Agenda
HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: Demystifying the THICK Heart
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fatemeh Mohammad
Chief Cardiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: Is It Shocking? Best Practices For STEMI With and Without Cardiogenic Shock
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abulmajeed Alzubaidi
Medical Advisor, Minsitry of Presidential Affairs (MOPA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Multimodality Imaging and the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wael Almahmeed
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: On-Call With the Experts
Nicole Bhave (USA)
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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
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Accurate Early CV Risk Assessment: The Holy Grail of Prevention
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Waleed Ezzat Nafee Farag
Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College London Centre Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MULTIMODAL IMAGING: The Multimodality Imaging Approach in Special Populations
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Syed Jamal
Associate Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: Mitral Valve Disease in the 21st Century
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aiman Smer
Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship , Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
INTERACTIVE RESEARCH WORKSHOP CONT.
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

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

Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
SPECIAL TOPICS: On-Call With the Experts ACC Presidential Team
Cathleen Biga (USA)
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Cathleen Biga
President and CEO, Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novartis
10:30 – 11:00
EXPO BREAK
Visit the Expo and Posters
PLENARY: CONFERENCE WELCOME
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Sponsored Lunch Symposium hosted by Novo Nordisk
12:30 – 13:00
FRIDAY PRAYERS AND LUNCH BREAK
13:00 – 14:10
HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Overcoming Barriers For Improving Outcomes
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nooshin Bazargani
Consultant Cardiologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: The Latest and Greatest in Chronic Coronary Syndromes: What Do the Experts Think?
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ali Elsayed
Assistant Professor, Al Zahraa Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Does Early Rhythm Control With Catheter Ablation Benefit All Patients with AFib?
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

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

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

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

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

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

Omer Elhag
Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mediclinic City Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Multimodal Imaging and AI
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)
Discussion
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

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

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

Saif-El-Dean Abdel-Rahman
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: On-Call With the Experts
Eugenia Gianos (USA)
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Eugenia Gianos
Professor of Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, New York, United States of America
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Bayer
15:10 – 15:40
Sponsored Symposium hosted by AstraZeneca
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Catheter Ablation: The First Line of Treatment For Rhythm Disturbance
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salem K AlKaabi
Head of the Cardiology Department & Consultant Interventionist Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Routine Viability Imaging in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: Aortic Valve Disease: A Lifelong Journey
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tilal AlNour
Fellow Cardiology F1, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CHALLENGING CASE DISCUSSIONS: Interventions and Ischemic Heart Diseases and Valvular Diseases and Structural Interventions
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

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

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

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

Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: On-Call With the Experts
Amanda Vest (USA)
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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
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novo Nordisk
16:50 – 17:20
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Newbridge Pharmaceuticals
16:50 – 17:20
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?

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

Elijah N. Ogola
Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
PLENARY: Barriers and Strategies to Overcome Equitable Delivery of Cardiovascular Care
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

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

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

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

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

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

Aseel Allush
Regional Operations Lead, Axios International, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PLENARY: FIT Jeopardy: The Classic Game Show With a FIT Twist!
Host: Aiman Smer (UAE)
Judges: Cathleen Biga (USA) and Christopher Kramer (USA)
Teams: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Egypt

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

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

Benny Levenson
Head of Department, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, CV-Center Berlin Charlottenburg and Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban, Berlin, Germany
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM Hosted by NCD Academy
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
Panel Discussion With Audience Question and Answer

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

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

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

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

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
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Uncharted Areas For Prevention: Beyond ASCVD
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mohammed Kurdi
Senior Interventional Consultant Cardiologist, Fakeeh Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: The HFpEF: A Paradigm Shift
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mitesh Badiwala
Staff Physician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CHALLENGING CASE DISCUSSIONS Multimodal Imaging
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

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

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

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
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS On-Call With the Experts
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.

Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novartis
9:30 – 10:00
Sponsored Symposium hosted by BMS
9:30 – 10:00
EXPO BREAK
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?

