ACC Latin America Conference Presentation Slides

June 22-24, 2017
Hilton Mexico City Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico

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AGENDA
Thursday, June 22
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	The Power of Data: A Path to Evidence-based Excellence in Patient-care, Teaching and Research Drs. Frederick A. Masoudi (USA), Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) and Rene Rodriguez-Gutierrez (Mexico)
Friday, June 23
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction to Day 1 Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, México) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA)
8:30 a.m.	PLENARY SESSION PREVENTION Can We Eliminate Coronary Disease in Our Lifetime? Dr. Jagat Narula (USA)
9:30 a.m.	PREVENTION Hypertension in 2017: What Can We Recommend While New Guidelines Are Underway? Moderator: Dr. Daniel José Piñeiro (Argentina) Presenters: Drs. Vera Bittner (USA), Marcus Vinícius Bolívar Malachias (Brazil), Jagat Narula (USA) and Daniel Piskorz (Argentina)
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #1 ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES STEMI Systems of Care: Evolving Best Practices Moderator: Dr. Ursulo Juárez (Mexico)Drs. Francisco Javier León Hernández (Mexico) and C. Michael Valentine (USA) PREVENTION Breakthroughs in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Risk Stratification in Latin America Moderator: Dr. Jaime Espinoza (Peru) Presenters: Drs. Vera Bittner (USA), Alejandro Dapelo (Chile) and Eduardo Rivas-Estany (Cuba) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Rapid Fire ECG Challenge: Putting Your Interpretation Skills to the Test Moderator: Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) Case Presenter: Dr. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA)
11:35 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #2 ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES Controversies in ACS: Let’s Debate Drs. Armando García Castillo (Mexico), Spencer King (USA), Eduardo F. Mele (Argentina) and Ana Salvati (Argentina) PREVENTION Essentials of Diabetes: What Every Cardiovascular Clinician Needs to Know Moderator: Dr. Marcus Vinícius Bolívar Malachias (Brazil) Panelists/Presenters: Drs. David de Padua Brasil (Brazil) and Rene Rodriguez-Gutierrez (Mexico) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Utilizing Echo Guidelines for Everyday Practice Moderator: Dr. Donaldo Collado (Dominican Republic) Drs. Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) and Gustavo Restrepo Molina (Colombia) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Juan Aranda (USA)
1:20 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.	PLENARY SESSION CAD The Unanswered Questions in CAD Dr. Spencer King (USA)
2:10 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #3 SPECIAL 5 in 45: The Top 5 Clinical Trials You Need to Hear from ACC.17 Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, Mexico), David de Padua Brasil (Brazil), Miguel González (Argentina), Spencer King (USA) and Frederick A. Masoudi (USA) ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES Managing ACS in a Resource Challenged World Moderator: Dr. C. Michael Valentine (USA) Panelists/Presenters: Drs. Carlos Barrero (Argentina) and Ronald E. Henry (Caribbean) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Common Dilemmas in ACS and SIHD Moderator: Marco Antonio Martínez-Ríos (Mexico) Case Presenters: Drs. Alexandra Arias-Mendoza (Mexico), Armando García Castillo (Mexico) and Eduardo F. Mele (Argentina) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Efraín Arizmendi (Mexico)
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #4 ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES Lessons in Cardiac Imaging: What Everyone Needs to Be Able to Do Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, Mexico), Aloha Meave (Mexico) and Gustavo Restrepo Molina (Colombia) VALVULAR HEART DISEASE Regurgitant Valvular Lesions in 2017: What Do I Need to Know? Drs. Jorge E. Cossio-Aranda (Mexico), Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) and Athena Poppas (USA) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Leading A Heart Team: Essential Leadership Skills for Every Cardiologist Moderator: Dr. C. Michael Valentine (USA) Drs. Alejandro Dapelo (Chile) and Richard G. Ishmael (Caribbean) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Drs. Hermes
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #5 VALVULAR HEART DISEASE Stenotic Valvular Lesions 2017: What Do I Need to Know? Drs. Jorge E. Cossio-Aranda (Mexico), Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) and Athena Poppas (USA) PREVENTION Evolving Strategies in the Diagnosis and Management of Hyperlipidemias Moderator: Dr. David de Padua Brasil (Brazil) Speaker/Panelists: Drs. Miguel Ahumada (Mexico), Vera Bittner (USA) and Antonio C. P. Chagas (Brazil) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS BMI as the New Vital Sign Drs. Francisco Javier León Hernández (Mexico) and Eduardo Rivas-Estany (Cuba) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Efraín Arizmendi (Mexico)
