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*OPTIONAL WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023

All times listed in Eastern Time
5:30 pm
Learning Lab for Interventional Echo (Optional)
Anne Campbell, MS, RDCS
Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS
Neil Greenberg, PhD
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
Nishath Quader, MD
L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD

This learning lab offers hands-on practice of 3D transesophageal echo and multiplanar reconstruction for preprocedural evaluation and intraprocedural guidance of structural heart interventions.

7:30 pm
Adjourn

*Additional fee and registration required, first-come, first-served.

Capacity 25 participants

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023

All times listed in Eastern Time
6:00 am
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
6:45 am
Coffee with the Experts: Informal Discussion on Mitral Valve and Structural Interventions
7:00 am
25th Anniversary Welcome Address
Lars Svensson, MD, PhD
7:10 am
Introduction
Allan L. Klein, MD
Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD

SESSION 1 - VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE MITRAL VALVE
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Paul A. Grayburn, MD

7:15 am
Mitral Valve: Pathology-Clinical Correlation
Paul A. Grayburn, MD
7:27 am
Mitral Regurgitation: How to Measure and Guideline Based Approach to Treatment; What is Atrial Mitral Regurgitation?
Allan L. Klein, MD
7:39 am
Surgical Approaches to Primary Mitral Regurgitation: When Do You Do Robotic Surgery and Outcomes?
A. Marc Gillinov, MD
7:51 am
Percutaneous Approaches to Primary and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: When Do You Do Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) and Outcomes?
Samir Kapadia, MD
8:03 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
A. Marc Gillinov, MD Paul A. Grayburn, MD Allan L. Klein, MD; and Samir Kapadia, MD

SESSION 2 - STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: MITRAL VALVE AND LEFT ATRIUM
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, and Nishath Quader, MD

8:28 am
Exercise Testing and Strain Imaging in Mitral Valve Disease
Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
8:40 am
Valve in Valve, Valve in Ring Procedures: Patient Selection, Technical Aspects and Outcomes
Samir Kapadia, MD
8:52 am
Step by Step Imaging Guided Approach in Mitral TEER; What Are the Lessons Learned? Role of ASE guidelines?
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
9:04 am
New Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices: Role of TEE and CT Guided Approaches and Outcomes. Is 4-D ICE the New Player on the Block?
Nishath Quader, MD
9:16 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
Samir Kapadia, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; and Nishath Quader, MD
9:41 am
Refreshment Break & Exhibits

SESSION 3 - VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE AORTIC VALVE
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA and Paul A. Grayburn, MD

10:01 am
Aortic Valve: Pathology-Clinical Correlations
Nishath Quader, MD
10:13 am
Aortic Root and Aortic Valve Repair vs. Replacement? What Are the Outcomes?
Lars Svensson, MD, PhD
10: 25 am
Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation: How to Measure and Guidelines-based Approach to Treatment
Paul A. Grayburn, MD
10:37 am
Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Surgery
A. Marc Gillinov, MD
10:49 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD
Paul A. Grayburn, MD; Nishath Quader, MD; Lars Svensson, MD, PhD; and A. Marc Gillinov, MD
11:14 am
Refreshment Break & Exhibits
11:30 am
Debate: Controversies in Mitral Valve Disease
Moderators: Lars Svensson, MD, PhD and Sherif Nagueh, MD

MRI is the Gold Standard in Evaluating Patients with Mitral Regurgitation Going for Surgery or Intervention

11:30 am - Pro: Nishath Quader, MD
11:42 am - Con: Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
11:54 am - Rebuttal: Nishath Quader, MD
11:59 am - Rebuttal: Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
12:04 pm - Discussion: Session Faculty

Simultaneous Sessions

12:16 pm
How-To Session A: 3-D Reconstruction and Cropping in Valve Disease
Moderators: Anne Campbell, MS, RDCS; Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Nishath Quader, MD

In this how-to session you will learn from the experts as they reconstruct and crop 3D transthoracic and TEE images. First-come, first-served.

Capacity 30 participants.

12:16 pm
Case Workshops: MV Surgery, Primary and Secondary MR, Percutaneous MV Repair, Valve-in-Valve Repair, LAA Closure, Contrast Cases
Moderator: Milind Desai MD;
Paul A. Grayburn, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Allan L. Klein, MD; Sherif Nagueh, MD; and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
1:01 pm
Adjourn

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2023

All times listed in Eastern Time
6:30 am
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
7:00 am
Coffee with the Experts: Informal Discussion on Aortic Valve and Structural Interventions

SESSION 4 - STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS AND TRICUSPID VALVE
Moderators: Rhonda Miyasaka, MD and Stephen Little, MD

