Assessment and Management of Patients with Aortic Stenosis: Leveraging the Power of Echocardiography
August 8-9, 2026
Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(8.25),
ABIM MOC
(8.25),
ABS MOC
(8.25),
ANCC
(8.25),
Price: $500.00
Program
3:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026
3:00 p.m.
Registration (Kalahari Ballroom A Foyer)
3:30 p.m.
Welcome and Course Overview, Learning Objectives – Get to Know the Audience
3:45 p.m.
AORTIC STENOSIS: Prevalence, Staging, and Surveillance
Moderators: Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
3:45 p.m.
Scope of the Problem: Prevalence and Undertreatment of Aortic Stenosis
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
4:05 p.m.
Stages of Aortic Valve Stenosis: Structural and Hemodynamics Changes During Progression of Aortic Stenosis
Jae Oh, MD
4:25 p.m.
Assessment of Aortic Stenosis: Key Echocardiographic Measurements and Avoiding Pitfalls
Jeremy Thaden, MD
4:45 p.m.
Medical Therapy to Stop or Reverse Aortic Stenosis: Fact or Fiction
Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD
5:05 p.m.
Surveillance Versus Early Aortic Valve Replacement: What Is More Appropriate for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
Jordi Dahl, MD, PhD
5:25 p.m.
Panel Discussion
5:45 p.m.
Adjourn
6:00 p.m.
Reception (Exhibit Hall)
Faculty Available for Informal Q&A | Family Welcome
7:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
AORTIC STENOSIS: Diagnosis Dilemmas
Moderator: Jeremy Thaden, MD
7:30 a.m.
LGAS With Low EF: The Role of Dobutamine Hemodynamic Echocardiography and Projected Aortic Valve Area
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
7:50 a.m.
Computed Tomography Aortic Valve Calcium Score: What Is It and Does It Help in Assessment of Aortic Stenosis
Thomas Foley, MD
8:10 a.m.
Exercise Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis: How Is It Performed and Is It Safe?
Thomas Allison, PhD
8:30 a.m.
LGAS With Normal EF: Rhythm and Flow
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
8:50 a.m.
Why Echo Numbers Are (Not) the Same as Cath Numbers
Jordi Dahl, MD, PhD
9:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:50 a.m.
MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC STENOSIS AND PROSTHETIC VALVE DYSFUNCTION
Moderators: Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, Jeremy Thaden, MD
9:50 a.m.
Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do I Choose and Does Age Matter?
Kimberly Holst, MD
10:10 a.m.
TAVR (Mis)Adventures: What to Look for During TAVR
Jared Bird, MD
10:30 a.m.
Echo After Aortic Valve Replacement: What Is a High Gradient and What Does It Mean?
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
10:50 a.m.
Aortic Prosthetic and Periprosthetic Regurgitation
Jeremy Thaden, MD
11:10 a.m.
Endocarditis After TAVR or SAVR
Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Surgical Management of a Failed Aortic Valve Prosthesis
Kimberly Holst, MD
11:50 a.m.
Percutaneous Management of a Failed Aortic Valve Prosthesis
Trevor Simard, MD
12:10 p.m.
Panel Discussion
12:30 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
1:15 p.m.
Hands-On Scanning
Jake Peterson, RDCS
2:45 p.m.
Course Adjourns
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™8.25
-
ABIM MOC8.25
-
ABS MOC8.25
-
ANCC8.25
Price: $500.00
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