15 January 2026

08:15 - 08:30

Official Opening and Welcome
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
 

08:30 - 09:30

Session 1: CT & CMR Basics
Chair: Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL

Guidelines on CT and MRI application
D.F. Holguin, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
(Dutch Heart Foundation Lecture)

Cardiovascular CT Patient Preparation and Technique
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Cardiovascular MRI Technique and Building Blocks
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 2: Medical Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease
Chair: Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL

Medical Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease
D.F. Holguin, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
(Dutch Heart Foundation Lecture)

Anti-Inflammatory Medication in Coronary Artery Disease
A. Mosterd, MD, PhD, Meander MC, Amersfoort, NL
Unmeet Needs and New Therapies for Managing LDL Cholesterol
B.E. Claessen, MD, PhD, AmsterdamUMC, Amsterdam, NL

11:00 - 12:00

Session 3: Multi-Energy CT
Chair: J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW

Photon Counting CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Spectral CT: Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiomyopathy
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Spectral CT: Extra-Cardiac Vascular Applications
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 4: Ischemic Heart Disease
Chair: Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL

Nuclear Imaging
M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
(Dutch Heart Foundation Lecture)

MRI
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Ultrasound
J.F. Vasquez, MD, PhD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cases (Immersion of Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema)
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
18:30 - 20:30

Session 5: Imaging for Nurses and General Practitioners (GPs)
Chairs: C. de Sousa de Ponte, MD and J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW

Heart Failure in the First Line
M. Meraz Torres, MD, AAH, Willemstad, CW
Policlinical Electrocardiography
C. Diaz, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Electrocardiography part 1: The Why and the When?
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Electrocardiography part 2: The How and the What?
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Loop Recorders
L. Martina, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Panel Discussion
All Speakers

16 January 2026

08:30 - 09:30

Session 6: Basic Principles of Cardiac Ultrasound & Nuclear Medicine
Chair: Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL

When to perform Cardiovascular Ultrasound
T. Martha, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
How to perform Cardiovascular Ultrasound
J. Molina Monsalve, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Clinical Indications for Nuclear Imaging
M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
(Dutch Heart Foundation Lecture)
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 7: Sports Medicine
Chair: A. Mosterd, MD, PhD, Meander MC, Amersfoort, NL

Pre-Participation Screening of Athletes - to do or not to do
A. Mosterd, MD, PhD, Meander MC, Amersfoort, NL
CT and MRI Imaging of the Athletes Heart
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Cardiovascular Challenges of Scuba Diving
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, WIllemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00

Session 8:  Inflammation
Chair: M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL 

Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disease
M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Role of the CMR in Myocarditis
C.E. Guerrero, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cases
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 9: Non-Ischemic Heart Diseases
Chair: R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL

Echo Primers in Congenital Heart Disease - what you must know!
C.E. Guerrero, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Valvular Heart Disease
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Cases (Amyloidosis Patients)
Prof. R.O.B. Gans, MD, PhD, CMC, Willemstad, CW


 

17 January 2026

08:30 - 09:30

Session 10: Artificial Intelligence
Chair: Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL 

Basic Principles of AI
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Cardiovascular Imaging Applications of AI
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Translating AI across Disciplines. Insights from Neuro-Oncology to Cardiology
J.J.C. van Leeuwen, MSc, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL

09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 11: Inflammation, Behavior and Environmental Effects
Chair: Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL

The Inflammatory Nature of Obesity
Prof. A.J. Duits, MD, PhD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Metabolic Programming of Obesity
S. van Heijningen, PhD, Scientific Consulting Curaçao, Willemstad, CW
What does Climate Change have to do with us?
I.Gerstenbluth, MD, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00

Session 12: Intervention
Chair: Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL

FARAPULSE ablations
F. Di Tomasso, MD, Hospital B. Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, AR
OSAS
T. Blonk, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
3D+ to the Point of Care - Upgrading Perprocedural Planning
C.E. Guerrero, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 13: Future of Cardiovascular Imaging
Chair: J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW

Free-breathing CMR
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Midfield CMR
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
3D ultrasound
J.F. Vasquez, MD, PhD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cases (HFrEF)
F.N. Fernandes, MD, PhD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
14:50 - 15:00

Closure of the meeting
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL

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