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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

International CommitteeInternational President: Prof. Navin NandaMembers: Navin C. Nanda, MD (USA) Hanumanth Reddy, MD (USA) Ming C. Hsiung, MD (Taiwan) Satish Parashar, MD (India) Robert Gatewood, MD (USA) Zvi Vered, MD (Israel) Jaroslaw Kasprzak, MD (Poland) Vadim A. Kuznetsov, MD (Russia) Piotr Lipiec, MD (Poland) Serdar Kucukoglu, MD (Turkey) Kul Aggarwal, MD (USA) Pedro Armendariz, MD (Peru) Vincent Sorrell, MD (USA) Nilda Espinola Zavaleta (Mexico ) Lidiette Esquivel (Costa Rica) C. N. Manjunath, MD (India)

Local Organizing Committee

National President: Assoc. Prof. Krasimira HristovaSecretary General: Assoc. Prof. Elena KinovaSecretary General- HIT: Dr. Svetlin Tsonev

National Scientific Committee Krasimira Hristova, MD Arman Postadzhiyan, MD Elena Kinova, MD Tzvetana Katova, MD Temenuga Donova, MD Naidenka Zlatareva, MD Nina Gocheva, MD Maria Tokmakova, MD Ludmila Vladimirova-Kitova, MD Yoto Yotov, MD Pencho Kratunkov, MD Sotir Marchev, MD Iana Simova, MD Valentina Mincheva, MD Elina Trendafilova, MD Rabhat Shabani, MD Ivo Petrov, MD Ivan Gruev, MD Assen Goudev, MD Svetlin Tsonev, MD Dobrin Vassilev, MD Emil Manov, MD Vera Yotova, MD Rumen Marinov, MD

HOSTThe event is hosted by the Foundation of Cardiovascular Imagingwww.fcibg.com

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Dear Faculty and Attendees,

On behalf of the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU), I most heartily welcome you to the XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging which is being held May 17-20, 2018 in the picturesque seaside Albena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria.

It is most gratifying to know that as busy as you are with your work in your own country, you have still taken precious time off to come all the way to Bulgaria to lend your expertise and knowledge to this Congress. I am most grateful to you for doing this and for enthusiastically supporting not only this Congress but also many other World Congresses and International Conferences sponsored or co-sponsored by ISCU over the past several years.

The Bulgarian Society of Echocardiography needs to be highly commended for undertaking the onerous task of organizing this Congress and appointing no other than Professor Krasimira Hristova, the pioneer of echocardiography in Bulgaria and a nationally renowned cardiologist, as the Congress President.

She has been working extremely hard and tirelessly for over three years to make this Congress a great success and all the credit for this fantastically successful Congress goes personally to her for her capable leadership and to her great team which includes Associate Professor Elena Kinova, the Congress Vice President, Dr. Svetlin Tsonev, the Congress Secretary and many others. We are also grateful to Daniela Radulova, the Congress Event Manager for all the meticulous arrangements she has made in regards to housing, transportation and accommodation facilities for the faculty and attendees. She has been on top of everything!

Again, a very welcome and I am sure you will remember and cherish the Bulgarian hospitality you enjoyed in Albena for a long time.

Sincerely,

Prof. Navin C. Nanda,MD, DSc(Hon), DSc(Med)(Hon), FACC, FAHA, FISCU(D)International President, XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular ImagingPresident, International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU)Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

WELCOME ADDRESSES

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, it is my greatest pleasure to welcome you to the XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging on 17-20 May, 2018, here in Albena Resort.

The XXIVth World Congress has brought together world-class researchers and clinicians numbering 600 participants from 19 countries and 3 continents.

We truly believe that the Congress will provide a wonderful forum for you to refresh your knowledge base and explore the innovations in every aspect of echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging. The forum will strive to offer plenty of networking opportunities, providing you with the opportunity to meet and interact with the leading scientists and researchers, friends and colleagues as well as sponsors and exhibitors.

I would like to extend sincere gratitude for the valuable support to the International and Bulgarian eminent experts for joining our forum to share with us their broad experience, to all sponsors and exhibitors for contributing to the high level of this forum and to all attendees dedicating time and expressing insatiable thirst for knowledge.

I am delighted to welcome you to the XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging as with your attendance you do become part of its ultimate aim of keeping a healthy heart.

We hope you will enjoy the symphony of outstanding science, taking a little extra time to enjoy also the spectacular and unique beauty of the Bulgarian seaside.

Thank you very much!

Best Regards,

Assoc. Prof. Krasimira Hristova, MD, PhD, FESCNational President, Local Organizing Committee, XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging, Bulgaria 2018President of the Foundation of Cardiovascular ImagingPresident of the Bulgarian Working Group on Cardiovascular Imaging

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SCHEDULE PROGRAM

SEA HALL/Paradise Blue Hotel/

WIND & SKY HALL /Paradise Blue Hotel/

FLAMINGO GRAND HALL/Flamingo Grand Hotel/

08:00 - 20:00 Registration /Main lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

10:00 - 12:00 ECHO IN CRITICAL ILL PATIENTS

CLINICAL FOCUS: Endocarditis

CARDIOMYOPATHY AND PERICARDIAL DISEASES

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Symposium BAYER /Paradise Blue Hotel/

13:30-15:30 VALVULAR HEART DISEASES I part

BASIC OF CARDIAC ULTRASOUND I

ASSESSMENT OF DIASTOLIC FUNCTION

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall/

16:00 - 18:00 DIASTOLIC FUNCTION

BASIC OF CARDIAC ULTRASOUND II

CONGENITAL HEART DISSEASE SESSION I

18:00 - 18:30 1. Presidential lecture K. Hristova /Bulgaria/2. Presidential Lecture - Echo from 50’s to 2018 N. Nanda /USA/

19:00 Opening Ceremony /Sea Hall/ Welcome Reception /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

Thursday, 17 May Thursday, 17 May

Sea Hall /Paradise Blue Hotel/

08:00 - 10:00 Registration /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

10:00 - 12:00 ECHO IN CRITICAL ILL PATIENTS Chairmen: E.Kinova, H. Soliman

10:00 - 10:20 Integrated cardiac imaging in acute coronary syndrome G. Elkilany /UAE/

