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RESExecutive Congress SrlEvento 486462 / Edizione 1

Summer school in cardiovascular medicine: Clinical & experimental XI edition

Summer School in Cardiovascular Medicine (XI edizione), corso RES residenziale a Pisa, 20-24 luglio 2026. Aggiornamento multidisciplinare su fisiologia cardiovascolare, sindromi ischemiche, cardiomiopatie, imaging avanzato, aritmie e ipertensione polmonare. Rivolto a medici specialisti. 28 ECM.

Questo evento si è concluso il 24 luglio 2026.

Provider
Executive Congress SrlExecutive Congress Srl (661)
Crediti ECM
28
Costo
Gratuito
Durata
28 ore
Date
20 - 24 luglio 2026
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Razionale scientifico

The Summer and Winter Schools Initiative of the University of Pisa was launched in 2013 with the aim of fostering international exchange among students, postgraduate trainees, and early-career researchers, and of strengthening cooperation with foreign universities. The initiative is grounded in the conviction that the sharing of knowledge, academic perspectives, and research projects is a cornerstone of critical thinking and a driver toward a better and more inclusive world. This call from the Academic Authorities, strongly supported by the International Division of the University of Pisa, was enthusiastically embraced by numerous Departments and Research Groups across a wide range of disciplines, from Mathematics and Physics to the Humanities and Health Sciences. Among the earliest initiatives activated in 2013 was the Cardiovascular Summer School, which has been held annually ever since, with the exception of a compulsory two-year interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, the School has evolved both in scope and denomination, reflecting the expanding range of topics addressed. Its titles have included "Updates in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology", "Cardiolung. Updates in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Pathophysiology", and, for the current 2025 Edition, "Summer School in Cardiovascular Medicine. Clinical and Experimental". Participation has steadily increased, from an initial cohort of approximately 20 attendees to the current cap of 100 participants. The Summer School is designed as an intensive, typically one-week course, characterized by a strong translational and multidisciplinary approach. Its objective is to provide state-of-the-art and cutting-edge insights into major cardiovascular topics, spanning basic science, pathophysiology, and clinical practice. Particular emphasis is placed on fostering scientific reasoning and critical thinking through interactive sessions and direct dialogue between faculty members and participants. Traditionally, the target audience has consisted primarily of undergraduate and early postgraduate students in Medicine and Life Sciences, PhD candidates, and trainees in the initial years of postgraduate medical programs. In the current edition, the course will also be open to practicing physicians—predominantly cardiologists—offering an in-depth exploration of rapidly evolving areas of cardiovascular research and innovation. The Course provides a unique opportunity to engage, in a collegial and stimulating environment, with highly qualified local and international faculty from prestigious Italian and foreign institutions. Lectures and discussions address key clinical challenges as well as emerging scientific themes across the broad spectrum of cardiovascular medicine and pathophysiology. The Pisa "Cardiovascular Summer School. Clinical and Experimental" is officially recognized with European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits (typically 3–4), as well as Italian academic credits. Younger participants are formally enrolled as temporary students of the University of Pisa for the duration of the course and benefit from all associated academic facilities and services.

Luogo

Polo Didattico Monastero “Le Benedettine”
Piazza S. Paolo a Ripa D’Arno, Pisa (PI)

