Under the patronage of

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance, President of the Dubai Health Authority
Agenda

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Thursday, October 8, 2015
8:00-9:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:10 Opening Remarks
Session I: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease
9:10-9:30 Patient with multivessel disease and LV dysfunction Joseph Sabik, M.D.
9:30-9:50 38 y/o man with diabetes and negative nuclear stress test Amy Pollack, M.D.
9:50-10:10 57 y/o with planned CABG has LBBB and EF 38%. Venu Menon, M.D.
10:10-10:40 BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
Session II: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease:
Focus on Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants
Panel: Walid Saliba, Oussama Wazni, Nasser Ammash, Adel Khalifa
10:40-11:00 75 year old female with PCI to LAD – duration of DAPT – what is the right answer in 2015 Leslie Cho, M.D.
11:00-11:20 Patient with AFib and LA clot Walid Saliba, M.D.
11:20-11:40 POST STEMI and antiplatelet choice Peter Pollack, M.D.
11:40-12:00 Patient with fever post WATCHMAN Oussama Wazni, M.D.
12:00-13:00 LUNCH
13:00-13:45 SYMPOSIUM
STATIN INTOLERANCE – HOW TO TREAT
Leslie Cho, M.D.
Session III: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on Novel Structural Heart Disease Interventions, Patient Selection, and Outcomes
Panel: Tomislav Mihaljevic, Rakesh Suri, Hussein Ismaeel, Fahad Baslaib, Murat Tuzcu, Abdulmajeed Al Zubaidi, Arif Al-Mulla, Wael Jaber
13:45-14:05 86 y/o male with AS and dyspnea Joseph Maalouf, M.D.
14:05-14:25 Patient with severe MR: Surgery versus MitraClip Murat Tuzcu, M.D.
14:25-14:45 Mitral peri-prosthertic Leak Peter Pollack, M.D.
14:45- 15:05 Patient with severe AR and LV dysfunction, Surgery or TAVR? Venu Menon, M.D.
15:05-15:20 BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
Session IV: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease:
Focus on complications and outcomes following TAVR , Valve-in-Valve implantation and MitraClip
Panel: Venu Menon, Joseph Sabik, Rakesh Suri, Tomislav Mihaljevic, Fahad Baslaib, Murat Tuzcu
15:20-15:40 Female with mitral regurgitation who had a mitral clip Joseph Maalouf, M.D.
15:40-16:00 Post TAVR heart Failure Wael Jaber, M.D.
16:00-16:20 68 y/o female with severe TR Joseph Maalouf, M.D.
16:20-16:40 Patient Being Considered for TAVR with LBBB Oussama Wazni, M.D.
 
Friday, October 9, 2015
8:00-8:40 Registration and Breakfast
Session V: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on Team Based Management of Heart Failure
Panel: Nooshin Bazargani, Kathy Hoercher, Sudhir Kushwaha, Hadi Skouri, Feras Bader
8:40-9:00 46 y/o male with dilated CMP and repeated hospital admissions Sudhir Kushwaha, M.D.
9:00-9:20 72 y/o male presents to ED with new symptoms of SOB, JVD, and peripheral edema Venu Menon, M.D.
9:20-9:40 68 year old female with CAD and volume overload Leslie Cho, M.D.
9:40-10:00 Update on a case from last year, HCM with heart failure Sudhir Kuchwaha, M.D.
10:00-10:20 BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
Session V: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on EP and Pacemakers/ICD
Panel: Walid Saliba, Oussama Wazni, Nasser Ammash, Peter Pollak , Salem Al Kaabi, Mohamad Al-Mehairi
10:20-10:40 40 y/o with VT, TOF repair Naser Ammach, M.D.
10:40-11:00 45 y/o male presenting with frequent PVCS (complicated ablation) Walid Saliba, M.D.
11:00-11:45 SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGES IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE:
THE MYTH OF THE STABLE PATIENT

John McMurray, M.D.
11:45-12:30 Friday Prayer
12:30-13:10 LUNCH
Session VII: Challenges in Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on Vascular Disease (Carotid and Peripheral)
Panel: Joseph Sabik, Robert McBane, Peter Pollak, Abdulrahman Al-Balooshi, Omar Hallak, Abdulla Shahab
13:30-13:50 17 year old girl with claudication Leslie Cho, M.D.
13:50-14:10 Asymptomatic carotid disease being evaluated for CABG Joseph Sabik, M.D.
14:10-14:30 Case of low platelets Robert McBane, M.D.
14:30-15:15 SYMPOSIUM: NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR STROKE PREVENTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Walid Saliba,M.D. - Oussama Wazni, M.D. - Wael Jaber, M.D.
15:15-15:30 BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
Session VIII: Controversies and Challenges in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on Mitral and Tricuspid Valves
Panel: Rakesh Suri, Joseph Sabik, Hussein Ismaeel, Ghazi Radaideh, Safaa Almohada, Murat Tuzcu
15:30-15:50 Post MV repair with LA mass Venu Menon, M.D.
15:50-16:10 Ebstein case with WPW Naser Ammach, M.D.
16:10-16:30 Pacemaker lead extraction with acute TR Oussama Wazni, M.D.
16:30-16:50 45 y/o lady with Mitral stenosis and Afib Wael Jaber, M.D.
 
Saturday, October 10, 2015
8:00-9:00 Registration and Breakfast
Session IX: Controversies and Challenges in Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Focus on Congenital Disease
Panel: Nasser Ammash, Ahmed Omran, Wael Jaber, Haitham Ali Ridha AL Hashimi
9:00-9:20 Congenitally Corrected Transposition with Dyspnea Naser Ammach, M.D.
9:20-9:40 Young Physician With Unexplained Chest Pain Wael Jaber, M.D.
9:40-10:00 Young Pregnant Woman With Enlarging Neck Mass Naser Ammach, M.D.
10:00-10:20 BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
Session X: Controversies and Challenges in Management of Cardiovascular Diseases:
Potpourri
Panel: Venu Menon, Joseph Sabik, Joseph Maalouf, Wael Jaber, Leslie Cho, Hani Najm
10:20-10:40 Aortic Bioprosthetic Thrombosis Joseph Maalouf, M.D.
10:40-11:00 65 y/o with AVR and New Fever Wael Jaber, M.D.
11:00-11:20 44 year old male with DM turned down for surgery with severe 3V CAD Leslie Cho, M.D.
11:20-11:40 Patient with ASD and infected pacer wire Joseph Maalouf, M.D.
Adjourn
* Program Subject to Change