Cardiology I

Name: Cardiology I
Start: 2025-06-28T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-07-02T23:59:59+02:00
Location: Palma, Spain

Registration open

Program Director:

Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wess DACVIM, DECVIM-CA (DE)

Principal Course Master:

Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wess DACVIM, DECVIM-CA (DE)

Course Master(s):

Prof. Dr. Jens Häggström, DECVIM (SE)

Course Overview

The first module of the Cardiology program focuses on diagnostic and therapeutic options, such as heart murmurs, ECG seminars and ECG practicals, thoracic radiographs, biomarkers, cardiovascular drugs and the most common diseases seen in private practice.

Topics

Clinical signs, physical examination and auscultation
Pathophysiology of heart failure and neuroendocrine regulation
Biomarker in veterinary cardiology
Reading chest radiographs – cardiac and non cardiac diseases
ECG made easy seminar: from the basics to a diagnosis
ECG Workshops (independent studies in groups) – ECG case examples
Introduction into echocardiography and doppler examinations
Therapy of arrhythmias
Therapy of heart failure: cardiac drugs
Studies in groups: Congenital heart defects, clinical cases
Aortic stenosis
Pulmonic stenosis
Patent ductus arteriosus
Mitral and tricuspid dysplasia
Chronic valvular diseases
Dilated cardiomyopathy,Doberman pinscher cardiomyopathy and ARVC
Dirofilariosis/heartworm disease
Pericardial diseases
Independent studies in groups: Canine cases
Cardiac tumors
Feline cardiomyopathies: HCM, RCM, DCM, ARVC
Workshop: Feline cases
Workshop: Canine and feline cases (potpourri)

Course Program (Subject to change)

Saturday, 28 June 2025 – Physical examination and ECG of the cardiac patient

08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and Registration
09:00 – 10:00 Cardio is easy and logic – an introduction to anatomy, physiology, pathology Wess
10:00 – 10:45 ECG – interpretation made easy Wess
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances Wess
12:15 – 13:00 ECG practicals based case examples (small groups) Wess
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 Practicals: ECG cases self-study (small groups) Group work
16:00 – 17:00 Antiarrhythmic drugs Häggström
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:15 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part I Häggström
18:15 – 19:00 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part II Häggström

Sunday, 29 June 2025 – Diagnostics: Radiology and Biomarker

09:00 – 10:00 Which drugs for which arrhythmias? How to treat specific arrhythmias Wess
10:00 – 10:45 Reading chest radiographs – cardiac diseases Wess
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 The basics of Rx-morphology: vascular / interstitial / bronchial / alveolar pattern Wess
12:15 – 13:00 Echocardiography: basic techniques and standard views Wess
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 Practicals; ECG cases self-study (small groups) Group work
16:00 – 17:00 Biomarker – troponins Häggström
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:15 Lung diseases: typical morphology / case examples and mediastinal diseases Häggström
18:15 – 19:15 Radiograph interpretation – cases Häggström

Monday, 30 June 2025 – Treatment and diagnosis of acquired diseases

09:00 – 09:45 Treatment of specific arrhythmias Wess
09:45 – 10:45 Dirofilariosis – Heartworm disease Wess
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Diuretics – case examples Wess
12:15 – 13:00 Biomarker – NTproBNP Wess
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 Practicals: Clinical case study ECG cases Wess
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 Feline cardiomyopathies – Diagnosis Wess
17:15 – 18:15 Feline cardiomyopathies – Therapy Wess

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 – Pathophysiology and therapeutic principles

09:00 – 10:00 Pathophysiology of the failing heart Häggström
10:00 – 10:45 ACE – Inhibitors – from physiology to clinical use Häggström
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Neurohumoral regulation and treatment options:
Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs and Spironolactone Häggström
12:15 – 13:00 Positive inotrope and inodilator Häggström
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 Practicals: ECG cases self-study (small groups) Group work
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Chronic valvular diseases – diagnosis and staging Häggström
17:30 – 18:30 Chronic valvular diseases – therapy Häggström

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 – Acquired and congenital diseases

09:00 – 10:00 Pericardial diseases Häggström
10:00 – 11:00 Aortic and pulmonic stenosis Häggström
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:15 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy – Diagnosis Wess
12:15 – 13:00 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy – Diagnosis Wess
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 PDA Wess
14:45 – 15:30 Practicals: ECG session and cases Wess
15:30 – 15:45 Wrap-up of the course, Certificates, Q&A Wess