Agenda

Friday, August 22, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:00 am	Welcome and Announcements Venu Menon, MD
	Meet the Trialists Moderator: Venu Menon, MD
8:05 am	ADVANCE Trial Luke Laffin, MD
8:25 am	OPTION Trial Oussama Wazni, MD
8:45 am	SELECT Trial Faculty
9:05 am	Trials In Lp(a) Steven Nissen, MD, PhD
	Understanding the Guidelines: Hear from Guideline authors Moderator: Grant Reed, MD
9:25 am	ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Acute Coronary Syndromes Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD
9:45 am	ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
10:05 am	ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation Mina Chung, MD
10:25 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Overview of 2023/2024 Top 5 Trials Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD
10:45 am	Electrophysiology and Pacing Oussama Wazni, MD
11:05 am	Interventional Cardiology Mauricio G. Cohen, MD
11:25 am	Heart Failure and Transplantation Amanda Vest, MD
11:45 am	Cardiac Imaging Brian Griffin, MD
12:05 pm	Preventive Cardiology Leslie Cho, MD
12:25 pm	Lunch & Exhibits
	State of the Art Management – Part 1 Moderator: Milind Desai, MD
1:25 pm	New Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Pericarditis Allan Klein, MD
1:45 pm	Breakthroughs in Amyloidosis Faculty
2:05 pm	Advances in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Sarcoidosis Christine Jellis, MD, PhD
2:25 pm	Current Management for HOCM Milind Desai, MD
2:45 pm	Pulmonary Hypertension – Emerging Therapies Miriam Jacob, MD
3:05 pm	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
3:25 pm	Sports Cardiology and Return to Play Tamanna Singh, MD
3:45 pm	The Role of Early Surgery in Infective Endocarditis Bo Xu, MD
4:05 pm	The Etiology and Natural History of Tricuspid Regurgitation Tom K Wang, MD
4:25 pm	The Impact of Rheumatological Conditions on Cardiovascular Disease Heba Wassif, MD
4:45 pm	How Do We Evaluate the Elderly and Frail Cardiovascular Patient? Abdulla Damluji, MD
5:05 pm	Optimal Utilization of Nuclear Cardiology in Clinical Practice Bryan Abadie, MD
5:25 pm	The Utility of Multi-modality Imaging – a case based approach Ben Alencherry, MD
5:45 pm	Closing Remarks

Saturday, August 23, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am	Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:00 am	Introduction and Overview Activity Directors
	Novel Advances in Interventional Cardiology Moderator: Grant Reed, MD
8:05 am	Current Approaches to the Management of Chronic Total Occlusion Laura Young, MD
8:25 am	State of the Art Structural Aortic Valve Interventions Grant Reed, MD
8:45 am	Progress in Structural Mitral Valve Interventions Faculty
9:05 am	Transcatheter Solutions for TV Disease – Who Benefits Samir Kapadia, MD
9:25 am	Optimal Utilization of Intracoronary Imaging in Current Practice Mauricio G. Cohen, MD
9:45 am	It’s Not the Epicardial Artery but the Microvasculature Stupid! Khalid Ziada, MD
10:05 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Heart Failure Hot Topics Moderator: Amanda Vest MBBS, MPH
10:25 am	The Role of Genetic Evaluation in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure W.H. Wilson Tang, MD
10:45 am	Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is There a Solution? Sanjeeb Bhattacharya, MD
11:05 am	Population Health Strategies to Optimize HF Care M. Trejeeve Martyn, MD
11:25 am	Sequencing GDMT in HF: An Urgent Need Amanda Vest MBBS, MPH
11:45 am	Currents Advances in Durable LVAD Utilization Pavan Bhat, MD
12:05 pm	Heart Transplant: What Does the Future Hold? Eileen Hsich, MD
12:25 pm	Lunch & Exhibits
	Insights from Preventive Cardiology Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD
1:25 pm	Coronary Calcium Score: Evidence Guided Approach Gary Parizher, MD
1:45 pm	Novel Targets to Reduce the Risk of Hyperlipidemia Ashish Sarraju, MD
2:05 pm	How Do I Manage Type 2 Diabetes in 2025 Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD
2:25 pm	Current Considerations in Optimal Blood Pressure Management Vikas Sunder, MD
2:45 pm	Sayonara Bariatric Surgery? Contemporary Obesity Management Leslie Cho, MD
3:05 pm	The Role of Aspirin in Primary Prevention Abhayjit Singh, MD
3:25 pm	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Focus on Vascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery Moderator: Scott Cameron, MD, PhD
3:40 pm	Advances in the Management of Pulmonary Embolism Scott Cameron, MD
4.00 pm	Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – Recognition and Management Pulkit Chaudhury, MD
4:20 pm	Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: State of the Art? Faculty
4:40 pm	Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery: When and in Whom? Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD
5.00 pm	Current Management of the Patient with Severe Degenerative MR? A. Marc Gillinov, MD
5:20 pm	Surgical Considerations for Patients with Aortic Stenosis aged < 60 years Eric Roselli, MD
5:40 pm	Closing Comments & Adjourn

