Agenda

03-10-2025 08:30 am

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: Demystifying the THICK Heart

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Nadya Al Matrooshi (UAE) and Gurusher Panjrath (USA)
Panelists: Firas Al Badarin (UAE), Feras Bader (UAE), and Mohamed El-Harari (UAE)


Case Presentation: HCM With LV Outflow Obstruction

Rami Bani Ata (UAE) 


Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 


Case Presentation: ATTR Cardiomyopathy

Noha Abou Khater (UAE) 


Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 


Case Presentation: Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Fatemeh Mohammad (UAE) 


Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Firas Al Badarin
Consultant Cardiologist and Multimodality Cardiac Imager, Head of Imaging Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Rami Bani Ata
Cardiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Noha Abou Khater
Cardiology Fellow, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Nadya Almatrooshi
Staff Physician, Head of Heart Failure Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Feras M. Bader
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Director, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed El-Harari
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Tahnoon Medical City, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Fatemeh Mohammad
Chief Cardiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 08:30 am

INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: Is It Shocking? Best Practices For STEMI With and Without Cardiogenic Shock

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Mohammed Balghith (KSA) and Abdulla Shehab (UAE) 
Panelists: Abdul Majeed Alzubaidi (UAE), Mousa Akbar, (Kuwait), Seema Nour (UAE)  

Overview
Ann Gage (USA) 

Case Presentation: STEMI
Hadi Abu-Hantash (Jordan) 

Case Presentation: STEMI With Cardiogenic Shock
Wail Alkashkari (KSA) 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Mousa Akbar
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Wail Alkashkari
Head of Interventional Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, King Faisal Cardiac Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Hadi Abu Hantash
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, University of Jordan, Department of Cardiology, Amman, Jordan

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Seema Nour
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Abulmajeed Alzubaidi
Medical Advisor, Minsitry of Presidential Affairs (MOPA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 08:30 am

MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Multimodality Imaging and the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Bashaer Gheyath (UAE) and Dima Quraini (UAE)
Panelists: Ahmed Aljizeeri (KSA), Paul Cremer (USA), Mario Njeim (UAE)  

Case Presentation: Atrial Fibrillation and High Risk Bleed
Ahmed Aljizeeri (KSA)

Fundamental Role of Echocardiography in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation 
Mohammed Khalil (UAE)

Amyloid and Atrial Fibrillation: Not a Rare Combination
Wael Jaber (USA)

Pre, Peri and Post Procedure Imaging For Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices 
Rasha Bazari (KSA)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Dima Quraini
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ahmed Aljizeeri
Consultant Cardiologist and Advanced Cardiac Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Mario Njeim
Consultant Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Rasha Bazari
Advanced Imaging Consultant Cardiologist, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center; The Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Bashaer Gheyath
Consultant Cardiologist, Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohammed Khalil
Section Head for Clinical and Imaging Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 08:30 am

NTERACTIVE RESEARCH WORKSHOP

Al Amwaj

Part 1: 8:30 – 9:25  


Chairs: Rasha Al-Lamee (UK) and Christopher Kramer (USA)

Panelist and Activity Facilitators: Andrea Russo (USA), Amanda Vest (USA), Wael AlMahmeed (UAE), and Hassan El-Tamimi (UAE)


Introduction and Demystifying the Peer Review Process 

Rasha Al-Lamee (UK)


Breakout Activity: Small  Group Discussion Manuscript Preparation and Authorship

Christopher Kramer (USA)


Breakout Activity: Writing Exercise

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Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

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Hassan El Tamimi
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Consultant Cardiologist, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Amanda Vest
Section Head, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, George M. & Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Wael Almahmeed
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 08:30 am

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: On-Call With the Experts

ACC Booth

Nicole Bhave (USA)

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real-time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

03-10-2025 08:30 am

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Accurate Early CV Risk Assessment: The Holy Grail of Prevention

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Hassan El Tamimi (UAE) and Muhammad Hafizullah (Pakistan) 
Panelists: Latifa Al Ketbi (UAE), Waleed Farag (UAE), Mohamed Moselhy (UAE)  

What’s New in Imaging For CV Risk Stratification
Eugenia Gianos (USA) 


Utilizing Biomarkers and Approaches That are Taken in Middle East
Hani Sabbour (UAE) 

Roundtable Discussion on Practical Risk Assessment: Scores, Biomarker Tests or Imaging - What is the Best Way to Assess CV Risk in the Region?
Omar Al Hariri (UAE) and Mahmoud Hassanein (UAE)


Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Muhammad Hafizullah
Retd Professor, Head of Cardiology Department, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

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Mohamed Moselhy
Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Head of Cardiology Unit, Kalba Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mahmoud Hassanein
Professor of Cardiology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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Latifa Alketbi
Consultant Family Medicine; Chairperson of Academic Affairs Department Adjunct Professor, UAE University, College of Medicine, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America

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Hassan El Tamimi
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Consultant Cardiologist, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Omar Al Hariri
Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College London Diabetes & Endocrine Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Waleed Ezzat Nafee Farag
Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College London Centre Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 09:52 am

MULTIMODAL IMAGING: The Multimodality Imaging Approach in Special Populations

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Usama Albastaki (USA) and Safaa Almohdar (UAE)
Panelists: Bashaer Gheyath (UAE), Joao Cavalcante (USA), and Paul Cremer (USA) 

Case Presentation: Myocarditis
Yasmeen Hanfi (KSA)

Myocarditis and Pericarditis
Bashaer Gheyath (UAE) 

Case Presentation: Sarcoidosis 
Syed Jamal (UAE) 

Sarcoidosis 
Joao Cavalcante (USA) 

Case Presentation: Endocarditis 
Manyoo Agarwal (UAE)

Multimodality Imaging For Infectious Endocarditis
Paul Cremer (USA)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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João L. Cavalcante
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab, Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Manyoo Agarwal
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Safaa Al Mohdar
Head of Cardiology, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Usama Albastaki
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Bashaer Gheyath
Consultant Cardiologist, Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Yasmeen Hanfi
Consultant Cardiologist, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Syed Jamal
Associate Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 09:30 am

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: Mitral Valve Disease in the 21st Century

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Mohammed Khalil (UAE) and Nicole Bhave (USA)
Panelists: Gurusher Panjrath (USA), and Dima Quraini (UAE) 

Case Presentation: Calcific Mitral Valve Disease 
Aiman Smer (UAE)

Calcific Mitral Valve Disease: To Intervene or Not to Intervene
Emad Hakemi (UAE)

Mitral Valve Prolapse
Zakariya Albinmousa (KSA)

Intervening on Secondary MR: A Review of the Evidence
Emad Hakemi (UAE)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Dima Quraini
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Zakariya Albinmousa
Consultant Interventional Echocardiography, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Mohammed Khalil
Section Head for Clinical and Imaging Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Emad Hakemi
Interventional & Structural Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Aiman Smer
Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 09:30 am

INTERACTIVE RESEARCH WORKSHOP CONT.

