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Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

Wednesday, March 3, 2027
All times in Eastern Time
5:30 pm
 Learning Lab for Interventional Echo (Optional) *

This learning lab offers hands-on practice of 3-D TEE and multiplanar reconstruction for preprocedural evaluation and intraprocedural guidance of structural heart interventions. This workshop features individualized tracks for sonographers, imaging and interventional fellows, and physicians, offering relevant experience for all participants. There will be an exciting wet-lab demonstration with hands-on experience.

A range of imaging and device companies with clinical representatives will illustrate the latest interventional echo applications on their equipment.

Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Jenny Placido Disla, MD; Neil Greenberg, PhD; Rebecca Hahn, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Akhil Narang MD; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
7:30 pm
 Adjourn

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

CME Registration Only - Capacity 35 participants

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Thursday, March 4, 2027
All times in Eastern Time
6:00 am
 Registration, continental breakfast, and exhibits
7:00 am
 Welcome remarks and introductions
Allan L. Klein, MD; Mauricio Cohen, MD; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA; Samir Kapadia, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD

Session 1 - Valve Disease: Focus on the Mitral Valve with Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Case Discussion
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Stephanie Mick, MD
7:10 am
 Primary and secondary mitral regurgitation: How are they different? Anatomic and step-wise echocardiographic approach for percutaneous interventions.
Rebecca Hahn, MD
7:22 am
 Multimodality imaging for mitral valve assessment: Which pre-procedural modality and for whom?
Serge Harb, MD
7:34 am
 Principles for the surgical approach to primary and secondary mitral regurgitation: How to approach challenging anatomy
Stephanie Mick, MD
7:46 am
 Tailored transcatheter mitral valve therapy: Current challenges and future devices
Samir Kapadia, MD
7:58 am
 Case presentation: Collaborative approach to managing complex mitral valve disease cases using the heart valve team
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD, and Serge Harb, MD
8:03 am
 Case discussion – Q&A
Moderator: Mauricio Cohen, MD
Panel: Rebecca Hahn, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Stephanie Mick, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Akhil Narang, MD; Jenny Placido Disla, MD and Michael Tong, MD, MBA

Session 2 - Structural Interventions: Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Appendage: Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Case Discussions
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA, and Mohamed Kanj, MD
8:30 am
 Atrial fibrillation ablation should be offered to ALL patients with AF: What do the clinical trials say? Insights from the AVANT GUARD Trial
Mohamed Kanj, MD
8:42 am
 Surgical management of patients with atrial fibrillation: Maze and LAA Clip - what are the outcomes?
Michael Tong, MD, MBA
8:54 am
 Things to understand during LAAO – Pre, intra and post procedural CT, TEE, ICE when do you do what test? Strengths and Limitations
Serge Harb, MD
9:06 am
 Assessment and management of device related thrombus and peri-device leak – occurrence, implications and management?
Mohamed Kanj, MD
9:18 am
 Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) during transcatheter structural heart procedures: TAVR or M-TEER. What does the data show?
Samir Kapadia, MD
9:30 am
 Case presentation: Collaborative approach to managing complex atrial fibrillation and mitral regurgitation
Ben Alencherry, MD
9:35 am
 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
Panel: Serge Harb, MD; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA; Mohamed Kanj, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
10:05 am
 Refreshment break & exhibits

Session 3 - Valve Disease: Focus on the Aortic Valve – Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Case Discussion
Moderator: Serge Harb, MD

10:25 am
 The Future of TAVR is TAV in TAV: Anatomical challenges and special considerations
Raj Makkar, MD
10:37 am
 Proximal Aortic Heritable diseases vs. Degenerative Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: How to image and when to operate?
L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
10:49 am
 Aortic valve sparing operations be considered as an alternative to SAVR? What does the data show?
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
11:01 am
 Innovation in TAVR and individualized device selection - what should we expect in the next five years?
Raj Makkar, MD
11:13 am
 Complex case presentation: Collaborative approach to managing complex AV disease
Mauricio Cohen, MD
11:18 am
 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
Panel: Mauricio Cohen, MD; Rebecca Hahn, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Raj Makkar, MD; Stephanie Mick, MD; Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, and Michael Tong, MD, MBA
11:45 am
 Debate: Interventional vs. Surgery: Controversies in Aortic Valve Disease
Moderators: Raj Makkar, MD and Serge Harb, MD

68-year-old man with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis should be treated with TAVR
  • 11:45 am Pro: Raj Makkar, MD
  • 11:52 am Con: Michael Tong, MD, MBA
  • 11:59 am Rebuttal: Raj Makkar, MD
  • 12:06 pm Rebuttal: Michael Tong, MD, MBA
  • 12:13 pm Discussion

SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS
12:30 pm
 Case Presentations: Read with the Experts
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
Panel: Mauricio Cohen, MD; Rebecca Hahn, MD; Mohamed Kanj, MD, and Samir Kapadia, MD
12:30 pm
 Sonographer/APP track
Ben Alencherry, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Amanda Coon, PA; Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS and Mary Heine, BSc, APRN

Live, real-time scanning demonstration of valve patients led by Advanced Cardiac Sonographers and Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs). Designed to bridge technical imaging with clinical decision-making, the session pairs expert image acquisition with real-world patient context.
1:30 pm
 Adjourn
1:35 pm
 Lunch and non-CME presentations
6:30 pm
 Welcome reception at hotel

