Dutch Caribbean Heart Days 2027
Three days of cardiology updates in Curaçao, held together with the Netherlands Heart Days.
Renaissance Wind Creek Curaçao Resort
4th DUTCH-CARIBBEAN HEART DAYS
From January 14, 2027 08:15
until January 16, 2027 14:50
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It is with pleasure to announce the 4th Dutch Caribbean Heart Days (DCHD) to be held January 14 – 16, 2027 in the Ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel in Willemstad, Curaçao.
With the DCHD, a strong educational platform in (cardiovascular) radiology and cardiology was created for the Caribbean region and South-America, but also for North-America and Europe.
The meeting promotes the knowledge on cardiovascular radiology and features a spectrum from basic principles towards (advanced) clinical applications and scientific innovations. Optimal and sustainable healthcare will be discussed based on regional experience (Caribbean region and South-American) as well as from Europe.
The program is also appealing for residents and technicians in radiology and (pediatric) cardiology, pulmonologists and internal medicine MD’s. Technical aspects and protocols, scientific content on cardiac imaging will be addressed besides topical sessions covering the clinical implications of imaging findings. Sessions will feature examples of actual clinical cases and how novel techniques, methods and interventions can be used to better diagnose and treat patients with a variety of diseases affecting the cardiovascular system.
The congenial and collaborative atmosphere of the congress offers excellent opportunities for networking and jumpstarting of multicenter collaborations and research projects within and over the continents.
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| From - To | Subject |
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| 08:15 - 08:30 | Official Opening and Welcome |
| 08:30 - 09:40 | Session 1: Optimizing Cardiac Imaging on Mid-Range Scanners |
| Patient Preparation Cardiac CT | |
| Scan Settings and Protocols for CT | |
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Scan Settings and Protocols for MRI Panel Discussion |
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| 09:40 - 10:10 | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Session 2: Imaging Aortic Disease |
| CT in Acute Aortic Disease | |
| MRI in Chronic Aortic Disease | |
| 11:10 - 12:10 | Session 3: Heart Failure |
| Echocardiography in Heart Failure | |
| MRI in Heart Failure | |
| 12:10 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | Session 4: First-Line Cardiovascular Patient Care in the Caribbean |
| Cardiovascular Risk Management: Update Guideline Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease |
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| Management of the Chronic Cardiovascular Patient | |
| New Cardiac Rehabilitation Guidelines In and Outside the Caribbean | |
| Appropriate Care in the Caribbean | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Cardiac CT Cases |
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| From - To | Subject |
|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:40 | Session 5: How I Read and Report |
| Cardiovascular Ultrasound | |
| Coronary CT | |
| Cardiac MRI for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy | |
| Cardiac MRI for Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 09:40 - 10:10 | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Session 6: Imaging Pediatric and Adult Patients with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease |
| Cardiovascular Ultrasound | |
| CT (Including Necessity Sedation / Anesthesia) | |
| MR (Including Necessity Sedation / Anesthesia / Free-Breathing Techniques/Cases) |
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| 11:10 - 12:10 | Session 7: Transcutaneous Non-Coronary Cardiac Interventions |
| Atrial Fibrillation Progression: Contemporary Assesment and Early Intervention |
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| Cardioneuroablation for Refractory Syncope: Indications, Technique, and Results |
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| Contemporary Transcatheter Mitral Interventions: TEER and Valve-in-Valve Therapy |
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| Percutaneous Interatrial Septal Repair: Current Applications and Emerging Techniques |
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| 12:10 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | Session 8: Caribbean Patients Who Need Cardiovascular Surgery in Colombia |
| Logistics on Patients Needing to go to Colombia: Air Ambulance | |
| Pre-surgery Management from Caribbean to Colombia | |
| Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Colombia- Bogotá | |
| Myocardial Revascularization and the Center of Excellence in LaCardio | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Cases |
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| From - To | Subject |
|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:40 | Session 9: Interventional Procedures (in the Caribbean) |
| Echocardiographic Guided Interventions | |
| Coronary Interventions | |
| Revascularization Strategies after STEMI | |
| TAVI | |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 09:40 - 10:10 | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Session 10: AI in Cardiovascular Disease |
| AI Basic Technologies | |
| The AI-Doctor | |
| AI Guided Workflow | |
| 11:10 - 12:10 | Session 11: Systemic Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease |
| Role of Cardiac Imaging in Rheumatic Heart Disease | |
| Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis | |
| Cardiotoxic Effects of Cancer Treatment | |
| 12:10 - 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:50 | Session 12: Effect of Climate Change on (Cardiovascular) Health |
| Climate Change from the Meteorologists’ View | |
| Epidemiology and the Exposome of Cardiovascular Disease | |
| Managing Climate Change for the Ageing Caribbean Patient | |
| How do Radiology Departments Reduce Their Environmental Footprint? | |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Closure of the meeting |
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Executive Board NHD
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, Chair
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD
A.A.E. Martis, PhD, Chair
F.M.C. Simon, MSc
Executive Board NASKHO
Scientific Programme Committee 2027
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL
D.F. Holguin, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, Colombia
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands (Chair)
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, Curaçao
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Accreditation 2027
Accreditation will be obtained from the following societies:
- The Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVVC)
- Society of Nuclear Medicine (NVNG)
- Radiological Society of The Netherlands (NVVR)
Accreditation in 2026:
- NVvC: 16 points
- NVNG: 15 points
- NVvR: 16 points
Society of Internal Medicine of The Netherlands (NIV) members will be registered in GAIA. Accreditation will fall in the 25% limit of non-internal medicine education.
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance with the hours and percentage of attendance within 2 months after the meeting
In addition, all Dutch BIG-registered participants will be accredited by the organizers in GAIA to the number of sessions attended.
