Dear Colleagues,
We are extremely pleased to invite you to participate in the third edition of the Valvular Heart Disease Forum, in Bucharest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, October 10-11, 2025.
The event will bring together speakers with great expertise in valvular heart diseases(VHD).
Our main objective is to discuss new and practical aspects related to VHD, focusing on what is new in the 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines, to be released at the end of August during the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.
The Chairperson, Professor Fabien Praz, and several of the Task Force members will be present in Bucharest at this meeting.
The format of the event is an interactive one, including case presentations, discussing the guidelines recommendations and gaps in evidence, followed by a Q&A section with plenty of time for discussions.
New this year – two hands-on workshops on echocardiography in VHD, where experts will demonstrate the practical approach and participants will have the opportunity to work together with the experts.
Also new this year – we invite clinical case submissions and the best graded ones will be presented in a special session during the meeting.
Please consult the programme of the event and save the dates of October 10-11, 2025 in your agenda!
Do not miss this opportunity!
Looking forward to meeting you all at the VHD Forum in Bucharest!
Valvular Heart Disease Forum Directors
Bogdan A. Popescu – Romania
Alec Vahanian – France
Chairpersons: Bernard Iung, Fabien Praz, Bogdan A. Popescu
Clinical case. Andreea Calin
What do the 2025 Guidelines say? Bernard Iung (France)
Gaps & challenges in guidelines implementation. Bogdan A. Popescu
Discussion
Chairpersons: Alec Vahanian, Bogdan A. Popescu, Ruxandra Jurcut
(the best graded clinical cases submitted will be presented orally)
Chairpersons: Alec Vahanian, Helene Eltchaninoff, Dan Deleanu
Clinical case. Catalina Parasca
What do the 2025 Guidelines say? Helene Eltchaninoff (France)
Gaps & challenges in guidelines implementation. Vlad Iliescu
Discussion
Chairpersons: Fabien Praz, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Dragos Vinereanu
Clinical case. Monica Rosca
What do the 2025 Guidelines say? Victoria Delgado (Spain)
Gaps & challenges in guidelines implementation. Dragos Vinereanu
Discussion
Panel: Victoria Delgado, Bernard Cosyns, Magdalena Gurzun, Bogdan A. Popescu
Panel: Nina Ajmone-Marsan, Magdalena Gurzun, Roxana Enache
Chairpersons: Marianna Adamo, Fabien Praz, Ovidiu Chioncel
Clinical case. Sorina Mihaila
What do the 2025 Guidelines say? Marianna Adamo (Italy)
Gaps & challenges in guidelines implementation. Ovidiu Chioncel
Discussion
Chairpersons: Victoria Delgado, Bernard Cosyns, Adriana Iliesiu
Multiple valve disease.
Clinical case. Radu Sascau
What’s new? Bernard Cosyns (Belgium)
Discussion
Moderate aortic stenosis.
Clinical case. Adina Ionac
What’s new? Nina Ajmone-Marsan (Netherlands)
Discussion
Chairperson: Fabien Praz (Switzerland)
Panel discussion with the VHD 2025 Task Force members
10 Petofi Sandor Street, District 1, Bucharest
