Scientific Program


Time Room A [English]
07:30-08:20 Registration 
08:20-08:30 Opening Remark and Course Objective
08:30-09:50 New concepts in VHD in 2026 I
  What's New in Current Guideline in Valvular Heart Disease? Clinical Implication
  Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Disease: What Has Changed in the Last Years?
  Artificial Intelligence in Valvular Imaging: Hype or Clinical Reality?
  Risk Stratification of VHD: Malignant/Arrhythmic MVP or Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of MR Severity
  What's Changed in Mitral Valve Recommendations: AFMR/HFpEF Associated MR and Exercise Induced MR
  Panel Discussion
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:15 HEART TEAM AT WORK, Learn from Case: Mitral Regurgitation
  Patient Presentation and Imaging Analysis
  Discussion and Audience Interaction
  Assessment: Suitability for TEER: Imager's Point of View
  Surgical Treatment of MR: Surgeon's Point of View
  Mitral TEER - Device Selection and Planning: Interventionist's Point of View
  Heart Team Discussion and Audience Interaction
  How Did Our Case End
  Heart Team Panels
11:15-12:30 Mitral Regurgitation: Current Strategies for Management and Unresolved Questions
  Mitral Valve Imaging for M-TEER: Imaging-Guided Patient Selection
  What Is Complex Anatomy for Mitral TEER & How I Overcome It? 
  Assessment and Management of MR Recurrence/Persistence after TEER 
  TEER vs Surgical MV Repair for Functional MR: The State of the Art 
  Beyond TEER: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement and Novel Devices
  Panel Discussion
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)
  Topic 1
  Topic 2
13:30-13:50  Opening Ceremony with 10th Anniversary of Echo 360  
13:50-14:40 Plenary Lectures
  Seeing Is Treating: How Imaging Defines Success in Structural Heart Intervention
  Rheumatic Heart Disease: What We Know About and Future Perspective
  Discussion
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:20 From Rheumatic Burden to Modern Challenges: Redefining Valve Disease in Asia
  Asian Valve Disease: Distinct Epidemiology and Emerging Complexity
  Beyond Mitral Valve Area: New Insights from the MASTER Registry in Rheumatic MS
  Role of Echo and CT in Structural Heart Interventions for Mitral Stenosis
  Valve Intervention in Asia: Aging, Small Anatomy, and the Need for Tailored Strategies
  Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease in Asia
  Panel Discussion
16:20-17:40 Echo 360 10th Anniversary Session: From Imaging to Intervention
  Dynamic Anatomy of the Valve and Cardiac Chamber Using Non-Invasive Imaging Techniques
  Mini TEE: Simplifying Procedural Guidance with Less Invasive Echocardiography
  3D ICE: Expanding Intracardiac Imaging for Real-Time Structural Intervention
  4D Flow CMR for Valvular Heart Disease: What Does It Add in Clinical Practice?
  Hybrid Fusion Imaging: Integrating Modalities for Precision-Guided Intervention
  Panel Discussion
17:40 Adjourn 
Time Room B [Korea]
07:30-08:20 Registration 
08:20-08:30 Opening Remark and Course Objective
08:30-09:50 All About Valvular Heart Disease: From the Beginning to Future Perspectives
  Imaging: The Evolution of Valve Imaging - Where We Started, Where We Stand (ICE, Mini-TEE, 3D Quantification)
  Radiology: Cardiac CT - From Today's Scan to Tomorrow's Frontier 
  Intervention: Milestones, Must-Know Devices, and Techniques You Should Know
  Surgery: Milestones, Must-Know Prostheses, and Techniques You Should Know
  Panel Discussion
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:25 Too Embarrassed to Ask: SHD Basics Every Cardiologist Pretends to Know
  Cardiac Hemodynamics: Honestly, It Confuses Me Too
  Cardiac CT: Before You Ask the Radiologist
  Cardiac PET/SPECT: Do We Know Why We Order It?
  Cardiac MR: Should You Trust the Report?
  Panel Discussion
11:25-12:30 Special Echo in 360°: Master the Advanced Tools
  Basic 3D Echocardiography: Anatomic Correlation and Clinical Application
  Stress Echo Mastery: Unmasking Dynamic Valve Severity
  ICE in Structural Valve Intervention: Mastering the Intracardiac View
  Panel Discussion
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)
  Topic 1
  Topic 2
13:30-13:50 Opening Ceremony with 10th Anniversary of Echo 360 (In Room A) 
13:50-14:40 Plenary Lectures (In Room A) 
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:20 The Mitral Regurgitation in 360°: Measure, Guide, Judge
  Anatomy of Mitral Valve: What We Should Know About?
  Echo Cardiographic Measure, Interpret, and Decide: Are We Getting It Right?
  CT and CMR evaluation in Patients with MR
  Timing of Intervention in MR: What Imaging Tells Us
  Panel Discussion
16:20-17:40 All About M-TEER: A Step-by-Step from Imaging to Intervention
  Patient Selection & Intraprocedural Echo Imaging 
  Case Presentation
  How to Step-by-Step (Case-in-a-box) and Simulator Demonstration
  Panel Discussion
17:40 Adjourn 
Time Room C [Korea]
07:30-08:20 Registration
08:20-08:30 Opening Remark and Course Objective 
08:30-09:50 Inherited Disease
  Cardiac Disease Modeling Using Patient-Derived iPSCs
  Cardiac Manifestations in Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder 
  Cardiac Manifestations in Adult Patients with Mitochondrial Disease
  Panel Discussion
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:20 Hot Topics in Cardiac Amyloidosis
  My Practical Tips for Catching Cardiac Amyloidosis
  Reading the Amyloid Heart: What CMR Sees
  Treating Amyloidosis: What's Here, What's Next
  Genetic Screening of TTR Amyloidosis: International Perspective
  Panel Discussion
11:20-12:30 Hot Topics in HCM
  Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis & Management of HCM
  Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors in Obstructive HCM
  Mitral Valve Disease in HCM: SAM, Intrinsic MV Abnormalities
  All About CMR in HCM: From Thickness to Tissue Characterization
  Panel Discussion
12:30-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)
  Topic 1
  Topic 2
13:30-13:50 Opening Ceremony with 10th Anniversary of Echo 360 (In Room A) 
13:50-14:50 Artificial Intelligence in Structural and Genetic Heart Disease
  From Images to Insights: The Role of AI in Valvular Heart Disease 
  AI-Enabled ECG: What It Can and Cannot Do
  AI Screening for Cardiomyopathies
  Panel Discussion
14:50-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:40 Fabry Disease: Education Lecture
  Overview of Clinical Features and Management of Fabry Disease
  Decoding the GLA Gene VUS: Advanced Molecular Approaches
  Biomarker Monitoring in Fabry Patients with ERT or SRT
  Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in Fabry Disease
  Panel Discussion