Sunday, March 12, 2006
Cardiac Arrhythmias
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
EP.06 Spotlight #71
Cardiac Resychronization Therapy:
All You Need to Know, 2006

10:15 a.m. – Noon
EP.06 Spotlight #72
Great Debates in Electrophysiology

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
EP.06 Spotlight #73
Challenging Arrhythmia Cases

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #107
Analysis of Complex Arrhythmias

3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
EP.06 Spotlight #74
Common Electrocardiographic Patterns:
Pathophysiology and Management of Electrical
Disease
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Cardiac Function and Heart Failure

9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #102
Invasive Therapies for Chronic Heart Failure
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Imaging and Diagnostic Testing

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #51
How to Get Started Using Cardiac Computer
Tomography

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #52
How to Get Started Using Cardiac Magnetic
Resonance

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #53
Read With the Experts...Expanding Role of Gated
Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in
Asymptomatic Patients

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #54
Detection of Myocardial Pathology Using Nuclear
Isotopes

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #55
Practical Guide to Applying
New Technologies in Echocardiography

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #56
Practical, Case-Based Approach to
Difficult Valvular Cases

10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #57
Read With the Experts...
Computed Tomography Angiography

10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #58
Read With the Experts...
Clinical Application of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #59
Read With the Experts...Positron Emission Tomography
Versus Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
for Perfusion and Viability: Is it Time to Switch?

10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #60
Computed Tomography Versus Nuclear:
Case-Based Discussion of Which Should Be the Initial
Imaging Test for Chronic Coronary Artery Disease

10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #61
Role of Echocardiography in Heart Failure

10:15 a.m. – Noon
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #62
Echo in Clinical Decision Making

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #63
Integrated Imaging of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #64
Integrated Imaging of Cardiomyopathy

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #65
Integrated Imaging of Vascular Disease

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #66
Integrated Imaging of Acute Ischemic Heart Disease

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #67
Integrated Imaging of Left Ventricular Mechanics in
Heart Failure

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
INTEGRATED IMAGING SPOTLIGHT #68
Integrated Imaging of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
CLINCARD.06 Spotlight #41
Acute Coronary Syndrome

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #42
Electrophysiology

9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #101
Vulnerable Plaque and Vulnerable Patients

10:30 a.m. – Noon
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #43
Heart Failure

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #44
Valvular

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #106
Patients With Multivessel Disease: Will the
Interventionalists and Surgeons Ever Get
on the Same Page?

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #45
Peripheral Vascular Disease

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
CLINCARD.06 SPOTLIGHT #46
Risk Assessment and Prevention
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Pediatric Cardiology and Adult
Congenital Heart Disease

9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #105
Practical Applications of Developmental Biology
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Special Topics

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MGMA.06 v #10
Measures to Action: Preparing Your Practice
for Pay for Performance

9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #103
Hands-on Workshop for Facilitating Lifestyle Changes

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #402
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials

Noon – 2:00 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #404
32nd Annual Symposium for Directors of Adult
Cardiology Programs

12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #403
Business Meeting of the College

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #108
Controversies in Cardiovascular Medications:
What to Do Today With NSAIDs, HRT and Nesiritide

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #110
The Importance of Basic Mechanisms of
Cardiovascular Aging for Managing the Elderly Patient

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
SPECIAL SESSION #405
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Valvular Heart Disease

9:00 a.m. – Noon
MINI-COURSE #104
Emergencies in Valvular Heart Disease

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
MINI-COURSE #109
Aortic Stenosis: New Life for an Old Disease
 
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Vascular Disease, Hypertension,
and Prevention

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #91
Carotid Disease: Pathology to Treatment

10:15 a.m. – Noon
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #92
Venous Disease: The Next Frontier for Cardiologists

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #93
Controversies in Lipid-Lowering Therapy

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #94
Aortic Diseases: Imaging and Treatment

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
VHP.06 SPOTLIGHT #95
Hands-on Management of Common Vascular
Disorders: What the Experts Do