2027 AGENDA COMING SOON!
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2026
7:30 am
Registration / Pick Up Breakfast
University Ballroom Prefunction
8:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
Ben Chung, MD and Manreet K. Kanwar, MD
8:05 am
Breakfast Symposium
Supported by AstraZeneca
Advances in Hypertension Management: Evidence Paving the Way for a Paradigm Shift
John Flack MD, MPH, FAHA, MACP
(Not accredited for CME)
8:35 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION I | HFrEF
Moderators: Lauren Bowles, MSN; Robert Gordon, MD
Panelists: Manreet K. Kanwar, MD; Rachel Lavelle, PharmD; Ann Nguyen, MD
9:05 am
Pills & Pillars: Medical Therapies in HFrEF
Rachel Lavelle, PharmD
9:20 am
Machines & Monitors: Mechanical Therapies in HF
Ann Nguyen, MD
9:35 am
Lifelong Management of Heart Failure
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD
10:05 am
Q&A Session with Panel
10:15 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION II | HFpEF
Moderators: John Gatti, MD; Veronica Matticks, APRN
Panelists: Leo Gozdecki, DO; Anthony J. Kanelidis, MD; Nikhil Narang, MD; Hena Patel, MD
10:30 am
S-QUAD Goals in HFpEF Therapy
Leo Gozdecki, DO
10:45 am
The Gradient of Treatments in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Anthony J. Kanelidis, MD
11:00 am
New TTReatments in Cardiac Amyloidosis
Nikhil Narang, MD
11:15 am
Pregnant Questions in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Hena Patel, MD
11:30 am
Q&A Session with Panel
11:40 am
BREAK / PICK UP LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL
LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
12:10 pm
The Next Beat: A Treatment Option for Patients with Heart Failure (HF) with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)>=40%
Nihar R. Desai, MD, MPH
Supported by Bayer / Kerendia
*(Not CME-Accredited)
12:40 pm
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
Interactive Learning Session: Heart Failure Jeopardy!
1:10 pm
Moderator: Ben Chung, MD
SESSION III | Modifying Risk Factors
Moderators: Mary Acosta, MD; Sonya K. Hui, MD
Panelists: Jeanne DeCara, MD; Henry Huang, MD; Atman Shah, MD; Stanley Swat, MD
2:00 pm
Afib and HF: The Chicken or the Egg?
Henry Huang, MD
2:15 pm
A Snapshot of Imaging in Cardio-Oncology
Jeanne DeCara, MD
2:30 pm
The Increased Pressure to Develop PH Therapies
Stanley Swat, MD
2:45 pm
At a Steady Clip: The Future of Percutaneous Valve Interventions
Atman Shah, MD
3:00 pm
Q&A Session with Panel
3:10 pm
Debate: Biological or Mechanical? The Future of Advanced HF
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD - Mechanical
vs:
Tyler Gunn, MD - Biological
3:30 pm
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION IV | Cardiogenic Shock / Advanced Options
Moderators: Tyler Gunn, MD; Christopher T. Salerno, MD
Panelists: Valluvan Jeevanadam, MD; Jonathan Grinstein, MD; Sandeep Nathan, MD, MS
3:45 pm
Acute Updates on Cardiogenic Shock Management
Sandeep Nathan, MD, MS
4:00 pm
Spinning into the Future of LVAD Therapies
Jonathan Grinstein, MD
4:15 pm
The Frontiers in Heart Transplantation
Valluvan Jeevanadam, MD
4:30 pm
Q&A Session with Panel
4:40 pm
Concluding Remarks
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD
4:45 pm
Adjourn
