The Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Legacy and Innovation


Topic I. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

1 - Key Topics in Coronary Artery Disease  
Debate: DES, BMS, or Medical Therapy in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Chaitman
Debate: DES, BMS, or Medical Therapy in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Holmes
Evaluating Percutaneous Interventions for TraditionalSurgical Indications Teirstein
Perioperative Risk of Patients with Previous DES Placement Ellis
What’s New in Coronary Surgery? Sabik
Preventing Clots in Ischemic Heart Disease Lincoff

2 - Management of Acute MI and Shock  
Delays in Door-to-Balloon Time and the Impact on Choice of Therapy Bates
CABG in Cardiogenic Shock: Patient Selection Sabik
Circulatory Support in the Cath Lab: Saving Lives or Spending Money Kapadia
Panel Discussion  

3 - Technical Advances in PCI  
Magnetic Resonance Guided PCI Van Geuns The Role of Rotational Angiography Carroll

4 - The Gold Standard in the Treatment of CAD: PCI vs. CABG  
What is the Data on Restenosis? Holmes
What is the Data on Graft Patency? Sabik
Case Presentations: Surgery vs. Stents vs. Medicine Starling
Case Presentations Part 2: Surgery vs. Stents vs. Medicine Sabik

Topic II. PREVENTION

1 - Key Topics in Prevention  
Plaque Regression: Can We Make Atherosclerosis Go Away? Nissen
HDL Targeted Therapy -- Which Drugs and Why Hazen
Does Non-Invasive Imaging Prevent Death? - Pro Garcia
Does Non-Invasive Imaging Prevent Death? - Con Lauer
Panel Discussion  

2 - What is the Role of Alternative Blood and Genetic Markers in Preventive Cardiology?  
Blood Markers Ridker
Genetic Markers McPherson
Panel Discussion  

3 - Ask the Experts  
Complex Lipid Cases Hazen
Women and Heart Disease Mayer-Sabik
Women and the Cardiac X Syndrome Huang
Panel Discussion  

Topic III. VALVULAR DISEASE

1 - Key Topics in Valvular Disease  
Asymptomatic 4+ MR with Prolapse -- Should We Operate? Bonow
Repair of Ischemic MR -- the Substrate and the Challenges Miller
Percutaneous Repair for MR -- Ready for Prime Time? Carabello
Transcatheter AVR -- Which Patients, Which Approach? Kapadia
Valve-Sparing Root Surgery -- What Has Time Taught Us? David
Tissue Valves in Young Patients -- The Right Choice? Smedira
The Treatment of Valve Endocarditis Pettersson
Panel Discussion  

2 - Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair  
Anterior Leaflet Repair David
Robotic Mitral Repair Mihaljevic
Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair -- Is It Better? Gillinov
Surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Kron
Panel Discussion  

3 - Advances in Imaging and Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease  
Quantitative Doppler in MR: Threshold for Repair Stewart 3D Echo in Valve Disease Thomas
Quantitative Doppler in AR: Threshold for Surgery? Bonow
Panel Discussion  

4 - Percutaneous Valve Technologies  
Transcatheter Aortic Valves: How to Do It Svensson
Transcatheter AVR will Change the Practice of Valve Disease Carabello
Percutaneous Repair for MR: How Long Until It’s Ready? Kapadia
Imaging for Percutaneous AVR and MV Repair Rodriguez

Topic IV. AORTIC

1 - Key Topics in Aortic  
Past, Present, and Future Concepts for AAA Repair Eagleton
Contrast Between Open and Endovascular Repair Of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms Roselli
Hybrid Graft Solutions and Brain Protection for Arch Repair Svensson
Panel Discussion  

2 - Imaging & Patient Workup  
Advances in Aortic CT Imaging Flamm
Comprehensive Work Up of Aortic Patients Isselbacher Marfans and Other Genetic Disorders: Implications and Testing Efforts Moran

3 - How I Do It  
ETG Open and Hybrids Svensson
ETA Completio Roselli
Aortic Dissection Soltesz

4 - Aortic Debates  
Part 1 Reilly
Part 2 Cambria
Part 3 Kouchoukos
Part 4 Cambria

Topic V. VASCULAR

1 - Key Topics in Vascular  
CEA is the Gold Standard Hertzer
Carotid Stenting is the First line of Therapy For Carotid Stenosis Clair
Medical Therapy -- No Case for Intervention Jaff
Panel Discussion  
Intervention Indicated in the Endovascular Era Gray
Medical Management is the Only Therapy Gornik
Panel Discussion  

