UPMC Heart and Vascular Experts to Present at the 2024 American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting

March 15, 2024

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute will be well-represented at the 2024 American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting in Atlanta on Saturday, April 6 to Monday, April 8. Our experts will be lecturing and presenting research abstracts on a number of important cardiovascular topics.

Full details of the lecture days/times are available on the conference website program.

 

The complete list of presentations, workshops, and poster sessions featuring experts from UPMC includes:

 

April 6, 2024

 

Embracing Complexity During Recruitment of Older Adults for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials

Presented by: Daniel E. Forman, MD

 

Immersive Simulation Experiences in Critical Care Cardiology, Telemedicine, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Syncope Management

Presented by: James C. Coons, PharmD

 

Cath Lab Conundrum: A Team-Based Escape Room Challenge

Presented by: James C. Coons, PharmD

 

Pharmacology Considerations in Managing Atrial Fibrillation and QT Prolongation

Moderated by: Daniel Wann, MD

 

Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Chronic Total Occlusion: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Presented by: A. J. Conrad Smith, MD

 

Recognizing and Eliminated Disparities in CVD

Moderated by: Anum Saeed, MD

 

Spoke Cardiogenic Shock Patients Not Transferred Have Lower SCAI Stage and In-Hospital Mortality

Presented by: Adam Eibel, MD; Brad Very, MD; Sarah Falta, MD; Alaa Sayed, MD; Nicholas Faraci, MD; Floyd Thoma; Raj Ramanan, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Phenotyping High Risk Subgroups in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy by Cardiac MRI

Presented by: Agnes Koczo, MD; Deeksha N. Acharya, MD; Benay Ozbay, MD; Dennis M. McNamara, MD; Timothy C. Wong, MD

 

Severe Bradycardia in Peripartum Period: Benign or Pathologic?

Presented by: Anisha R. Reddy, MD; Malamo Countouris, MD; Alisse Hauspurg, MD; Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD; Timothy C. Wong, MD

 

Early Experience with the Amulet Device: A Real-World Comparison with Watchman FLX for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Presented by: Stefan Preisendorfer, MD; Aakash Sheth, MD; Mehak Dhande, MD; Asim Viqar, MD; Matthew S. Suffoletto, MD; William Edward Katz, MD; George Jabbour, MD; Andrew H. Voigt, MD; Madhurmeet Singh, MD; Aditya Bhonsale, MD; Krishna Kancharla, MD; Alaa A. Shalaby, MD; Sandeep K. Jain, MD; Nathan Anthony Estes, III, MD; Hemal Gada, MD; Chinmay Patel, MD; Samir F. Saba, MD

 

Cardiac MRI and Catheterization Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death in Fontan Patients: A Fontan Outcomes Registry Using CMR Examination (FORCE) Study

Presented by: Natasha K. Wolfe, MD; Mary Schiff, MD; Laura Olivieri, MD: Adam Christopher, MD; Mark A. Fogel, MD; Timothy Slesnick, MD; Rajesh Krishnamurthy, MD; Vivek Muthurangu, MD; Adam L. Dorfman, MD; Christopher Lam, MD; Justin Weigand, MD; Joshua Daniel Robinson, MD; Rahul Hardas Rathod, MD; Tarek Alsaied, MD

 

Establishing a Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program through the First Year Postpartum After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Presented by: Anisha R. Reddy, MD; Alisse Hauspurg, MD; Kripa Venkatakrishnan, MPH; Lara Lemon, PhD; Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD; Arun Jeyabalan, MD; Malamo Countouris, MD

 

Genetic Control of Lysosomal Dysfunction Reprograms Inflammatory Sterol Metabolism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Presented by: Hee-Jung Kim; Wei Sun, MD; Wadih El Khoury, MD; Claudette St Croix, PhD; Stephen Chan, MD

 

Acute Hyponatremia as a Sign of Decompensation in Eisenmenger Syndrome

Presented by: Sarah Falta, MD, and John Kundrick, MD

 

