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Cardiovascular Diseases

18th Annual Cardiology at Cancun

Wednesday, February 27

Time Topic
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Faculty and Participants
  Heart Failure I
Dr. Steve R. Ommen, presiding
7:30 a.m. Non-Invasive Evaluation of the Patient with Dyspnea
Grace Lin, M.D.
7:50 a.m. When Do You Need Hemodynamic Evaluation?
Barry A. Borlaug, M.D.
8:10 a.m. How to Work Up the Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension
Sudhir S. Kushwaha, M.D.
8:30 a.m. Diastolic Heart Failure: Current Management
Barry A. Borlaug, M.D.
8:50 a.m. Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment: State-of-the-Art
Sudhir S. Kushwaha, M.D.
9:10 a.m. Panel Discussion
Drs. Lin, Borlaug, and Kushwaha; Dr. Ommen, moderator
9:35 a.m. Refreshment Break
  Heart Failure II
Dr. Steve R. Ommen, presiding
10:00 a.m. Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure: Current Status
Grace Lin, M.D.
10:20 a.m. Advanced Heart Failure: LVAD vs. Transplant
Alfredo L. Clavell, M.D.
10:40 a.m. LVAD: A Surgeon’s Perspective
Soon J. Park, M.D.
11:00 a.m. Hemodynamic Optimization Prior to LVAD
Alfredo L. Clavell, M.D.
11:20 a.m. Ischemic MR: Repair or Replacement?
Soon J. Park, M.D.
11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion
Drs. Lin, Clavell, and Park; Dr. Ommen, moderator
12:05 p.m. Adjourn – Note Special Evening Session
  Evening Session
5:30-6:30 p.m. Challenging Cases in Heart Failure
Drs. Borlaug, Clavell, and Lin