Agenda

Day One – Friday, May 15, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:50 am	Welcome & Announcements Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD; Milind Desai, MD, MBA; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
	Session 1: Adult with Simple Congenital Heart Disease Moderators: Hani Najm, MD, and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
8:00 am	Case Presentation Nandini Mehra, MD
8:05 am	Atrial Septal Defect (ASD): Anatomy, Physiology, and Closure Strategies Samir Kapadia, MD
8:17 am	Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) and Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA): Spectrum, Hemodynamics, and Natural History Margaret Fuchs, MD
8:29 am	Coarctation of the Aorta: New Diagnosis, Recurrence, Shone’s, and Aneurysms Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
8:41 am	Management of Reoperation of the Aorta Per Wierup, MD, PhD
8:53 am	Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR): An Overlooked Simple Shunt Joanna Ghobrial, MD
9:05 am	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
9:20 am	Break
	Session 2: Adult with Complex Congenital Heart Disease Moderators: Joanna Ghobrial, MD, and Hani Najm, MD
9:40 am	Case Presentation Nandini Mehra, MD
9:45 am	Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) and its Variants Margaret Fuchs, MD
9:57 am	Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and Post-Repair Sequelae Joanna Ghobrial, MD
10:09 am	Single Ventricle Physiology and Sequelae of Fontan Palliation Margaret Fuchs, MD
10:21 am	Surgical management of Single Ventricle Physiology and Fontan Circulation Hani Najm, MD
10:33 am	Consider Arrhythmias in Complex Congenital Heart Disease Peter Aziz, MD
10:45 am	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
	Session 3: Inherited Cardiomyopathies Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Wilson Tang, MD, PhD
11:00 am	Case Presentation Susan Keen, MD
11:05 am	Restrictive and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies: When the Heart Mirrors a Systemic Disease Wilson Tang, MD, PhD
11:17 am	Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM): From Sarcomere to Sudden Death Milind Desai, MD, MBA
11:29 am	From Desmosomes to DNA: The Expanding Spectrum of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy / Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Genetic Insights and Phenotypic Mimics Wilson Tang, MD, PhD
11:41 am	Team-based Approach to Medical Genomics and Counselling in Cardiovascular Disease Krishna Aragam, MD
11:53 am	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
12:08 pm	Lunch
	Session 4: Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Moderators: Krishna Aragam, MD, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
1:05 pm	Case Presentation Susan Keen, MD
1:10 pm	Marfan Syndrome and Beyond: Phenotypic Spectrum of Fibrillin-Related Aortopathy Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
1:22 pm	The TGF-beta Pathway Disorders: Loeys-Dietz and Overlapping Aortic Syndromes (SMAD3 and related TGF-beta signaling mutations) Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
1:34 pm	Vascular Ehlers-Danlos and the Collagenopathies: When the Aorta Isn’t the Only Risk Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
1:46 pm	Reconstructing the Fragile Aorta: Surgical Principles in Connective-Tissue Aortopathies Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
1:58 pm	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
	Session 5: Coronaries and Lipids Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD
2:13 pm	Case Presentation Susan Keen, MD
2:18 pm	Familial hypercholesterolemia: Genetic Insights and Clinical Manifestations, Evidence-based Management Leslie Cho, MD
2:30 pm	Anomalous Coronary Artery Disease: Advances in Diagnosis and Risk Assessment Joanna Ghobrial, MD
2:42 pm	Anomalous Coronary Artery Disease: Intervention / Surgery Hani Najm, MD
2:54 pm	Precision Cardiology: Integrating Genomics, Imaging and Lipid Management in Heritable Coronary Artery Disorders Krishna Aragam, MD
3:06 pm	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
3:21 pm	Break
	Session 6: Valvular Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
3:35 pm	Case Presentation Susan Keen, MD
3:40 pm	Morphologic Spectrum and Clinical Manifestations of Mitral Valve Disease in the Young Adult Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
3:52 pm	Minimally Invasive Surgical Strategies for Management of Mitral Valve Disease Per Wierup, MD, PhD
4:04 pm	Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: A spectrum of disease from Embryology to the Octogenarian Milind Desai, MD, MBA
4:16 pm	Intervening on the Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Planning Ahead for a Lifetime of Care Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
4:28 pm	Contemporary Strategies for Redo Operations: Balancing Complexity and Durability Per Wierup, MD, PhD
4:40 pm	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
4:55 pm	Closing Remarks Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD; Milind Desai, MD, MBA; Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
5:00 pm	Adjourn to reception

