Course Directors

Mani A. Vannan, MBBS, FASE, FACC, FAHA

Randolph Martin, M.D., FACC, FASE, FESC

Sara Mobasseri, M.D., FASE, FACC

Course Co-Directors

James R. Kauten, M.D.

Federico Milla, M.D., FACC

Vivek Rajagopal, M.D.

In cooperation with

David H. Adams, M.D., FACC, Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY

Deborah Agler RDCS, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Vasilis Babaliaros, M.D., FACC, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Mathieu Bernier, B Pharm M.D., FRCPC, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec, Canada

Maurice Buchbinder, M.D., FACC, Sharp Healthcare, San Diego, CA

Blasé Carabello, M.D., FACC, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York, NY

Matthias Friedrich, M.D., Montreal, Canada, Montreal Heart Institute, University de Montreal, Montreal, Canada

Paul Grayburn, M.D., FACC, FASE, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX

Mayra E. Guerrero, M.D., FACC, North Shore University Health System, Evanston, IL

Allan Klein, M.D., FACC, FASE, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Michael Mack, M.D., FACC, Baylor Plano Hospital, Plano, TX

Judy Hung, M.D., FACC, FASE, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA

Jonathan Leipsic, M.D., FRCPS, SCCT, Providence Health Care, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Stamatios Lerakis, M.D., FACC, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Scott Lim, M.D., FACC, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Stephen Little, M.D., FASE, FACC, FASE, Houston Methodist-DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center

Philippe Pibarot, DVM, FASE, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec, Canada

Michael Reardon MD FACC, Houston Methodist-DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center

Vinod Thourani, M.D., Emory University, Atlanta, GA

William Zoghbi, M.D., MACC, FASE, Houston Methodist-DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center

INVITED FACULTY

PIEDMONT HEART INSTITUTE FACULTY

William Ballard, M.D., FACC

J.D. Cochran, RDCS

Kenneth (Scott) Edwards, RDCS

Robi Goswami, M.D., FACC

Theresa Green, RDCS

James R. Kauten, M.D., FACC

Claudia Martin, RDCS

Christopher Meduri, M.D., FACC

Federico Milla, M.D., FACC

Randolph Martin, M.D., FACC FASE

Sara Mobasseri, M.D., FACC FASE

Tiffani Passaro, RDCS

Venkateshwar Polsani, M.D., FACC

Zhen Qian, PhD

Vivek Rajagopal, M.D.

Naveen Rajpurohit, M.D.

Sarah Rinehart, M.D., FACC

Marcela Thornton, RDCS

Mani Vannan, MBBS

April Walker, RDCS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

7:45 a.m. Welcome, Course ObjectivesMani Vannan, M.D., William Blincoe, M.D., and Joseph Miller, M.D.

8:00 – 10:00 a.m.Aortic Stenosis - Diagnostic DilemmasRandolph Martin, M.D., and Blasé Carabello, M.D., moderating

8:00 – 8:20 a.m. Case 1: Low EF, Low-Gradient EF, Severe AS Judy Hung, M.D.

8:20 – 8:40 a.m.Case 2: Normal EF, Low-Gradient Severe AS Mathieu Bernier, M.D.

8:40 – 9:00 a.m. Case 3: Exercise Echo in Severe AS Paul Grayburn, M.D.

9:00 – 9:20 a.m.Case 4: AV Calcium Score for Severe AS Jonathan Leipsic, M.D.

9:20 – 9:40 a.m.Case 5: Myocardial Structure and Function in Severe AS Matthias Friedrich, M.D.

9:40 – 10:00 a.m.Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

10:00 – 10:20 a.m.Coffee Break

10:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.Aortic Regurgitation - Clinical Pearls in ImagingRandolph Martin, M.D., and Blasé Carabello, M.D., moderating

10:20 – 10:40 a.m. Case 6: “Moderate to Severe AR”: Which is it? William Zoghbi, M.D.

10:40 – 11:00 a.m.Case 7: Myocardial Strain Imaging (in AS/AR) Why? Allan Klein, M.D.

11:00 – 11:20 a.m.Case 8: Bicuspid AR and Aortopathy Venkateshwar Polsani, M.D.

11:20 – 11:40 a.m.Case 9: Surgical Anatomy of the Aortic Root James Kauten, M.D.

11:40 – NoonCase 10: Quantitative 3-D TEE of the Aortic Root Naveen Rajpurohit, M.D.

Noon – 12:20 p.m.Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

12:20 – 12:30 p.m.Masters’ Musings

My Top 10 in AS

Blasé Carabello, M.D.

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch

1:30– 2:00 p.m.Special Lecture

Aortic Stenosis: More Than 50 Shades of Grey

Philippe Pibarot, M.D.

2:05 – 4:15 p.m.TAVRRandolph Martin, M.D., and Blasé Carabello, M.D., moderating

2:05 – 2:25 p.m.Case 11: CT of the aortic root for TAVR planning Mayra Guerrero, M.D.

2:25 – 2:45 p.m.Case 12: 3-D TEE for TAVR Planning Vivek Rajagopal, M.D.

2:45 – 3:05 p.m.Case 13: 3-D Printing for TAVR Zhen Qian, PhD

3:05 – 3:25 p.m.Case 14: TAVR guided by fusion imaging Stephen Little, M.D.

3:25 – 3:45 p.m.Case 15: CT in Extreme Calcific AS Sarah Rinehart, M.D.

3:45 – 4:05 p.m.Case 16: TAVR in Extreme Calcific AS Michael Reardon, M.D.

4:05 – 4:15 p.m.Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.Coffee Break

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.TAVR Randolph Martin, M.D. and Michael Reardon, M.D., moderating

4:30 – 4:50 p.m.Case 17: Imaging PVL Philippe Pibarot, M.D.

4:50 – 5:10 p.m.Case 18: Valve-in-Valve for PVL Scott Lim, M.D.

5:10 – 5:30 p.m.Case 19: Device Closure of PVL Vasilis Babaliaros, M.D.

5:30 – 5:50 p.m.Case 20: TAVR for AR Christopher Meduri, M.D.

5:50 – 6:00 p.m.Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

6:00 p.m.Adjourn

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14

You should be doing this in your Echo Lab in 2015!Allan Klein, M.D. and Mani Vannan, MBBS moderating

7:15 – 7:30 a.m. Case 1: Contrast Echo for LVEF, volumes and size Deborah Agler, RDCS

7:30– 7:45 a.m.Case 2: Contrast Echo for Myocardial Morphology Marcela Thornton, RDCS

7:45 – 8:00 a.m. Case 3: Contrast Echo in CCU/ICU Kenneth (Scott) Edwards, RDCS

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Case 3: Contrast for Spectral Doppler Claudia Martin, RDCS

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Case 4: Speckle-Tracking for Myocardial Strain Theresa Green, RDCS

8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Case 5: 3-D Echo for LV function Tiffani Passaro, RDCS

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

8:45-9:00 a.m. Break

9:00– 10:20 a.m.Mitral Regurgitation

Randolph Martin, M.D. and David Adams, M.D. moderating

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Case 20: 2-D/3-D TEE of P2 Prolapse Robi Goswami, M.D.

9:20 – 9:40 a.m. Case 21: Surgical Anatomy and Repair of P2 Prolapse Michael Reardon, M.D.

9:40 – 10:00 a.m. Case 22: Mitra-Clip For P2 Prolapse and MR William Ballard, M.D.

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

10:15 – 10:35 a.m. Case 23: 2-D/3-D Echo of Barlow Mitral Valve Mathieu Bernier, M.D.

9:40 – 10:05 a.m.Case 24: Surgical Anatomy and Repair of Barlow‘s MV Vinod Thourani, M.D.

9:40 – 10:05 a.m. Case 25: Mitra-Clip For Barlow’s MV and MR Vivek Rajagopal, M.D.

10:05 – 10:20 a.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

10:20-10:40 a.m. Break

10:40– 1:10 p.m.Mitral Regurgitation

Randolph Martin, M.D. and David Adams, M.D. moderating

10:40 – 11:00 a.m.Case 26: 2-D/3-D Echo of AMVL prolapse Stamatios Lerakis, M.D., FACC

11:00 – 11:20 a.m. Case 27: Surgical Anatomy and Repair of AMVL Prolapse David Adams, M.D.

11:20 – 11:40 a.m. Case 28: Mitra-Clip For A2 Prolapse Vasilis Babaliros, M.D.

