Day 1: Friday 9/25/26

Introduction 8:00 David Heimansohn

KEYNOTE 8:05 Top Practice Changing Cardiac Trials of the Past Year - James Flaherty

SESSION I - Aortic Valve Disease

Moderators: Steve Yakubov, Dave Heimansohn

PANEL: Charles Davidson, James Hermiller, Alan Zajarias, Ranya Sweis, Tsuyoshi Kaneko

FLASH DEBATE I: TAVR vs SAVR: Lifelong Management of Aortic Stenosis

·       8:20 Case presentation:  67-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis – How should this patient be treated? - Anthony Voelkel Derek Mounsey

·       8:25  Avoid the blade today, TAVR is the way! - Steve Yakubov

·       8:33 Wrong! There's no doubt the blade today is the best way! - Tsuyoshi Kaneko,

·       8:41 If 40 yrs old, Ross would be the way!

·       8:50 Discussion (Lifetime Management of Aortic Stenosis: Planning for the Second (and Third) Intervention

9:00 What to do with a High Gradient Post TAVI: Sorting out the Answer - James Hermiller

9:10 What to do with the Asymptomatic Severe AS Patient: Should we treat them all?- Alan Zajarias

FLASH DEBATE II: TAVR failure: Transcatheter Valve in Valve Conundrums

·       9:20 Case Presentation – 74-yr old with TAVI with valve failure – How should this patient be treated? - Alan Zajarias

·       9:25 That valve has gotta come out; let me show you how - Dave Heimansohn.

·       9:33 Hold on! My toolbox is full: CLEVE, BASILICA, BATMAN, SHORTCUT & UNICORN are great options and let me show you how – Amar Krishnaswamy

·       9:45 Discussion

9:50 State of the art: Management of ascending and descending thoracic aneurysms in 2026

10:00 Break and Exhibits.

SESSION II - Tricuspid regurgitation

Moderators - Charles Davidson, Nishath Quader

PANEL: Amar Krishnaswamy, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Ezekiel Munoz, Parin Patel, Phillip Cuculich

10:40 KEYNOTE Tricuspid Lessons I Have Learned: When and who to treat? - Charles Davidson

10:55 You can't treat what you can't measure or see: Essential tips and tricks for TEE/TTE imaging of TR - Nishath Quader

11:05 Navigating the pacemaker leads with tricuspid disease and intervention: The EP Perspective - Phillip Cuculich

FLASH DEBATE III: Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

·       11:15 Case Presentation: Low-risk 71-year-old woman with atrial TR. – How would you treat this patient? - Ranya Sweis

·       11:20 The Answer is Easy and it Won’t Take 4 Hours: Surgical Repair or Replacement with a 3-inch Incision - Tsuyoshi Kaneko

·       11:28 With 4D-ICE, Tricuspid Edge-to-edge Repair is Safe, Effective and fast - I'll show you! - Amar Krishnaswamy

·       11:35 Just Drop a Transcatheter Valve In: No TR and no scar! - Charles Davidson

·       11:42 DISCUSSION

12:00 Lunch break

SESSION III - Mitral Disease and Atrial Fibrillation

Moderators: Alan Zajarias, Ranya Sweis

Panelists: Peter Walts, Ashwin Ravichandran, Kathleen Morris, Sandeep Joshi, Jasen Gilge, Parin Patel, Nishath Quader

FLASH DEBATE IV - Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

·       1:00 CASE PRESENTATION - Low risk 75-year-old Pt with Degenerative MR (P2 Flail and She Demands TEER – How should this patient be treated? - Zeke Munoz

·       1:05 What’s the Debate? Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair is the Only Choice!!

·       1:13 Listen to the Patient: Step Away from the Ribs Today -TEER With Clip or Clasp is the way!! - Ranya Sweis

·       1:21 Discussion

1:30 TMVR techniques for valve valve-in-valve, valve-in-ring, and valve-in-native mitral (M3) - Amar Krishnaswamy

FLASH DEBATE V Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

·       1:42 Case presentation. (Mitral regurgitation in the 60-year-old man with secondary mitral regurgitation and low EF) – How would you treat this patient? - James Hermiller

·       1:45 The Answer is Me and GDMT: He needs a CHF Specialist - Ashwin Ravichandran

·       1:53 The answer is TEER: Nobody takes their medicines! - Steve Yakubov

·       2:00 Discussion

2:10 MAC ATTACK: Calcific Mitral Disease - Case Review - Dave Heimansohn

2:25 Atrial Fib Management: My Top 10 Pearls

2:35 How to optimize LAA appendage Closure Outcomes: From who to the how?  - Parin Patel, Jasen Gilge

2:45 The Afib Octagon: Time to Rumble - Free for all atrial fib Discussion - Referee – Sandeep Joshi

3:00 Break and Exhibits

SESSION IV - Coronary Artery Disease I

Moderators: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Tim Henry

Panelists: Jim Flaherty, Mike Kourany, Atul Chugh, Vijay Rao, Joaquim Barboza

3:20 KEYNOTE Refractory angina without obstructive CAD: How to evaluate and how to treat - Tim Henry

3:35 Discussion

FLASH DEBATE VI - PCI vs Surgery vs Medical Therapy in Stable CAD

·       3:40 Case presentation: Three-vessel disease in a 63-year-old patient. – How should this patient be treated? – James Hermiller

·       3:45 The guidelines got it wrong: CABG is Life Saving - Tsuyoshi Kaneko

·       3:52 Avoid the strokes: PCI is as effective and safer - James Flaherty or Ranya Sweis

·       3:59 You're both wrong: medical therapy is a great choice - Atul Chugh

·       4:06 Discussion

4:10 How to stent a bifurcation perfectly

4:20 The latest cases from the CTO service - Kevin Ball

4:30 Optimal lipid management: What do the new guidelines say?

4:40 Role of GLP-1 Agonists in contemporary cardiovascular medical therapy: Where are we today?

4:50 DISCUSSION and Day 1 Wrap Up

5:00 to 5:15 p.m. Break

5:15 The Octagon of Cases over Cocktails - Worst complications and greatest saves.

Moderators: George Bittar

Panelists: Jim Flaherty. Ranya Sweiss, Jim Hermiller, Charles Davidson, Alan Zajarias, Dave Heimansohn

A case of TAVI for AI (new device) - Tsuyoshi Kaneko

Industry-sponsored dinner for attendees 6:30

DAY 2: Saturday 9/26/26

Introduction - 8:15 James Flaherty and Alan Zajarias

SESSION V - Coronary Artery Disease II

Moderators: Tim Henry, Michael Walls

Panel: Jim Flaherty, Alan Zajarias, Pamela Woodard, Jarrod Frizzell, Kevin Ball, Ranya Sweis

8: 20 KEYNOTE: The Role of Coronary CTA/FFR: Using it to diagnose and guide intervention - Joaquim Barboza

8:35 DISCUSSION

8:40 How to treat the coronary calcium? Look, Drill and Shock - Kevin Ball

8:50 How to evaluate and treat stent restenosis: Role of Repeat Stenting, Drug Eluting Balloons and Brachytherapy - Jarrod Frizzell

9:00 What to do with coronary disease in the TAVI patient: Who to Cath and who needs PCI? - Ezekiel Munoz 

FLASH DEBATE VII: How Should This Left Main Disease be Treated?

·       9:10 Case Presentation: Left main PCI in low risk 60-year-old - James Hermiller

·       9:13 CABG: The Debate is Over!! - Peter Walts

·       10 PCI: Less is More: PCI is a Fair Trade - James Flaherty

·       10:10 State of the Art STEMI Care in 2026 Tim Henry

10:20 Break and Exhibits

SESSION VI - Round Robin of Shock, CHF and Hypertension

Moderators. Ashwin Ravachandran. James Flaherty, Sunit-Preet Chaudhry

Panel: Amit Patel, Sunit-Preet Chaudhry, Ranya Sweis, Brian Bigelow, James Hermiller

11:00 Case presentation: Cardiogenic shock post-MI - James Flaherty

11:05 Shock Team organization: Best practices - Ranya Sweis

11:18 Update on Transcatheter and surgical Hemodynamic Support: Today and tomorrow - Joaquim Barboza, MD

DISCUSSION: Cardiogenic SHOCK

11:30 Future and Current non-mCS advanced Therapies for CHF? - Amit Patel

11:40 How do I evaluate this patient for infiltrative cardiomyopathy? - Amit Patel

11:50 Most common mistakes I see in the treatment of HFpEF and HFrEF these days - Sunit-Preet Chaudhry

12:00 Contemporary evaluation and treatment of pulmonary hypertension - Sunit-Preet Chaudhry

12:10 Saving the best for last: Renal denervation — is it ready for prime time?

12:20 Discussion and closing remarks

12:30 Adjourn