Al Amwaj

Part 2: 9:30 – 10:20 


Selecting the Right Journal and Submission Strategies 

Rasha Al-Lamee (UK)


Responding to Reviewer Comments 

Christopher Kramer (USA)


Breakout Activity: Peer Feedback Practice 


Panel Question and Answer 

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Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

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Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

03-10-2025 09:30 am

SPECIAL TOPICS: On-Call With the Experts ACC Presidential Team

ACC Booth

Cathleen Biga (USA)

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Cathleen Biga
President and CEO, Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

03-10-2025 10:30 am

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novartis

Al Ras 2

10:30 – 11:00

03-10-2025 11:00 am

EXPO BREAK

Visit the Expo and Posters

03-10-2025 11:20 am

PLENARY: CONFERENCE WELCOME

Al Ras 2 & 3

OPENING PLENARY

Presenters: Juwairia Alali (UAE), Wael Jaber (USA), Christopher Kramer (USA), Gurusher Panjrath (USA), and Abdullah Shehab (UAE)
 

Cardio AI: Redefining CV Care With AI 

 

Chairs: Juwairia Alali (UAE) and Wael Jaber (USA) 

Panelists: Omar Alfalasi (UAE), Yacine Hadjiat (UAE), Gurusher Panjrath (USA)

 

How the ACC is Preparing Itself and Its Membership For the Evolution in Digital Health and AI  

Christopher Kramer (USA) 

 

AI in Cardiac Imaging: Is it Ready For Primetime? 

Paul Cremer (USA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Omar Alfalasi
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Yacine Hadjiat
Head Innovation in Health Science and Digital Health, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 12:30 pm

Sponsored Lunch Symposium hosted by Novo Nordisk

Al Ras 2 & 3

12:30 – 13:00

03-10-2025 01:00 pm

FRIDAY PRAYERS AND LUNCH BREAK

13:00 – 14:10

03-10-2025 02:10 pm

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Overcoming Barriers For Improving Outcomes

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Feras Bader (UAE) and Amanda Vest (USA) 
Panelists: Bassam Atallah (UAE), Nooshin Bazargani (UAE), and Gurusher Panjrath (USA)

 

Case Presentation: Newly Diagnosed HFrEF Presenting to the ED
Medhat Soliman (UAE) 

 

Consensus Based Management of Hospitalized Patient and Transition of Care 
Ismail Raslan (KSA) 

 

Pushing the Limits With GDMT: What the Guidelines Say 
Amanda Vest (USA) 

 

Keeping Gender Differences in Mind When Managing HF 
Dima Quraini (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Feras M. Bader
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Director, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Amanda Vest
Section Head, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, George M. & Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Bassam Atallah
Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Clinical Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ismail Raslan
Consultant Cardiologist, Assistant Professor, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Dima Quraini
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Medhat Soliman
Consultant Cardiologist; Associate Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Nooshin Bazargani
Consultant Cardiologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 02:10 pm

INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: The Latest and Greatest in Chronic Coronary Syndromes: What Do the Experts Think?

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Eisa Aldhaheri (UAE) and Ali El Sayyed (LBN) 
Panelists: Wael Abu Shoka (UAE), Fawaz Almutairi (KSA), Khalid  Bin Thani (Bahrain) 

 

Overview
Mirvat Alasnag (KSA) 

 

Case Presentation: Stable Angina 
Mousa Akbar (Kuwait) 

 

Case Presentation: Microvascular Dysfunction  

Ashraf Alazzoni (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Mixed Epicardial Microcirculation Lesions 

Ronney Shantouf (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Eisa Hammad Aldhaheri
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Zayed Military Hospital, Head of Intervention Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Wael Abu Shoka
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Fawaz Almutairi 
Interventional Cardiologist, National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

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Khalid Bin Thani
Consultant Physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospital, Manama, Bahrain

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Mirvat Alasnag
Director of Research and Catheterization Laboratory, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Mousa Akbar
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Ashraf Al Azzoni
Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ronney Shantouf
Interventional Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ali Elsayed
Assistant Professor, Al Zahraa Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

03-10-2025 02:10 pm

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Does Early Rhythm Control With Catheter Ablation Benefit All Patients with AFib?

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Salem Alkaabi (UAE) and Andrea Russo (USA)
Panelists: Omer Elhag (UAE), Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE) and Mohamed Magdy Abbas (UAE) 


Pre-Debate Poll 

Andrea Russo (USA)

Debate Pro: Early Rhythm Control With Catheter Ablation DOES Benefit All Patients With AFib 

Mario Najeim (UAE) 

 

Debate Con: Early Rhythm Control With Catheter Ablation DOES NOT Benefit All Patients with AFib 

Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE)

 

Pro Rebuttal 

Mario Njeim (UAE) 

 

Con Rebuttal 

Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE)

 

Post-Debate Poll 

Andrea Russo (USA)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Mario Njeim
Consultant Electrophysiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed Magdy Abbas
Head of Department of Electrophysiology & Consultant Cardiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed Aljaabari
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Salem K AlKaabi
Head of the Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventionist Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Zayed Military Hospital,  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Omer Elhag
Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mediclinic City Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 02:10 pm

ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Multimodal Imaging and AI

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Juwairia Alali (UAE) and Paul Cremer (USA)
Panelist: Saif-El-Dean Tawfik Abdel-Rahman (UAE)


Efficacy of Multimodal Imaging in Detecting Early Cardiomyopathy in Middle Eastern Populations: A 2024 Update 

Muhammad Ali Makhdoom (UAE)

 
Discussion

Advancing ASCVD Risk Stratification Using AI-Driven Retinal Screening at Gluecare Health
Idalys Mercedes Roman (UAE)

 
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Cardiac Dimensions in Emirati Males: Rethinking Western Reference Norms Through Indexing

Adil Jumani (UAE)


Discussion


Use of CINEECG to Predict Response of Left Bundle Branch Pacing 

Habib Khan (Canada)


Discussion

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Saif-El-Dean Abdel-Rahman
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 02:10 pm

