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Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, 41st Annual
Friday-Saturday, September 27-28, 2024
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Presentations
Friday, September 27 - 7 Cat. 1
Saturday, September 28 - 7 Cat. 1
| 6:30 - 7:25 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Visit Exhibits |
| 7:25 - 7:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Elliott Elias, M.D., MPH, and Damian Chaupin, M.D. |
| Mitral Valve Disease | |
| 7:30 - 7:50 a.m. | Back to Basics: Native Valve Disease Work-Up with Emphasis on MR Quantification Using PISA, Continuity Equation, and Hemodynamics Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, M.D. |
| 7:50 - 8:10 a.m. | Differentiating Primary and Secondary MR: Key Variations in Disease Progression and Treatment Strategies for Surgical and Transcatheter Therapies Stephen H. Little, M.D. |
| 8:10 - 8:30 a.m. | Pushing Boundaries: Complex Case Management Without Surgery and TEER. Are We Pushing the Limits or Simply Getting Better? Lowie Van Assche, M.D. |
| 8:30 - 8:50 a.m. | Mitral Stenosis: Mastery Achieved or Ongoing Challenge? Exploring Calcific Mitral Valve Disease and Rheumatic Stenosis Linda Gillam, M.D. |
| 8:50 - 9:10 a.m. | Optimizing Mitral Valve Treatment: A Surgeon's Insights on Repair, Replacement and Surgical Situations of Superiority over Transcatheter Therapy Tom C. Nguyen, M.D. |
| 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Break and Visit Exhibits |
| Core Echocardiographic Techniques and Multimodal Imaging: From Standard Views to Complex Cases | |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Insights into the Standard Echocardiographic Views Through Multimodal Imaging: Ventricles, Pericardium, Valves and Atria Angelique Ryan, RDCS/RDMS |
| 10:15 - 10:35 a.m. | Live Scanning Session: Mastering Ultrasound with a Local Sonographer for Enhanced Technique Optimization Veronica Gonzalez Fernandez, RDCS, RVT, RDMS |
| 10:35 - 10:50 a.m. | A Compelling Case: Exploring Stroke in a Young Patient with Surprising Discoveries Along the Way Jessen Jacob, M.D. |
| 10:50 - 11:05 a.m. | Comprehensive Evaluation for LAA Occluder Device: Pre- and Post-Implant Imaging Considerations and Patient Selection Criteria Bernardo Lopez Sanabria, M.D. |
| 11:05 - 11:20 a.m. | Echo Evaluation in Critically Ill Patients: Using Case Studies to Diagnose Acute Pulmonary Emboli and Cardiac Tamponade Christos George Mihos, D.O. |
| 11:20 - 11:40 a.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. | Lunch and Visit Exhibits |
| New Advances in the Structural Toolbox and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Precision Techniques and Collaborative Care | |
| 12:40 - 1:00 p.m. | Interventional Echocardiography: Bridging the Gap Between Sonographer, Structuralist and Surgeon Stephen H. Little, M.D. |
| 1:00 - 1:20 p.m. | Mastering Global Longitudinal Strain Evaluation: Tips and Tricks for Enhanced Accuracy Socrates Kakoulides, M.D. |
| 1:20 - 1:40 p.m. | TTVR vs. T-TEER: Navigating Our Tools: Balancing Excitement with Practicality for the General Cardiologist Stephen H. Little, M.D. |
| 1:40 - 2:00 p.m. | The Grey Zone: Distinguishing Athletic Heart Adaptations from Pathological Conditions Eli Friedman, M.D. |
| 2:00 - 2:20 p.m. | Fine-Tuning Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Evaluation: Insider Tips and Tricks from Our Echo Studies Angelina Luxardo, RDCS, RDMS |
| 2:20 - 2:40 p.m. | Harmonizing Guidelines with Patient-Centered Care: Case Studies in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Management Eli Friedman, M.D. |
| 2:40 - 2:50 p.m. | Stand and Stretch |
| Essentials of Echocardiography: Mastering Diastology and Stress Echo for the Advanced Sonographer | |
| 2:50 - 3:00 p.m. | Revisiting the Debate: Artificial Intelligence vs. Clinical Echocardiographer Damian Chaupin, M.D. |
| 3:00 - 3:20 p.m. | Mastering Diastology: From Fundamentals to Clinical Application Socrates Kakoulides, M.D. |
| 3:20 - 3:35 p.m. | TEE Perspectives: Essential Mitral and Tricuspid Views Demystified for Sonographers Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela, M.D. |
| 3:35 - 3:55 p.m. | Sonographer's Corner: Is Stress Echo Still Valuable for Chest Pain? Morgan Harper, RCS, RVS |
| 3:55 - 4:10 p.m. | Comprehensive Echo Quiz: Testing Knowledge on Cardiac Anatomy, Doppler Physics, Valvular Assessment, Hemodynamics and More! Juan G. Lopez, M.D. |
| 4:10 - 4:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
NOTE: Schedule subject to change.