PCR Tricuspid Focus Group - referral meeting in Pisa
Tricuspid Interventions under the Learning Tower
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
- 28-29 September 2026
- Registration fee
- The meeting will be in Italian, with selected lectures delivered in English by the international faculty (R. Hahn, F. Praz, D. Muraru, B. Melica, L. Stolz)
- Localisation: Camera di Commercio Toscana Nord-Ovest, P.zza Vittorio Emanuele II, 5, Pisa
Target audience:
EN
Cardiac imaging specialists (echocardiographers), interventional and clinical cardiologists, heart failure specialists and cardiac surgeons involved in the diagnosis and treatment of tricuspid valve disease, as well as fellows and trainees in interventional cardiology and cardiac imaging.
IT
Specialisti in imaging cardiaco (ecocardiografisti), cardiologi interventisti e clinici, specialisti dello scompenso cardiaco e cardiochirurghi coinvolti nella diagnosi e nel trattamento della valvulopatia tricuspidale, oltre a specializzandi e fellow in cardiologia interventistica e imaging cardiaco.
Organising Committee
Scientific secretariat:
- Alessandro Sticchi
- Cristina Giannini
- Massimiliano Mariani
- Matteo Mazzola
- Vered Gil Ad
Learning objectives:
EN
- Understand the pathophysiology, natural history and multimodality imaging of tricuspid regurgitation.
- Master patient selection and echocardiographic screening for transcatheter tricuspid edge-to-edge repair and replacement
- Gain hands-on experience with transesophageal echo and transcatheter device simulators for tricuspid interventions.
IT
- Comprendere la fisiopatologia, la storia naturale e la valutazione multimodale dell'insufficienza tricuspidale
- Acquisire competenze nella selezione dei pazienti e nello screening ecocardiografico per la riparazione edge-to-edge e la sostituzione transcatetere
- Fare esperienza pratica con l'ecocardiografia transesofagea e i simulatori di dispositivi transcatetere per gli interventi sulla tricuspide
Meeting schedule
Get in touch directly with the organisers to learn more about this referral meeting.
We appreciate the support of our local Industrial Partners (Abbott, Biovascular Group, Edwards and Philips), who are joining forces with the PCR Tricuspid Focus Group Partners to make this Referral Meeting possible.
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