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: On-Call With the Experts

ACC Booth

Eugenia Gianos (USA)

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America

03-10-2025 03:10 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Bayer

Al Ras 2

15:10 – 15:40 

03-10-2025 03:10 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by AstraZeneca

Al Ras 3
03-10-2025 03:50 pm

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Catheter Ablation: The First Line of Treatment For Rhythm Disturbance

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Omar Alfalasi (UAE) and Andrea Russo (USA) 

Panelists: Marta Acena Ramos (UAE), Salem Alkaabi (UAE), and Jayakeerthi Rao (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: Patient Presenting With Recurrent PSVT 

Fereidoon Shafiei (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: Asymptomatic Patient With WPW Pattern 

Mohamed Magdy Abbas (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: Patient Presenting With Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia 

Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Patient Presenting With Frequent PVCs   

Fereidoon Shafiei (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience and Answer 

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Omar Alfalasi
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Marta Acena Ramos
Consultant Electrophysiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed Magdy Abbas
Head of Department of Electrophysiology & Consultant Cardiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed Aljaabari
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Fereidoon Shafiei
Consultant Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Jayakeerthi Rao
Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Salem K AlKaabi
Head of the Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventionist Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Zayed Military Hospital,  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 03:50 pm

MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Routine Viability Imaging in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Mirvat Alasnag (KSA) and Paul Cremer (USA) 

Panelists: Saif-El-Dean Abdel-Rahman (UAE), Mitesh Badiwala (UAE) and Mohammad Zaidan (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation Nouha Azaza (UAE) 

Nouha Azaza (UAE) 

Pre-Debate Poll: Ischemic Evaluation Before Revascularization  

 

Debate Pro: Imager 

Firas Al Badarin (UAE) 

 

Debate Con: Interventionalist 

Mohammed Balghith (KSA) 

 

Debate Pro Rebuttal 

Firas Al Badarin (UAE) 

 

Debate Con Rebuttal 

Mohammed Balghith (KSA) 

 

Post-Debate Poll and Panel Discussion

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Mirvat Alasnag
Director of Research and Catheterization Laboratory, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Saif-El-Dean Abdel-Rahman
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mitesh Badiwala
Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohammad Zaidan
Chief Cardiology, American Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Nouha Azaza
Cardiology Fellow, Dubai Health - Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Firas Al Badarin
Consultant Cardiologist and Multimodality Cardiac Imager, Head of Imaging Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

03-10-2025 03:50 pm

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: Aortic Valve Disease: A Lifelong Journey

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Arif Al-Nooryani  (UAE) and Nicole Bhave  (USA)

Panelists: Fawaz Almutairi (KSA),  Gopal Bhatnagar (UAE), and Ann Gage (USA)


Pearls and Pitfalls: Aortic Stenosis Assessment  

Nicole Bhave (USA) 

 

Lifetime Management of Aortic Valve 

Disease: SAVR vs. TAVR  

Emad Hakemi (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Young Patient With Severe AR 

Tilal Alnour (UAE)

 

Contemporary Evaluation and Management of Aortic Regurgitation  

Bashaer Gheyath (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Arif Al-Nooryani
Chief Executive Officer, Head of Cardiac Centre & Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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Gopal Bhatnagar
Institute Chief of the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Bashaer Gheyath
Consultant Cardiologist, Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Emad Hakemi
Interventional & Structural Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Fawaz Almutairi 
Interventional Cardiologist, National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

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Tilal AlNour
Fellow Cardiology F1, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 03:50 pm

CHALLENGING CASE DISCUSSIONS: Interventions and Ischemic Heart Diseases and Valvular Diseases and Structural Interventions

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Joao Cavalcante (USA) and Abdullah Shehab (UAE)
Panelists: Rasha Al Lamee (UK) and Zakariya Albinmousa (KSA)

The Giant Coronary Aneurysm That Vanished Unmasking Critical LAD Stenosis After Twelve Years of Silence
Ege Alp Dagdeviren (Turkey)

Discussion and Case Conclusion 

Unusual Aortic Valve in Pregnancy: A Hidden Congenital Lesion – A Case Report of Aortic Chordae Tendineae Strands

Dahoumane Zahra Anais (Algeria)


Discussion and Case Conclusion 


Unmasking Previously Undiagnosed Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis

Willette Valjean Go (Philippines)


Discussion and Case Conclusion

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Zakariya Albinmousa
Consultant Interventional Echocardiography, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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João L. Cavalcante
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab, Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

03-10-2025 03:50 pm

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: On-Call With the Experts

ACC Booth

Amanda Vest (USA)

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Amanda Vest
Section Head, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, George M. & Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

03-10-2025 04:50 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novo Nordisk

Al Ras 2

16:50 – 17:20

03-10-2025 04:50 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Newbridge Pharmaceuticals

Al Ras 3

16:50 – 17:20 

03-10-2025 05:20 pm

EXPO BREAK

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Interactive Learning Board: “Name That Rhythm!”
Andrea Russo (USA) 

Stop by the Expo and try out our new Interactive Learning Board. Think you can spot the rhythm? Join an expert as you work through real tracings and test your skills in arrythmia recognition


CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION
Interactive Learning Board: “Prevention in Action” 
Elijah Ogola (Kenya)

Stop by the Expo and try out our new Interactive Learning Board. Join us for fast-paced prevention cases - can you choose the right next step to keep your patients healthier, longer?

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Elijah N. Ogola
Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

03-10-2025 05:40 pm

PLENARY: Barriers and Strategies to Overcome Equitable Delivery of Cardiovascular Care

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Nooshin Bazargani (UAE) and Wael Jaber (USA) 

Panelists: Mirvat Alasnag (KSA), Mohammed Kurdi (KSA)

 

Equitable Access to CV Care in the U.S. 

Cathleen Biga (USA) 

 

Equitable Access to CV Care in the UAE 

Aseel Allush (UAE)

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Mirvat Alasnag
Director of Research and Catheterization Laboratory, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Cathleen Biga
President and CEO, Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Nooshin Bazargani
Consultant Cardiologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mohammed Kurdi
Senior Interventional Consultant Cardiologist, Fakeeh Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Aseel Allush
Regional Operations Lead, Axios International, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 06:40 pm

PLENARY: FIT Jeopardy: The Classic Game Show With a FIT Twist!

