Moderated Abstract Cases Session 1

Saturday, April 5, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:45 AM CST

Location: Breakout Session

Panelist(s)

Balim Senman, MD

Founder & Executive Board Member
Society of Critical Care Cardiology
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States
MD

Maher Dahdel, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary and Sleep Physicians of Houston, PA
HCA Houston Healthcare
Ajith Nair, MD, FACC, FAHA

Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
JC

Johanna Contreras, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FHFSA

Associate Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States
IA

Imran Aslam, MD

Disclosure(s):

Balim Senman, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Ajith Nair, MD, FACC, FAHA: Abbott: Honorarium (Terminated); Gossamer: Consultant/Advisory Board (Terminated); Impulse Dynamics: Honorarium (Terminated); Johnson and Johnson: Honorarium (Ongoing)

Johanna Contreras, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FHFSA: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:06 AM CST

From Pilot to Practice: Care of Stable Impella 5.5 Patients on a Step Down Unit is Safe and Feasible
Speaker: Joyce W. Wald, DO – Penn Medicine
8:06 AM – 8:10 AM CST

Discussion
8:10 AM – 8:16 AM CST

Percutaneous ventricular assist device use in older children and adults within the Texas Children’s Hospital cardiac ICU
Speaker: Cameron Dezfulian, MD, FAHA, FACC, FAAP – Baylor College of Medicine
8:16 AM – 8:20 AM CST

Discussion
8:20 AM – 8:26 AM CST

Proof of Concept: Microcirculation Pre & Post Impella5.5 in patients with end stage HF listed for OHT (MICRO-C-SHOCK Study Group)
Speaker: Aditya Parikh, MD – Penn
8:26 AM – 8:30 AM CST

Discussion
8:30 AM – 8:36 AM CST

ECMO experience in ACHD ICU in Texas Children’s Hospital
Speaker: Ranjan Joshi, MBBS, MD, DNB, FCICM, GDCU – Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine
8:36 AM – 8:40 AM CST

Discussion
8:40 AM – 8:46 AM CST

Novel technique for leaflet Modification to prevent LVOT obstruction during TMVR
Speaker: Tarek A. Helmy, MD – Ochsner LSU health science center
8:46 AM – 8:50 AM CST

Discussion
8:50 AM – 8:56 AM CST

Impact of Age in Cardiogenic Shock Patients Treated with Mechanical Circulatory Support
Speaker: Abduljabar Adi, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital - Northwell Health
8:56 AM – 9:00 AM CST

Discussion
9:00 AM – 9:06 AM CST

Mortality trends in Cardiogenic Shock Among Adults with Heart Failure in USA: CDC WONDER Study From 1999 to 2023
Speaker: Hamza Naveed, MD – University of Houston/HCA kingwood Hospital
9:06 AM – 9:10 AM CST

Discussion
9:10 AM – 9:16 AM CST

Percutaneous decannulation from VA-ECMO: A shift in paradigm
Speaker: Aakash Tuli, MD – Allegheny General Hospital
9:16 AM – 9:20 AM CST

Discussion
9:20 AM – 9:26 AM CST

Restrictive Right Ventricular Failure After Orthotopic Heart Transplant: Saved By Mechanical Circulatory Support
Speaker: Amna Aijaz, MBBS, MPH – THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
9:26 AM – 9:30 AM CST

Discussion
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CST

BREAK