HEART VALVE DISEASE

• Keynote Address: State-of-the-Art of Imaging
  in Valvular Heart Disease 2011: Guidelines,
  Strengths, and Weaknesses
  Linda D. Gillam, MD, FACC, FASE
• Epidemiology of Mitral Valve Regurgitation:
  When Do We Intervene? Medicine or Surgery?
  Brian P. Griffin, MD, FACC
• Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation:
  From Basics to Advanced Measurements
  Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, FACC, FASE

• Ischemic/Functional Mitral Regurgitation:
  Mechanism, Treatment, and New Trials
  Linda D. Gillam, MD, FACC, FASE
• Mitral Valve Surgery: Robotic Repair?
  Edward Savage, MD
• Panel Discussion and Questions

• Columbia University Perspective
  Linda D. Gillam, MD, FACC, FASE
• Cleveland Clinic Perspective
  Brian P. Griffin, MD, FACC

• Surgeon’s Perspective
  Edward Savage, MD
• Panel Discussion and Questions

• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session:
  Mitral Regurgitation
  Brian P. Griffin, MD, Coordinator
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: 
  Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
  Linda D. Gillam, MD, Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: Mitral Stenosis
  Juan Carlos Plana, MD

• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session:
  Low Pressure Aortic Stenosis
  Craig R. Asher, MD
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: Aortic Regurgitation
  Annitta J. Morehead, RDCS
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: 
  Tricuspid Regurgitation
  Allan L. Klein, MD

DIASTOLOGY

• Keynote Address: State-of-the-Art of Diastology
  2011: Guidelines, Strengths and Weaknesses
  Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, FACC, FASE
• Epidemiology: What Diseases?
  How Do We Assess? Prognosis?
  Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE

• Biology, Physics, and Physiology of Diastolic Function:
  The Basics
  James D. Thomas, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FASE
• Echo Doppler Assessment of Diastolic Function: Mitral
  Inflow, Pulmonary Vein, Tissue Doppler Imaging, and
  Color M-mode Doppler; Which One Do We Use
  in Clinical Practice?
  Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, FACC, FASE

• Performing a Diastolic Exam: Elements Required
  for Assessing the Left Ventricle
  Annitta J. Morehead, BA, RDCS, CCRC, FASE
• Estimation of LV Filling Pressures Using Current
  Diastology Tools: Pearls and Pitfalls
  Juan Carlos Plana, MD, FACC

• New Advances in the Assessment of Diastolic Function
  Using Strain and 2-D Strain: Added Value?
  Theodore P. Abraham, MD, MBBS, FACC, FASE

• Pericardial Diseases: Is It Constriction or Restriction? Role of Pericardial Enhancement
  by MRI
  Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE
• HCM: From Genetics to Myectomy — What’s New?
  Craig R. Asher, MD, FACC

• Diastolic Evaluation in Coronary Artery Disease and
  Hypertension: Separating Fact from Fiction
  Theodore P. Abraham, MD, MBBS, FACC, FASE

Diastology Session 4: Therapy of Diastolic Function and Clinical Applications

• Therapy of Diastolic Dysfunction: What Have We
  Learned from Clinical Trials?
  W. H. Wilson Tang, MD, FACC, FAHA

• Implementing the New Diastology Guidelines:
  How Do We Manage the Clinical Setting? Pitfalls?
  Discrepant Data?
  Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, FACC, FASE
• Panel Discussion and Questions

• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session:
  Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  Craig R. Asher, MD, Coordinator
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: Noncompaction
  Jacobo Kirsch, MD
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session:
  Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  Craig R. Asher, MD, Coordinator
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: Hypertension
  Linda D. Gillam, MD

• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session:
  Constrictive Pericarditis
  Juan Carlos Plana, MD
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session: Aortic Stenosis
  Brian P. Griffin, MD
• “Read-with-the-Experts” Session:
  Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  James D. Thomas, MD

• Welcome and Introduction
  Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE
• Hand Held Ultrasound Systems – Chicago Perspective
  Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, FASE

• Hand Held Ultrasound Systems — Oregon Perspective
  Kevin S. Wei, MD, FACC
• Role of Hand Held Ultrasound Systems in
  Screening Athletes
  Craig R. Asher, MD, FACC
• Panel Discussion and Questions

NEW ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIES

• Assessment of LV Function with 3-D:
  Strengths and Weaknesses
  Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, FASE
• 3-D and 4-D Echo: Clinical Applications?
  Work Flow Implications
  James D. Thomas, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FASE

• Real-Time Transesophageal 3D Echocardiography:
  Incremental Value Over 2-D
  Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, FASE
• Performing a 3-D Echo Examination: A Practical
  Approach for Sonographers
  Deborah A. Agler, RCT, RDCS, FASE

• 2-D Strain for Cardiac Function: Clinical Use?
  Does It Have Prognostic Value?
  Juan Carlos Plana, MD, FACC
• Tips and Techniques for Collecting Quality
  Strain Data
  Annitta J. Morehead, BA, RDCS, CCRC, FASE

