Hands-on 2026

Structural Heart Disease - Course based on transcatheter procedures on simulators performed by interventional cardiologists and echocardiographers

A dedicated course for interventional cardiologists and echocardiographers, integrating realistic structural intervention simulation, 2D/3D/MPR echocardiography and hemodynamics.

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Important: to participate in the Structural Heart Disease Imaging Course, interventional cardiologists interested in this activity must pay both the congress registration fee and the specific course registration fee.

Only echocardiographers, whether DIC members or non-members, may register exclusively for the Structural Heart Disease Imaging Course without the need to be registered for the congress.

Organized by the SBHCI and DIC/SBC Center of Excellence in Simulation.

Course Date

July 29, 2026

The Structural Heart Disease Imaging Course will take place during the first day of the SOLACI & SBHCI 2026 Congress in São Paulo, Brazil.

Structural Heart Disease Image Course

Integrated realistic simulation - 2D/3D/MPR echo + hemodynamics.
Organized by the SBHCI and DIC/SBC Center of Excellence in Simulation.

7h10 Total workload
8 Modules
5h20 Effective content
40 Participants
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Concept

Immersive course integrating structural intervention simulators, advanced echocardiography (2D, 3D and MPR), Philips TOMTEC workstations and 1 Philips Epiq CVx ultrasound system. Each module reproduces a real case with a dual-track structure: hemodynamic operator and structural echocardiographer, with shared checkpoints.

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Educational pillars

  • image-guided procedure
  • operator-imaging communication
  • MPR/3D, measurements and planning
  • simulation with critical checkpoints
General course structure

Integrated echo + hemodynamics practice

The course includes 8 modules, with a total workload of 7h10 and 5h20 of effective module content, integrating imaging, simulation and procedural communication throughout the day.

Program

Morning and afternoon blocks presented with integrated platforms, technical breaks and practical modules.

Program

Morning

10:00-12:00

10:00
Opening
SBHCI, SOLACI and DIC Presidents
5 min
10:05
LAAO - Watchman
Boston Scientific + Mentice
Philips TOMTEC + Epiq CVx
40 min
10:45
LAAO - Amulet
Abbott + Mentice
Philips TOMTEC + Epiq CVx
40 min
11:25
Mitral - MitraClip M-TEER
Abbott + Mentice
Philips TOMTEC + Epiq CVx
40 min
12:00
Lunch
integration break
60 min

Modules

8 modules

Format

integrated echo + hemodynamics practice

Total workload

7h10

Effective content

5h20 of modules

Program

Afternoon

13:00-17:00

13:00
Tricuspid - TriClip T-TEER
Abbott + Mentice
Philips TOMTEC + Epiq CVx
40 min
13:40
Mitral - Pascal M-TEER
Edwards Lifesciences BeatHeart + Epiq CVx
40 min
14:20
Tricuspid - Pascal T-TEER
Edwards Lifesciences BeatHeart + Epiq CVx
40 min
15:00
Break
technical break
30 min
15:30
Tricuspid - EVOQUE TTVR
Edwards Lifesciences BeatHeart + Epiq CVx
40 min
16:10
Septal defects - ASD/PFO
Mentice + Philips TOMTEC + Epiq CVx
40 min
16:50
Closing
key points, pitfalls and certificates
15 min