2027 AGENDA COMING SOON!
Friday, August 28, 2026
7:15 am
BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
Pacifica Ballroom
8:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD
COMPLEX AND HIGH-RISK INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES I
Moderator: Ryan Reeves, MD
8:05 am
Hemodynamic Support for Cardiogenic Shock: Evolution from ISAR-Shock to DanGer
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD
8:15 am
IVUS or OCT Imaging is Mandatory for Optimal PCI Outcomes?
Ryan Reeves, MD
8:25 am
Coronary Calcium: Intravascular Lithotripsy is All You Need
Gary Ma, MD
8:35 am
Coronary Calcium: You Still Need Rotational Atherectomy
Brian Kolski, MD
8:45 am
Use Hemodynamic Support for High-Risk PCI: Every Time or Selectively?
Aditya S. Bharadwaj, MD
8:55 am
DISCUSSION / Q&A
LIVE CASE #1 and #2
Broadcast Live from Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Panelists: Aditya S. Bharadwaj, MD; Antonio H. Frangieh, MD; Brian Kolski, MD; William Penny, MD
9:15 am
CASE #1: Complex PCI with Coronary Calcification
Operators: Lawrence Ang, MD; Daniel Kim, MD; Michael Ahlers, MD
10:00 am
CASE #2: Complex PCI with LV Dysfunction
Operators: Belal Al-Khiami, MD; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD; Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD
10:45 am
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
COMPLEX AND HIGH-RISK INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES II
Moderator: William Penny, MD
11:00 am
KEYNOTE LECTURE #1: Sirolimus-Eluting Balloons for Denovo Coronary Disease:
Clinical Trial Results
Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD
11:20 am
Primer for Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA)
William Penny, MD
11:30 am
Lesion Preparation for Sirolimus-Eluting Balloons (SEB) for Denovo Coronary Disease
Brian Kolski, MD
11:40 am
Ideal Lesions for SEB and Optimization of Angioplasty Technique
Antonio H. Frangieh, MD
11:50 am
Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Approach for SEB Angioplasty: Management Approach
Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD
12:00 pm
DISCUSSION / Q&A - Faculty
12:10 pm
LUNCH / VISIT EXHIBITS
WORKING LUNCH PRESENTATION
12:25 pm
KEYNOTE LECTURE #2: Implications of Newest Clinical Trials of Percutaneous Hemodynamic Support
Not CME Accredited
Aditya S. Bharadwaj, MD
Exhibit Hall
12:55 pm
RETURN TO LEARNING THEATER
STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS I
Moderator: Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD
1:00 pm
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Replacing DOACs?
Jonathan C. Hsu, MD
1:10 pm
Cryptogenic Stroke and PFO Closure
Gary Ma, MD
1:20 pm
Tricuspid TEER or Replacement: Is QOL an Adequate Endpoint for Clinical Practice?
Ori Ben-Yehuda, MD
1:30 pm
KEYNOTE LECTURE #3: The Development of Mitral TEER and Mitral Valve Replacement: Concept to Mainstream
Jamie M. McCabe, MD
1:50 pm
DISCUSSION / Q&A
LIVE CASE #3, #4 and #5
Broadcast Live from Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Panelists: Daniel J. Chu, MD; Antonio H. Frangieh, MD; Jonathan C. Hsu, MD; Brian Kolski, MD
2:00 pm
CASE #3: ICE-Guided Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Operators: Ryan Reeves, MD; Gary Ma, MD; Michael Ahlers, MD
2:45 pm
CASE #4: Carotid Stenting is Becoming Mainstream
Operators: Ehtisham Mahmud, MD; Belal Al-Khiami, MD; Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD
3:30 pm
CASE #5: ICE-Guided PFO Closure
Operators: Ryan Reeves, MD; Gary Ma, MD; Michael Ahlers, MD
4:00 pm
BREAK / VISIT EXHIBITS
ACCESS, PHYSIOLOGY AND COMPLICATIONS
Moderator: Lawrence Ang, MD
4:20 pm
Assessment of Intermediate Coronary Lesions: FFR, iFR, CT-FFR or AngioFFR
Lawrence Ang, MD
4:30 pm
Coronary Perforations Still Happen: Toolkit and a Systematic Approach
Antonio H. Frangieh, MD
4:40 pm
Access Site Complications: Minimize and Manage
Aditya S. Bharadwaj, MD
4:50 pm
Alternative Access for Structural Heart Interventions
Daniel J. Chu, MD
5:00 pm
DISCUSSION / Q&A
5:20 pm
Concluding Remarks
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD
5:35 pm
ADJOURN