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Cardiovascular Diseases

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

Sunday, April 14

Time Topic
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  Valvular Heart Disease I
Moderator: Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D.
8:00 a.m. Echocardiography for Aortic Valve Stenosis: Comprehensive 2-D and Doppler Assessment
Patricia A. Pellikka, M.D.
8:20 a.m. Echocardiography for Mitral Stenosis, Including Stress Assessment
Steven Goldstein, M.D.
8:40 a.m. Echocardiography for Mitral Regurgitation, Including Assessment with PISA
Hector R. Villarraga, M.D.
9:00 a.m. Echocardiography for Aortic Regurgitation, Including Assessment with Continuity Equation
Sorin V. Pislaru, M.D.
9:25 a.m. What the Surgeon Wants to Know From an Echocardiographer
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.
9:50 a.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Goldstein, Villarraga, Pislaru, and Dearani
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
  Valvular Heart Disease II
Moderator: Sunil V. Mankad, M.D.
10:15 a.m. Assessment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
Naser M. Ammash, M.D.
10:40 a.m. Cardiac Surgery: Mitral and Triscupid Valve Regurgitation
Naser M. Ammash, M.D.
11:05 a.m. Echocardiography for Prosthetic Valves
Joseph F. Maalouf, M.D.
11:25 a.m. Questions and Answers
Drs. Ammash, Dearani, and Maalouf
12:00 p.m. Lunch – Working Lunch
Role of Cardiac Surgery for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.
1:00 p.m. Pathology and Echo Features of Infective Endocarditis
Drs. Joseph Maleszekski. and Sorin Pislaru
1:30 p.m. Unusual Cases in Valvular Heart Disease
All Faculty
2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
2:45-3:20 p.m.
and
3:24-4:00 p.m.

Rotate to 2 of 3 sessions

  • Session 1 – Forum
    Strain Imaging
    Dr. Villarraga
  • Session 2 – Main Room
    Valvular Heart Disease Cases
    Drs. Pellikka and Pislaru
  • Session 3 – Culpepper
    Case Studies: Hemodynamics
    Drs. Foley and Goldstein
4:00 p.m. Adjourn