Programma

Monday, July 20 2026· Polo Didattico Monastero Le Benedettine, Pisa
  • 09:00Participants' Registration
  • 09:10IntroductionRaffaele De Caterina
  • 09:15The University of Pisa and its Internationalization ProgramFilippo Giorgi
  • 09:30Biventricular Function and Mechanics in Health and DiseaseFabio Recchia
  • 09:50Large Artery Function and Remodeling in Cardiovascular DiseaseCarlo Palombo
  • 10:10The autonomic nervous system control of cardiovascular functionsGianfranco Parati
  • 10:30Discussion
  • 11:00Coffee Break
  • 11:30Exercise Responses in Health and Cardiovascular DiseaseClaudio Passino
  • 11:50Practical session: From murmurs to mechanics: the pathophysiological basis of cardiac auscultationRaffaele De Caterina
  • 12:10Practical session: From murmurs to mechanics: the pathophysiological basis of lung auscultationAlessandro Celi
  • 12:30Discussion
  • 13:00LUNCH BREAK
  • 14:00Endothelial dysfunction as the final common pathway of atherosclerotic vascular diseaseLorenzo Ghiadoni
  • 14:20Acute and non-acute myocardial ischemic syndromes – The need for a new classificationWilliam E. Boden
  • 14:40Diagnosis and risk stratification of non-acute myocardial ischemic syndromesDanilo Neglia
  • 15:00Discussion
  • 15:30Break
  • 15:50Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteriesDoralisa Morrone
  • 16:10Acute and non-acute myocardial ischemic syndromes: the view of the interventional cardiologistGiulio Stefanini
  • 16:30Acute and non-acute myocardial ischemic syndromes: the view of the cardiac surgeonAndrea Colli
  • 16:50Discussion
  • 17:30End of the First Day's Activities
Tuesday, July 21 2026· Polo Didattico Monastero Le Benedettine, Pisa
  • 09:30Arterial hypertension: from mechanisms to complicationsStefano Masi
  • 09:50Antihypertensive treatments: old and new drugs and devicesStefano Taddei
  • 10:10The polypill: a 'Trojan Horse' for clinical inertia?Claudio Borghi
  • 10:30Discussion
  • 11:00Coffee Break
  • 11:30Changes of paradigm in lipid lowering therapy with old and new drugs. Not only LDL: new CETP inhibitors, new triglyceride lowering agentsAlberto Corsini
  • 11:50The Lipid Revolution: Targeting Residual Risk beyond LDL? Focus on Lp(a)Danilo Norata
  • 12:10Perhaps beyond lipids: Omega-3 fatty acids in patients with cardiac and renal diseaseMarcello Arca
  • 12:30Discussion
  • 13:00Lunch Break
  • 14:00Lifestyle interventions: the new frontierLuigi Fontana
  • 14:20GLP-1 agonists in patients with and without cardiovascular diseaseFerruccio Santini
  • 14:40Combination of GLP1 agonists with other gastro-hormonal targets in patients with and without cardiovascular disease: dual GLP-1/GIP and triple GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor agonistsGiovanni Ceccarini
  • 15:10SGLT2 Inhibitors: From glucose lowering to organ protectionStefano Del Prato
  • 15:40Discussion
  • 16:30End of the Second Day's Activities
Wednesday, July 22 2026· Polo Didattico Monastero Le Benedettine, Pisa
  • 08:50Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: new therapeutic horizonsMaurizio Pieroni
  • 09:10Cardiac amyloidosis: classification, clinical red flags and multidisciplinary approachGiuseppe Vergaro
  • 09:30Cardiac amyloidosis as a unique pathophysiological model for targeted and disease-modifying therapies: stabilizers, silencers, depleters and gene editingAldostefano Porcari
  • 09:50Identifying Fabry Disease within the Landscape of Infiltrative CardiomyopathiesFrancesca Graziani
  • 10:10Aortic stenosis and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): state of the artCarlo Di Mario
  • 10:30Discussion
  • 11:00Coffee Break
  • 11:30Steroidal and non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsEnrico Agabiti Rosei
  • 11:50Sodium guanylate cyclase stimulators: for many, for a few or for all?Alberto Giannoni
  • 12:10The evolution of device therapy in heart failureGiulio Zucchelli
  • 12:30Discussion
  • 13:30End of Third Day's Activities
Thursday, July 23 2026· Polo Didattico Monastero Le Benedettine, Pisa
  • 09:00Imaging of vascular diseaseGabriele Masini
  • 09:20Echocardiography and point-of-care ultrasoundLuna Gargani
  • 09:40Cardiac computed tomographyGianluca Pontone
  • 10:00Nuclear cardiologyGayane Aghakhanyan
  • 10:20Cardiac magnetic resonance imagingGiovanni Donato Aquaro
  • 10:40Discussion
  • 11:00Coffee Break
  • 11:30SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists in heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fractionGiulia Costa
  • 11:50Mitral transcatheter interventions: state of the artTullio Palmerini
  • 12:10Tricuspid transcatheter interventions: state of the artMarco De Carlo
  • 12:30Discussion
  • 13:00Lunch Break
  • 14:00From the ecg to the electrophysiology study: how to find heart rhythm abnormalitiesMatteo Parollo
  • 14:20Sudden death and cardiomyopathies: How to identify patients at risk and when to treat ventricular tachycardiasStefano Viani
  • 14:40The ECG: the cardiologist's best friend from grid paper to Artificial IntelligenceRaffaele De Lucia
  • 15:00Discussion
  • 15:30Break
  • 15:50Atrial cardiomyopathy: cause or bystander for future stroke?Lin Yee Chen
  • 16:10Atrial fibrillation: from pathogenesis-guided anti-arrhythmic therapy to ablationLuca Segreti
  • 16:30Current and forthcoming antithrombotic approachesRaffaele De Caterina
  • 16:50Discussion
  • 17:30End of the Fourth Day's Activities
Friday, July 24 2026· Polo Didattico Monastero Le Benedettine, Pisa
  • 09:30Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Definitions, classifications, diagnosis, risk stratification and treatmentRosalinda Madonna
  • 09:50Practical session: Right heart catheterization and provocative tests for pulmonary hypertensionEdoardo Airo
  • 10:10Focus on cardiopulmonary exercise test in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertensionMarco Vicenzi
  • 10:30Discussion
  • 11:00Coffee Break
  • 11:30Pulmonary arterial hypertension with rheumatologic diseasesMarco Di Battista
  • 11:50Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease and hypertensionSandeep Sahay
  • 12:10Pulmonary hypertension secondary to lung diseaseRoberta Pancani
  • 12:30Discussion
  • 13:30Completion of the ECM Questionnaire
  • 13:45Discussion of the Results of the Assessment Tests
  • 14:00Conclusion of Activities

