguyen(Vietnam)
16:20-17:40 Echo 360 10th Anniversary Session: From Imaging to Intervention Amiliana M. Soesanto (Indonesia), Suhaini B Kadiman (Malaysia)
  Dynamic Anatomy of the Valve and Cardiac Chamber Using Non-Invasive Imaging Techniques Francesco Fulvio Faletra (Switzerland))
  Mini TEE: Simplifying Procedural Guidance with Less Invasive Echocardiography William Kok Fai Kong (Singapore)
  3D ICE: Expanding Intracardiac Imaging for Real-Time Structural Intervention Mani Vannan (USA)
  3D Printing for Valvular Heart Disease Hamid Chalian (USA)
  Hybrid Fusion Imaging: Integrating Modalities for Precision-Guided Intervention Martin Swaans (Netherlands)
  Panel Discussion Ana Lascu (Romania), Nhat M. Giang (Vietnam),
Erdenechimeg Munkhbat (Mongolia), Hui Cheng (China)
17:40 Adjourn 
Time Room B [Korean/English] Faculty
07:30-08:20 Registration 
08:20-08:30 Opening Remark and Course Objective 박성미 (고려의대)
08:30-09:50 All About Valvular Heart Disease: From the Beginning to Future Perspectives 이상철 (성균관의대), 박경우 (서울의대)
  Imaging: The Evolution of Valve Imaging - Where We Started, Where We Stand (ICE, Mini-TEE, 3D Quantification) Ryo Horita (Japan)
  Radiology: Cardiac CT - From Today's Scan to Tomorrow's Frontier  TBD
  Intervention: Milestones, Must-Know Devices, and Techniques You Should Know 안정민 (울산의대)
  Updates in Surgical AVR Edward Chen (USA)
  Panel Discussion 최연직 (가톨릭의대), 김혜미 (중앙의대),
조성수 (연세의대), 김봉준 (고신의대)
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:25 Revisiting the Basics: The ABCs of the Structural Heart Assessment 최병욱 (연세의대), 김계훈 (전남의대)
  Heart Valve Hemodynamics: From Basic Principles to Clinical Application 손정우 (연세원주의대)
  Cardiac CT 101: ECG Gating, Phases, Vessels, and Tissue 전은주 (서울의대)
  Cardiac PET/SPECT: Which Tracer, Which Patient, Which Answer? 공은정 (영남의대)
  Cardiac MR 101: What Do All Those Mapping Terms Really Mean? Hamid Chalian (USA)
  Panel Discussion 김영진 (연세의대), 정인현 (연세의대),
최재혁 (한림의대), 박근희 (국민건강보험 일산병원)
11:25-12:30 Special Echo in 360°: Master the Advanced Tools 손일석 (경희의대), 박성미 (고려의대)
  Basic 3D Echocardiography: Anatomic Correlation and Clinical Application Francesco Fulvio Faletra (Switzerland)
  Stress Echo in Valvular Heart Disease: Clinical Applications and Interpretation 조동혁 (고려의대)
  Clinical Applications of Strain Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease 황인창 (서울의대)
  Panel Discussion "장정윤 (경상의대), 서희경 (연세의대),
김희동 (순천향의대), 박지석 (서울의대)"
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)-다케다 강승호 (제주한라병원)
  Immunogenicity in ERT: Clinical Implications for Farbry Disease 김미현 (가톨릭의대)
  Evaluation and Management of Neurological Manifestations in Fabry Disease 이정환 (가톨릭의대)
13:30-13:50 Opening Ceremony with 10th Anniversary of Echo 360 (In Room A) 
13:50-14:40 Plenary Lectures (In Room A) 
  Seeing Is Treating: How Imaging Defines Success in Structural Heart Intervention Mani Vannan (USA)
  Rheumatic Heart Disease: What We Know About and Future Perspective Geu-Ru Hong (Korea)
  Discussion  
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:20 The Mitral Regurgitation in 360°: Measure, Guide, Judge 박재형 (충남의대), 정중화 (조선의대) 
  Anatomy of Mitral Valve: What We Should Know About? Soh Hosoba (Japan)
  Echo Cardiographic Measure, Interpret, and Decide: Are We Getting It Right? Williams, Ching-Wei Lee (Taiwan)
