Mass General at the American College of Cardiology's Scientific Session

The American College of Cardiology will host their 2019 Scientific Session and Expo (ACC.19) in New Orleans, LA from March 16-18. Physicians and researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center will present their world-leading research and innovative approaches to the prevention and treatment of cardiac disease, and late-breaking science.

Featured Topics Include:

• Adult congenital heart disease
• Complex coronary interventions
• Cardiovascular molecular imaging
• Valvular heart disease management
• The future of biomarkers in heart failure
• Implications of gender in cardiovascular disease
• Emerging technologies and the future of cardiovascular practice
• Effects of readmission penalties on lower income population for heart failure

About the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center

The Mass General Corrigan Minehan Heart Center comprises a dedicated team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, cardiac nurses and cardiac radiologists, who provide leading cardiac care. Our clinicians are some of the world’s foremost experts in diagnosing, treating and preventing heart disease.

Mass General Presenters

Krishna Aragam, MD, MS

• Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Patterns of Patients at High Polygenic Risk For Coronary Artery Disease

Ami Bhatt, MD

• Chair: Test Your Knowledge: Valvular and Congenital

Douglas Drachman, MD

• Alternative Access Techniques that will Increase Endo Successes: Step-by-step technique

Patrick Ellinor, MD, PhD

• Future Hub: Precision Cardiology: The Road from Genomics to Drug Discovery

Sammy Elmariah, MD

• Evaluation of Paradoxical Low Flow Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis

Hanna Gaggin, MD, MPH

• Case Presentation: When Do Biomarkers Really Help?

Jennifer Ho, MD

• Biomarkers in HFpEF: Do They Have a Role?

Udo Hoffmann, MD

• Role of CTA for Acute Chest Pain in the Era of hsTn

Michael Honigberg, MD

• Management of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Discovered by Coronary CT Angiography in the Emergency Department

Judy Hung, MD

• Challenging Scenarios in Mitral Regurgitation

James Januzzi, MD

• Clinician Wellness Intensive I Featuring the 50th Annual Louis F. Bishop Keynote

Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD

• CTO or Bust

Greg Lewis, MD

• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing 101 and 201: A Case Based Approach

Tom Neilan, MD, MPH

• Safety of Carvedilol in Management of Heart Failure Among Cocaine Users

Michael Osborne, MD

• Ambient Air Pollution Associates with Arterial Inflammation: Possible Mediation of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Danita Sanborn, MD

• Prevalence and Predictors of Cardiac Pathology on Transthoracic Echocardiography Among Patients Admitted For Acute Ischemic Stroke

Robert Schainfeld, DO

• 2019 State of the Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Disease

Ahmed Tawakol, MD

• Ambient Air Pollution Associates with Arterial Inflammation: Possible Mediation of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Meagan Wasfy, MD

• Coronary Artery Calcifications in Master Endurance Athletes: Controversy or Overhyped?

Malissa Wood, MD

• Women’s Cardiology

Fellows

• Rasha Fahad Al-Bawardy, MD
• Raza Alvi, MD
• Magid Awadalla, MD
• Akl Fahed, MD
• Shaan Khurshid, MD
• Shelia Klassen, MD
• Dhaval Kolte, MD, PhD
• Emily Lau, MD
• Nilay Patel, MD
• Varsha Tanguturi, MD