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2024 Agenda

  • Day 1 Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024
  • Day 2 Friday, Dec. 13, 2024

8 - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome

David Skolnick, MD

BLOCK 1: HEART FAILURE

8:15 - 8:40 a.m.

The Intersection of Obesity and HF

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD

8:40 - 9:05 a.m.

Increasing Creatinine with GDMT

Robert Toto, MD

9:05 - 9:25 a.m.

HF Hemodynamics

Andrew Sauer, MD

9:25 - 9:55 a.m.

Understanding the Right VentricleBarry D. Rutherford Lectureship Award

Ryan Tedford, MD

9:55 - 10:15 a.m.

Q & A

10:15 - 10:35 a.m.

Break

BLOCK 2: WHAT'S NEW

10:35 - 11 a.m.

Top Cardiovascular Trials of 2024

Randy Thompson, MD

11 - 11:25 a.m.

TBD

TBD

11:25 - 11:50 a.m.

Improving BP with Renal Artery Denervation

Steve Laster, MD

11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

Q & A

12:05 - 1:05 p.m.

Lunch

BLOCK 3: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

1:05 - 1:25 p.m.

Improving Health Status for Patients with Valve Disease

Suzanne Arnold, MD

1:25 - 1:50 p.m.

FDA Approved - Tricuspid Valve Intervention

Elizabeth Grier, MD

1:50 - 2:15 p.m.

Lifetime Management for Patients with Aortic Stenosis

Chetan Huded, MD, MS

2:15 - 2:40 p.m.

The Future of Mitral Valve Intervention – Challenges Ahead

John Saxon, MD

2:40 - 2:55 p.m.

Q & A

2:55 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

BLOCK 4: IMPROVING CV HEALTH for WOMEN

3:15 - 3:35 p.m.

Celebrating 30 Years of SLHMIKWHC

Tracy Stevens, MD

3:35 - 4 p.m.

CV Care in the Post-Partum Period

Kathryn Lindley, MD

4 - 4:25 p.m.

Evaluating Ischemic Heart Disease in Women

Martha Gulati, MD

4:25 - 4:55 p.m.

Improving CV Health in WomenJames E. Crocket Lectureship Award

Janet Wright, MD

4:55 - 5:15 p.m.

Q & A

8 - 8:05 a.m.

Welcome

David Skolnick, MD

BLOCK 5: CARDIOMYOPATHIES

8:05 - 8:35 a.m.

CV Imaging: Evolving Tools to Understand Cardiomyopathies

Viviany Taquti, MD, MPH

8:35 - 9:05 a.m.

Incorporating Genetic Testing in Clinical Practice

Amy Kontorovich, MD, PhD

9:05 - 9:30 a.m.

Myosin-Inhibitors to Treat Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Mike Nassif, MD

9:30 - 9:50 a.m.

Role of CRISPR and Gene Therapy in Heart Disease

Brett Sperry, MD

9:50 - 10:05 a.m.

Q & A

10:05 - 10:25 a.m.

Break

BLOCK 6: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

10:25 - 10:45 a.m.

If Ischemia is Bad, Does Fixing it Help?

Dany Jacob, MD

10:45 - 11:05 a.m.

Round Table Discussion:Gray Areas of Revascularization – Drs. Pollock, Hart, Jacob

Adam Salisbury, MD

11:05 - 11:25 a.m.

Why Do Women Have Poor Outcomes with CABG?

Jessica Heimes, DO

11:25 - 11:55 a.m.

Role for Monotherapy After PCI

Anthony Hart, MD

11:55 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Q & A

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.

Lunch

BLOCK 7: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

1:10 - 1:35 p.m.

Highlights of 2023 Guideline Updates

Sanjaya Gupta, MD, MBA

1:35 - 2 p.m.

Case Discussions: When to Start Anti-Coagulants; AFib After Sepsis/PNA & AFib Captured on a Watch

Jessica Kline, DO

2 - 2:20 p.m.

Improving AFib Ablation – Pulse Field Technology

Dan Steinhaus, MD

2:20 - 2:35 p.m.

Q & A

2:35 - 2:55 p.m.

Break

BLOCK 8: PREVENTION

2:55 - 3:20 p.m.

Lp(a) and New Lipid Therapies

Jack Pluenneke, PharmD

3:20 - 3:45 p.m.

Longevity: It’s About the Journey

Ibrahim Saeed, MD

3:45 - 4 p.m.

TBD

James O’Keefe, MD