The Friendly Cardiology Duel:
Continental Perspectives in the Sand

Dr. Brian Scansen (North America)

Lecture Topics:

• Radiographic Findings of Heart Disease – How the Cardiologist Evaluates Films
• Cough – Common Complaint (Suggested Diagnostic Algorithm for the Work-Up of Cough)
• Spectrum of Canine Heart Disease – What Diseases Do We See in Dogs?
• Heartworm Disease – Eval, Diagnostics, Treatment
• Systemic Hypertension – Causes, Treatments
• Staging of Mitral Valve Disease – What Are the ACVIM Stages, What Diagnostics Needed at Each Stage, How We Classify Disease Stage
• What is the Evidence for Treatment of MMVD? (review of literature, treatment plan at each stage) USA Approach
• Breakfast and Lunch provided

Welcome Reception: 7:00pm

Dr. Peter Modler (Europe)

Lecture Topics:

• Is this Cat a Cardiac Patient? A European Pragmatic and Practical Approach
• Feline Cardiomyopathies: To Pill or not to Pill – What’s the Evidence?
• The Different Faces of DCM – Suspicion, Diagnosis and Staging Recommendations
• Weakness and Syncope: The Heart or not the Heart?
• Right Heart Disease in Dogs: Congenital and Acquired
• Is there a B2 + stage for MMVD? European Perspective
• What is the evidence for treatment of MMVD? (review of literature, treatment plan at each stage) European Approach
• Breakfast and Lunch provided

• Dr. Brian Scansen:
  •  Classification and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (review of consensus document)
  • 3-Dimensional Imaging of the Heart – Cardiac CT, TEE to Understand Anatomy
• Dr. Peter Modler:
  • European Cardiology Zebra Diagnoses – Multimodality Cardiac Diagnostics
• Dr. Modler and Dr. Scansen: Round table with attendee participation
• Breakfast and afternoon snacks provided