Snowmass Cardiovascular Cases, Controversies, and Challenges

January 5-9, 2026
In-Person or Livestream | Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection, Snowmass Village, CO

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Program

12:00 a.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026

5:30 p.m.

Registration - Viewline Snowmass Conference Center

12:00 a.m.

MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026

3:00 p.m.

Registration and Refreshment Break

4:00 p.m.

Welcome and Pre-Assessment

Kyle Klarich, MD, Amy Pollak, MD

4:30 p.m.

Jack Vogel Memorial Lecture: Share Medical Decision Making - How to Make It Work (In A Busy Clinical Practice)

Martha Gulati, MD

5:15 p.m.

Advantage of AI in Your CV Practice - What are the Current Limitations?

Steven Lester, MD

5:40 p.m.

6 Minutes of Practice - Changing CV Trials of 2025

12:00 a.m.

Valvular Heart Diseases

Sunil Mankad, MD

12:05 a.m.

HCM

Kyle Klarich, MD

12:10 a.m.

Prevention

Amy Pollak, MD

12:15 a.m.

Structural Heart Disease

Paul Sorajja, MD

12:20 a.m.

Congenital Heart Disease

Francois Marcotte, MD

12:40 a.m.

Ischemia

Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD

6:40 p.m.

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Martha Gulati, MD, Kyle Klarich, MD, Steven Lester, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Francois Marcotte, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD, Amy Pollak, MD, Peter Pollak, MD, Julie Rosenthal, MD

Moderator: Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP

7:00 p.m.

Adjourn

7:15 p.m.

Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall - Family Members Invited

12:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026

6:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

6:55 a.m.

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: GUIDELINES, GRAY ZONES, AND GAME-CHANGERS

Moderator: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD

7:00 a.m.

ACS Cases in Real Life: How Do the Guidelines Really Apply?

Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD

7:25 a.m.

SCAD 2.0: Evolving Management for This Unique Ischemic Syndrome

Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD

7:50 a.m.

Beyond DAPT: Evolving Antiplatelet Strategies in 2026

Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD

8:15 a.m.

CTO and Complex PCI In the Modern Era: When Is It Worth It?

Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD

8:40 a.m.

Lipoprotein(a): The New Frontier in Residual Ischemic Risk

Martha Gulati, MD

9:05 a.m.

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Martha Gulati, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland, MD

9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

3:00 p.m.

Apres Ski

3:15 p.m.

SESSION IV: ARRHYTHMIAS

Moderator: Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

3:30 p.m.

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (What’s New): How Do I Assess Risk and Manage Treatment?

Dan Sorajja, MD

3:55 p.m.

Approach to PVCs...Benign vs Malignant

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

4:20 p.m.

Case-Based Approach to Common Arrhythmias and Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Dan Sorajja, MD

5:35 p.m.

Pearls from the Day

Amy Pollak, MD

5:45 p.m.

Adjourn

12:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026

6:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:00 a.m.

SESSION I: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE I

Moderator: Paul Sorajja, MD

7:00 a.m.

What’s the Optimal Timing for Treatment and Surveillance for Valvular Heart Disease?

Sunil Mankad, MD

7:25 a.m.

Cardiac CT and MRI for Valvular Assessment – A New Paradigm

Prajwal Reddy, MD

7:50 a.m.

Keys for Assessing Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction

Rekha Mankad, MD

8:15 a.m.

Top 5 Innovations in Surgery for Valve Disease

Michael Mack, MD

8:40 a.m.

Pericardial Disease 2026 – Simple to Complex

Prajwal Reddy, MD

9:05 a.m.

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Michael Mack, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Prajwal Reddy, MD

Moderator: Paul Sorajja, MD

9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

3:00 p.m.

Apres Ski

3:15 p.m.

SESSION II: Valvular Heart Disease II: Disease Challenges

Moderator: Michael Mack, MD

3:30 p.m.

Choosing SAVR vs. TAVR for Lifetime Management in Aortic Stenosis

Vinod Thourani, MD

3:55 p.m.

New Choices in the Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation

Paul Sorajja, MD

4:20 p.m.

Transcatheter Mitral Repair and Replacement

Peter Pollak, MD

4:45 p.m.

Aortic Regurgitation in 2026: Surgical and Transcatheter Options

Vinod Thourani, MD

5:10 p.m.

Case Based Approach: Perivalvular Leaks

Peter Pollak, MD

5:35 p.m.

