Course Description
Cardiovascular Updates 2023 will feature a wide variety of the latest updates in congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, anticoagulation, preventive cardiology, and valvular heart disease, among others.
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Assess indications, use, and limitations of different types of anticoagulants in a diverse spectrum of cardiovascular diseases.
- Evaluate peri-procedure management of anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
- Recite the current indications and contra-indications for TAVR, mitral valve clip and potential new indications for percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement.
- Apply the latest hypertension and cardiovascular (CV) guidelines to improve overall morbidity/mortality rates.
- Describe practice changes to improve care for patients with congenital heart disease.
- Summarize guidelines to increase preventive care for patients with CV diseases.
- Apply current guidelines for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF).
- Describe clinical features of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Describe cardiovascular adaptation to exercise and review risks and benefits of exercise in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Scientific Program
Agenda
Saturday, February 24, 2024
(All times are Central Standard Time)
7:35 am
Welcome –
Srini Potluri, MD, Robert Smith, MD and Michael DiMaio, MD
7:45 am
SESSION ONE: THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSIES IN THE VASCULAR SPACE 2023
7:45 am
Introduction –
Tony Das, MD and Dennis Gable, MD
7:50 am
Carotid Artery Stent National Coverage Discussion
8:02 am
FDA Recommendation for Drug Eluting Balloons: End of the Controversy
8:14 am
Best CLI Trial Clinical Implications for Limb Threatening Ischemia in 2024
8:26 am
Overuse of Vascular Interventions: What is the Real Story
8:38 am
Complex Case Presentation and Panel Discussion
8:58 am
Conclusion and Wrap Up –
Tony Das, MD and Dennis Gable, MD
9:00 am
LIVE CASE: Modern PCI Sameh Sayfo, MD and Chadi Dib, MD
9:30 am
Break
9:45 am
SESSION TWO: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Moderators: Karim Al-Azizi, MD and David Moore, MD
Panelists: Justin Schaffer, MD, Kelley Hutcheson, MD, Srini Potluri, MD, Sibi Thomas, DO, Alfred Levy, MD, and Amro Alsaid, MD
- 9:45 amIntroduction
- 9:50 am86 yr old with symptomatic multivessel CAD, depressed left ventricular ejection fraction.
- 10:02 am67 yr old diabetic with symptomatic multivessel CAD and normal ejection fraction.
- 10:14 am73 yr old with asymptomatic CAD and normal ejection fraction.
- 10:26 amDiscussion
9:45 am
SESSION THREE: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY THERAPIES RIGHT ON TIME
- 10:35 amIntroduction Kelly Hutcheson, MD
- 10:40 amCardiac Implantable Electronic Devices and Infection – Mustapha Dohadwala, MD
- 10:50 amWhat to do other than pulmonary vein isolation – Ali Yousif, MD
- 11:00 amManagement of LAA occlusion leaks and device thrombi – Brian DeVille, MD
- 11:10 amLeadless Pacemakers – Adam Shapira, MD
- 11:20 amTwo rapid fire ECGs – Thomas Beveridge, MD and Hafiza Khan, MD
- 11:30 amPanel Discussion
12:30 pm
LIVE CASE: Mitral clip Karim Al-Azizi, MD and Hafen, MD
1:00 pm
SESSION FOUR: STRUCTURAL HEART REMODEL THE HEART
Moderators: Molly Szerlip, MD and Robert Smith, MD
Panelists: Katherine Harrington, MD, Zuyue Wang, MD, Amro Alsaid, MD, Timothy George, MD, Srini Potluri, MD
- 1:00 pmCase: Patient with Aortic Insufficiency
- 1:05 pmPanel Discussion
- 1:25 pmCase: Patient with Prosthetic Heart Valve and Abnormal Echo
- 1:30 pmPanel Discussion
- 1:50 pmCase: Patient with Mitral Regurgitation
- 1:55 pmPanel Discussion
2:10 pm
Break
2:30 pm
SESSION FIVE: Heart Failure and A PATH TO RECOVERY
2:30 pm
Introduction –
David Rawitscher, MD
2:40 pm
Imaging infiltrative cardiomyopathy by MRI
Greg Milligan, MD
2:50 pm
Advances in the Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Nitin Kabra, MD
3:00 pm
New Frontiers in the Treatment of TTR Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
3:10 pm
Stump the Genius: A Complex Case Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
David Rawitscher, MD and Akash Rusia, MD
3:20 pm
Expanding the cardiac transplantation donor pool
3:30 pm
The future of left ventricular assist device therapy
Tim George, MD
3:45 pm
Concluding Remarks
Srini Potluri, MD and Robert Smith, MD
Target Audience
This course is designed for cardiologists, internists, emergency physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and all other providers who care for patients in any setting in which critical care is provided.
Accreditation & Credit Designation
The Foundation for Advanced Cardiovascular Education and Training (FACET), Provider #0007001, has approved this program for 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The Foundation for Advanced Cardiovascular Education and Training (FACET) was reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded accreditation status as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To receive credit, attendees must complete the following steps: sign-in, attend the program, and complete an evaluation. The Foundation for Advanced Cardiovascular Education and Training (FACET) will provide 7.5 Contact Hours CE nursing credits for this program. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 17101, for 7.5 Contact Hours.
Course Directors
Srini Potluri, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Chief of Cardiology
Associate professor Texas A&M School of medicine
Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center - Plano
Robert Smith, MD
Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Cardiac Surgery Specialists - Plano
Location
Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano
David L Brown, MD Auditorium
1100 Allied Dr, Plano, TX 75093