2026 Agenda

GENERAL SESSION

Friday, April 10, 2026

All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT)

6:45 am REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Ballroom Prefunction, Lobby Level
7:15 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
George S. Chrysant, MD
SESSION XIII | LIVE CASE SESSION
7:20 am LIVE CASE 5 | COMPLEX CORONARY IV
Transmitted from Maria Pia Hospital, Turin, Italy
Operator: Roberto Garbo, MD
Moderators: Jasvindar Singh, MD and J. Aaron Grantham, MD
Panel: Davinder Singh Chadha, MD; Bryan D. Cogar, MD; John M. Lasala, MD; Kirti Punamiya, MD; Gus Theodos, MD; Jason R. Wollmuth, MD
8:10 am LIVE CASE 6 | PCI with CT Planning
Transmitted from Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, Texas
Operators: Imran Baig, MD
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Srini Potluri, MD
Panel: Sudeshna Banerjee, MD; Nishith Chandra, MD; Wei Lui, MD; Majesh Makan, MD; Jay Mathews, MD; Sukhjinder S. Nijjer, BSc, MBChB, PhD
8:55 am LIVE CASE 7 | COMPLEX CORONARY IV
Transmitted from St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY
Operators: Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD and Alan Jeremias, MD
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Jasvindar Singh, MD
Panel: Sudeshna Banerjee, MD; Nishith Chandra, MD; Deepak Davidson, MD; Majesh Makan, MD; Jay Mathews, MD; Srini Potluri, MD
9:40 am Keynote Introduction
Jasvindar Singh, MD
9:45 am KEYNOTE LECTURE | STEMI: Novel Approaches to Improve Outcomes
Robert Stoler, MD
10:15 am BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION XIV | HYPERTENSION
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Jasvindar Singh, MD
Panel: Stilianos Efstratiadis, MD; Tim A. Fischell, MD; Douglas Horstmanshof, MD; Prakash Krishnan, MD, Jay Mathews, MD; Srini Potluri, MD
10:30 am Current Guidelines in Management in Hypertension: Medications and Beyond
Marcos Rothstein, MD
10:40 am Patient Selection & Guidelines
Prakash Krishnan, MD
10:50 am Renal Denervation: Current Evidence and Future Therapies
Tim A. Fischell, MD
11:00 am Case Presentation of Patient Experience
Jasvindar Singh, MD
11:10 am PANEL DISCUSSION / Q&A
SESSION XV | CONCURRENT SESSION
PERIPHERAL II
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
Moderators: Kenneth Rosenfield, MD and Craig Walker, MD
Panel: Eric J. Dippel, MD, Prakash Krishnan, MD, J. Westley Ohman, MD; Anish J. Thomas, MD
11:20 am
Iliac Interventions: Indications and Guideline
Recommendations

Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
11:30 am
Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Therapy: Is It Ready for
Primetime?

J. Westley Ohman, MD
11:40 am
My Algorithm for SFA Therapy
Eric J. Dippel, MD
11:50 am
Below-the-Knee Disease: What Works and What
Does Not

Craig Walker, MD
12:00 pm
Calcium Modification for Below-the-Knee Disease
Srini Potluri, MD
12:10 pm
My Algorithm for Below-the-Knee Therapy
Prakash Krishnan, MD
GENERAL CARDIOLOGY / HEART FAILURE
2nd Floor, Amphitheater
Moderators: Alan Braverman, MD and Gregory A. Ewald, MD
Panel: Richard G. Bach, MD; Georges Chahoud, MD; Phillip S. Cuculich, MD; Douglas Horstmanshof, MD; Andrew Kates, MD; Michael J. Lim, MD
11:20 – 11:30 am
Move Upstairs to 2nd Floor, Amphitheater to Participate in General Cardiology/Heart Failure Session
11:30 am
Advances in Medical Therapy of Systolic Heart Failure
Douglas Horstmanshof, MD
11:40 am
Atrial Fibrillation: Latest Medical and
Non-Pharmacological Therapies

Phillip S. Cuculich, MD
11:50 am
Medical Therapy for Post-CABG Patients
Alan Braverman, MD
12:00 pm
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Beta Blockers, CMIs,
Ablation, or Myectomy

