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Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, 42nd Annual
Friday-Saturday, September 26-27, 2025

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Presentations

Friday, September 26 - 7.25 Cat. 1

6:30 AMRegistration, Breakfast and Exhibits
7:15 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks
Tom C. Nguyen, M.D. 
Mitral Valve Disease
7:30 AMPanel Introductions
7:35 AMExploring Valvular Heart Disease: Guidelines, Updates and Diagnostic Insights
Vera H. Rigolin, M.D. 
7:55 AMSonographer's Perspective: Mastering Mitral Regurgitation Evaluation
Elliott Elias, M.D., MPH
8:10 AMPrimary vs. Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: Disease Progression and Treatment Strategies
Stephen H. Little, M.D.
8:30 AMInteractive Case-Based Discussion: Surgery for Functional MR – Is There a Role?
Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela, M.D.
8:45 AMThree-Way Debate: The Best Approach for Mitral Valve Treatment – Robotic, Surgical or Transcatheter
9:30 AMPanel Discussion
9:40 AMBreak and Exhibits
10:05 AMPanel Introductions
10:10 AMQuiz and Teaching – Mitral Valve Disease
10:20 AMMitral Stenosis: A Resolved Challenge or an Ongoing Puzzle? Calcific vs. Rheumatic Disease Considerations
Linda Gillam, M.D.
10:40 AMBeyond Surgery and Transcatheter Repair: Leveraging Advanced MRI/CT Imaging to Personalize Mitral Valve Therapy — Are We Ready for Patient-Tailored Solutions?
Omar Khalique, M.D.
11:00 AMPushing Boundaries in TMVR: Successes, Setbacks and What's Next
Nish Patel, M.D. 
11:10 AMPanel Discussion
Echo Insights: From Pericardial Precision to Diastology with the World's Expert
11:20 AMPanel Introductions
11:25 AMQuiz and Teaching – Challenging Structural Heart Cases
11:35 AMBeyond the Heart: The Critical Role of Its Surroundings – Differentiating PE, Constriction and Effusion
Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela, M.D.
11:55 AMUpdate on Diastology with New Guidelines
Jae K. Oh, M.D. 
12:25 PMLunch and Exhibits

Product Theater
Sevilla Ballroom C
Complex Cases and Controversies: Diastology, LA Appendage and Surgical Dilemmas
1:40 PMPanel Introductions
1:45 PMQuiz and Teaching – Complex Cases and Controversies
1:50 PMEcho and AI: Emerging Tools for Automated Quantification and Decision Support
Linda Gillam, M.D.
2:05 PMMultimodality Imaging of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage
Muhamed Saric, M.D., Ph.D.
2:25 PMLive Case Discussion – A Surgical Dilemma
Socrates Kakoulides, M.D. 
2:40 PMDiastology in Practice: Case-Based Interpretation
Muhamed Saric, M.D., Ph.D.
3:05 PMBreak and Exhibits
Tricuspid Valve Disease
3:30 PMPanel Introductions
3:35 PMQuiz and Teaching – Tricuspid Valve Disease
3:45 PMTricuspid Valve: Remembering the Forgotten Valve
Vera H. Rigolin, M.D. 
4:05 PMMRI Talk on RV Function in the Setting of Tricuspid Disease
Omar Khalique, M.D.
4:25 PMTTVR vs. T-TEER: Balancing Excitement with Practicality for the General Cardiologist
Stephen H. Little, M.D.
4:45 PMDebate Tricuspid Therapies - Seeing the Whole Picture or Flying Blind? 
5:10 PMAdjourn
5:25 PMProduct Theater
Sevilla Ballroom C