10:20 - 10:40 Role of imaging in patients with shock H. Soliman /UK/

10:40 - 11:00 Acute pulmonary embolism or hypertension L. Vladimirova /Bulgaria/

11:00 - 11:20 Acute heart failure and echo imaging E. Srbinovska /FYROM/

11:20 - 11:40 Echo in sudden cardiac death N. Cardim /Portugal/

11:40 - 12:00 Lung Ultrasound H. Soliman /UK/

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Symposium BAYER in Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall News in Practical guidelines: How to choose NOAC in different patients I. Savelieva /UK/

13:30 – 15:30 VALVULAR HEART DISEASES I part Chairmen: I. Gruev, R. Pai

13:30 - 13:50 Echocardiographic assessment of mitral stenosis R. Shabani /Bulgaria/

13:50 - 14:10 Echo evaluation of mitral regurgitation R. Pai /USA/

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14:10 - 14:30 3D for valvular intervention M. Saric /USA/

14:30 - 14:50 Assesing valvular regurgitations from genetics to intervention N. Nanda /USA/

14:50 - 15:10 Role of CV imaging in the assessment of right heart structure and function in TR patients. JB. Park /South Korea/

15:10 - 15:30 Malignant mitral valve prolapse V. M. Parato /Italy/

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition in the lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel

16:00 – 18:00 DIASTOLIC FUNCTION Chairmen: E. Kinova, F. Sozzi

16:00 - 16-20 Mitral inflow, LA volumes, Tissue Doppler velocities and PA pressure F. Sozzi /Italy/

16:20 - 16:40 LV strain and twist, LA strain A. Gopal /USA/

16:40 - 17:00 Diastolic function on right heart P. Manoria /India/

17:00 - 17:10 Clinical case: Breathlessness J. Nesser /Austria/

17:10 - 17:30 The European experience: insight from Eurofilling study K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

18:00 - 18: 30 Presidential lecture K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

Presidential Lecture - Echo from 50’s to 2018 N. Nanda /USA/

Wind & Sky Hall /Paradise Blue Hotel/

08:00 - 10:00 Registration /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

10:00 - 12:00 CLINICAL FOCUS: Endocarditis Chairmen: K. Hristova, E. Plonska

10:00-10:18 Inside from the new ESC guidelines E. Plonska /Poland/

10:18-10:36 Endocarditis and its complications V. M. Parato /Italy/

10:36-10:54 Prostetic valve endocarditis A. Aleksiev /Bulgaria/

10:54-11:12 Right side endocarditis K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

11:12-11:30 Echocardiography for diagnosis of submasive pulmonary embolism R. Tandon /India/

11:30-11:40 Clinical case 1 The hidden endocarditis D. Gnanam /Netherlands/

11:40-11:50 Clinical case 2 Aspergillus endocarditis R. Tandon /India/

11:50-12:00 Clinical case 3 Q- fever endocarditis R. Ilieva /Bulgaria/


PROGRAM PROGRAMThursday, 17 May Thursday, 17 May

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13:30 – 15:30 BASIC OF CARDIAC UTRASOUND I: Chairmen: M. Gospidinova, J. Nesser

13:30-13:50 Physics, instrumentation and machine settings P. Malhotra /India/

13:50-14:10 The complete standard echo study R. Shabani /Bulgaria/

14:10-14:30 Common mistakes and pitfalls in 2D: how to avoid them N. Nanda /USA/

14:30-14:50 Facts or artifacts in 3D echocardiography R. Janardhanan /USA/

14:50-15:10 Advance in non – invasive assessment of cardiac mechanics J. Nesser /Austria/

15:10-15:30 Determination of myocardial viability by echocardiography R. Senior /UK/


16:00 – 18:00 BASIC OF CARDIAC UTRASOUND II Chairmen: I. Gruev, P. Claus

16:00-16:20 Stretch -strain relations: a new non-invasive approach to myocardial contractility P. Claus /Belgium/

16:20-16:40 2D and 3D strain in clinical practice J. Nesser /Austria/

16:40-17:00 3D in valvular diseases S. Shrivastava /India/

17:00-17:20 Intraoperative echocardiography P. Malhotra /India/

17:20-17:40 Moderator band – what does in moderate? M. Saric /USA/

Flamingo Grand Hall /Flamingo Grand Hotel/

08:00 - 10:00 Registration /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel /

10:00 - 12:00 CARDIOMYOPATHY AND PERICARDIAL DISEASES Chairmen: Sv. Tsonev, V. M. Parato

10:00-10:20 LV hyperthrophy: athletes vs. hypertensive vs. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy N. Cardim /Portugal/

10:20-10:40 Restrictive CMP vs. constrictive pericarditis.Transient constrictive pericarditis I. Simova /Bulgaria/

10:40-11:00 How to use imaging in acute and chronic pericardial diseases? R. Shabani /Bulgaria/

11:00-11:20 Management of pericardial diseases in era of multimodality imaging Sv. Tsonev /Bulgaria/

11:20-11:40 Stress CMP and noncompaction: echo in context of multimodality imaging V. M. Parato /Italy/

11:40-12:00 Apical HCP – a challenge in diagnosis N. Espinola-Zavaleta /Mexico/



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13:30 – 15:30 ASSESSMENT OF DIASTOLIC FUNCTION Chairmen: I. Simova, S. E. Catirli

13:30-13:50 Guidelines for patients with HFrEF E. Kinova /Bulgaria/

13:50-14:10 Diastolic stress echo I. Simova /Bulgaria/

14:10-14:30 Assessment of LV filling pressure in primary pulmonary hypertension S. Kücükoğlu /Turkey/

14:30-14:50 LV vortex intensity and LV diastolic function R. Gupta /India/

14:50-15:10 Guidelines for patients with HFpEF R. Shabani /Bulgaria/

15:10-15:30 Right ventricle function in HFpEF S. E. Catirli /Turkey/


16:00 – 18:00 CONGENITAL HEART DISSEASE SESSION I Chairmen: P. Kratunkov, W. Budts

16:00-16:20 Aortic valve and aortic arch in CHD W. Budts /Belgium/

16:20-16:40 Arch abnormalities – imaging in children and adults G. Elkilany /UAE/

16:40-17:00 Patent foramen ovale –shunt quantification as a prerequisite for transcatheter closure M. Saric /USA/