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Long-Term Lipoprotein Subfraction Patterns

Presented by: Malamo Countouris, MD; Anum Saeed, MD; Janet Catov, PhD; Alisse Hauspurg, MD

 

A Collaborative Home-Based Model for Treatment of Postpartum Hypertension

Presented by: Alisse Hauspurg, MD; Benjamin Shopland, MHA; Hyagriv Simhan, MD; Jacob Larkin, MD; Anna Binstock, MD; Malamo Countouris, MD; Dianne Zalenski, MD

 

Do the LVOT Fluid Characteristics Remain Perturbed in the Aorta of HOCM Patients? A CMR Computational Fluid Dynamic Study

Presented by: Abdallah Naser, MD

 

Guidance Directed Care of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A System-Based Experience

Presented by: Agnes Koczo, MD; Eleanor Christenson, MD; Deeksha N. Acharya, MD; Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD

 

Disparities in Analgesia Administration in a Racial Diverse Population for the Management of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

Presented by: Salah Al-Zaiti, PhD

 

Resting Heart Rate and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diastolic Dysfunction
Presented by: Stefan Preisendorfer, MD; Aditya Bhonsale, MD; Krishna Kancharla, MD; Floyd Thoma; Suresh Mulukutla, MD; Andrew H. Voigt, MD; Alaa A. Shalaby, MD; Nathan Anthony Estes, III, MD; Samir F. Saba, MD

 

Diastolic Dysfunction and Mechanical Dispersion by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Predicting Cardiac Arrest Risk

Presented by: Benay Ozbay, MD; Samir F. Saba, MD; Flordeliza S. Villanueva, MD; Leyla Elif Sade, MD

 

Targeted Temperature Management: Can We Finally Make a Decision?

Presented by: Barinder Hansra, MD

 

Bridging the Gap: Harnessing Technology to Reduce Health Disparities

Presented by: Jared Magnani, MD

 

Case Presentation Part I, II, and III: A Primer in Pulmonary Hypertension

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD

 

Obstructive Mechanical Valve Thrombus Detection by Cardiac CT, Treated with Low Dose Thrombolytics

Presented by: Erin Schikowski, MD; Eleanor Christenson, MD; Corey Rearick, MD; Emrah Duman, MD; Omer Onder, MD; Uzair Ashraf, MD; Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, MD; Joshua Eric Levenson, MD

 

Funnel Cakes and Funnel Chests: Uncommon Etiology of Cardiac Arrest

Presented by: Joseph Ibrahim, MD; Brent Medoff, MD; Ricardo Nieves, MD

 

A Case of Cardiac Angiosarcoma Masquerading as a Coronary Pseudoaneurysm

Presented by: Farid Farkouh, MD

 

Case Presentation: Managing the Complex Metabolic Patient

Presented by: Anna Larosa, MD

 

Case Presentation: Pregnancy in Pulmonary Hypertension

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD

 

A New Hope for the Right Heart? Treating PH in Interstitial Lung Disease

Presented by: Michael G. Risbano, MD

 

April 7, 2024

 

Case Presentation: Clinical Conundrums in Special Populations

Presented by: Anna Larosa, MD

 

Pharmacovigilance Analysis of FDA Adverse Events Reporting System for Mavacamten

Presented by: Pallavi Matai, MD; Aslan Amirian, MD; Sulochana Khadka, MD; Diana Gavilanes, MD

 

Case Presentation: Afib With RVR In A Septic ICU Patient

Presented by: Mehak Dhande, MD

 

Drugs, Decisions and Debates: Pharmacological Management in Pulmonary Hypertension

Panelist: Jennifer Kliner, CRNP

 

Missing Doses of Anticoagulation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Crossing a Turbulent River Without a Bridge

Presented by: Jacob Blackwell, MD

 

Infectious Origins of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure: Miliary Coccidioidomycosis Unveiled

Presented by: Maximillian Lee, MD

 

