Agenda

Friday, Feb 27, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:00 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
7:00 am	Welcome Address & Introduction Allan L. Klein, MD; Mauricio Cohen, MD; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD; Samir Kapadia, MD; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
SESSION 1 VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE MITRAL VALVE WITH INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSION Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Joanna Chikwe, MD
7:10 am	Mitral Regurgitation: Anatomic and Echocardiographic Considerations for Percutaneous and Surgical Interventions Stephen H. Little, MD
7:20 am	CT and MRI for Mitral Valve Assessment: How and When to Use in 2026? Serge Harb, MD
7:30 am	Principles for the Surgical Approach to Primary and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Considerations for Valve Repair A. Marc Gillinov, MD
7:40 am	Tailored Approach for Patients with Mitral Valve Disease? TEER vs TMVR? Samir R. Kapadia, MD
7:50 am	Case Presentation: Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Mitral Valve Disease Cases Using the Heart Valve Team A. Marc Gillinov, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Stephen H. Little, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
8:00 am	Case Discussion – Q&A Moderator: Mauricio Cohen, MD, Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; A. Marc Gillinov, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Stephen H. Little, MD
SESSION 2 STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION & LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and Mohamed Kanj, MD
8:30 am	Case Presentation: Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Atrial Fibrillation Ben Alencherry, MD
8:35 am	Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Should Be Offered to ALL Patients with AF: Are We There Yet? Mohamed Kanj, MD
8:47 am	Surgical Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Maze and LAA Clip Joanna Chikwe, MD
8:59 am	Things to Understand During LAAO – Pre, Intra and Post Procedural TEEs and ICE Mohamed Kanj, MD
9:11 am	Assessment and Management of Device Related Thrombus and Peri-Device Leak. How Common, Implications and Management? Serge Harb, MD
9:23 am	Real World Data and Learning – SURPASS Pro Registry Samir Kapadia, MD
9:35 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD Panel: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD; Mohamed Kanj, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD; Lars Svensson, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
10:05 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
SESSION 3 VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE AORTIC VALVE Moderators: Milind Desai, MD and Jeff Popma, MD
10:25 am	Complex Case Presentation: Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex AV Disease Mauricio Cohen, MD
10:30 am	The Future of TAVR is TAV in TAV: Anatomical Challenges and Special Considerations Jeff Popma, MD
10: 42 am	Imaging of the Aortic Root, What to Look for in Potential Surgical Patients? Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
10:54 am	Aortic Valve Sparing Operations to AVR and Aortic Aneurysm; What are the Results? Lars Svensson, MD
11:06 am	Innovation in TAVR, Individualized Device Selection, What Should We Expect in the Next 5 Years? Jeff Popma, MD
11:18 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: Leonardo Rodriguez, MD Mauricio Cohen, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Lars Svensson, MD; Milind Desai, MD; Jeff Popma, MD
11:36 am	KeyNote Address: Strategies for Lifetime Management of Mitral Valve and Aortic Disease Joanna Chikwe, MD
12:25 pm	SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS Physician Track Case Presentations: MV Surgery, Primary and Secondary MR, Percutaneous MV Repair, Valve-in-Valve Repair, LAA Closure,TAVR and SAVR, Contrast Cases Moderator: L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD Panel: Lars Svensson, MD; Mauricio Cohen, MD; A. Marc Gillinov, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Mohamed Kanj, MD;Jeff Popma, MD Sonographer/APP Track How-to-Do Session and Live scanning: A 3-D Reconstruction and Cropping in Valve Disease Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Jenny Placido Disla, MD; Amanda Coon,PA; Mary Heine, CNP Live, real-time scanning demonstration 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.
1:22 pm	Adjourn
1:25 pm	Non-CME Lunch Presentations – 2 concurrent sessions
*4:30 pm	Optional Learning Lab for Interventional Echo The learning lab offers hands-on practice of 3D transesophageal echo 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. Led by: Rhonda Miyasaka, MD and Serge Harb, MD; Faculty: Ben Alencherry, MD; Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Amy Dillenbeck, RDCS; Jenny Placido Disla, MD; Neil Greenberg, PhD; and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
6:30 pm	Adjourn
7:00 pm	Cocktail Reception & Dinner Seafair Yacht, Miami

*Additional fee for session

Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:30 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Visit Exhibits
SESSION 4 STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS AND TRICUSPID VALVE Moderators: Rhonda Miyasaka, MD and Stephen H. Little, MD
7:15 am	Complex Case Presentation: Collaborative Approach to Managing Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Ben Alencherry, MD
7:20 am	Fundamentals of Advanced Cardiac Imaging for Tricuspid Valve Assessment – Which Tests Should I Be Using in 2026? Serge Harb, MD
7:32 am	Principles for the Surgical Approach to Primary and Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation? What is New in 2026? Jose Navia, MD
7:44 am	When Do You Do Percutaneous Approaches to Primary and Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation? What is the Latest on Clinical Trials Stephen H. Little MD
7:56 am	Transcatheter Valve Procedures in Congenital Heart Disease; What Imaging is Necessary to Guide the Procedure? What is New in 2026? Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH
8:08 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: Milind Desai, MD Panel: Stephen H. Little, MD; Jeff Popma, MD; Joanna Chikwe, MD; Jose Navia, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Jared D. Klein, MD, MPH
8:38 am	Keynote Lecture: Role of Tricuspid TEER or Replacement in Asymptomatic Patients with Severe TR: How Do You Choose? Jeff Popma, MD
SESSION 5 HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION AND DIASTOLOGY Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Jerry Estep, MD
9:24 am	Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in 2026: Modern Approaches for the Clinician Jerry Estep, MD
9:29 am	Diastology Guidelines 2025: Validation studies and Case based studies Allan L. Klein, MD
9:41 am	Role of Artificial Intelligence in Diastolic Function Evaluation David Ouyang, MD
9:53 am	How Does a Sonographer Interpret the New ASE Guidelines; Case -Based Cases Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS
10:05 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: Allan L. Klein, MD Panel: Amy Dillenbeck, MS, RDCS; Jerry Estep, MD; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD; David Ouyang, MD
10:35 am	Refreshment Break
10:55 am	Echo Jeopardy Ben Alencherry, MD and Jared Klein, MD, MPH
11:55 am	SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS Physician Track Case Presentations with the Experts: Aortic Stenosis, Valve Thrombosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Right Ventricle and Contrast Cases (Complex valve case presentations) Moderator: Mauricio Cohen, MD and Milind Desai, MD Panel: Stephen H. Little, MD; Jeff Popma, MD; Rhonda Miyasaka, MD; Jose Navia, MD Sonographer/APP Track How-to-Do Session and Live scanning : 3-D, Strain and Diastology Implementation and Interpretation in Valve disease, HCM and Pericardial and Amyloid Diseases Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Amy Dillenbeck, RDCS; Allan L. Klein, MD; David Ouyang, MD; Jenny Placido Disla, MD; Ben Alencherry, MD; Craig Asher, MD Live, real-time scanning demonstration 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.
1:00 pm	Adjourn
1:00 pm	Non-CME Lunch Presentation Opportunities

