Contemporary Practice in Structural and Valvular Heart Diseases
This virtual CME, held September 9 - 10, 2022, addresses the gap between the practice of cardiology and the most current, evidence-based, and guideline-recommended evaluation and management of patients with structural and valvular heart disease through panel discussion, case presentations, and more.
This virtual CME course from the Cardiology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital is designed to provide participants with the most up-to-date insights and evidence-based treatment options for structural and valvular heart disease.
A persistent gap exists between the practice of cardiology and the most current, evidence-based, and guideline-recommended evaluation and management of patients with structural and valvular heart disease. In a time of rapidly changing information and ongoing research findings, the practicing physician has difficulty maintaining an up-to-date knowledge base and, therefore, competency in these areas. This course addresses this gap by extensively reviewing structural and valvular heart disease through didactic lecture, panel discussions, and case presentations that emphasize newer concepts of diagnosis, decision-making, and therapy in these areas.
Course Directors
Jonathan Passeri, MD
Co-Director, Heart Valve Program
Director, Interventional Echocardiography, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Evin Yucel, MD
Noninvasive Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Nathaniel Langer, MD, MSc
Cardiac Surgeon, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Mass General Faculty
Ami Bhatt, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Duke Cameron, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Jacqueline Danik, MD, DRPH
Cardiologist and Echocardiographer, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD
Associate Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Service
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH
Interventional Cardiologist, Corrigan Minegan Heart Center
Director, Interventional Cardiology Research
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
E. Kevin Heist, MD, PhD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Corrigan Minegan Heart Center
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Judy Hung, MD
Cardiac Radiologist
Director, Echocardiography Lab, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Eric Isselbacher, MD
Director, Healthcare Transformation Lab
Co-Director, Mass General Thoracic Aortic Center, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Arminder Jassar, MD
Cardiac Surgeon, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgeon
Co-Director, Heart Valve Program, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Nilay Patel, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Rahul Sakhuja, MD, MPP
Interventional Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Co-Director, Mass General PAD Program
Ada Stefanescu, MD, MSC, MDCM
Interventional Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Specialist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Albree Tower-Rader, MD
Cardiac Radiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Friday, September 9, 2022
| 7:30 am - 7:40 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Jonathan Passeri, MD |
| 7:40 am - 8:05 am | Aortic Stenosis: Incorporating Guidelines into Clinical Practice Nilay Patel, MD |
| 8:05 am - 8:30 am | TAVR in Intermediate & Low Surgical Risk Patients: Advantages, Limitation, & Areas of Uncertainty Arminder Jassar, MD |
| 8:30 am - 8:55 am | Racial Disparity in TAVR Utilization Matthew Czarny, MD |
| 8:55 am - 9:40 am | Q&A and Panel Discussion Moderator: Jonathan Passeri, MD Speakers: Matthew Czarny, MD, Arminder Jassar, MD, Nilay Patel, MD |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Mid-morning Break |
| 9:50 am - 10:15 am | Multimodality Imaging in Aortic Stenosis Albree Tower-Rader, MD |
| 10:15 am - 10:40 am | Training the Cardiac Surgeon of the Future: How has TAVR Changed the Field of Cardiac Surgery? Nathaniel Langer, MD |
| 10: 40 am - 11:05 am | Aortic Regurgitation: Challenges in Assessment and Timing of Intervention Eric Isselbacher, MD |
| 11:05 am - 11:50 am | Q&A and Panel Discussion Moderator: Jonathan Passeri, MD Speakers: Eric Isselbacher, MD, Nathaniel Langer, MD, Albree Tower-Rader, MD |
| 11:50 am - 12:40 pm | Lunch Break |
| 12:40 pm - 1:30 pm | Igor F. Palacios Keynote Lecture: UPSTREAM Management of Aortic Stenosis Martin Leon, MD |
| 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Q&A Moderator: Jonathan Passeri, MD |
| 1:45 pm - 2:10 pm | Mitral Valve Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH |
| 2:10 pm - 2:35 pm | Transcatheter Therapies for Mitral Regurgitation Jonathan Passeri, MD |
| 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm | Management of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: When To Intervene? Johannes Steiner, MD |
| 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm | Q&A Moderator: Jonathan Passeri, MD Speakers: Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH, Jonathan Passeri, MD, Johannes Steiner, MD |
| 3:40 pm - 3:50 pm | Break |
| 3:50 pm - 4:50 pm | Aortic and Mitral Valve Cases: Challenging Scenarios with Expert Panel Discussion Arminder Jassar, MD, Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH, Jonathan Passeri, MD, Nilay Patel, MD, Guilherme Silva, MD, Evin Yucel, MD |
| 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm | Wrap Up Jonathan Passeri, MD |
Saturday, September 10, 2022
| 7:30 am - 7:40 am | Welcome Jonathan Passeri, MD |
| 7:40 am - 8:05 am | Tricuspid Regurgitation: Epidemiology and Clinical Impact and Imaging Challenges Evin Yucel, MD |
| 8:05 am - 8:30 am | Surgical Considerations for Tricuspid Valve Disease |
| 8:30 am - 8:55 am | Transcatheter Therapies for Tricuspid Regurgitation Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH |
| 8:55 am - 9:40 am | Q&A and Panel Discussion Moderator: Evin Yucel, MD Speakers: Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, Evin Yucel, MD |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Mid-morning Break |
| 9:50 am - 10:15 am | Atrial Septal Defect: Timing of Intervention and Transcatheter Therapies Rahul Sakhuja, MD, MPP |
| 10:15 am - 10:40 am | Atrial Septal Defect: There's Still a Role for Surgery Duke Cameron, MD |
| 10: 40 am - 11:05 am | Pulmonic Valve Disease in the Congenital Patient: Assessment and Indications for Intervention Ami Bhatt, MD |
| 11:05 am - 11:30 am | Pulmonic Valve Disease in the Congenital Patient: Surgical and Transcatheter Therapies Ada Stefanescu, MD, MSC, MDCM |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Q&A and Panel Discussion Moderator: Nathaniel Langer, MD Speakers: Ami Bhatt, MD, Duke Cameron, MD, Rahul Sakhuja, MD, MPP, Ada Stefanescu, MD, MSC, MDCM |
| 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm - 1:25 pm | Coarctation of the Aorta: Assessment and Indications for Intervention Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD |
| 1:25 pm - 1:50 pm | Surgical Management of Coarctation of the Aorta Duke Cameron, MD |
| 1:50 pm - 2:15 pm | Transcatheter Therapy for Coarctation of the Aorta Ada Stefanescu, MD |
| 2:15 pm - 2:40 pm | Q&A and Panel Discussion Moderator: Evin Yucel, MD Speakers: Duke Cameron, MD, Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD, Ada Stefanescu, MD |
| 2:40 pm - 2:50 pm | Break |
| 2:50 pm - 3:15 pm | Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion: Indications and Procedural Considerations E. Kevin Heist, MD, PhD |
| 3:15 pm - 3:40 pm | Imaging for Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Jacqueline Danik, MD, DRPH |
| 3:40 pm - 4:10 pm | Q&A Moderator: Evin Yucel, MD Speakers: Jacqueline Danik, MD, DRPH, E. Kevin Heist, MD, PhD |
| 4:10 pm - 4:50 pm | Tricuspid and Congenital Cases: Challenging Scenarios with Expert Panel Discussion Speakers: Duke Cameron, MD, Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD, Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, Evin Yucel, MD |
| 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks Jonathan Passeri, MD |
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
