Samin K. Sharma MD, FSCAI
Coronary Course Director
Annapoorna S. Kini, MD, MRCP
Coronary Course Director
Prakash Krishnan, MD
Vascular Course Director
We would like to welcome you to the Fourteenth Annual 2011 Live Symposium of Complex Coronary and Vascular Cases.
Interventional cardiology and endovascular interventions continue to evolve with the rapid growth of available established and new technology/therapy, supplemented constantly with the results of the well designed multi-center and randomized trials. As practicing interventionalists, we must continually make changes to appropriately treat coronary, valvular, and peripheral vascular disease based on the available devices and trial results. Recently, another area of intense discussion has been the appropriateness of revascularization; medical therapy, PCI or CABG for any given patient. Hence, we need to participate in continuing educational activities to remain current. The issue of experience and cost-effectiveness of a new technology or technique always needs to be weighted before making any decision in our daily practice.
At the 14th Annual Complex Coronary and Vascular Cases Symposium this is our goal; to present concise and current important information that will update you on the latest techniques and technologies and help clarify areas of diagnostic and therapeutic controversy. We plan to present the interventional format consistent with the guidelines for appropriateness of coronary revascularization.
To further expand the field of Endovascular Specialty, we have continued, for the 2nd year, to offer a dedicated one-day Vascular Symposium on Friday, June 17th. The Format will be similar to the Coronary Symposium with live cases and didactic discussion.
The primary focus of our 2011 Symposium is to present a multidevice approach to revascularization of patients with complex coronary and cardiovascular disease. Various novel interventional devices such as transcatheter aortic-valve implantation and newer techniques such as retrograde CTO recanalization will be emphasized by the faculty using live case presentations as platforms for discussion. The program is complemented by unbiased commentary of live cases by world-renowned experts. Their discussions are intended to bring out general consensus regarding the most effective, appropriate strategy that you can apply immediately in your practice.
In addition, this year’s course will present updates on the common topics of controversy we frequently encounter in the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine. These updates will supplement the live cases with an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the most important and controversial topics of the current year.
We are committed to offer the 2011 Symposium as a platform for continued innovation in interventional cardiovascular medicine, with the main interest of achieving safe procedural outcomes and strong emphasis on the appropriateness of the revascularization choice.
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Symposium!
Sincerely,
Samin K. Sharma, MD
Annapoorna S. Kini, MD
Prakash Krishnan, MD