A stellar lineup of world-renowned leaders will unite the multidisciplinary heart team — interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, clinical cardiologists, cardiac imagers, and heart failure experts — for a collective impact on the future of heart care.

Co-Program Director: David H. Adams, MD

Wednesday, June 5

7:30 AM Mitral Valve Repair – Learning From the Masters – Moderator: David H. Adams, MD

7:40 AM 3 Reasons Why… I Would Never Use a Mechanical Valve – Lecturer: Anelechi Anyanwu, MD

8:05 AM Respect (and Resect) – Lecturer: Anelechi Anyanwu, MD

8:06 AM 3 Reasons Why… The Ross Procedure Is the Best Option – Lecturer: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

8:40 AM Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse: Back in the Spotlight! – Discussant: Percy Boateng, MD

9:23 AM Adjunctive Ablation of Premature Ventricular Contractions During Mitral Valve Repair: How, When and Why? – Lecturer: David H. Adams, MD

9:50 AM Main Arena/Session 3: Opening Event and Featured Presentations; Sponsored by CRF and Supported by Edwards Lifesciences – David H. Adams, MD

9:52 AM Welcome Message and Introduction to NY Valves! – David H. Adams, MD

11:00 AM The Mitral Clinic – Case Based Discussion – Moderator: David H. Adams, MD & Anelechi Anyanwu, MD

11:00 AM Predicting Valve Repair, Making Replacement Choices, and Adjunct Procedures – Lecturer: David H. Adams, MD

2:00 PM The Aortic Clinic – Case Based Discussion – Moderator: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

3:40 PM Aortic Valve Reimplantation and Repair – Live in Box Video Presentations – Moderator: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

3:40 PM Remodeling and Annuloplasty – Moderator: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

5:14 PM Respect Strategies – Lecturer: Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD 

Thursday, June 6

7:30 AM The Mitral Clinic – Case Based Learning II – Moderator: Anelechi Anyanwu, MD & Lecturer: David H. Adams, MD 

8:40 AM How To Repair the Barlow Valve – Live in Box Video Presentations – Moderator: Anelechi Anyanwu, MD

10:20 AM The Yacoub Procedure: Principles and Results – Lecturer: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

2:00 PM Main Arena/Session 12: Live Cases, Mitral 1 – Primary MR Live Cases and Arrhythmic MVP – Live Case Moderator: David H. Adams, MD

2:00 PM Live Case: Surgical Repair for Primary MR – Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY – Presenter: David H. Adams, MD

2:00 PM Aortic Valve Preservation – Acute Aortic Dissection – Lecturer: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

3:11 PM Are BAV Repair and the Ross Procedure “Better” for BAV Patients? – Lecturer: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

3:40 PM Surgery in Patients that have Undergone Structural Intervention – Discussant: Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD

4:10 PM Mitral Surgery After TAVR – Lecturer: Percy Boateng, MD

4:50 PM Management of Asymptomatic Chronic Aortic Regurgitation – Discussant: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

Friday, June 7

8:05 AM Current Concepts – Tricuspid Valve Repair – Avoiding Heart Block – Lecturer: Percy Boateng, MD

8:40 AM The Tricuspid Valve – Master Class 2 – Moderator: David H. Adams, MD 

8:48 AM The NHLBI Network Tricuspid Valve Trial – Why Were the Surgical Results Unexpectedly Poor? – Lecturer: David H. Adams, MD

11:00 AM iCOACH Session 17: Houston We Have a Problem - Case Based Discussion of Surgical Emergencies and How Surgeons and Interventional Imaging Physicians Work Together – Discussant: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

2:00 PM Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in One Setting – Master Class – Moderator: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD & Discussant: Percy Boateng, MD

2:10 PM Mitral Valve Reconstruction in Connective Tissue Syndromes – Lecturer: Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD

2:30 PM Double Valve Surgery– Keys to Success – Lecturer: Percy Boateng, MD

2:50 PM When to Consider the Ross and Mitral Reconstruction? – Lecturer: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

3:40 PM Redo Aortic Valve Interventions 2 – Discussant: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD

4:10 PM Redo Surgical AVR is Still the Gold Standard – Lecturer: Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD