FOUNDATION
MISSION
The Cardiovascular Innovations Foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The mission of the Foundation is to address unmet needs in cardiovascular care through the study, design, and development of innovative health care solutions and education of health care providers and the larger public.


NEED
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally, accounting for nearly 17.5 million deaths each year. Cardiovascular disease may strike those in their prime years and, due to population aging, also afflict elderly people who are otherwise living healthy lives. Improvements in cardiovascular therapy have markedly reduced procedural risk, and thereby enabled the treatment of a broad range of patients, more than ever before in the history of medicine. Nonetheless, significant disparities in the delivery of cardiovascular care continue to exist, leading to large unmet clinical needs for many patients worldwide. Innovation in the delivery of cardiovascular care, as well as education of the public at-large, is essential for optimizing the management of these patients.
SOLUTION
Cardiovascular Innovations annual meeting provides an educational forum for health care practitioners to learn the newest innovation in the delivery of cardiovascular care. Through educational tracks and lectures designed to identify the benefits of endovascular, surgical, and medical therapy, attendees are able select appropriate patients for vascular revascularization and utilize more advanced techniques to treat complex disease such as carotid stenosis, acute DVT, pulmonary embolism, PAD, and CLI.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Subhash Banerjee,
MD, FACC, FSCAI
Paul J. Thomas Endowed Chair, Chief of Cardiovascular Research & Innovation
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX

Emmanouil S. Brilakis,
MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA,
FSCAI, FESC
Director – Center for Complex Coronary Interventions Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Mehdi H. Shishehbor,
DO, MPH, PhD, FACC,
FAHA, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine – CWRU
President – Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Director – Cardiovascular Interventional Center
Co-Director – Vascular Center University Hospitals of Cleveland

Paul Sorajja, MD, FACC,
FAHA, FSCAI
Director – Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Director – Valve Science Center Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Khaldoon Alaswad, MD
Director – Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Edith and Benson Ford Heart and Vascular Institute
Henry Ford Hospital Henry Ford Health System
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Wayne State University

Philippe Généreux, MD
Medical Director – Structural Heart Program
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Allison Hall, MD
Interventional Cardiologist/Cardiologist
Co-Director – CTO/CHIP Program
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine – Eastern Health/Memorial University of Newfoundland

Nadira Hamid, MD
Interventional Echocardiography
Valve Science Center, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Jun Li, MD
Endovascular Interventional Cardiology – University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Shirling Tsai, MD
Program Director – Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Integrated Residency Programs
Department of Surgery – Division of Vascular Surgery, Dallas VA Medical Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
EDUCATION
Coronary Track Webinars
Structural Heart Disease Track Webinars
Peripheral Track Webinars
Additional Webinars
Presentations recorded at Cardiovascular Innovations 2022. CVI 2022 was hosted by Cardiovascular Innovations Foundation at the Hyatt Regency, Denver, Colorado on July 21-23, 2022.
CVI Webinar Case Contest Winners
Challenging Case Contest Winners: Henry Han, MD, and Nabeel Hyder, MD, Michigan Medicine, and Leah Raj, MD, Emory University
Challenging Case Contest Winner: Ammar Eljak, MD, Baylor Scott & White Health
Challenging Case Contest Winner: Pedro Engel Gonzalez, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
TECHNICAL CASES FROM THE OPERATORS ENCLAVE
Dr. Emmanouil Brilakis and Dr. Iosif Xenogiannis review a case of a 41-year-old male with inferior STEMI
Dr. Emmanouil Brilakis, Dr. Evi Vemmou, and Dr. Iosif Xenogiannis review a case featuring a 69-year-old male CCS class III angina refractory to medical therapy
Dr. Emmanouil Brilakis and Dr. Michael Megaly review a case of an 81-year-old female with an angina