2026 AGENDA
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2026
7:30 am
Registration & Breakfast Symposium
University Ballroom Prefunction
(Not accredited for CME)
8:30 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
9:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
Ben Chung, MD and Manreet K. Kanwar, MD
SESSION I | HFrEF
Panelists: Rachel Lavelle, PharmD, Nikhil Narang, MD, Nir Uriel, MD, MSc
9:05 am
PIlls & Pillars: Medical Therapies in HFrEF
Rachel Lavelle, PharmD
9:20 am
Machines & Monitors: Mechanical Therapies in HF
Nikhil Narang, MD
9:35 am
Transforming HF Care Using AI: The Future Is Already Here
Nir Uriel, MD, MSc
10:05 am
Q&A Session with Panel
10:15 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION II | HFpEF
Panelists: Mark N. Belkin, MD, Gene H. Kim, MD, Hena Patel, MD, Nitasha Sarswat, MD
10:30 am
S-QUAD Goals in HFpEF Therapy
Mark N. Belkin, MD
10:45 am
The Gradient of Treatments in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Gene H. Kim, MD
11:00 am
New TTReatments in Cardiac Amyloidosis
Nitasha Sarswat, 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
*(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
Panelists: Jeanne DeCara, MD, Leo Gozdecki, DO, Henry Huang, MD, Atman Shah, Stanley Swat, MD
2:00 pm
Afib and HF: The Chicken or the Egg?
Henry Huang, MD
2:15 pm
At a Steady Clip: The Future of Percutaneous Valve Interventions
Atman Shah, MD
2:30 pm
The Increased Pressure to Develop PH Therapies
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD / Stanley Swat, MD / Leo Gozdecki, DO
2:45 pm
A Snapshot of Imaging in Cardio-Oncology
Jeanne DeCara, MD
3:00 pm
Q&A Session with Panel
3:10 pm
Debate
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD vs Nir Uriel, MD, MSc
3:30 pm
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION IV | Cardiogenic Shock / Advanced Options
Panelists: Valluvan Jeevanadam, MD, Jonathan Grinstein, MD, Sandeep Nathan, MD, MS, Ann Nguyen, MD, FACC
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 and Ann Nguyen, MD, FACC
4:30 pm
Q&A Session with Panel
4:40 pm
Concluding Remarks
Manreet K. Kanwar, MD
