Echocardiography Best Practice: A Case-Based Update
November 20-23, 2025
In-Person | Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, AZ
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Program
12:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
12:00 p.m.
Precourse Registration & Refreshments (Princess H/I North Foyer)
12:45 p.m.
Welcome and Course Objective Overview
1:00 p.m.
EVALUATION OF CARDIAC FUNCTION
Said Alsidawi, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
1:00 p.m.
LV Volume: How Best to Measure and Clinical Applications With Illustrative Cases for EF and Valve Calculations
Nicholas Enger, RDCS
1:15 p.m.
LV Stroke Volume Measurements Volumetric vs. Doppler in Native and Prosthesis (starting with a case of discrepancy)
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
1:30 p.m.
LA Strain Imaging Technical Tip and Clinical Applications
Jeremy Thaden, MD
1:45 p.m.
LV Strain Imaging Cases and Tips: Myocardial Work Update
Rohit Mital, MD, Kristine Reed, RDCS
2:00 p.m.
Evaluation of RV Function, Case-Based Approach
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
2:15 p.m.
Basics of Diastolic Function: What Is Normal and Abnormal? What Parameters to Use
William Miranda, MD
2:30 p.m.
New Guideline for Diastolic Function Assessment
Jae Oh, MD
2:45 p.m.
Q&A
3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
3:30 p.m.
Case Presentations – Two Cases With Complex Diastology
Jeffrey Geske, MD, William Miranda, MD
Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Hari Chaliki, MD, Jae Oh, MD
4:00 p.m.
STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND IMAGING
Moderators: Hari Chaliki, MD, Jae Oh, MD
4:00 p.m.
Exercise Echo for Myocardial Ischemia: How To
Bobbi Heon, RDCS
4:15 p.m.
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiograph for Ischemia and Viability
Justin Shipman, MD
4:30 p.m.
Stress Echo for Dyspnea
Madie Schneider, RDCS
4:45 p.m.
Stress Echo for VHD and HCM
Hari Chaliki, MD
5:00 p.m.
Q&A
5:15 p.m.
Cases From the Audience With Commentary From Faculty
6:00 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
Friday, November 21, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
AORTIC STENOSIS
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD, Jae Oh, MD
7:30 a.m.
A Case Presentation and How to Assess AS…64 Yr Old Asymptomatic Severe AS - Negative Stress Test
Reza Arsanjani, MD
7:45 a.m.
Pro: AV Intervention Now
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Con: We Should Wait
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
8:15 a.m.
TAVR Pro
Kimberly Holst, MD
8:30 a.m.
Surgery Pro
Juan Crestanello, MD
8:45 a.m.
Case Resolution and New Trials in AS
Reza Arsanjani, MD
9:00 a.m.
Medical Therapy and AI for AS
Jae Oh, MD
9:15 a.m.
Q&A
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
9:45 a.m.
AORTIC REGURGITATION
9:45 a.m.
A Case Presentation…58 Yr Old Male, AR and Large LV, no sxs, Bicuspid Aorta 4.3 cm
Hari Chaliki, MD
10:00 a.m.
How to Assess AR and When to Use CMR?
Jared Bird, MD
10:15 a.m.
Guidelines and New Thresholds for AR intervention: Ready for Prime Time?
Jared Bird, MD
10:30 a.m.
Repair, Ross or Replacement?
Kimberly Holst, MD
10:45 a.m.
Mechanical or Tissue? Replace Aorta?
Juan Crestanello, MD
11:00 a.m.
Case Resolution and Discussion
Hari Chaliki, MD
11:15 a.m.
Q&A
11:30 a.m.
MITRAL STENOSIS
11:30 a.m.
A Case Presentation and CT Assessment…MAC With Increased Gradient
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
11:45 a.m.
MS Assessment: Gradient vs. Area and MAC Score By 3-D TEE
Jeremy Thaden, MD
12:00 p.m.
Transcatheter Management
Charanjit Rihal, MD
12:15 p.m.
Surgical Management
Kristen Sell-Dottin, MD
12:30 p.m.
Case Resolution and Discussion About Increased Gradient in MAC
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
12:45 p.m.
Q&A
1:00 p.m.
Adjourn for lunch
1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Product Theater – No CME Credit. After lunch, break into 2 sessions.
2:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION I
2:30 p.m.
CONTINUE VALVE DISEASE
Moderators: Hari Chaliki, MD, Said Alsidawi, MD
2:30 p.m.
