- October 24, 2020

Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida

Subhash Banerjee, MD
VA North Texas Health Care System
Dallas, Texas

C. Michael Gibson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Neal Kleiman, MD
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Houston, Texas

Konstantinos Koskinas, MD
Bern University Hospital
Bern, Switzerland

Carlos Mena, MD
Yale University
Branford, CT

Duane Pinto, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston , MA

Adhir Shroff, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jesse Brown Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Rajiv Tayal, MD
St. Michael's Medical Center
Warren, NJ

Michael A. Vavarunkis, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
8:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction
Ron Waksman, MD
ACCESS TO CLOSURE
8:05 AM

Why Access Matters & Closure Devices
Adhir Shroff, MD
8:35 AM

Access & Closure Complications & Data and Outcomes
Duane Pinto, MD
9:05 AM

Proglide Components & Deployment & Large Bore Closure
Raj Tayal, MD
9:35 AM

Tips & Techniques
Carlos Mena, MD
NEW EVIDENCE OF LIPID LOWERING IN ACS PATIENTS
10:05 AM

EVOPACS Data: ESC Guidelines - Recommended Lower LDL Goals: How Low Should We Go?
Konstantinos Koskinas, MD
10:25 AM

EVACS DATA: ACC/AHA Guidelines - Timing of Treatment for Fastest Patient LDL Reduction
Michael A. Vavarunkis, MD
10:45 AM


Debate, Questions and Answers
Konstantinos Koskinas, MD | Michael A. Vavarunkis, MD
TICAGRELOR NEW STUDIES, NEW LABELING AND NEW GUIDELINES
11:05 AM

REVIEW OF NEW ESC GUIDELINES: SHOULD WE CHANGE OUR PRACTICE?
C. Michael Gibson, MD
11:20 AM

Deep Dive into the ISAR REACT 5 Study Results
Subhash Banerjee, MD
11:35 AM

Ticagrelor: New Studies, New Labeling and Update on THEMIS and Other Studies
Dominick Angilillo, MD, PhD
11:55 AM

What is the Data to Support Preloading of Ticagrelor?
Neal Kleiman, MD
12:10 PM

Final Remarks and Adjourn
Ron Waksman, MD

for supporting the CRTvirtual Course
Amgen and AstraZeneca
for their support through an educational grant