Scientific Program Cardiology

Day I (10th of April 2025)

08:00
RESEARCH CENTERS
8:00 – 12:00 Hands-on Training
Echocardiography
  • Speckle tracking Echocardiography
  • 3D Echocardiography
Oana Mirea, Despina Toader, Diana Hădăreanu
Supported by MEDIST
Insulin pumps
Delia Pintilei Reurean, Maria Magdalena Roșu, Diana Protasiewicz Timofticiuc, Theodora Gheonea
Supported by Medtronic
13:00
AULA MAGNA
Innovation and multidisciplinarity in obesity management and the future of health

  • 13.00-13.15 Official opening
    • Dan Gheonea, Ionuț Donoiu, Mihaela Vladu
  • 13.15-13.30 G6 UMF Alliance – LAWG – Ministry of Health
    • Health Innovation Hub: Signing the additional act to extend the collaboration between founding members
    • Dan Gheonea – President of G6-UMF Association
    • Teodor Blidaru – Project Manager Health Innovation Hub
    • Radu Rășinar, Frank Loeffler – Representants of LAWG

  • Supported by Novo Nordisk
  • 13.30-15.30 Multidisciplinary Management of Obesity
    • Cătălina Poiana, Bogdan Timar, Liana Gheorghe, Bogdan Mateescu, Dan Gaiță, Dan Gheonea, Mihaela Vladu, Ionuț Donoiu, Xenia Negrea
  • 15.30-16.00 Break
  • 16.00-16.30 Pipeline drugs in obesity
    • Bogdan Timar
  • 16.30-17.30 Artificial intelligence (AI) – Revolutionizing Healthcare
    • Adrian Săftoiu, Ștefan Busnatu, Delia Pintilei
  • 17.30-18.00 Why a gastroenterologist should treat obesity?
    • Cristina Cijevschi
  • 18.00-18.30 The Physician and Pharmacist’s Hub – unique concept in Oltenia
    • Tudorel Ciurea



Day II (11th of April 2025)

CARDIOLOGY HALL – 2nd Floor
08:00
Cardiology at the Intersection of Specialties
Chairmen: Ruxandra Jurcuț, Constantin Militaru

  • 8:00-8:20 CardioRheumatology: Cardiac involvement in autoimmune diseases
    Cristina Florescu
  • 8:20-8:40 CardioObstetrics: Hypertension in pregnancy
    Ana Maria Balahura
  • 8:40-9:00 CardioOncology: Cardiovascular risk stratification in oncology patients
    Ruxandra Jurcuț
  • 9:00-9:20 CardioGenetics: Genetic testing in cardiomyopathies
    Sebastian Militaru
  • 9:20-9:30 Take home messages
    Ruxandra Jurcuț, Constantin Militaru

09:30
Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in current hypertension guidelines (Servier)
Constantin Militaru

09:45
The vicious circle of control: Strategies for effectively reducing blood pressure in patients with diabetes (Servier)
Ionuț Donoiu

10:00
Cardiovascular health map: Strategies for patients with uncontrolled LDL-C (Sanofi)
Octavian Istrătoaie

10:30
Harmonizing the heart - Role of betablockers in hypertension (Merck)
Eugen Țieranu/Radu Stăvaru

11:00
Break

11:30
Interventional Cardiology - Beyond the Limits
Chairmen: Dan Deleanu, Eugen Țieranu

  • 11:30-11:50 Heart valve interventional procedures
    Dan Deleanu
  • 11:50-12:10 CHIP cases: Can PCI save the day?
    Eugen Țieranu
  • 12:10-12:30 Imaging and Physiology in Interventional Cardiology
    Ovidiu Mitu
  • 12:30-12:50 CTO: When and how to do?
    Cristian Militaru
  • 12:50-13:00 Take home messages
    Dan Deleanu, Eugen Țieranu

13:00
Lunch break

14:00
Choosing the optimal DOAC in the frail patient with AF (Berlin Chemie)
Octavian Istrătoaie

14:30
Future Perspectives in Cardiac Surgery
Chairmen: Horaţiu Moldovan, Victor Raicea

  • 14:30-14:45 Endoscopic cardiac surgery – a road to the future
    Cătălin Badiu
  • 14:45-15:00 Endoscopic access, an extra chance for mitral valve repair
    Marius Harpa
  • 15:00-15:15 The history of extracorporeal circulation
    Liviu Moraru
  • 15:15-15:30 Mitral valvuloplasty through minimal invasive approach
    Horaţiu Moldovan
  • 15:30-15:45 Acute mitral regurgitation complicating myocardial infarction
    Victor Raicea

