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Echo Fiesta: An In-Depth Review of Adult Echocardiography for Sonographers and Physicians

Thursday, March 21

Time Topic
7:15 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:10 a.m. Welcome, Course Overview, Audience Survey, and Pre-Test
Drs. Freeman and Lester
  Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function Moderator: William K. Freeman, M.D.
8:30 a.m. Echo Assessment of Left Heart Chambers: 2-D and 3-D Echo for LV Volume, Systolic Function, and Cardiac Output; LA Volume
Samuel Unzek, M.D.
9:00 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function
Steven J. Lester, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Strain Imaging for Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Fletcher A. Miller, Jr., M.D.
10:00 a.m. Questions and Comments
Drs. Freeman, Lester, and Miller
10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
  Concurrent Sessions
10:40 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions: (Pick One)

A. Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE): Indications, Technique, 2-D and 3-D Anatomic Correlation, Clinical Applications
William K. Freeman, M.D.

B. How to Perform 3-D Imaging to Assess Left Ventricular Size and Function
Ron A. Roth, R.D.C.S.

11:25 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions: (Pick One)

A. Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE): Indications, Technique, 2-D and 3-D Anatomic Correlation, Clinical Applications
William K. Freeman, M.D.

B. How to Perform 3-D Imaging to Assess Left Ventricular Size and Function
Ron A. Roth, R.D.C.S.

12:15 p.m. Lunch
  Left-Sided Valvular Heart Disease: Regurgitation and Stenosis
Moderator: Steven J. Lester, M.D.
1:15 p.m. Mitral Regurgitation: 2-D Assessment of Etiology and Quantitation of Severity by Doppler (PISA, Continuity Equation)
Fletcher A. Miller, Jr., M.D.
1:45 p.m. Mitral Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment
Sabrina D. Phillips, M.D.
2:15 p.m. Aortic Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment With Both Normal and Abnormal LV Function: Implications Now in the Era of TAVR
Robert B. McCully, M.D.
2:45 p.m. Aortic Regurgitation: 2-D Assessment of Etiology and Quantitation of Severity by Doppler (PISA, Continuity Equation)
Kyle W. Klarich, M.D.
3:15 p.m. Questions and Comments
Drs. Miller, Phillips, McCully, and Klarich
3:25 p.m. Refreshment Break
  Right Ventricular Function, Right Heart Hemodynamics, and Right-Sided Valvular Disease
Moderator: Steven J. Lester, M.D.
3:45 p.m. Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function and Pressures: Implications for the Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
Robert B. McCully, M.D.
4:25 p.m. Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Disease: 2-D Assessment and Doppler Quantitation of Severity; Prognostic Implications
Kyle W. Klarich, M.D.
5:00 p.m. Adjourn