Global Cardiovascular Forum 2022

February 26, 2022 | Live Virtual + Panel Discussions
Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence at Texas Heart Institute

Overview

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

This half day symposium focuses on new guidelines, new approaches, new technologies and new 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. This year’s symposium will cover topics such as heart failure management, heart disease in women, percutaneous management of valvular diseases, minimalist approaches to TAVR, and more.

 

60 Years of Excellence Anniversary Video

Invited Faculty

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
(Houston, Texas USA)

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
Baylor College of Medicine
Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Teaching Staff, THI Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
(Houston, Texas USA)

Interventional Cardiology, Texas Heart Medical Group
Teaching Staff, Interventional Cardiology Subspecialty Fellowship
Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Physician Ambassador, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health
Texas Heart Institute
(Houston, Texas USA)

Assistant Medical Director,
Texas Heart Institute
Cardiology & Echocardiography,
Texas Heart Medical Group
Director, Center for Women's Heart & Vascular Health
Program Director, THI Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
THI Journal, Associate Editor
Texas Heart Institute
(Houston, Texas USA)

Teaching Staff, Denton A. Cooley Fellowship
Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship
Teaching Staff, Thoracic Surgery Residency
Physician Ambassador, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health
Texas Heart Institute
(Houston, Texas USA)

System Physician Vice President, Cardiovascular Services Line
Medical Director Structural Heart Program.
Saint Joseph Hospital
(Houston, Texas USA)

Texas Heart Institute
Cardiology, Texas Heart & Vascular
Past President, Texas Heart Institute Cardiac Society
(Houston, Texas USA)

Structural Heart Imaging
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor St Lukes Medical Center
Texas Heart Institute - Valve Clinic (Clinic)
Baylor St. Lukes Med Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
(Houston, Texas USA)

Interventional Cardiologist
Texas Heart Medical Group
Editor-in-Chief, Texas Heart Institute Journal
Teaching Staff,
THI Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
(Houston, Texas USA)

Professor, Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine,
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery Section, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Texas Heart Institute
(Houston, Texas USA)

Chief of Cardiology
Chief Cardiovascular service line
Texas Heart Institute
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Don W Chapman, MD Chair in Cardiology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
(Houston, Texas USA)

President and Chief Executive Officer
O'Quinn/Willerson Endowed Chair
Texas Heart Institute
Cardiologist, Texas Heart Medical Group
(Houston, Texas USA)

Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Transplant and Circulatory Support
Baylor College of Medicine
(Houston, Texas USA)

Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Director of Structural Heart Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
(Houston, Texas USA)

Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Teaching Staff, THI Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship & THI Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Section Editor,
Texas Heart Institute Journal
(Houston, Texas USA)

Professor of Medicine - Cardiology.
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Director, VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research & Development
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Director
Baylor College of Medicine
(Houston, Texas USA)

Agenda

SESSION I: Guideline-Directed Care

8:00 am     Insights into the Prevention of Heart Disease: Updates from the ACC/AHA Guidelines | Salim Virani, MD, PhD

8:20     ACC/AHA Chest Pain Guidelines | Raymond Stainback, MD

8:40     Universal Definition of Heart Failure | Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD

9:00     ACC/AHA Guideline Directed Heart Failure Management | Joseph Rogers, MD

9:20     Panel Discussion | Fawaz Almutari, MD, Jose Drago, MD, Michael Fraizer, MD and Joggy George, MD

9:30     BREAK

SESSION II: Integrative Cardiology

9:35     Strain Imaging to Guide Clinical Decisions | Juan Carlos Plana, MD

9:55     Imaging for Structural Heart Disease: What Do Interventionalists Need to Know? | Stephanie Coulter, MD

10:15     TAVR: A Minimalist Approach | Zvonimir Krajcer, MD

10:35     Percutaneous Management of Mitral and Tricuspid Valvular Disease | Srikanth Koneru, MD

10:55     Panel Discussion | Rasha Al-bawardy MD, Nezar Falluji, MD, Guilherme Silva, MD, and Luis Solana, MD

11:05     BREAK

SESSION III: Special Considerations in Cardiovascular Disease

11:10     Preventing Heart Disease in Women | Brianna Costello, MD

11:30     New Approaches to the Management of Refractory Atrial Fibrillation: When to Call a Surgeon? | Jennifer Cozart, MD

11:45     A Team-based Approach to the Management of Cardiogenic Shock | Andrew Civitello, MD

12:05pm    Strategic Assessment of Mitral Valve Disease | Marc Moon, MD

12:20     Panel Discussion | Kevin Brady, MD, Alejandro Rey, MD, Alexis Schafii, MD and Abdullah Shehab, MD

CME Information

Overview
The purpose of this inaugural 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, new technologies and new procedures in care of the Cardiovascular patient.

Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this symposium, participants should be able to:
• Discuss recent ACC/AHA guidelines in the care of patients with continued chest pain
• Discuss updated ACC/AHA guidelines for heart failure management
• Discuss prevention strategies for women with heart disease
• Explain the percutaneous management of mitral and tricuspid valvular diseases
• Describe the minimalist approach to the use of TAVR
• Explain the team-based approach for patients in cardiogenic shock the indication for pedal access

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
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Texas Heart Institute, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine. Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.