AGENDA

Welcome Reception

* Special thank you to our event sponsor - Amgen

Breakfast/Product Theater/Exhibits/Registration

Product Theater - 
BridgeBio
Topic: Evaluating Attruby for Patients With ATTR-CM: An Overview and Patient Perspective

Michael G. Dickenson, MD

Session 1 - Unusual/Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies – Amyloid, HCM, Sarcoid, Lamin

1. ICD or Not to ICD? Primary Prevention in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: My Approach
2. Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: The Eternal Conundrum
3. How I Select GDMT  in Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies
4. The Current Landscape of Genetic Counselling and Testing in Cardiomyopathies

Moderators:
Karthik Ananth, MD, FACC
David Fermin, MD, FACC

Sanjay Dandamudi, MD

Sawti Segal, MD

Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS, FACC

Marty Tam, MD, FACC

Session 2 - Women's Health

1. HRT Session: New Updates
2. Overview of Genetic Cardiomyopathies For Adult Cardiologists
3. The Current Landscape of Genetic Counseling and Testing in Cardiomyopathies 
4. How I Select GDMT  In Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies

 Moderators:
Saavia Girgla, MD, FACC
Stacy Willner, DO, FACC

Michelle Forcina, PA-C

Rhym Radjef, MD, FACC

Timothy Joseph, MD, FACC


Eric Cantey, MD, FACC

Session 3 - ACC Talk

Lunch & Learn | Exhibits

Product Theaters
Topics: 

Chiesi 
Cardiac Manifestations of Fabry Disease

 
Kiniksa
Arcalyst (rilonacept) For Injection: Evidence-Based Treatment of Recurrent Pericarditis

 



Nayan Desai, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI

The Legacy Lecture - 

The AHA/ACC 2025 Hypertension Guidelines
The Landmark Trials that Inform Them and the Influence of the Legacy of Michigan Research on the Hypertension Landscape.

Kenneth A. Jamerson, MD

Session 4: Prevention

1. Prevention: Lipid Guidelines
2. EP: AF risk management and prevention of progression (wearable)
3. Prevention: HTN guidelines
4. Plaque Characteristics and Prevention

 Moderators: 
John Bisognano, MD, PhD, FACC
Katherine Fell, MD

Vincent Pallazola, MD, FACC

Emma Hegwood, DO, FACC

John Bisognano, MD, PhD, FACC
Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC

Breakfast/Product Theater/Exhibits/Registration

Product Theater -
Bristol Myers Squibb
Topic: To be announced

Nagib Chalfoun, MD, FHRS, FACC

Session 5

FIT Jeopardy Michigan Finals

Session 6: Heart Failure Management

1. Cardio-oncology
2. Imaging: Echo Strain, CT, MRI
3. Surgeon and transplant cardiologist: Cardiogenic shock or LVAD vs transplant

 Moderators: 
Douglas Horstmanshof, MD, FACC
Cristina Tita, MD

Break and Exhibits | Poster Announcement

Session 7 - Stump the Expert

 Moderators: 
Sohail Hassan, MBBS, FACC
Marty Tam, MD, FACC