ACS and Shock in a Nonagenarian

Presented by: Krishnamurty V. Tummalapalli, MD

 

An Unexpected Diagnosis of a Treatable Cause of Heart Failure Identified by Multiparametric Stress Cardiac MRI

Presented by: Joseph Ibrahim, MD; Eleanor Christenson, MD; Ricardo Nieves, MD; Joan M. Lacomis, MD; Timothy C. Wong, MD

 

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes

Presented by: Gautam Rangavajla, MD; Muhammad Talha Ayub, MBBS; Floyd Thoma; Suresh Mulukutla, MD; Jianhui Zhu, PhD; Sandeep K. Jain, MD; Samir F. Saba, MD; Aditya Bhonsale, MD

 

Tricuspid Valve Imaging: What Transcatheter Valve Technology Has Taught Us About the Tricuspid Valve

Presented by: Matthew S. Suffoletto, MD

 

Take My Breath Away: Interventional Management of Pulmonary Embolism

Panelist: Catalin Toma, MD

 

Prevalence of Long-Term Ventricular Pacing in Patients Requiring Permanent Pacemaker Post TAVR

Presented by: Joseph Ibrahim, MD; Brent Medoff, MD; Jianhui Zhu, PhD; Floyd Thoma; Derek R. Serna-Gallegos, MD; David West, MD; Amber Makani, MD; Catalin Toma, MD; Ibrahim Sultan, MD; Dustin Edward Kline, MD

 

Left Atrial Strain Predicts Outcomes in ESUS Patients Independent of Atrial Fibrillation Development

Presented by: Benay Ozbay, MD; Eva Chau; Matthew Starr, MD; Leyla Elif Sade, MD

 

Pulmonary Artery Monitoring Device Detects Empagliflozin-Induced Ketoacidosis in a Non-Diabetic Patient

Presented by: Antoine Bejjani, MD; Alix Barnes, MD; Jenna Skowronski, MD; Rachel McGargle; Brittany A. Palmer, MD; Jodie Bryk, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Leadless Pacing vs. TVP: Associations with Tricuspid Regurgitation and Cardiomyopathy

Presented by: Gautam Rangavajla, MD; David Newhouse, MD; Floyd Thoma; Suresh Mulukutla, MD; Sandeep K. Jain, MD; Samir F. Saba, MD

 

Case Presentation: High Risk Pregnancy Counseling

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD

 

Mitral Annulus Dysjunction: A Reason to Be MAD?

Presented by: Ritu Thamman, MD

 

LBBB Following Regadenoson Administration Resulting in False Positive Reversible Perfusion Defect on Spect

Presented by: Mohammad Fahad Salam, MD; Emad Gamal Iskandar, DO; Felix Gutierrez, MD; Torrey Richard Schmidt, DO

 

LDL-Cholesterol Subfractions as Predictors for Coronary Artery Calcium Incidence and Progression: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA – Brasil)

Presented by: Shamroz Farooq, MD; Steven R. Jones, MD; Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, MD

 

Bridging with BiVAD: Overcoming High Allosensitization in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD; Edward Horn, PharmD; Mary Keebler, MD; Raj Ramanan, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Use of Machine Learning Tools to Identify Social Determinants of Health Associated with Readmission in Cardiogenic Shock Patients

Presented by: Basil Hashimi; Sarah Falta, MD; Adam Eibel, MD; Rahul Chaudhary, MD; Brad Very, MD; Floyd Thoma; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Adult Fontan Patients: Is Prophylactic Anticoagulation Indicated?

