
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 Think Amyloid
ATTR, Cardiac Amyloidosis and the Clues You Shouldn't Miss
Nima Taghipour, MD., FACC, RPVI
8:30AM Hyperlipidemia 2026
Beyond LDL: New Cholesterol Guidelines
The Emerging Role of Lp(a)
Salman Farhat MD., FACC, RPVI
9:00 AM Innovations in Interventional Cardiology
Valves to Vascular Therapy
Samer M. Garas, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
9:30 AM Think Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Recognition and Treatment That Changes Outcomes
Nima Taghipour, MD., FACC, RPVI
9:50 AM QUESTIONS, BREAK & EXHIBITS VIEWING
10:30 AM Detect to Prevent
Coronary Plaque Analysis Beyond Stenosis
Advanced CCTA the Next Frontier in the Prevention of CAD Events
Carlos A. Leon MD., FACC, CBCCT
11:10 AM The Evolving AF Landscape
Which Patients Need Oral Anticoagulation,
LAA Occlusion, or Nothing at All?
Anthony R. Magnano, M.D., MPH, FACC , FHRS
11:40 AM PVI in AF is the New PCI
Challenging the Perception of Catheter Ablation 2026
Amr F. Barakat, M.D., MSc, FACC
12:00 PM QUESTIONS, LUNCH & EXHIBITS VIEWING
1:00 PM Keynote Speaker
AI Applications to Coronary CT Angiography
From Prevention to Intervention
Mark G. Rabbat, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCCT
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Director, Cardiac Imaging
Loyola University Medical Center
1:40PM Cardiac MRI in Action
Case-Based Approach to Cardiovascular Disease
Lucien N. Abboud, M.D., FACC
2:10 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