• Role of Echo in Cardiac Resynchronization: What Is the
  Current Indication? Future?
  Theodore P. Abraham, MD, MBBS, FACC, FASE
• The Sonographer’s Role in CRT – Easy as One,
  Two, Three
  Deborah A. Agler, RCT, RDCS, FASE

• Stress Echocardiography: Should We Use Strain
  Daily to Assess Wall Motion? Diastology Stress Test?
  Theodore P. Abraham, MD, MBBS, FACC, FASE
• Role of Echo in Atrial Fibrillation: Does It Have a
  Role in PV Ablation and LAA Closure?
  Allan L. Klein, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE

• Echo Guidance of Structural Heart Disease Interventions
  Linda D. Gillam, MD, FACC, FASE
• Echocardiography: How Do We Use
  Appropriateness Criteria?
  Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, FASE
• Panel Discussion and Questions

• Strain in Stress Echo
  Juan Carlos Plana, MD, Coordinator,
• 3-D TEE
  Linda D. Gillam, MD
• Strain
  Sherif F. Nagueh, MD
• Atrial Fibrillation
  Allan L. Klein, MD

• Percutaneous Valve Repair
  Brian P. Griffin, MD
• CRT Responder and Nonresponder
  Theodore P. Abraham, MD
• New Contrast Applications
  Kevin S. Wei, MD

CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

• Keynote Address: State-of-the-Art of Contrast Echo
  2011: Safety Issues, Strengths, and Weaknesses
  Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FACC, FASE
• Contrast Physics 101: What Happens When You Combine Contrast Agents and Ultrasound?
  Kevin S. Wei, MD, FACC

• Bring Value and Improvement to Your Echo Exam:
  A Step-by-Step Guide to Collecting LVO Images
  Annitta J. Morehead, BA, RDCS, CCRC, FASE

• Clinical Decision Making Using Contrast Echo:
  Rest and Stress Echo and ICU
  Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FACC, FASE
• 3-D Contrast Echo: Can It Be Done?
  What Does It Add?
  Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACC, FASE

• How to Read Myocardial Perfusion:
  How Do You Do It?
  Should We Be Doing This Routinely?
  Kevin S. Wei, MD, FACC

• LVO and Stress Perfusion Cases
  Kevin S. Wei, MD, Coordinator, Contrast Echo in ER
  Allan L. Klein, MD, LAA Opacification
  Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, Perfusion Cases Rest and Stress
  Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, Rest or Stress Echo LVO
  Juan Carlos Plana, MD, Rest or Stress Echo LVO
  James D. Thomas, MD, Rest or Stress Echo LVO

• Recent Clinical Trials on Contrast Echo:
  Effects of Contrast on Pulmonary Hemodynamics
  Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FACC, FASE

• New Research Developments in Contrast Echo:
  Targeted Microbubbles, Vasovasorum Imaging
  Kevin S. Wei, MD, FACC
• Panel Discussion and Questions

• Describe state-of-the-art imaging in valvular heart disease;
• Summarize the epidemiology, quantification, and
  treatment strategies for both mitral and aortic regurgitation;
• Discuss surgical mitral valve repair including
  robotic surgery;

• Describe controversies in the management of
  aortic stenosis;
• Describe percutaneous and transcatheter approaches
  to mitral and aortic diseases.

• Describe the epidemiology, biology, and physiology
  of diastolic function;
• Discuss the role of various echo Doppler approaches
  to diastolic function assessment;
• Estimate left ventricular filling pressures using
  current diastology tools;
• Describe practical techniques for performing a
  diastolic examination and interpreting results;

• Diagnose diseases with impaired diastolic function
  including pericardial diseases, cardiomyopathy, coronary
  artery disease, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy,
  hypertension, and pressure overload;
• Highlight clinical trials results and describe future trials;
• Discuss new ASE diastology guidelines.

• Discuss the clinical role of 3-D and 4-D echocardiography
  in the assessment of cardiac function;
• Summarize advances in real-time TEE imaging;
• Discuss the role of strain in assessing cardiac function
  and CRT;
• Describe the clinical practice role of stress
  echocardiography in atrial fibrillation;

• Provide practical tips to acquire 3-D, strain, CRT images;
• Discuss echo guidance of structural heart interventions;
• Summarize the role of appropriateness criteria for echo.

• Assess the safety, strengths, and weaknesses of current contrast echocardiography technologies;
• Explain the basics of contrast echocardiography,
  including the contrast and ultrasound interaction;
• Describe the step-by-step approach to performing
  left ventricular opacification;
• Summarize the role of contrast echo in clinical
  decision making;

• Describe the role of contrast echo with stress echo
  and 3-D echo;
• Interpret results from EBD, LVO, and
  myocardial perfusion;
• Discuss new research developments and clinical trials
  with contrast echocardiography.