Presented by: Tarek Alsaied, MD

 

Case Presentation: Arrhythmia in an Athlete

Presented by: Mehak Dhande, MD

 

Association between Testosterone Therapy Among Men and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of 24 Randomized Controlled Trial

Presented by: Kripa Rajak, MD

 

Impella 5.5 as a Long-Term Bridge to Recovery in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock

Presented by: Abu Hurera, MD; Midori Nashira Torpoco Rivera, MD; Jenna Skowronski, MD; Sideris Facaros, MD; Zachary Rhinehart, MD; David Kaczorowski, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Ischemic Heart Disease: What's New in Assessment of IHD

Moderated by: Michael Curren, JR, MD

 

QT Prolongation Associated with Quizartinib – A Pharmacological Vigilance Analysis of FDA Adverse Event Reporting System

Presented by: Seema Sharma Gautam, MD; Kripa Rajak, MD; Resha Khanal, MD; Angsupat Pornchai, MD

 

April 8, 2024

 

Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American Medical Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trials IV

Co-Chair: Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD

 

Women's CV Health Across Their Lifespan: What Every Cardiologist Should Know

Co-Chair: Jared Magnani, MD

 

Perimenopause: Early, Mid, Late

Presented by: Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD

 

Age Ain't Nothing But A Number: Management of Stable Angina in Older Adults

Co-Chair: Daniel E. Forman, MD

 

Beyond Repair: End-of-Life Care for Refractory RV Failure

Presented by: Alicia Topoll, MD

 

Not Just a Number: Ischemic Heart Disease in Older Populations

Moderated by: Amber Makani, MD

 

Maternal Health Equity – Are We Breaking Through or Breaking Down?

Presented by: Malamo Countouris, MD, and Alisse Hauspurg, MD

 

Sex, Gender, Hormones, and the Heart

Moderated by: Ritu Thamman, MD

 

AL Cardiac Amyloidosis with Multiple Cardiac Masses: A Rare Case of Progression of Disease Despite Hematologic Response

Presented by: Madeline Sharp, MD; Corey Rearick, MD; Clare M. Nosenchuck, CRNP; Joseph Franz, MD; Joshua Eric Levenson, MD

 

Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Severe Stable Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Comparative Analysis

Presented by: Shumail Fatima, MBBS; Gavin W. Hickey, MD; Kenneth Smith, MD

 

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Cardiac Amyloidosis Leading to A Mistaken Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Presented by: Abdullah Zoheb Azhar, MD; Georgia M. Vasilakis, MD; Chad Kosanovich, MD; Genise Renee Green, CRNP; Prem Soman, MD

 

Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Remote Monitoring Using the CONFIRM RX™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor – A Retrospective Study of Federal Database

Presented by: Kripa Rajak, MD; Anupam Halder, MD; Seema Sharma Gautam, MD; Aslan Amirian, MD; Resha Khanal, MD; Anas Atrash, MD

 

The Importance and Challenges Associated with the Development of a Curated Cardiogenic Shock Database in a Multihospital System

Presented by: Brad Very, MD; Adam Eibel, MD; Alaa Sayed, MD; Sarah Falta, MD; Nicholas Faraci, MD; Kimberly Y. Chow, MD; Floyd Thoma; Joseph Squire; Barinder Hansra, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Lower Childhood Opportunity Index is Associated with Lower Exercise Capacity Post-Fontan Palliation

Presented by: Brock A. Karolcik, MD; Li Wang; Maya Ragavan, MD; Arvind Hoskoppal, MD; Anita Saraf, MD; Gaurav Arora, MD; Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD; Melita Viegas, MD; Tarek Alsaied, MD

 

Why Screen Lipids During Pregnancy? Severe, Recurrent Pancreatitis Due to Hypertriglyceridemia in Pregnancy Resulting in Fetal Demise, A Call to Action

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD; Agnes Koczo, MD; Alisse Hauspurg, MD; Anum Saeed, MD; Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD

 

A Brave New World: Utilization of Assisted Reproductive Technology After Heart Transplantation

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD; Edward Horn, PharmD; Julie Rios, MD; Michael A. Mathier, MD; Jacqueline Levene, MD; Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD

 

Pulmonary Embolism Disparities

Presented by: Rabih A. Chaer, MD

 

Expanding Your Nuclear Cardiology Toolkit 2024: Joint Symposium of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology

Panelist: Prem Soman, MD

 