Day Two – Saturday, May 16, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:00 am	Registration & Breakfast
7:55 am	Welcome & Announcements Milind Desai, MD, MBA and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
	Session 7: Electrophysiology Moderators: Mandeep Bhargava, MD, and Oussama Wazni, MD
8:00 am	Case Presentation Mandeep Bhargava, MD
8:05 am	Electrophysiologic Sequelae of Structural Congenital Heart Disease: Mechanisms, Mapping and Device Choices Peter Aziz, MD
8:17 am	Channelopathies: Genetic Mechanisms, Risk Prediction and Targeted Therapy Mandeep Bhargava, MD
8:29 am	Stepwise Approach to the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Integrating Pharmacologic, Catheter-based and Surgical Approaches Oussama Wazni, MD
8:41 am	Primary Conduction and Arrhythmic Disorders and Device-Related Challenges Across a Lifetime Mandeep Bhargava, MD
8:53 am	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
	Session 8: Peripartum Moderators: Margaret Fuchs, MD, and Karlee Hoffman, DO
9:08 am	Case Presentation Nandini Mehra, MD
9:13 am	Preconception Counselling and Assessment of Women with Inherited and Acquired Cardiac Disease: Risk Assessment and Reproductive Planning Karlee Hoffman, DO
9:25 am	Cardio-Obstetrics Management of High-Risk Congenital Heart Disease Margaret Fuchs, MD
9:37 am	Creating a CardioOB team and Delivery Planning for CardioOB patients Deirdre Mattina, MD
9:49 am	Cardiac Disease in the Peripartum Period: Hemodynamic Challenges and Delivery Planning to Balance Maternal Safety and Fetal Outcomes Karlee Hoffman, DO
10:01 am	The Postpartum Phase and Beyond: Cardiovascular Recovery and Long-term Follow-up in Women with Heart Disease Deirdre Mattina, MD
10:13 am	Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Leslie Cho, MD
10:25 am	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
10:40 am	Break
	Session 9: Sports and Exercise Recommendations Moderators: Leslie Cho, MD, and Tamanna Singh, MD
11:00 am	Case Presentation Milind Desai, MD, MBA
11:05 am	Balancing Performance and Safety: Exercise Prescription in Cardiovascular Disease Tamanna Singh, MD
11:17 am	From Athlete’s Heart to Heart Failure: Recognizing the Spectrum of Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling Tamanna Singh, MD
11:29 am	Return to Play after Cardiac Arrhythmias / SCD: Contemporary Approaches in Sports Cardiology Peter Aziz, MD
11:41 am	The Role of Exercise in Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation: Prescribing Movement as Medicine Leslie Cho, MD
11:53 am	Panel Discussion and Attendee Q & A
12:10 pm	Closing Remarks Milind Desai, MD, MBA and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA
12:15 pm	Adjourn

Agenda

Day One – Friday, May 15, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Session 1: Adult with Simple Congenital Heart Disease
Moderators: Hani Najm, MD, and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA

Session 2: Adult with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Moderators: Joanna Ghobrial, MD, and Hani Najm, MD

Session 3: Inherited Cardiomyopathies
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Wilson Tang, MD, PhD

Session 4: Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
Moderators: Krishna Aragam, MD, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Session 5: Coronaries and Lipids
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session 6: Valvular
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Day Two – Saturday, May 16, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Session 7: Electrophysiology
Moderators: Mandeep Bhargava, MD, and Oussama Wazni, MD

Session 8: Peripartum
Moderators: Margaret Fuchs, MD, and Karlee Hoffman, DO

Session 9: Sports and Exercise Recommendations
Moderators: Leslie Cho, MD, and Tamanna Singh, MD

Agenda

Day One – Friday, May 15, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

Session 1: Adult with Simple Congenital Heart Disease Moderators: Hani Najm, MD, and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA

Session 2: Adult with Complex Congenital Heart Disease Moderators: Joanna Ghobrial, MD, and Hani Najm, MD

Session 3: Inherited Cardiomyopathies Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Wilson Tang, MD, PhD

Session 4: Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Moderators: Krishna Aragam, MD, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Session 5: Coronaries and Lipids Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session 6: Valvular Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Day Two – Saturday, May 16, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

Session 7: Electrophysiology Moderators: Mandeep Bhargava, MD, and Oussama Wazni, MD

Session 8: Peripartum Moderators: Margaret Fuchs, MD, and Karlee Hoffman, DO

Session 9: Sports and Exercise Recommendations Moderators: Leslie Cho, MD, and Tamanna Singh, MD

Day One – Friday, May 15, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Session 1: Adult with Simple Congenital Heart Disease
Moderators: Hani Najm, MD, and Christine Jellis, MD, PhD, MBA

Session 2: Adult with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Moderators: Joanna Ghobrial, MD, and Hani Najm, MD

Session 3: Inherited Cardiomyopathies
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Wilson Tang, MD, PhD

Session 4: Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease
Moderators: Krishna Aragam, MD, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Session 5: Coronaries and Lipids
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Session 6: Valvular
Moderators: Milind Desai, MD, MBA, and Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Day Two – Saturday, May 16, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Session 7: Electrophysiology
Moderators: Mandeep Bhargava, MD, and Oussama Wazni, MD

Session 8: Peripartum
Moderators: Margaret Fuchs, MD, and Karlee Hoffman, DO

Session 9: Sports and Exercise Recommendations
Moderators: Leslie Cho, MD, and Tamanna Singh, MD