Program & Abstract Book

33rd Annual Geilo Meeting on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research

We are looking forward to welcome you to the upcoming Geilo Meeting on Cardiothoracic and Vascular Research.

The meeting will give you:

State-of-the-art keynote lectures on different topics
Podium and poster presentations submitted to the conference
Hands-on wetlab course

Download the Abstract Book as a PDF file.

We look forward to welcoming you to the upcoming Geilo Meeting on Cardiothoracic and Vascular Research.

Highlights of this year’s program include:

The Birth of Transcather Aortic Valve Implantation by Professor Henning Rud Andersen
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement by Cardiac Surgeon Jesper Hjortnaes
Current status and state-of-the-art of CABG by TBA
Current status state-of-the-art of PCI by Cardiologist Bent Roni Ranghøj Nielsen
The Future of Heart Valve Disease Treatment: New Trends and Techniques by Professor Mark Hazekamp
Wet-lab sessions: Aortic and mitral surgery
Podium and poster presentations submitted to the conference

Download the Abstract Book as a PDF file.

The preliminary or final program will be available here soon.

THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2023		DIAGNOSTICS
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM	Arrival and Registration
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM	Welcome Assoc. Prof. Peter Johansen, MSc PhD, President of SSRCTS
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Keynote Talks Prof. Won Yong Kim, MD PhD Dept. of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark MR coronary angiography Prof. Jørgen Arendt Jensen, MSc PhD Dept. of Health Technology UltraSound and Biomechanics, Centre for Fast Ultrasound Imaging, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Estimation of flow in the human circulation using ultrasound: from the major arteries to the smallest vessels
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM	Refreshments
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM	Podium Presentations
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM	Refreshments
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM	Keynote Talk Assist. Prof. Kaare Mikkelsen, MSc PhD Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark Machine Learning in Biomedicine
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM	Keynote Talk Prof. Jarle Vaage, MD PhD Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway How to write a scientific article – and get it published
8:00 PM	Dinner
FRIDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2023		INTERVENTIONS
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Keynote Talks Prof. Anders Jeppsson, MD PhD Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden 2021 EACTS/ECS guidelines on valvular disease Assoc. Prof. Peter Johansen, MSc PhD Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University Experimental cardiovascular biomechanics in surgical and interventional procedures
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM	Refreshments
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM	Gudbjartsson Award Session
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM	Refreshments
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM	Podium Presentations
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Poster Presentations
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Wet Lab with Multiple Themes
8:00 PM	Dinner and Entertainment
SATURDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2023		FOLLOW-UP
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM	Keynote Talks Assoc. Prof. Ari Mennander, MD PhD Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Finland Ascending aortic dissection- thoughts on follow-up
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM	Refreshments
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM	Open Discussion Assist. Prof. Kaare Mikkelsen, MSc PhD Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark AI chatbots – what to consider?
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Award Committee Meeting
4:40 PM – 4:45 PM	Award Ceremony
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM	Evaluation
8:00 PM	Presidential Dinner