11:40 – 11:55 a.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

11:55 – 12:15 p.m. Case 29: 2-D/3-D Echo of Commissural Prolapse Sara Mobasseri, M.D.

12:15 – 12:35 p.m. Case 30: Surgical Anatomy and Repair of Commissural Prolapse Federico Milla, M.D.

12:35 – 12:55 p.m. Case 31: Mitra-Clip For Non - A2/P2 Prolapse MR Scott Lim, M.D.

12:55 – 1:10 p.m.Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

1:10-2:15 p.m.Lunch Break

2:15– 2:45 p.m.Special Lecture The Emerging Interface of Surgical and Trans-catheter Valve Therapies

Michael Mack

2:45– 4:40 p.m.Clinical Pearls in Imaging Mitral Regurgitation

Randolph Martin, M.D. and Blasé Carabello, M.D. moderating

2:45 – 3:05 p.m.Case 32: “Moderate to Severe” Secondary MR: Which is it? Judy Hung, M.D.

3:05 – 3:25 p.m. Case 33: Asymptomatic Severe MR: Rest Vs. Exercise Echo William Zoghbi, M.D.

3:25 – 3:45 p.m. Case 34: Real-time 3-D Color Doppler TTE to quantify MR Stephen Little, M.D.

3:45 – 4:05 p.m.Case 35: Post Mitra-Clip MR: 1+, 2+, 1+ to 2+... Mani Vannan, MBBS

4:05 – 4:25 p.m.Case 36: CMR for MR: Why? When? Matthias Friedrich, M.D.

4:25 – 4:40 p.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

5:00– 6:10 p.m.Imaging Aorto-Mitral-LVOT Complex for TVT

Randolph Martin, M.D. and Blasé Carabello, M.D. Moderating

5:00 – 5:20 p.m.Case 37: Aorto-Mitral-LVOT inter-dependence Zhen Qian, PhD

5:20 – 5:40 p.m.Case 38: CT for Aorto-Mitral-LVOT complex Paul Grayburn, M.D.

5:40 – 6:00 p.m.Case 39: 3-D Printing of Aorto-Mitral Complex Jonathan Leipsic, M.D.

6:00– 6:10 p.m.Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

6:10 p.m.Adjourn

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Contemporary Transthoracic Echocardiography of Valvular Heart DiseaseAllan Klein MD and Mani Vannan MBBS moderating

7:15 – 7:35 a.m. Case 1: Echo for AS in the TAVR Era Theresa Green, RDCS

7:35– 7:55 a.m.Case 2: Echo for MR in Repair/Clip Era April Walker, RDCS

7:55 – 8:15 a.m. Case 3: Echo for TR in the TVT Era Tiffani Passaro, RDCS

8:15 – 8:35 a.m. Case 3: Echo for AR in the TAVR Era Debbie Agler, RDCS

8:35 – 8:55 a.m. Case 4: Post TAVR Echo JD Cochran, RDCS

8:55 – 9:15 a.m. Case 5: Post Mitra-Clip Echo Marcela Thornton, RDCS

9:15-9:30 a.m. Coffee Break

9:30– 11:45 a.m.TVT for Mitral and Tricuspid Valve DiseaseRandolph Martin, M.D. and Michael Mack, M.D. moderating

9:30 – 9:50 a.m. Case 40: TMVR for MAC and MS Myra Guerrero, M.D.

9:50 – 10:10 a.m. Case 41: TMVR for Bioprosthetic MR Michael Reardon, M.D.

10:10 – 10:30 a.m. Case 42: TMVR for Bioprosthetic MS Christopher Meduri, M.D.

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.Case 43: Mitra-Clip For Secondary MR Scott Lim, M.D.

10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Case 44: TMVR for Secondary MR Maurice Buchbinder, M.D.

11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Case 45: TMVR for Secondary MR Vinod Thourani, M.D.

11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

11:45 – 12:05 p.m. Case 41: Masters’ Musings - Top 10 Facts to Remember Randolph Martin, M.D.

12:05 – 12:25 p.m. Case 46: TVT for TR Myra Guerrero, M.D.

12:25 – 12:45 p.m.Case 47: TVT for TR Mathieu Bernier, M.D.

12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Questions and Discussion: Moderators, Presenters and Audience

1:00 p.m.Lunch, Closing Remarks and Adjourn