6thAthens Cardiac CT Hands -On Course
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A two-day intensive, case-based course covering the full spectrum of cardiac CT—from technical principles and image acquisition to advanced coronary applications and structural heart disease planning. Participants will gain practical expertise in image interpretation, plaque assessment, CT perfusion/FFR, congenital and valvular heart disease, as well as post-PCI and post-CABG evaluation. The programme includes extensive hands-on workstation training and focused preparation for the EACVI certification in CCT.
TARGET AUDIENCE
• Consultant Cardiologists
• Cardiology fellows / cardiologists in training
• Radiologists / Physicians with an interest in Cardiac CT
REGISTRATION FEES (VAT INCLUDED)
• Standard: €450
• HCS Full Member: €250
• HCS Member in Training: €100
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
To register for the Cardiac CT Course:
1. Visit the official registration page: https://www.hcs.gr
2. Seats are limited (2 trainees per workstation), so early registration is strongly
recommended.
3. For any questions or assistance, please contact: evarvouni@hcs.gr
Registration Deadline: October 10, 2026
CONTACT DETAILS:
• Email: evarvouni@hcs.gr
• Phone: +30 210 7258003-8
Note: The event is CME accredited and certified clinical CT cases are suitable for EACVI
CCT logbook submission.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
This programme is based on recent ESC Guidelines and/or ESC constituent bodies consensus documents (2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronarysyndromes – 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease)
Session: Basics of Cardiac CT
Chairpersons: Th. Zaglavara (Thessaloniki, GR), A Giannopoulos (Zurich, CH)
09:00–09:10 Welcome and Introduction to the Course
09:10–09:30 Cardiac CT Basics: Technical Principles and Radiation Exposure G Simantirakis (Athens, GR)
09:30–09:50 Patient Preparation / Contrast Agents / Acquisition Protocols Z Tsoumani (Athens, GR)
09:50–10:10 Tips and Tricks, Pitfalls and Artifacts in Cardiac CT T Zaglavara (Thessaloniki, GR)
10:10–10:30 Discussion
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break
Session: Image Interpretation and Reporting I
Chairpersons: J Palios (Athens, GR), G Benetos (Athens, GR)
11:00–11:30 Basic Cardiac Anatomy, Image Interpretation and Reporting G Benetos (Athens, GR)
11:30–11:50 Coronary Calcium Score: How to Measure and Interpret Findings A Giannopoulos (Zurich, CH)
11:50–12:10 How I Use CCTA in My Clinical Practice— Guidelines and Beyond A Antonopoulos (Athens, GR)
12:10–12:20 Extracardiac Findings and Great Vessel Common Pathologies D Stefanou (Athens, GR)
12:30–13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 Workstation Hands-On Session I: Coronary Artery Disease I—Native Vessels & Angiographic Correlation. Andreas Giannopoulos (Zurich, CH), Nikolaos Alexopoulos (Athens, GR), Zoi Tsoumani (Athens, GR)
Session: Image Interpretation and Reporting II
Chairpersons: K Toutouzas (Athens, GR), A Giannopoulos (Zurich, CH)
15:00–15:20 Coronary Plaque Assessment and Reporting NAlexopoulos (Athens, GR)
15:20–15:40 Assessing Stenosis Severity—Advanced Cardiac CT Applications (CT perfusion/FFR) G Pontone (Milan, IT)
15:40–16:00 Congenital Heart Disease and Coronary Anomalies T Zaglavara (Thessaloniki, GR)
16:00–17:30 Workstations Hands-On Session II: Coronary Artery Disease II, Congenital Heart Disease and Coronary Anomalies. Theodora Zaglavara, (Thessaloniki GR), Andreas Giannopoulos (Zurich CH)
Session: Cardiac CT in Heart Valve Disease
Chairpersons: E Nyktari (Athens, GR), K Aznaouridis (Athens, GR)
09:00–09:30 Cardiac CT for Planning of Structural Interventions G Benetos (Athens, GR)
09:30–11:00 Image Reconstruction and Analysis for Transcatheter Interventions—Hands-On Session III G Benetos (Athens, GR), TZaglavara (Thessaloniki, GR)
11:00–11:30 Coffee Break
Session: Advanced Coronary Applications
Chairpersons: Th. Zaglavara (Thessaloniki, GR), K Anagnostopoulos (Athens, GR)
11:30–11:50 Advanced Coronary Plaque Analysis A Giannopoulos (Zurich, CH)
11:50–12:10 CT Imaging Post CABG–PCI G Pontone (Milan, IT)
12:10–12:30 Discussion
12:30–13:00 Lunch Break
13:15:00. Workstations Hands-On Session IV: Coronary Artery Disease III (Post PCI, Post CABG). Gianluca Pontone (Milan, IT), Andreas Giannopoulos (Zurich, CH), Georgios Benetos (Athens, GR)
Closing Session
Chairpersons: Gianluca Pontone (Milan, IT), Th. Zaglavara (Thessaloniki, GR)
15:00–15:20 EACVI Certification in Cardiac Computed Tomography G Pontone (Milan, IT)
15:20–15:40 EACVI Exam Practice Questions A Giannopoulos (Zurich, GR)
COURSE FACULTY (Alphabetical Order)
Alexios Antonopoulos – University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Nikolaos Alexopoulos – Euroclinic Hospital, Athens, Greece
Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos – Biomedical Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
Konstantinos Aznaouridis – Hippokrateion Hospital, Athens, Greece
Georgios Benetos – Lefkos Stavros Clinic, Athens, Greece
Andreas Giannopoulos – University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
John Palios – Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
Gianluca Pontone – Monzino Centro Cardiologico, Milan, Italy
George Simantirakis – GE Healthcare, Athens, Greece
Danae Stefanou – Lefkos Stavros Clinic, Athens, Greece
Zoi Tsoumani – AFFIDEA, Athens, Greece
Konstantinos Toutouzas – University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Evangelia Nyktari – Onassis Hospital, Athens, Greece
Theodora Zaglavara – Interbalkan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
