ISICARE 2025 - International Symposium on Intensive Cardiovascular Care

Interactive program

Speaker

Sunday 7 September 2025

13:40-13:55 (CET)

Special session Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

OPENING

13:40-13:55 (CET)

Welcome

Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

14:00-15:30 (CET)

Cardiopulmonary Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK

Moderator(s): Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)
Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

14:00-14:20 (CET)

Epidemiology of cardiogenic shock

Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)
14:20-14:40 (CET)

Networks of care

Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)
14:40-15:00 (CET)

Multidisciplinary teams: why, how, and when?

Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
15:00-15:30 (CET)

Discussion

15:30-17:00 (CET)

Cardiac arrest Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

CHALLENGES IN CPR

Moderator(s): Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)

15:30-15:50 (CET)

Ventilation strategies during CPR

Giuseppe Ristagno (Milan, Italy)
15:50-16:10 (CET)

Epinephrine during CPR: does it work?

Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)
16:10-16:30 (CET)

New defibrillation strategies

Giuseppe Ristagno (Milan, Italy)
16:30-17:00 (CET)

Discussion

17:00-17:45 (CET)

Plenary lecture Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

17:00-17:45 (CET)

Hemodynamic monitoring: past, present and future

Jean-Louis Vincent (Brussels, Belgium)

14:00-15:30 (CET)

Perioperative Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

PEROPERATIVE MEDICINE

Moderator(s): Matthieu Legrand (San Francisco, United States)
Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)

14:00-14:20 (CET)

Preventing AKI in cardiac surgery

Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)
14:20-14:40 (CET)

Thromboprophylaxis: perioperative guidelines

Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)
14:40-15:00 (CET)

Acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery

Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)
15:00-15:30 (CET)

Discussion

15:30-17:00 (CET)

Physiology Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

BACK TO PHYSIOLOGY 1

Moderator(s): Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)
Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)

15:30-15:50 (CET)

Venous return: bedside applications

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
15:50-16:10 (CET)

Understanding heart-vessel physiology enhances hemodynamic management?

Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
16:10-16:30 (CET)

Heart-lung interactions: bedside applications

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
16:30-17:00 (CET)

Discussion

14:00-15:30 (CET)

Mechanical circulatory support Elisabeth Wollast Afternoon (CET)

MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT: HOW?

Moderator(s): Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
Bruno Levy (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)

14:00-14:20 (CET)

Acute MCS: not all devices are created equal

Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)
14:20-14:40 (CET)

Which mechanical support for which patient?

Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)
14:40-15:00 (CET)

Does the IABP still have a role to play in 2025?

Guillaume Leurent (Rennes, France)
15:00-15:30 (CET)

Discussion

15:30-17:00 (CET)

Echocardiography Elisabeth Wollast Afternoon (CET)

FUNDAMENTAL CARDIAC ULTRASOUND: BASIC SKILLS FOR THE INTENSIVIST

Moderator(s): Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)
Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

15:30-15:50 (CET)

LV systolic function and cardiac output

Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)
15:50-16:10 (CET)

RV failure

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
16:10-16:30 (CET)

Tamponade

Ghislaine Douflé (Toronto, Canada)
16:30-17:00 (CET)

Discussion

Monday 8 September 2025

08:15-09:45 (CET)

Mechanical circulatory support Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT: FOR WHOM?

Moderator(s): Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)
Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)

08:15-08:35 (CET)

In refractory cardiogenic shock

Matthieu Schmidt (Paris, France)
08:35-08:55 (CET)

In acute decompensated heart failure

Jean-Luc Vachiery (Brussels, Belgium)
08:55-09:15 (CET)

Veno-pulmonary assist during ARDS

Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)
09:15-09:45 (CET)

Discussion

09:45-11:30 (CET)

Pharmacology Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

UPDATE ON VASOPRESSORS

Moderator(s): Bruno Levy (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
Fabio S Taccone (Brussels, Belgium)

09:45-10:05 (CET)

Why we should administer norepinephrine early in septic shock?

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
10:05-10:25 (CET)

Vasopressin use in septic shock: what is the evidence?