Richard G. Bach, MD
12:10 pm
GLP-1 and SGLT-2: How to Use in Cardiology
Andrew Kates, MD
11:20 am Iliac Interventions: Indications and Guideline Recommendations
Jay Mathews, MD
11:30 am Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Therapy: Is It Ready for Primetime?
J. Westley Ohman, MD
11:40 am My Algorithm for SFA Therapy
Eric J. Dippel, MD
11:50 am Below-the-Knee Disease: What Works and What Does Not
George S. Chrysant, MD
12:00 pm Calcium Modification for Below-the-Knee Disease
Srini Potluri, MD
12:10 pm My Algorithm for Below-the-Knee Therapy
Prakash Krishnan, MD
12:20 pm PICK UP LUNCH AND VISIT EXHIBITS
LUNCH SESSION BEGINS
*Not Accredited for CME
12:50 pm Topic Coming Soon
*Not Accredited for CME
1:15 – 1:20 pm Q & A
  NON-CME ACCREDITED SESSION ENDS
1:50 pm LIVE CASE 8 | COMPLEX CORONARY
Transmitted from The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Annapoorna S. Kini, MD
Moderators: Jasvindar Singh, MD & Davinder Singh Chadha, MD
Panel: Deepak Davidson, MD; Stilianos Efstratiadis, MD; Kirti Punamiya, MD; John M. Lasala, MD; Arthur B. Reitman, MD; Jason R. Wollmuth, MD
2:35 pm LIVE CASE 9 | PERIPHERAL
Transmitted from The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Operators: Vishal Kapur, MD; Raman Sharma, MD; Karthik Gujja, MD
Moderators: George S. Chrysant, MD and Prakash Krishnan, MD
Panel: Eric J. Dippel, MD; Stilianos Efstratiadis, MD; Jay Mathews, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD; Anish J. Thomas, MD; Craig M. Walker, MD
3:20 pm BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
SESSION XVI: COMPLEX CORONARY CTO
Moderators: J. Aaron Grantham, MD & Jason R. Wollmuth, MD
Panel: Bryan D. Cogar, MD; Deepak Davidson, MD; John M. Lasala, MD; Gus Theodos, MD; Srini Potluri, MD; Kirti Punamiya, MD
3:35 pm LIVE CASE 9 | CTO INTRODUCTION PART I
Transmitted from Georgia Heart Institute, Gainesville, GA
Operator: Stéphane Rinfret, MD
4:05 pm Justifying CTO PCI: New Evidence & Guidelines
Bryan D. Cogar, MD
4:20 pm CTO PCI: When Do I Stop?
J. Aaron Grantham, MD
4:35 pm Case Illustrating Use of Hemodynamic Support
John M. Lasala, MD
4:50 pm Case Illustrating Complication / Bailout
Gus Theodos, MD
5:05 pm RETURN TO LIVE CASE 9 – CTO PART II / Panel Discussion
5:20 pm CLOSING REMARKS
Jasvindar Singh, MD
5:25 pm Adjourn
3:15 pm LIVE CASE 9 | CTO INTRODUCTION PART I
Transmitted from Georgia Heart Institute, Gainesville, GA
Operator: Stéphane Rinfret, MD
Moderators: Sudeshna Banerjee, MD
Panel: Ganesh Kumar AV, MD; John M. Lasala, MD, PhD; Srini Potluri, MD; Gus Theodos, MD
3:30 pm How I Justify CTO PCI Considering Recent Guidelines
TBA
3:45 pm Latest guidelines on intracoronary imaging for PCI /CTO
Garrett B. Wong, MD
4:00 pm RETURN TO LIVE CASE 9 CTO PART II
4:15 pm Case Illustrating use of Hemodynamic Support
Srini Potluri, MD
4:30 pm Case Illustrating Complication / Bailout
Gus Theodos, MD
4:45 pm RETURN TO LIVE CASE 9 CTO PART III
5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION / Q&A / CASE CONCLUSION
INTERACTIVE LEARNING LABS – I | HANDS-ON WITH CASE-BASED DISCUSSION
3:15 pm Venous Thromoembolic Disease (VTE) Therapy
Jay Mathews, MD
Atherectomy
Vishal Kapur, MD
3:45 pm Transccatheter Edte-to-Edge Repair TEER
Jeffrey M. Sparling, MD
Cadaver Simulation
Rayji S. Tsutsui, MD
SESSION XIII | CONCURRENT SESSION WITH LEARNING LABS AND LIVE CASE II
LESION PREP AND CALCIUM MODIFICATION STRATEGIES
INTERACTIVE LEARNING LABS – II | CASED-BASED DISCUSSIONS
4:20 pm Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)
Vishal Kapur MD, Marc A. Sintek MD; Rayji S. Tsutsui, MD
4:40 pm Rotational and Orbital Atherectomy
John M. Lasala MD, PhD and Christian McNeely MD
5:00 pm Lesion Prep with Imaging and Laser Atherectomy
Peter O’Kane, MD; Jie Qian, MD; Prashanth D. Thakker MD
5:20 pm Q&A
5:30 pm COURSE CONCLUSION
George S. Chrysant, MD