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Friday, February 28, 2025

All sessions will be held in Ballroom C on the third floor of the Hyatt at Olive 8, unless otherwise noted below.

12:00 PM6:30 PMRegistration & Name Badge PickupBallroom Foyer
12:30 PM1:00 PMNetworking with the ExhibitorsBallroom D
1:00 PM1:10 PMWelcome and Opening Remarks
Jennifer Beckman, MSN, ARNP, AACC, John Michael Maier, Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD

SESSION I: Advanced Heart Failure in the Current Era

Moderators: Jennifer Beckman, MSN, ARNP, AACC and Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD
1:10 PM1:40 PM
Heart Failure Care in 2025 (PDF)
Bhanu Gupta, MD
1:40 PM1:50 PMDiscussionBhanu Gupta, MD
1:50 PM2:05 PM
Cardio–renal Syndrome (PDF)
Nayan Arora, MD
2:05 PM2:10 PMDiscussion
Nayan Arora, MD
2:10 PM2:25 PM
Guarding the Heart: LV Dysfunction in Cardio-oncology (PDF)
Richard Cheng, MD, MSc, FACC
2:25 PM2:30 PMDiscussion
Richard Cheng, MD, MSc, FACC
2:30 PM3:00 PMRefreshment Break With the ExhibitorsBallroom D

SESSION II: DEBATES

Moderators: Maziar Khorsandi, MD and Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD
3:00 PM3:15 PMVAD Bridge to Transplant is Associated With Better Patient Outcomes (PDF)
Kevin Koomalsingh, MD
3:15 PM3:30 PMShort-term MCS/ECMO Bridge to Transplant is More Efficient and Gets the Patient to Transplant Sooner (PDF)
M. Christy Smith, MD
3:30 PM3:45 PMRebuttals and DiscussionKevin Koomalsingh, MD and M. Christy Smith, MD
3:45 PM4:00 PMPro: Substance Use Considerations in Advanced Therapies (PDF)
Amanda Thomas, B.S.N., RN, CHFN
4:00 PM4:15 PMCon: Substance Use Considerations in Advanced Therapies (PDF)
Jennifer Azen, MD
4:15 PM4:30 PMRebuttals and Discussion
Amanda Thomas, B.S.N., RN, CHFN and Jennifer Azen, MD
4:30 PM5:00 PMNetworking Break With the ExhibitorsBallroom D
5:00 PM5:30 PM

NON-CME Keynote Lecture:

Evolution of VAD Therapy
Greg Aber, MD
5:30 PM5:40 PMDiscussion
Greg Aber, MD

Donor Heart Preservation Strategies (NON-CME Dinner) 

Sponsored by Paragonix

5:45 PM6:30 PMNON-CME Dinner Presentation – Static Hypothermic Preservation: Stanford Experience and the State of the ScienceJeffrey Teuteberg, MD

Saturday, March 1, 2025

All sessions will be held in Ballroom C on the third floor of the Hyatt at Olive 8, unless otherwise noted below.

6:30 AM5:00 PMRegistration & Name Badge PickupBallroom Foyer
7:00 AM8:00 AMNON-CME Sunrise Symposium – Washington Cardiogenic Shock Network InitiativeCyan A
7:00 AM8:00 AMContinental Breakfast With the ExhibitorsBallroom D
8:00 AM8:05 AMOpening Remarks
Jennifer Beckman, MSN, ARNP, AACC, Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD and Gautam Nayak, MD, FACC

SESSION III: Acute Cardiogenic Shock

Moderators: Maziar Khorsandi, MD and Gautam Nayak, MD, FACC
8:05 AM8:25 AM
Initial Evaluation and Management of Cardiogenic Shock (PDF)
Suneet Purohit, MD
8:25 AM8:35 AMDiscussionSuneet Purohit, MD
8:35 AM8:55 AM
WWAMI Cardiogenic Shock Working Group (PDF)
Gautam Nayak, MD, FACC
8:55 AM9:05 AMDiscussion
Gautam Nayak, MD, FACC
9:05 AM9:25 AM
Hemodynamic Assessment of Cardiogenic Shock (PDF)
Lauren Weber, MD, FACC
9:25 AM9:35 AMDiscussion
Lauren Weber, MD, FACC
9:35 AM9:55 AM
Short Term MCS (PDF)
Robert Moraca, MD
9:55 AM10:05 AMDiscussionRobert Moraca, MD
10:05 AM10:45 AMRefreshment Break With the ExhibitorsBallroom D