Matthieu Legrand (San Francisco, United States)
10:25-10:45 (CET)

Non-catecholaminergic vasoconstrictors: angiotensin II and methylene blue

Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)
10:45-11:00 (CET)

Discussion
11:00-11:30 (CET)

Break

11:30-14:00 (CET)

Mechanical circulatory support Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

CHALLENGES IN PATIENTS WITH MCS

Moderator(s): Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)
Marin Pavlov (Zagreb, Croatia)

11:30-11:50 (CET)

Impact of PEEP on cardiac function during VA ECMO

Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
11:50-12:10 (CET)

Infectious complications on mechanical assistance

Matthieu Schmidt (Paris, France)
12:10-12:30 (CET)

Can we predict weaning from acute MCS in cardiogenic shock?

Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)
12:30-12:45 (CET)

Discussion
12:45-14:00 (CET)

Lunch break

14:00-15:30 (CET)

Hemodynamics Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK MANAGEMENT

Moderator(s): Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)

14:00-14:20 (CET)

Target blood pressure

Alexander Vlaar (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
14:20-14:40 (CET)

Mechanical ventilation: pathophysiology and current evidence

Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
14:40-15:00 (CET)

Temperature management

Bruno Levy (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
15:00-15:30 (CET)

Discussion

15:30-17:00 (CET)

Pharmacology Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOGENIC SHOCK

Moderator(s): Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)

15:30-15:50 (CET)

Vasopressors

Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)
15:50-16:10 (CET)

Corticosteroids

Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)
16:10-16:30 (CET)

Inotropes

Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)
16:30-17:00 (CET)

Discussion

17:00-17:45 (CET)

Plenary lecture Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

17:00-17:45 (CET)

Everything you always wanted to know about cardiovascular physiology but were afraid to ask

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)

08:15-09:45 (CET)

Hemodynamics Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK

Moderator(s): Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)

08:15-08:35 (CET)

What is cardiogenic shock?

Christophe Vandenbriele (London, United Kingdom)
08:35-08:55 (CET)

Circulatory shock: new guidelines

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
08:55-09:15 (CET)

Use of vasopressors and inotropes: recommendations and new trends

Bruno Levy (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
09:15-09:45 (CET)

Discussion

09:45-11:30 (CET)

Physiology Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

BACK TO PHYSIOLOGY 2

Moderator(s): Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Alexander Vlaar (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

09:45-10:05 (CET)

Cardiogenic shock: the role of perfusion pressure

Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)
10:05-10:25 (CET)

Interpretation of blood lactate levels

Jean-Louis Vincent (Brussels, Belgium)
10:25-10:45 (CET)

The cardio-cerebral axis

Fabio S Taccone (Brussels, Belgium)
10:45-11:00 (CET)

Discussion
11:00-11:30 (CET)

Break

11:30-14:00 (CET)

Echocardiography Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

ULTRASOUND IN SHOCK AND CARDIAC ARREST

Moderator(s): Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)
Giuseppe Ristagno (Milan, Italy)

11:30-11:50 (CET)

Role of ultrasound in cardiac arrest

Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)
11:50-12:10 (CET)

Phenotyping cardiogenic shock: integration of invasive hemodynamics and point-of-care ultrasound

Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
12:10-12:30 (CET)

How to assess and manage a patient with shock

Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
12:30-12:45 (CET)

Discussion
12:45-14:00 (CET)

Lunch break

14:00-15:30 (CET)

Cardiac arrest Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

POST-RESUSCITATION

Moderator(s): Michelle Chew (Linköping, Sweden)
Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)

14:00-14:20 (CET)

Mechanical support for post-cardiac arrest patients?

Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)
14:20-14:40 (CET)

Novel gas therapies for organ protection

Giuseppe Ristagno (Milan, Italy)
14:40-15:00 (CET)

Can we assess cerebral autoregulation and personalize MAP targets?

Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)
15:00-15:30 (CET)

Discussion

15:30-17:00 (CET)

Physiology Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

BACK TO PHYSIOLOGY 3

Moderator(s): Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)

15:30-15:50 (CET)

Sex/gender and hemostasis

Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)
15:50-16:10 (CET)

What is behind the capillary refill time?