Al Ras 3

Host: Aiman Smer (UAE)

Judges: Cathleen Biga (USA) and Christopher Kramer (USA)

Teams: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Egypt 

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Aiman Smer
Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

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Benny Levenson
Head of Department, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, CV-Center Berlin Charlottenburg and Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany

03-10-2025 06:40 pm

SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM Hosted by NCD Academy

Al Baraha 1

Health Workforce Capacity Development Through Tech Innovation 

Panelists: Nahida Nayaz Ahmed (UAE), Mohamed Magdy (UAE), and Mohamed Abdulrazaq Nasaif (UAE)

Introduction and Welcome Remarks
Cathie Biga (USA) and Nicole Bhave (USA)

Panel Discussion: Meeting the Challenge of Health Workforce Capacity Development Through Tech Innovation

Keynote 

Yacine Hadjiat (UAE)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer
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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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Mohamed Magdy Abbas
Head of Department of Electrophysiology & Consultant Cardiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Yacine Hadjiat
Head Innovation in Health Science and Digital Health, Dubai Health, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

03-10-2025 08:00 am

Faculty

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Mahmoud Traina
Interventional Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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J. Dawn Abbott
Associate Chief, Faculty Development and Academic Advancement, Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Professor of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

04-10-2025 08:30 am

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Uncharted Areas For Prevention: Beyond ASCVD

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Hassan El Tamimi (UAE) and Abdullah Shehab (UAE)
Panelists: Pam Taub (USA), Waleed Kadro (UAE), and Sherif Bakir (UAE)

 

New Areas For Prevention: CKM,  Heart Failure, Renal Disease, Liver Disease and Atrial Fibrillation 

Pam Taub (USA) 

 

Focus on Inflammation, AntiInflammatory Therapies and Cardio Rheumatology 

Eugenia Gianos (USA) 

 

What’s New in Hypertension
Mohammed Kurdi (KSA) 

 

What’s New on the Horizon For Prevention 

Hosam Zaky (UAE) 

 
Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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Hosam Zaky
Consultant Cardiology , Dubai Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Sherif Bakir
Senior Consultant Adult Cardiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Hassan El Tamimi
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Consultant Cardiologist, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Waleed Kadro
Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Interventions Center of Excellence, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America

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Mohammed Kurdi
Senior Interventional Consultant Cardiologist, Fakeeh Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

04-10-2025 08:30 am

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: The HFpEF: A Paradigm Shift

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Gurusher Panjrath (USA) and Nadya Al Matrooshi (UAE) 
Panelists: Hussam Ghalib (UAE), Ziad Sadik (UAE), and Amanda Vest (USA

 

Case Presentation: HFpEF Presenting to the HF Clinic 

Mo’ath Bani Ali (UAE) 

 

HFpEF Phenotypes: Diagnostic Uncertainties and Scores 

Ismail Raslan (KSA) 

 

Guideline Based Management of HFpEF 

Gurusher Panjrath (USA) 

 

Emerging Therapies For HFpEF: Where Do We Stand? 

Mohamed El-Harari (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Ismail Raslan
Consultant Cardiologist, Assistant Professor, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Amanda Vest
Section Head, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, George M. & Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Nadya Almatrooshi
Staff Physician, Head of Heart Failure Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mo'ath Bani Ali
Cardiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ziad Sadik
Senior Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed El-Harari
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Tahnoon Medical City, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Hussam Ghalib
Director of Inpatient Services, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute (HVTI) & Consultant Cardiologist, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 08:30 am

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: To Cut or Not to Cut? Complex Multivalve Debate

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Juwairia Alali (UAE) and Mohammed Balghith (KSA)
Panelists: Nicole Bhave (USA) and Ann Gage (USA)

 

Case Presentation: Older Patient With Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Regurgitation and Tricuspid Regurgitation  

Amrish Agrawal (UAE) 

 

Pre-Debate Poll: Surgical vs. Percutaneous 

 

Debate Pro: Percutaneous Approach  

Emad Hakemi (UAE) 

 

Debate Con: Surgical Approach  

Mitesh Badiwala (UAE) 

 

Percutaneous Rebuttal  

Emad Hakemi (UAE) 

 

Surgical Rebuttal  

Mitesh Badiwala (UAE) 

 

Post-Debate Poll and Panel Discussion 

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Emad Hakemi
Interventional & Structural Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Amrish Agrawal
Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Fujairah Hospital, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Mitesh Badiwala
Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 08:30 am

CHALLENGING CASE DISCUSSIONS Multimodal Imaging

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Joao Cavalcante (USA) and Wael Jaber (USA) Panelists: Bashaer Gheyath (UAE) and Mario Njeim (UAE)

Cor Triatriatum Sinister: A Multimodal Diagnostic Approach
Samuel Bencosme (Dominican Republic)

Discussion and Case Conclusion

Cardiac Metastasis Mimicking STEMI 
Anna Gvozdeva (Russia) 

Discussion and Case Conclusion

Diagnostic Value of Serial Cardiac MRI and FDG-PET in Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Zenab Laiq (USA)

Discussion and Case Conclusion

Primary Cardiac Ewing Sarcoma: Diagnosis and the Role of Multimodality Imaging
Nizar Mullali Mohamed Kunhi (India) 

Discussion and Case Conclusion

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Bashaer Gheyath
Consultant Cardiologist, Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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João L. Cavalcante
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab, Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

04-10-2025 08:30 am

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS On-Call With the Experts

ACC Booth

Sana Al-Khatib (USA)

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

04-10-2025 09:30 am

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novartis

Al Ras 2

9:30 – 10:00 

04-10-2025 09:30 am

Sponsored Symposium hosted by BMS

Al Ras 3

9:30 – 10:00 

04-10-2025 10:00 am

EXPO BREAK

Al Amwaj

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES
Interactive Learning Board: “Heart Failure Look-Alikes”
Magdy Abdelhamid (Egypt) 

Stop by and try out our new Interactive Learning Board. Not all heart failure looks the same - step up to the board and see if you can make the right call.


INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES
Interactive Learning Board: “Intervention Decisions - What Would You Do?”
Benny J. Levenson (Germany) 

Stop by and try out our new Interactive Learning Board. From routine to high stakes, every cath lab case demands a a decision. Can you pick the right one?

