PCR Tricuspid Focus Group - referral meeting in Essen

Diagnosis and Treatment of Tricuspid Regurgitation in 2026

Diagnostik und Behandlung der Trikuspidalklappeninsuffizienz im Jahr 2026

Tricuspid Focus Group

A referral meeting is a locally organised seminar, addressed to referring physicians with the objective of disseminating messages relevant to the referral and treatment of patients with tricuspid valve disease. It is an independent, post-graduate educational event initiated by a PCR Tricuspid Focus Group member.

Practical information

  • 14 October 2026
  • The registration to the meeting is free of charge
  • This meeting will be in German
  • Localisation: The Mine, Gelsenkirchener Str. 181, 45309 Essen-Stadtbezirke VI, Allemagne
  • Target audience: about 40-50 attendees. Level of experience: mid-level to highly experienced

EN

  • Primary care Physicians (family doctors)
  • Cardiologists
  • interventional Cardiologists
  • Cardiovascular Imaging Specialists
  • Heart Failure Specialists

DE

  • Hausärzte und Allgemeinmediziner
  • Niedergelassene Kardiologen
  • Interventionelle kardiologen
  • Spezialisten für kardiovaskuläre Bildgebung
  • Herzinsuffizienz-Spezialisten

Organising Committee

Moaaz Elsharabassy

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Elisabeth-Hospital Essen - Essen, Germany

Thomas Schmitz

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Elisabeth Hospital Essen - Essen, Germany

Faculty

Fabien Praz

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Berne University Hospital - Bern, Switzerland

Volker Rudolph

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Heart and Diabetes Center NRW - Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

Learning Objectives:

EN

  • Selection of appropriate patients
  • Optimal medical therapy and the optimal timing of referral
  • Current state of interventional and surgical therapies

 DE

  • Auswahl geeigneter Patienten
  • Optimale medikamentöse Therapie und der richtige Zeitpunkt der Vorstellung bzw. Zuweisung
  • Aktueller Stand der interventionellen und chirurgischen Therapie

Get in touch directly with the organisers to learn more about this referral meeting.

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We are grateful for the support of our local industrial partners (Abbott, Edwards Lifescience, GE, Siemens), who are joining forces with the PCR Tricuspid Focus Group Partners to make this Referral meeting possible.

Abbott
Edwards
GE Healthcare
Medtronic
P&F Products Features
philips
Siemens

Introducing the PCR Tricuspid Focus Group

Discover an overview of the new initiative’s mission and five ongoing working groups dedicated to improving the treatment of patients with tricuspid valve disease. Interested in following the Tricuspid Focus Group from near or afar? Use the hashtag #PCRtricuspid on Twitter or Facebook and make sure you don't miss anything!

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