Българско участие по време на World Congress of Cardiology 2025

ESC Congress 2025 together with World Congress of Cardiology

Friday, 29 August - Monday, 01 September 2025 

Madrid - Spain

С гордост споделяме, че наши водещи специалисти ще представят научните си постижения на едно от най-престижните международни събития в областта на кардиологията.

Лектори от България ще изнесат лекции по актуални теми , като по този начин поставят страната ни сред активните участници в глобалния диалог за здравето на сърцето.

👏 Пожелаваме им успех и вдъхновение!


Българско участие ESC Congress Madrid 2025.pdf


Advanced invasive strategies in chronic coronary syndromes

29 August from 08:15 to 09:00

Station 2(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Maria Dorobantu (University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila - Bucharest, Romania)Kiril Karamfiloff (University Hospital Alexandrovska - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Targeting metabolism in heart failure

29 August from 08:15 to 09:00

Station 4(Research Gateway)

The effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists on obstructive sleep apnea in ambulatory patients with HFpEF, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.Presenter: Petar Kalaydzhiev (University Hospital Tsaritsa Yoanna - Sofia, Bulgaria)

Cardiometabolic benefits of dual GLP1-RA and SGLT2i therapy in patients with HFpEF, T2DM, obesity, and obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective studyPresenter: Gergana Voynova (University Hospital Tsaritsa Yoanna - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Cardiac conditions in pregnancy

29 August from 09:30 to 10:30

Clinical Case Corner 3(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Maryanne Caruana (Mater Dei Hospital of Malta - Msida, Malta)  MaryanneCaruanaDolina Gencheva (Medical University Plovdiv - Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

 

Atrial fibrillation: important clinical questions

29 August from 10:15 to 11:00

Station 6(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Ratika Parkash (Dalhousie University - Halifax, Canada)  ratika_parkash

Tosho Balabanski (University Hospital St. Anne - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Nutrition

29 August from 13:15 to 14:00

Station 10(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Cristiana Banu (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Antoniya Kisheva (University Hospital St. Marina - Varna, Bulgaria)

 

Breakthroughs in conduction system pacing

29 August from 13:15 to 14:15

Science Box 3(Research Gateway)

13:45 Dynamics of R-wave amplitude, current of injury and impedance during lead advancement in patients undergoing left bundle branch area pacing monitored by intracardiac echocardiography.Presenter: Vassil Traykov (Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital - Sofia, Bulgaria) 

 

Cardiovascular risk assessment

29 August from 14:15 to 15:00

Ex-change Circle 3(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Annett Salzwedel (University of Potsdam - Potsdam, Germany)Ivan Gruev (National Transport Hospital Tzar Boris III - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Diagnostic challenges in heart failure and cardiomyopathies

29 August from 15:45 to 16:45

Clinical Case Corner 2(Research Gateway)

When proteins misfold: a challenging case of systemic amyloidosisPresenter: Kaloyan Dyankov (University Hospital Alexandrovska - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Arrhythmias and devices in pregnancy

30 August from 08:15 to 09:15

Clinical Case Corner 3(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Dolina Gencheva (Medical University Plovdiv - Plovdiv, Bulgaria)Wael Abdulrahman Almahmeed (Cleveland Clinic - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

 

Chronic coronary syndromes: antiplatelets

30 August from 09:15 to 10:00

Station 2(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Alexandra Arias-Mendoza (National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez - Mexico City, Mexico)  alexariasmx20Kiril Karamfiloff (University Hospital Alexandrovska - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Cardiac emergencies unveiled: rare diagnoses, high-risk interventions, and life-threatening complications

30 August from 09:30 to 10:30

Clinical Case Corner 3(Research Gateway)

Comprehensive cardiac care: managing of myocardial infarction with multiple severe complicationsPresenter: Roberto Ralkovski (Medica Kor - Ruse, Bulgaria)

 

Interaction between hypertension and diabetes

30 August from 10:15 to 11:00

Station 4(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Krasimira Hristova (Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Sofia - Sofia, Bulgaria)Hiroshi Itoh (Keio University School of Medicine - Tokyo, Japan)

 

