Agenda

Friday, November 3, 2023
All times in Eastern Time

7:50 AM
Welcome and Announcements
Lars Svensson, MD, PhD

Session I – Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

8:00 AM
Imaging for risk stratification and primary prevention: current and emerging concepts
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
8:15 AM
Modern Lipid Management: New Therapies, When to Treat, and How to Initiate
Leslie Cho, MD
8:30 AM
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and SGLT2 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome: New Insights and Opportunities for Cardiovascular Protection
Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD
8:45 AM
Hypertension: an old disease with new treatment options
Leslie Cho, MD
9:00 AM
Panel Discussion & Attendee Q&A
Session Faculty
9:20 AM
Refreshments & Exhibit Break

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD, MBA

9:40 AM
Decision Making in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions
Jaikirshan Khatri, MD
9:55 AM
Diagnosis and management of microvascular disease
Khaled Ziada, MD
10:10 AM
Management and Outcomes in CABG for Complex Multivessel Disease
Faisal Bakaeen, MD
10:25 AM
Panel Discussion & Attendee Q&A
Session Faculty

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Brian Griffin, MD

10:40 AM
Degenerative MR: Clinical Assessment, Evaluation and Timing of Intervention
Brian Griffin, MD
10:55 AM
Functional/secondary MR: Diagnosis and Role of GDMT
Randall Starling, MD, MPH
11:10 AM
Management of Tricuspid Disease- Current and Future Options
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
11:25 AM
Current Status of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies
Samir Kapadia, MD
11:40 AM
Surgical Techniques for Primary MR: From Resection to Preservation to Robotic
Daniel Burns, MD
11:55 AM
Panel Discussion & Attendee Q&A
Session Faculty
12:15 PM
Lunch

Session IV – Aortic Valve
Moderator: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

1:00 PM
Patient Selection and Shared Decision Making in patients with Aortic Valve Disease
Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
1:15 PM
Contemporary Trends in AS Management
Brian Griffin, MD
1:30 PM
Update on TAVR: Indications, Outcomes/Durability, Complications
Samir Kapadia, MD
1:45 PM
The Benefit of Surgical Intervention in Low Flow, Low Gradient AS
Daniel Burns, MD
2:00 PM
Panel Discussion & Attendee Q&A
Session Faculty
2:20 PM
Exhibit Break

Session V – EP
Moderator: Mohamed Kanj, MD

2:35 PM
Risk Factors for AF and How do I work up a Patient who has New Onset Atrial Fibrillation?
Shady Nakhla, MD
2:50 PM
Medical and Interventional Options for Stroke Risk in AF: LAAC Updates
Mohamed Kanj, MD
3:05 PM
Ventricular Premature Complexes – From Benign to Malignant When to Worry?
Mohamed Kanj, MD
3:20 PM
Panel Discussion & Attendee Q&A
Session Faculty

Session VI – Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
Moderator: Randall Starling, MD, MPH

3:35 PM
HFrEF: Essentials of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
Randall Starling, MD, MPH
3:50 PM
Evaluating and Managing HFpEF
Sanjeeb Bhattacharya, MD
4:05 PM
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Management
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
4:20 PM
Selection, Strategies and Decision Making in Temporary and Long Term Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant
Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, MBA
4:45 PM
Panel Discussion & Attendee Q&A
Session Faculty
5:00 PM
Adjourn

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