Schedule subject to change. Click respective links to learn more and register with each symposium.
Sponsored Symposia
Pre-Conference Wednesday, July 17th
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Fellows Bootcamp: Success with Interventional Fellowship and Beyond
Room: Mineral D
The Fellows Bootcamp is INCLUDED in the CVI registration for all fellows and early career physicians.
Sponsored by Abbott, Asahi-Intecc, Boston Scientific Corporation and OpSens Medical/Haemonetics Corporation
Thursday, July 18th
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast Symposium: Left Atrial Appendage Closure with WATCHMAN
Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation
Room: Centennial E
7:00 am – 11:00 am
Master Class: Endovascular Therapies for the Venous System
COURSE OVERVIEW: The Endovascular Therapies for the Right Heart Master Class will be a half-day interactive didactic and hands-on training to learn how the AngioVac System is expanding options for patients.
Registration (will take you to AngioDynamics registration page)
Faculty:
• Dr. Nadira Hamid, Cardiologist, MHIF
• Dr. Sanjum Sethi, Cardiologist, Columbia
• Dr. Sameh Sayfo, Cardiologist, BSW Health
Sponsor: AngioDynamics
Room: Granite AB
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch Symposium: Management of Complex, Multilevel, Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
- Speaker and Moderator: Mehdi Shishehbor, DO MPH, PhD, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, OH
- Speaker: Yoshimitsu Soga MD, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
- Speaker: Sameh Sayfo, MD, MBA, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Plano, TX, USA
Sponsor: Medtronic (Peripheral Vascular)
Room: Centennial D
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch Symposium: Turning Point in Hypertension Care: The Symplicity™ Blood Pressure Procedure
Faculty: Herb Aronow, Poonam Velagapudi, Sandeep Nathan, Ray Townsend
Learning objectives:
- Overview of the current state of hypertension and it’s importance as a cardiovascular diseases risk factor if not controlled
- rf Renal Denervation clinical evidence overview
- Symplicity blood pressure procedure and patient selection
- Hypertension care pathway development
Sponsor: Medtronic (Coronary)
Room: Centennial F
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch Symposium: Beyond the Valve: Elevating TAVI with Sensor-Guided Efficiency
Faculty
Paul Sorajja, MD
Rahul Sharma, MD, MBBS, FRACP
Vijay Iyer, MD, PhD
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of LV pacing in modern TAVI and its impact on valve positioning and outcomes.
- Recognize the importance of invasive hemodynamic measurements for accurate gradient assessment during TAVI.
- Evaluate how SavvyWire, as a three-in-one solution improves efficiency and reduces procedural steps in TAVI.
Sponsor: Haemonetics/OpSens Medical
Room: Centennial E
1:00 pm-5:00 pm (2 sessions: 1-3 pm & 3-5 pm MT)
TriClip Advanced Imaging and 3D ICE Hands On Workshop
Topics Include: Advanced imaging techniques, In-depth 3D ICE navigation technique training, Hands-on workstations for MPR and 3D ICE simulators
Led by expert faculty: Paul Sorajja, MD, Gagan Singh, MD, Nadira Hamid, MD, and Richard Bae, MD
Sign Up Link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4889a777e3ed42ca88c112d7756022ba
Sponsor: Abbott and Philips Medical
Room: Quartz AB
6:00 pm-8:30 pm
CVI 2024 Heart Team Symposium
Connect, Engage and Deepen your Knowledge!
Download the Heart Team Symposium flyer
This dedicated symposium for extended heart team professionals (Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Coordinators, Technologists) will focus on finding innovative solutions to everyday challenges in structural heart disease programs. Join a collaborative, interactive setting where thought leaders and learners unite to explore key topics with a central goal of driving programmatic success.
