ACC Middle East 2024

ACC Middle East 2024

TRANSFORMING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE FOR ALL STARTS HERE!

Join the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Egyptian Society of Cardiology for ACC Middle East 2024! Designed to elevate your practice and deliver the latest cardiovascular science and best evidence-based strategies for improving global heart health, you won't want to miss the chance to be part of the action!

Expand your horizons and engage with global experts on topics spanning the entire field of cardiovascular medicine including:

  • Electrophysiology
  • Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies
  • Interventional and Structural Heart Disease
  • Multimodality Imaging
  • Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • And Much More

Take advantage of opportunities to exchange ideas and connect with colleagues from your region and around the world, cheer on local FIT Jeopardy teams, explore emerging trends and hot topics, and leave with practical strategies to directly impact patient care.

All attendees receive FREE ACC International Associate membership for one year, which includes access to the globally recognized family of JACC Journals, discounts on ACC educational activities such as the Annual Scientific Session, and much more!

Join us from the comfort of your home or office and return to your practice inspired to transform cardiovascular care for all.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This conference is intended for practicing cardiologists, fellows-in-training, nurses, pharmacists and other members of the cardiac care team in the Middle East region.

CONFERENCE OVERALL GOAL
The overall goal of this conference is to examine emerging trends and evidence-based strategies as well as contemporary best practices resulting in guideline-driven, practical cardiovascular prevention and management for patients with cardiovascular disease.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Discuss the challenges and opportunities with integrating AI into cardiology practice in the US and EU.
  • Evaluate and compare the added value of various imaging modalities in different clinical scenarios, with a focus on distinguishing the synergistic benefits of multimodality imaging for the detection of valvular heart disease complications.
  • Utilize best practices for the diagnosis and management of heart failure and cardiomyopathies to prevent recurrent hospitalizations.
  • Recognize the multifaceted impact of obesity and genetic factors and emerging therapeutic agents' role of reducing cardiovascular disease risk.
  • Identify the strategies for managing arrhythmias and compare the efficacy of ablation versus medication.
  • Describe the criteria, safety margins, and complication management of transcatheter valve interventions.
  • Increase proficiency in the management of ischemic heart disease by navigating complex bifurcations, chronic total occlusions (CTOs), and addressing potential complications.
  • Compare the ACC and ESC guidelines on chronic coronary disease.

FREE registration for ACC Middle East 2024 is now open!

Click on the Register button at the top of the page.

Registration includes full access to all conference sessions, abstracts, and challenging clinical case discussions!

Conference Co-Chairs

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Mohamed A. Sobhy, MD, FACC
President of CVREP Foundation Professor of Cardiology Department
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt

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Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC
Chief of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Shreveport, LA, USA

Conference Vice Chairs

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Wael A. Jaber, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Fuad Jubran Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA

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Nabil Farag, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Committee Members

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Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, CCDS, FACC
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute
Austin, TX

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Amanda Vest, MBBS, MD, MPH, FACC
Section Head of Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA

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Matthew W. Martinez, MD, FACC
Director, Sports Cardiology & Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
Gagnon Cardiovscular Institute, Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ, USA

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J. Dawn Abbott, MD, FACC
Associate Chief, Faculty Development and Academic Advancement
Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories RIH/TMH
Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown

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Leslie Cho, MD, FACC
Professor of medicine
Vice Chair- Heart Vascular Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic
Karo's endowed Chair
Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Director, Women's Cardiovascular Center
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

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Adel Khalifa Sultan Hamad, BMS, MD
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Head of Electrophysiology Department, Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Centre
Awali, Bahrain

Ahmed El-Damaty, MD
Ass. Professor of Cardiology
Head of Electrophysiology Department
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt

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Lamyaa Allam, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, Ain Shams University
Vice president of the Egyptian Cardiac Rhythm Association (ECRA)
President of SCD Workgroup, African Heart Rhythm Association (AFHRA)
Cairo, Egypt

Mohamed Ibrahim Sanhoury, III, MD
Cardiology Consultant
Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt

Haitham Badran, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University
President of the EgyptianCArdiac Rhythm Association
Alexandria, Egypt

Mervat Abou El-Maaty, PhD
Chief of Cardiology Department, Shifa Hospital
Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University Hospital
Chairman, Heart Beat Center
Cairo, Egypt

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Ahmed Shawky, MD
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

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Magdy Abdelhamid, MD, FACC
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine , Cairo University
ACC AIG Member
Cairo, Egypt

Mahmoud Mohamed Hassanein, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Alexandria University
Editor-in-Chief, Egyptian Heart Journal
Alexandria, Egypt

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Hadi N. Skouri, MD, BS, FACC
Professor, American University of Beirut Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Balamand
Consultant Cardiologist, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi
Beirut, Lebanon

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Dr. Matlooba AL Zadjali., MD, MPH, PhD
Sr. Consultant and Heart Failure Specialist
Managing Director, Heart Vascular Center (HVC)
Oman , Muscat

Adel M. El Etriby, MB ChB, FACC
Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Mohamad Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD, FACC
Interventional Cardiologist, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland, OH

Mohamed Loutfi, PhD, FACC
Professor of Cardiology, University of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt

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Hadi M. Abu-Hantash, MB, ChB, MSc, FACC
Interventional Cardiologist &Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Amman Surgical Hospital
Amman, Jordan

Fawaz Al Mutairi, MBBS
Interventional Cardiologist, National Guard Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Mirvat A. Alasnag, MBBS, FACC 
Director of Catheterization Laboratory
Director of Research Center
SACIS General Secretary
ACC Interventional Leadership Council
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Azza Farag, MD
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Cairo University
Vice President of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (EgSC)
Head of the Egyptian Echocardiography Working Group (EEWG)
Cairo, Egypt

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Eman M. El Sharkawy, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt

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Azza El Fiky, MD
Professor of Cardiology & Head of Congenital Heart Disease Unit,
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Diaa Din El Kamal, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Hani Mahmoud-Elsayed, MB ChB, MD, MSc
Consultant Cardiologist, Director of Echocardiography Lab
Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Foundation, Aswan, Egypt

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Ashraf Reda, MD
Professor of Cardiology
Menoufia University
President of EAVA
Director of LIPRA
Menoufia, Egypt

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El Sayed Farag, MD
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zagazig University
General Secretary of EAVA
Zagazig, Egypt

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Tarek El Zawawy, MD
Professor of Cardiology and Angiology, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt

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Ghassan S. Kiwan, MD, MBA, FACC
Senior Consultant Cardiologist
Professor of Medicine, University of Balamand
Chairman Medicine Department,
Bellevue Medical Center
Founder-Director of Bellevue International Training Center (BITC/AHA)
Balamand, Lebanon

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Abdullah Shehab, MB ChB, MMed, FACC
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, United Arab Emirates University
Al Ain, UAE

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Wael AlMahmeed, MD, FACC
Consultant Cardiologist, Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabu
Professor, UAE University
Adjunct Staff, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, US
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ahmad El Sayed Yousef, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Nireen Okasha, MD, FACC
Professor of Interventional Cardiology, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Yasser Ahmed Sadek, MD
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, National Heart Institute
Associate Professor or Cardiology, Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt

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Mohammed A. Balghith, MB ChB
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist,
King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, National Guard Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Wail Ahmed Alkashkari, MD
Head of Interventional Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, National Guard Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Rasha Al-Bawardy, MD, MSc, FACC
Interventional and structural cardiology consultant
Assistant Professor
National Guard Health Affairs
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Join ACC Middle East chapter teams – each made up of three Fellows in Training (FITs) – as they test their clinical knowledge during the FIT Jeopardy sessions at ACC Middle East 2024!

FIT Jeopardy is a friendly competition that promotes a healthy rivalry between ACC international chapters, fosters FIT engagement within the chapters, and provides educational value to the contestants and audience. Participants will be quizzed on a variety of topics ranging from imaging, prevention, and interventional cardiology in an unconventional manner. There will be a panel of judges and chairs to moderate the competition.

Three ACC Middle East chapter teams will compete at ACC Middle East 2024 and the winning team will compete at the ACC.25 competition in Chicago, Illinois in March 2025!

Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract to ACC Middle East 2024.

The abstract submission site is now closed. Acceptance notifications will be sent out by Friday, 23 August, 2024. For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Ashley Truluck at atruluck@acc.org.

Thank you for your interest in submitting a case to ACC Middle East 2024.

The case submission site is now closed. Acceptance notifications will be sent out by Friday, 23 August, 2024. For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Ashley Truluck at atruluck@acc.org.