A Case Presentation…Barlow MV in 58 YO Male With Migraine
Jae Oh, MD
2:40 p.m.
Echo/Imaging Evaluation of MR
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
2:50 p.m.
TEER Is the Best Option (Interventionalist)
F. David Fortuin, MD
3:00 p.m.
Surgical Repair Is the Best Option
Juan Crestanello, MD
3:10 p.m.
Procedural TEE for MR and PFO
Stephen Little, MD
3:20 p.m.
Case Resolution and Discussion About Pros/Cons
Jae Oh, MD
3:30 p.m.
Q&A
4:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
4:00 p.m.
TRICUSPID REGURGITATION
4:20 p.m.
A Case Presentation…Severe TR After Mitral Valve Intervention 10 Years Ago
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
4:30 p.m.
Echo/Imaging Evaluation of TR…3 Gradings of Severe TR Necessary?
Jared Bird, MD
4:40 p.m.
Transcatheter TVR or TEER
Stephen Little, MD
4:50 p.m.
Surgical Management of TR
Kimberly Holst, MD
5:00 p.m.
Case Resolution and Discussion
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
5:10 p.m.
Q&A
5:30 p.m.
Adjourn
5:30 p.m.
PROTHETIC VALVE
5:30 p.m.
A Case Presentation…70-Year-Old Male With Severe AR
Said Alsidawi, MD, Nikita Rafie, MD
5:40 p.m.
Mechanical vs Tissue Prosthesis
Juan Crestanello, MD
5:50 p.m.
We Can Manage This Patient With TAVR
Kimberly Holst, MD
6:00 p.m.
Increased Gradient of Mitral Prosthesis…What To Do
Jae Oh, MD
6:10 p.m.
Increased Gradient of Aortic Prosthesis…What To Do
Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD
6:20 p.m.
Case Resolution and Discussion
Said Alsidawi, MD, Nikita Rafie, MD
6:40 p.m.
Q&A
2:35 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION II
2:30 p.m.
POCUS IMAGING
Moderator: Jared Bird, MD
2:30 p.m.
Update in POCUS Imaging
Jared Bird, MD
2:45 p.m.
Who Can Do POCUS Imaging? ED, ICU, APP, Surgeons, Anyone?
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
2:45 p.m.
Evaluation of Hypotensive Patients With POCUS
Justin Shipman, MD
3:15 p.m.
Lung Scan for B Line…Helpful Clinically?
Madie Schneider, RDCS
3:30 p.m.
Can POCUS Evaluate RV Function?
Kristine Reed, RDCS
3:45 p.m.
Q&A
4:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
4:20 p.m.
TEE Simulator
Said Alsidawi, MD, Nicholas Enger, RDCS
5:30 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:20 a.m.
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Jeffrey Geske, MD
7:20 a.m.
A Case Presentation and Echo Assessment of HCM vs Athlete’s Heart
7:35 a.m.
CMR Assessment in HCM and Thick Walls
John Bois, MD
7:50 a.m.
Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors: Does It Prevent Myectomy?
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:05 a.m.
Role of Alcohol or Radiofrequency Septal Ablation
Charanjit Rihal, MD
8:20 a.m.
Surgical Myectomy Including Apical Myectomy
Juan Crestanello, MD
8:35 a.m.
Recent Updates in HCM Guidelines and Case Resolution
Jeffrey Geske, MD
8:50 a.m.
Q&A
9:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
9:15 a.m.
CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS AND INFILTRATIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY
Said Alsidawi, MD, Hari Chaliki, MD
9:15 a.m.
A Case Presentation
Martha Grogan, MD
9:20 a.m.
Multimodality Imaging for Amyloid
Francois Marcotte, MD
9:35 a.m.
Differential Diagnosis and Other Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies
9:50 a.m.
Medical Therapy in Cardiac Amyloidosis
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
10:05 a.m.
Case Resolution/Guideline Review
Martha Grogan, MD
10:20 a.m.
Q&A
10:35 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
10:50 a.m.
HFpEF
Said Alsidawi, MD, Jae Oh, MD
10:50 a.m.
A Case Presentation
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
11:00 a.m.
Echocardiographic Diagnosis Including Diastolic Exercise Echo
Jae Oh, MD
11:15 a.m.
Who Needs Cardiac Catheterization? How to Resolve Discrepancy Between Echo and Cath?
William Miranda, MD
11:30 a.m.
Update in Management of HfpEF
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
11:45 a.m.
Case Resolution and Discussion
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
12:00 p.m.
Q&A
12:15 p.m.
Adjourn for lunch
12:45 p.m.
Lunch and Product Theater – No CME Credit. After lunch, break into 2 sessions.
1:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION I
1:45 p.m.
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASES
Moderators: Said Alsidawi, MD, Hari Chaliki, MD
1:45 p.m.
Evaluation of CAD By Imaging and Ischemia Trial
John Bois, MD
2:00 p.m.
Evaluation of CAD - Interventional Cardiologist’s View
Charanjit Rihal, MD
2:15 p.m.
Who Needs Surgical Coronary Revascularization?
Kristen Sell-Dottin, MD
2:30 p.m.
Echocardiography for Impella and ECMO
George Wang, MD
2:45 p.m.
Echocardiography for LVAD and Heart Transplantation
Justin Shipman, MD
3:00 p.m.
Q&A
3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
3:30 p.m.
MYOCARDITIS/PERICARDITIS
3:30 p.m.
A Case Presentation…Checkpoint Inhibitor
3:45 p.m.
Imaging Presentation of Myocarditis
John Bois, MD
4:00 p.m.
Pathology of Myocarditis
Melanie Bois, MD
4:15 p.m.
A Case Presentation…Pericarditis and Effusion
Hemalatha Narayanasamy, MBBS, MD
4:30 p.m.
Imaging for Pericardial Disease
Tahir Kafil, MD
4:45 p.m.
Pathology of Pericarditis
Melanie Bois, MD
5:00 p.m.
Management of Pericarditis
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
5:15 p.m.
Case Resolution and Q&A
Hemalatha Narayanasamy, MBBS, MD
5:30 p.m.
Adjourn
1:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION II
1:45 p.m.
ECHO HEMODYNAMICS STAFF SUPERVISING, SONOGRAPHERS PRESENTING
Moderators: William Miranda, MD, Jae Oh, MD
1:45 p.m.
Basic Principles of Echo Hemodynamics…Continuity Equation and PISA
Jared Bird, MD
2:00 p.m.
M-mode and Color M-mode for Hemodynamics
Jeffrey Geske, MD
2:15 p.m.
How to Grade Severity of AS: How to Best Get a Gradient and Valve Area
Jeremy Thaden, MD
2:30 p.m.
LA Strain PV Doppler and HV Doppler
Nicholas Enger, RDCS
2:45 p.m.
Q&A
4:15 p.m.
Aortic Prosthesis Pressure Recovery Case
Hari Chaliki, MD
4:30 p.m.
Q&A
4:45 p.m.
Live Scanning Session: Tricks and Tips Hands On
Nicholas Enger, RDCS, Bobbi Heon, RDCS, Kristine Reed, RDCS, Madie Schneider, RDCS
6:15 p.m.
Adjourn
3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
3:30 p.m.
What Is Pressure Half Time and Applications (AR, MS, PR)
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
3:45 p.m.
How to Separate AS, LVOT, MR, and Intracavitary Gradient
4:00 p.m.
How to Deal With Multiple MR Jets
Bobbi Heon, RDCS
7:00 a.m.
Sunday, November 23, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
ENDOCARDITIS AND CARDIAC MASS
Moderators: Hari Chaliki, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
7:30 a.m.
A Case Presentation...Culture Negative Endocarditis
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
7:45 a.m.
A Case Presentation…Severe AR
Raymond Fohtung, MD
8:00 a.m.
A Case Presentation…Mitral Valve Endocarditis
Jeremy Thaden, MD
8:15 a.m.
When To Do Surgical Management of Endocarditis
Kimberly Holst, MD
8:30 a.m.
A Case Presentation…LA Mass In An Asymptomatic Patient
Yee Weng Wong, MBBS
8:45 a.m.
Echo/Imaging Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
Francois Marcotte, MD
9:00 a.m.
Q&A
9:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
9:30 a.m.
HOLE IN THE HEART
9:30 a.m.
Large RV: DD
David Majdalany, MD
9:45 a.m.
VSD: Surgery or Closure Device?
Francois Marcotte, MD
10:00 a.m.
ASD or PFO: Surgery or Closure Device or Nothing
William Miranda, MD
10:15 a.m.
PVR: Surgery or Closure Device
Juan Crestanello, MD, Charanjit Rihal, MD
10:30 a.m.
LAA: When to Close and How
Reza Arsanjani, MD
10:45 a.m.
Q&A
11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break & Visit Exhibits
11:15 a.m.
SURPRISE INTERESTING CASES
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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