2024 Heart Valve Symposium – Session III

Hosted by the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, the 2024 Heart Valve Symposium brought together expert cardiac surgeons and cardiologists to discuss the latest advancements in treatment for patients diagnosed with complex valve and structural heart disease. The symposium featured a range of topics including transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement, heart valve disease in women, tricuspid and pulmonary valve interventions, and what’s next in emerging research, technology, and clinical trials for heart valve disease.

View the presentations focusing on structural heart disease here.

For more information or to refer a patient, please email HVIReferral@upmc.edu.

Session III: Structural Heart Potpourri

Moderated by: Hemal Gada, MD

Pulmonary Embolism: Where Are We in 2024?
Presented by: Belinda N. Rivera-Lebron, MD

Live Pulmonary Embolism from UPMC Presbyterian
Moderated by: Catalin Toma, MD
Presented by: Jeffrey Fowler, DO
Expert Panel Moderators:

• Belinda N. Rivera-Lebron, MD
• Rabih Chaer, MD, MS
• Torrey R. Schmidt, DO

Advancements in LAAO: What Does the Future Hold?
Presented by: Sandeep K. Jain, MD

Live LAAO from UPMC Harrisburg
Moderated by: Sandeep K. Jain, MD
Presented by: Chinmay P. Patel, MD
Expert Panel:

• Dustin Kliner, MD
• Virginia K. Singla, MD
• Samir F. Saba, MD
• Amber Makani, MD
• Matthew Suffoletto, MD

When Treating Valvular Heart Disease: Don’t Forget about AFib and the Left Atrial Appendage!
Presented by: Stephen Waterford, MD