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Scientific Research and presentations.

Congress contributions, invited lectures and peer-reviewed publications from the NovaHeart programme

Congress Contributions (2024-2025)

Posters, abstracts and presentations introducing NovaHeart to the international paediatric cardiology community.

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AEPC 2024

European Association for Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology
Poster: Developing a new echo based 3-D-haemodynamic-simulation software — first results determining the accuracy of simulated Qp:Qs in ASD patients
Presenter Florian Gross
Authors Florian Gross, Raphael Seiler, Teresa Lerach, Robert Dragendorf, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy
Poster: RV Volumetry — from simple 2D echocardiography measurements to a complex form
Presenter Raphael Seiler
Authors Raphael Seiler, Felix Günther, Florian Gross, Teresa Lerach, Robert Dragendorf, Alexandra Hinke, Jan Brüning, Titus Kühne, Alexander Bobenko, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy

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DGPK 2025

German Society for Paediatric Cardiology
Abstract/Presentation: Improving an Echo-based 3D-Hemodynamic Simulation Software— New Results Determining the Accuracy of Simulated Qp:Qs in ASD Patients
Presenter Robert Dragendorf
Authors Robert Dragendorf, Florian Groß, Raphael Seiler, Teresa Lerach, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy
Abstract/Presentation: RV Volumetry — from simple 2D echocardiography measurements to a complex form
Presenter Raphael Seiler
Authors Raphael Seiler, Felix Günther, Florian Gross, Teresa Lerach, Robert Dragendorf, Alexandra Hinke, Jan Brüning, Titus Kühne, Alexander Bobenko, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy

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AHA Scientific Sessions 2025

American Heart Association
Abstract: Digital transformation of echocardiographic data: accuracy and innovation in 3D hemodynamic simulation for atrial septal defect assessment
Presenter / First author Florian Gross
Authors Florian Gross, Robert Dragendorf, Raphael Seiler, Teresa Lerach, Alexandra Hinke, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy
Abstract/Presentation: From image to insight: precise and fast RV volumetry using 2D-echocardiography
Presenter Raphael Seiler
Authors Raphael Seiler, Felix Günther, Florian Gross, Teresa Lerach, Robert Dragendorf, Alexandra Hinke, Jan Brüning, Titus Kühne, Alexander Bobenko, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy

Congress Contributions (2026)

Invited lectures, satellite symposia and hands-on workshops bringing NovaHeart across Europe.

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Riga · University of Latvia 2026

Invited lectures & workshop
Invited lectures/Workshop

— Innovation in Echocardiography for CHD · Presenter: Florian Gross

— Right Ventricular Volumetry in Echocardiography · Presenter: Raphael Seiler

— Take NovaHeart to Your Heart: Precision, Automation, Standardisation · Interactive technology workshop · NovaHeart demonstration

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DGPK 2026

Annual meeting, German Society for Paediatric Cardiology · 22 February 2026
Satellite symposium: Von der manuellen Messung zur automatisierten Analyse: Fortschritte in der Echokardiographie

— Workflow und Anwendung in der klinischen Praxis · Lerach, DHZC

— NovaHeart als kollaborative Forschungsplattform · Seiler / Groß, DHZC

— Multizentrische Forschung durch die Struktur des Nationalen Registers für angeborene Herzfehler: Chancen und Perspektiven · DHZC, Berlin

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Gdańsk 2026

Annual meeting, Polish Society of Paediatric Cardiology · 7 May 2026
Satellite symposium: From Manual Measurement to Automated Analysis: Advances in Echocardiography
NovaHeart in Clinical Practice: Workflow, Research & Multicentric Study · Ovrutskiy, DHZC, Berlin
Hands-on Practical Session: Scan Assist, DICOM Upload & Guided Case Walkthrough · Ovrutskiy, DHZC, Berlin
— Integration Pathway & Data Protection · Ovrutskiy / Smith — DHZC, Berlin / AIBODY

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AEPC 2026

Annual meeting, European Association for Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology · 13–17 May 2026
Satellite symposium: Quantitative Echocardiography in CHD: From 2D Measurements and Manual Planes to 3D and AI-based Analysis — and the Need for a European Multicenter Approach
— Introduction to NovaHeart · Ovrutskiy / Smith — DHZC, Berlin / AIBODY
— Workflow and Application in Clinical Practice · Lerach, DHZC, Berlin
— NovaHeart as a Collaborative Research Platform · Groß, DHZC, Berlin
— MUSE-CHD(Z) — MUlticentre Study on Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease (Z-Scores) · Gross, DHZC, Berlin
e-Poster presentation: Distinguishing severe from non-severe aortic valve regurgitation in patients with congenital aortic valve disease: identifying discriminative variables and development of a novel scoring system
Presenter Teresa Lerach
Authors Lerach, T; Ganal, N S; Groß, F; Seiler, R; Kühne, T; Berger, F; Ovrutskiy, S

Peer-reviewed publications.

Scientific evidence supporting the NovaHeart platform published in peer-reviewed international cardiology journals.

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Journal of Clinical Medicine

2026
Publication: First clinical results of novel haemodynamic simulation software for patient-specific Qp:Qs quantification in patients with atrial septal defect using routine 2D echocardiographic data
Authors Florian Gross, Robert Dragendorf, Teresa Lerach, Alexandra Hinke, Felix Berger, Raphael Seiler, Stanislav Ovrutskiy

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European Heart Journal — Imaging Methods and Practice

2026
Publication: From simple measurement to a complex form: right ventricular volumetry using 2D-echocardiography — a retrospective cohort study
Authors Raphael Seiler, Felix Günther, Florian Gross, Teresa Lerach, Robert Dragendorf, Alexandra Hinke, Jan Brüning, Titus Kühne, Alexander Bobenko, Felix Berger, Stanislav Ovrutskiy

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