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Friday, March 5, 2027
All times in Eastern Time
6:30 am
 Registration, continental breakfast, and exhibits
Non-CME breakfast presentation

Session 4 - Structural Interventions and Tricuspid Valve – Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Case Discussion
Moderators: Rebecca Hahn, MD and Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
7:15 am
 Fundamentals of advanced cardiac imaging for tricuspid valve assessment – how does multimodality imaging optimize patient evaluation and preparation?
Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
7:27 am
 Principles for the surgical approach to primary and secondary tricuspid regurgitation - what is new in 2027?
Stephanie Mick, MD
7:39 am
 When are percutaneous approaches to primary and secondary tricuspid regurgitation indicated? What is the latest from clinical trials?
Rebecca Hahn, MD
7:51 am
 Tricuspid regurgitation in congenital heart disease; what diseases and how are they managed; role of cardiac imaging
Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH
8:03 am
 Complex case presentation: Collaborative approach to managing severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation and atrial fibrillation
Ben Alencherry, MD
8:08 am
 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD, MBA
Panel: Rebecca Hahn, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH; Raj Makkar, MD; Stephanie Mick, MD and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
8:38 am
 Keynote Lecture: Short- and long-term strategies using TTEER and TTVR in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation - What do the clinical trials say?
Raj Makkar, MD

Session 5 - Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Diastology – Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Case Discussion
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Craig Asher, MD
9:23 am
 Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in 2027: Addressing a growing clinical challenge
Craig Asher, MD
9:36 am
 New ASE diastology guidelines: Validation studies and implementation in echo labs
Allan L. Klein, MD
9:48 am
 Unmasking HFpEF with Artificial Intelligence
Akhil Narang, MD
10:00 am
 Case Presentation – Case of complex diastology using new guidelines
Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS
10:05 am
 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Allan L. Klein, MD
Panel: Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Craig Asher, MD; Akhil Narang, MD, and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
10:35 am
 Refreshment break & exhibits
10:55 am
 Echo Jeopardy
Ben Alencherry, MD; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA and Jared Klein, MD, MPH

SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS
11:55 am
 Case presentations: Read with the experts
Moderator: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
Panel: Mauricio Cohen, MD; Milind Desai, MD, MBA; Rebecca Hahn, MD; Raj Makkar, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Dia Smiley, DO
11:55 am
 Sonographer/APP track
Ben Alencherry, MD; Serge Harb, MD; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD; Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Amanda Coon, PA; Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Mary Heine, BSc, APRN

Live, real-time scanning demonstration of patients with Cardiac Amyloid, HCM, and Pericardial Diseases, led by Advanced Cardiac Sonographers and Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs). Designed to bridge technical imaging with clinical decision-making, the session pairs expert image acquisition with real-world patient context and commentary by world experts.
1:00 pm
 Adjourn
1:05 pm
 Lunch and non-CME presentations

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Saturday, March 6, 2027
All times in Eastern Time
6:30 am
 Registration, continental breakfast, and exhibits
Non-CME breakfast presentation

Session 6 – Artificial Intelligence, Myocardial, and Pericardial Diseases – Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Discussion
Moderators - Dia Smiley, DO and Milind Desai, MD, MBA
7:15 am
 Cardio-Oncology: Clinical applications, pitfalls, and new registry
Diego Sadler, MD
7:27 am
 Recurrent pericarditis: How do you interpret and implement the new guidelines
Allan L. Klein, MD
7:39 am
 Radiation-associated heart disease: Contemporary challenges, diagnostic strategies, and clinical pitfalls; what is new?
Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
7:51 am
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Latest evidence from new clinical trials on Myosin inhibitors; How to approach asymptomatic patients and nonobstructive patients
Milind Desai, MD, MBA
8:03 am
 Keynote Lecture: Artificial Intelligence in echo and prediction of disease - Is the future already here?
Akhil Narang, MD
8:48 am
 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderators: Dia Smiley, DO and Akhil Narang, MD
Panel: Milind Desai, MD, MBA; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA; Allan L. Klein, MD and Diego Sadler, MD
9:18 am
 Refreshment break & exhibits

Session 7
Myocardial Disease Part II – Case-Based Presentations and Interactive Case Discussion
Moderators - Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA and Akhil Narang, MD
9:33 am
 Multimodality imaging and treatment of cardiac amyloidosis: Role of Artificial Intelligence in the future?
Dia Smiley, DO
9:45 am
 Cardiac sarcoidosis: Navigating diagnostic and therapeutic uncertainty
Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
9:57 am
 Constrictive pericarditis: Spectrum of disease: Anti-inflammatories or radical pericardiectomy?
Allan L. Klein, MD
10:09 am
 Sonographer’s perspective on imaging structural heart patients
Jennifer Borowski, RDCS
10:21 am
 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA and Allan L. Klein, MD
Panel: Jennifer Borowski, RDCS and Dia Smiley, DO
10:51 am
 Refreshment break & exhibits
11:06 am
 Case Presentations: Read with the Experts
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Akhil Narang, MD
Panel: Mauricio Cohen, MD; Jenny Placido Disla, MD; Allan L. Klein, MD; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD, and Dia Smiley, DO
12:08 pm
 Adjourn

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