17:00-17:20 How to image normal venous return and atria G. Di Salvo /USA/

17:20-17:40 Mechanical deformation in adults with unrepaired aortic coarctation N. Espinola-Zavaleta /Mexico/

17:40-17:50 Atrial fibrillation related to isolated persistent left superior vena cava- clinical case S. Slavcheva /Bulgaria/


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08:00 - 10:00 Valvular heart diseases II - Aortic stenosis – from natural history to intervention

CLINICAL USE OT 2D SPEACKLE TRACKING

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES II

10:00- 10:30 Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

10:30 - 13:00 JOINT SESSION WITH KOREAN SOCIETY OF ECHO-CARDIOGRAPHY, BWG OF CVI AND ISCU - UP TO DATE RESEARCH ON LV FUNCTION

LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION

ADVANCE ECHO TECHIQUES – BASICS, INDICATIONS, PROTOCOLS AND INTERPRETATIONS

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Satellite Symposium Berlin Chemie /Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall/

13:00 - 14:00 Moderated poster session I /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

14:30 - 16:30 THE COMMONS: DIABETIC AND HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE

ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION I

DISCOVERING EARLY HEART FAILURE IN CARDIOMYOPATIES

16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

17:00 - 19:00 HEART FAILURE Transesophageal /TOE/ ECHOCAR- DIOGRAPHY – from basic to the advance

CARDIOONCOLOGY

19:00 - 19:30 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM KRKA

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM SANDOZ

20:30 - 22:30 Sponsor’s evening

SCHEDULE PROGRAMFriday, 18 May Friday, 18 May


8:00 - 10:00 Valvular heart diseases II Aortic stenosis – from natural history to intervention Chairmen: Y. Yotov, M. Saric

08:00-08:20 Natural history, and current concept of AS S. Shrivastava /India/

08:20-08:40 Doppler imaging of AS – tips and tricks R. Pai /USA/

08:40-09:00 Role of 3D and Multimodality imaging for assessing of AS K. Aggarwal /USA/

09:00-09:20 Issue of transcatheter AVR – TAVR M. Saric /USA/

09:20-09:40 Cardiac reverse remodeling after heart valve surgery L. Vladimirova /Bulgaria/

09:40-10:00 Three challenges clinical cases R. Pai /USA/

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition in the lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel

10:30 - 13:00 JOINT SESSION WITH Korean Society of Echocardiography, BWG of CVI and ISCU - Up to date research on LV function Chairmen: K. Hristova, JB. Park

10:30-10:50 Assessment of Central Hemodynamics using Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging W. I. Yang /South Korea/

10:50-11:10 Echocardiography and multimodality imaging in patient with HFpEF JB. Park /South Korea/

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11:10-11:30 Treatment and prevention of cardiotoxiticity from cancer treatment E. Kinova /Bulgaria/

11:30-11:50 Dyspnea in HCMP – a complex cardiac and ventilatory interactions – based on cardiopulmonary test and stress echocardiography K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

11:50-12:10 An usual case of LV apex involvement in HCMP V. M. Parato /Italy/

12:10-12:30 Clinical case of involvement of LV function by FMF L. Andreeva /Bulgaria/

12:30-12:45 Discussion

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Satellite Symposium by Berlin Chemie in Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall Echocardiographic assessment of the clinical effects of the therapy in patients with Cardiovascular diseases. K. Hristova /Bulgaria/, E. Kinova /Bulgaria/, V. Mincheva /Bulgaria/

14:30 - 16:30 The Commons: Diabetic and Hypertensive Heart Disease Chairmen: L. Vadimirova-Kitova, E. Srbinovska

14:30-14:50 The Diabetic Heart S. Jovanova /FYROM/

14:50-15:10 The Hypertensive Heart R. Ivanova /Bulgaria/

15:10-15:30 Ischemic Disease: Microvascular and Coronary Flow Reserve I. Simova /Bulgaria/

15:30-15:50 Vascular: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness M. Staneva /Bulgaria/

15:50-16:10 Appropriate Echo Evaluation Follow-up for the Diabetic and/or Hypertensive Patient I. Gruev /Bulgaria/

16:10-16:30 How to avoid pitfalls in interpretation of perfusion imaging? A. Singh /USA/


17:00 - 19:00 HEART FAILURE Chairmen: L. Vladimirova-Kitova, V. M. Parato

17:00-17:20 Incorporating guidelines in the clinical practice V. M. Parato /Italy/

17:20-17:40 Systolic function in 2018 – role of twisting and deformation E. Donal /France/

17:40-18:00 Diastolic function in 2018 – suction and relaxation F. Sozzi /Italy/

18:00-18:20 What are the best prognostics markers in heart failure – imaging vs biomarkers S. Parashar /India/

18:20-18:40 Stress echo in heart failure patients A. Salustri /Qatar/

18:40-19:00 Myocardial dyssinchrony in HF M. Vadalazhkaya /Belarus/

19:00 - 19:30 Satellite Symposium KRKA Chairman: A. Gudev /Bulgaria/ A step further in treatment of CV diseases M. Sabovic /Slovenia/

20:30 - 22:30 Sponsor’s evening /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

PROGRAMFriday, 18 May Friday, 18 MayPROGRAM

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8:00 - 10:00 CLINICAL USE OT 2D SPECKLE TRACKING Chairmen: L. Vladimirova-Kitova, P. Claus

08:00-08:20 Deformation lmaging with tracking techniques, echo versus MRI. P. Claus /Belgium/

08:20-08:40 Assessment of the layer strain A. Gopal /USA/

08:40-09:00 Right ventricle strain – better than classical parameters K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

09:00-09:20 Evidence matter – when and how to use 2D and 3D speckle tracking today? A. Gopal /USA/

09:20-09:40 Lessons from the EACVI/ASE intervendor study J. Kasprzak /Poland/

09:40-10:00 Right ventricular afterload and ventricular interdependency P. Claus /Belgium/


10:30 - 13:00 LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION Chairmen: R. Radoslavova, J. Nesser

10:30-10:50 Cardiac chamber quantifications according to the guidelines St. Goldstein /USA/

10:50-11:10 3D echocardiography in LV assessment J. Nesser /Austria/

11:10-11:30 Guidelines based selection of cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients. I. Simova /Bulgaria/

