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Agenda

Saturday, September 19, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

7:00 am
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
8:15 am
Opening Remarks
Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD
Cardiovascular Prevention
Moderator: Lubka Ilieva, DO
8:30 am
Lipid Management, LPa, Inflammation and Other Factors for CAD
Lawson McDonald, MD
8:45 am
Emerging Role of Coronary Computed Tomography in Management of CAD
Milind Desai, MD
9:00 am
State-of-the-Art Cardiac Stress Testing
Lubka Ilieva, DO
9:15 am
Panel Discussion/Q&A
Floyd Burke, MD; Nazar Sharak, DO; Mary Oberst, MD
9:30 am
Coffee Break and Exhibits
Heart Failure
Moderator: Raghavendra Makam MD
10:00 am
Heart Failure: Update in Current Diagnosis and Treatment
Jerry Estep, MD
10:15 am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Milind Desai, MD
10:30 am
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Raghavendra Makam, MD
10:45 am
Panel Discussion/Q&A
Vijay Haryani, MD; Floyd Burke, MD
Stable Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Moderator: Misty Miller, MD
11:00 am
Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease
Jaime Lewellyn, DO
11:15 am
Stable CAD and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Misty Miller, MD
11:30 am
Stable CAD and the Role of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
James Wudel, MD
11:45 am
Panel Discussion/Q&A
Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD; Mauricio Cohen, MD
12:00 pm
Lunch and Exhibits
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Moderator: Mauricio Cohen, MD
1:00 pm
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Guideline Updates
Mauricio Cohen, MD
1:15 pm
Antiplatelet Therapies and Oral Anticoagulation in Patients with Coronary Interventions
Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
1:30 pm
Cardiogenic Shock
Line Kemeyou, MD
1:45 pm
Panel Discussion/Q&A
Misty Miller, MD
Valvular Heart Disease
Moderator: Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD
2:00 pm
Aortic Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation: Echo Findings and Diagnosis
Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD
2:15 pm
Case Presentation
Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD
2:20 pm
Why TAVR May Be the Better Option
Homam Ibrahim, MD
2:30 pm
Why SAVR May Be the Better Option
James Wudel, MD
2:40 pm
Case Outcome and Final Discussion
Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD
Electrophysiology Update
Moderator: Brett Faulknier, DO
3:20 pm
State-of-the-Art in Pacing Strategies
Ravi Choxi, DO
3:35 pm
Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs. Oral Anticoagulation in Patient with Atrial Fibrillation
Brett Faulknier, DO
3:50 pm
Surgical Approach to Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Luis Velazco Davila, MD
4:05 pm
Panel Discussion/Q&A
Brett Faulknier, DO
4:20 pm
Closing Remarks
Carlos Gonzalez Lengua, MD
4:25 pm
Adjourn

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