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Highlights from the 6th Annual A-CURE Symposium
Virtual | Jan 28, 2022
2022
Highlights from the 6th Annual A-CURE Symposium
VIRTUAL | JAN 28, 2022
January 28, 2022
A-CURE 2022 Virtual Meeting
Access link will be provided to registered attendees via email
All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)
7:30-7:55 a.m.
Virtual Registration & Count-Down for A-CURE Virtual Access
7:55-8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductory Comments & Opening Video
Location: TBA
Opening Lecture
Dan Burkhoff, MD (Columbia University)
Annual Update: The State of the Field in Cardiac Unloading
8:00-8:20 a.m.
Session I
Advances in Basic and Preclinical Science of Acute Unloading and Myocardial Salvage
8:20-9:50 a.m.
8:20-8:35 a.m.
Lija Swain, PhD (Tufts Medical Center)
Topic: Trans-Valvular Unloading Protects Against Myocardial Damage Before and After Reperfusion in Preclinical Models of Acute Myocardial Infarction
8:35-8:50 a.m.
Peter Frederiksen, MD (University of Southern Denmark)
Topic: LV Strain under Impella RP Support in a Swine Model of Cardiogenic Shock
8:50-9:05 a.m.
Tomoki Sakata, MD (Mt. Sinai)
Topic: Impaired Diastolic Function Predicts Improved Ischemic Myocardial Flow Improvement with Mechanical LV Unloading
9:05-9:20 a.m.
Sebastian Billig, MD (University Hospital Aachen)
Topic: Promising First Results of a New Developed Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Large Animal Model of Cardiac Arrest
9:20-9:35 a.m.
Kay Everett, MD, PhD (Tufts Medical Center)
Topic: Combining VA-ECMO and Impella (EC-Pella) Before Reperfusion Mitigates Left Ventricular Injury Due to VA-ECMO in Acute Myocardial Infarction
9:35-9:50 a.m.
Young Investigator Award
Renata Mazurek, MD (Mt. Sinai)
Topic: Negative Effects of Acute Reloading after Mechanical Left Ventricle Unloading for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pig Model
9:50-10:15 a.m.
Innovation Lecture
Navin Kapur, MD (Tufts Medical Center)
Topic: Current Understanding of the Molecular Mechanisms of Unloading & Recovery: Past, Present, and Future
10:15-10:25 a.m.
Break
10:25-11:15 a.m.
Keynote Lecture
Clyde Yancy, MD (Northwestern University)
Topic: The Treatment of Stage D Heart Failure: Devices, Drugs, Biology, and Genes – Evidence and Guidelines
Session II
Real World Applications of Acute Ventricular Unloading
11:15-12:30 a.m.
11:15-11:30 a.m.
Best in Research Award
Tharusan Thevathasan, MD (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Topic: Treatment with Impella and Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation During Cardiac Arrest Improves Survival – A Multicenter Cohort Study
11:30-11:45 a.m.
Andreas Schäfer, MD (Hannover Medical Center)
Topic: Complete Revascularization and Acute Unloading Prior to PCI Increases Survival in AMI-CGS
11:45-12:00 p.m.
Carsten Tschöpe, MD (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Topic: Effect of Ventricular Unloading on Heart Recovery
12:00-12:15 p.m.
Enrico Romagnoli, MD (Gemelli University Hospital)
Topic: Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) in Revascularization and Ventricular Recovery
12:15-12:30 p.m.
Haroon Faraz, MD (Hackensack University)
Topic: The “Hack Attack” Program: Enabling 24/7 Enrollment in The STEMI-DTU Pivotal Trial
12:30-1:00 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK
Session III
Frontiers in Surgical and Clinical Applications of Unloading
1:00-2:00 p.m.
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Ed Soltesz, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
Topic: Mechanical Circulatory Support in High-Risk CABG
1:15-1:30 p.m.
David Joyce, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Topic: Mechanical Circulatory Support in Off-Pump CABG
1:30-1:45 p.m.
Nicolas Brozzi, MD (Cleveland Clinic Florida)
Topic: High-Risk Non-Cardiac Surgery: Successful Bridging of Morbidly Obese Patients to HTx
1:45-2:00 p.m.
Div Verma, MD (Yavapai Regional Medical Center)
Topic: Impella-supported MitraClip in Cardiogenic Shock Patients Complicated with MR3+/4+
2:00-2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15-2:45 p.m.
Distinguished Lecture
Emma Birks, MD, PhD (University of Kentucky)
Topic: Heart Recovery – Insights from RESTAGE-HF
Session IV
Clinical Science and Evidence of Cardiac Recovery
2:45-3:30 p.m.
2:45-3:00 p.m.
Jane Wilcox, MD (Northwestern University)
Topic: Patient Identification and Fundamentals of Heart Recovery vs. Remission
3:00-3:15 p.m.
Manreet Kanwar, MD (Allegheny Health Network)
Topic: Clinical Experience of a Real World Heart Recovery Program
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Sonya Bhavsar, PhD (Abiomed)
Topic: Long-term Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge-to-Recovery (BTR)
3:30 p.m.
Closing Comments, Audience Feedback, and Adjourn
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