About CVI 2026 - Cardiovascular Innovations

Banner graphic for CVI 2026 in Denver, CO August 6-8, 2026

Conference Objectives

Cardiovascular Innovations is a world-class meeting focused on state-of-the-art therapy for peripheral, coronary, and structural heart disease.

CVI is designed to meet the needs of cardiologists, surgeons, internists, trainees, investigators, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and allied health care staff who participate in the care of patients with coronary, peripheral, and structural cardiovascular diseases. The focus of the conference is on innovative health care solutions for these patients.

CVI has four tracks:

Coronary/Interventional Heart Failure
Peripheral
Structural Heart
Aortic/Carotid (Friday only)

Over 200 esteemed faculty will share case-based presentations for practical learning in an interactive forum.

Fellows and early-career (<5 years) physicians are invited to participate in our pre-conference Fellows Bootcamp on Wednesday, 8/5. This activity is included in CVI registration.

Accreditation & Financial Disclosures

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Solutions and Cardiovascular Innovations Foundation. The CMEsolutions is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The CME Solutions designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Complete Accreditation details

Challenging Case Competition

Fellows, early-career physicians (5 years or less in practice), residents and students may submit their most challenging, innovative or educational case. Cases are reviewed by the directors and the best cases will be presented during semifinals at CVI 2026. The top cases from each semifinal compete on Saturday of CVI in the finals. The winning case in each category will receive a $1,000 prize and an invitation to be part of the faculty for the next CVI.

Eligibility:

Submitters must be students, residents, fellows or early-career physicians (5 years or less as a practicing physician)
Submitters may not be faculty or industry representatives
Submitters may submit a maximum of two (2) cases across all categories

Travel Grants:

Accepted case semi-finalists are awarded a travel grant to attend CVI to compete
Travel grants include complimentary registration, hotel (3 nights – 8/5, 6 & 7, checking out on 8/8) and travel ($500 domestic/$1000 international)
Travel grants are non-transferable
Substitute presenters, so long as they meet the eligibility requirements, are permitted though substitutes do not receive travel grants

Categories:

Coronary
Interventional Heart Failure
Peripheral
Podiatry
Structural
Vascular Surgery/Aortic

Submit Aortic and Interventional Heart Failure cases to the most applicable category above

Schedule for CVI 2026:

Case submission portal opens: January 1, 2026
Submission deadline: May 15, 2026
Notification of semi-finalist selections will be made throughout May but by May 31, 2026 at the latest.

Case Competition Submissions Portal

Downloads

Sample Case Presentation (PPT)

Challenging Case Competition FAQ

2025 Winners!

Congratulations to the 2025 Challenging Case Competition Winners!

CVI 2025 Case Competition Winners posing with their winner certificates

From Left: Sergio Mellado Flores, MD, Mohammed Dabbagh, MD, and Stephen John, MD

Watch their winning case presentations

Coronary: The Inaccessible CTO, Mohammed Dabbagh, MD

Peripheral: Trapping the thrombi in transit, Stephen John, MD

Structural: Complex Large Post-Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect – The Plug and Coil Technique, Sergio Mellado Flores, MD

Poster Abstracts

The Poster Abstracts presentations at CVI allows early-career researchers to share their work with their colleagues and attend CVI via a travel grant.

Categories:

Coronary
Interventional Heart Failure
Peripheral
Podiatry
Structural
Vascular Surgery/Aortic

Eligibility:

All are welcome to submit research abstracts
Only submitters who are students, residents, fellows or early-career physicians (5 years or less in practice) are eligible for travel grants
Submitters may not be CVI faculty
Submitters may submit a maximum of two (2) abstracts across all categories

Travel Grants:

Eligible abstract presenters are awarded a travel grant to attend CVI to compete
Travel grants include complimentary registration, hotel (3 nights – 8/5, 6 & 7, checking out on 8/8) and travel ($500 domestic/$1000 international)
Travel grants are non-transferable
Substitute presenters, so long as they meet the eligibility requirements, are permitted though substitutes do not receive travel grants

Schedule for CVI 2026:

Abstract submission portal opens: January 1, 2026
Submission deadline: May 15, 2026
Notification of accepted abstracts will be made throughout May but by May 31, 2026 at the latest.

Poster Abstract Submission Portal

Poster Abstract FAQ

CVI 2025 Poster Presentations

See more photos in the CVI 2025 Archive

What past attendees think

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"This is a niche interventional meeting that caters to the operator expert or soon-to-be operator expert. Its success is down to the directors - world class operators and educators. The ease in which one can go between coronary structural and peripheral sessions is a major strength too."
2024 Attendee

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"I would definitely recommend CVI, it was so incredible to witness all of the case studies and listen to the discussion about them. There is no way you could walk away without learning something! Such an amazing experience and I am so excited for next year!"
2024 Attendee

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"Focused and to the point! This is the best way to describe CVI and that is perhaps we as attendees gain so much operational information that is really applicable to clinical practice."
2024 Attendee

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"I would definitely recommend CVI to my colleagues. This has been by far one of the most engaging conferences I have attended, particularly due to the style of the sessions. I will certainly try to come every year!"
2024 Attendee

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"Best format of any meeting by far.
Love the clinical cases!!
Love no podium.
Love not 30 min of data slides!!!"
2024 Attendee

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"Thank you so much for the learning opportunity, once again it was truly an amazing experience! I love coming home to my home lab and sharing the knowledge I learned and the learning handouts from the reps. I talk so highly of this event because it truly feeds my knowledge of this field on so many levels."
2024 Attendee and Bridge Grant Recipient

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"I loved the more intimate setting with 'TED-talk' style presentations and enjoyed the engaging discussions to improve patient care and push best practices forward!"
2024 Attendee

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"CVI is a great showcase to familiarize yourself/teams with new devices, systems, processes, that are on the horizon, currently in use or for refreshers with easy access to information for adequate usage."
2024 Attendee

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"CVI provides a fantastic opportunity to meet experts in cardiovascular medicine and get exposure to cutting-edge tools and technology being brought into hospitals."
2024 Attendee