Updating the Tools - Evaluating New Software and Hardware to Decide When It Is Time to Upgrade Your Nuclear Cardiology Equipment

Presented by: Prem Soman, MD

 

Addressing Iron Deficiency: An Overlooked Comorbidity in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients – A Retrospective Study and Quality Improvement Initiative

Presented by: Kripa Rajak, MD; Anupam Halder, MD; Seema Sharma Gautam, MD; Moe Htoo, MD; Aslan Amirian, MD; Sulochana Khadka, MD; Seema Oli, MD; Angsupat Pornchai, MD; Pallavi Matai, MD; Anas Atrash, MD

 

Optimizing Management of Iatrogenic Hyperthyroidism in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Study and Quality Improvement Initiative

Presented by: Kripa Rajak, MD; Anupam Halder, MD; Seema Sharma Gautam, MD; Rabiah Riaz, MD; Khaldoon Al-Jassani, MD; Yijin Wert, MS; Anas Atrash, MD; Jessica Cunningham, MD

 

Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease in Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease: Insights from a Healthcare Network Data Registry

Presented by: Deeksha N. Acharya, MD; Jianhui Zhu, PhD; Floyd Thoma; Suresh Mulukutla, MD; Oscar Lopez, MD; Steven E. Reis, MD; Ann Cohen, PhD; Tharick Pascoal, MD; Anum Saeed, MD

 

Impella 5.5 Plus 7 Days Equals Successful Heart-Liver Transplant

Presented by: Jenna Skowronski, MD; William R. Barrington, MD; Nicholas Faraci, MD; Edward Horn, PharmD; Ryan Rivosecchi, PharmD; Veronica Garvia, MD; Pyongsoo Yoon, MD; David Kaczorowski, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Strongly Positive PYP, Mildly Abnormal Serum, Diagnosis AL Amyloidosis!

Presented by: Abdullah Zoheb Azhar, MD; Georgia M. Vasilakis, MD; Genise Renee Green, CRNP; Kevin Hynal; Lori A. White, RN; Prem Soman, MD

 

Palliative Management and End of Life Care with Prolonged Impella Use in Cardiogenic Shock

Presented by: Sarah Falta, MD; Paul Yacono, MD; Zachary Rhinehart, MD; Christina Thorngren, MD David Kaczorowski, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Embolism Via ECG-Based Machine Learning Model

Presented by: Tanmay Gokhale, MD; Nathan T. Riek; Zeineb Bouzid; Brent Medoff, MD; Asim Viqar, MD; Ervin Sejdic, PhD; Murat Akcakaya, PhD; Samir F. Saba, MD; Salah Al-Zaiti, PhD; Catalin Toma, MD

 

Exploring Relevance of Ivabradine in the Era of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Through a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Presented by: Shumail Fatima, MBBS; Midori Nashira Torpoco Rivera, MD; Abu Hurera, MD; Ahmet Sezer; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Comparing Mortality and Readmissions in Cardiogenic Shock by Etiology: A Systems-Based Perspective

Presented by: Sarah Falta, MD; Adam Eibel, MD; Brad Very, MD; Kimberly Y. Chow, MD; Nicholas Faraci, MD; Alaa Sayed, MD; Basil Hashimi; Floyd Thoma; Barinder Hansra, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD

 

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: An Essential Diagnostic Tool in Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome

Presented by: Mohanad Hamandi, MD, and Joshua Eric Levenson, MD

 

Case Presentation: Closing the Gap: Understanding and Addressing Adherence and Persistence with Lipid-Lowering Medications

Presented by: Anna Larosa, MD

 

How to Approach the Patient with Undifferentiated LVH - Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of HCM

Presented by: Timothy C. Wong, MD

 

Connecting the Dots: Heart Disease and Thyroid Dysfunction in Women. Are We Doing Enough?

Presented by: Bosky Soni, MD; Wern Lynn Ng, MD; Aslan Amirian, MD; Kripa Rajak, MD; Mehreen Amer Qureshi, MD