5:05 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	PLENARY SESSION SPECIAL Learning to Lead: An Editor, a President and a Researcher Tell Their Stories Moderators: Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, Mexico) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) Panelists: Drs. Spencer King (USA), Jagat Narula (USA) and C. Michael Valentine (USA)
Saturday, June 24
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction to Day 2 Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, México) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, United States)
8:15 a.m.	PLENARY SESSION SPECIAL Looking Into the Heart of Women: Insights into the Future of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Dr. Noel Bairey Merz (USA)
9: 20 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #1 HEART FAILURE Acute Heart Failure Syndrome Best Practices Moderator: Dr. José M. Sosa (Peru) Presenters: Drs. Juan Aranda (USA) and Roberto Concepción (Chile) Case Study Presenter: Dr. Oscar Calvillo Argüelles ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP Atrial Fibrillation: Prevention and Detection Management Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Ivan Mendoza (Venezuela) Case Study Presenters: Drs. Alexandro Atilano Díaz and Adan Pacheco Cantu SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Management of Anticoagulation and Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy Drs. Noel Bairey Merz (USA), Sabrina Phillips (USA) and Ana Salvati (Argentina) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Juan Verdejo (Mexico)
10:25 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #2 SPECIAL Women’s Heart Health: Holistic Approaches Throughout the Lifetime Drs. Noel Bairey Merz (USA), Daniel J. Piñeiro (Argentina) and Ana Salvati (Argentina) SPECIAL Syncope Guidelines: What’s New? Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Miguel González (Argentina) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Choosing the Right Imaging Test in the Right Patient at the Right Time: A Case-based Approach Moderator: Dr. Petronila Martínez (Dominican Republic) Presenters: Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, Mexico) and Athena Poppas (USA) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. C. Michael Valentine (USA)
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #3 ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP Contemporary Management of Anticoagulant Therapies Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Ivan Mendoza (Venezuela) HEART FAILURE Optimal Pharmacological Sequence of Chronic Heart Failure Treatment Drs. Roberto Concepción (Chile) and Ileana L. Piña (USA) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Imaging Insights for the Mitral Valve Drs. Jorge E. Cossio-Aranda (Mexico) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Hermes Ilarraza (Mexico)
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	PLENARY SESSION SPECIAL Our Congenital Heart Disease Children Are Now Adults: Now What? Moderator: Dr. José M. Sosa (Peru) Presenters Drs. Alfonso Buendia-Hernandez (Mexico) and Sabrina Phillips (USA)
2:50 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #4 HEART FAILURE Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in 2017: Time to Revisit the Stiff Heart Drs. Ileana L. Piña (USA) and Daniel J. Piñeiro (Argentina) ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP Ventricular Tachy/SCD/ICD Drs. Juan Aranda (USA) and Enrique Melgarejo Rojas (Colombia) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Rubén Baleón (Mexico)
2:40 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #5 ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP Atrial Fibrillation: Contemporary Management Strategies Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Enrique Melgarejo Rojas (Colombia) SPECIAL Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Guideline Update Moderator: Dr. C. Michael Valentine (USA) Drs. David de Padua Brasil (Brazil), Guering Eid-Lidt (Mexico) and Ronald E. Henry (Caribbean) SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS The Inflow and Outflow of the New Diastology Guidelines Drs. Roberto Concepción (Chile), Daniel J. Piñeiro (Argentina) and Gustavo Restrepo Molina (Colombia) SKILLS CENTER Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation Dr. Rubén Baleón (Mexico)
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	BREAKOUT SESSION #6 HEART FAILURE New Insights in Cardiomyopathies Drs. Juan Aranda (USA) and Roberto Concepción (Chile) Case Study Presenter: Dr. Jorge Padilla Ibarra SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS Ask the Experts Roundtable: Common Dilemmas in AF Moderator: Dr. Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) Presenters: Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Manlio F. Marquez (Mexico) SPECIAL Women’s Heart Health: Risk, Diagnosis and Management Differences Drs. Noel Bairey Merz (USA), Sabrina Phillips (USA), and Ana Salvati (Argentina)
4:20 p.m.	Closing Remarks: Call to Action Drs. Erick Alexanderson (Chair, Mexico) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA)