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Cardiovascular Diseases

Optimal Treatment Strategies for Advanced Heart Failure

Saturday, February 25

TimeTopic
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Welcome Announcements
8:00 a.m. Historical Development of Mechanical Circulatory Support
Igor D. Gregoric, M.D.
8:30 a.m. Mayo Clinic Extreme CPR Approach: A Surgical Approach to Shock
Octavio E. Pajaro, M.D.
9:00 a.m. Patient Selection for Mechanical Circulatory Support:
Finding the Correct Device for the Correct Patient
Francisco A. Arabia, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Destination Therapy: The New Paradigm for Advanced Heart Failure
Octavio E. Pajaro, M.D.
10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Outpatient Destination Therapy Clinic:
It Takes a Village to Care for DT Patients
Linda L. Staley, C.N.P., N.P., R.N.
11:00 a.m. Diagnosis and Management of Complications of
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Igor D. Gregoric, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Optimization of Patients Before Mechanical Circulatory Support
Ananthram V. Kalya, M.D.
Noon Lunch (provided)
1:00 p.m. Acute Post-operative Management of
Mechanical Circulatory Support Patients
Joel S. Larson, M.D.
1:30 p.m. High Risk Revascularization: How High is Too High?
Patrick A. DeValeria, M.D.
2:00 p.m. The Role of the Perfusionist in Mechanical Circulatory Support
Christopher N. Pierce, C.C.P.
2:30 p.m. Stem Cell Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure: Fact or Fiction
Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D.
3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
3:15 p.m. Adjourn