Agenda

October 2, 2026 - Dearborn, MI

November 6, 2026 - Pittsburgh, PA

November 13, 2026 - Columbus, OH

October 2, 2026 Dearborn, MI All times in Eastern Time
7:50 am	Welcome and Announcements Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
8:00 – 9:00 am	Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD
	Pushing the boundaries of lipid lowering: Large new trials to gene therapies Ashish Sarraju, MD
	Understanding the role of Lp(a) as a CV risk marker in the prevention of CV disease: New trials, when to refer Leslie Cho, MD
	Contemporary management and new trials in hypertension Ashish Sarraju, MD
	New Data on therapies for obesity, diabetes, kidney metabolic axis: Where research meets the clinic Leslie Cho, MD
	Era of modern preventive coronary imaging: Who, what when and why Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
9:10 am	Refreshments & Exhibit Break
9:30 – 10:40 am	Session II – Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Michael Tong, MD
	Discussion about Inoca, Minoca testing and management Khaled Ziada, MD
	Decision making in coronary chronic total occlusion - Should we open? Laura Young, MD
	SCAD, anomalies and bridges: How to evaluate and when to refer Khaled Ziada, MD
	Robotic and Advanced CABG TBD
	Novel concepts in comprehensive surgical management of a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy? Michael Tong, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
10:40 – 11:40 am	Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD
	Modern concepts in multimodality imaging eval of mitral and tricuspid valve diseases Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
	Minimally invasive MV and TV surgical options A. Marc Gillinov, MD
	Management of complex mitral valve disease (MAC, radiation, infection etc.) Shinya Unai, MD
	Tricuspid and mitral structural interventions: When and how to intervene Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
11:40 am	Lunch
12:40 – 2:00 pm	Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
	Modern concepts in diagnosis of AS and aortopathies and emerging medical therapies Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	TAVR versus SAVR for AS: Latest data Samir Kapadia, MD
	Complex endocarditis surgery including reoperations Shinya Unai, MD
	Modern approaches to aortic valve surgery, including for AR, robotic, Ozaki Eric Roselli, MD
	Surgical management of patient with connective tissue disease and inherited aortopathies TBD
	Surgical management of thoracic aortopathies: Grafts to frozen elephant trunks Eric Roselli, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
2:00 pm	Exhibit Break
2:15 – 3:05 pm	Session V – Electrophysiology
	A fib ablation: Latest data, new tricks and toys TBD
	LAA Closure: Who to refer and management after implantation Oussama Wazni, MD
	Ventricular ablation for arrhythmia TBD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
3:05 – 4:45 pm	Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFrEF: Systems approach to GDMT implementation Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFpEF: Medications, devices, and lifestyle management Sean Bhattacharya, MD
	Inherited cardiomyopathies: How to evaluate and when to refer Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: current concepts and surgical outcomes Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Management of advanced pericardial disease Michael Tong, MD
	Amyloid heart disease: Diagnosis and management. New trials and when to refer. Mazen Hanna, MD
	Is this advanced heart failure? When to refer for LVAD/transplant Michael Tong, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
4:35 pm	Closing Remarks
4:45 pm	Adjourn to networking reception

November 6, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA All times in Eastern Time
7:50 am	Welcome and Announcements Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD Venkat R. Machiraju, MD
8:00 – 9:00 am	Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD
	Pushing the boundaries of lipid lowering: Large new trials to gene therapies Vikas Sunder, MD
	Understanding the role of Lp(a) as a CV risk marker in the prevention of CV disease: New trials, when to refer Leslie Cho, MD
	Contemporary management and new trials in hypertension Vikas Sunder, MD
	New Data on therapies for obesity, diabetes, kidney metabolic axis: Where research meets the clinic Leslie Cho, MD
	Era of modern preventive coronary imaging: Who, what when and why Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A (20 minutes) Session Faculty
9:10 am	Refreshments & Exhibit Break
9:30 – 10:40 am	Session II – Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Khaled Ziada, MD
	Discussion about Inoca, Minoca testing and management Khaled Ziada, MD
	Decision making in coronary chronic total occlusion - Should we open? Laura Young, MD
	SCAD, anomalies and bridges: How to evaluate and when to refer Khaled Ziada, MD
	Robotic and Advanced CABG TBD
	Novel concepts in comprehensive surgical management of a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy? Michael Tong, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A (20 minutes) Session Faculty
10:40 – 11:40 am	Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD
	Modern concepts in multimodality imaging eval of mitral and tricuspid valve disease Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
	Minimally invasive MV and TV surgical options A. Marc Gillinov, MD
	Management of complex mitral valve disease (MAC, radiation, infection etc.) Shinya Unai, MD
	Tricuspid and mitral structural interventions: When and how to intervene Samir Kapadia, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A (20 minutes) Session Faculty
11:40 am	Lunch
12:40 – 2:00 pm	Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD
	Modern concepts in diagnosis of AS and aortopathies and emerging medical therapies Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	TAVR versus SAVR for AS: Latest data Grant Reed, MD
	Complex endocarditis surgery including reoperations Shinya Unai, MD
	Modern approaches to aortic valve surgery, including for AR, robotic, ozaki Shinya Unai, MD
	Surgical management of patient with connective tissue disease and inherited aortopathies Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
	Surgical management of thoracic aortopathies: Grafts to frozen elephant trunks Xiaoying Lou, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
2:00 pm	Exhibit Break
2:15 – 3:05 pm	Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Mohamed Kanj, MD
	A fib ablation: Latest data, new tricks and toys Mohamed Kanj, MD
	LAA Closure: Who to refer and management after implantation Tyler Taigen, MD
	Ventricular ablation for arrhythmia Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
3:05 – 4:45 pm	Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFrEF: Systems approach to GDMT implementation Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFpEF: Medications, devices, and lifestyle management Sean Bhattacharya, MD
	Inherited cardiomyopathies (dilated, restrictive, ARVC): How to evaluate and when to refer Michael Hill, MD
	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: current concepts and surgical outcomes Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Amyloid heart disease: Diagnosis and management. New trials and when to refer. Mazen Hanna, MD
	Management of advanced pericardial disease Allan Klein, MD
	Is this advanced heart failure? When to refer for LVAD/transplant Michael Tong, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
4:35 pm	Closing Remarks
4:45 pm	Adjourn to networking reception

