LATIN AMERICAACC

2021a

Virtual

AGENDANOVEMBER 5-6, 2021

LATIN AMERICAACC

2021a

VirtualFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2021

2:30 p.m. –

3:40 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1

FIT Jeopardy: The Classic Game Show With a FIT Twist!

Host: Colleen Harrington (USA)

Judges: Carlos García Lithgow (Dominican Republic), Sandra Swieszkowski (Argentina), Cecilia García Sandoval (Peru), and Alexander Romero Guerra (Panama)

Team 1: Dominican RepublicFederico Campos (Dominican Republic), Jenniffer Mateo (Dominican Republic), and Pamela Piña (Dominican Republic)

Team 2: ArgentinaLucas Nicolás Campana Lancman (Argentina), Martín Andrés Fasan (Argentina), and María Pilar López Santi (Argentina)

Team 3: PeruRoberto Pedro Pariona Canchiz (Peru), Carlos Alayo Lizana (Peru), and Jean Carlo Mayta Calderon (Peru)

Team 4: Central AmericaKirsten Alvarado (Costa Rica), Carlos Pérez (Panama), and Jorge Morales (El Salvador)

3:50 p.m. –

4:50 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1

WELCOMECesar Herrera (Dominican Republic), B. Hadley Wilson (USA), and Dipti Itchhaporia (USA)

OPENING PLENARYCardiology XXI Century: “Imagenomics” of the Heart and the Brain

Chairs: Cesar Herrera (Dominican Republic) and B. Hadley Wilson (USA)

Presenter: Valentin Fuster (USA)

©2021 American College of Cardiology H21378

4:55 p.m. –

5:40 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Surprising Cases in Coronary Artery Disease: MINOCA, SCAD and Coronary Thrombosis

Chairs: Ana Salvati (Argentina) and Marco Antonio Alcocer-Gamba (Mexico)

Virtual Moderator: Alexandra Arias (Mexico)

Panelists: Alvaro Niggemeyer (Uruguay) and Pravinde Ramoutar (Trinidad and Tobago)

Case on MINOCALaxmi Mehta (USA)

Case on SCADThomas Stuckey (USA)

Coronary Thrombosis in COVID PatientsLicurgo Cruz (Dominican Republic)

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES Heart Failure Town Hall: Questions That You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Moderator: Juan Aranda (USA)

Virtual Moderator: Edisson Feliz (Dominican Republic)

Panelists: Adriana Torres (Colombia), Viviana Navas (USA), Henry Steward (Curaçao), and Pura Henriquez (Dominican Republic)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP Best Practices in Atrial Fibrillation Management

Chairs: Joseph Marine (USA) and Elaine Nunez (Dominican Republic)

Virtual Moderator: Ivan Mendoza (Venezuela)

Reducing and Treating Risk Factors For Atrial FibrillationAlejandro Hershson (Argentina)

Stroke Prevention: Tailoring Best Therapy to the PatientLuis Carlos Saenz (Colombia)

When and How to Use Rhythm Control in Atrial FibrillationLuigi Di Biase (USA)

MULTIMODALITY IMAGING Echo, CT and CMR at Its Best!

Chairs: Erick Alexanderson (Mexico) and Ana Barac (USA)

Virtual Moderator: Cesar Herrera (Dominican Republic)

Panelists: Zuilma Vazquez (Mexico) and Pamela Rojo (Chile)

Diastology For AllAllan Klein (USA)

When Is Cardiac MR an Essential Tool?Ricardo Obregon (Argentina)

Applications of Cardiac CT in 2021Mario Garcia (USA)

5:45 p.m. –

6:30 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1

PLENARYSGLT2 Inhibitors in CV Medicine

Chairs: Cesar Herrera (Dominican Republic) and B. Hadley Wilson (USA)

Virtual Moderator: Juan Aranda (USA)

Presenter: Alison Bailey (USA)

6:30 p.m. –

6:45 p.m. ET

Expo Break

6:45 p.m. –

7:30 p.m. ET CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Antiplatelet Therapy in ACS: There Is No One-Size-Fits-All

Chairs: B. Hadley Wilson (USA) and Gaston Dussaillant (Chile)

Virtual Moderator: Ana Salvati (Argentina)

New Thoughts on DAPTSunil Rao (USA)

Antiplatelet Therapy: In the Emergency Room or in the Cath Lab?Jose Miguel Torres Viera (Venezuela)

How to Treat the Patient Who Requires Anticoagulation?Laxmi Mehta (USA)

