Cardiology at Cancun: Topics in Clinical Cardiology

February 28 - March 4, 2022
Marriott Cancun Resort, Cancun, Mexico

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (24.75), Nursing (24.75), Price: $699.99-$899.99 | Early Registration Saves $100

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Program

5:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 27, 2022

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Pre-registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)

6:30 a.m.

Monday, February 28, 2022

6:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:15 a.m.

Welcome and Course Overview

7:30 a.m.

Key Concepts in Primary Information

Moderator: Guy Reeder, MD

7:30 a.m.

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: From Prediction Rules to Novel Risk Markers to AI

Thomas Allison, PhD

7:50 a.m.

Controversies in Preventive Cardiology: Aspirin, Butter, Meat, the Obesity Paradox and Others

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

8:10 a.m.

Exercise for Cardiovascular Health: How Much Is Good Enough: How Much Is Too Much?

Thomas Allison, PhD

8:30 a.m.

In Search of the Best Diet for Cardiovascular Health: Separating the Facts From the Fads

Stephen Kopecky, MD

8:50 a.m.

Exercise Prescription for Specific Cardiac Conditions: HCM, HF, Valve Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, etc.

Thomas Allison, PhD

9:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Case-Based Management

Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD

10:00 a.m.

CVD Prevention in Women

Rekha Mankad, MD

10:20 a.m.

Lipid Guidelines and Beyond

Stephen Kopecky, MD

10:40 a.m.

CVD Prevention in Special Populations: Minorities, Elderly, Others

Anna Svatikova, MD, PhD

11:00 a.m.

Special Lecture: Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

11:20 a.m.

Preventing Cardiac Complications in Cancer Patients

Joerg Herrmann, MD

11:40 a.m.

Challenging Cases in Preventive Cardiology All Faculty

12:05 p.m.

Adjourn

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception (Poolside) All Faculty, Participants, and Exhibitors (and Guests) are invited.

7:00 a.m.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

Ischemic Heart Disease - I

Moderator: Guy Reeder, MD

7:30 a.m.

The Ischemia Trial and Management of Stable Angina

Todd Miller, MD

7:50 a.m.

Chest Pain With Minimal Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD

8:10 a.m.

Preop Cardiac Assessment: Less Stress or Learning How to Stop Worrying

Todd Miller, MD

8:30 a.m.

Cardiac Manifestations of COVID-19 in the ICU

Richard Oeckler, MD, PhD

8:50 a.m.

Optimal Duration of Anti-platelet Therapy Including Cessation for Noncardiac Surgery

Malcolm Bell, MD

9:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

Ischemic Heart Disease - II

Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD

10:00 a.m.

Last Year’s Top 5 Trials in Ischemic Heart Disease

Malcolm Bell, MD

10:20 a.m.

ICU Management of the COVID Patient

Richard Oeckler, MD, PhD

10:40 a.m.

ACS Due to Left Main Disease – A Practical Approach

Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD

11:00 a.m.

Revascularization Decisions in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. What Is the Evidence?

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD

11:20 a.m.

Treatment of Recurrent In-Stent Restenosis 2022

Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD

11:40 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:05 p.m.

Adjourn - Note Special Evening Session

5:45 p.m.

Cases in Ischemic Heart Disease

Malcolm Bell, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD

7:15 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

Heart Failure - I

Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD

7:30 a.m.

The Top 5 Clinical Trials in Heart Failure

Lisa LeMond, MD

7:50 a.m.

Titrating to Targets: Medical Therapy for Heart Failure

Paul McKie, MD

8:10 a.m.

Diagnosing HFpEF in 2022

Robert Frantz, MD

8:30 a.m.

Imaging for Right Heart Failure

Garvan Kane, MD, PhD

8:50 a.m.

Cardiac Amyloid: New Treatments

Grace Lin, MD

9:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

Heart Failure - II

Moderator: Guy Reeder, MD

10:00 a.m.