November 13, 2026 Columbus, OH All times in Eastern Time
7:50 am	Welcome and Announcements Milind Desai, MD, MBA
8:00 – 9:00 am	Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD
	Pushing the boundaries of lipid lowering: Large new trials to gene therapies Luke Laffin, MD
	Understanding the role of Lp(a) as a CV risk marker in the prevention of CV disease: New trials, when to refer Leslie Cho, MD
	Contemporary management and new trials in hypertension Luke Laffin, MD
	New Data on therapies for obesity, diabetes, kidney metabolic axis: Where research meets the clinic Leslie Cho, MD
	Era of modern preventive coronary imaging: Who, what when and why Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
9:10 am	Refreshments & Exhibit Break
9:30 – 10:40 am	Session II – Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Faisal Bakaeen, MD
	Discussion about Inoca, Minoca testing and management TBD
	Decision making in coronary chronic total occlusion - Should we open? Laura Young, MD
	SCAD, anomalies and bridges: How to evaluate and when to refer TBD
	Robotic and Advanced CABG Faisal Bakaeen, MD
	Novel concepts in comprehensive surgical management of a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy? Michael Tong, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
10:40 – 11:40 am	Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD
	Modern concepts in multimodality imaging eval of mitral and tricuspid valve disease Serge Harb, MD
	Minimally invasive MV and TV surgical options A. Marc Gillinov, MD
	Management of complex mitral valve disease (MAC, radiation, infection etc.) Shinya Unai, MD
	Tricuspid and mitral structural interventions: When and how to intervene Samir Kapadia, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
11:40 am	Lunch
12:40 – 2:00 pm	Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD
	Modern concepts in diagnosis of AS and aortopathies and emerging medical therapies Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	TAVR versus SAVR for AS: Latest data Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
	Complex endocarditis surgery including reoperations Faisal Bakaeen, MD
	Modern approaches to aortic valve surgery, including for AR, robotic, Ozaki Shinya Unai, MD
	Surgical management of patient with connective tissue disease and inherited aortopathies Xiaoying Lou, MD
	Surgical management of thoracic aortopathies: Grafts to frozen elephant trunks Shinya Unai, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
2:00 pm	Exhibit Break
2:15 – 3:05 pm	Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Oussama Wazni, MD
	A fib ablation: Latest data, new tricks and toys Oussama Wazni, MD
	LAA Closure: Who to refer and management after implantation Mohamed Kanj, MD
	Ventricular ablation for arrhythmia Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
3:05 – 4:35 pm	Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFrEF: Systems approach to GDMT implementation Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFpEF: Medications, devices, and lifestyle management Sean Bhattacharya, MD
	Inherited cardiomyopathies (dilated, restrictive, ARVC): How to evaluate and when to refer W.H. Wilson Tang, MD
	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: current concepts and surgical outcomes Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Management of advanced pericardial disease Michael Tong, MD
	Amyloid heart disease: Diagnosis and management. New trials and when to refer. Mazen Hanna, MD
	Is this advanced heart failure? When to refer for LVAD/transplant Michael Tong, MD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
4:35 pm	Closing Remarks
4:45 pm	Adjourn to networking reception

Agenda

October 2, 2026
Dearborn, MI
All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Michael Tong, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta

Session V – Electrophysiology

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial
Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

November 6, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Khaled Ziada, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Mohamed Kanj, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial
Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

November 13, 2026
Columbus, OH
All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Faisal Bakaeen, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Oussama Wazni, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial
Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

Agenda

October 2, 2026Dearborn, MI All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Michael Tong, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta

Session V – Electrophysiology

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

November 6, 2026Pittsburgh, PA All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Khaled Ziada, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Mohamed Kanj, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

November 13, 2026 Columbus, OH All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease Moderator: Faisal Bakaeen, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Oussama Wazni, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

October 2, 2026
Dearborn, MI
All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Michael Tong, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial
Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

November 6, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Khaled Ziada, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Mohamed Kanj, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial
Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

November 13, 2026
Columbus, OH
All times in Eastern Time

Session I – State of the Art Prevention and Management
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session II – Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Faisal Bakaeen, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
Moderator: A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Oussama Wazni, MD

Session VI – Heart Failure and Pericardial
Moderator: Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH