Cardiology II

Name: Cardiology II
Start: 2025-05-09T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+02:00
Location: Luxembourg

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)

Instructor(s):

Prof. Marin Torti (CR)
Dr. Susanne Thamke (DE)
Dr. Kasia Kraszewska (PL)

Course Overview

The Veterinary Cardiology Course II of the ESAVS requires experience and knowledge in veterinary cardiology.
Topics include advanced treatment options, syncope and ECG, basic echocardiography, feline cardiomyopathies and advanced diseases.
General Program:
In the mornings: lectures with one general topic.
In the afternoons: practical training on patients, group case discussion on pre-recorded case material.

Topics

Syncope: practical work-up and differentials
ECG-repetition: assessment of arrhythmia`s and treatment strategies
Holter Monitoring: when to use, how to do, and how to Analyse
Assessment of the diuretic function, the challenge between volume overload and hypo Perfusion
Advanced treatment options of acute heart failure
Advanced treatment options of chronic heart failure
Interactive cases management of challenging cases
Clinical case studies, heart failure treatment
Dyspnea in felines
Feline Cardiomyopathies: physical examination, SAM, DR VOTO, genetic tests
Feline Cardiomyopathies-ECG, radiography and biomarker changes
Update: treatment of feline cardiomyopathy
Aortic thrombosis diagnosis and therapy
ECG cases – practicals in small Groups
Atrial septal defect: diagnosis and treatment options
Ventricular septal defect: diagnosis and treatment options
Differentiation of MMVD and DCM in large breed dogs
Cyanotic heart diseases
Mitral and Tricuspid valve dysplasia
Systemic hypertension: diagnosis and treatment
Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and Treatment
Echocardiography basics: standard views
M-Mode – reference values and results Interpretation
Spectral Doppler-Echocardiography (PW and CW)
Colour Doppler-Echocardiography – tips and tricks
Hands-on: practical training of acquiring Echo-images from the right side
Hands-on: practical training of Echo-measurement; ECG cases; ECHO cases
Hands-on: right and left sided ECHO views; ECG cases; ECHO cases
Problem oriented echocardiography – volume overload
Problem oriented echocardiography – pressure overload
ECHO cases – interactive cases Management

Course Program (Subject to change)

Friday, 9 May 2025 – Advanced treatment options, Syncope and ECG

08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and registration
09:00 – 10:00 Syncope: practical work-up and differentials Wess
10:00 – 10:45 Holter monitoring, Event recorder and implantable loop recorder: when to use,
how to do and how to analyse Wess
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Challenging cases with arrhythmia`s and treatment strategies (interactive) Wess
12:15 – 13:00 Diuretic treatment: the challenge between volume overload and hypo perfusion Häggström
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Advanced treatment options of acute and chronic heart failure Häggström
14:45 – 15:30 Interactive cases management of challenging cases with heart failure Häggström
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Interactive cases management – Clinical case studies Häggström
17:00 – 18:00 Welcome Reception

Saturday, 10 May 2025 – Feline cardiomyopathies

09:00 – 10:00 Feline Cardiomyopathies-Murmurs, ECG, radiography and biomarker Häggström
10:00 – 10:45 Feline Cardiomyopathies – echo diagnosis of HCM, DCM, RCM, ARVC Wess
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Update: treatment of feline cardiomyopathy Wess
12:15 – 13:00 ECG and Echo cases – interactive practicals Wess
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Aortic thrombosis: diagnosis and therapy Häggström
14:45 – 15:30 Dyspnea in felines Häggström
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Feline Cardiomyopathies: interactive case examples Häggström

Sunday, 11 May 2025 – Advanced diseases

09:00 – 09:45 Ventricular septal defect: diagnosis and treatment options Wess
09:45 – 10:30 Atrial septal defect: diagnosis and treatment options Wess
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Cyanotic heart diseases Wess
11:45 – 12:30 Mitral and Tricuspid valve dysplasia Wess
12:30 – 13:15 ECG and Echo cases – practicals in small groups Wess
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Systemic hypertension: diagnosis and treatment Häggström
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:15 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and treatment Häggström
16:15 – 17:00 Cardiac manifestations of non-cardiac diseases Häggström

Monday, 12 May 2025 – Basic Echocardiography

09:00 – 10:00 Echocardiography basics: standard views Wess
10:00 – 10:45 Spectral Doppler-Echocardiography (PW and CW) Wess
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Color Doppler-Echocardiography – tips and tricks Häggström
12:15 – 13:00 M-Mode – reference values and results interpretation Häggström
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Hands-on: practical training of acquiring Echo-images from the right side all instructors
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Hands-on: practical training of acquiring Echo-images from the right side all instructors

Tuesday, 13 May 2025 – Basic Echocardiography

09:00 – 10:30 Hands-on: practical training of Echo-measurements all instructors
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Hands-on: practical training of Echo-measurements all instructors
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:00 – 15:00 Hands-on: left sided ECHO views all instructors
15:00 – 15:45 Echo pattern recognition: interactive case management Wess
15:45 – 16:00 Wrap-up of the course Wess