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Benny Levenson
Head of Department, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, CV-Center Berlin Charlottenburg and Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany

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Magdy Abdelhamid
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Governor of the ACC Chapter Egypt, Kasr Al Ainy , Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

04-10-2025 10:20 am

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Elijah Ogola (Kenya) and Hani Sabbour (UAE) 

Panelists: Anwar Al Zaaby (UAE) and Farhana Bin Lootah (UAE)

 

Case Presentation 

Ahmed Gabroun (UAE) 

 

Overview of CKM  

Eugenia Gianos (USA) 

 

Intersection of Obesity With CV Risk Management  

Hussien Heshmat Kassem (UAE) 

 

Lifestyle Management and Trends in the Middle East 

Ghazi Radaideh (UAE)

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Anwar Al Zaabi
Consultant Cardiologist, Shaikh Khalifa General Hospital, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

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Ahmed Gabroun
Consultant Cardiologist, Associate Professor, Mohamed bin Rashid University, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Farhana Bin Lootah
Head of Cardiometabolic Renal Clinic, Imperial College London Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ghazi Radaideh
Consultant Cardiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America

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Hussein Kassem
Consultant Interventional Cardiology, Tadawi Healthcare, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Elijah N. Ogola
Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

04-10-2025 10:20 am

INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: Hot Topics in CTO and Calcification

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Eisa Aldhaheri (UAE) and Muzaffer Degertekin (Turkey)
Panelists: Jasem Al Hashmi (UAE) and Abdulla Alnaeemi (UAE) 

 

CTO: Invasive Evaluation and Suitability For Revascularization  

Georgios Sianos (UAE) 

 

CTO: Role of Calcification and Imaging 

Muzaffer Degertekin (Turkey)

 

Case Presentation: Antegrade CTO  

Ronney Shantouf (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Retrograde CTO 

Ahmed Khashaba (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Calcified Bifurcation Lesion  

Mohammed Kurdi (KSA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Ahmed Khashaba
Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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Eisa Hammad Aldhaheri
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Zayed Military Hospital, Head of Intervention Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Georgios Sianos
CTO Expert, Consultant Cardiologist, Al Qassim Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Muzaffer Degertekin
Professor of Cardiology, University Clinic, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist President of Turkish Society of Cardiology, Istanbul Atlas University, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ronney Shantouf
Interventional Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Jasem Alhashmi
Consultant Cardiologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mohammed Kurdi
Senior Interventional Consultant Cardiologist, Fakeeh Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Abdulla Alnaeemi
Consultant Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, UAE Medical School; Burjeel Royal Hospital , Alain & Mediclinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 10:20 am

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Rapid Fire Cases: Name That Rhythm

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Sana Al-Khatib (USA) and Sana Al-Khatib (USA)

Panelists: Mohammed Aljaabari (UAE) 


ECG Presenters: Moutaz El Kadri (UAE), Marwan Refaat, (LBN), Andrea Russo (USA) 

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Salem K AlKaabi
Head of the Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventionist Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Zayed Military Hospital,  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

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Moutaz El Kadri
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Mediclinic Abu Dhabi & Valiant Clinic Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed Aljaabari
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Marwan Refaat
Professor of Medicine, Director Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center , Beirut, Lebanon

04-10-2025 10:20 am

SPECIAL TOPICS: AI in Multimodal Imaging

Al Amwaj

Chair: Wael Jaber (USA)
Panelists: Juwairia Alali (UAE), Joao Cavalcante (USA), and Paul Cremer (USA)

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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João L. Cavalcante
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab, Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

04-10-2025 10:20 am

SPECIAL TOPICS: On-Call with the Experts JACC

ACC Booth

Rasha Al-Lamee (UK)

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

04-10-2025 11:20 am

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Viatris

Al Ras 2

11:20 – 11:50 

04-10-2025 11:20 am

Sponsored Symposium hosted by AstraZeneca

Al Ras 3

11:20 – 11:50 

04-10-2025 12:00 pm

PLENARY: Weight and Obesity Management: A Critical Pillar in Cardiovascular Health in the Middle East

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Juwairia Alali (UAE) and Abdullah Shehab (UAE) Panelists: Abeer AlTeneiji (UAE), Hani Sabbour (UAE), and Pam Taub (USA)

 

Obesity Management  

Sara Gaafar Suliman (UAE) 

 

Obesity Management as a Treatment For Heart Failure 

Gurusher Panjrath (USA) 

 

Role of Professional Societies and Influencing Healthcare Policies 

Cathleen Biga (USA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Sara Gaafar Ibnauf Suliman
Consultant Endocrinologist and Clinical Lead, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Abeer AlTeneiji
Consultant Public Health Medicine, Certified Lifestyle Medicine physician, President, Emirates Lifestyle and Longevity Medicine Society, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Cathleen Biga
President and CEO, Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 01:00 pm

Sponsored Lunch Symposium hosted by Novartis

Al Ras 2

13:00 – 13:30

04-10-2025 01:40 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Amgen

Al Ras 2

13:40 – 14:10

04-10-2025 01:40 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novo Nordisk

Al Ras 3

13:40 – 14:10

04-10-2025 02:20 pm

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Lipid Management in High-Risk Populations: A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Wael Al Mahmeed (UAE) and Nooshin Bazargani (UAE) 
Panelists: Juwairia Alali (UAE), Nada Bin Hareez (UAE), and Eugenia Gianos (USA)

 

Case Presentation 

Ahmed Gabroun (UAE) 

 

Tackling Inertia in LDL Management Including Social Media Issues That Prevent Optimization in the Middle East  

Hani Sabbour (UAE) 

 

Risk Enhancers: Current Landscape of LDL Management, Triglycerides 

Omar Al Hariri (UAE)

 

Residual Risk and LPA 

Pam Taub (USA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Nooshin Bazargani
Consultant Cardiologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America

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Ahmed Gabroun
Consultant Cardiologist, Associate Professor, Mohamed bin Rashid University, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Omar Al Hariri
Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College London Diabetes & Endocrine Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Wael Almahmeed
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Nada Bin Hareez
Consultant Endocrinologist, Certified by the American Board of Lipidology & Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tawam Hospital, College of Medical and Health Sciences – UAEU, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

04-10-2025 02:20 pm

MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Role of Imaging in Commonly Encountered Dilemmas

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Ann Gage (USA) and Yasmeen Hanfi (KSA)
Panelists: Many Agarwal (UAE), Firas Al Badarin (UAE), and Safaa Almohdar (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: Middle-Aged Female Presenting With Chest Pain and Dyspnea and Negative Anatomic Work Up 

Alaa Saeid (UAE) 

 

Diagnosis of INOCA and ANOCA  

Christopher Kramer (USA) 

 

Case Presentation: Male Patient With Prior History of Revascularization 

Presenting For Pre-Op Testing  

Syed Jamal (UAE) 

 

Patient With Abnormal Preoperative MPI  

Ahmed Aljizeeri (KSA) 

 

Case Presentation: Patient With Dyspnea and “Moderate AS” - is It Moderate?  