SESSION IV: Case Presentations

Moderators: Suneet Purohit, MD, and Jill Steiner, MD, MS, FACC
10:45 AM10:53 AMAbstract 1: Planned Mechanical Circulatory Support for High-Risk Surgical Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Replacement in Severe Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis with Ejection Fraction: A Case Series (PDF)John Dimarakis, MD, PhD
10:53 AM10:56 AMQ&AJohn Dimarakis, MD, PhD
10:56 AM11:04 AMAbstract 2: Gerbode Defect to Heart Transplant (PDF)Charlene Tennyson, MD
11:04 AM11:07 AMQ&ACharlene Tennyson, MD
11:07 AM11:15 AMAbstract 3: Orthotopic Heart Transplantation for the Treatment of Large Ischemic Ventricular Septal Defect (PDF)Sanjay Chandrasekhar, MD
11:15 AM11:18 AMQ&ASanjay Chandrasekhar, MD
11:18 AM11:26 AMAbstract 4: Leveraging AI and Digital Stethoscope Technology for Low Ejection Fraction (LVEF) Detection in Resource-Limited Settings: Insights from Nepal Cardiac Screening (PDF)Kevin Zhang, BS
11:26 AM11:29 AMQ&AKevin Zhang, BS
11:30 AM12:00 PMProgram Break 
12:00 PM12:45 PM

NON-CME Lunch Symposium – hATTR Progression: Addressing Polyneuropathy

Sponsored by AstraZeneca

Dmitry Yaranov, MD
12:45 PM1:15 PMProgram Break 

SESSION V: Chronic Heart Failure Management

Moderators: Bhanu Gupta, MD and Christina Redmond, ARNP
1:15 PM1:30 PM
Outpatient Management of Chronic Heart Failure (PDF)
Bhanu Gupta, MD
1:30 PM1:40 PMDiscussion
Bhanu Gupta, MD
1:40 PM1:55 PM

Recognizing the Heart Failure Patient That Needs Escalation (PDF)

Deirdre Mooney, MD
1:55 PM2:00 PMDiscussionDeirdre Mooney, MD
2:00 PM2:15 PM
Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Care (PDF)
Caitlin Feltner, RN, and John Polnak, PharmD
2:15 PM2:25 PMDiscussion
Caitlin Feltner, RN, and John Polnak, PharmD
2:25 PM2:40 PM
MCS Supported Cardiac Surgery (MP4)
Simon Maltais, MD, PhD
2:40 PM2:45 PMDiscussionJay D. Pal, MD, PhD and Maziar Khorsandi, MD
2:45 PM3:15 PMRefreshment Break With the ExhibitorsBallroom D

SESSION VI: Current Topics in Heart Failure

Moderator: Deirdre Mooney, MD and Lisa Wiederspan, BSN, RN, PCCN
3:15 PM3:35 PMVAD Speed Adjustment: Finding the Balance (PDF)James Zhang, MD
3:35 PM3:45 PMDiscussionJames Zhang, MD
3:45 PM4:05 PMArtificial Intelligence in Heart Failure Management (PDF)
David Zhang, MD, PhD, FACC
4:05 PM4:15 PMDiscussion
David Zhang, MD, PhD, FACC

DEBATE: What Medical Therapy Do VAD Patients Need?

 
4:15 PM4:30 PMPro: GDMT in VAD Patient Population (PDF)
Wayne Levy, MD, FACC
4:30 PM4:45 PMCon: GDMT in VAD Patient Population (PDF)Maziar Khorsandi, MD
4:45 PM5:00PMRebuttals and DiscussionWayne Levy, MD, FACC and Maziar Khorsandi, MD
5:00 PM Closing RemarksJohn Michael Maier
  Adjourn