11:30-11:50 LV haemodinamics in heart failure P. Manoria /India/

11:50-12:10 Assessment of left atrial function- predictors of clinical success after PVI R. Radoslavova /Bulgaria/

12:10-12:30 Multimodality imaging for diastolic function D. Neglia /Italy/


14:30 - 16:30 Oral Abstracts session I Chairmen: R. Shabani, E. Plonska

14:30-14:40 Pulmonary artery pressure before and after Mitraclip I. Tonchev /Israel/

14:40-14:50 Correlation between LAA spontaneous echo contrast and fractional change of its orifice area L. Mihov /Bulgaria/

14:50-15:00 Pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction presenting as a peripartal cardiomyopathy in a 37-year-old woman D. Gencheva /Bulgaria/

15:00-15:10 CLIP THE STITCH: Mitraclip techniques 5 years after Alfieri stitch mitral valve repair I. Tonchev /Israel/


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15:10-15:20 Left atria phasic function in HCP versus hypertensive heart disease in middle ages patients. A. Borizanova /Bulgaria/

15:20-15:30 Rare case of paradoxal embolism D. Vassileva /Bulgaria/

15:30-15:40 Echocardiography in petroleum workers A. Sarma /India/

15:40-15:50 A story with a sudden start and almost unexpected ending M. Vladova /Bulgaria/

15:50-16:00 Non- bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with rheumatoid T. Kurteva /Bulgaria/



17:00 - 19:00 Transesophageal /TOE/ echocardiography – from basic to the advance Chairmen: E. Kinova, N. Nanda

17:00-17:20 Basics of the 2D and 3D TEE Exam K. Aggarwal /USA/

17:20-17:40 LV function assessment N. Nanda /USA/

17:40-18:00 Prosthetic valves: echo challenges S. Laing /USA/

18:00-18:20 3D TEE in cardiac surgery P. Malhotra /India/

18:20-18:40 TOE in ASD/VSD closure K. Maganti /USA/

18:40-19:00 TOE and LAA closure R. Janardhanan /USA/

19:00 - 19:30 Satellite Symposium SANDOZ Benefits beyond the Anti-Hypertensive effect of Dipperam (Amlodipine / Valsartan) - favorable early Echocardiographic implications of subclinical atherosclerosis Y. Simova /Bulgaria/



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8:00 - 10:00 CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES II Chairmen: G. Elkilany, G. Di Salvo

08:00-08:20 Fethal echocardiography – to improve prenatal detection of CHD A. Bhat /USA/

08:20-08:40 Tetralogy of Fallot preoperative anatomy and variation P. Shivachev /Bulgaria/

08:40-09:00 Tetralogy of Fallot – echo and multimodality imaging during follow up G. Di Salvo /UK/

09:00-09:20 Echo evaluation for ventricular septum for intervention or surgery A. Bhat /USA/

09:20-09:40 Diastolic Dysfunction in ACHD W. Budts /Belgium/

09:40-10:00 Echo assessment of ACHD – from 2D to 3D W. Li /UK/

10:00-10:10 Clinical case – Cor triatriatum F. Sozzi /Italy/


10:30 - 13:00 ADVANCE ECHO TECHIQUES – BASICS, INDICATIONS, PROTOCOLS AND INTERPRETATIONS Chairmen: J. Kasprzak, A. Varga

10:30-10:50 Stress – echocardiography in CAD A. Varga /Hungary/

10:50-11:10 Stress echocardiography 2020 A. Salustri /Qatar/

11:10-11:30 Stress echocardiography in valvular diseases E. Plonska /Poland/

11:30-11:50 Role of flow status by assessing aortic stenosis R. Senior /UK/

11:50-12:10 Stress Echo for Risk Stratification J. Kasprzak /Poland/

12:10-12:30 Value of incorporating contrast echo in stress – echocardiography R. Senior /UK/


14:30 - 16:30 DISCOVERING EARLY HEART FAILURE IN CARDIOMYOPATIES Chairmen: Y. Yotov, A. Varga

14:30-14:48 HYPERTROPHIC CMP G. Elkilany /UAE/

14:48-15:06 DILATED CMP Y. Yotov /Bulgaria/

15:06-15:24 ARRHITMOGENIC CMP H. Reddy /USA/

15:24-15:42 NON-COMPACTION CMP E. Kinova /Bulgaria/


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15:42-16:00 INHERITANCE DISEASES AND CMP A. Varga /Hungary/

16:00-16:18 Stress induced CMP T. Tak /USA/

16:18-16:36 Myocarditis J. Nesser /Austria/


17:00 - 19:00 CARDIOONCOLOGY Chairmen: K. Hristova, E. Plonska

17:00-17:18 ESC guidelines on cancer therapy and cardiotoxicity E. Plonska /Poland/

17:18-17:36 Can we still use EF for guiding oncology therapy? K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

17:36-17:54 Biomarkers and cardiac imaging – the right balance for cardiotoxicity K. Maganti /USA/

17:54-18:12 Heart masses – thrombus vs. tumors M. Vadalazhkaya /Belarus/

18:12-18:30 Tumors of the heart – 34 years of experience at the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez N. E. Zavaleta /Mexico/

18:30-18:48 Radiation Related Cardiovascular Diseases and Valve diseases E. Srbinovska /FYROM/

18:48-19:00 Misdiagnosis for right atrial mass – a case report N. Espinola-Zavaleta /Mexico/


PROGRAM MODERATED POSTER SESSION Friday, 18 MayFriday, 18 May

13:00-14:00Chairmen: N. Nanda, E. Kinova, A. Salustri, S. Kutty, V. Sorrell

1. Anthropometric parameters as a predictors of myocardial dysfunction in patients with asymptomatic type 2 Diabetes mellitus Slavica Mitrovska, Silvana Jovanova /FYROM/

2. CT assessment of normal variant of LAA anatomy -a case with diverticula and accessory appendage. P. Popeski, B. Bogdanova, K. Genova /Bulgaria/

3. Hypertrophic CMP in infant K. Ganeva, P. Shivachev /Bulgaria/

4. Acute aortic syndrome – CT assessment B. Bogdanova, K. Genova, P. Popeski /Bulgaria/

5. Atrial fibrillation related to isolated persistent left superior vena cava S. Slavcheva, A. Angelov, G. Dimitrova /Bulgaria/

