CME

TARGET AUDIENCE
The SIF-Virtual 2020 has been designed to meet the educational needs of interventional and general cardiologists, cardiology fellows, cardiovascular surgeons and vascular specialists, interventional radiologists, cath lab nurses and technicians as well as other medical professionals who have an interest in heart and vascular medicine.

EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE
The purpose of the SIF-Virtual 2020 is to provide the requisite skills to advance bedside patient management apply innovative therapies in the most practical manner and quantifiably improve the outcomes of our patients suffering from cardiovascular disease.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Explain the role of mechanical circulatory support in patients undergoing complex coronary intervention
  • Discuss the role for advanced imaging in cardiovascular disease management including noninvasive imaging and high resolution invasive coronary imaging (OCT and IVUS)
  • Describe the catheter-based therapies for those with degenerative and functional mitral valve disorders
  • Review the most relevant trials in coronary and structural heart disease which will shape the immediate future of patient management
  • Define the role of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in low risk patient subsets

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

1.   View Presentations

2.   Logon to the URL Following the Presentations

3.   Complete evaluation, credit request form, and download or print credit statement

PLANNER DISCLOSURES
No member of CMEsolutions or Gaffney Events has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

START DATE – END DATE
April 17, 2020 – April 17, 2021

OFF-LABEL USE
SIF-Virtual 2020 may contain discussion of unlabeled and/or investigational uses of agents not approved by the FDA.  Please consult the prescribing information for each product.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Boston Scientific
  • Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
  • Abiomed
  • Medtronic
  • Siemens Healthineers

PRIVACY POLICY
CMEsolutions Privacy and Confidentiality Policy:  www.online-med-edu.com/privacypolicy.pdf
CMEsolutions can be contacted at [email protected].

FACULTY DISCLOSURES

Chadi Alraies, MD
Interventional Cardiology Faculty, Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan
Chadi Alraies, MD has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: Abiomed-Speaker

Alphonse Ambrosia, DO, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Associates of Mesa
Mesa, Arizona
Alphonse Ambrosia has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: Philips – Physician Educator

 Saif Anwaruddin, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Co-Director, Transcatheter Valve Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Saif Anwaruddin has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Edwards Lifescience-Speaking/Consulting/Proctoring, Boston Scientific-Steering Committee; Medtronic- Advisory Board/Speaking/Consulting/Proctoring

Robert J. Applegate, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Associate Director, Heart and Vascular Center, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Robert J. Applegate has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular-Consultant/Advisory Board

Alejandro Aquino, MD
Cardiologist, HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona
Alejandro Aquino has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Sripal Bangalore has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular-Advisory Board, Consultant, Research; Biotronik, Pfizer, Amgen-Consultant/Advisory Board

John Beshai, MD
President, The Heart Rhythm Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
John Beshai has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Center for Complex Coronary Interventions, Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Emmanouil Brilakis has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, CSI, Elsevier, GE Healthcare, InfraRedx, Medtronic, Siemens, Teleflex-Consultant, Speaker; Siemens, Regeneron-Research Study

Robert F. Burke, MD
Director, Structural Heart Imaging, Noninvasive Cardiologist, HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona
Robert F. Burke has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott-Proctoring, course faculty; Edwards, Siemens-Speaking and teaching

David A. Cox, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Brookwood Baptist Medical Center
Birmingham, Alabama
David A. Cox has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Pratik Dalal, MD
Faculty, Interventional Cardiology Structural Heart Disease, Honor Health-Shea Medical Campus
Scottsdale, Arizona
Pratik Dalal has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Ramy Doss, MD
President, The Heart Clinic
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Ramy Doss has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Douglas E. Drachman, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director of Education, Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Douglas E. Drachman has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, Cardiovascular Systems Inc.-Consultant

Kenith Fang, MD
Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Banner University Medical Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Phoenix, Arizona
Kenith Fang has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Edwards Lifescience Proctor, Consultant

Neil Gheewala, MD
Assistant Director of Structural Heart Interventions / Pima Heart and Vascular
Tucson, Arizona
Neil Gheewala has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

James A. Goldstein, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director of Research and Education, Beaumont Health System
Royal Oak, Michigan
James A. Goldstein has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Matthias Götberg, MD
Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, Skane University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
Matthias Götberg has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Aaron Grantham, MD, FSCAI
Consulting Cardiologist, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Kansas City, Missouri
Aaron Grantham has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott, Abiomed, ASAHI Intecc-Speaker, Consultant; Boston Scientific- Speaker, Consultant, Research, Advisory Panel; Corindus- Speaker, consultant, Research, Advisory Panel

