Conference Schedule
Conference Schedule
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Schedule
Program
Filter by day to find sessions that matter most to your research and clinical practice
Day 1: Oct 9
Day 2: Oct 10
09:00 - 10:00
Registration
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome
Speaker
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
I Session
Heart Failure Today
Epidemiology and Guideline Updates
Moderators
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Prof. Diana Žaliaduonytė (Lithuania)
10:10 - 11:20
10:10 - 10:30
Heart Failure Epidemiology
Speaker
Dr. Märt Elmet (Estonia)
Details
Prevalence, risk factors, and future trends.
10:30 - 11:00
Evolving Standards in Heart Failure Management
Speaker
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Details
What has changed in the latest guidelines?
11:00 - 11:20
Heart Failure in Daily Practice in Baltic Countries
Speaker
Prof. Diana Žaliaduonytė (Lithuania)
Details
Lessons from EVOLUTION trial data.
11:20 - 11:40
Coffee Break
II Session
Heart Failure Diagnostics and Treatment
Challenges and Contemporary Solutions (Part 1)
Moderators
Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Poland)
Dr. Ginta Kamzola (Latvia)
11:40 - 13:10
11:40 - 12:10
Debate on Echocardiography
Speakers
Dr. Ginta Kamzola (Latvia)
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Details
Is echocardiography required before initiating heart failure therapy?
12:10 - 12:40
Managing Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Speaker
Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Poland)
Details
The emerging role of IV iron therapy.
12:40 - 13:10
Panel Discussion: IV Iron Therapy
Speakers
Dr. Marit Märk (Estonia)
Dr. Baiba Barone (Latvia)
Prof. Egle Rumbinaite (Lithuania)
Details
Where are we now in Baltics — and what is still holding us back?
13:10 - 14:00
Lunch Break
III Session
Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2026
From Early Detection to Advanced Management
Moderators
Dr. Anna Maria Punab (Estonia)
Prof. Eglė Eremienė, (Lithuania)
14:00 - 15:20
14:00 - 14:20
CMR in the Assessment of Diseased Myocardium
Speaker
Dr. Andrei Šamarin (Estonia)
Details
Focus on infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
14:20 - 14:40
ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
Speaker
Prof. Tomáš Paleček (Czechia)
Details
Diagnosis and opportunities for earlier recognition — real-world experience from Czechia.
14:40 - 15:00
Contemporary Management of ATTR-CM
Speaker
Prof. Diana Bonderman (Austria)
Details
The evolving therapeutic landscape.
15:00 - 15:20
Cardiac Amyloidosis in the Baltic States
Speaker
Prof. Eglė Eremienė (Lithuania)
Details
Diagnostic and treatment pathways.
15:20 - 15:40
Coffee Break
IV Session
Cardiac Pacing and Heart Failure
Moderators
Dr. Kaspars Kupics (Latvia)
Assoc. prof. Priit Kampus (Estonia)
15:40 - 17:25
15:40 - 16:10
Conduction System Pacing (CSP) and Heart Failure
Speaker
Dr. Heli Talppanen (Finland)
Details
Is there a place for CRT?
16:10 - 16:45
Implementation of CSP in the Baltics
Speakers
Dr. Jüri Voitk (Estonia)
Dr. Evija Kanesniece (Latvia)
Dr. Gediminas Račkauskas (Lithuania)
Dr. Heli Talppanen (Finland)
Details
Round Table Discussion.
16:45 - 17:05
ICD in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Speaker
Dr. Silver Heinsar (Estonia)
Details
Is there still a place for primary prevention?
17:05 - 17:25
Leadless Pacing in 2026
Speaker
Dr. Mantė Agnė Rimkienė (Lithuania)
Details
How to choose pacing strategy in younger patients?
17:25 - 17:45
Coffee Break
17:45 - 18:45
Satellite Symposium (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Moderator
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Details
Myocardial steatosis and the "healthy" heart: a hidden path to heart failure.
19:00 - 22:00
Dinner at MEKK Restaurant & Bar
Details
Radisson Collection Hotel, 1st floor.