15:45
Xanirva 2,5 mg – Dual, extended protection in coronary and peripheral arterial disease (Zentiva)
Eugen Țieranu

16:00
The role of metabolic therapies in cardiovascular pathology (Sun Wave)
Oana Munteanu-Mirea

16:15
Arginine and Iron – The Synergistic Role in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease (Naturalis)
Petre Ciobanu

16:30
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: new clinical evidence and updated guidelines for optimized management (BMS)
Sebastian Militaru

16:45
Break

17:00
Arrhythmias in Obesity
Chairmen: Cristian Stătescu, Radu Vătășescu

  • 17:00-17:20 Arrhythmogenesis in obesity
    Adrian Ungureanu
  • 17:20-17:40 Obesity and atrial fibrillation
    Cristian Stătescu
  • 17:40-18:00 Obesity, malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death
    Radu Vătășescu
  • 18:00-18:20 Bradyarrhythmias in obese patients
    Georgică Târtea
  • 18:20-18:40 Peripartum arrhythmias and the risks of weight gain
    Emilia Goanță



Day III (12th of April 2025)

CARDIOLOGY HALL – 2nd Floor
08:00
Interventional Cardiology Crossfire - Case-Based Debates
Chairmen: Dan Deleanu, Eugen Țieranu

Discussions Panel:
Cristian Militaru, Victor Raicea, Alexandru Rocşoreanu, Radu Stăvaru

09:40
8 years of Repatha in the coronary patient (Amgen)
Ionuţ Donoiu

09:55
What remains hidden from the view? (Krka)
Cristina Florescu

10:10
Anticoagulation: the balance between risk and benefit – current perspectives (Pfizer)
Oana Munteanu-Mirea

10:30
Break

11:00
From now on, treating Obesity means Saving Lives! (Novo Nordisk)
Chairman: Cătălina Poiana

  • Symphony of Semaglutide 2.4 mg: SELECT and STEP-HFpEF
    • Ionuț Donoiu
  • From SELECT to SCORE: Semaglutide's Journey
    • Dan Gaiță

11:45
Magnesium deficiency in cardiovascular pathology (Worwag)
Camelia Diaconu

12:00
Dabigatran - the importance of anticoagulant treatment in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (Gedeon Richter)
Oana Munteanu-Mirea

12:20
Current perspectives in modern HF therapy. Sharing from clinical practice: when and how do we initiate Entresto in the patient with HFrEF? (Novartis)
Eugen Țieranu

12:40
Optimal drug management of deep vein thrombosis (Pfizer)
Cristina Florescu

13:00
Lunch break

14:00
Heart Failure: Update 2025
Chairmen: Elisabeta Bădilă, Ionuț Donoiu

  • 14:00-14:20 Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in heart failure: an update
    Elisabeta Bădilă
  • 14:20-14:40 Acute heart failure - the role of imaging
    Radu Sascău
  • 14:40-14:55 Decongestive therapy in heart failure
    Ionuț Donoiu
  • 14:55-15:10 Current management of acute pulmonary edema
    Răzvan Ilie Radu
  • 15:10-15:25 Obesity and heart failure
    Roxana Mustafa
  • 15:25-15:40 Iron deficiency in heart failure
    Octavian Istrătoaie

15:40
Dapagliflozin – first line treatment in heart failure (AstraZeneca)
Octavian Istrătoaie/Ionuț Donoiu

16:10
Break

16:30
Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease
Chairmen: Radu Sascău, Oana Munteanu-Mirea

  • 16:30-16:50 Tricuspid regurgitation - a modern perspective on an old challenge
    Radu Sascău
  • 16:50-17:10 Three-dimensional ultrasound in degenerative mitral regurgitation: particular aspects
    Despina Toader
  • 17:10-17:30 Echocardiography in mitral annular disjunction
    Magdalena Gurzun
  • 17:30-17:50 CMR imaging in mitral valve disease
    Oana Munteanu-Mirea



Day IV (13th of April 2024)

09:00
9.00-12.00 Breakfast at UMF’s
  • Magda Roșu, Theodora Gheonea
Healthy culinary practices at Nutrition and Dietetics in UMF Craiova



Orele programului sunt exprimate in ora României