The athlete’s heart: friends and foes

5 min Chairperson’s introduction       20 min Exercise-induced cardiac adaptations: what is normal?     1. To recognise adaptive changes in the left ventricle in response to high training volumes and strength training. 2. To recognise what adaptive...

Thoracic interventions

5 min Chairperson’s introduction Marco Das, Duisburg / Germany 20 min Advances in percutaneous lung biopsies John Oakes / UK Learning Objectives 1. To understand the value of percutaneous biopsies concerning tissue characterisation in the area of molecular...

Percutaneous thrombectomy in peripheral arterial disease

10 min Chairperson’s introduction Klaus A. Hausegger, Klagenfurt / Austria 15 min Acute limb ischaemia: there is a place for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) Peter Isfort, Aachen / Germany Learning Objectives 1. To differentiate the different stages of acute limb...

Should we broaden the use of hybrid imaging in children?

5 min Chairperson’s introduction       20 min Hybrid imaging in epilepsy     1. To become familiar with the latest technical and methodological advances. 2. To decide which modality is the most appropriate to assess the exact localisation of epileptic...