  CT and CMR Evaluation in Patients with MR 고성민 (연세원주의대)
  Timing of Intervention in MR: What Imaging Tells Us Toshiyuki Kimura (Japan)
  Panel Discussion 김민정 (이화의대), 하상진 (중앙보훈병원), 이중희 (원주연세의대),
오진경 (충남의대)
16:20-17:40 All About M-TEER: A Step-by-Step from Imaging to Intervention 장기육 (가톨릭의대), 홍그루 (연세의대)
  Patient Selection & Intraprocedural Echo Imaging  김은경 (성균관의대)
  Case Presentation 서지원 (연세의대)
  How to Step-by-Step (Case-in-a-box) and Simulator Demonstration 홍그루 (연세의대) / 김중선 (연세의대)
  Panel Discussion 윤혁준 (계명의대), 강도윤 (울산의대), 박재형 (고려의대), 이선학 (부산의대)
Time Room C [Korean/English] Faculty
07:30-08:20 Registration 
10:00-10:10 Opening Remark and Course Objective  전종근 (부산의대)
10:10-11:10 Inherited and Metabolic Diseases: Cardiac Involvement from Bench to Bedside 이준화 (성균관의대), 최의영 (연세의대)
  Cardiac Disease Modeling Using Patient-Derived iPSCs 김재호 (부산의대)
  Cardiac Manifestations in Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder  이지은 (인하의대) 
  Cardiac Manifestations in Patients with Mitochondrial Disease 은영민 (연세의대)
  Panel Discussion 오지영 (연세의대), 서혜선 (이화의대), 임한혁 (충남의대), 정혜문 (경희의대)
11:10-12:30 Diagnosing Cardiomyopathy: A Toolbox for Genetic and Acquired Disease 신미승 (가천의대), 박찬석 (가톨릭의대)
  Diagnosing Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Recognizing the Great Mimicker 김세은 (연세원주의대)
  Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Treatment and Follow-up 손지희 (중앙의대)
  Nuclear Imaging of Myocardial Inflammation 공은정 (영남의대)
  Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Imaging and Genetic Red Flags 전경현 (연세의대)
  Panel Discussion 정미향 (가톨릭의대), 최강운 (영남의대), 서정숙 (인제의대), 이수연 (인천세종병원)
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)-이수 앱 지스 김우식 (경희의대)
  Unmet Needs in the Management of Fabry Disease: A Nationwide Survey of Cardiac Monitoring Practices among Korean Cardiologists  손장원 (영남의대)
  Long-Term Real-World Outcomes of Fabagal® in Patients with Fabry Disease: A Case-Based Review 손영배 (아주의대)
13:30-13:50 Opening Ceremony with 10th Anniversary of Echo 360 (In Room A) 
13:50-14:40 Plenary Lectures (In Room A) 
  Seeing Is Treating: How Imaging Defines Success in Structural Heart Intervention Mani Vannan (USA)
  Rheumatic Heart Disease: What We Know About and Future Perspective Geu-Ru Hong (Korea)
  Discussion  
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:20 Fabry Disease Essentials: Clinical Features, Genetics, and Guideline-Based Care 전종근 (부산의대), 고정민 (서울의대)
  Overview of Clinical Features and Management of Fabry Disease 임한혁 (충남의대)
  Decoding the GLA Gene VUS: Advanced Molecular Approaches 오지영 (연세의대)
  Biomarker Monitoring in Fabry Patients with ERT or SRT 손영배 (아주의대)
  Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in Fabry Disease 권영주 (고려의대)
  Panel Discussion 이준화 (성균관의대), 김미현 (가톨릭의대), 이정호 (순천향의대), 곽서연 (고려의대)
16:20-17:40 Artificial Intelligence in Structural and Genetic Heart Disease (English) 유승기 (이화의대), 조익성 (연세의대)
  From Images to Insights: The Role of AI in Valvular Heart Disease  Akhil Narang (USA)
  AI-Enabled ECG: What It Can and Cannot Do 최원익 (인하대)
  Recent Advances in Large Vision-Language Models for Interpreting Echocardiography Li Xiaomeng (Hong Kong)
  AI Screening for Cardiomyopathies 문인기 (순천향의대)
  Panel Discussion 홍다위 (성균관의대), 조인정 (이화의대), Wen-Chung Yu (Taiwan), 하경은 (가천의대)