Saturday, September 27 - 7.25 Cat. 1

6:30 AMRegistration, Breakfast and Exhibits
7:25 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks
Elliott Elias, M.D., MPH
Damian Chaupin, M.D.
Aortic Valve Disease
7:30 AMPanel Introductions
7:35 AMQuiz and Teaching – Aortic Valve Disease
7:40 AMDeciphering Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Comparing TAVR and SAVR Outcomes, and Are We Overtreating Aortic Stenosis?
Linda Gillam, M.D.
8:00 AMInteractive Case-Based Discussion: Aortic Valve Disease Challenge
Sergiu Darabant, M.D.
8:10 AMCurrent and Future Landscape of TAVR: Our TAVR Patient: Pre-, Intra- and Post-Procedural Workup – Echo-Based Approach
Muhamed Saric, M.D., Ph.D.
8:30 AMDebate: TAVR vs. SAVR – Which Treatment Should Prevail? A Surgical vs. Structural Heart Showdown
  • Surgeon
  • Structuralist
  • Rebuttal and Final Arguments
Tom C. Nguyen, M.D.
Bernardo Lopez Sanabria, M.D.
9:10 AMPanel Discussion
9:20 AMBreak and Exhibits
Aortic Regurgitation
9:50 AMPanel Introductions
9:55 AMQuiz and Teaching – Aortic Regurgitation
10:00 AMAortic Regurgitation: Striking the Balance Before the Tipping Point - Case-based Insights into Timing Surgical Intervention Before Irreversible LV Dysfunction
Sergiu Darabant, M.D.
Paula Montana De La Cadena, M.D. 
10:30 AMAortic Regurgitation: Defining Severity, Outcomes and Treatment Timing
Vera H. Rigolin, M.D. 
10:50 AMMultimodality Imaging in Aortic Valve Disease: Case Examples of Multimodality Imaging
João Cavalcante, M.D.
11:10 AMAortic Regurgitation Through the Eyes of a Surgeon: Evolving from Basic Surgical Techniques to Advanced Repair
Bradley S. Taylor, M.D., MPH
11:25 AMPanel Discussion
Imaging with Our Experts - Multimodality Imaging
11:35 AMPanel Introductions
11:40 AMQuiz and Teaching – Multimodality Imaging
11:45 AMDidactic Lecture: Shunts/PFO/Bubble/Evaluation of a Cardiac Source of Embolism
Muhamed Saric, M.D., Ph.D.
12:05 PMThe Adjunctive Role of CMR for Cardiomyopathies: When Echo is Not Enough
Omar Khalique, M.D.
12:20 PMMultimodality Imaging to Solve, Guide or Plan Specific Structural Cases or Surgical Cases
João Cavalcante, M.D.
12:30 PMLunch and Exhibits

Product Theater
Sevilla Ballroom C
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
1:30 PMPanel Introductions
1:35 PMLive Scanning Session with Strain,3D, X-plane, Meet Our Expert Scanner
Veronica Gonzalez Fernandez, RDCS, RVT, RDMS
2:00 PMQuiz and Teaching – Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
2:05 PMAdvancements in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Comprehensive Review
Vera H. Rigolin, M.D. 
2:25 PMHCM Through the Sonographer's Lens: Real-World Experience, Key Takeaways and Imaging Pearls
Angelina Luxardo, RDCS, ROMS
2:40 PMMultimodality Imaging for HCM: Echo, MRI and CT Applications
João Cavalcante, M.D.
3:00 PMHCM Surgery: A View from the Operating Room
Gerald M. Lawrie, M.D.
3:15 PMPanel Discussion
Structural Valve Degeneration and Prosthetic Valve Cases
3:25 PMQuiz and Teaching – Structural Valve Degeneration and Prosthetic Valve Cases
3:30 PMPanel Introductions
3:35 PMSurgical Backup after Transcatheter Failure
Bradley S. Taylor, M.D., MPH
3:50 PMWhat Should I Expect from My Surgeon and Structuralist? Mechanisms of Prosthetic Valve Failure
Linda Gillam, M.D.
4:10 PMStructural Valve Degeneration of a TAVR Valve, Patient-Prosthetic Mismatch, Explant TAVR
Stephen H. Little, M.D.
4:30 PMStrain Imaging in 2025: Advancements and Applications Across Cardiac Pathologies
Christos George Mihos, D.O.
4:45 PMAdjourn

NOTE: Schedule subject to change.

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