Challenges in Clinical Cardiology: A Case-Based Update
September 26-28, 2025
In-Person or Livestream | Swissotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(18.0),
Nursing
(18.0),
AAPA
(18.0),
ABIM MOC
(18.0),
ABS MOC
(18.0),
Price: $865-$999 | Register by 8/29 to save $100!
Program
7:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Course Overview
8:15 a.m.
GENERAL AND PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY I
Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Darrell Newman, MD
8:15 a.m.
State-of-the-Art Lecture: Diabetes for the Cardiologist
Vinaya Simha, MD
8:45 a.m.
My 56-Year-Old Patient on High-Dose Statin Has Not Reached Target: What Are the New Therapeutic Options and What’s the Evidence?
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
9:10 a.m.
My 83-Year-Old Patient Has Chronic Peripheral Arterial Disease: What Are the Management Strategies?
Arashk Motiei, MD
9:35 a.m.
My 67-Year-Old Non-Diabetic Patient Was Advised to Consider SGLT2-Inhibitor Therapy: What Are the Pros and Cons
Vinaya Simha, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Time to Visit Exhibits
10:20 a.m.
GENERAL AND PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY II
Moderators: Heidi Connolly, MD, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C
10:20 a.m.
Common Cardiac Conditions in the Master Athlete
Nadia Elfessi, PA-C
10:45 a.m.
My Pregnant Patient Presents with Dyspnea: What’s Next?
Katie Young, MD
10:45 a.m.
How Do I Assess Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk in 2025?
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
11:35 a.m.
Summary and QA
11:45 a.m.
Lunch (provided)
12:30 p.m.
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Heidi Connolly, MD, Darrell Newman, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD
12:30 p.m.
State-of-the-Art Lecture: Staging Coronary Interventions: Who and When?
Arashk Motiei, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD
1:15 p.m.
Should I Order a Stress Test or CT Coronary Angiogram in my Chest Pain Patient?
Eric Yang, MD
1:40 p.m.
Management of Chronic Stable Coronary Artery Disease: When to Intervene?
Arashk Motiei, MD
2:05 p.m.
How to Manage the Patient with Myocardial Infarction with No Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)/Angina Pectoris with No Obstructive Coronary Arteries (ANOCA)?
Eric Yang, MD
2:30 p.m.
Summary and QA
2:40 p.m.
Refreshment Break | Time to Visit Exhibits
3:00 p.m.
CIRCULATORY FAILURE
Moderators: Heidi Connolly, MD, Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C
3:00 p.m.
State-of-the-Art Lecture: Diagnosis of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in 2025
Daniel Borgeson, MD
3:30 p.m.
My 68-Year-Old Has Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: What’s Next?
Svea Alm, APRN, CNP
3:45 p.m.
Genetic Testing in Patients with Heart Failure?
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
4:10 p.m.
Polypharmacy in Heart Failure: Alternatives to the 4 Pillars
Daniel Borgeson, MD
4:30 p.m.
My Patient Has NYHA II Functional Capacity and an LVEF of 15% – When Do I Need to Refer for Advanced Circulatory Therapies?
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
4:50 p.m.
Summary and QA
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
7:15 a.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:55 a.m.
Overview of the Day
8:00 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE I
Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Darrell Newman, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD
8:00 a.m.
State-of-the-Art: Overview of the Percutaneous Valves and Where They Are Placed
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
8:30 a.m.
My 67-Year-Old Patient Has Severe Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: Should I Consider Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)?
Hayan Jouni, MD
8:55 a.m.
My 79-Year-Old Patient Has Severe Mitral Regurgitation: When Should I Consider MitraClip Versus Percutaneous Mitral Valve Replacement?
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
9:20 a.m.
My 72-Year-Old Patient Has Severe Asymptomatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency: When to Intervene Surgically?
Phillip Rowse, MD
9:45 a.m.
Summary and QA
9:55 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Time to Visit Exhibits
10:15 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE II
Moderators: Heidi Connolly, MD, Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Phillip Rowse, MD
10:15 a.m.
My Pregnant Patient Has Valvular Heart Disease: When Do I Need to Worry?
Katie Young, MD
10:40 a.m.
Optimal Timing of Intervention for Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Hayan Jouni, MD
11:05 a.m.
Severe Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: When to Refer for Intervention?
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Rapid Fire Valve Case Review with Faculty in the Hot Seat
Hayan Jouni, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD, Phillip Rowse, MD, Katie Young, MD
Moderators: Heidi Connolly, MD, Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m.
HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS I
Moderators: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD
1:00 p.m.
Who Should and Who Should Not Get an Atrial Fibrillation Ablation?
Fatima Ezzeddine, MD
1:25 p.m.
Conduction System Pacing: How Has it Changed My Practice?
Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc
1:50 p.m.
Interesting Arrhythmia Cases
Fatima Ezzeddine, MD, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc
Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break | Time to Visit Exhibits
3:15 p.m.
HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS II
Moderators: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Heidi Connolly, MD
3:15 p.m.
My Patient is Getting ICD Shocks: Antiarrhythmics or VT Ablation?
Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc
3:40 p.m.
Electrophysiology Approach to Common ECG Patterns
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Fatima Ezzeddine, MD
4:25 p.m.
Adjourn
7:15 a.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Case Discussion & QA
Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB
8:00 a.m.
CARDIOLOGY POTPOURRI
Moderators: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD
8:00 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: New Therapies, New Challenges!
Darrell Newman, MD
8:30 a.m.
Complication of Myocardial Infarction?
Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB
8:55 a.m.
My Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Patient Has an Aortic Aneurysm: When Should I Intervene?
Heidi Connolly, MD
9:20 a.m.
How Do I Manage Device Related Infections?
Mac Chesdachai, MD
9:45 a.m.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Practitioner Should Know
Angela Kosec, APRN, CNP, DNP
10:10 a.m.
Summary and QA
10:20 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:35 a.m.
MY MOST CHALLENGING CASE OF THE YEAR
Moderators: Heidi Connolly, MD, Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD
10:35 a.m.
Case 1
Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB
10:50 a.m.
Case 2
Heidi Connolly, MD
11:05 a.m.
Case 3
Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS
11:20 a.m.
Case 4
Darrell Newman, MD
11:35 a.m.
Case 5
Nadia Elfessi, PA-C
11:50 a.m.
Review and Closing Comments
12:00 p.m.
Course Adjourns
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™18.0
-
Nursing18.0
-
AAPA18.0
-
ABIM MOC18.0
-
ABS MOC18.0
Price: $865-$999 | Register by 8/29 to save $100!
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