Challenges in Clinical Cardiology: A Case-Based Update

October 2-4, 2026
In-Person | Swissotel Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Program

7:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026

7:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Course Overview | Course Directors

8:15 a.m.

GENERAL & PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY I

Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Darrell Newman, MD

8:15 a.m.

State-of-the-Art Lecture: Cardiovascular Obstetrics

Katie Young, MD

8:45 a.m.

GLP1 – Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure What’s the Evidence?

Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD

9:10 a.m.

Premature Coronary Artery Disease in the Young Female

Katie Young, MD

9:35 a.m.

Management of Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia – Is Intervention Better Than Amputation

Brenden Ingraham, MD

10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

10:20 a.m.

GENERAL & PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY II

Moderators: Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

10:20 a.m.

Contemporary Strategies for Managing Pulmonary Embolism

Brenden Ingraham, MD

10:45 a.m.

VO2 is a Vital Sign

Nadia Elfessi, PA-C

11:10 a.m.

My Patient has Normal LDL but Elevated Lipoprotein(a) – How Do I Manage Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk?

Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD

11:35 a.m.

Summary and Q&A

11:45 a.m.

Lunch (provided)

12:35 p.m.

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Katie Young, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD

12:35 p.m.

My 82-Year-Old Has NSTEMI and Multivessel Disease: PCI, CABG, or Conservative Care?

Phillip Rowse, MD

1:00 p.m.

Is There a Case for Single Antiplatelet Therapy Post PCI?

Eric Yang, MD

1:25 p.m.

Role of ECMO in Management of Mechanical Complications of MI

Phillip Rowse, MD

1:50 p.m.

Refractory Chest Pain with a Perfect Stent – Now What?

Eric Yang, MD

2:15 p.m.

Summary and Q&A

2:25 p.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

2:45 p.m.

CIRCULATORY FAILURE

Moderators: Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB

2:45 p.m.

I Suspect My Patient Has HFpEF but the Echo is Normal – Is Cath Always Needed?

Daniel Borgeson, MD

3:10 p.m.

Help My HF Patient Keeps Getting Hospitalized: When to Refer for Advanced Therapy?

Drew Rosenbaum, MD

3:35 p.m.

Cardiac Amyloid in the Older Patient – When to Refer (and When Not to Refer) for Treatment?

Daniel Borgeson, MD

4:00 p.m.

Challenging Case from the Heart Failure Clinic

Daniel Borgeson, MD

4:15 p.m.

Challenging Case from the Heart Failure Clinic

Drew Rosenbaum, MD

4:30 p.m.

Summary and Q&A

4:40 p.m.

Adjourn

7:15 a.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026

7:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:55 a.m.

Overview of the Day

8:00 a.m.

CARDIOLOGY POTPOURRI

Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

8:00 a.m.

State-of-the-Art Lecture: Practical Cardio-Oncology for the General Cardiologist

Joerg Herrmann, MD

8:30 a.m.

Is It Sarcoid? Challenges in Making the Diagnosis

Melanie Bratcher, APRN, CNP, MSN

8:55 a.m.

My Patient Has Newly Diagnosed Cardiac Sarcoidosis – How Do I Risk Stratify?

Drew Rosenbaum, MD

9:20 a.m.

How Do I Manage Device Related Infections?

Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

9:45 a.m.

Adult Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Practitioner Should Know

Svea Alm, APRN, CNP, MSN

10:10 a.m.

Adult Congenital Heart Disease: My Patient Has a Right to Left Atrial Shunt When to Worry and How to Manage

David Majdalany, MD

10:35 a.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

10:55 a.m.

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Darrell Newman, MD, Phillip Rowse, MD

10:55 a.m.

The Different Flavors of Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction

Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD

11:20 a.m.

My 72-Year-Old Patient Has Severe Symptomatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency with Prior Sternotomy: How to Decide Between Transcatheter and Conventional Surgical Approaches

Phillip Rowse, MD

11:45 a.m.

My 67-Year-Old Patient Has Sever Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis and Severe PAD: Novel Approaches to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

12:10 p.m.

How to Manage Progressive Tricuspid Regurgitation Secondary to Atrial Fibrillation?

Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD

12:35 p.m.

My Patient Has Severe Mitral Annular Calcification and Shortness of Breath: How to Evaluate and Manage

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

12:40 p.m.

Summary and Q&A

12:50 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

1:35 p.m.

HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS I

Moderators: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD

1:35 p.m.

My Patient Has Vasovagal Syncope What Do I Do Next?

Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

2:00 p.m.

Which Ambulatory Monitor Should I Order for My Patient

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

2:25 p.m.

Arrhythmia Cases Potpourri

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Guru Kowlgi, MBBS, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

3:20 p.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

3:40 p.m.

HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS II

Moderators: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Katie Young, MD

3:40 p.m.

My Athlete Patient Has Atrial Fibrillation

Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

4:05 p.m.

Electrophysiology Approach to Common ECG Patterns

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2026

7:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Case Discussion & QA

Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB

8:00 a.m.

HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

Moderators: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD

8:00 a.m.

TTE and MRI: What Are We Looking in Imaging for HCM

Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB

8:30 a.m.

Risk Stratification in HCM: Who Gets an ICD

Darrell Newman, MD

8:55 a.m.

My HCM Patient Needs an ICD: Which Device?

Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

9:20 a.m.

Challenging Cases

Nadia Elfessi, PA-C

Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Darrell Newman, MD, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

10:05 a.m.

Summary and Q&A

10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits

10:35 a.m.

MY MOST CHALLENGING CASE OF THE YEAR

Moderators: Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD, Katie Young, MD, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C

10:35 a.m.

Case 1

Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB

10:50 a.m.

Case 2

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

11:05 a.m.

Case 3

Darrell Newman, MD

11:20 a.m.

Case 4

Katie Young, MD

11:35 a.m.

Case 5

Nadia Elfessi, PA-C

11:50 a.m.

Review and Closing Comments

Nandan Anavekar, MB, ChB, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Darrell Newman, MD, Katie Young, MD

12:00 p.m.

Course Adjourns

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18.5
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18.5
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18.5

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