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
16:10-16:30 (CET)

The cardiovascular consequences of acute kidney injury

Matthieu Legrand (San Francisco, United States)
16:30-17:00 (CET)

Discussion

08:15-09:45 (CET)

Cardiopulmonary Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

UPDATE ON MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Moderator(s): Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)

08:15-08:35 (CET)

Red blood cell transfusion: Hb triggers during myocardial infarction and heart failure

Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
08:35-08:55 (CET)

Interventional options for acute myocardial infarction in SCAI A and B stages

Marin Pavlov (Zagreb, Croatia)
08:55-09:15 (CET)

Acute and chronic antithrombotic treatment

Renaud Dendievel (Brussels, Belgium)
09:15-09:45 (CET)

Discussion

09:45-11:30 (CET)

Echocardiography Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

CARDIAC ULTRASOUND: ADVANCED SKILLS FOR INTENSIVISTS

Moderator(s): Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)

09:45-10:05 (CET)

LV systolic function and cardiac output

Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)
10:05-10:25 (CET)

Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular filling pressures to optimize fluid management

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
10:25-10:45 (CET)

Tamponade in the ICU

Ghislaine Douflé (Toronto, Canada)
10:45-11:00 (CET)

Discussion
11:00-11:30 (CET)

Break

11:30-14:00 (CET)

Hemodynamics Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING

Moderator(s): Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)
Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)

11:30-11:50 (CET)

Which monitoring do you need for this patient?

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
11:50-12:10 (CET)

AI and hemodynamic monitoring

Alexander Vlaar (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
12:10-12:30 (CET)

Monitoring in cardiogenic shock: renewed interest in the Swan-Ganz catheter

Bruno Levy (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
12:30-12:45 (CET)

Discussion
12:45-14:00 (CET)

Lunch break

14:00-15:30 (CET)

Echocardiography Elisabeth Wollast Afternoon (CET)

ULTRASOUND FOR THE RIGHT HEART

Moderator(s): Ghislaine Douflé (Toronto, Canada)

14:00-14:20 (CET)

Echocardiography in acute pulmonary edema

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
14:20-14:40 (CET)

Cor pulmonale and ARDS

Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)
14:40-15:00 (CET)

Complications in myocardial infarction

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
15:00-15:30 (CET)

Discussion

15:30-17:00 (CET)

Cardiopulmonary Elisabeth Wollast Afternoon (CET)

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: WHAT THE INTENSIVIST SHOULD KNOW IN 2025

Moderator(s): Marin Pavlov (Zagreb, Croatia)

15:30-15:50 (CET)

M-TEER for CS due to mitral regurgitation

Guillaume Leurent (Rennes, France)
15:50-16:10 (CET)

Interventional valvular cardiology

Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
16:30-17:00 (CET)

Discussion

Tuesday 9 September 2025

08:15-09:45 (CET)

Cardiac arrest Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

ECPR

Moderator(s): Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)
Matthieu Schmidt (Paris, France)

08:15-08:35 (CET)

There is a role for eCPR in 2025?

CON: Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)

PRO: Fabio S Taccone (Brussels, Belgium)
08:35-08:55 (CET)

When should we ask for a coronary angiogram?

Guillaume Leurent (Rennes, France)
08:55-09:15 (CET)

Transporting the patient for eCPR: how should we do it?

Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)
09:15-09:45 (CET)

Discussion

09:45-11:30 (CET)

Hemodynamics Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

FLUID RESUSCITATION

Moderator(s): Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)
Giuseppe Ristagno (Milan, Italy)

09:45-10:05 (CET)

Albumin for fluid resuscitation in cardiogenic shock?

Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
10:05-10:25 (CET)

Fluid responsiveness: what’s new?

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
10:25-10:45 (CET)

HFpEF: how to better control fluid status?

