Programme

11:00 - 14:00

Registration

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:10

Welcome
Marion Delcroix (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium),
David Jenkins (Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK);
Marcin Kurzyna (CMKP; European Health Centre Otwock, Poland),
Adam Torbicki (Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education; European Health Centre Otwock, Poland),
Pavel Jansa (Charles University & General University Hospital Prague, Czech Republic),
Joanna Pepke-Zaba (Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK)

Session 1: Pathophysiology of CTEPH

Chairs: Irene Lang (Medical University of Vienna, Austria),
Michał Mączewski (Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education (CMKP), Poland)

14:10 - 14:20

Definition of CTEPH
Marion Delcroix (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)

14:20 - 14:30

From acute PE to CTEPH
Erik Klok (Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)

14:30 - 14:40

The role of exercise testing - diagnostic challenges
Luke Howard (Imperial College London, UK)

14:40 - 14:55

Pathophysiology of CTEPH
Irene Lang (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)

14:55 - 15:05

Ring finger transcription factor
Hiroto Shimokawahara (NHO Okayama Medical Center, Japan)

15:05 - 15:35

Q&A with the panel

15:35 - 16:05

Coffee break

Session 2: Diagnostic challenges

Chairs: Pavel Jansa (Charles University & General University Hospital Prague, Czech Republic),
Christoph Wiedenroth (Kerckhoff Clinic, Germany)

16:05 - 16:15

Is nuclear medicine scan still relevant?
Nick H. Kim (University of California San Diego, USA)

16:15 - 16:25

CTPA and common traps in interpretation of CTEPH
Nick Screaton (Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK)

16:25 - 16:40

Reporting of CTPA results - differences between centres
Vladimir Černý (Charles University, Czech Republic)

16:40 - 16:50

Pulmonary angiography and visualisation of distal vasculature
Christoph Wiedenroth (Kerckhoff Clinic, Germany)

16:50 - 17:00

Impact of AI/new technologies on pulmonary circulation imaging
Olivier Meyrignac (Hôpital Bicêtre, France)

17:00 - 17:30

Q&A with the panel

17:30

Closure of day 1

08:00-09:00

Sponsored workshop
Athens/Amsterdam room (reservation required)

09:00-09:10

Welcome: PERT – a new partner in management of acute pulmonary embolism

Session 3: Treatment paradigms in acute/subacute PE

Chairs: Adam Torbicki (CMPK & European Health Centre Otwock, Poland),
Nick H. Kim (University of California San Diego, USA)

09:10-09:20

Pulmonary Embolism Response Team - different models, outcomes
Richard N. Channick (UCLA Medical Center, USA)

09:20-09:30

Catheter-directed treatments - why not thrombolysis?
Piotr Pruszczyk (Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)

09:30-09:40

CDT in real-life
Marcin Kurzyna (CMKP & European Health Centre Otwock, Poland)

09:40-09:50

Outcomes from recent RCTs - PEERLESS
Christian Gerges (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)

09:50-10:00

Outcomes from recent RCTs - HI-PEITHO
Irene Lang (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)

10:00-10:10

Outcomes from STORM-PE and STRIKE-PE
Timothy M. Fernandes (University of California San Diego, USA)

10:10-10:20

Polish National Registry - long term outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy
Aleksander Araszkiewicz (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland)

10:20-10:30

Pitfalls and dangers of catheter-directed treatments
Marion Delcroix (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium),
Jenny Yang (University of California San Diego, USA)

10:30-11:00

Q&A with the panel

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

Session 4: Management of CTEPH

Chairs: Jaroslav Lindner (Charles University, Czech Republic),
Hiromi Matsubara (NHO Okayama Medical Center, Japan)

11:30-11:40

Surgical technique
Michael M. Madani (University of California San Diego, USA)

11:40-11:50

Perioperative management
David Jenkins (Royal Papworth Hospital, UK)

11:50-12:00

BPA technique and periprocedural management – insights from the ESC Working Group Consensus Statement
Marcin Kurzyna (CMKP & European Health Centre Otwock, Poland)

12:00-12:10

PH medical therapies and long-term anticoagulation for CTEPH
Marion Delcroix (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)

12:10-12:20

Experiences with a staged approach in high-risk patients
Jean-Noël Andarelli (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, France)

12:20-12:30

Residual PH after mechanical intervention
Joanna Pepke-Zaba (Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK)

12:30-12:40

New treatment strategies in inoperable CTEPH
Xavier Jaïs (Hôpital Bicêtre, France)

12:40-13:10

Q&A with the panel

13:10-15:10

Lunch break and Sponsored symposium (13:40-14:40; Ballroom)

Session 5: Key messages from abstracts

Chairs: Adam Torbicki (CMPK & European Health Centre Otwock, Poland),
Joanna Pepke-Zaba (Royal Papworth Hospital, UK)

15:10-15:55

Abstract presentations
Each presenter will have an allocated time of 3 minutes.

Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Determinants After Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Binational Cohort Study
Yoichi Sugiyama (Japan)

Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Long-Term Recurrence of Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: a UK National Cohort Study
Laurence D'Amours (UK)

STOP-RIO: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial to test the safety of discontinuation of riociguat after balloon pulmonary angioplasty in Chronic Thrombo-embolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Tamara Rodenburg (The Nederlands)

Volume-outcome Relationship for Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in CTEPH
Ryo Takano (Japan)

Risk Factors, Hemodynamic Trends, and Outcomes of VA ECMO After Pulmonary Endarterectomy for CTEPH from the UK National centre
Tommaso Matone (UK)

Fast track ICU following Pulmonary Endarterectomy Surgery
Florencia Ares (UK)

Right Ventricular Adaptation after Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A comparative Cardiac MRI-Based Study
Tamara Rodenburg (The Nederlands)

Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Post-operative Extubation, Analgesia and Mobilisation
Kesavan Sivanesan (UK)

Days Alive and Out of Hospital and WHODAS as novel patient-centred outcomes to quantify quality of life in CTEPH patients undergoing PEA
Paraskevi Tsimpoura (Germany)

Late perfusion defects after pulmonary embolism and long-term mortality: a weighted cohort study
Stefan Söderberg (Sweden)

15:55-16:10

Award presentation

16:10-16:40

Coffee break

Session 6: What we can learn from registries?

Chairs: Aleksander Araszkiewicz (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland),
Xavier Jaïs (Hôpital Bicêtre, France)

16:40-16:50

Role of registries and "real world" data in rare and complex disease
Nick H. Kim (University of California San Diego, USA)

16:50-17:00

ICA registry outcomes: Global CTEPH and BPA
Irene Lang (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)

17:00-17:30

National CTEPH registries

Poland – Grzegorz Kopeć (Jagiellonian University, Poland) Czech Republic – Pavel Jansa (Charles University & General University Hospital Prague, Czech Republic) Spain – Pilar Escribano Subias (Hospital 12 de Octubre, Spain) Turkey – Bedrettin Yıldızeli (Marmara University, Turkey)

17:30-17:40

How close is our practice to the ERS/ESC guidelines?
Joanna Pepke-Zaba (Royal Papworth Hospital, UK)

17:40-18:10

Q&A with the panel

18:10

Closure of day 2

09:00-09:10

Welcome: ERN-LUNG – a new partner in CTEPH management

Session 7: Learning CTEPH through interesting cases

Chairs: Iveta Simkova (Slovak Medical University & National CV Institute, Slovakia),
Elie Fadel (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, France)

09:10-09:20

Maffucci syndrome and distal CTEPH treated with BPA
Szymon Darocha (CMKP; European Health Centre Otwock, Poland)

09:20-09:30

Residual PH
Bennet Steudel (Kerckhoff Clinic, Germany)

09:30-09:40

Unexpected finding of chronic CTEPH deposits at surgical embolectomy due to acute PE
Dariusz Zielinski (Medicover Hospital, Poland)

09:40-09:50

Catastrophic APL syndrome
Marcel Ourada (General University Hospital Prague, Czech Republic)

09:50-10:00

Combination of intravascular lead extraction and epicardial lead placement during PEA
Jenny Yang (University of California San Diego, USA)

10:00-10:10

Bronchial embolization to reduce competitive flow
Jean-Noël Andarelli (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, France)

10:10-10:40

Round table discussion of CTEPH experts related to presented cases

10:40-11:10

Coffee break

Session 8: Future of CTEPH landscape

Chairs: Marcin Kurzyna (CMKP & European Health Centre Otwock, Poland),
David Jenkins (Royal Papworth Hospital, UK)

11:10-11:20

Geographical differences in CTEPH management - what could we learn?
Nick H. Kim (University of California San Diego, USA)

11:20-11:30

Importance of centre experience
Tom Verbelen (KU Leuven & University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)

11:30-11:40

Hot topic - training of surgeons
Choo Ng (Royal Papworth Hospital, UK)

11:40-11:50

Hot topic - training of BPA operators
Hiromi Matsubara (NHO Okayama Medical Center, Japan)

11:50-12:00

Working under challenging conditions
Lubomir Kulyk (Lviv Danylo Halytsky National Medical University, Ukraine)

12:00-12:10

Patients' voice
Luka Pentke (patient, Germany)

12:10-12:40

Q&A with the panel

12:40-12:45

Meeting closure

12:45-13:45

Lunch

08:00 – 09:00

Penumbra: From guidelines to practice - and beyond: A deep dive into PE Management – workshop
Marcin Kurzyna, Szymon Darocha Athens/Amsterdam room (reservation required)

13:40 – 14:40

MSD: Defining success and optimizing multimodal CTEPH management
Ballroom

Welcome and opening remarks
Marion Delcroix, Adam Torbicki

Surgeon point of view: Defining success after PEA
Christoph Wiedenroth

BPA expert point of view: Defining success after BPA
Hiroto Shimokawahara

Medical management point of view: Defining success and long-term objectives
Nick H. Kim

Interactive panel discussion and Q&A
Moderators: Marion Delcroix, Adam Torbicki; Panel: Christoph Wiedenroth, Hiroto Shimokawahara, Nick H. Kim

Meeting conclusion: Key takeaways and future directions
Marion Delcroix, Adam Torbicki

The ICC agenda will be supplemented by an industry programme, a virtual poster session and industry exhibitions.