6. What of type CMP? K. Gospodinov, S. Tisheva /Bulgaria/

7. Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurism A. Nikolova, A. Peneva, A. Shaban, M. Milanova /Bulgaria/

8. Expect the unexpected A. Kisheva, Y. Yotov /Bulgaria/

9. Libman Sacks endocarditis of aortic valve in patients with SLED. Somleva, E. Kinova, N. Spasova, B. Krastev, A. Goudev /Bulgaria/

10. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a first presentation of Anderson-Fabry disease, diagnosed with cardiac magnetic resonance K. Genova, M. Denev, H. Mateev /Bulgaria/

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8:30 - 10:00 MULTUMODALITY IMAGING IN ERA OF QUATIFICATION

STRESS ECHO FOR VALVULAR HEART DISEASE: GO WITH THE FLOW

ADVANCE IMAGING IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

10:30 - 13:00 ADVANCE IN ISHEMIC HEARD DISEASE - READ WITH EXERTS

HIT–HOT SESSIONMY CHALLENGES CLINICAL CASE

MULTIMODALITY IMAGING FOR VASCULAR DISEASES

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Satellite Symposium Actavis /Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall/

13:00 - 14:00 Moderated poster session II /lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel/

14:30 - 16:30 STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES

THE RIGHT HEART RIGHT HEART: THERE IS CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES


17:00 - 19:00 STRAIN IMAGING IN HEART FAILURE

ECHO AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

CONTRAST ECHO

19:00 - 19:30 ESAOTE SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM NOVARTIS

20:30 – 23:00 Gala Dinner /Albena Variete Theater/

SCHEDULE PROGRAM Saturday, 19 MaySaturday, 19 May


08:30 - 10:00 MULTUMODALITY IMAGING IN ERA OF QUATIFICATION Chairmen: M. Gospodinova, G. Elkilany

08:30-08:45 Techniques for Valve Regurgitation H. Reddy /USA/

08:45-09:00 Quantification of Left Ventricular Systolic Function G. Elkilany /UAE/

09:00-09:15 Quantification of Right Ventricular Size and Function V. Sorrell /USA/

09:15-09:30 Quantification of Atrial Function I. Vlasseros /Greece/

09:30-09:45 Utility of Right Ventricular Strain Compared to Conventional Echo Quantification for Assessment of Cardiac MRI Evidenced Right Ventricular Dysfunction E. Sade /Turkey/

09:45-10:00 Multimodality Imaging in Restrictive Cardiomyopathies M. Gospodinova /Bulgaria/


10:30 - 13:00 ADVANCE IN ISHEMIC HEART DISEASE - READ WITH EXERTS Chairmen: I. Simova, A. Singh

10:30-10:50 Echocardiographic assessment of patients with CAD- review of old and new techniques. K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

10:50-11:10 Coronary assessment by non-invasive cardiac imaging I. Simova /Bulgaria/

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PROGRAM PROGRAM Saturday, 19 MaySaturday, 19 May

11:10-11:30 Role of CMR in diagnosis of CA F. Sozzi /Italy/

11:30-11:50 Myocardial SPECT in the diagnosis of CAD G. Elkilany /UAE/

11:50-12:10 New advances in percutaneous coronary intervention: new device, new techniques and more K. Karamfilov /Bulgaria/

12:10-12:30 Imaging for assessment myocardial viability A. Singh /USA/

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Satellite Symposium by Actavis in Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall Eplerenone in the treatment of heart failure Chairman: I. Gruev /Bulgaria/

13:00 - 13:30 Evaluation of the safety and tolerance profile of eplerenone and spironolactone in patients with heart failure with reduced global ejection fraction - monocentric comparative study E. Manov /Bulgaria/

13:40 - 13:50 Eplerenone – clinical case of patient with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction D. Vasileva /Bulgaria/


14:30 – 16:30 STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Chairmen: K. Karamfilov, M. Saric

14:30-14:50 TAVR: TTE and TEE Evaluation K. Aggarwal /USA/

14:50-15:10 MitraClip: Basic Echo Imaging for Routine Clip M. Saric /USA/

15:10-15:30 Imaging for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion R. Janardhanan /USA/

15:30-15:50 Echo Guidance for Paravalvular Leak Closure K. Aggarwal /USA/

15:50-16:10 Percutaneous Treatment for Tricuspid Regurgitation St. Goldstein /USA/

16:10-16:30 Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty for Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis K. Karamfilov /Bulgaria/

16:30-16:50 Percutaneous Mitral Valve Replacement A. Gopal /USA/


17:00 – 19:00 STRAIN IMAGING IN HEART FAILURE Chairmen: N. Nanda, E. Sade

17:00-17:20 Evaluation of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Insights from Strain Imaging E. Sade /Turkey/

17:20-17:40 Strain in the Evaluation of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy I. Mikati /USA/

17:40-18:00 Strain in the Evaluation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy E. Donal /France/

18:00-18:20 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Echo Before, During, and After Implantation E. Sade /Turkey/

18:20-18:40 Pressure strain loops in the evaluation of the LBBB. E. Donal /France/

18:40-19:00 2D and 4D X-strain technology – an incremental value in your everyday practice M. Maglione /Italy/

19:00 - 19:30 ESAOTE

20:30 – 23:00 Gala Dinner /Albena Variete Theatre/

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08:30 - 10:00 Stress Echo for Valvular Heart Disease: Go with the Flow Chairmen: Y. Yotov, N. Kesser

08:30-08:45 Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis with Depressed Ejection Fraction A. Varga /Hungary/

08:45-09:00 Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis with Normal Ejection Fraction A. Salustri /Italy/

09:00-09:15 Mitral Stenosis R. Janardhanan /USA/

09:15-09:30 Mitral Regurgitation N. Kesser /Turkey/

09:30-09:45 Assessment of Pulmonary Hemodynamics V. Sorrell /USA/

09:45-10:00 The role of echo in the timing of surgery/ intervention N. Kesser /Turkey/


10:30 - 13:00 HIT–HOT SESSION My challenges clinical case Chairmen: L. Vladimirova-Kitova, R. Shabani

10:30-10:40 Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) and an Acute Cardiovascular Event N. Spasova /Bulgaria/

