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

Case-based discussion
 Main arena

CCS and HFrEF (high risk protected PCI)

How Should I Treat
 Main arena

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)

Case-based discussion
 Forum

Valve disease

Aortic stenosis with HFrEF diagnosis from non invasive to invasive

Case-based discussion
 Forum

Mitral regurgitation: Optimal patient selection for percutaneous mitral valve intervention

Case-based discussion
 Forum

Aortic stenosis with HFpEF

Case-based discussion
 Main arena

Tricuspid regurgitation

How Should I Treat
 Main arena

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

Case-based discussion
 Forum

Myocardial dysfunction and atrial disorders

HFpEF and obesity

How Should I Treat
 Main arena

Amylodosis (outcoming therapies)

Case-based discussion
 Forum

Decompensated HFrEF

Drugs & Device Synergy Algorithm
 Main arena

Advanced HF (LVAD)

How Should I Treat
 Forum

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

 Forum

Arrythmia

Atrial fibrillation in HFpEF / in HFrE

Drugs & Device Synergy Algorithm
 Main arena

PVC

 Main arena

Pulmonary disease (vascular and parenchimal)

Pulmonary embolism

Case-based discussion
 Main arena

Pulmonary hypertension

Drugs & Device Synergy Algorithm
 Main arena

Pulmonary + Valve + Myocardial

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

 Forum