American College of Cardiology

Heart Valve Summit 2008
Case-Based Solutions: Medical and Surgical Management

Program Directors: David H. Adams, MD, FACC and Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC
Program Co-Directors: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, FACC and Pravin Shah, MD, MACC

September 18 - 20, 2008
The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS
Please note that pdfs are not listed for all program presentations as some faculty were unable to provide their full slide presentations to ACCF. Please refer to your printed syllabus for the key slides and/or abstracts that were released at the program.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

8:15 a.m.      What is the Cause of Mitral Regurgitation?
Drs. Adams and Martin, Presiding

• Mitral Valve Anatomy 2D Echo
  Dr. Shah
• Mitral Valve Anatomy 3D Echo
  Dr. Lang
• Mitral Valve Anatomy from the Operating Room
  Drs. Adams and Fischer
  

9:00 a.m.      Case Presentations: Can You Guess What We Found in the OR?
Drs. Chitwood Fischer, Lang, McCarthy and Shah

10:00 a.m.      Mitral Regurgitation: Degenerative and Functional
Drs. Adams and Martin, Presiding

• Asymptomatic MR: How Often and How Long Should We Watch and Wait?
  Dr. Bonow
• Ischemic MR: What are the Options?
  Dr. Carabello
• Reference Mitral Valve Surgery
  Dr. Adams

10:45 a.m.      Case Presentations: Mitral Regurgitation
Drs. Bonow, Carabello, Chitwood, McCarthy and O’Gara

12: 45 p.m.      Atrial Arrhythmias and Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Drs. Chitwood and Shah, Presiding

• Treating Post-operative Arrhythmias
  Dr. O’Gara
• Operative Maze Procedures: Do They Work?
  Dr. McCarthy
• Anticoagulation in Mitral Disease
  Dr. Borer

1:30 p.m.      Case Presentations: Arrhythmias – Now What?
Drs. Borer, McCarthy and O’Gara

2:00 p.m.      Breakout Sessions

• Mastering Cardiac Valve Echocardiography: Tricks, Tips and Cases You Won’t Forget
  Drs. Carabello, Fischer, Lang, Martin and Shah
• Mastering Mitral Valve Repair
  Drs. Adams, Chitwood and McCarthy
• Nursing Session
  Ms. Langenfeld, Presiding
  • Evaluation of the Patient with a Heart Murmur
    Dr. O’Gara
  • The Hybrid Procedural Environment - Team Choreography
    Ms. O’Leary and Ms. Kruse
  • Care for the Elderly Patient with Heart Valve Disease
    Drs. O’Gara and Stelzer, Ms. Shryock, Ms. Turner and Ms. Underwood
  • Care for the Athlete with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve
    Drs. Bonow and Stelzer, Ms. Shryock, Ms. Turner and Ms. Underwood
  • Demystifying Mitral Valve Repair
    Dr. Stelzer and Ms. Shryock

4:15 p.m.      What About Other Valves?

• Severe AR , Moderate MR – Marfan’s Disease
  Dr. Stelzer
• Severe MR, Mild to Moderate TR
  Dr. McCarthy
• Severe AS, Moderate MR
  Dr. Chitwood
• Severe MR, Moderate AR
  Dr. Carabello

5:00 p.m.      Case Presentations: What Would You Do?
Drs. Adams, Borer, Chitwood and O’Gara

Friday, September 19

8:00 a.m.      Aortic Regurgitation
Drs. Chitwood and Martin, Presiding

• Do We Follow AR Too Long?
  Dr. Borer
• Is Everyone an Operative Candidate?
  Dr. Carabello
• The 40 Year-old: Ross or Repair?
  Dr. Stelzer

8:45 a.m.      Case Presentations: What Should We Know Now?
Drs. Borer, Carabello, McCarthy, Shah and Stelzer

9:45 a.m.      Percutaneous Valve Intervention
Drs. Adams and Bonow, Presiding

• Mitral – Cardiologist’s Perspective
  Dr. Feldman
• Mitral – Surgeon’s Perspective
  Dr. Chitwood
• Aortic – Cardiologist’s Perspective
  Dr. O’Gara
• Aortic – Surgeon’s Perspective
  Dr. Mack
• The FDA Perspective
  Dr. Zuckerman

11:30 a.m.      Keynote Address: The Percutaneous AVR Journey
Dr. Leon

12:15 p.m.      The Industry Perspective
Drs. Martin and Swain, Presiding
Panel: Drs. Leon and Zuckerman

2:00 p.m.      The Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Drs. Bonow and McCarthy, Presiding

• The Role of Stress Testing in AS
  Dr. Bonow
• When to Replace the Aorta
  Dr. Stelzer
• Severe CAD, Mild AS
  Dr. Carabello
• Imaging AS: What We Need to Know
  Dr. Shah
• Medical Therapy to Slow Progression of AS
  Dr. Rajamannan
  

2:50 p.m.      Case Presentations: What Should We Do Now?
Drs. Bonow, Carabello, Rajamannan and Stelzer

4:00 p.m.      Ask the Experts
Drs. Borer and McCarthy, Presiding

• The Pregnant Patient with Mitral Regurgitation
  Dr. Shah
• Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis: Now What?
  Dr. Borer
• Statin Therapy of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
  Dr. Rajamannan
• Severe AS or Severe AI, Bad LV
  Dr. Carabello
• Recurrent MR after Mitral Valve Repair
  Dr. Adams

Saturday, September 20

8:00 a.m.      What About the Ventricles?
Dr. Stelzer, Presiding

• Diagnosing Sub-aortic Outflow Tract Obstruction
  Dr. Shah
• Surgical Treatment of HCM
  Dr. Stelzer
• Who Should Have Ventricular Remodeling with Mitral Valve Repair
  Dr. McCarthy REQUESTED FROM SPEAKER. Attached syllabus handout.
  

8:45 a.m.      Case Presentations
Drs. Bonow, McCarthy and Shah

9:45 a.m.      The Audience Stumps the Experts – Bring Your Toughest Cases
Dr. Adams, Presiding
Panel: Drs. Bonow, McCarthy, Shah and Stelzer