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Cardiovascular Diseases

Echocardiography in the Nation's Capital: Focus for the Physician

Monday, April 16

TimeTopic
7:15 a.m. Registration – Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Course Overview
8:10 a.m. Orientation to the Audience Response System
  Assessment of Cardiac Function
Moderator: Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
8:15 a.m. Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function; 2-D and 3-D Echo and Doppler
David Foley, M.D.
8:40 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function: Basic Concepts and Practical Points
Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
9:05 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Heart Pressures and Right Ventricular Function
Sabrina Phillips, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Strain Imaging for Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Function
Hector Villarraga, M.D.
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
  3-D Echo and Myocardial Disease
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, M.D.
10:20 a.m. 3-D Echocardiography: Practical Applications
Sunil Mankad, M.D.
10:45 a.m. 2-D and Doppler Assessment for Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Non-Compaction of the Myocardium, and Cardiac Transplantation
Steven Goldstein, M.D.
11:10 a.m. Echocardiography for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
11:35 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment for Patients with Cardiac Amyloid, Eosinophilic Endomyocardial Disease, and Primary Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Sabrina Phillips, M.D.
12:15 p.m. Lunch
  Coronary Artery Disease and Contrast Echo
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, M.D.
1:30 p.m. Echocardiography Cases: Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Sunil Mankad, M.D.
1:55 p.m. Contrast Echocardiography for Endocardial Border Definition and Myocardial Perfusion: How to Optimize Results
David Foley, M.D.
2:20 p.m. Stress Echo: Illustrative Cases
Patricia Pellikka, M.D.
2:45 p.m. Question and Answer Session
2:50 p.m. Refreshment Break
  Atrial Fibrillation and Interventional Echocardiography
Moderator: Sunil Mankad, M.D.
3:10 p.m. Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter
Rowlens Melduni, M.D.
3:35 p.m. Role of Echo in the Interventional Lab
Sorin Pislaru, M.D., Ph.D.
4:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
4:15 p.m. Adjourn