UPMC Physicians and Researchers Present at the American College of Cardiology 68th Annual Scientific Session

February 27, 2019

UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh will be well-represented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 68th Annual Scientific Session and Expo, held March 16-18 in New Orleans, LA. Physicians and researchers will join colleagues from around the world to discuss advancements in clinical practice and research, treatment techniques and procedures, and cutting-edge technology. 

UPMC physicians and researchers will be in attendance and will be well-represented with presentations and poster sessions. Some of these sessions include:

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Session 402 - Featured Clinical Research I
402-12 - Blended Collaborative Care for Treating Heart Failure and Comorbid Depression: 12-Month Primary Outcomes from the Hopeful Heart Trial
Authors: Bruce Rollman, Amy Anderson, Kaleab Abebe, Kwonho Jeong, Bea Herbeck Belnap, Jordan F. Karp, Ravi Ramani, Matthew Muldoon

Session 403 - FIT Forum: Mix and Mingle
403-32 - Electrophysiology
Author: N. A. Mark Estes, III 

Session 613 - Cardiogenic Shock: State of the Art Management Strategies
Mary Keebler – Co-Chair

Session 620 - Innovation Bootcamp: Training Fellows, Cardiology Educators, and Shaping Innovators
620-06 - ACC- Talk: Reshaping Education Experiences Through Advances in Technology
Author: Kathryn Berlacher

Session 626 - Advanced Management of Coronary Artery Disease - Thinking Beyond the Routine: Joint Symposium of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology
626-05 - Is There an Advantage in Bilateral IMA Utilization?
Authors: Arman Kilic

Session 637 - State of the Art in Venous Thromboembolism Care
637-14 - Diagnosis and Management of the Post-PE Syndrome & CTED
Author: Belinda Rivera-Lebron 

Session 653 - So You Know Your Lipids! Let's Ask Some Questions and Discuss Some Cases
653-08 - My Triglycerides are High and I Want to Become Pregnant
Author: Anum Saeed

Session 1004 - Characterizing Important Factors You've Chosen to Ignore in TAVR
1004-15 - Baseline Global Longitudinal Strain Is Associated With All-Cause Mortality in Patients Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Authors: Miho Fukui, Michael S. Sharbaugh, Floyd Thoma, Ibrahim Sultan, Suresh Mulukutla, Hesham Elzomor, Joon Lee, John Schindler, Thomas Gleason, João L. Cavalcante

Session 1055 - Anticoagulation: Preventing AF-Associated Stroke
1055-07 – The Safety of Anticoagulation For Atrial Fibrillation With DOAC Versus Warfarin in Patients With Various Stages of Renal Function
Authors: Amber Makani, Samir Saba, Sandeep Jain, Aditya Bhonsale, Oscar Marroquin, Suresh Mulukutla

Session 1111 – FIT Clinical Decision Making: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies 1
1111-126 / 126 – Opioid Withdrawal Induced Stress Cardiomyopathy With Recurrent Cariogenic Shock
Authors: Amber Makani, Michael Genuardi, Christopher Sciortino, Ravi Ramani, Gavin Hickey

Session 1121 - Arrhythmias and Clinical EP: Devices 1
1121-285 / 285 – Impact of Neurological Performance on Defibrillator Implantation Rates and Long-Term Mortality in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors
Authors: Amr Barakat, Alvin Thalappillil, Dingxin Qin, Laith Alkukhun, Norman Wang, Evan Adelstein, Sandeep Jain, N. A. Estes, Samir Saba

Session 1124 – Non-Invasive Imaging: CT/Multimodality, Angiography, and Non-CT Angiography 1
1124-314 / 314 - Baseline Global Longitudinal Strain by Computed Tomography Is Associated With All-Cause Mortality in Patients Receiving Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Authors: Miho Fukui, Floyd Thoma, Ibrahim Sultan, Suresh Mulukutla, Hesham Elzomor, Joon Lee, John Schindler, Thomas Gleason, João L. Cavalcante

Session 1127 – Non-Invasive Imaging: MR 1
1127-343 / 343 - Distinct Myocardial Disease Patterns Detected on Free-Breathing Motion-Corrected Late Gadolinium Enhancement Associate With Baseline Disease Severity and Incident Outcomes in a Large Clinical Population
Authors: Hongyang Pi, Fredrika Fröjdh, Eric Olausson, Aatif Sayeed, Maren Maanja, Louise Niklasson, Timothy C. Wong, Martin Ugander, Hui Xue, Peter Kellman, Erik Schelbert

