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Cardiovascular Diseases

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

Tuesday, April 17

TimeTopic
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  Valvular Heart Disease I
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, M.D.
8:00 a.m. Echocardiography for Aortic Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment
Patricia Pellikka, M.D.
8:25 a.m. Echocardiography for Mitral Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment
Steven Goldstein, M.D.
8:50 a.m. Echocardiography for Mitral Regurgitation Including Assessment with PISA
Hector Villarraga, M.D.
9:20 a.m. Echocardiography for Aortic Regurgitation Including Assessment with Continuity Equation
Peter Spittell, M.D.
9:50 a.m. Question and Answer Session
10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break
  Valvular Heart Disease II
Moderator: Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
10:30 a.m. Assessment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
Sorin Pislaru, M.D., Ph.D.
10:55 a.m. Echocardiography for Prosthetic Valves
Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
11:25 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of a Spectrum of Congenital and Acquired Diseases of the Tricuspid Valve
Sabrina Phillips, M.D.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
  Special Topics and Cases
Moderator: Patricia Pellikka, M.D.
1:00 p.m. Pathology and Echo Features of Infective Endocarditis
Joseph Maleszewski, M.D. and Rowlens Melduni, M.D.
1:35 p.m. Imaging Artifacts
David Foley, M.D.
2:00 p.m. Heart Failure, Transplant, and Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Critical Role of Echocardiography
Barry Karon, M.D.
2:25 p.m. Question and Answer Session
2:40 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. Breakout Session (Sign up for 2 sessions)
  3:00 – 3:40 p.m. Diastole
Dr. Miller Valvular Heart Disease
Drs. Pislaru and Villarraga Interesting Cases
Drs. Foley and Melduni 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Hemodynamics
Dr. Miller Intraoperative Echo Cases
Drs. Mankad and Pislaru Interesting Cases
Drs. Pellikka and Spittell
4:30 p.m. Adjourn