7:15 am
TAVR: State of the Art 2023
Samir Kapadia, MD
7:27 am
Tricuspid Valve: Pathology-clinical Correlations: How Do You Grade Severity?
Stephen H. Little, MD
7:39 am
Percutaneous Approaches to Tricuspid Regurgitation: When Do You Do TEER? What are the New Trials?
Samir Kapadia, MD
7:51 am
Step by Step imaging Guided Approach for Tricuspid TEER; What are the tips and tricks?
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
8:03 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Leonardo Rodriguez MD
Stephen H. Little, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; and Rhonda Miyasaka, MD

SESSION 5 - DIASTOLOGY
Moderators: Allan Klein, MD and Sherif Nagueh MD

8:28 am
Physiology of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Estimating LV Filling Pressure
L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
8:40 am
Diastology Guidelines: State of the Art; Time for New Guidelines?
Allan L. Klein, MD
8:52 am
What is the Role of LA Strain in Diastolic Function Evaluation? Is This a Game Changer?
Sherif Nagueh, MD
9: 04 am
Diastolic Function: Case Presentations From Basic to Advanced
Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS
9:16 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A with Invited Panel
Moderator: Allan Klein MD
Amy Dillenbeck MS, RDCS; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD; Sherif Nagueh, MD
9:41 am
Refreshment Break
10:01 am
Debate: Controversies in Aortic Valve Disease
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Mario Garcia, MD

TAVR will Replace SAVR in Low Risk Aortic Stenosis Patients

10:01 am - Pro: Stephen H. Little, MD
10:13 am - Con: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
10:25 am - Rebuttal: Stephen H. Little, MD
10:30 am - Rebuttal: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
10:35 am - Discussion: Session Faculty

Simultaneous Sessions

10:47 am
How-to Session B: Diastology and Strain imaging Implementation and Interpretation
Moderators: Anne Campbell, RDCS; Amy Dillenbeck, RDCS; Allan Klein, MD; and Sherif Nagueh, MD

This how-to session reviews a step-by-step approach to the assessment and interpretation of diastology in real cases. There will also be an opportunity for hands-on practice of strain analysis.

First-come, first-served. Capacity 30 participants.

10:47 am
Case Workshop: Aortic Stenosis, Valve Thrombosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Right Ventricle and Contrast Cases
Moderator: Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
Mario Garcia, MD; Paul A.Grayburn, MD; Stephen H. Little, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Nishath Quader, MD
12:00 pm
Adjourn

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2023

All times listed in Eastern Time
6:45 am
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
7:00 am
Coffee with the Experts: Informal Discussion on Diastology and Strain

SESSION 6 - MYOCARDIAL and PERICARDIAL DISEASES
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD and Mario Garcia, MD

7:15 am
Cardio-oncology: What Does Strain Have to offer? How Do You Set Up a Clinic?
Mario Garcia, MD
7:27 am
Recurrent Pericarditis: New Paradigm Shift in Clinical Practice
Allan L. Klein, MD
7:40 am
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Why the Enormous Interest Now? What is the Role of Multimodality Imaging
Sherif Nagueh, MD
7:52 am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: From Diagnosis to New Therapeutics; Evidence From New Clinical Trials
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
8:04 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Christine Jellis, MD
Milind Desai, MD; Mario Garcia, MD; Allan L. Klein, MD; and Sherif Nagueh, MD
8:29 am
Refreshment Break and Exhibits

SESSION 7 - ATHLETES, CONGENITAL HEART, LVADs and CONTRAST ECHO
Moderators: Craig Asher, MD and Jerry Estep, MD

8:44 am
How to Differentiate Athlete’s Heart from Non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Craig Asher, MD
8:59 am
Multimodality Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease
Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH
9:13 am
Advances in Mechanical Support in Heart Failure
Jerry Estep, MD
9:25 am
Role of Contrast Echo in Assessing Left and Right Heart Function: What Do the ASE Guidelines Say?
Anne Campbell, MS, RDCS
9: 37 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Craig Asher, MD
Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Jerry Estep, MD; and Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH
10:02 am
Refreshment Break & Exhibits
10:22 am
Debate: Controversies in Artificial Intelligence
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD; and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD

Is Artificial Intelligence Necessary for the Future of Multimodality Imaging?

10:22 am - Pro: Mario Garcia, MD
10:34 am - Con: Milind Desai, MD, MBA
10:46 am - Rebuttal: Mario Garcia, MD
10:51 am - Rebuttal: Milind Desai, MD, MBA
10:56 am - Discussion: Session Faculty

11:08 am
Case Workshop – Constriction, Restriction, Complicated Pericarditis, Cardio-Oncology, Contrast Echo, Artificial Intelligence, Congenital Heart Disease
Moderator: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD;
Craig Asher, MD; Anne Campbell, MS, RDCS; Milind Desai, MD, MBA; Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Jerry Estep, MD; Mario Garcia, MD; Allan L. Klein, MD; and Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH
12:08 pm
Questions and Answers
Session Faculty
12:16 pm
Adjourn

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