Session 1133 - Prevention: Rehabilitation 1
1133-421 / 421 - Can Cardiac Rehabilitation Improve Frailty in Adults With Cardiovascular Disease?
Authors: Andrew Lutz, Amanda Delligatti, Kelly Allsup, Daniel Forman

Session 1157 - Interventional Cardiology: Aortic Valve Disease 2
1157-067 / 067 - Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Is Associated With Long-Term Mortality in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Authors: Ibrahim Sultan, Valentino Bianco, Miho Fukui, Dustin Kliner, Floyd Thoma, Joon Lee, John Schindler, Forozan Navid, Thomas Gleason, João L. Cavalcante

Session 1182 - Valvular Heart Disease: Clinical 2
1182-457 / 457 - Trends and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission Among Patients With Infective Endocarditis in the United States From 2010 to 2014
Authors: Deepak Kumar Pasupula, Anusha Bhat, Sudeep Siddappa Malleshappa, Amir Lotfi, Mara Slawsky, Samir Saba

Session 1250 - Interventional Cardiology: Complex Patients/Comorbidities 4
1250-014 / 014 - The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia Upon Outcomes in the Revascularized Patient Population
Authors: Lindsey Cilia, Michael Sharbaugh, Oscar Marroquin, Catalin Toma, A. J. Smith, Floyd Thoma, Joon Lee, Suresh Mulukutla

Session 1284 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies: Clinical 4
1284-548 / 548 - Differences in Readmission Rates of Patients Admitted For Acute Decompensated Heart Failure to Internal Medicine and Cardiology Services
Authors: Casey McQuade, Jennifer Prince, Alex Sommerfeld, Suresh Mulukutla, Gavin Hickey

Session 1501 - Personalized Skills Center: Heart Songs Meets Hand-Held Echo
1501-02 - Heart Songs Moderator
Author: John A. Power

1504 - Personalized Skills Center: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Technical Skills to Shared Decision-Making
1504-03 - Faculty: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Skills to Shared Decision-Making
Author: James C. Coons

1505 - Personalized Skills Center: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Technical Skills to Shared Decision-Making
1505-03 - Faculty: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Skills to Shared Decision-Making
Author: James C. Coons

1509 - The Who, What and Why of CV Simulation: From Learning Outcomes to Return on Investment
James C. Coons – Panelist 

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Session 101 - Clearing the Air on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Pharmacology Session I
101-07 - State of the Art Case Based Lecture: WHO Should Get What? A WHO PAH Group-Based Approach to Treatment
Author: James C. Coons

Session 690 - Cardiac Amyloidosis, a Multimodality Approach
690-03 - Case Presentation
Author: Ahmad Masri 
690-06 - Pyrophosphate imaging in Amyloidosis
Author: Prem Soman 

Session 691 - Needle, Knives and Screws: Challenges and Conundrums in HCM
Catalin Toma – Panelist 

Session 806 - Test Your Knowledge: Ischemic/Vascular/Prevention
806-02 - Test Yourself Faculty
Author: Kathryn L. Berlacher

Session 808 - Test Your Knowledge: Heart Failure and Arrhythmias
Mary Keebler – Co-Chair

Session 1041 - Recent Insights in Hypertension
1041-07 - Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Subsequent Structural Changes by Echocardiography
Authors: Malamo Countouris, Kathryn Berlacher, João L. Cavalcante, Flordeliza Villanueva, Janet Catov

Session 1222 - Arrhythmias and Clinical EP: Basic 3
1222-297 / 297 - Timing and Predictors of Oral Anticoagulation Resumption After Anticoagulation Related Intracranial Hemorrhage
Authors: Nemin Chen, Inmaculada Hernandez, Terri Newman, Meiqi He

Session 1232 - Prevention: Clinical 3
1232-433 / 433 - Geographic Variation in Oral Anticoagulation Resumption After Intracranial Bleeding
Authors: Inmaculada Hernandez, Nemin Chen, Terri Newman, Meiqi He, Samir Saba

Session 1242 - Pulmonary Hypertension and Venous Thrombo-Embolic Disease 3
1242-482 / 482 - Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated With ABI-009, Nab-Sirolimus, an mTOR Inhibitor: Interim Results From a Phase 1 Clinical Trial
Authors: Marc Simon, Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Ronald Oudiz, Roberto Machado, Franz Rischard, Jason Elinoff, Berta Grigorian, Anita Schmid, Shihe Hou, Neil Desai, Mark Gladwin

