Program Overview

This Heart Valve Summit, is designed to highlight case based decision making for the accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of heart valve disorders. With an emphasis on functional anatomy, imaging innovation, and percutaneous valve interventions, this course will engage and educate cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse practitioners, internal medicine specialists, and fellows in training. This interdisciplinary summit will combine short presentations, debates, and an ask-the-expert live valve conference to expose participants to the most relevant medical, surgical, and interventional options for contemporary patient care. The topics, cases, and discussions will include both accepted and controversial treatment paradigms and will offer novel perspectives and recommendations to all members of the heart valve team.

Program Director

Stephen H. Little, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE
Cardiovascular Imaging Institute, Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College

Educational Objectives:

•  Identify appropriate patients for valve procedures
•  Optimize mechanical therapies for chronic valvular dysfunction
•  Evaluate valve lesion severity
•  Demonstrate appropriate use of multimodality imaging
•  Improve patient outcomes (Medical and Surgical)

For Registration and more information, please visit the conference website.