
Speaker: Prof. Fabian Knebel, MD
Head of the cardiology department
Sanaklinikum Berlin-Lichtenberg
Berlin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Fabian Knebel is the Head of the Department for Internal Medicine II with a focus on cardiology at Sana Hospital Lichtenberg, which is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Professor Knebel specializes in internal medicine and cardiology, and also acquired extensive additional qualifications in the fields of interventional cardiology and cardiac insufficiency of the German Society for Cardiology (DGK). The Department for Internal Medicine II provides cardiopulmonary function diagnostics at the highest level, four places equipped with high-end echocardiography machines and three-dimensional ultrasound, contrast-enhanced echocardiography and deformation imaging. In addition, the state-of-the-art echo lab is certified by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Furthermore, together with the emergency department, it is certified as a Cardiac Arrest Center (CAC). He is currently co-speaker of the working group on cardiac imaging of the DGK.
Presentation Title: Update on Advanced Echo in Heart Failure
The webinar will focus on the central role of echocardiography in clinical medicine as the initial imaging modality of choice. We will start with suggested views for a standardized examination with an emphasis on image quality and pitfalls. We will then focus on new imaging tools (like 3D, left ventricular and left atrial strain): When are they helpful, how we acquire these images – and how do we interpret them and apply them to the clinical problem of our patients.