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES Rapid Fire Journal Club: Top Articles of 2020–2021 That the General Cardiologist Needs to Know

Chairs: Daniel Quesada (Costa Rica) and Karina Gonzalez (Venezuela)

Virtual Moderator: Juan Aranda (USA)

Panelists: Eduardo Perna (Argentina) and Fernando Manzur (Colombia)

Heart Failure and COVID-19Vicente Finizola (Venezuela)

Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Benefit of SGLT2 Inhibitors: A State of the Art ReviewJuan Vilaro (USA)

Malaria and Heart FailureClara Saldarriaga (Colombia)

Screening For Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Every Day PracticeCarolina Pimentel (Peru)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP Rapid Fire ECG: Put Your Interpretation Skills to the Test!

Chair/Virtual Moderator: Leandro Zimerman (Brazil)

Presenters: Augusto Atienza (Argentina), Elaine Nunez (Dominican Republic), and Joseph Marine (USA)

MULTIMODALITY IMAGING Choosing the Right Imaging Test in the Right Patient at the Right Time: A Case-Based Approach

Chairs: Jose Maria Hernandez (Mexico) and Roberto Lang (USA)

Virtual Moderator: Gaby Weissman (USA)

The Malfunctioning Prosthetic ValveFederico Asch (USA)

Scratching Our Heads in CardiomyopathiesDipan Shah (USA)

Cardio-Oncology ChallengesGismeily Pringle (Dominican Republic)

What About the Right Ventricle?Violeta Illatopa (Peru)

7:35 p.m. –

8:20 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1

PLENARY Bringing Imaging to the Bedside

Chairs: Y.S. Chandrashekhar (USA) and Gustavo Restrepo (Colombia)

Virtual Moderator: Gismeily Pringle (Dominican Republic)

Panelists: Vera Rigolin (USA) and Pedro Graziano (Venezuela)

The Conundrum of Aortic Stenosis: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?Rebecca Hahn (USA)

Present and Future of Stress EchoRaymond Stainback (USA)

Imaging Approach to Mitral RegurgitationCesar Herrera (Dominican Republic)

8:30 p.m. –

9:15 p.m. ET

FIT Mix & MingleHosts: Cesar Herrera (Dominican Republic), Nosheen Reza (USA), and Prashanth Thakker (USA)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021

9:00 a.m. –

9:45 a.m. ETCHANNEL 1

Risk Factors in the Progression of the Cardiovascular Continuum

Symposium Sponsored by Siegfried

Chair/Virtual Moderator: Daniel Quesada (Costa Rica)

Cardiovascular Risk Factors That Lead to Heart FailureClara Saldarriaga (Colombia)

Metabolic Risk Factors and Importance of Early Glycemic ControlAlfonso Soto (Spain)

9:50 a.m. –

10:35 a.m. ET

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PLENARY Latest in Valvular Heart Disease Management

Chairs: Patrick O’Gara (USA) and Victor Dayan (Uruguay)

Virtual Moderator: Cesar Herrera (Dominican Republic)

Panelists: Rui Almeida (Brazil) and Vera Rigolin (USA)

Top Valvular Guideline Takeaways Robert Bonow (USA)

Case: Aortic Stenosis in a 65-Year-Old High Risk Patient Josh Moscoso (Peru)

Case: Aortic Stenosis in a 75-Year-Old High Risk Patient With Low EF, Renal Failure and CADAbigail Pena Aravena (Chile)

Panel Discussion

10:40 a.m. –

11:25 a.m. ET

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SPECIAL TOPICS Contemporary Topics in Women’s Cardiovascular Health

Chairs: Toniya Singh (USA) and Amalia Peix Gonzalez (Cuba)

Virtual Moderator: Adriana Torres (Colombia)

Panelists: Malissa Wood (USA) and Sonia Rossi (Uruguay)

New Tips on Managing Pregnant Women With Cardiovascular DiseaseGlaucia Moraes de Oliveira (Brazil)

Emerging Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease in Women Dipti Itchhaporia (USA)

Sex Differences in Aortic StenosisAthena Poppas (USA)

PREVENTION New Approaches to Cardiovascular Prevention: Diabetes, Resistant Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia

Chairs: Daniel Pichel (Panama) and Pamela Morris (USA)

Virtual Moderator: Jose Drago-Silva (Peru)

Panelists: Eduardo Rivas-Estany (Cuba) and Fernando Lanas (Chile)

Emerging Strategies to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Individuals With DiabetesMarcus V. B. Malachias (Brazil)