Schedule
Program
Filter by day to find sessions that matter most to your research and clinical practice
Day 1: Oct 9
Day 2: Oct 10
09:00 - 10:00
Registration
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome
Speaker
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
I Session
Heart Failure Today
Epidemiology and Guideline Updates
Moderators
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Prof. Diana Žaliaduonytė (Lithuania)
10:10 - 11:20
10:10 - 10:30
Heart Failure Epidemiology
Speaker
Dr. Märt Elmet (Estonia)
Details
Prevalence, risk factors, and future trends.
10:30 - 11:00
Evolving Standards in Heart Failure Management
Speaker
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Details
What has changed in the latest guidelines?
11:00 - 11:20
Heart Failure in Daily Practice in Baltic Countries
Speaker
Prof. Diana Žaliaduonytė (Lithuania)
Details
Lessons from EVOLUTION trial data.
Coffee Break
11:20 - 11:40
II Session
Heart Failure Diagnostics and Treatment
Challenges and Contemporary Solutions (Part 1)
Moderators
Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Poland)
Dr. Ginta Kamzola (Latvia)
11:40 - 13:10
11:40 - 12:10
Debate on Echocardiography
Speakers
Dr. Ginta Kamzola (Latvia)
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Details
Is echocardiography required before initiating heart failure therapy?
12:10 - 12:40
Managing Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Speaker
Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Poland)
Details
The emerging role of IV iron therapy.
12:40 - 13:10
Panel Discussion: IV Iron Therapy
Speakers
Dr. Marit Märk (Estonia)
Dr. Baiba Barone (Latvia)
Prof. Egle Rumbinaite (Lithuania)
Details
Where are we now in Baltics — and what is still holding us back?
Lunch Break
13:10 - 14:00
III Session
Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2026
From Early Detection to Advanced Management
Moderators
Dr. Anna Maria Punab (Estonia)
Prof. Eglė Eremienė, (Lithuania)
14:00 - 15:20
14:00 - 14:20
CMR in the Assessment of Diseased Myocardium
Speaker
Dr. Andrei Šamarin (Estonia)
Details
Focus on infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
14:20 - 14:40
ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis
Speaker
Prof. Tomáš Paleček (Czechia)
Details
Diagnosis and opportunities for earlier recognition — real-world experience from Czechia.
14:40 - 15:00
Contemporary Management of ATTR-CM
Speaker
Prof. Diana Bonderman (Austria)
Details
The evolving therapeutic landscape.
15:00 - 15:20
Cardiac Amyloidosis in the Baltic States
Speaker
Prof. Eglė Eremienė (Lithuania)
Details
Diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Coffee Break
15:20 - 15:40
IV Session
Cardiac Pacing and Heart Failure
Moderators
Dr. Kaspars Kupics (Latvia)
Assoc. prof. Priit Kampus (Estonia)
15:40 - 17:25
15:40 - 16:10
Conduction System Pacing (CSP) and Heart Failure
Speaker
Dr. Heli Talppanen (Finland)
Details
Is there a place for CRT?
16:10 - 16:45
Implementation of CSP in the Baltics
Speakers
Dr. Jüri Voitk (Estonia)
Dr. Evija Kanesniece (Latvia)
Dr. Gediminas Račkauskas (Lithuania)
Dr. Heli Talppanen (Finland)
Details
Round Table Discussion.
16:45 - 17:05
ICD in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Speaker
Dr. Silver Heinsar (Estonia)
Details
Is there still a place for primary prevention?
17:05 - 17:25
Leadless Pacing in 2026
Speaker
Dr. Mantė Agnė Rimkienė (Lithuania)
Details
How to choose pacing strategy in younger patients?
Coffee Break
17:25 - 17:45
17:45 - 18:45
Satellite Symposium (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Moderator
Dr. Pentti Põder (Estonia)
Details
Myocardial steatosis and the "healthy" heart: a hidden path to heart failure.
19:00 - 22:00
Dinner at MEKK Restaurant & Bar
Details
Radisson Collection Hotel, 1st floor.
© 2026 IX Baltic Heart Failure and XVI Arrhythmias Meeting
© 2026 IX Baltic Heart Failure and XVI Arrhythmias Meeting
© 2026 IX Baltic Heart Failure and XVI Arrhythmias Meeting