A Look at the Future
50 years after coronary angiography | 40 years after coronary bypass surgery
at Cleveland Clinic

Event Overview

Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute is pleased to host this one time event which will be a comprehensive, single-site overview of the state of cardiac surgery, cardiovascular medicine, and their related disciplines.

This three day educational event offers a complete overview of current trends, ideas and innovations. Presenters include the recognized leaders in all major aspects in cardiovascular care from Cleveland Clinic and around the world. Please join us as we celebrate the opening of the Arnold and Sydell Miller Family Pavilion, the new home of the Heart & Vascular Institute, and the largest and most advanced heart care facility in the world (www.meetthebuildings.com).

Target Audience

This program is intended for:

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to identify and evaluate patients with cardiovascular disease, based on clinical guidelines and best practices for their optimal management, through the following methods:

• Reporting of the recent discoveries in atherogenesis through biomarkers and bioimaging which improve management of coronary artery disease
• Summarize outcomes of percutaneous interventions for coronary, aortic, and valvular diseases
• Employ and integrate diagnostic imaging, detection and management of cardiovascular disease
• Describe viability quantification, imaging, and future therapeutic approaches in cardiovascular disease
• Discuss the causes and consequences including the diagnosis of primary electrical diseases and devices used for cardiomyopathies
• Summarize the progress in genetics and cell regeneration