Scientific Program

Time Room A [English]
08:20-08:30 Opening and Course Introduction
08:30-09:50 New concepts in VHD in 2026 II
  Lifetime Management in SHD: Integrating Risk Control and Strategic Intervention Timing
  CCTA for Valve Intervention: New Standard or Selective Alternative?
  Structural Valve Deterioration: From Mechanisms to Clinical Impact
  Antithrombotic Management after TAVI
  When "Moderate" Is Not Benign: Rethinking Risk in Multivalvular VHD
  Panel Discussion
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:00 Plenary Lectures
  CT at the Center of Structural Heart Intervention: From Patient Selection to Lifetime Management
  TAVI Today and Tomorrow: International Trends and Future Direction
  Discussion 
11:00-12:20 Aortic Valve Disease: Current Strategies for Management and Unresolved Questions
  Imaging-Guided Decision Making in Aortic Stenosis and TAVI - What May Impact the Outcome?
  Structural Heart Echocardiography in Complex TAVR Procedures (Low Coronary Height and AR)
  Specific Anatomical Features in Patients in Asia - Leaflet Modifications for TAV-in-SAV
  Totally Endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement with 3D Visualization: UMC's Experience
  Management of AR: Current Strategies and Unresolved Questions
  Panel Discussion
12:20-13:30 Luncheon Session
  Topic 1
  Topic 2
13:30-14:40 HEART TEAM AT WORK, Learn from Case: Tricuspid Regurgitation
  Patient Presentation and Imaging Analysis
  Discussion and Audience Interaction
  Anatomy and Mechanisms of Tricuspid Regurgitation: Imager's Point of View
  Tricuspid Valve Repair: Surgery or Transcatheter?: Surgeon's Point of View
  When and Where Does T-TEER and TTVR Fit in and More: Interventionist's Point of View
  Heart Team Discussion and Audience Interaction
  How Did Our Case End
  Heart Team Panels
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:20 Essentials in Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation
  TR Assessment: Limitations of Current Metrics and Emerging Solutions
  Patient Selection for Transcatheter Therapies for TR: Who Gets What
  Tricuspid TEER Procedure: Techniques, Tips, and Pitfalls
  Tricuspid Valve Imaging for T-TEER: Optimal Imaging Guidance Using 3D TEE & ICE
  Challenging Candidates for T-TEER and New Solutions
  Panel Discussion
16:20-17:40 2026 SHD in Asia: New Innovations in SHD Management
  Advanced Valve Function Analysis Using 3D Echocardiography: State of the Art and What Lies Ahead?
  Minimal Invasive & Robotic Surgery in Interventional Era
  Transcatheter Electrosurgery and Leaflet Modification of the Valve
  Echo-Guided Interventions in Congenital Heart Disease
  LAA Occlusion: Present Insights and the Next Era 
  Panel Discussion
17:40 Closing Remark 
Time Room B [Korean]
08:20-08:30 Opening and Course Introduction (In Room A) 
08:30-09:50 The Tricuspid Valve in 360°: Measure, Guide, Judge
  Basic of Tricuspid Regurgitation: Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Severity
  Multimodality Imaging for Tricuspid Regurgitation
  Functional TR: When to Intervene, When to Observe? 
  Did It Deliver? RV Function and TR Evaluation After Intervention
  Panel Discussion
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:20 Basic of Basic in T-TEER (English Session)
  Preprocedural Assessment and Patient Selection
  Basic of Intraprocedural TEE Imaging for T-TEER: The Must-Have Views You Cannot Miss
  Intraprocedural ICE Imaging: Essential Views Every T-TEER Needs
  Basic of Tricuspid TEER: Step-by-Step
  Panel Discussion
11:20-12:20 Nightmares in Structural Intervention
  My Unforgettable AV Intervention: The Case I Still Think About
  My Unforgettable Congenital Heart Disease Procedure: The Case I Still Think About
  My Unforgettable MV Intervention: The Case I Still Think About
  My Unforgettable Tricuspid Intervention: The Case I Still Think About
  Panel Discussion
12:20-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)
  Topic 1
  Topic 2
13:30-14:30 The Aortic Stenosis in 360°: Measure, Guide, Judge
  Aortic Valve Anatomy: What You Must Know
  Echo Cardiographic Measure, Interpret, And Decide. Are We Getting It Right?
  Reading TAVI CT from A to Z: What to Look For, What to Decide
  Follow-up of Prosthetic Aortic Valve: What to Look For, What to Do
  Panel Discussion
14:40-15:00 Coffee Break 
15:00-16:00 Aortic Regurgitation in 360°: Measure, Guide, Judge
  Echo Cardiographic Measure, Interpret, Decide: When the Numbers Lie
  Multimodal Imaging for Aortic Regurgitation: Rvol Criteria of AR by CMR
  Up-to-Date Interventional Treatment of AR
  Up-to-Date Surgical Treatment of AR
  Panel Discussion
16:00-17:20 Plugging the Gap: Anatomy-Driven Device Selection
  LAAO Device Selection: Matching the Device to the Appendage
  ASD and VSD Closure: From Rim Deficiency to Device Choice
  Closing the PFO: Long Tunnel, Atrial Septal Aneurysm - Does the Device Change?
  Closing the PVL: Who Needs It, and How I Do It
  Panel Discussion
17:40 Closing Remark (In Room A) 
Time Room C [Korean]
08:20-08:30 Opening and Course Introduction (In Room A)
08:30-09:50 Diagnosing Cardiomyopathy: A Toolbox for Genetic and Acquired Disease
  Diagnosing Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Recognizing the Great Mimicker
  Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Treatment and Follow-up
  Nuclear Imaging of Myocardial Inflammation
  Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: Imaging and Genetic Red Flags
  Panel Discussion
09:50-10:10 Coffee Break 
10:10-11:50 Fabry Disease Across Asian Countries: A Multinational Perspective
  Fabry Disease in Japan: From the GLA Variant Spectrum to Current Practice
  Fabry Disease in Korea: Registry and Real-World Data
  Fabry Disease in Taiwan: Insights from National Cohort
  Fabry Disease in Japan: Prevalence and Screening Strategy
  Panel Discussion
12:20-13:30 Luncheon Session (Sponsored Session)
  Topic 1
  Topic 2
13:30-15:10 Fabry Disease: Basic Research Presentation
  siRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Ameliorate Fabry Disease Phenotype
  Intestinal Organoid of Fabry Disease
  Therapeutic Potential of Lomerizine on Fabry Vasculopathy
  Panel Discussion
15:10-16:50 Fabry Disease: Clinical Research Presentation
  Perifoveal Microvascular Alterations in Fabry Disease
  TBD
  Characterizing Audiological Profiles in Fabry Disease
  Current Treatment Status and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with FD
  Panel Discussion