2 - Management of Venous Thromboembolism  
(VTE) Diagnosis and Management of Acute PE Standard Anticoagulation for VTE Bartholomew
Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute PE Weitz
Thrombolytic Therapy/Intervention for DVT Comerota
Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Emboli Gonzalez-Stawinski
New Oral Anticoagulants Weitz
Thrombophilia (Genetic/Acquired) Marchant

3 - Management of Lower Extremity Arterial Disease  
PAD and Unusual Vasculopathies Olin
Tibial Interventions Lyden
The Superficial Femoral Artery - Interventions and Clinical Data Sarac
The Treatment of SFA Disease Kramer
Panel Discussion  

4 - Management of Cerebral Vascular Disease  
Carotid Duplex-The Gold Standard Gornik
Cerebral Protection Devices Bajzer
Vertebral Interventions: The Ignored Problem Berguer
Percutaneous Vertebral Interventions Srivastava
Unusual Carotid Disorders Jaff
Panel Discussion  


Topic VI. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

1 - Collaborative Approach to Electrical  
Therapy of Heart Failure Identification of Patients at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Estes
LV Function, LV Scar & Dyssynchrony in SCD Desai
Electrical Measurements & Derivative Exner
Panel Discussion  
Bringing the Preop Assessment into the EP Lab Grimm
Troubleshooting Optimized CRT Mullens
Remote Disease Management 2.0 Wilkoff

2 - Atrial Fibfillation: Pathophysiology  
Cellular Insights into Atrial Fibrillation Van Wagoner

3 - Atrial Fibrilation: Management  
Rate vs. Rhythm Control: The Ongoing Struggle Page
New Imaging & Navigation Modalities Reddy
Surgical Ablation: When, Why and How? Gillinov
Monitoring for Outcomes: Implanted, Wearable Lindsay
Panel Discussion  

4 - Collaborative Management of Device Therapy Morbdity: Prevention, Protection & Therapy  
Vascular Occlusion: Detection & Therapy Bhatt
Infection: Pathophysiology, Prophylaxis & Therapy Gordon
Lead Failure: Pathophysiology, Prevention & Detection Wilkoff

Topic VII. HEART FAILURE

1 - Therapy for Heary Failure: Today and Tomorrow  
Medical Therapies and Personalized Delivery of Care with Genomics Bristow
Current Indications and Outcomes in Heart and Lung Transplantation Taylor
Panel Discussion  

2 - Controversies in Heart Failure Care  
Is Tailored Therapy with a PA Catheter Beneficial? -- Pro -- Tang
Is Tailored Therapy with a PA Catheter Beneficial? -- Con - Rogers
Heart Transplant Center Volume: Does Size Matter for Quality Outcomes? -- Pro -- Conte
Heart Transplant Center Volume: Does Size Matter for Quality Outcomes? -- Con -- Sun
Does Exercise Help Patients with Heart Failure? -- Pro -- O’Connor
Does Exercise Help Patients with Heart Failure? -- Con -- Lauer

3 - Treatment of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Failure  
Advanced Lung Failure: ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant Mason
Pulmonary Hypertension: When to Choose Heart Transplant, Heart/Lung Transplant or VAD Support McCurry

4 - Ventricular Assist Devices as a Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure  
The Evolution of VADS: Past, Present and Future Copeland
What Have We Learned About Continuous Flow Pumps? Slaughter
Current Outcomes Starling
Can VADs and Medicines Facilitate LV Recovery? Young

Topic VIII. IMAGING

1 - Imaging for Viability: Why is it Important?  
Echo Jaber
Role of Nuclear Imaging Cerqueira
CCT and CMR for Viability Garcia
Panel Discussion  

Topic IX. HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY

1 - Imaging for Viability: Why is it Important?  
Imaging in HOCM Desai
Percutaneous Therapy for HOCM Tuzcu
Surgical Therapy for HOCM Schaff
Mitral Valve Surgery for HOCM Smedira
Panel Discussion  

Topic X. HEART-BRAIN MEDICINE

1 - Heart-Brain Medicine  
The Risk of Depression in the CABG Population Pozuelo
The Role of Biofeedback in the Treatment of Heart Failure Moravec

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