Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians

April 24-27, 2025
In-Person or Livestream | Hyatt Regency Hill Country, San Antonio, TX

Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types: ABIM MOC (22.5), AMA PRA Category 1™ (22.5), Nursing (22.5), ABS MOC (22.5), Price: $780-$880 | Early Registration Saves $100

Program

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Pre-Course Registration Check-In
Thursday, April 24, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Pre-Course Registration Check-In and Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introduction, Course Overview, Get to Know the Audience
Moderators: Jared Bird, MD, Martha Grogan, MD, Steven Lester, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
BASIC ECHO
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Advances in LV Quantification – Moving Past 2-D
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:20 a.m.
RV Enlargement and 3-D Assessment: The Forgotten Ventricle
Reza Arsanjani, MD
8:35 a.m.
Practical Tips and Tricks for Optimizing 3-D Assessment of LV/RV Size and Function
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
8:55 a.m.
Lung Ultrasound: Assessment By the Clinical Cardiologist
Jared Bird, MD
9:20 a.m.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Function: A Practical Approach
Steven Lester, MD
9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
MYOCARDIAL IMAGING
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
10:20 a.m.
Ventricular Strain Imaging
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
10:40 a.m.
Left Atrial Strain Imaging
Chris Ray, MD
11:10 a.m.
Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases
Case 1
Melissa Willers, RDCS
Case 2
Kylie Marvin, RDCS
Case 3
Melissa Willers, RDCS
Case 4
Kylie Marvin, RDCS
11:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Grab Your Lunch and Return to Ballroom for a Special Lecture Sponsored by Alnylam | Discover AMVUTTRA® (vutrisiran): A Treatment Option for the Polyneuropathy of hATTR Amyloidosis Vasvi Singh, MD, Director, Cardiac Amyloidosis Program and Cardiac MRI Program at Midwest Heart and Vascular Specialists, HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Moderator: Steven Lester, MD
1:15 p.m.
Basic Understanding of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Owen Crystal, MS, Steven Lester, MD
1:35 p.m.
Five Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography
Reza Arsanjani, MD
1:55 p.m.
How May Artificial Intelligence Impact Our Future in Medicine and Echocardiography
Steven Lester, MD
2:20 p.m.
Panel Discussion
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Rotate as you desire.
AI Fireside Chat This will be livestreamed.
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Owen Crystal, MS, Steven Lester, MD
Hands-on Strain Imaging This will NOT be livestreamed.
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS, Chris Ray, MD, A. Landon Wellford, MD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Rotate as you desire.
Diastology: Cases & Practice Review This will be livestreamed.
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Steven Lester, MD
Hands-on: Lung Ultrasound & POCUS This will NOT be livestreamed.
Jared Bird, MD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS, Melissa Willers, RDCS
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Windmill Plaza) Family Members Invited
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
CARDIOMYOPATHIES
Moderator: Martha Grogan, MD
7:30 a.m.
Echo Assessment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:00 a.m.
Current and Future Therapies for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Prajwal Reddy, MD
8:30 a.m.
Amyloid Heart Disease – When Are Thick Walls Not Just Thick?
Martha Grogan, MD
9:00 a.m.
Current and Future Therapies for Cardiac Amyloidosis
Martha Grogan, MD
9:25 a.m.
Cardio-Oncology: What Every Clinician and Imager Should Know
Chris Ray, MD
9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
ADVANCED ECHO HEMODYNAMICS
Moderator: S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
10:30 a.m.
Hemodynamics: The Numbers Matter
Sabrina Phillips, MD
10:55 a.m.
Identifying Inflammatory Pericarditis and Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
11:20 a.m.
Echo in the ICU
Sunil Mankad, MD
11:45 a.m.
Echo During Advanced Circulatory Support (ECMO/LVAD/Impella)
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
12:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
AORTIC VALVE DISEASE
Moderator: Hector Michelena, MD
8:00 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis – When the Valve Area Doesn’t Fit (Ectopy, Afib, Discrepant Data)
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:25 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis – Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Diagnosis and Management Including Stress Echo
Rekha Mankad, MD
8:50 a.m.
Aortic Regurgitation – Getting with the Guidelines
Hector Michelena, MD
9:10 a.m.
Echo Evaluation of Aortic Valve Prostheses (including TAVR peri AR)
Jonathan Wong, MD
9:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
MITRAL VALVE DISEASE
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD
10:10 a.m.
Anatomy of the Mitral Valve and Mitral Regurgitation
Hector Michelena, MD
10:35 a.m.
Mitral Annular Dysjunction – Not Just an Incidental Finding
Rekha Mankad, MD
10:55 a.m.
Mitral Valve Interventions
Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD
11:20 a.m.
Echo Evaluation of Mitral Valve Prostheses and MitraClip: Practical Approach
Jeremy Thaden, MD
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
CONTROVERSIES IN VALVE DISEASE
Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
1:00 p.m.
SAVR Versus TAVR
Juan Crestanello, MD, Trevor Simard, MD
1:25 p.m.
Surgical Mitral Valve Repair Versus MitraClip/TMVR
Juan Crestanello, MD, Benjamin Hibbert, MD
1:50 p.m.
Isolated Surgical Tricuspid Valve Repair Versus Transcatheter Tricuspid Interventions
Juan Crestanello, MD, Trevor Simard, MD
2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
2:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Rotate as you desire.
Hands-on 3-D Knobology This will be livestreamed.
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS, Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD, A. Landon Wellford, MD, Melissa Willers, RDCS
Hands-on TEE Simulator This will NOT be livestreamed.
Sunil Mankad, MD
Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
3:50 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Rotate as you desire.
Valvular Heart Disease Rapid Fire Cases This will be livestreamed.
Rekha Mankad, MD, Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD, Sabrina Phillips, MD
Hands-on TEE Simulator This will NOT be livestreamed.
Jared Bird, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS, Melissa Willers, RDCS
4:50 p.m.
Adjourn
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
TRICUSPID VALVE INTERVENTIONS AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Juan Crestanello, MD, Sabrina Phillips, MD
7:45 a.m.
Anatomy of the Tricuspid Valve and Tricuspid Regurgitation
Jared Bird, MD
8:10 a.m.
3-D Assessment of Tricuspid Regurgitation for Procedural Guidance
Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD
8:35 a.m.
Tricuspid Valve Interventions
Jeremy Thaden, MD
9:05 a.m.
Perivalvular Leak Closure: Decision and Intraprocedural Guidance
Jonathan Wong, MD
9:30 a.m.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease – When to Suspect?
Sabrina Phillips, MD
9:55 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
10:25 a.m.
CASE OF THE YEAR - YOU PICK THE WINNER
Case 1
Prajwal Reddy, MD
Case 2
Jonathan Wong, MD
Case 3
Jared Bird, MD
Case 4
Steven Lester, MD
Case 5
Said Alsidawi, MD
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
  • ABIM MOC
    22.5
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    22.5
  • Nursing
    22.5
  • ABS MOC
    22.5

Price: $780-$880 | Early Registration Saves $100

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