- Day 1 Thursday, Dec. 10, 2026
- Day 2 Friday, Dec. 11, 2026
8 - 8:10 a.m.
Welcome
Kyle Lehenbauer, MD
BLOCK 1: Heart Failure Across the Spectrum
8:10 - 8:35 a.m.
The CKM – Heart Failure Collision: Why Every Clinician Should Care
Andrew Sauer, MD
8:40 - 9 a.m.
Beyond the Heart: Hepatic Manifestations of Cardiovascular Disease
Josephine Herrington, MD
9:05 - 9:25 a.m.
Cardiogenic Shock: Identification to Management
Nathan Frogge, MD
9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
Donation After Cardiovascular Death
Jacob Schroeder, MD
9:50 - 10:10 a.m.
Q & A
BLOCK 2: Special Populations
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
10:55 - 11:15 a.m.
New Ways to Detect Cardiac Amyloidosis
Jeremy Slivnick, MD
11:20 - 11:40 a.m.
Chronic Pericarditis
Nicholas Orme, MD
11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cardiometabolic Health
Garima Sharma, MD
12:10 - 12:30 p.m.
Q & A
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Exhibitors
BLOCK 3: Electrophysiology
1:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Rate or Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation Management in 2026
Jose Aguilera, MD
1:55 - 2:15 p.m.
Basics of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Timothy Maher, MD
2:20 - 2:40 p.m.
Revolutionizing Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Sanjaya Gupta, MD
2:45 - 3:05 p.m.
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Implications of the Champion Trial
Chetan Huded, MD MSs, FSCAI
3:10 - 3:30 p.m.
Q & A
BLOCK 4: THE "4:30" The Science and Art of Medicine
3:55 - 4:10 p.m.
“Top
Randall Thompson, MD
4:15 - 4:35 p.m.
What to do with “Moderate Ischemia”?
Timothy Bateman, MD
4:40 - 5 p.m.
The Rise and Fall of Beta Blockers
Brett Sperry, MD
5 - 5:20 p.m.
Q&A
8 - 8:05 a.m.
Introduction
Kyle Lehenbauer, MD
BLOCK 5: Valve Disease
8:05 - 8:25 a.m.
What to Know About Valve Disease in 2026
David Skolnick, MD
8:30 - 8:50 a.m.
Sounding the Alarms: Acute Valve Syndrome
Phillippe Generux, MD
8:55 - 9:15 a.m.
Management of the Post TAVR Patient
Nino Mihotav, MD, FSCAI
9:20 - 9:40 a.m.
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Interventions: Beyond MTEER
Adnan Chhatriwalla, MD
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Q & A
BLOCK 6: Multimodality Imaging
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Stress Testing: Which Test to Order?
Patrick Miller, MD
10:55 - 11:15 a.m.
Cardiac CTA: AI Plaque Analysis and Photon Counting CT
Erika Hutt, MD
11:20 - 11:40 a.m.
Cardiac MRI: When to Order?
Arun Iyer, MD
11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Q & A
12:05 - 1:05 p.m.
Lunch and Exhibitors
BLOCK 7: Coronary Artery Disease
1:05 - 1:25 p.m.
How to Treat a Myocardial Infarction
Dmitri Baklanov, MD
1:30 - 1:55 p.m.
ANOCA: From Pathophysiology to Emerging Therapies
Dany Jacob, MD
2 - 2:20 p.m.
Surgical Management of CAD: A Surgeon’s View of CABG
Graham Pollock, MD
2:25 - 2:45 p.m.
Q & A
BLOCK 8: Prevention and Risk
3 - 3:20 p.m.
Practical Guidance on Lipid Management and How to Implement New Therapies
Joe Windscheffel, PharmD
3:25 - 3:45 p.m.
Lp(a): To Treat or Trend?
Ariel Bodker, MD
3:50 - 4:10 p.m.
Connections Between the Brain and Cardiovascular Health
Ahmed Tawakol, MD
4:15 - 4:35 p.m.
Updated Lipid Guidelines and Key Principles of Prevention
James O’Keefe, MD
4:40 - 5 p.m.
Q & A and Closing Remarks