Sunday, March 1, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
6:45 am	Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
SESSION 6 AI, MYOCARDIAL and PERICARDIAL DISEASES Moderators: Craig Asher, MD and Milind Desai, MD
7:15 am	Keynote Lecture: Artificial Intelligence in Imaging in Cardiology; What is the Future? David Ouyang, MD
8:00 am	Cardio-Oncology: Global Longitudinal Strain: Clinical Applications, Pitfalls. What Do New Guidelines Say? Diego Sadler, MD
8:12 am	Recurrent Pericarditis: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice; What Do the New ACC and ESC Pericardial Guidelines Say? Allan L. Klein, MD
8:24 am	Radiation Heart Disease: Challenges and Pitfalls Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
8:36 am	Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Evidence from New Clinical Trials on Myosin inhibitors; What Is on the Horizon? Milind Desai, MD
8:48 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderators: Craig Asher, MD and David Ouyang, MD Panel: Milind Desai, MD; Allan L. Klein, MD; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD; Diego Sadler, MD
9:18 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits
SESSION 7 MYOCARDIAL DISEASES II Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and David Ouyang, MD
9:33 am	Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis Craig Asher, MD
9:45 am	Sarcoid Cardiomyopathy; How to Manage in 2026 According to the International Delphi Consensus Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
9:57 am	Constrictive Pericarditis; Current Applications and Future Developments Allan L. Klein, MD
10:09 am	How Can Sonographers Optimize Imaging with Ultrasonic Enhancing Agents Jennifer Borowski, RDCS
10:21 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and Allan L. Klein, MD Panelists: Jennifer Borowski, RDCS; Craig Asher, MD
10:51 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
11: 06 am	Case Presentations with the Experts Complex myocardial and pericardial and contrast case presentations Moderator: Allan L. Klein, MD Panel: Craig Asher, MD; Mauricio Cohen, MD; David Ouyang, MD; L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
12:08 pm	Adjourn

Agenda

Friday, Feb 27, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

SESSION 1
VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE MITRAL VALVE WITH INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSION
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Joanna Chikwe, MD

SESSION 2
STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION & LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and Mohamed Kanj, MD

SESSION 3
VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE AORTIC VALVE
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD and Jeff Popma, MD

SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS

Physician Track

Sonographer/APP Track

Saturday, Feb 28, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

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

SESSION 5
HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION AND DIASTOLOGY
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Jerry Estep, MD

SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS

Physician Track

Sonographer/APP Track

Sunday, March 1, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

SESSION 6
AI, MYOCARDIAL and PERICARDIAL DISEASES
Moderators: Craig Asher, MD and Milind Desai, MD

SESSION 7
MYOCARDIAL DISEASES II
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and David Ouyang, MD

Agenda

Friday, Feb 27, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

SESSION 1VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE MITRAL VALVE WITH INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSION Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Joanna Chikwe, MD

SESSION 2STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION & LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and Mohamed Kanj, MD

SESSION 3VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE AORTIC VALVE Moderators: Milind Desai, MD and Jeff Popma, MD

SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS

Physician Track

Sonographer/APP Track

Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

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

SESSION 5HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION AND DIASTOLOGY Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Jerry Estep, MD

SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS

Physician Track

Sonographer/APP Track

Sunday, March 1, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

SESSION 6AI, MYOCARDIAL and PERICARDIAL DISEASES Moderators: Craig Asher, MD and Milind Desai, MD

SESSION 7MYOCARDIAL DISEASES II Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and David Ouyang, MD

Friday, Feb 27, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

SESSION 1
VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE MITRAL VALVE WITH INTERACTIVE CASE DISCUSSION
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Joanna Chikwe, MD

SESSION 2
STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION & LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and Mohamed Kanj, MD

SESSION 3
VALVE DISEASE: FOCUS ON THE AORTIC VALVE
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD and Jeff Popma, MD

Saturday, Feb 28, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

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

SESSION 5
HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION AND DIASTOLOGY
Moderators: Allan L. Klein, MD and Jerry Estep, MD

Sunday, March 1, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

SESSION 6
AI, MYOCARDIAL and PERICARDIAL DISEASES
Moderators: Craig Asher, MD and Milind Desai, MD

SESSION 7
MYOCARDIAL DISEASES II
Moderators: Christine Jellis, MD, PhD and David Ouyang, MD