Session 1245 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies: Basic 3
1245-558 / 558 - Cardiac Natriuretic Peptide Deficiency Predisposes to Arrhythmias and Sudden Death Following Acute Cardiac Stress
Authors: Eric Hall, Michael Glennon, Emily Kounlavong, Zachary Sensing, Qinkun Zhang, Hind Lal, Jason Becker

Session 1250 - Interventional Cardiology: Complex Patients/Comorbidities 4
1250-014 / 014 - The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia Upon Outcomes in the Revascularized Patient Population
Authors: Lindsey Cilia, Michael Sharbaugh, Oscar Marroquin, Catalin Toma, A. J. Smith, Floyd Thoma, Joon Lee, Suresh Mulukutla

Session 1267 - Arrhythmias and Clinical EP: Supraventricular/Ventricular Arrhythmias 4
1267-278 / 278 - Trajectories of Oral Anticoagulation Adherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries Newly Diagnosed With Atrial Fibrillation
Authors: Inmaculada Hernandez, Meiqi He, Nemin Chen, Walid F. Gellad, Samir Saba

Session 1283 - Pulmonary Hypertension and Venous Thrombo-Embolic Disease 4
1283-493 / 493 - The Association of Sleep Apnea With Invasive Cardiopulmonary Hemodynamics
Authors: Michael Genuardi, Rachel P. Ogilvie, Adam Handen, Marc Simon, Jared W. Magnani, Stephen Y. Chan, Sanjay R. Patel

Session 1284 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies: Clinical 4
1284-548 / 548 - Differences in Readmission Rates of Patients Admitted For Acute Decompensated Heart Failure to Internal Medicine and Cardiology Services
Authors: Casey McQuade, Jennifer Prince, Alex Sommerfeld, Suresh Mulukutla, Gavin Hickey

Session 1506 - Personalized Skills Center: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Technical Skills to Shared Decision-Making
1506-03 - Faculty: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Skills to Shared Decision-Making
Author: James C. Coons

Session 1507 - Personalized Skills Center: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Technical Skills to Shared Decision-Making
1507-03 - Faculty: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Skills to Shared Decision-Making
Author: James C. Coons

Monday, March 18, 2019

Session 726 - Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease: At the Heart of Mother and the Baby
Dennis M. McNamara - Co-Chair

Session 727 - New and Emerging Applications of Nuclear Imaging for the Practicing Cardiologist - What Is the Right Test and the Right Patient? Joint Symposium of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology
Prem Soman - Panelist
727-07 / 15 - When I Suspect Cardiac Amyloid
Author: Prem Soman 

Session 751 - Cardiac Rehab 2019 and Beyond
751-06 - Hybrid Models of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Author: Daniel E. Forman 

Session 764 - Diagnostic Testing in Older Adult Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Choosing Wisely
764-12 - Incorporating Patient Preferences in Decision Making for Testing: Choosing Wisely
Author: Daniel E. Forman 

Session 773 - The Role of Vasculature in Valvular Heart Disease
Ahmad Masri – Panelist
773-08 – Pulmonary Hypertension In Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease: Pathophysiology and Outcomes
Author: Ahmad Masri 

Session 1049 - Insights in Arterial Interventions You Gotta Know
1049-03 - Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment of Patients Presenting With Submassive Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Mili Mehta, Catalin Toma, Lindsey Cilia, Stephen D'Auria, Belinda Rivera-Lebron, Harold Palevsky, William Matthai, Sameer Khandhar

Session 1055 - Anticoagulation: Preventing AF-Associated Stroke
1055-07 - The Safety of Anticoagulation For Atrial Fibrillation With DOAC Versus Warfarin in Patients With Various Stages of Renal Function
Authors: Amber Makani, Samir Saba, Sandeep Jain, Aditya Bhonsale, Oscar Marroquin, Suresh Mulukutla

Session 1325 - Non Invasive Imaging: Nuclear 3
1325-329 / 329 - Initial Results From a Newly Established Solid State SPECT Myocardial Flow Quantification Program
Authors: Ricardo Nieves, Joseph Dietz, Prem Soman

Session 1342 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies: Clinical 5
1342-518 / 518 - Short Term Recurrence Rate of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Authors: Rohit Rattan, Vikas Singh, Prabhjot Bedi

1508 - Personalized Skills Center: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Technical Skills to Shared Decision-Making
1508-03 - Faculty: Immersive Simulation Experiences From Skills to Shared Decision-Making
Author: James C. Coons