Rasha Bazari (KSA) 

 

Aortic Stenosis Discordant Gradient Imaging to the Rescue  

Joao Cavalcante (USA)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Alaa Saeid
Senior Cardiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Safaa Al Mohdar
Head of Cardiology, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Yasmeen Hanfi
Consultant Cardiologist, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Syed Jamal
Associate Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Manyoo Agarwal
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Firas Al Badarin
Consultant Cardiologist and Multimodality Cardiac Imager, Head of Imaging Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

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Ahmed Aljizeeri
Consultant Cardiologist and Advanced Cardiac Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Rasha Bazari
Advanced Imaging Consultant Cardiologist, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center; The Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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João L. Cavalcante
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center and Core Lab, Section Head, Cardiovascular Imaging, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

04-10-2025 02:20 pm

SPECIAL TOPICS: Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Current Status and Challenges

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Ghadeera Almansoori (UAE) and Gurusher Panjrath (USA) 

Panelists: Khaled Al-Tuwairqi (KSA) and Saleema Wani (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: Heart Failure in ACHD
Ahmad Mesmar (UAE) 

Success With Failure in ACHD 
Khaled Al-Tuwairqi (KSA) 

Case Presentation: Pregnancy in ACHD 
Noha Abou Khater (UAE)

 

Cardio-Obstetric Care in ACHD

Ghadeera Almansoori (UAE)


Panel Discussion With Audience and Answer

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Khalid Al Tuwairiq
Adult Congenital Cardiologist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Ghadeera Al Mansoori
Head of Congenital and Genetic Heart Disease Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ahmad Mesmar
Cardiology Fellow, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Saleema Wani
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Noha Abou Khater
Cardiology Fellow, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 02:20 pm

CHALLENGING CASE DISCUSSIONS: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Sana Al-Khatib (USA) and Nadya Al Matrooshi (UAE) 
Panelist: Magdy Abdelhamid (Egypt)

When There Is No Way In: Two Technical Approaches to Pacemaker Implantation in Bilateral Subclavian Vein Occlusion - A Case Series
Tommy Daindes (Indonesia)


Discussion and Case Conclusion 


Unmasking Brugada Syndrom Post-Cardiac Arrest

Layan Sufian Aldib (Egypt)


Discussion and Case Conclusion 


Ten Years of Misdiagnosis: A Case of Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis Masquerading as Idiopathic Liver Cirrhosis Yogeeswari Vellore 

Satyanarayanan (UAE)


Discussion and Case Conclusion 


Omalizumab as a Treatment of Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Hyper Eosinophilia Myocarditis 

Omar Al-Assaf (UAE)


Discussion and Case Conclusion

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Magdy Abdelhamid
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Governor of the ACC Chapter Egypt, Kasr Al Ainy , Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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Nadya Almatrooshi
Staff Physician, Head of Heart Failure Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

04-10-2025 02:20 pm

INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: On-Call With the Experts

ACC Booth

Rasha Al-Lamee (UK)


Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real time insights, second opinions or practical advice. 

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Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

04-10-2025 01:15 pm

EXPO BREAK

Al Amwaj

MULTIMODAL IMAGING
Interactive Learning Board: “Image This” 
Mohammed Khalil (UAE)

Stop by and try out our new Interactive Learning Board. Imaging can uncover the unexpected - think you can interpret these tough cases? Test yourself alongside the experts.

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS   Interactive Learning Board: “Valve Verdicts”
Mohammed A. Balghith (KSA) 

Stop by and try out our new Interactive Learning Board. Valve cases aren’t always straightforward. Can you choose the right strategy when the pressure’s on?

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Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Mohammed Khalil
Section Head for Clinical and Imaging Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Laila Alhubaishi
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04-10-2025 01:30 pm

Sponsored Symposium hosted by Pfizer

Al Ras 2

15:30 – 16:00

04-10-2025 04:10 pm

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Crucial Diagnostic Tests For My Patient With Syncope

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Salem Alkaabi (UAE) and Sana Al-Khatib (USA) Panelists: Omar Alfalasi (UAE) and Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE)

 

Classification and Clinical Features of Syncope: Nothing Beats History Taking! 

Khalid Awad (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Tilt Table Testing was Essential For Diagnosing My Patient’s 
Fereidoon Shafiei (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: EP Study was For Diagnosing My Patient’s Syncope 

Omer Elhag (UAE) 

 

Case Presentation: Consumer Based vs. Hospital Based - Prolonged ECG Monitoring was Essential For Diagnosing My Patient’s Syncope 

Marta Acena Ramos (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

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Fereidoon Shafiei
Consultant Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mohamed Aljaabari
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Omar Alfalasi
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Marta Acena Ramos
Consultant Electrophysiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Khaled Awad
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Clemenceau Medical Center Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Salem K AlKaabi
Head of the Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventionist Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Zayed Military Hospital,  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Omer Elhag
Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mediclinic City Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 04:10 pm

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: When GDMT is Not Enough!

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Magdy Abdelhamid (Egypt) and Nadya Al Matrooshi (UAE) 
Panelists: Amanda Vest (USA), Mitesh Badiwala (UAE), and Feras Bader (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: End Stage HF in ICU 

Iman Hamour (UAE) 

 

Why are HF Patients Referred Late For Advanced Therapies? 

Amanda Vest (USA) 

 

LVAD: Advances in Management and Outcomes 

Mitesh Badiwala (UAE) 

 

Heart Transplant and Regional Perspectives 

Feras Bader (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Magdy Abdelhamid
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Governor of the ACC Chapter Egypt, Kasr Al Ainy , Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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Amanda Vest
Section Head, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, George M. & Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Feras M. Bader
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Director, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Nadya Almatrooshi
Staff Physician, Head of Heart Failure Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Mitesh Badiwala
Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Iman Hamour
Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Artificial Heart Device Specialist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 04:10 pm

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: Quenching the Fever: Infectious and Inflammatory Valve Disease

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Juwairia Alali (UAE) and Nicole Bhave (USA) Panelists: Ahmed Bafadel (UAE), Pam Taub (USA), and Mohammed Khalil (UAE)

 

Case Presentation: Rheumatic Disease  

Ban Ghafel (UAE)

 

Panel Discussion: Potential Role of Percutaneous Therapies in Rheumatic Disease  

 