Myocarditis and Sarcoidosis: Diagnosis and Management

Grace Lin, MD

10:20 a.m.

Heart Failure in Cancer Patients

Paul McKie, MD

10:40 a.m.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Stepwise Approach

Robert Frantz, MD

11:00 a.m.

Diabetes in Heart Failure

Garvan Kane, MD, PhD

11:20 a.m.

ECMO and Mechanical Circulatory Support: When Is It Needed?

Lisa LeMond, MD

11:40 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:05 p.m.

Adjourn - Note Special Evening Session

5:30 p.m.

Cases in Heart Failure

Robert Frantz, MD, Grace Lin, MD, Paul McKie, MD

5:30 p.m.

Ventricular Repolarization: From Myocardial Infarction to Metabolic Abnormalities

Fred Kusumoto, MD

6:30 p.m.

Adjourn

6:30 a.m.

Thursday, March 3, 2022

6:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:00 a.m.

Heart Rhythm I - Supraventricular Tachycardia and Atrial Fibrillation

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

7:00 a.m.

Optional Early Bird Session: ECG Unknowns Review

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

7:30 a.m.

Wearables, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence and Arrhythmia Care: Helpful or Just Another Headache?

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

7:55 a.m.

My Patient Has A Regular Supraventricular Tachycardia: From WPW to Atrial Flutter, Identification to Treatment

Win Kuang Shen, MD

8:15 a.m.

AF Burden: Does 1 Hour of AF Mandate Anticoagulation?

Thomas Munger, MD

8:35 a.m.

The Evil Twins: AF and Heart Failure

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

8:55 a.m.

AF Ablation: Who Should I Refer and Who Should I Protect From the Electrophysiologist?

Fred Kusumoto, MD

9:15 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

Heart Rhythm II - Syncope, Ventricular Arrhythmias, and Implantable Devices

Moderator: Guy Reeder, MD

10:00 a.m.

PVCs and Nonsustained VT: When Do I Need to Worry?

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

10:25 a.m.

Treating Those Funny Channelopathies: Identification, Management, and Genetic Testing

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

10:45 a.m.

Device Management in Special Situations: Surgery, MRI, and Radiation Therapy

Win Kuang Shen, MD

11:05 a.m.

Who Should (and Who Shouldn’t) Get An ICD In 2022?

Fred Kusumoto, MD

11:25 a.m.

New Cardiac Device Technology: Leadless Pacing, His Bundle Pacing, Subcutaneous ICDs, and Beyond

Thomas Munger, MD

11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:05 p.m.

Adjourn - Note Special Evening Session

5:30 p.m.

Rapid Fire ECG Cases

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, Thomas Munger, MD, Win Kuang Shen, MD, Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

7:00 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Friday, March 4, 2022

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

Valvular Heart Disease - I

Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD

7:30 a.m.

TAVR Update

Kevin Greason, MD

7:55 a.m.

Atrial Fibrillation and Challenges in the TAVR Patient

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

8:15 a.m.

Advances in Cardiovascular Surgery

Kevin Greason, MD

8:35 a.m.

Leaflet Thrombosis After Bioprosthetic Valve Implantation – Detection, Natural History, and Treatment

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

8:55 a.m.

Catheter Based Treatments for Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation – Current Progress

Mackram Eleid, MD

9:15 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

Valvular Heart Disease - II

Moderator: Guy Reeder, MD

10:00 a.m.

Who Needs PFO Closure in 2022

Guy Reeder, MD

10:25 a.m.

Aortopathies – Diagnosis, When to Intervene

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

10:45 a.m.

HCM Update

Steve Ommen, MD

11:05 a.m.

Common Congenital Heart Lesions in Adult Patients

Crystal Bonnichsen, MD

11:25 a.m.

Catheter Based Mitral Valve Replacement – Where Do We Stand In 2022?

Mackram Eleid, MD

11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Moderators: Steve Ommen, MD, Guy Reeder, MD

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