Michelle Chew (Linköping, Sweden)
10:45-11:00 (CET)

Discussion
11:00-11:30 (CET)

Break

11:30-14:00 (CET)

Mechanical circulatory support Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

HOW TO MANAGE THROMBOSIS AND BLEEDING DURING MCS

Moderator(s): Christophe Vandenbriele (London, United Kingdom)
Alexander Vlaar (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

11:30-11:50 (CET)

Bleeding complications

Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)
11:50-12:10 (CET)

Transfusion triggers during ECMO

Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
12:10-12:30 (CET)

Managing antithrombotic therapy

Christophe Vandenbriele (London, United Kingdom)
12:30-12:45 (CET)

Discussion
12:45-14:00 (CET)

Lunch break

14:00-14:45 (CET)

Plenary lecture Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: STATE OF THE ART

14:00-14:45 (CET)

Cardiogenic shock: state of the art

Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)

14:45-16:30 (CET)

Pharmacology Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS

Moderator(s): Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Markus Skrifvars (Helsinki, Finland)

14:45-15:10 (CET)

Do vasodilators have a role in the resuscitation of septic shock?

Matthieu Legrand (San Francisco, United States)
15:10-15:35 (CET)

Vasodilators in pulmonary hypertension

Jean-Luc Vachiery (Brussels, Belgium)
15:35-16:00 (CET)

New cardiovascular medication (SGLT2i and GLP1a): what implications for the intensivist?

Matthieu Legrand (San Francisco, United States)
16:00-16:30 (CET)

Discussion

16:30-16:45 (CET)

Special session Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

CLOSE

16:30-16:45 (CET)

Close

Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

08:15-09:45 (CET)

Hemodynamics Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

ADVANCED MONITORING STRATEGIES

Moderator(s): Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)

08:15-08:35 (CET)

Microcirculation in cardiogenic shock and heart failure

Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)
08:35-08:55 (CET)

Mitochondrial PO2 as a marker to guide shock resuscitation

Nicole Juffermans (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
08:55-09:15 (CET)

Lactate during cardiogenic shock (including ECMO)

Bruno Levy (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
09:15-09:45 (CET)

Discussion

09:45-11:30 (CET)

Echocardiography Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CARDIAC ULTRASOUND

Moderator(s): Michelle Chew (Linköping, Sweden)
Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)

09:45-10:05 (CET)

Cardiogenic shock: the role of imaging

Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)
10:05-10:25 (CET)

New echo techniques: how relevant are they in the ICU?

Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)
10:25-10:45 (CET)

Echocardiographic assessment of RV function

Ghislaine Douflé (Toronto, Canada)
10:45-11:00 (CET)

Discussion
11:00-11:30 (CET)

Break

11:30-14:00 (CET)

Cardiopulmonary Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

FOCUS ON PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Moderator(s): Armand Mekontso Dessap (Créteil, France)

11:30-11:50 (CET)

Acute pulmonary embolism in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?

Jean-Luc Vachiery (Brussels, Belgium)
11:50-12:10 (CET)

Interventional strategies for high-risk pulmonary embolism

Marin Pavlov (Zagreb, Croatia)
12:10-12:30 (CET)

VA ECMO in high-risk pulmonary embolism

Matthieu Schmidt (Paris, France)
12:30-12:45 (CET)

Discussion
12:45-14:00 (CET)

Lunch break

14:45-16:00 (CET)

Hemodynamics Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

CLASH OF TITANS: HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING

Moderator(s): Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)

14:45-15:10 (CET)

How to optimize cardiac monitoring in patients with cardiogenic shock

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
15:10-15:35 (CET)

Why do I prefer a pulmonary artery catheter and transpulmonary thermodilution?

Xavier Monnet (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
15:35-16:00 (CET)

Discussion

08:15-09:45 (CET)

Mechanical circulatory support Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

UNLOADING OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE

Moderator(s): Christophe Vandenbriele (London, United Kingdom)

08:15-08:35 (CET)

When and how?

Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
08:35-08:55 (CET)

Venting/unloading options for low-volume MCS centers

Marin Pavlov (Zagreb, Croatia)
08:55-09:15 (CET)

Percutaneous atrial septostomy: an alternative way?

