Advancing Image Guided Therapies with 3D ICE - Next Era of Structural Heart Imaging
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3m 16sPart 1 Welcome and Introduction
This webinar brought together two multidisciplinary hospital teams, each consisting of an interventional cardiologist and an echocardiographer, to share their first-year clinical experience with intracardiac imaging in structural heart interventions.
Focusing on tricuspid and left atrial appendage (LAA) procedures, the faculty led by Ole De Backer and joined by Niels Vejlstrup, Pieter Vriesendorp and Sebastian Streukens presented real-world cases and discussed procedural workflows, highlighting the role of advanced 3D ICE imaging in procedural guidance and clinical decision-making.
The session provided practical insights into the integration of intracardiac imaging into routine practice, including key learnings, challenges and perspectives from both operators and imaging specialists.
Key Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in guiding structural heart interventions, with a focus on tricuspid and LAA procedures
- Understand how multidisciplinary collaboration between interventional cardiologists and echocardiographers supports procedural planning and execution
- Identify practical considerations for integrating 3D ICE into clinical workflows based on real-world experience
- Recognise the benefits and limitations of 3D ICE imaging across different procedural settings
- Apply case-based insights to optimise imaging strategies and improve procedural outcomes in clinical practice
Target Audience
- Interventional Cardiologists
- Structural Heart Specialist
- Imaging Cardiologists
- Echocardiographer
- Cardiac Sonographers Involved in Tricuspid and Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Interventions
- Electrophysiologists
- Cardiac Surgeons
- Healthcare Professionals Engaged in Advanced Intracardiac Imaging and Procedural Guidance
More from this programme
Part 1
Welcome and Introduction
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Part 2
Session 1: Copenhagen Experience – LAA Closure with 3D ICE
Part 3
Session 2: Maastricht Experience – Tricuspid Interventions with 3D ICE
Part 4
Summary and Closing Remarks
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Faculty Biographies
Ole De Backer
Professor of Medicine and Cardiology
Professor Ole De Backer is an internationally renowned interventional cardiologist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He works at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, where he is actively involved in the treatment of patients with complex structural heart disease. He has built an international reputation through his clinical expertise, research leadership, and commitment to innovation in minimally invasive cardiovascular interventions.
Academic History
Professor De Backer has developed an academic career centred on interventional cardiology and structural heart disease. His work integrates clinical practice with research and technological development, particularly in the application of advanced imaging and percutaneous techniques. He has been actively involved in training and mentoring clinicians in the evolving field of transcatheter heart interventions.
Career Overview
Professor Ole De Backer is a leading expert in…
Niels Vejlstrup
Imaging Expert
Prof Niels Vejlstrup completed his MD at the University of Copenhagen in 1990 before undertaking a D.Phil in Physiology at University of Oxford in 1994. In 2004, he qualified as a Specialist in Cardiovascular Disease through the Danish National Board of Health.
He currently works as a Consultant Cardiologist at Rigshospitalet, where his subspecialty focus includes congenital heart disease, fetal cardiology and heart disease in pregnancy. His clinical expertise includes cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, fetal echocardiography and intracardiac ultrasound.
Prof Vejlstrup’s research interests include cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, fetal cardiology, heart disease in pregnancy, pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease.
Pieter Vriesendorp
Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Director Structural Heart Interventions
Dr Pieter Vriesendorp is an Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Director of Structural Heart Interventions at Maastricht University Medical Centre. He graduated cum laude from KU Leuven before completing his cardiology training at Erasmus MC Thoraxcenter. He subsequently completed a PhD in cardiology focused on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, followed by a fellowship in interventional and structural cardiology at The Alfred Hospital. Alongside his clinical training, he also earned an Executive MSc in Health Economics from London School of Economics and Political Science.
His clinical expertise centres on complex coronary and structural heart interventions, including transcatheter aortic, mitral and tricuspid therapies. Dr Vriesendorp’s research interests include structural heart disease, interventional cardiology and the application of health economics to cardiovascular innovation. He is actively engaged in…
Sebastian Streukens
Imaging Cardiologist & Clinical Head of the Echocardiography Department
Dr Sebastian Streukens is an interventional imaging cardiologist and clinical head of echocardiography at Maastricht University Medical Center+. He specializes in advanced echocardiographic guidance during structural heart interventions, with extensive experience in both mitral and tricuspid valve procedures. His clinical focus includes 3D imaging innovation, and a strong commitment to education in cardiac imaging and collaborative practice
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