Moderator
Marcus Burns, DNP, RCIS, AACC, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Faculty
Liz Perpetua, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC, Empath Health Services, LLC
Trish Keagan, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FACC, Emory Heart and Vascular
Ileah Reichert, MS, APRN-CNP, Riverside Methodist Hospital
Jimmy Doolittle, MS, PA-C, Montefiore Medical Center
Russell Brandwein, MS, PA-C, AACC, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Sponsor: CVI
Room: Mineral Hall D
6:00 pm-9:00 pm
INNOVATIONS SUMMIT:
Financial Principles for the Non-financial Healthcare Leader
Novel Strategy for Recruitment and Retention of Physicians
Download the Innovations Summit flyer
Keynote Speaker:
Nancy Vish, RN, PhD, NEA-BC
President, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital
Speaker & Panelist: Marc Toth, Consultant, CVAUSA
Panelists: CVI Directors
Objectives:
- Understanding the impact of hospital finances on health care and physicians
- What every physician should know about health care finances
- Strategies for physician retention and recruitment
Sponsor: CVI
Room: Centennial D
Friday, July 19th
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast Symposium: AGENT of Change: Modern PCI for ISR Treatment
Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation
Room: Centennial F
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast Symposium: From No-Option to New Options: Elevating your CLTI Program with LimFlow TADV
Sponsor: Inari Medical/Limflow
Room: Centennial D
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop: Cutting-edge Approaches in Structural Heart Interventions: Harnessing 4D ICE, Mini 4D TEE, and GE Healthcare’s Ultrasound Innovations for Optimal Imaging and Workflow Enhancements.
About the workshop: Explore advanced cardiac ultrasound tools and techniques in this dynamic workshop designed to refine your approach to structural heart procedures. Engage in hands-on practice with innovative imaging approaches with 4D ICE and the mini 4D TEE probe, while advancing your skills with GE Healthcare’s latest ultrasound capabilities. This workshop focuses on enhancing clinical expertise and achieving optimal patient outcomes, emphasizing the effective use of transesophageal echo and simultaneous use of 4D ICE for procedures such as tricuspid valve assessment, left atrial appendage visualization, and transeptal puncture.
Sponsor: GE Healthcare
Room: Granite AB
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Gore Medical Interactive Hands-On Training Lab
Length: There will be 4 sessions, each 1 hour long
Get acquainted with Gore & Associates device technology and solutions for cardiac and peripheral disease treatment during this one-hour hands-on workshop. Attendees will receive an interactive introduction to the science behind Gore device technology, followed by device demonstration and simulation in their selected focus area (cardiac or peripheral).
Registration Link (Required)
Note: Each session is limited to 12 participants. 6 each in two tracks (Peripheral and Cardiac).
Room: Mineral Hall B
10:00 am- 10:30 am (during morning break)
Are We There Yet? TAVR for AR in 2024
Faculty: Dr. Nadira Hamid and Dr. Nicholas Amoroso
Sponsor: JenaValve
Room: Main Exhibit Hall
12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
Lunch Symposium: Valve Performance and Evolut FX+: Comprehensive Lifetime Management
Faculty: Paul Sorajja, MD, Guilherme Attizzani, MD, Dr. Ashish Pershad and Dr. Srini Iyengar
Sponsor: Medtronic Structural Heart
Room: Centennial E
12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
Lunch Symposium: The Role of Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffolds for Infrapopliteal CLTI
Faculty:
Matthew Bunte, MD
Chris Metzger, MD
Joji Varghese, MD
Sponsor: Abbott
Room: Centennial D
1:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Workshop: Advanced Intracardiac Echo Imaging with Hands-On Session
About the workshop: Join us for an interactive session on the use of Siemens Healthineers’ latest innovation in 4D ICE imaging for structural heart disease with Dr. Nadira Hamid and Dr. Rahul Sharma. This presentation will be followed by break-out sessions to experience computer-aided 2D/4D ICE simulators, practice ICE imaging on beating heart models and manipulate 4D ICE datasets.
Speakers:
Dr. Rahul Sharma
Dr. Nadira Hamid
Sponsor: Siemens
Room: Quartz AB
6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
Dinner Symposium: Tricuspid Regurgitation Therapy Retreat (TR2)
Panelists: Steve Boling, MD, Kiran Belani, MD, Philippe Généreux, MD, Nadira Hamid, MD
Moderators: Paul Sorajja, MD, Firas Zahr, MD
Symposium Objectives:
- Recall indications and outcomes for transcatheter tricuspid therapy
- Describe role of surgery and peri-operative outcomes
- Evoke the diagnostic evaluation and imaging required for transcatheter and surgical therapy
Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences
Room: Mineral D
9:00 pm- 12:00 am
Faculty and Attendee Reception
Sponsor: Medtronic
Room: Former Saints Restaurant (Hyatt Ground floor)
Music by Phat Daddy