
Agenda
Friday, October 16, 2026
4:00 pm REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS VIEWING
Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:00 AM REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS VIEWING
7:55 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks.
Carlos A. Leon MD., FACC
8:00 AM Innovations in Interventional Cardiology from Valves to Vascular Therapy
Samer M. Garas, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
8:20AM Hyperlidemia 2026
Beyond LDL: New Cholesterol Guidelines and the Emerging Role of Lp(a)
Salman Farhat MD., FACC, RPVI
8:40 AM Detect to Prevent
Coronary Plaque Analysis Beyond Stenosis
Advanced CTA the Next Frontier in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Carlos A. Leon MD., FACC, CBCCT
9:10 AM AI in Cardiology
A Revolution in Prediction,Diagnosis and Therapy or Just Hype?
Saumil R. Oza, M.D., FACC
9:40 AM QUESTIONS, BREAK & EXHIBITS VIEWING
10:10 AM PVI in AF is the New PCI
Challenging the Perception of Catheter Ablation 2026
Amr F. Barakat, M.D., MSc, FACC
10:40 AM The Evolving AF Landscape
Which Patients Needs Oral anticoagulation, LAA Occlusion or Nothing at All?
Anthony R. Magnano, M.D., MPH, FACC , FHRS
11:10 AM Keynote Speaker
TBA
12:00 PM QUESTIONS, LUNCH & EXHIBITS VIEWING
1:10 PM Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Amyloidosis
From Suspicion to Succesfult Treatment in 2026
Nima Taghipour, MD., FACC, RPVI
1:40PM Cardiac MRI in Action
Case-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Disease
Lucien N. Abboud, M.D., FACC
2:00 PM The New Era of Heart Failure
Advances in HFpEF and HFrEF in 2026
Ambar Patel M.D., FACC
2:40 PM FINAL QUESTIONS & ADJOURN