Case Presentation: Native Valve Endocarditis 

Hind Kazim (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion: Risks and Benefits Surgery  

 

Case Presentation: Prosthetic Endocarditis in a Medically Patient  

Salah Aldeen Roqia (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion: Diagnostic Challenges and Risks With Reoperating 

 

Closing Remarks 

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Mohammed Khalil
Section Head for Clinical and Imaging Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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Ahmad Bafadel
Consultant Cardiologist and Multimodality Imaging, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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Hind Alkazim
Internal Medicine Specialist, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Salah Aldeen Roqia
Senior Specialist Cardiology, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Ban Nouri Ghafel AlDulaimy
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04-10-2025 04:10 pm

ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Interventions and Ischemic Heart Diseases and Valvular Diseases and Structural Interventions

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Ann Gage (USA) and Emad Hakemi (UAE)
Panelists: Hadi Abu Hantash (Jordan) and Mohammed Balghith (KSA) 

Associations Between Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Middle Eastern ASCVD Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Demographic, Lifestyle and Clinical Characteristics
Osama Alkouri (Jordan)

Discussion

Trends of Rheumatic Heart Disease and Endocarditis Incidence in Africa Demeke Mekonnen Mengistie (Ethopia)

Discussion 

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Geometry as a Predictor of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using the Evolut Series 
Mahmoud Abdelshafy (Egypt)

Discussion

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Hadi Abu Hantash
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, University of Jordan, Department of Cardiology, Amman, Jordan

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Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

04-10-2025 04:10 pm

MULTIMODAL IMAGING: On-Call With the Experts

ACC Booth

Wael Jaber (USA) 

Stop by the ACC booth for On-Call With the Experts, where you can connect directly with our expert faculty for real-time insights, second opinions or practical advice.

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

04-10-2025 05:10 pm

PLENARY: The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in the Middle East: Tackling Risk Factors at the Root

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Wael Al Mahmeed (UAE) and Cathleen Biga (USA) 
Panelists: Pam Taub (USA) and Ghazi Radaideh (UAE)

 

Lifestyle Interventions: From Urban Planning to Exercise  

Mahmoud Hassanein (UAE) 

 

Management Strategies: Lipids, Blood Pressure, Continuous Glucose Monitors 

Maryam Alsaeed (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Maryam Alsaeed
Consultant Internal Medicine, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mahmoud Hassanein
Professor of Cardiology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

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Cathleen Biga
President and CEO, Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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Ghazi Radaideh
Consultant Cardiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Wael Almahmeed
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

04-10-2025 06:10 pm

Workshop Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

Al Amwaj

18:10 – 19:00 

03-10-2025 08:00 am

Faculty

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Mahmoud Traina
Interventional Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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J. Dawn Abbott
Associate Chief, Faculty Development and Academic Advancement, Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Professor of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

04-10-2025 07:00 pm

Dinner Symposium hosted by Cleerly

Al Baraha 1

19:00 – 21:00

05-10-2025 09:00 am

CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Heart Rhythm Management in Patients With Heart Failure

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE) and Omer Elhag (UAE) 

Panelists: Khaled Awad (UAE) and Ahmed El Damaty (Egypt)

 

Case Presentation: Sarcoid 

Ahmed El Damaty (Egypt)

 

ICDs, Biventricular Pacing, Conduction System Pacing For Heart Failure: How Do I Choose? 

Sana Al-Khatib (USA) 

 

Managing AFib in Patients With Heart Failure: Tricks of the Trade 

Omar Alfalasi (UAE) 

 

Managing Ventricular Arrhythmias in With Heart Failure: We Have Come A Long Way! 

Andrea Russo (USA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question Answer

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

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Mohamed Aljaabari
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Omar Alfalasi
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Khaled Awad
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Clemenceau Medical Center Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Omer Elhag
Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mediclinic City Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Ahmed El-Damaty
Consultant Electrophysiologist, Arab Contractors Medical Centre, Cairo, Egypt

05-10-2025 09:00 am

INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: Unraveling the Complexities and Complications of PCI: A Case-Based Approach

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Benny Levenson (Germany) and Abdulla Shehab (UAE) 

Panelists: Khalid Bin Thani (Bahrain), Jamal Dabbas (Jordan), and Ann Gage (USA)

 

Coronary Overview
Mousa Akbar (Kuwait) 

 

Valve Overview 

Jamal Dabbas (Jordan)

 

Case Presentation: Valve Dislodgement 

Wail Alkashkari (KSA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

 

Case Presentation: Coronary Perforation 

Fabrizo Clementi (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

 

Case Presentation: Access Complications 

Mohammed Balghith (KSA) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Mousa Akbar
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Wail Alkashkari
Head of Interventional Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, King Faisal Cardiac Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Khalid Bin Thani
Consultant Physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospital, Manama, Bahrain

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Jamal Dabbas
President, Professor of Cardiology, Jordanian Cardiac Society, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

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Benny Levenson
Head of Department, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, CV-Center Berlin Charlottenburg and Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany

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Fabrizio Clementi
Chair of Cardiovascular Center , Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

05-10-2025 09:00 am

MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Novel Imaging Applications: Ready For Your Lab Today

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Juwairia Alali (UAE) and Firas Al Badarin (UAE) 

Panelists: Safaa Almohdar (UAE), Dima Quraini, (UAE), Hadi Skouri (UAE) and Hadi Skouri (UAE)

 

Advances in Nuclear Imaging in 2025  

Ahmed Abuzaid (USA) 

 

What is the Role of Photon Counting CT in 2025?  

