Cardiovascular Diseases
Location: Salon 5
Session Co-Chairs: Vicken J. Aharonian MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP, Harry Balian, MD, FACC, FSCAI,
Leo Polosajian, MD, MS, FACC
13:30 | Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias: When to Medicate or Ablate? Leo Polosajian, MD, MS, FACC |
13:50 | Avoiding Common Complications of Complex Cardiac Surgery Using Minimally Invasive Techniques Ara Klijian, MD |
14:10 | Treatment of Heart Failure: When to Implant an ICD or a Bi-V + ICD? Leo Polosajian, MD, MS, FACC |
14:30 | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Evaluation and Differentiation of Pulmonary Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure Harry Balian, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
15:00 | Question and Answer Session / Panel Discussion |
15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:30 | Novel Treatment Modalities for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Harry Balian, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
16:00 | Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Vitamin K Antagonists and Newer Anticoagulants Armen Chalian, MD |
16:20 | Status of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for Severe Aortic Stenosis – 2013 Vicken J. Aharonian MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP |
16:40 | Question and Answer Session / Panel Discussion |