Management of Apparent Resistant HypertensionDavid Brasil (Brazil)

New Approaches to Cardiac Prevention: Beyond StatinsAlison Bailey (USA)

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE The Tricuspid Valve: Forgotten No More

Chairs: Rebecca Hahn (USA) and Edgar Fuentes (Costa Rica)

Virtual Moderator: Victor Dayan (Uruguay)

Case: Tricuspid RegurgitationMichael Rinaldi (USA)

Debate: Pro InterventionMichael Rinaldi (USA)

Debate: Con InterventionJorge Alegria (USA)

Key Tricuspid TakeawaysBarbara Vrandecic (Brazil)

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE The ISCHEMIA Trial

Chairs: Fernan Mendoza Beltran (Colombia) and Mayra Guerrero (USA)

Virtual Moderator: Carlos Alviar (USA)

The ISCHEMIA Trial: The Interventionalist ViewpointB. Hadley Wilson (USA)

When to Choose a Conservative Management StrategyDavid Maron (USA)

What Are the Risk Markers to Indicate Revascularization?Xavier Escudero (Mexico)

11:25 a.m. –

12:10 p.m. ET

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Heart Failure Clinical Guidance in Daily Practice: A Practical Approach to Solve Daily Dilemmas

Symposium Sponsored by Siegfried

Presenter: Melissa Rodriguez (Costa Rica)

12:10 p.m. –

12:25 p.m. ET

Expo Break

12:25 p.m. –

1:10 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4

SPECIAL TOPICS A Case-Based Approach to Cardio-Oncology: From the Patient to Your Practice

Chairs: Ana Barac (USA) and Manuel Bazan Milian (Cuba)

Virtual Moderator: Bonnie Ky (USA)

Cardiac Disease in the Cancer SurvivorJose Alvarez-Cardona (USA)

Optimal Cardiac Consult For the Cardio-Oncology Patient About to Go Under TreatmentBenedicte Lefebvre (USA)

How to Build a Cardio-Oncology Program in Your PracticeLudhmila Abrahão Hajjar (Brazil)

SPECIAL TOPICS Challenging Clinical Case Discussions: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Electrophysiology and Prevention

Chair: Daniel Pineiro (Argentina)

Virtual Moderator: Rafaelina Concepcion Lantigua (Dominican Republic)

Panelists: Celso Amodeo (Brazil), Carlos Alviar (USA), and David Rodriguez Garcia (Guatemala)

Pericardial Fat Infarction: A Differential Diagnosis of Chest PainCarolina Gomes (Brazil)

Simultaneous Pulmonary Embolism and Paradoxical ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of a Patent Foramen OvaleJenniffer Mateo (Dominican Republic)

Late Post Infarction Interventricular Communication: A Case ReportMoises Sued (Chile)

SPECIAL TOPICS Challenging Clinical Case Discussions: Heart Failure, Imaging and Valvular Heart Disease

Chair: Miguel Urina (Colombia)

Virtual Moderator: Carla Rodriguez (USA)

Panelists: Victor Rossel (Chile), Noe Fernando Zamorano Velazquez (Mexico), and Carina Hardy (Brazil)

Transhepatic Venous Access For Catheter Ablation of Right and Left Side ArrhythmiasChristian Adams (Colombia)

Closure of Aneurysmatic Right Coronary Artery Concomitant With Right Ventricular FistulaEva Palacios (Mexico)

Aortic Complication in a Pregnant Patient With Loeys Dietz SyndromeSofia Capdeville (Argentina)

SPECIAL TOPICS Cardiology Sub-Specialty Education

Chairs: Andrew Kates (USA) and Carlos Sierra (Mexico)

Virtual Moderator: Kathryn Berlacher (USA)

Challenges (and Satisfactions) of the Clinician EducatorMary Walsh (USA)

Competencies, Evaluation and Everything ElseGaby Weissman (USA)

The ACC In-Training Exam: The LATAM ExperienceCesar Herrera (Dominican Republic)

1:15 p.m. –

2:00 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1

PLENARY Controversies in the ACC/AHA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Guidelines

Chairs: Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez (Canada) and John Jairo (Colombia)

Virtual Moderator: Jorge Alegria (USA)

Panelists: Carla Rodriguez (USA) and Monica Rosario (Dominican Republic)

Presenter: Karen Stout (USA)

2:05 p.m. –

2:15 p.m. ETCHANNEL 1

Closing Session and Abstract Award Presentation

Cesar Herrera (Dominican Republic) and B. Hadley Wilson (USA)