10:40-10:50 Challenges in the management of a patient with AF. V. Konstantinova /Bulgaria/

10:50-11:00 Challenges in the management of a patients with NCLV and VT L. Zolumova /Bulgaria/

11:00-11:10 RV noncompaction I. Gruev /Bulgaria/

11:10-11:20 Peripartal CMP I. Bayraktarova /Bulgaria/

11:20-11:30 Patient with L/R shunt on three levels N. Marinov /Bulgaria/

11:30-11:40 Tricuspid valvuloplasty I. Stanilov /Bulgaria/

11:40-12:00 Pulmonary embolism T. Tak /USA/

12:00-12:20 Clinical cases of rheumatic heart diseases D. Roychoudhury /USA/

12:20-12:30 Fibroelastoma – clinical case D. Vassileva /Bulgaria/






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14:30 – 16:30 The Right Heart Chairmen: L. Vladimirova-Kitova, V. Sorrell

14:30-14:48 Right Ventricular Chamber Quantification Update S. E. Catirli /Turkey/

14:48-15:06 Incorporating New Technologies: Strain and 3D for assessing right heart V. Sorrell /USA/

15:06-15:24 Assessing Pulmonary Hypertension S. Goldstein /USA/

15:24-15:42 Echo in pulmonary embolism I. Mikati /USA/

15:42-16:00 Right Ventricle Manifestations of Systemic Diseases E. Kinova /Bulgaria/

16:00-16:18 RV function in valvular diseases I. Vlasseros /Greece/

16:18-16:36 When it’s NOT Right: Carcinoid, Ebstein’s and Tricuspid Valve Complications K. Hristova /Bulgaria/


17:00 – 19:00 Echo and Acute Myocardial Infarction Chairmen: E. Kinova, K. Maganty

17:00-17:20 Prognostic Value of Echo/Doppler Findings Early After Myocardial Infarction G. Elkilany /UEA/

17:20-17:40 Post Myocardial Infarction Complications I: Acute Mitral Regurgitation Post Myocardial Infarction K. Maganti /USA/

17:40-17:50 RV infarction – clinical case K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

17:50-18:10 Right Ventricle Myocardial Infarction: Making the Diagnosis R. Shabani /Bulgaria/

18:10-18:20 Clinical Case 2 N. Spasova /Bulgaria/

18:20-18:40 Post Myocardial Infarction Complications II: Ventricular Septal Defect and Left Ventricular Rupture/Pseudoaneurysm I. Gruev /Bulgaria/

18:40- 18:55 Discussion

19:00 – 19:30 Satellite Symposium Novartis Timely change for better results in treatment of heart failure Y. Yotov /Bulgaria/

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08:30 - 10:00 Advance imaging in echocardiography Chairmen: E. Manov, I. Simova

08:30-08:45 Cardiac involvement and echocardiographic assessment in patients with neuro-muscular disorders M. Gospodinova /Bulgaria/

08:45-09:00 Athetes Heart Y. Simova /Bulgaria/

09:00-09:15 RV function in pulmonary endarterectomy M. Kanchi /India/

09:15-09:30 Cardiac blood flow imaging in CAD K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

09:30-09:45 Pulmonary Embolism vs. Right Ventricular Infarction E. Srbinovska /FYROM/

09:45-10:00 Dobutamin stress – echocardiography in CAD G. Litsova /Bulgaria/


10:30 - 13:00 Multimodality IMAGING FOR VASCULAR DISEASES Chairmen: E. Goranova, D. Vasilev

10:30-10:50 Utility and Limitations of Stress Echo in Evaluating Coronary Artery Disease A. Salustri /Italy/

10:50-11:10 CTA and FFRct in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease D. Vasilev /Bulgaria/

11:10-11:30 CMR in the Assessment of Ischemic Heart Disease F. Sozzi /Italy/

11:30-11:50 Can Echo Imaging Complete with Other Modalities? D. Neglia /Italy/

11:50-12:10 Acute aortic syndrome and CTA B. Bogdanova /Bulgaria/

12:10-12:30 Multumodality imaging in acute coronary syndrome M. Nedevska /Bulgaria/

12:30-12:50 Incremental value of multisliced coronary tompgraphy over angiography for left main disease. F. Ilgenli /Turkey/

12:50-13:00 Clinical case: Multimodality imaging in vessel diseases B. Kunev /Bulgaria /





14:30 – 16:30 Right heart: THERE IS CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES Chairmen: S. Kutty, W. Li

14:30-14:45 Role of prenatal echo for early detection of CHD K. Chacheva /Bulgaria/

14:45-15:00 The Right Ventricle in the Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot G. Di Salvo /Italy/

15:00-15:15 The Systemic Right Ventricle: Corrected and Uncorrected Transposition R. Marinov /Bulgaria/

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13:00-14:00Chairmen: St. Goldstein, K. Hristova, E. Donal, E. Sade, S. Laing. A. Bhat

11. Emotional status of patients prior to echocardiography A. Rasheva /Bulgaria/

12. A rare case of Bland-White- Garland syndrome in a 60-year-old woman P. T. Hao /Vietnam/

13. Pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction presenting as a peripartal cardiomyopathy in a 37 year old woman L. Vladimirova-Kitova, F. Nikolov, D. Gencheva, N. Atanasov, S. Kitov /Bulgaria/

14. A case of calcific chronic constrictive tuberculosis pericarditis P. T. Hao /Vietnam/

15. A case of haemorrhagic tamponade due to right atrium angiosarcoma P. T. Hao /Vietnam/

16. A case of arrhytmogenica right ventricular cardiomyopathy P. T. Hao /Vietnam/

17. Correlation between left atrial appendage spontaneous echocontrast and the fractional change of its orifice area L. Mihov, A. Aliev, V. Nedyalkova /Bulgaria/

18. Impact of CRT on parameters of myocardial dyssynchrony in patients with chronic heart failure and arterial fibrillation T. Troyanova-Shchutskaia, A. Kurlainskaya, T. Denisevich, D. Goncharik, A. Chasnoyt, T. Asmalouskaya /Belarus/

