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

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (22.5), Nursing (22.5), Price: $780-$880 | Early Registration Saves $100

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Program

5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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

Pre-Course Registration Check-In

7:00 a.m.

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

8:00 a.m.

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

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

10:20 a.m.

MYOCARDIAL IMAGING

Moderator: Sunil Mankad, MD

10:20 a.m.

Ventricular Strain Imaging

Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD

10:40 a.m.

Left Atrial Strain Imaging

Chris Ray, MD

11:10 a.m.

Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases

11:15 a.m.

Case 1

Jennifer Betz, RDCS

11:20 a.m.

Case 2

Kylie Marvin, RDCS

11:25 a.m.

Case 3

Jennifer Betz, RDCS

11:30 a.m.

Case 4

Kylie Marvin, RDCS

11:50 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Moderator: Steven Lester, MD

1:15 p.m.

Basic Understanding of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

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.

2:45 p.m.

AI Fireside Chat This will be livestreamed.

Reza Arsanjani, MD, Steven Lester, MD

2:50 p.m.

Hands-on Strain Imaging This will NOT be livestreamed.

Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD, Jennifer Betz, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS, Chris Ray, MD, A. Landon Wellford, MD

3:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

Rotate as you desire.

3:45 p.m.

Diastology: Cases & Practice Review This will be livestreamed.

Reza Arsanjani, MD, Steven Lester, MD

3:50 p.m.

Hands-on: Lung Ultrasound & POCUS This will NOT be livestreamed.

Rosalyn Adigun, MD, Jennifer Betz, RDCS, Jared Bird, MD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS

4:45 p.m.

Adjourn

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception (Windmill Plaza) Family Members Invited

7:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

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

Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD

8:30 a.m.

Amyloid Heart Disease – When Are Thick Walls Not Just Thick?

Rosalyn Adigun, 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

10:30 a.m.

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)

Rosalyn Adigun, MD

12:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

8:00 a.m.

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

10:10 a.m.

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

1:00 p.m.

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.

2:50 p.m.

Hands-on 3-D Knobology This will be livestreamed.

Jennifer Betz, RDCS, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS, Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD, A. Landon Wellford, MD

2:55 p.m.

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.

3:50 p.m.

Valvular Heart Disease Rapid Fire Cases This will be livestreamed.

Rekha Mankad, MD, Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD, Sabrina Phillips, MD

3:55 p.m.

Hands-on TEE Simulator This will NOT be livestreamed.

Jennifer Betz, RDCS, Jared Bird, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Kylie Marvin, RDCS

4:50 p.m.

Adjourn

7:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:45 a.m.

TRICUSPID VALVE INTERVENTIONS AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Moderator: Juan Crestanello, 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

10:25 a.m.

Case 1

Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD

10:30 a.m.

Case 2

S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD

10:35 a.m.

Case 3

Jared Bird, MD

10:40 a.m.

Case 4

Steven Lester, MD

10:50 a.m.

Case 5

Said Alsidawi, MD

12:00 p.m.

Adjourn

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Credit Types Offered

AMA PRA Category 1™

22.5
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22.5

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

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

Program

5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

BASIC ECHO

MYOCARDIAL IMAGING

Applying Strain Imaging to Interesting Myocardial Imaging Cases

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions

7:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025

CARDIOMYOPATHIES

ADVANCED ECHO HEMODYNAMICS

7:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025

AORTIC VALVE DISEASE

MITRAL VALVE DISEASE

CONTROVERSIES IN VALVE DISEASE

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Sessions

7:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025

TRICUSPID VALVE INTERVENTIONS AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

CASE OF THE YEAR - YOU PICK THE WINNER

Credit Types Offered

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