Opening ceremony
Patrizio Lancellotti, Khalil Fattouch, Gilbert Habib, José Luis Zamorano, Mani Vannan, Philippe Pibarot

Local host presentation of the venue
Marc Radermecker, Jean-Paul Lavigne, Patrizio Lancellotti

Symposium. Update on valvular heart disease registries: the big picture (ESC Core Curriculum in VHD)
Chairmen: Michele De Bonis, Gilbert Habib, Giovanni La Canna

The global burden of VHD in Europe. Bernard Iung
Tricuspid regurgitation: less and less forgotten. José-Luis Zamorano. Pre-recorded presentation
Infective endocarditis: changing epidemiology and outcome? Gilbert Habib
Bicuspid aortic valve: Insights from a large, worldwide registry? Jeroen J. Bax
Round table discussion with expert’s panel: Agnès Pasquet, Philippe Pibarot, Prakash P. Punjabi, Thierry Le Tourneau

Coffee break in the exhibition hall

Case Base Session: heart failure and mitral regurgitation
Chairmen: Jean-Olivier Defraigne, Erwan Donal, Joelle Kefer

Case presentation. Raluca Elena Dulgheru
Imaging assessment. Eustacchio Agricola
Guidelines-directed medical treatment. Erwan Donal
When and why to provide cardiac resynchronization therapy. Patrizio Lancellotti
When and how for percutaneous treatment. Francesco Maisano Pre-recorded presentation
Is there any role left for surgery? Ottavio Alfieri. Pre-recorded presentation
Round table discussion with expert’s panel: Rodolphe Durieux, Madalina Garbi, Jean-Paul Lavigne

Industry symposium
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Lunch break in the exhibition hall

Challenges in valvular heart disease
Chairmen: Bernard Cosyns, Joelle Kefer

Indication of familial screening in BAV. Thierry Le Tourneau
Prophylaxis for infective endocarditis. Bernard Iung
Ejection fraction vs. strain in surgical indication. Victoria Delgado. Pre-recorded presentation
Paradoxical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient AS: A Challenging Entity. Philippe Pibarot
New antithrombotic regimes for mechanical valves. John Chambers
Round table discussion with expert’s panel. Christophe Martinez, Julia Mascherbauer, Anna Sonia Petronio, Natzi Sakalihasan

Practical issues in transcatheter aortic valve treatment (ESC Core Curriculum in VHD)
Chairmen: Patrizio Lancellotti, Christophe Martinez, Marc Radermecker

TAVI vs. SAVR for low risk populations – The evidence. Philippe Pibarot
LBBB after TAVI – What to do? Joelle Kefer
TAVI versus SAVR in BAV. Philippe Pibarot. Pre-recorded presentation
Round table discussion with expert’s panel: Samuel Bruls, Joelle Kefer, Philippe Kolh, Mathieu Lempereur

Coffee break in the exhibition hall

Challenging the experts (ESC Core Curriculum in VHD)
Chairmen: Isidre Vilacosta, Michele De Bonnis, Mani Vannan

A patient with moderate aortic stenosis and systolic heart failure. Marie-Annick Clavel
A patient with moderate mitral regurgitation and LV systolic dysfunction. Giovanni La Canna
A patient with tricuspid regurgitation and RV dysfunction. Xiao Zhou
A patients with prosthetic heart valve and positive PET. Gilbert Habib
A symptomatic patient with paravalvular mitral regurgitation. Madalina Garbi
Round table discussion with expert’s panel: Laurent Davin, Gilbert Habib, Vincent Tchana-Sato