Dear Colleagues,
The Working Group on Valvular Diseases of the Croatian Cardiac Society, in cooperation with The Working Group on Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging Modalities, is organizing the 3rd Symposium with international participation entitled “Aortic stenosis” which will be held on December 2nd and 3rd 2016, at the Sheraton Hotel in Zagreb.
The symposium is designed for physicians in different specialties, cardiologists and cardiology residents, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, general practitioners, and for all who are professionally involved in the treatment of this common valvular disease. The goal of the symposium is to present everyday challenges in the approach, diagnosis, and selecting the most optimal way of treating patients with aortic stenosis, implementing the latest research findings into clinical practice. Beside invited lectures by reputable speakers, more active participation will be enabled by moderated oral and poster presentations, but also echocardiographic workshops on how to avoid pitfalls in assessing the severity of aortic stenosis and simulations of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
This symposium is going to create a possibility of expert knowledge exchange from all different parts of Croatia and Europe, as well as it will encourage a new perspective of more effective treatment of aortic stenosis.
Selected original contributions from our participants in the form of abstracts,
Symposium Directors:
Assist Prof Jozica Šikić, MD, PhD, Chairperson, Working Group on Valvular Diseases, Croatian Cardiac Society
Prof Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački, MD, PhD, Chairperson, Working Group on Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging Modalities, Croatian Cardiac Society
presented at the meeting, will be part of e-form of Cardiologia Croatica, the official journal of the Croatian Cardiac Society.
Thank you for contributing to the quality and success of the symposium.