Programme

Improving Heart Function Course – Discover the preliminary programme 

The Annual Improving Heart Function Course #iHF26 will take place on March 20 and 21, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. This course is dedicated to all healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of heart failure. 

Focused on clinical practice and multidisciplinary collaboration, the iHF Course offers a unique opportunity to engage in interactive learning and exchange of expertise

Programme valid as of 24 June

Coronary artery disease

ACS with cardiogenic shock

CCS and HFrEF (high risk protected PCI)

HFpEF and microvascular dysfunction (session on the diagnosis: how to make diagnosis and what is thie impact of this diagnosis, from non-invasive to invasive assessment)

Valve disease

Aortic stenosis with HFrEF diagnosis from non invasive to invasive

Mitral regurgitation: Optimal patient selection for percutaneous mitral valve intervention

Aortic stenosis with HFpEF

Tricuspid regurgitation

diagnostic pathways for patients who have AS and are on the waiting list for TAVI (how to create a referral pattern) (patient selection)

Myocardial dysfunction and atrial disorders

HFpEF and obesity

Amylodosis (outcoming therapies)

Decompensated HFrEF

Advanced HF (LVAD)

HFrEF patient selection for physiologic pacing, CRT, CRT-P, and CRT-D

Arrythmia

Atrial fibrillation in HFpEF / in HFrE

PVC

Pulmonary disease (vascular and parenchimal)

Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary + Valve + Myocardial

How to perform invasive hemodynamic assessment in the CCU and in the cathlab