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Cardiovascular Diseases

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

Saturday, April 13

Time Topic
7:15 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:55 a.m. Welcome and Course Overview
Drs. Patricia A. Pellikka and Sunil V. Mankad
8:00 a.m. Orientation to the Audience Response System
  Assessment of Cardiac Function
Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D.
8:15 a.m. Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function: 2-D and 3-D Echo and Doppler
David A. Foley, M.D.
8:40 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function: Basic Concepts and Practical Points
Barry L. Karon, M.D.
9:05 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Heart Pressures and Right Ventricular Function
Steven Goldstein, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Strain Imaging for Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Function
Hector R. Villarraga, M.D.
10:00 a.m. Panel discussion
Drs. Foley, Karon, Goldstein, and Villarraga
10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
  Diastolic Function and Myocardial Disease
Moderator: Sunil V. Mankad, M.D.
10:35 a.m. Diastolic Function: Case Studies & Clinical Pearls
Barry L. Karon, M.D.
11:10 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment for Patients with Cardiac Amyloid, Eosinophilic Endomyocardial Disease, and Primary Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Naser M. Ammash, M.D.
11:35 a.m. Echocardiography for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Steven Goldstein, M.D.
12:00 p.m. Heart Failure, Transplant and Left Ventricular Devices: Role of Echocardiography
Barry L. Karon, M.D.
12:25 p.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Karon, Ammash, and Goldstein
12:40 p.m. Lunch and Visit with the Experts
Coronary Artery Disease
Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D.
1:30 p.m. Stress Echo
Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D.
1:55 p.m. Contrast Echocardiography for Endocardial Border Definition and Myocardial Perfusion: Case Studies
David A. Foley, M.D.
2:20 p.m. Echocardiography Cases: Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Sunil V. Mankad, M.D.
Panel: Drs. Pellikka, Foley, and Ammash
3:15 p.m. Adjourn
3:30-
4:45 p.m.
OPTIONAL – Hands on 3-D Workshop
Interactive Hands-on Computer Workstations. Space is Limited. Pre-registration required at the time of registration.
Drs. Sunil V. Mankad and Joseph F. Maalouff