Cardiac coordination: news regarding cardiac resynchronisation therapy

30 August from 11:15 to 12:00

Station 5(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Ewa Jedrzejczyk-Patej (Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (SCHD) - Zabrze, Poland)Vassil Traykov (Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital - Sofia, Bulgaria)


Global health trends (2)

30 August from 11:15 to 12:00

Station 10(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Antoniya Kisheva (University Hospital St. Marina - Varna, Bulgaria)Jane Armitage (University of Oxford - Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)


SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure: prevention and treatment

30 August from 13:15 to 14:00

Station 4(Research Gateway)

Right vs. left cardiac function and structure: impact of SGLT2i in acute decompensate heart failure with central sleep apneaPresenter: Petar Kalaydzhiev (University Hospital Tsaritsa Yoanna - Sofia, Bulgaria)


Burden of hypertension and its comorbidities around the globe

30 August from 16:15 to 17:00, Station 4(Research Gateway)

Underestimated versus accurate assessment of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients: a sub-analysis of the SNAPSHOT study in EuropePresenter: Arman Postadzhiyan (University Hospital St. Anne - Sofia, Bulgaria)


Athlete's heart

30 August from 16:15 to 17:00

Ex-change Circle 3(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Viviana Maestrini (Sapienza University of Rome - Rome, Italy)  vivimaestrini

Ivan Gruev (National Transport Hospital Tzar Boris III - Sofia, Bulgaria)


Atrial fibrillation and flutter

30 August from 16:15 to 17:00

Ex-change Circle 4(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Ratika Parkash (Dalhousie University - Halifax, Canada)  ratika_parkashTosho Balabanski (University Hospital St. Anne - Sofia, Bulgaria)


Hypertension pharmacotherapy updates

30 August from 17:15 to 18:00

Station 3 (Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Maria Lorenza Muiesan (University of Brescia - Brescia, Italy)

Arman Postadzhiyan (University Hospital St. Anne - Sofia, Bulgaria)


Peripartum perils: unravelling the complexities of cardiomyopathy around pregnancy

31 August from 09:30 to 10:30

Clinical Case Corner 3(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Maryanne Caruana (Mater Dei Hospital of Malta - Msida, Malta)  MaryanneCaruanaDolina Gencheva (Medical University Plovdiv - Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Acute peripartum cardiomyopathy in an young woman: a case of postpartum heart failure and recoveryPresenter: Veneta Dimitrova (University Hospital Alexandrovska - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Catheter ablation in arrhythmias: outcomes, strategies, and impact

31 August from 12:15 to 13:00

Station 6(Research Gateway)

Chairpersons

Carla Giustetto (Cardiology Division, University of Torino - Turin, Italy)Tosho Balabanski (University Hospital St. Anne - Sofia, Bulgaria)

 

Coronary computed tomography imaging and risk assessment

31 August from 15:45 to 16:45

Science Box 5(Research Gateway)

A novel CT score to predict the functional significance of coronary myocardial bridges (MB-CT score)Presenter: Niya Mileva (Medica Kor - Ruse, Bulgaria)  MilevaNiya

Cardiac emergencies unveiled: rare diagnoses, high-risk interventions, and life-threatening complications

 

Optimising revascularisation in calcified lesions

31 August from 16:15 to 17:00

Station 6(Research Gateway)

Clinical and angiographic results after scoring-balloon angioplasty and sirolimus-eluting balloon angioplasty for the treatment of diffuse, small vessel coronary artery disease (SCA-DEB Study)Presenter: Dobrin Vassilev (Medica Kor - Ruse, Bulgaria)

 

Patient-centric care in chronic coronary syndromes: what can we learn from Bulgaria and Poland

Organised in collaboration with the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology and the Polish Cardiac Society

1 September from 09:30 to 10:15

Global Stage(Global Community)

Chairpersons

Kiril Karamfiloff (University Hospital Alexandrovska - Sofia, Bulgaria)Robert Gil (National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Warsaw, Poland)

Case 1: Bulgarian perspective in management of frail patient with chronic coronary syndromes complex anatomy and challenging comorbiditiesPresenter: Dobrin Vassilev (Medica Kor - Ruse, Bulgaria)