Agenda Cardiovascular Atherosclerosis 2024

7 a.m.                

Registration, Breakfast & View Exhibits

7:55 a.m.            

Welcome and Introductions

8 a.m.                 

Hypertension Management: Know the Guidelines and Be Ready for Future Therapies

David Cork, MD, FACC, FNLA                      

8:30 a.m.            

Chronic Kidney Disease and Advanced Hypertension Management

Christian Mende, MD, FACP, FACN, FASN, FAHA

9 a.m.                 

Coronary Calcium Scoring and Coronary CT Angiograms: Present and Future

Austin Robinson, MD

9:30 a.m.           

Panel Discussion/Q&A

9:45 a.m.            

Break & View Exhibits

10:15 a.m.        

Master Class on LDL-C, LP(a), non-HDL: How Low to Go?

Douglas Triffon, MD, FACC, FNLA, FASE

10:45 a.m.         

Triglycerides and Low HDL: Best Practices to Optimize Outcomes

P. Barton Duell, MD

11:15 a.m.        

Treating Inflammation to Reduce Atherosclerotic Risk

Michael Garshick, MD

11:45 p.m.         

Panel Discussion/Q&A

Noon                   

Lunch   

Noon

Non-CME Lunch Symposium Hosted by Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF RECURRENT PERICARDITIS:

A Targeted Approach for Pain Relief, Inflammation Resolution, and Flare Prevention

Ajit Raisinghani, MD

1 p.m.                 

Obesity: A Serious Cardiovascular Risk Factor? A Review of GLP1 Agonist Therapies

Lauren Vincent, MD

1:30 p.m.            

SGLT2 Therapy Deep Dive: Mechanisms and Indications

Rola Khedraki, MD, FACC

2 p.m.  

Optimal Diet, Lifestyle, and Supplements to Promote Longevity

Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, LD, CLS, FNLA               

2:30 p.m.          

Women’s Hormonal Health: Risks and Benefits of Supplementing

Sarah Dalhoumi, MD

3 p.m.                

Panel Discussion/Q&A

3:15 p.m.          

Break & View Exhibits

3:30 p.m.          

The Role of Integrative Medicine in Cardiology

Christopher Suhar, MD

4 p.m.                 

Peri-Operative Management of High-Risk Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure

J. Thomas Heywood, MD, FACC

4:30 p.m.          

AI in Preventive Cardiology

Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD, FACC

5 p.m.                 

Panel Discussion/Q&A

5:15 p.m.          

Adjourn

**Topics, times, and speakers are subject to change.

**All times listed are Pacific Time