Kendra J. Grubb, MD, MHA
Surgical Directory, Structural Heart and Valve Center, Emory University, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Kendra J. Grubb has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Nishant Gupta, MD
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Consultants, LTD.
Glendale, Arizona
Nishant Gupta has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: Medtronic Valve Therapies-Consultant

Katherine B. Harrington, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Health Texas Physician Network- Baylor Scott and White
Plano, Texas
Katherine B. Harrington has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Edwards Lifesciences-Speaker’s Bureau, Proctoring; Abbott, Boston Scientific- National study review board

Timothy D. Henry, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Medical Director, The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital Health Network
Cincinnati, Ohio
Timothy D. Henry has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: AskBio (NanoCor)-Consultant

James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Director, Interventional Cardiology; Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, St. Vincent Heart Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
James B. Hermiller has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:  Medtronic, Biotronik, Edwards, Abbott-Consultant 

Dawn Hui, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery / University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Dawn Hui has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Srinivas Iyengar, MD
Structural Heart Director, Boulder Community Health
Boulder, Colorado
Srinivas Iyengar has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Medtronic, Boston Scientific-Consultant

Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Farouc A. Jaffer has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Canon, Siemens-Research Grant; Biotronik-Speaker’s Bureau; Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific- Advisory Board, Proctor 

Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, The Christ Hospital & Vascular Center / The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dean J. Kereiakes has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: SINO Medical Sciences Technologies, Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, Abbott Vascular, Svelte Medical Systems, Inc., Orchestra Biomed, Inc.-Consultant

Morton J. Kern, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Professor of Medicine, UC Irvine, Chief of Medicine, VA Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Morton J. Kern has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott, Acist, Opsens, Philips-Speaker’s Bureau

Merick Kirshner, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Cardiovascular Consultants
Phoenix, Arizona
Merick Kirshner has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Michael A. Kutcher, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Michael A. Kutcher has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

John M. Lasala, MD, PhD, FACC, MSCAI
Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
John M. Lasala has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Astra Zeneca-Honoraria; Edwards, Abiomed, Abbott, Boston Scientific, WL Gore & Associates-Consultant

Michael J. Lim, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Jack Ford Shelby Endowed Professor of Cardiology, Director, Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care, St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Michael J. Lim has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abiomed, ACIST Inc., Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Amgen-Consultant, Speaker’s Bureau

Kevin J. Klassen, MD, FACC
Medical Director, HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona
Kevin J. Klassen has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

William L. Lombardi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Complex Coronary Artery Disease Therapies, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UW Medicine Regional Heart Center
Seattle, Washington
William L. Lombardi has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific, Ashahi Intec, Medtronic, Philips, Corindus Vascular Robotics-Consultant

Kapildeo Lotun, MD
Professor, Medicine, Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, Division of Cardiology; Director, Structural Heart Disease Program and Vascular Medicine, UA Sarver Heart Center; Director, Catheterization Laboratory at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson, University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Kapildeo Lotun has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Calvin G. Lui, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, HonorHealth
Scottsdale, Arizona
Calvin G. Lui has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Brijeshwar S. Maini, MD, FACC
National Medical Director of Structural Heart, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Florida Region, Florida Atlantic University
Delray Beach, Florida
Brijeshwar S. Maini has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, Siemens-Consultant

Christopher U. Meduri, MD
Marcus Chief of Structural and Valvular Heart Disease, Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, Georgia
Christopher U. Meduri has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: BSCI- National PI of Reprise IV, Consultant, Proctor; Medtronic-Apollo Executive Committee; Cardiovalve, Admedus-Advisory Board

Hursh Naik, MD, FSCAI
Director, Structural Heart Disease and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

Bimal B. Padaliya, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona
Bimal B. Padaliya has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: Abbot Vascular-Speaker’s Bureau

Manish A. Parikh, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
Manish A Parikh has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Boston Scientific-Advisory Board; CSI, Corindus/Siemens-Speaker’s Bureau

Sahil A. Parikh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
Sahil A. Parikh has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Vascular-Advisory Board, Clinical Trial PI; Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Philips, CSI-Advisory Board

Ashish Pershad, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program; Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Ashish Pershad has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Ramon Quesada, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FCCP
Medical Director of Structural Heart, Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
Ramon Quesada has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Edwards-Consultant, Speaker

Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Health System
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sunil V. Rao has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Michael J. Reardon, MD, FACC
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allison Family Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Research; Surgical Director of Structural Heart Disease, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston, Texas
Michael J. Reardon has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific, Medtronic-Advisory Board; Gore Medical-Consultant

Mark Reisman, MD, FACC
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Section Head, Interventional Cardiology, Director, Cardiovascular Emerging Therapies, David and Nancy Auth Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Innovation, UW Medicine Regional Heart Center, UW School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Mark Reisman has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Ancora, Boston Scientific-Advisor

Christina S. Reuss, MD, FACC, FASE
Non-invasive Adult Cardiology, Atria Heart Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona
Christina S. Reuss has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Robert D. Riley, MD
Medical Director and Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona
Robert D. Riley has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific, Asahi-Proctoring, Advisory Board, Consulting; Abbott Vascular-Advisory Board; Medtronic-Advisory Board, Consulting

Robert F. Riley, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Research and Medical Director, Complex Coronary Therapeutics Program, Christ Hospital Health Network
Cincinnati, Ohio
Robert F. Riley has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific, Asahi-Proctoring, Consulting, Advisory Board; Abbott Vascular-Advisory Board; Medtronic-Advisory Board, Consulting

Michael J. Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Structural Heart Program, Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina
Michael J. Rinaldi has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific-Advisory Board, Speaker, Consultant, Research Grant; Abbott Vascular-Advisory Board, Speaker, Consultant, Teaching Courses; Edwards-Teaching Courses, Speaker; Cordis-Consultant, Speaker, Advisory Board

David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Chief Scientific Officer, Director of Structural and Coronary Interventions, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Director, HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona
David G. Rizik has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific- Executive Physician Council; Abbott Vascular, Biotronik, TriReme, Cordis-Medical Advisory Board

Sheila Sahni, MD
Interventional Cardiologist / Garden State Heart Center- HMH JFK MA
Clark, New Jersey
Sheila Sahni has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Shigeru Saito, MD
Director of Cardiology & Catheterization Laboratories, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Shigeru Saito has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Carlos Sanchez Soto, MD
Interventional Cardiologist / Riverside Methodist Hospital
Powell, Ohio
Carlos Sanchez Soto has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Medtronic, Edwards Lifescience-Proctor; Boston Scientific-Speaker’s Bureau

Jonathan Schwartz, MD FACC
Interventional Cardiologist, Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jonathan Schwartz has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Binita Shah, MD, FSCAI
Physician, NYU Langone Health
New York, New York
Binita Shah has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Philips Volcano-Advisory Board; Terumo Medical-Consultant

Maulik G. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service Line and Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, HonorHealth Heart and Vascular Institute
Scottsdale, Arizona
Maulik G. Shah has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Alok Sharma, MD, FACC
Interventional Cardiologist, Co-Director Structural Heart and Valve Program, Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alok Sharma has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Matthew W. Sherwood, MD
Director of Structural Heart Disease, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Falls Church, Virginia
Matthew W. Sherwood has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: Medtronic-Consultant

Jasvindar Singh, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine; Medical Director Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Jasvindar Singh has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Paul Sorajja, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Center for Valve and Structural Heart Disease, Allina Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Paul Sorajja has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Abbott Structural-Speaking, Research, Consultant; Edwards Lifesciences, Admedus, Boston Scientific, Medtronic-Consultant, Research

Gregg W. Stone, MD
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Gregg W. Stone has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Speaker honoraria from Cook; Consultant to Valfix, TherOx, Robocath, HeartFlow, Ablative Solutions, Miracor, Neovasc, Abiomed, Ancora, Vectorious.

Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Clinical Lecturer, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nadia R. Sutton has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Molly Szerlip, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Percutaneous Valve Program, Program Director Cardiology Fellowship, Program Director Structural Fellowship, Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital Plano
Plano, Texas
Molly Szerlip has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Thomas E. Waggoner, DO, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI
Director Structural Heart and Director Cardiovascular Research Tucson Medical Center, Pima Heart & Vascular
Tucson, Arizona
Thomas E. Waggoner has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Steven J. Yakubov, MD, FACC, FSCAI
System Medical Chief SHD OhioHealth H & V, OhioHealth
Columbus, Ohio
Steven J. Yakubov has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Boston Scientific, Medtronic-Consultant

Haidar Yassin, MD
Interventional and Structural Cardiovascular Specialist, Arizona Cardiology Group
Phoenix, Arizona
Haidar Yassin has disclosed the following relevant financial relationship: BTH-Consultant