Global Cardiovascular Forum 2024

JANUARY 20, 2024 | VIRTUAL + PANEL DISCUSSIONS

3rd Annual Global Cardiovascular Forum

Exploring Innovations Changing Cardiovascular Care

The 2024 Global Cardiovascular Forum highlights new guidelines, approaches, technologies, and procedures in the care of the cardiovascular patient to educate a national and international audience of physicians in the recent changes to the practice of cardiology. The faculty will discuss recent ACC/AHA guidelines, aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical replacement in younger patients, percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary bypass grafting, treatment strategies and barriers to caring for underrepresented patients with heart disease, the indications, risks and benefits of non-invasive assessment of chest pain and intravascular coronary imaging and novel treatments for atrial fibrillation.

Agenda
The Latest Practices in Cardiology

For Those Focused on the Care of the Cardiovascular Patient

Course Directors: Joseph G. Rogers, MD, and Juan Carlos Plana, MD

The target audience includes physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, residents, fellows and other medical care providers interested in the care of the cardiovascular patient.

Faculty

Jassim Al Suwaidi, MBChB

Interventional Cardiology
Chief of Scientific, Academic and Faculty Affairs
Senior Consultant, Cardiology
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Research
Hamad Medical Corporation
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Doha, Qatar

Lauren Barron, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Texas Heart Institute
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Education Research
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD

Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
Professor of Medicine - Cardiology
W. A. "Tex" and Deborah Moncrief, Jr. Chair of Medicine - Cardiology
Mary and Gordon Cain Chair of Internal Medicine
Winters Center for Heart Failure Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
The Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas USA

Jennifer Cozart, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Nikolaos A. Diakos, MD, PhD

Interventional Cardiology and Heart Failure
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
The Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas USA

Jorge Escobar, MD

Interventional Cardiology
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas USA

Nezar Falluji, MD, MPH, MBA

Interventional Cardiology
System Physician Vice President
Director, National Cardiovascular Service Line
CommonSpirit Health
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program
CHI Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky USA

Eduardo Hernandez-Vila, MD

Interventional Cardiology
President, The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Joshua Kim, DO

Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Department of Cardiology
Director of Myocardial Imaging
St. Joseph's Heart & Vascular Institute
Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona USA

Srikanth Koneru, MD

Structural Heart Imaging and Valvular Heart Disease
Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
The Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas USA

Zvonimir Krajcer, MD

Interventional Cardiology
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
The Texas Heart Institute
Editor-in-Chief, The Texas Heart Institute Journal
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Selma Mohammed, MD, PhD

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Founding Director, Division of Heart Failure
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska USA

Marc Moon, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Professor, Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Section
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery
The Texas Heart Institute
Denton A. Cooley, MD Chair in Cardiac Surgery
St. Luke's Foundation
Houston, Texas USA

Ajith Nair, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Associate Professor
Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Jae K. Oh, MD

Cardiology and Echocardiography
Professor of Medicine
Director, Pericardial Disease Clinic, Division of Structural Heart Disease
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota USA

Vicente Orozco–Sevilla, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Juan Carlos Plana, MD Course Director

Cardiology and Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Chief of Cardiology
Chief, Cardiovascular Service Line
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Don W. Chapman, MD Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
The Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas USA

Alexander Postalian, MD

Interventional Cardiology
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
The Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas USA

Joseph G. Rogers, MD Course Director

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
President and Chief Executive Officer
O'Quinn/Willerson Endowed Chair
The Texas Heart Institute
Faculty, Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Guilherme Silva, MD

Interventional Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Medicine - Cardiology
Director, Structural Heart Disease Program
Baylor College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Health – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
The Texas Heart Institute
Houston, Texas USA

Luis G. Solana, MD

Cardiology and Echocardiography
Chief, Cardiovascular Diagnostic Imaging Department
ABC Medical Center Campus Observatorio
Mexico City, Mexico

Salim Virani, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease
Vice Provost for Research
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Pakistan

The Texas Heart Institute
Professor, Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Investigator, Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program
Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas USA

Agenda

Agenda Subject to Change

January 20, 2024

 


8:00 am     Opening Remarks – The Past, Present and Future of The Texas Heart Institute | Joseph G. Rogers, MD

 