Responsabili del corso

EXECUTIVE CONGRESS SRL

Provider

ID Provider: N° 661

Città: Firenze (FI)

Tipologia: Società, Agenzie Ed Enti Privati

Stato accreditamento: Standard - 1° Rinnovo

  • Raffaele De Caterina

    Responsabile scientifico

    Specializzazione: Cardiologia, Ematologia, Pneumologia

    Struttura: Università di Pisa; Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana

    Ruolo: Professore Ordinario di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare; Direttore UOC Cardiologia 1

Relatori e docenti

  • Enrico Agabiti Rosei

    Relatore

    Specializzazione: Cardiologia

    Struttura: Università degli Studi di Brescia

    Ruolo: Professore di Medicina Interna

  • Gayane Aghakhanyan

    Relatore

    Specializzazione: Medicina Nucleare

    Struttura: Università di Pisa

    Ruolo: Professoressa Associata di Medicina Nucleare

  • Edoardo Airo

    Relatore

    Specializzazione: Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio

    Struttura: Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa

    Ruolo: Dirigente Medico Pneumologo, UO Pneumologia

  • Mattia Alberti

    Moderatore

    Specializzazione: Cardiologia

    Struttura: Università di Pisa

    Ruolo: Medico Ricercatore e Dottorando in Cardiologia

  • Giovanni Donato Aquaro

    Relatore

    Specializzazione: Cardiologia, Radiodiagnostica

    Struttura: Università di Pisa

    Ruolo: Ricercatore Universitario (RTDB) in Radiodiagnostica

Domande frequenti

L'evento è accreditato per: Medico Chirurgo (Allergologia Ed Immunologia Clinica, Medicina Dello Sport, Geriatria, Chirurgia Vascolare, Malattie Dell'apparato Respiratorio, Cardiochirurgia, Chirurgia Toracica, Cardiologia, Medicina Interna, Reumatologia, Anestesia E Rianimazione, Medicina Generale (Medici Di Famiglia), Ematologia, Malattie Metaboliche E Diabetologia).

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