Agenda

October 2, 2026 - Dearborn, MI

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 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 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
	Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: State of the art Gianluca Torregrossa, 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: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
	Modern concepts in multimodality imaging eval of mitral and tricuspid valve diseases Ben Alencherry, MD
	Minimally invasive MV and TV surgical options 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 Moderator: Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Modern concepts in diagnosis of AS and aortopathies and emerging medical therapies Milind Desai, MD, MBA
	Surgical management of thoracic aortopathies: Grafts to frozen elephant trunks Patrick Vargo, MD
	TAVR versus SAVR for AS: Latest data Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
	Complex endocarditis surgery including reoperations Shinya Unai, MD
	Modern approaches to aortic valve surgery, including for AR, robotic, Ozaki Patrick Vargo, MD
	Surgical management of patient with connective tissue disease and inherited aortopathies Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
	Panel Discussion/Attendee Q&A Session Faculty
2:00 pm	Exhibit Break
2:15 – 3:05 pm	Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Ayman Hussein, MD
	A fib ablation: Latest data, new tricks and toys Ayman Hussein, MD
	LAA Closure: Who to refer and management after implantation Ayman Hussein, MD
	Ventricular ablation for arrhythmia Jakub Sroubek, 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: Practical management in the CKM era 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 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: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD
	Discussion about Inoca, Minoca testing and management Leslie Cho, 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 Laura Young, MD
	Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: State of the art Gianluca Torregrossa, 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: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD
	Modern concepts in multimodality imaging eval of mitral and tricuspid valve disease Serge Harb, MD
	Minimally invasive MV and TV surgical options 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: 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 Michael Tong, 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: Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
	A fib ablation: Latest data, new tricks and toys Oussama Wazni, MD
	LAA Closure: Who to refer and management after implantation Oussama Wazni, 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
	Management of advanced pericardial disease Michael Tong, MD
	Is this advanced heart failure? When to refer for LVAD/transplant Michael Tong, MD
	HFrEF: Systems approach to GDMT implementation Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH
	HFpEF: Practical management in the CKM era Arianne Clare Agdamag, 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
	Amyloid heart disease: Diagnosis and management. New trials and when to refer. Andres Carmona Rubio, 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: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD, MBA

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Ayman Hussein, 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: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

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

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD

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: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta Moderator: Milind Desai, MD, MBA

Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Ayman Hussein, 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: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Moderator: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

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

Session V – Electrophysiology Moderator: Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD

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: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

Session IV – Aortic Valve and aorta
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD, MBA

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Ayman Hussein, 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: Gianluca Torregrossa, MD

Session III – Mitral and Tricuspid Valve
Moderator: Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

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

Session V – Electrophysiology
Moderator: Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD

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