SESSION I: Updates in Cardiovascular Disease Guidelines

Expert Panel: Drs. Biykem Bozkurt, Salim Virani, Joseph G. Rogers, Nikolaos Diakos, and Eduardo Hernandez

8:10     Updates in the European Heart Failure Guidelines for 2023: Implementation in Clinical Practice | Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD

8:20     Updates in Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease for 2023: What We Should Pay Closer Attention To | Salim Virani, MD, PhD

8:30     The Role of GLP1 Agonists in Cardiovascular Care, Beyond Weight Loss – A Q&A Session | Joseph G. Rogers, MD

8:40     Discussion | Q&A (Expert Panel)

Break: 10 minutes

 


SESSION II: Modern Controversies in Cardiovascular Care

Expert Panel: Drs. Zvonimir Krajcer, Jorge Escobar, Guilherme Silva, Vicente Orozco, and Lauren Barron

9:00     Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Bypass Grafting in 2023: Case Presentation and Debate | Jorge Escobar, MD, and Vicente Orozco-Sevilla, MD

9:20     Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement vs Surgical Replacement in the Younger Patient: Case Presentation and Debate | Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, and Lauren Barron, MD

Break: 10 minutes

 


SESSION III: Clinical Trials and Innovation at The Texas Heart Institute

Expert Panel: Drs. Jennifer Cozart, Marc Moon, Srikanth Koneru, Ajith Nair, Alexander Postalian, and Nikolaos Diakos

9:50    Innovative Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation – The Convergent Procedure | Jennifer Cozart, MD

10:00   Innovations in the Management of Thoracic Aortic Disease | Marc Moon, MD

10:10    Innovations in the Management of Tricuspid Valve Disease | Srikanth Koneru, MD

10:20    Choosing the Best Therapy for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy in the Era of Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors | Ajith Nair, MD

10:30    Finding a Pill to Treat Aortic Stenosis – The EVOID-AS Trial | Jae K. Oh, MD

10:40    Percutaneous Device Options for the Management of Heart Failure – Present, and Future Perspectives | Nikolaos Diakos, MD, PhD

10:50    Discussion | Q&A (Expert Panel)

Break: 10 minutes

 


SESSION IV: Increasing Access to Care

Expert Panel: Drs. Luis G. Solana, Selma Mohammed, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Nezar Falluji, Joshua Kim, and Juan Carlos Plana

11:10        Increasing Access to Care in Mexico and at the ABC Medical Center | Luis G. Solana, MD

11:20        Heartful Horizons: Empowering Access to Cardiovascular Care | Selma Mohammed, MD, PhD

11:30        Increasing Access to Care Discussion | Jassim Al Suwaidi, MBChB

11:40        Discussion / Q&A (Expert Panel)    

12:00 pm    Closing Remarks | Juan Carlos Plana, MD

CME Information

Program Overview

The 2024 Global Cardiovascular Forum highlights new guidelines, approaches, technologies, and procedures in the care of the cardiovascular patient to educate a national and international audience of physicians in the recent changes to the practice of cardiology. The invited faculty will discuss recent ACC/AHA guidelines, aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical replacement in younger patients, percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary bypass grafting, treatment strategies and barriers to caring for underrepresented patients with heart disease, the indications, risks and benefits of non-invasive assessment of chest pain and intravascular coronary imaging and novel treatments for atrial fibrillation.

Purpose

The purpose of this forum is to educate a national and international audience of physicians in the recent changes to the practice of Cardiology. The focus will be on new guidelines, new approaches, and new technologies and new procedures in care of the cardiovascular patient. The target audience will include, but is not limited to, cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, general medicine practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, and fellows.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of each lecture in the series, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss 2024 changes in society guidelines for management of cardiovascular diseases.
• Discuss updated ACC/AHA guidelines.
• Discuss treatment strategies and barriers to care for underrepresented minorities with heart disease.
• Describe the indications, risks, and benefits of novel strategies for evaluating and treating cardiovascular disease.
• Identify patients that would benefit from revascularization and debate the optimal approach.
• Explain the risks and benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with complex aortic valve disease.

Target Audience

The target audience includes physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and other medical care providers who are interested in this medical care.

Accreditation

The Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Credit

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Successful completion is a passing grade of 70% on the assessment in the CME evaluation.

The deadline to complete the MOC section of the CME evaluation is 2 weeks after the day of the symposium.

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