Paul Cremer (USA) 

 

Applications of 3D Echo and Strain in 2025  

Aiman Smer (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Hadi Skouri
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Firas Al Badarin
Consultant Cardiologist and Multimodality Cardiac Imager, Head of Imaging Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Aiman Smer
Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Dima Quraini
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Safaa Al Mohdar
Head of Cardiology, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ahmed Abuzaid
Imaging Cardiologist, Director of Cardiac Imaging, Nuclear Cardiology Director of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Amyloidosis Clinic Assistant Professor of Medical Education, University of Alaska and WWAMI School of Medical Education Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute (AHVI), Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

05-10-2025 09:00 am

ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Pam Taub (USA) and Hani Sabbour (UAE)
Panelists: Elijah Ogola (Kenya) and Muhammad Hafizullah (Pakistan)

Epidemiological Transitions of Cardiovascular Disease Burden in the North Africa and Middle Eastern Region: Trends from 1990 to 2021 Hardik Dineshbhai Desai (India) 

Discussion 

Association Between Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Systemic Review and Meta Analysis 
Amir Nasrollahizadeh (Iran)

Discussion 

Glycemic Variability and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
Reza Amani-Beni (Iran)

Discussion 

Clinical and Angiographic Correlation of Chronological Age and Vascular Age With Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Presenting With First Acute Myocardial Infarction
Sunil Roy Thottuvelil Narayanan (India)

Discussion

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Muhammad Hafizullah
Retd Professor, Head of Cardiology Department, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan

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Elijah N. Ogola
Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

05-10-2025 09:00 am

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Putting Prevention Into Practice: Case Based Discussions

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Hani Sabbour (UAE) and Pam Taub (USA) 

Panelists: Aftab Ahmad (UAE), Ahmed Gabroun (UAE), Eugenia Gianos (USA), Seema Nour (UAE) 

 

Introduction 

 

Case Presentation: Patient With CKD and HF  

Mohammed Salah (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion 

 

Case Presentation: Patient With Autoimmune Disease and Gestational Diabetes 

Amrish Agrawal (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion 

 

Case Presentation: Patient With Resistant Hypertension and Palpitations Zoubia Fathima (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion 

 

Case Presentation: Patient With Diabetes, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle and Mildly Elevated NT-proBNP/ Mild Microalbuminuria  

Fatin Naji (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion 

 

Closing Remarks 

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Pam R. Taub
Director of Preventive Cardiology, Director of Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, California, United States of America

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Faten Naji
Cardiology Fellow, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Zoubia Fathima
Cardiology Fellow, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Amrish Agrawal
Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Fujairah Hospital, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

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Ahmed Gabroun
Consultant Cardiologist, Associate Professor, Mohamed bin Rashid University, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Mohammed Salah
Senior Cardiology Consultant, Head of Cardiology Unit, Kalba hospital, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

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Seema Nour
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America

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Aftab Ahmad
Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrinologist , Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

05-10-2025 10:00 am

HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: Challenging Cases For the Multidisciplinary Team

Al Ras 3

Chairs: Feras Bader (UAE) and Gurusher Panjrath (USA)
Panelists: Rizwan Ahmed (UAE) and Ann Gage (USA) 

Case Presentation: HF With Advanced Renal Disease 
Hadi Skouri (UAE)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

Case Presentation: Acute MI With RV Failure Adhba 
Saleh Almubarak (UAE) 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

Case Presentation: Acute Chronic HF With Cardiogenic Shock (Role of Temporary Mechanical Support) 
Ann Gage (USA) 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Hadi Skouri
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

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Feras M. Bader
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Director, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Ann Gage
Interventional Cardiology and Critical Care Cardiology, Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

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Rizwan Ahmed
Division Chief Adult Cardiology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Adhba Saleh Al Mubarak
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

05-10-2025 10:00 am

VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: A Banner Decade For Tricuspid Valve

Al Baraha 1

Chairs: Ahmed Bafadel (UAE) and Wael Jaber (USA)
Panelists: Sana Al-Khatib (USA), Nicole Bhave (USA), and Zakariya Albinmousa (KSA) 

Approach to a Patient With Severe TR 
Ahmed Bafadel (UAE)

Expert Consensus Decision Pathway: Percutaneous Tricuspid Intervention 
Nicole Bhave (USA)

Device Lead Associated TR
Zakariya Albinmousa (KSA)

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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Zakariya Albinmousa
Consultant Interventional Echocardiography, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Nicole Martin Bhave
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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Ahmad Bafadel
Consultant Cardiologist and Multimodality Imaging, Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

05-10-2025 10:00 am

ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies

Al Amwaj

Chairs: Salem Alkaabi (UAE) and Amanda Vest (USA)
Panelists: Andrea Russo (USA) and Hussam Ghalib (UAE)

SMARTPASS 2.0 in Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: T-Wave Oversensing No Longer the Primary Cause of Inappropriate Shocks
Christopher Monkhouse (United Kingdom)

Discussion

Ramadan Fasting and Heart Rate Variability: A Window Into Autonomic Adaptation
Malak Benabdellah (Morocco)

Discussion 

GLP1-RAS Versus Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Obesity and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Ramzi Ibrahim (USA) 

Discussion 

Association Between Sacubitril/Valsartan and Risk of Dementia in Heart Failure Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rashad G. Mohamed (Egypt) 

Discussion

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Andrea Russo
Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey

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Salem K AlKaabi
Head of the Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventionist Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Zayed Military Hospital,  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Hussam Ghalib
Director of Inpatient Services, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute (HVTI) & Consultant Cardiologist, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Amanda Vest
Section Head, Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, George M. & Linda H. Kaufman Endowed Chair, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

05-10-2025 10:50 am

Visit the Expo

10:50 – 11:10

05-10-2025 11:10 am

PLENARY: Success and Challenges in Adopting the Guidelines

Al Ras 2

Chairs: Joao Cavalcante (USA) and Marwan Refaat (Lebanon) 

Panelists: Mohamed Aljaabari (UAE), Wael Al Mahameed (UAE), Abdulla Shehab (UAE) 

 

Perioperative Management 

Wael Jaber (USA) 

 

Appropriate Use Criteria For ICD Implementation 

Sana Al-Khatib (USA) 

 

PH Guidelines 

Hani Sabbour (UAE) 

 

Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer 

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Mohamed Aljaabari
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Wael Almahmeed
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Hani Sabbour
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist , Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi; Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

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Marwan Refaat
Professor of Medicine, Director Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center , Beirut, Lebanon

05-10-2025 12:10 pm

Closing Ceremony and Convocation

Al Baraha 3 & Promenade

12:10 – 12:40

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Cathleen Biga
President and CEO, Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Abdullah Shehab
Professor of Cardiology, Vice President Gulf Intervention Society, Vice President and Head of Hypertension Working Group, Emirates Cardiac Society, Editor in Chief NEMJ, Mediclinic & Burjeel Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Wael A. Jaber
Professor of Medicine, Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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Gurusher S. Panjrath
Professor of Medicine, Director, GW Heart and Vascular Institute, Director, Heart Failure and MCS Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America

05-10-2025 12:40 pm

Lunch and Farewell

12:40 – 14:30 

03-10-2025 08:00 am

Faculty

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Mahmoud Traina
Interventional Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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J. Dawn Abbott
Associate Chief, Faculty Development and Academic Advancement, Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Professor of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America