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Cardiovascular Diseases

Optimal Treatment Strategies for Advanced Heart Failure

Friday, February 24

TimeTopic
Noon Registration
1:00 p.m. Welcome & Introductions
Francisco A. Arabia, M.D. and Robert L. Scott, M.D.
1:05 p.m. Ethical Consideration in ICD Implantation
Paul S. Mueller, M.D.
1:30 p.m. Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure:
Surgical and Medical Approaches
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, M.D. and Luis R. Scott, M.D.
2:30 p.m. Current Guidelines for Heart Failure Management: Pushing the Boundaries of Pharmacotherapy in High Risk Failure Populations
Daniel S. Yip, M.D.
3:00 p.m. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension for the Cardiologist: Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Michael D. McGoon, M.D.
3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. When Do I Refer to a Heart Failure Center? Identification of High Risk Heart Failure Patients?
Robert L. Scott, M.D.
4:30 p.m. Debate: Percutaneous Valvular Repair Should be Standard of Care
John P. Sweeney, M.D. and Louis A. Lanza, M.D.
5:30 p.m. Evaluation of Patients for Cardiac Transplantation:
Optimizing Outcomes
Radha S. Gopalan, M.D.
6:00 p.m. Adjourn