Updates in Heart Failure 2024

Chairs: Gianluigi Savarese, Frieder Braunschweig

Organized by: Karolinska University Hospital
in collaboration with Translational medicine agency (TMA)

December 16th-17th 2024

DECEMBER 16th 2024 (DAY 1)

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.00-13.05 

  • 13.00-13.05 | Greetings and introduction to the congress
    Gianluigi Savarese (SE), Frieder Braunschweig (SE)
Session 1: Implementation of GDMT: time to act

Chairs: Antoni Bayés-Genis (SP), K Jaishankar (IN) & Gianluigi Savarese (SE)

13.05-14.45

  • 13.05-13.15 | The secret recipe for starting the 4 pillars
    Alexandre Mebazaa (FR)
  • 13.15-13.25 | How are we doing with ARNi and SGLT2i?
    Davide Stolfo (SE)
  • 13.25-13.35 | Breaking down barriers : the point of view of the nephrologist on worsening renal function during GDMT
    Per-Henrik Groop (FN)
  • 13.35-13.45 | Breaking down barriers: hyperkalemia – are we reaching a consensus for its management?
    Gianluigi Savarese (SE)
  • 13.45-13.55 | Why do we talk about implementation?
    Felix Lindberg (SE)
  • 13.55-14.05 | What strategies to implement use of GDMT? 
    Gianluigi Savarese (SE)
  • 14.05-14.15 | How to effectively handle decongestion in daily clinical practice 
    Wilfried Mullens (BE)
  • 14.15-14.45 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All

14.45-15-00

Coffee Break
Session 2: Post-MI heart failure

Chairs: Mark Petrie (UK), Akshyaya Pradhan (IN) & Raffaele Scorza (SE)

Discussants: Robin Hofmann (SE), Riccardo M. Inciardi (IT), Mitja Lainscak (SL), & Lars H. Lund (SE)

15.00-16.10

  • 15.00-15.10 | The sizes of the problem
    Giulia Ferrannini (SE)
  • 15.10-15.20 | The DAPA-MI: drawing conclusions
    Stefan James (SE)
  • 15.20-15.30 | The EMPACT-MI: the last piece of the puzzle?
    Javed Butler (US)
  • 15.30-15.40 | How do we reconcile data on the treatment of post-MI HF
    Antoni Bayes-Genis (SP)
  • 15.40-16.10 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All

16.10-16.25

Coffee Break
Session 3: Iron deficiency in HF: have we gained enough evidence? 

Chairs: Frieder Braunschweig (SE), Sanjay Mittal (IN), Gianluigi Savarese (SE)

Discussants: Ovidiu Chioncel (RO), & Michele Senni (IT)

16.25-17.15

  • 16.25-16.35 | Iron deficiency in HF: a summary of evidence until 2023
    Giuseppe Rosano (UK)
  • 16.35-16.45 | FAIR-HF2: the last piece of evidence
    Stefan Anker (DE)
  • 16.45-16.55 | How do we reconcile evidence and future perspectives
    John Cleland (UK)
  • 16.55-17.15 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All
  • 17.15-17.35 | Lecture 1: New advances in the field of cardioncology
    Chair: Agneta Månsson Broberg (SE), Speaker: Markus Anker (DE)
  • 17.35-17.55 | Lecture 2: Hypertension and HFpEF
    Chair: Magdy Abdelhamid (EG), Speaker: Athanasios J. Manolis (GR)
  • 17.55-18.15 | Lecture 3: The story of Reshape-HF2 and 10 years of running an IIT
    Chair: Gianluigi Savarese (SE), Speaker: Stefan Anker (DE)
  • 18.15-18.20 | Closure of the day
    Frieder Braunschweig (SE), Gianluigi Savarese (SE)

18.20-19-20

Welcome Reception

December 17th 2024 (day 2)

  • 08.25-08.30 | Greetings
    Gianluigi Savarese (SE), Frieder Braunschweig (SE)
  • 08.30-08.55 | Lecture 4: Management of HFpEF: the world beyond SGLT2i
    Chair: Gianluigi Savarese (SE), Speaker: Lars H. Lund (SE)
Session 4: GLP1Ra – a new pillar in HF pharmacotherapy?

08.55-09.55

Chairs: Antoni Bayés-Genis (SP), Pravin Kahale (IN) & Michele Senni (IT)

Discussants: Leila Abid (TN), Koichiro Kinugawa (JP) & Maurizio Volterrani (IT)

  • 08.55-09.05 | Obesity: a therapeutic target in patients with HF?
    Biykem Bozkurt (US)
  • 09.05-09.15 | GLP1Ra in HF: the available evidence
    Mark Petrie (UK)
  • 09.15-09:25 | What is coming next?
    Javed Butler (US)
  • 09.25-09:50 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All
  • 09.50-10.15 | Lecture 5: Increasing patient adherence in patients with HF
    Chair: Michael Böhm (DE), Speaker: Giuseppe Rosano (UK)
Coffee Break

10.15-10.30

Session 5: Heart Failure Devices

Chairs: John Cleland (UK), John Cleland (UK) & P Ashok Kumar (IN)

Discussants: Riccardo M. Inciardi (IT), Koichiro Kinugawa (JP) & Marcus Stålberg (SE)

10.30-11.30

  • 10.30-10.40 | Primary prophylactic ICD in HF: towards precision medicine
    Frieder Braunschweig (SE)
  • 10.40-10.50 | CRT: when is OMT and time to proceed with implantation?
    Michael Böhm (DE)
  • 10.50-11.00 | Monitoring devices
    Michael Melin (SE)
  • 11.00-11.30 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All
Session 6: Treating mitral and tricuspid regurgitation in HF

11.30-12.40

Chairs: Finn Gustafsson (DK), Sachin Lakde (IN) & Bahira Shahim (SE)

Discussants: Egidio Imbalzano (IT) & Giuseppe Rosano (UK)

  • 11.30-11.40 | Updates in the treatment of TR
    Marco Metra (IT)
  • 11.40-11.50 | Where do we stand for the treatment of FMR?
    Andreas Rück (SE)
  • 11.50-12.00 | Treating aortic stenosis in HFrEF: when is it too late or too early?
    Marianna Adamo (IT)
  • 12.00-12.10 | Lessons learnt from previous trials on TEER: how to design the next?
    Javed Butler (US)
  • 12.10-12.40 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All

12.40-13.40

Lunch
  • 13.40-14.05 | Lecture 6: Atrial fibrillation in HF: drugs or interventions?
    Chair: John Cleland (UK), Speaker: Frieder Braunschweig (SE)
  • 14.05-14.30 | Lecture 7: Advanced heart failure: state-of-the art and future perspectives 
    Chair: Michael Melin (SE), Speaker: Finn Gustafsson (DK)

14.30-14.45

Coffee Break
Session 7: Non only heart failure… cardiomyopathies!

14.45-16.00

Chairs: M S Aditya (IN), Ovidiu Chioncel (RO), Egidio Imbalzano (IT)

  • 14.45-14.55 | Cardiac amyloidosis: current and future treatments
    Davide Stolfo (SE)
  • 14.55-15.05 | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: current and future treatments
    Antonio Cannata (UK)
  • 15.05-15.15 | Laminopathies: current treatment and future perspectives 
    Kristina Haugga (NR)
  • 15.15-16.00 | Round Table: Ask the experts
    All
Session 8: The best of HF publications in 2024

16.00-16.30

Chairs: Antonio Cannata (UK), Camilla Hage (SE) & Arindam Pande (IN)

  • 16.00-16.10 | ESC Journals
    Michael Böhm (DE)
  • 16.10-16.20 | JACC Journals
    Biykem Bozkurt (US)
  • 16.20-16.30 | Circ Journals
    Gabriele Schiattarella (DE)
  • 16.30-16.55 | Lecture 8: What to expect in 2025
    Chair: Gianluigi Savarese (SE), Speaker: Lars H. Lund (SE)
  • 16.55-17.00 | Closure of the day
    Gianluigi Savarese (SE), Frieder Braunschweig (SE)
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