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Tenth Annual Houston Heart Failure Summit - February 15, 2025
Overview
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
Presented by the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
This activity provides a comprehensive update on the evaluation, diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Expert-led lectures, panel discussions, and case-based presentations cover the latest treatments and updates on multi-modality imaging techniques, management of obstructive and non-obstructive forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including surgical and medical options, as well as guidance on the management of arrhythmias and exercise for patients with this condition. Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, residents/fellows, nurses, and other health care professionals in cardiology and cardiovascular specialties, internal medicine and family practice will benefit from this course.
FEES
Registration Type | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
Houston Methodist Physicians (including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $25 |
Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $40 |
Houston Methodist Nurse | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Nurse | $40 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) - Virtual | $25 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) - In-Person | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/fellows and other health care professionals in the cardiology and cardiovascular specialties, internal medicine and family practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the multimodal options available in the evaluation of a patient presenting with dyspnea, including cardiac imaging, hemodynamics, and functional testing.
- Describe contemporary management for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including surgical septal myectomy, alcohol septal ablation, and novel medical therapy with cardiac myosin inhibitors.
- Discuss risk assessment and prevention strategies, including sudden death with defibrillators, arrhythmia management, exercise recommendations, and advanced heart failure options for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Program
| Tenth Annual Houston Heart Failure Summit Saturday, February 15, 2025 | ||
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome | Ju Kim, MD, FACC, FHFSA Cindy Martin, MD |
| Session 1: Diagnosis and Pathophysiology | ||
| 8:10 AM | Proper Evaluation of Unexplained Dyspnea | Imad Hussain, MD |
| 8:35 AM | Multimodality Cardiac Imaging of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction | Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, MD, FACC, FASE |
| 9:00 AM | Keynote Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in 2025 | Milind Desai, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA, FESC |
| 9:50 AM | Question & Answer | |
| 10:00 AM | Break & Exhibits | |
| Session 2: Focus on Septal Reduction Therapy | ||
| 10:15 AM | Case Discussion 1: HOCM | Omar Chaabo, MBBS |
| 10:25 AM | DEBATE: Surgery is the Definitive Option for HOCM | Gerald Lawrie, MD, FACS |
| 10:50 AM | DEBATE: Alcohol Septal Ablation Should be First Line | John Buergler, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
| 11:15 AM | Novel Medical Therapy for HCM: Practical Tips on the Use of Mavacamten | Sherif Nagueh, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE |
| 11:40 AM | Case Wrap up/ Question & Answer | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and Exhibits | |
| Session 3: Risk Assessment and Living with HCM | ||
| 1:00 PM | Exercise Recommendations and Sports Participations in Adolescents | Jack Price, MD |
| 1:25 PM | Lifestyle Considerations for HCM Patients | Lisa Salberg, CEO - HCMA |
| 1:50 PM | Question & Answer | |
| 1:55 PM | Case Discussion 2: Non-obstructive HCM | Shehab Al-Ansari, MD |
| 2:05 PM | AF in HCM: Monitoring Strategies and Treatment Challenges | Adi Lador, MD, FACC, FHRS |
| 2:30 PM | Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in HCM | Amish Dave, MD, PhD |
| 2:55 PM | Advanced Heart Failure Therapies for End-Stage HCM | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
| 3:20 PM | Question & Answer | |
| 3:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Ju Kim, MD, FACC, FHFSA Cindy Martin, MD |
Venue
In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
Virtual information will be provided to registered learners.
Faculty
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
| Ju H. Kim, MD, FACC, FHFSA |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Associate Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College Houston Methodist |
| Cindy M. Martin, MD |
| Chief - Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support C. and L. Davis Chair in Cardiac Function Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist Hospital |
Accreditation
Available Credit
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.00 Attendance
- 6.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 6.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 6.00 Physical TherapyThis activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 6.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
Exhibitors/Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for participating as exhibitors and sponsors for this activity:
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca
Bayer
Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb: Break Sponsor
Boehringer-Ingelheim
BridgeBio
CareDX
CVRx
Janssen
Novartis
Pfizer
Interested in exhibiting and/or sponsoring this activity? Contact us for more information.
Register/Take course
Price
FEES
Registration Type | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
Houston Methodist Physicians (including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $25 |
Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $40 |
Houston Methodist Nurse | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Nurse | $40 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) - Virtual | $25 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) - In-Person | Complimentary |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.