Cardiac CT – How CCTA Prognostic Value Guides Medical and Interventional Therapy
Join GE HealthCare’s panel of industry experts for a free, one-hour webinar on June 17 to examine the role of CT angiography in evaluating coronary artery disease.
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Webinar details
Date & time: June 17; noon–1 p.m. CT
Price: Free
Join GE HealthCare’s panel of clinicians and industry experts for a free, one-hour webinar to examine the role of CT angiography in evaluating coronary artery disease (CAD). Advances in CT angiography, driven by strong risk stratification data, have transformed CAD assessment and patient management. Learn how this data guides medical decisions and directs clinicians towards appropriate medical and interventional therapies.
Learning objectives
- Review the prognostic value of cardiac CTA for referring physicians.
- Learn how cardiac CTA is risk stratifying patients and guiding them towards appropriate therapeutic treatments and medical management.
Speakers
Professor Gianluca Pontone
Professor Gianluca Pontone is the director of the department of perioperative cardiology and cardiovascular imaging at the Monzino Cardiology Center in Milan. Additionally, he is a contract professor at the University of Milan (at the School of Specialization in Cardiology and Radiodiagnostics) and is a visiting professor at Yonsei University in Seoul. He is also the director and lecturer in the basic and advanced master's programs in cardiac CT and cardiac MRI at the Monzino Cardiology Center. He is the author of approximately 284 scientific publications, five books, 496 abstracts at national and international conferences and 538 lectures. Professor Pontone is currently vice chair of the CT and nuclear medicine working groups of the Italian Society of Cardiology, a board member of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He also serves as chair for the cardiovascular CT certification at EACVI.
Mario Carcano
Chief Medical Officer, CT
GE HealthCare
Mario Carcano is an accomplished marketing executive with over 25 years of experience in the health care technology industry, spanning pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and advanced imaging. As chief marketing officer for CT at GE HealthCare, Carcano brings deep technical expertise and strategic marketing leadership to one of the company’s most advanced imaging portfolios. Carcano holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Bologna. His passion lies in advancing precision care through cutting-edge CT technologies, strategic alignment and purposeful innovation.