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

Magdy Abdelhamid
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Governor of the ACC Chapter Egypt, Kasr Al Ainy , Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elijah N. Ogola
Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: Hot Topics in CTO and Calcification
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abdulla Alnaeemi
Consultant Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, UAE Medical School; Burjeel Royal Hospital , Alain & Mediclinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Rapid Fire Cases: Name That Rhythm
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)

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

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

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

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

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

Marwan Refaat
Professor of Medicine, Director Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center , Beirut, Lebanon
SPECIAL TOPICS: AI in Multimodal Imaging
Chair: Wael Jaber (USA)
Panelists: Juwairia Alali (UAE), Joao Cavalcante (USA), and Paul Cremer (USA)

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

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

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

Paul Cremer
Associate Professor of Medicine Cardiology and Radiology, Director of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
SPECIAL TOPICS: On-Call with the Experts JACC
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.

Rasha Al-Lamee
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Viatris
11:20 – 11:50
Sponsored Symposium hosted by AstraZeneca
11:20 – 11:50
PLENARY: Weight and Obesity Management: A Critical Pillar in Cardiovascular Health in the Middle East
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Juwairia Alali
Consultant Cardiologist, President of Emirates Cardiac Society, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sponsored Lunch Symposium hosted by Novartis
13:00 – 13:30
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Amgen
13:40 – 14:10
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Novo Nordisk
13:40 – 14:10
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Lipid Management in High-Risk Populations: A Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Role of Imaging in Commonly Encountered Dilemmas
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noha Abou Khater
Cardiology Fellow, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
CHALLENGING CASE DISCUSSIONS: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies
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

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

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

Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: On-Call With the Experts
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.

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

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

Mohammed Khalil
Section Head for Clinical and Imaging Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Laila Alhubaishi
NA
Sponsored Symposium hosted by Pfizer
15:30 – 16:00
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Crucial Diagnostic Tests For My Patient With Syncope
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Omer Elhag
Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Mediclinic City Hospital , Dubai, United Arab Emirates
HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: When GDMT is Not Enough!
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

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

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

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

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

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

Iman Hamour
Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Artificial Heart Device Specialist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: Quenching the Fever: Infectious and Inflammatory Valve Disease
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ban Nouri Ghafel AlDulaimy
Dr.
ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Interventions and Ischemic Heart Diseases and Valvular Diseases and Structural Interventions
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

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

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

Mohammed Balghith
Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MULTIMODAL IMAGING: On-Call With the Experts
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wael Almahmeed
Consultant Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Workshop Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
18:10 – 19:00
Faculty

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

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
Dinner Symposium hosted by Cleerly
19:00 – 21:00
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS: Heart Rhythm Management in Patients With Heart Failure
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ahmed El-Damaty
Consultant Electrophysiologist, Arab Contractors Medical Centre, Cairo, Egypt
INTERVENTIONS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: Unraveling the Complexities and Complications of PCI: A Case-Based Approach
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fabrizio Clementi
Chair of Cardiovascular Center , Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
MULTIMODAL IMAGING: Novel Imaging Applications: Ready For Your Lab Today
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
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

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

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

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

Elijah N. Ogola
Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION: Putting Prevention Into Practice: Case Based Discussions
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aftab Ahmad
Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrinologist , Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES: Challenging Cases For the Multidisciplinary Team
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

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

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

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

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

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

Adhba Saleh Al Mubarak
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
VALVULAR DISEASES AND STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS: A Banner Decade For Tricuspid Valve
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

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

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

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

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

Sana M. Al-Khatib
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology-Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies
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

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

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

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

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

Christopher Kramer
Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division; ACC President, University of Virginia Health, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
Visit the Expo
10:50 – 11:10
PLENARY: Success and Challenges in Adopting the Guidelines
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

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

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

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

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

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

Marwan Refaat
Professor of Medicine, Director Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center , Beirut, Lebanon
Closing Ceremony and Convocation
12:10 – 12:40

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

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

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

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

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
Lunch and Farewell
12:40 – 14:30
Faculty

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

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