Southwest Florida Cardiovascular Imaging Symposium

Join us for our inaugural year!

When: November 8-9, 2024

Where: Sheraton Sand Key Resort 1160 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767

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Who Should Attend:

Cardiologists, Radiologists, Primary Care Providers, Advanced Practitioners, Technologists, Nurses, Trainees

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the advancements in Cardiac CT and emerging technologies in artificial intelligence.
  2. Discuss the benefits of multidisciplinary cardiac care.
  3. State how current clinical innovations of cardiovascular care will change the future of treatment.

Agenda at a Glance:

Friday, November 8, 2024 

  • 6 p.m. Dinner sponsored by Amgen - LATTICE: Building Better Cardiovascular Patient Care

Saturday, November 9, 2024

  • 6:30 – 7:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
  • 7:15 – 7:35 a.m. Welcome & Introductions | Shone Almeida, MD and James Thompson, MD
  • 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker | Yiannis Chatzizisis, MD, PhD - University of Miami 

Session 1: Foundations of Cardiac CT 

  • 8:15 – 8:35 a.m. Cardiac CT: Why, When and How - Update 2024 | Aarti Patel, MD - University of South Florida
  • 8:35 – 8:55 a.m. Imaging Coronary Disease in Women | Daniela Crousillat, MD - University of South Florida
  • 8:55 – 9:15 a.m. Developing a Cardiac CT Service Line | Rick Chazal, MD - Lee Health 
  • 9:15 – 9:35 a.m. Role of CAC and CCTA in Assessing Cardiovascular Risk: Current Trends and Future Discussions | Matthew Budoff, MD - Harbor-UCLA
  • 9:35 - 9:55 a.m. Harnessing Advanced Imaging Biomarkers: CT-derived Plaque and Pericoronary Fat | Todd Villines, MD - University of Virginia Health 
  • 9:55 - 10:15 a.m. Harnessing Advanced Imaging Biomarkers: Epicardial Fat: A Novel Marker of Cardiovascular Risk | Mahfouz El Shahawy, MD - Cardiovascular Center of Sarasota 
  • 10:15 - 10:25 a.m. Panel Q&A

Session 2: Cardiac CT Applications in Interventional Cardiology and CT Surgery 

  • 10:25 – 10:45 a.m. CT Derived Lesion Level Ischemia | Alberto Morales, MD - South Tampa Cardiology
  • 10:45 – 11:05 a.m. CT Role in PCI Planning: CTO, CT Perfusion | Samip Vasaiwala, MD - University of South Florida 
  • 11:05 – 11:25 a.m. Cardiac CT in Guiding Surgical Interventions: Innovations and Case Studies | Lucian Lozonschi, MD - University of South Florida
  • 11:25 – 11:35 a.m. Panel Q&A
  • 11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion - Integrating Cardiac CT into Clinical Practice: Challenges and Opportunities | Matthew Budoff, Alberto Morales, Todd Villines, Rick Chazal

12 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Session with Heartflow

Session 3: Cardiac CT Applications in Electrophysiology

  • 1:15 – 1:35 p.m. CT for Pre and Post Left Atrial Appendage Closure - Watchman, Amulet, Atriclip | Alex Rodriguez, MD - University of Miami
  • 1:35 – 1:55 p.m. CT in Atrial fibrillation Ablation: Pulmonary Veins, 3D Mapping, AI in Assessing LA Scar, Periatrial Fat | Imran Zaidi, MD - Orlando Health
  • 1:55 – 2:15 p.m. Debate: CT vs Transesophageal Echo for LAA Closure | David Wilson, MD - University of South Florida
  • 2:15 - 2:25 p.m. Panel Q&A

Session 4: CT Applications in Structural Heart Disease 

  • 2:25 – 2:45 p.m. CT Assessment of Aortic Stenosis | Hiram Bezerra, MD - University of South Florida
  • 2:45 – 3:05 p.m. Role of CT in Transcatheter Valve Therapies - TAVR, TMVR | 
  • 3:05 – 3:25 p.m. CT-guided 3D Printing for Structural Heart Intervention | Fadi Matar, MD - University of South Florida 
  • 3:25 - 3:35 p.m. Panel Q&A 

3:35 - 4:20 p.m. Break Session with Elucid

Session 5: Role of Cardiac CT in Heart Failure

  • 4:20 – 4:40 p.m. Diagnostic Capabilities of Cardiac CT in Cardiomyopathies | 
  • 4:40 – 5:00 p.m. Photon Counting, Dual-Energy CT, 4D Imaging, and Functional CT | Ricardo Cury, MD - Baptist Health
  • 5:00 – 5:20 p.m. Complementary Roles of Advanced Cardiac Imaging: CT, MRI, PET |Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD - Lee Health
  • 5:20 - 5:40 p.m. Cardiac MRI on the Heels of a CT Boom | Steve Wolff - Neosoft
  • 5:40 - 5:50 Panel Q&A
  • 5:50 p.m. Closing Remarks

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