Guillaume Leurent (Rennes, France)
09:15-09:45 (CET)

Discussion

09:45-11:30 (CET)

Pharmacology Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

RATE CONTROL: WHEN AND HOW

Moderator(s): Matthieu Legrand (San Francisco, United States)
Jean-Luc Vachiery (Brussels, Belgium)

09:45-10:05 (CET)

In cardiac surgery

Giovanni Landoni (Milan, Italy)
10:05-10:25 (CET)

In septic patients

Daniel De Backer (Braine l´Alleud, Belgium)
10:25-10:45 (CET)

In patients with new onset atrial fibrillation

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
10:45-11:00 (CET)

Discussion
11:00-11:30 (CET)

Break

11:30-14:00 (CET)

Echocardiography Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN MCS

Moderator(s): Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)

11:30-11:50 (CET)

Echocardiography in patients receiving VV/VA ECMO

Ghislaine Douflé (Toronto, Canada)
11:50-12:10 (CET)

The role of ultrasound in weaning from VA ECMO

Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
12:10-12:30 (CET)

Ultrasound to guide pVAD/LVAD management

Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
12:30-12:45 (CET)

Discussion
12:45-14:00 (CET)

Lunch break

14:45-16:30 (CET)

Cardiopulmonary Elisabeth Wollast Afternoon (CET)

NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES

Moderator(s): Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
Guillaume Leurent (Rennes, France)

14:45-15:10 (CET)

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: from diagnosis to management

Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)
15:10-15:35 (CET)

Can echocardiography identify septic cardiomyopathy?

Michelle Chew (Linköping, Sweden)
15:35-16:00 (CET)

Fulminant myocarditis

Nadia Aissaoui (Paris, France)
16:00-16:30 (CET)

Discussion

Interactive program

Sunday 7 September 2025

Welcome

Epidemiology of cardiogenic shock

Networks of care

Multidisciplinary teams: why, how, and when?

Discussion

Ventilation strategies during CPR

Epinephrine during CPR: does it work?

New defibrillation strategies

Discussion

Hemodynamic monitoring: past, present and future

Preventing AKI in cardiac surgery

Thromboprophylaxis: perioperative guidelines

Acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery

Discussion

Venous return: bedside applications

Understanding heart-vessel physiology enhances hemodynamic management?

Heart-lung interactions: bedside applications

Discussion

Acute MCS: not all devices are created equal

Which mechanical support for which patient?

Does the IABP still have a role to play in 2025?

Discussion

LV systolic function and cardiac output

RV failure

Tamponade

Discussion

Monday 8 September 2025

In refractory cardiogenic shock

In acute decompensated heart failure

Veno-pulmonary assist during ARDS

Discussion

Why we should administer norepinephrine early in septic shock?

Vasopressin use in septic shock: what is the evidence?

Non-catecholaminergic vasoconstrictors: angiotensin II and methylene blue

Discussion

Break

Impact of PEEP on cardiac function during VA ECMO

Infectious complications on mechanical assistance

Can we predict weaning from acute MCS in cardiogenic shock?

Discussion

Lunch break

Target blood pressure

Mechanical ventilation: pathophysiology and current evidence

Temperature management

Discussion

Vasopressors

Corticosteroids

Inotropes

Discussion

Everything you always wanted to know about cardiovascular physiology but were afraid to ask

What is cardiogenic shock?

Circulatory shock: new guidelines

Use of vasopressors and inotropes: recommendations and new trends

Discussion

Cardiogenic shock: the role of perfusion pressure

Interpretation of blood lactate levels

The cardio-cerebral axis

Discussion

Break

Role of ultrasound in cardiac arrest

Phenotyping cardiogenic shock: integration of invasive hemodynamics and point-of-care ultrasound

How to assess and manage a patient with shock

Discussion

Lunch break

Mechanical support for post-cardiac arrest patients?

Novel gas therapies for organ protection

Can we assess cerebral autoregulation and personalize MAP targets?

Discussion

Sex/gender and hemostasis

What is behind the capillary refill time?

The cardiovascular consequences of acute kidney injury

Discussion

Red blood cell transfusion: Hb triggers during myocardial infarction and heart failure

Interventional options for acute myocardial infarction in SCAI A and B stages

Acute and chronic antithrombotic treatment

Discussion

LV systolic function and cardiac output

Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular filling pressures to optimize fluid management