ISICARE 2026

International Symposium on Intensive Cardiovascular Care

September 6-8, 2026

Erasme Hospital, Brussels

Interactive program

Sunday 6 September 2026

13:30-13:45 (CET)
            Special session Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

            OPENING

  • 13:30-13:45 (CET)

    Welcome

                Filippo Annoni (Brussels, Belgium)

                Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

16:30-17:45 (CET)
            Pharmacology Madeleine De Genst Afternoon (CET)

            CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

            Moderator(s):  Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
Susanna Price (London, United Kingdom)
13:45-15:00 (CET)
            Physiology Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

            THE HEART AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION

            Moderator(s):  Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
Alastair Proudfoot (London, United Kingdom)
15:00-16:30 (CET)
            Perioperative Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

            CARDIAC SURGERY

            Moderator(s):  Fabio Guarracino (Pisa, Italy)
Antonio Messina (Rozzano, Italy)
  • 15:20-15:40 (CET)

    Perioperative atrial fibrillation: when to anticoagulate?

                Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

Monday 7 September 2026

14:00-15:15 (CET)
            Pharmacology Louise Popelin Afternoon (CET)

            HEMOSTASIS

            Moderator(s):  Harlinde Peperstraete (Gent, Belgium)
Alexander Vlaar (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • 14:20-14:40 (CET)

    High-dose prophylactic anticoagulation: is it beneficial in ICU patients?

                Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

Tuesday 8 September 2026

11:30-14:00 (CET)
            Mechanical circulatory support Madeleine De Genst Morning (CET)

            SPECIFIC CLINICAL INDICATIONS

            Moderator(s):  Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)
Christophe Vandenbriele (London, United Kingdom)
10:00-11:30 (CET)
            Echocardiography Louise Popelin Morning (CET)

            ULTRASOUND FOR CARDIAC CRISES

            Moderator(s):  Michelle Chew (Linköping, Sweden)
Olfa Hamzaoui (Reims, France)
  • 10:00-10:20 (CET)

    Shock during myocardial infarction

                Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)

08:45-10:00 (CET)
            Perioperative Elisabeth Wollast Morning (CET)

            CARDIAC SURGERY

            Moderator(s):  Carlos L Alviar (New York, United States)
Vincent Labbé (Brussels, Belgium)