Case Presentations: Challenging Clinical Scenario’s from the Valve Clinic

Sarah Coffey, APRN, CNP, MS, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Michael Mack, MD, Peter Pollak, MD, Paul Sorajja, MD, Vinod Thourani, MD

Moderator: Paul Sorajja, MD

6:50 p.m.

Pearls from the Day

Kyle Klarich, MD

7:00 p.m.

Adjourn

12:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026

6:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:00 a.m.

CARDIOMYOPATHIES

Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD

7:00 a.m.

Phenocopies of HCM – Getting It Right

Kyle Klarich, MD

7:25 a.m.

New Horizons in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Management

Steven Lester, MD

7:50 a.m.

Heart Failure Management Tips and Tricks for 2026

Julie Rosenthal, MD

8:15 a.m.

What’s New in Intensive Care Management?

Sunil Mankad, MD

8:40 a.m.

Panel Discussion/Questions and Answers

Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD

9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

3:00 p.m.

Apres Ski

3:30 p.m.

Cardiac Amyloid Symposium – What Every Cardiac Medical Provider Needs to Know in 2026 This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca.

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, Julie Rosenthal, MD

4:15 p.m.

SESSION VI: BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

12:30 a.m.

Workshop 1: Challenging Case Presentations with Management Discussion Case Presentations (Main Ballroom B)

Sarah Coffey, APRN, CNP, MS, Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Kyle Klarich, MD, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Peter Pollak, MD

Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD

3:30 p.m.

Workshop 2: Case Studies in Prevention and CAD (Independence Auditorium)

Martha Gulati, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

3:30 p.m.

Workshop 3: Hands-On Ultrasound (Ziegler)

Bradley Dallavalle, RDCS, Megan Kocher, RDCS, Sunil Mankad, MD

5:30 p.m.

Adjourn

6:00 p.m.

Product Theater - BridgeBio - No CME Managing ATTR-CM With Attruby: A Near Complete TTR Stabilizer Dr. Richard Wright – Pacific Heart Institute, Santa Monica, CA

12:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026

6:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:00 a.m.

SESSION VII: CHALLENGES/CONTROVERSIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

7:00 a.m.

Cardio Rheumatology: Evaluating Cardiovascular Risk with Autoimmune Disease

Rekha Mankad, MD

7:25 a.m.

Challenges in the Care of an Athlete’s Heart

Matthew Martinez, MD

7:50 a.m.

Clinical Challenges with the Perioperative Use of NOACs

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc

8:15 a.m.

INOCA: Vasospasm, Endothelial Dysfunction and Microvascular Disease

Amanda Howard, ARNP, Amy Pollak, MD

8:40 a.m.

Team Based Care to Navigate Challenging Cases

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Amanda Howard, ARNP, Matthew Martinez, MD, Amy Pollak, MD

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

9:15 a.m.

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Amanda Howard, ARNP, Rekha Mankad, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

9:30 a.m.

Adjourn

3:00 p.m.

Apres Ski

3:15 p.m.

SESSION VIII: MORE CHALLENGES IN CURRENT CLINICAL

Moderator: Kyle Klarich, MD

3:30 p.m.

Radiation Heart Disease – Who, What, Where, and When?

Rekha Mankad, MD

3:55 p.m.

Acute PE Management: What’s New In 2026?

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc

4:20 p.m.

Cardiac Amyloid – What Not to Miss

Julie Rosenthal, MD

4:45 p.m.

Case Presentations – 2 Cases

Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc, Sarah Coffey, APRN, CNP, MS, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Rekha Mankad, MD, Sunil Mankad, MD, Julie Rosenthal, MD

Moderator: Julie Rosenthal, MD

5:30 p.m.

Quick Pearls of the Day and Wrap Up

Kyle Klarich, MD, Amy Pollak, MD

6:10 p.m.

Adjourn

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Snowmass Cardiovascular Cases, Controversies, and Challenges

January 5-9, 2026In-Person or Livestream | Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection, Snowmass Village, CO

Program

12:00 a.m.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026

12:00 a.m.

MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026

6 Minutes of Practice - Changing CV Trials of 2025

12:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026

ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: GUIDELINES, GRAY ZONES, AND GAME-CHANGERS

SESSION IV: ARRHYTHMIAS

12:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026

SESSION I: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE I

SESSION II: Valvular Heart Disease II: Disease Challenges

12:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026

CARDIOMYOPATHIES

SESSION VI: BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

12:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026

SESSION VII: CHALLENGES/CONTROVERSIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

SESSION VIII: MORE CHALLENGES IN CURRENT CLINICAL

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