Meetings By Mail Global Advances in Echocardiography 2025

Release date: September 5, 2025

Global Advances in Echocardiography is a first of its kind collaboration between United States and European based experts to discuss the latest in cardiac imaging.  Critical interventions such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and valve replacement procedures are dependent of echocardiography for diagnosis, indications, monitoring and guidance.  This development has transformed the role of imagers around the world, creating a specific need for training and specialized utilization of echocardiography techniques. The internationally acclaimed Zurich Heart House-London Heart House combines with American thought leaders to provide a wide range of perspectives regarding optimal practices and procedures for all who utilize this critical imaging tool.
Topics include: Valvular heart disease, transcatheter valve procedures, stress echocardiography, mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation, TEER, transventricular neochordal implantation, prosthetic valve assessment, atrial septal defects, patent foramen ovale, left atrial appendage, aortic stenosis and regurgitation, infective endocarditis, aortic dissection, imaging for acute mechanical circulatory support and much more.
 
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Session 1: Valvular Heart Disease/Mitral Valve 1

Valvular Heart Disease and the Rise of Transcatheter Valve Procedures
Alison Duncan, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Stress Echocardiography in Valvular Disease
Linda Gillam, MD, MPH

Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment for Mitral Valve Disease: When to Consider an MV Intervention?
Fabien Praz, MD  Berne, Switzerland

Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation- Special Considerations for TEER and TMVR
Alison Duncan, London, UK

Panel Discussion
Multiple Faculty

Session 2: Mitral Valve 2

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Step-by-Step Procedural Guidance for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
Alison Duncan, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Step-by-Step Procedural Guidance for Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER)
Michel Zuber, MD, Othmarsingen, Switzerland

Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Valve Stenosis – Considerations for Balloon Valvuloplasty
Ali Vazir, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Step-by-Step Procedural Guidance for Transventricular Neochordal Implantation
Alison Duncan, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Echoing Success: Optimizing Prosthetic Valve Assessment
Linda Gillam, MD, MPH

Session 3: Mitral Cases

Mitral TEER
Ee Ling Heng, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Cesare Quarto, MD, PhD, London, UK

Mitral Valvuloplasty
Robert Smith, MD, London, UK

Transventricular Neochords
Rashmi Yadav, MD, London, UK

Session 4: Atral Septal Defects and Left Atrial Appendage

Atrial Septal Defect & Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) – Conservative Management, Percutaneous or Surgical Treatment?
Michael Rigby, MD, London, UK

Transthoracic and Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Inter-atrial Septal Pathologies – Consideration for Transcatheter Closure Device
Wei Li, MD, PhD, London, UK

Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Atrial Appendage – Is There Thrombus? Suitable for DC Cardioversion? Suitable Anatomy for Occlusion Devices?
Ali Vazir, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Panel discussion
Multiple Faculty

Session 5: Tricuspid Valve 1

Advanced Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Tricuspid Valve Disease and Right Ventricle- Severity and Mechanism
Denisa Muraru, MD, PhD, Milan, Italy

Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Tricuspid Valve Disease for TV Interventions – Case Selection for Tricuspid TEER Versus TTVR
Alison Duncan, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Surgical and Transcatheter Intervention for Tricuspid Valve Disease – Update
Francesco Maisano, MD, Milano, Italy

Session 6: Tricuspid Valve 2

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Step-by-Step Guidance for Tricuspid Valve TEER
Ali Vazir, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Multiplanar Guidance for Tricuspid Valve TEER
Alexandros Papachristidis, MD, PhD, London, UK

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Step-by-Step Procedural Guidance for TTVR
Jim Newton, MBChB, MD, Oxford, UK

Session 7: Tricuspid Cases

Tricuspid TEER
Ee Ling Heng, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Tricuspid TEER- Complex disease
Robert Smith, MD, London, UK

Tricuspid TMVR
Francesco Maisano, MD, Milano, Italy

Session 8: Aortic Valve and Aortic Disease

Pitfalls in the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation
Madalina Garbi, MD, Cambridge, UK

Transoesophageal Echocardiography for Aortic Valve Surgery
TC Aw, MD, London, UK

Role of Periprocedural Transoesophageal Echocardiography for Transcatheter Closure of Paravalvular Leaks
Alexandros Papachristidis, MD, PhD, London, UK

The Role of Echocardiography in the Detection and Management of Infective Endocarditis
Linda Gillam, MD, MPH

Aortic Dissection
Ali Vazir, MBBS, PhD, London, UK

Panel discussion
Multiple Faculty

Session 9: Echo for Circulatory and Respiratory Support

Imaging for Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support
Susanna Price, MD, PhD, London, UK

Echocardiography for MCS Devices
Hatem Soliman Aboumarie, MSc, London, UK