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Session 2: The Right has left (RV Failure)

Thursday, April 3, 2025
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM CST
Location: Main Arena

    Moderator(s)

  • MP

    Maria Patarroyo-Aponte, MD

    Associate Professor
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  • Marvin Konstam, MD

    Chief Physician Executive Emeritus, the CardioVascular Center; Professor of Medicine and Radiology.
    The CardioVascular Center at Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of Medicine
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Jerry Estep, MD, FACC, FASE

    Division Chair
    Cleveland Clinic Florida
    Cleveland Clinic
    Weston, Florida, United States

  • Mehmet Akay, MD

    Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon
    Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Surgery Associates
    Houston Methodist Hospital
    Houston Methodist Hospital
    Houston, Texas, United States

  • Marvin Slepian, MD, J.D.

    Regents Professor of Medicine
    The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona, United States

  • Sean Van Diepen, MD

    Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine
    University of Alberta
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  • RM

    Robin Miller, DNP, MPH, ACNP

    Nurse Practitioner
    Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
    Beaverton, Oregon, United States

  • SC

    Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, FACS

    Associate Professor of Surgery (tenured)
    Divisions of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery & Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Michael E. DeBakey Baylor College of Medicine

Disclosure(s):
Marvin A. Konstam, MD: Alleviant: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Alnylam: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Cardurian: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); LivaNova: Consultant/Advisory Board (Terminated, December 31, 2024), Research Grant or Support (Terminated, December 31, 2024); SC Pharma: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Research Grant or Support (Ongoing); Vicardia: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)
Mehmet Akay, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Marvin J. Slepian, MD, J.D.: Abiomed/Johnson and Johnson: Research Grant or Support (Ongoing); Polynova: Research Grant or Support (Ongoing); Regenesis Biomedical: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)
Sean Van Diepen, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Robin Miller, DNP, MPH, ACNP: Abiomed/Johnson and Johnson: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Presentations:

  • 3:30 PM – 3:37 PM CST
    Acute Pulmonary Embolism with RV Failure: Thrombectomy vs. lytics

    Speaker: Maulin Patel, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

  • 3:37 PM – 3:45 PM CST
    Discussion
  • 3:45 PM – 3:52 PM CST
    Predicting RV Failure Post-LVAD Implantation

    Speaker: Evgenij Potapov, MD – Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite

  • 3:52 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    Discussion
  • 4:00 PM – 4:07 PM CST
    Medical Therapy vs. Device Therapy in RV Failure - How to Navigate a Data Free Zone

    Speaker: Ajith Nair, MD, FACC, FAHA – Baylor College of Medicine

  • 4:07 PM – 4:15 PM CST
    Discussion
  • 4:15 PM – 4:22 PM CST
    Why Is Inhaled Nitric Oxide My Best Friend in the ICU?

    Speaker: Meagan Chavarria, NP – Houston Methodist Hospital

  • 4:22 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Discussion
  • 4:30 PM – 4:37 PM CST
    pMCS vs Surgical MCS in RV Failure

    Speaker: Gurusher Panjrath, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

  • 4:37 PM – 4:45 PM CST
    Discussion