Sunday, August 24, 2025 All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am	Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:00 am	Introduction and Overview Activity Directors
	A New Era in Cardiac Critical Care Moderator: Ran Lee, MD
8:05 am	STEMI: Therapeutic Ceiling or Can We Further Improve Outcomes? Stephen Ellis, MD
8:25 am	Lessons from the Danger Shock Trial Ran Lee, MD
8:45 am	How I Set Up a Comprehensive SHOCK Program Andrew Higgins, MD
	State of the Art Management – Part 2 Ran Lee, MD
9:05 am	ACHD Interventions: When & Where Joanna Ghobrial, MD
9.25 am	Recognizing and Treating the High-risk Cardio-Obstetric Patient Deirdre Mattina, MD
9.45 am	How Do I Approach Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery Margaret Fuchs, MD
10:05 am	The Rise and Rise of Interventional Echo Rhonda Miyasaka, MD
10.25 am	The Crucial Role of CT in Planning Structural Intervention Faculty
10:45 am	Refreshment Break & Exhibits
	Contemporary Innovations in Electrophysiology Moderator: Ayman Hussein, MD
11:05 am	Future of AF Ablation Ayman Hussein, MD
11:25 am	Updates and Novel Strategies in VT Mapping Pasquale Santangeli, MD
11.45 am	Innovations in Cardiac Pacing Faculty
12:05 pm	Current Challenges in the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Jakub Sroubek MD, PhD
12:25 pm	Novel Strategies for Stroke Prevention in AF Walid Saliba, MD
12:45 pm	State of the Art in Lead Extraction Thomas Callahan, MD
1:05 pm	Closing Comments & Adjourn

A five-minute question and answer is included in each speaker’s allotted talk.

Agenda

Friday, August 22, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Meet the Trialists
Moderator: Venu Menon, MD

Understanding the Guidelines: Hear from Guideline authors
Moderator: Grant Reed, MD

Overview of 2023/2024 Top 5 Trials
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

State of the Art Management – Part 1
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD

Saturday, August 23, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Novel Advances in Interventional Cardiology
Moderator: Grant Reed, MD

Heart Failure Hot Topics
Moderator: Amanda Vest MBBS, MPH

Insights from Preventive Cardiology
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Focus on Vascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery
Moderator: Scott Cameron, MD, PhD

Sunday, August 24, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

A New Era in Cardiac Critical Care
Moderator: Ran Lee, MD

State of the Art Management – Part 2
Ran Lee, MD

Contemporary Innovations in Electrophysiology
Moderator: Ayman Hussein, MD

Agenda

Friday, August 22, 2025 All times in Eastern Time

Meet the Trialists Moderator: Venu Menon, MD

Understanding the Guidelines: Hear from Guideline authors Moderator: Grant Reed, MD

Overview of 2023/2024 Top 5 Trials Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

State of the Art Management – Part 1 Moderator: Milind Desai, MD

Saturday, August 23, 2025 All times in Eastern Time

Novel Advances in Interventional Cardiology Moderator: Grant Reed, MD

Heart Failure Hot Topics Moderator: Amanda Vest MBBS, MPH

Insights from Preventive Cardiology Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Focus on Vascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery Moderator: Scott Cameron, MD, PhD

Sunday, August 24, 2025 All times in Eastern Time

A New Era in Cardiac Critical Care Moderator: Ran Lee, MD

State of the Art Management – Part 2 Ran Lee, MD

Contemporary Innovations in Electrophysiology Moderator: Ayman Hussein, MD

Friday, August 22, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Meet the Trialists
Moderator: Venu Menon, MD

Understanding the Guidelines: Hear from Guideline authors
Moderator: Grant Reed, MD

Overview of 2023/2024 Top 5 Trials
Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD

State of the Art Management – Part 1
Moderator: Milind Desai, MD

Saturday, August 23, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

Novel Advances in Interventional Cardiology
Moderator: Grant Reed, MD

Heart Failure Hot Topics
Moderator: Amanda Vest MBBS, MPH

Insights from Preventive Cardiology
Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD

Focus on Vascular Medicine and Cardiac Surgery
Moderator: Scott Cameron, MD, PhD

Sunday, August 24, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

A New Era in Cardiac Critical Care
Moderator: Ran Lee, MD

State of the Art Management – Part 2
Ran Lee, MD

Contemporary Innovations in Electrophysiology
Moderator: Ayman Hussein, MD