2024 Heart Valve Symposium – Session II

Hosted by the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, the 2024 Heart Valve Symposium brought together expert cardiac surgeons and cardiologists to discuss the latest advancements in treatment for patients diagnosed with complex valve and structural heart disease. The symposium featured a range of topics including transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement, heart valve disease in women, tricuspid and pulmonary valve interventions, and what’s next in emerging research, technology, and clinical trials for heart valve disease.

View the presentations focusing on mitral and tricuspid valve disease here.

For more information or to refer a patient, please email HVIReferral@upmc.edu.

Session II: Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease

Moderated by: Conrad Smith, MD

Case: A 75-Year-Old Woman with P2 Prolapse
Presented by: Conrad Smith, MD

Debate: TEER with No Fear
Presented by: Jeffrey Fowler, DO

Debate: Robotic Mitral Valve Repair is Standard of Care
Presented by: Johannes Bonatti, MD

Debate Rebuttals and Deliberation

Live TEER from UPMC Harrisburg
Moderated by: Conrad Smith, MD
Presented by: Hemal Gada, MD
Expert Panel:

• Jeffrey Fowler, DO
• Amber Makani, MD
• Johannes Bonatti, MD
• William Katz, MD
• Joshua Levenson, MD

Tricuspid TEER for TR: Patients Want Better QOL
Presented by: Conrad Smith, MD

Transcatheter Tricuspid Replacement for TR: The New TAVR
Presented by: Catalin Toma, MD

Tricuspid Valve Surgery: What Does the Future Look Like?
Presented by: Pyongsoo D. Yoon, MD

Keynote Address: Social Media, Heart Valve Patients, and You
Presented by: Adam Pick

Panel and Audience Discussion