2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Pre-conference Workshop: ACC’s In-training Exam

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction to Day 1

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA)

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Plenary Session: Prevention
Cardiovascular Disease in the Americas: Is the Future Bright?

Dr. Pedro Ordunez (Cuba)

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

PREVENTION
Hypertension in 2017: What Can We Recommend While New Guidelines Are Underway

Drs. Michael Blaha (USA), Marcus Vinícius Bolívar Malachias (Brazil), Pedro Ordunez (USA), Daniel José Piñeiro (Argentina) and Daniel Piskorz (Argentina)

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Break — Visit Posters and Exhibitors

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #1

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
STEMI Systems of Care: Evolving Best Practices

Drs. Francisco Leon (Mexico) and C. Michael Valentine (USA)

PREVENTION
Breakthroughs in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Risk Stratification in Latin America

Drs. Michael Blaha (USA), Alejandro Dapelo (Chile) and Jamie Espinoza (Peru)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Rapid Fire ECG Challenge: Putting Your Interpretation Skills to the Test

Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Hector I. Michelena (USA)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Drs. Juan Aranda Jr (USA) and Athena Poppas (USA)

11:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #2

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Controversies in ACS: Let’s Debate

Drs. Armando García Castillo (Mexico), Spencer King III (USA), Eduardo F. Mele (Argentina) and Ana Salvati (Argentina)

PREVENTION
Essentials of Diabetes: What Every Cardiovascular Clinician Needs to Know

Drs. Marcus Vinícius Bolívar Malachias (Brazil) and David de Padua Brasil (Brazil)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Utilizing Echo Guidelines for Everyday Practice

Drs. Hector I. Michelena (United States) and Gustavo A. Restrepo Molina (Colombia)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Drs. Juan Aranda Jr (USA) and Athena Poppas (USA)

12:25 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch — Visit Posters and Exhibitors

1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Plenary Session: CAD
The Unanswered Questions in CAD

Dr. Spencer King III (USA)

2:05 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #3

SPECIAL
5 in 45: The Top 5 Clinical Trials You Need to Hear from ACC.17

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico), Michael Blaha (USA), David de Padua Brasil (Brazil) and Spencer King III (USA)

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Managing ACS in a Resource Challenged World

Drs. Carlos Barrero (Argentina) and C. Michael Valentine (USA)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Common Dilemmas in ACS and SIHD

Drs. Alexandra Arias-Mendoza (Mexico), Armando García Castillo (Mexico) and Eduardo F. Mele (Argentina)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Drs. Juan Aranda Jr (USA) and Athena Poppas (USA)

2:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #4

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Lessons in Cardiac Imaging: What Everyone Needs to Be Able to Do

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico), Aloha Meave (Mexico) and Gustavo A. Restrepo Molina (Colombia)

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Regurgitant Valvular Lesions in 2017: What Do I Need to Know?

Drs. Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA), Daniel Piskorz (Argentina) and Athena Poppas (USA)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Leading A Heart Team: Essential Leadership Skills for Every Cardiologist

Drs. Alejandro Dapelo (Chile) and C. Michael Valentine (USA)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Dr. Juan Aranda Jr (USA)

3:35 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Break — Visit Posters and Exhibitors

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #5

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Stenotic Valvular Lesions 2017: What Do I Need to Know?

Drs. Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA), Daniel Piskorz (Argentina) and Athena Poppas (USA)

PREVENTION
Evolving Strategies in the Diagnosis and Management of Hyperlipidemias

Drs. Michael Blaha (USA), and David de Padua Brasil (Brazil)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
BMI as the New Vital Sign

Dr. Francisco Leon (Mexico)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Dr. Juan Aranda Jr (USA)

4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Plenary Session: Special
Learning to Lead: An Editor, a President and a Researcher Tell Their Stories

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico), Spencer King (USA), Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA), Pedro Ordunez (Cuba) and C. Michael Valentine (USA)

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Networking Reception with Exhibitors and Faculty

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction to Day 2

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA)

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Plenary Session: Special
Looking Into the Heart of Women: Insights into the Future of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)

Dr. Noel Bairey Merz (USA)

9:25 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #1

HEART FAILURE
Acute Heart Failure Syndrome Best Practices

Dr. Juan Aranda (USA)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP
Atrial Fibrillation: Prevention and Detection Management

Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Ivan Mendoza (Venezuela)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Management of Anticoagulation and Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy

Drs. Noel Bairey Merz (USA),Sabrina Phillips (USA) and Ana Salvati (Argentina)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Dr. Athena Poppas (USA)

10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break — Visit Posters and Exhibitors

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #2

SPECIAL
Women’s Heart Health: Holistic Approaches Throughout the Lifetime

Drs. Noel Bairey Merz (USA), Daniel José Piñeiro (Argentina) and Ana Salvati (Argentina)

SPECIAL
Syncope Guidelines: What’s New?

Dr. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Choosing the Right Imaging Test in the Right Patient at the Right Time: A Case-based Approach

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico), Aloha Meave (Mexico) and Athena Poppas (USA)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Dr. Juan Aranda Jr (USA)

11:25 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #3

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP
Contemporary Management of Anticoagulant Therapies

Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Ivan Mendoza (Venezuela)

HEART FAILURE
Optimal Pharmacological Sequence of Chronic Heart Failure Treatment

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Imaging Insights for the Mitral Valve

Drs. Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA) and Daniel Piskorz (Argentina)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Drs. Juan Aranda Jr (USA)and Athena Poppas (USA)

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch — Visit Posters and Exhibitors

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Plenary Session: Special
Our Congenital Heart Disease Children Are Now Adults: Now What?

Drs. Miguel Gonzalez (Argentina) and Sabrina Phillips (USA)

1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #4

HEART FAILURE
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in 2017: Time to Revisit the Stiff Heart

Dr. Daniel José Piñeiro (Argentina)

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP
Ventricular Tachy/SCD/ICD

Drs. Juan Aranda (USA) and Enrique Melgarejo Rojas (Colombia)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
Ask the Expert Roundtable: Common Dilemmas in AF

Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Dr. Athena Poppas (USA)

2:25 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #5

ARRHYTHMIAS AND CLINICAL EP
Atrial Fibrillation: Contemporary Management Strategies

Drs. Samuel J. Asirvatham (USA) and Enrique Melgarejo Rojas (Colombia)

SPECIAL
Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Guideline Update

Drs. David de Padua Brasil (Brazil), C. Michael Valentine (USA)

SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY DAY PROBLEMS
The Inflow and Outflow of the New Diastology Guidelines

Drs. Roberto Concepcion (Chile) and Daniel José Piñeiro (Argentina)

LEARNING LAB
Heart Songs, ECG Drill & Practice and Simulation

Drs. Juan Aranda Jr (USA) and Athena Poppas (USA)

3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION #6

HEART FAILURE
New Insights in Cardiomyopathies

Drs. Juan Aranda (USA) and Roberto Concepcion (Chile)

SPECIAL
Women’s Heart Health: Risk, Diagnosis and Management Differences

Drs. Noel Bairey Merz (USA), Sabrina Phillips (USA), and Ana Salvati (Argentina)

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks: Call to Action

Drs. Erick Alexanderson Rosas (Chair, Mexico) and Hector I. Michelena (Chair, USA)

4:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS