Course Description
The Cardiovascular Fellows' Boot Camp provides cardiology fellows, cardiothoracic residents, and vascular surgery residents with an overview of a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases and technologies from preventive and emergency cardiovascular medicine to the latest in imaging and interventional cardiology. It also provides a forum for intellectual curiosity while focusing on the basics of cardiovascular medicine from a heart team approach to deliver a solid foundation at the start of cardiovascular training. This course will provide two days of expert-led lectures on the fundamentals of cardiovascular disease and management and hands-on specimen lab/echo/equipment training.
After attending the meeting, participants should be able to:
- Recognize and manage acute coronary syndrome.
- Understand the complications of MI and its management.
- Define the indications for coronary artery bypass.
- Recognize and treat acute decompensated heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
- Differentiate HFrEF and HFpEF and their management.
- Understand the advanced heart failure therapies, including left ventricular assist devices and transplantation.
- Recognize and manage right heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and pulmonary hypertension.
- Describe the role of different cardiovascular imaging modalities in evaluation and management of patients with structural heart diseases.
- Understand how to diagnose and manage patients with valvular diseases.
- Recognize and manage venous thromboembolism.
- Describe the evaluation and management for thoracic aortic disease and peripheral vascular disease.
- Recognize the diagnosis and management for patients with arrhythmias.
- Understand the basics of coronary angiography and intervention.
Scientific Program
Day One
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
(All times are Central Standard Time)
7:00 am
Registration, Check-in, and Breakfast
7:30 am
Welcome and Introduction
Michael DiMaio, MD
William Ryan, MD
Molly Szerlip, MD
Zuyue Wang, MD
SESSION 1: Coronary Artery Disease in the Cath Lab
Moderators: Srinivasa Potluri, MD, Karim Al-Azizi, MD, and Katherine Harrington, MD
Moderators: Srinivasa Potluri, MD, Karim Al-Azizi, MD, and Katherine Harrington, MD
7:45 am
Basics of Coronary Angiography
Sibi Thomas, MD
8:00 am
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Srini Potluri, MD, FACC, FSCAI
8:15 am
STEMI
Molly Szerlip, MD
8:30 am
Complications of MI and its Treatment
Katherine Harrington, MD
8:45 am
PCI and Adjunctive Pharmacology for PCI
Chadi Dib, MD, FACC, FSCAI
9:00 am
Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Diagnosis and Management
Trent Pettijohn, MD, PA, FACC
9:15 am
Coronary Artery Bypass
David Moore, MD
9:30 am
How and When to use Intracoronary Physiology and Imaging
Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
9:45 am
Break and Exhibits
10:15 am
Hands-on Session:
Group 1: Karim Al-Azizi, MD, and Alex Cubberley, MD
Cath Lab 101
Read Coronary Angiograms with Experts
Group 3: Srini Potluri, MD, Jared Christensen, MD, and Rahul Sawhney MD
Case Review: How to Deal with ACS Emergency
Group 1: Karim Al-Azizi, MD, and Alex Cubberley, MD
Cath Lab 101
- Vascular Access/Closure Device
- Left Heart and Coronary Catheters/Guides/Wires/Galloons/Stents
- Simulation Cath
Read Coronary Angiograms with Experts
Group 3: Srini Potluri, MD, Jared Christensen, MD, and Rahul Sawhney MD
Case Review: How to Deal with ACS Emergency
- STEMI/ NSTMI/ MI Complications
11:45 am
Lunch and Attend Echo Conference
SESSION 2: Heart Failure
Moderators: Aasim Afzal, MD, David Rawitscher, MD, Parag Kale, MD, and Timothy George, MD
Moderators: Aasim Afzal, MD, David Rawitscher, MD, Parag Kale, MD, and Timothy George, MD
1:00 pm
Heart Failure Phenotypes
David A. Rawitscher, MD
1:15 pm
Chronic Management of Systolic Heart Failure: A Guideline Approach
David A. Rawitscher, MD
1:30 pm
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Parag Kale, MD
1:45 pm
Distinct Forms of Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Management
Parag Kale, MD
2:00 pm
Break and Exhibits
2:15 pm
Cardiogenic Shock Management Strategies
Aasim Afzal, MD
2:30 pm
Temporary and Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support
Timothy George, MD
2:45 pm
Heart Transplantation, Immunology, and Rejection
Aasim Afzal, MD
3:00 pm
Pulmonary Hypertension/RV Failure
Sahil Bakshi, DO
3:15 pm
Break and Exhibits
3:30 pm
Hands-on Session:
Group 1: Asim Afzal, MD, and Gurjapreet Bhattal, MD
Group 1: Asim Afzal, MD, and Gurjapreet Bhattal, MD
- Case Review: How to Deal with a HF Emergency
- Case Review: Cardiogenic Shock, Amyloid/Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy, and Swan-Ganz TracingInterpretation
- Case Review: How to Manage All the HF Tools
- Case Review: LVAD, IABP, Impella, ECMO, and Swan-Ganz Catheter
Day Two
Thursday, July 08, 2021
(All times are Central Standard Time)
7:00 am
Check-in and Breakfast
SESSION 3: Imaging
Moderators: Michael Sills, MD, Steven Mottl, MD, Marcus McKenzie, MD, and Ambarish Gopal, MD
Moderators: Michael Sills, MD, Steven Mottl, MD, Marcus McKenzie, MD, and Ambarish Gopal, MD
7:30 am
Cardiac CT Basic and Indications
Ambarish Gopal, MD
7:45 am
Nuclear Imaging
Marcus McKenzie, MD
8:00 am
Cardiac MRI
Deepika Gopal, MD, FACC, FSCCT
8:15 am
Echo/Doppler Basics
Steven Mottl, DO
8:30 am
Echo Assessment of Left Ventricular Function and Strain
Michael Sills, MD
8:45 am
Echo Assessment of Right Ventricular Function
Ramarao Lankially, MD
9:00 am
Echo Assessment of Diastolic Function
Michael Sills, MD
9:15 am
Stress Echo
Elizabeth Ebert, MD
9:45 am
Break and Exhibits
10:15 am
Hands-on Session:
Group 1: Ingrid Otis and Brad Roberts
Wet Lab/Pig Heart Dissection/Echo Correlation
Group 2: Kristie Faust-Gomez and Kim Baker
Hands-on Simulator/Echo Scanning/Strain
Group 3: Zuyue Wang, MD, and Amr Idris, MD
Wet Lab/Pathology Samples
Group 1: Ingrid Otis and Brad Roberts
Wet Lab/Pig Heart Dissection/Echo Correlation
Group 2: Kristie Faust-Gomez and Kim Baker
Hands-on Simulator/Echo Scanning/Strain
Group 3: Zuyue Wang, MD, and Amr Idris, MD
Wet Lab/Pathology Samples
- Case Review: Echo Survival Skill - Things you need to know while on call.
12:00 pm
Lunch Break and Exhibits
SESSION 4: Structural Heart Disease
Moderators: Molly Szerlip, MD, Rob Smith, MD, Zuyue Wang, MD, and Paul Grayburn, MD
Moderators: Molly Szerlip, MD, Rob Smith, MD, Zuyue Wang, MD, and Paul Grayburn, MD
1:00 pm
Mitral Regurgitation Diagnosis
Zuyue Wang, MD
1:15 pm
Mitral Regurgitation Treatment
Robert Smith, MD
1:30 pm
Mitral Stenosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Paul Grayburn, MD
1:45 pm
Aortic Stenosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Karim Al-Azizi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
2:00 pm
Break and Exhibits
2:30 pm
Endocarditis
Justin Schaffer, MD
Zuyue Wang, MD
3:00 pm
Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Diagnosis and Treatment
Timothy George, MD
Molly Szerlip, MD
Zuyue Wang, MD
3:30 pm
Hands-on Session:
Group 1: Kristie Faust-Gomez, ACS, RDCS, RVT; Ingrid Otis, RDCS, and Zuyue Wang, MD
Echo TTE/TEE Hands-on
Group 2: Molly Szerlip, MD, Karim Al-Aziz, MD, and Structural Fellows
TAVR, BAV/BMV, MitraClip, Prosthetic Valves/Rings/Bands
Group 3: Robert Smith, MD, and Paul Grayburn, MD
Wet Lab (Valves), Read with Experts (Valvular Disease)
Group 1: Kristie Faust-Gomez, ACS, RDCS, RVT; Ingrid Otis, RDCS, and Zuyue Wang, MD
Echo TTE/TEE Hands-on
Group 2: Molly Szerlip, MD, Karim Al-Aziz, MD, and Structural Fellows
TAVR, BAV/BMV, MitraClip, Prosthetic Valves/Rings/Bands
Group 3: Robert Smith, MD, and Paul Grayburn, MD
Wet Lab (Valves), Read with Experts (Valvular Disease)
Day Three
Friday, July 09, 2021
(All times are Central Standard Time)
7:00 am
Check-in and Breakfast
7:30 am
Survival EKG! Wide Complex Tachycardia
Adam Shapira, MD
7:45 am
Brady Arrhythmia and Pacemakers
Ali Yousif, MD
8:00 am
Syncope/Sudden Cardiac Death
Thomas Beveridge, MD
8:15 am
Survival EKG! Narrow Complex Tachycardia
Mustafa Dohadwala, MD
8:30 am
Anti-Arrhythmics
Brian Deville, MD
Mustafa Dohadwala, MD
8:45 am
Atrial Fibrillation/Anticoagulation/LAA Closure
Brian Deville, MD
9:00 am
Surgical MAZE and LAA Closure
Kelley Hutcheson, MD
9:15 am
Break and Exhibits
9:30 am
Acute Aortic Syndrome
William Brinkman, MD
9:45 am
DVT and PE
Sameh Sayfo, MD
10:00 am
Non-Invasive Assessment for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Tony S. Das, MD, FACC, FSCAI
10:15 am
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Indications for Intervention
Dennis Gable, MD, RVT, FACS
10:30 am
Management of Carotid Artery Disease
William P. Shutze, MD, FACS
10:45 am
Lower Extremity Vascular Disease with Ulcer Work Up
David Bastawros, DPM, CWSP
11:00 am
Hands-on Session
Group 1: Ali Yousif, MD, and Mustafa Dohadwala, MD
Pacemaker/ICD/Biventricular Pacemaker, Pacemaker Interrogation
Group 2: Dennis Gable, MD, and Vascular Surgery Fellows
Case Review: How to Deal with Vascular Emergency
Group 3:
Shockwave Penumbra PE/ Acute Ischemic Limb/Retroperitoneal Bleed/EKO etc.
Group 1: Ali Yousif, MD, and Mustafa Dohadwala, MD
Pacemaker/ICD/Biventricular Pacemaker, Pacemaker Interrogation
Group 2: Dennis Gable, MD, and Vascular Surgery Fellows
Case Review: How to Deal with Vascular Emergency
Group 3:
Shockwave Penumbra PE/ Acute Ischemic Limb/Retroperitoneal Bleed/EKO etc.
12:00 pm
Lunch and Talks
12:00 pm
Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment – Steven Kindsvater, MD
Steven Kindsvater, MD
12:15 pm
Tamponade and Constrictive Pericarditis – Hao-Yu Ren, MD
Hao-Yu Ren, MD
12:30 pm
Lipid Disorder and Prevention
12:45 pm
Q&A and Wrap Up