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The 29th Annual Perspectives on
New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques
in Clinical Cardiology
January 22-24, 2010
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Register Securely Online
AGENDA
Friday, January 22, 2010
7:00am Registration/Continental Breakfast
7:45am Welcome, Introduction, Course Objectives, General Information, Drs. C. Richard Conti and Jamie B. Conti
8:00am - 10:00am Heart Failure Management Moderator: Dr. J. Hill Panel: Drs. R. Schofield, J. Aranda, C.R. Conti, D. Pauly
8:00am Vasopressin Antagonist Therapy Why And Why Not?- J. Hill
8:20am Myocarditis: Does Imaging Or Biopsy Help Make A Specific Diagnosis And Does It Really Matter?- D. Pauly
8:40am Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy 2010: Why Success-Why Failure?: CRT In Mild Heart Failure- J. Aranda
9:00am Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis, Therapy, Who Improves, Who Does Not? – R. Schofield
9:20am Chemotherapy Induced Cardiomyopathy: Prevention And Treatment. – J. Aranda
9:40am Pharmacogenomics And Heart Failure Management- Will It Be Available In The Near Future?-D. Pauly
10:00am Refreshment Break
10:30am Imaging
10:30am .Cardiac CT Using 320 Detectors: Is It Necessary? – J. Hill
10:50am Cardiac MRI And Gadolinium –Safe Or Not Safe In Patients With Renal Dysfunction?- C. Schmalfuss
11:10am Cardiovascular Studies And The Radiation Dose- C.R. Conti
11:40am Cardiovascular Surgery Moderator: Dr. C.R. Conti
11:40am What Are We Learning Form The STICH Trial?: Revascularization Of Patients With LV Dysfunction- C. Klodel
12:00pm Tricuspid Valve Surgery For Tricuspid Insufficiency And Peripheral Edema- C. .Klodell
12:15pm Hybrid Procedures: A Cath Lab In The OR or An OR In The Cath Lab.-C. Klodell, T. Beaver
12:30pm Innovations In Thoracic Aortic Surgery For Aneurysm And Dissection -T. Beaver
12:45pm Balloons For The Heart: New Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices - T. Beaver
1.) Basal Annuloplasty Of The Cardia Externally (BACE) For Functional Mitral Regurgitation
2.) The C Pulse Device For Heart Failure
1:00pm Adjournment
Saturday, January 23, 2010
7:30am Continental Breakfast
8:00am Electrophysiology Moderator: Dr. W. Miles Panel: Drs. J. Conti, G. Woo, C. Hudson, C.R. Conti
9:40am Realistic Assessment Of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation vs. Antiarrhythmic Therapy Long Term Cure Or Palliation? Results Of The Therma Cool AF Trial- W. Miles
10:00am Refreshment Break
10:30am Dronedarone Therapy For Atrial Fibrillation: Drug Characteristics And Results Of The Athena Trial—C. Hudson
10:50am Common And Unusual Complications During Pacemaker And ICD Implantation- J. Conti
11:10am Implantable Loop Recorder In Unexplained Syncope: When And Why-G. Woo
Miscellaneous Topics
11:30am EECP: Potential For Use In Acute Coronary Syndromes— C.R. Conti
12:00pm Hypertension; Case Examples Of What Can Be Done To Improve Management Strategies –E. Handberg
12:30pm Physiology Of Pregnancy And The Pregnant Patient With CV Disease: Drugs To Use And Avoid – J. Conti
1:00pm Adjournment
Sunday, January 24, 2010
7:30am Continental Breakfast
8:00am Diabetes For The Cardiologist- C. Pepine
8:30am The Polypill Story: What Is It And Who Might Need It? - M. Limacher
9:00am Interventional Cardiology Moderator: Dr. R.D. Anderson Panel: Drs C.R. Conti , A. Bavry, S. Denardo, C. Klodell
1. Which Patients Should Receive Prasugrel?
2. Do We Have To Catheterize The Patient With NSTEMI Immediately? The ABOARD Trial
3. Is This The End Of The GP2b3aEra? The Early-ACS Trial
4. Should All Patients Be Statin - Loaded Before PCI? The Amyda-Recapture Trial
10:00am Refreshment Break
10:30am Update On The Percutaneous Treatment Of Women With ACS- A. Bavry
10:50am Syntax Trial And Syntax Scoring System; Can Results Be Applied To Clinical Practice? - R.D. Anderson
11:10am Commentary: T. Beaver/C. Klodell
11:20am Aortic Stenosis: Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty And Percutaneous Valve Replacement- R.D. Anderson
11:40am Is It Necessary To Use IVUS, Oct or Ffr To Evaluate Coronary Stenosis Severity In Stable And Unstable Angina Patients? - S. Denardo
12:00pm Adjournment, Program Evaluations, and CME Credit statements to be collected at this time.
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