Wednesday, June 15
Hemodynamic Support in the Cath Lab: The Science and Clinical Evidence
Supported by: Abiomed, Inc.
2:30pm - Reception
3:00pm - Review and Comparison of Percutaneous Support Devices: Ideal Device
Dan Burkhoff, MD, Columbia University
3:30pm - Data in Review: USPella and Protect II
Srihari Naidu, MD, Winthrop University
4:00pm - Case Reviews
Samin K. Sharma, MD, Mount Sinai Heart
4:30pm - Discussion, Q&A
(All the Above)
5:00pm - Cocktail Reception
Treating Cardiology Patients: The Newest Technology and the Best Techniques
Supported by: Boston Scientific
5:00pm - Reception
5:15pm - Plaque Modification in DES Era
Samin K. Sharma, MD, Mount Sinai Heart
5:40pm - New Stent Technologies: Engineering, Design and Science
Ron Waksman, MD, Washington Hospital Center
6:10pm - Cardiology Patients: They Aren't Getting Any Simpler
Varinder Singh, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
6:30pm - Panel Discussion
(All the Above)
7:00pm - Conclusion
Interventional Therapies: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Supported by: Abbott Vascular
7:00pm - Registration
7:30pm - DES Today: Update on Current Data. Can We Do Any Better?
Samin K. Sharma, MD, Mount Sinai Heart
7:50pm - DES Tomorrow: Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolding (BVS). Do We Need to Leave Anything Behind?
James B. Hermiller, MD, St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
8:10pm - Interventional Therapies of Tomorrow: Percutaneous Mitral Devices, Can We Achieve Surgical Outcomes?
Saibal Kar, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8:30pm - Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Disease: What Does the Future Hold?
Sriram Iyer, MD, Lenox Hill Hospital
8:50pm - Panel Discussion
9:00pm - Conclusion
Saturday, June 18th
Interventional Board Review Course
8:00am - 4:00pm
This course is designed to prepare Interventional Cardiologists and Fellows for the Interventional Board by providing the updated, practical clinical aspects of
various interventional subjects. Vascular access, vascular closure devices and management of vascular complications will be presented. Most of the education
will be performed as multiple choice Q&A, with explanations for the correct choice as well as short case presentations and discussion. Key findings of
randomized trials will be presented in the simple Q&A format. An expert faculty has been selected to deliver this state-of-the-art, in-depth discussion of the
subject.
Cardiovascular Case Discussion - India Breakout Session
Supported by: Abbott Vascular
8:00am - 4:00pm
This course is designed to update Interventional Cardiologists on how to choose the appropriate revascularization methods based on physiologic imaging and
angiography; deciding whether to intervene or not intervene. The attendee will also be able to formulate evidence-based and state-of-the-art interventional
strategies during these presentations. An expert faculty will present key findings of selected appropriate devices and techniques for stent delivery and expansion in
patients with complex cases.