19. Patient with left to right shunt on three levels N. Marinov, Z. Stankov, I. Petrov, Y. Simova /Bulgaria/

20. Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (GPA) and an Acute Cardiovascular Event N. Spasova, E. Kinova, D. Somleva, B. Krastev, A. Goudev /Bulgaria/

MODERATED POSTER SESSION PROGRAM Saturday, 19 May

15:15-15:30 Right Ventricle Response to Pressure Loads in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease S. Kutty /USA/

15:30-16:00 Single Ventricle Fontan Circulation in the Adult W. Li /UK/

16:00-16:15 Echocardiography estimation of native preoperative anatomy of pulmonal atresia with intact ventricular septum B. Ganev /Bulgaria/

16:15-16:30 Rare congenital heart diseases D. Roychoudhury /USA/


17:00 – 19:00 CONTRAST ECHO Chairmen: Y. Yotov, R. Senior

17:00-17:20 Using contrast in echocardiography – basic, principals, protocols Y. Yotov /Bulgaria/

17:20-17:40 EACVI guidelines on contrast echocardiography update – 2018 R. Senior /UK/

17:40-18:00 Using contrast echo in CHD S. Kutty /USA/

18:00-18:20 Contrast stress echo imaging – when and whom? R. Senior /UK/

18:20-18:40 Contrast вeyond еndocardial вorder definition - improving our diagnostic value S. Kutty /USA/

18:40-19:00 Clinical cases illustrating the EACVI contrast echocardiography guidelines K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

Saturday, 19 May

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09:00 - 11:00 THE ROLE OF ECHO IN EVOLUTION OF STROKE

IMAGING THE AORTA AND GREAT VESSELS


11:30 - 13:30 INTEGRATION OF 2D AND 3D TEE AND MULTIMODALITY IMAGING IN CURRENT PRACTICE

HEART BREAKS – IMAGING IN MYOCARDIAL DISEASES

13:30 - 14:00 Closing Ceremony /Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall/

SCHEDULE PROGRAM


09:00 - 11:00 THE ROLE OF ECHO IN EVOLUTION OF STROKE Chairmen: P. Kratunkov, S. Laing

09:00-09:20 Complex atheromatous aortic plaques: risk factors for embolization V. M. Parato /Italy/

09:20-09:40 Which Patients with Stroke Should Undergo TEE? S. Laing /USA/

09:40-10:00 Transcranial Doppler: Role in Cryptogenic Stroke M. Staneva /Bulgaria/

10:00-10:20 Patent Foramen Ovale Evaluation and the Role of Closure P. Kratunkov /Bulgaria/

10:20-10:40 Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Therapies: Answered and Unanswered Questions R. Janardhanan /USA/

10:40-11:00 Clinical Cases of Unusual Causes of Stroke M. Staneva /Bulgaria/


11:30 - 13:30 Integration of 2D and 3D TEE and multimodality imaging in Current Practice Chairmen: L. Vladimirova-Kitova, A. Gopal

11:30-11:50 A comprehensive 2 D-3D study N. Nanda /USA/

11:50-12:10 2D/3D TEE for assessing valvular diseases – an European experience E. Donal /France/

Sunday, 20 May Sunday, 20 May

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12:10-12:30 2D/3D TEE in Guiding Valvular Interventions A. Gopal /USA/

12:30-12:50 2D/3D TEE in Guiding Atrial Interventions M. Saric /USA/

12:50-13:10 Echo and Multimodality imaging in Congenital Heart Disease Interventions S. Kutty /USA/

13:10-13:30 Echo assessment of rheumatic mitral stenosis before and after PTCM A. Majumder /Bangladesh/

13:30 – 14:00 Closing Ceremony in Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall


09:00 - 11:00 Imaging the Aorta and Great Vessels Chairmen: E. Goranova, F. Sozzi

09:00-09:15 Screening of Aortic Disease: Familial, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, and Dissection I. Simova/ Bulgaria/

09:15-09:30 Arch Vessel Imaging for the Echocardiographers A. Kisheva / Bulgaria/

09:30-09:45 Aortopathy and Aortic Disease Management Sv. Tsonev /Bulgaria/

09:45-10:00 Role of MM Imaging for assessment aorta and great vesels R. Janardhanan /USA/

10:00-10:10 Clinical case S. Parashar /India/

10:10-10:20 Clinical case coronary –cameral fistula F. Sozzi /Italy/

10:20-10:30 Clinical case - Pulmonal ectasia K. Hristova /Bulgaria


11:30 - 13:30 HEART BREAKS – IMAGING IN MYOCARDIAL DISEASES Chairmen: E. Kinova, I. Vlasseros

11:30-11:50 Hypertensive Heart Disease E. Kinova /Bulgaria/

11:50-12:10 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy N. Cardim /Portugal/

12:10-12:30 Novel modalities for early recognition of dilated echocardiography S. Jovanova /FYROM/

12:30-12:50 Chemotherapy Induced Heart Failure K. Hristova /Bulgaria/

12:50-13:10 Peripartal CMP S. Laing /USA/

13:10-13:30 Fabri disease I. Vlasseros /Greece/

13:30 – 14:00 Closing Ceremony in Paradise Blue Hotel, Sea Hall

PROGRAMSunday, 20 May Sunday, 20 MayPROGRAM

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Congress Dates and Venue

XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging will take place on 17- 20 May 2018 in Paradise Blue Hotel and Flamingo Grand Hotel, Albena Resort.

OFFICIAL OPENING

You are kindly invited to the official opening of the XXIV World Congress of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging which

will be held on 17 May, Thursday, at 19:00 h, Sea Hall, Paradise Blue Hotel, Albena Resort.

Welcome reception will be organized at 19:30 h, after the opening ceremony, at the central lobby of Paradise Blue Hotel.

After reception dinner will be provided for attendees at the respective hotel of their accommodation.

Registration Desk Congress Management and Events – CME Ltd. is in charge of the event logistics. The Registration Desk will be located in Paradise Blue Hotel and will operate from 16 to 20 May from 8:00 till 20:00 h.

You will receive your name tag and delegate’s kit upon registration. Please, make sure to wear your name tag during the Congress including social events.

Please, feel free to contact the Registration Desk for any questions you may have during your stay in Albena Resort.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Information for SpeakersSpeakers are kindly requested to upload their presentations a day in advance or at least three hours before its start to the technical staff in the respective hall.

