Satellite Symposia

Medtronic Satellite Symposium

Present and future of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve replacement
Tuesday April 12th, 12.35 – 13.20
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Prof. Andreas Eicken – DHZ Munich, Germany
Long-term Experience with Melody™ TPV: Insights & Learnings

Prof. Lars Sondergaard – Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark
New solutions on the horizon for Tetralogy of Fallot patients with self-expanding TPV

Attend this session if you want to know more about:
1. Long term experience with Melody™ TPV.
2. Upcoming technology for PPVI.

Janssen Satellite Symposium

Making timely connections in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart diseases: A case-based learning
Tuesday April 12th, 17.15 – 18.00

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Co-chairs: Prof. George Giannakoulas and Dr Alessandra Manes

Learning objectives:
1. Understand how a smooth transition from paediatric to adult congenital heart disease (CHD) care can be achieved with minimum loss to follow-up.
2. Recognise the value of regular screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with CHD and timely referral to expert centres for early diagnosis.
3. Learn how long-term outcomes in CHD-PAH patients can be improved through timely and appropriate PAH-specific combination therapy.

17:15–17:20Welcome and introduction – George Giannakoulas and Alessandra Manes
17:20–17:35Navigating the journey towards an earlier PAH diagnosis in adult patientswith CHD – Alessandra Manes
17:35–17:45Optimising treatment strategies in CHD-PAH – Robin Condliffe
17:45–18:00Audience Q&A and closing remarks – Q&A Moderators: George Giannakoulas, Alessandra Manes. Closing remarks: George Giannakoulas