In-Person Course: “2nd Conference on Congenital Heart Disease in Adults. Salamanca University Healthcare Complex (CONADUSAL) “
Objective:
Basic update on the management of congenital heart disease in adults through various clinical cases involving outpatient visits, hospitalizations, and emergency care.
Specific Objectives:
- To provide an update on the incidence of sudden death in patients with congenital heart disease.
- To understand complications that arise during the follow-up of congenital heart disease, such as pulmonary hypertension, and their specific management.
- Management of pregnant women with congenital heart disease.
- Indications for closure and choice of surgical or percutaneous procedures in patients with ventricular septal defects.
- The importance of multimodal imaging in decision-making for patients with complex aortic diseases.
Date
Thursday, December 3, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, December 4, 2026, from 8:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Place
Meeting room of the Cardiology Department (Block C, First Floor, New Building). Salamanca University Hospital Complex (CAUSA). Paseo de la Transición
Española s/n, 37007. Salamanca
Program:
| Schedule | Activity / Module | Details and Speakers / Moderators |
| December 3, 2026 (3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) | UPDATE ON CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Introduction to the Conference | Dr. Agustín Carlos Martín García |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Regarding a case
(3 cases – 20 minutes per case) |
Moderators: Drs. Alonso, Álvarez, López Tejero, López Rodríguez, Martín García (A.), Martín García (An.), Maroto, Prieto, and Segura.
• Structure: Description, Management Options, Chosen Option, and Discussion.
Case No. 1: Hourglass-shaped saccular aneurysm following corrective surgery for aortic coarctation in childhood (the role of imaging and surgical options).
Case No. 2: Modified Fontan procedure and a single functional lung (physiological effects of the technique and prognostic implications).
Case No. 3: Tunnel-shaped perimembranous ventricular septal defect with hemodynamic consequences (surgical vs. percutaneous treatment). |
| 16:15 – 17:10 | Module I: Sudden Death | Moderators: Drs. Alonso, Álvarez, Prieto.
• 30’: Lecture (Dr. Rafael Alonso González). • 10’: Clinical case of sudden death. • 15’: Discussion and summary (Drs. Alonso, Álvarez, Ladrón, Martín García, Maroto, Prieto). |
| 5:10 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. | Coffee Break | |
| 17:40 – 18:20 | Module II: Pulmonary Hypertension | Moderators: Drs. Alonso, López Tejero, Prieto.
• 15’: Pulmonary Hypertension (Dr. Leyre Álvarez Rodríguez). • 10’: Clinical Case of Pulmonary Hypertension. • 15’: Discussion and Summary (Drs. Alonso, Álvarez, Ladrón, López Tejero, Maroto, Prieto). |
| 18:20 – 19:00 | Module III: Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy | Moderators: Drs. Alonso, Ladrón, Pérez De la Sota, Plata, Prieto.
• 15’: New guidelines on cardiovascular disease and pregnancy (Dr. Agustín Carlos Martín García). • 10’: Clinical case of pregnancy desire and congenital heart disease. • 15’: Discussion and summary (Drs. Alonso, Ladrón, Martín García, Maroto, Plata, Prieto). |
| 7:00 p.m. | End of the first day | |
| December 4, 2026 (from 8:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) | KEYNOTE SESSION | Coordinators:
• Dr. Raquel Prieto Arévalo (Coordinator, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Gregorio Marañón University Hospital). • Dr. Rafael Alonso González (Chief, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital). |
| 8:10 a.m. | Clinical Session in Cardiology | Key Aspects in Organizing a Center of Excellence for Congenital Heart Disease in Adults. Transatlantic Perspectives. (Dr. Rafael Alonso González and Dr. Raquel Prieto Arévalo). |
| 9:00 a.m. | Visit to the | Cardiology Department. |
| 11:00 | Visit to the | Cardiac Surgery and ICU Department. |
| 12:00 | Visit to the | Pediatrics Department. |
| 1:00 p.m. | Technical Visit | Team of engineers specializing in artificial intelligence. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Closing of the conference | Farewell. |
Registration:
The registration deadline is Monday, November 30, 2026. Please register individually through our website.
To successfully complete the course and receive the corresponding certificate, you must complete 80% of the total course content.
Price:
0 euros.
Selection process:
Enrollment in the course will be on a first-come, first-served basis, as agreed by the IBSAL Training Committee, with 20 spots reserved for IBSAL staff