Speakers are kindly requested to strictly follow their fixed time for presentation according to the program.

Speaker’s Corner with technical facilities available will operate from 17 to 20 May at Paradise Blue Hotel, 3rd floor.

Poster SessionDisplay boards for poster exhibition will be provided on-site. Adhesive materials will be available on spot to mount your poster.

Each poster will be assigned a number according to its number in the program so that participants will know where to place their posters.

Presenting authors will be expected to be present at their poster and give a short oral overview on their work to moderators with a focus on results.

Posters could be mounted starting from 17 May, 9:00 h and should remain till the end of Congress.

Posters display boards will be dismantled and removed by the vendor at 14:00 h. on 20 May, Sunday, so please have your poster down by this time if not, the congress organizers will not be responsible for lost or demanded posters removed by the display board vendor.

ExhibitionAn exhibition presenting the latest achievements of the industry will be organized during the Congress. It will be placed in Paradise Blue Hotel on 17-20 May 2018.

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Hotel Accommodation and MealsHotel accommodation is provided for participants in the following hotels of Albena Resort: Paradise Blue Hotel (5 star), Flamingo Grand Hotel (5 star), Flamingo Hotel (4 star), Amalia Hotel (4 star), Laguna Garden Hotel (4 star).

Accommodation is provided on full board basis (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for Paradise Blue Hotel, Flamingo Grand Hotel, Flamingo Hotel and Amalia Hotel and on All inclusive basis (breakfast, lunch, dinner and local drinks included) for Laguna Garden Hotel.

Meals’ hours: Breakfast: 07:00 - 09:00 h Lunch: 12:00 - 14:00 h Dinner: 19:00 - 22:00 h

Please, note that check-in time is 14:00 h and check-out time is 12:00 h.

Payments Costs for additional services such as telephone calls, mini bar, laundry, room service, etc., are to be paid personally at the hotel reception desks.

Payments on spot for additional overnights, transfers, social and tourist programs are to be settled on spot at the Registration Desk in Paradise Blue Hotel. Credit cards and cash euro are accepted.

Transfers CME Ltd. will arrange individual transfers upon departure /from Albena Resort to Varna Airport/ for all participants upon preliminary request.

Precise travel details should be given to CME Ltd. at least 2 days prior to departure. The organization of the departure transfers will be

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coordinated by CME. A departure schedule with pick-up time will be available at the Registration desk.

Pick-up time will be scheduled approximately 3 hours before the flight hour.

TOURIST PROGRAMHalf-day sightseeing tour of Varna and Aladja Monastery/included in the accompanying persons’ registration fee/

Date: 18 May 2018, Friday, 9:00 – 13:00 h.

Price: 36 euro per person, incl. transportation, museum fees, guide in English

The bus for the tour will start at 9:00 h from Paradise Blue Hotel.

Half-day tour to Balchik /included in the accompanying persons’ registration fee/

Date: 20 May 2018, Sunday 2018, 14:00 – 18:00 h.

Price: 25 euro per person, incl. transportation, museum fees, guide in English


One-day tour to Nessebar /optional excursion/

Date: 19 May 2018, Saturday, 9:00 –18:00

Price: 55 euro per person, incl. transportation, museum fees, guide in English, lunch


Tours should be booked and paid at least two days prior to the respective date of the excursion at the Registration Desk.

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Join us for a glamorous Bulgarian night with a special performance of

Bulgarian folk-style dances, music and songs.

Albena Variete Theater

19 May 2018, Saturday, 20:30 h

For registered attendees: included in the registration fee

Invitations required. An invitation is valid for one person only.

For purchasing additional invitations, please contact the Registration desk.Albena Variete Theater is located in 15 minute walking distance from Paradise Blue Hotel. Shuttle buses will be provided in 15 minutes from Paradise Blue Hotel to Albena Variete Theater and back.

The first shuttle will start from Paradise Blue Hotel to Albena Variete Theater at 20:15 h.

ALBENA RESORTThe charming Bulgarian coastal resort Albena is one of the pearls of Bulgaria North Black Sea coast. It is located in a picturesque bay 30 km away from Varna city.

Albena is a unique blend of breathtaking sceneries, great atmosphere, a peculiar charm and magnetism. It’s interesting to know that Albena has an active eco policy, focused on the preservation of the environment. It has been awarded with the prestigious prize “Blue Flag” which is a testimonial for the clear waters of Albena’s coasts.

Albena disposes of first-rate hotels /3, 4 and 5 stars/. All rooms feature views of the sea or the Baltata National Reserve — a rare combination of dense wet forest and a seashore. The specific sea climate is mild and pleasant with clean air, rich in ozone and optimal humidity of 63-65%. The tourist season lasts from May till October, when the use of the sea and the beach is guaranteed. The resort offers visitors numerous sport & recreation activities including football pitches, multiple tennis courts, indoor stadium, golf courses, bowling, jet-ski, an equestrian base and many more.

Most of the hotels offer large conference halls, all with daylight and equipped with modern technical equipment for hosting conferences, congresses, business forums and discussions. Albena hosts many cultural events and conferences.

USEFUL INFORMATIONGala Dinner

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BULGARIABulgaria is a part of the Balkan Peninsula in South Eastern Europe. The state of Bulgaria was first founded in 681 AD and has a long and varied history. Since January 2007 Bulgaria is a member of the European Union.

Here are some facts about Bulgaria:

• The oldest crafted gold in the history of mankind

• Of the 300 cultural and natural sites in the UNESCO List of World Heritage, nine are in Bulgaria.

• Bulgaria is the country of yoghourt – the food of the centenarians.

• The world’s perfume and cosmetics industry could not do without the Bulgarian attar of roses – the Bulgarian oleaginous rose yields 80% of the world’s production.

• Small Bulgaria is one of the world’s largest wine producers together with France, Spain, Italy and Greece.

Bulgaria is a beautiful mountaintous country, with tourism opportunities being one of its biggest assets. Bulgaria possesses beautiful landscapes and beaches. The Black Sea Coast on its East border is famous for its fine sanded beaches, and perfect temperatures of water and air.

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Documents

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE › files › files › events › Program Book_new_1… · Krasimira Hristova, MD Arman Postadzhiyan, MD Elena Kinova, MD Tzvetana Katova, MD Temenuga Donova,