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REVISED PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 8 February

08.00 Bus departure from city centre

08.30-09.30 Course Registration AREA Science Park, Padriciano Campus, ICGEB Foyer, ‘W’ Building

09.30-10.00 Welcome address Mauro Giacca, ICGEB Director-General, Trieste, Italy Gianfranco Sinagra, Head of Cardiovascular Department Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria “Ospedali Riuniti” of Trieste, Director of Postgraduate School in Cardiovascular Disease - University of Trieste, Italy

Session 1: CARDIAC US IMAGING - PRECLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES

10.00-10.30 Role of non-coding RNAs in myocardial infarction-induced heart failure

Sandor Batkai, Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies - IMTTS, Hannover, Germany

10.30-10.45 Assessment of systolic and diastolic function in mouse models of genetic and chemotherapy- induced cardiomyopathy

James Cimino, University of Torino, Italy

10.45-11.00 Single-dose intracardiac injection of pro-regenerative microRNAs improves cardiac function after myocardial infarction

Pierluigi Lesizza, Cardiovascular Department, ASUITS, Trieste, Italy

11.00-11.30 Coffee break Session 2: CARDIAC US IMAGING - TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES

11.30-12.00 Introduction to clinical echcardiography Bruno Pinamonti, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy

12.00-12.30 Future challenges and opportunities for clinical echocardiography: implications for translational research

Luigi Badano, University of Padua, Italy

12.30-13.00 Cardiac fluid mechanics, from principles to clinical applications

Gianni Pedrizzetti, University of Trieste, Italy

13.00-14.30 Lunch break

14.30-14.45 Assessment of cardiac diastolic function in small animals

Antonio Cannatá, Cardiovascular Department, ASUITS, Trieste, Italy

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14.45-15.00 Role of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) in age dependent left ventricle dysfunction

Filippo Zeni, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy

15.00-15.30 Humans and Animals hearts: Role of echocardiography in research

Shehab Anwer, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation and National Heart Institute, Egypt

15.30-16.45 Round table and discussion Giorgio Faganello and Bruno Pinamonti, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Italy, Francesco Loffredo and Serena Zacchigna, ICGEB Trieste, Italy

16.45-18.00 Wine & Cheese and Poster Session

18.00 Bus to city centre

THURSDAY, 9 February

08.30 Bus departure from city centre

Session 3: VASCULAR US IMAGING - TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES

09.00-09.30 New functional ultrasound techniques for early detection of cerebrovascular risk

Rik Hansen, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands

09.30-10.00 Vascular ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging: a translational approach

Francesco Faita, Italian National Research Council, Pisa, Italy

10.00-10.30 Presentation by Visualsonics Diether Fuchs, Visualsonics

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-11.15 A new concept of transcatheter implantable mitral valve prosthesis. Preliminary results in the sheep using advanced 3D echocardiography and particle imaging velocimetry

Patrizia Aruta, University of Padua, Italy

11.15-11.30 Functional Screening Identifies Micro-Rna Preventing Cardiomyocytes Hypertrophy And Preserving The Normal Cardiac Function In Overload Pressure Conditions

Matteo Dal Ferro, Cardiovascular Department, ASUITS, Trieste, Italy

11.30-11.45 BMP1-3 antibody reduces severity of fibrosis after acute myocardial infarction

Ivo Dumic-Cule, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

11.45-12.00

Carotid plaque vulnerability characterization in mice by means of high-frequency ultrasound imaging: preliminary results

Nicole Di Lascio, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

12.00-12.15 Doppler Ultrasound imaging of venous malformation

May Zaw-Thin, University College London, UK

12.15-12.30 Discussion

12.30-14.00 Lunch break

Session 4: FRONTIERS IN US IMAGING

14.00-14.30 Presentation by Visualsonics (streaming) Philippe Trochet, Visualsonics

14.30-15.00 Ultrasound's role in Multi-modal Preclinical imaging

Daniel Stuckey, Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging - CABI, London, UK

15.00-15.30 Coffee break

15.30-16.00 Companion Animals as Translational Models for Human Cardiac Diseases (streaming)

Vicky Yang, Tufts University Cummings School, North Grafton, USA

16.00-18.00 Practical session on Vevo MD

18.00 Bus to city centre

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FRIDAY, 10 February

08.30 Bus departure from city centre

09.00-11.00 Practical sessions on Vevo 2100 and +3100 (Group 1) with Live Streaming in the ICGEB Seminar Room

AREA Science Park, Padriciano Campus, ICGEB, ‘W’ Building

11.00-13.00 Practical sessions (Group 2) / Streaming

13.00-14.30 Lunch break

14.30-16.30 Practical sessions (Group3) / Streaming

16.30-17.30 Conclusions and discussion

17.30 Bus to city centre

In collaboration with:

• FUJIFILM Visualsonics Major Sponsor

• Tecniplast

• Envigo Srl

• Merkur Chemical Srl

Under the patronage of:

• Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e della Salute Università degli Studi di Trieste

• Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri della Provincia di Trieste